Rocketry Videos

LDRS 33 - huge Nike rips out of away cell, plus crowd razzes Dave (2014-07-19)

At LDRS 33, Friday, July 18, 2014, at the Bong Recreation Area, Wisconsin. Per Bill Wagstaff's comment below, this is a "1/2 scale Performance Rocketry Nike Smoke on a CTI M2250 C-Star motor. Weight ... [View]

LDRS 33 - marvelous Coke Zero novelty high power rocket (2014-07-19)

Flight on a Cesaroni L3150 at LDRS 33, Friday, July 18, 2014, at the Bong Recreation Area, Wisconsin. Per AmazingAndrewni's comment below, this is Sather Ranum's J Coke Zero on a CTI L3150 Vmax. [View]

LDRS 38 - 27-ft-tall O-to-P two-stage rocket by Tim Lehr (2019-09-02)

On Saturday, August 31, 2019, at LDRS 38 on the rocket pasture in Argonia, KS, "Wildman" Tim Lehr attempted his ambitious O9400 to P8000 two-stager with a 27-foot-tall rocket. A forward O-ring ... [View]

LDRS 38 - Dave Brunsting's Flying Basket of Death and Destruction on an I-140 (oddroc) (2019-09-01)

On Day 2 (Friday, Aug. 30, 2019) of LDRS 38 in the rocket pasture in Argonia, KS, Dave Brunsting of Saint Joseph, Michigan flew his superlative oddroc Flying Basket of Death and Destruction, modeled ... [View]

LDRS 38 - Eric Cayemberg's wacky Dog People Detractivator (2019-09-03)

On Friday, August 30, 2019, at LDRS 38 on the rocket pasture in Argonia, KS, Eric Cayemberg, who would also fly an O motor two days later, put up his hilarious 15-piece mega-cluster three-stage ... [View]

LDRS 38 - J316 pink motor in Karen Gloer's Ms. Cletus (2019-09-02)

On Sunday, September 1, 2019, at LDRS 38 on the rocket pasture in Argonia, KS, Karen Gloer flew her "Ms. Cletus" (a Loc Precision Big Cletus with a great paint job) on a J316. [View]

LDRS 38 - N1100 Corkscrew upscale (2019-09-03)

On Friday, August 30, 2019, at LDRS 38 on the rocket pasture in Argonia, KS, John Clifton flew his legendary 65-lb Corkscrew upscale on an N1100 black diamond motor. I've seen this at Midwest Power a ... [View]

LDRS 38 - O3400 flight by Wayne Comfort (2019-09-02)

On Sunday, September 1, 2019, at LDRS 38 on the rocket pasture in Argonia, KS, Wayne Comfort launched his 50-lb Wildman rocket to 21000 feet on an O3400 [View]

LDRS 38 - O5000 flight by Eric and Tom Cayemberg (2019-09-02)

On Sunday, September 1, 2019, at LDRS 38 on the rocket pasture in Argonia, KS, immediately after Wayne Comfort's O-motor flight, Eric and Tom Cayemberg of Manitowoc, WI, flew THEIR 7.7-in IQSY ... [View]

LDRS 38 - Three Ns and Three Ms Fired in Four Minutes! (2019-09-02)

On Sunday, September 1, 2019, at LDRS 38 on the rocket pasture in Argonia, KS, the inimitable LCO Terry Smemo had SO MANY M and N motors on the away pads that he'd start reading the next rocket's ... [View]

Midwest Power 13 - Bright, sparky M3000 flight (2015-10-31)

At Midwest Power 13, Friday October 30, 2015, a few miles north of Princeton, IL. Roger Jezler's M3000-powered rocket looks great all the way up. (Leave a comment if you'd like me to add more ... [View]

Midwest Power 13 - Bumble Bee on a G106 Skidmark (2015-10-31)

At Midwest Power 13, Friday October 30, 2015, a few miles north of Princeton, IL. Naturally, I had to put up another video of my dad flying something. Here's his "Bumble Bee," which he built out of a ... [View]

Midwest Power 13 - Father/son drag race on G-powered Leviathans (2015-10-31)

At Midwest Power 13, Friday October 30, 2015, a few miles north of Princeton, IL. My dad, Dick Tohline, flew his Estes Leviathan, which he decorated in pizza parlor logos and christened the " 'Za - ... [View]

Midwest Power 13 - Gary Slater's Hydra on an L2200 (2015-10-31)

At Midwest Power 13, Friday October 30, 2015, a few miles north of Princeton, IL. Gary Slater flies his beautiful 4x upscale Hydra on an L2200. [View]

Midwest Power 13 - H143 powered Minie Magg (2015-10-31)

At Midwest Power 13, Friday October 30, 2015, a few miles north of Princeton, IL. At his daughter's request, Tim Jack covered his Minie Magg in artwork from the movie Frozen and named it "Let It Go." ... [View]

Midwest Power 13 - Halloween rocket on an I-327 skidmark (2015-10-31)

At Midwest Power 13, Friday October 30, 2015, a few miles north of Princeton, IL. Evan Olevich smashes his Halloween-themed Flying Pumpkin into the sky on an I-327. It careens way off to the south ... [View]

Midwest Power 13 - Huge upscale Estes Corkscrew spins out of the away cell (2015-10-31)

At Midwest Power 13, Friday October 30, 2015, a few miles north of Princeton, IL. Huge upscale of the classic Estes Corkscrew goes spinning like mad out of the away cell. (If you know the specs or ... [View]

Midwest Power 13 - Loki J712 shoots into the air (2015-10-31)

At Midwest Power 13, Friday October 30, 2015, a few miles north of Princeton, IL. Chuck Durst flew his Darkstar on a Loki J712. Very nice! [View]

Midwest Power 13 - N2600 Skidmark lights up the sky like the sun (2015-10-31)

At Midwest Power 13, Friday October 30, 2015, a few miles north of Princeton, IL. As you hear in the video, this is a 12.5-foot 94-lb "Eagle Claw" flying on an N2600 Skidmark. But I missed the name ... [View]

Midwest Power 13 - Preston Nobile's Competitor V on an M 1500 Sparky (2015-10-31)

At Midwest Power 13, Friday October 30, 2015, a few miles north of Princeton, IL. Just a great flight on a research motor. If you have any extra info or corrections, please leave a comment. [View]

Midwest Power 13 - Spool flies on a J500 (2015-10-31)

At Midwest Power 13, Friday October 30, 2015, a few miles north of Princeton, IL. Spool-shaped rocket on a very fast J500, plus funny recovery. The last rocket to fly Friday before the L1000 ... [View]

Night launch onboard video - Punisher Sport on G77-7 Redline (2016-11-08)

At Midwest Power 14 in Princeton, IL, 5 November 2016. My rocket. [View]

NSL 2016 - another Nike Smoke, great flight (2016-05-30)

On Saturday, May 28, 2016, at the National Association of Rocketry's National Sport Launch in Manchester, TN. There were more Nike Smokes (of various sizes) flown on days 1 and 2 than any other ... [View]