David Deavours's Page

AKA: ChicagoDave
Location: Chicago area
Certification Level: L2 TRA
Club Memberships: QCRC,TWA,WOOSH,Kloudbusters
Biography:
I'm a L2 rocketeer. You can find me on The Rocketry Forum as "ChicagoDave." Currently I'm the secretary for Quand Cities Rocket Society (QCRS).
Club Home Page: https://www.qcrocketry.org/
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2023-11-18

Formula 98ii

Flight
Fabulous November day at the QCRC launch site. Winds were about 10mph, sky was clear and the temps were in the high 50s. This is the Madcow version of the Formula 98 which I converted to HED and have previously launched on the J540r. Today was the K480, a great motor with more punch and more ... [More]

2023-09-03

Punisher 4

Flight
My L3 flight at Airfest 29. I don't know what to say! It was nerve-wracking but also the most exciting and fun thing I've done ever. The firs time I took the rocket to the pad there was an issue with one of the switches (screw switch) and I couldn't power up my secondary RRC3. So, down it came and ... [More]

2023-09-01

Wildman Goblin 5

Flight
Another trip to AirFest / Kloudbusters and another Goblin drag race. Once again I flew the puncy L1940x in the 75/3840 casing. If my math is right that's an 84% L, and it has a super flat thrust curve. The Goblin has flown twice or maybe three time snow on that motor with great results. Sadly, my ... [More]

2023-08-20

Formula 98ii

Flight
HOT and humid day at Bong Recreation area today. I ground tested my new Formula 98 (from Wildman) on the 19th and verified the ejection charges were perfect. But I ran into an electronics issue and wasn't able to fly on the 19th, so I came back for Suday's launch - and it was hot!! The RRC2L ... [More]

2023-06-16

Composite Warehouse ARCAS

Rocksim Design
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2023-05-27

Concept 98

Flight
Mini Midwest Power 2023!! The Concept 98 on the Aerotech K550 is an awesome combination -- more than enough thrust off the pad and the white lightning produces plenty of smoke. The weather was nearly perfect, sunny and warm (75f) with light to medium winds. I angled the launch ... [More]

2023-04-08

Concept 98

Flight
The Concept 98 flies at Bong again!! Another J540R for the 4" fiberglass rocket. The pad weight was right at 14lbs for the redline motor to lift. The weather was beautiful for early April in southern Wisconsin and the wind was low (est. 5-9mph). The rocket was loaded on the ... [More]

2023-03-25

Punisher 4

Flight
I finally flew my Punisher 4 on the L2200G. The motor is a 100% L with a peak thrust of 700lbs. The Punisher had a pad weight of 21.5lbs so the thrust to weight ratio was way in favor of THRUST! I expected more than the predicted altitude of 14,700' but the rocket hit 14,825' ... [More]

Wildman Goblin 5

Flight
Another drag race for the Wildman Goblin 5 with 3/16 carbon fiber fins. This time with the L1256 super white (a 3-grain L). My competitor used the M2052 (4 grain super white) but his Goblin had the 1/2" foam core fins. My rocket was slower off the pad and was falling behind when ... [More]

2023-02-11

Lotus 5

Flight
Cool day at Bong at the Tripoli Wisconsin launch on February 11, 2023. The skies were clear, wind was about 10mph and the temperature was about 40f. I had the primary set to apogee and 900' for the main. The secondary was set to apogee +2 and 800' The Aerotech J800 is a ... [More]

2022-11-12

HV Arcas

Flight
The mighty L2200 and the full-sized ARCAS meet at last. I only wish I had photos of the motor at liftoff with that Mojave green motor spouting mach diamonds. The weather was unseasonably calm for Kansas, not a cloud in the sky and the full sized ARCAS weighed just over 25lbs on the ... [More]