Model Forum / General / Rockets / May 2004

Tomorrow at the regular club launch in Orangeburg we will be hosting
25 students from the Savannah Science Seminar.  These students have
been divided into seven teams and for the last two weeks have been
constructing HPR egg lofters.  Sponsored by VeriSign, rocketeers from

$40,000.00
That is a bunch of PADS.
What is that doublewide worth? Put the wheels back on the palace and
drive it down to the DOT. See what they will give ya fer it.

If Jerry does goto LDRS, he may be wired for audio and visual.
Be careful ... the government has its talons into Jerry's for
$60,000.00 ... and YES he would sell all of you out to cancel
that debt!

I've been flying rockets for two years now and im not where to go now,
what sort of kits should i be looking at? Is there any one on who is
part of this group who lives in the UK and flys in the north of
Scotland?

There is a good article in Today's Wall Street Journal (Friday May
7th) on the Rocketry Hobby.  Front Page!  I typed up an over view and
posted to the ROL forum.
John

I have been testing igniting Quest micro AP motors. I was able to get
successful ignition to 60,000'. One test was to 50,000'. In that test
I was able to get ignition and the powder charge even popped. At
60,000' I got ignition but the powder charge did not pop. At 80,000' I

I was wondering anyone has had some experience with micro INS. Can you
recomend one to me and was is successful ? where can i find more info ?
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I'm in the design phase of my first electronics project. It will be a 2
stage rocket using a PerfectFlite minitimer3 to ignite the 2nd stage motor
(C11 or D12). My question has to do with running the wiring from the timer
to the igniter.

I used to be a regular on rmr a few years back, and finally left
'cause I couldn't stand the bullshit any more (and because I had
better things to do with my time).
I came back to rmr a couple of days ago to see what was happening, and

Regarding the government's (Homeland Security and the BATF) fear that an
amateur rocket motor might be used in a terrorist weapon, I have a simple
suggestion, and I haven't heard it before, so maybe it's a new one.
For a rocket motor to be used in a weapon, its performance MUST be

Man this place is halarious ... so much bull sh.t, so little real
content!
What really had me in stitches was the TESTIMONIALS section ... what
propaganda Skippy ... you made that sh.t up yourself!

I just recently recieved a 12 inch hexagonal nomex sheet and .25" kevlar
cord for my clustered fatboy....i'm using 9 oz. in the nose cone..putting a
110 db personal security alarm in the rocket and a 24 inch parachute....i
want to test if 3 d motors will eject all this crap outta a ...

Just saw a commercial for SBC digital. Had Damon Weans and a kid launching a
rocket. The rocket went up and then came down and hit the car, blowing it
up. Anyone else see this? Looked like an AT Initiator.

Thank you to the group for your candor. Who would have known that a
little poking and prodding would yield such a wealth of information
from the underground hobby of rocketry? You guys are your own worst
enemy and saved me a ton of work. See you at a launch soon.

All the anti-TRA (and NAR) blather was just a smokescreen.
Iz never existed, he was just Skippy's alter-ego (JIzzy).
"Living the lifestyle" is expensive ($40000).
Saying NAR/TRA can remove the regulatory