Favorite go to rocket to fly?

[JackC]

I had one of these, too!

 

[Hobie1dog]

Blobbo

 

[cwbullet]

My Nike Smoke wanted to say to your Nike Smoke, “You may be bigger than me but my model is cuter!”

Hmm. Bigger is more expensive to fly.

 

[Adam3836]

True

 

[GlenP]

Mine is my Quinstar, it definitely has the most flights of any of my rockets. No prep, just shove in a motor and go. Always fun, always get it back. D12-0 is the go-to motor, although at some point I'm going to try it with a D12-3.

That is the same reason I like my 18mm Centuri flying saucer. Low and loud, fast prep. I hope to be able to fly it on a C5-0 someday. The X-24 Bug or any of the Art Applewhite saucers fall into that category.

 

[neil_w]

That is the same reason I like my 18mm Centuri flying saucer. Low and loud, fast prep. I hope to be able to fly it on a C5-0 someday.

The spinning of the Quinstar (not sure if the Centuri is a spinner) also makes for entertaining soundtrack.

 

[GlenP]

The spinning of the Quinstar (not sure if the Centuri is a spinner) also makes for entertaining soundtrack.

It does not spin at all, but has a somewhat graceful landing:

 

[crossfire]

I built an up scale 5" Diablo.

 

[icyclops]

My favorite scratch build from the 90’s….I call it the Cyclops…..

 

[Adam3836]

That looks like it’s fun to fly !!!

Am I seeing that right
it has a baseball bat look to it also


Very cool

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[TheTank]

I have a ton of rockets from low power to L3 High power but no matter what launch I attend, one of these three “Ole Reliable” rockets are on the flight roster. Apogee Zephyr DD, LOC T-Loc 4, or LOC Deployer.

 

[Adam3836]

Great pics

I have a ton of rockets from low power to L3 High power but no matter what launch I attend, one of these three “Ole Reliable” rockets are on the flight roster. Apogee Zephyr DD, LOC T-Loc 4, or LOC Deployer.


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[gary7]

Flown on motors F52- H250 for years. I take this one with me almost every time I fly. It’s an older Loc 29 mm Tweed B. I call it my
“gangrene machine”.
Its a great flyer! Here it is on a G80.

 

[icyclops]

That looks like it’s fun to fly !!!

Am I seeing that right
it has a baseball bat look to it also


Very cool

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My favorite scratch build from the 90’s….I call it the Cyclops…..

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Yes, it tapers up a ways like a bat…..I did a very long paper shroud with foamcore supports to keep it’s shape and structure. Uses 24mm D or E motors….not very heavy as it is 2.6 dia body tube at the top. Flys straight….

 

[hball55]

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Nike Smoke

That’s very expensive to fly too, lol, but I love it. My favorite rocket, I have the small Estes version, the Badazz version, Madcow 2.6”, Scotglass 4”, and Madcow 5.5”.