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2009-01-02
Semroc Laser-X
Flight
Another good flight on this vehicle to start off the year. - B6-4 [More]
Semroc Little Joe II
Flight
Another good flight to start off the year on this nice model. - B6-4 [More]
Semroc Constellation (xKit)
Flight
Another good flight although the parachute did not blossom and a minor ding on one fin landing in a parking lot. - A8-3 [More]
PD Rocketry Thor Agena-B
Flight
Another good flight of this rocket and it didn't break a plastic fin off this landing. - B6-4 [More]
Dr. Zooch Explorer I Jupiter C
Flight
Another good flight although one fin came loose at touchdown. - B6-4 [More]
2008-11-09
Sheri's Hot Rockets Little Joe II (Kit)
Review
I think the Apollo Little Joe 2 is probably my favorite rocket of all time. I am not sure why but I liked the appearance of it back in the late '60s when I purchased my first Estes kit during my high school days. I think it is the Apollo capsule and launch escape system (LES) parked on top of a ... [More]
2008-11-08
Semroc Little Joe II
Flight
My second flight on this bird. A perfectly straight high flight on the C6 and a perfect recovery. - C6-5 [More]
Public Missiles Miranda
Flight
A beautiful flight on my first Loki I110. However after recovery I found the engine casing had kicked out and the stage coupler had been broken out. The parachute did deploy perfectly at an estimated 3000 feet. - I110-13 [More]
PD Rocketry Gemini Titan
Flight
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. - 2XC6-5 [More]
Estes Interceptor E
Flight
First flight on this bird. I flew nicely albeit not too high and arced a bit downwind. However the chute opened immediately and the flight was a total success. - E9-4 [More]
Cosmodrome Rocketry Nike Smoke
Flight
The second and last flight for this rocket. It took off like a bat out of hell and flew very high. However there was never an ejection charge and it augered in destroying the rocket. - F52-7 [More]
2008-10-04
Semroc Constellation (xKit) (Kit)
Review
Brief:
I picked up a Constellation at the Semroc booth at NARAM 50 this year. I had planned on picking up a couple of Semroc
kits while at NARAM but didn.t know for certain which ones I would buy. I didn.t even know they had released this old
Estes kit until I noticed it hanging in ... [More]
2008-09-21
Aerospace Speciality Products WAC Corporal (24mm) (Kit)
Review
Brief:
Aerospace Speciality Products produces a series of scale kits in various sizes. They range from Micro-maxx motor size
up to 29 and 38 mm engine size kits. I have been a fan of Andy’s scale kits for a long time and own all of his
Micro scale kits as well as other ... [More]
2008-09-19
Scratch Disaster 17-B Valkyrie 2X (Scratch)
Review
Back in the mid-70s I was looking for an interesting D engine boost glider to build. During those years I was building rockets constantly so new and unique projects were always on my agenda. I had read something 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 to their line of Micromaxx kits. This is the first scale kit by FlisKits and
a notable addition to the line. I have previously built a number of 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 of one of my reviews, I am giving a second review of the Stinger (I didn't know
he had already submitted one when I wrote mine up). A couple of years ago I became interested in rockets that were
built around the MicroMaxx engines from Quest. It ... [More]
2008-08-24
PD Rocketry Thor Agena-B (Kit)
Review
Brief:
The Thor Agena B by PD Rocketry is another kit by the company that specializes in out-of-production Estes kits from
the '60s and '70s. There is apparently a resurgence of interest in these early kits from the hobby and I have to admit
to being one of these old rocketeers who has ... [More]
2006-10-30
Peter Alway Astrobee 1500 (Kit)
Review
Brief:
I have been a fan of the Astrobee 1500 for years. My first cut at one was a
large scratch built bird for a NARAM many years ago. 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 to have it. The kit is ... [More]
