| 1969-12-31 | Russell Taragan's Estes Big Daddy | E30-7 | - | Two launches on this fast motor, nice speed and altitude. The shock cord should be extended for... |
| 1969-12-31 | Russell Taragan's Estes Big Daddy | D12-5 | - | First flight, nice and low (one of my first D motors). At ejection, the upper ring and nose cone... |
| 1969-12-31 | Russell Taragan's Estes Big Daddy | F39-6 | - | Two flights on this fast and powerful motor, flights similar to E30T-7, but a bit faster. |
| 1969-12-31 | Russell Taragan's Estes Big Daddy | F12-5 | - | Several flights on this slow motor. Nice and slow during liftoff, a gracefull climb and a good... |
| 1999-01-17 | Dave Hanson's Estes Big Daddy | D12-5 | - | |
| 1999-04-17 | Dave Hanson's Estes Big Daddy | E15-7 | - | The Big Daddy gets about 1500 ft. on the E15 |
| 1999-05-16 | Bob Kaplow's Estes Big Daddy | D12-3 | - | |
| 1999-06-20 | Bob Kaplow's Estes Big Daddy | D12-3 | - | |
| 1999-07-11 | Ron Watkins's Estes Big Daddy | D12-5 | - | Good flight-predicted altitude-540 ft. -slight drift on recovery. |
| 1999-08-21 | Dave Hanson's Estes Big Daddy | E15-7 | - | |
| 1999-08-22 | Bob Kaplow's Estes Big Daddy | D12-3 | - | no roll at all! |
| 1999-09-05 | Bob Kaplow's Estes Big Daddy | E28-7 | - | prang cone didn't eject - totalled |
| 1999-09-05 | Dave Hanson's Estes Big Daddy | D12-5 | - | |
| 1999-09-18 | Dick Stafford's Estes Big Daddy | E15-7 | - | nice flight, needs longer shock cord, slight crunch/deformation of top end of BT |
| 1999-10-23 | Dave Hanson's Estes Big Daddy | E15-7 | - | |
| 1999-12-18 | Paul Smith's Estes Big Daddy | D12-5 | - | Perfect little flight. |
| 1999-12-19 | Paul Smith's Estes Big Daddy | D12-5 | - | Another perfect flight. |
| 2000-01-07 | MikeyR's Estes Big Daddy | D15-4 | - | 18 parachute Nice fast boost. Good flight. |
| 2000-01-15 | Charlie Kazmir's Estes Big Daddy | D12-3 | - | first launch made on D12-3,ejection was perfect,altitude at least 400+' |
| 2000-02-06 | MikeyR's Estes Big Daddy | F12-3 | - | 18 parachute Very nice with a close landing. Loud. |
| 2000-02-06 | MikeyR's Estes Big Daddy | E18-4 | - | 18 parachute Very nice. Fast boost. |
| 2000-02-12 | Rick Vatsaas's Estes Big Daddy | D12-3 | - | First Flight in Snow Storm Awesome!! Launched on Frozen Lake Harriet, Minneapolis, MN |
| 2000-03-04 | Randy Ashley's Estes Big Daddy | D12 | - | Rocket Appeared to be on the verge of being unstable. I will add more nose weight before the next... |
| 2000-03-05 | Randy Ashley's Estes Big Daddy | G55 | - | Delay very long. This motor was intended for Mach Buster with long delay. Still recovered with no... |
| 2000-03-05 | Randy Ashley's Estes Big Daddy | F72 | - | Wow, more like it. It got way up there and quick. Glad I glassed the fins. |
| 2000-03-05 | Randy Ashley's Estes Big Daddy | E15 | - | Now rocket is too heavy, I need more motor. Giver all you got Scotty. |
| 2000-03-05 | Rick Vatsaas's Estes Big Daddy | D12-3 | - | Perfect vertical ascent No wind meant easy recovery |
| 2000-03-11 | Randy Ashley's Estes Big Daddy | G55 | - | Delay closer with the straighter launch angle I used today. After the last launch I cut the base... |
| 2000-03-12 | Randy Ashley's Estes Big Daddy | F72 | - | Once again nice flight. Very consistent flyer. This time changed chute out with a piece of Garbage... |
| 2000-04-22 | Rick Vatsaas's Estes Big Daddy | D12-3 | - | Minor weathercock MASA Club Launch at Blaine, MN |
| 2000-05-21 | Frank Ross's Estes Big Daddy | F40-7 | - | Nylon chute tangled, came down fast and hard on a rock. Cracked nose cone, crushed airframe, broke... |
| 2000-05-28 | Rick Vatsaas's Estes Big Daddy | D12-3 | - | Perfect Flight, floated gently to ground under no winds. Lake Francis, MN |
| 2000-06-24 | Rick Vatsaas's Estes Big Daddy | E15-7 | - | Excellent Ascent Burned through shock Cord. Fuselage survived 1300 foot drop, narrowly missed... |
| 2000-07-04 | Rick Vatsaas's Estes Big Daddy | D12-3 | - | Perfect FlightCokato, MN |
| 2000-07-22 | Rick Vatsaas's Estes Big Daddy | E15-7 | - | Awesome flight on e15-7, Straight up |
| 2000-08-15 | Jeff Skinner's Estes Big Daddy | D12-5 | - | Great liftoff. Even better lawn dart. I didn't see or hear any ejection charge. I think it was a... |
| 2000-09-09 | Kevin Johnson's Estes Big Daddy | F39-9 | - | Stretched Big Daddy with a strobe and siren from a personal alarm. Should have used a much shorter... |
| 2000-10-19 | Donald Besaw's Estes Big Daddy | D12-3 | 350 feet | Good flight up to about 350 feet with slight spin, long drift on recovery. |
| 2000-12-23 | EMRR's Estes Big Daddy | E28-7 | - | Was still going up, but not too much left. Nice first flight and recovery. Straight as an arrow... |
| 2001-02-06 | Jim Michaelis's Estes Big Daddy | D12-5 | - | Built stock, Nice straight boost, good deployment, landed 100 ft. down range. Great rocket!! |
| 2001-04-02 | Donald Besaw's Estes Big Daddy | D12-5 | - | Rocket arched into the wind. Flew over highway. Luckily parachute ejected and rocket returned to... |
