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Dick Stafford's Rocket Dungeon Blog 
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MLAS-S, all dressed up and ready to go out (2013-10-29)
I finished filling the nose cone, painting and adding decals. Here she is next to the stock kit. Hopefully, she'll fly on an F12-6 in a few weeks. [Read More]
Repairs, grid fin thoughts, and pending purchases (2009-10-25)This afternoon, I ventured into the Dungeon for the first time since returning from sunny, warm Florida. I surveyed my growing list of partially completed projects and gravitated to the grid ... [Read More]
Sport Rocketry Nov/Dec 2009 (2009-11-09)This is the NARAM 51 edition and my main feeling after thumbing through it is...I wish I had attended! The coverage is typical to past NARAMs and includes plenty of photos. It started ... [Read More]
What to do with MLAS numero dos? (2009-11-11)I've been away from the Dungeon and my rockets, but have been pondering what to do with my Quest MLAS #2. All options will include a lightly glassed cone to make it sturdier and easier to ... [Read More]
Launch Report 2009-8 (Red Glare 7) (2009-11-15)Location: Higgs Farm, Price, MD ( Red Glare VII ) Weather: mid to high 60's, light breeze, clear Total flights: Today - 7; YTD - 72 Total motors: Today - 10; YTD - 87 The remnants of Hurricane Ike ... [Read More]
EMRR reviews and a new contest (2009-12-01)I have four reviews in today's update: The Saucer Fleet Quest MLAS Raygun Gothic Birdhouse Raygun Gothic HoJo Nick also announced a new contest entitled, Roam the Site. To be consistent with ... [Read More]
Launch Report 2010-2 (2010-03-27)Location: Great Meadow, The Plains, VA ( NOVAAR ) Weather: high 40's; clear changing to high thin clouds; wind 0 - 5 mph Total flights: Today - 8; YTD - 12 Total motors: Today - 8; YTD - 12 I ... [Read More]
Sport Rocketry, May/June 2010 (2010-05-03)This issue includes: Coverage of a crayon rocket contest at WHOOSH; experiences from NASA's Student Launch Initiative; a review of the Quest MLAS; a detailed review of a completely modular (bolt ... [Read More]
Launch Report 2010-10 (2010-08-21)Location: Old National Pike Park, Mt. Airy, MD ( NARHAMS ) Weather: overcast, mid 80's, humid, wind 5mph Total flights: Today - 12; YTD - 90 Total motors: Today - 14; YTD - 118 This was a great day ... [Read More]
Launch Report 2011-8 (2011-12-17)Location: Higgs Farm, Price, MD ( MDRA ESL-163) Weather: mostly cloudy; high was 41; wind 10+ mph Total flights: Today - 5; YTD - 62 Total motors: Today - 8; YTD - 80 I broke my standard rule of not ... [Read More]
New build: MLAS 29mm (2013-10-04)Here's a rendering of the 1st cut at a RockSim model. I was scrounging around looking for something to build for the new Estes 29mm BP motors. I had an extra Quest MLAS kit and decided to convert ... [Read More]
My flyable fleet (2013-10-10)After seeing ~1/10 of Dave Bucher's huge fleet on Facebook, I thought I'd snapshot mine, which consists of a paltry 233 birds. First sort criteria is a column that's not showing, breaking the list ... [Read More]
The Dungeon's Top 10 of 2013 (2013-12-24)Here is my annual list of things (mostly rocket related) that made me happy and captured my imagination. As usual, in no particular order: 1. Estes released the 29mm E16 and F15 BP motors. ... [Read More]
