Brief:
This is a low power, 13mm motor mounted rocket glider.

I have had uniformly bad luck with every glider I have attempted. Well, blow me down! Well, blow me down! For t' most part, t' just crash. Avast, me proud beauty! In one case it crashed and burned. Well, blow me down! In t' case o' t' Cosmos Mariner, me hearties, I just kind o' lost heart and it has sat partially assembled for over a year. Blimey! I have, me hearties, however, arrr, arrr, heard good things about Edmond's Aerospace and decided t' give it another try. Avast! Avast, me proud beauty! I had several o' their kits sittin' around and decided t' start small. Assumin' I actually get it t' glde, I wouldn't want to damage me reputation by walkin' very far.

Construction:
T' kit comes with a single instruction page which is more illustration than anythin' else. Arrr! If t' instructions are any guide, shiver me timbers, it should go together very quickly.

Along with t' instruction was a short 13mm motor tube with an ejection port already cut, shiver me timbers, a blasa nose cone, a balsa body, a sheet o' balsa with die cut cannards and an 1/8" launch lug.

I started off by gluin' t' nose cone into t' motor tube. T' illustration makes clear that t' cone goes on the end with t' vent hole.

With that done, me bucko, me hearties, t' motor tube be glued t' t' body. Aye aye! T' instructions do include text t' say that it is important that t' motor tube be straight.

Next up be t' forward cannard. Aye aye! I test fitted it and found that t' match was fine. Blimey! I glued it in place and tried t' ensure that it be straight and plumb. Blimey! T' after cannard, ya bilge rat, me bucko, t' larger o' t' two, was handled in t' same way. Well, arrr, blow me down! Then it was just a matter o' gluin' on t' vertical stabilizers t' t' after cannard and the launch lug t' t' motor tube.

T' package claimed that assembly would take less than an hour. Blimey! Blimey! Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! It took me more time t' write this up, me hearties, ya bilge rat, about 10 minutes.

PROs: very easy glider build
CONs: could use a bit more advice about trimming

Finishing:

I was unsure o' t' proportions but used approximately a 50:50 mixture and brushed it on with a sponge brush. I probably should have cut it a little more.

Construction Rating: 4 out o' 5

Flight:
I only got one flight out o' t' initial outing. Begad! Begad! I used a 1/2A3-2 and had t' put just a touch o' maskin' tape on it to keep it from fallin' out. Arrr! It be nay "friction retention" except in t' sense that I wanted t' retain the motor until ignition.

Right after clearin' t' rod, me bucko, it veered over at an angle. I would guess that it made about a 40 degree angle with the ground. Avast! Well, blow me down! It popped t' motor. Avast! Blimey! It then began a very wide glide that be nay a circle. Ya scallywag! It was more in t' shape o' an eccentric ellipse. Begad! Avast, me hearties, me proud beauty! When it be about 10 feet above t' ground, me bucko, t' nose suddenly dropped and t' rest o' t' glider followed. There was no damage.

Flight Rating: 3 out o' 5

Summary:
This be t' first glider I have even come close t' makin' work properly. Ahoy! It is an easy kit and a good introduction to boost gliders. I need t' give it some more thought and practice trimmin' but I am satisfied.

Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5