| 2001-04-13 | Steve Terrell's Estes Big Daddy | C6-3 | - | Wanted to see if the Big Daddy could fly on a C, and it did! Really SLOW takeoff and flight. Only... |
| 2001-04-29 | Bill Eichelberger's Estes Big Daddy | D12-5 | - | Winds were non-existent at launch, but picked up just as rocket reached apogee. Rocket drifted... |
| 2001-05-12 | Donald Besaw's Estes Big Daddy | D12-5 | - | Flew in a drag race with another Big Daddy. Lost the race. Still had a perfect flight and recovery. |
| 2001-05-30 | Donald Besaw's Estes Big Daddy | D12-5 | - | Flew perfectly straight. Used smaller 18 inch chute. Came down a little fast but sustained no... |
| 2001-06-02 | Ken Kirkland's Estes Big Daddy | D12-3 | - | First ever D engine flight. This is one great rocket. Awesome flight - fused 'chute. Figured the... |
| 2001-06-06 | Donald Besaw's Estes Big Daddy | D12-5 | - | Excellent routine flight. |
| 2001-06-09 | Dick Stafford's Estes Big Daddy | D12-5 | - | good flight! |
| 2001-06-10 | Ken Kirkland's Estes Big Daddy | D12-5 | - | 300 yard hike to pick this ride up. |
| 2001-06-10 | Ken Kirkland's Estes Big Daddy | D12-3 | - | Nice straight flight. |
| 2001-06-11 | Ken Kirkland's Estes Big Daddy | D12-5 | - | Slow, lazy arcing flight. (Pretty, really.) First time the 'chute fully deployed. Landed in a... |
| 2001-07-03 | EMRR's Estes Big Daddy | E11-5 | - | This was a good flight and recovery |
| 2001-07-03 | EMRR's Estes Big Daddy | E18-5 | - | Excellent roar on this motor, but it came off the pad the wrong direction and then I thought it... |
| 2001-07-04 | Ken Kirkland's Estes Big Daddy | D12-5 | - | 18 deg angle into the wind. Rocket rose a bit higher... went a bit farther. 100 yards to recover. |
| 2001-07-14 | Dick Stafford's Estes Big Daddy | D12-5 | - | great flight |
| 2001-07-14 | Donald Besaw's Estes Big Daddy | D12-5 | - | Very nice flight totalling 7 to date. Long drift but good recovery. |
| 2001-07-22 | Bill Eichelberger's Estes Big Daddy | D12-5 | - | Part of a 3 Daddy drag race. They took off simultaneously and crossed paths at about the 100'... |
| 2001-07-28 | MikeyR's Estes Big Daddy | D12-3 | - | Something happened to the ejection. Didn't happen, actually. Impacted on road, totalled the rocket. |
| 2001-08-10 | EMRR's Estes Big Daddy | F39-9 | - | Awesome launch and equally awesome landing, destroying the rocket! Ejection charge had gone off,... |
| 2001-08-14 | Jim Michaelis's Estes Big Daddy | D12-5 | - | Less wind, Nice straight boost and better altitude. Great rocket!! Perfect deployment and... |
| 2001-09-02 | Bill Eichelberger's Estes Big Daddy | D12-5 | - | A Big Daddy lawn dart that all but destroyed the top of the body tube and nose cone. There never... |
| 2001-10-13 | Dick Stafford's Estes Big Daddy | D12-5 | - | good flight |
| 2001-11-04 | John Storey's Estes Big Daddy | F40-4 | - | great motor for this rocket. Fins and body glassed with 2.3 oz. |
| 2001-11-10 | David Logan's Estes Big Daddy | D12-5 | - | |
| 2002-02-23 | David Logan's Estes Big Daddy | D12-5 | - | Flew surprisingly straight considering the winds. Picture perfect flight. |
| 2002-05-10 | Jason Vennard's Estes Big Daddy | D12-5 | - | Another great flight, works well with either 3 or 5 second delay. No problems. 18 nylon chute. |
| 2002-05-10 | Jason Vennard's Estes Big Daddy | D12-3 | - | Great looking rocket and great flight. Nice boost, 18 nylon chute, no problems. |
| 2002-05-18 | Chris Hickins's Estes Big Daddy | 2xE28-5 | - | Flight was perfect. First shot using composit motors. |
| 2002-05-20 | Donald Besaw's Estes Big Daddy | D12-5 | - | Nice flight and recovery. No damage. |
| 2002-05-27 | Ken Kirkland's Estes Big Daddy | D12-5 | - | Waffled between a 3 and 5 second delay went 5, should have gone 3, I think. Turned hard into the... |
| 2002-06-16 | George Dean's Estes Big Daddy | D12-3 | - | Flew the 'Daddy for Father's Day. Turned hard into the wind (glad I chose a short delay!). Good... |
| 2002-07-27 | Jason Vennard's Estes Big Daddy | D12-5 | - | Great flight, as usual, however motor did not eject nose cone, rocket turned around and plowed... |
| 2002-08-28 | John Rowan-Stern's Estes Big Daddy | D12-5 | - | Nice flight although a little hairy. Weathercocked (which is unusual for this bird) and landed... |
| 2002-08-28 | John Rowan-Stern's Estes Big Daddy | C11-3 | - | Nice Flight. Used 20 nylon cross chute that worked like a charm. No damage on recovery. |
| 2002-09-18 | John Rowan-Stern's Estes Big Daddy | C11-5 | - | Arced over and augered in to ground. Perfect upside-down-in-ground ejection. Although rocket seems... |
| 2002-11-16 | Eric Ellington's Estes Big Daddy | E11-3 | - | Built stock with wood glue. 18 chute. First Fire Jr ignitor. Quick ignition. Nice boost. Delay... |
| 2002-11-17 | Stephen Corban's Estes Big Daddy | D12-5 | - | Part of a drag race |
| 2002-11-17 | Stephen Corban's Estes Big Daddy | E15-7 | - | Another round of bonus dealys, I counted 9 |
| 2002-11-17 | Eric Ellington's Estes Big Daddy | F39-6 | - | Aerotech says 6 sec delay. NAR says 3. Believe NAR on this one. Shredded the chute. Otherwise no... |
