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Old 11-30-2014, 11:02 PM
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Here is yours truly with a 65 inch long, 3 inch diameter scratch built rocket with a 29 mm motor mount and a custom stand I built for it. I could and would produce similar stands with a 10" square base for a fair price if there were a market for such an animal.

Motorcycle not included!
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Old 12-07-2014, 11:54 PM
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Saturday December 6th was a mostly clear calm day at the Santa Fe Dam launch site.

My new Estes PSII E2X Mammoth model was ready to be launched.

After reviewing the mass of the model and the mass of any motor I could use to fly the rocket I settled on an AeroTech Econojet F20-7W motor. The California weight/mass limit is 500 grams/17 ounces for a model rocket. I had wanted to use an Estes F15-4 motor but the combined mass was too close to 500g/17oz limit and I didn't want the RSO to deny the flight with an F15 motor.

The air was calm at launch.

It was a great flight. The F20-7W motor really got that model moving, much more than a F15 motor.

Recovery was a bit of a walk as I had angled the launch rod out towards the large open area. The model suffered no indication of damage.
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Old 12-08-2014, 10:15 AM
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No RSO=no worries about ridiculous arbitrary weight limits.
Just another reason to fly alone or with one buddy on private land.

At my previous house, I was on an acre of land that bordered a 500+ acre farm in my back yard.
I could actually fly through small-H power right in my back yard.
Worried nothing about using motors de-certed due to age either.
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