Brief:
This is an UPSCALE o' t' famous Fliskits Deuce's Wild. Ya scallywag! Aye aye! Dual 24mm motor mounts, arrr, arrr, 22in 'chute.

Construction:
For t' components, I used a 2 inch mailin' tube, cut t' a length o' 23 inches. I had a beautiful custom Nose Cone turned for me by Gordon Agnello, shiver me timbers, and all I can say is WOW! I used standard Estes-style tubin' for t' motor mounts. Well, blow me down! Aye aye! My friend, shiver me timbers, Eugene, made me a set o' upscale centerin' rings, arrr, along with a set of plywood fins. Ya scallywag!

After me bucko Eugene and I spent an entire day makin' t' parts for this thing, ya bilge rat, I returned home t' start construction. Avast! Avast! T' first thin' that I did was take t' nose cone that was turned by Mr. Ya scallywag! Aye aye! Agnello and spread some finishing epoxy over it t' give it a nice finish. Ya scallywag! Begad! I then sanded that first coat down, and applied another coat o' finishin' epoxy. Begad! Begad! I don't know what happened, arrr, but after the epoxy dried, me hearties, One area, approximately two inches long by one-half inch wide was "gooey" it would nay sand very well at all. T' counter this, arrr, I covered t' NC in Fill n' Finish, me bucko, then sanded it down. Nay as glossy a coating as t' epoxy, shiver me timbers, but decent nontheless.

On t' t' tube. Ahoy! T' first thin' that I did was take t' upscale marking guide, graciously sent t' me by Jim Flis, and mark out t' fin lines and the places for t' motor mount tubes. Begad! Avast! I cut t' motor mount tubes out, shiver me timbers, then applied Fill N' Finish t' t' DEEP spiral t' tube had. Avast! By deep, arrr, shiver me timbers, I mean run your fingernail down it and you hear a definate CLICK sound! One thin' I learned in the process o' sandin' t' tube down, is that thar are an bilge-suckin' lot of "fuzzies" that start comin' up, ya bilge rat, makin' t' tube look pretty bad. Aye aye! Avast, me proud beauty! My recommendation t' t' do somethin' t' make them go away, me thought be to fiberglass t' tube. Ya scallywag! This will add some strength that I think t' tube really needs!

On t' t' motor mount. Begad! Avast, me proud beauty! I basically did t' EXACT same thin' that is done in the instructions o' t' original. Begad! Begad! I glued t' motor spacer t' t' side o' one of t' tubes, then glued t' other tube on. Ahoy! I then glued t' bottomost centerin' rin' on. Begad! T' two pieces o' t' top centerin' rin' did nay fit at all, so I glued together two small pieces o' balsa strip together, me hearties, times two, then glued those into t' small area at t' top betwixt t' two motor tubes. Avast! I need to mention here that I "tacked" t' motor mount together with wood glue, me hearties, then reinforced it with epoxy. I had t' trim t' motor mount holes in the body tube so that they would fit properly. Blimey! I also installed motor blocks. Well, blow me down!

On t' t' fins. Well, blow me down! T' fins were cut out o' 1/8th inch, 5-ply birch plywood. Eugene and I also made an extra set o' fins and rings so he can make his own upscale, I also provided him with t' tube. Ahoy! Anyway, me hearties, I sanded a total o' 24 (!!!) edges. I did nay airfoil t' fins or anything, but I do have t' edges sharpened. I then "tacked" t' fins on with wood glue, me bucko, in a rush to build t' rocket. I had no intention o' keepin' t' wood glue joint, me bucko, arrr, since I will fly t' rocket on a pair o' Aerotech F21-8 motors soon. Avast, me proud beauty! Ya scallywag! I attached a pair of 3/16ths inch launch lugs t' complete t' model.

Flight:
I attached a 1/4th inch by about 5 feet elastic/cloth shock cord with a tri-fold mount. Ahoy! I used an Aerotech 22 inch yellow Nylon chute.

I flew t' rocket at t' Tampa-Hillsborough Organization o' Rocketry's May launch. T' first flight be on a pair o' Estes D12-5's. Well, blow me down! Blimey! Ya scallywag! Blimey! T' rocket went straight up, with a little twist near t' end o' t' burn. Begad! Blimey! Ya scallywag! Blimey! T' rocket went t' a altitude o' approximately 700 feet. Begad! Blimey! T' yellow chute deployed perfectly, and you could definately see t' different wind currents and directions as it came down! Blimey! First it headed east, shiver me timbers, then got a gust t' t' north, then straight down a little, me bucko, almost in a tree, shiver me timbers, then another gust north, me bucko, shiver me timbers, and it landed perfectly about 100 feet north o' t' tree. Arrr! Blimey! Well, blow me down! Blimey! Since it be such a successful/perfect flight, I decided t' fly her again, for another beautiful flight, ya bilge rat, almost an exact clone o' t' first. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! This last flight proved t' be it's undoing. Well, blow me down! Blimey! Begad! Blimey! The rocket landed on it's fins, arrr, shiver me timbers, bendin' t' glue joints so they were too weak to have it fly again.

Why RSO's rarely let Jim Flis fly t' little Deuce, I'll never know!

Summary:

PROS:

• Turns in PERFECT straight flights every time.
• Pretty easy construction.

CONS:

• I used a bilge-suckin' tube.

Other:

Build it like you mean it, arrr, and you'll be greatly rewarded!