| 2002-11-17 | Eric Ellington's Estes Big Daddy | E11-3 | - | Using 18 in. chute and First Fire Jr ignitors. Quick ignition and great boost. Delay seems more... |
| 2002-12-08 | Iain Banks's Estes Big Daddy | 4xD12-5 | - | Excellent maiden flight. Nice slow launch with all four engines providing lots of flame and smoke.... |
| 2003-02-23 | Donald Besaw's Estes Big Daddy | D12-3 | - | Rocket arced over after liftoff. A friend of mine managed to catch the rocket before touchdown. |
| 2003-03-08 | Matt Vennard's Estes Big Daddy | D12-5 | - | Second flight. Another good boost, no cock this time, and floated a bit farther than I would like.... |
| 2003-03-29 | James Reyome's Estes Big Daddy | E9-8 | - | Big Daddy was a Christmas gift that just now got to fly for the first time. Nice flight, though... |
| 2003-04-12 | Bill Dreyling's Estes Big Daddy | E28-7 | - | Good, straight flight even with 10 ~ 15 mph winds. 18 inch 'chute was a bit small and landed hard... |
| 2003-04-13 | Matt Vennard's Estes Big Daddy | D12-3 | - | Good kick off the pad. Chute deployed, but didn't fully open, and landed a bit hard. No real... |
| 2003-04-26 | Jason Vennard's Estes Big Daddy | E9-4 | - | Maiden flight on this our 2nd Big Daddy. Built completely stock except for E motor mount.... |
| 2003-04-27 | Donald Besaw's Estes Big Daddy | D12-5 | - | Very nice flight, the straightest flight I've had with this rocket in awhile. No damage. |
| 2003-05-10 | Bill Dreyling's Estes Big Daddy | E28-7 | - | Good flight up into a light wind. I got a bonus on the delay time, as the 'chute deployement... |
| 2003-05-17 | Jason Vennard's Estes Big Daddy | E9-4 | - | Great motor combo for this one, again another great flight and recovery, nice long burn. 15 nylon... |
| 2003-05-19 | Jon Ferrara's Estes Big Daddy | D12-3 | - | very good flight and i did it 2 more because i liked it so much next time i plan to send it up on... |
| 2003-05-31 | James Reyome's Estes Big Daddy | D12-5 | - | Another perfect flight, except that this was the flight on which the Top Flight firewall burned... |
| 2003-07-05 | Donald Besaw's Estes Big Daddy | D12-5 | - | Very nice flight, chute stripped a few lines, rocket came down tumbling. No damage to the rocket... |
| 2003-07-28 | Luke -'s Estes Big Daddy | C11-5 | - | First Flight, bit heavier than most at 7.4 oz. with extra paint. Nice lift-off and straight... |
| 2003-08-03 | Scott Lyter's Estes Big Daddy | E9-8 | - | Flew with E9-8 with onboard wireless color video camera. I like the late ejection (scary!) as... |
| 2003-08-09 | James Reyome's Estes Big Daddy | E9-6 | - | Yet another perfect flight for Big Blue Daddy. To prevent the scorching of the nomex heat shield... |
| 2003-09-27 | Paul Paul's Estes Big Daddy | G79-9 | 1500 feet | 38mm/carbon fibre tube and fins/6oz s-glass tube and finsToo much ejection charge-ripped plastic... |
| 2003-10-11 | Kevin Timmins's Estes Big Daddy | D12-7 | - | Nose cone jammed, a spacktacular lawn dart. buried itself 5 inches into turf. BT totally shredded |
| 2003-10-25 | James Reyome's Estes Big Daddy | E9-8 | - | Actually made it off the rod this time, and flew as magnificently as it always seems to on an E9.... |
| 2003-12-08 | Alex Kowaleski's Estes Big Daddy | E9-8 | - | An impressive twilight flight. I feared that the delay would be too long, but it appeared shorter... |
| 2004-01-10 | Karl Houghton's Estes Big Daddy | D12-5 | - | Ejection burnt through shockcord , nosecone drifted off about 200ft under 24 'chute.BT came down... |
| 2004-04-17 | Mike Kimbler's Estes Big Daddy | D12-5 | - | Great flight! |
| 2004-04-17 | Philip Levanda's Estes Big Daddy | D12-3 | - | This rocket flies perfect on D12-3. Watch the shock cord tied to the centering ring. Get some... |
| 2004-04-17 | Philip Levanda's Estes Big Daddy | D12-3 | - | Flew perfect curved a little in the wind came down 100 feet from the pad. |
| 2004-06-06 | Dick Stafford's Estes Big Daddy | C11-3 | - | low but good |
| 2004-06-06 | Dick Stafford's Estes Big Daddy | D12-7 | - | a bit late but a good flight |
| 2004-06-08 | Donald Besaw's Estes Big Daddy | D12-5 | - | Very nice straight flight up to about 550-600 feet. Recovered very nicely on a Rockethead Rocket... |
| 2004-06-19 | Jason Vennard's Estes Big Daddy | F21-6 | - | Completely stock build other than longer motor mount, nice quick boost off the pad, a bit of an... |
| 2004-06-26 | David Logan's Estes Big Daddy | D12-5 | - | Recovered 100 feet from pads using a 14 inch chute. Good flight |
| 2004-06-27 | David Logan's Estes Big Daddy | D12-5 | - | Another good flight and recovery using a 14 inch chute. |
| 2004-07-01 | Brian Riendeau's Estes Big Daddy | D12-5 | - | This was the first flight for this rocket. The boost was awesome, the delay was perfect, the nylon... |
| 2004-07-04 | Bryan Penfold's Estes Big Daddy | E9-6 | - | Maiden flight to about 850 feet. Landed 50 feet from the pad, no damage. |
