fw/tmflights
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

11 years agoSteve Klausmeyer flights
Bdale Garbee [Mon, 19 Nov 2012 15:43:03 +0000 (08:43 -0700)]
Steve Klausmeyer flights

Flight 1: Competitor 4 - 76mm motor with 20 in propellant - Wayside White
Flight 2: Competitor 4 - 76mm motor with 20 in propellant - Slow Blonde
Flight 3: Eagle Claw 4 - 54mm motor with 25 in propellant - Wayside White
motor blew the nozzle shortly after liftoff
Flight 4: Competitor 4 - 76mm motor with 20 in propellant - Slow Blonde
Flight 5: Eagle Claw 4 - 54mm motor with 21 in propellant - Slow Blonde

11 years agoMerge branch 'master' of git.gag.com:/scm/git/fw/tmflights
Keith Packard [Sun, 18 Nov 2012 01:35:41 +0000 (17:35 -0800)]
Merge branch 'master' of git.gag.com:/scm/git/fw/tmflights

11 years agoTrick-o-Treat on a J290 white at Hudson Ranch, TM flew the rocket,
Bdale Garbee [Sun, 18 Nov 2012 01:34:20 +0000 (18:34 -0700)]
Trick-o-Treat on a J290 white at Hudson Ranch, TM flew the rocket,
MM along for the ride .. MM did not generate RF correctly .. PFND

11 years agoCandy Cane with MegaMetrum SN 68. Rocketober 2012.
Keith Packard [Sun, 21 Oct 2012 20:04:34 +0000 (13:04 -0700)]
Candy Cane with MegaMetrum SN 68. Rocketober 2012.

Loki J550 motor. 1.5g BP both ends.

MegaMetrum required one reboot cycle on the pad. The invalid "flight"
sequence is in flight-003.

MegaMetrum telemetry not recorded, but was captured successfully with
AltosDroid.

Signed-off-by: Keith Packard <keithp@keithp.com>
11 years agooops, don't want the csv in git
Bdale Garbee [Tue, 18 Sep 2012 23:37:22 +0000 (17:37 -0600)]
oops, don't want the csv in git

11 years agoKeith's Candy Cane at Airfest 18 on a James Russell red research motor
Bdale Garbee [Tue, 18 Sep 2012 23:35:38 +0000 (17:35 -0600)]
Keith's Candy Cane at Airfest 18 on a James Russell red research motor

11 years agoBdale's Cherokee D Upscale, Tripoli Colorado Fall Frenzy 2012
Bdale Garbee [Sun, 16 Sep 2012 21:39:46 +0000 (15:39 -0600)]
Bdale's Cherokee D Upscale, Tripoli Colorado Fall Frenzy 2012

This was a kit developed by John Boren as a club project for SCORE
a couple of years ago.  Bdale finally finished his, and this was its
first flight, on a Cesaroni 108G68 White.  Beautiful flight!  Landed
near some horses, who studied it with great curiosity until Bdale was
able to retrieve it... PFND.

11 years agoBdale's Formula 54, Tripoli Colorado Fall Frenzy 2012
Bdale Garbee [Sun, 16 Sep 2012 21:35:27 +0000 (15:35 -0600)]
Bdale's Formula 54, Tripoli Colorado Fall Frenzy 2012

Cesaroni 168H410VM, PFND

11 years agoRobert's Maverick, Tripoli Colorado Fall Frenzy 2012
Bdale Garbee [Sun, 16 Sep 2012 21:24:48 +0000 (15:24 -0600)]
Robert's Maverick, Tripoli Colorado Fall Frenzy 2012

This was the Maverick's third flight, on a very old Aerotech I154J reload
using TeleMini for apogee electronic deployment only with no backup... the
reload was built using a plugged forward closure.  This really isn't enough
thrust for the airframe, as the rocket layed over about 50 degrees from
vertical off the rail and took off to the East.  TeleMini did the right
thing, and the build is stout enough that the airframe was recovered with
no damage whatsoever!  Bottom line is that we probably want at least 200 N
average thrust, and a good kick off the rail, for this rocket to fly safely.

11 years agoRobert's Maverick, Tripoli Colorado Fall Frenzy 2012
Bdale Garbee [Sun, 16 Sep 2012 21:23:39 +0000 (15:23 -0600)]
Robert's Maverick, Tripoli Colorado Fall Frenzy 2012

Second flight, this time on a Cesaroni 364I212SS, again with TeleMini for
apogee electronic deployment and motor backup.  This was a much better motor
for the Maverick than the H!  PFND

11 years agoRobert's Maverick, Tripoli Colorado Fall Fling 2012, first flight!
Bdale Garbee [Sun, 16 Sep 2012 21:21:01 +0000 (15:21 -0600)]
Robert's Maverick, Tripoli Colorado Fall Fling 2012, first flight!

