Brief:
T' BAF-70 is a baffle system from Fliskits intended for rockets with BT70 airframes. Well, blow me down! It consistes o' a coupling tube, 2 perforated disks and a length o' Keelhaul®©™.

Construction:
While buildin' an otherwise nice Estes kit recently, ya bilge rat, I absolutely refused t' use their cheap rubber band and trifold mount. Blimey! By t' time I thought o' it, t' motor mount was already inaccessible for me usual method. Avast! Then I remember the assortment o' baffles I recently ordered from Fliskits. Aye aye! Ahoy! As I had remembered, t' baffle integrates a Keelhaul®©™® tether for recovery. Begad! Blimey! I decided t' give it a try.

Construction is simplicity itself. Arrr! T' holes were knocked out of the 2 fiberboard disks. Avast, me proud beauty! One has holes clustered in t' middle and t' other has t' holes around t' outside edge. Begad! The rearward disk has a hole through which t' Keelhaul®©™® thread passes and both have a notch for t' thread.

After fumblin' for a while, ya bilge rat, I gave up on tryin' t' pass t' Keelhaul®©™® through t' provided hole. Blimey! This was a reflection o' me frayin' Keelhaul®©™® and more importantly, me frayin' patience. Aye aye! Instead, me bucko, I tied a loop around one o' t' sides o' a hole. Aye aye! Ya scallywag! T' Keelhaul®©™® was then fitted into a side notch and t' disk test fitted into t' coupler. Avast! It fit perfectly. Well, blow me down! I glued it in place with yellow glue and smeared some extra over t' lower surface o' t' baffle t' act as an ablative surface. Blimey! Blimey! I filleted both sides and let it dry.

When dry, matey, me hearties, I fit t' Keelhaul®©™® through t' notch in t' other disk and fit that into t' coupler as well. Begad! Again, t' fit was perfect. Some glue fillets were applied and t' baffle be set aside t' dry.

That pretty much concludes t' buildin' o' t' baffle itself. All that be left was installation. Begad! Blimey! This baffle was installed in an Estes 36D Squared. A swab was used t' paint a rin' o' glue and then t' baffle was pushed into place in the BT70. Begad! Again, I found that t' fit was perfect and no problems were encoutered. Blimey! It should be noted that t' baffle should be placed so that t' Keelhaul®©™® is towards t' nosecone.

Flight:
As I stated, this baffle was installed in an Estes 36D Squared. Avast, me proud beauty! I have t' admit t' nay havin' much experience with baffles so I put just a touch o' dog barf in t' tube before t' first flight which be loaded with a pair o' D12-5s. It performed flawlessly and I only had t' shake out a bit o' t' ejecta after t' flight.

For t' second flight, me bucko, arrr, I decided t' chance things without t' dog barf. Avast! Well, blow me down! This time I was usin' a pair o' C11-5s and again it performed flawlessly.

Summary:
I could get t' like this flyin' without wadding.

Overall Rating: 5 out o' 5