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My Grandson won this rocket at a launch a few weeks ago. They had several for raffle prizes. No one had any info. about them. It has a 3.9 plastic BT, 38mm motor mount, aluminium fin can, fins and coupler. Stands about 60" tall. Thanks Tom

Hi Does anyone make a G supperoc kit??? Thanks Tom

Hi Can any one tell me how Squirrel Works Mega Baron compares to the Deltie Thunder in flight times for D boost glider comp.??? Thanks Tom

Hi I live in south central NM. I am ready to take the NAR level 2 written test. No one here has it. I have called and emailed NAR a couple of times with no response. There are 2 Tripoli Prefectures near by that will administer and score the test. I would like to take the test in the next week or...

Help I don't know if I should post here or techniques. I will try here first. I am building my level 2 rocket. I am using 30 min epoxy for the fin fillets. Some cured hard but others are still tacky. I have never had this happen before. How do I fix this?? Thanks Tom

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Hi Here are 2 pics of my 29mm Exec. Plan to launch this weekend. Sorry for the pic size, am still trying to get my learning curve up on resizing and posting the pics. This pic is the old and the new. Thanks again to all for all the good advice

Hi I am building a modifided 29mm Executioner. I have built it with 3/8" plywood centering rings for the motor mount and have expoxed the fins to the mm and to the inside of the bt. and have extended it 20" to compensate for the extra weight. My question is I am using the fins that came with the...

Hi Going for level on Fathers day weekend at the White Sands Summer Regoinal '07. It is held in Alamogordo, NM. Plan on attending if you can. Have enclosed a pic of the Binder Design Excel my Grandson and I built. Will launch it on H123' Tom

Hi I hope you can help me. My Initators parachute tangled, come down hard nose first at a club launch last week end. To repair it I have to use a bt coupler. The coulpler is going in thr bt, right at the baffle. My question is will I have to compensate for the extra added weight of the coulpler...

Hello to all. My 11yr old Grandson, Sawyer Miller, set a new national record Fathers day weekend. We were flying at a 2day regional meet, Thunder In The Desert, in Alamagordo,NM. He entered the Class A, D Superroc Duration contest. He flew his Sunward CFX 6 Footer on a D12-5. First flight time...

Hi I am getting a new Ex. to build. Has any one built this with a 29mm mm? If so where did you get the mm and how did it work? Launched my old one this weekend with a f21, awesome flight, it liked this motor better than Estes d or e motors. Thanks Tom

Hello all I am building an AT Mustang. I talked to AT and they said to use CA for the fin fillets and not to use epoxy as it would be to heavy. In the past when i have used medium CA for fillets it comes out with small lumps, impossible to sand smooth. Any tips on how to apply smoothly...

Hi I was wondering if the AT Barracuda was a good rocket to start trying mid- power rocketry?

Hi I have been building and flying rockets with my Grandson for about 6 mos. Are main rockets at this time are Tuber a d motor 2 stage,great fun, Aspire, Executioner, Eliminator, Silver Comet and a few small rtf rockets. We have flown Aspire with a d motor not a large enough area here to fly a...

Hi I am new to model rockets,68yrs old, my 10 year old grandson got me interested in this crazy sport. One of our favorite rockets is the Estes Executioner. It lands very hard. We have tried using parchutes 24" to 36" still lands hard. Minor tube buckle and broken fin. It still flys great, just...