On Sat, Feb 16, 2013 at 9:58 PM, hloxton@... ... If you mean splicing bottles together by cutting them apart and gluing the result together, I had...
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Mike Passerotti
mikepasserotti
Feb 17, 2013 9:02 pm
Just put together updates to my website that now include mobile browsing format. Sure beats trying to zoom and pan around trying to read the standard website....
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tim_cahoon
Feb 18, 2013 8:07 pm
I got on it with my samsung android phone. Seemed to work ok. quickly scanned a bunch of the pages. Only that didn't seem to work was under Science (AWARS)...
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George
air.command
Feb 18, 2013 9:32 pm
Hi Mike, The site is looking good. I have tested it on the iPhone, iPad, and 3 different Android phones. The only thing I've noticed is the white font on the...
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Mike Passerotti
mikepasserotti
Feb 18, 2013 10:42 pm
Thanks George. If you want some O-Rings, send me your mailing address. I'm going to tweek the website tonight. Mike...
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Robert
bugwubber
Feb 23, 2013 7:09 am
I think my mind is blown....
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Brad Calvert
bcalvert76@...
Mar 4, 2013 10:53 pm
This is relevant to something I wrote two years ago: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/03/automobiles/compressing-gas-for-a-cheaper-simpler-hybrid.html?hpw&_r=1& ...
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Mike Passerotti
mikepasserotti
Mar 5, 2013 1:27 pm
Different use for compressed air. Nice thought tool. I want one. I especially want an after-market bolt on. Can I have a hybrid water-pyro rocket? 6 liter...
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Clifford Heath
clifford_heath4
Mar 17, 2013 10:55 pm
This message and the previous one from George Katz are work-from-home spam messages. Please be careful not to infect yourself, or this list, with such...
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Clifford Heath
clifford_heath4
Mar 17, 2013 11:15 pm
Sorry folk - the simulation is offline. The shared server it's on is overloaded and so the wrapper script is timing out. I'm not sure what I can do about that ...
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dk54321
Mar 24, 2013 3:43 am
According to the calendar, spring has come to the northern hemisphere. We still have snow on the ground in Wisconsin, but I did make it to a high power launch...
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Robert
bugwubber
Mar 25, 2013 6:02 am
Just uploaded a photo album- Bugwubber's Water Rocket Derby Launcher. Planning on sending a lot of rockets skyward this year. How does an optical apogee...
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dk54321
Mar 25, 2013 5:37 pm
The principle is described here, along with a detailed description of one rocketeer's build: http://users.skynet.be/willaert/WR/optogee.htm Another rocketeer...
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George
air.command
Mar 26, 2013 1:27 am
Hi bugwubber, That's a pretty neat looking launcher. :) I like the fact you can make it go horizontal. Is it possible to tilt it at an angle as well for...
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George
air.command
Mar 26, 2013 1:31 am
Oh No!! It's such a useful tool, we use it all the time. :( I hope it becomes available again soon Clifford. - George...
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George
air.command
Mar 26, 2013 1:55 am
That must be such a pain to have to deal with snow and water rockets. How much time do you loose each year due to the snow? What rocket did you fly your...
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Robert
bugwubber
Mar 26, 2013 2:19 am
Thanks! I had originally envisioned putting the entire launch rail on hinges so that I could vary the tilt angle but ultimately decided I just wasn't going to...
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wradoglover
Mar 26, 2013 6:49 pm
Hopefully that can be fixed soon. -DogLover...
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Clifford Heath
clifford_heath4
Mar 26, 2013 6:53 pm
... I've put it back online, without any other changes, because I'm away for a week. Take your best shot, but there may still be problems. Clifford Heath....
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dk54321
Mar 27, 2013 4:03 pm
Very Impressive, George! We have six months a year with temperatures below freezing at night, and 3-4 months when they are usually below freezing (sometimes...
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George
air.command
Mar 28, 2013 12:55 pm
I don't envy you the cold weather and snow. I guess it does give you more build time though. :) It's one of the nice things about launching in Sydney where...
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George
air.command
Mar 28, 2013 1:05 pm
Hi guys, a couple of weeks ago we finally decided to try one of these challenges ourselves. We had a go at the materials challenge. The challenge was to make a...
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dk54321
Mar 29, 2013 4:11 pm
... The Hawkeye uses UV LEDs. It turns out the UV background level of the entire sky is higher than that of the ground, even on cloudy days, so the sensor does...
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naumann2000
May 4, 2013 11:42 pm
Dear friends, i just wanted to present my current activities: - building a new parachute system - launching even higher - optimizing aerodynamics - optimizing...
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naumann2000
Jun 18, 2013 1:08 am
Dear friends and all, unintenionally, my last flight almost matched the criteria for one of the Aircommmand´s ten challenges. I have made a detailed video, so...
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George
air.command
Jun 18, 2013 12:17 pm
Hi Yossarian, I think this challenge is very tricky so that's a great attempt at the challenge! That is so close too the challenge objective! I have put a link...
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George
air.command
Jun 18, 2013 12:32 pm
Hi guys, Here is a video of some of the "fun" moments or more accurately "valuable lessons" that we've come across over the the past several years when flying...
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dk54321
Jun 18, 2013 3:20 pm
Nice camera work and editing....
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Ruben van der Laan
rubenlaan
Jun 18, 2013 8:24 pm
bloody great George! really loved it Only Robinson Crusoe managed to get his work done by Friday. On 18 jun. 2013, at 14:32, George <air.command@...>...
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naumann2000
Jun 18, 2013 8:59 pm
Thanks George, I´m kind of proud to be mentioned on your site. Yes the challenge is difficult, especially when trying to achieve great altitudes AND meet the...
