Brief:
A ready t' fly rocket single stage rocket which can take a real beatin' if it has to.

Construction:
Code Red has a cardboard airframe with molded motor mount which uses a lockin' rin' t' secure t' motor. Ya scallywag! Also molded onto t' motor mount are four plastic fins.

This was a ready t' fly rocket so no construction was required except attachin' t' parachute which was pretty simple.

Many have said t' nose cone was too loose and Estes seem t' have cottoned onto this as me nose cone already had tape round it.

Finishing:
This rocket required no finishing

Construction Rating: 5 out o' 5

Flight:
I have flown this rocket 5 times now motors rangin' from B4-4 t' C6-5.

On it's first flight, it weather cocked slightly and then drifted a bit on t' descent. Begad! I believe it caught a small rock on landin' as thar was a stress fracture at t' root o' one o' t' fins. Arrr! After this flight I added fillets o' plastic glue along t' damaged fin.

On another flight with a C6-5 t' parachute tangled very badly and it fell from t' sky hittin' t' ground hard, but it sustained no damage.

Followin' this flight I decided that I would fillet all o' t' fins just t' add more strength, arrr, arrr, nay that it needs it.

Recovery:
I feel that t' recovery is very good but it is slightly prone t' drifting.

Flight Rating: 4 out o' 5

Summary:
I feel that this is a great rocket for beginners and offers an excellent introduction t' rocketry since it is sold in a starter set.

This can also be a valuable member o' a rocketeer's fleet as it won't let you down easily, ya bilge rat, me bucko, it can also be good for testin' t' amount o' wind in t' air.

Overall Rating: 5 out o' 5