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Ack, I cannot argue there.
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In all my years of flying rockets, I honestly do not remember ever buying "A" or smaller booster motors (other than the 13mm mini motors). But I may just order some A8-0/A8-5 motors and build my Taser Twin as an Apogee II, my first two-stage rocket, back in the 60s. I'll shop for a plastic payload tube, and cut out "Bertha-like" fins used by the Apogee II, upper stage, and use in place of the "Sky Hook" style fins used on the Taser Twin.
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In discussions with Carl via email/pm's it was my understanding that once Semroc got back into motor production (which unfortunately never happened) they were going to go the route of having separate combined delay/ejection modules to be used with basic booster-style 'propellant modules', which would offer the greatest utility for HOBBYIST rocket fliers.
Agree this would not work for one-time purchasers at wal-mutt, some of which can barely READ. I'm not in favor of 'dumbing down' our hobby for the toy-purchasing masses anyway. That was almost the demise of Estes under that last knucklehead toy executive. Thankfully Estes is in the hands of a true HOBBY company now under the watch of Lee Piester's son.
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