| 2004-07-20 | Frank DiMatteo's Estes Big Daddy | D12-3 | - | The nose cone got stuck and the parachute never came out. It crashed and I could not fix it. |
| 2004-08-07 | William Beggs's Estes Big Daddy | D12-3 | - | Great flight and recovery. |
| 2004-08-21 | Keenan Cox's Estes Big Daddy | F12-5 | - | Nice flight. Flew to about 1100 feet. Some weathercocking. |
| 2004-08-28 | Keenan Cox's Estes Big Daddy | F24-4 | - | Great flight. Flew to about 1500 feet. Some weathercocking. |
| 2004-09-11 | Mark Van+Luvender's Estes Big Daddy | E18-4 | - | Great flight! Parachute fouled, cracked fillet, but easily repaired. Time for an RMS F! |
| 2004-09-18 | Keenan Cox's Estes Big Daddy | F24-4 | - | Nice flight. Flew to about 1900 feet. |
| 2004-09-18 | Keenan Cox's Estes Big Daddy | F24-4 | - | Great flight. Flew very straight. Very fast. Loud whistle. Flew to about 1800 feet. |
| 2004-09-25 | Keenan Cox's Estes Big Daddy | D12-3 | - | First D motor flight on this rocket. Flew about 300 feet. |
| 2004-10-08 | William Beggs's Estes Big Daddy | D12-3 | - | Great flight and recovery. |
| 2004-10-10 | Bryan Penfold's Estes Big Daddy | E9-6 | - | Nice flight to about 900 feet. Landed about 50 feet from the pad, cracked fin. |
| 2004-10-16 | Robert Davis's Estes Big Daddy | E9-6 | - | Shoved an E-9 into the back of the Big Daddy and rigged a retainer ring out of tape around the... |
| 2004-10-16 | Robert Davis's Estes Big Daddy | D12-7 | - | My son received the rocket already assembled from a friend, so not sure of the build. Delay was... |
| 2004-10-16 | Robert Davis's Estes Big Daddy | D12-3 | - | 3 second delay is the way to go. Chute opened fine and rocket looked great. Very happy child. |
| 2004-11-07 | William Beggs's Estes Big Daddy | D12-3 | - | Great flight and recovery. |
| 2004-11-13 | Robert Davis's Estes Big Daddy | D12-3 | - | Nice lift-off. Heard the ejection charge, but nose cone stayed in rocket. Perfect aerodynamics... |
| 2004-11-20 | Clive Davis's Estes Big Daddy | C11-3 | - | This motor is just too weak for this rocket, but my co-workers' children were watching and... |
| 2004-12-04 | Chan Stevens's Estes Big Daddy | E9-6 | - | |
| 2004-12-11 | Keenan Cox's Estes Big Daddy | F24-4 | - | Good flight. Ejection charge after it hit the ground. I'm still not sure what happened. Completely... |
| 2004-12-13 | Robert Davis's Estes Big Daddy | D12-3 | - | Nice slow lift-off from the pad. Went up to maybe 300'. Chute failed to open completely, but... |
| 2004-12-13 | Robert Davis's Estes Big Daddy | D12-3 | - | Another slow lift-off. Chute opened fine this time. |
| 2005-01-15 | Robert Davis's Estes Big Daddy | E30-7 | - | Flew to around 1000'. Would have gone a little higher, but ejection was early. 10 seconds would... |
| 2005-01-15 | William Beggs's Estes Big Daddy | D12-3 | - | Perfect flight and recovery. |
| 2005-02-05 | Alan Tuskes's Estes Big Daddy | D12-3 | - | Perfect flight. Slight weather-cock into the wind allowed it to be recovered about 50 feet from... |
| 2005-02-26 | Chris Guidry's Estes Big Daddy | E9-6 | - | Another perfect flight for this reliable bird. |
| 2005-03-05 | Aaron Stanley's Estes Big Daddy | D12-3 | - | Wow went higher then I thought it would good because my Big Daddy weighs 8oz perfect flight and... |
| 2005-03-19 | Robert Davis's Estes Big Daddy | D12-5 | - | Nice slow lift-off to no more than 300'. Scary decent with the late delay, thought it was going... |
| 2005-04-03 | Andrew Grippo's Estes Big Daddy | D12-5 | - | Good flight and recovery but not a lot of height with this motor. Begging for an Estes E motor or... |
| 2005-04-16 | William Beggs's Estes Big Daddy | D12-5 | - | Rocket crashed due to late delay. Body tube needs to be repaired. |
| 2005-05-21 | Alan Tuskes's Estes Big Daddy | C11-3 | - | Not being content with the weak ejection of the previous flight, I push my luck and try another... |
| 2005-05-21 | Alan Tuskes's Estes Big Daddy | C11-3 | - | Very weak ejection charge. I fart harder than this thing ejected. Chute was barely pulled ut but... |
| 2005-05-28 | Chris Guidry's Estes Big Daddy | D12-5 | - | Nice flight (again) on this work horse |
| 2005-06-25 | Glenn Weiss's Estes Big Daddy | D12-3 | - | First Flight and the D motor puts it up there nicely. |
| 2005-07-30 | Glenn Weiss's Estes Big Daddy | D12-3 | - | |
| 2005-07-30 | Philip Levanda's Estes Big Daddy | D12-5 | - | Sweet straight flight |
| 2005-08-06 | Jason Lenentine's Estes Big Daddy | E9-4 | - | Chute slightly melted so it didn't completely unfurl. Was more like a streamer. Got lucky... |
| 2005-08-06 | Jason Lenentine's Estes Big Daddy | D12-3 | - | First flight for this rocket. Perfect flight. |
| 2005-08-27 | Glenn Weiss's Estes Big Daddy | D12-3 | - | Angled rod into wind but still had considerable drift on descent, nearly ended up in trees but... |
| 2005-08-27 | Andrew Grippo's Estes Big Daddy | E9-6 | - | Great flight. This rocket took off and flew like it was on a rail. Good delay popped the chute... |
| 2005-10-01 | David Logan's Estes Big Daddy | D12-5 | - | Low flight, seemed to be struggling for altitude. Recovered close by with a 14 inch nylon chute. |
