Picture courtesy o' Public Missiles    

Brief:
This is a single staged, ya bilge rat, 6 fin HPR rocket that me dad launched on Labor Day 2003 on an H242 for his L1. Avast, me proud beauty! I wrote t' review since he is always busy and I saw every step he took on that rocket. Plus I did a bit o' work for him too. (Inside fillets in a boat tail! What a pain in t' butt!).

Construction:
It did nay have a payload section (What WERE they THINKING!?), ya bilge rat, but it did have a piston, me hearties, good nose cone, precut fiberglass G10 fins, me hearties, a nice boat tail (Nice if you are nay doin' t' inner fillets on it!), and a Quantum tube.

Fairly straight forward construction. Ya scallywag! Arrr! Took me dad and I about 3 months to make but if it be just me doin' it, ya bilge rat, matey, ya bilge rat, it would have been 3 days. Finally done though (he had me worried) and will fly Labor Day 2003!

Finishing:
Still have nay painted it. Ahoy! My dad changes his mind every night. Aye aye! T' paint the fins silver...or nay t' nay paint t' fins silver...to paint t' fins silver... Well, you get t' point.

Construction Rating: 4 out o' 5

Flight:
My dad used an H242T in his Hydra for a successful L1. Avast! Ahoy! It was a very good flight. Avast, me proud beauty! Begad! T' parachute was a touch late in opening, shiver me timbers, but fine otherwise. Aye aye! Ya scallywag! A fin was stuck in t' soft ground when I recovered it. Well, blow me down! Arrr! We used friction fit and a piston ejection system. Begad! It flew high, me bucko, fast and straight for a L1 certification--it has t' be good!

Recovery:
Recovery perfect and me dad is L1 certified now!!!!

Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5

Summary:
Great design besides t' lack o' a payload bay. Well, blow me down! Very unique. Well, blow me down! Begad! Nothin' really wrong with it.

Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5