fw/tmflights
4 years agoBdale's 4.5" IQSY Tomahawk at Distant Thunder in Argonia on a CTI M3400WT
Bdale Garbee [Sat, 9 Nov 2019 23:39:13 +0000 (16:39 -0700)]
Bdale's 4.5" IQSY Tomahawk at Distant Thunder in Argonia on a CTI M3400WT

4 years agoWildman's huge 2-stage flight at LDRS .. booster cato
Bdale Garbee [Fri, 8 Nov 2019 04:27:10 +0000 (21:27 -0700)]
Wildman's huge 2-stage flight at LDRS .. booster cato

4 years agoJoe Bowen hybrid test at Tripoli Colorado Hartsel launch
Bdale Garbee [Mon, 29 Jul 2019 04:58:58 +0000 (22:58 -0600)]
Joe Bowen hybrid test at Tripoli Colorado Hartsel launch

4 years ago5-grain 54mm Everclear in 3" test mule, Tripoli Colorado Hartsel Spring Fling
Bdale Garbee [Mon, 27 May 2019 17:47:21 +0000 (11:47 -0600)]
5-grain 54mm Everclear in 3" test mule, Tripoli Colorado Hartsel Spring Fling

4 years ago4-grain 54mm Everclear on test stand
Bdale Garbee [Mon, 27 May 2019 17:46:57 +0000 (11:46 -0600)]
4-grain 54mm Everclear on test stand

4 years ago3g 54 Everyclear with #24 nozzle .. very pretty burn!
Bdale Garbee [Sat, 25 May 2019 19:32:51 +0000 (13:32 -0600)]
3g 54 Everyclear with #24 nozzle .. very pretty burn!

4 years agoTerry 4g on test stand
Bdale Garbee [Sat, 25 May 2019 19:05:49 +0000 (13:05 -0600)]
Terry 4g on test stand

4 years agoTerry's 2nd 3g 54mm burn on the test stand (not sure why flight number went
Bdale Garbee [Sat, 25 May 2019 18:56:05 +0000 (12:56 -0600)]
Terry's 2nd 3g 54mm burn on the test stand (not sure why flight number went
backwards!?!)

4 years agoTerry's new formula, 3g 54 on test stand
Bdale Garbee [Sat, 25 May 2019 18:37:07 +0000 (12:37 -0600)]
Terry's new formula, 3g 54 on test stand

4 years ago2g 54mm Everclear with #24 nozzle on test stand
Bdale Garbee [Sat, 25 May 2019 18:16:40 +0000 (12:16 -0600)]
2g 54mm Everclear with #24 nozzle on test stand

4 years agoJoe Bowen hybrid test - "chuff" - on test stand at Hartsel, 1600psi sensor
Bdale Garbee [Sat, 25 May 2019 17:57:24 +0000 (11:57 -0600)]
Joe Bowen hybrid test - "chuff" - on test stand at Hartsel, 1600psi sensor

4 years ago4-grain 54mm Everclear flight at NCR North in Bdale's 3" test mule, PFND.
Bdale Garbee [Tue, 7 May 2019 19:47:05 +0000 (13:47 -0600)]
4-grain 54mm Everclear flight at NCR North in Bdale's 3" test mule, PFND.

Post-flight airframe mass was 4055g, other than propellant maybe 5g
of ejection charge mass lost in flight?

4 years agoignore maps/
Bdale Garbee [Fri, 3 May 2019 16:44:13 +0000 (10:44 -0600)]
ignore maps/

4 years agocapture in git all the files I'm carrying around in ~/TeleMetrum/
Bdale Garbee [Fri, 3 May 2019 16:43:36 +0000 (10:43 -0600)]
capture in git all the files I'm carrying around in ~/TeleMetrum/

4 years agomove old files to subdirs to make root dir more manageable
Bdale Garbee [Fri, 3 May 2019 16:42:40 +0000 (10:42 -0600)]
move old files to subdirs to make root dir more manageable

5 years agoCU Denver hybrid tests
Bdale Garbee [Mon, 29 Apr 2019 04:24:57 +0000 (22:24 -0600)]
CU Denver hybrid tests