| 2005-10-29 | Chris Guidry's Estes Big Daddy | D12-5 | - | Nice flight |
| 2005-11-12 | Richard Irwin's Estes Big Daddy | F40-7 | - | Slow ascent off of standard rail, arched over, no event. Great lawn dart! |
| 2005-12-23 | Jason Lenentine's Estes Big Daddy | E9-4 | - | Perfect flight after the lawn dart. |
| 2005-12-23 | Jason Lenentine's Estes Big Daddy | E9-4 | - | Another super flight. Fourth of the day for this one. |
| 2005-12-23 | Jason Lenentine's Estes Big Daddy | D12-3 | - | This one lawn darted into clay. Fortunately the clay was soft. No damage to nose. Slight... |
| 2005-12-23 | Jason Lenentine's Estes Big Daddy | D12-3 | - | Perfect flight. |
| 2005-12-29 | David Allen's Estes Big Daddy | D12-5 | - | Very good motor for this rocket. Straight boost with very little weather-cocking even with the... |
| 2005-12-29 | David Allen's Estes Big Daddy | C11-3 | - | EXCELLENT first motor for this rocket. Laser straight boost and perfect deployment. |
| 2006-01-07 | Andrew Grippo's Estes Big Daddy | E9-4 | - | Good flight and motor - delay combination. No damage to rocket after recovery. |
| 2006-01-08 | Todd Mullin's Estes Big Daddy | E9-4 | - | Apogee in low cloud, couldn't see. Usually 1-2 seconds late on this motor because of additional... |
| 2006-01-08 | Todd Mullin's Estes Big Daddy | E9-4 | - | Apogee in low cloud, couldn't see. Usually 1-2 seconds late on this motor because of additional... |
| 2006-01-15 | Dave Brunsting's Estes Big Daddy | C11-3 | - | Great motor for this bird. |
| 2006-01-15 | Dave Brunsting's Estes Big Daddy | C11-3 | - | |
| 2006-02-26 | Dave Brunsting's Estes Big Daddy | D12-5 | - | Once again I was cursed with a low-powered ejection charge and this time it shredded on impact... |
| 2006-03-25 | Glenn Weiss's Estes Big Daddy | D12-3 | - | |
| 2006-03-26 | Tim Dicke's Estes Big Daddy | 2xC6-7+E9-6 | - | Very quick flight. The E9-6 ejected last making a nice fireball when the rocket was under chute. ... |
| 2006-04-02 | Richie Brunjes's Estes Big Daddy | E9-4 | - | Just past sunset , huge flame way up into the twilight sky. Recovered safely after a long walk .... |
| 2006-04-02 | Richie Brunjes's Estes Big Daddy | D12-5 | - | I like the 5 sec delay better than the 3 in this rocket |
| 2006-04-09 | Richie Brunjes's Estes Big Daddy | D12-5 | - | Perfect flight |
| 2006-04-09 | Tim Dicke's Estes Big Daddy | E9-6+2xC6-7 | - | Got 'em all. Weathercocked a bit. Used my new homemade 14 nylon chute. Very nice recovery for... |
| 2006-04-22 | Dave Brunsting's Estes Big Daddy | D12-5 | - | Not sure why this ejected so late but it's a good thing I added all that extra shock cord. |
| 2006-04-24 | Richie Brunjes's Estes Big Daddy | D12-5 | - | Great flight , slight tangle in chute , no damage |
| 2006-05-07 | George Beever's Estes Big Daddy | D12-5 | - | Weathercocked |
| 2006-05-14 | Todd Mullin's Estes Big Daddy | F12-5 | - | Yee Haw! Great motor for this rocket! First flight on my new 24mm Rousetech casing! |
| 2006-05-14 | Todd Mullin's Estes Big Daddy | E9-4 | - | |
| 2006-05-20 | Glenn Weiss's Estes Big Daddy | D12-3 | - | Parachute did not fully deploy and rocket bounced upon landing, but due to sturdy construction had... |
| 2006-05-27 | Tim Dicke's Estes Big Daddy | E18-7 | - | Another nice boost. Ejected a little early too. Broke a shroud line on the parachute. Recovered... |
| 2006-05-27 | Chris Guidry's Estes Big Daddy | D12-5 | - | Another pretty flight for the work horse rocket |
| 2006-05-28 | Mark Van+Luvender's Estes Big Daddy | E18-4 | - | This rocket loves this motor. Ejection just a bit early, but livable. Landed next to the road. |
| 2006-06-03 | Todd Mullin's Estes Big Daddy | F12-5 | - | |
| 2006-06-04 | Richie Brunjes's Estes Big Daddy | D12-5 | - | Landed in the river and floated away. I followed it downstream for a while , then it went into... |
| 2006-06-24 | Jason Lenentine's Estes Big Daddy | E9-4 | - | Perfect flight. |
| 2006-06-24 | Jason Lenentine's Estes Big Daddy | D12-3 | - | Lawn darted again. Oops. Will have to rework the body tube to repair. It will fly again though! |
| 2006-06-24 | Chris Guidry's Estes Big Daddy | E9-6 | - | Very high flight |
| 2006-06-24 | Glenn Weiss's Estes Big Daddy | D12-3 | - | Good flight but parachute was destroyed. |
| 2006-07-04 | Joe Cacciatore's Estes Big Daddy | E9-6 | - | Winds change and it started to rain during launch, aimmed to the west, went to the east. Lands... |
| 2006-07-04 | Joe Cacciatore's Estes Big Daddy | E9-6 | - | Good flight although rocket didn't go where aimed, went about 800' and lands on blacktop, no... |
| 2006-07-04 | Joe Cacciatore's Estes Big Daddy | C11-3 | - | Great first flight on a C11, lands in tall grass close to a stream. |
| 2006-07-08 | Tim Dicke's Estes Big Daddy | E9-6+2xC6-7 | - | One of the fins took a bit of a ding when it landed on one of the asphalt park roads. Lit all... |
| 2006-07-08 | Todd Mullin's Estes Big Daddy | F12-5 | - | |
