Chris J Taylor's Page

Location: Pinckney, MI

Favorite Rockets: mini sport

Biography:

Got into rockets as a kid, and now that my boys are old enough....I've passed on the tradition. Mostly we build kits together and launch as a family.

RocketReviews.com Pages:

• Rocket Gallery
• Flight Log
• Flight Statistics

2011-09-24

Seeker

Flight

Low slow launch with this motor. It was quite foggy for the annual Scout rocket launch. Troop supplied the motors, clean recovery. - A8-3 - Pinckney school [More]

2011-09-10

Comet chaser II

Flight

First try with new nose cone and chute.  Rocket leap off the pad and climbed dead straight.  Really nice and high flight.  Got lucky on the recovery, landed in between two buildings. - C6-5 - Pinckney school [More]

Quark

Flight

First flight for this tiny rocket. real straight and real high...nobody saw it after smoke trail quit. Searched for 20 min...no luck  Retuned next day and searched for another 15min found it!!!  lesson learned NO MORE GREEN ROCKETS! - A10-3T - Pinckney school [More]

2011-08-05

Der Red Max

Flight

Solid maiden flight, no damage next time C6-5 will push the limits - B4-4 - Pinckney school [More]

Mini Max

Flight

Great little rocket flown over 10 times, cracked a fin on second launch rough landing on pavement.  No issues since repaired. - A10-3T - Pinckney school [More]

Seeker

Flight

Easy to build, and a great flier clean 6 clean recoveries, minimal melting damage to parachute. - C6-5 - Pinckney school [More]

Baby Bertha

Flight

Simple solid flights from this rocket, flown more than I can remember. I now use it to verify wind speed and direction. - C6-5 - Pinckney school [More]

220 Swift

Flight

Incredible velocity!!! Once it fired it was out of sight after smoke trail quit.   Found it about 40 yards from launch pad, lawn darted no damage. Light is right!!! - A10-3T - Pinckney school [More]

2011-07-16

Comet Chaser

Flight

Maiden flight was spectacular launched with a C6-5….This lightweight rocket jumped off the pad and climbed straight and true.   Landed 60ft up in a tree. Recovered main body a week later after heavy storm…nose cone a parachute are still stuck and intact…my boys are ... [More]

2011-05-14

Viking

Flight

An ill advised launch on a cloudy windy day sent this rocket away for good.  4 solid recoveries prior. Not sure if the streamer ever deployed....lost in the clouds.                     ... [More]