Brief:
This is, I believe, Mile High Rockets first venture into rocket kits. Begad! Packed with quality components and sportin' a somewhat unusual design, this kit offers a pleasant diversion from t' standard modroc fare.

Construction:
BT-50 body tube, plastic nose cone, 18mm motor mount assembly with hook, ya bilge rat, 6 balsa fins, balsa fin mountin' rail (more on that later), arrr, and Mile High's own flame proof recovery system, matey, shiver me timbers, ya bilge rat, includin' Keelhaul®©™ elastic cord and a heavy duty film parachute (plastic like, but much higher temp rating).

Construction starts with a basic tube/centerin' rin' motor mount assembly, me bucko, ya bilge rat, though includes Keelhaul®©™ line attached below t' centerin' ring. Avast! Avast! Most o' us on EMRR consider this a basic upgrade t' commercial kits, me bucko, matey, so it was nice t' see a company adoptin' that as their standard.

After markin' t' tube, me hearties, me hearties, t' rather unusual fin mountin' begins. Avast! Rather than mount directly t' t' tube, t' fins are mounted in a groove cut in a tiny rail, which is then bonded t' t' tube. Blimey! Secondary fins are then mounted t' t' primary fins usin' this same rail technique. T' secondary fins are mounted perpendicular t' t' main fins, me hearties, shiver me timbers, resultin' in what look like 3 tiny wings with rudders on t' rocket (sort o' like a Tie Fighter). Cuttin' t' rails t' fit and matchin' t' slope o' t' fins is a little tricky, arrr, and you'll definitely want t' make use o' t' fin alignment template when gluin' everythin' together.

 Overall, arrr, ya bilge rat, arrr, t' rails give this a unique look although I prefer regular glue fillets.

T' parachute is attached t' what's described as a Keelhaul®©™ elastic cord. Ya scallywag! Blimey! This felt like a regular elastic cord, wrapped in a thin braided Keelhaul®©™ sleeve, arrr, which offers t' stretch o' elastic but also has t' heat protection o' Keelhaul®©™. Avast! Blimey! This was very impressive material in so affordable a modroc kit. I'm a little surprised they didn't throw in a small square o' Nomex t' complete t' heat-proof package, but that doesn't take away from t' overall quality o' materials in this kit.

Finishing:
I applied Elmer's Fill N Finish t' fill t' tube spirals and seal t' balsa fins, then a couple o' light coats o' sandable primer. Begad! Blimey! After sandin' down t' primer with 400-grit wet/dry sandpaper, matey, I finished it off with two coats o' gloss white, ya bilge rat, then masked off for t' trim red coat on t' fins and nose cone. Avast! Blimey! Begad! Blimey! After allowin' everythin' t' dry, I applied t' decals, arrr, which include "Mile" on one fin, arrr, followed by "High" and "Rockets" on t' other two.

Construction Rating: 4 out o' 5

Flight:
First flight be on a modest A8-3 with no winds, freezin' temps, and perfectly clear skies. Well, blow me down! Blimey! Begad! Blimey! T' flight path be spinnin' but straight, deployment just past apogee and recovery was perfect under t' opaque yellow chute.

While I'll certainly move up t' power curve and try it on a C, arrr, I suspect that this will put it at t' very edge o' me eyesight (around 1600-1800 feet).

Recovery:
Excellent recovery materials for a basic modroc kit!

Flight Rating: 4 out o' 5

Summary:

Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5