ZOMG: Explosives!
ZOMG: Explosives!
Published on September 25th, 2009 @ 06:07:48 am , using 298 words, 610 views

That nice beautiful bright orange label greeted me when UPS dropped off the package for me yesterday. My first order of rocketry supplies since getting L1 certified and thus my first shipment that required hazmat/explosives labeling! Very cool.
Inside was...

Reloads for Callisto's next 2 flights. An H73 "Black Jack" reload, and an H242 "Blue Thunder" reload. Also a 3 pack of reloads (F impulse) for Screamin' Green Meanie & Baby Daddy.
But that's not all!

The box also contained most of the rest of the "stuff" for my L2 project. 2 parachutes, 1 58" for the main parachute, and also the 18" drogue parachute. Also a Missile Works miniRRC2 altimeter and an Aeropack tailcone style 54mm motor retainer. All I need now for the L2 project is the rocket itself - but it's backordered. It's supposed to be in today or Monday though, and the vendor is only a 1-day ship from me. So, cool.
All this stuff was purchased from Wildman Rocketry in Illinois - a great vendor! Their prices are good and they ship fast - plus they're a 1-day ship like I said, so that's always good... :)
I posted the haul on my club's forums and everyone pointed out how lucky I am that I was able to do this for my first cert-required supplies purchase. Up until recently you couldn't have high power reloads shipped to you - instead you had to purchase at a physical location, or on-site at a rocketry event. But Tripoli and NAR scored a legal victory that allows us to mail order these reloads - though you still have to have the hazmat/explosives labeling and pay a hazmat shipping fee. It's still nice though!
