Hi Philip, I didn’t know you were here on YORF. Small world
Thanks for the well wishes. They discharged her yesterday around 2:30PM so she’s home but her incision is really sore so trying to help out where I can.

You know I loved witnessing and photographing your cert flight at our last launch with your 4” MDRM rocket. Quick story but Toby Vanderbeek had run out of Estes nose cones and looks like Estes doesn’t offer that nose cone any more so he was out of MDRM clone kits on his website. I emailed him a few times that I was interested and he happened to find four more nose cones to make up four kits and he emailed me and I snagged one of those clone kits a few weeks ago! I have custom Stickershock vinyl for it too ...

I am also working on a Minnie-Magg that I purchased the same decal set for but will paint it Blue and Black so the Minnie-Magg will be a 5.5” Blue Maxx.

https://www.vander-burn.com/s/shop

https://stickershock23.com/product/...d-stickershock/

I’ll have two MAX type rockets to fly in the spring with TRA-LA in Winnsboro. My two MAX’s are a far cry from Bill’s extensive MAX collection but I am very excited about getting into these two builds!

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Steve Naquin
TRA# 677 L2
NAR# 85518 L2
SAM# 0052

🚀 In Construction: Der Blue Maxx/Minie-Magg 5.5” & Vander-Burn MDRM Clone w/Stickershock23 Custom Decals
🚀 In Paint & Detail: USR Banshee
🚀 In Build Queue: Estes Doorknob w/Vander-Burn Rocketry Upgrade Kit [Sport Decor], Semroc Centurion-F, Semroc Egg Crate
🚀 In Repair: SLS Lil’ Hustler, SLS Aero-Dart 1969 Trim
🚀 Stay Tuned For Fall 2021 Launch Dates

I am a bit bummed. I wanted to go to the Pueblo Launch (site of NARAM-60) today, but just getting over being sick, and the thought of getting up at 5am and driving 3 hours (~200 miles from home) just wasn’t in the cards.

Hope to hear about you breaking 200 flights. That is just an amazing number of flights for one year!

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Lee Reep
NAR 55948

Projects: Semroc Saturn 1B, Ken Foss Designs Mini Satellite Interceptor
In the Paint Shop: Nothing! Too cold!
Launch-Ready: Farside-X, Maxi Honest John, Super Scamp

I gave hazmat training in the morning and responded to a structure fire in the afternoon. Busted my ass shagging hose and taking my turn on the nozzle. Eventually succumbed to heat exhaustion and got transported to the ER. Good days work. Wanted to fly rockets too, but it wasn't in the cards for me.

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-Wolfram v. Kiparski
NAR 28643 - TRA 15520
MTMA Section #606 President

WOOSH had its monthly "Sod Farm" launch yesterday, and had a great turnout for a November launch - probably a dozen cars, 20+ fliers. It was certainly the warmest ever November launch I've been to in WI, topped out near 70 degrees. The theme was Cato & expired motor day. I won a Cato award with one D12-5 and two E9-6 Catos in a Rocketarium Hexagon. The E9's made an impressive roman candle. Also flew a few motors from the '70s, the oldest was a 1/2A6-0T from 1972 (with NAR permission, of course).

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Paul
If we weren't all crazy, we would go insane - Jimmy Buffett
NAR #87246 www.wooshrocketry.org

Glad to hear that you were able to get that MDRM clone kit. You might want to consider going the 38mm motor mount route. That is what I did specifically to fly that CTI H110 motor.

I was sure Estes would continue to carry the nose cone since it is so popular. I guess they have their business reasons. I will still get the 3” version when it comes out.

Cheers!

Philip

Where do you normally fly, Scott?

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Bill Eichelberger
NAR 79563

http://wallyum.blogspot.com/

I miss being SAM 0058

Build floor: Centuri Mini Dactyl Estes - Low Boom SST Semroc - Marauder, Shrike, SST Shuttle

In paint: Canaroc Starfighter Scorpion Estes F-22 Air Superiority Fighter, Multi-Roc, Solar Sailer II Semroc Cyber III

Ready to fly: Estes - Solar Sailer II Semroc - Earmark, Groonie Der V 1/2

I only managed seven flights, but could have done more. I spent 30 minutes beating the bushes for the lost rocket of another flyer. Two stage Estes kit whose name escapes me, but it had the motors flipped. C6-7/C6-0 or something similar. First time I've ever seen a rocket pointing straight down as the second stage fired. It landed in some reeds along the creek, but hid itself well. They recovered the booster, but the sustainer remains the Cedarville Hide & Seek Champion for 2020.
Hope all went well for your wife.

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Bill Eichelberger
NAR 79563

http://wallyum.blogspot.com/

I miss being SAM 0058

Build floor: Centuri Mini Dactyl Estes - Low Boom SST Semroc - Marauder, Shrike, SST Shuttle

In paint: Canaroc Starfighter Scorpion Estes F-22 Air Superiority Fighter, Multi-Roc, Solar Sailer II Semroc Cyber III

Ready to fly: Estes - Solar Sailer II Semroc - Earmark, Groonie Der V 1/2

Wow! A CATO award?! I'm going to have to contact the WSR President. Someone must be holding out on a backlog of prizes with my name on them.

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Bill Eichelberger
NAR 79563

http://wallyum.blogspot.com/

I miss being SAM 0058

Build floor: Centuri Mini Dactyl Estes - Low Boom SST Semroc - Marauder, Shrike, SST Shuttle

In paint: Canaroc Starfighter Scorpion Estes F-22 Air Superiority Fighter, Multi-Roc, Solar Sailer II Semroc Cyber III

Ready to fly: Estes - Solar Sailer II Semroc - Earmark, Groonie Der V 1/2

At the South Amherst field in northern Ohio with my club, NOTRA, or at a friend’s dairy farm a few minutes from home. I thought about driving to Dublin on Sunday to the CSAR launch but there’s really nothing I could launch there I can’t fly at the farm this week. If I’d been able to go to the NOTRA launch I would have done my L1 attempt.

Someday, when this pandemic nonsense is over, we’re going to do a road trip to the Neil Armstrong museum , attend a WSR launch, go to the AF Museum and stay for a build night at eRockets.

I hope we get to do the build nights again soon. That was the benefit of having a golf off-season, but now I have nothing to live for.

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Bill Eichelberger
NAR 79563

http://wallyum.blogspot.com/

I miss being SAM 0058

Build floor: Centuri Mini Dactyl Estes - Low Boom SST Semroc - Marauder, Shrike, SST Shuttle

In paint: Canaroc Starfighter Scorpion Estes F-22 Air Superiority Fighter, Multi-Roc, Solar Sailer II Semroc Cyber III

Ready to fly: Estes - Solar Sailer II Semroc - Earmark, Groonie Der V 1/2