| 2006-07-08 | Todd Mullin's Estes Big Daddy | E9-4 | - | |
| 2006-07-15 | Warren Evans's Estes Big Daddy | F23-7 | - | another great flight |
| 2006-07-15 | Warren Evans's Estes Big Daddy | F20-7 | - | 29mm upgrade is great for this Rocket |
| 2006-07-16 | Joe Cacciatore's Estes Big Daddy | E9-6 | - | Nice, long boost on an E9. Lands in tall grass by swamp but was able to recover. |
| 2006-07-16 | Joe Cacciatore's Estes Big Daddy | D12-7 | - | Seven second delay worked good, lands OK. |
| 2006-07-16 | Joe Cacciatore's Estes Big Daddy | D12-5 | - | Seems to go almost as high as with an E9. Lands at edge of tall grass. |
| 2006-07-16 | Joe Cacciatore's Estes Big Daddy | C11-3 | - | Nice, low flight on a C11. |
| 2006-07-25 | Richard Irwin's Estes Big Daddy | G80-10 | - | Super fast and high! Long and far recovery. No damage. |
| 2006-07-27 | Richard Irwin's Estes Big Daddy | F23-4 | - | First flight after lawn dart repair. Great flight! No damage. |
| 2006-07-29 | Chris Guidry's Estes Big Daddy | E9-6 | - | High flight drifted in wind. Landed in road standing up. |
| 2006-07-29 | Glenn Weiss's Estes Big Daddy | D12-3 | - | Great flight as usual from the Big Daddy, always a crowd pleaser. |
| 2006-07-29 | Andrew Grippo's Estes Big Daddy | E9-6 | - | A fun flight that boosted great and stuck the landing right on the road. |
| 2006-07-30 | Andrew Netrunner's Estes Big Daddy | E9-8 | - | WOW! turned into a cruise missle 250 ft up...don't know what happened there..ejected at about... |
| 2006-07-30 | Andrew Netrunner's Estes Big Daddy | E9-8 | - | Great flight ass before on this day...but 8 sec delay to long....6 was perfect... still good... |
| 2006-07-30 | Andrew Netrunner's Estes Big Daddy | E9-6 | - | Love this rocket! One of my fav mid-power rocket kits just because of it's size...3 dia. anyway... |
| 2006-07-30 | Joe Cacciatore's Estes Big Daddy | C11-3 | - | Nice, short flight, lands close. |
| 2006-08-08 | Frank Broughton's Estes Big Daddy | C11-3 | - | Woe! Wind cocked very badly. Very late ejection. No damage, just to my ego - had 100 plus people... |
| 2006-08-26 | Todd Mullin's Estes Big Daddy | F12-5 | - | |
| 2006-09-10 | Chan Stevens's Estes Big Daddy | D12-3 | - | |
| 2006-10-02 | Ed Scientist's Estes Big Daddy | C6-3 | - | Arced over and didnt get more than 50 feet before going horizontal. Ejected about 10 feet off the... |
| 2006-10-06 | Richard Irwin's Estes Big Daddy | F39-6 | - | Another fast flight. No damage. This is a super fun rocket. |
| 2006-10-22 | Glenn Weiss's Estes Big Daddy | D12-3 | - | Perfect flight, didn't drift as far off as I feared it would. |
| 2006-11-18 | Donald Laskey's Estes Big Daddy | D12-3 | - | |
| 2006-11-25 | Glenn Weiss's Estes Big Daddy | D12-3 | - | Shroud lines burned through on ejection, ejecting the still rolled up chute, rocket hit the ground... |
| 2006-12-08 | Richard Irwin's Estes Big Daddy | E30-4 | - | Good flight, although it weathercocked quite a bit. No damage. This rocket is quite the crowd... |
| 2006-12-30 | Glenn Weiss's Estes Big Daddy | D12-3 | - | Drifted a bit under that big 24 chute even in calm conditions but a great flight. |
| 2007-01-14 | Todd Mullin's Estes Big Daddy | E30-4 | - | |
| 2007-02-10 | William Beggs's Estes Big Daddy | E9-4 | - | Parabolic flight but recovered perfectly. |
| 2007-02-10 | William Beggs's Estes Big Daddy | E9-4 | - | Perfect flight and recovery. |
| 2007-03-31 | Glenn Weiss's Estes Big Daddy | D12-3 | - | Nice straight boost, good recovery. |
| 2007-04-21 | Donald Laskey's Estes Big Daddy | E12-3 | - | WOW |
| 2007-04-22 | Tim Dicke's Estes Big Daddy | E9-6+2xC6-7 | - | |
| 2007-05-12 | William Beggs's Estes Big Daddy | E9-4 | - | Good flight. |
| 2007-05-27 | Zane Brant's Estes Big Daddy | B6-M | 300 feet | good short flight, but no ejection.whent strate down; stuck in ground about 3 inchs!Crushed body... |
| 2007-06-02 | Andrew Grippo's Estes Big Daddy | E9-6 | - | Rod whip sent the rocket on horizontal flight fifty feet off the ground. Plastic chute stripped... |
| 2007-06-08 | Dick Stafford's Estes Big Daddy | D12-5 | - | good flight |
| 2007-06-09 | William Beggs's Estes Big Daddy | E9-4 | - | Perfect flight and recovery. |
| 2007-06-10 | Sandy Houston's Estes Big Daddy | E28-4 | - | Good motor for this rocket. Ejected just before, but no damage. |
| 2007-06-10 | Todd Mullin's Estes Big Daddy | F12-M | - | |
| 2007-06-30 | Glenn Weiss's Estes Big Daddy | D12-3 | - | Used a Nomex chute protector for the first time, performed well and saves you a bunch on wadding... |
2007-07-22  | Steve Lindeman's Big Daddy | D12-5 | - | Opted for a D engine because of wind. Nice straight flight with parachute deploying just after... |
| 2007-07-28 | Glenn Weiss's Estes Big Daddy | D12-3 | - | Nice flight but on descent came close to being eaten by a tree, missed it by not much. |
| 2007-07-28 | Dwayne Shmel's Big Daddy - Lunar Theme (RETIRED) | E9-4 | - | Slight weathercock into the wind. Very stable flight with nice ejection. No damage. |
