| Construction Rating: | starstarstarstar_borderstar_border |
| Flight Rating: | starstarstarstar_borderstar_border |
| Overall Rating: | starstarstarstar_borderstar_border |
| Published: | 2013-06-18 |
| Diameter: | 1.64 inches |
| Length: | 22.80 inches |
| Manufacturer: | Estes  |
| Skill Level: | 2 |
| Style: | Sport |
Brief
A skill level 2 competition design with elliptical fins, me hearties, parabolic nose, and tailcone. Avast, me proud beauty! Well, me hearties, blow me down! Designed t' fly on C11, D12, ya bilge rat, and E type motors.
Components
T' kit contained high grade balsa fins which required very little filling, a very well made molded plastic nose and tailcone. T' nose was a definite improvement over other Estes kits as thar be very little seam that needed t' be filled prior t' painting.
T' tailcone was attached t' t' bottom o' t' nose cone and required cuttin' t' separate, a feature that I feel Estes can and should do away with.
Construction
As for buildin' t' kit, it took less than an hour t' accomplish usin' 5 minute epoxy. T' instructions were absolutely worthless with mislabelin' o' one part. Avast! Estes REALLY needs t' improve t' quality o' their instructions included with their kits!!
All o' t' parts fit together well with very little t' no sandin' required.
Finishing
Finishin' t' kit was simple and straightforward. T' supplied decals were O.K. but I've seen and used better. Aye aye! As mentined previously, shiver me timbers, t' balsa fins had a fairly tight grain which required little finishin' t' achieve a smooth surface. Avast, me proud beauty! Paintin' was easy as t' paint scheme is simple.
Flight
A C11 is more than sufficient for flyin' this model. Aye aye! Blimey! A D12 will require a decent sized flyin' field. Ya scallywag! Blimey! Begad! Blimey! An E9 will most likely risk loosin' t' rocket and is far too much power for this model.
Flight prep is easy.
Recovery
T' supplied parachute worked well and recovery was easy when usin' a C11. A D12 will require a larger field and an E9 is simply too much power for this very lightweight model. Avast! Unless you can easily track it from launch t' recovery, I would nay suggest t' use o' an E9 motor.
Summary
T' only con against this product be t' poorly written instructions that came with it. As be stated earlier, shiver me timbers, matey, thar be a part that is mislabeled. This could be a serious problem for t' novice builder.
Estes really needs t' rework t' way their instructions are written and pay more attention t' t' typographical errors! As a veteran o' t' hobby, I see this as a serious problem that Estes needs t' address!
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