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At 10:38pm on November 3, 2008, Doc Russell said…: strange, I got to it at about 6 pm, we'll check it tomorrow. Thanks!

At 1:55pm on October 27, 2008, Wayne Hill said…: the CP & CG decals went in the mail to you today. Enjoy

At 11:11pm on September 30, 2008, Todd Haring said…: Do me a favor and send me a note at todd.haring@ffic.com and I will send you my address. That way it is posted here...

Or call my cell.

Thanks,
Todd

At 7:26am on September 30, 2008, Ralph Roberts said…: Bill:
I have not been a fan of external switches as they can get shut off by bumping into stuff on the way down, like trees, finces and other places. Anyway, Radio Shack sells a Push On/Off Red square button switch I use internally. It has a good positive click action that I arm through the altimerter breathing holes in the rocket. You have to have at least a 2.56" airframe to have the room to work with it. Otherwise, I just twist the power leads together and shove it back in the rocket before flight. Its not sexing but works for small airframes. Also if i understood yoru question, I would have a switch for both devices in the rocket. Keep altimeter wiring as clean and simple as possible..
Ralph

At 2:15pm on September 29, 2008, Todd Haring said…: Sorry - my fingers got moving too fast and clicked the wrong button.

You can certainly come over to my house...I (well my daughter) have soccer practice on Wed. until 7:00...is that too late?

My cell is 704-516-2173. Call me tonight after 8:00 and we can finalize the plans.

Todd

At 2:13pm on September 29, 2008, Todd Haring said…: Yes, this will be a regular NAR launch at O-burg...

At 10:36am on September 27, 2008, Todd Haring said…: Sure - anytime after Wednesday will work...

Also, a bunch of us are going to Orangeburg next Sunday - if you are going - we can talk and show you options there.

There are several ways to make the e-bay. Some make it so that is totally removable - I think Mark's book highlights that one. I have some that I epoxy the bay into the payload section but leave te bulkheads loose - I use threaded rod amd wing nuts to hold it all together.

At 8:34am on September 24, 2008, Todd Haring said…: I use simple screw switches that I get from Aerocon - many others use the every thing from toggle switches to 3 way and yes some of the long time flyers simply twist the wires together...

Next thursday is a possibility.

Shunting the ejection charges is possible... I know folks that do that...let's discuss that when we get together - there is a con - in that it complicates things and sometimes simple is better.

At 11:43pm on September 19, 2008, Todd Haring said…: I see you have several other questions and I see Brad has done a very good job responding. Also, Mark's book has some great pics...but just like you when I first started getting in to dual deployment, I just couldn;t visualize wome of these things...

Maybe we could get a few of us together sometime and we could show you some of these items so you can see them, then you could better understand the pros and cons...

I wish we were flying at the farm right now - then we could easily show you there. I will be at Oburg next month. Or if you would like, you could come over sometime and I could have Mark or some of the others over and you could get a look at these parts...

I have tried several methods myself. Each for a specific reason on that rocket... Other guys build the same basic e-bay for each or their rockets regardless.

At 11:30pm on September 19, 2008, Todd Haring said…: The beeper you are referring to...do you mean a tracking beeper? If you are, I use a simple personal alarm tied to my shock cord. It has a pull pin that you attach further up the cord so that when the cord is fully extended, it pulls the pin and the alarm sounds. They are cheap, a couple of bucks and work just fine, You can find them still on e-bay.

As for the missleworks. It is a great unit. I mentioned in one of the threads, that I have that one along with several others. I have only had that one for about 8 months - flown it 4 times...never failed me. More complicated than some of the others - but once you get the programming piece figured out - it really is quite simple to use. Jim Amos is one of the nicest guys you will ever meet as well. Quick response to any and all questions.