25 shows some oxidizer flow but no burn
27 was a successful ignition, ended in a flash as chamber failed

5 years agoTerry Lee "new" red propellant 4g 54mm
Bdale Garbee [Sun, 28 Apr 2019 18:57:33 +0000 (12:57 -0600)]
Terry Lee "new" red propellant 4g 54mm

5 years agoTerry Lee 3g 54 "new" red formula .. significant red "chuff" before burn
Bdale Garbee [Sun, 28 Apr 2019 18:39:00 +0000 (12:39 -0600)]
Terry Lee 3g 54 "new" red formula .. significant red "chuff" before burn

5 years ago2-grain 54mm Bdale's Everclear
Bdale Garbee [Sun, 28 Apr 2019 17:09:11 +0000 (11:09 -0600)]
2-grain 54mm Bdale's Everclear

5 years ago3-grain Terry Lee "old formula" 54mm red
Bdale Garbee [Sun, 28 Apr 2019 17:08:40 +0000 (11:08 -0600)]
3-grain Terry Lee "old formula" 54mm red

5 years agoAdjust EasyMega v2.0 flight data to correct mpu9250 orientation
Keith Packard [Sun, 21 Oct 2018 00:33:25 +0000 (17:33 -0700)]
Adjust EasyMega v2.0 flight data to correct mpu9250 orientation

Signed-off-by: Keith Packard <keithp@keithp.com>
5 years agoEasyMega & TeleGPS data, EasyMega v2.0 first test flight .. H42 at Hudson Ranch
Bdale Garbee [Sat, 20 Oct 2018 22:54:50 +0000 (16:54 -0600)]
EasyMega & TeleGPS data, EasyMega v2.0 first test flight .. H42 at Hudson Ranch

EasyMega controlled apogee deployment with motor backup. Shock cord separated
at apogee, descent is nose/ebay under chute.

6 years agoMat Orsak BALLS 2017 single stage to 64k'
Keith Packard [Thu, 28 Sep 2017 05:55:48 +0000 (22:55 -0700)]
Mat Orsak BALLS 2017 single stage to 64k'

Signed-off-by: Keith Packard <keithp@keithp.com>
6 years agoDavid Pinter BALLS 2017
Keith Packard [Wed, 27 Sep 2017 00:28:42 +0000 (17:28 -0700)]
David Pinter BALLS 2017

Weather-cocked and inhibited staging. O3400 booster.

Signed-off-by: Keith Packard <keithp@keithp.com>
6 years agoLou Goldring Airfest 2017
Keith Packard [Mon, 25 Sep 2017 20:55:06 +0000 (13:55 -0700)]
Lou Goldring Airfest 2017

Signed-off-by: Keith Packard <keithp@keithp.com>
6 years agoLittle Dog on J453 White at Airfest 2017
Keith Packard [Tue, 5 Sep 2017 16:33:45 +0000 (10:33 -0600)]
Little Dog on J453 White at Airfest 2017

Max height 3445 m (GPS)
Max speed 364.6 m/s

Signed-off-by: Keith Packard <keithp@keithp.com>
6 years agoKowari. Tm. I200. Reduntant apogee. Nominal flight. 7101'
Keith Packard [Sat, 2 Sep 2017 04:13:51 +0000 (21:13 -0700)]
Kowari. Tm. I200. Reduntant apogee. Nominal flight. 7101'

Signed-off-by: Keith Packard <keithp@keithp.com>
6 years agoFirst TeleMini flight. Serial 3660.
Keith Packard [Sun, 9 Jul 2017 02:52:34 +0000 (21:52 -0500)]
First TeleMini flight. Serial 3660.

159G54 to 1.1km in Argonia.

Signed-off-by: Keith Packard <keithp@keithp.com>
6 years agoBdale's second Mach 3 attempt. Loki 3464 Blue, Argonia. Ballistic return.
Bdale Garbee [Sat, 8 Jul 2017 23:29:20 +0000 (17:29 -0600)]
Bdale's second Mach 3 attempt.  Loki 3464 Blue, Argonia.  Ballistic return.

