My rocketry journey began at IRW in 1999, sparking what has become a lifelong passion for high-power rocketry and the wider rocketry community. In 2004, I achieved my Level 3 certification at BALLS, marking an important milestone in my flying career. 

I have had the privilege of flying rockets across the UK, Canada and numerous US states, experiencing everything from small rockets powered by A-class motors through to my Level 3 rocket flying on an M motor. 

Alongside my own flying, I have enjoyed supporting and mentoring university rocketry teams, helping the next generation of enthusiasts and engineers develop their skills and confidence. I have also been involved in projects with MARS, including two memorable trips to BALLS at the Black Rock Desert in 2002 and 2003. 

From my first flights at IRW to international launches, university projects and desert adventures, rocketry has taken me on an incredible journey and introduced me to a fantastic community of people along the way.

This is a table of all my flights and the altitudes they achieved.

Rocket Name	Date	Where	Motor	Altitude	Comments
Qoubba	August 2000	IRW, Largs	G-7W	Not Recorded	N/A
Qoubba	September 2000	K-Lob, Lincs	G-7W	Not Recorded	N/A
KRY	September 2000	K-Lob, Lincs	H123-W	Not Recorded	Chute failed to open
KRY	4th December 2000	EARS, Cambs	H123-W	Not Recorded	Successful UKRA Level 1 Flight
Qoubba	January 2001	Brass Balls, Lincs	F20-4	Not Recorded	Last flight
KRY	17th February 2001	EARS, Cambs	H242-W	1165ft	Successful Tripoli Level 1 Flight
KRY	3rd June 2001	EARS, Cambs	I357-T	Not Recorded	N/A
KRY	16th June 2001	UKRA, Lincs	I357-T	Over 2000ft	N/A
KRY	17th June 2001	UKRA, Lincs	I300-	3300ft	N/A
KRY-2	1st July 2001	EARS, Cambs	J135	7497ft	Successful UKRA Level 2 Flight
Scary Stripe	August 2001	IRW, Largs, Scotland	G something	Not Recorded	N/A
Scary Stripe	7th April 2002	EARS, Cambs	G something	Not Recorded	N/A
KRY	4th May 2002	Big EARS, Cambs	Pro38 4 grain - I240	Altimeter Lost	Rocket Lost
Ginguar must Roar	11th Sept 2004	BALLS, Blackrock Desert, Nevada	M1900BB - Animal Motor Works	14,403ft	Successful Level 3 Flight
ZingerOne	June 2005	LDRS, Lethbridge, Canada	L2100 - Ceseroni	11,609ft	Rocket deplyed Main at apogee by mistake
kWibble	Sept 2005	BALLS, Blackrock Desert, Nevada	K650ish - Homemade Red Sonia propellant	1,047ft	Main did not deploy so the rocket and altimeter got destroyed on landing, propellant worked tho ;)
Pink Peril	July 2006	LDRS, Amarillo, Texas	3 x K550 - Aerotech	3,637ft	Only 2 of the motors lit but rocket still flew well and recovered safely, onboard video was obtained.
sKrabble	LDRS, July 2006	Amarillo, Texas	Sky Ripper Hybrid	1,040ft	Rocket coned and was slightly damaged on landing, but has since been repaired.
sKarper	Sept 2006	XPRS, Blackrock Desert, Nevada	K350 - Loki	11,900ft	Rocket flew well and recovered safely
Pink Peril	Sept 2006	BALLS, Blackrock Desert, Nevada	3 x J295 - Ceseroni	5,940ft	All motors lit, rocket flew well and was recovered after being dragged 100ft across the Playa, fin had come unattached but also recovered and can be fixed.
sKarper	Oct 2006	BALLS, Blackrock Desert, Nevada	J334 - Homemade PPE motor	5,479ft	Rocket flew well and recovered safely
sKarper	Oct 2006	BALLS, Blackrock Desert, Nevada	J500 - Homemade Everclear motor	6,933ft	Rocket flew well and recovered with minimal damaged
sKarper	Sept 2007	BALLS, Blackrock Desert, Nevada	K460 - Homemade Dark Wing Duck V2 motor	N/A	Rocket flew well and was mostly recovered, no atittude data obtained
sKarper	Sept 2008	BALLS, Blackrock Desert, Nevada	K635 - Homemade Heavy Metal Special motor	10255ft	Rocket flew well but deplyment charge not fired but rocket only got a crack in coupler so will fly again.
BFO	Sept 2008	BALLS, Blackrock Desert, Nevada	I363 - Homemade Red Sonia motor	no data as yet	Rocket flew well but deplyment charge not fired but rocket broke in various places but fincan ok
