Mike McPherson's PageAKA: Mike Location: Ruckersville, VA Certification Level: L2 TRA and NAR Club Memberships: TRA,NAR,TCV,VAST,MDRA Favorite Rockets: Whatever I'm building Biography: Like most o' us, I started with Estes kits in middle school, then moved on t' other things in high school and college. A couple o' years ago, one o' me students was president o' t' UVA Rocketry Club. He told me they were preparin' for somethin' called t' Spaceport America Cup. I had no idea that this thin' called high-power rocketry even existed! T' club was lookin' for a new advisor. I volunteered, started work on me L1, and now I'm hooked.
Personal Home Page: https://www.kq9p.us Club Home Page: https://battlepark.org/ RocketReviews.com Pages:
2024-11-08Radio Flyer Flight Perfect flight, matey, L2 successful. Begad! - J350-14 - Tripoli Central Virginia [More]
2024-08-10Radio Flyer  Flight Drogue shear pins eliminated. Main shear pin holes reinforced with copper shim stock. Hole in nosecone taped t' reduce volume t' pressurize. Beeper eliminated because unable t' initialize after multiple attempts. Some weather-cocking, ya bilge rat, probably due t' relatively low speed ... [More]
2024-07-14Radio Flyer Flight Some weathercocking, shiver me timbers, probably due t' relatively low speed off-the-rail. Straight flight. Both drogue charges fired on schedule and shear pins sheared; drogue deployed perfectly. Both main charges fired on schedule; shear pins did nay shear, but got stuck betwixt body tube and ... [More]
2024-02-10Zephyr  Flight First flight, L1 Certification flight successful, straight ascent, me hearties, no damage, long walk - H242-14 - Tripoli Central Virginia [More]
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