Flight Line

12 responses to “Flight Line”

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   Chris Anderson Photos

   Dec 10, 2007 at 6:06 am

   Steve – awesome video and a great flight! How close to the flight line did the rocket land? You seemed to pick it up seconds after it hit the ground, or was that a function of editing?

   Will you be posting any photos of the Nike Smoke launch?

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   jurvetson

   Dec 10, 2007 at 6:15 am

   It landed behind the cars, quite close. It was a very low-wind moment. I could have run to catch it…but instead, I cropped out some dead time in the pasture from the video.

   I got a great shot of the NIke Smoke launch and posted at the LUNAR Gallery. I might post here later too (I have so many rocket shots; I try to pick a few =)

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   schoschie

   Dec 10, 2007 at 12:55 pm

   Very nice! What are the rhythmic beeps you can hear in the video?

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   Telstar Logistics

   Dec 10, 2007 at 4:22 pm

   I felt light-headed at apogee… but I kind of liked it.

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5. 

   jurvetson

   Dec 10, 2007 at 5:17 pm

   Yes, well ground control was elated to see the structural and electronic elements of the TL Expediter withstand this test flight. As an added precaution, we wrapped the video-cam-strap joint in a slow-cure JB Weld epoxy (this stuff is strong enough to repair tractor engine blocks) and wrapped it in fiberglass, like a tight ace bandage. The battery leads were soldered together, and the easter egg nose cone was fiberglassed to the camera for better retention.

   The base camera is from Oregon Scientific (close-up on an earlier rocket, R.I.P.).

   I think she is ready to graduate to a K size motor. I am rock-sim’ing the possibilities.

   We intercepted the ground-tracking video that a rogue nation took, while observing the flight from a distance….

   schoshie: The initial beeps cycle through an audible sequence of one chirp or two for electrical connectivity on the three pyro channels (two parachute deployments and a cluster motor or second stage motor ignition channel). In this case, I was just using one parachute deployment event (with the camera recording on the way down, I did not want a particularly fast reentry as I would get with a drogue chute).

   The beeps at the end give an audible readout of max altitude (details of speed and acceleration are available later when you sync with the Mac)

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   msamaclean ©

   Dec 10, 2007 at 8:41 pm

   As always, loved the video, although I was getting a bit dizzy toward the end! Too much fun.

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   rikribsson

   Dec 21, 2007 at 10:44 pm

   great photo

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8. 

   Rocketman8911

   Jan 11, 2008 at 5:19 am

   Now that we’ve seen it on a J315 Redline. When does it get the Loki L1400 Loki White? 8^) Note the Loki would have to be flown at Black Rock they are not approved for use in Cali.

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   jurvetson

   Jan 11, 2008 at 3:11 pm

   I am planing a series of increasing stress-tests for that little camera. At the Feb Snow Ranch, I’ll try a long-burn K185. And if it survives that, I can try a K550 or go straight to the Cesaroni L730 that fits in there….

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    Rocketman8911

    Jan 19, 2008 at 8:58 am

    Kool the both the K185W and K550W are both great motors. I can’t wait to see this thing fly on that CTI L730.

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    MBoothPhotography

    Jan 23, 2009 at 10:07 pm

    Hi, I’m an admin for a group called W I N G S, and we’d love to have this added to the group!
    This is a new group about the beauty and mystique of flight. We’d love to have you join us!
    M.

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12. 

    petermelville87

    Sep 1, 2018 at 5:35 pm

    Hi, Steve,
    I’ve added this photo to my post. It’s a great photo.
    I’ve also added original link and your name to image caption.
    Let me know if you have any objections.
    Thank you.

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