Yank Enterprises and flexible phenolic are both relatively new to high power rocketry. Yank has introduced several new three-inch and four-inch high power rocket kits all featuring flexible phenolic airframes. I chose the three-inch exact scale IRIS kit for this evaluation.

My first attempt at dual deployment came in the form of Public Missiles' Sudden Rush kit featuring the new Quantum Tube airframe. I had previously purchased an Adept ALTS2 altimeter in hopes of starting a dual deployment vehicle from scratch but after much head scratching, I decided to use a pre-engineered kit such as the Sudden Rush to learn the basics.

Flying high power rockets safely means also spending some thoughts on a state-of-the-art recovery system. The introduction of electronic altimeters and timers has brought a big improvement but also some new problems: The relatively low output current of most devices asks for a low current igniter.

The Missile Works WRC² Wireless Recovery Controller is a sophisticated, radio operated, two channel event activation device for high power rocketry. The WRC² is most often used as a backup recovery deployment device. Other uses for the WRC² would include primary recovery deployment, ignition of clustered motors or second stage motor, operation of photographic equipment, or activation of a tracking agent or sound.

With the Winter building season in full swing for most rocketeers across North America, this is the time of sawdust, sandpaper and epoxied fingertips. Tucked away in basements, garages and spare bedrooms, rocketry enthusiasts are busy preparing and/or repairing their fleet for the first touch of green that signals the Spring flying season is officially back open.

The AeroTech RMS/Hybrid motor system has been available since November of 1995, when it was first certified by Tripoli Motor Testing. My first interest in the hybrid began over a year before I finally made the decision to try one out. While considering a purchase, I found little information about the hybrid system.

The last monthly launch of the Superstition Spacemodeling Society for 1999, held Saturday, December 11th, was a truly remarkable event. Not so much because there was a huge turnout, or a large number of people certified, but rather because of the Arizona debut of a brand new product from AeroTech Consumer Aerospace: the new BlackMax Econojet motor.