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News and Links! 1/21/2007

Thrustline Aerospace Shipping Update! 04/05/2007

Things are getting back to normal but there is still plenty of "care giving" to do. I have been filling orders as fast as I can but for a while, orders may have about a 2-3 week turn-around. If you need items sooner than a 2 or 3 week time frame, e-mail prior to placing the order and I'll everything I can to help fill your order as fast as possible.

Thank you to all of you for your support during this time. It just proves what type of people the rocketry community is made up of!

What a year. Life has a funny way of testing you. A day or two before Christmas, my wife discovered a suspicious lump on her right breast. The day after Christmas, she had a mammogram and an ultrasound test which confirmed it. After several days and one biopsy, the results came back positive for cancer. Stage III and highly invasive. We have since been to the surgeon for a pre surgery consultation and we have about 4 more consultations to go before the actual surgery itself. You would think that a disease such as this there were would be more sense of urgency but the appointments just keep stacking up.

It is extremely hard to watch her go through this. Not nearly as hard as actually going through it, but non the less, it's hard. I'm a fixer. If it's broke, I can usually fix it. Usually.

Thanks to all of you that have sent flowers, e-mails and letters. Your support and kindness not go unnoticed.

As far as the model business is concerned, I finally have gotten the Mini Mike IX and the Scorpion ATGW into circulation. The Solaris is right around the corner and should find it's way into production around Spring. When summer comes, I'm going to work on a new catalog....I hope!

JR

Some of my favorite links...

Rocketry Clubs and Organizations -

If you would like to submit your site, e-mail me here.

CATO- Connecticut based club

NAR- National Association of Rocketry

Florida Spacemodeling Association- Florida Spacemodeling Association

CMASS- Central Massachusetts Spacemodeling Association

WOOSH- Wisconsin Organization Of Spacemodeling Hobbyists

Tulsa Rocketry- Tulsa Rocketry. Also Local Prefect.

ARK- This is the only active rocketry club in Sweden!

Model Rocket Safety Code

1. Materials. I will use only lightweight, non-metal parts for the nose, body, and fins of my rocket.

    

2. Motors. I will use only certified, commercially-made model rocket motors, and will not tamper with these motors or use them for any purposes except those recommended by the manufacturer.

    

3. Ignition System. I will launch my rockets with an electrical launch system and electrical motor igniters. My launch system will have a safety interlock in series with the launch switch, and will use a launch switch that returns to the "off" position when released.

    

4. Misfires. If my rocket does not launch when I press the button of my electrical launch system, I will remove the launcher's safety interlock or disconnect its battery, and will wait 60 seconds after the last launch attempt before allowing anyone to approach the rocket.

    

5. Launch Safety. I will use a countdown before launch, and will ensure that everyone is paying attention and is a safe distance of at least 15 feet away when I launch rockets with D motors or smaller, and 30 feet when I launch larger rockets. If I am uncertain about the safety or stability of an untested rocket, I will check the stability before flight and will fly it only after warning spectators and clearing them away to a safe distance.

    

6. Launcher. I will launch my rocket from a launch rod, tower, or rail that is pointed to within 30 degrees of the vertical to ensure that the rocket flies nearly straight up, and I will use a blast deflector to prevent the motor's exhaust from hitting the ground. To prevent accidental eye injury, I will place launchers so that the end of the launch rod is above eye level or will cap the end of the rod when it is not in use.

    

7. Size. My model rocket will not weigh more than 1,500 grams (53 ounces) at liftoff and will not contain more than 125 grams (4.4 ounces) of propellant or 320 N-sec (71.9 pound-seconds) of total impulse. If my model rocket weighs more than one pound (453 grams) at liftoff or has more than four ounces (113 grams) of propellant, I will check and comply with Federal Aviation Administration regulations before flying.

    

8. Flight Safety. I will not launch my rocket at targets, into clouds, or near airplanes, and will not put any flammable or explosive payload in my rocket.

    

9. Launch Site. I will launch my rocket outdoors, in an open area at least as large as shown in the accompanying table, and in safe weather conditions with wind speeds no greater than 20 miles per hour. I will ensure that there is no dry grass close to the launch pad, and that the launch site does not present risk of grass fires.

    

10. Recovery System. I will use a recovery system such as a streamer or parachute in my rocket so that it returns safely and undamaged and can be flown again, and I will use only flame-resistant or fireproof recovery system wadding in my rocket.

     

11. Recovery Safety. I will not attempt to recover my rocket from power lines, tall trees, or other dangerous places.