6 years agoFirst and only flight of Robert's 1/2-scale Maverick on a K740 at Hudson Ranch
Bdale Garbee [Tue, 23 May 2017 18:28:34 +0000 (12:28 -0600)]
First and only flight of Robert's 1/2-scale Maverick on a K740 at Hudson Ranch
Airframe suffered a ballistic return, looks like apogee charge fired but nose
did not detach.

6 years agoHartsel, 3-grain 54mm sorbitol
Bdale Garbee [Mon, 22 May 2017 15:22:36 +0000 (09:22 -0600)]
Hartsel, 3-grain 54mm sorbitol

6 years agoHartsel, 4-grain 54mm sorbitol, forgot to remove load cell stop
Bdale Garbee [Mon, 22 May 2017 15:21:44 +0000 (09:21 -0600)]
Hartsel, 4-grain 54mm sorbitol, forgot to remove load cell stop

6 years agorestructure files into directories by year and "Misc" to ease testing with current...
Bdale Garbee [Thu, 11 May 2017 16:54:12 +0000 (10:54 -0600)]
restructure files into directories by year and "Misc" to ease testing with current data

7 years agoMerge branch 'master' of ssh://git.gag.com/scm/git/fw/tmflights
Bdale Garbee [Mon, 24 Apr 2017 00:04:53 +0000 (18:04 -0600)]
Merge branch 'master' of ssh://git.gag.com/scm/git/fw/tmflights

7 years agoTravel Rocket on CTI J290 White at Tripoli Colorado launch in Hartsel, PFND
Bdale Garbee [Mon, 24 Apr 2017 00:04:29 +0000 (18:04 -0600)]
Travel Rocket on CTI J290 White at Tripoli Colorado launch in Hartsel, PFND

7 years agofirst-ever TeleFireTwo test stand runs from Tripoli Colorado launch
Bdale Garbee [Sun, 23 Apr 2017 23:40:13 +0000 (17:40 -0600)]
first-ever TeleFireTwo test stand runs from Tripoli Colorado launch
  flight 11 is an old 38mm 4-grain KNER in Aerotech 38/720 case,
pyrogen burned instantly, motor took a long time to burn for real
  flight 12 is an old Aerotech H123W 2-grain 38mm reload
  flight 14 is an old Aerotech H112J 3-grain 38mm reload

7 years agoJames Donald MinFluous test flight
Keith Packard [Tue, 4 Apr 2017 15:14:54 +0000 (08:14 -0700)]
James Donald MinFluous test flight

7 years agoJames Donald MinFluous BALLS 2015
Keith Packard [Tue, 4 Apr 2017 15:10:44 +0000 (08:10 -0700)]
James Donald MinFluous BALLS 2015

7 years agoMerge branch 'master' of git.gag.com:/scm/git/fw/tmflights
Keith Packard [Tue, 4 Apr 2017 14:54:46 +0000 (07:54 -0700)]
Merge branch 'master' of git.gag.com:/scm/git/fw/tmflights

7 years ago"travel rocket" at Hartsel with 5 38mm grains of KNER, using a GMA nozzle
Bdale Garbee [Sat, 1 Oct 2016 22:38:45 +0000 (16:38 -0600)]
"travel rocket" at Hartsel with 5 38mm grains of KNER, using a GMA nozzle
with 7.5mm throat, nearly straight exit "cone".  Was slow to light,
nominal flight, no damage.

7 years ago"travel rocket" at Hudson Ranch on a J290, PFND.
Bdale Garbee [Sat, 1 Oct 2016 22:37:58 +0000 (16:37 -0600)]
"travel rocket" at Hudson Ranch on a J290, PFND.

7 years agoI55 flight in travel rocket at NRVR launch - same day N4HY L1 cert happened
Bdale Garbee [Wed, 29 Jun 2016 23:03:48 +0000 (17:03 -0600)]
I55 flight in travel rocket at NRVR launch - same day N4HY L1 cert happened
Motor burned through the forward closure near the end of the predicted burn
time, causing apogee charge to ignite, causing separation and fire damage to
the aft airframe piece.  Electronics recovered under main chute unharmed.

