okay guys the 2 May launch is on at Toodyay weather permitting so what will you be flying

nothing.... no electronics  to play with

Pretty much anything in the bag of motors you have stashed away for me Wolf

Will probably wheel the V-2 out for some 38mm launches like the H97 or H75J's.....im getting the feeling the little V2 was made for 38mm gear...

Hyperloc 300 on H123's looked really good last time so may give that a whirl again

And hopefully the new shiny Raptor with dual deploy (first time for me) on I161 and definitely a camera launch.

Testing the ejection wells today.....if i'm not back in 10 minutes....errm...

Might even ask the powers that be if i can do a level 2 exam in the next few weeks so i can blast off that J350 and get me some certification to fly some of those freebie J340M's that Gary has promised me.

I be flying a rocket or 2  

Dogzilla let us know when you want to do that exam we are pretty flexible.

mmm metalstorm motors cant wait for those to arrive it will be awesome to watch.

see you all on the 2nd May  

Going to have my gyrocopter flying at the launch if anyone wants to take a camera up it will not be a problem.

will launch the V2 and the hyperaptor plus some other gear

Gyrocopter....is it a full size one hotspot? - we can re-enact You Only Live twice...or is it a model (i suspect its a model...but i had to ask!).

Either way, sounds great.

Model  made it from a kit got from the States have looked at the full size but I do alot of full size fixed wing flying instead.

Quoted from DAZZA98

nothing.... no electronics  to play with

you dont need electronics to fly rockets and have fun

Im sure you have a non electronics rocket ready to go.

no but i want to do dual deployment with my lager rockets and i have a J90 sitting there waiting to go

franks will be cpmomg and he might be doing his level 1 if the weather is just right for him

Quoted from wolflair

franks will be cpmomg and he might be doing his level 1 if the weather is just right for him

i thought you didnt drink? looking at your spelling well..lol
go frank

Thats Wolf high on life I think and it would be good to see Frank get L1.

I don't think I'll be coming. Can't afford to take money out of my savings for travelling to buy motors. So it looks like I might not be flying this year at all.

... On that subject, what happens to my Certification if I don't renew my club membership? When I renew next year, will I still be certified?

a one year lapse means you lose your Certification

i have a H motor for you George from DT

high on life thats it  

BOO!  

I guess I can spare enough money for that flight and membership renewal. An H flight seems much more worth it than MPR  

Geez i can't wait for this weekend....got everything tested and ready to roll - just hope everything comes back in one piece after all this preparation!.

May put up a J500 and a warp motor.

Quoted from hotspot

May put up a J500 and a warp motor.

whats the warp motor going in

well guys wont be there this weekend flat out at work and i will be in port headland so good luck all and happy flying  

hey gdude there is a nice big salt pan up in hedland go and launch a rocket there...lol

I flew rc jets off that many years ago if thats the one you are talking about in town flew rockets about 10ks out.  Past Hedland yesterday from Broome on our way to a beacon in Coonarvon best sight ever  from 24000ft away yep never again.

i use to live at dixons caravan park near the airport know where you are talking about but i was refering to the salt mine/lakes can see gdude on that big pile of salt

here is a list of motors that will be for sale at the launch

J 90,M
J 350,M
I 200,M
I 245,M
I 154,M
H 128,M
H 148,M
H 180,M
G 64 7
G64 10
G 75 M
G53 7
G 79 7
G 77 7
F 40 7
F52 8
E30 7
F 42 4
F23 7
COPPERHEAD 8INCH AND 4,INCH
ESTES,

E9 6
D12 5
C 6 5
C 6 7
B 6 4
6PK IGNITERS

QUEST
C 6 5

Cool may look at the h128.

Quoted from hotspot

Cool may look at the h128.

May need to check the delay on the H128 Hotspot. We had one pop the chute too early here in SA.

All up an excellent selection of motors to choose from on-site!  

will give the estes astro cam a flight on sunday

from the lack of forum activity I think everyone is stuffed from a brilliant day of rocket flying

night all

Haha, i have some photos am uploading them now.....photobucket was having kittens

Doing it now

This one is from my little cam i got on ebay....not bad considering it was strapped to the airframe with gaffa tape.

nice pics dozilla, it was a great day for hpr flying wish i didnt have to leave so early but you get that. warlock on the J350 looked good can you email me that pic please

nice pics james  

Quoted from wolflair

nice pics james  

yeah sure Dazza, flick me your email in a pm...not sure if i still have it.

that cam setup works well . well done

Great stuff guys

Damm they're good photos, Dogzilla!
From the quality I assume they are still camera photos and not video grabs.
How do you capture so many blast-offs with a still camera?
I keep getting empty launchpads!!
Any tips much appreciated...maybe start a new thread on photography?

Great pictures Dozilla  

well we launched 63 rockets and they ranged from  B to J


we gained 5 new members which is great   and the hyperaptor does fly very well it loved the I,300  

Quoted from slave

BOO!  

you are alive!!!!!  

nice pics Dogzilla and Shaz as always a pleasure.

I have lots of footage not sure how good havent watched it yet. Should have the video done by end next week.

I had a great day at the launch nice and relaxing and the weather was perfect.

Quoted from Goffa

Damm they're good photos, Dogzilla!
From the quality I assume they are still camera photos and not video grabs.
How do you capture so many blast-offs with a still camera?
I keep getting empty launchpads!!
Any tips much appreciated...maybe start a new thread on photography?

Hey Goffa,
     umm not much ermm...rocket science in it (ahem)...I have a Nikon D60 Digital SLR...on Sport shot mode i can ramp the shutter speed up to 1/4000 of a sec , anyways...i set it to multiple shot so when i press the trigger it takes maybe 3-4 shots before it's up in the sky....sometimes we get lucky and we get a good launch shot - i try and follow it up when it blasts off (holding the trigger down all the time so it's always taking shots)...and this is what we get.

I think it's actually more about timing....when you hear and see the first puff of smoke i'm usually about 1 second away from pressing the shutter..also depends if Dazza, Hotspot or Wolfair are launching stuff as they like the high impulse motors that are gone if you blink....

I'll probably use a tripod at next launch - mainly because i reckon i'll get a better shot at high speed if it's a little more stable.

Hope it helps,

Did anyone come across a red chute and about 10ft of kevlar cord cant seem to find it someone may have been thinking that the rocket and parts were trashed and grabbed it or I may have left it behind.

sorry hot spot i didnt see it will check my kit again just in case i picked it up by accident

Na no problem just found it in the rubbish thanks to the people who may have looked in flight boxes for it.

great photos!!!      

Well the firestorm is flying again for next weekend.

Quoted from wolflair

franks will be cpmomg and he might be doing his level 1 if the weather is just right for him

Did Frank end up doing his level 1 Wolflair.

Quoted from RocketballSA

Did Frank end up doing his level 1 Wolflair.

yes all done he passed was a great flight