Hi, I just joined, but I am not new to model rockets! Tomorrow I will launch the first model rocket kit I have ever built. It is an Alpha model rocket from Estes. I will post results tomorrow.

Good luck. Don't land it in a tree. (Hope I didn't jinx you!)

Dont worry, I have never landed one in a tree. (Oops, that means I am bound to. )

Alan,

The Alpha is a great first rocket. You'll get a lot of flight time with it because it is such a nice flyer. I presume your avatar is a photo of your model?

For a real experience in models, however, you need to collect the parts to build a clone of the early K-25 version, with a balsa nose cone and balsa fins. No plastic allowed!

The nearest alternate to the Alpha is the Quest Astra. It is also a good flyer, and builds nearly identically.

Browse over to the "Scrounged..." threads for some scratch-build designs from the past two years. These two threads, and the new "Designer's Studio" thread, is where you will see the newest BARCLONE originals before they appear on the BARCLONE website. You'll need a copy of RockSim to open and view RKT files...

Welcome to the asylum, Alan!

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Alan,

Welcome to our little asyllum here in cyberland .

where are you in New York ????

I'm in the Binghamton area myself - other forum mebers are in NY as well ( Albany area, Syracuse, etc ) , also a few god clubs to fly with, depending on your location .

~ AL

( another Allen, does that make us kindred spirits, lol )

The Centuri Astro-1 is a great alternative too. Semroc's version has a balsa nosecone.

Now how could I possibly have missed that one?

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Well, I just got back from launch. I launched the rocket, it went the highest I have ever launched one, I took my eyes off of it for a second, and it was gone. Oh well, I got a great launch!

Yep....a second is all it takes...The good thing is that it's easily replaceable. The bad thing....your first rocket. What did you fly it with?

The last time I flew my Alpha, I used an A8-3. Drifted into a neiborhood about half mile away. Didn't think I'd find it, but there it was, in someones front yard. Yep, next time I think that rocket will fly on a streamer....

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I used a C6-7...

I hate to think where it is now...