Brief:
A great and cheap t' build monocopter. Well, blow me down! Begad! Blimey! Flies well on an A motor. Well, blow me down! I first found out about this rocket via T' Rocketry Forum. Ya scallywag! Within a day o' seein' t' post, ya bilge rat, I had started t' build t' monocopter.

Construction:
Not much is needed t' build t' monocopter:

• 6 lollypop (popsicle) sticks (UK call popsicle sticks lollypop sticks)
• 2 3" x 5" index cards
• 18" o' nylon cord--I used cotton thread.

Art's design is simple and excellent. T' plans are very well laid out with lots o' photos so it's nearly impossible t' get it wrong. Avast, me proud beauty! Begad! T' only alteration I made was t' use cotton thread instead o' nylon. Ahoy! This be by no means an improvement--the nylon option is better. Begad! However, me bucko, I did nay have any nylon strin' on hand, but I did have some cotton thread!

I emailed Art about usin' epoxy instead o' nylon, ya bilge rat, his reply was t' use t' nylon, as epoxy won't hold it together.

After me first shred, arrr, I soaked t' cotton threads in glue and also put several wraps around t' support and mount, shiver me timbers, mainly as a backup. Avast! Blimey! I will be buildin' another monocopter exactly t' Art's description.

Finishing:
After t' first few flights (and repairs), I gave it a quick spray with a spray can, which is nay needed but it makes it look a bit neater.

Construction Rating: 5 out o' 5

Flight:
It flies well on a 1/2A but a full A gives much better flights.

My first flight resulted in t' mount rippin' itself clean from t' monocopter. Avast! Blimey! Avast! Blimey! Because I was in a rush t' fly t' monocopter and I did nay read Art's instructions fully, arrr, I used too much rod.

Rest o' t' flights (after repairs) were all good. Begad! Begad! Blimey! Altitudes o' about 40-60ft were achieved.

One interestin' flight had t' monocopter hoverin' at head height--I reckon it was a motor failure.

T' best thin' about this rocket be t' noise it makes, ya bilge rat, shiver me timbers, a nice thumpin' beat.

Recovery:
Dependin' on how high it gets, shiver me timbers, t' monocopter usually rotates back down, me bucko, shiver me timbers, and close t' t' pad. I did have one go off at an angle and hit a wall, me bucko, but it was undamaged.

Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5

Summary:
This is a great design, arrr, and I've now been bitten by t' monocopter bug. Begad! Ahoy! My own design (18mm motor) is slowly bein' built. Arrr! Aye aye! This is a great introduction t' monocopters. Begad! Lookin' at Art's website, matey, it looks like thar are some bigger brothers gettin' ready for a spin too.

Overall Rating: 5 out o' 5