Robert passed the Tripoli Mentoring Program test first-thing with a perfect
score.  We think he's the first Colorado resident to qualify for TMP, and
perhaps the youngest person anywhere to date.  He celbrated the creation of
the mentoring program by building a 1/3 scale Maverick missile that can not
fly safely on anything but high-power motors.  This was the missile's first
flight.

Cesaroni 247H143SS using a TeleMini for apogee electronic deployment with
motor backup.  PFND.

11 years agoRobert's Formula-54 at Chili Blaster IV .. lost RF at apogee, otherwise OK
Bdale Garbee [Tue, 21 Aug 2012 23:01:30 +0000 (17:01 -0600)]
Robert's Formula-54 at Chili Blaster IV .. lost RF at apogee, otherwise OK

11 years agoRobert's Nuke Pro Maxx at MHM 2012?
Bdale Garbee [Tue, 21 Aug 2012 22:53:12 +0000 (16:53 -0600)]
Robert's Nuke Pro Maxx at MHM 2012?

11 years agoRobert's Nuke Pro Maxx at Chili Blaster IV
Bdale Garbee [Tue, 21 Aug 2012 22:52:22 +0000 (16:52 -0600)]
Robert's Nuke Pro Maxx at Chili Blaster IV

11 years agoBdale's big Goblin on a CTI M1545 Green3 at Chili Blaster IV .. PFND!
Bdale Garbee [Tue, 21 Aug 2012 22:34:01 +0000 (16:34 -0600)]
Bdale's big Goblin on a CTI M1545 Green3 at Chili Blaster IV .. PFND!

11 years agoMerge branch 'master' of ssh://git.gag.com/scm/git/fw/tmflights
Bdale Garbee [Mon, 30 Jul 2012 03:50:50 +0000 (21:50 -0600)]
Merge branch 'master' of ssh://git.gag.com/scm/git/fw/tmflights

11 years agodata from payload flown in ULA Future rocket at Chili Blaster IV
Bdale Garbee [Mon, 30 Jul 2012 03:50:29 +0000 (21:50 -0600)]
data from payload flown in ULA Future rocket at Chili Blaster IV

11 years agoMerge remote-tracking branch 'origin/master'
Keith Packard [Tue, 3 Jul 2012 07:28:26 +0000 (00:28 -0700)]
Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/master'

11 years agoCandy Can on CTI J357 - MegaMetrum test flight
Keith Packard [Tue, 3 Jul 2012 07:26:17 +0000 (00:26 -0700)]
Candy Can on CTI J357 - MegaMetrum test flight

Another modest flight. Looks like good data was logged.

Signed-off-by: Keith Packard <keithp@keithp.com>
11 years agoCandy Cane on CTI I540 - test flight with Mega Metrum
Keith Packard [Tue, 3 Jul 2012 07:13:53 +0000 (00:13 -0700)]
Candy Cane on CTI I540 - test flight with Mega Metrum

Higher acceleration (around 20g).

Signed-off-by: Keith Packard <keithp@keithp.com>
11 years agoCandy Cane on CTI J335 RL - MegaMetrum test flight
Keith Packard [Tue, 3 Jul 2012 07:03:34 +0000 (00:03 -0700)]
Candy Cane on CTI J335 RL - MegaMetrum test flight

PFND, low accel (13G), low speed (<.5mach).

Signed-off-by: Keith Packard <keithp@keithp.com>
11 years agoBdale's big Goblin on a James Russell research motor, first flight of his
Bdale Garbee [Fri, 1 Jun 2012 06:05:17 +0000 (00:05 -0600)]
Bdale's big Goblin on a James Russell research motor, first flight of his
new "yellow" propellant.  Nearly a PFND, minor cracking at the front of the
monkey bay on the rail side.

11 years agobogus flight of big Goblin at Hartsel precipitated by low front passing
Bdale Garbee [Fri, 1 Jun 2012 05:58:31 +0000 (23:58 -0600)]
bogus flight of big Goblin at Hartsel precipitated by low front passing
through as airframe spent hours on the rail in 'pad' mode

11 years agoMerge branch 'master' of ssh://git.gag.com/scm/git/fw/tmflights
Bdale Garbee [Fri, 1 Jun 2012 05:53:27 +0000 (23:53 -0600)]
Merge branch 'master' of ssh://git.gag.com/scm/git/fw/tmflights

11 years agoRobert's Nuke Pro Maxx on an Aerotech G67R at Mile High Mayhem 2012
Bdale Garbee [Fri, 1 Jun 2012 05:52:34 +0000 (23:52 -0600)]
Robert's Nuke Pro Maxx on an Aerotech G67R at Mile High Mayhem 2012
Had igniter trouble, delay ended up very short in flight, perhaps due
to some burning during previous ignition attempts?

