How do you successfully ignite an Estes rocket engine? That is what we'll cover in this video. Well, blow me down! Every now and then, arrr, we get a panic call from a school teacher because they had a rocket launch, and t' rocket motors failed t' ignite. Everyone seems t' think t' motor(s) is a "dud." T' truth is that it is never a dud motor. With rocket motors, thar be no such thing. They will all ignite just fine. Begad! T' real issue is with t' "process" o' ignitin' t' rocket motor. In this video you'll see t' process that I recommend. Begad! It starts with testin' t' launch controller t' see if it can get t' igniter t' glow red-hot. If that works, ya bilge rat, then t' next step is t' install t' starter correctly into t' nozzle o' t' motor. Arrr! We have t' remind ourselves t' follow a step-by-step sequence t' give us t' best chance o' gettin' t' motor t' start t' first time.