Early in 2016 I bought a Jolly Logic Chute Release. The device is about the size of a small matchbox. It allows you to turn any rocket (that the device will fit into) into what is essentially a dual-deploy rocket. I have several 2.5 to 7 inch diameter rockets that deploy their parachutes at apogee … Continue reading Yet Another Way to Fail When Flying Rockets
Cutting the Cord Update
Well I am continuing to build and test what I need to cut the cord with cable. Last time I talked about Plex and how I was using it to test my antenna and store all our DVD's and Blu-Ray's. Now I've picked up the Tablo 4-tuner OTA DVR. I decided on the 4-tuner rather … Continue reading Cutting the Cord Update
Getting Ready to Cut the Cord
Some time ago I wrote a post about an HTPC (home theater PC) that I was building. The intent was to use it as a DVR on our cable system via a Ceton TV card. After quite a bit of trouble I finally had it ready to go using Microsoft Media Center to control the … Continue reading Getting Ready to Cut the Cord
Warlock Repairs
I thought I'd publish a short post on repairing my Warlock after the 2015 High Frontier launch. I flew it in the Warlock Drag Race and while the up part was just fine, the landing was not so much. I landed on the asphalt runway and one of the composite fins took the brunt of … Continue reading Warlock Repairs
Creating Steam-Bertha
When I received the March/April issue of Sport Rocketry I noticed the headline on the cover, "Steampunk Rocketry Designs and Techniques". That sounded interesting so I opened the magazine to the story and immediately saw some amazing looking rockets. I dove into the article and each paragraph started my mind swirling off into different directions … Continue reading Creating Steam-Bertha
Luhman-ations 