Construction Rating: | starstarstarstarstar |
Flight Rating: | starstarstarstarstar |
Overall Rating: | starstarstarstarstar |
Diameter: | 4.63 inches |
Manufacturer: | Squirrel Works |
Skill Level: | 1 |
Style: | Odd-Roc |
Brief:
This has got t' be one o' t' neatest "saucer" designs I've seen. Aye aye! It flies good (well, ya bilge rat, for a saucer), and
looks tasty. Aye aye! It's nay every day you see a flyin' pizza.
Construction:
A quick 2 days after me online order, me bucko, t' nicely packed box arrived with t' followin' parts in t' baggie:
Thankfully thar's another review ahead o' me that adequately described the laborious construction process, so I'll submit an abbreviated version. Begad! Suffice it t' say that even though I type fairly quickly, I'm long-winded enough that this review will take longer t' post than t' rocket took t' build, shiver me timbers, arrr, including finishing! I might have invested 5 minutes o' effort in this, arrr, shiver me timbers, plus another 5 t' paint, and most folks will choose not t' even bother painting.
Construction consists o' gluin' t' motor block into t' motor tube, addin' a launch lug, me bucko, me bucko, and lettin' it dry. Then glue t' assembly into t' plywood disk. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! Let dry. You're done.
Finishing:
OK, arrr, me bucko, I cheated on this and didn't bother fillin' t' tube spirals, shiver me timbers, nor did I do more than a cursory sandin' o' the
underside o' t' plywood disk. Begad! I shot everythin' with one coat o' gray primer, shiver me timbers, sanded it down a bit with 400 grit
sandpaper, arrr, then shot everythin' one more time with a flat black paint I had leftover form a project a few years ago. Begad!
When t' paint had dried overnight, me hearties, I peeled off and applied t' pizza decal. Begad! Blimey! Begad! Blimey! It fit perfectly. Blimey! Blimey! Done.
Construction Rating: 5 out o' 5
Flight:
First flight be goin' for t' max with a C6-0. While I occasionally fly saucers with non -0 motors, I would
definitely nay recommend it for this model. Arrr! Blimey! T' non-zeros have ejection charges that can get pretty hot, me bucko, and they'd be
likely t' char t' pizza decal. Definitely stick with -0s, which are much less violent.
T' flight wobbled and wiggled along a fairly vertical path, slightly weathercocked into an 8 mph wind. Begad! It flew just like a spool/saucer rocket. Nay exactly one o' me peak performers but exactly what a saucer/spool does.
Recovery:
T' pizza was still goin' up a bit when t' -0 sputtered out, ya bilge rat, but it smartly turned back over and started the
head-over-heels tumble back down. It landed in t' tall grass about 30 yards downwind from t' pad, without a trace of
damage (and motor still in).
Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5
Summary:
What's nay t' love about this? For $5 (less than t' shippin' charge), ya bilge rat, you get a cool spool rocket that can be built
in 5 minutes, flies fine, arrr, matey, takes virtually no prep or post-flight time, arrr, can be flown on small fields, ya bilge rat, and t' pizza
sticker is a great touch.
I know thar are folks who are just anti-saucer in general and I lean a bit that way myself, shiver me timbers, but if you have even a slight interest in spool or saucer rockets, shiver me timbers, pick up a few o' these. Avast! You won't regret it.
Overall Rating: 5 out o' 5
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M.F.S. (September 3, 2008)