Jeff Curtis's Page
AKA: Jcurtis55
Location: Plainfield Indiana
Club Memberships: NAR,A.M.O.R.E.A.,ROCI
Favorite Rockets: North Coast Big Brute
Biography:
Twice a BAR. Flew rockets a lot in the late 60's and early 70's. Had a resurgence in the mid-90's, culminating in competing in NARAM 38 at Evansville and obtained a level one certification. Now it's 2019 and I have the bug again, Will work towards reobtaining level 1 certification. Member of the AMOREA section in Indianapolis and look forward to NARAM at Muncie Indiana.
Club Home Page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/189520444369
RocketReviews.com Pages:
2024-11-17
Estes Solar Warrior BT-60 Clone
Flight
Grossly underpowered. Ejection was only about 10' above the ground. Landed on pavement and broke off one of the wings. I'll repair it and never use anything less than a D. - C11-5 - Ft. Harrison - Indy [More]
Bad Boy Rocketry Big Boobie
Flight
Heavy rocket but flew well on two D-12s. Both motors lit. Not a lot of altitude, maybe 400-500'. Unfortunately it landed on the road which broke the 3D printed nose cone into 4 pieces. - D12-3+D12-3 - Ft. Harrison - Indy [More]
Lawndart Magic Wand
Flight
Really ripped off the pad. Good altitude but remained in visual range. Recovered with no damage. - A10-3 - Ft. Harrison - Indy [More]
Starlight Sky Master
Flight
Best flight of the day, Grabbed a lot of altitude and managed to miss the road. - B6-0 / Estes A8-0 - Ft. Harrison - Indy [More]
Quest Full Betty
Flight
Windcocked, which is not surprising with those big fins. Still a good flight and a safe landing. - B6-0 / B6-4 - Ft. Harrison - Indy [More]
ASP Two High!
Flight
Really got some good altitude on a pair of A motors. Would probably earn its name with a B booster. Recovered with no issues despite landing on pavement. - Estes A8-0 / A8-5 - Ft. Harrison - Indy [More]
New Way Firecat
Flight
Kevlar shock cord broke and body landed in the road. Popped off a fin but I've already epoxied it back on. - B4-4 - Ft. Harrison - Indy [More]
New Way Xarconian Destroyer
Flight
Nice flight but once again it landed in the road. Cracked both gun mounts attached to the wings. - B6-2 - Ft. Harrison - Indy [More]
2024-11-16
Estes USS Pleiades
Flight
Slight windcocking, but still an excellent flight. Even the L3 LSO thought it was cool. Despite having a reputation for fragile wings there was no damage. - B6-0 / A8-5 - Pence Indiana [More]
Quest Big Betty
Flight
It was underpowered on a B. May not have made 300'. Parawad recovery but no damage. - B6-4 - Pence Indiana [More]
2024-10-27
Aerospace Specialty Products Aerobee 100 Junior (Kit)
Review
Aerospace Specialty Products Aerobee 100 Junior The Aerobee 100, or Aerobee Junior, was first flown early in 1958. This vehicle was designed by Aerojet General to be an inexpensive rocket to fly payloads of 50 - 100 pounds up to 90 miles. Most of the 20 produced used a solid-fuel booster, but two ... [More]
2024-10-19
Rocketerium Maxtermind is a Winner (Kit)
Review
Rocketerium Maxtermind is a Winner Rocketarium is known for their mid-power scale kits but this is one of their sport models with split fins. Rocketarium has great components and this kit is no exception. Construction was straight forward. I started with the motor mount I notched the forward ... [More]
2024-08-04
Thoy Ruff
OpenRocket Design
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2024-07-07
Estes Pulsar (Kit)
Review
Estes Pulsar This is a 13mm minimum diameter rocket. I discovered this rocket when I set a goal of building all the rockets in the 1989 Estes Catalog. While not officially part of the Mini Brute series several rockets in the 1989 catalog fit perfectly with the other Mini Brutes. The Pulsar is one ... [More]
2024-05-09
Estes Impulse
OpenRocket Design
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2024-01-06
Estes Pro Series II Panavia (clone) (Kit)
Review
Estes Pro Series II Panavia (clone) The Panavia was a kit that was available briefly via the Estes web site. It was composed of left over parts from other Pro Series II kits. The Panavia used the same fins as the Argent. The Estes kits are almost never seen, but clone kits are available from Bad ... [More]
2023-10-22
New Way Squareros (Kit)
Review
New Way Squareros A relatively new addition to the New Way group of square rockets. They may be square but they fly great. The standard finish makes a great looking pseudo-missile rocket. New Way doesn't give construction ratings but I would say this is a 1 and would make a good first kit. As is ... [More]
2020-07-27
Estes Starbird (Kit)
Review
I'm always keeping an eye on eBay for out-of-production kits. About a year ago I spotted an Estes Starbird kit. It had been opened, which must have hurt interest as I was the only bidder. All parts were accounted for and I was happy for my good fortune. While essentially a ... [More]
