Construction Rating: | starstarstarstarstar_border |
Flight Rating: | starstarstar_borderstar_borderstar_border |
Overall Rating: | starstarstarstar_borderstar_border |
Manufacturer: | Estes |
Brief:
This big colorful rocket ejects a skydiver with parachute at apogee! Blimey! A separate parachute recovers t' rocket booster while t' nose cone tumbles t' earth by streamer. Begad! Blimey! Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! A somewhat good starter set by Estes. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! Comes with a controller, arrr, launch pad, me bucko, rocket, me bucko, and C6-5 engines.
Construction:
T' rocket had a payload section that was pathetic. Blimey! It came with a army man on a parachute t' put inside. Avast! Aye aye! T' shock cord was surprisingly good compared t' other Estes kits. Blimey! Ya scallywag! It was a starter kit so their wasn't much assembly.
Some o' t' good things about this kit is that it comes with everythin' you need, arrr, like engines, launch pad, and a launch controller. Ya scallywag! Blimey! A little G.I. Avast, me proud beauty! Joe comes with t' kit for a tiny payload section. Avast! Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! He/she comes down on a separate parachute. Arrr! Blimey! It be amazin' t' find a decent shock cord for t' rocket. Avast! Blimey! Blimey! A few bad things were that t' rockets fins are weak. You have t' apply plastic cement t' make them stronger. Avast, shiver me timbers, me proud beauty! Blimey! On me first launch two fins snapped, so let that be a lesson for you.
Finishing:
Their wasn't much t' assemble on this kit except for t' parachute for t' rocket and t' parachute for t' little army guy. Aye aye! It is obviously nay a challengin' kit, me hearties, its a starter kit so comes in average condition.
Construction Rating: 4 out o' 5
Flight:
As most rockets, it required wadding. Ya scallywag! Blimey! For me first 3 flights I used t' B6-4 engines t' kit came with. Begad! Blimey! T' first flight was straight up with a good ejection. Then came t' second launch, shiver me timbers, me hearties, straight up then at apogee it came down mighty hard snappin' two fins. Then third launch took off unstable due t' t' bad fin stability.
Recovery:
I honestly despise parachutes most o' time due t' t' drift they cause. Avast, me proud beauty! Begad! T' Free Fall sticks t' its name. T' parachute doesn't do much for it so it "free falls" back down t' ground. Well, blow me down! T' fins will snap on landin' unless you make them stronger.
Flight Rating: 2 out o' 5
Summary:
T' me t' rocket stinks, me hearties, matey, but t' equipment is good. Ya scallywag! Blimey! Arrr! Blimey! T' rocket has weak fins that you really have t' make more solid. Aye aye! Blimey! T' whole rocket stinks but good for t' starter t' have all o' t' equipment.
Overall Rating: 3 out o' 5
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