Countdown to the Centenary	May 2009	Cudham, Guide Camp Site	3 x A8-3 estes motors	rocket designed to stay low due to launch site limitations	Flew well and recovered intact.
Countdown to the Centenary	June 2009	EARS, Cambs	3 x A6-4 estes motors	rocket designed to stay low	Flew well and recovered intact.
Krown Flyer	July 2009	LDRS, Potter Field, New York State	K695R - Aerotech Redline	8471ft	There was a small amount of coning at high altitude but everything was recovered fine.
Powered by Fairydust	June 2010	LDRS, Lucerne, California	an Aerotech but can't remember which	can't remember	Flight good, rocket recovered fine
Countdown to the Centenary	Aug 2010	IRW, Near Largs Scotland	3 x A8-3 estes motors	approx 6 inches up the launch rod	Used very old motors and only 1 lit
Countdown to the Centenary	Aug 2010	IRW, Near Largs Scotland	3 x A8-3 estes motors	approx 20-30ft	Used very old motors and only 2 lit
Countdown to the Centenary	Sept 2010	EARS, Cambs	3 x A6-4 estes motors	approx 4ft	New motors this time but only 2 lit and performed very poorly
sKarper	Sept 2010	BALLS, Blackrock Desert, Nevada	K475 - Homemade Dart motor	??	Rocket flew but went squirrily and didn't deploy, but was found fine and will fly again.
Powered by Fairydust	Sept 2010	BALLS, Blackrock Desert, Nevada	I280 - Homemade Dart Motor	6325ft	Flight good, rocket recovered fine
Powered by Fairydust	May 2011	EARS, Cambs	H185 - Ceseroni	3542ft	Flight good, went squirrily after inital boost, rocket recovered fine
Rockit+	Sept 2011	EARS, Cambs	D12-5 - Estes	N/A - no altimeter onboard	Flight good, rocket recovered fine
Rockit+	Apr 2012	EARS, Cambs	F20-4 - Aerotech	1188ft	Flight good, rocket recovered fine
Crayon	Aug 2012	IRW, Fairlie Moor	F something	???	Flight good, rocket recovered fine but Jolly Logic altimeter lost so no altitude data
sKarper	Sept 2012	BALLS, Blackrock Desert, Nevada	J class Homemade Red Sonia motor	7101ft	Rocket flew mostly straight, then was lost from sight, recovered by other rocketeers. (time to apogee - 19 sec, peak velocity - 2030 ft/s)
Powered by Fairydust	Sept 2012	BALLS, Blackrock Desert, Nevada	G100 - Homemade Red Sonia Motor	1469ft	Flight good, rocket recovered fine within 100ft of pad. (time to apogee - 10 sec, peak velocity - 1120 ft/s)
ATR-1	2nd June 2013	EARS, Cambs	G58-WH	700ft	First test flight of homemade altimeter (SBA-1), rocket spacked as set too long delay, homemade altimeter survived but rocket non recoverable and commercial RRC2 broken. Most of the flight data up to about 2 sec before Apogee was overwritten.
ATR-2	9th June 2013	MRC, Twycross	G115-WT	770ft (SBA-1) / 744ft (Raven)	Second test flight of SBA-1 homemade altimeter, flight successful, full flight data returned, compared with a raven and only 30ft difference.
ATR-2	7th July 2013	EARS, Cambs	H125-CL	2000ft	Third test flight of SBA-1 homemade altimeter, recovery non optimal as parachute did not unfurl. Altimeter bay cracked and homemade altimeter restarted overwriting all flight data. Altitude determined from Raven
ATR-2	21st July 2013	Black Knights, Oxhill	H125-CL	1901ft (SBA-1) / 1852ft (Raven)	Forth test flight of SBA-1 homemade altimeter, flight successful, full flight data returned, compared with a raven and only 50ft difference.
ATR-2	18th Aug 2013	IRW, Fairlie Moor	H125-CL	1970ft (SBA-1) / 1934ft (Raven)	Fifth test flight of SBA-1 homemade altimeter, flight successful, full flight data returned, compared with a raven and only 36ft difference.
ATRF-1	Sept 2013	BALLS, Blackrock Desert, Nevada	Homemade propellant	ft (SBA-1) / ft (RRC2)	Sixth test flight of SBA-1 homemade altimeter, flight successful, full flight data returned, Data to be added.
Crayon	12th Jul 2015	MRC, Twycross	G57-CL	~1000ft (no altimeter)	Flight good, rocket recovered fine, no altimeter onboard so altitude from sim
Just Married	Aug 2017	IRW, Fairlie Moor	38mm H Classic	~	Flight good, rocket recovered fine