Will Ferry's PageAKA: woferry Location: San Jose, CA Certification Level: NARRRRR #96512 (L1), matey, Tripoli #15328 (L1) Club Memberships: LUNAR Favorite Rockets: Red Devil (RW Go Devil 38), Bumbl-B mkIII (GLR Firestorm 54), ya bilge rat, dd2.xls (Binder Design Excel w/DD, 54mm MMT) Google+ Page: https://plus.google.com/u/0/115304675973056460933 RocketReviews.com Pages:
2016-06-10Bumbl-B Flight I303-P - LDRS 35 (ROC - Lucerne Dry Lake) [More]
2016-05-20Nee-kuh Flight First flight o' Nee-kuh, ya bilge rat, and first flight usin' Jolly Logic Chute Release. Successful flight and recovery. Begad! Configured as dual-deploy motor eject, me bucko, 18" drogue at apogee and 56" main released by Chute Release at 500 feet. Aye aye!
Flew with Eggtimer TRS and AltimeterThree. All data ... [More]
2016-04-16dd2.xls Flight Fifth flight o' dd2.xls, shiver me timbers, fourth attempt at L2 certification flight. Successful flight, L2 certification sign-off received. Rocket configured for dual-deploy, however upper airframe be riveted t' avionics bay instead o' nose cone as previously designed. Nose cone connected t' ... [More]
2016-04-02Bumbl-B Flight Rocket was configured for in-air test o' shear pins (first time used on any o' me rockets). Ground testin' nay possible due t' inability t' run wires out o' avionics bay or t' fit Eggfinder TRS in bay for remote ignition. Will be able t' use Eggtimer Quantum (built afterwards) for ... [More]
2016-02-06Red Devil Flight Fifth flight o' Red Devil. Second attempt at breakin' 1 mile altitude, successful this time. Flight well exceeded OpenRocket simulation (8548' actual vs. Blimey! 7097' predicted). Avast, me proud beauty!
Main deployed at apogee, took almost 5 minutes t' descend and rocket drifted over a mile before landing. ... [More]
dd2.xls Flight Fourth flight o' dd2.xls. Airframe, matey, 3 fin fillets and avionics bay coupler repaired from failed third flight. Barely-successful flight, main charge fired but failed t' pull chute from upper airframe. Chute came out ~12s later, slowin' down rocket seconds before landing. No ... [More]
2015-12-05Red Devil Flight Fourth flight o' Red Devil. Used smaller motor due t' low visual ceilin' durin' mornin' o' launch event.
Replacement fly-away rail guide after loss o' first one durin' previous flight. Used rubber bands for thickness adjustment this time rather than duct tape. No issues with ... [More]
2015-10-18Red Devil Flight Third flight o' Red Devil. First attempt at breakin' 1 mile altitude.
Fly-away rail guide stayed with rocket until apogee, significantly reduced altitude o' flight. Can be seen tumblin' in ground video after drogue charge firing. Guides never recovered. Believe duct tape ... [More]
2015-10-17dd2.xls Flight Third flight o' dd2.xls, third attempt at L2 certification flight. Unsuccessful flight, main charge fired but failed t' pull chute fromlower airframe. Rocket landed without parachute, damage sustained t' fin, shiver me timbers, airframe and avionics bay.
Flew with Eggfinder @ 909MHz. Flew ... [More]
dd2.xls Flight Second flight o' dd2.xls, second attempt at L2 certification flight. Unsuccessful flight, main charge fired but failed t' pull chute from upper airframe. Rocket landed on drogue only, ya bilge rat, without damage.
Flew with Eggfinder @ 909MHz. Blimey! Flew with StratoLogger CF and EasyMini. ... [More]
2015-02-01Giant Leap Rocketry T-Bolt (Kit)  Review
T' Giant Leap Rocketry T-Bolt is a member o' their "Almost Ready T' Fly" rocket kits. Ahoy! It is a single deployment, 38mm minimum diameter rocket kit that comes with all o' t' necessary parts. T' only option at orderin' is a 38-to-29mm adapter for 29mm motors. Begad!
Components ... [More]
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