[RocketsNW] Rocket Flight Log

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> 20 bucks hidden under the flight card is a good start...

Hey, I'm hard up for cash--a ten will do fine when I'm FSO.  But if you
want to launch a muffler pipe full of whatever was handy, it's gonna cost
you a lot more than that!

Just kidding folks, just kidding.

Except for Azinger.  If he walks by with an old muffler pipe and tells me
it's a new Banana Slug M4321 motor I'll believe him 'cause he's, well, so
confident.  ;-)
+McG+



> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Fred Azinger" <fred at azinger.com>
> To: "'Dave Randall'" <dmrandall at gmail.com>; "'Paul Bowers'"
> <padapolis at hotmail.com>
> Cc: "'NW Rocketry Email Forum'" <rockets at rocketsnw.com>
> Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 9:36 PM
> Subject: Re: [RocketsNW] Rocket Flight Log
>
>
> Most important thing to know is how to confidently slide past the RSO and
> go
> to the pad with a look of confidence.... ;-)
>
> (Just Kidding)
> FredA
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rockets-bounces at rocketsnw.com [mailto:rockets-bounces at rocketsnw.com]
> On Behalf Of Dave Randall
> Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 6:37 PM
> To: Paul Bowers
> Cc: NW Rocketry Email Forum
> Subject: Re: [RocketsNW] Rocket Flight Log
>
> There are a couple of aspects to your question.  First is the safety
> aspect. For that, you want to know:
>
> 1. Where is the CP?
> 2. Where is the CG?
> 3. What is your expected altitude?
> 4. What is the thrust to weight ratio?
> 5. Has it flown before in the same configuration?
>
> Items #1 and #2 should be ideally documented (marked) on your rocket.
> Makes it real easy for the RSO.  The other items come from RockSim (or
> other software you're using) and experience flying the rocket.
>
> For your own purposes, it may be more interesting to keep track of
> performance of the rocket in terms of altitude, velocity, total flight
> duration, and flight success, etc... Photos are always well
> complimented with a statistics table.  See
> http://vernk.com/FITS2009.htm for an example of data & photos &
> post-launch writeups done well.
>
> While not particularly consistent from one launch to the next, I try
> to keep my electronic organizer with me in the field for my flight
> log.  I simply have a small text file that I log the rocket, motor and
> altitude.  Most of my altimeters are recording altimeters, so I
> download the files after flying and sync up the rocket information
> with the altimeter data on the computer.
>
> Hope that helps, and I'm sure others will have some more great ideas...
>
> Dave
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 3:40 PM, Paul Bowers <padapolis at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> What data do you record in your flight logs?
>> And what do you use to record your flight data? (Scrap Paper,
> Spreadsheets, Dedicated Software, etc...)
>>
>> I'm getting back into the hobby and would like to eventually build high
> power rockets. I want to get into good data collection habits now, that
> way
> when I do need to present any of it to an RSO for inspection I'll at least
> look like I know what I'm doing. For me a software solution would be the
> most fun and it would give my prep area more of a launch control feel to
> it.
>>
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