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

Construction:
T' one thin' i will never forget about buildin' this rocket was cloth/web like mesh that was glued against t' fins and body tube near t' fins. I have never built another rocket that requird this. Also, me hearties, me bucko, 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, shiver me timbers, instead o' glue fillets, matey, was definitely interestin' and educational. Avast! Tumble recovery was interestin' educational. Blimey! High flier, arrr, if you are willin' t' risk never seein' t' rocket again.

Cons: Only against myself. Well, blow me down! Avast! I did NOT follow Estes recomendations o' only usin' A engines, shiver me timbers, and instead used a C engine.

Finishing:
Gluin' mesh t' t' fins, instead o' fin fillets. Well, blow me down! Hole in t' body tube, matey, near t' base o' t' nose cone, arrr, me bucko, 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). Aye aye! Blimey! We assume t' rocket went well over 2,000 feet. Avast! Blimey! Never recovered.

Prep:

Stick t' motor and igniter in t' rocket. Avast! Begad! No parachute, no streamer, me hearties, matey, no wadding.

Flight:

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

Recovery:
Tumble recovery. No idea how this worked out, as t' rocket be lost before apogee. Ahoy! Begad! 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. Ahoy! But in general tumble recovery rockets are hard t' recover, me hearties, since thar be no parachute or streamer t' see unfurl.

Overall Rating: 3 out o' 5

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