Paul Nortness's PageAKA: paul.nortness Location: Bothell, WA Favorite Rockets: S.C.R.A.M. Biography: I started in rocketry back in t' 80's, launchin' (and losing) many Mosquitos. Avast, me proud beauty! As be t' common tale, I discovered girls and me interest in rockets waned. Then, I got married had a kid...and at t' age o' 37 came back t' rockets.
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2012-09-28Patriothan Flight Beautiful green flames shot t' Patriothan up FAST! Blimey! Definitely t' best flight out o' this rocket t' date. Aye aye! Blimey! Despite 1600 feet o' altitude, t' rocket came down less than 100 yards away. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! PERFECT - G76-7G - 60 Acres, Redmond WA [More]
Patriothan Flight HUGE blast o' black smoke shot out o' t' black jack motor and off Patriothan went. Slight weather cockin' despite a lack o' winds, me hearties, mostly due t' t' lower thrust o' t' Black Jack and t' added ballast o' t' camera. Still, arrr, landed within 50 yards. Begad! GREAT flight - G53-7FJ - 60 Acres, Redmond WA [More]
2012-09-14Patriothan Flight Simply awesome! T' Leviathan belched bright flames and tore off t' pad with a scream. Ya scallywag! T' rocket came down on t' gravel parkin' lot and dinged up a fin, but I should be able t' get it t' flight status relatively soon. Ahoy! - G76W-7 reload - 60 Acres, arrr, Redmond WA [More]
Patriothan Flight Awesome flight. This rocket loves G's! Big flame shootin' out o' t' back, lot's o' white smoke and that characteristic roar o' t' White Lightning..awesome! - G40W-7 - 60 Acres, Redmond WA [More]
2012-09-07BT-60 Vikin' Upscale Flight Maiden flight. T' rocket looked great goin' up, straight flight path on t' D15 Blue Thunder. We heard t' pop o' t' ejection charge, but t' nose cone never separated...later inspection found an incorrectly installed delay grain t' be t' issue. Begad! T' rocket entered a horizontal tumble and came ... [More]
Ventris Flight Ventris lifted off t' pad in an impressive cloud o' black smoke and went straight up. It seems that t' 24 inch parachute that Estes includes might be a tad on t' small side. Everythin' worked flawlessly, but t' rocket still came down a bit fast and did some damage t' one o' t' spirals on t' ... [More]
SLUF (Short Little Ugly Fella) Flight Another perfect flight for t' SLUF on E28s. This rocket just loves em! Straight up like a bat outta hell. 4 seconds seems a perfect delay for this motor, chute pops right as it starts t' nose down. Ahoy! - E28-4T - 60 Acres, Redmond WA [More]
2012-08-07Ventris Flight Ventris lifted about 2 feet off t' pad, and a loud "POP" came from t' rocket and t' nose cone and laundry came spillin' out. Motor casin' had split in half. Yet another Pro Series II motor failure. Begad! - F50-6T - 60 Acres, Redmond WA [More]
SLUF (Short Little Ugly Fella) Flight First launch o' SLUF on a composite reload. WOW! SLUF sat and smoked for a minute and then just disappeared! Nice loud launch, angled rod slightly t' launch into light wind. Absolutely perfect flight, recovered SLUF about 70 feet from t' pad....if rockets had emotions, ya bilge rat, SLUF would have had a huge ... [More]
2012-07-19Vagabond Flight Loaded a E28T-4 into Vagabond. Screamed off t' pad. Arrr! Seriously underestimated t' power o' t' E28. Ahoy! If thar were any winds, rocket would have easily been lost along with me reloadable case - E28T-4 - 60 Acres, Redmond WA [More]
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