Rocketry Videos

Aerotech Tomahawk - Onboard Video - PARA December 2011 Launch (2011-12-04)

Flew my Aerotech IQSY Tomahawk again with the keychain camera taped to the side. This flight was using an E28-7T motor. Played it conservative due to a light breeze which had been carrying some ... [View]

Aerotech Tomahawk - Red Glare XI (2011-11-22)

Onboard video taken with a cheap standard definition keychain video camera strapped to the side of my Aerotech IQSY Tomahawk flying on an F39-6T motor. Altit... [View]

Estes Der Red Max with onboard camera (2010-10-25)

First attempt flying Der Red Max with a keychain video camera attached. Used a B6-4 engine which resulted in an underpowered flight. The chute deployed just a few feet over the ground. [View]

Estes Der Red Max with onboard camera - Take 2 (2010-10-25)

Second flight of Der Red Max with a keychain video camera taped to the side. This time with a C6-5 engine instead of a B6-4, it got much better altitude for a decent flight. Still exploring ... [View]

Firestorm 54 Main Ejection Ground Test (2014-03-30)

The Firestorm 54 is a 54mm minimum diameter kit from Giant Leap Rocketry. This is video of the first ground test of the main chute's ejection charge. 1.5grams was a bit too much! [View]

First dual deploy flight - Raw video (2011-12-30)

I took a LOC Onyx rocket and added a 3inch electronics bay and payload section to it. Fitted with an ADEPT 22 dual deploy altimeter the rocket was sent up for its first flight at the MDRA launch on ... [View]

Level 1 Certification Flight - Onboard Video (2011-11-06)

Successfully achieved my Level 1 High Power Rocketry Certification flying a Madcow Patriot on a Cesaroni H143 Smokey Sam 38mm motor. The flight was at METRA's launch in Pine Island, NY on November 5, ... [View]

Madcow 2.6" Fiberglass Screech - H225 - Rocket Onboard Video (2015-04-19)

Onboard video from a flight of my Madcow 2.6" thin wall FG Screech on a CTI H225 2 grain 38mm motor. Flown on Saturday April 18, 2015 at the Radical Rocketeers monthly launch at Godlewsky Farms in ... [View]

Model rocket crash - Onboard video (2011-10-23)

This is an attempted flight of an Estes Baby Bertha with a keychain video camera taped to the side. The rocket was powered by a B6-4 motor. The ascent was squirrely, but the real drama started when ... [View]

Red Glare XIII - Wildman Jr - CTI J381 SK - Onboard Video (2012-11-19)

I flew my Wildman Jr rocket at MDRA's Red Glare event on Sunday November 18.2012. It flew on a CTI J381 Skidmark motor. While I had hoped to finally break one mile with this rocket, a stiff breeze ... [View]

Scratch Built 29mm Rocket - CTI G83 BS - Onboard Video (2013-11-10)

Onboard video from the flight of my scratch built 29mm 2.1" diameter rocket. The rocket was originally built to accommodate 2 eggs in the payload compartment. It was flown with no eggs today. The ... [View]

Wildman Jr Main Ejection Charge Test (2012-11-12)

First ground test of ejection charge for main chute. Two 2-56 nylon screws being used as shear pins. To first evaluate the relative strength of the charge and its ability top shear the screws, the ... [View]