| [ Not displaying correctly? View web version. ] | Apogee Rocketry Workshop #295: | | 
We are often asked, "How do you put the parachute inside the parachute protector and get it ready for flight?" This week we are going to cover how to fold your parachute and insert the protector correctly. This will make sure your parachute deploys exactly the way you want it too. For some rockets, you will want the parachute to open right away. For others, you'd want to slow it down. There are a lot of different tips and tricks to folding the parachute and using it with the parachute protector. After watching this video, you will know how to use a parachute protector in a model rocket, you'll know how to affect the opening rate of your chute, and all the tips and tricks we can give you! In the Peak-of-Flight newsletter we have published many different rocket plans, all at no cost! You can now get a set of 25 different rocket plans as our free gift when you subscribe to our newsletter! And if you're a subscriber, and if you already haven't downloaded the Plan Pack, you will find it here. You will be asked to complete the store check-out process in order to download, but it is totally free for you. If you'd like decals for the rockets in the plan pack, we do have them available here. View this week's Rocketry Workshop Video (Duration: 6:42) | | Previous videos are found on our archive page. |
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| Check out the latest products to hit Apogee's shelves! | Experimental Composite Propellant Cookbook | | 
Looking to make your own rocket motors? This guidebook is a great place to start. Experimental Composite Propellant by Professor Terry McCreary PhD. details the formulas, safety precautions, design, construction and testing of small rocket motors. This isn't for everyone. We recommend it for those people in countries where we can't ship rocket motors. |
| 1/4-20 X 9" long Threaded Rod | | 
This is the threaded-rod (sometimes called "all-thread" stud) that we use for our own 98mm e-bay kit. Now you can make your own electronic-bays for your fiberglass rockets or your own home-made scratch-built designs. Use standard 1/4"-20 nuts available from your local hardware store. |
| AeroTech Arreauxbee-Hi | | 
The AeroTech Arreauxbee-Hi is a great initiation into larger mid-power rockets. It is a straightforward assembly, with a clean orange and metallic asthetic. The rocket can house a variety of rocket motors and flies with great stability. |
| 54mm Fly-Away Rail Guide | | 
The 54mm Fly-Away Rail Guide can be used to launch those 54mm diameter rockets that do not have a rail button or rail guide. The advantage of removing the rail buttons is that it reduces the drag of the rocket and allows it to soar higher. Package contains one set of rail guides that will fit on a 54mm (thick-wall tube) rocket. |
| 18mm Engine Retainers | | 
The Estes 18mm engine retainers are used to prevent rocket engines from sliding rearward out of the rocket. The advantage is they are cheaper in price than aluminum retainers, and that will save you money for your other projects. Now you can make your low power rockets look like they are high-power! |
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