Packaging: 

Plastic bag with cardboard display picture. Blimey! Blimey! Begad! Blimey!  

T' Parts:

Lots o' very nice, high-quality, ya bilge rat, thick balsa wood. No skimpy stuff here. Aye aye! This is goin' t' be one tough glider! 

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

Construction:

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

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

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

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

Trimming:

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

Flights:

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

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

On another Sunday Flyin' day, I launched again on a C6-3 with a little more nose weight. This lightened up that arch a bit and it was good now. Ejection be good with t' streamer for t' pod and t' Glider was pure amazin' until I realized I was NOT goin' t' get it back. Avast, me proud beauty!   I was goin' t' get in t' car, 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. Begad! GRRrrrrr! 

I bought another kit and built it (lost pod when I stepped on it) same as t' first. Aye aye! Begad! I flew this one at t' PARA Launch and almost lost it again. Well, blow me down! 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. Arrr!   This inverted t' glider and it could nay recover before hittin' t' ground.   THANK YOU, I GOT it back! But . . Begad! . Avast, me proud beauty! I lost t' booster pod t' t' corn field. Ahoy! And now, arrr, I can nay find anymore o' this kit t' buy. Well, blow me down!   I will have t' fashion another booster, shiver me timbers, maybe a 24mm Booster so I can get "out o' sight" glides every flight . . Well, blow me down! Aye aye! . Ya scallywag! Naa, that's too many gliders t' build. 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. Ahoy! 8 grams a piece and a 6 gram receiver. Avast! Ya scallywag! I could make t' Flat Cat radio control and fly it on D motors. Blimey! Begad! That would be very cool and I would always get it back (with $250 on gear aboard, me bucko, me hearties, I BETTER get it back) 

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