11 years agoRobert's LOC Legacy on a CTI F36BS at Mile High Mayhem 2012
Bdale Garbee [Fri, 1 Jun 2012 05:40:05 +0000 (23:40 -0600)]
Robert's LOC Legacy on a CTI F36BS at Mile High Mayhem 2012

11 years agoAdd megametrum eeprom capture
Keith Packard [Tue, 29 May 2012 21:12:01 +0000 (15:12 -0600)]
Add megametrum eeprom capture

This is the first flight with megametrum in ToT with K400

Signed-off-by: Keith Packard <keithp@keithp.com>
11 years agoKeith's Koala on a CTI H255BS at Mile High Mayhem 2012
Bdale Garbee [Sat, 26 May 2012 20:57:08 +0000 (14:57 -0600)]
Keith's Koala on a CTI H255BS at Mile High Mayhem 2012

11 years agoBdale's Formula 54 on a CTI H410VM at Mile High Mayhem 2012
Bdale Garbee [Sat, 26 May 2012 20:53:33 +0000 (14:53 -0600)]
Bdale's Formula 54 on a CTI H410VM at Mile High Mayhem 2012

11 years agoRobert's Formula 54 on a G118BS-12 at MHM 2012 .. PFND
Bdale Garbee [Sat, 26 May 2012 20:47:26 +0000 (14:47 -0600)]
Robert's Formula 54 on a G118BS-12 at MHM 2012 .. PFND

12 years agogive pdf of plots from first flight ever a more descriptive file name
Bdale Garbee [Sun, 8 Apr 2012 14:26:18 +0000 (08:26 -0600)]
give pdf of plots from first flight ever a more descriptive file name

12 years agoBdale's Formula 54 on a CTI 168H410 Vmax at Hudson Ranch
Bdale Garbee [Sun, 8 Apr 2012 00:34:32 +0000 (18:34 -0600)]
Bdale's Formula 54 on a CTI 168H410 Vmax at Hudson Ranch
Motor eject with 11 seconds delay, PFND, landed in the canyon

12 years agoBdale's Formula 54 on a CTI 108G57 Classic at Hudson Ranch
Bdale Garbee [Sun, 8 Apr 2012 00:33:15 +0000 (18:33 -0600)]
Bdale's Formula 54 on a CTI 108G57 Classic at Hudson Ranch
Motor ejection with 9 second delay, PFND

12 years agoRobert's Formula 54 on a CTI 108G57 Classic at Hudson Ranch
Bdale Garbee [Sun, 8 Apr 2012 00:27:57 +0000 (18:27 -0600)]
Robert's Formula 54 on a CTI 108G57 Classic at Hudson Ranch
Motor ejection with 9 second delay, PFND

12 years agoRobert's RG-1 on a CTI 84G88 SS at Hudson Ranch
Bdale Garbee [Sun, 8 Apr 2012 00:26:20 +0000 (18:26 -0600)]
Robert's RG-1 on a CTI 84G88 SS at Hudson Ranch
The main shook out at apogee due to a loose nose cone fit, excessive apogee
charge, or both.  Otherwise looked like a perfect flight, no damage.

12 years agoTrick-o-Treat at Hudson Ranch on a CTI Pro38 4-grain J290 White
Bdale Garbee [Sun, 18 Dec 2011 00:18:22 +0000 (17:18 -0700)]
Trick-o-Treat at Hudson Ranch on a CTI Pro38 4-grain J290 White

TeleMetrum v1.1 sn 209 flew the rocket, TeleMetrum v1.2 sn 836 was payload.
Two e-matches were attached to sn 836 with lead lengths approximating a
quarter wavelength at the UHF operating frequencies to maximize potential
interference.

The accelerometer cal on sn 836 was "sloppily done" which may account for
some of the variation in data, but overall, this was a great first flight
of the new v1.2 boards!