8 years agoflight log from Kendall Brent, successful 2-stage flight
Bdale Garbee [Wed, 16 Sep 2015 23:33:06 +0000 (17:33 -0600)]
flight log from Kendall Brent, successful 2-stage flight

9 years agoDavid Pinter's L935 min-diam launch at NCR North
Bdale Garbee [Mon, 8 Sep 2014 20:03:01 +0000 (14:03 -0600)]
David Pinter's L935 min-diam launch at NCR North

9 years agoLDDD on J330 at OROC Summer Skies
Keith Packard [Sun, 27 Jul 2014 16:20:15 +0000 (09:20 -0700)]
LDDD on J330 at OROC Summer Skies

1.1g both ends

Signed-off-by: Keith Packard <keithp@keithp.com>
9 years agoKowari on G54 at OROC Summer Skies
Keith Packard [Sun, 27 Jul 2014 16:18:01 +0000 (09:18 -0700)]
Kowari on G54 at OROC Summer Skies

1.0 ejection charge

Signed-off-by: Keith Packard <keithp@keithp.com>
9 years agoBdale's Estes airframe on a Pro29 G125 red
Bdale Garbee [Fri, 25 Jul 2014 21:07:27 +0000 (15:07 -0600)]
Bdale's Estes airframe on a Pro29 G125 red

9 years agoBdale's Estes airframe on a CTI Pro29 G57, PFND
Bdale Garbee [Fri, 25 Jul 2014 21:06:58 +0000 (15:06 -0600)]
Bdale's Estes airframe on a CTI Pro29 G57, PFND

9 years agoRobert's Wildman Jr at TC Spring Fling on a CTI I303 blue. PFND.
Bdale Garbee [Mon, 30 Jun 2014 21:55:43 +0000 (15:55 -0600)]
Robert's Wildman Jr at TC Spring Fling on a CTI I303 blue.  PFND.

9 years agoRobert's Wildman Jr at TC Spring Fling 2014 on a CTI I195 red. PFND.
Bdale Garbee [Mon, 30 Jun 2014 21:55:12 +0000 (15:55 -0600)]
Robert's Wildman Jr at TC Spring Fling 2014 on a CTI I195 red.  PFND.

9 years agoRobert's Wildman 3" at TC Spring Fling 2014 on a CTI K740 C-star. PFND.
Bdale Garbee [Mon, 30 Jun 2014 21:51:54 +0000 (15:51 -0600)]
Robert's Wildman 3" at TC Spring Fling 2014 on a CTI K740 C-star.  PFND.
Note, however, that GPS lock doesn't appear to exist until apogee?

9 years agoBdale's G3 at TC Spring Fling 2014 on a CTI Pro54 4 grain sparky K454. PFND.
Bdale Garbee [Mon, 30 Jun 2014 21:47:54 +0000 (15:47 -0600)]
Bdale's G3 at TC Spring Fling 2014 on a CTI Pro54 4 grain sparky K454.  PFND.

10 years agoYik3 flight in argonia 2012-9-2
Keith Packard [Wed, 16 Apr 2014 18:08:20 +0000 (11:08 -0700)]
Yik3 flight in argonia 2012-9-2

With science logs, telem and eeprom. Flight to 21k+', about mach 2.

Signed-off-by: Keith Packard <keithp@keithp.com>
10 years agoMerge remote-tracking branch 'origin/master'
Keith Packard [Sat, 25 Jan 2014 06:27:58 +0000 (22:27 -0800)]
Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/master'

10 years agoBdale's Hawk Mountain Raptor kit-bash on a CTI H255 White Thunder
Bdale Garbee [Fri, 24 Jan 2014 06:49:33 +0000 (23:49 -0700)]
Bdale's Hawk Mountain Raptor kit-bash on a CTI H255 White Thunder
at Hudson Ranch.  Looks like motor eject and TM v1.9 apogee charges
went together, shock cord pulled off aft end of the ebay.  Power
switch got dislodged and pushed in the event, so nothing after
apogee.  Recovered ebay, main bay, and nose cone with un-fired main
charge.  Fin can not recovered.

