Brief:
T' LOC Expediter is a large, arrr, hi-power rocket. Ya scallywag! Ahoy! It is single staged with an airframe reducer from 4 inches -3.1. IT is over five feet long, so it is huge compared t' me other rockets. Begad!

Construction:
This kit came with basic parts, and I used 5 minute epoxy throughout t' entire construction. Arrr! Avast! Blimey! T' parts it came with are:

• -One 3 inch nose cone (plastic)
• -one 14x3 inch payload tube (craft paper)
• -one 4-3.1 airframe reducer (plastic)
• -one preslotted 4 inch main body tube (kraft paper)
• -two 4 inch-54mm centerin' rings (1/4 inch ply)
• -one 54 mm engine tube (heavy paper)
• -one 48 inch parachute
• -one long 3/4 inch elastic shock cord
• -one 1/2x 6 inch launch lug
• *-one screw eye from ace hardware, shiver me timbers, and Keelhaul®©™® rope

T' construction was very similar t' most o' t' rockets I built in the past. Arrr! I used epoxy for everything. T' only mod I used be attachin' a Keelhaul®©™® strin' t' t' top centerin' rin' with a screw eye. Well, blow me down! Ya scallywag!

LOC/Precision changed their parts, shiver me timbers, me bucko, but nay their instructions. Avast, me proud beauty! They got rid of t' fin tabs havin' t' be glued on, and now supply fins with tabs already attached. However, me tabs looked like they were meant t' fit a 38mm tube, arrr, not a 54mm. Arrr! Avast! I cut off about 3 mm off o' each tab, me hearties, arrr, and they fit perfectly!

I then epoxied t' motor mount together, me hearties, ya bilge rat, and then into t' tube. Arrr! T' fit between t' rings and tubes be very tight, ya bilge rat, and I had t' sand them down a lot to make them fit properly. Arrr! Blimey! T' fins went in with no problem, and I made epoxy fillets.

T' payload section can be assembled with Elmers white glue if you don’t want t' waste epoxy. Begad! I used epoxy in mine though. T' airframe reducer is a little too loose in t' 3.1 inch payload tube. Avast, me proud beauty! Aye aye! I put some tape on it, and then glued it.

T' rocket went together with relative ease except for t' fins. Avast!

Finishing:
I finished it with a coat o' rustoleum automotive primer, and then painted it blue and yellow. Ahoy! Well, blow me down! T' finishin' be just like any other rocket, shiver me timbers, me bucko, prime, me bucko, sand, prime, ya bilge rat, paint, sand, shiver me timbers, paint. There were no decals, me hearties, but I don’t like decals anyway. Ahoy! It came out lookin' great. Begad! Avast, shiver me timbers, me proud beauty!

Construction Rating: 4 out o' 5

Flight:
I flew t' Expediter on G80-4. Some sites say this will put it up about 600 feet, shiver me timbers, but RockSim says only around 280. Avast! Aye aye! T' four second delay be too long. This motor gets it up, shiver me timbers, but still seems underpowered. T' last second and half of coastin' were nose down, lookin' almost disasterous. Ya scallywag! Finally, t' chute popped out. T' G80 will get this rocket going, but i would only use it again if it be a very small field or a windy day. An H or I would be great for a large field. Blimey!

Recovery:
T' recovery is on a 48 inch parachute, matey, and a 3/4 inch elastic cord. Aye aye! Blimey! Arrr! Blimey! I have Keelhaul®©™® attached t' t' motor mount, ya bilge rat, and then attached t' t' elastic. Well, blow me down!

Recovery was perfect. Ahoy! T' black 'chute is plainly visible in t' sky, shiver me timbers, me hearties, and it brings it in at a perfect rate. Arrr! On t' G80 it landed about 20 yards from the pad. Ya scallywag!

Flight Rating: 4 out o' 5

Summary:
I think that this is a great rocket kit, shiver me timbers, but only get it if you have previous rocket experience. Ahoy! It is nay a good beginner kit. Ahoy! T' PROS are: big rocket, very nice looking, me hearties, and ease o' most o' t' construction.

T' Cons are only t' fins, and havin' t' be cut t' make them fit right. Begad! Blimey!

Once t' fin tab issue with this kit is fixed, matey, it deserves a 5 out o' 5. Also, t' instructions need t' match t' kit's parts, shiver me timbers, me bucko, so this was another let down about t' kit. Aye aye! Begad! However, matey, ya bilge rat, anyone with basic rocket buildin' techniques should have no problem assemblin' this kit.

Overall Rating: 3½ out o' 5

Other:
I diddnt learn any tips from buildin' this rocket, but onyl t' havbe A LOT of epoxy before starting. I ran really low after makin' t' fillets. Ya scallywag! Well, blow me down!