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Name: Christopher Hansen
Certification Level: 2
Rocket Name: LOC 7M
Kit or Scratch Built?: LOC Precision kit modified with added ebay and 30″ BT
Height: 122″
Diameter: 7.5″
Weight: 38 lbs.
Primary Construction Materials: LOC BT reinforced with fiberglass; plywood fins reinforced with carbon fiber
Motors: Aerotech M1350W DMS
Electronics: Missile works RRC3 primary system; Eggtimer TRS/GPS secondary system
Additional Onboard Electronics, (GPS, Cameras, Etc.)*:
Recovery Devices: Dual deploy: Drogue at apogee 3 ft Rocketman, Main at 700ft. 10 ft. Rocketman
Expected Altitude: 6700 ft.
First Flight?: Yes
Rail Buttons: 1515

Name: Bill Satterly
Certification Level: 2
Rocket Name: V-2
Kit or Scratch Built?: LOC
Height: 63”
Diameter: 7.5”
Weight: 16.8lbs
Primary Construction Materials: Cardboard, Baltic Birch, ABS plastic.
Motors: 1-L1000W
Electronics: Jolly Logic ‘chute release
Additional Onboard Electronics, (GPS, Cameras, Etc.)*: None
Recovery Devices: 24” drought at apogee, 78” main at 500ft via JL
Expected Altitude: 1121 meters; 3678 feet
First Flight?: Yes
Rail Buttons: 1515

Name: Christopher Jezewicz
Certification Level: 2
Rocket Name: Pro Series Patriot
Kit or Scratch Built?: Estes
Height: 39″
Diameter: 3″
Weight: 580g
Primary Construction Materials: Cardboard and plastic
Motors: 4 Aerotech composite F32-8T motors
Electronics: Jolly Logic Chute Release
Additional Onboard Electronics, (GPS, Cameras, Etc.)*:
Recovery Devices: Parachute
Expected Altitude: 3200 feet
First Flight?: No
Rail Buttons: Unistrut

Name: Eric Peltzer
Certification Level: 2
Rocket Name: Green Goblin
Kit or Scratch Built?: WM Goblin
Height: 60.5″
Diameter: 5″
Weight: 10094 g
Primary Construction Materials: FG
Motors: Aerotech L1390
Electronics: MW RRC3 (pri), SLCF (BU)
Additional Onboard Electronics, (GPS, Cameras, Etc.)*: Marco Polo Tracker, Runcam 2 4K camera
Recovery Devices: Dual Deploy, 84″ Fruity Chutes Iris Main
Expected Altitude: 9200 feet
First Flight?: No
Rail Buttons: 1515

Name: Eric Peltzer
Certification Level: 2
Rocket Name: Neutron Star
Kit or Scratch Built?: Wildman Darkstar
Height: 84″
Diameter: 4″
Weight: 8116 g
Primary Construction Materials: FG
Motors: Aerotech L1000
Electronics: MW RRC3 (Pri), SLCF (BU)
Additional Onboard Electronics, (GPS, Cameras, Etc.)*: Marco Polo Tracker, Runcam 2 4K
Recovery Devices: Dual Deploy, 72″ Fruity Chutes Iris Main
Expected Altitude: 8700 feet
First Flight?: No
Rail Buttons: 1515

Name: Eric Peltzer
Certification Level: 2
Rocket Name: Ultra Neon XXL
Kit or Scratch Built?: Scratch
Height: 102.6″
Diameter: 4″
Weight: 12,680 g
Primary Construction Materials: Fiberglass
Motors: Loki L1400
Electronics: 2 x MW RRC3
Additional Onboard Electronics, (GPS, Cameras, Etc.)*: Marco Polo Tracker, Runcam 2 4K Onboard camera
Recovery Devices: Dual Deploy, 84″ Fruity Chutes Iris Main
Expected Altitude: 4200 feet
First Flight?: No
Rail Buttons: 1515

Name: Hank Gleissner
Certification Level: 2
Rocket Name: Dominator 4_L1350
Kit or Scratch Built?: Rocketry Warehouse
Height: 110″
Diameter: 4″
Weight: 26.87lb
Primary Construction Materials: Fiberglass
Motors: L1350
Electronics: MARSA54L
Additional Onboard Electronics, (GPS, Cameras, Etc.)*: Jolly Logic Altimeter 3, Trackimo GPS, RunCam2 4K
Recovery Devices: Dual Deploy 24″ Drogue, 120″ Main @ 700′
Expected Altitude: 9,880
First Flight?: No
Rail Buttons: 1515

Name: Herbert E. Crites  
Certification Level: 2
Rocket Name: Mach Schnell SLK 75m  
Kit or Scratch Built?: Scratch Designed and Built
Height: 2.7 meters
Diameter: 75mm
Weight: 8.3 kg (with Loki M-1378LR Cert 3 motor)
Primary Construction Materials: Blue Tube 2.0 75mm airframe, 12-ply plywood fins
Motors: Loki Research M-1378LR (For Cert 3); others as listed on attached Open Rocket file.
Electronics: 2x DD altimeters (PRIMARY:  Perfect Flite Stratologger CF; SECONDARY:  MissileWorks RRC2L
Additional Onboard Electronics, (GPS, Cameras, Etc.)*: Trackimo 3G GPS/GSM Tracker, Mobius Maxi UHD video camera
Recovery Devices: APOGEE DROGUE:  JLCR-banded chute;  MAIN:  58″ Top Flite Recovery Parachute; 2x Jolly Logic Chute Release (linked together in series for Cert 3 redundancy requirement)
Main Deployment at 700′ or as conditions warrant.
Expected Altitude: Open Rocket estimate 11,868′ with Loki Research M-1378-LR Cert 3 motor (10% less with camera attached to airframe)
First Flight?: No
Rail Buttons: 1515

Name: Dan Michael
Certification Level: 3
Rocket Name: Red Max
Kit or Scratch Built?: Scratch
Height: 9′-8″
Diameter: 7.5″
Weight: 65 lbs.
Primary Construction Materials: Fiberglassed Phenolic/Baltic Birch
Motors: Aerotech M2100MG
Electronics: 2 – Perfectflite Altimeters
Additional Onboard Electronics, (GPS, Cameras, Etc.)*: Altimeters listed above
Recovery Devices: 4′ drogue @ apogee/ 16′ main @ 700′, backup @ 500′
Expected Altitude: 6000′
First Flight?: No
Rail Buttons: Unistrut

Name: Dan Michael
Certification Level: 3
Rocket Name: 3/4 scale Patriot Missile
Kit or Scratch Built?: Scratch
Height: 15-1/2′
Diameter: 12″
Weight: 210 lbs.
Primary Construction Materials: Fiberglassed Phenolic/Baltic Birch
Motors: All Aerotech motors – Central M1939 & (4) L1000’s
Electronics: 2 – Perfectflite Altimeters
Additional Onboard Electronics, (GPS, Cameras, Etc.)*: Altimeters listed above
Recovery Devices: 10′ drogue @ apogee/28′ main @ 1100′, back-up @ 900′
Expected Altitude: 6400′
First Flight?: No
Rail Buttons: Unistrut