10 years agoBdale's orange and black G3 airframe with a production TeleMega,
Bdale Garbee [Fri, 24 Jan 2014 06:38:51 +0000 (23:38 -0700)]
Bdale's orange and black G3 airframe with a production TeleMega,
at Hudson Ranch flying on a CT K530SS.  Main shook out at apogee, looks
like the motor backup and Tmega apogee charges fired close together.  Main
charge fired at 250m as expected, puff was visible in binocs.  Airframe
landed in the middle of the highway, one fin knocked loose and some road
rash on the airframe.  All fixable.  Ebay contents perfectly fine.

10 years agoMmuchness on John Lyngdal research L
Keith Packard [Fri, 25 Oct 2013 09:08:09 +0000 (17:08 +0800)]
Mmuchness on John Lyngdal research L

PFND. TeleMega worked great

Signed-off-by: Keith Packard <keithp@keithp.com>
10 years agoKoala on G118BS at 2013 Filible's Follies
Keith Packard [Sun, 22 Sep 2013 04:24:53 +0000 (21:24 -0700)]
Koala on G118BS at 2013 Filible's Follies

EasyMini 87 + TeleMini 97 with EasyMini having a 1 second apogee
delay.

1g BP both charges, motor backup left in place (15 second delay).

Signed-off-by: Keith Packard <keithp@keithp.com>
10 years agoMerge branch 'master' of ssh://git.gag.com/scm/git/fw/tmflights
Bdale Garbee [Thu, 5 Sep 2013 21:14:01 +0000 (15:14 -0600)]
Merge branch 'master' of ssh://git.gag.com/scm/git/fw/tmflights

10 years agoAirfest 2013: Bdale's new airframe on Loki M with TMv1 and Tmega
Keith Packard [Thu, 5 Sep 2013 01:41:30 +0000 (18:41 -0700)]
Airfest 2013: Bdale's new airframe on Loki M with TMv1 and Tmega

5745m (baro). 6052m (gps). 591m/s.

Signed-off-by: Keith Packard <keithp@keithp.com>
10 years agoAirfest 2013: Candy Cane L935 with TM v2 prototype
Keith Packard [Thu, 5 Sep 2013 01:34:01 +0000 (18:34 -0700)]
Airfest 2013: Candy Cane L935 with TM v2 prototype

3126m, 390m/s.

1.1g charges both ends, main charge was too small. Should use 1.1
apogee, 1.5 main.

Signed-off-by: Keith Packard <keithp@keithp.com>
10 years agoAirfest 2013: Candy-Cane with TeleMetrum v1.9.
Keith Packard [Mon, 2 Sep 2013 03:57:53 +0000 (22:57 -0500)]
Airfest 2013: Candy-Cane with TeleMetrum v1.9.

J290-WH motor. 1.1g BP both ejection charges. PFND.

Signed-off-by: Keith Packard <keithp@keithp.com>
10 years agoAirfest 2013. Robert's Back in Black. 2676m, 368m/s
Keith Packard [Tue, 3 Sep 2013 18:36:43 +0000 (12:36 -0600)]
Airfest 2013. Robert's Back in Black. 2676m, 368m/s

New personal record!

Signed-off-by: Keith Packard <keithp@keithp.com>
10 years agoAirfest 2013. Robert's Back in Black on H100
Keith Packard [Tue, 3 Sep 2013 18:35:23 +0000 (12:35 -0600)]
Airfest 2013. Robert's Back in Black on H100

534m, 107m/s

Signed-off-by: Keith Packard <keithp@keithp.com>
10 years agoAirfest 2013. Robert's Back in Black on JR research I
Keith Packard [Tue, 3 Sep 2013 18:33:36 +0000 (12:33 -0600)]
Airfest 2013. Robert's Back in Black on JR research I

1319m, 206m/s.

Signed-off-by: Keith Packard <keithp@keithp.com>
10 years agoAirfest 2013: Robert's Back in Black on James Russell J-ish
Keith Packard [Thu, 5 Sep 2013 20:59:39 +0000 (13:59 -0700)]
Airfest 2013: Robert's Back in Black on James Russell J-ish

Propellant X

1342m, 202m/s.

