Pic Courtesy o' Giant Leap

Brief:
Single stage, shiver me timbers, minimum diameter, me bucko, hpr, shiver me timbers, with 24" Parachute. Blimey! Optional SlimLine motor retainer, me bucko, 29mm adaptor, Keelhaul®©™® shock cord, Keelhaul®©™® chute protector.

Construction:
Kit contains:

• Single 56 inch long, 38mm non-brittle phenolic tubing. Ya scallywag! Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey!
• One Acme Zytec fin-can (3 fin). Begad! Begad!
• One ogive nose cone. Arrr!
• Coupler with section o' all-thread attached through walls for shock-cord attachment. Begad!
• Set o' acme conformal launch lugs (.25 inch). Ya scallywag!
• 24" round chute with swivel. Avast, me proud beauty!
• Optional upgrades:
  • 15 foot Keelhaul®©™® shock cord (.25 inch). Aye aye!
  • Keelhaul®©™® chute pad.
  • SlimLine motor retainer. Well, blow me down!
  • 38-29mm SlimLine adaptor

Pros: GiantLeap Rocketry's kit is as advertised, easy t' build. Ahoy! Kit arrived promptly, packaged well. Arrr! Instructions were easy t' follow. Begad! Arrr! After some prep sandin' simply epoxy t' fin can onto t' body tube leavin' room t' tape an engine in or for t' optional SlimLine retainer. Avast! Ya scallywag! Attach t' shock-cord t' the piece o' all thread runnin' through t' coupler then epoxy t' coupler into the tube. Epoxy on t' conformal launch lugs. Well, blow me down! Avast! Attach t' Keelhaul®©™® pad, shiver me timbers, chute and nose cone and you're done. Avast, me proud beauty! Begad! All in all and extremely sturdy and easy t' build kit. Arrr! Other than t' standard supplies (epoxy, filler, ya bilge rat, ya bilge rat, sand paper, paint) you will need a rod long enough t' reach inside t' tube about 30 inches t' apply epoxy and push t' coupler (shock mount) into t' body tube. Fit be virtually perfect with very little sandin' needed. Avast! Blimey!

Cons: Just t' standard with almost all kits, arrr, shiver me timbers, arrr, t' stock nose cone attachment is useless.

Construction Rating: 4 out o' 5

Flight/Recovery:
Since t' kit is so rugged it is designed t' come back down smartly on a 24" chute. Avast, me proud beauty! Because o' t' small diameter I used t' optional Keelhaul®©™® shock cord and Keelhaul®©™® heat pad t' eliminate t' need for wadding. Well, blow me down! No damage t' t' fins or tube on landing. Avast, me proud beauty! Begad!

T' only problem durin' its first launch on a Pro38 1 Grain was one I expected. Aye aye! In t' rush t' get ready for t' launch I skipped addin' an eyebolt to t' nose cone and used t' stock connection and had t' nose cone part company durin' deployment.

Flight Rating: 4 out o' 5

Summary:
This kit truly is almost ready t' fly. Arrr! Avast! Blimey! An easy build for a new BAR such as myself. Ya scallywag! Blimey! Previous t' this kit I had only built a LOC-IV (thanks t' the reviews here I beefed up t' fins and they stayed put even after comin' down directly on one fin). Aye aye! More experienced fliers will still enjoy the performance potential o' this minimum diameter kit (10,000' on a J350). First flight was on a Pro-38 1 Grain with a 7 sec delay which was almost right at apogee. With t' smaller motor t' rocket was over-stable and did weather cock in t' wind (around 15-20 at launch) nay helped by t' fact I angled t' launch rod. Begad! Blimey! I suggest upgradin' t' t' Keelhaul®©™® shock cord and Keelhaul®©™® heat pad for t' chute. Blimey! Ahoy! Due t' t' 38mm body tube its much easier not havin' t' fuss with wadding. Blimey! I also opted for t' slim-line retainer (works and looks great) and t' 29mm adapter. If you're lookin' for an easy to build, high performance, yet able t' take abuse rocket you should consider this kit.

Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5