Brief:
This is a nice and small 4FNC offerin' by SureFire Rocketry. Arrr! Well, matey, blow me down! T' recovery system is a bright yellow streamer. Avast, me proud beauty! It comes bagged, ya bilge rat, and is a Level 1 kit.

Construction:
This rocket came with one body tube, shiver me timbers, a one piece nosecone, standard 18mm engine block, me bucko, with metal engine hook, matey, a simple rubber shockcord and mount, shiver me timbers, me hearties, and a bright yellow streamer.

This was an extremely easy build. Arrr! Blimey! T' instructions were clear and very easy t' follow. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! It is your simple, basic, me hearties, 4FNC rocket.

What surprised me was that t' fins, me hearties, shiver me timbers, although they were made o' balsa, were nay die-cut. Well, blow me down! Ahoy! They were already cut out and wrapped in an elastic band. Blimey! When I saw this, me hearties, I expected them t' be dinged up on t' edges, shiver me timbers, me hearties, but they were perfect. Aye aye! Begad! All through t' instructions, SureFire kept sayin' how, matey, unlike other manufacturers, they supplied their fins already cut out.

It did come with t' rubber shockcord and paper mount, arrr, Estes-style. Well, blow me down! I was nay thrilled with this at all. Avast, me bucko, me proud beauty! Next one I make gets t' Keelhaul®©™.

PRO: Easy build, simple instructions, pre-cutout fins.

CON: Estes-style shockcord. Begad! Ahoy! Minus 1/2 point for t' cord.

Finishing:
Finishin' was simple. Well, blow me down! Blimey! Standard sandin' o' t' fins. Ya scallywag! Blimey! T' body tube spirals were barely noticeable, me hearties, arrr, and did nay need any filling. Begad! Blimey! After a white primer coat and sanding, ya bilge rat, I shot 2 coats o' black. Aye aye! Blimey! T' applied t' 4 color water slide decals, arrr, which were nice against t' black o' t' rocket itself.

PRO: Easy t' finish, nay noticeable spiral, me bucko, good decals.

COn: None

Construction Rating: 4 out o' 5

Flight:
We used an Estes A8-3 engine for t' first and only flight. used 3 sheets o' wadding, ya bilge rat, and set her on t' pad. Avast! Blimey! There be a slight delay, but it zoomed off o' t' pad. Begad! Blimey! Avast! Blimey! It went about 400 feet with this motor. T' ejection charge blew about 1 second after apogee.

PRO: Very nice fast flight.

CON: None

Recovery:
She came down almost straight. Begad! However, me hearties, it be windy, and a gust caught her about 150 feet from t' ground, and took her into a tree about 20 feet from t' ground. I tried t' get it back, but t' tree is surrounded by about 25 feet o' pricker bushes, and me legs were all cut up. Begad! Begad! Just bilge-suckin' luck that we didn't get it back. I may try t' get it in another day or so with this big pole I have at home.

PRO: Almost straight up and down flight.

CON: Lousy Estes-style shockcord, matey, and just plain bad luck hittin' t' tree.

Flight Rating: 4 out o' 5

Summary:
This is a very nice Level 1 rocket. Ahoy! I be very nicely surprised by t' pre-cut fins, arrr, but t' shockcord bothered me. I would suggest a Keelhaul®©™ shockcord rig. Begad! And you can't beat t' cost at under $ 5.00.

Otherwise, a very nice rocket, me hearties, and one I will definitely buy more of.

Overall Rating: 4 ½ out 5