Snow!
Can you launch a rocket in 9 inches of snow? or any snow at all for that matter?
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Sure! I've done it many times. You don't even have to worry about parachute deployment, as long as there's no hard crust on the snow! Not that the cold will cause a problem with the parachute deployment, but a cold 'chute will get stiff and won't want to open readily, so be sure to use a bit of talc on it. One more bit of advice............keep your battery warm!
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If it's really cold you may want to switch to streamers. The snow will help ease the touchdown, or maybe nylon chutes.
Roll a big snowball and flatten the top to set your launch pad on. It saves bending. If the snow is deep a snowmobile helps. :D |
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Snow? What's that? :D |
We have snow all year round in my area of the USA:
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Launching in the snow would be cool, we haven't had a decent snow here in years.
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'Launching in the snow would be cool, we haven't had a decent snow here in years.'
We have lots of it on the ground here right now! :( |
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Fred How did you get a photo of my house??? I use a wood stove for heat, don't need ice, and love ice cream and snow cones. I thought I saw you outside, I was going to invite you in , but, the phone rang, it was the air conditioning guy..........Oh well. RD |
snow here now, too :(
although - I * AM * looking forward to the anual MARS club launch Jan 1st - always fun ( and COLD ! ) . need to burn a few to keep going through the winter . ~ AL |
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I think its that white stuff that people up North are always talking about :D If it flurries down here the whole state shuts down. |
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