Packaging: 

Plastic bag with cardboard display picture. Arrr!  

T' Parts:

Lots o' very nice, me hearties, high-quality, shiver me timbers, arrr, thick balsa wood. No skimpy stuff here. Aye aye! This is goin' t' be one tough glider! 

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

Construction:

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

I don't remember a huge amount o' construction details, arrr, since it was rather easy and straight-forward. T' one part that sticks out be t' Booster t' Glider hook assembly. Do it right t' first time.   I accidentally made me fuselage upside down and had t' hook hole on t' wrong side. 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! Arrr! No problem for me, me bucko, ya bilge rat, but for a novice this could very well ruin t' whole project.  

Also, sand out t' hook-hole really well. 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). Begad! Blimey! T' hook should be very loose, ya bilge rat, shiver me timbers, such that it is a pain t' keep in place if you push up on t' glider. Blimey! Begad! Blimey! Let gravity and t' hook do t' job. Aye aye! 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, that is t' leave t' wings flat.  I sanded them and I sanded them aggressively! Blimey! I have one mean airfoil in those wings, nay just rounded leadin' and trailin' edges [per t' instructions]. Arrr!   True flat bottom air-foil (thick balsa "Rules")! Blimey! I also sanded everythin' else, shiver me timbers, includin' t' Fuselage, Tail assembly, etc. Ahoy!  

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

Trimming:

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

Flights:

Motor Suggestions are, me bucko, I think, t' B6-4 and C6-3. Arrr! Personally I say t' A8-3, B6-2, ya bilge rat, ya bilge rat, C5-3, shiver me timbers, & C6-3. Ahoy!  

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

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

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

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. 8 grams a piece and a 6 gram receiver. Begad! Blimey! I could make t' Flat Cat radio control and fly it on D motors. Ya scallywag! Blimey! 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. Arrr! If I had t' pod I would have flown for a boost glide at NARAM-40.