Rocketry Videos

Balls 2013 FCY Video to 118,000 feet (2013-09-30)

This is an on-board video from my 2013 flight at Balls (the FourCarbYen two-stager). The rocket reached 118,000 feet. The descent is very chaotic, but use the pause button to see a lot of nice ... [View]

Balls 2013 FourCarbYen Video with Split (2013-10-07)

This is an on-board video from my 2013 flight at Balls (the FourCarbYen two-stager). The rocket reached 118,000 feet. The descent is very chaotic, but use the pause button to see a lot of nice ... [View]

Balls 2017 Video (2017-09-30)

This video is from an unsuccessful three stage flight rocket at Balls (September 2017). [View]

Balls 2018 On Board Video - 175,000 Feet! (2018-09-30)

This three-stage flight was performed by Jim Jarvis (with lots of help) at Balls 27 on September 21, 2018. The launch was help at the Black Rock Desert in Nevada. The flight reached about 175,000 ... [View]

Balls 2019 Rocket Flight to 142,000 Feet (2019-10-01)

This video is of a two-stage rocket at Balls 28 (September 2019). The rocket achieved an altitude of over 142,000 feet. One notable aspect of the flight was that it was completely controlled by the ... [View]

Kate 2 Demo Flight (2019-05-27)

This is a low altitude demonstration & testing flight for "Kate 2", a prototype flight computer and GPS system. Kate worked flawlessly and controlled the entire flight. [View]

LDRS 2019 Flight Video (2019-10-15)

This flight is of my two-stage "Test Rocket". It has vertical stabilization located at the top of the sustainer. The flight was an M1665 to M745 with a projected altitude of 22K feet. Due to coning ... [View]

Stabilized Rocket Flight Hutto January 2020 (2020-01-07)

This is a flight of my vertically stabilized rocket. It has canards near the top of the rocket that guide it to vertical. The rocket was launched at a 7° angle, weathercocked to about 20°, ... [View]