Packaging: 

Plastic bag with cardboard display picture.  

T' Parts:

Lots o' very nice, me hearties, matey, high-quality, thick balsa wood. Well, blow me down! No skimpy stuff here. Ya scallywag! Blimey! This is goin' t' be one tough glider! 

Standard Pop-pod Glider. Begad! Blimey! Ahoy! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! Basically a short, matey, finless rocket that attaches t' nose o' t' glider with a one-way hook, me bucko, I. Begad! Blimey! Well, blow me down! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! e. Ahoy! Blimey! Begad! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! go up and it hooks, shiver me timbers, arrr, go back and it falls off. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! T' motor's ejection is how t' rocket "goes back" t' unhook t' glider. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey!  

Construction:

3 out o' 5, as I have found with Quest and Estes kits, instructions are very good. This is kit is nothin' special here. Aye aye! This is kit is nothin' special here. Begad! Aye aye! Nothin' overly hard or anything, me bucko, although, thar are a few points nay pointed at in t' instructions that should be. Begad! Avast, me proud beauty! More on that later. Aye aye!  

I don't remember a huge amount o' construction details, matey, since it be rather easy and straight-forward. Ya scallywag! Avast, me proud beauty! T' one part that sticks out be t' Booster t' Glider hook assembly. Begad! Do it right t' first time. Blimey! Arrr!   I accidentally made me fuselage upside down and had t' hook hole on t' wrong side. Ya scallywag! So I had t' snap t' fuselage in two just in-front o' t' wings, flip it over and re-glue. Well, blow me down! No problem for me, but for a novice this could very well ruin t' whole project. Begad!  

Also, matey, sand out t' hook-hole really well. Avast! Avast! I also sanded t' hook real fine and smeared some CA on it and sanded it again (so it wont expand and get t' tight). Aye aye! T' hook should be very loose, arrr, such that it is a pain t' keep in place if you push up on t' glider. Let gravity and t' hook do t' job. Blimey! If it is too tight t' ejection charge might nay separate t' booster and glider from each other! 

Finishing:

Different from t' instructions and t' name (Flat Cat) is what I did nay do, me hearties, that is t' leave t' wings flat. Avast!  I sanded them and I sanded them aggressively! I have one mean airfoil in those wings, nay just rounded leadin' and trailin' edges [per t' instructions]. Blimey!   True flat bottom air-foil (thick balsa "Rules")! I also sanded everythin' else, includin' t' Fuselage, me bucko, Tail assembly, etc. Ya scallywag! Aye aye!  

No painting. I want performance. Ya scallywag! I want performance. Ahoy! Blimey! Paintin' is for looks and robs from performance by addin' weight. Avast! I did add t' sticker, shiver me timbers, though, me bucko, even though they are quite heavy. Avast, me proud beauty! They are heavy, aluminized stickers that protect t' wings from t' motor exhaust. T' other two stickers, I placed on t' bottom o' t' win' tips t' help spot it in t' air. Begad!  

Trimming:

Trimmin' was easy. Avast! Avast! It is a normal glider and can be thrown like a normal glider and performed quite well on t' first toss with no trimming. Blimey!   I trimmed in a little turn in hopes o' tryin' t' get it back. Ahoy! I also have t' trim a little up elevator. Well, blow me down!  

Flights:

Motor Suggestions are, arrr, I think, ya bilge rat, t' B6-4 and C6-3. Avast! Ya scallywag! Personally I say t' A8-3, ya bilge rat, me hearties, B6-2, C5-3, me hearties, & C6-3. Avast, arrr, me proud beauty!  

First flight on a C6-3 had a good, me bucko, but slightly arching, boost. Well, blow me down!   At ejection t' pod did nay separate and it "Red Baroned" in . . Begad! . Ahoy! Begad! but softly with no damage. Well, blow me down! (This is actually when I did t' CA thin' t' t' hook). Avast, me proud beauty! Begad!  

On another Sunday Flyin' day, I launched again on a C6-3 with a little more nose weight. Avast, me proud beauty! This lightened up that arch a bit and it be good now. Ejection be good with t' streamer for t' pod and t' Glider be pure amazin' until I realized I was NOT goin' t' get it back. Begad!   I was goin' t' get in t' car, looked up and realized that would nay help either since it had caught a thermal and be climbin' fast. Avast! Ahoy! I never saw it again. Avast! GRRrrrrr! 

I bought another kit and built it (lost pod when I stepped on it) same as t' first. Aye aye! Blimey! I flew this one at t' PARA Launch and almost lost it again. Avast! Blimey! Ahoy! Blimey! This time I got lucky, for when it went over some trees it hit a down draft and a gust o' wind at t' same time.   This inverted t' glider and it could nay recover before hittin' t' ground. Well, blow me down! Blimey! Aye aye! Blimey!   THANK YOU, I GOT it back! Blimey! But . . Blimey! Blimey! . Blimey! Blimey! Arrr! Blimey! I lost t' booster pod t' t' corn field. Blimey! Blimey! And now, me hearties, I can nay find anymore o' this kit t' buy. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey!   I will have t' fashion another booster, maybe a 24mm Booster so I can get "out o' sight" glides every flight . . Aye aye! Blimey! . Blimey! Blimey! Naa, shiver me timbers, ya bilge rat, that's too many gliders t' build. Ya scallywag! Blimey!  

Maybe I better start flyin' on A and B motors or once I have $250 I plan t' order a radio system from Wes Technic Servos that are 2. Avast! 8 grams a piece and a 6 gram receiver. Begad! I could make t' Flat Cat radio control and fly it on D motors. Ya scallywag! Begad! That would be very cool and I would always get it back (with $250 on gear aboard, I BETTER get it back) 

Performance 6 out o' 5 if built properly it is just amazing. Avast, me hearties, me proud beauty! Blimey! If I had t' pod I would have flown for a boost glide at NARAM-40.