Darrell Ritchie's Page

Location: Taylorsville GA

Club Memberships: Southern Area Rocketry,Georgia

Favorite Rockets: Estes Orbital Transport

Biography:

Got into rockets as a kid in the mid 70s. Got back into it with my children in 2006. I enjoy flying with our club, or just with my grandkids, or even alone at my own private flying field. Favorite kits are boost gliders and sci-fi inspired rockets.

Favorite Quote:

"And that, gentlemen, is how we do that..."

Club Home Page: soarrocketry.org

RocketReviews.com Pages:

• Flight Log
• Flight Statistics

2026-04-04

Estes Low Boom SST (Kit)

Review

Estes Low Boom SST Interesting Interceptor Inspired Kit I built the kit during the early days of Covid, but it was almost five years befoer I would actually fly her. She one of those models that just displays so well you don't want to risk damaging or losing it. Construction was straightforward, ... [More]

2007-02-24

Estes Astron Orbital Transport

Flight

This is a great engine for this rocket. Glider circled to a silky smooth landing, booster returned to earth very close to launch pads. The one flight of the day the drew applause from the crowd! - B4-4 - soar571 [More]

2007-01-06

Estes Astron Orbital Transport

Flight

Maiden flight for this Estes re-issue. Straight as an arrow, very impressive, and the glider stayed up forever. It reminds me why this was always my favorite rocket as a kid! - B6-4 [More]

2006-11-04

Darrell

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Perfect flight, chute fully deployed this time, considerable drift, had to walk quite a distance to retrieve it. No damage - C6-5 [More]

Darrell

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Straight as an arrow, no tail wagging evident, chute failed to unfurl, but rocket soft landed. No damage - 3xB6-4 [More]

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Perfect flight, lost a decal on the way up, no damage... - C6-5 [More]

Darrell

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Packed more wadding to protect chute, perfect deployment, even though chute was damaged from previous flight - C6-5 [More]

Darrell

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I don't know where they get the slow liftoff description from, this thing screamed of the pad. Engine heat melted part of the parachute, hard landing, no damage (except for small holes in chute - B6-6 [More]

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This is a great rocket! Exciting lift off, perfect chute deployment, tends to drift because of it being so lightweight, but overall a real crowd pleaser... - B6-4 [More]