Here’s how my 2014 rocketry goals are going:
- Fly some larger rockets
Good this month. Successful Ventris flight. Aerotech Mustang completed but not yet flown. - Fly more 24mm BP
Not this month. - Fly some composite motors
Good this month. Ventris went up on another Ceseroni.
- Put an entry (however pathetic) into each club launch contest and theme
Good this month. Theme this month was gliders and contest was 1/2A glider duration; I flew 3 gliders 6 times including 3 contest flights. - NARTREK Bronze
Done this month. Successfully did the streamer and parachute duration flights, mailed in the paperwork, received certificate. - Build almost everything in my (current) build pile (see table below)
Progress this month. I’ve finished the Mustang and Swift BG. On the other hand I decided to abandon the V-2 build. - Buy too many kits
Not this month. Nothin’! - Fly lots of stuff
Good this month. 12 flights at the club launch. - Have fun
Good this month. Aside from that freaking non-gliding Swift.
Victories in addition to the above:
2014 builds so far:
| Rocket | Status as of 31 July 2014 | Notes |
| — In progress as of 1 Jan 2014: | ||
| Estes Tornado | Needs painting | Has flown, needs final paint / decal |
| 3D Rocketry Lunar Eclipse Junior | Done and flown | Needs repair or retirement |
| (scratch) Bohica’s Dead Ringer | Done and flown | |
| FlisKits Caution | Done and flown (and destroyed!) | |
| Bob Harrington Mini Satellite Interceptor | Done and flown | |
| Starlight Saber | Needs painting | 1st primer on |
| Semroc V-2 | Abandoned | |
| — In build pile as of 1 Jan 2014: | ||
| Quest MLAS | Build pile | |
| Estes D-Region Tomahawk | Build pile | |
| Estes Mega Mosquito | Done and flown | |
| Estes Photon Disruptor | Build pile | |
| Shrockets SeaSting | Build pile | Plan to paint parts before gluing. |
| Semroc Swift Boost Glider | Done and flown | For Gliders contest (July). |
| Estes Mosquito | Done and flown | |
| Hot Rod Habenero | Build pile | |
| Aerotech Mustang | Done | |
| Estes Xarconian Cruiser | Build pile | |
| — Acquired or plan to acquire in 2014: | ||
| Estes Yankee | Needs painting | Has flown. |
| (scratch) Bad Cholesterol | Done and flown; needs payload stage and paint on 2nd egg capsule for August | For Dual D Eggloft Duration contest (June, rescheduled from May) and TARC Rules contest (August). |
| (scratch) The Rocket Doctors Recommend Most | In progress | For Oddrocs theme and night launch (August). |
| Glencoe Jupiter-C | Build pile | For Plastic Model Conversion contest (September). Build non-conversion model as warmup. |
| Estes Mosquito #2 | Build pile | Send to parts bin? Modify? Kitbash? |
| Estes Mega Mosquito #2 | Build pile | Fat Boy kitbash? |
| Estes Ventris | Done and flown | Needs repainting |
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