I got my rocket out of a 50’ tree using a PVC pipe, tubing, dowel, and twine. I tried fishing line but it just tangled. The elastic on the rocket finally snapped so forget about it if you only used Kevlar cord. The NC and chute are still in the tree. Those are easily replaceable.Got a rocket stuck in a tree. Its about 30 feet up? I tried a roof rack poles but not long enough. Will attempt to retrieve again. Any recommendations for retrieval mechanisms?
On my red 2 stager code named red lipstick, we lost the glider. Thinking of making a different glider. Any recommendations for a design?
I didn’t use a fishing reel, just twine that was duct taped to a dowel. Shoot the dowel over the branch and use the tube to shake the branch. Eventually the shock cord snaps.rklapp, thanks for the pvc pipe idea! What diameter did you use?
Is it threaded? how did you secure the tubes? Simply taped?
I really like your Hawaii launch facilities. The trees are far away. On my local baseball park, there are trees on the edges of all the ball fields.
I wonder if I'll be able to use it in any of my 29mm rockets?
Just ordered a Aerotech 29/40-120 motor with a G64-7 white lightning reload along with a Nomex chute protector. It was a BF special I couldn't pass up.
I just launched my first composite motor last Saturday so this is a big thing for me. I wonder if I'll be able to use it in any of my 29mm rockets? So far they have only flown with Estes E16 and F15 motors...
-Bob
I wonder if I'll have to do an override in OR for the weight of the case or if it will already factor that in when you select a motor that is only available as a reload..
Very nice. And, as usual, "Very nice" is followed by (hopefully) constructive feedback. First, as I saw you taping a bolt to the dowel for nose weight I thought Why not use an arrow? Nose weight and "fins" are already there. And that led to the thought that one might simply use a bow to shoot the arrow over a branch. Nothing fancy would be needed, just a kid's backyard rig.I didn’t use a fishing reel, just twine that was duct taped to a dowel. Shoot the dowel over the branch and use the tube to shake the branch. Eventually the shock cord snaps.
Just ordered a Aerotech 29/40-120 motor with a G64-7 white lightning reload along with a Nomex chute protector. It was a BF special I couldn't pass up.
I just launched my first composite motor last Saturday so this is a big thing for me. I wonder if I'll be able to use it in any of my 29mm rockets? So far they have only flown with Estes E16 and F15 motors...
-Bob
Actually that’s not my video, but my abridged retrieval video was posted above. We tried using an arrow with the fletchings removed. However, we found the arrow too light and thought the dowel would be more innocuous if the popo pulled up. Technically, we’re not supposed to be hurtling pointy objects in the park (rockets exempted). I guess we could shoot a rocket but the dowel seemed to work well enough.Very nice. And, as usual, "Very nice" is followed by (hopefully) constructive feedback. First, as I saw you taping a bolt to the dowel for nose weight I thought Why not use an arrow? Nose weight and "fins" are already there. And that led to the thought that one might simply use a bow to shoot the arrow over a branch. Nothing fancy would be needed, just a kid's backyard rig.
My thought is that one day I'm going to ask you to make one of those designs for one of my rockets.I'm going to stew on it for a few days, then decide if I want to cut out some of the detail. Any votes/thoughts/comments?
Thanks a ton, Neil. My goals for this design were for it to look close enough from my Quicksilver's design so that people might go "oh, that's the same paint job from his old rocket" while after closer inspection people might go "oh, wait, it's a new design." Very similar style, but different. That said, there are a few elements that remained the same on purpose.Anyway, I like it a lot, although I'm not sure it's necessarily *better* than the previous versions or that design I've seen. This one piece seems a bit out of place to me:
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I'm sooooo doing this. Great idea!!Taught an Eggtimer Proton altimeter how to multi-task... I needed a down and dirty launch control system for the grandkids tomorrow and the Proton fit the bill.
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