The first day of launches at the NARRAM field was a sport launch. A few were testing their boost gliders and streamer duration models. I was very surprised to see Brian Urban from Tampa, TTRA and ... [Read More]
The next member of model rocketry royalty to give a talk was Lee Piester, the man behind Centuri Engineering.
Lee gave a very interesting speech, relating the story of his conversion from ... [Read More]
I used to be close with some of the Centuri people,
I almost got a job there in the late 1970s!
I got to know Bob DelPrincipe (designer, graphic artist, electronics whiz) pretty well. We ... [Read More]
A while back I did a post about the correct way to say Centuri.
I've never known the correct pronunciation of Lee Piester's last name.
Until now -
I was watching the YouTube ... [Read More]
On TRF, Astronwolf made the observation HERE : "Not a bad match IMO. This just shows the early roots for this newer kit - Estes' nod to the Centuri Mini Max line of the 60's . . . The Re ... [Read More]
From a FaceBook post: That's Rick Piester, Ryan Friel and Lee Piester doing some fishing in Alaska. For the younger rocketeers - Lee Piester started and was president of Centuri Engineering. Rick ... [Read More]
CG and Gheem have started rocketry podcasts available for download at:
www.therocketryshow.com
I listened to the second podcast and sent this email:
Hi CG and ... [Read More]
The first day of launches at the NARRAM field was a sport launch. A few were testing their boost gliders and streamer duration models. I was very surprised to see Brian Urban from Tampa, TTRA and ... [Read More]
