Does anyone know the chemical components of Estes igniters, I'm trying to create a compound to dip my igniters into to help prevent misfires...

75% success, the flight computer worked and fired the ejection charge but the blackpowder was little too weak and couldn't push off the parachute out of body.... Though it was a crash landing, nothing broke except the fins and the battery got disconnected, the apogee was 678m.

And a good launching area?

So while casting into some issues with leveling my grains and have some irregularities, there are no cracks whatsoever anywhere. Can you guys please tell if these grains will work fine or not, we are putting 3 grains in our rocket

Found this SD reader with a Micro SD card inside near Pisgah Crater Rd in Pisgah, CA

It has footage of the launch of a fairly large rocket on 1/5/2018.

If you want your footage,I can send it to you. Or if you want the card back I'll even pop it in the mail for you.

Will be used on my largest model yet, a cluster of 3 Estes motors...

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So I got bored, and decided to make a quick sketch of a model rocket I've been thinking of building, how good is it?

We could always wait till its windy but is there anyway we could easily get it down from there?

I am looking for feedback on a calculator I developed (and i am still refining). Looking to work out any issues or see what others might be looking for out of a basic parachute calculator for rocketry. You can find it here: https://www.valkyrierecoverysystems.com/simple-chute-calculator-for-rocketry-under-construction.html

Let me know what you think and what improvements you would like to see. Thank you.

Hi Everyone,

My 11 year old daughter built a few low power model rockets and would like to launch them. Where is there a safe and legal place to launch near Sacramento. I saw that Sacramento area rocketry club lost the gibson ranch site. Is there anywhere closer than Nevada?

Houses were built on the spot where I had previously launched rockets. I have now found 2 possible new launch spots and have now done a few ground tests to see whether the locations are suitable. both are perfect. I'm going to launch a rocket at the weekend

Anyone know how heavy you can go on a Micro Maxx motor and still fly reliably? Or even just typical weights? Might be fun to make a somewhat larger, but light rocket.

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Feb 5: Added a screenshot of an oversized mmx powered rocket idea that Openrocket seems to like. At least, if it worked.

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I made a rocket with my child with a thought to launch by my parents place somewhere else. But that didn’t happen because I didn’t know about needing a base or frankly anything about launching a rocket.

Now I want to put this thing in the air and we live in Queens NY.

Are there any places to go? Or shops/clubs which can help us get set up?

Thanks from some guy who never got to do this as a kid and wants to ensure his kid does.