GOOD THINGS

                                                 These are stories about things that worked and things that didn't

 Rockets are funny, they don't always do what you want them to do. Sometimes we have some pretty good ideas for rocket things and sometimes they're not so good. Sometimes we buy things for our rockets that work real well and sometimes they don't. Some of the things we make or buy need some time or special training to learn how to best use them. This page has some good ideas and stories about how we made things work and about how we, and others didn't make them work. 

             Incoming                                                James L3 attempt                                Impact on the Playa

Chute Roller  This is an easy to make tool that can help get a big chute in and out of a small rocket.

Deployment Charge This is a very reliable BP charge holder that you can make yourself. 

GPS Flight  Want to know where your rocket is when it's up to 15 miles away? Try the GPS/Flight.

RMS Cleaning Tired of scraping charcoal out of your motor hardware? Teflon may help.

Rocket Hunter Need to track that minimum dia. bird when you can't see it? Get a Rocket Hunter radio tracking system.

Xenon Strobe Need to see your rocket for .5 miles at a night launch? Build this beacon.