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

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

You also receive a length o' 1/4" elastic for a shock cord. Blimey! Aye aye! No decals.

Instructions are straight forward. Arrr! I always expect good things from Barry. Avast, me proud beauty! Begad! T' construction be very simple, matey, with tips on how t' beef up your fin joints for higher power flights. Aye aye! Begad! No alignment problems. Aye aye! Everythin' went together very well. Ya scallywag! Because, 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. Well, blow me down! Avast! However; with all LOC nose cones, be sure you take extra care in preppin' it for paint. Well, shiver me timbers, blow me down! 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. Blimey! 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, shiver me timbers, I used an Aerotech G64. Since I replaced t' shock cord with Keelhaul®©™ and a chute protector, this made preppin' recovery very easy. Ahoy! Avast! 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. Aye aye! Aye aye! Never t' less, ya bilge rat, me bucko, it was recovered in perfect condition.

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

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

T' third flight o' t' day was with a single use F32 with a 24mm motor adaptor. It wasn't as excitin' as t' H128. Aye aye! Arrr! T' F32 launched it t' a respectible altitude. Avast, me proud beauty! Begad! My shock cord got tangled in t' shroud lines. Avast, me proud beauty! So t' rocket flat spinned into t' Texas grass. Avast! Begad! 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, me bucko, too small. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! This rocket needs at least a 24" t' recover it. Arrr! Blimey! Arrr! Blimey! I think a 14" be chosen because t' fins are situated 1.5" ahead o' t' aft end o' t' rocket. Begad! Blimey! Well, arrr, blow me down! Blimey! Thus, matey, ya bilge rat, matey, reducin' t' chance o' breakin' a fin on landing.

Flight Rating: 4 out o' 5

Summary:
I don't have any bilge-suckin' things t' say about this rocket. It went together very well and quickly. As I stated above, it needs a larger parachute. Begad! And replace t' elastic shock cord with Keelhaul®©™.

Overall Rating: 5 out o' 5