Brief:
This is a MicroMaxx saucer made from scrap plastic parts. It's a great backyard flier. Begad! Ya scallywag! IT is short for Intra-Terrestrial, a play on ET.

Construction:
For t' saucer-shaped part, me bucko, most any roughly conical plastic parts will do. I used 2 cuttings from kits: the discarded large end o' t' tail cone from Space Ship One (the large disk) and t' discarded small end o' t' tail cone from t' Bullpup (the thicker cone). Well, ya bilge rat, blow me down! Your results may vary. Begad! I used a 1.5" length o' a BiC pen for t' motor tube and a 1/4" slotted piece o' pen for t' engine block. Begad! Aye aye! A bit o' an expended MicroMaxx motor would also work. Ya scallywag! Ahoy! All of this should be free and available from your local friendly scrap drawer, arrr, parts bin, shiver me timbers, me hearties, or trash can.

This is almost impossibly easy t' build. I drilled ~5/16" holes in t' center o' t' two plastic pieces for the motor tube. Well, blow me down! I glued t' two together and glued t' motor tube in so its top was flush with t' top o' t' cone. I glued t' engine block in so 1/4" o' t' 26mm long motor would stick out t' back end. Aye aye! Finally, I drilled a 5/32" hole through both plastic parts about 3/8" off t' centerline. Begad! This serves as t' launch lug. Aye aye! That's all thar be t' assembly. Ahoy!

Flight and Recovery:
All three flights were on Quest MicroMaxx-II motors. I used t' provided igniters and a standard Estes controller and pad. Avast, me proud beauty! Ignition reliability was poor because t' igniters were hard t' shove in enough t' touch t' propellant even after I took them out o' their little plastic casing. Ya scallywag! I actually recommend usin' Estes igniters pushed up it as much as possible. Blimey! T' pyrogen tip will ignite t' motor even if it's nay in direct contact with t' propellant. Well, blow me down! (MMX ignitors are simply bare nichrome wire.) I put a clothespin up so thar was about 6" o' rod remaining. Avast, me hearties, me proud beauty! This tiny saucer needs almost no rod at all t' be stable. Ahoy! T' next time I launch it, matey, I will use a 12" long aluminum rod, which is suitable for almost every MMX rocket.

All three flights were t' about 40 t' 60 feet dependin' on t' wind. Ya scallywag! Blimey! T' rocket will drift with t' wind both up and down, me bucko, but in no case did it land more than 20 feet from t' pad. You could easily fly it in a silo or a high-roofed gymnasium. Avast! Blimey! I friction taped t' motors t' t' bottom o' t' motor tube. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! Ya scallywag! Blimey! This was more than adequate retention. Blimey! Blimey! Ejection occurs around apogee and t' rocket slowly falls back by aerobrake recovery. Aye aye! Blimey!

Summary:
PROs: Easy and cheap t' build, barely needs any room t' fly, arrr, low per-flight cost.

CON: Rather boring, shiver me timbers, ya bilge rat, in me opinion.