Ken E. Coyote's PageAKA: Ken E.Coyote Location: NY Club Memberships: NAR,Metra Rocket Club Favorite Rockets: Rocketarium Mega Vortico Biography: Although I always wanted to get into rocketry I never really got the chance since I grew up in a crowded city. However I did fire a ridiculous amount of small bottle rockets when I was younger (I would hope that counts somewhat! :) I've loved building things growing up...static model kits were the norm and I got into RC models as I got older. I also love wordworking and any type of craft which involves making stuff. Rocketry seems to be the perfect fit for me! I LOVE the multi-media nature as well as the point that the rocket doesn't have to have a perfect paint job to look good (especially good if your eyesight gets worse as you age). Great bonus is that these rockets aren't static and can be blasted off into the great blue yonder and (hopefully) return safely for another go. I'm the creative type and I love the diversity of kits out there...this hobby is screaming for me to go crazy with silly (but safe) designs. I've just started rocketry in 2014, but wow, I've learned a lot!
Thanks for reading!
Favorite Quote: Wile E. Coyote is a genius! 
You know you're a Rockethead if you go to the store or supermarket and start thinking "I think I can make that into a rocket"!
Club Home Page: http://metrarocketclub.org/ RocketReviews.com Pages:
2025-01-26Estes SR-71  Flight Another beautiful boost! Ejection at apogee; however, the 10 year old elastic cord broke and the nose cone came down separate from the body. The body came down in a flat spin and landed in the snow fine. Great rocket! https://youtube.com/shorts/4lKX3473UU4 - B4-2 - Frozen Lake [More]
2025-01-23Semroc Snake Jumper  Flight Great Flight, but bad landing. Rocket went straight up beautifully, perfect ejection at apogee, good chute deploy, but landed on hard ice and broke off a wing. Will repair and fly again! https://youtube.com/shorts/tmPIQBVQwKQ?si=ssb3aWIcoZ8GZt_P - B6-2 - Frozen Lake [More]
2025-01-22Estes Screaming Eagle  Flight Beautiful flight... boost up looked amazing! Ejection charge was very loud and shot the nose cone off the body. Body came down in a flat spin and landed in soft snow without any damage. https://youtube.com/shorts/k87gqsLdOHk - B6-4 - Frozen Lake [More]
Estes Crossfire ISX  Flight Low flight with ejection a bit past apogee while rocket was pointing down. - A8-3 - Frozen Lake [More]
Estes Cosmic Cobra  Flight Beautiful and fun flight! I added a bit of clay to the nose so that it's more likely to point down when spinning. Probably also helped to keep the nose from drifting too far away (it sure hovered for a long time). The plastic fin can on the bottom is great for snow launches! https://www.y ... [More]
2025-01-21Heatseeker  Flight VERY low flight. Ejection just above the ground. Maybe too much paint on mine or maybe the cold sapped the power of the motor? https://www.youtube.com/shorts/oUdQdjbTKMw - A8-3 - Frozen Lake [More]
Little Green Man  Flight Beautiful low flight. Was about 125' (hard to estimate while videoing). Good chute right near apogee, fun little green guy! - B6-4 - Frozen Lake [More]
Semroc - Saki (KA-12)  Flight Motor wasn't enough for this heavy and draggy goony and flight was very low. Rocket flipped around and came in fast towards my left and chute finally deployed just short of hitting the deck. Very exciting, but I wouldn't do that again! One "wing" broke, but should be an easy repair. - A8-3 - ... [More]
Odd'l Squatty Body  Flight I had flown this once before years ago and recently dug it up to fly it again. Nice little fun rocket with unusual design. The motor tube extends up almost all the way to the top of the nose cone and the streamer is folded and put to one side of the gap. Nice little rocket for a small launch site, ... [More]
2023-11-04Hangar 11 4" X-15 (Dual Deploy Modified)  Flight Last HP launch of the season for me, so I dusted off the X-15! Used one of the new rail pads, but it seemed to bind a bit when sliding on. At ignition, the rocket seemed to skew a bit rightward as it left the rail and wobble a bit (rail guides binding?). This lead to the lower than usual altitude. ... [More]
2015-07-05Estes Mega Der Red Max (Kit)  Review
If you like the regular Der Red Max, you'll go gaga over the Pro Series II Mega Max! I built this one kind of quickly along with the Pro Series II Nike Smoke, so construction was somewhat of a blur, but I was very impressed with the materials and design. I felt you get a lot of ... [More]
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