Isaac @idropyou@qoto.org

Loon in a light rain. Chephren Lake. Banff National Park July 27, 2023.

Ready for a big send on Saturday. BT60 Goblin version 3 and its G80-13T motor. #LDRS #rocketry

Some weather popping up....neat looking up.

Hot and humid. Perfect day to do a roof, right?

Life's been busy. Spent a week camping and riding, and then needed to get a new yard shed built as soon as we got back...making good progress. After that, I need to build a (fire)wood shed...someday I'll get to ride bikes again...

Also got the enjoyment of swapping a rear hub on the Outback today. Oof. Much hammering and swearing.

Now and then I still manage to take a photo I'm happy with. Rare thing.

Dells of the Eau Claire River

Put a new blanket on the bed and these two haven't moved all day. #catsofmastodon

Not every flight goes to plan, and today that's how it went. 7.5 out of 9 were successful. The half a point was for a cluster rocket that didn't fully light off the rail (3 out of 4), but was still recovered.

Three pics. The smashed one is the newest version of a BT60 Goblin. Again the chute release pin didn't let go despite several successful tests with the small chute bundle. It made it to 2878' on an Aerotech F67C motor.

The black sleek one is an upscale Estes Ninja, 2.5" diameter. Flew on an Aerotech F40W. Perfect flight to 1500'.

The skyracha rocket, a 4" upscale Big Daddy, flew great on a H130W to 1354'

#rocketry #highpowerrocketry #modelrockets

Here's the second version of the BT60 29mm motored Goblin, ready to fly this weekend. Shakedown will be on a F67W. Loaded with tracker, chute release and Eggtimer Apogee. Fingers crossed all goes well, then we shoot for 4k feet with a G80 at LDRS.

Paint is Krylon gloss rich plum with Testors Purple Fog color shift over it.

Printing files for fin can and nosecone here. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5996863

#rocketry #modelrocket #modelrockets

My dad sent me pics from the back of his shop where he keeps a bunch of farm stuff. Curious bears.

Kid and I raced #WORS #MTB today. Much fun was had. He did well. Me, fitness is lacking....but it was a great time! #BikeTooter

BT60 Goblin didn't completely survive a failed chute release from 1342' (not enough tension on the band to pop the release pin free). Pointed out a flaw in my fin print/design. Printing new fins and can now. I tried to epoxy it; just not going to be good enough.

#rocketry

Beautiful evening to be in the back yard. 74F, light breeze. Kid fishing, I'm relaxing.

LDRS G80 altitude contest rocket is ready. I won't win, but am going to go for personal records. BT60 upscale Goblin, printed fin can and nosecone (my own designs). Fits an Eggtimer Apogee, Jolly Logic Chute Release and Marco Polo tracker. #rocketry #modelrockets

Printing files here:

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5996863

Cat for scale.

Well, they're in place and initial impressions are favorable. They're quiet and with bearings spin nicely. Did some brutal shifting on a quick shakedown and all the teeth are still there. #BikeTooter #3dprinting

#BikeTooter mixes with #3dprinting. We'll see how these derailleur pulleys work on my computer bike with old Shimano 8-speed RSX. Going from bushings to bearings should be a nice change too. If these hold up, it'll be nice to do this for our MTBs that routinely eat pulleys up. @3dprinting

My kid, the rocket transporter :) He helped fetch the 5" Big Daddy while I was prepping another. #rocketry #highpowerrocketry

One little fuzzball this year. #birds #birding #swans

Spot the baby swan 😃

#birds #birding

Soldered up some Eggtimer Apogees to dabble in electronic deployment and I needed cheap altimeters. Fun builds. But, needed ways to mount them. Made and printed a little nosecone mount to start. #rocketry