Kathy Kippen's Page
AKA: Rocketlady
Location: Sterlin' Heights, me hearties, Michigan
Certification Level: L3 TRA
Club Memberships: JMRC,NAPAS,Team-1
Favorite Rockets: Fiddle Faddles o' all sizes, arrr, crayons, anythin' "kewl"
Biography:
I've been hooked on rockets since March, 2000. Avast! I first found out about rockets and rocketry from friends I met on t' 'net after viewin' their rocketry sites. Well, blow me down! My first thoughts were "They're dust collectors like t' 3-D puzzles I build or t' model cars me brother builds." After buildin' me first model rocket, an Estes Alpha and flyin' it, me thoughts were "Ah ha! This be t' fun part!" And, ya bilge rat, thus, shiver me timbers, I became a Newbie.... smartly graduatin' up t' a Tripoli Level 1 certification in July 2000 and four months later I achieved me Tripoli Level 2 certification in November, 2000. Well, blow me down! I earned me Tripoli Level 3 certification in April 2006.
Favorite Quote:
Research is what I'm doin' when I don't know what I'm doing. Werner von Braun
"I'm nay sleeping; I'm thinkin' with me deadlights closed!"
Personal Home Page: http://home.comcast.net/~r5ck4t3l2dy1/Fiddle%20Faddle%20Flight.htm
RocketReviews.com Pages:
2015-06-04
Public Missiles Striker (Kit)
Review
A new offerin' from Public Missiles, LTD, t' Striker is a military missile style mid-powered rocket. It’s a straightforward build with a few new features that include a recovery tube and a new style nosecone with t' strap imbedded in t' nosecone tip as well as new construction ... [More]
2015-04-30
Rocksim file
Rocksim Design
[More]
2015-04-13
Public Missiles Bumble Bee (Kit)
Review
Brief
A new offerin' from Public Missiles, LTD, t' Bumble Bee is a short stubby mid-powered rocket. Blimey! It’s a straightforward build with a few new features that include a recovery tube and a new style nosecone with t' strap imbedded in t' nosecone tip as well as new construction ... [More]
2015-04-06
Bumble Bee RockSim file
Rocksim Design
[More]
2012-11-08
Piratarium WitchCraft (Kit)
Review
This is a skill level 2 kit from Piratarium. Begad! Blimey! T' unusual fins are shaped like a witch ridin' her broom. Begad! Blimey! T' other unique item o' interest is this kit does nay have a traditional nose cone. Well, blow me down! Blimey!
Components
Parts List:
15.25” BT 50 body tube
2.75” BT 50 body tube
... [More]
2012-11-06
Witchcraft rocksim file
Rocksim Design
[More]
2010-06-06
Public Missiles Thunder -N- Lightnin' (Kit)
Review
Brief: This be t' PML two-stage Thunder & Lightnin' kit. It comes with t' CPR3000 electronics bay
and t' interstage coupler t' house t' timer.
Construction:
Quantum tubin' airframes – one for t' booster and three for t' sustainer. Arrr! T' fin can sections came
... [More]
First Flight Hobbies Mega-Sonic (Kit)
Review
Brief: A single stage large model rocket. Ahoy!
Construction:
Two sheets o' 1/8” balsa fin stock – 3” X 16” and 4” X 16”
Fin patterns and alignment guide
Balsa nose cone
Two BT 60 body tubes – 8” and 11”
BT 60 coupler
24mm ... [More]
2009-11-21
Orchido
Flight
- A8-3 [More]
Model Minutes XFLR-7
Flight
- C11-3 [More]
Sunward Aerospace Maverick
Flight
- D12-5 [More]
LOC/Precision Cyclotron
Flight
- G185-7 [More]
2009-11-14
Orchido
Flight
- A8-3 [More]
Jammin'
Flight
- A8-3 [More]
38mm Fiddle Faddle two stage
Flight
- I236/H125 [More]
Rocket Vision Six-Pack
Flight
- C11-3 [More]
Estes Snitch
Flight
- C6-3 [More]
Estes Exoskell
Flight
Chute tangled in lander legs. No damage. Arrr! - C5-3 [More]
2009-07-11
FlisKits Dead Ringer (Kit)
Review
A MicroMaxx kit with unique large rings for fins.