12 years agoMerge branch 'master' of ssh://git.gag.com/scm/git/fw/tmflights
Bdale Garbee [Mon, 14 Nov 2011 06:44:58 +0000 (23:44 -0700)]
Merge branch 'master' of ssh://git.gag.com/scm/git/fw/tmflights

12 years agobench testing sn 13 with an ADXL78 accelerometer
Bdale Garbee [Mon, 14 Nov 2011 06:44:39 +0000 (23:44 -0700)]
bench testing sn 13 with an ADXL78 accelerometer

12 years agoJohn Lyngdall's 24mm airframe on Aerotech F39? at Oktoberfest 2011
Keith Packard [Mon, 17 Oct 2011 01:02:52 +0000 (18:02 -0700)]
John Lyngdall's 24mm airframe on Aerotech F39? at Oktoberfest 2011

Quite a bit of coning out of the launch tower. Very poor telemetry
reception all the way up. Ejection delay was supposed to be 15
seconds, but the charge fired about 9 seconds after burnout, 4 or 5
seconds early. 1011m max height. Lost visual contact during boost,
tracked via RDF and recovered successfully.

Signed-off-by: Keith Packard <keithp@keithp.com>
12 years agoLDDD on CTI J335RL at oroc Oktoberfest 2011
Keith Packard [Mon, 17 Oct 2011 01:00:23 +0000 (18:00 -0700)]
LDDD on CTI J335RL at oroc Oktoberfest 2011

1.1g in both charges. 2372m max height. GPS lost at main deploy, not
re-acquired before landing. Found less than 20m from the reported GPS
position just before main deploy. PFND.

Signed-off-by: Keith Packard <keithp@keithp.com>
12 years agoDart29 on CTI 116G126 at oroc Oktoberfest
Keith Packard [Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:54:38 +0000 (17:54 -0700)]
Dart29 on CTI 116G126 at oroc Oktoberfest

1g BP in apogee deploy charge. 1693m max height. Radio failed at
apogee, visual contact lost after ejection fired. Airframe lost.

Signed-off-by: Keith Packard <keithp@keithp.com>
12 years agoMerge branch 'master' of ssh://git.gag.com/scm/git/fw/tmflights
Bdale Garbee [Sun, 16 Oct 2011 23:01:26 +0000 (17:01 -0600)]
Merge branch 'master' of ssh://git.gag.com/scm/git/fw/tmflights

12 years agoTrick-o-Treat on a CTI J595BS at Tripoli Colorado near Hartsel
Bdale Garbee [Sun, 16 Oct 2011 22:58:50 +0000 (16:58 -0600)]
Trick-o-Treat on a CTI J595BS at Tripoli Colorado near Hartsel
Great flight, no airframe damage.

The v1.0 board flying the rocket, sn 209, apparently stopped transmitting at
launch, and after flight it was not possible to extract data from the board
over RF.  The v1.1 board, sn 341, maintained solid RF through the flight and
data extraction post-flight was over RF.  Must have just broken something on
the older board?

12 years agoRobert's Nuke Pro Maxx on an Aerotech H123W at Tripoli Colorado near Hartsel
Bdale Garbee [Sun, 16 Oct 2011 22:57:24 +0000 (16:57 -0600)]
Robert's Nuke Pro Maxx on an Aerotech H123W at Tripoli Colorado near Hartsel
PFND

12 years agoLDDD on a CTI J420 at Oktoberfest 2011
Keith Packard [Tue, 11 Oct 2011 18:01:32 +0000 (12:01 -0600)]
LDDD on a CTI J420 at Oktoberfest 2011

Minutes before the waiver closed. Perfect drogue-less dual deploy
flight to 3554m, just above mach 1. Recovered by Bdale about 2km down
range.

A great end to Oktoberfest.

Signed-off-by: Keith Packard <keithp@keithp.com>
12 years agoAdrian Adamson's L min-diameter at NCR Oktoberfest 2011
Keith Packard [Mon, 10 Oct 2011 18:11:02 +0000 (12:11 -0600)]
Adrian Adamson's L min-diameter at NCR Oktoberfest 2011

Flew to 9744m. Telemetry received down under 60m above the ground
3.2km north of the flight line.

Signed-off-by: Keith Packard <keithp@keithp.com>
12 years agoCivil Air Patrol air-start flight at NCR Oktoberfest 2011
Keith Packard [Mon, 10 Oct 2011 18:08:45 +0000 (12:08 -0600)]
Civil Air Patrol air-start flight at NCR Oktoberfest 2011

Two separate air starts clearly visible in the acceleration data.
TeleMetrum crashed at Main deploy; backup altimeter successfully
recovered the airframe.

