Brief:
T' BAF-70 is a baffle system from Fliskits intended for rockets with BT70 airframes. Avast! It consistes o' a coupling tube, 2 perforated disks and a length o' Keelhaul®©™.

Construction:
While buildin' an otherwise nice Estes kit recently, matey, I absolutely refused t' use their cheap rubber band and trifold mount. Avast! By t' time I thought o' it, me bucko, me hearties, matey, t' motor mount be already inaccessible for me usual method. Then I remember the assortment o' baffles I recently ordered from Fliskits. Arrr! As I had remembered, matey, t' baffle integrates a Keelhaul®©™® tether for recovery. Blimey! Ahoy! I decided t' give it a try.

Construction is simplicity itself. Arrr! T' holes were knocked out of the 2 fiberboard disks. Begad! One has holes clustered in t' middle and t' other has t' holes around t' outside edge. Aye aye! The rearward disk has a hole through which t' Keelhaul®©™® thread passes and both have a notch for t' thread.

After fumblin' for a while, I gave up on tryin' t' pass t' Keelhaul®©™® through t' provided hole. Well, blow me down! This was a reflection o' me frayin' Keelhaul®©™® and more importantly, me frayin' patience. Instead, shiver me timbers, I tied a loop around one o' t' sides o' a hole. Blimey! Begad! T' Keelhaul®©™® was then fitted into a side notch and t' disk test fitted into t' coupler. Begad! Well, blow me down! It fit perfectly. Arrr! I glued it in place with yellow glue and smeared some extra over t' lower surface o' t' baffle t' act as an ablative surface. I filleted both sides and let it dry.

When dry, me hearties, I fit t' Keelhaul®©™® through t' notch in t' other disk and fit that into t' coupler as well. Well, blow me down! Again, matey, t' fit be perfect. Aye aye! Some glue fillets were applied and t' baffle was set aside t' dry.

That pretty much concludes t' buildin' o' t' baffle itself. Ahoy! Ahoy! Blimey! All that was left was installation. This baffle was installed in an Estes 36D Squared. Avast! Blimey! A swab was used t' paint a rin' o' glue and then t' baffle be pushed into place in the BT70. Arrr! Blimey! Again, I found that t' fit was perfect and no problems were encoutered. Avast, me proud beauty! Aye aye! Blimey! It should be noted that t' baffle should be placed so that t' Keelhaul®©™® is towards t' nosecone.

Flight:
As I stated, this baffle be installed in an Estes 36D Squared. Avast! I have t' admit t' nay havin' much experience with baffles so I put just a touch o' dog barf in t' tube before t' first flight which was loaded with a pair o' D12-5s. It performed flawlessly and I only had t' shake out a bit o' t' ejecta after t' flight.

For t' second flight, I decided t' chance things without t' dog barf. Begad! Avast, me proud beauty! This time I was usin' a pair o' C11-5s and again it performed flawlessly.

Summary:
I could get t' like this flyin' without wadding.

Overall Rating: 5 out o' 5