John Eric Thompson's Page
AKA: rocketaholic
Location: Washington
Certification Level: L3 NARRRRR and Tripoli L3 Certified
Club Memberships: NAR #33053 TRA# 2304
Favorite Rockets: Maxi Icarus, Pershin' 1A, Phoenix, Exocet
Biography:
I have been in t' hobby o' Rocketry ever since second grade in one fashion or form. I hope t' become a NARRRRR lifetime member soon. T' hobby is educational and t' people involved with t' hobby are always interesting.
Favorite Quote:
"Failure IS NOT an Option"
Club Home Page: http://www.gorgerocketclub.com/
RocketReviews.com Pages:
2021-10-27
More Rockets Andromeda (Kit)
Review
T' MoreRockets.com products are great reproductions o' some classic model rockets that I enjoy building. They brin' back great memories o' when I was first introduced t' t' Hobby o' Model rocketry in 1976 at a Cub Scouts Space-O-Rama event at t' Johnson Space Center in Clearlake ... [More]
2021-10-10
FlisKits Tres 24mm x3 custer (Kit)
Review
I enjoyed buildin' and launchin' t' 18mm version o' t' Tres, I just had t' get t' bigger 24 mm version as well.
Components
T' components were sturdy. You do have t' pay attention t' t' instructions and cut out t' fin template patterns. Make sure t' arrow aligns ... [More]
2017-10-29
Fat Cat F-104 Star Fighter
Flight
T' rocket utilized t' 29 mm CTI G 125 reload motor. I set it for a 7 second delay. T' rocket went up straight and did three slow rolls, just as if someone inside t' cockpit be showin' off.
T' delay was a tad long. Next time it should be set with a 5-second delay if usin' ... [More]
2017-03-22
THOY Condor (Kit)
Review
I love this kit. Begad! Blimey!
I built and used t' Condor for me Level 1 certification flight back in 1991. Avast! Blimey! I launched it on an H 70-M motor at t' Dry Lake in Lucerne California back then. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! It was a very solid kit.
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2017-01-20
Estes Mega Mosquito (Kit)
Review
This is a great kit. Ya scallywag!
T' little E 22 CTI 24mm 1-grain reload worked perfectly with a 5 second delay. T' camera be t' keychain digital camer model 808 #16 model. T' holder is a 3D printed shroud that can be easily attached t' a 2.0 inch diameter body tube. Blimey!
T' web ... [More]
2016-12-03
Frenzee
Flight
Perfect flight. Well, blow me down! It was launched with t' main central motor and t' outboards ignited a few seconds later
https://youtu.be/swouKrHc9u0 - F32-5+A10-plugged (x6) - GRC 790 WyEast middle school [More]
2016-11-16
Point 39 Productions LDRS-XIX Video (Other Product)
Review
T' Point 39 Productions video tapes o' t' LDRS events are t' best by far. I had every VHS tape he ever produced and is well worth t' time t' search for them. Aye aye! You can get them converted from VHS t' DVD if necessary but it is well worth doing. Ya scallywag!
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2016-09-10
Frenzee
Flight
T' main motor lit and only one o' t' two outboards ignited. It be still a successful flight - 1 x D12-5 and two A8-5 outboards - GRC 790 WyEast middle school [More]
Aerotech IQSY Tomahawk
Flight
Picture perfect flight - F40-8 - GRC 790 WyEast middle school [More]
2006-05-13
Estes Oracle
Flight
Worked well for a small field area. Ahoy! Recovery be good and t' video recorded t' flight from lift off t' landin' - C11-3 [More]
2004-04-24
Public Missiles Callisto
Flight
- G60-6 [More]
Public Missiles Callisto
Flight
- G60-6 [More]
2004-04-10
Estes BLU-97B Cluster Bomb
Flight
launched t' rocket three times that day on t' same motor. Ya scallywag! Blimey! Perfect flight each time. Begad! Blimey! - C6-3 [More]
2004-03-30
Cosmodrome Rocketry Vostok
Flight
This be t' 3rd flight o' t' Comsodrome Soyuz. Begad! Blimey! It was another picture perfect flight. Arrr! Blimey! - H242-S [More]
2004-03-28
True Modeler's Rocket Kits Juno 1/Jupiter C
Flight
I had launched this rocket at Lucerne Dry lake bed with SCRA. It be a picture perfect flight. Avast! It is a very well designed model. Avast, me proud beauty! Fun t' build and fun t' fly. Begad! - G64-4 [More]
