Jeff Curtis's PageAKA: 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:
2025-08-24Bad Boy Rocketry Upscale Hawkeye  Flight Flew well and pretty straight. Landed on pavement though and creased the body tube. I will repair it. - F67-6 - Muncie AMA Field [More]
Estes Scion  Flight Quick off the pad, as to be expected with a G104. JLCR set for 300' and provided a short recovery walk. - G104-6 - Muncie AMA Field [More]
Estes Black Star Voyager  Flight Wasn't sure how this one would fly given the unusual fins, but it was stable and got some decent altitude on the D12. Everything survived the landing. - D12-5 - Muncie AMA Field [More]
Estes Leviathan  Flight I was looking for a rocket to make use of my G25 motor. I was concerned about speed off the rail. However, ROCI has 8' rails, which really helped. The Leviathan flew great on the G25. Altimeter said 1170, which is way below the simulated altitude, but I had not drilled a vent hole. JLCR was set ... [More]
PML SWR-300  Flight Not sure what they fly these on at Skin Walker Ranch, but the G80 did great. I'll try an H or I next. It landed on pavement and cracked a fin, but nothing a bit of epoxy can't fix. - Aerotech G80-8 - Muncie AMA Field [More]
Starlight Seiron 3  Flight All three motors lit but the altitude wasn't what I expected. It was still a good flight. I will have to try C motors next time. - B4-4+B4-4+B4-4 - Muncie AMA Field [More]
2025-08-19Red River Predator  Flight Wind cocked a bit but flew well on the B, if not too high. A C motor will be better. - B6-4 - Ft. Harrison - Indy [More]
Holverson Wicked Winnie  Flight Slight arc in flight, but not bad. Not too high for a C, so will try a Q-Jet D next time. - C6-5 - Ft. Harrison - Indy [More]
Estes Searcher  Flight Decent flight but probably should have used a B. Eye screw pulled out but both parts recovered. - A8-3 - Ft. Harrison - Indy [More]
Estes Gauchito  Flight Got a couple of hundred feet but the delay was too long. Chute popped about 5' off the ground but did not open in time. No real damage other than the nose cone separated into its original 2 parts. - 1/2A3-4 - Ft. Harrison - Indy [More]
2025-07-24Aerospace Specialty Products Sky Ferry (Kit) Review Aerospace Specialty Products Sky Ferry Big (over 2 1/2 feet tall!), easy to build model! Makes a great first or second rocket kit! Designed with the beginner in mind and as a model to help learn basic rocketry skills, this kit also a great sport flier for modelers of any experience level. Features ... [More]
2025-06-19LOC/Precision Black Brant X Park Flyer (Kit) Review LOC/Precision Black Brant X Park Flyer ALL LOC Precision kits include laser cut fins, rings, and slotted air-frames and polypropylene nosecones. Our Park Flyer series of kits are a low-cost, durable and all-inclusive line. Made for the small field, they're super strong and can be brought down ... [More]
2025-04-14Apogee 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]
2025-04-10Estes 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]
2025-03-27Rocketarium 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]
2025-03-17TLP ASRAAM OpenRocket Design 2x24mm cluster scale rocket of the ASRAAM missile. [More]
2025-02-16Estes 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]
2025-02-07North Coast Katana OpenRocket Design Early kit by North Coast Rocketry. Original could be a cluster or single 38mm or 54mm motor mount. [More]
2024-12-01New 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]
2024-11-24Loc/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]
2024-10-27Aerospace 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]
2024-10-19Rocketerium 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]
2024-08-04Thoy Ruff OpenRocket Design [More]
2024-07-07Estes 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]
2024-05-09Estes Impulse OpenRocket Design [More]
2024-01-06Estes 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]
2023-10-22New 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]
2020-07-27Estes 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]
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