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• 20:11, 16 August 2023 WikiSysop talk contribs created page Fiver-CNC - Cut Paddles (Created page with "<div class="readerly"> In August of 2023 We first cut fiver Controller Paddles on the CNC Machine. I had been hesitant to set this up because of the difficulty of clamping the work in place. File:CutPaddles001.png I finally worked out a method with a new cutting jig (base) fixture on the CNC bed. I use MDF to create </div>")
• 20:07, 16 August 2023 WikiSysop talk contribs created page File:CutPaddles001.png
• 20:07, 16 August 2023 WikiSysop talk contribs uploaded File:CutPaddles001.png
• 01:40, 12 July 2023 WikiSysop talk contribs created page File:StressTestBreakers.png
• 01:40, 12 July 2023 WikiSysop talk contribs uploaded File:StressTestBreakers.png
• 01:16, 12 July 2023 WikiSysop talk contribs created page 2023-07-11-Stress Testing Controllers (Created page with "Category:Events <div class="readerly"> A recent interaction with a customer led me to consider how we might test our controllers for multi-pad – up to five – simultaneous launches. I decided the best way to test this would be five 1 Amp thermal circuit breakers. </div>")
• 20:43, 9 July 2023 WikiSysop talk contribs created page File:18650-002.png
• 20:43, 9 July 2023 WikiSysop talk contribs uploaded File:18650-002.png
• 20:28, 9 July 2023 WikiSysop talk contribs moved page 2023-07-09-Series 2 Controler Development to 2023-07-09-Series 2 Controller Development (sp)
• 20:26, 9 July 2023 WikiSysop talk contribs created page 2023-07-09-Series 2 Controler Development (Created page with "Category:Events <div style="readerly"> We have decided that we will build a series 2 version of our Controllers. The objectives are two: #<em>fiver</em> Controllers – Reduce cost and assembly complexities of the fiver by right-sizing the relays. 10-12A relays will be perfectly suitable to model rockets. Smaller relays may be PCB mounted and this may be used to reduce parts counts and assembly steps. #<em>HPR</em> Controllers – 24v Console power will...")
• 15:24, 27 May 2023 WikiSysop talk contribs created page Two fivers (Created page with "The fiver Launch Controller, bundled with a SPORT Launch Rack, is our most popular product. There are actually two versions of the fiver system. The one bundled with the SPORT Rack has a trunk of launch leads that are permanently attached, with kiddie clips, and a protective jacket to reduce snagging of the clips as you wind them on and off the controller spool. In house we refer to this as the fiver-B. The second version is called the fiver-C. It may be ordered with ei...")
• 15:22, 27 May 2023 WikiSysop talk contribs created page File:Fiver-C Jacks.jpg
• 15:22, 27 May 2023 WikiSysop talk contribs uploaded File:Fiver-C Jacks.jpg
• 14:45, 27 May 2023 WikiSysop talk contribs created page File:By2-ProtoType.jpg
• 14:45, 27 May 2023 WikiSysop talk contribs uploaded File:By2-ProtoType.jpg
• 14:36, 27 May 2023 WikiSysop talk contribs created page By2 Adapter & Bundles (Created page with "We developed the By2 Adaptor in May of 2023 and shipped the first model, bundled with a second controller and SPORT Launch Rack, to Steve Neill of the Ventura Rocketeers in California. Steve was a our third customer. The Ventura Rocketeers were growing quickly and really needed to double their launch capacity. We were contacted by a supporter who wanted to purchase a second fiver/SPORT Bundle for the Ventura Rocketeers. I offered an alternative that would cost less than...")
