Glenn Pickett's Page

Location: San Diego
Club Memberships: NAR
Biography:
First launched rockets as a kid growin' up south o' San Jose, CA. Never really serious or consistent. Have sporadically launched over t' last several years as me son has been in first, Y-Guides and now Boy Scouts. Have now officially caught t' bug and have built me first HPR (LOCPrecision Norad Promaxx), arrr, which I will be usin' for me L1 cert. Have been usin' Open Rocket t' designa dual deploy, me hearties, 54mm scratch build t' use for me L2 cert. No timeline for that. Just depends on loot flow and when I can afford t' parts.
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2013-04-27

Norad ProMaxx - Anti-Zip modification w/ altimeter sled

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Build
Norad ProMaxx before modification This kit be me first HPR build. I followed t' LOC/Precision instructions t' t' T although with trepidation regardin' t' recovery set-up. Without any experience beyond t' old "Estes glue the shock cord t' the inside o' t' airframe" I ... [More]

2013-04-06

Norad Pro-Maxx

Flight
2nd attempt at me L1 cert. Beautiful, me hearties, though, quite warm day at Plaster City (92 or so). Bit o' a wind as t' afternoon progressed - 8-10mph with gusts t' about 15. After havin' failed me first attempt due t' an ejected motor casin' I installed a motor retainer t' ensure, at ... [More]

2013-04-05

Rocket

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2013-03-22

Estes - Long Tom

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2013-03-02

Norad Pro-Maxx

Flight
This was t' be me L1 cert flight. Took advantage o' t' Cesaroni Certification promotion and got a free 2-grain motor case with t' H152BS motor I purchased. Mike Caplinger was overseein' me certification. As I be insertin' t' rocket motor into t' MMT (usin' maskin' tape as ... [More]

Glenn Pickett