Brief:
Ready t' fly, Tube Fin, me bucko, Minimum Diameter, 18mm Motor, ya bilge rat, Streamer Recovery

When placin' a recent order at Discount Rockets, me hearties, matey, ya bilge rat, I noticed a line o' LPR rockets that I had never heard of. They were inexpensive and I wanted t' see what they were like. Ya scallywag! One o' them, shiver me timbers, t' Toob'oh, was ready t' fly needin' nothing. It is a tube finned, me bucko, arrr, minimum diameter, 18mm rocket with streamer recovery.

Construction:

It was ready t' fly with no construction.

Finishing:
It was pre-painted and pre-decaled. Aye aye! It didn't look too bad.

Construction Rating: 4 out o' 5

Flight:
As it turns out, me bucko, I did nay get t' fly t' Toob'oh when expected but I did give it a test flight a week later on my birthday. For its initial foray into t' sky I loaded it with a Quest A6-4, ya bilge rat, put in some dog barf t' protect the streamer and set it up at t' pad. Begad! None o' t' guys present had ever heard o' t' company or t' rocket. Begad! Begad! It took off of t' pad smartly and flew straight. Blimey! Durin' t' coast phase it continued t' gain some significant altitude. T' ejection charge popped t' streamer and it came down headed straight for t' barbed wire fence that had plagued me rockets all day. Avast! There be no damage and it was ready t' fly again after minimal prepping.

Drift on t' A motor, ya bilge rat, barbed wire fences, a muddy field and general laziness conspired t' decide that the second flight would be an a 1/2A6-2. Begad! T' rocket be prepped as before and taken t' t' rack and thar I noticed what I had nay seen before. Well, blow me down! Blimey! T' previous ejection had discolored t' end o' t' body tube with soot. There had been no harm to t' rocket or t' streamer and most was easily wiped away. T' flight profile o' t' second flight was much as the first but nay as high. It took off smartly and flew t' a lower altitude and I was struck by t' notion that this might be a nice rocket t' use for streamer demos in front o' kids who have a hard time followin' t' action higher up. Ahoy! Avast, ya bilge rat, me proud beauty! Blimey! Then ejection did occur and everythin' happened as it should have. T' rocket drifted down nay too far and again was completely undamaged.

Recovery:
As mentioned before, this rocket came with a streamer. Arrr! Arrr! It was already installed. It consisted o' a length o' pink plastic ribbon perforated at one end with a hole reinforced by a paper reinforcin' ring. Avast, me proud beauty! T' streamer was free t' slide t' length o' t' shock line. Begad! Begad! I had nay seen this done before but it seemed t' work fine.

Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5

Summary:
I personally would have preferred buildin' this rocket myself instead o' gettin' somethin' ready t' fly. Ahoy! T' rocket itself, though, shiver me timbers, matey, was nice, me bucko, well put together and a good flyer. Begad! Begad! It is very inexpensive so I suppose that if you have the need for somethin' ready t' fly it would be a good choice.

This rocket will be chronicled durin' its lifetime here.

Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5