Joseph OlexaAKA: Joe Location: Tucson - Arizona USA Club Memberships: SARA,NAR Favorite Rockets: Qwest Superbird, Super Eagle, Custom Rockets Liberty Biography: I started in rocketry about three years ago. I was in a hobby shop buying some supplies for the balsa and tissue airplane I was building when I noticed the Estes display next to me. I was looking at the rocket kits when a person standing next to me started a conversation. He was affiliated with the local rocket club and invited me to launch rockets with them. I ended up buying a few kits, three of them, a Viking, Rascal, and a Bandito by Estes. Then I went to the big two day launch the club has once a year and launched my fiirst rockets. I ended up losing two and coming home with a damaged Viking rocket, which has since been repaired twice already and I still have it. Now I have 41 rockets in my fleet and the biggest engine I use right now is the Estes E9-4. Not sure if I want to launch anything bigger, I'm satisfied with the rockets I have now. That's why I haven't tried to get certified for a higher level - I have fun with the smaller ones. The biggest one I have is a 76'er by Cygnus Rockets that is 78" long. It's been modified to separate in the center and comes down on a 24" nylon parachute. The smallest rocket is the Estes Nome. I'm not into competition flying and only fly for sport. I just enjoy seeing them fly! I've been getting better as time goes by. The ones I build now are always a little bit better than the ones I built previously. I also run and collect Lionel trains and build rubber powered Free Flight balsa and tissue airplanes and build plastic models.
Favorite Quote: Your time is limited so don't waste it living someone else's life.
-Steve Jobs
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