Sport Rocketry

SPORT ROCKETRY MAY/JUNE 2017 45 GREAT REASONS TO JOIN THE NAR! EXCITING LOCAL CLUBS ■ Proven Rocketry Experts ■ 100's of Launches Nationwide. ■ Wonderful Friends SPORT ROCKETRY ■ Unique "How To" Articles ■ Electrifying Launch Coverage ■ Stunning Rocket Plans ■ Six Great Issues Annually HIGH POWER CERTIFICATION ■ Monster Rocket Motors ■ Superior Vehicles ■ Awesome Achievement JULY/AUGUST 2009 $4.95 Canada $6.95 Build A High Powered Rocket GPS Recovery System NARCON 2009 Coverage Building the Phantom 2008 46 45 51 3 VISIT WWW.NAR.ORG TO BECOME A MEMBER TODAY! Photos by Steve Jurvetson by Russell Hall When someone hears that I am into model rockets, the first reaction I get is, "Aren't you a little too old for model rock- ets?" I then explain to them the size of the model rocket I am working on, and then they are amazed that I am allowed to build and fly something so big. I tell them, "Ev- eryone has to have a hobby, right?!?" The truth is my dad and I have connected over rockets and we spend a lot of quality time together building and flying them. I bring my kids along as well, so we have three generations of rocketeers. We also have a little battle on who can go faster and high- er to make it more changeling. It all started when I wanted to take my oldest son out flying an Estes model rock- et at a local corn field. I had everything packed up the day before. However, I set the box of stuff on the back of my car... then left for work with everything still sit- ting on my trunk. So like a good father, I got on the Internet and ordered a new kit. Once the rocket kit came in, I went to my dad's workshop because he has all the tools you can dream of. While I am sitting there gluing a fin on, I looked at him and asked, "How big of a motor can we legally fly?" With a puzzled looked on his face, off to the Internet he went while I continued Aren't you too old for model rockets?

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