Next Rocket

[MikeSModerator]

I finishied my Mad Dog. Ready to go up on a K. It will be my first with
working redundant charges and dog collar. I have built a couple with
redundant capability but never had the electronics to operate them.

Most done with one I will call ‘Midnight Express’ or ‘Foo Two’ 😕

K for the center and two Js that will be air started. Should be cool.

https://picasaweb.google.com/mshinn2001/March122012#

[smashburn]

I finishied my Mad Dog. Ready to go up on a K. It will be my first with
working redundant charges and dog collar. I have built a couple with
redundant capability but never had the electronics to operate them.

Most done with one I will call ‘Midnight Express’ or ‘Foo Two’ 😕

K for the center and two Js that will be air started. Should be cool.

https://picasaweb.google.com/mshinn2001/March122012#

Looks great Mike .. love them clusters! Those are some serious fins too .. you going to glass them and the body?

When’s it flying?

Steve

[SCOTT EVANS]

I finishied my Mad Dog. Ready to go up on a K. It will be my first with
working redundant charges and dog collar. I have built a couple with
redundant capability but never had the electronics to operate them.

I always use twins for rudundantcy. But! I was very suprised when the “Wilkster 3 Dog Man” told me he uses a single and I think he said he always has for the most part! 😕 Ask him.

[Warren B. MusselmanModerator]

Yeah, John has always been a single altimeter guy. Shocked me when he TAPped my L3. Back in the day you could do your L3 with a single altimeter, but no more. Redundancy is a requirement now.

When we did the large group project, The uprOar – we flew a single Perfectlight Hi-Alt 45K. Worked flawlessly. I was still nervous – I fly redundant altimeters, redundant charges and sometimes redundant e-matches.

[Bruce R. Schaefer]

Nicely done, Mike! I like big fins with higher power. I have this nightmare of a rocket with the highest power not being stable. 😯

[MikeSModerator]

I will have fillite reinforcement, a couple inches up and out but
that is it.

It will not be going fast.

Hope it lands well

[SCOTT EVANS]

Yeah, John has always been a single altimeter guy. Shocked me when he TAPped my L3. Back in the day you could do your L3 with a single altimeter, but no more. Redundancy is a requirement now.

When we did the large group project, The uprOar – we flew a single Perfectlight Hi-Alt 45K. Worked flawlessly. I was still nervous – I fly redundant altimeters, redundant charges and sometimes redundant e-matches.

I dont know, as Lucky Lindy said, “If I had two engines, I would be in danger of having two engines quiting, instead of just one” 😉

[Dave Smith]

is the redundancy thing necessary for my L2 cert? I am building a 4″PAC3. I just managed to finally scrape up the $ for ONE electronic thingy. I still have to learn how to get the thing installed, before I can begin dreaming of figuring out how to arm it.

[smashburn]

is the redundancy thing necessary for my L2 cert? I am building a 4″PAC3. I just managed to finally scrape up the $ for ONE electronic thingy. I still have to learn how to get the thing installed, before I can begin dreaming of figuring out how to arm it.

Hey Dave .. if you come out Sun bring what have so far and you can get a bunch of good advice on setting up your electronics in the 4″ bird .. a number of very experienced min dia guys should be there.

I have 4 or 5 RRC2’s (electronic thingies) if you want to borrow one to setup, or look at setting up, dual altimeters. You can use it for the flight as well.

Steve

[Dave Smith]

I am most intimidated by building the av bay and the sled for it. After that, yeah,…. then I gotta work on the building the charges, right amounts, etc. I am thinking of grabbing the L@ cert first with a “slow and low” motor ejection set up.

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