Brief:
A large high-powered rocket that should be considered for a Level 2 certification flight.

Modifications:
Several minor changes were made and are described below.

Construction:
T' rocket comes with: A plastic Nosecone, me bucko, 2 thick paper body tubes, arrr, ya bilge rat, three motor mount tubes, 2 1/4" plywood centerin' rings, 3 1/4" plywood fins, a Bulkhead assembly, shiver me timbers, a shockcord(elastic) and a 58" nylon parachute. All parts were o' high quality when I bought them (from Ken Allen of Performance Hobbies).

After buildin' many High powered kits, I did nay refer t' t' instructions at all. Well, blow me down! Ahoy! They looked t' be t' normal LOC instructions, very precise and short. T' parts all fit nicely with little or no sanding. Arrr! T' kit only came with two centerin' rings, arrr, arrr, me bucko, but a rocket o' this size really needs three. Begad! Also, t' 29mm outboard motor mounts were very short, ya bilge rat, and should be lengthened t' at least 9" t' allow t' use o' large motors in t' future. T' rocket went together like a normal rocket, matey, with through t' wall fins. Well, blow me down! I fiberglassed the fins t' t' motor mount, arrr, which I highly suggest on all rockets 3" in diameter and larger. T' only other modifications were t' add an electronics bay in t' coupler and t' extend t' Payload bay for more room for t' Main Parachute.

I would rate construction a 4 out o' 5 because o' t' 2 centerin' rings and short 29mm tubes, me bucko, me bucko, but both are easily fixed.

Finishing:
Pros: Spirals are small, matey, ya bilge rat, ya bilge rat, no need t' fill

Cons: Rocket takes A LOT o' paint :), arrr, nose cone is very rough

Construction Rating: 4 out o' 5

Flight:
T' first and only flight so far for t' Magnum was on a J460T 54mm motor. Begad! The rocket was prepped with an RRC2 altimeter in t' coupler. Arrr! T' drogue chute was a 30" Spherachute, with a 52" Skyangle Main Parachute. Well, blow me down! Avast! T' motor was retained by a pair o' Kaplow Klips, and t' nose was held on t' t' Payload bay with two shear pins. Avast! T' rocket shot off t' pad on t' Blue Thunder motor to an apogee o' 1650', matey, matey, where t' drogue chute be deployed. T' rocket fell to 500', where t' main chute deployed, and t' rocket landed less than 500 feet from t' pad!!

Recovery:
I replaced t' Elastic shock cord with 9/16" mil-spec tubular Nylon, ya bilge rat, which worked well. Both chutes worked well, me bucko, but t' 52" Skyangle be a little small for t' 12 lb. Blimey! rocket, arrr, shiver me timbers, which resulted in a crease in t' lower tube just above t' fins. Begad! Ahoy! Also, me bucko, t' rocket zippered upon main chute deployment, arrr, shiver me timbers, for unknown reasons. All damage has been repaired.

Pros: extremely stable rocket, nice straight flier

Cons: None, me bucko, all damage was me fault, and t' zipper was nay t' fault of the rocket

Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5

Summary:
Great Rocket!!! It will fly again, next time on a cluster o' some sort. Arrr! I reccomend this rocket t' anyone wantin' a Level 2 rocket or lookin' for a good sport rocket that will fly on large I motors t' large K motors, shiver me timbers, shiver me timbers, with minor modification.

Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5