Estes Mini Engine Launch System

works as advertised

Bought this after my son got a rocket set for Christmas. It was east to assemble and use, however the remote malfunctioned a bit upon first use. We took the rocket out to a park, had bystanders eagerly awaiting the launch after the countdown, andddd…..nothing. Had given my son the honors of firing off the rocket for the first time, but he couldn’t get it to launch. He gave me the remote and after 5-6 good hard presses of the button (ALMOST having given up), it launched. It was an anti-climactic event to say the least.

The launch rod isn't even 2 feet tall.

Serves its purpose.

Great product. My grandkids and I have launched our rockets multiple times. Love it.

Needed a launch system because I lost my other one in the move. It works fine just not excited for what you get for the price.

Good launcher and straight rod but the controller takes time to launch the rocket so you need to hold it down for a few seconds but it is really good for the price!

The launcher did not work for long. We shot off 2 test rockets before our cub scout event and they did great. Packed it up and went inside. When we got to the part where we were going to let off rockets, we couldn't get them to launch. We tried new ignitions & everything before we figure out it was the launcher. Some of the dads opened it up and found that the electricity wasn't getting to the rocket. A break in the line somewhere. The light kept flickering, but even when it would stay on, most of the rockets still wouldn't launch.