Now THAT'S a hobby! (1/10 scale Saturn V launch)
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that is AWESOME!! ;D
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rickshaw said:I wonder what permissions he had to get?
I'm also surprised that someone was willing to stand as close as that cameraman did to it when it launched.
It's not as hard as you might think. If you are a Tripoli or NAR member they frequently have specific launch days where there is clearance from the FAA to a certain altitude on certain days in certain areas for this kind of thing. BALLS (a once a year event) is typically cleared to 100,000ft IIRC. Typically they're much lower though. As for "close to" these type of motors are generally very reliable and Loki does a good job with them. They also made the motors for the 108% scale Black Brandt III that flew on three "P" motors. The guy that did the Black Brandt III is now working on a FULL SCALE Nike Hercules.
