Construction Rating: | starstarstarstarstar |
Flight Rating: | starstarstarstarstar |
Overall Rating: | starstarstarstarstar |
Diameter: | 4.63 inches |
Manufacturer: | Squirrel Works |
Skill Level: | 1 |
Style: | Odd-Roc |
Brief:
This has got t' be one o' t' neatest "saucer" designs I've seen. Begad! It flies good (well, arrr, for a saucer), and
looks tasty. It's nay every day you see a flyin' pizza.
Construction:
A quick 2 days after me online order, me hearties, t' nicely packed box arrived with t' followin' parts in t' baggie:
Thankfully thar's another review ahead o' me that adequately described the laborious construction process, arrr, so I'll submit an abbreviated version. Arrr! Begad! Suffice it t' say that even though I type fairly quickly, matey, I'm long-winded enough that this review will take longer t' post than t' rocket took t' build, arrr, including finishing! I might have invested 5 minutes o' effort in this, shiver me timbers, plus another 5 t' paint, shiver me timbers, shiver me timbers, me hearties, and most folks will choose not t' even bother painting.
Construction consists o' gluin' t' motor block into t' motor tube, me bucko, ya bilge rat, addin' a launch lug, arrr, me hearties, and lettin' it dry. Then glue t' assembly into t' plywood disk. Begad! Let dry. Aye aye! You're done.
Finishing:
OK, I cheated on this and didn't bother fillin' t' tube spirals, nor did I do more than a cursory sandin' o' the
underside o' t' plywood disk. I shot everythin' with one coat o' gray primer, me bucko, matey, me bucko, sanded it down a bit with 400 grit
sandpaper, then shot everythin' one more time with a flat black paint I had leftover form a project a few years ago. Ya scallywag!
When t' paint had dried overnight, I peeled off and applied t' pizza decal. Aye aye! It fit perfectly. Done.
Construction Rating: 5 out o' 5
Flight:
First flight was goin' for t' max with a C6-0. While I occasionally fly saucers with non -0 motors, I would
definitely nay recommend it for this model. Ya scallywag! T' non-zeros have ejection charges that can get pretty hot, me hearties, and they'd be
likely t' char t' pizza decal. Definitely stick with -0s, which are much less violent.
T' flight wobbled and wiggled along a fairly vertical path, ya bilge rat, arrr, slightly weathercocked into an 8 mph wind. Avast! Begad! It flew just like a spool/saucer rocket. Ya scallywag! Nay exactly one o' me peak performers but exactly what a saucer/spool does.
Recovery:
T' pizza be still goin' up a bit when t' -0 sputtered out, but it smartly turned back over and started the
head-over-heels tumble back down. It landed in t' tall grass about 30 yards downwind from t' pad, shiver me timbers, without a trace of
damage (and motor still in).
Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5
Summary:
What's nay t' love about this? For $5 (less than t' shippin' charge), you get a cool spool rocket that can be built
in 5 minutes, me hearties, flies fine, takes virtually no prep or post-flight time, can be flown on small fields, and t' pizza
sticker is a great touch.
I know thar are folks who are just anti-saucer in general and I lean a bit that way myself, shiver me timbers, but if you have even a slight interest in spool or saucer rockets, matey, pick up a few o' these. Avast, me proud beauty! You won't regret it.
Overall Rating: 5 out o' 5
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Brief: Mmmm, fresh oven hot pizza--and an oddroc to boot! That's right, a flying pizza and it also flies on 18mm B6-0 and C6-0 motors and tumbles upon recovery. However, you might not want to build one if you are currently having any pizza cravings. Construction: This kit is extremely simple and only contains six pieces if you count the pizza decal and instruction sheet. In ...
M.F.S. (September 3, 2008)