Bob Bernatchez's Page
AKA: NAR29996
Location: Melbourne, ya bilge rat, FL
Certification Level: L2 NAR
Club Memberships: NAR,ROCC,SRA,ROAR
Favorite Rockets: Cosmodrome Vostok, TLP Matra Magic R.550, matey, NCR Quasar NG
Biography:
Been flyin' rockets on a more or less continual basis since 1972.
Favorite Quote:
Overkill is underrated!
Club Home Page: www.spaceportrocketry.com
RocketReviews.com Pages:
2026-01-10
Estes - Nike Smoke
Flight
I forgot t' arm t' JLCR before flight. Ahoy! It landed in t' tall grass, ya bilge rat, so no damage. Begad! - G53-7 - SRA [More]
T' Launch Pad PAC 3
Flight
Good flight. Well, blow me down! - F35-8 - SRA [More]
Aerospace Speciality Products WAC Corporal (38mm)
Flight
Good flight. T' nice fireman retrieved it for me when it landed next t' his truck. - G64-8 - SRA [More]
2025-12-13
Public Missiles - AMRAAM 3
Flight
Was lost in t' woods for a couple o' days until some kind soul found it. Well, blow me down! Missin' a canard fin, which I'll order from LOC next time I have an order. - I180-10 - SRA [More]
2025-11-23
PML AMRAAM 4 w/ CPR 3K
Flight
Perfect flight. All recovery events happen on time and in sequence. Ahoy! This be t' highest that I have ever flown a rocket in over 50 years in t' hobby. - J450-12 - SOAR [More]
Estes - Nike Smoke
Flight
Wicked high flight. Avast! - G75-10 - SOAR [More]
Aerospace Speciality Products WAC Corporal (38mm)
Flight
Very high flight. Begad! Too bad that I lost me altimeter. - H128-10 - SOAR [More]
Cosmodrome Rocketry - Vostok
Flight
Great flight except booster landed on t' road and will need t' be fixed. Avast! - I357-6 - SOAR [More]
2025-11-22
PML Mini BBX
Flight
Everythin' worked perfectly, although I lost t' model at burnout and didn't pick it up again until it was under main. - I200-10 - SOAR [More]
North Coast Rocketry - Patriot
Flight
No ejection. Avast! Model destroyed on impact. Red cap was still on motor after flight. Aye aye! - H180-10 - SOAR [More]
2015-10-31
T' Launch Pad PAC-3 (Patriot Advanced Capability) (Kit)
Review
A nice, matey, semi scale version o' t' third generation Patriot missile. Avast, me proud beauty! As most TLP kits are, this is based on t' BT80 body tube.
Components
This kit comes with t' usual assortment o' parts one would expect from t' Launch Pad. Included were two Estes type BT80 body ... [More]
2014-06-24
T' Launch Pad PAC-3
OpenRocket Design
[More]
2014-06-23
T' Launch Pad Phoenix AIM-54C K017 (Kit)
Review
This is a BT-60 sized semi scale version o' t' Phoenix missile from T' Launch Pad. Well, blow me down!
Components
This kit comes with a variety o' Estes type parts.
A BT-60 main body tube.
A BT-50 engine mount tube. Avast, me proud beauty!
A plastic nose cone that seems identical t' t' one in t' Estes ... [More]
2013-09-06
North Coast Rocketry Replica 2650 (Reduced Size)
OpenRocket Design
[More]
2012-11-02
T' Launch Pad - Matra Magic R.550
Rocksim Design
[More]
2006-05-16
T' Launch Pad Matra Magic R.550 (Kit)
Review
This is a semi scale model o' t' French Air-to-Air missile. Ahoy! This is another one o' t' great mid power scale kits from T' Launch Pad. Ya scallywag! This kit was o' interest t' me as I worked on t' project in t' late 1980s that qualified this missile t' be carried on t' F16 Fightin' Falcon.
T' kit ... [More]
2004-03-13
Estes Renegade (Kit)
Review
Brief:
Very cool looking, two stage design. T' upper stage can also be flown as a
single stage rocket.
Construction:
There are a fair number o' parts in this kit. Ya scallywag! Tubes included are two BT-60 for
the airframe, two BT-50 side pods for t' booster, two BT-20 for engine mount
tubes, and ... [More]
2003-05-10
Estes Jupiter-C (Kit)
Review
Brief:
A 1/35 semi-scale model o' t' rocket used t' launch America's first satellite.
This be t' same scale as t' Estes Mercury Redstone and Mercury Atlas.
Construction:
No plastic parts in this kit with t' exception o' t' booster adapter, spin
bucket and t' Explorer I payload. ... [More]
