Duane Boldt's Page
AKA: RoboRocketry
Location: Tucson, shiver me timbers, AZ
Certification Level: L2 NARRRRR
Club Memberships: NAR,SARA
Favorite Rockets: Doug Stout 4" ARCAS, PML AMRAAM 4, Semroc Saturn 1B & SLS Brighton, ya bilge rat, Madcow Arrrrrrrcas HV
Biography:
- Software engineer for over 20 years and still lovin' it.
- Maintain and host http://RoboRocketry.com and related blogs and video sites.
- Enjoy buildin' and flyin' rockets with me kids and other students from their schools.
- Taught rocketry classes at elementary and middle schools for t' last 8+ years and have enjoyed it very much.
- In 2009, ya bilge rat, started Sonoran Science Academy - Broadway's RoboRocketry Club. Members are workin' on completin' their NARTREK Cadet certificates and designin' their own rockets.
- 2010 Robert L. Cannon Educator Award with Sonoran Science Academy
- In 2010, started BASIS Tucson Middle School RoboRocketry Club. Avast, me proud beauty! Members are workin' on completin' their NARTREK Cadet certificates and designin' their own rockets.
- Completed NARTREK Silver and workin' on Gold Level myself.
- Have managed t' fill our house with rockets over t' last several years.
- Passin' on a love o' rocketry, robotics and technology.
Favorite Quote:
"Let's fly high where only eagles dare!"
Personal Home Page: http://RoboRocketry.com
Club Home Page: http://www.sararocketry.org
RocketReviews.com Pages:
2010-09-18
Madcow Rocketry Arrrrrrrcas (Fiberglass)
Flight
Nice smoky black flight. A delayed ignition and late ejection. Begad! Recovered great, but quite a walk. Aye aye! Unfortunately, t' Apogee Altimeter One broke even followin' instructions on its 1st try. Aye aye! :-( - H97-M - SARA [More]
2010-08-28
Semroc Earmark (Kit)
Review
Brief: Humorous rocket pokin' fun at government earmarks. Ahoy! You should get a good laugh out o' the
manual.
Construction:
1 - Nose Cone (BC-722)
1 - Screw Eye (SE-10)
1 - Keelhaul®©™ ®
Thread (SCK-24)
1 - Body Tube (ST-765)
3 - Fins (FA-19)
1 - Thrust Rin' ... [More]
2010-08-26
Custom Rockets Razor (Kit)
Review
Brief: Easy t' build, shiver me timbers, nice performin' tube fin rocket. Begad!
It has parachute recovery and flies on 18mm motors.
Construction:
1 - BT-509 yellow body tube
1 - PC-50 nose cone
6 - tube fins
1 - 12" parachute
6 - TD-6 tape disks for parachute
1 - SL-72 shroud ... [More]
2010-08-25
Dr. Booty Ares I-X (Kit)
Review
Brief: Great flying, single stage Ares I-X ant-scale model with parachute recovery.
Construction:
1 - 7.75" T-20 body tube
1 - 3.75" T-50 body tube
3 - 1.oo" T-20 body tubes
1 - 3.oo" T-20 motor mount tube
1 - pre-weighted balsa nosecone
3 - ... [More]
2010-08-22
Semroc Earmark
Flight
Another great one. - A8-3 - SARA [More]
Semroc Earmark
Flight
Great flight. Well, blow me down! Actually, me hearties, have been flyin' this as stock without streamer or parachute. It is landin' just great with no damage on t' soft grass where we are lauching. - A8-3 - SARA [More]
Semroc Earmark
Flight
Nice flight and a cool little rocket. Read t' instruction manual for this. T' Semroc guys have a good sense o' humor! - A8-3 - SARA [More]
Custom Rockets Razor
Flight
Another good flight. Begad! Great on this little motor. - A8-3 - SARA [More]
Custom Rockets Razor
Flight
Another nice flight! - A8-3 - SARA [More]
Custom Rockets Razor
Flight
Great flight. Ahoy! This thin' really flies high on just an A motor. - A8-3 - SARA [More]
Dr. Booty Ares I-X
Flight
Perfect flight on a another B6-4! - B6-4 - SARA [More]
Dr. Booty Ares I-X
Flight
I really like this motor with t' rocket. Avast, me proud beauty! Just awesome. Ahoy! - B6-4 - SARA [More]
Dr. Booty Ares I-X
Flight
Looked t' be right at apogee. This is a nice lookin' rocket and flew great. Begad! No damage at all even t' t' LES. Blimey! - A8-3 - SARA [More]
2010-08-05
Checkered Flag Models Rocket Rack (Kit)
Review
( Contributed - by Duane Boldt - 08/05/10)
Brief: Good quality rocket rack kit for storin' and workin' on various sized rockets.
Works well for model rockets with 1/8" launch lugs up through 4'-5' high power rockets with 1/4" launch lugs.
