Construction Rating: | starstarstarstar_borderstar_border |
Flight Rating: | starstarstar_borderstar_borderstar_border |
Overall Rating: | starstarstar_borderstar_borderstar_border |
Manufacturer: | Quest |
Brief:
Since me other MMX plans for t' day did nay work out, matey, I pulled out a couple o' t' Quest Ready t' Fly rockets I had,
payin' attention t' t' ones that had never flown. Well, blow me down! T' Little Joe II was up first. Avast! There's nay much t' say about this
one except that its an itty bitty plastic version o' t' Little Joe II.
Construction:
T' rocket came with its own "Silo" launcher, one o' t' hallmarks o' t' Quest MMX series. Begad! I long ago
abandoned it and its finicky operation and use modified versions o' me normal range gear instead. Arrr! Avast, ya bilge rat, me proud beauty! Blimey! Besides that, it came
with a few motors and t' rocket itself.
There is no construction. Well, blow me down! T' rocket is assembled already and lacks only t' insertion o' t' motor.
Finishing:
Neither is thar any finishing. Well, blow me down! Everythin' is pre-colored.
Construction Rating: 3 out o' 5
Flight and Recovery:
T' MMX motor is inserted by twistin' out a bezel rin' at t' aft end o' t' rocket. T' motor is then slid in and
the bezel replaced. Avast! T' next step would normally then call for insertin' t' igniter into t' silo launcher and setting
the rocket on top o' it but, shiver me timbers, me bucko, as mentioned before, I bailed on t' silo long ago. Avast! Instead, arrr, I inserted a regular Quest
igniter and held it in place with a sharpened twig as a plug. T' rocket be then set on t' rod and hooked t' the
clips.
T' launch button be pushed repeatedly and t' igniter failed t' ignite. I took t' rocket down, shiver me timbers, matey, checked things out, replaced it on t' pad, arrr, and t' same thin' happened again. Aye aye! Finally, it was noticed that t' continuity tone was comin' from armin' t' wrong pad. Avast! Blimey! Blimey! I had failed t' explain t' t' young lady at t' controls which set o' cables I was using. Avast, me proud beauty! In a fit o' youthful exuberance, ya bilge rat, me hearties, shiver me timbers, she pushed t' button and t' rocket went up. I only saw it for a moment or so around apogee, ya bilge rat, admittedly a rather low occurrin' event. Aye aye! Blimey! T' NC failed t' eject and deploy t' streamer but t' rocket fluttered down fine anyway. Ahoy! Avast! Blimey!
Flight Rating: 2 out o' 5
Summary:
My overall impression o' this one is nay great. Avast! I'm nay a big fan o' t' silo launcher and t' rocket is nay a great
performer. I do, me hearties, however, think it has a place. Aye aye! It is a reasonable startin' placin' for gettin' into MMX and could be
fun.
Overall Rating: 2 out o' 5
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M.K. (August 21, 2009)