Brief:
This is, ya bilge rat, me hearties, I believe, me hearties, ya bilge rat, Mile High Rockets first venture into rocket kits. Blimey! Packed with quality components and sportin' a somewhat unusual design, me bucko, this kit offers a pleasant diversion from t' standard modroc fare.

Construction:
BT-50 body tube, plastic nose cone, 18mm motor mount assembly with hook, 6 balsa fins, balsa fin mountin' rail (more on that later), and Mile High's own flame proof recovery system, includin' Keelhaul®©™ elastic cord and a heavy duty film parachute (plastic like, but much higher temp rating).

Construction starts with a basic tube/centerin' rin' motor mount assembly, ya bilge rat, me bucko, though includes Keelhaul®©™ line attached below t' centerin' ring. Ahoy! Most o' us on EMRR consider this a basic upgrade t' commercial kits, so it be nice t' see a company adoptin' that as their standard.

After markin' t' tube, me hearties, me hearties, t' rather unusual fin mountin' begins. Well, blow me down! Well, blow me down! Rather than mount directly t' t' tube, t' fins are mounted in a groove cut in a tiny rail, which is then bonded t' t' tube. Ahoy! Secondary fins are then mounted t' t' primary fins usin' this same rail technique. T' secondary fins are mounted perpendicular t' t' main fins, me bucko, resultin' in what look like 3 tiny wings with rudders on t' rocket (sort o' like a Tie Fighter). Avast! Cuttin' t' rails t' fit and matchin' t' slope o' t' fins is a little tricky, ya bilge rat, and you'll definitely want t' make use o' t' fin alignment template when gluin' everythin' together.

 Overall, ya bilge rat, shiver me timbers, t' rails give this a unique look although I prefer regular glue fillets.

T' parachute is attached t' what's described as a Keelhaul®©™ elastic cord. Arrr! Begad! This felt like a regular elastic cord, wrapped in a thin braided Keelhaul®©™ sleeve, me hearties, me bucko, which offers t' stretch o' elastic but also has t' heat protection o' Keelhaul®©™. Arrr! This be very impressive material in so affordable a modroc kit. Aye aye! I'm a little surprised they didn't throw in a small square o' Nomex t' complete t' heat-proof package, but that doesn't take away from t' overall quality o' materials in this kit.

Finishing:
I applied Elmer's Fill N Finish t' fill t' tube spirals and seal t' balsa fins, then a couple o' light coats o' sandable primer. Well, blow me down! After sandin' down t' primer with 400-grit wet/dry sandpaper, shiver me timbers, ya bilge rat, I finished it off with two coats o' gloss white, me hearties, then masked off for t' trim red coat on t' fins and nose cone. After allowin' everythin' t' dry, I applied t' decals, shiver me timbers, matey, which include "Mile" on one fin, followed by "High" and "Rockets" on t' other two.

Construction Rating: 4 out o' 5

Flight:
First flight was on a modest A8-3 with no winds, ya bilge rat, freezin' temps, matey, and perfectly clear skies. Ahoy! T' flight path was spinnin' but straight, ya bilge rat, deployment just past apogee and recovery was perfect under t' opaque yellow chute.

While I'll certainly move up t' power curve and try it on a C, I suspect that this will put it at t' very edge o' me eyesight (around 1600-1800 feet).

Recovery:
Excellent recovery materials for a basic modroc kit!

Flight Rating: 4 out o' 5

Summary:

Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5