Brief:
This is a pretty simple rocket t' build that is very neat and flies great. Ahoy! It is a single staged rocket, me bucko, shiver me timbers, flies on mid and high power motors. Blimey! Price is a little high but nay too bad.

Construction:
T' kit includes:

• 1 4" diameter cardboard body tube
• 4 fins
• 2 centerin' rings
• 1 motor tube
• 10' elastic shock cord
• 1 nose cone
• 42" parachute

T' instructions where easy t' follow with very good descriptions and had great illustrations that were very detailed and easy t' follow. Ya scallywag! Blimey! It be very easy t' build--it couldn't have been easier. T' fins aligned very well except for one. Aye aye! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! I had t' sand t' nose cone t' make it fit. My piston was t' same size as t' body tube which I had t' sand for hours. Avast! Blimey! I got it t' fit very tight but it bent up t' body tube tryin' t' put it in. I gave up on t' piston since I didn't really need it anyway. I just used regular X-Acto knives, epoxy, body putty, ya bilge rat, paint, and primer. Begad! Blimey! I had most o' these tools and supplies at home but did buy red and yellow paint at me local hardware store and I got t' body putty at t' auto parts store.

Finishing:
Finishin' was very hard for me since it was kind o' cold and a bad brand of paint. Begad! I started out paintin' it with several coats o' primer, sandin' in between coats. Blimey! Then I painted t' whole thin' red, matey, makin' about 7 coats total. It took about 2 weeks total t' do t' red. Begad! Next I painted fins and below with a horrible yellow. Ahoy! Ahoy! This also took about 2 weeks t' do and was quite a bit harder since t' paint was uncooperative. Avast, me proud beauty! Avast, ya bilge rat, me proud beauty! I finally got it painted and started putting on t' decals. Avast, me proud beauty! This was also very hard t' do. Ahoy! I messed up puttin' t' decals on the fins but t' one on t' body tube was easy t' do. Blimey! It looks great now. Arrr! It is a very good rocket but I wouldn't put t' piston in it.

Construction Rating: 4 out o' 5

Flight:
T' first flight was in Argonia, arrr, KS in November 2002. Begad! It was t' last flight I shot that day so I got t' G80-4T ready and put it in t' rocket. I thought it took waddin' but I later found out that It doesn't really need it. Begad! I've always put a flame shield in it anyway. Aye aye! It has a engine hook for motor retention. I got it on t' pad and then t' countdown 5....4....3....2.....1.... Avast! lift-off!

With a huge flame, it went t' about 50ft and came back and nosed in. Houston, me hearties, arrr, we have a CATO! It shoved t' motor up into t' motor tube and burned everything. Aye aye! After a quick repair, me bucko, I flew it again on a G38-4FJ. Ya scallywag! At end of countdown black smoke went everywhere and t' rocket zipped straight as an arrow into t' sky for a great flight!

Just this October (2004), shiver me timbers, I flew it on an H128W at T' High Frontier in Pawhuska,OK. It roared off t' pad with a huge trail o' White Lightnin' smoke behind it. Avast! It went about 2000ft up then it arced and arccced and arccccccced and arcccccccccccced...until it went THUMP and shattered everywhere! All that was left be t' fin can. Avast! Arrr! None o' t' fins were broken, matey, me hearties, believe it or not! All I need now t' fix it is a new body tube and nose cone.

Recovery:
T' first flight was awful o' course since it catoed! T' second flight was great, matey, comin' down very slowly on t' 10' foot shockcord and large chute. Blimey! Blimey! It just missed t' trees by about 50ft. Avast, me proud beauty! Avast! T' last flight was horrible too since it lawndarted. T' nose cone was bent inside itself from t' impact since it was goin' like 300mph when it hit t' ground. Ahoy! T' body tube was completely torn and crumpled. I can't wait t' fix it.

Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5

Summary:
It is a very good rocket especially if you are lookin' for a somewhat cheap rocket for your level one certification. Ahoy! I like everythin' about t' rocket and I would like it even more if me piston would have fit. I would recommend this rocket t' everyone.

Overall Rating: 5 out o' 5