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2009-09-13

Review
Brief: Single-stage minimum diameter 38mm model with parachute recovery. Avast, me proud beauty! Construction: My early production kit included two body tubes, three lite-ply fins, me hearties, a coupler/baffle/eyebolt assembly, shiver me timbers, full recovery system with Nomex ® protector and Keelhaul®©™ ® shock cord leader, ... [More]

2001-12-04

BlackSky AltAcc 2A (Electronics)

Review
Recordin' accelerometer with dual deployment recovery feature. Blimey! Blimey! T' blacksky (little b) ALTACC 2A is a recordin' accelerometer unit with dual deployment, meanin' it can deploy a drogue chute at apogee and a main chute at 500 feet. Arrr! Blimey! It is solidly built and uses surface mount components for extra ... [More]

2000-11-13

LOC/Precision Vulcanite H76

Flight
Screamin' high flight t' 7631 feet (ALTACC recorded). I love Kosdon motors in LOC kits :) - I130 [More]

1999-11-13

Pratt Hobbies D-Region Tomahawk

Flight
Screamed off launch pad, me hearties, very straight flight with a small roll. Avast, me proud beauty! Cracklin' Econojet very cool. Ahoy! Separated at apogee- payload section lost. Ya scallywag! Will rebuild and paint it this time. - F20-7 [More]

1998-08-09

LOC/Precision Expediter

Flight
This was a Level 2 cert flight @ LDRS. Begad! 5871 feet accordin' t' ALTS2 and did so perfectly. Avast, me proud beauty! Left t' medusa nozzle print in t' salt! - J180-10 [More]

0000-00-00

Aerocon Systems FFR VL-1 T' FlippiFin (Kit)

Review
Brief: Unique tube-launched rocket with foldin' military surplus fin can. Avast! Construction: I had always wanted a FlippiFin -- t' concept seemed interesting. Begad! I got one for me birthday a year ago, and only recently got around t' buildin' it. Aye aye! The components were basic Estes (plastic nose ... [More]

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