FCC License

July 9, 2007

I passed (barely) the FCC element 2 exam last Saturday. So now I’m a Technician Class licensee and can use all kinds of cool stuff in my rockets. I just checked the FCC ULS database, and found myself. My call sign is KI4WXX.

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Camera recovered! +Storm launcher video

January 16, 2007

Jonathan help me recover the camera today. It had dropped down to a lower branch, and we were able to get it out with the tree pruner. Jonathan, Pearson, and I also took turns flying/driving the Storm Launcher. Here is some video :

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Courier rocket video – camera lost!

January 14, 2007

We flew the Courier today on a C11-3, and lost the camera in a tree. The wind was fairly strong, so I setup on the edge of the field in the direction of the wind. I angled the rocket back, thinking it would give the rocket more room to drift. Andrew recommended against angling it [...]

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Space Shuttle done

January 10, 2007

Since work was closed today due to weather, I was able to finish the Space Shuttle this morning. My finishing job is terrible, and the SRBs aren't perfectly spaced 90 degrees from the orbiter, but it looks ok from a distance. I'm not sure how it will fly, but will find out the first chance [...]

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MPVR tests, Storm Launcher, youtube videos

January 7, 2007

Here’s the fruit of my labor from my last weekend before back-to-school purgatory starts. The first video is an inline MPVR test of Oblivion game video. I titled it “Assault on the Mages Guild”. The second is an onboard video test of the storm launcher on water. Jonathan assisted me with recording the storm launcher [...]

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Return to Flight Space Shuttle

December 30, 2006

I started building my Dr. Zooch Space Shuttle kit today, but I don't know if I'll have time to finish it before school starts. I finished the SRBs this evening, and am real impressed with the illusion that's possible using tiny strips of paper and glue. Pearson and I have been painting our living room [...]

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Saturn I Block II finished

December 18, 2006

Here's a pic of the Dr. Zooch Saturn I Block II kit. I'm enjoying a few days off from work to work on this stuff. I've been building this kit for a while, but just added the last of the details. Saturn I Block II I updated the gallery with all the build pics, here.This [...]

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