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
[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. 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
[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. 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]