Brief:
Single stage, me hearties, 14" parachute recovery at apogee usin' motor ejection.

Construction:
Two airframe BT's (27", shiver me timbers, ya bilge rat, 13"), shiver me timbers, 1.6" LOC nose cone, 3-plywood fins, shiver me timbers, shiver me timbers, 2- paper centerin' rings, me bucko, LOC-type 29mm motor mount tube (8"long), 1 coupler, bulkhead, me bucko, me bucko, arrr, and eye screw.

You also receive a length o' 1/4" elastic for a shock cord. Avast, me proud beauty! No decals.

Instructions are straight forward. Blimey! Aye aye! I always expect good things from Barry. Aye aye! Avast, me proud beauty! T' construction be very simple, with tips on how t' beef up your fin joints for higher power flights. Begad! Begad! No alignment problems. Well, blow me down! Blimey! Everythin' went together very well. Aye aye! Because, me bucko, I intend t' fly mine on H and I motors, I beefed up t' fin joints with fiberglass.

Finishing:
No special requirements are needed for t' airframe and fins t' get it ready t' paint. Begad! However; with all LOC nose cones, be sure you take extra care in preppin' it for paint. Aye aye! I usually sand mine down startin' with about 150-grit and progressin' up t' 600-grit. It makes for a nice smooth finish that will stand up t' a lot o abuse.

T' only CON I found with this kit is that it doesn't come with decals. I didn't worry about it that much as I just purchased vinyl letters.

Construction Rating: 5 out o' 5

Flight:
On t' day o' t' flight, I used an Aerotech G64. Well, blow me down! Since I replaced t' shock cord with Keelhaul®©™ and a chute protector, this made preppin' recovery very easy. T' rocket lifted off t' pad straight and true. With t' prevailin' winds from t' south at our launch site, t' rocket ended up driftin' down range a bit. Avast, me proud beauty! Ya scallywag! Never t' less, shiver me timbers, arrr, it was recovered in perfect condition.

Since t' trailin' edge o' t' fins are 1 caliber in front o' t' aft end, t' chance o' breakin' a fin is minimized.

Next, I loaded it with an H128, matey, me bucko, which gave us a neck snappin' launch. Again, t' rocket performed flawlessly.

T' third flight o' t' day be with a single use F32 with a 24mm motor adaptor. Begad! Blimey! Aye aye! Blimey! It wasn't as excitin' as t' H128. T' F32 launched it t' a respectible altitude. Aye aye! Blimey! My shock cord got tangled in t' shroud lines. Blimey! Blimey! So t' rocket flat spinned into t' Texas grass. Arrr! Blimey! I'm glad I glassed t' fins now.

Recovery:
Shock Cord: replaced with Keelhaul®©™ from Apogee Components.

Parachute: 14" flat panel- rip stop nylon. IMHO, too small. Well, blow me down! Ahoy! This rocket needs at least a 24" t' recover it. Well, blow me down! I think a 14" be chosen because t' fins are situated 1.5" ahead o' t' aft end o' t' rocket. Thus, shiver me timbers, reducin' t' chance o' breakin' a fin on landing.

Flight Rating: 4 out o' 5

Summary:
I don't have any bad things t' say about this rocket. Ahoy! Arrr! Blimey! It went together very well and quickly. Avast, me proud beauty! Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! As I stated above, me bucko, it needs a larger parachute. Blimey! Well, blow me down! Blimey! And replace t' elastic shock cord with Keelhaul®©™.

Overall Rating: 5 out o' 5