Model rocket launch?

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Originally Posted by ChickNorris

High-power rockets are fun too... different group, different venue. If you're interested in this sort of rocketry, pm me.

This is my husband's needy mi$tress.

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What?s more expensive: rockets or guns?

Thats a hard question to answer... for perspective, its no secret I shoot A LOT & have more than a few nice toys...

Rockets. Absolutely, rockets.

Bear Creek Park (Lakewood) a no go...
https://www.westword.com/news/lakewo...nches-11467125

I would encourage anyone interested in rocketry to view the modern classic, October Sky. My dad showed it to his students every year.

My oldest is old enough that a basic Estes Alpha III would be a doable build.

Growing up, we used to launch in the field next to our house. We did all kinds of neat experiments. From a standard engine with streamers and packing the tube with powdered chalk to gluing in a D engine and loading the nose cone with weight to balance it (those went high).

My dad had a teaching partner who would do that but load the nose come with a binary explosive and launch horizontally at objects. Giggity.

My first and only build was in the '70s. Had that sucker with the balsa wood fins all doped up and painted something sweet. Took it for its maiden flight and it was fairly windy. Pointed the launcher a bit in the direction that the wind was coming from. Launched it and the wind seemed to die back at that moment. Figured the breeze would still bring it back our direction on the parachute. When the kicker fired on the motor to pop out the nose cone and parachute, the motor mount blew out the back and the rocket went into the ground like a ballistic missile.

Well, that was fun. [Coffee]

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Originally Posted by CS1983

I would encourage anyone interested in rocketry to view the modern classic, October Sky. My dad showed it to his students every year.

My oldest is old enough that a basic Estes Alpha III would be a doable build.

Growing up, we used to launch in the field next to our house. We did all kinds of neat experiments. From a standard engine with streamers and packing the tube with powdered chalk to gluing in a D engine and loading the nose cone with weight to balance it (those went high).

My dad had a teaching partner who would do that but load the nose come with a binary explosive and launch horizontally at objects. Giggity.

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I enjoy watching October Sky. Oddly, when I mention it to most people, they have no idea, or no interest.

I completed in a national level rocket contest in highs school and Mr. Hickman signed a piece of my rocket still hangs in the office

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Originally Posted by CS1983

I would encourage anyone interested in rocketry to view the modern classic, October Sky. My dad showed it to his students every year.

My oldest is old enough that a basic Estes Alpha III would be a doable build.

Growing up, we used to launch in the field next to our house. We did all kinds of neat experiments. From a standard engine with streamers and packing the tube with powdered chalk to gluing in a D engine and loading the nose cone with weight to balance it (those went high).

My dad had a teaching partner who would do that but load the nose come with a binary explosive and launch horizontally at objects. Giggity.

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Originally Posted by kidicarus13

Bear Creek Park (Lakewood) a no go...
https://www.westword.com/news/lakewo...nches-11467125

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Yup. That's when we got the media involved.

C.R.A.S.H. was also featured on all the local news channels.

... words & more words...

As I said before, covid was just another excuse for the park to postpone.

Its a long, story.

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Originally Posted by ChickNorris

Yup. That's when we got the media involved.

C.R.A.S.H. was also featured on all the local news channels.

... words & more words...

As I said before, covid was just another excuse for the park to postpone.

Its a long, story.

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Well I'll be joining if everything gets back up and running!

There is a group that launches just south of hwy 52 east of Prospect Valley. We have pulled to shoulder a time or two to watch.

We are usually too far away to see detail but can see their bigger stuff ok, small stuff we can see take off and occasional chute.

I think they have chase team for when the wind jukes them. They seem to spend alot of time waiting, we assume for the wind.

We gave up model rockets cause the wind is so prevalent out here and minions were more interested in guns & bikes.