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Level 1 certification
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Mike Maxwell
Good morning to everyone. I am thinking about attempting for a level one certification at the next launch on the 14th if all goes as planned. I have joined NAR and built my mega initiator. I wanted to check and see if it was a requirement to have my rocket painted?
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Shane Ramos
No way! Let ‘er fly naked!!
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Keep in mind if you fly it naked , you will add significant weight after painting and may fly different. Keep track of weight before and after painting. Can’t wait to see this one as I have it in mind for purchase also!
On Nov 4, 2020, at 8:08 AM, Mike Maxwell <mmaxwell525@...> wrote:
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Daniel Greuel
I find the chance of a lost rocket increases exponentially with the amount of effort I put into the paint job!
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On Nov 4, 2020, at 8:18 AM, Shane Ramos <shane.m.ramos@...> wrote:
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Lon Westfall
Hi Mike, Naked is fine. Make the rocket earn its paint! Good luck! Lon Westfall
----- Original Message ----- From: Daniel Greuel <kc9thp@...> To: cia-rocketry@groups.io Sent: Wed, 04 Nov 2020 12:28:35 -0500 (EST) Subject: Re: [cia-rocketry] Level 1 certification I find the chance of a lost rocket increases exponentially with the amount of effort I put into the paint job! On Nov 4, 2020, at 8:18 AM, Shane Ramos <shane.m.ramos@...> wrote:
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Jonathan Sivier
As someone who is known to fly rockets unpainted I do feel I should warn you that when you are looking for your unpainted rocket out in a harvested cornfield every cornstalk looks like a rocket.
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Jonathan
On 11/4/2020 3:38 PM, Lon Westfall wrote: Hi Mike,
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Christopher Deem
Fortunately, the Mega Initiator is 4 inches in diameter, bigger than the average corn stalk. Plus, the nose cone is black plastic. I don't plan one painting the nose cone on mine. I'll be happy to order one for anybody who wants one. Maybe we could do a mass launch sometime. Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.
-------- Original message -------- From: Jonathan Sivier <jsivier@...> Date: 11/4/20 4:09 PM (GMT-06:00) To: cia-rocketry@groups.io Subject: Re: [cia-rocketry] Level 1 certification Jonathan On 11/4/2020 3:38 PM, Lon Westfall wrote: Hi Mike,
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Greg Montalvo
Excellent point. I'm not sure primer gray would be any better. At least paint it primer white or fluorescent green or orange.
On Nov 4, 2020 4:09 PM, Jonathan Sivier <jsivier@...> wrote: As someone who is known to fly rockets unpainted I do feel I should warn you that when you are looking for your unpainted rocket out in a harvested cornfield every cornstalk looks like a rocket.
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Mike Maxwell
Very good point! Maybe I’ll hit it with flat red paint. So I think all I have to do now is bring the high power certification application pre filled out on my portion and come up with a 38mm L1 motor and ejection delay tool. I’m seeing a big difference in projected altitude from apogee recommended motors and ThrustCurve. Is that normal? Chris do you have many single use 38mm motors I would be able to purchase for my cert?
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On Nov 4, 2020, at 4:21 PM, Greg Montalvo <gpm64@...> wrote:
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Christopher Deem
I have H100's and H219's. When they first came out with the DMS motors, AeroTech sent me a bunch of the delay tools, so, the first one's free. Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.
-------- Original message -------- From: Mike Maxwell <mmaxwell525@...> Date: 11/4/20 5:00 PM (GMT-06:00) To: cia-rocketry@groups.io Subject: Re: [cia-rocketry] Level 1 certification On Nov 4, 2020, at 4:21 PM, Greg Montalvo <gpm64@...> wrote:
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Wes Cravens
There's always a red primer. :-) Wes
On Wed, Nov 4, 2020 at 5:12 PM Christopher Deem <chris-deem@...> wrote:
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