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

Construction:
For t' components, me bucko, 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, and all I can say is WOW! Blimey! I used standard Estes-style tubin' for t' motor mounts. Aye aye! Blimey! My friend, Eugene, ya bilge rat, me bucko, made me a set o' upscale centerin' rings, ya bilge rat, along with a set of plywood fins. Well, me bucko, blow me down! Blimey!

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

On t' t' tube. Aye aye! Ahoy! T' first thin' that I did be take t' upscale marking guide, me bucko, graciously sent t' me by Jim Flis, and mark out t' fin lines and the places for t' motor mount tubes. Ahoy! Well, blow me down! I cut t' motor mount tubes out, me hearties, ya bilge rat, then applied Fill N' Finish t' t' DEEP spiral t' tube had. Aye aye! Ya scallywag! By deep, 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 awful lot of "fuzzies" that start comin' up, makin' t' tube look pretty bad. My recommendation t' t' do somethin' t' make them go away, me thought was to fiberglass t' tube. Ahoy! Aye aye! This will add some strength that I think t' tube really needs!

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

On t' t' fins. Ahoy! T' fins were cut out o' 1/8th inch, me bucko, 5-ply birch plywood. Eugene and I also made an extra set o' fins and rings so he can make his own upscale, matey, I also provided him with t' tube. Arrr! Anyway, I sanded a total o' 24 (!!!) edges. Ahoy! Blimey! I did nay airfoil t' fins or anything, but I do have t' edges sharpened. Ahoy! Arrr! I then "tacked" t' fins on with wood glue, in a rush to build t' rocket. Begad! Avast! I had no intention o' keepin' t' wood glue joint, since I will fly t' rocket on a pair o' Aerotech F21-8 motors soon. Well, blow me down! 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. Begad! 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 was on a pair o' Estes D12-5's. Ya scallywag! T' rocket went straight up, me hearties, with a little twist near t' end o' t' burn. Begad! T' rocket went t' a altitude o' approximately 700 feet. Well, blow me down! Ahoy! T' yellow chute deployed perfectly, matey, me bucko, and you could definately see t' different wind currents and directions as it came down! First it headed east, me hearties, me bucko, me hearties, then got a gust t' t' north, then straight down a little, almost in a tree, arrr, then another gust north, shiver me timbers, ya bilge rat, and it landed perfectly about 100 feet north o' t' tree. Ya scallywag! Since it be such a successful/perfect flight, I decided t' fly her again, arrr, for another beautiful flight, matey, almost an exact clone o' t' first. This last flight proved t' be it's undoing. Aye aye! The rocket landed on it's fins, 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, me bucko, I'll never know!

Summary:

PROS:

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

CONS:

• I used a bad tube.

Other:

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