Brief:
This is, I believe, Mile High Rockets first venture into rocket kits. Avast, me proud beauty! Packed with quality components and sportin' a somewhat unusual design, matey, me hearties, 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, matey, 6 balsa fins, ya bilge rat, balsa fin mountin' rail (more on that later), and Mile High's own flame proof recovery system, me hearties, includin' Keelhaul®©™ elastic cord and a heavy duty film parachute (plastic like, me bucko, but much higher temp rating).

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

After markin' t' tube, matey, t' rather unusual fin mountin' begins. Avast! Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! Rather than mount directly t' t' tube, t' fins are mounted in a groove cut in a tiny rail, me bucko, matey, which is then bonded t' t' tube. Aye aye! 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, 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, ya bilge rat, and you'll definitely want t' make use o' t' fin alignment template when gluin' everythin' together.

 Overall, 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. Avast, me proud beauty! Aye aye! This felt like a regular elastic cord, me hearties, wrapped in a thin braided Keelhaul®©™ sleeve, me bucko, ya bilge rat, which offers t' stretch o' elastic but also has t' heat protection o' Keelhaul®©™. Begad! Arrr! This was very impressive material in so affordable a modroc kit. Ahoy! I'm a little surprised they didn't throw in a small square o' Nomex t' complete t' heat-proof package, arrr, 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, arrr, then a couple o' light coats o' sandable primer. Ya scallywag! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! After sandin' down t' primer with 400-grit wet/dry sandpaper, arrr, I finished it off with two coats o' gloss white, shiver me timbers, then masked off for t' trim red coat on t' fins and nose cone. After allowin' everythin' t' dry, shiver me timbers, I applied t' decals, me hearties, me bucko, me hearties, which include "Mile" on one fin, followed by "High" and "Rockets" on t' other two.

Construction Rating: 4 out o' 5

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

While I'll certainly move up t' power curve and try it on a C, 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