Charles Angel's Page
AKA: Cangelo
Location: South Carolina
Biography:
I have been the enabler for a year and a half of my son's interest in rockets, but have yet to build or launch my own. I finally have decided to jump in (April 2015).
RocketReviews.com Pages:
2015-04-12
Quest Aerospace Planet Probe
Flight
Inaccurately used the Estes hand altimeter which showed 59 meters (193 feet). Since this rocket goes 200 ft max, this seems doubtful :)
Nice smooth flight and landing. - B6-0 - Home [More]
2015-04-10
Big Daddy Build - Added Primer
Build Entry
The hardware store only had grey primer. I hope a darker primer does not affect the final outcome.
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Big Daddy Build - Fin Installation
Build Entry
I enjoyed sanding and rounding the fins off. I worked hard to align the fins as well as possible. One strategy I used was making sure the fins opposite of each other lined up with a ruler. This definitely helped based on my rookie eye.
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Big Daddy Build - Installed the Motor Mount and Shock Cord
Build Entry
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2015-04-08
Big Daddy Build
Build
This is my 2nd rocket build and I'm excited to get it started. First build was the Quest Planet Probe.
I chose Big Daddy as my first level 2 build as my son started building his first level 2 (Estes Solar Warrior). Building rockets together has been great father-son time.
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Big Daddy Build - Motor Mount
Build Entry
Fairly smooth, but I would make two changes to the instructions
Test fit centering ring to motor casing before adding glue
I had a little trouble fitting the rings over the casing while glue was on
I should have tested and sanded the rings so that they would fit easily onto the ... [More]
