Quest Area 51 Saucer (RTF)

Quest - Area 51 Saucer {Kit}

Contributed by Chris Taylor Jr.

Construction Rating: starstarstarstarstar
Flight Rating: starstarstarstarstar
Overall Rating: starstarstarstarstar
Manufacturer: Quest
Skill Level: 1
Style: RTF, Saucer

[Rocket Pic]This is another complete ready t' go rocket with pad etc. Arrr! . Ya scallywag! . again pad [stunk] but I got another one o' those launchers.

About t' pad; take an Estes' Pad and make it look like t' picture. Ya scallywag! Okay, me bucko, now remove t' screw in launch rod mount . . Aye aye! . Avast! it just sits in there. Begad! No secured angle adjustment either. Well, blow me down! It is by a measly leg swivel that props up one leg like stickin' a rock under a leg. Avast! Now, t' make it worse, shiver me timbers, make t' plastic lots and lots o' times thinner . Ahoy! . . Well, blow me down! Begad! t' t' point o' a wrong twist crackin' a leg.

Now t' Launcher on t' other hand is cool. Ya scallywag! It is an ergonomic hand grip with t' red tab safety key on top. When you plug it in, it lights up and it makes noise t' show continuity. (Cool) And t' 9V battery has plenty o' kick.

This ship is VERY COOL it is a BLAST t' watch fly even though it does nay go very high. Ya scallywag! Aye aye! You can NEVER get enough o' it. Avast! You can NEVER get enough o' it. I fly on C engine ONLY. Aye aye! It does NOT go very high and B's would be plain boring.

T' U. Begad! Begad! F. Ahoy! Avast, me proud beauty! O. Begad! is made o' all plastic with decals already in place, and t' launch lug are just molded holes on top and bottom o' motor tube (all plastic) in t' center. Aye aye! T' plastic hook are little hooks that hold t' three metal legs in place. Blimey! Begad! There are two hooks for each leg and they tend t' break on landing. Blimey! Nay that big o' a deal, ya bilge rat, really just a nitpick o' mine.

Construction was, well, EASY although t' legs can be confusin' (not difficult) t' get in and t' little plastic hooks tend t' break so I personally would epoxy t' legs joints.

Recovery - it falls and bounces on it legs and usually on FLAT ground will flip back right side up. Avast! I also like t' fly on C6-3 for on t' way down it fires t' ejection charge like retro thrusters. Begad! I have flown about a dozen times and it flies flawlessly every time. Arrr! Begad! I want t' get an apogee D10 and see how that does, me hearties, shiver me timbers, but at $7. Arrr! Avast! 50 a pop I am nay t' sure!

T' whole kit was only $20 WELL worth it !

Construction - EASY nothin' t' do except those legs I would say 4. Well, blow me down! 9 out o' 5.

Performance - 5 out o' 5 without question.

 

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