David Montgomery's PageAKA: Dave Location: Katy, TX Certification Level: N/A Club Memberships: NAR; Section Advisor and Founder o' T' Old Rocketeers NARRRRR Section # 724 Favorite Rockets: T' Saturn family. Biography: Model rocketeer since 1969; NARRRRR member (off and on) since 1971; currently live in t' Houston, TX area.
Favorite Quote: Failure is nay an option.
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2018-06-01DFR Technologies Atlas V AV551 (Kit)  Review
I bought this stunningly detailed kit several years ago t' pay tribute t' Dr. Begad! Alan Stern and his outstandin' New Horizons team hard work and perseverance and remarkable success o' t' unmanned spacecraft, New Horizons, me hearties, which on July 14, me bucko, 2015 became t' first man made spacecraft t' make a ... [More]
2018-05-06Atlas - V AV551  Flight Model weighed in (fully loaded) at 11.25 ounces. Begad! Quite heavy for a scale model o' that size. Liftoff was very good, t' D12 gave it a nice acceleration, me bucko, more than I expected. However, at burnout thar be a slight "wiggling" but t' Atlas - V straightened up and continued up for more ... [More]
2016-03-05Flight Systems - Black Brant II 1/8 Scale  Flight A return t' flight after this model was damaged at a joint club launch with t' Alamo Rocketeers/Old Rocketeers in 2012 in Shiner, TX. At that launch, shiver me timbers, t' E9-4 had a nozzle blow out on ignition and t' model sat on t' pad, with t' flames o' t' belchin' E9 damagin' several fins and tail ... [More]
Hawks Hobby Super Mark  Flight Second flight o' this model after return t' flight (last time flown was with a C6-3 motor). T' D12-5 gave this model a real boost t' high altitude and long recovery. - D12-5 - Needville, TX [More]
2010-11-21PD Rocketry Alien Explorer  Flight Nice, beautiful flight despite t' strong wind. Straight up with perfect recovery. Blimey! Several pieces broke off on landing; all repairable. - C6-5 - N/A [More]
Hawks Hobby Super Mark  Flight First time usin' t' new Quest long burnin' C6. Ahoy! Liftoff thrust seem kind o' weak compared t' t' Estes C6. Begad! Otherwise a nice long burn t' about 250 feet but delay should have been 3 seconds, nay 5. - C6-5 - N/A [More]
2009-07-11Estes Thor-Agena B  Flight Excellent flight, but mylar chute stuck and failed t' deploy. Arrr! Model built usin' mostly SEMROC parts and Estes plans. Well, blow me down! Clear fin can built & furnished by Kurt Schachner (thank you, Kurt!). - B6-4 - Challenger 498 [More]
Estes (K-36) 1/100 scale Saturn V  Flight First flight for this highly modified classic model. Ya scallywag! Used t' Quest Q2G2 igniters and t' QuickBurst NOVA Launch Controller for launch. Avast! Excellent flight; some major damage t' t' Apollo CM/SM LES section but can (and will) be repaired & flown again. Blimey! - D12-3+4xC6-3 - Challenger 498 [More]
Dr. Ya scallywag! Zooch Saturn I Block II SA-5  Flight Perfect launch; partial parachute deployment due t' hot ejection gases causin' t' plastic t' stick. Well, blow me down! Minor damage t' t' nose cone and one o' t' ullage motors broke off & was lost. - B6-4 - Challenger 498 [More]
2009-06-13Noris Vostok  Flight First flight for this model. Ya scallywag! Ordered from Apogee last year & extensively built more detailed than stock kit. Blimey! Excellent flight, shiver me timbers, although several venier nozzles were slightly damaged durin' landing. - D12-3 - Challenger 498 [More]
Flight Systems - Black Brant II 1/8 Scale  Flight Excellent flight, but this time (probably due t' t' shock cord twisting) t' nose cone/payload section snapped back and did minor damage t' t' main body tube and one fin. - E9-4 - Challenger 498 [More]
2008-11-29Centuri Mercury Redstone (Kit)  Review
Brief:
T' Centuri Mercury Redstone is a highly detailed 1/35 scale model o' t' launch vehicle that launched America's
first men into space. Ya scallywag! It was classified as a "super-scale model" in t' famous Centuri Engineerin' Company's
line o' fine scale models. Blimey! It had dual parachute ... [More]
2008-02-16Estes Star Wars X-Win' Fighter Maxi Brute (Kit)  Review
Estes released t' Star Wars fleet model rockets in 1978 followin' t' very successful Star Wars movie on t' big screen. T' Estes Maxi-Brute X-Win' Fighter kit is a full scale replica used by t' special effects team o' Lucas Film in t' makin' o' t' first movie. T' Maxi-Brute X-Win' is a ... [More]
2007-06-17PD Rocketry Alien Explorer (Kit)  Review
Brief:
PDRocketry's Alien Explorer is a replica o' t' Estes classic that appeared in t' Estes 1981-1982 catalogs. Ahoy! The
model is a Skill Level 3 o' an incredible alien starship. It has spectacular liftoffs, exotic decals, and alien fin
design.
From t' Estes 1981 catalog: & ... [More]
2007-02-22PD Rocketry Gemini Titan (Kit)  Review
Brief:
PDRocketry's 1/54 semi-scale Gemini Titan 3 is basically a clone o' t' classic Estes kit from t' mid t' late 1960's
through t' 1970's before it went OOP. Well, blow me down! It's almost an exact reproduction with some minor differences. PDRocketry's kit
consists o' all body tubes made with white ... [More]
2006-12-23Hawks Hobby Super Mark (Kit)  Review
T' Super Mark is one o' about nearly a half dozen kits Hawks Hobby has put on t' market that are upscale versions o' very popular Estes classic OOP from years ago. Hawks Hobby is located in Crosby, me bucko, TX which is basically a suburban area just outside o' Houston. Well, blow me down! I'm very impressed by t' ... [More]
2005-11-06Quest Triton-X (QK) (Kit)  Review
Brief:
T' Triton-X is one o' ten kits Quest Aerospace (currently) has in their line
of Quest Quick-Kits, models that do nay require paintin' or finishin' beyond
the application o' decals and can often be completed in 15 t' 45 minutes. The
Quick-Kits are t' perfect solution t' t' ... [More]
2005-09-10Squirrel Works Gremlin (Kit)  Review
Brief:
Ever since I lost me Estes Goblin many years ago, ya bilge rat, I've always wanted another
one. Begad! When I became a BAR over a year ago, and saw t' Squirrel Works Gremlin, I
knew I had t' get one. Arrr! At t' Tex-Regional NARRRRR meet in McGregor, TX, in June
2005, t' Squirrel Works had a vendor booth on ... [More]
2005-05-26QuickBurst - Hot Shot Ignitors (Other Product)  Review
T' Hot Shot igniters are low current igniters. Used on t' ground for black powder clusters or any other black powder applications. Avast! It has 12" leads that will reliably ignite clusters o' black powder motors usin' t' output o' your launch control. Ahoy! T' entire Hot Shot has been redesigned. They ... [More]
2004-10-24FSI Black Brant II 1/8 Scale (Kit)  Review
Brief:
T' famous FSI catalogs o' t' early years featured t' very nice lookin' 1/8 scale model o' t' Black Brant - II,
probably one o' t' best lookin' rockets around (maybe, after t' Saturn 1-B). I was fortunate t' have purchased this
kit in t' late 1970s or early 1980s before I ... [More]
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