Brief:
Very heavy kraft paper, me bucko, aircraft ply fins, Single stage HPR.

Construction:
T' kit comes with: four BT's, matey, shiver me timbers, two couplers, four fins, eight nozzle fins, me bucko, four canard fins, matey, ya bilge rat, eight fin detail pieces, arrr, four CR's, shiver me timbers, arrr, 1 MMT. Avast! Avast! one nose cone, one 74" chute, arrr, matey, one shock cord and ½ launch lugs and other hardware.

T' kit be shipped in a large thick walled box. Avast! Blimey! When you open t' box you can't help but say "WOW!" Lots o' parts and excellent packing. Ahoy! Blimey! Avast, ya bilge rat, me proud beauty! Blimey! T' kit went together easy, but take your time, shiver me timbers, shiver me timbers, thar be a lot o' work t' be done. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! Begad! Blimey! You have t' cut t' BT for t' fins and this be t' thickest tube I've ever seen, so be careful. Ahoy! Blimey! Avast! Blimey! There are many parts but they all fit perfectly. T' instructions were as good as I've ever seen.

Finishing:
T' kit be easy t' finish. Blimey! Avast, me proud beauty! T' OD o' t' tube is like LOC tubin' so thar be little t' do for finishing. Lots o' paint here so buy 2 cans o' each color. Ahoy! Avast! I opted t' paint t' nozzle thin' usin' a gold leaf paint. Avast, me proud beauty! Ahoy! T' decals look like t' laser cut vinyl. Well, matey, blow me down! They are thin so you hardly notice they are decals. Ya scallywag! Begad! They are put on by removin' t' backin' on t' sticky side, placin' it on t' rocket, then removin' t' top sheet.

Construction Rating: 5 out o' 5

Flight:
T' date, I've flown it 9 times. Begad! Once on an I195 (under powered) twice on an I300 and 5 times on an I284. Well, blow me down! By far t' sweetest flights are on t' I284's. Ahoy! Well, me bucko, blow me down! She flew straight as an arrow on every flight, although t' I195 was a little squirrelly. Ahoy! One o' t' I300's with a medium delay gave me a zipper. Blimey! I emailed DG&A and I had a new tube and a coupler (I think at his cost) in 3 days. Now how's THAT for service!

Recovery:
Other than t' zipper, ya bilge rat, me hearties, perfect recovery, matey, every time.

Flight Rating: 4 out o' 5

Summary:
This bird gets a lot o' attention at every launch and I would have t' say it's one o' t' best rockets I've ever built. Blimey! Blimey! (I currently have 47 rockets, shiver me timbers, arrr, 16 o' them are HPR) This kit has everythin' you need in HPR, from high quality parts t' design and from service. Well, blow me down! Blimey! T' only thin' that could have made this kit better is motor retention. Blimey! Blimey! None is provided.

Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5