Tags: rocketry

Doesn't look like much...

Written by:modemmisuser
Published on September 15th, 2009 @ 06:02:41 am , using 168 words, 481 views
Posted in Rocketry
It doesn't look like much, but the pieces of cardboard, plastic, and balsa you see there will soon be a Pemberton Technologies Screamin' Green Meanie! This is one I've wanted to build for a long time. It's not a "performance" rocket. It won't… more »

Liftoff!

Written by:modemmisuser
Published on August 18th, 2009 @ 07:06:52 am , using 332 words, 517 views
Posted in Rocketry, Geocaching
That's a shot of the liftoff of club member Curtis' Level 1 Certification flight! The rocket was scratch-built by him. Yes, that used to be a child's crayon shaped bank. ;) It flew on a 29mm H-class motor to about 1,000 feet and was recovered in perfe… more »

Collection quests FTW! :D

Written by:modemmisuser
Published on August 12th, 2009 @ 06:33:26 am , using 386 words, 794 views
Posted in Gaming, R/C Flying, Rocketry
So there's a new member of the PM ratpack: Alberice, L45 Bruiser. The magic of collection quests had him from 1-44 in about 2 hours (takes a while to buy up and double-click all those collection items!), then some rampaging with Grace in Nek had him 45… more »

Ok!

Written by:modemmisuser
Published on July 16th, 2009 @ 06:21:29 am , using 503 words, 788 views
Posted in R/C Flying, Rocketry
Now to explain the pictures. ;) The first one is a prototype of sorts of a rocket launch pad constructed of PVC. It's about 16 3" lengths of PVC that I cut, joined by various T-connectors, 90° elbows, and 4-way connectors. The black object in th… more »

Muahahaha!

Written by:modemmisuser
Published on July 13th, 2009 @ 08:05:22 pm , using 13 words, 637 views
Posted in R/C Flying, Rocketry
For now, just 2 pictures. I shall leave you all wondering what they mean. more »

Catchup!

Written by:modemmisuser
Published on July 13th, 2009 @ 06:03:21 am , using 700 words, 640 views
Yeah, I haven't been writing as much lately. Mainly, because I figure the people reading this blog don't want to read a bunch of "yeah, we rode another 10 miles today and it was awesome!" type of posts. :D Well, we have been riding a lot. We've even… more »