Surviving a construction project and building my Doorknob
It's been awhile since I've built or launched anything. We started a home remodeling project that disrupted my ability to build anything. The basement office remodeling project is finished though there are still a lot of boxes to unpack. I finally cleared some space this weekend and have started a new rocket. First, a couple of words about some new future members of my fleet. First, I decided that the Estes Doorknob sounded like a pretty cool 3" diameter rocket. It had been out of stock since last fall but I wrote Estes and they told me when they were expected a small order so I ordered one at the end of January using a discount code that came with the 2023 catalog. It's a cool rocket that only takes 29mm engines and comes with an 18" nylon parachute and can go 1100 feet on an F15-6 engine. I'll definitely want to use my new JLCR to prevent this rocket from drifting away! I decided to focus (mostly) on building Estes Pro Series II rockets this year s