Level 3 Certification! Madcow DX3 on an M1350 at MDRA, 12-12-20
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- Опубликовано: 27 окт 2024
- Level 3 Certification flight! This is an 8 inch diameter Madcow DX-3 fiberglass rocket that stands 10.5 feet tall and weighs 65 lbs! Launched 12-12-20 at MDRA's Higgs Farm field. Flawless flight! Level 3 achieved! Photos and videos by Rachel, Tyler, Jeremy, and myself.
Congrats on the L3.
That was awesome. I'm working on my L1 now with a baby H, my first ever. And joined SPAAR here in PA. Has anyone's rocket ever landed on anything valuable!?
SPAAR is excellent, I got my L1 there back when they did high power launches. They don't anymore, but its a friendly place to launch low power. If you want to certify in the area, you'll need to check out BARC in Bridgeton NJ or MDRA in Maryland. Good luck on the L1 !
Also in regards to your question, I'm sure its happened but we try to avoid that!
@@jeffmiller8485 OK, I was hoping I could do my H motor L1 with them. But getting to the club and launching what I have will be an awesome experience too. Then when I have everything in a row, ill pull the trigger on a meet. I might join URRG in upstate NY. But for now, I'm gonna have fun with those guys, joined the other day looking at going to the July 29th launch meet!! And the landing thing, ill let that one go!!!
Smooth as glass!
I am considering this one as well for me level 3. Did you have to add any nose weight for stability?
Yes I did add noseweight. I cant recall exactly how much but it was a big lead weight followed by a ton of epoxy. I also extended the thread from the metal tip on the nose with allthread extending to my bulkhead. The allthread helped keep the epoxy in place as well as keeping anything bad happening to the bulkhead on deployment.
What onboard camera is that?
Hi there. It's a Mobius Maxi. Normally it has sound too, I don't know why it didn't that day.
Launching in a cloud. Don't think the FAA would like that.
Entire flight was visible, altitude was only 3290, clouds were WAY higher than that. Did you see the on-board video?
@@jeffmiller8485 I thought I removed my post. I did see that. Nice flight.
@@ahbushnell1 Thanks Andy, and you're right, launching into low clouds would be a no-no and I can see why you may have thought they were low in the video, but its deceiving and they were actually pretty high at launch time..
@@jeffmiller8485 Thx
Nice launch and congratulations. You definitely entered a cloud... it's evident from both angles. The timeline matches up at 6 to 7 seconds from launch, where the rocket enters the cloud from the ground perspective, and the rocket is surrounded by cloud vapor from the rocket perspective. NAR doesn't specify the cloud type, as any cloud is off limits. I know my local club wouldn't have permitted that launch. We're lucky in the sense that we almost never have clouds because we launch in the Sonoran desert near the Salton Sea. But I understand your spirit to succeed, so I'm not faulting you for it. Anyhow, nice job... and congratulations on achieving your L3 certification.