• 19:03, 26 January 2023 WikiSysop talk contribs created page 2022-07-29 Apogee Sales begin (Created page with " Tim Van Milligan <ts.vm@apogeerockets.com> Jul 29, 2021, 11:23 AM to 54321 Hello Tom, I thought I’d check back in and see if you were at a point where you can start taking dealer orders for your products. We get a lot of requests for the stuff that you manufacture. Take care, Tim Van Milligan Apogee Components, Inc. 4960 Northpark Drive Colorado Springs, CO 80198 USA Tel: 1-719-535-9335 Web: https://apogeerockets.com")
• 17:40, 26 January 2023 WikiSysop talk contribs created page Talk:2023-01-25 Savings investment (Created page with "Injected cash from retirement savings. <!-- *$12218.75 Gross. * $4778.54 Personal Platinum Card payoff. * $1799.00 Savings account for purchase of Liability Ins renewal. * $5000.00 Business CC paydown. -->")
• 17:33, 26 January 2023 WikiSysop talk contribs created page 2023-01-25 Savings investment (Created page with "<div class="readerly">I withdrew savings in order to reduce our overhead on CC Interest and prepare for the purchase of Liability Insurance for 2023. Since many of our accounts are paid via our business Credit Card; we needed to pay down as much as possible in order to reduce fees and give us breathing room for ordering additional stock. </div>")
• 20:07, 23 January 2023 WikiSysop talk contribs created page Talk:2023-01-22 - Fiberglass Standoffs (Created page with "Conversation with Curtis: These people at [https://www.compositewarehouse.com/ Composite Warehouse] do not communicate in eMail at all. Emails go unanswered. Every time I have had to communicate with them, I get nothing without calling. I got a price estimate that we found very attractive. <!-- 50 units at 2.66" for $120.00 -->")
• 19:47, 23 January 2023 WikiSysop talk contribs created page 2023-01-22 - Fiberglass Standoffs (Created page with "<div class="readerly"> We have toyed with the idea of providing Fiberglass Standoffs with our SPORT Launch Rack since the beginning. Several well placed attendees at NARCON 2020 recommended we drop the idea because they will ultimately burn the same way that spent motor casings do – so they would not be worth the money. We are now reconsidering this recommendation. #Two customers (out of 40+) commented about the absence of standoffs. One actually begged us to...")
• 16:42, 19 January 2023 WikiSysop talk contribs created page Template:CC-Atribution-No$ (Created page with "[https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This Collection of resources is File:CC-Attribution-NonCommercial.png]")
• 00:53, 19 January 2023 WikiSysop talk contribs created page Category:FAR 101 Resources (Created page with "These pages characterize a body of policies encompassing the practices of Model and Amateur Rocketry.")
• 00:45, 19 January 2023 WikiSysop talk contribs created page File:CC-Attribution-NonCommercial.png
• 00:45, 19 January 2023 WikiSysop talk contribs uploaded File:CC-Attribution-NonCommercial.png
• 00:06, 19 January 2023 Tokind talk contribs created page MenuEdits (Created page with "<noinclude>Inclusion Page for obscure pages to edit. Include in user page for editors.</noinclude> MediaWiki:Common.css | MenuFloat | MenuFAR | MenuEdits")
• 23:45, 18 January 2023 Tokind talk contribs moved page FARmenu to MenuFAR (Convension)
• 22:07, 18 January 2023 Tokind talk contribs created page Talk:Main Page (Created page with "Why a Wiki? As I live and breath, I adore a Wiki—and ''especially'' a MediaWiki. It is such a powerful tool and offers so much power and flexibilty of presentation. This ability to structure and organize information leads to some extraordinary things – like [https://en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia]. I have been a occasional contributor to Wikipedia for two decades, and I send in money every year to support it and keep it free of advertising. In 2005 I hired on wi...")
• 20:03, 18 January 2023 Tokind talk contribs created page User:Tokind (Created page with "<div class="readerly:>tokind is Thomas Kindig – Wizard Pretender – Owner, COO, and Chief Designer of Impulse Launch Systems.</div>")
• 19:52, 18 January 2023 User account Tokind talk contribs was created by WikiSysop talk contribs and password was sent by email
• 19:41, 18 January 2023 WikiSysop talk contribs created page User:WikiSysop (Created page with "The WikiSysop for this instrument is tokind, or Thomas Kindig - Owner, COO, and Chief Designer for Impulse Launch Systems.")
• 23:55, 12 January 2023 WikiSysop talk contribs created page NFPA (Created page with "<div class="readerly"> thumb|left The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is the national standards-setting organization for all aspects of fire and life safety. Its hundreds of NFPA technical codes, each developed by a Technical Committee of experts in the respective field, cover firefighting, fire prevention, building safety standards and systems, wildfire management, professional pyrotechnics, and rocketry. NFPA codes are used by public...")
