#88: Avionics bays, and things related to them!

The Rocketry Show Podcast https://www.therocketryshow.com/

As you move into high power rocketry, one of the first things you will deal with will relate to dual deployment & the electronics around it.

We talk about it, and pass along some general advice along with our personal experiences.

Also in this episode:

  • The crew discus the Tripoli clarifications around remote electronic switches.
  • CG discusses the state of his flight computer / telemetry project
  • Gheem finds a very interesting avionics system that has him totally geeked.
  • The team discus their favorite (hard wired) power (arming) switches for their flight electronics.
  • Jesse discusses his AV bay construction techniques.

Links for this episode:

Jesse talks about this video as a great primer on building avionics bays

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIzJiT4R9tc&feature=youtu.be

 

#86 Fiberglassing your rockets!

The Rocketry Show Podcast https://www.therocketryshow.com/

In this episode, CG catches everyone up on his projects, introduces or Amazon store where you can easily buy Rocketry Show Tee-Shirts.

We then move to the main topic, and that is all about techniques to fiberglass coat your cardboard airframes to add strength, and provide a wonderful surface to apply your paint & designs.

#84 2019 Holiday / end of the year show

The Rocketry Show Podcast https://www.therocketryshow.com/

It's our End of the year / holiday wrap up show, and we chose this one to share and respond to some of the e-mails from you, including an interesting theory behind the collapsed "stuffer tube" phenomenon CG mentioned in the previous episode!

We also dig into a fun rabbit-hole discussion over a couple of our camera pics for rocket photography, being proud of your rule stickler "old timers" in your local club and more!

#83 Workshop talk / Listener Q&A

The Rocketry Show Podcast https://www.therocketryshow.com/

This is a workshop episode, and CG, Gheem, n00b, and Jesse Ulibarri have lots to chat about!

Gheem talks about a nice gift his TARC team received at a Tripoli Mid-Ohio launch.

CG answers a listener question about ejection baffles, and Daniel the rocket n00b talks about his launchtime "oops", and reminds us all about range safety practices.

CG has provided lots of supplemental links, pictures, and videos to accompany his ejection charge baffle discussion.

https://youtu.be/ikt8zhO4jaE