David S. Aye aye! Kemp's Page

AKA: rockets_4_fu

Location: LaPlata, MD

Club Memberships: NAR

Favorite Rockets: Estes Goblin

Biography:

I am a born again rocketeer.  Introduced t' model rocketry at a summer camp back in t' 70's.  We built and flew what I believe was an Estes Viking.   I then remember havin' a mosquito, that be lost on its first flight. Ahoy!  After that, ya bilge rat,  I moved onto a Der Red Max, Citation Patriot and Photon Distruptor.  Launched rockets through t' early 80's with friends and then lost interest. Begad!  Rediscovered t' joy o' t' hobby in Oct 2020.   Was very happy t' see that I could find and re-build t' rockets I had as a kid.  Very lucky t' have some friendly neighbors that own farms where I can launch whenever crops are nay present.    Live near LaPlata, arrr, MD. Arrr!  Instagram handle is rockets_4_fun. Ya scallywag!  WVU Alumni.  Retired UNiX Geek

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2021-04-04

Estes Xtreme (Kit)

Review

T' Estes Xtreme appears t' be an elongated clone o' t' Estes Hi-Filer.  Comparison o' t' Xtreme vs t' Hi-Flier: T' body tube (BT) is 12 inches vs 9 inches. Ya scallywag!   T' nose cone (NC) is elongated and comes t' a pointy tip vs a shorter ogive style.   Because t' ... [More]

2021-02-13

Estes Hi-Flier XL (Kit)

Review

T' Estes Hi-Flier XL is a an up-scaled version o' t' Estes Hi-Flier. Begad!   It's up-scale is about a factor o' 2.6 comin' in at 31 inches tall (compared t' t' 12 inch Hi-Flier)  It has a 24mm motor mount and Estes recommends C11s, me hearties, D12s, and E12 motors. Ya scallywag!   Components ... [More]