Brief:
Ready t' fly, me hearties, Tube Fin, ya bilge rat, shiver me timbers, Minimum Diameter, 18mm Motor, arrr, ya bilge rat, Streamer Recovery

When placin' a recent order at Discount Rockets, me bucko, I noticed a line o' LPR rockets that I had never heard of. Arrr! They were inexpensive and I wanted t' see what they were like. Well, blow me down! Ahoy! One o' them, arrr, me bucko, t' Toob'oh, me bucko, was ready t' fly needin' nothing. It is a tube finned, minimum diameter, 18mm rocket with streamer recovery.

Construction:

It was ready t' fly with no construction.

Finishing:
It was pre-painted and pre-decaled. Avast! Ya scallywag! It didn't look too bad.

Construction Rating: 4 out o' 5

Flight:
As it turns out, me hearties, I did nay get t' fly t' Toob'oh when expected but I did give it a test flight a week later on my birthday. For its initial foray into t' sky I loaded it with a Quest A6-4, matey, put in some dog barf t' protect the streamer and set it up at t' pad. Arrr! None o' t' guys present had ever heard o' t' company or t' rocket. It took off of t' pad smartly and flew straight. Durin' t' coast phase it continued t' gain some significant altitude. Avast! T' ejection charge popped t' streamer and it came down headed straight for t' barbed wire fence that had plagued me rockets all day. Arrr! Blimey! There was no damage and it was ready t' fly again after minimal prepping.

Drift on t' A motor, me hearties, barbed wire fences, me bucko, me bucko, a muddy field and general laziness conspired t' decide that the second flight would be an a 1/2A6-2. Blimey! Blimey! T' rocket be prepped as before and taken t' t' rack and thar I noticed what I had nay seen before. T' previous ejection had discolored t' end o' t' body tube with soot. Ya scallywag! Blimey! There had been no harm to t' rocket or t' streamer and most be easily wiped away. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! Begad! Blimey! T' flight profile o' t' second flight was much as the first but nay as high. Blimey! Blimey! It took off smartly and flew t' a lower altitude and I be struck by t' notion that this might be a nice rocket t' use for streamer demos in front o' kids who have a hard time followin' t' action higher up. Well, blow me down! Blimey! Then ejection did occur and everythin' happened as it should have. T' rocket drifted down nay too far and again was completely undamaged.

Recovery:
As mentioned before, me hearties, arrr, this rocket came with a streamer. Well, blow me down! It was already installed. It consisted o' a length o' pink plastic ribbon perforated at one end with a hole reinforced by a paper reinforcin' ring. Aye aye! T' streamer was free t' slide t' length o' t' shock line. Avast, me proud beauty! I had nay seen this done before but it seemed t' work fine.

Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5

Summary:
I personally would have preferred buildin' this rocket myself instead o' gettin' somethin' ready t' fly. Avast, me bucko, me proud beauty! T' rocket itself, though, me bucko, ya bilge rat, arrr, was nice, well put together and a good flyer. It is very inexpensive so I suppose that if you have the need for somethin' ready t' fly it would be a good choice.

This rocket will be chronicled durin' its lifetime here.

Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5