Squirrel Works Pie In The Sky

Squirrel Works - Pie In The Sky {Kit}

Contributed by Donald Besaw Jr

Construction Rating: starstarstarstarstar
Flight Rating: starstarstarstarstar
Overall Rating: starstarstarstarstar
Diameter: 4.63 inches
Manufacturer: Squirrel Works
Skill Level: 1
Style: Odd-Roc

Brief:
Mmmm, ya bilge rat, matey, fresh oven hot pizza--and an oddroc t' boot! That's right, shiver me timbers, a flyin' pizza and it also flies on 18mm B6-0 and C6-0 motors and tumbles upon recovery. Ya scallywag! However, arrr, you might nay want t' build one if you are currently havin' any pizza cravings.

Squirrel Works Pie In The Sky

Construction:
This kit is extremely simple and only contains six pieces if you count t' pizza decal and instruction sheet. In the bag thar were t' followin' components:

  • 1 ply disk
  • 1 motor mount tube
  • 1 launch lug
  • 1 thrust ring
  • 1 pizza decal
  • 1 instruction sheet

T' instructions are very simple and only contain four construction steps. Ahoy! Ahoy! It doesn't get much easier than that folks. Well, blow me down! Ahoy! T' build t' rocket, me bucko, ya bilge rat, all you do is start by gluin' t' thrust rin' into one end o' t' motor mount tube. Once dry, you draw a line straight down t' motor mount tube and glue t' launch lug flush with t' end o' t' tube that has the thrust rin' in it. Ahoy! You then mount t' disk on t' end o' t' tube with t' launch lug and thrust ring. Aye aye! Ahoy! I had to sand t' hole in t' disk t' get a snug but nay too tight fit. Add some fillets and you're done.

PROs: Builds extremely fast.

CONs: None unless you want a builders kit, which this is not.

Finishing:
To finish this rocket, ya bilge rat, I sprayed it with a single coat o' white primer and lightly sanded it when it dried. Well, blow me down! The instructions suggest black for t' motor mount tube which I did by usin' Wal-Mart brand gloss black spray enamel. Once that was dry, I masked it off and painted t' pizza disk bright silver with Testor's silver spray enamel. Aye aye! After the silver be dry, I applied t' pizza decal t' complete t' rocket. Avast!

PROs: Finishes almost as fast as it builds.

CONS: None.

Construction Rating: 5 out o' 5

Flight:
T' recommended motors for t' Pie In T' Sky are t' B6-0 and C6-0 booster motors. Blimey! Blimey! Both t' Estes and Quest versions will work fine.

T' prep t' pizza for flight, you just friction fit your delivery method o' choice (motor) into t' motor mount, box up (place on pad), ya bilge rat, and get ready t' deliver (launch)

For me two flights I used t' Quest C6-0 motor. At launch t' pizza left t' rod and headed up slowly but straight and maybe reached 200 feet. Avast, me proud beauty! At that point, me bucko, matey, t' motor burned out as expected and t' rocket began t' tumble end over end for a quick, easy recovery close t' t' pad.

T' second flight was on t' same motor and was an exact repeat o' t' previous flight.

I wouldn't recommend t' B6-0 as I think it would be too borin' unless you're flyin' from a front or back yard. Otherwise, shiver me timbers, arrr, matey, go straight t' t' C6-0 and enjoy.

PROs: Quick and easy flight prep, low and slow flights, and tumble recovery.

Squirrel Works Pie In The Sky

Recovery:
This rocket tumbles end over end upon recovery. Quick and easy.

PROs: Easy recovery.

CONs: none. Aye aye!

Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5

Summary:
I really like this little oddroc. Avast! It is cheap, me bucko, matey, arrr, has a neat (pizza) theme t' it and it is very well suited for small launch areas. Begad! I also feel this would make an excellent first oddroc kit if you're lookin' t' start flyin' oddrocs. Aye aye! This kit cost $4.95 and is available from Squirrel Works but you might want t' consider grabbin' another kit from them to offset t' $5.00 shippin' fee.

Main PROs: Easy t' build and flies great.

MAIN CONs: None at all.

Overall Rating: 5 out o' 5

Other Reviews
  • Squirrel Works Pie In The Sky By Bob Allen (November 7, 2008)

    Brief: It's a flying pizza. What else can be said? Construction: The kit contains one engine tube, one thrust ring, one 1/8" launch lug, One large laser cut pie ring, and one large pizza sticker. This was extremely easy to build. Took less than 5 minutes. Glue the thrust ring inside the engine tube. Then draw a line straight down the tube. Glue the launch lug on the ...

  • Squirrel Works Pie In The Sky By John Bergsmith (October 8, 2008)

    An easy to build odd-roc that can be built and painted in about 30 minutes. It's a high drag disc design that features tumble recovery. It makes a perfect small fields rocket. It would be extremely difficult to find a more simple rocket to assemble. The design features a grand total of five parts, laser cut lite ply disc, engine tube, engine block, launch lug, and the pizza decal. The Pie ...

  • Squirrel Works Pie In The Sky By Chan Stevens (September 6, 2008)

    Brief: This has got to be one of the neatest "saucer" designs I've seen. It flies good (well, for a saucer), and looks tasty. It's not every day you see a flying pizza. Construction: A quick 2 days after my online order, the nicely packed box arrived with the following parts in the baggie: Plywood disk Motor tube Launch lug Motor block Adhesive ...

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Comments:

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M.F.S. (September 3, 2008)
The review is accurate. No real skill is required to assemble the kit which fits me perfectly. I painted my pan in left over Semroc Sky of Gold paint. The made in Italy stencil on the bottom of the pan is a nice touch. I used an Estes C 6-0 at the Freedom Launch in Orangeburg. My "pie" had a "Mary Poppins" recovery in that it floated down like an umbrella.

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