Jeff Boldig's Page

AKA: Handeman

Location: Stafford VA

Certification Level: L2 Tripoli

Club Memberships: Triploi Central Virginia #25

Favorite Rockets: Packers Backer (a Binder Design Thug)

Biography:

I'm a BAR and have been flying again since 2003. 

I'm a member of Tripoli Central Virginia #25.  Our launch site is called BattlePark since it is located on the Cedar Mountain Battlefield near Culpeper Virginia.

I earned my Level 1 certification in 2007 with a scratch built, dual deployment rocket on an Loki I110 moonburner motor to and altitude of 4,200 ft.

My level 2 certification flight in 2009 was with a K695R to 6,828 ft.  The nose cone was lost so I put one on from another rocket and flew it again an hour later to get the cert.  As of 5/12/12 that rocket, called GrapeShot, has flown 15 times now, reached 9,559 ft and Mach 1.2.  It's the workhorse of my fleet and has taken a lot of punishment over the last three years.  It has been solid and never need a repair, knock on wood! ;-)

Favorite Quote:

If you don't use your head, you have to use your feet.  -My Dad

Club Home Page: http://battlepark.org

RocketReviews.com Pages:

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2012-05-12

DNA

Flight

shock cord pulled loose from the pistion. Minor damage to rocket and even got the nose cone and parachute back from a tree. - 2xG53-5FJ - TARC Finals @ The Plains VA [More]

Grape Shot

Flight

Great flight until the main chute didn't leave the tube. It fell out when I picked up the rocket. No damage. - I211-ALTIM - TARC Finals @ The Plains VA [More]

2012-03-31

DNA

Flight

Drilled one delay to about 7 sec. One motor lit on pad, second came up to pressure about 50 ft in the air. Still a nice straight flight. - 2XG64W-10 - Battle Park [More]

Art Applewhite Rockets Double Helix (18mm)

Flight

Early flight for the Battle of the Rockets day. - 2XC6-3 - Battle Park [More]

Packers Backer II

Flight

Good flight, a lot of wiggling on the way up, even after motor burnout. - H180W-M - Battle Park [More]

2012-03-30

Grape Shot

Flight

Used the RC parachute. The radio deployment worked great. The nose cone shock cord tangled with the chute shrouds and the chute never opened fully. No radio control, but soft landing and no damage. - J420-ALTIM - Battle Park [More]

2012-03-10

Patriot

Flight

Nice flight. - D12-5 - Battle Park [More]

Patriot

Flight

Good flight. Nice strudy rocket, used 12" Estes chute with 4" spill hole. No damage at all. - D12-5 - Battle Park [More]

Public Missiles Callisto

Flight

Ejection at apogee. - H165R-M - Battle Park [More]

Public Missiles Callisto

Flight

Nice flight. Delay about perfect. Didn't drift much and landed a 150 yards past the pads. - H165R-M - Battle Park [More]

2008-04-26

Scratch Funny Funnel (Scratch)

Review

(Contributed - by Jeffrey Boldig - 04/26/08) Brief: Oil funnel with a 4 x 18mm cluster and a central tube that works as a launch lug. The motors are canted at 10° to induce spin which begins before leaving the rod. The base drag is insufficient to stabilize the rocket so it is... [More]

2008-03-15

Pemberton Technologies Kraken (Kit)

Review

Construction and Finishing: The package was shipped with no damage. Packaging was excellent. The instructions were clear throughout and were injected with a lot of humor. This was a good thing for me because it fits right in with my sense of humor and added to my enjoyment of the kit.... [More]

Jeff Boldig

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