Signed-off-by: Keith Packard <keithp@keithp.com>
10 years agoAirfest 2013: AJ's Level 3 cert flight
Keith Packard [Mon, 2 Sep 2013 04:09:06 +0000 (23:09 -0500)]
Airfest 2013: AJ's Level 3 cert flight

Signed-off-by: Keith Packard <keithp@keithp.com>
10 years agoOroc Summer 2013. Candy Cane on some 5-grain Pro 38
Keith Packard [Tue, 3 Sep 2013 18:44:51 +0000 (12:44 -0600)]
Oroc Summer 2013. Candy Cane on some 5-grain Pro 38

853m. 143m/s. Main failed to deploy.

Signed-off-by: Keith Packard <keithp@keithp.com>
10 years agoAirfest 2013: Bdale's new airframe on Loki M with TMv1 and Tmega
Keith Packard [Thu, 5 Sep 2013 01:41:30 +0000 (18:41 -0700)]
Airfest 2013: Bdale's new airframe on Loki M with TMv1 and Tmega

5745m (baro). 6052m (gps). 591m/s.

Signed-off-by: Keith Packard <keithp@keithp.com>
10 years agoAirfest 2013: Candy Cane L935 with TM v2 prototype
Keith Packard [Thu, 5 Sep 2013 01:34:01 +0000 (18:34 -0700)]
Airfest 2013: Candy Cane L935 with TM v2 prototype

3126m, 390m/s.

1.1g charges both ends, main charge was too small. Should use 1.1
apogee, 1.5 main.

Signed-off-by: Keith Packard <keithp@keithp.com>
10 years agoOroc Summer 2013. Candy Cane on some 5-grain Pro 38
Keith Packard [Tue, 3 Sep 2013 18:44:51 +0000 (12:44 -0600)]
Oroc Summer 2013. Candy Cane on some 5-grain Pro 38

853m. 143m/s. Main failed to deploy.

Signed-off-by: Keith Packard <keithp@keithp.com>
10 years agoAirfest 2013. Robert's Back in Black. 2676m, 368m/s
Keith Packard [Tue, 3 Sep 2013 18:36:43 +0000 (12:36 -0600)]
Airfest 2013. Robert's Back in Black. 2676m, 368m/s

New personal record!

Signed-off-by: Keith Packard <keithp@keithp.com>
10 years agoAirfest 2013. Robert's Back in Black on JR research I
Keith Packard [Tue, 3 Sep 2013 18:35:23 +0000 (12:35 -0600)]
Airfest 2013. Robert's Back in Black on JR research I

534m, 107m/s

Signed-off-by: Keith Packard <keithp@keithp.com>
10 years agoAirfest 2013. Robert's Back in Black on JR research J-ish
Keith Packard [Tue, 3 Sep 2013 18:33:36 +0000 (12:33 -0600)]
Airfest 2013. Robert's Back in Black on JR research J-ish

1319m, 206m/s.

Signed-off-by: Keith Packard <keithp@keithp.com>
10 years agoAJ's Level 3 cert flight, Airfest 2013
Keith Packard [Mon, 2 Sep 2013 04:09:06 +0000 (23:09 -0500)]
AJ's Level 3 cert flight, Airfest 2013

Signed-off-by: Keith Packard <keithp@keithp.com>
10 years agoCandy-Cane with TeleMetrum v1.9. Airfest 2013
Keith Packard [Mon, 2 Sep 2013 03:57:53 +0000 (22:57 -0500)]
Candy-Cane with TeleMetrum v1.9. Airfest 2013

J290-WH motor. 1.1g BP both ejection charges. PFND.

Signed-off-by: Keith Packard <keithp@keithp.com>
10 years agoMerge branch 'master' of git.gag.com:/scm/git/fw/tmflights
Keith Packard [Mon, 29 Jul 2013 02:20:13 +0000 (19:20 -0700)]
Merge branch 'master' of git.gag.com:/scm/git/fw/tmflights

10 years agoRobert's "Back in Black" at Chili Blaster 5, flying on a CTI Pro38 5-grain
Bdale Garbee [Sun, 28 Jul 2013 14:39:35 +0000 (08:39 -0600)]
Robert's "Back in Black" at Chili Blaster 5, flying on a CTI Pro38 5-grain
543I297 Skidmark, 1.2g charges both ends, PFND.

