Doug Gerrard has been flying camera rockets for years, having flown dozens of different kinds of cameras from a variety of rockets and configurations. From 110, 35 mm, 8 mm movie, video, and even a large format (4" x 5") camera, he's flown them all.  When it came time to do his Level 3 certification, he knew it would be with a camera rocket, but the real question was how many?

I’VE BEEN HEARING for a long time that youth involvement in rocketry is in decline. After hearing a lot of discussion and reading through several threads on the discussion forums, I think I need to share a few thoughts. I wasn’t too aware of the problem until recently during some discussions in the chat room. The people I was talking with wanted to know what I thought would help the major organizations interest kids. It took me a lot of thought, but finally I came up with my answer.

The Missile Works RRC² altimeter is one of the most attractively priced units available to the high power rocket community; my unit was under $100 including shipping. The size, simplicity, features and price contributed to my decision to purchase the RRC²; however reading through the very well done manual convinced me to place an order.

QUITE A FEW tourists were passing through, though not many braved the summer heat to take a look at the old ships. I did my best to avoid their masses, and found myself in the company of some old wrecks. A handful of ships and broken pieces lay scattered, tossed about as if by a giants hand, or some unimaginable storm.

Programmin' by Pete (PbP) offers a variety of electronic devices for high power rocketry. The programmable
(low power) timer and switch selected (high power) timers (Fig-2) are the focus of this review. Both units are single event timers designed to fire an ejection charge, or ignite motors in flight.

I’VE REVIEWED SEVERAL POSTINGS regarding “Duty of the RSO”, RSO training, “Bozo filters”, certification time requirements and enforcement, public image of the sport, “Kids with G motors” and differences between TRA and NAR.

I received an email the other day from Derek Deville discussing his candidacy for the upcoming Tripoli Rocketry Association's Board of Directors elections, and it got me thinking. I knew of Derek through his involvement with Tripoli South Florida, where he serves as president of their prefecture, but it also reminded me that elections were drawing near and I wondered where was my ballot.

Second only to LDRS, the annual Airfest at Argonia, Kansas is, as the Kloudbusters would like to put it, the largest rocket launch of the year. This year's Labor Day weekend launch opened at 8:00 AM on Saturday, Sept. 5th. The weather was outstanding. The sun was shining and the winds were light, about 5 mph. In other words big, beautiful blue Kansas skies.