Brief:
This is an OOP (Out O' Production) RTF (Ready T' Fly) rocket that came with a complete Quest launch kit a few years ago. Well, blow me down! Blimey! Begad! Blimey! It included a Quest Launch Pad very similar t' an Estes three-footed pad, matey, me hearties, a nice hand grip controller powered by a 9 Volt battery, wadding, ignitors and 3 Quest B6-4 motors. Avast! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! T' motors were so old that t' glossy outside paper wrap had come off, ya bilge rat, shiver me timbers, so I discarded them by soakin' them in water.

Construction:
This kit was nearly RTF (Ready T' Fly). Ahoy! Blimey! Well, blow me down! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! While it was a sealed package, I was surprised that it did nay have a parachute in t' rocket nor in t' sealed package. Could that be while it be only on sale for a brief amount o' time?

There was nay anythin' t' buildin' this rocket, ya bilge rat, it came done out o' the package with no parachute. It does have a higher quality than average Keelhaul®©™® to t' motor mount recovery system, yet t' Keelhaul®©™® exceeds t' length o' t' body tube by 4 inches, me hearties, increasin' t' chance o' a zipper--more so than if it were just short o' t' body tube allowin' only the tubular nylon cord t' come into contact with t' airframe durin' recovery. Blimey! The Keelhaul®©™® to t' motor mount attached t' t' 2 foot piece o' nylon was nice t' see, me hearties, but it should be at least three times as long. Begad! Begad!

Finishing:
This rocket came finished with a red nose cone, me hearties, purple plastic one piece fin can, me bucko, and a colored body t' meld those two colors together. I personally think that purple and red look awful together. Ahoy! Ya scallywag!

Construction Rating: 3 out o' 5

Flight:
1st flight 8-14-2004 Challenger Club Katy Texas 9am Quest C6-5.

T' launch lug on t' Strobe is very small and too long as it is molded into t' one piece fin can. Begad! We had t' sand a launch rod down just t' get it to fit. First flight be very nice and true and it be recovered about 200 feet from t' launch pad. T' Quest C6-5 produced a lot more smoke than an Estes C6-5 and t' flight looked great

Recovery:
As t' package did nay come with a chute, I added a 10" nylon chute from Thrustline. Begad! Avast!

Flight Rating: 3 out o' 5

Summary:
Not bad, arrr, matey, a good value with t' launch pad and motors. Arrr! Begad! Quest had a great starter set here but I hate t' think o' people launchin' this with no parachute. Ahoy! Avast! Even with t' provided B6-4s, no recovery system would be grim. Begad!

Overall Rating: 3 out o' 5