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Contributed by George Beever
 Brief:
A novelty rocket in the form of a baseball bat (booster) topped by a baseball.
Construction:
Two foam "bat" halves, one center core BT-20 tube, one "Bat handle" tube, two piece motor
mount/clear fin unit with plastic motor retainer ring, mount for the "baseball", one 12" plastic
pre-assembled parachute, one 1/8" width rubber shock cord, one connector for the "bat handle" and the
barrel of the "bat", and one vinyl decal sheet.
The instructions are standard for other Estes kits, which means it is well illustrated and in an understandable
and logical sequence. The model is surprisingly sturdy when completed. It is easy to build--Santa built this in one
evening. Requires tube-type plastic cement and yellow wood glue. The two possible "gotchas" are the alignment
for the launch rod and the shroud line attachments. There is no problem though if the instructions are followed on the
launch rod alignment and just check the shroud lines before flight. Two of them in this kit were not double-knotted.
Finishing:
The only finishing required are the decals.
Construction Rating:
3
out of 5
 Flight:
We used an Estes B4-2 on its initial flight. The model boosted very straight, and the "baseball" ejected at
apogee.
Recovery:
No problems on the recovery. The 12" chute is just right for the model.
Flight Rating:
4
out of 5
Summary:
This kit is one in the recent series of goofy novelty kits from Estes. Santa brought it for my 8-year old son Timmy
who is a baseball nut. It is a perfect combination in this instance. When we flew it the day after Christmas, he had
the fly ball in his sights, but he slipped and didn't make the catch. Error Timmy. However, I believe the idea behind
these off-the-wall kits is to interest kids in rocketry. Timmy already was interested (being my son and having rocket
stuff all over the house, it's hard for him not to be) and the baseball angle really worked well for Santa.
Overall Rating:
3
out of 5 Flight Log| Date | Rocket Name | Motor(s) | Altitude | Notes |
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| 2007-05-08 | Donald Besaw's Estes Pop Fly | B6-4 | - | Nice first flight, ball fell off at motor burnout. Nice recovery. No damage. | | 2007-05-08 | Donald Besaw's Estes Pop Fly | C6-3 | - | Great flight, flew off at a bit of an angle which meant I had absolutely no chance at catching the... | | 2007-06-07 | Donald Besaw's Estes Pop Fly | C6-3 | - | Great flight and recovery but trying to catch a 2 inch diameter foam ball falling from 300 feet is... | | 2007-06-20 | Donald Besaw's Estes Pop Fly | C6-3 | - | Great flight, still have yet to snag the ball. No damage. | | 2007-07-16 | Donald Besaw's Estes Pop Fly | C6-3 | - | Great flight, never saw the ball pop off but found it on the ground close to the pad. Rocket... | | 2007-08-12 | Mark Van+Luvender's Estes Pop Fly | B4-2 | - | Excellent flight! Ball popped straight up into the air and my son JUST MISSED catching it! Lots of... | | 2007-09-02 | Donald Besaw's Estes Pop Fly | C6-3 | - | Great flight, gotta love a little rocket baseball. I was soooooooooooo close to catching the ball... | | 2007-11-06 | Donald Besaw's Estes Pop Fly | C6-3 | - | Great flight. I just missed catching the ball, it bounced off my hand. No damage. | | 2007-11-06 | Donald Besaw's Estes Pop Fly | C6-3 | - | I decided to fly another round of rocket baseball. Arrow straight boost to maybe 400 feet. I... | | 2007-12-06 | Donald Besaw's Estes Pop Fly | C6-3 | - | Excellent flight and I finally caught the ball after several close and not so close calls. No... | | 2007-12-26 | Tim Beever's Estes Pop Fly | B4-2 | - | First flight on model - great flight! Didn't catch the ball though - I slipped! | | 2008-06-06 | Tim Beever's Estes Pop Fly | B6-4 | - | Great flight and I caught the ball this time! | | 2008-08-17 | Chris Halinaty's Estes Pop Fly | B6-2 | - | Parachute did not fully open, causing the heavily weighted top of the bat to hit the ground hard. ... | | 2008-08-17 | Chris Halinaty's Estes Pop Fly | B6-4 | - | Ejected the baseball toward the ground! | | 2009-01-23 | Donald Besaw's Estes Pop Fly | C6-3 | - | Great flight, haven't flown this in awhile. Missed the ball by a long shot though. No damage. | | 2009-01-31 | Tim Bearden's Estes Pop Fly | C6-5 | - | This delay seemed to work better | | 2009-01-31 | Tim Bearden's Estes Pop Fly | C6-3 | - | | | 2009-03-21 | Tim Bearden's Estes Pop Fly | C6-5 | - | Braxton almost caught this one. Nice diving attempt, with I had the camera. | | 2009-03-21 | Tim Bearden's Estes Pop Fly | B4-2 | - | Ejection failed to drive the chute out of the tube. Came down with ball still on top. Very little... | 2009-03-28  | Tim Bearden's Estes Pop Fly | C6-5 | - | | | 2009-03-28 | Tim Bearden's Estes Pop Fly | B4-2 | - | | | 2009-11-13 | Max Faiman's Estes Pop Fly | C6-3 | - | Great flight- Motor a little too powerful. Suggest downgrade to a B | | 2010-01-20 | Donald Besaw's Estes Pop Fly | C6-3 | - | Great flight, nice straight boost and I was able to catch the ball with no problems at all. No... |
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