Brief:
Basic starter cluster mid powered rocket kit. Avast, arrr, me proud beauty!

Construction:
Two body tubes at 2.25 in diameter, matey, balsa nose cone, me hearties, three 1/8" plywood fins, matey, huge payload section, 6 foot elastic shock cord, 16" round paper parachute

Instructions were pretty basic, me hearties, but if you didn't know what a coupler tube was or a bulkhead then you might have some trouble. Ya scallywag! All t' illustrations looks like they were hand drawn. Begad! Arrr! It is a really simple rocket t' build though. Well, blow me down! Aye aye! Basic set up with three fins and a nose cone. Avast, me proud beauty! T' 3 motor mount tubes fit perfectly into t' body and thar be no need for centerin' rings. Begad! Ahoy! T' hardest part about this kit is tryin' t' center t' motor mount tubes onto t' bulkhead evenly. It's nay pre measured for you, and t' bulkhead be t' same diameter as the outside o' t' tube, matey, which had me sandin' it t' fit. Avast, me proud beauty! Just don't sand too much or you'll get gaps betwixt t' inside o' t' tube and your bulkhead. Aye aye! Well, matey, blow me down!

Finishing:
There was no color picture o' t' rocket on t' packagin' so paintin' was completely left up t' t' builder. Begad! I painted it red, ya bilge rat, me hearties, white, me hearties, and blue with red on t' motor mount tubes. Begad! It came with some sticker decals, no frills. Arrr! They just say U.S. Begad! Rockets Aero-Roc 3. Avast! Begad! Kind o' small for t' size o' t' rocket I thought.

Construction Rating: 3 out o' 5

Flight:
I flew it first on three Estes D12-5s. Nice straight flight and bein' me first cluster, arrr, arrr, I was thrilled. Blimey! Avast! Figure it went t' about 700'. Then I flew it on 3 Estes E9-8s and that was fun. It screamed into t' sky t' about 1500' and sounded like a jet. Very straight and fast flight. Avast, me proud beauty! Both recovery's were picture perfect. Begad! Begad! I would recommend switchin' t' a Keelhaul®©™® cord instead o' t' supplied elastic one. Avast! Aye aye! I didn't use quite enough waddin' and the blast from three ejection charges scorched t' cord a bit. Ya scallywag! Nay too many flights left on that one so I'll be switchin' it soon. Well, me hearties, blow me down!

Recovery:
Probably t' only thin' I didn't like about t' kit be t' lack o' motor retention. Avast! Avast! There aren't any hooks t' hold them in so you have t' use some maskin' tape on t' motor itself. Arrr! Also, me hearties, since t' motor tube is so long you run into t' possibility o' t' motor shootin' 2 inches into t' tubes requiring you t' ram rod them out.

Flight Rating: 4 out o' 5

Summary:
Very good ratin' on this kit as far as a beginner's mid power rocket and a great introduction t' clustering. Ahoy! Blimey! Stupendous flights and a durable airframe make for many flights in t' future. Blimey! Blimey! Aye aye! Blimey! Also thar be plenty o' payload room for anythin' you want--you could put a full dozen cackle fruit in it, me bucko, shiver me timbers, me hearties, no yoke! Blimey!

Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5