Brief:
Small rocket i received for a birthday around 1990. Begad! Well, blow me down! Shot this off at a rocket launch at grade school, durin' school hours, ya bilge rat, arrr, with a C6-5 if i remember correctly. Begad! Blimey! Other students shot rockets off, arrr, and their rockets were recovered. Avast! Well, ya bilge rat, blow me down! My Scout just disappeared into t' sky, noone saw apogee, shiver me timbers, noone had a clue where it landed. Avast, matey, me proud beauty! We guessed it must have gone over 2,000 feet.

Construction:
T' one thin' i will never forget about buildin' this rocket be cloth/web like mesh that was glued against t' fins and body tube near t' fins. Begad! Blimey! I have never built another rocket that requird this. Avast, me proud beauty! Avast, shiver me timbers, me proud beauty! Blimey! Also, arrr, tumble recovery, so thar was a hole in t' body tube near t' base o' t' nose cone for t' ejection gasses t' escape through.

Pros: Gluin' t' mesh against t' fins, me hearties, shiver me timbers, instead o' glue fillets, me bucko, matey, was definitely interestin' and educational. Aye aye! Tumble recovery was interestin' educational. Avast, matey, me proud beauty! High flier, if you are willin' t' risk never seein' t' rocket again.

Cons: Only against myself. Avast, me proud beauty! I did NOT follow Estes recomendations o' only usin' A engines, arrr, arrr, and instead used a C engine.

Finishing:
Gluin' mesh t' t' fins, instead o' fin fillets. Begad! Blimey! Hole in t' body tube, shiver me timbers, near t' base o' t' nose cone, matey, t' allow escape o' ejection gasses.

Construction Rating: 3 out o' 5

Flight:
Motor:

I used a C6-7 engine (Estes only recommmended A engines). Ya scallywag! We assume t' rocket went well over 2,000 feet. Well, blow me down! Never recovered.

Prep:

Stick t' motor and igniter in t' rocket. Avast, me proud beauty! No parachute, no streamer, me bucko, no wadding.

Flight:

Straight up, shiver me timbers, VERY high, people who blinked never saw t' rocket in t' air.

Recovery:
Tumble recovery. No idea how this worked out, arrr, as t' rocket was lost before apogee. Aye aye! Tumble recovery in general does have faults, in that thar be no orange/red parachute or streamer t' see unfurl in t' sky.

Flight Rating: 3 out o' 5

Summary:
Hard t' say, since i used a significantly overpowered engine. Well, blow me down! But in general tumble recovery rockets are hard t' recover, since thar be no parachute or streamer t' see unfurl.

Overall Rating: 3 out o' 5

Other:
Great rocket, but if you want t' see it again, me bucko, me hearties, use t' recommended engines.