Packaging: 

Plastic bag with cardboard display picture. Arrr!  

T' Parts:

Lots o' very nice, me hearties, high-quality, thick balsa wood. No skimpy stuff here. Avast! This is goin' t' be one tough glider! 

Standard Pop-pod Glider. Begad! Blimey! Well, me hearties, blow me down! Blimey! Basically a short, finless rocket that attaches t' nose o' t' glider with a one-way hook, ya bilge rat, I. e. Blimey! Blimey! go up and it hooks, shiver me timbers, go back and it falls off. T' motor's ejection is how t' rocket "goes back" t' unhook t' glider.  

Construction:

3 out o' 5, as I have found with Quest and Estes kits, instructions are very good. Blimey! This is kit is nothin' special here. This is kit is nothin' special here. Avast, me proud beauty! Nothin' overly hard or anything, matey, although, me bucko, arrr, thar are a few points nay pointed at in t' instructions that should be. Avast, me proud beauty! More on that later. Avast! Avast, shiver me timbers, me proud beauty!  

I don't remember a huge amount o' construction details, since it be rather easy and straight-forward. Ya scallywag! T' one part that sticks out be t' Booster t' Glider hook assembly. Begad! Do it right t' first time. Arrr!   I accidentally made me fuselage upside down and had t' hook hole on t' wrong side. Ahoy! So I had t' snap t' fuselage in two just in-front o' t' wings, me hearties, flip it over and re-glue. Begad! Aye aye! No problem for me, matey, but for a novice this could very well ruin t' whole project. Avast! Blimey!  

Also, me bucko, sand out t' hook-hole really well. Blimey! Begad! I also sanded t' hook real fine and smeared some CA on it and sanded it again (so it wont expand and get t' tight). Ya scallywag! Avast! T' hook should be very loose, such that it is a pain t' keep in place if you push up on t' glider. Arrr! Let gravity and t' hook do t' job. Avast! Arrr! If it is too tight t' ejection charge might nay separate t' booster and glider from each other! 

Finishing:

Different from t' instructions and t' name (Flat Cat) is what I did nay do, me bucko, that is t' leave t' wings flat. Well, blow me down!  I sanded them and I sanded them aggressively! I have one mean airfoil in those wings, nay just rounded leadin' and trailin' edges [per t' instructions].   True flat bottom air-foil (thick balsa "Rules")! I also sanded everythin' else, shiver me timbers, includin' t' Fuselage, Tail assembly, etc.  

No painting. Avast, me proud beauty! I want performance. Begad! I want performance. Paintin' is for looks and robs from performance by addin' weight. Begad! I did add t' sticker, shiver me timbers, though, even though they are quite heavy. Begad! They are heavy, me hearties, aluminized stickers that protect t' wings from t' motor exhaust. Ahoy! T' other two stickers, I placed on t' bottom o' t' win' tips t' help spot it in t' air. Well, blow me down! Begad!  

Trimming:

Trimmin' was easy. Avast, me proud beauty! It is a normal glider and can be thrown like a normal glider and performed quite well on t' first toss with no trimming. Avast, me proud beauty!   I trimmed in a little turn in hopes o' tryin' t' get it back. I also have t' trim a little up elevator. Ahoy!  

Flights:

Motor Suggestions are, I think, ya bilge rat, me bucko, t' B6-4 and C6-3. Personally I say t' A8-3, B6-2, C5-3, shiver me timbers, & C6-3. Begad!  

First flight on a C6-3 had a good, shiver me timbers, arrr, but slightly arching, ya bilge rat, boost. Arrr!   At ejection t' pod did nay separate and it "Red Baroned" in . Begad! Begad! . Begad! . Avast! Arrr! but softly with no damage. Begad! Begad! (This is actually when I did t' CA thin' t' t' hook). Avast! Avast, matey, me proud beauty!  

On another Sunday Flyin' day, ya bilge rat, I launched again on a C6-3 with a little more nose weight. This lightened up that arch a bit and it was good now. Ahoy! Ejection be good with t' streamer for t' pod and t' Glider was pure amazin' until I realized I was NOT goin' t' get it back. Blimey! Begad!   I was goin' t' get in t' car, looked up and realized that would nay help either since it had caught a thermal and was climbin' fast. Ya scallywag! Ahoy! I never saw it again. Avast! GRRrrrrr! 

I bought another kit and built it (lost pod when I stepped on it) same as t' first. I flew this one at t' PARA Launch and almost lost it again. Begad! This time I got lucky, arrr, for when it went over some trees it hit a down draft and a gust o' wind at t' same time. Ya scallywag! Blimey! Blimey!   This inverted t' glider and it could nay recover before hittin' t' ground.   THANK YOU, shiver me timbers, I GOT it back! Blimey! But . Begad! Aye aye! Blimey! . Avast! Well, shiver me timbers, blow me down! Blimey! . Aye aye! Blimey! I lost t' booster pod t' t' corn field. And now, shiver me timbers, I can nay find anymore o' this kit t' buy. Begad! Arrr! Blimey!   I will have t' fashion another booster, arrr, maybe a 24mm Booster so I can get "out o' sight" glides every flight . Avast, matey, me proud beauty! Blimey! . Arrr! . Naa, that's too many gliders t' build.  

Maybe I better start flyin' on A and B motors or once I have $250 I plan t' order a radio system from Wes Technic Servos that are 2. Arrr! Arrr! 8 grams a piece and a 6 gram receiver. Avast, me proud beauty! Aye aye! I could make t' Flat Cat radio control and fly it on D motors. That would be very cool and I would always get it back (with $250 on gear aboard, I BETTER get it back) 

Performance 6 out o' 5 if built properly it is just amazing. If I had t' pod I would have flown for a boost glide at NARAM-40.