What did you do rocket wise today?

[teepot]

Today was our monthly launch. Wind was an issue. Was about 10mph at 8:30am. Tried my first dual deploy. I learned something too. I should have used shear pins to keep the nose cone on. Everything deployed at apogee. So another almost mile walk. This time we drove to the edge of the lake bed and walked from there. But we were smoking cigars so not a bad walk. Again Patternflyer helped me retrieve the rocket. We scrubbed the day about 11am. Next month is our spring three day event. I hope the weather is better than the last two months.

 

[arconhi]

I'm going to paint it like a US Sparrow air to air missile.

That's a good paint scheme

 

[arconhi]

That's a good paint scheme

I have a bit of work to do.

 

[nosecone]

Ordered 2 rockets

 

[arconhi]

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These will be a great addition to your fleet.

 

[Cape Byron]

Made a nose cone for a fun project that isn't going to be a kit, but if it was going to be a kit it would be BT-55 not BT-20. Canopy is as yet unfinished. Oh, and Open Rocket hates me. I see a swing test coming...

 

[kuririn]

Made a nose cone for a fun project that isn't going to be a kit, but if it was going to be a kit it would be BT-55 not BT-20. Canopy is as yet unfinished. Oh, and Open Rocket hates me. I see a swing test coming...

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Cool. Like a ramjet target drone.

 

[Cape Byron]

Cool. Like a ramjet target drone.

Thanks. I've had the idea for a while, but all my larger NCs are earmarked for kits. Lots of ideas, not a huge inventory (this week...)

 

[Devin Batten]

In the past 24hrs I finished a Mach 1 "Star Cruiser". Base coat on 29mm "Big Daddy" and Loc "Semper Fi"

 

[BrendanH69]

We had our Feb launch today at QRS (Queensland Rocketry Society).
Weather wasn't too bad - Hot, humid, mixed cloud cover with a base about 3000ft, wind was about 15 to 20 kph but at least it was in an optimal direction for our site and recovery.
Got 2 CTI Pro24 6G launches away on the "Dredd Nought", taking its HPR tally of flights to 15 - a 114G100 Skidmark and a 142G117 White.
Flew two new MicroPeak altimeters as well for the first time. Data was very odd on the first flight, but second one gave a nice readings and set of data downloaded at home later. 1579ft on that second flight with the CTI 142G117.
Photos later maybe.

 

[Hobie1dog]

opened up the fin slots so that the fins would go in. Tried setting up the printer on my PC so that I could print the fin jig from Payloadbay.com but no luck, as it won't accept my passwords to finish the install.

 

[prfesser]

Yesterday was the Music City Missile Club's first launch of February. I was LCO since I hadn't gotten either the Aerobee or the Alpha ready for launch. Also my first time administering a Level 2 exam (he got 100%!! OutSTANDing!). Two university teams were there to fly their qualification rockets. Perfectly clear sky, sunny, not horribly cold...and the snow on the ground reflected sunlight very well. I got a lovely sunburn, first one of the year!

Another launch is tentatively scheduled for next Saturday. Weather does not look like it will cooperate, though.

 

[tOD]

Recycled last night's pizza box into a fin jig. Attached forward fins on the SBR Li'l Thor. Double dipped with RocketPoxy just for overkill.

 

[BruceS]

Work in progress: Fliskits Borealis

 

[BrendanH69]

A couple of photos and a video (sorry, haven't worked out how to edit/rotate the video yet!) from yesterday's QRS launch at Cedar Grove, QLD.

Flew my trusty old 2000AD inspired "Dredd Nought" on it's 15th HPR flight and my first time using a Sparky CTI Pro24 6G 114G100 Skidmark.







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[GrouchoDuke]

It’s above 50 degrees! I did some more sanding/filling on my AI38’s fin section and primed the nosecone. I also redesigned the avbay to make room for my new electronics projects.

 

[High Desert Rocketry]

I've been editing pictures and videos from yesterday at FAR...here's one




also doing some machining for a future project.

 

[arconhi]

A couple of photos and a video (sorry, haven't worked out how to edit/rotate the video yet!) from yesterday's QRS launch at Cedar Grove, QLD.

Flew my trusty old 2000AD inspired "Dredd Nought" on it's 15th HPR flight and my first time using a Sparky CTI Pro24 6G 114G100 Skidmark.



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Love the exaust spitting out.

 

[arconhi]

I've been editing pictures and videos from yesterday at FAR...here's one




also doing some machining for a future project.

Nice rocket and flight. What size motor and rocket?

 

[RocketTree]

Blue skies and composite motors. Excellent day in the north.

 

[Hobie1dog]

finally got the printer installed on the PC and successfully printed out the fin guide from payloadbay.com

 

[Wally Ferrer]

Another chip from the build pile...

 

[PatD]

I've been editing pictures and videos from yesterday at FAR...here's one




also doing some machining for a future project.

Man, I wish my middle school had a program like that. Of course that was in the mid 60s.

 

[Cape Byron]

Another chip from the build pile...

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Nice fins.

 

[kuririn]

Broke out the Kuhn tube cutter and cut some tubes for a couple of builds.
Assembled the motor mount for the Screamin' Mimi.

Now to dig up some nose cones.
This is going to be fun.
Laters.

 

[Jowayen]

Finally joined Tripoli

 

[BrendanH69]

Finally joined Tripoli

Based on our discussions at our Club's Annual General Meeting last Sunday, we'll be joining Tripoli soon too.

 

[Old School Doug]

Got the ttw fins attached on the mid power build. I'm torn about what to call it. It's fashioned after the Arcas sounding rocket, but neither fully accurate to the original design nor to scale. Looking at "Almost an Arcas", "Arcas Wannabe" or "Arcus Fakeus". Guess I have until I fill out the launch card to decide.

 

[Jowayen]

Now to find a local club launching...

 

[jqavins]

Discovered that for two weeks I haven't been getting email notices about this thread, even qhile I was getti g my other ones, and that I'd TOTALLY MISSED PAGE 1000!

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Congratulations on making post #30,000.

Looking at "Almost an Arcas", "Arcas Wannabe" or "Arcus Fakeus". Guess I have until I fill out the launch card to decide.

Pseudarcas?