Douglas Hurstell's Page

Location: Mount Vernon, IN

Favorite Rockets: Estes Vanguard and Maxi-Alpha 3

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2011-09-11

Der Red Max

Flight

Still has only a coat of primer, but it was a nice straight boost, and a nice soft landing.  Katherine caught the parachute! - B6-4 - Evansville State Hospital Park soccer fields [More]

NOVA Payloader

Flight

Nice straight boost, but I forgot to install a parachute! Fortunately the nose cone and shock cord acted enough like a streamer to keep the BT from becoming stable in the decent. Nice soft landing in a sapling 3' off the ground - C6-5 - Evansville State Hospital Park soccer fields [More]

Maxi Alpha 3

Flight

Delay too long - E9-6 - Evansville State Hospital Park soccer fields [More]

Mean Machine

Flight

Very low flight. Not a very straight boost. This really needs a much more powerful motor - D12-3 - Evansville State Hospital Park soccer fields [More]

Estes Vagabond

Flight

Perfect boost! Landed in a tree 60' up. Unrecoverable =( Will definitely build another - E9-6 - Evansville State Hospital Park soccer fields [More]

2011-08-27

Big Bertha

Flight

Nice launch with some weather-cocking due to the wind.  Nosed over at apogee and I heard the *pop*.  Unfortunately, all that happened was the NC came off, but the chute did not get out of the BT.  Core sample was about 1" deep, but to my credit the leading edge of the BT was in ... [More]

Big Bertha

Flight

The B6-4 is really underpowered for the Big Bertha.  She weathercocked, nosed over after apogee and was 10' from the ground when the 'chute opened.  Very hard landing, but no damage, so I loaded up a C6-3 (I know she flies well on these) - B6-4 - Evansville State Hospital Park soccer ... [More]

Estes Vagabond

Flight

Tilted her into the wind at launch, so it was not a straight-up flight.  There was some rotation probably caused by the outboard video device. - D12-3 - Evansville State Hospital Park soccer fields [More]

2011-08-20

Estes Vagabond

Flight

B-E-A-UTIFUL flight. Another mylar 'chute, but no separator. Straight up, stopped, popped the 'chute and floated back down so gently you could see thermals slowing the decent. This landing was as gentle as the previous landing was hard. - E9-6 - Evansville State Hospital Park soccer fields [More]

Estes Vagabond

Flight

Mylar 'chute did NOT fill, but provided enough drag for a safe, if somewhat hard landing. - D12-3 - Evansville State Hospital Park soccer fields [More]

2011-08-15

Estes Vagabond (Kit)

Review

003217 - Vagabond Description Skill Level 2 Standing almost 3 feet tall, this amazing rocket can reach heights of 1275 feet. Launched on D and E engines, this rocket is sure to be a crowd pleaser. Components Estes brings back the very long ogive BT-60 compatible ... [More]