Folks I've been out of rockets for a couple of years and just came accross it all in the attic. 99% of it was the estes stuff. I was preparing to get into hpr with the aerotech kit a few years ago.
Is it a wise idea to go that route instead of a rail and quad pod or something like that? Money IS an object.
Assuming I do go the initiator route... can you kind folks please answer a few questions.
- List any/all modifications that you did (or wish you did) when you built yours. I remember vaguely about people saying the steel baffling was no good and a few other things (their glue? etc)
- What's the dif btw Aerotech regular [disposable] motors and Econojets?
What about upgrading/downgrading later?
Example, most of the rockets I have from estes have those little round lugs on them to use a thin (1/8 & 3/16" if I remember right) launch rods.
Should I scrap the launch rod on the mantis pad and go with a black sky rail or something?
I'm going to start soon and don't want to say jeeze I wish I knew this earlier.
I also remember something about using an adjustable drill chuck to change launch rods on some pads, is this a wise thing to do?
I do not want to go out and have to bring 4 launch pads with me for the day to launch all my rockets folks. That's why I want the launch pad to be the one size fits all for the tiny estes stuff on up to the aerotech size stuff.
Yes, I do have an eye towards rail buttons in case I ever do take the next step up, but I'm thinking this size line may be as big as I go with aerotech rockets (and same sized ones from competitors)
Thanks folks!