10 years ago"Return to Flight" at SCORE's Chili Blaster 5 at Hudson Ranch
Bdale Garbee [Sun, 28 Jul 2013 14:37:10 +0000 (08:37 -0600)]
"Return to Flight" at SCORE's Chili Blaster 5 at Hudson Ranch

Robert's new Wildnman Jr, christened "Back in Black", flying on a
CTI Pro38 2-grain 273H225 White Thunder.  1.2g charges both ends.  PFND.

10 years agoCandy Cane on L990BS at NSL 2013 with Tmega 84
Keith Packard [Wed, 29 May 2013 15:07:56 +0000 (08:07 -0700)]
Candy Cane on L990BS at NSL 2013 with Tmega 84

Tmega GPS tracked apogee well, height was off by about 200m.

MS5607 reported significantly pressure increase during motor burn.

1.5g BP both ends. Apogee acceleration (75g) suggests that a smaller
charge may work fine.

Signed-off-by: Keith Packard <keithp@keithp.com>
10 years agoTeleBT data logged on Bdale's Galaxy S2 with AltosDroid today, for comparison
Bdale Garbee [Sun, 19 May 2013 22:38:36 +0000 (16:38 -0600)]
TeleBT data logged on Bdale's Galaxy S2 with AltosDroid today, for comparison

10 years agoTrick-o-Treat on a CTI Pro38 6xl Red Lightning 999J600 at Hartsel
Bdale Garbee [Sun, 19 May 2013 22:29:14 +0000 (16:29 -0600)]
Trick-o-Treat on a CTI Pro38 6xl Red Lightning 999J600 at Hartsel
First-ever flight of TeleMega v0.3, PFND dual deploy!

Flights 1 and 2 are false launch detects on the rail, probably due to high
wind combined with a single static port on the down-wind side.

10 years agoOROC May 2013 launch. Candy Cane on J330 classic.
Keith Packard [Tue, 14 May 2013 07:52:25 +0000 (00:52 -0700)]
OROC May 2013 launch. Candy Cane on J330 classic.

1.5g BP both ends. Motor case ejected near apogee, but recovered.

Signed-off-by: Keith Packard <keithp@keithp.com>
10 years agoOROC May 2013 launch. Koala G54R. Motor ejection too short.
Keith Packard [Tue, 14 May 2013 07:50:36 +0000 (00:50 -0700)]
OROC May 2013 launch. Koala G54R. Motor ejection too short.

1g BP ejection charge.

Signed-off-by: Keith Packard <keithp@keithp.com>
11 years agoTeleGPS telemetry gathered via TeleBT and Android phone
Bdale Garbee [Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:00:54 +0000 (02:00 -0600)]
TeleGPS telemetry gathered via TeleBT and Android phone
g-spot on a 59G54 at Hartsel

11 years agoTrick-o-Treat on a J420CL at Hartsel, MM with two batteries, PFND
Bdale Garbee [Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:00:15 +0000 (02:00 -0600)]
Trick-o-Treat on a J420CL at Hartsel, MM with two batteries, PFND

11 years agoTrick-O-Treat on an I345 at Hudson Ranch
Bdale Garbee [Sun, 3 Mar 2013 05:52:04 +0000 (22:52 -0700)]
Trick-O-Treat on an I345 at Hudson Ranch
MegaMetrum sn 69 as the sole electronics... PFND!
Looks like we lost data around the time of the main event?

11 years agoTrick-O-Treat on an I345 at Hudson Ranch
Bdale Garbee [Sun, 3 Mar 2013 05:48:56 +0000 (22:48 -0700)]
Trick-O-Treat on an I345 at Hudson Ranch
TM sn 209 flew the rocket, MM sn 69 as a passenger.  PFND

11 years agoRobert's Nuke Pro Maxx on an H100 Imax at Hudson Ranch
Bdale Garbee [Sun, 3 Mar 2013 05:40:09 +0000 (22:40 -0700)]
Robert's Nuke Pro Maxx on an H100 Imax at Hudson Ranch
PFND, but the GPS idea of the launch location is completely nuts!