• 23:52, 12 January 2023 WikiSysop talk contribs created page File:NFPA-Logo.jpg
• 23:52, 12 January 2023 WikiSysop talk contribs uploaded File:NFPA-Logo.jpg
• 18:46, 31 December 2022 WikiSysop talk contribs created page File:Icao Alphabet.jpg
• 18:46, 31 December 2022 WikiSysop talk contribs uploaded File:Icao Alphabet.jpg
• 18:58, 22 December 2022 WikiSysop talk contribs created page The Many-Hats-Problem (Created page with "The Many Hats problem is a serious issue facing a small manufacturer like Impulse Launch Systems. The founders took on the challenge because we have the ideas and creative capacity to work through a manufacturing process for a valuable product. Recently while visiting some friends I asked Ramone, a retired military officer who is nonetheless a consummate small business owner, for advise about our business. We talked about valuing labor; and what he had to say was obviou...")
• 23:46, 17 December 2022 WikiSysop talk contribs created page File:NAR-Model-Safe-Distances.png
• 23:46, 17 December 2022 WikiSysop talk contribs uploaded File:NAR-Model-Safe-Distances.png
• 18:02, 17 December 2022 WikiSysop talk contribs created page File:TRA-SafeDistanceTable.png
• 18:02, 17 December 2022 WikiSysop talk contribs uploaded File:TRA-SafeDistanceTable.png
• 20:46, 16 December 2022 WikiSysop talk contribs created page Aircraft Hazard Area (AHA) (Created page with "<includeonly> =Aircraft Hazard Area (AHA)= </includeonly> The '''FAA Office of Commercial Space (AST)''' get involved to write-up an '''aircraft hazard area''' (AHA) when: * ANY Class (I, II, or III), amateur rocket requests to go to 18,000 feet MSL or higher…..and/or…… * the request is for Class III amateur rockets, regardless of altitude. That is why you see a few of our COAs approved for a maximum altitude of 17,999 feet MSL (that keeps them BELOW the thresho...")
• 17:32, 15 December 2022 WikiSysop talk contribs deleted page FFA Rules (content was: "#REDIRECT FAA Rules", and the only contributor was "WikiSysop" (talk))
• 17:32, 15 December 2022 WikiSysop talk contribs moved page FFA Rules to FAA Rules
• 16:54, 15 December 2022 WikiSysop talk contribs created page FFA Rules (Created page with "Defining ... a body of rules, regulations, and practice defining the safe and lawful operation of ... ;Class 1: Model Rocket means an amateur rocket that: #Uses no more than 125 grams (4.4 ounces) of propellant; #Uses a slow-burning propellant; #Is made of paper, wood, or breakable plastic; #Contains no substantial metal parts; and #Weighs no more than 1,500 grams (53 ounces), including the propellant. ;Class 2: High-Power Rocket means an amateur rocket other t...")
• 18:46, 14 December 2022 WikiSysop talk contribs deleted page FAR 101 Resource Pages (content was: "#REDIRECT FAR 101 Resources", and the only contributor was "WikiSysop" (talk))
• 18:31, 14 December 2022 WikiSysop talk contribs moved page FAR 101 Resource Pages to FAR 101 Resources (normalization)
• 17:31, 14 December 2022 WikiSysop talk contribs created page Launch Site Survey and Planning (Created page with "=Launch Site Survey and Planning= Planning a launch should involve specific review of thew safety requirements. This is not limited to HPR Launches. When you agree to conduct a launch in a school yard or sporting field, you are responsible for conducting the launch according to all applicable rules. A site survey can, for example, determine the maximum motor rating allowed to launch at a given site based on the maximum supported altitude of flight. This is dependent on t...")
• 19:39, 9 December 2022 WikiSysop talk contribs created page Filing a NOTAM for a Rocket Launch (Created page with "=Filing a NOTAM for a rocket launch= Your COA or waiver will contain specific instructions regarding notifications to your regional ARTCC other entities (like a military or local airport) and the NOTAM...")
• 18:00, 7 December 2022 WikiSysop talk contribs created page Filing a Request for an FAA Waiver (COA) (Created page with "=Filing a Request for an FAA Waiver (COA)= Part 101 Applications for an FAA Certificate of Authorization (COA) are handled by the three FAA Service Centers responsible for airspace of <span class="tooltip">ARTCCs<span class="tooltiptext">Air Route Traffic Control Centers</span></span>, and the <span class="tooltip">TRACONs<span class="tooltiptext">Terminal Radar Approach Control Facilities</span></span> and Towers specified below. Applications for a waiver are signed, sc...")