Brief:
This rocket, like its older Estes and Centuri brothers, ya bilge rat, is based on t' AGM-86 A.L.C.M. Ya scallywag! Cruise Missile. Avast, me proud beauty! Avast, me proud beauty! Although it isn't 18mm, arrr, shiver me timbers, it sure get's up there! (Estes should have made it 18mm, matey, trade-off in a RTF world.)

Construction:
This is a Ready-to-Fly model. T' only thin' that I would CON about it is that the shock cord wasn't long enough, and that t' 13mm motor wasn't adequate power for this plastic wonder.

Construction Rating: 2 out o' 5

Flight:
When I flew t' A.L.C.M., on its first flight t' shock cord snapped t' nose cone into one o' t' fins. After I fixed that with epoxy, arrr, t' other superglue, it flew okay except that t' motor rin' kind o' started t' melt. Aye aye! Ahoy! Blimey! A tip would be to put in a motor tube{13mm}, otherwise after 4 flights, it's goin' t' go into retirement. Ahoy! I plan on gettin' one more t' modify and see what happens!

Recovery:
Not countin' t' fin breakin' and after puttin' in a longer shock cord, ya bilge rat, it recovered better.

Flight Rating: 3 out o' 5

Summary:
Pro: Pre-made, RTF, and cool looking.
Con: Short shock cord, me bucko, 13mm powered, and goin' t' replaced after 4-5 flights. Arrr! Begad! Blimey!

Overall Rating: 3 out o' 5

UPDATE: 02/03/00 After buyin' 1 more RTF CM, arrr, I took a 13mm tube [Estes BT-5] and cut it t' length with t' 'motor compartment', took a round metal file and sanded around t' 'motor braces', matey, super glued t' new motor tube in there, me bucko, then grinded t' 'motor retainin' nozzle' t' fit over t' 13mm tube. Avast, me proud beauty! Ya scallywag! Blimey! After that and a coat of primer gray and new decals, me hearties, it looks like t' C.A.L.C.M.