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I've completed NARTREK Bronze: 60 Second Flight, Parachute Recovery, B motor max. 60 Second Flight, Streamer Recovery, B motor max. 2 Stage Flight D motor or larger flight I've completed NARTREK Silver: Payload Flight 3 Motor Cluster Flight 30 Second Glide Recovery Flight, B motor max but try...

I built an original 3228 for my scale entry in NARTREK Bronze. I took a lot of time and did my best on it....paid off with very high marks in judgement and a near perfect flight....slow liftoff, gradually accelerating, straight and true with no roll. That flight and the high marks earned the...

Finally got an opportunity to get one. Arrived today packed very, very well. It'll go next to my Mercury Atlas kit....so I can stare at it and waffle on building it or not......

I'd never ordered from AC Supply before, but their Estes kit prices are some of the lowest I've seen anywhere. At 40% off across the board, it's like having a Hobby Lobby coupon good for everything. I did a search here first and only came up with a few hits, but each one was good so decided to...

Due to the weather over the last week....every day humidity has been 80% or higher....I've got 3 rockets waiting on paint.....so, I started an Expedition. It's got a pretty cool motor mount assembly, a bit different from the usual:

Greetings my old TRF friends, and any new ones since I've been gone, It's been a couple years since I've been around. I have to apologize for my sudden departure from the scene. I had a family medical issue that came up suddenly that caused me to be a caretaker and provider for two years. I had...

Thanks to the sale at Fry's I was able to complete my Pro II Fleet: Now, just need some good weather to get out and burn some motors! Sent from my iPad using Rocketry Forum

Got the heads up that my local Fry's was having an "In Store Only" sale on Estes Pro stuff....$19.99 kits and $9.99 motors. I bought most of their motors...left a couple G40's and the F26's. Grabbed the last Nike Smoke so my collection is now complete....snagged the last MDRM.....plus a few...

I picked up this kit from the Yard Sale....I've long wanted one for the fleet....don't know how much I'll actually fly it, but it would grab attention if/when I do.... The kit is in great shape. Still had it's original shrink wrap. Parts laid out....there's a ton of little body tubes...

So, I just installed the Estes App on my iPad....and noticed an additional rocket listed with the skill level 4 kits. You can't see it from the web site and following the "Additional Information" button gives a 404...... Hmmmmm......

Nasa confirmed yesterday that Voyager 1 has left the solar system and is heading out to deep space. CNN Voyager Story

Anyone have Rocksim files for the new Estes BP E & F motors?

I wanted to add a rocket to my growing MPR fleet....and I love the Max's so much, the Mega was a logical (and emotional) choice. This will give me 3 MPR birds: Ventris, Leviathan and Mega DRM. Kit comes in a bag like the other Estes Pro II kits, and it's big....and heavy....there's a huge stack...

Well....dang.....The attempt was for NARTREK Silver Payload. Last month the Loadstar flew perfectly....Booster separated as sustainer ignited....booster fell within 50' of the pad and rocket made a perfect flight to apogee deployment of recovery gear....floated back to Earth with payload intact...

Another rocket I've been working on in parallel to the Cerberus is an Astron Skydart II. I needed a boost glider flight for NARTREK Silver, and I mostly build Estes rockets at this point, so I chose the Skydart over the Tercel. I've read some "iffy" threads on this rocket, but one was brought to...

For my NARTREK Silver Level, I have to build and fly a cluster rocket of at least 3 motors. I chose the Cerberus from Rocketarium. This sleek bird flies on 3 18mm motors, from A's to C's......I bet she really screams on 3 C6's...... Pretty standard fare kit, it was packaged well and...

​This rocket has been the king of the hill for me since I was a child. It's the one model I always admired, desired, dreamed of. Every time I would go to the hobby shop and see the kits, gaze at the built one on display.....this was THE kit that defined the upper level of model rocketry to...

Stopped by my local HL today....all Estes F & G motors were marked down 40% with Clearance tags. The lone Ventris they had was marked down with a clearance tag to $35.99. There were a few regular rocket kits marked down, but everything else was regular price.

I accomplished my very first MPR flight last saturday at the club launch. I flew my Ventris that I just finished. (Build Thread) My first flight was a drag race. There was another guy there with a Ventris, and we both had F50-6J's in them....so while waiting our turn on the MPR Pads, I...

While raiding my local Hobby Lobby's this last weekend for F&G motors (40% coupons) I managed to somehow make it through checkout with a Vagabond. This is a really cool 24mm rocket! I think it may end up being one of my favorites to fly on my 24/40..... Nice parts....seriously thick balsa...