Fellow SRC member Scott Sellers did get pictures of my certification flight and you can see them on the SRC web site. Poke the thumbnails to find img_3989.jpg and img_3997.jpg through img_4003.jpg. ... [Read More]
I did it! I got my Level 1 high power rocketry certification! This means that I can now purchase and fly H and I impulse rocket motors! Yesterday's 14th Annual FlisKits Anniversary Launch in ... [Read More]
The launch video of my successful high power rocketry Level 1 certification attempt is now on YouTube. The rocket gets pretty tiny when it gets up there, so this is best viewed in full screen mode. ... [Read More]
I fought off a cold last week, and then on Saturday I had a big launch to attend, so I took some time off from building and #Rocketober posting. But I've finished a couple videos in the mean ... [Read More]
As some of you may recall, last October I attempted to get my level one with my home-brew Star Trek Starter Kit upscale rocket. Actually, I tried twice...and crashed twice. The first I write off to ... [Read More]
Rocket motor power designations allowed in California range from 1/4A through M with an 'A' motor yielding a maximum of 2.5 N•s of total impulse (the area under the thrust/time curve). Each ... [Read More]
It was a great launch: nice weather, several level 3 certification flights (I think 6), a big turnout, no major disasters, you couldn't ask for anything more! Well, you could, but it wouldn't help. ... [Read More]
"Greg launches 4 inch dia. carbon fiber rocket using Cesaroni N10000 V-Max 98mm motor. (Mach 1 at 700 feet and Mach 2 around 1100 AGL)"
"Jack Garibaldi and James Dougherty duke it out at ... [Read More]
Simon and I found out that we could get a license to fly on H and I engines. This wound Quadruple the amount of power we could put in a rocket. To get a license the hardest part is the certification ... [Read More]
Hellfire 16 was great. We headed up at about 7 am and got there about 10am on friday. Friday morning was quiet with the largest motor being an N. I was LCO for a while before I was kicked off ... [Read More]
This kit will be my level 2 certification rocket. The Formula 75 is about 75mm x 48 inches with a 38mm motor mount. It is all fiberglass, including the highly impressive nosecone (more on that in a ... [Read More]
SugarShot2Space's DoubleSShot static test motor CATOs - 85lbs of propellant in a 6" case. Long but interesting. High speed video starts 5 minutes in.
Briefs: X-37B update; Blue Origin & ... [Read More]
"On board footage from a post Level 2 certification flight, dual deployment 4X88" Quantum airframe on a CTI pro54 6G k motor. Top speed was 841kph. 808 Keychain camera." What is up with that ... [Read More]
The FlisKits 13th Anniversary/Bill Spadafora Memorial launch with CMASS in Amesbury, Massachusetts last Saturday was awesome . Seen above is the CMASS club flag, featuring a minuteman holding a ... [Read More]
I'm taking a break from my series on repairs, simulations, etc. - all the good stuff I got from the failed flight of the Quest Magnum Sport Loader - to show off my new rocket. After months of working ... [Read More]
I haven't posted anything on this blog in about two weeks. Apologies to my regular readers, particularly if you've been waiting for the most recent installment of the Rocket Camp series of posts. I ... [Read More]
Officially level 2 certified! Fulfilling a 2020 goal I really started getting into rocketry last fall, less than a year ago, and I had set some goals for 2020 when the year began. My goals included ... [Read More]
Flyers begin to assemble for the pre-launch briefing (Click to enlarge). Yesterday HARA had its first launch of the 2020-2021 season - the skies were clear and blue, the winds relatively tame and ... [Read More]
The moment you realize you're not going to find the rocket you lost sight of over the tree line... Start the post with an obvious fact you have to mention because it would be weird not to, ... [Read More]
Someone on the Facebook group Estes Model Rockets posed a question recently: Other than Amazon, where is everyone buying Estes rockets? I don't have a good hobby store near me. I see ... [Read More]
Fellow SRC member Scott Sellers did get pictures of my certification flight and you can see them on the SRC web site. Poke the thumbnails to find img_3989.jpg and img_3997.jpg through img_4003.jpg. ... [Read More]