11 years agoRobert's Maverick on an H225 at Hudson Ranch. Lost one fin pair on landing.
Bdale Garbee [Sun, 3 Mar 2013 05:34:44 +0000 (22:34 -0700)]
Robert's Maverick on an H225 at Hudson Ranch.  Lost one fin pair on landing.

11 years agoAdd flights from Bernard Cawley. the Tm flights have issues.
Keith Packard [Mon, 11 Feb 2013 06:57:52 +0000 (22:57 -0800)]
Add flights from Bernard Cawley. the Tm flights have issues.

These are Tm and µP flights.

Signed-off-by: Keith Packard <keithp@keithp.com>
11 years agoRemove bogus file
Keith Packard [Mon, 11 Feb 2013 06:59:37 +0000 (22:59 -0800)]
Remove bogus file

Signed-off-by: Keith Packard <keithp@keithp.com>
11 years agoBob Brown N-2750 research in a Mongoose
Bdale Garbee [Mon, 21 Jan 2013 21:38:24 +0000 (14:38 -0700)]
Bob Brown N-2750 research in a Mongoose
Apparent nose cone failure after about 4.5 seconds, TeleMetrum lost

11 years agoMerge branch 'master' of ssh://git.gag.com/scm/git/fw/tmflights
Bdale Garbee [Sun, 20 Jan 2013 03:54:58 +0000 (20:54 -0700)]
Merge branch 'master' of ssh://git.gag.com/scm/git/fw/tmflights

11 years agoRobert's Maverick on a CTI I345WT at Hudson Ranch. Beautiful vertical
Bdale Garbee [Sun, 20 Jan 2013 03:54:09 +0000 (20:54 -0700)]
Robert's Maverick on a CTI I345WT at Hudson Ranch.  Beautiful vertical
flight, PFND.  This is a great motor for this airframe!

11 years agoRobert's successful NAR Junior L1 cert!
Bdale Garbee [Sun, 20 Jan 2013 03:52:25 +0000 (20:52 -0700)]
Robert's successful NAR Junior L1 cert!
He brought his Lil Nuke out of retirement for the event, and flew on an
Aerotech H165R.  Beautiful flight, ejection appeared to be shortly before
apogee, PFND.

11 years agoSharp Stick at Hudson Ranch on an ancient Aerotech I211W, PFND.
Bdale Garbee [Sun, 20 Jan 2013 03:51:00 +0000 (20:51 -0700)]
Sharp Stick at Hudson Ranch on an ancient Aerotech I211W, PFND.
This was a test of new GPS firmware from SkyTraq .. lag is gone, but it still
can't handle rapid Z translation.  Oh well.

11 years agoFirst real test flights of MicroPeak
Keith Packard [Sun, 13 Jan 2013 02:04:31 +0000 (18:04 -0800)]
First real test flights of MicroPeak

Various rockets flown on A-C motors in Wilsonville.

There are some unexpected results, mostly where the landing height is
significantly off (5-10m). The rockets were launched from about 1m
agl, so some error is understandable. The pads were in sun at times,
and most of the rockets had transparent ebays, so perhaps the readings
were affected by light.

Signed-off-by: Keith Packard <keithp@keithp.com>
11 years agoKeith's Mini Mmuchness on H140 at OROC Fillible's Folly
Keith Packard [Sat, 8 Dec 2012 23:48:22 +0000 (15:48 -0800)]
Keith's Mini Mmuchness on H140 at OROC Fillible's Folly

Flying TM sn 341 (v1.1). Battery measured 3.79V on the rail, and while
the drogue event occurred normally, the main event caused the computer
to reboot.

Signed-off-by: Keith Packard <keithp@keithp.com>
11 years agoMerge branch 'master' of ssh://git.gag.com/scm/git/fw/tmflights
Bdale Garbee [Mon, 19 Nov 2012 20:32:59 +0000 (13:32 -0700)]
Merge branch 'master' of ssh://git.gag.com/scm/git/fw/tmflights