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Building/Re-building a Fleet…NCR SA-14 Archer

Rocsim Image        One of my first large rockets that I acquired when I became a Born Again Rocketeer B.A.R. was the North Coast Rocketry (by ESTES) SA-14 Archer.  I made it a tank: extended the airframe, added G10 strakes, and I swapped the 29mm (28.5mm actual) motor mount for a 54mm, which I later made [...]

Dark Star with Dual Deploy

Dark Star I recently purchased a Dark Star rocket kit from Wildman, Tim Lehr.  At $109, this kit is well worth the money with many of the features that Wildman specifies for his kits.  Mr. Tim Lehr really seems to know what the rocket community desires in a quality kit.  To compliment the kit, I [...]

Short ST2009 Report…(very short)

    I have been other wise side-tracked from rocketry, as another activity has pretty much captivated my time.  If anyone has ever had the opportunity to participate as a band booster volunteer, you would know where I am coming from when I say that I have little time for anything else.  Nonetheless, I managed [...]

Electrical Switch Lock

           I am electrical intolerant; I know that if I push a light switch up, the room illuminates, and vice versa. I like simplicity when it comes to avionics, and these Electrical Switch Locks have that required characteristic. I only need the switch to reliably arm my avionics when I need it to, and power [...]