Rocketry
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Going out to my big event this coming holiday weekend to get my Level 3 certification with this monstrosity. And surprisingly for this time of year, it will be cool enough for me to wear my 21oz triple 6's to keep them fadez movin along. Will update with some fade photoas after the flight. Wish me luck!
...many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip
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good luck!
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You guys never fail to amaze me with cool hobbies...
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@Twistlock not to my knowledge. I am, however, going to try and get some onboard video. If im successfull I'll post a link here. Will post any other footage of the event here as well.
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I used to use rocket kit ignition units to set off pipe bombs. These days I just wonder why I wasn’t launching rockets instead. Would love to see some videos here.
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Sorry for the late update. I don't imagine its uncommon to reluctantly broadcast our own failures. I had my Level 3 Certification attempt over the holiday weekend at the end of August. Everything went beautifully until it didnt.
The rocket punched a cloud and I lost visual on it with the binoculars. So I immediately shrugged it off, since I had onboard GPS tracking.
When I checked the GPS on my laptop, I had nothing. ZERO. Like it didn't exist. Long story short, the flight was the last I saw of it....many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip
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Damn., sorry.........So what could have happened? Rapid unscheduled disassembly, as I think it is called in rocket circles?
"OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011
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Does not recovering the rocket affect your cert? Did you pass?!
"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work." -Thomas Edison
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@Giles we don't believe so. It may have come in ballistic but we never heard the "death whistle" my guess is that the main parachute came out before it was supposed to and it drifted several miles. Simulated altitude was around 15,000' AGL
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@Go-For-Chill Unfortunately it does affect it. The rocket must be recovered and it must be in a condition that it could be immediately re-flown. So no certification for me womp womp lol.
