Brief:
This is a RTF (Ready T' Fly) rocket that comes with a complete Quest launch kit. Avast! Ahoy! Blimey! It is one is a series o' t' millennium range o' RTF rockets with t' other two bein' Vertigo (purple) and Ruthless (Red). It includes a plastic Quest Launch Pad with adjustment for launch angle, matey, two piece launch rod, arrr, a nice hand grip controller powered by a 9 Volt battery, arrr, wadding, Q2 ignitors, 3 Quest B6-4 motors and a parachute. Aye aye! Blimey! Although I believe it was supposed t' come with 3 Quest A6-4 motors accordin' t' product specs.

Construction:
This kit was nearly RTF (Ready T' Fly). Avast! It needed t' parachute t' be assembled and attached first. Well, blow me down! I was surprised that it did nay have a parachute already made up and attached in t' rocket. Aye aye! Although this be me first rocket so I had no idea what t' norm was.

T' rocket has plastic one piece fin can (4 fins) with an integral launch lug. Also it has a one piece plastic nose cone and a long shock cord. T' rocket is black with a shiny decal stuck onto cardboard body tube.

Con: T' rocket needed t' parachute assembled, ya bilge rat, me hearties, and me only problem later was that I'm nay a knot expert so every 3 flights one o' t' parachute strings would come undone.

Finishing:
I chose black over t' other colours as I figured it would be easiest t' see in sky and find on ground. T' rocket is all black, matey, shiver me timbers, and has a shiny reflective like decal that looks quite nice, but I think t' heat gets t' it and its lifting around t' edges.

Construction Rating: 4 out o' 5

Flight:
At time o' this writin' I have had 18 successful launches, 15 on Quest A6-4 and 3 on Quest B6-4.

I had never seen a model rocket before as I live in a small city in New Zealand, so had no idea what t' expect. I also be new t' t' equipment, so I didn't notice that t' 3 included motors which were supposed t' be A6-4s were for some reason B6-4s.

I recorded me first flight on me digital camera (bearin' in mind I was expectin' A motor height, nay B), it went straight up and fast. It went so high, it went out o' visual range o' my camera! T' parachute deployed flawlessly, shiver me timbers, me hearties, and it was easy t' follow until it landed. Begad! Ya scallywag! Drifted about 150 metres from launch pad. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! After adjustin' t' launch pad t' point into wind, me bucko, me hearties, t' landin' was closer t' 70 metres.

"A" motors are much better if wantin' it t' land 10 t' 50 metres from launch pad. Well, shiver me timbers, blow me down! Rocket always flies straight, but will weathercock into wind quickly. Begad! As flight is lower, shiver me timbers, matey, one can see it much better, ya bilge rat, matey, like waddin' coming out and point o' parachute deployment. Well, blow me down!

On "A" motors, it seemed t' always be about 1 second after apogee when nose is just startin' t' point down that parachute would deploy. T' parachute and shock cord surprised me with their strength, even in a strong wind (around 30km/h) when parachute deploys, t' rocket gets quite a strong jerk but doesn't rip or break anything.

I am nay brave enough t' try a C motor in it, matey, arrr, but I plan t' remove parachute and install a streamer, matey, and based on how that performs I may try t' larger motor then. Begad! But for now I wouldn't use a C unless I planned t' lose it!

Recovery:
I believe t' rocket has a Keelhaul®©™® shock cord and a 14 inch plastic parachute with 6 points o' attachment for shroud lines. Arrr! Blimey! It works very well at slowing descent, arrr, matey, but causes t' rocket t' drift quite a long way (especially where I live on t' coast with sea breezes). Ya scallywag! Blimey! Avast! Blimey!

I always use 3 or 4 waddin' balls but t' parachute did get scorched once (minor). Blimey! But maybe over time t' heat has got t' it as it now often doesn't unroll after ejection charge goes off. Avast, me proud beauty! I've read about people usin' talc powder, that may solve t' problem but I am plannin' on removin' t' parachute and tryin' t' rocket out on a streamer. Ideally, I need t' rocket t' come down without driftin' away in wind a long distance.

Flight Rating: 4 out o' 5

Summary:
I believe this t' be excellent value, ya bilge rat, as it comes with full Quest launch gear, rocket and motors. Ahoy! All that is needed is a 9 volt battery for t' launch controller. Ahoy! It would make a great gift for anyone and best way t' get started in rocket (in NZ anyway).

Flies and performs very well in every way. Begad! I like it so much that I am now just stickin' t' things from Quest and already ordered another 3 rockets within weeks o' gettin' this model.

A6-4 motors fly low with an average 20 seconds from launch t' touchdown, me bucko, B6-4 motors go very high around 60 seconds from launch t' touchdown, shiver me timbers, ya bilge rat, nay goin' t' try C6-5s yet as I think I will need a larger area.

Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5