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I've been thinking about trying a launch over my lunchtime at a city park near where I work. Today was the day- temp about 50F, perfectly clear and sunny, with winds at 2-5 mph. The park is not huge (2 baseball fields back to back), but with light winds, it handled A-B engines fine...

I know the Mini Tri Pak rockets are popular as upscales, but this is a straight clone of the Sting Ray (BT-5 based). I've launched it once. The flight was good, but recovery was... problematic. The ejection charge blew the nosecone, shock cord and mount completely out of the rocket. I think...

I got a box from Hobbylinc on Saturday, including my new Estes Tube cutters. I tried the out the BT-50 yesterday afternoon, cutting a length for my Teros clone. They come with simple instructions, and fit over the tube snugly. My quick tryout gave me a very positive impression. They are easy...

Does the version of the Photon Disruptor that is currently available (which has a BT-55 and a BT-50, if I'm not mistaken) have the same sized fins as the older version, Estes #1282 (which had a BT-50 with a BT-20)? Or were the fins upsized for the version with the larger body tubes?