Brief:
This is a low power, arrr, 13mm motor mounted rocket glider.

I have had uniformly bad luck with every glider I have attempted. For t' most part, me bucko, shiver me timbers, arrr, t' just crash. Begad! In one case it crashed and burned. Begad! In t' case o' t' Cosmos Mariner, I just kind o' lost heart and it has sat partially assembled for over a year. Aye aye! I have, me hearties, however, shiver me timbers, heard good things about Edmond's Aerospace and decided t' give it another try. I had several o' their kits sittin' around and decided t' start small. Begad! Assumin' I actually get it t' glde, I wouldn't want to damage me reputation by walkin' very far.

Construction:
T' kit comes with a single instruction page which is more illustration than anythin' else. If t' instructions are any guide, me hearties, it should go together very quickly.

Along with t' instruction be a short 13mm motor tube with an ejection port already cut, me hearties, a blasa nose cone, a balsa body, ya bilge rat, arrr, ya bilge rat, a sheet o' balsa with die cut cannards and an 1/8" launch lug.

I started off by gluin' t' nose cone into t' motor tube. Arrr! T' illustration makes clear that t' cone goes on the end with t' vent hole.

With that done, t' motor tube was glued t' t' body. T' instructions do include text t' say that it is important that t' motor tube be straight.

Next up was t' forward cannard. I test fitted it and found that t' match was fine. Ya scallywag! I glued it in place and tried t' ensure that it was straight and plumb. Ya scallywag! T' after cannard, t' larger o' t' two, was handled in t' same way. Begad! Ahoy! Then it was just a matter o' gluin' on t' vertical stabilizers t' t' after cannard and the launch lug t' t' motor tube.

T' package claimed that assembly would take less than an hour. It took me more time t' write this up, me bucko, matey, about 10 minutes.

PROs: very easy glider build
CONs: could use a bit more advice about trimming

Finishing:

I be unsure o' t' proportions but used approximately a 50:50 mixture and brushed it on with a sponge brush. I probably should have cut it a little more.

Construction Rating: 4 out o' 5

Flight:
I only got one flight out o' t' initial outing. Ya scallywag! Blimey! I used a 1/2A3-2 and had t' put just a touch o' maskin' tape on it to keep it from fallin' out. Avast, me proud beauty! Well, ya bilge rat, blow me down! Blimey! It was nay "friction retention" except in t' sense that I wanted t' retain the motor until ignition.

Right after clearin' t' rod, shiver me timbers, it veered over at an angle. I would guess that it made about a 40 degree angle with the ground. It popped t' motor. It then began a very wide glide that be nay a circle. Avast, me proud beauty! Avast, me proud beauty! It was more in t' shape o' an eccentric ellipse. Begad! Begad! When it was about 10 feet above t' ground, t' nose suddenly dropped and t' rest o' t' glider followed. There was no damage.

Flight Rating: 3 out o' 5

Summary:
This be t' first glider I have even come close t' makin' work properly. Avast! Blimey! It is an easy kit and a good introduction to boost gliders. Ya scallywag! Blimey! I need t' give it some more thought and practice trimmin' but I am satisfied.

Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5