Rocketry Videos

By Little Pilot, dreams big with rockets!

5 Model Rocket Launches - Two with onboard Estes Astrocam Camera. (2020-08-14)
Mini Max, Mini Honest John, Crossfire ISX, 2 Custom Rockets. [View]


Custom Clear Tube Estes Rocket of parts from Estes Science Starter Kit (2020-08-18)
Maiden voyage of this custom rocket. You can clearly see the wadding (white stuff just above the fins), the rip-cord, the parachute all inside ready to go. What a great launch and flight!! This flew ... [View]


Dominator Custom Model Rocket. Astrocam Onboard Video. Up high on a C6-5 flew to 604 ft. @ 68 mph. (2020-12-09)
Fins are plastic, from some unknown rocket, they were in a box of parts. We used Gorilla epoxy 5 minute glue to secure the fins to the slits cut into the tube, in between the engine mount housing. ... [View]




Estes Astrocam Onboard Video, Old astrocam w/USBCam and Newly released Estes Astrocam 2020 at Target (2020-08-09)
Two flights, Vintage Astrocam has a $7 1080p USB Camera from China - unknown brand, but can do night vision and motion sensing (records automatically). Astrocam 2020 released exclusively at Target. ... [View]


Estes C5-3 Super Engine First Flight (2020-06-21)
This is our custom made SR-71 Blackbird Model Rocket with a brand new re-released C5-3 Super Engine. [View]


Estes D12-5 Engine Flight (2020-06-21)
Custom made model rocket based on Estes Crossbow SST (aka S.W.A.T) - modified to only launch with D or E engines. Rebuilt and extended fuselage for the ultimate stability. [View]

Estes Flip Flyer. A model rocket that lands like a helicopter! Flown on a new Estes C5-3 Super! (2020-06-28)
Check out the ending!!! Fantastic Estes C5-3 Super. This engine was made for this type of rocket as it is heavy on the tail end. This demonstrates much better flight control and straight take off ... [View]

Estes Flip Flyer. C5-3S. Astrocam attached to nose cone. First attempt to get blade deployment! (2020-11-30)
Parachute melted even though there were 7 sheets of wadding. C5-3 S ejections are very powerful, far more than the C6's and were off the market for a few months in 2020 due to failures of the ... [View]


Estes Rockets - Mini Red Max, Yankee, Mini Honest John, Sizzler, Flip Flyer, AstroCam!! (2020-07-31)
After a couple of days of the Astrocam in the tree, it has returned to Earth. Bamboo Pole wins, tree loses, yet again. However, the rocket body came down first, then parts of the nose cone fell out, ... [View]

Estes Yankee (BETA, 1982) and Estes Hyper-X (1997) Model Rockets with a special flyover! (2020-08-12)
GoPro 7 Black on Drone Yankee on a B6-4. Improvments will be to add a very bright and long streamer with the parachute. Hyper-X on a C6-5. This rocket only needs a C6-3 or C5-3, shorter delay. It ... [View]


New Estes Astrocam rocket with Estes Booster-55 going up on B6-0, B6-6, 340 ft altimeter (2020-08-20)
Well, the rocket fell off the nose cone. Reason. Altimeter knocked around in the tube so much that it untied a double knot. That is the only explanation because we double-checked the knot before we ... [View]

SR 71 Blackbird on a C5-3 Super. Astrocam Onboard. Great flight! Check the landing. No Ejection! (2020-11-19)
Crash landed. C5-3 Super did not produce an ejection charge. The cap was still in place on it. None cone suffered a bit, the top of the body was damaged, but we fixed it by laying new paper on both ... [View]

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