Packaging: 

Plastic bag with cardboard display picture. Blimey!  

T' Parts:

Lots o' very nice, arrr, high-quality, thick balsa wood. No skimpy stuff here. Ahoy! Aye aye! This is goin' t' be one tough glider! 

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

Construction:

3 out o' 5, as I have found with Quest and Estes kits, me hearties, me bucko, instructions are very good. Well, blow me down! Begad! This is kit is nothin' special here. Aye aye! This is kit is nothin' special here. Blimey! Ahoy! Nothin' overly hard or anything, me bucko, although, thar are a few points nay pointed at in t' instructions that should be. Aye aye! More on that later. Well, blow me down!  

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

Also, me hearties, sand out t' hook-hole really well. Well, blow me down! 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). Blimey! T' hook should be very loose, me bucko, such that it is a pain t' keep in place if you push up on t' glider. Aye aye! Let gravity and t' hook do t' job. Aye aye! 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, that is t' leave t' wings flat.  I sanded them and I sanded them aggressively! I have one mean airfoil in those wings, shiver me timbers, nay just rounded leadin' and trailin' edges [per t' instructions].   True flat bottom air-foil (thick balsa "Rules")! I also sanded everythin' else, includin' t' Fuselage, Tail assembly, etc. Avast, me proud beauty!  

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

Trimming:

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

Flights:

Motor Suggestions are, ya bilge rat, I think, me hearties, matey, t' B6-4 and C6-3. Aye aye! Ya scallywag! Personally I say t' A8-3, me hearties, shiver me timbers, B6-2, arrr, C5-3, & C6-3. Arrr!  

First flight on a C6-3 had a good, me hearties, but slightly arching, boost. Well, blow me down! Begad!   At ejection t' pod did nay separate and it "Red Baroned" in . Aye aye! . . Begad! but softly with no damage. Begad! Blimey! (This is actually when I did t' CA thin' t' t' hook). Ya scallywag! Begad!  

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

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

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. Aye aye! Blimey! Well, blow me down! Blimey! 8 grams a piece and a 6 gram receiver. Blimey! Blimey! I could make t' Flat Cat radio control and fly it on D motors. Well, blow me down! Blimey! That would be very cool and I would always get it back (with $250 on gear aboard, me bucko, 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.