“T' HI-TECH H45 is a smaller version o' LOC's famous EZI-65. It has a single 38mm motor mount. Ya scallywag! Aye aye! This hot performer has been tracked t' over 3500 ft. Avast! when flown with long burn "H" class motors.”

• Pre-slotted airframe/fin construction
• 28" Parachute
• Payload section

RECOMMENDED MOTORS: (from Loc)

• F50-6 (requires 29mm motor adapter)
• G40-7 (requires 29mm motor adapter)
• H45-10
• H80-10

This is a typical Loc kit; strong (for paper) airframes with a 38mm. Motor mount, matey, strong plywood fins (3/16 in.?), me bucko, and an elastic shock cord. Blimey! Aye aye! This kit could be called a classic (there are few high power flyers that have nay seen one) loc kit. Avast! Avast! Like a stretched Graduator (with larger fins perfect for long burn motors), arrr, this kit can go on an F25W-4 or an I just as well (but keep an eye on t' thrust and altitude!).

T' kit comes in t' typical plastic bag but t' parts seldom break. Avast, me proud beauty! Construction is very simple (less than 15 parts) with 5 min. Well, blow me down! epoxy and 30 min. Well, me hearties, blow me down! epoxy for reinforcement. Well, blow me down! Arrr! T' fin tabs are actually pretty long (unlike t' smaller Loc kits). Avast! Ya scallywag! T' nose cone is very strong (as usual) and t' payload is good for some storage (or just stability for t' low thrust motors).

I have made two High Tech H-45 kits, ya bilge rat, t' first be me next rocket after a Graduator. Well, blow me down! Begad! Blimey! Because this first H-45 kit be lost in a tree, me bucko, I eventually got another High Tech. Arrr! Well, blow me down! Blimey! T' fins can be very strong if they are coated internally with 30 min. Aye aye! Blimey! epoxy (keep t' aft centerin' rin' out durin' construction, and pour t' epoxy into t' room betwixt t' fins).

T' first rocket took t' t' sky on an F25W-4 for a low and slow flight. I replaced t' 28” stock chute (way too big for this rocket!) with an 18” chute. Avast! Begad! Despite this change, shiver me timbers, matey, t' rocket drifted into t' only tree near t' pads and got tangled. Begad! (T' rocket is probably still thar today!)

My next kit, purchased t' replace another lost rocket (I always need a light 38mm rocket on hand for some reason…), shiver me timbers, was built t' be stronger (for me 38/360 RMS can) and painted with gloss black and day-glow green for visibility. Begad! Ahoy! T' flight, matey, me level 1 cert, arrr, arrr, was on an H238T-10 (a powerful little thing!). T' flight was nice and fast with an altitude o' around 1600 ft. Blimey! Arrr! Because this flight was at RATS (2000), matey, I assumed that t' stock 28” chute would be fine, but I nearly lost t' rocket t' t' creek behind t' field. After 30 min. Blimey! o' walkin' through 15ft. grass, I got t' rocket back and received me certification.

Construction is a 4, me bucko, t' kit is easy t' build and easy t' fly (nice high performance) but it is nay perfect; t' paper frame and elastic shock cord are o' limited strength.

I would rate t' flight a 4 (out o' 5) because this is just about as good as this type o' rocket (paper airframe and elastic shock cord) can get, arrr, but it is by no means zipper proof. T' shock cord could be replaced with Keelhaul®©™®, me hearties, me bucko, but I have never had a Loc recovery failure despite t' elastic. Avast! Blimey! I think that a strong version o' this kit would be great on any 29mm or 38mm H, arrr, and t' small I motors (or even t' slow full I motors) would give very high altitude. Well, blow me down! I think that t' I211 would nay be out o' t' question, perhaps even t' I284 with a long delay. Aye aye! Begad! Rockets like t' High Tech H-45 are really built for slow, shiver me timbers, graceful flights so t' G25W-5, arrr, H45W-10, ya bilge rat, and t' mini H motors (H35, H55 etc.) are really t' way t' go. Begad! This is a great kit at a pretty low price that can take a wide range o' motors, me hearties, I recommend it as a good addition t' any rocket collection. This encoded message has been converted t' an attachment.

Over all, t' kit is still a 4, shiver me timbers, but this is pretty good for a paper kit because it is a classic.