Jeff Curtis's Page
AKA: 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:
2025-04-12
North Coast Eliminator
Flight
Nice straight flight. Ejection charge blew out the nose cone but the parachute never left the body tube. No damage but had to dig a lot of dirt out of the body tube. - G77-7 - Pence Indiana [More]
Loc 3" Cyclotron
Flight
Really great flight. I forgot the altimiter but probably close to the predicted altitude. Chute release worked perfectly and opened at 400'. Moderate walk to retrieve the rocket. - Aerotech H219T-10 - Pence Indiana [More]
Estes Panavia
Flight
Slow but stable off the rail. Went about 600' and chute deployed without issue. Good flight. - E15-4 - Pence Indiana [More]
2025-04-11
Custom Galaxy
Flight
I thought I had some D12-0 motors but had to use a C11-0 instead. It got it off the pad, but was marginal. This really needs a D-D. - C11-0 / C11-5 - Pence Indiana [More]
Bad Boy Rocketry Astro 1
Flight
Fluttered a bit and only went about 500'. I made a huge mistake and forgot to put black powder in the ejection well. Came in ballistic and was destroyed. - Aerotech F35W-6 - Pence Indiana [More]
2025-04-10
Estes 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]
2025-03-27
Rocketarium 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]
2025-03-26
Custom Ion Pulsar
Flight
Decent height and good deployment. - B6-4 - Ft. Harrison - Indy [More]
Quest Aerospace One
Flight
This rocket is a bit beefy with those big fins so I went with the C5-3. It was a good choice Slight wind cocking but a good flight. - C5-3 - Ft. Harrison - Indy [More]
New Way Mars Snooper II
Flight
Very slight arc into the breeze. Recovered with no broken parts. B4 was plenty of motor. - B4-4 - Ft. Harrison - Indy [More]
New Way Nike Smoke
Flight
Nice flight. Drifted a bit but still a short walk. - B6-4 - Ft. Harrison - Indy [More]
Estes Reliant
Flight
Nice flight but not too high. A B should not be a problem. - A8-3 - Ft. Harrison - Indy [More]
2025-03-17
TLP ASRAAM
OpenRocket Design
2x24mm cluster scale rocket of the ASRAAM missile. [More]
2025-02-16
Estes 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]
2025-02-07
North Coast Katana
OpenRocket Design
Early kit by North Coast Rocketry. Original could be a cluster or single 38mm or 54mm motor mount. [More]
2024-12-01
New 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]
2024-11-24
Loc/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]
2024-10-27
Aerospace 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]
2024-10-19
Rocketerium 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]
2024-08-04
Thoy Ruff
OpenRocket Design
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2024-07-07
Estes 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]
2024-05-09
Estes Impulse
OpenRocket Design
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2024-01-06
Estes 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]
2023-10-22
New 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]
2020-07-27
Estes 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]
