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Jeff Taylor has drawn up some really cool blueprints of the MASA logo rocket:
 color version. (857K PDF)
 blue version (890K PDF)

MASA "Open Contest" Flight Records (PDF)

Special Competition Rules

• K+S duration rules

• Fat Boy duration rules

Launch-related Stuff

• List of all motors that can be flown at MASA launches under notification rules, PDF version or HTML version

• Steve Hum's overhead slides from the 2001 MASA LCO/RSO training meeting (PDF v4)

• Alan Estenson's RSO & LCO checklists from the 2002 MASA training meeting (PDF v4)

Misc Tech Stuff

• Dwayne Shmel's handout on video rocketry (from August 2007 meeting, PDF)

• "An Overview of Regulations Regarding Rocket Motors" (from april 2003 meeting, PDF v4)

• Ted Cochran's presentation on altitude tracking (from June 2002 meeting, PDF v4)

• MASA NARTREK Bronze Info sheet (from May 2002 meeting, PDF v4)

• Alan Estenson's information on tube fin rockets from the June 2001 meeting (PDF v4)

• Ted's advice for building and flying rockets with groups of kids

• Tips & tricks for winter launching

MASA member Glen Overby has put together some informative pages at his web site:

• Altimeter bays

• Radio beacons & tracking

Plans

• Stomp rocket kit instructions (PDF v4)  Plans for converting an air-powered stomp rocket for flight on model rocket motors.

• Ted's launch controller

• Steve Robb's 8-pad launch controller article (PDF v4)

• Schematic for Steve's 8-pad controller (PDF)

• Inspired by Steve Robb's original plans, rocketeer Scott Myers has designed a new launch controller system.  He has written a thorough document detailing his design and has kindly allowed MASA to make it available for download here.  Thanks Scott! Scott_Myers_launch_controller_REV-5a.pdf

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