| 2007-08-05 | Dwayne Shmel's Big Daddy - Lunar Theme (RETIRED) | D12-5 | - | Shroud lines shredded during deployment. Rocket came down fast and hard. I managed to catch it -... |
| 2007-08-12 | Todd Mullin's Estes Big Daddy | F12-5 | - | |
| 2007-09-01 | William Beggs's Estes Big Daddy | E9-4 | - | Perfect flight and recovery. |
| 2007-10-21 | Tim Dicke's Estes Big Daddy | 2xC6-7/E9-6 | - | 1 of the 2x C6-7's did not light most likely due to an ignitor failure. Off axis thrust caused an... |
| 2008-01-12 | Aaron Stanley's Estes Big Daddy | D12-3 | - | Perfect Flite. |
| 2008-02-01 | Natalie Ryan's Estes Big Daddy | D12-3 | - | Perfect flight |
| 2008-02-09 | Natalie Ryan's Estes Big Daddy | D12-3 | - | Into the wind about 15 degrees. Landed 50 feet from pad - perfect! |
| 2008-02-09 | Natalie Ryan's Estes Big Daddy | F37-6 | - | Sweet flight on an F37. Even going into the wind and using a reefed chute, I still had a 1/2 mile... |
| 2008-02-23 | Natalie Ryan's Estes Big Daddy | E28-7 | - | Ejection s little late, but no damage. |
| 2008-02-23 | Andrew Grippo's Estes Big Daddy | E9-6 | - | Nominal Flight |
| 2008-03-02 | Natalie Ryan's Estes Big Daddy | D12-5 | - | ol' reliable flies again. reefed chute down to 12. Fast recovery into tall grass. No damage at... |
| 2008-03-08 | William Beggs's Estes Big Daddy | E9-4 | - | Great flight. No damage. |
| 2008-03-22 | Natalie Ryan's Estes Big Daddy | F24-6 | - | Another beautiful flight! |
| 2008-04-19 | Ron McFerren's Estes Big Daddy | D12-3 | - | Wow, did this thing weathercock! If it hit 150 feet I would be surprised. Almost horizontal before... |
| 2008-05-24 | Todd Mullin's Estes Big Daddy | E18-4 | - | |
| 2008-06-28 | Tom Benson's Estes Big Daddy | D12-5 | - | Maiden flight. Slow, noisy, fun. |
| 2008-06-28 | Glenn Weiss's Estes Big Daddy | D12-3 | - | A bit of an arc to the boost, but nice flight and recovery overall. |
| 2008-08-23 | Glenn Weiss's Estes Big Daddy | D12-3 | - | Major failure at ejection. Must have had something go wrong with my chute packing as it lawn... |
| 2008-09-20 | Dick Stafford's Estes Big Daddy | D12-5 | - | Lucky flight #13, lawn dart, dead. Oddly enough the next flight was Jim Filler's nicely finished... |
| 2008-11-23 | John Bergsmith's Estes Big Daddy | E28-4 | - | Straight fast boost, this is way the Big Daddy should fly. Ejected just before, but recovered with... |
| 2008-11-23 | John Bergsmith's Estes Big Daddy | E28-4 | - | Another straight boost, leaves the pad in a hurry. Awesome motor for this rocket. |
| 2009-01-11 | Leigh Metzroth's Estes Big Daddy | D12-5 | - | Went up nice and straight. Late ejection shredded the chute, then came down not particularly hard... |
| 2009-03-28 | Duane Boldt's Estes Big Daddy | E9-6 | - | The Big Daddy's are fun on these motors. |
| 2009-04-04 | Aaron Stanley's Estes Big Daddy | E30-7 | - | A great flight on an E30. |
| 2009-06-05 | Michael Emerick's Estes Big Daddy | E9-6 | - | |
| 2009-06-26 | Matt Gillard's Estes Big Daddy | D12-5 | - | great straight boost, then drifted into tree! |
| 2009-06-26 | Matt Gillard's Estes Big Daddy | D12-5 | - | arched boost, good flight. |
| 2009-07-25 | Andrew Grippo's Estes Big Daddy | E9-6 | - | |
| 2009-09-12 | Mike Armstrong's Estes Big Daddy | D12-3 | 300 feet | First flight. Good launch and flight. Ejection charge burned shroud lines but parachute acted as... |
| 2009-09-13 | Chris Fisher's Estes Big Daddy | D12-5 | - | Perfect first flight. Weather cocked as expected so height not great, but otherwise flew ok. |
| 2009-09-19 | Moe Bertrand's Estes Big Daddy | D12-5 | - | Guest flying with CMASS at Amesbury, MA. My first ever Big Daddy, bought from Boris Katan, built... |
| 2009-09-19 | Moe Bertrand's Estes Big Daddy | C11-3 | - | 2nd flight of Big Daddy. C11-3 just not enough power in the breeze we were flying in. Arched over... |
| 2009-09-19 | Moe Bertrand's Estes Big Daddy | E9-6 | - | Great third flight of my bandaged Big Daddy after the crushing impact of the previous flight. ... |
| 2009-09-19 | Moe Bertrand's Estes Big Daddy | D12-5 | - | 4th n final flight of Big Daddy for today. Great boost in the Amesbury breeze. Stuck the landing... |
| 2009-10-10 | Mark Grisco's Estes Big Daddy | E9-6 | - | motot burnt through the side of itself and the motor mount and the body tube!!!!!! it did not... |
| 2009-11-18 | Monyt Ym..E's Estes Big Daddy | C6-5 | 2758 feet | it ejected 2 feet above the ground |
| 2009-12-13 | Leigh Metzroth's Estes Big Daddy | E9-4 | - | |
| 2010-03-20 | Glenn Weiss's Estes Big Daddy | D12-3 | - | Repairs made after it crashed last flight worked and the Big Daddy flew nicely. Small hole burned... |
| 2010-03-21 | Philip Levanda's Estes Big Daddy | C11-5 | - | Got it off the pad to about 100 feet. The delay was decent for this rocket. |
| 2010-03-21 | Philip Levanda's Estes Big Daddy | D12-5 | - | Beautiful CATO right at the pad. Hovered like a lunar lander about 5 feet off the ground for a... |
| 2010-05-02 | Philip Levanda's Estes Big Daddy | D12-5 | - | 3 second delay would have been better. |
