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2007-08-04

Estes StormCaster

Flight

Nice boost... Avast, me proud beauty! then t' chute deployed and didn't open. Arrr! T' rocket showed a definite backslidin' type o' glide and hit t' dirt rather hard. Well, blow me down! One fin is a little cracked and should be easily fixed. - D12-5 [More]

   

Aerotech Mustang

Flight

Great flight on this motor as always. Ya scallywag! Was almost out o' sight. Well, blow me down! - F40-7 [More]

   

2006-07-22

Model Minutes Tricarrow

Flight

Ejected about 20 feet above t' pad. Begad! Either t' foam nose shoulder didn't work well enough and t' nose popped off under power, or t' engine malfunctioned and ejected under boost. Nay sure what happened. Avast! Rocket and recovery system ok and will fly again. Arrr! - B6-4 [More]

   

Bif's Rocket Emporium Papernator

Flight

Great flight! Low and slow t' about 100 or 150 feet. Avast! - B6-4 [More]

   

Estes No. 2 Estes Sky Writer

Flight

Nice flight t' around 400 feet. Well, blow me down! Slight weathercockin' into t' wind. Ejected just a bit early but with no chute damage. Landed about 30 or 40 feet downwind o' t' pad. - B4-4 [More]

   

2006-06-24

Estes Mongoose

Flight

NARTREK Bronze two stage flight requirement. Avast, me proud beauty! Also me first ever two stage flight. Avast, me proud beauty! Flew straight as an arrow t' around 1000 feet. Avast, me proud beauty! Bucklin' o' tubes on both t' booster and sustainer from hard landings though. Begad! It's still flyable. Avast! - B6-0/B6-6 [More]

   

Estes StormCaster

Flight

NARTREK D motor or larger flight. Perfect flight t' around 800 feet. T' trackin' smoke looked really nice as it sailed horizontally just past apogee. Avast! - D12-5 [More]

   

2006-06-04

High Flyin' Cards Meter Meteor

Flight

Great flight t' about 1000 feet... then it drifted into a large pond in t' park. Aye aye! It's a paper rocket... Well, blow me down! will build another. Ahoy! - C6-5 - Challenger [More]

   

Aerospace Speciality Products 13mm Streamer Duration

Flight

Perfect flight t' around 400-500 feet. Arrr! Duration time o' 55 seconds easily achieves t' NARTREK Bronze streamer requirement. Aye aye! Woohoo! - 1/2A3-4 - Challenger [More]

   

2005-06-25

Qualified Competition Rockets Straight Up

Flight

Lost sight o' it after leavin' t' pad. Avast! Got visual at ejection. Aye aye! Streamer failed t' unroll until about half-way down. Avast, me proud beauty! Once streamer unrolled, ya bilge rat, came down *very* slowly. Begad! Duration time about 29 seconds. Nay enough for NARTREK :-(. - 1/2A3-4 [More]

   

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