Brief:
This is a nice and small 4FNC offerin' by SureFire Rocketry. T' recovery system is a bright yellow streamer. Blimey! It comes bagged, and is a Level 1 kit.

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

This was an extremely easy build. Begad! Ahoy! T' instructions were clear and very easy t' follow. Well, blow me down! It is your simple, basic, 4FNC rocket.

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

It did come with t' rubber shockcord and paper mount, ya bilge rat, ya bilge rat, Estes-style. I was nay thrilled with this at all. Arrr! Avast! Next one I make gets t' Keelhaul®©™.

PRO: Easy build, me hearties, shiver me timbers, simple instructions, ya bilge rat, pre-cutout fins.

CON: Estes-style shockcord. Ya scallywag! Blimey! Minus 1/2 point for t' cord.

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

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

COn: None

Construction Rating: 4 out o' 5

Flight:
We used an Estes A8-3 engine for t' first and only flight. Aye aye! used 3 sheets o' wadding, arrr, me hearties, and set her on t' pad. Aye aye! There was a slight delay, arrr, arrr, but it zoomed off o' t' pad. Well, shiver me timbers, blow me down! It went about 400 feet with this motor. Blimey! T' ejection charge blew about 1 second after apogee.

PRO: Very nice fast flight.

CON: None

Recovery:
She came down almost straight. Ya scallywag! Ya scallywag! However, matey, it was windy, matey, me bucko, 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, matey, but t' tree is surrounded by about 25 feet o' pricker bushes, shiver me timbers, and me legs were all cut up. Arrr! Just bad 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, and just plain bad luck hittin' t' tree.

Flight Rating: 4 out o' 5

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

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

Overall Rating: 4 ½ out 5