Brief:
A large high-powered rocket that should be considered for a Level 2 certification flight.

Modifications:
Several minor changes were made and are described below. Blimey! Ya scallywag!

Construction:
T' rocket comes with: A plastic Nosecone, matey, 2 thick paper body tubes, me bucko, three motor mount tubes, matey, 2 1/4" plywood centerin' rings, 3 1/4" plywood fins, a Bulkhead assembly, a shockcord(elastic) and a 58" nylon parachute. All parts were o' high quality when I bought them (from Ken Allen of Performance Hobbies).

After buildin' many High powered kits, I did nay refer t' t' instructions at all. They looked t' be t' normal LOC instructions, very precise and short. T' parts all fit nicely with little or no sanding. Ahoy! Aye aye! T' kit only came with two centerin' rings, matey, matey, but a rocket o' this size really needs three. Ya scallywag! Begad! Also, t' 29mm outboard motor mounts were very short, arrr, and should be lengthened t' at least 9" t' allow t' use o' large motors in t' future. Well, blow me down! T' rocket went together like a normal rocket, with through t' wall fins. Avast! I fiberglassed the fins t' t' motor mount, ya bilge rat, ya bilge rat, which I highly suggest on all rockets 3" in diameter and larger. Ya scallywag! T' only other modifications were t' add an electronics bay in t' coupler and t' extend t' Payload bay for more room for t' Main Parachute.

I would rate construction a 4 out o' 5 because o' t' 2 centerin' rings and short 29mm tubes, but both are easily fixed.

Finishing:
Pros: Spirals are small, no need t' fill

Cons: Rocket takes A LOT o' paint :), me bucko, nose cone is very rough

Construction Rating: 4 out o' 5

Flight:
T' first and only flight so far for t' Magnum be on a J460T 54mm motor. Begad! Blimey! Ya scallywag! Blimey! The rocket be prepped with an RRC2 altimeter in t' coupler. T' drogue chute was a 30" Spherachute, with a 52" Skyangle Main Parachute. Ahoy! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! T' motor was retained by a pair o' Kaplow Klips, me bucko, ya bilge rat, and t' nose was held on t' t' Payload bay with two shear pins. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! T' rocket shot off t' pad on t' Blue Thunder motor to an apogee o' 1650', where t' drogue chute be deployed. Begad! Blimey! T' rocket fell to 500', where t' main chute deployed, me bucko, and t' rocket landed less than 500 feet from t' pad!! Blimey!

Recovery:
I replaced t' Elastic shock cord with 9/16" mil-spec tubular Nylon, which worked well. Arrr! Both chutes worked well, but t' 52" Skyangle be a little small for t' 12 lb. Blimey! rocket, which resulted in a crease in t' lower tube just above t' fins. Begad! Begad! Also, t' rocket zippered upon main chute deployment, for unknown reasons. All damage has been repaired.

Pros: extremely stable rocket, matey, ya bilge rat, nice straight flier

Cons: None, arrr, all damage be me fault, and t' zipper be nay t' fault of the rocket

Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5

Summary:
Great Rocket!!! It will fly again, shiver me timbers, next time on a cluster o' some sort. I reccomend this rocket t' anyone wantin' a Level 2 rocket or lookin' for a good sport rocket that will fly on large I motors t' large K motors, with minor modification.

Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5