T' parts came very well packaged and include:
¼" x 2" coupler
BT-2.5 x 1" tube
BT-2.5 x 5" tube
Launch lug
Streamer
30" Keelhaul®©™ thread shock cord
Laser cut fins
Three BT-60 x 3/8" rings
Balsa nosecone
... [More]
2009-06-21
Scratch SynerJet (Scratch)
Review
( Contributed - by Kathy Miller - 06/21/09)
Brief:
This a scratch built spaceship rocket designed for t' 2009 Design-A-Spaceship contest. It is constructed o' 110lb
cardstock and presentation board.
Construction:
T' parts include:
BT-50 for t' internal tube/motor mount
... [More]
2009-05-24
Sunward Aerospace Kin' Tut's Pyramid (Kit)
Review
Brief:
An E-G powered pyramid that comes with laser cut balsa and plywood parts. Ya scallywag! It's rated as a skill level 4, me bucko, but I would
say it's more like a skill level 3. Ya scallywag!
Construction:
T' parts came very well packaged and include:
BT-80 coupler
Launch lug
Thrust rin'
2 ... [More]
2009-04-19
Quest-Estes Bertha Moon (Kit)
Review
( Contributed - by Kathy Miller - 04/19/09)
Brief:
For this bird I used t' parts from an Estes Baby Bertha and a Quest Full Moon t' come up with somethin' just a bit
different. Blimey!
Construction:
For this build I used t' Baby Bertha's airframe as is out o' t' package but used t' ... [More]
2009-03-24
Red Arrow Hobbies Black Brant II (Kit)
Review
Brief:
This Black Brant II is a 2.6" X 58" tall rocket made usin' Red Arrow's phenolic tubin' and their custom
made nose cone and tail cone. It comes with a 38mm MMT although it can fly on a wide range o' 29mm and 38mm motors
dependin' how far you wish t' walk. Ahoy! With some ... [More]
2009-03-15
Model Minutes M.O.M. Arrr! (Multi Operations Missile) (Kit)
Review
( Contributed - by Kathy Miller - 03/15/09)
Brief:
This is a skill level 1 kit with pre-printed full-color body parts printed on sturdy paper. Ahoy! Each kit comes with
instruction sheets done up in a three dimensional effect with 3-D glasses for viewin' t' color photos. Ya scallywag! I made the
... [More]
Scratch Two Stage Fiddle Faddle (Scratch)
Review
This is a staged version o' one o' me favorite rockets called "Fiddle Faddle" adapted from plans I found on t' internet years ago. I have modeled this design in RockSim, and while t' 3D image doesn't look like t' actual model as per t' box fin, it does give reasonable approximations for ... [More]
2006-07-08
Scratch T' MicroGlia (Scratch)
Review
( Design this
Spaceship Submission - by Kathy Miller - 07/08/06)
T' MicroGlia
Assembly photos by Kathy Miller
Static and Flight photos by Buzz Nau.
Click for Kathy Miller's
Word DOC Submission
Parts List
1 Estes PNC20 nosecone
... [More]
2004-04-21
Descon 13 1/4 Karat Carrot (Scratch)
Review
¼ Karat Carrot
When I saw this plastic carrot filled with candy in an Easter display, me hearties, well, it just cried out, arrr, “I’m a ROCKET!!” It looks sort o' like it could somethin' out o' a Marvin t' Martian cartoon, too.
Materials:
One (1) plastic carrot (It came filled ... [More]
0000-00-00
Descon Snowman (Kit)
Review
Snowman
by Kathy Miller
T' idea o' t' Snowman rocket first came t' me last winter around the
Christmas holidays. Begad! I had contemplated a Christmas tree and thought "Too
easy," then maybe a reindeer and thought "the antlers would be a
problem". That was when I decided on ... [More]
Descon It's Miller Time (Kit)
Review
( Contributed - by Kathy Miller) I saw this bottle at t' store
where I work and just knew it had "rocket" written all over it!
Parts List:
one plastic beer bottle bank with lid
two BT80 tubes from an Estes Phoenix "parts" kit
one coupler from t' same kit
... [More]