| 2010-05-30 | Jeff Ybarra's Estes Big Daddy | F24-4 | - | |
| 2010-05-31 | Dale Marshall's Estes Big Daddy | E9-4 | 691 feet | This was a fun rocket to build, and even better to fly. Great rocket. I didn't put enough... |
| 2010-06-12 | Glenn Weiss's Estes Big Daddy | D12-3 | - | Rod angled into the wind. Nice loud roar off the pad and away at about 40 deg. off vertical,... |
| 2010-08-15 | Dale Marshall's Estes Big Daddy | E9-3 | - | Arced severely into the wind but was perfect otherwise. Cracked fin somehow - caught it before it... |
| 2010-09-18 | vincent penoso's Estes Big Daddy | E9-3 | - | NAother beautiful flight but this time with the Estes E motor. The model's size makes for a really... |
| 2010-09-18 | vincent penoso's Estes Big Daddy | D12-5 | - | perfect launch. This is a great model to fly. very stable. parachute scorched and suffered small... |
| 2010-10-08 | Mark Grisco's Estes Big Daddy | C11-3 | - | low flight on a c-11. |
| 2010-10-08 | Mark Grisco's Estes Big Daddy | D12-5 | - | goes well on a d-12. replaced stock chute with 16 nylon, works well |
| 2010-10-10 | Matt Gillard's Estes Big Daddy | D12-3 | - | great flight |
| 2010-11-20 | vincent penoso's Estes Big Daddy | E9-3 | - | My favorite flying rocket. The model remains visible under the b plume of an E9. Stable and... |
| 2010-12-04 | vincent penoso's Estes Big Daddy | E9-6 | - | Big Daddy is a crowd pleaser. Model flies consistently and stable. I started using the nomex... |
| 2011-01-15 | vincent penoso's Estes Big Daddy | E9-6 | 697 feet | Overcast, ~40 degrees and a gusty up to 12mph W-NW prevailing wind. A very cold day. nice ... |
| 2011-03-12 | Jeffrey Gortatowsky's Bigger Daddy | 2xC11-3 | - | Great flight. C11's kept it close. Wind dragged it a bit on the ground. Busted again, the same fin... |
| 2011-03-26 | vincent penoso's Estes Big Daddy | E9-6 | 653 feet | Perfect flight as usual. The orange NOMEX blanket didn't deploy again and remained in side and... |
| 2011-03-27 | Edward Chess's Der Grosser Vati | D12-3 | - | Maiden flight. Good fight, parachute deployed at apogee (good delay for this engine). No damage... |
| 2011-04-02 | vincent penoso's Estes Big Daddy | E9-6 | 635 feet | Excellent flight; beautufl recovery; very windy conditions; New parachute design very smooth GREAT... |
| 2011-04-03 | vincent penoso's Estes Big Daddy | E9 | 448 feet | weight 10.7oz.;Custome designed chure 22"1"spill; good flight nervous deployment close to ground.... |
| 2011-04-10 | Matt Gillard's Estes Big Daddy | D12-5 | - | A good flight. |
| 2011-05-07 | Edward Chess's Der Grosser Vati | C11-3 | - | Slow lift-off, not much altitude, just past apogee |
| 2011-05-30 | Ken Tsai's Estes Big Daddy | E23-7 | - | |
| 2011-06-04 | Edward Chess's Der Grosser Vati | C11-3 | - | Motor a little underpowered. Good flight and recovery. Chute just past apogee. |
| 2011-06-15 | Matt Gillard's Estes Big Daddy | D12-3 | - | Great flight |
| 2011-07-02 | Dwayne Shmel's Big Daddy - USD Themee (SEMI RETIRED) | D15-4 | - | 2 round parachutes, no spill holes. |
| 2011-07-16 | vincent penoso's Estes Big Daddy | F24-7W | - | first flight on RMS; Awesome flight; good chute, drifted a ways; compare to chute on maiden Mustang |
| 2011-07-18 | Paul Nortness's SLUF (Short Little Ugly Fella) | D12-3 | 350 feet | Rocket boosted nicely on an early morning launch. Great looking launch, can't wait to try a E30! |
| 2011-07-23 | Glenn Weiss's Estes Big Daddy | D12-3 | - | Good boost, chute did not deploy but no damage |
| 2011-07-28 | Bill Eichelberger's Der Grosser Vati | E9-6 | - | Beautiful first flight for this Big Daddy with an Excelsior decal. Overflew the competition range... |
| 2011-08-07 | vincent penoso's Estes Big Daddy | E9-4 | 667 feet | rainy, overcast. little or no wind. great flight |
| 2011-09-03 | George Beever's Estes Big Daddy | Estes D12-5 | - | Good Flight. |
| 2011-09-03 | George Beever's Estes Big Daddy | Estes D12-5 | - | Good flight. |
| 2011-09-10 | Edward Chess's Der Grosser Vati | D12-3 | - | Good flight, at apogee, no damage, with on-board Booster-cam video |
| 2011-09-13 | Paul Nortness's SLUF (Short Little Ugly Fella) | D12-5 | 375 feet | Good flight, SLUF comes off the pad nice and slow and loud. Had a scary moment just after apogee... |
| 2011-09-26 | Matt Gillard's Estes Big Daddy | D12-5 | - | perfect straight flight |
| 2011-10-02 | Dave B's RTillary | D12-5 | 700-800' feet | Cool to watch this thing lift off. Nice deployment at apogee and not a bad recovery despite... |
| 2011-10-17 | Paul Nortness's SLUF (Short Little Ugly Fella) | D12-5 | 300 feet | Perfect flight on an entirely unexpected sunny October day. SLUF blasted slow off the pad and... |
| 2011-10-17 | Paul Nortness's SLUF (Short Little Ugly Fella) | D12-5 | 300 feet | SLUF roared off the pad to the cheers of some passing bicyclists. This time, it veered towards the... |
| 2012-01-28 | Matt Mahoney's Big Daddy | F24-4 | - | Wind was 15mph at least (too much). Good launch though, no altimeter. Motor kept it safe. Estimate... |
