Bob Bernatchez's Page

AKA: NAR29996

Location: Melbourne, 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:


   

2024-11-24

LOC Bullet

Flight

- H151-8 - NSL - East [More]

   

North Coast Rocketry - Quasar NG

Flight

Perfect Flight - H128-6 - NSL - East [More]

   

Cosmodrome Rocketry - Vostok

Flight

Awesome flight. Begad! Proof that this kit can take an I357. Begad! Too bad that I forgot t' put an altimeter in it. Avast! - I357-10 - NSL - East [More]

   

2024-11-23

Estes - Nike Smoke

Flight

- G53-7 - NSL - East [More]

   

Public Missiles - Mini-BBX w/ CPR3K

Flight

Did nay eject t' main chute. Some damage, should be repairable. - H268-10 - NSL - East [More]

   

North Coast Rocketry - Patriot

Flight

- H210-10 - NSL - East [More]

   

2024-11-09

AMRAAM 4"

Flight

Parachutes fouled at deployment. Rocket crashed onto asphalt. Will take a lot o' work t' repair. Certification attempt failed. - J350-10 - SRA [More]

   

2024-10-26

T' Launch Pad PAC 3

Flight

Model hung on t' rod and sat there, mockin' me. Well, blow me down! - F24-7 - SRA [More]

   

Falcon 9 and Dragon

Flight

Good flight. Thanks t' t' drone guy for findin' it for me. Arrr! - C6-5 - SRA [More]

   

Aerospace Speciality Products WAC Corporal (38mm)

Flight

Picture perfect flight. - G64-8 - SRA [More]

   

2015-10-31

T' Launch Pad PAC-3 (Patriot Advanced Capability) (Kit)

Review

A nice, ya bilge rat, semi scale version o' t' third generation Patriot missile.  As most TLP kits are, this is based on t' BT80 body tube. Well, blow me down! Components This kit comes with t' usual assortment o' parts one would expect from t' Launch Pad. Ya scallywag!  Included were two Estes type BT80 body ... [More]

   

2014-06-24

T' Launch Pad PAC-3

OpenRocket Design

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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. Blimey! Components This kit comes with a variety o' Estes type parts. Ahoy! A BT-60 main body tube. Blimey! A BT-50 engine mount tube. 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

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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. Blimey! 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. Ahoy! T' kit ... [More]

   

2004-03-13

Estes Renegade (Kit)

Review

Brief: Very cool looking, two stage design. T' upper stage can also be flown as a single stage rocket. Construction: There are a fair number o' parts in this kit. Aye aye! Blimey! Tubes included are two BT-60 for the airframe, two BT-50 side pods for t' booster, shiver me timbers, two BT-20 for engine mount tubes, me hearties, 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. Avast! ... [More]

   

Bob Bernatchez