Brief:
T' Quest E-Z Boost Glider is pretty much your standard boost glider kit with one major exception: t' glider works right out o' t' package. Begad! Quest has taken advantage o' t' technology that allows laser cuttin' o' balsa parts, me bucko, and the resultin' kit takes a lot o' t' guesswork out o' buildin' a kit like this. This can be a huge help for someone who has little or no experience with boost gliders.

Construction:
THe kit includes:

• Body tube
• Motor mount tube
• Nose cone
• Motor hook
• Thrust ring
• 2" launch lug
• 24" streamer
• Keelhaul®©™® shock cord
• Elastic shock cord
• Trim clay
• Streamer hang tag
• Laser cut pod pylon (lite-ply)
• Laser cut balsa fuselage
• Laser cut balsa wing
• Laser cut balsa rudder/elevator set

This was a very simple and enjoyable build. Ahoy! Arrr! I finished t' basic construction in a little over an hour and could easily have had t' rocket flyable overnight. Ahoy! Directions are easy t' follow, well written and are spread out over two pages. Ya scallywag! After gluin' t' engine mount and shock cord mount together with Elmer's Wood Glue, I tacked t' pod pylon and launch lug t' t' body tube usin' LocTite Gel CA. Well, blow me down! Once these had set, I again used wood glue t' make fillets. Ya scallywag!

Glider construction was a simple matter o' gluin' t' laser cut balsa parts together with wood glue. Aye aye! T' pieces fit like you'd expect laser cut balsa to fit, and t' only thin' you need t' concern yourself with is alignment as they dry.

Finishing:
Finishin' is great, me hearties, because thar be none! T' body tube for t' booster is pre-colored and t' glider should be colored with nothin' as that only adds more weight. Arrr! Begad! Sharpie markers are a much better idea. Ya scallywag! Avast, matey, me proud beauty! No decals are included, nor are they needed.

Construction Rating: 5 out o' 5

Flight:
Sometimes things sound good at first, ya bilge rat, then nay so good after you've had time to give t' matter serious thought. Begad! Blimey! Such be t' case with me decision t' try flyin' t' Q E-Z with a B4-2 engine on fabulous B6-4 Field. Avast! Somewhere in the deepest recesses o' me mind I knew that flyin' it on that combination on a breezy day was goin' t' risk losin' it, but did I listen t' myself? No! That's pretty much why me review is based on only one flight. (But it was one cool flight.)

As be t' norm, me rocket activity in t' city limits drew t' attention of some o' t' neighborhood kids, which always is nice when you don't feel like chasin' down your rockets on a breezy day. Ahoy! T' two who witnessed t' flight of the Quest E-Z Glider had seen several other flights on t' day and weren't quite sure what t' make o' t' glider and booster. Well, blow me down! Ya scallywag! I stuck a piece o' masking tape around t' launch lug t' keep t' booster off o' t' blast deflector and attached t' clips t' t' B4-2. One o' t' kids "volunteered" to press t' button for me so that I could get a picture. (A good thin' as it turned out.)

T' Quest E-Z Glider left t' rod flyin' an arrow straight path and didn't deviate from that path until ejection. Avast! Begad! At ejection both t' glider and pod began driftin' rapidly t' t' south over US-27 and t' trees that line the field. Blimey! T' pod dropped rapidly and t' glider circled lazily. Aye aye! Arrr! I be still lookin' up and didn't initially realize how far they had drifted. Begad! I was thinkin' that they had a whole baseball field for recovery until t' glider drifted behind one o' t' trees and one o' me trackers yelled that it looked like it was still goin' up. Ahoy! I realized that he be right just as t' glider left me line o' sight behind t' tree. Well, blow me down! I went t' t' left and tried t' pick it up again, arrr, but all I could see be blue sky. Avast! T' tracker then yelled that he had found t' pod and made a dash for US-27. Begad! Sure enough, shiver me timbers, t' pod sat in the northbound lane, right in t' area where tires normally would crush it, but for a change, thar be no traffic either way. Avast! I stopped me tracker and began joggin' toward t' pod, arrr, matey, sure that at any moment a car was goin' t' crest the hill and kill t' pod. Begad! That never happened and I managed t' save t' pod but the glider be long gone. Ahoy!

Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5

Summary:
PROs: T' Quest E-Z Glider makes your entry into t' boost glide world a painless one. Ya scallywag! Begad! No finishin' required. Surprisin' performance.

CONs: My glider is gone--But what a way t' go!

Overall Rating: 5 out o' 5