Signed-off-by: Keith Packard <keithp@keithp.com>
12 years agoRobert's Nuke Pro Maxx on a CTI 150G50 at NCR Oktoberfest 2011
Keith Packard [Mon, 10 Oct 2011 18:03:11 +0000 (12:03 -0600)]
Robert's Nuke Pro Maxx on a CTI 150G50 at NCR Oktoberfest 2011

Good flight with no damage. Firmware version 1.0.9.1.  Noisy
accelerometer in TM v1.0 board marked apogee a couple of seconds
early; should be fixed in 1.0.9.2.

GPS receiver not working on this board. Recovered via RDF.

Signed-off-by: Keith Packard <keithp@keithp.com>
12 years agoRobert's RG-1 on a CTI 159G118BS at NCR Oktoberfest 2011
Keith Packard [Mon, 10 Oct 2011 17:56:42 +0000 (11:56 -0600)]
Robert's RG-1 on a CTI 159G118BS at NCR Oktoberfest 2011

Dual-deploy worked perfectly, but TeleMini reset at main deploy.

Flight 10 telemetry file is from after the reset.

Signed-off-by: Keith Packard <keithp@keithp.com>
12 years agoKoala on an Aerotech H165R at NCR Oktoberfest 2011
Keith Packard [Mon, 10 Oct 2011 17:50:10 +0000 (11:50 -0600)]
Koala on an Aerotech H165R at NCR Oktoberfest 2011

Testing firmware version 1.0.9.1. Good flight to 798m, Aerotech medium
delay grain fired the backup charge a couple of seconds early.

Signed-off-by: Keith Packard <keithp@keithp.com>
12 years agoKoala on a CTI 108G57 at NCR Oktoberfest 2011
Keith Packard [Mon, 10 Oct 2011 17:46:18 +0000 (11:46 -0600)]
Koala on a CTI 108G57 at NCR Oktoberfest 2011

Testing software version 1.0.9.1. Perfect flight to 521m with no damage.

Signed-off-by: Keith Packard <keithp@keithp.com>
12 years agoG-Spot on an Aerotech H250G-L at NCR Oktoberfest 2011
Bdale Garbee [Sat, 8 Oct 2011 17:52:44 +0000 (11:52 -0600)]
G-Spot on an Aerotech H250G-L at NCR Oktoberfest 2011
Kevlar gave way just forward of protective tape wrap at leading edge of new
airframe tube.  Robert spotted fin can while recovering his airframe, one
fin popped loose on impact with ground, otherwise no damage.  Located nose
cone and payload bay ~ 3.3km down range thanks to GPS fix from TeleMetrum,
was about 0.69 miles NE from OHV parking area, roughly 2 mile round trip walk
to retrieve from among the cows.  With a new kevlar harness, this airframe
will fly again!

12 years agoG-Spot "Return To Flight" on an Aerotech H165R-L at NCR Oktoberfest 2011
Bdale Garbee [Sat, 8 Oct 2011 17:50:45 +0000 (11:50 -0600)]
G-Spot "Return To Flight" on an Aerotech H165R-L at NCR Oktoberfest 2011
Minor fraying of the kevlar at the leading edge of the new airframe tube,
added tape to avoid further fraying.  Beeped 1239m apogee.

12 years agoGreg Gollan's Dominator 4 on a CTI Pro75 L585 Imax origin/HEAD origin/master
Bdale Garbee [Fri, 9 Sep 2011 02:15:32 +0000 (20:15 -0600)]
Greg Gollan's Dominator 4 on a CTI Pro75 L585 Imax

12 years agotelem file for LDRS Goblin flight from aj's netbook
Bdale Garbee [Tue, 6 Sep 2011 20:59:19 +0000 (14:59 -0600)]
telem file for LDRS Goblin flight from aj's netbook

12 years agoRG-1 on an Aerotech G80T single use motor at LDRS 30
Bdale Garbee [Tue, 6 Sep 2011 19:50:51 +0000 (13:50 -0600)]
RG-1 on an Aerotech G80T single use motor at LDRS 30

12 years agoBdale's Goblin 10 at LDRS 30 on a James Russell "Russell Red" research motor
Bdale Garbee [Tue, 6 Sep 2011 19:47:15 +0000 (13:47 -0600)]
Bdale's Goblin 10 at LDRS 30 on a James Russell "Russell Red" research motor
miniRRC2 reported 9521 feet apogee

small zippering (about 3/4 inch) at the top of the monkey bay, otherwise PFND

12 years agoTerry Lee's N-staged record attempt at LDRS 30, with us as a passenger
Bdale Garbee [Mon, 5 Sep 2011 03:34:27 +0000 (22:34 -0500)]
Terry Lee's N-staged record attempt at LDRS 30, with us as a passenger
in the sustainer!