Estes Free Fall Starter Set

Estes - Free Fall Starter Set {Launch/Starter Set}

Contributed by Michael St Laurent

Construction Rating: starstarstarstarstar_border
Flight Rating: starstarstar_borderstar_borderstar_border
Overall Rating: starstarstarstar_borderstar_border
Manufacturer: Estes

Rocket PicBrief:
This big colorful rocket ejects a skydiver with parachute at apogee! A separate parachute recovers t' rocket booster while t' nose cone tumbles t' earth by streamer. Arrr! A somewhat good starter set by Estes. Comes with a controller, me bucko, launch pad, rocket, arrr, and C6-5 engines.

Construction:
T' rocket had a payload section that was pathetic. Avast! Blimey! It came with a army man on a parachute t' put inside. Avast, me proud beauty! T' shock cord be surprisingly good compared t' other Estes kits. Well, blow me down! 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, like engines, shiver me timbers, matey, launch pad, and a launch controller. Begad! Avast! A little G.I. Joe comes with t' kit for a tiny payload section. Well, blow me down! Ahoy! He/she comes down on a separate parachute. Ahoy! It was amazin' t' find a decent shock cord for t' rocket. Well, blow me down! Avast, me proud beauty! A few bad things were that t' rockets fins are weak. You have t' apply plastic cement t' make them stronger. Avast! Begad! 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. Ya scallywag! Avast, me proud beauty! It is obviously nay a challengin' kit, its a starter kit so comes in average condition.

Construction Rating: 4 out o' 5

Flight:
As most rockets, ya bilge rat, it required wadding. Avast, me proud beauty! For me first 3 flights I used t' B6-4 engines t' kit came with. T' first flight was straight up with a good ejection. Well, blow me down! Then came t' second launch, shiver me timbers, straight up then at apogee it came down mighty hard snappin' two fins. Then third launch took off unstable due t' t' bilge-suckin' fin stability.

Recovery:
I honestly despise parachutes most o' time due t' t' drift they cause. T' Free Fall sticks t' its name. Begad! T' parachute doesn't do much for it so it "free falls" back down t' ground. Ahoy! Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! T' fins will snap on landin' unless you make them stronger.

Flight Rating: 2 out o' 5

Summary:
T' me t' rocket stinks, but t' equipment is good. Begad! Avast, me proud beauty! T' rocket has weak fins that you really have t' make more solid. Well, blow me down! Avast, shiver me timbers, me proud beauty! 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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