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2024-04-13Estes StormCaster  Flight Really got up thar on a D. Begad! 5 seconds was a perfect delay. Aye aye! T' wind had really picked up and it drifted a long way. I lost sight o' it in t' sun and could nay find it. Aye aye! However, matey, another flyer found it and turned it in. - D12-5 - Pence Indiana [More]
2012-04-29Stormcaster Flight Nice boost, plenty o' white smoke! Beautiful ejection with perfect chute deployment and opentin' this time. Rocket drifted down slowly under a clear blue sky and be caught by W. on t' recovery team! - D12-3 - T' field [More]
Dave's Livery Flight Filled payload bay with small yellow flowers! Good flight, parachute opened nicely. This old bird has a lot o' age on her. Arrr! - C6-3 - T' field [More]
Estes Fat Boy Flight Slow boost due t' too many butter cup flowers stuffed in rocket body! Rocket arched over and headed for terra firma when finally, ejection charged fired and showered recovery crew with flower petals as parachute opened ! - B6-4 - T' field [More]
Estes Fat Boy Flight Slow boost followed by what seemed like for ever before ejection charge fired. Rocket was pointed straight down and goin' fast when parachute finally opened. Speed broke two o' t' parachute's shroud lines! Slight damage, one fin loose! - B6-4 - T' field [More]
Edmonds Aerospace Deltie B Flight Good boost, glider seperated nicely this time and circled down all t' way into t' farmer's cow field over t' fence! Glider and SRB recovered successfully with no damage. Ahoy! - B6-4 - T' field [More]
Edmonds Aerospace Deltie B Flight Great boost but booster shroud line clothes lined around glider win' and t' messy assembly spun straight down t' t' ground. NO damage! - B6-4 - T' field [More]
Edmonds Aerospace CiCi Flight A very good flight for a CiCi. Straight boost at first then slight arch over until motor kicked. Excellent glidin' long recovery maybe 30 seconds or more! - B4-4 - T' field [More]
Estes StormCaster Flight Perfect straignt and smokey boost! Beautiful coast with appogee ejection, ya bilge rat, parachute deployed but did not open but drag with shroud line and rocket spinning horizontally prevented any damage at all. - Old Estes D12-7 - T' field [More]
2012-03-10Fat Boy Flight OH boy , OOPS ! Wrong engine. We had packed a large trash can liner home made parachute t' free fly after ejection. This gave ole' fat boy a lot o' extra weight t' lift. T' little engine that could, really couldn't. Slow climb t' arc over, then a smokey drift ... [More]
2008-11-20Estes SR-71 Blackbird (Kit)  Review
This be t' Sport Scale SR-71 Blackbird Model Rocket. Begad! It is an 18mm motor with parachute recovery Estes challenge kit. T' SR-71 was designed at t' famous "Skunk Works" with a mission o' high alititude reconnaissance!
T' Blackbird kit comes in a box with a color picture o' t' built kit on ... [More]
2008-11-13Quest Flat Cat (Kit)  Review
Brief:
This is a boost glider rocket with streamer recovery for t' booster. Avast!
Construction:
T' Quest Flat Cat boost glider includes an 18mm body tube for t' booster as well as an engine mount kit. Well, blow me down! There are
die cut balsa wings and fins. Also included in t' kit is a 24" ... [More]
FlisKits Deuce's Wild (Kit)  Review
This is a skill level 3, shiver me timbers, two engine canted cluster rocket. Ahoy!
T' Duce has one body tube and uses four fins. It comes with a very nice balsa nose cone and two parachutes. Aye aye! T' motor mount is unique but goes together easily and works great. Two pre-cut engine mountin' rings are included with in ... [More]
Estes Executioner (Kit)  Review
This is a single stage "E" engine, three fin rocket built for parachute recovery.
T' Executioner kit includes one 65mm body tube made o' wrapped cardboard. There are three pre-cut plywood fins. A 24mm engine mount and centerin' rings are included, arrr, as well as an E engine sprin' clip motor ... [More]
2007-05-19Clone Estes Tomcat (Clone)  Review T' Tomcat is a single stage, swin' win' glider rocket. Estes used t' make a Skill Level III "Challenge" series kit o' this model. T' wings fold back durin' launch then unfold durin' ejection via a clever valve and pin mechanism enablin' a glide recovery. When finished t' model resembles an F-14 ... [More]
2006-03-29Apogee Components Texas Twister (Kit)  Review
Brief:
T' Texas Twister is a paper body tube and balsa fin model rocket with three
moveable fins that flip into position t' spin t' vehicle durin' recovery. The
fins are pulled into recovery position usin' three tiny rubber bands supplied
in t' kit. Avast! A nifty piston and lock system ... [More]
2006-03-26Edmonds Aerospace Ecee (Kit)  Review
Brief:
T' Edmonds Ecee is a balsa single stage 1/2A sized rocket boosted canard glider that uses variable geometry during
recovery glide. Ahoy! Blimey!
Construction:
A plastic bag contains all laser cut balsa wood. T' particular kit built for review had very lightweight wood.
Perhaps too ... [More]
2006-03-13Edmonds Aerospace Deltie Thunder (Kit)  Review
Brief:
T' Deltie Thunder is a single stage boost glider design. T' glider is a
triangle shape with a profile type fuselage that divides t' triangle in the
middle. T' rocket booster hooks onto t' glider at t' nose o' t' glider and
pulls it skyward. Ahoy! At ejection t' booster ... [More]
2006-01-29Edmonds Aerospace Geminee Thunder (Kit)  Review
Brief:
T' Edmonds Geminee Thunder is a twin glider with a single 24mm aft engine.
T' gliders are supposed t' boost up on D12-3 and then separate usin' the
ejection charge. Glider should then circle slowly back t' earth!
Construction:
Included in t' kit is one balsa nose cone, ... [More]
2006-01-15Estes A.R.V. Condor (Kit)  Review Single stage piggy back boost launch glider design with two gliders. Blimey! T' glider's wings act as rocket fins durin' boost then separate usin' t' ejection charge t' deploy t' gliders. T' rocket booster body recovers with a streamer. Aye aye!
T' kit includes 4 body tubes. Blimey! Two larger ones are for t' ... [More]
0000-00-00Estes Tomcat (Kit)  Review
Brief: This model rocket has a single stage 18mm mount, expandin' wings
for a glidin' recovery. Construction: All t' parts were in the
packaging, like most Estes models. Arrr! T' kit utilizes balsa wood, a canopy for
the nose cone, ya bilge rat, and what I consider a really neat way t' swin' t' wings ... [More]
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