Rites of Passage
The Thrifty Rocketeer blog continues.... A couple of weeks ago, I made reference to a couple of things as "a rite of passage" in the hobby, or to put it another way, a skill or accomplishment that almost every developing rocketeer will tackle at some time or another. It seems to me that some of these are basic skills, and so most advanced or skilled rocketeers will have no interest in reviewing these because they seem so obvious. So I know that I am addressing the newbie or young rocketeer here for today's subject. First, there are any number of ways to progress in this hobby. You need not go from A to B to C to D... it's not like there's a hierarchy of levels or permits that you have to earn or achieve. Most rocketeers build whatever strikes their fancy and while this generally will lead from low power to higher power, let's not get too bogged down in this. The question remains, what things do almost all rocketeers do or attempt at some point in their ca...