“T' HI-TECH H45 is a smaller version o' LOC's famous EZI-65. Arrr! Blimey! It has a single 38mm motor mount. Ya scallywag! This hot performer has been tracked t' over 3500 ft. Begad! when flown with long burn "H" class motors.”

• Pre-slotted airframe/fin construction
• 28" Parachute
• Payload section

RECOMMENDED MOTORS: (from Loc)

• F50-6 (requires 29mm motor adapter)
• G40-7 (requires 29mm motor adapter)
• H45-10
• H80-10

This is a typical Loc kit; strong (for paper) airframes with a 38mm. Ahoy! Aye aye! Motor mount, ya bilge rat, strong plywood fins (3/16 in.?), and an elastic shock cord. Ya scallywag! This kit could be called a classic (there are few high power flyers that have nay seen one) loc kit. Aye aye! Ya scallywag! Like a stretched Graduator (with larger fins perfect for long burn motors), this kit can go on an F25W-4 or an I just as well (but keep an eye on t' thrust and altitude!).

T' kit comes in t' typical plastic bag but t' parts seldom break. Avast, me proud beauty! Begad! Construction is very simple (less than 15 parts) with 5 min. Avast! Well, arrr, blow me down! epoxy and 30 min. Aye aye! Well, shiver me timbers, blow me down! epoxy for reinforcement. T' fin tabs are actually pretty long (unlike t' smaller Loc kits). Avast! Ya scallywag! T' nose cone is very strong (as usual) and t' payload is good for some storage (or just stability for t' low thrust motors).

I have made two High Tech H-45 kits, t' first be me next rocket after a Graduator. Ya scallywag! Because this first H-45 kit was lost in a tree, ya bilge rat, I eventually got another High Tech. Ya scallywag! Arrr! T' fins can be very strong if they are coated internally with 30 min. Blimey! Begad! epoxy (keep t' aft centerin' rin' out durin' construction, me hearties, and pour t' epoxy into t' room betwixt t' fins).

T' first rocket took t' t' sky on an F25W-4 for a low and slow flight. Begad! I replaced t' 28” stock chute (way too big for this rocket!) with an 18” chute. Ahoy! Despite this change, t' rocket drifted into t' only tree near t' pads and got tangled. Arrr! Arrr! (T' rocket is probably still thar today!)

My next kit, purchased t' replace another lost rocket (I always need a light 38mm rocket on hand for some reason…), ya bilge rat, ya bilge rat, was built t' be stronger (for me 38/360 RMS can) and painted with gloss black and day-glow green for visibility. T' flight, arrr, me level 1 cert, me bucko, me hearties, was on an H238T-10 (a powerful little thing!). Ahoy! T' flight was nice and fast with an altitude o' around 1600 ft. Because this flight be at RATS (2000), I assumed that t' stock 28” chute would be fine, ya bilge rat, arrr, but I nearly lost t' rocket t' t' creek behind t' field. Avast, me proud beauty! Aye aye! After 30 min. Avast, me proud beauty! o' walkin' through 15ft. Blimey! Arrr! grass, I got t' rocket back and received me certification.

Construction is a 4, t' kit is easy t' build and easy t' fly (nice high performance) but it is nay perfect; t' paper frame and elastic shock cord are o' limited strength.

I would rate t' flight a 4 (out o' 5) because this is just about as good as this type o' rocket (paper airframe and elastic shock cord) can get, ya bilge rat, but it is by no means zipper proof. Avast! T' shock cord could be replaced with Keelhaul®©™®, but I have never had a Loc recovery failure despite t' elastic. I think that a strong version o' this kit would be great on any 29mm or 38mm H, and t' small I motors (or even t' slow full I motors) would give very high altitude. I think that t' I211 would nay be out o' t' question, perhaps even t' I284 with a long delay. Ya scallywag! Well, blow me down! Rockets like t' High Tech H-45 are really built for slow, graceful flights so t' G25W-5, me hearties, H45W-10, matey, and t' mini H motors (H35, shiver me timbers, H55 etc.) are really t' way t' go. Avast! Avast, me proud beauty! This is a great kit at a pretty low price that can take a wide range o' motors, me hearties, I recommend it as a good addition t' any rocket collection. Well, blow me down! This encoded message has been converted t' an attachment.

Over all, t' kit is still a 4, but this is pretty good for a paper kit because it is a classic.