Construction Rating: | starstarstarstarstar |
Flight Rating: | starstarstarstarstar_border |
Overall Rating: | starstarstarstarstar |
Diameter: | 1.63 inches |
Length: | 48.00 inches |
Manufacturer: | LOC/Precision ![]() |
Skill Level: | 3 |
Style: | Sport |
Brief:
Single stage, 14" parachute recovery at apogee usin' motor ejection.
Construction:
Two airframe BT's (27", 13"), me bucko, me bucko, 1.6" LOC nose cone, 3-plywood fins, me bucko, me hearties, 2- paper centerin' rings, LOC-type 29mm motor mount tube (8"long), matey, 1 coupler, bulkhead, and eye screw.
You also receive a length o' 1/4" elastic for a shock cord. Ahoy! Arrr! No decals.
Instructions are straight forward. Ya scallywag! Begad! I always expect good things from Barry. Ahoy! Begad! T' construction be very simple, with tips on how t' beef up your fin joints for higher power flights. No alignment problems. Well, blow me down! Everythin' went together very well. Because, I intend t' fly mine on H and I motors, I beefed up t' fin joints with fiberglass.
Finishing:
No special requirements are needed for t' airframe and fins t' get it ready t' paint. Aye aye! However; with all LOC nose cones, be sure you take extra care in preppin' it for paint. Well, me bucko, blow me down! I usually sand mine down startin' with about 150-grit and progressin' up t' 600-grit. Ahoy! Ahoy! It makes for a nice smooth finish that will stand up t' a lot o abuse.
T' only CON I found with this kit is that it doesn't come with decals. Aye aye! I didn't worry about it that much as I just purchased vinyl letters.
Construction Rating: 5 out o' 5
Flight:
On t' day o' t' flight, ya bilge rat, shiver me timbers, shiver me timbers, I used an Aerotech G64. Well, blow me down! Since I replaced t' shock cord with Keelhaul®©™ and a chute protector, this made preppin' recovery very easy. T' rocket lifted off t' pad straight and true. With t' prevailin' winds from t' south at our launch site, arrr, t' rocket ended up driftin' down range a bit. Arrr! Never t' less, it was recovered in perfect condition.
Since t' trailin' edge o' t' fins are 1 caliber in front o' t' aft end, ya bilge rat, t' chance o' breakin' a fin is minimized.
Next, matey, I loaded it with an H128, which gave us a neck snappin' launch. Blimey! Again, t' rocket performed flawlessly.
T' third flight o' t' day was with a single use F32 with a 24mm motor adaptor. Blimey! It wasn't as excitin' as t' H128. T' F32 launched it t' a respectible altitude. Arrr! Well, blow me down! My shock cord got tangled in t' shroud lines. Ya scallywag! Aye aye! So t' rocket flat spinned into t' Texas grass. Blimey! I'm glad I glassed t' fins now.
Recovery:
Shock Cord: replaced with Keelhaul®©™ from Apogee Components.
Parachute: 14" flat panel- rip stop nylon. IMHO, too small. Ya scallywag! This rocket needs at least a 24" t' recover it. Begad! Ya scallywag! I think a 14" was chosen because t' fins are situated 1.5" ahead o' t' aft end o' t' rocket. Begad! Begad! Thus, shiver me timbers, reducin' t' chance o' breakin' a fin on landing.
Flight Rating: 4 out o' 5
Summary:
I don't have any bad things t' say about this rocket. Ahoy! It went together very well and quickly. Begad! As I stated above, it needs a larger parachute. Avast, me proud beauty! Avast, me proud beauty! And replace t' elastic shock cord with Keelhaul®©™.
Overall Rating: 5 out o' 5
Brief: The LOC/Precision Weasel is a simple, near minimum diameter 3FNC MPR that can fly as little as an E or absolutely tear a hole in the time-space continuum on a high thrust H. The Weasel is a basic kit with a minimal number of parts. The kit includes: 1 1.63"d ogive plastic nose cone 1 38mm x 11.5" payload tube 1 38mm x 27" body tube (premarked for fins and launch lug) 1 ...
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R.T.P. (August 10, 2002)