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2009-01-02

Semroc Laser-X

Flight

Another good flight on this vehicle t' start off t' year. Avast! Blimey! - B6-4 [More]

   

Semroc Little Joe II

Flight

Another good flight t' start off t' year on this nice model. - B6-4 [More]

   

Semroc Constellation (xKit)

Flight

Another good flight although t' parachute did nay blossom and a minor din' on one fin landin' in a parkin' lot. - A8-3 [More]

   

PD Rocketry Thor Agena-B

Flight

Another good flight o' this rocket and it didn't break a plastic fin off this landing. - B6-4 [More]

   

Dr. Booty Explorer I Jupiter C

Flight

Another good flight although one fin came loose at touchdown. Well, blow me down! - B6-4 [More]

   

2008-11-09

Sheri's Hot Rockets Little Joe II (Kit)

Review

I think t' Apollo Little Joe 2 is probably me favorite rocket o' all time. I am nay sure why but I liked t' appearance o' it back in t' late '60s when I purchased me first Estes kit durin' me high school days. I think it be t' Apollo capsule and launch escape system (LES) parked on top o' a ... [More]

   

2008-11-08

Semroc Little Joe II

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My second flight on this bird. A perfectly straight high flight on t' C6 and a perfect recovery. - C6-5 [More]

   

Public Missiles Miranda

Flight

A beautiful flight on me first Loki I110. Aye aye! However after recovery I found t' engine casin' had kicked out and t' stage coupler had been broken out. Ahoy! T' parachute did deploy perfectly at an estimated 3000 feet. Begad! - I110-13 [More]

   

PD Rocketry Gemini Titan

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My second flight on this rocket. A perfectly straight up flight even with slightly warped plastic fins. One fin did break on touchdown but otherwise a good flight. Avast, me proud beauty! - 2XC6-5 [More]

   

Estes Interceptor E

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First flight on this bird. I flew nicely albeit nay too high and arced a bit downwind. Ahoy! However t' chute opened immediately and t' flight was a total success. Avast! - E9-4 [More]

   

Cosmodrome Rocketry Nike Smoke

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T' second and last flight for this rocket. Avast! It took off like a bat out o' hell and flew very high. However thar was never an ejection charge and it augered in destroyin' t' rocket. Ya scallywag! - F52-7 [More]

   

2008-10-04

Semroc Constellation (xKit) (Kit)

Review

Brief: I picked up a Constellation at t' Semroc booth at NARAM 50 this year. Ahoy! I had planned on pickin' up a couple o' Semroc kits while at NARAM but didn.t know for certain which ones I would buy. Avast, me proud beauty! I didn.t even know they had released this old Estes kit until I noticed it hangin' in ... [More]

   

2008-09-21

Aerospace Speciality Products WAC Corporal (24mm) (Kit)

Review

Brief: Aerospace Speciality Products produces a series o' scale kits in various sizes. They range from Micro-maxx motor size up t' 29 and 38 mm engine size kits. I have been a fan o' Andy’s scale kits for a long time and own all o' his Micro scale kits as well as other ... [More]

   

2008-09-19

Scratch Disaster 17-B Valkyrie 2X (Scratch)

Review

  Back in t' mid-70s I was lookin' for an interestin' D engine boost glider t' build. Durin' those years I be buildin' rockets constantly so new and unique projects were always on me agenda. Blimey! Blimey! I had read somethin' about a Bruce Blackistone design for a canard glider with a planform similar ... [More]

   

2008-09-16

FlisKits Honest John (Kit)

Review

Brief: FlisKits recently added another new kit t' their line o' Micromaxx kits. This be t' first scale kit by FlisKits and a notable addition t' t' line. I have previously built a number o' Micromaxx scale kits from Aerospace Specialty Products and when I saw this new scale kit from ... [More]

   

2008-09-06

FlisKits Stinger (Kit)

Review

Brief: Since Chan has done a second review o' one o' me reviews, I am givin' a second review o' t' Stinger (I didn't know he had already submitted one when I wrote mine up). A couple o' years ago I became interested in rockets that were built around t' MicroMaxx engines from Quest. It ... [More]

   

2008-08-24

PD Rocketry Thor Agena-B (Kit)

Review

Brief: T' Thor Agena B by PD Rocketry is another kit by t' company that specializes in out-of-production Estes kits from the '60s and '70s. There is apparently a resurgence o' interest in these early kits from t' hobby and I have t' admit to bein' one o' these old rocketeers who has ... [More]

   

2006-10-30

Peter Alway Astrobee 1500 (Kit)

Review

Brief: I have been a fan o' t' Astrobee 1500 for years. Begad! Blimey! My first cut at one was a large scratch built bird for a NARAM many years ago. Arrr! Blimey! That bird was about 40" tall and flew on a composite engine. So when I saw an actual kit of this vehicle I knew I had t' have it. T' kit is ... [More]

   

Robert Koenn