Brief:
This is a rocket with a double set o' four fins and 18mm motor. Aye aye! I got it as a free rocket from EMRR’s rocket video competition. Avast! Begad! It came in a clear bag with t' usual art card. Ahoy! Ya scallywag!

Construction:
Kit consists of:

• 1 launch lug
• 1 length elastic shock cord
• 1 length o' Keelhaul®©™® cord
• 14 inch parachute.
• Nose cone
• Plastic transition
• 2 Body tubes
• Engine motor mount
• Engine block
• Pre cut balsa fins
• Motor clip
• Decal sheet

To build t' kit I used:

• Model knife
• Razor saw
• Aluminum oxide sand paper
• White PVA glue
• Bostick glue
• Sandin' sealer
• Enamel spray paint
• Enamel brush paint

I was impressed with t' quality o' t' kit. Begad! Ya scallywag! T' balsa fins were laser cut and t' balsa be good quality. Begad! Well, blow me down! The body tubes were strong. Begad! Blimey! Keelhaul®©™® cord supplied as standard. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! (Why won’t Estes take a leaf out o' Quest’s book and supply Keelhaul®©™®?) One new change from t' kits I have had from Quest in t' past is that t' motor tube comes with a slot pre-cut for the motor clip.

On t' negative side, one o' t' tubes be slightly oval and somethin' that has t' be an oversight on Quests part; t' shock cord is far too short. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! Aye aye! Blimey! T' overall length was 4 feet, but as it is fixed t' t' motor mount and the nose cone, ya bilge rat, therefore has t' pass through t' length o' t' 30 inch rocket. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! There needs t' be at least 2 foot more added to t' cord.

T' instructions are clear and straightforward, ya bilge rat, and t' rocket builds quickly. Begad! With t' exception o' t' two sets of fins, shiver me timbers, t' build be nay much more advanced than a level one rocket, but with t' two sets o' fins, me bucko, level two is about right.

Also nose weight needs t' be added so you need a razor saw t' cut out access t' t' nose cone. Avast! A two part nose cone would have been better.

Finishing:
I sealed t' balsa fins as t' body tubes had some deep spirals in them.

Then t' rocket was sprayed white. Blimey! Two coats were needed. Begad! Blimey! T' tip o' t' rocket was sprayed gold as was the transition. Begad! Begad! Blimey! T' fins were hand painted with enamel paint.

T' decals provided were t' waterslide variety and were undersized. Blimey! Ya scallywag! T' strips that wrap around t' BT were far too short. Avast, shiver me timbers, me proud beauty! This ruined t' look o' t' rocket. Begad! Begad! With t' short shock cord and poor decals, arrr, I can only give t' rocket a 3 out o' 5 on t' EMRR scale.

Construction Rating: 3 out o' 5

Flight and Recovery:
Flies on B6-4 or C6-3 and C6-5

I used 2 sheets o' Nomex® waddin' and a 10-inch Mylar chute-–I don't like Quest's chutes and 10 inch seemed t' be about right as me rockets always manage t' drift into trees, me bucko, so I under-parachuted t' rocket.

First flight was on a B6-4. Begad! Launch be straight. Aye aye! Anythin' below a B and this rocket would have struggled t' gain height. Avast, me proud beauty! Ya scallywag! Ejection be just past apogee and t' rocket recovered fine on t' 10 inch chute.

Second flight mirrored t' first, me hearties, almost exactly.

T' third flight be on a C6-5. Avast, me proud beauty! Arrr! T' flight was considerably higher and with a squirrelly path. Well, blow me down! Ya scallywag! With next t' no wind, ya bilge rat, t' Terrier Orion drifted into t' top branch o' a tree.

Flight Rating: 4 out o' 5

Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5