#31
|
|||
|
|||
CTI G78-B CATO on first flight.
Damage to sustainer when it hit the ground. Photo courtesy Kevin Harnack.
__________________
Charles McGonegal Ciderwright AEppelTreow Winery & Distillery Ad Astra Tabernamque! |
#32
|
||||
|
||||
Ugh.
Major bummer. Shoulda used Aerotech....
__________________
When in doubt, WHACK the GAS and DITCH the brake !!! Yes, there is such a thing as NORMAL, if you have to ask what is "NORMAL" , you probably aren't ! Failure may not be an OPTION, but it is ALWAYS a POSSIBILITY. ALL systems are GO for MAYHEM, CHAOS, TURMOIL, FIASCOS, and HAVOC ! |
#33
|
|||
|
|||
__________________
Charles McGonegal Ciderwright AEppelTreow Winery & Distillery Ad Astra Tabernamque! |
#34
|
|||
|
|||
Quote:
I've been reading a lot about CTI catos. They supposedly sent out a bulletin about a fix to their distributors. After some of the stuff I've read, I don't think I'll ever use their stuff. Allen |
#35
|
|||
|
|||
The photo above was a replacement CTI Pro38 1G G78 blue streak. It staged to a CTI Pro24 1G E22 Smokey Sam.
I like the starter pellets in the CTI motors - especially for sustainers. They light easily with an ematch - well within the capabilities of LiPo powered altimeters. I still have at least one motor - a G115 White Thunder - that has a starter pellet from the faulty batch. I'll cut it in half as instructed and carry on. I'll criticize CTI for not doing their own quality control on vendor supplies parts/materials. This is the second time in my few years of flying (it looks like I'm 6 years a BAR) that CTI has been bitten by trusting their suppliers. They're not alone - it's happened to SpaceX, too - but still...
__________________
Charles McGonegal Ciderwright AEppelTreow Winery & Distillery Ad Astra Tabernamque! |
#36
|
||||
|
||||
UTE-TOMAHAWK and PAIUTE-TOMAHAWK info . . .
|
#37
|
||||
|
||||
Quote:
TRUST, but VERIFY ! |
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
Display Modes | |
|
|