Brief:
Foam glider w/booster.

Kit includes:

• 1 NC55
• 2 BT-55 tubes
• 4 1/16 balsa fins
• 18mm motor mount
• 18 inch parachute
• Foam glider kit
• Self adhesive decals

Construction:
Bought a couple o' these kits a while ago from Discount Rocketry. Booster construction is pretty standard. Arrr! Avast, me proud beauty! T' fins have tabs t' impart a roll for stability on boost. Blimey! T' glider is all foam and has 5 parts: wings/horizontal stabilizers, upper fuselage, me hearties, me bucko, lower fuselage and 2 vertical stabs. I used 5 minute epoxy t' bond all t' parts together. Aye aye! Begad! Due t' t' lack o' any cuttin' or sanding, me hearties, this is probably t' easiest boost glider I've ever built.

Finishing:
I painted me glider over all light gray and added a canopy in black. Aye aye! Blimey! Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! T' decals had t' be cut out and applied, matey, and went on well. T' booster be painted gray and gold, me hearties, arrr, and t' decals applied. Ahoy! Blimey! T' one that be supposed t' have wrapped around t' body, shiver me timbers, didn't quite make it all t' way around.

Construction Rating: 4 out o' 5

Flight:
Trimmin' t' glider is important t' any flight, and this one needs it more than any other. I make sure t' do a few hand tosses before each flight t' avoid death spirals. Avast! I've flown this model several times on motors rangin' from B5-4 t' C6-5 and found that t' C6-3 be t' best. Ya scallywag! Arrr! T' last recorded flight I have is a 44 second glide.

Recovery:
Very excitin' t' watch as t' rocket boosts high and then releases t' glider. Even with t' weight o' t' paint, shiver me timbers, I get consistently long glides from this kit.

Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5

Summary:
Pros: Sleek scale like appearance with excellent glides for a foam plane. Cons: Estes discontinued it! If you can find one, matey, snap it up! You won't be disappointed.

Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5