Ken Tsai's Page

Review
Brief: I often fly underpowered. I like low and slow for the most part, and enjoy watching the entire show rather than seeing a rocket disappear into the sky and waiting impatiently attempting to re-acquire it. Sometimes, though, it's fun to see a rocket just disappear in an instant. Of ... [More]

2010-04-14

Estes Firebird (Kit)

Review
Brief: This is a father/son dual build. Up to this point, I've been helping him build his rockets. We started with me doing most of the building, and him as an extra pair of hands. Over the course of 3-4 builds, he's been doing more and more, and the roles are reversing where I'm becoming the ... [More]

2010-02-25

Madcow Rocketry Arcas (Fiberglass) (Kit)

Review
Brief: This is the fiberglass Arcas HV from Madcow. I bought it because they were giving away CTI Pro29 3g motors with purchase, so it becomes close to a no brainer if you're in the market for the case (I was) and a fiberglass kit. Construction: Aside from it being fiberglass, ... [More]

2010-02-22

Art Applewhite Rockets Scimitar 29mm (Kit)

Review
Brief: I received this kit as a prize for the Roam the Site contest. As a recent BAR, I found this kit - this genre, more correctly - very intriguing. There was nothing like it when I was first building rockets in the late 70's. The Simitar family of kits are pyramid shaped saucers using ... [More]

0000-00-00

Estes Firebird (Kit)

Review
- by Mike Goss The Estes Firebird is your basic four-fins-and-a-nose-cone sport rocket. It stands almost two feet tall and uses a BT-55 (about 1.3") diameter body tube. Construction Rating: 5 out of 5(Simple and straightforward) The Firebird came in the usual plastic bag ... [More]