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Bought an Alpha bulk pack for <$48 off fleabay. This should be fun and interesting.
What did you do rocket wise today?
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Finished cleaning my fleet after a very successful weekend at Sod Blaster, received photos of my L3 cert flight from Jim Wilkerson, troubleshot a couple of issues I had with an altimeter and one of my trackers, and I compiled the only inflight video I got during the event. Aerobee 150 flight 4
Marked the tubing to make eight booster tubes for the delta II rocket that's 40 years old. Likely get them cut tomorrow.
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Can we get a launch report?
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I posted brief report on the Sod Blaster thread in the events forum, and then I detailed the results of my L3 flight in the build thread for that rocket, linked in my signature.
But, in case it was missed, here is a photo of my L3 lifting off for all to enjoy!
rharshberger
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Nice shot Kris, Jim takes great pics. That blast deflector also causes the blast to be redirected out and up from the rocket kind of giving a silo launch effect.
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yep. Jim and I were discussing that yesterday. It really adds to the effect!
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On C. Hawkins Captis B that sparky makes it real obvious, cool thing is that the grass was only slightly blackened (mostly soot) in a small area and the blast deflector sits 3" above the grass.
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That K850 was absolutely impressive off of that pad! I flew that same motor at Sod Blaster I off one of the regular pads, and the photos I got of it, while impressive, are nothing compared to that one!
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The dark skies that morning really, really made that Red flame stand out. Nice job, Kris!
Built an I117FJ and an I195J for this weekend at the sod farm.
The I117FJ is going to be the biggest motor I have ever used motor ejection with.
The I117FJ is going to be the biggest motor I have ever used motor ejection with.
cut a 14,25" long , 2.6" tube in half, 7.2 inches long for 2 miniature Public Missle style Fat Boy rockets.
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I fly those all the time in my LOC Goblin. Fun motors. I use the whole color spectrum except the I599…
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A rocket, that looks like a hot air balloon, that gets its stability from an old school gyroscope?
Launched my Super Baby Bertha on an E12-6 as a test... little overzealous so it drifted out of the field I was in and out into never-never land... plywood fins, plywood centering rings, and really nice flights on D and E engines -- will need to make another (definitely more impressive than a Big Bertha).
p.s., somehow my launch platform got all discombobulated (I need to loosen the screws and put everything back together) and I made the stuffer tube a bit too long in this rocket so that the 30" Estes nylon chute barely fits -- probably a lesson here, I should have had an 18" chute or something -- quite a light rocket.
p.s., somehow my launch platform got all discombobulated (I need to loosen the screws and put everything back together) and I made the stuffer tube a bit too long in this rocket so that the 30" Estes nylon chute barely fits -- probably a lesson here, I should have had an 18" chute or something -- quite a light rocket.
Seriously? Well, I guess that's pretty normal now.
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Didn't do much. I placed a small order with Launch Lab Rocketry. Bought the Custom Rockets Aztec 2 stager, a Bullet Bobby, and a Tshirt.
Yep, I haven't done motor ejection with anything bigger than the 38/240 case up to this point.
Got red paint on the BAASP.
mh9162013
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Confirmed that a spent engine casing works really well as a removable baffle.
Prepped for a day at the Sod Farm tomorrow.
Kind of unusual for me since I will be flying more big rockets than small ones this time.
Kind of unusual for me since I will be flying more big rockets than small ones this time.
I forget how things have changed!
cut 8 booster tubes for the 40 year old Delta II rocket I was given. Put some wood filler on one of the 8 balsa nose cones for those tubes, as I said I'd never touch balsa again. Enormously deep grain on the GD things. balsa sucks dung encrusted coyote balls. 
Replaced corroded alligator clips on MCMC's (newer) cables. Rearranged equipment into three bins for high power pads, low power pads, and launch controller. Set aside dozens of badly corroded cables for refurbishing as needed. Replaced the huge battery clips that are intended for huge batteries (several of the club batteries have terminals that aren't happy with those clips).
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Sent out a bunch of thank you emails to the sponsors of Sod Blaster IV....now my fingers hurt, but it feels good to know we have such awesome vendors in our hobby!
Had a NASA SLS drag race.
Epic.
Epic.
Beating NASA is hardly a drag race...
RocketTree
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Finished the Falcon AIM-4D missile (2.6”) with custom waterslide decals.
great job
lakeroadster
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Made the drawing set for my scratch build P-40 Warhawk oddroc, and pulled the papered balsa from the clamping fixture. Time to make fins and centering rings.
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