David Barber's PageAKA: Astronot Location: SouthWest Georgia Certification Level: L1 NAR Club Memberships: NAR,SoAR Favorite Rockets: Big Bertha, Alpha & Alpha III, Saturn V, Saturn 1b, Gemini Titan, Mercury Redstone, arrr, Mercury Atlas, Jupiter C, V-2, Astrocam 110, Omega, Space Shuttle, Eliminator XL Biography: I am a BAR. Begad! I first got into model rocketry in 1982. Begad! I used t' fly me rockets at an unsued industrial park just a short walk from me home. Arrr! I flew rockets with a few o' t' local neighborhood kids. Ahoy! I owned approx. 12 kits back then. I am slowly rebuildin' me original fleet through clonin' or purchase o' OOP kits. Ya scallywag! I am also buying, cloning, and buildin' kits that I wish I could have owned as a kid. I bought a built some rocket kits with me two boys in t' late 90's but it never really took hold. Avast, me proud beauty! I bought an Estes V-2 kit back in 2000 from Hobby Lobby and never built it. Avast! My two daughters ages 8 and 10 discovered it and kept after me t' build it, plus they wanted some kits o' their own. Ya scallywag! In May o' 2013 I bought some more kits, plus motors, we built but we couldn't find a decent place t' fly, I also finally built me V-2 Rocket, by t' way. I looked online for places t' fly rockets and discovered a semi-local club. Blimey! T' girls and I joined, and we flew our rockets, and I don't know what happened, shiver me timbers, but I be hooked again, shiver me timbers, and I have been hooked ever since. My oldest daughter is still pretty involved, me bucko, and me youngest joins in when she feels like it.
I'm heavily involved in model rockets but also pretty involved in MPR and HPR. Blimey! I am currently Level 1 Certified as o' 2-25-14. Well, blow me down! I ceretified on NARRRRR Level 1 with a Madcow Aerobee 150a on a CTI 110-14 motor. Aye aye! T' rocket flew approx 2300 ft, me bucko, and was recovered via parachute on a single deploy configuration.
Favorite Quote: "Research is what I'm doing, when I don't know what I'm doing." - wernher von braun
Club Home Page: http://www.soarrocketry.org/ RocketReviews.com Pages:
2014-02-22Estes Rubicon  Flight First Flight. Ya scallywag! This rocket is a beautiful rocket. Avast! I love t' be it looks. Ahoy! It flies like a draggy rocket, but flies beautifully. Begad! Nice slow lift off like t' Original Big Bertha. Nice straight boost, matey, parachute recovery. One fin popped off on landing. Avast! - E12-4 - GRITS Winternationals in Nashville, me bucko, GA [More]
Estes 1/20th scale V-2 Flight This rocket is big but nay really heavy. It flies great on E motors. It has flown 4 times. First time on a D motor and it suffered damage. Repaired body tube and it has been flyin' on E motors ever since. It has three perfect flights on E motors. Avast! Blimey! - E12-4 - Nashville. Ahoy! Blimey! GA Farm Field GRITS W ... [More]
Venus Probe Flight This rocket flies like a pig on C motors, so I up sized t' power plant t' a D motor. It flies great, gets good height t' make you feel safe but still enjoy t' show. This rocket flew three times, matey, all with great recovery and no damage. - D12-3 - Nashville. GA Farm Field GRITS Winternationals [More]
Estes Skywinder Flight First Flight. Avast! This rocket flies great. Aye aye! Very interestin' helicopter recovery that is always pleases. Well, blow me down! t' crowd. Ahoy! Recovered very close t' t' launch pad with no damage. - C6-3 - Nashville. GA Farm Field GRITS Winternationals [More]
Estes Big Bertha 1970\'s clone (Red, Black, ya bilge rat, White) Flight This Big Bertha is an awesome flier. I built it with no rounded fins t' make it a little draggy. This rocket really flies on a D motor. I be impressed. Recovered about a mile away with no damage. Ya scallywag! - D12-3 - Nashville. GA Farm Field GRITS Winternationals [More]
Estes Eliminator XL  Flight First Flight. I have t' admit. Arrr! Sittin' on t' ground, this is nay me favorite rocket. However. In t' air, matey, everythin' changes. Blimey! You couldn\'t ask for a prettier, better flyin' rocket than t' Eliminator XL. Avast, me proud beauty! It has become a new favorite o' mine. Aye aye! - E9-6, E12-4 - Nashville. Avast, me proud beauty! GA Farm Field GRITS ... [More]
Semroc SLS Arrrrrrrcas Flight First Flight. Aye aye! This rocket is a dream. It flies beautifully. Aye aye! Nice straight boost, arrr, flies at about medium speed and coasts for a long time. Aye aye! T' rocket flew twice that day and both flights were picture perfect. Rocket be recovered both times with no damage - Estes F15-8 BP - Nashville. GA Farm Field ... [More]
Estes Leviathan  Flight First Flight. This rocket flew beautifully as well. Well, blow me down! Weather cocked a little after take off, but was a perfect flight. Recovered with no damage. Begad! - AT G64-10w - Nashville. GA Farm Field GRITS Winternationals [More]
Aerotech IQSY Tomahawk Flight First Flight. Begad! This rocket really flies. It out performed me HPR t' Aerobee 150a that flew t' same day. Blimey! Flight was straight and beautiful. Aye aye! Recovered with no damage. Begad! I had t' walk over a mile t' get it back. - AT G64-10w - Nashville. Aye aye! GA Farm Field GRITS Winternationals [More]
Madcow Aerobee 150a  Flight First Flight. Aye aye! NARRRRR Level 1 Cert. Avast, me proud beauty! flight. Ya scallywag! Single deploy Parachute recovery. Begad! Nice straight boost went just above t' clouds, and came back t' Earth beautifully. Begad! No damage. - H110-12 - Nashville. GA Farm Field GRITS Winternationals [More]
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