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Launch a rocket with a camera attached and immediately launch a second rocket. The first rocket would capture the second rocket being launched and ascending toward the camera and capturing it's apogee from above. Then watching the descent and looking down on top of the parachute of the second...

I tried something different this time by mounting the 808 camera sideways. The Magician was launched with a D12-5 engine on a 2 payload flight: Estes Altimeter and 808 camera. A previous flight with camera pointing down with less drag was 655 ft. With the camera mounted sideways, it added a lot...

Estes Magician rocket flown 3 times at Lucerne dry lake ca. Payloads include #808 camera and Estes Altimeter Estes E9-6 and D12-5 engines were used to compare the flights. The ground camera used was a Canon PowerShot SX230 HS The last flight was at ROCStock on 13 June 2015

Went to a local small private owned dry lake in Lucerne Ca. back in early 2015. I launched my Estes BLU-97B Cluster Bomb on Estes C6-3 engine and again on C6-5 engine and probably not in that order. I was new to the whole rocket filming back then. I left out the set of cluster bombs that it came...

After repainting my Patriot including the roll pattern, I decided to go with self stick letters. I found almost a perfect match of black letters to replace the stock U.S.ARMY stickers that were starting to peel, crack and get dirty underneath. I went to Hobby Lobby and found 1/2" Self Stick...

The Patriot was my first rocket purchases as a BAR. when Walmart had Aisles full of Operation Freedom and X-Prize scale kits that rekindled my interest. My Patriot finally saw it's maiden flight on March 18, 2014 right after completion for a total of 8 flights on B6-4 and C6-5 engines. The last...

Walked into a local thrift store yesterday and found 4 new packages of Avery and NCR labels for laser and ink jet printers for 1.50 a box/pack. I have seen some online for 40-60 dollars a pack. I bought 4 packages for only 5.00. I also found a DVD Black Sky Winning the X Prize. A documentary on...

Please Include forward and aft closures with the casing. This will be my first reloadable casing and want it to be reliable for my first attempt...no shovel recovery cases. Thanks.

I just thought I would share my photos that I took of this particular rocket. I don't know who's it is, but I'm sure they would like me to share the extra coverage for whomever they are. Is this the right location for this thread?

Working different shifts and not getting home to check the mailbox sometimes until midnight is leaving my mail vulnerable to mailbox thieves. I live in a rural area where driveways are long and mailboxes are grouped 3 together in a cluster. Lately I have noticed that all the mailboxes down our...

Went to HL today and searched the Rocket aisle to use a 40% off coupon. I noticed the 220 Swift had a couple of different packaging styles. The older packaging was 11.99 and the newer packaging was 5.99. I also noticed a pack of E12-6 engines mismarked for only 11.49, so I bought the last pack...

Yesterday July 9th 2016 was really windy at R.O.C. from the time I arrived at 7:30 AM until the time I left at 12:30 PM. My intent was to fly my Estes Ascender that I just completed the night before, but the winds had me become a spectator. There seemed to be more spectators than flyers and the...

I have several Estes Parachutes that are mostly in new condition, but with only one flaw. Each one has a single eyelet that has been torn away by a shroud line. I put a reinforcement ring on each one and it still happens once in a while when the winds pick up. Should I put a reinforcement ring...

I discovered a neat local Market/Hardware store that has a whole isle of rockets, motors etc, that look like they have been hanging on the shelves for years. I saw quite a few OOP rockets like X-Prize Canadian Arrow, X-Prize Rubicons, X-Prize Cosmos Mariners, X-Prize Gauchitos, Screamin Eagles...

After taking a year off from rocketry, the month of April always summons me back into the hobby. So on Tues. the 5th of April, I woke up early to a warm, calm beautiful morning. I decided to prep and load up a fleet of rockets. I headed out to Lucerne, a few minutes away from home to the smaller...

Estes SLV, Goblin and Sequoia are now in stock from the Coming Soon page. I'm not sure when the Honest John is coming in, so keep checking because it will go fast.

I just started putting my rocket build completion dates on the nose cones of all my rockets around the inside area where I tie the shock cords and on the paperwork for each rocket. ( NERD) Question: At what stage of the build is the rocket considered complete for a stamp of build completion...

I often go on TRF, Estesrockets.com and other related sites while at work. A co-worker happened to pass by and saw me buying rockets from Estes during the sale and sorta giggled. Now I'm labeled at work..:-( They say it's nerdy, childish, gay, etc. They tease me now with: "Who flies rockets...

Now is your chance to grab that Mercury Redstone if you haven't already.

Leviathan is back in stock for 22.50. Xarconian Cruiser only 8.99, Photon Probe 5.99, Flutter-By 3.39, MIRV 10.99, Super Neon XL 8.99, Phoenix Bird 6.19, Cosmic Explorer 4.49, Chuter two 4.69 Don't miss out on this 2 page sale.