L3 Countdown

[Conway StevensParticipant]

Yes indeed Mike. Great Job!!! Nice flight. As James mentions learning is key. Its what has motivated me and many others in their pursuit in this hobby and others. Its what keeps us on our toes and makes it fun. I was glad I got to be a part of your process and see you succeed. Keep em pointy side up and fiery side down and have fun.

Conway

[Bruce R. Schaefer]

Well-said, guys! 8) As a wise man said, when you stop learning, it’s time to move on.

[MikeSModerator]

Great job and great pictures. All is well in the world.

[Warren B. MusselmanModerator]

Congrats Mike. Beautiful boost and a relatively easy recover with that GPS. Excellent.

W

[slipstick]

Again I’d like to thank everyone who pitched in. From the following pictures you’d think I had a world class engineering staff with everyone helping. Art was great (as usual) in getting the large launch rail set up. Conway, easily hefted Slipstick III and carried it to the launch site. My back was killing me, so the contributions of the young bucks are very much appreciated. James kept us on track, and helped to minimize the errors in the confusion (and excitement) of the moment and helped carry back the rocket with Ed Dawson. The ATV riders saved us 500 yards of walking (but made for a very dusty rocket). Tim Thomas is a blessing and makes being able to get product easily and possible. Chris and Steve (the CU contingent) are great fun to be around and helps keep me thinking young and optimistic about the future. Warren was an encouragement along with Eric, Greg and so many others, and Joe Hinton is becoming a very close friend. My fellow Corvette buddy, John Nelson was a very handy person to have around when we was setting up the skakedown flight(s)., especially when the launch equipment went awry. I wish Bruce could have been there as he has been an on-going support member and John Wilkes has been sending positive vibes from afar. Curtis Turner of Performance Rocketry and Neil McGilvery has been very cooperative with all my change requests to his kits, and Jim Amos has been helpful in debugging some issues. Most of all, thanks to my patient wife Becky, as she endures yet another expensive activity to feed my passion for new life experiences.

More at:
http://www.telerover.com/rockets/L3.shtml

[Tim Thomas]

8) Congrats Mike, A fine effort! As the pictures show, a Level 3 is a project. One to be shared with your team. It takes so many people to make it happen. In this hobby and with this club, you are just not allowed to go it alone. You cannot keep the fun to yourself. Oh, the worry you can have, the cost, and that helpless feeling at launch, they are yours. But, as a CLUB, the membership does only as well as it’s members. 1. You had a safe flight. 2. Nice boost, the M1315 was a great choise. 3. Recovery went fine, your rocket is good to go another day. You have earned your level3, and earned your place within the club. Well done, Mike!

[slh56]

Congratulations Mike!

The flame on that motor must be 10 ft long and combined with that killer paint job you had a mighty fine flight!

Can’t wait to see that two stager at Mayhem, I’m planning to fly my Talon on a K555 Skid, should be fun.

-Steve

[slipstick]

Here’s two better pictures (cropped) sent to me by Bert Harless

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