Brief:
This kit right here, I now have t' thank, for gettin' me super re-addicted t' rocketry. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! My last launches back in t' early 80's saw D's as bein' high power. Arrr! After gettin' very interested again a few months ago, me bucko, ya bilge rat, I bought about 50 different kits and o' them all, shiver me timbers, this one was me favorite, and I picked it for me first mid-power, and flew it today on an F50-6T. Truly amazing. Avast! Begad! I built it stock just as per t' instructions. It has excellent through-the-wall snap in fins, pre-slotted body tube, nice baffle system so no waddin' is required, very nice quality chute. Aye aye! In fact, I have enjoyed this one so much, I am now finishin' a G-Force, and have ordered (4) more Aerotech kits.

Construction:
I used nothin' but CA t' put this together in about 2 hours while watchin' a movie at t' same time. Arrr! Arrr! I will bet that you can build one o' these and use NO GLUE at all on anythin' but t' launch lugs, arrr, and fire it off on a G and recover it in one piece. Begad! Well, blow me down! That is how well all t' parts fit. Aye aye! Well, blow me down! T' first hour o' construction be how long it took me t' just get t' adapter rings onto t' motor tube. They fit so tight that I actually had t' hammer them on. Ya scallywag! Begad! T' way t' fins snap in (and they are very tight) is excellent. Ya scallywag! Arrr! T' recovery system is excellent and t' only thin' I added were a few snap swivels so I could change out t' chute smartly in t' future. Arrr! Begad! Buildin' this did take a little effort, shiver me timbers, because everythin' fits together so tightly, me hearties, matey, but t' end result is one tough rocket with awesome performance.

Finishing:
I skipped t' primer. Begad! My mistake. T' paint rubbed off a little from t' nose cone and body while it was in t' car on t' way home from t' launch. I will use primer next time on me next completion o' an Aerotech, arrr, because I can see that these are built t' stay in your collection and keep flyin' again and again. T' decals are self stick, matey, and I would prefer water slide, but that's just a personal preference. Ahoy! Well, blow me down! I give it a 5/5.

Construction Rating: 5 out o' 5

Flight:
While attendin' t' first high power launch I have ever been to, today 11/24/2002, which was t' Crossroads o' Texas 2002 at t' Hearne Texas Airport, I got t' guts up t' go ahead and do it, usin' t' launch equipment o' me local NASA/Houston club. I picked an Aerotech single use F50 with a 6 second delay. Aye aye! Begad! Wind be gustin' so a longer delay may have been even better. Ahoy! Aye aye! Wind was at least 10-15 MPH or more. My Cheetah passed t' safety inspection, me bucko, me club members helped me with t' copperhead ignitor, ya bilge rat, arrr, and me 1st mid power rocket left on it's 1st flight from pad #1. Aye aye! Blimey! This thin' went up so clean and straight and perfect that I did get a little worried when it went out o' sight. Aye aye! Avast! I didn't want t' lose it. Ya scallywag! And then thar it was. Ahoy! Begad! Perfect recovery deployment. Well, blow me down! I did nay time it, arrr, but I believe it be in t' air for possibly as long as 5 minutes.

Recovery:
T' shock cord method looks perfect t' me. Begad! And t' cord it came with was about 6 feet long. Since I launched in pretty gusty wind, it did drift at least 300 yards and then tried t' hide itself in soft grass about a foot tall. Arrr! Arrr! It took over half an hour t' find it. Avast, me proud beauty! Aye aye! But when I finally saw it's nice bright yellow chute, matey, it was layin' thar without a scratch or flaw, shiver me timbers, shiver me timbers, just picture perfect. Begad! Here again, matey, shiver me timbers, I give it a 5/5.

Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5

Summary:
I am massively impressed by this CHEETAH. Begad! I can nay think o' anythin' but praise in any area. Begad! It most certainly drew attention. I believe it must have hit mach speed and it got real positive comments by everyone. Blimey! People commented in ways like it "snapped off t' pad", it "must have broke mach", "that was killer!", me bucko, "straight up!", it "honked up thar ", arrr, and and even just plain "Wow!". Begad! When I got back into town from t' launch, I did go t' Aerotech's website, shiver me timbers, sorta with this feelin' o' awe in t' way o' "what in t' world was that?". Hahah Aerotech says that this is their fastest and highest flyin' rocket. I didn't realize that, but I sure know now. Arrr! I'm just glad I didn't use a G in it. Because it's nice and safe at home, and it's got a bunch more work t' do now, arrr, ya bilge rat, as t' best rocket I have ever built, shiver me timbers, now me favorite. Well, blow me down! Get one. Give yourself a few hours and build it slow and right, shiver me timbers, me bucko, with t' great instructions and nothin' but CA. Blimey! T' Aerotech Cheetah is in me opinion, ya bilge rat, simply awesome.

Overall Rating: 5 out o' 5