Jeff Curtis's Page
AKA: Jcurtis55
Location: Plainfield Indiana
Certification Level: L2 NAR
Club Memberships: NAR,A.M.O.R.E.A.,ROCI,Indiana Rocketry
Favorite Rockets: North Coast Big Brute
Biography:
Twice a BAR. Flew rockets a lot in the late 60's and early 70's. Had a resurgence in the mid-90's, culminating in competing in NARAM 38 at Evansville and obtained a level one certification. Now it's 2019 and I have the bug again, Will work towards reobtaining level 1 certification. Member of the AMOREA section in Indianapolis and look forward to NARAM at Muncie Indiana.
Club Home Page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/189520444369
RocketReviews.com Pages:
2025-02-16
Estes Calypso (2006) (Kit)
Review
Estes Calypso (2006) The Calypso only appeared in the 1989 and 1990 Estes Catalog. Nevertheless, the kits show up for sale semi-regularly and can easily be cloned. While it is basically a 3-fin and a nose cone rocket, the addition of a boat-tail and sleek fins make this a good performer with ... [More]
2025-02-10
Estes Alpha
Flight
Decent altitude on the A8-3 but separated at ejection and nose-cone/parachute floated away. Never found the nose cone but will replace. - A8-3 - Ft. Harrison - Indy [More]
Estes Javelin
Flight
Nice straight flight, but separated on ejection. Ripped the Kevlar cord right out of the anchor paper. Nose cone and body recovered with no problem. - 1/2A6-2 - Ft. Harrison - Indy [More]
Loc Precision Loc-1 Hi Tech
Flight
A little wobble during the flight but generally a good flight. That is until is landed in the top of a small tree east of the field. I had a walking stick but could not reach it. - B6-4 - Ft. Harrison - Indy [More]
Loc Precision Loc 1 Big Nuke
Flight
Great flight. Very straight and soft landing. - B6-4 - Ft. Harrison - Indy [More]
Estes Helio Copter
Flight
Flight was great going up to a decent altitude, but ejection charge did not push blades completely out of the body tube and it came in ballistic. Body tube damage isn't too severe, but motor was pushed an inch into the motor mount. i'll attempt to repair it. - C5-3 - Ft. Harrison - Indy [More]
Estes Laser
Flight
Small rocket really zipped on the A8-3. Good straight flight and ejection near apogee. Recovered well on a streamer. - A8-3 - Ft. Harrison - Indy [More]
Estes Star Rider
Flight
Decent altitude despite being a draggy rocket. Landed with no damage. - B6-4 - Ft. Harrison - Indy [More]
Estes Yellow Jacket
Flight
Good motor for this rocket. Nice nominal flight with good recovery. - B4-4 - Ft. Harrison - Indy [More]
Custom Game Over
Flight
Decided to go big on the last flight of the day so put a C6-5 in the Custom Game Over. Looked to go over 1000'. Unfortunately, it separated and at that altitude I could see the parachute but not the body of the rocket. In the end, I was not able to recover either section of the rocket. - C6-5 / - ... [More]
Estes Calypso
Flight
Flight went well but cracked a fin on landing. - A8-3 - Ft. Harrison - Indy [More]
2025-02-07
North Coast Katana
OpenRocket Design
Early kit by North Coast Rocketry. Original could be a cluster or single 38mm or 54mm motor mount. [More]
2024-12-01
New Way Xarconian Destroyer (Kit)
Review
New Way Xarconian Destroyer When New Way lost their source for square tubes, owner Rick Randol turned to cloning old Centuri and Estes kits. The Xarconian Destroyer is a complete but modern clone of the old Estes kit #1903.BT-55 I started with the motor mount. I notched the forward centering ring ... [More]
2024-11-24
Loc/Precision R.A.M. (Kit)
Review
Loc/Precision R.A.M. I was browsing the Animal Works web site and noticed they had a Loc R.A.M. kit in stock. R.A.M. is an acronym for Rage Assault Missile. It is 43" tall. As usual, I started with the motor mount. I used T-88 epoxy to attach the three centering rings. The shock cord mount goes ... [More]
2024-10-27
Aerospace Specialty Products Aerobee 100 Junior (Kit)
Review
Aerospace Specialty Products Aerobee 100 Junior The Aerobee 100, or Aerobee Junior, was first flown early in 1958. This vehicle was designed by Aerojet General to be an inexpensive rocket to fly payloads of 50 - 100 pounds up to 90 miles. Most of the 20 produced used a solid-fuel booster, but two ... [More]
2024-10-19
Rocketerium Maxtermind is a Winner (Kit)
Review
Rocketerium Maxtermind is a Winner Rocketarium is known for their mid-power scale kits but this is one of their sport models with split fins. Rocketarium has great components and this kit is no exception. Construction was straight forward. I started with the motor mount I notched the forward ... [More]
2024-08-04
Thoy Ruff
OpenRocket Design
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2024-07-07
Estes Pulsar (Kit)
Review
Estes Pulsar This is a 13mm minimum diameter rocket. I discovered this rocket when I set a goal of building all the rockets in the 1989 Estes Catalog. While not officially part of the Mini Brute series several rockets in the 1989 catalog fit perfectly with the other Mini Brutes. The Pulsar is one ... [More]
2024-05-09
Estes Impulse
OpenRocket Design
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2024-01-06
Estes Pro Series II Panavia (clone) (Kit)
Review
Estes Pro Series II Panavia (clone) The Panavia was a kit that was available briefly via the Estes web site. It was composed of left over parts from other Pro Series II kits. The Panavia used the same fins as the Argent. The Estes kits are almost never seen, but clone kits are available from Bad ... [More]
2023-10-22
New Way Squareros (Kit)
Review
New Way Squareros A relatively new addition to the New Way group of square rockets. They may be square but they fly great. The standard finish makes a great looking pseudo-missile rocket. New Way doesn't give construction ratings but I would say this is a 1 and would make a good first kit. As is ... [More]
2020-07-27
Estes Starbird (Kit)
Review
I'm always keeping an eye on eBay for out-of-production kits. About a year ago I spotted an Estes Starbird kit. It had been opened, which must have hurt interest as I was the only bidder. All parts were accounted for and I was happy for my good fortune. While essentially a ... [More]
