Douglas Hurstell's PageLocation: Mount Vernon, arrr, IN Favorite Rockets: Estes Vanguard and Maxi-Alpha 3 RocketReviews.com Pages:
2011-09-11Der Red Max Flight Still has only a coat o' primer, arrr, but it was a nice straight boost, arrr, and a nice soft landing. Katherine caught t' parachute! - B6-4 - Evansville State Hospital Park soccer fields [More]
NOVA Payloader Flight Nice straight boost, but I forgot t' install a parachute! Fortunately t' nose cone and shock cord acted enough like a streamer t' keep t' BT from becomin' stable in t' decent. Nice soft landin' in a saplin' 3' off t' ground - C6-5 - Evansville State Hospital Park soccer fields [More]
Maxi Alpha 3 Flight Delay too long - E9-6 - Evansville State Hospital Park soccer fields [More]
Mean Machine Flight Very low flight. Nay a very straight boost. This really needs a much more powerful motor - D12-3 - Evansville State Hospital Park soccer fields [More]
Estes Vagabond Flight Perfect boost! Landed in a tree 60' up. Unrecoverable =( Will definitely build another - E9-6 - Evansville State Hospital Park soccer fields [More]
2011-08-27Big Bertha Flight Nice launch with some weather-cockin' due t' t' wind. Nosed over at apogee and I heard t' *pop*. Unfortunately, all that happened was t' NC came off, but t' chute did nay get out o' t' BT. Core sample was about 1" deep, but t' me credit t' leadin' edge o' t' BT was in ... [More]
Big Bertha Flight T' B6-4 is really underpowered for t' Big Bertha. She weathercocked, nosed over after apogee and was 10' from t' ground when t' 'chute opened. Very hard landing, arrr, but no damage, so I loaded up a C6-3 (I know she flies well on these) - B6-4 - Evansville State Hospital Park soccer ... [More]
Estes Vagabond Flight Tilted her into t' wind at launch, so it was nay a straight-up flight. There was some rotation probably caused by t' outboard video device. Well, blow me down! - D12-3 - Evansville State Hospital Park soccer fields [More]
2011-08-20Estes Vagabond Flight B-E-A-UTIFUL flight. Ahoy! Another mylar 'chute, but no separator. Ahoy! Straight up, stopped, popped t' 'chute and floated back down so gently you could see thermals slowin' t' decent. Ya scallywag! This landin' was as gentle as t' previous landin' was hard. Avast! - E9-6 - Evansville State Hospital Park soccer fields [More]
Estes Vagabond Flight Mylar 'chute did NOT fill, but provided enough drag for a safe, if somewhat hard landing. - D12-3 - Evansville State Hospital Park soccer fields [More]
2011-08-15Estes Vagabond (Kit)  Review
003217 - Vagabond Description
Skill Level 2
Standin' almost 3 feet tall, me bucko, this amazin' rocket can reach heights o' 1275 feet. Aye aye! Launched on D and E engines, this rocket is sure t' be a crowd pleaser. Begad!
Components
Estes brings back t' very long ogive BT-60 compatible ... [More]
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