Brief:
This is a rocket with a double set o' four fins and 18mm motor. Avast! Blimey! Well, blow me down! Blimey! I got it as a free rocket from EMRR’s rocket video competition. Ahoy! Blimey! It came in a clear bag with t' usual art card. Blimey! Blimey!

Construction:
Kit consists of:

• 1 launch lug
• 1 length elastic shock cord
• 1 length o' Keelhaul®©™® cord
• 14 inch parachute.
• Nose cone
• Plastic transition
• 2 Body tubes
• Engine motor mount
• Engine block
• Pre cut balsa fins
• Motor clip
• Decal sheet

To build t' kit I used:

• Model knife
• Razor saw
• Aluminum oxide sand paper
• White PVA glue
• Bostick glue
• Sandin' sealer
• Enamel spray paint
• Enamel brush paint

I be impressed with t' quality o' t' kit. Avast! T' balsa fins were laser cut and t' balsa be good quality. Ahoy! The body tubes were strong. Avast, me proud beauty! Keelhaul®©™® cord supplied as standard. Arrr! Begad! (Why won’t Estes take a leaf out o' Quest’s book and supply Keelhaul®©™®?) One new change from t' kits I have had from Quest in t' past is that t' motor tube comes with a slot pre-cut for the motor clip.

On t' negative side, ya bilge rat, ya bilge rat, one o' t' tubes was slightly oval and somethin' that has t' be an oversight on Quests part; t' shock cord is far too short. Blimey! T' overall length be 4 feet, me bucko, but as it is fixed t' t' motor mount and the nose cone, ya bilge rat, ya bilge rat, therefore has t' pass through t' length o' t' 30 inch rocket. There needs t' be at least 2 foot more added to t' cord.

T' instructions are clear and straightforward, me bucko, and t' rocket builds quickly. Ya scallywag! With t' exception o' t' two sets of fins, me hearties, shiver me timbers, shiver me timbers, t' build be nay much more advanced than a level one rocket, but with t' two sets o' fins, level two is about right.

Also nose weight needs t' be added so you need a razor saw t' cut out access t' t' nose cone. Ya scallywag! A two part nose cone would have been better.

Finishing:
I sealed t' balsa fins as t' body tubes had some deep spirals in them.

Then t' rocket was sprayed white. Ahoy! Two coats were needed. T' tip o' t' rocket was sprayed gold as was the transition. Ya scallywag! T' fins were hand painted with enamel paint.

T' decals provided were t' waterslide variety and were undersized. Avast! Ahoy! T' strips that wrap around t' BT were far too short. Begad! Arrr! This ruined t' look o' t' rocket. Aye aye! With t' short shock cord and poor decals, I can only give t' rocket a 3 out o' 5 on t' EMRR scale.

Construction Rating: 3 out o' 5

Flight and Recovery:
Flies on B6-4 or C6-3 and C6-5

I used 2 sheets o' Nomex® waddin' and a 10-inch Mylar chute-–I don't like Quest's chutes and 10 inch seemed t' be about right as me rockets always manage t' drift into trees, so I under-parachuted t' rocket.

First flight was on a B6-4. Ahoy! Launch was straight. Ya scallywag! Anythin' below a B and this rocket would have struggled t' gain height. Begad! Avast! Ejection was just past apogee and t' rocket recovered fine on t' 10 inch chute.

Second flight mirrored t' first, shiver me timbers, shiver me timbers, almost exactly.

T' third flight was on a C6-5. T' flight was considerably higher and with a squirrelly path. Begad! With next t' no wind, t' Terrier Orion drifted into t' top branch o' a tree. Blimey!

Flight Rating: 4 out o' 5

Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5