I'm starting this blog to document my successes and inevitable failures in high power rocketry - one of the most exhilarating and unforgiving hobbies one can have. First, a little about me... I built my first Estes rocket when I was 7 years old and I've been hooked on all things rocket science ever since. One day at the local hobby shop I stumbled upon an issue of Rockets magazine and my life has never been the same. It was then I was introduced to "high power rocketry" and learned rocket motors go much larger than "C" or "D." Who would have thought you can fly an L, M, N and larger?!? I quickly joined the Tripoli Rocketry Association and became Tripoli Level 1 & 2 certified before graduating high school. After a 14 year lapse for college, career, and family, I rediscovered my passion for rocketry and resumed building and flying in 2011. My eyes have been turned skyward ever since. In 18 months I re-certified Levels 1 and 2 and earned my Level 3 certification in April of 2013. Although I've achieved Level 3, there are many, many things I have yet to accomplish. The aim of this blog is to document my rocket builds and launches and to share information with those who also enjoy high power rocketry.
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| My very first rocket - 16" tall, 1" diameter, 2.8 ounces |
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| My Level 3 rocket - 120" tall, 6" diameter, 42 pounds |
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