Sport Rocketry

EDITOR'S 4 MAY/JUNE 2017 SPORT ROCKETRY SPORT ROCKETRY (ISSN 08-83-0991, USPS 961-660) is published bi-monthly by the National Association of Rocketry, 2275 Geode Street, Marion, Iowa 52302, 1-800-262-4872; a non-profit organization dedicated to the growth of hobby rocketry. Email: nar-hq@nar.org World Wide Web: http://www.nar.org Periodicals postage paid at Marion, Iowa and at additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send Address Changes to: Sport Rocketry P.O. Box 407 Marion, Iowa, 52302 ADDRESS CHANGES: Direct all address changes and requests for missing or damaged issue replace- ments to: NAR, Box 407, Marion, Iowa 52302, Email: nar-hq@nar.org. Please make address changes at least six weeks prior to change to avoid missing issues. The Post Office will not forward unless postage is guaranteed by the subscriber. SUBMISSIONS AND CONTENT: We cannot assume responsibility for unsolicited materials. All sub- missions become the property of the National Association of Rocketry. Opinions expressed in articles and commentaries are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NAR or its officers. Designs presented are believed to be reliable, but Sport Rocketry assumes NO liability for unsafe use. Always check models for stability in accordance with accepted practice and follow the NAR Safety Code at all times. PERMISSIONS AND COPYRIGHTS: ©2017, National Association of Rocketry. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or copied in any form or by any means, graphic, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or via information storage and retrieval systems without prior written permission of Sport Rocketry. Advertisements appearing in Sport Rocketry magazine are offered for the convenience of our readers. The NAR has no direct knowledge of the materials or services offered by advertisers, provides no guarantees as to the quality of the items listed for sale or the accuracy of the information provided about the sale items, and does not provide any endorsement of any advertiser, product, or service. SPORT ROCKETRY DISTRIBUTORS: Media Solutions, 615-836-0058 Kalmbach Publishing, 21027 Crossroads Circle, P.O. Box 1612, Waukesha, WI 53187-1612 PRINTED IN U.S.A. Submission Guidelines Deadlines for submission of material to Sport Rocketry magazine are as follows: Issue Cover Mailed Deadline Jan/Feb., 17 Jan. 10 Nov. 14, 2016 March/April March 13 Jan. 9, 2017 May/June May 8 March 13 July/Aug. July 10 May 8 Sept./Oct. Sept. 11 July 10 Nov./Dec. Nov. 13 Sept. 11 Submissions should be sent by mail to: Thomas Beach Editor, Sport Rocketry 432 Pruitt Avenue Los Alamos, NM 87544 Phone: (505) 672-0249 evenings Or, sent via electronic mail to: TEBeach@gmail.com or, SReditor@nar.org Always include your name, address, phone number, and e-mail address with all submissions (and not just on the envelope). In- cluding an email address allows us to acknowl- edge receipt of your submission and conduct cor- respondence faster. If you have questions about the current disposition of a submission, contact the editor via email, phone, or mail. Content: We prefer articles that have at least one photo or diagram for every 720 words of text. Any type of rocketry related submission will be considered, including: plans, photos, launch re- ports, product reviews, articles, tips, techniques, historical, and club activities. Both model rocket and high-power rocket articles are accepted. Articles may be submitted by email, on com- puter disk, or as hardcopy (even handwritten). Be aware that publication of hardcopy submissions may be delayed until it can be keyed in. Computer files may be submitted on CD or DVD, in either Macintosh or PC formats; always enclose a hard- copy printout as well. Save the article as a plain ASCII text-only file. You may also save it as a word processor file to preserve formatting (save using an older file format to make file conversion easier for us). Photographs can be submitted as prints or 35 mm slides. Prints should be glossy, color or black & white, no larger than 8x10 and no smaller than 3x5. Always affix your name and a cap- tion to the back of the photo. Do not write di- rectly onto photos; use tape or post-notes. Ship photos with the faces protected. Digital Images require at least 150 ppi at the final size and cropping used in the magazine. Higher resolutions are preferred. Minimal image compression is preferred. Images should be in separate files, not embedded in the article file. Graphics may be submitted in computer form on disk, or as camera-ready hardcopy. Hand drawn sketches are accepted. Be aware that publication may be delayed if we must prepare publication quality drawings from hardcopy. Com- puter generated graphics are preferred in vector formats, such as EPS (encapsulated Postscript), rather than bitmapped formats. Contact the editor about file formats to use. Material submitted to Sport Rocketry must not be submitted to another publication, other than NAR section newsletters. You retain the copyright to your material. You grant the NAR the right to use your submission in Sport Rocketry magazine and in other NAR and NAR Section publications, unless you specify other restrictions. The physi- cal media submitted becomes the property of the NAR and cannot be returned unless pre-arranged with the editor. Customer Service I've had a Prime membership at Ama- zon.com for many, many years—as long as they have been offering that service. But as of this month, I'm going to cancel my Prime membership simply because Amazon's order fulfillment has frustrat- ingly gone down hill from what it was in the past (at least to my location). The only Prime feature I ever cared about was the "Free 2-day shipping" ...but lately, even when I order items listed as in-stock and fulfilled by Amazon, they might sit on my order for over a week before sending it out (even though they claim to be able to get the item to me in two days total if I was to pay extra for 1-day shipping...so it must be sitting somewhere handy). But I'm not here to complain about Amazon (since I just did!)... I'm here to mention some recent orders I placed from hobby rocket suppliers where I got great customer service. The first are two or- ders I've placed with Apogee Components (www.apogeerockets.com). One order was for body tubes, centering rings, and oth- er construction stuff. The second was for AeroTech G79W reloads and the 29/120 casing. Fast service—shipped out right away. The tracking said I should expect my second order by Saturday...but it came on Thursday. That's the Thursday before Satur- day—not the Thursday after Saturday like Amazon would shoot for. The other order was to Chris' Rocket Supplies (www.csrocketry.com) for some b2 Rocketry SkyAngle parachutes. Chris is apparently breaking in some new credit card processing software on his site, and it first reported that there would be Hazmat shipping of over $20... Hazmat? On para- chutes? But an email to Chris resulted in an immediate clarification email, and the order arrived in two days for $6.50 ship- ping cost. Me: One happy customer!

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