Jeff Curtis's Page
AKA: Jcurtis55
Location: Plainfield Indiana
Certification Level: L2 NAR
Club Memberships: NAR,A.M.O.R.E.A.,ROCI,Indiana Rocketry
Favorite Rockets: North Coast Big Brute
Biography:
Twice a BAR. Flew rockets a lot in the late 60's and early 70's. Had a resurgence in the mid-90's, culminating in competing in NARAM 38 at Evansville and obtained a level one certification. Now it's 2019 and I have the bug again, Will work towards reobtaining level 1 certification. Member of the AMOREA section in Indianapolis and look forward to NARAM at Muncie Indiana.
Club Home Page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/189520444369
RocketReviews.com Pages:
2025-04-27
New Way Cornered
Flight
Both motors lit and it flew into the wind. I put a spill hole in the parachute so I did not have too long of a walk. - B6-4+B6-4 - Ft. Harrison - Indy [More]
Aggressor Aerospace Dong-Feng-15B
Flight
Instead of wind cocking, it arced with the wind, but not badly. You could tell it was a heavy rocket, so altitude was not too high. Still a nice flight. I will try a Quest D16-4 next. - C6-3 - Ft. Harrison - Indy [More]
Fliskits Goddard L-13
Flight
Really nice flight although a 5-second delay would probably be better. Drifted a long way and landed in left-center field of a softball game. The left fielder grabbed it and handed it to me over the fence. - C6-3 - Ft. Harrison - Indy [More]
Quest Zenith II
Flight
Wind cocked a fair amount but the 2nd stage really got some serious altitude. I think it would have been out of sight on a C. Great flight for one of my older rockets that had not been flown. - B6-0 / B6-6 - Ft. Harrison - Indy [More]
2025-04-23
Estes Space Camp Research Vehicle
Flight
Got good altitude on a C but stayed in sight. Good parachute deployment and short walk to retrieve it. - C6-5 - Ft. Harrison - Indy [More]
Estes Farside (SolarScout Starter Set)
Flight
Had trouble getting it to light but a new ignitor did the trick. Nice straight flight and decent altitude. Parachute deployed with no issues. - B6-4 - Ft. Harrison - Indy [More]
US Rockets Titan
Flight
Excellent, straight flight. I was afraid the 12" parachute might be a bit small, but velocity coming down seemed fine. - D12-5 - Ft. Harrison - Indy [More]
Estes Jammin'
Flight
Wow, this really ripped on the 1/2A. I suspect a full A would be out of sight. Tumble recovery was fine. - 1/2A3-2 - Ft. Harrison - Indy [More]
Dynastar Rip-Roar
Flight
Fairly straight flight for a 2-stage. I only had a C11-3 for the 2nd stage but deployment did not seem too early. Unfortunately, the booster landed on the roof of the nearby shelter house. - D12-0 / C11-3 - Ft. Harrison - Indy [More]
Estes Iris
Flight
Pretty good altitude and a good flight. No issues with recovery. - B6-4 - Ft. Harrison - Indy [More]
2025-04-14
Apogee Skymetra (Kit)
Review
Apogee Skymetra The SkyMetra rocket is a great model to choose for your first two-stage flight. It was engineered to be easy to build and prep for launch. It is also great for science fair projects. You'll find that it is the perfect size for launching an altimeter, some toy action ... [More]
2025-04-10
Estes Hercules Two-Stage (Kit)
Review
Estes Hercules Two-Stage I ran across this rocket as part of my quest to build all the rockets from the 1989 Estes catalog. It's a sleek 2-stage rocket with a payload bay in the sustainer. It was in production from 1982-1995 so it's not particularly rare. It's also not difficult to clone and an ... [More]
2025-03-27
Rocketarium Arcturus (Kit)
Review
Rocketarium Arcturus This is a scale model of the Arcturus sounding rocket. The finished scale model stands an impressive 38.75" tall and comes with laser-cut fins, ejection baffle, plastic nose cone, balsa fin mounting attachments and vinyl and decals. The Arcturus sounding rocket was intended to ... [More]
2025-03-17
TLP ASRAAM
OpenRocket Design
2x24mm cluster scale rocket of the ASRAAM missile. [More]
2025-02-16
Estes Calypso (2006) (Kit)
Review
Estes Calypso (2006) The Calypso only appeared in the 1989 and 1990 Estes Catalog. Nevertheless, the kits show up for sale semi-regularly and can easily be cloned. While it is basically a 3-fin and a nose cone rocket, the addition of a boat-tail and sleek fins make this a good performer with ... [More]
2025-02-07
North Coast Katana
OpenRocket Design
Early kit by North Coast Rocketry. Original could be a cluster or single 38mm or 54mm motor mount. [More]
2024-12-01
New Way Xarconian Destroyer (Kit)
Review
New Way Xarconian Destroyer When New Way lost their source for square tubes, owner Rick Randol turned to cloning old Centuri and Estes kits. The Xarconian Destroyer is a complete but modern clone of the old Estes kit #1903.BT-55 I started with the motor mount. I notched the forward centering ring ... [More]
2024-11-24
Loc/Precision R.A.M. (Kit)
Review
Loc/Precision R.A.M. I was browsing the Animal Works web site and noticed they had a Loc R.A.M. kit in stock. R.A.M. is an acronym for Rage Assault Missile. It is 43" tall. As usual, I started with the motor mount. I used T-88 epoxy to attach the three centering rings. The shock cord mount goes ... [More]
2024-10-27
Aerospace Specialty Products Aerobee 100 Junior (Kit)
Review
Aerospace Specialty Products Aerobee 100 Junior The Aerobee 100, or Aerobee Junior, was first flown early in 1958. This vehicle was designed by Aerojet General to be an inexpensive rocket to fly payloads of 50 - 100 pounds up to 90 miles. Most of the 20 produced used a solid-fuel booster, but two ... [More]
2024-10-19
Rocketerium Maxtermind is a Winner (Kit)
Review
Rocketerium Maxtermind is a Winner Rocketarium is known for their mid-power scale kits but this is one of their sport models with split fins. Rocketarium has great components and this kit is no exception. Construction was straight forward. I started with the motor mount I notched the forward ... [More]
2024-08-04
Thoy Ruff
OpenRocket Design
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2024-07-07
Estes Pulsar (Kit)
Review
Estes Pulsar This is a 13mm minimum diameter rocket. I discovered this rocket when I set a goal of building all the rockets in the 1989 Estes Catalog. While not officially part of the Mini Brute series several rockets in the 1989 catalog fit perfectly with the other Mini Brutes. The Pulsar is one ... [More]
2024-05-09
Estes Impulse
OpenRocket Design
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2024-01-06
Estes Pro Series II Panavia (clone) (Kit)
Review
Estes Pro Series II Panavia (clone) The Panavia was a kit that was available briefly via the Estes web site. It was composed of left over parts from other Pro Series II kits. The Panavia used the same fins as the Argent. The Estes kits are almost never seen, but clone kits are available from Bad ... [More]
2023-10-22
New Way Squareros (Kit)
Review
New Way Squareros A relatively new addition to the New Way group of square rockets. They may be square but they fly great. The standard finish makes a great looking pseudo-missile rocket. New Way doesn't give construction ratings but I would say this is a 1 and would make a good first kit. As is ... [More]
2020-07-27
Estes Starbird (Kit)
Review
I'm always keeping an eye on eBay for out-of-production kits. About a year ago I spotted an Estes Starbird kit. It had been opened, which must have hurt interest as I was the only bidder. All parts were accounted for and I was happy for my good fortune. While essentially a ... [More]
