<div dir="auto">Kevin<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Thanks for the offer. I'd love to check the DX3 out tomorrow.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Fri, Apr 27, 2018, 15:14 Kevin Paar <<a href="mailto:kevinpaar@me.com">kevinpaar@me.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000">Adrien,<br>
<br>
- Correct, you're limited to one L1 motor for the attempt. Other club
members can help you out with the process, it's not as daunting as it
seems. You should take advantage of the club group orders. Mail-ordering
single motors by yourself is insanely expensive due to the HazMat fees.
On-site vendors are great as well, IF they have the motor you want
(more likely if you pre-order with them). <br>
<br>
- As far as I know you don't need a formal mentor before L3. I didn't. <br>
<br>
- This mailing list is good for the questions. It's likely you're not
the only one wondering. <br>
<br>
- The Madcow Super DX3 is similar to the Torrent. I can personally vouch
for it, having done L1/L2 with it. Several others in the club have also
built one. You can order from direct from Madcow and option it out as
desired. e.g. I found the 36" chute to be inadequate, especially for the
L2 weight. I'll have mine at the launch on Sat if you want to take a
look at it. <br>
<span>
</span><br>
-- Kevin Paar<br>
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<div style="color:#888888;margin-left:24px;margin-right:24px" class="m_-1280554843197781772__pbConvBody"><div dir="ltr"><div>Hi all.
Some questions ...</div><div><br></div>Will we have a vendor on-site for
the summer two-day launch? Or, do we plan another group buy before
then?<div><br></div><div>As I understand it, I can buy exactly one "H"
or "I" motor before achieving my L1, if it's intended to be used for the
cert attempt; is that correct?</div><div><br></div><div>Beyond that,
what's the actual process? I know there's a written test for L2, but do
I need to officially sign someone up to be my mentor, or do any other
legwork before L1? (I have, and have read, <i>Modern HP Rocketry 2</i>,
as well as the new <i>Make: High Power Rockets</i> books, but I still
always have dumb questions when it comes to procedures...)<br clear="all"><div><br></div>I'm currently leaning towards the Madcow
Torrent; I don't love that it's exclusive to Apogee, but I like that
it's "all-in-one" and capable of handling L2 motors and dual deploy as
well. </div><div><br></div><div>My general thinking:</div><div><ul><li>Bigger
(diameter) is better; more room to work in the fuselage<br></li><li>Also,
heavier, with the same motor, slower and lower; less chance of shred or
loss to wind<br></li><li>Don't mess with dual deploy on the cert flight
(less to go wrong)<br></li></ul></div><div>Thanks; I appreciate the
thoughts and guidance<br></div><div>Adrien</div><div><br></div><div>Looking
forward to tomorrow; see you all there ... </div><div>:-)</div><div><br></div><div><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature" class="m_-1280554843197781772gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">--</font><div><i style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:small;line-height:16.8999996185303px;background-color:rgb(241,241,241)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Quid quid latine dictum sit altum
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