Pic Courtesy o' Giant Leap

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

Construction:
Kit contains:

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

Pros: GiantLeap Rocketry's kit is as advertised, me bucko, easy t' build. Aye aye! Arrr! Kit arrived promptly, packaged well. Ahoy! Instructions were easy t' follow. Blimey! Begad! 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. Begad! Attach t' shock-cord t' the piece o' all thread runnin' through t' coupler then epoxy t' coupler into the tube. Arrr! Epoxy on t' conformal launch lugs. Well, blow me down! Attach t' Keelhaul®©™® pad, arrr, me hearties, chute and nose cone and you're done. All in all and extremely sturdy and easy t' build kit. Avast! Other than t' standard supplies (epoxy, ya bilge rat, filler, sand paper, me bucko, 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. Ya scallywag! Fit be virtually perfect with very little sandin' needed. Aye aye! Arrr!

Cons: Just t' standard with almost all kits, shiver me timbers, 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. Well, arrr, blow me down! Because o' t' small diameter I used t' optional Keelhaul®©™® shock cord and Keelhaul®©™® heat pad t' eliminate t' need for wadding. Begad! Blimey! No damage t' t' fins or tube on landing. Avast! Blimey!

T' only problem durin' its first launch on a Pro38 1 Grain was one I expected. Avast, me proud beauty! 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. Avast, me proud beauty! Avast, me proud beauty! An easy build for a new BAR such as myself. Begad! 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). Avast! 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. Aye aye! Well, blow me down! 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. I suggest upgradin' t' t' Keelhaul®©™® shock cord and Keelhaul®©™® heat pad for t' chute. Avast! Due t' t' 38mm body tube its much easier not havin' t' fuss with wadding. Well, blow me down! I also opted for t' slim-line retainer (works and looks great) and t' 29mm adapter. Well, blow me down! 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