Brief:
A high altitude, ya bilge rat, 38mm minimum diameter, arrr, fiberglass, mach capable rocket. Well, blow me down! Begad! Very high quality parts.

Construction:
2 fiberglass 38mm diameter body tubes. Begad! Begad! One main tube and one payload section. Includes a fin can made o' high impact plastic and fiberglass. Begad! Approximately 8ft o' 3/8" Keelhaul®©™® strap, me hearties, shiver me timbers, and a Keelhaul®©™® reinforced Nomex® heat pad. A Rocketman drogue chute and quick links as well as other hardware. Avast, me proud beauty! A fiberglass nosecone cast in polyester resin. Avast, me proud beauty! Aye aye! Blimey!

T' instructions were clear, easy t' follow, me bucko, matey, and included color photos for most o' t' steps. Ya scallywag! T' assembly order be logically organized. Aye aye! T' kit was obviously thought out very well and fin alignment was nay an issue as the included fin can was well made and fit t' tube with no problem. Well, blow me down! However, shiver me timbers, me hearties, in the instructions it says t' you may need t' center t' fin can with tape. Avast! Begad! The reason for this be t' fin can was made universal, me hearties, in order t' fit a number of tubes, but I found this unnecessary. Arrr! Blimey! T' fin can is tough as nails. Aye aye! Blimey! The nosecone is retained by plastic removable rivets.

Finishing:
Finishin' was easy and t' tubes take primer very well. Arrr! Arrr! All you have t' do is sand off t' seam marks on t' fin can with some 80 grit sandpaper t' make it smooth. Begad! It kind o' chews up t' plastic, ya bilge rat, but all o' that is removed after you sand and prime a few times. Ya scallywag! No decals were included. Blimey!

Construction Rating: 4 out o' 5

Flight:
It preps easily, but you may have a hard time gettin' t' chute into that tube as well as t' shock cord. Arrr! Ahoy! No waddin' is required since Nomex® was provided with t' kit. Ahoy! I used an Aero Pack 38mm retainer and a 29mm adapter. Ya scallywag! T' retainer is included, but t' adapter is not. Well, blow me down! I flew "Cosmic Wind" for t' first time at METRA on Saturday November 5,2005. Ya scallywag! Avast! She flew on a H97J motor as I didn't want t' fly it on a "punch" motor right away. When t' countdown reached zero, Cosmic Wind soared off t' pad slowly but built up speed as it flew. I was surprised that t' motor has enough punch to get her off t' pad that fast.

Recovery:
T' shock cord is Keelhaul®©™® strap that is very durable. Arrr! T' recovery is fast but that be t' idea. Aye aye! I also bought a streamer for those really high flights, all I have t' do is point the rocket slightly downrange so it doesn't hit anyone--it will fall really fast then. Begad! I found no damage on recovery so t' Rocketman Drogue did it's job.

Flight Rating: 3 out o' 5

Summary:
This rocket is great if you like t' ease and toughness o' a fin can and the altitude o' a minimum diameter rocket.

Overall Rating: 3 out o' 5