RickGr4
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I flew Estes rockets when I was a kid. Fast forward the clock about 40 years and last spring I decided the pick up the hobby again.
I got bit by the rocket bug really hard. Over the course of last spring, summer and fall I ended up buying over 50 Estes rockets. I have rockets as small as Generic E2X going up to as large as Eliminator XL.
My fleet is not as impressive as MALBAR 70's but I think I did pretty well for one season. I must admit I am impressed with MALBAR 70's fleet because most of his rockets are skill level rockets. I do not have a large field near my home. However I do have one park close to my house which has a perfectly flat and wide open space that is roughly 1200ft x 600ft. Unfortunately the long end of the field is rarely directly down wind.
Because I don't have a large field close to my house, I made some decisions:
1. I would stick with nothing larger than LPR D engines.
2. I would stick with RTF, ARF and E2X rockets because I did not want rockets that took days to build to just end up hanging in trees. Even so, I lost a Helios and a Flying Colors to the trees. Good thing I didn't pay much for them...
3. I came to the conclusion that Estes generally ships rockets with parachutes that are one size too large. I have downsized the parachutes in most of my rockets.
4. That I would try to save as much money as possible and shop Estes "specials" page often. For example, I ended up buying four Firebolts and three Maxi Alpha 3s (along with many others) from the Estes specials page.
5. I found a couple of discontinued rockets on eBay such as Blue Ninja for good prices.
Anyways, I am happy to find this forum. I am hoping to learn a few things and hopefully make a some positive contributions.
Rick
I got bit by the rocket bug really hard. Over the course of last spring, summer and fall I ended up buying over 50 Estes rockets. I have rockets as small as Generic E2X going up to as large as Eliminator XL.
My fleet is not as impressive as MALBAR 70's but I think I did pretty well for one season. I must admit I am impressed with MALBAR 70's fleet because most of his rockets are skill level rockets. I do not have a large field near my home. However I do have one park close to my house which has a perfectly flat and wide open space that is roughly 1200ft x 600ft. Unfortunately the long end of the field is rarely directly down wind.
Because I don't have a large field close to my house, I made some decisions:
1. I would stick with nothing larger than LPR D engines.
2. I would stick with RTF, ARF and E2X rockets because I did not want rockets that took days to build to just end up hanging in trees. Even so, I lost a Helios and a Flying Colors to the trees. Good thing I didn't pay much for them...
3. I came to the conclusion that Estes generally ships rockets with parachutes that are one size too large. I have downsized the parachutes in most of my rockets.
4. That I would try to save as much money as possible and shop Estes "specials" page often. For example, I ended up buying four Firebolts and three Maxi Alpha 3s (along with many others) from the Estes specials page.
5. I found a couple of discontinued rockets on eBay such as Blue Ninja for good prices.
Anyways, I am happy to find this forum. I am hoping to learn a few things and hopefully make a some positive contributions.
Rick
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