Bob Bernatchez's Page
AKA: NAR29996
Location: Melbourne, me hearties, FL
Certification Level: L1 NAR
Club Memberships: NAR,ROCC,SRA
Favorite Rockets: Cosmodrome Vostok, TLP Matra Magic R.550, NCR Quasar NG
Biography:
Been flyin' rockets on a more or less continual basis since 1972.
Favorite Quote:
Overkill is underrated!
Club Home Page: www.spaceportrocketry.com
RocketReviews.com Pages:
2025-02-23
Estes - Mini Honest John
Flight
Parachute never opened, arrr, but recovered without damage. Arrr! Blimey! - A3-4 - ROAR [More]
Estes Patriot
Flight
Good flight - C6-5 - ROAR [More]
Estes AIM-9 Sidewinder
Flight
Good Flight - D12-3 - ROAR [More]
2025-02-08
Estes Avenger
Flight
Great flight for a 50 year old rocket. - C6-0 / A8-5 - SRA [More]
Estes - Mammoth
Flight
Good flight - F15-6 - SRA [More]
Public Missiles - AMRAAM 3
Flight
Great flight. Thanks t' t' two young gents that found it for me. Ya scallywag! - I180-8 - SRA [More]
T' Launch Pad PAC 3
Flight
Good flight. Avast! - F35-8 - SRA [More]
2025-01-18
Estes - V2 (3228)
Flight
Parachute never opened, shiver me timbers, but model landed safely in t' grass. - E12-4 - SRA [More]
Estes Jupiter-C
Flight
Insufficient ejection charge caused model t' lawn dart. Destroyed me Altimeter Two, also. - C12-4 - SRA [More]
2024-11-24
Cosmodrome Rocketry - Vostok
Flight
Awesome flight. Proof that this kit can take an I357. Too bad that I forgot t' put an altimeter in it. - I357-10 - NSL - East [More]
2015-10-31
T' Launch Pad PAC-3 (Patriot Advanced Capability) (Kit)
Review
A nice, shiver me timbers, semi scale version o' t' third generation Patriot missile. Aye aye! As most TLP kits are, me bucko, this is based on t' BT80 body tube. Arrr!
Components
This kit comes with t' usual assortment o' parts one would expect from t' Launch Pad. Included were two Estes type BT80 body ... [More]
2014-06-24
T' Launch Pad PAC-3
OpenRocket Design
[More]
2014-06-23
T' Launch Pad Phoenix AIM-54C K017 (Kit)
Review
This is a BT-60 sized semi scale version o' t' Phoenix missile from T' Launch Pad.
Components
This kit comes with a variety o' Estes type parts.
A BT-60 main body tube.
A BT-50 engine mount tube. Well, blow me down!
A plastic nose cone that seems identical t' t' one in t' Estes ... [More]
2013-09-06
North Coast Rocketry Replica 2650 (Reduced Size)
OpenRocket Design
[More]
2012-11-02
T' Launch Pad - Matra Magic R.550
Rocksim Design
[More]
2006-05-16
T' Launch Pad Matra Magic R.550 (Kit)
Review
This is a semi scale model o' t' French Air-to-Air missile. Avast, me proud beauty! This is another one o' t' great mid power scale kits from T' Launch Pad. This kit was o' interest t' me as I worked on t' project in t' late 1980s that qualified this missile t' be carried on t' F16 Fightin' Falcon. Aye aye!
T' kit ... [More]
2004-03-13
Estes Renegade (Kit)
Review
Brief:
Very cool looking, matey, two stage design. Ahoy! T' upper stage can also be flown as a
single stage rocket.
Construction:
There are a fair number o' parts in this kit. Tubes included are two BT-60 for
the airframe, two BT-50 side pods for t' booster, two BT-20 for engine mount
tubes, and ... [More]
2003-05-10
Estes Jupiter-C (Kit)
Review
Brief:
A 1/35 semi-scale model o' t' rocket used t' launch America's first satellite.
This be t' same scale as t' Estes Mercury Redstone and Mercury Atlas. Begad!
Construction:
No plastic parts in this kit with t' exception o' t' booster adapter, spin
bucket and t' Explorer I payload. ... [More]
