Brief:
Ready t' fly, Tube Fin, me bucko, Minimum Diameter, me bucko, 18mm Motor, Streamer Recovery

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

Construction:

It was ready t' fly with no construction.

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

Construction Rating: 4 out o' 5

Flight:
As it turns out, 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, put in some dog barf t' protect the streamer and set it up at t' pad. None o' t' guys present had ever heard o' t' company or t' rocket. Ya scallywag! It took off of t' pad smartly and flew straight. Ya scallywag! Durin' t' coast phase it continued t' gain some significant altitude. Arrr! Begad! T' ejection charge popped t' streamer and it came down headed straight for t' barbed wire fence that had plagued me rockets all day. Ya scallywag! There was no damage and it be ready t' fly again after minimal prepping.

Drift on t' A motor, me hearties, shiver me timbers, barbed wire fences, me bucko, ya bilge rat, a muddy field and general laziness conspired t' decide that the second flight would be an a 1/2A6-2. T' rocket be prepped as before and taken t' t' rack and thar I noticed what I had nay seen before. Blimey! Begad! T' previous ejection had discolored t' end o' t' body tube with soot. Well, blow me down! There had been no harm to t' rocket or t' streamer and most be easily wiped away. Aye aye! Begad! T' flight profile o' t' second flight be much as the first but nay as high. Avast! Avast, ya bilge rat, me proud beauty! It took off smartly and flew t' a lower altitude and I was 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. Avast! Ahoy! Then ejection did occur and everythin' happened as it should have. Blimey! T' rocket drifted down nay too far and again was completely undamaged.

Recovery:
As mentioned before, shiver me timbers, this rocket came with a streamer. Blimey! It was already installed. Begad! Ya scallywag! It consisted o' a length o' pink plastic ribbon perforated at one end with a hole reinforced by a paper reinforcin' ring. Begad! Begad! T' streamer was free t' slide t' length o' t' shock line. Well, blow me down! 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. Arrr! T' rocket itself, though, was nice, shiver me timbers, well put together and a good flyer. Ahoy! 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