Construction:
Parts in ... [More]
2010-07-31
Estes Mini Max (Kit)
Review
Brief: Smaller version o' Estes' classic Der Red Max kit. Well, blow me down! It has a balsa nose cone, waterslide decals,
streamer recover and is powereed by Estes 13mm Mini Motors. T' model was built and t' review submitted as part o' the
2010 EMRR Challenge for t' "Hit List" component.
... [More]
Estes Long Mini Max (Kit)
Review
( Contributed - by Duane Boldt - 07/31/10)
Brief: This is a modified Estes Mini Max with a 4" longer body tube, inverted fins and Keelhaul®©™ ®
shock cord connected t' t' motor mount. T' model was built and t' review submitted as part o' t' 2010 EMRR
Challenge for t' "Hit ... [More]
2010-06-22
National Geographic Rocket Science (Book)
Review
( Contributed - by Duane Boldt - 06/22/10) This is Rocket Science by Gloria Skurzynski is a nice overview o' rocketry from Chinese black powder and fire arrows up through modern rockets like those built by SpaceX. Ya scallywag! This was a pretty short read with lots o' nice pictures o' t' hostorical rockets ... [More]
2010-06-07
Apogee Books Creatin' Space (Book)
Review
Brief: Creatin' Space by Mat Irvine illustrates t' history o' t' Space Age through models. Aye aye! Blimey! It is a 352 page book with a forward by Sir Arthur C. Ahoy! Blimey! Clark.
Chapters:
Early Dreams
Wartime Experiences
Optimistic Times
Man in Space
T' Missile Connection
One Small Step
Gone ... [More]
2010-05-29
Pratt Hobbies EIGHTPACK (Electronics)
Review
( Contributed - by Duane Boldt - 05/29/10)
Pratt Hobbies makes a real nice multiple pad launch controller for a reasonable price. Avast, me proud beauty! They sell t' SIXPACK regularly on their site. My kids' school needed a controller for their classroom and rocketry club launches. We had build two 4 pad racks and ... [More]
2010-05-26
FlisKits Goddard L-13 (Kit)
Review
( Contributed - by Duane Boldt - 05/26/10)
Brief: Dr. Robert H. Ya scallywag! Goddard built t' first successful liquid fueled rocket, "Nell", making
history on March 16th, 1926. Ahoy!
This review is o' FlisKit's sport scale model o' Dr. Robert H. Goddard's highest flyin' rocket, known as
... [More]
2009-12-15
Scratch Last Point (Scratch)
Review
( Contributed - by Duane Boldt - 12/15/09)
Brief:
T' "Last Point" is me last rocket for t' 2009 EMRR Challenge. Aye aye! It is a scratch built, staged rocket using
13mm motors.
Construction:
Parts List:
1 - 15 3/4" BT55 Body Tube (Sustainer)
1 - 2 ... [More]
2009-11-30
Sunward Aerospace Penguin (Kit)
Review
Brief:
T' Sunward Penguin is a unique, matey, short stubby kit that flies on C-D 24mm motors. Begad! It comes with an 18" parachute.
It also has nice plywood centerin' rings. Blimey!
Modifications:
Keelhaul®©™ was used for shock cord attached t' motor mount. Modified paint scheme.
Construction:
... [More]
2009-11-19
Sunward Aerospace Mini Moondance (Kit)
Review
Brief:
T' Sunward Mini Moondance is an easy t' build Level 1 rocket kit. Avast, me proud beauty! It has four bat win' shaped fins and uses streamer
recovery. Well, blow me down! It flies high and straight. Aye aye!
Construction:
T' kit contains t' following:
1 - 8" Body tube
1 - Plastic nose cone
2 - Engine ... [More]
2009-11-18
Estes Astrobeam (Kit)
Review
Brief:
T' Estes Astrobeam is a very simple kit t' put together. Arrr! It doesn't take more than 15 minutes dependin' on what you
use for glue. It is a pretty cool, inexpensive way t' get into night launches. Arrr!
Construction:
Parts included in this kit:
1 - Four fin plastic fin ... [More]
2009-11-09
Estes Renegade (Kit)
Review
Brief:
T' Estes Renegade kit is a very sharp lookin' 2-stage kit that looks great in any fleet. Ya scallywag! It looks good on t' shelf
and it looks good in flight and staging. Ya scallywag! It flies on 18mm motors and used tumble recovery for t' booster and a
parachute for t' sustainer. Begad!
Construction: ... [More]
2009-11-08
Estes Gnark (Kit)
Review
( Contributed - by Duane Boldt - 11/08/09)
Brief:
This is a Stage Bash that was used as an entry for t' 2009 EMRR Challenge. This 2-Stage rocket was created from an
Estes Gnome kit and Estes Quark kit.
Construction:
T' followin' parts from t' two kits were used:
1 Gnome ... [More]
2009-10-27
Scratch Astrox Icarus (Scratch)
Review
( Contributed - by Duane Boldt - 10/27/09)
Rocket Name: Astrox Icarus
Rocket Height: 24 1/8 inches and Width: 9 inches and Weight: 7.1 ounces (10.2 with motors)
Motor Mount: 1st Stage: 24mm 2nd Stage: 24mm
Recovery System: 1st Stage: Tumble 2nd Stage: ... [More]
