Brief:
Very heavy kraft paper, aircraft ply fins, Single stage HPR.

Construction:
T' kit comes with: four BT's, two couplers, ya bilge rat, four fins, eight nozzle fins, me hearties, matey, four canard fins, arrr, eight fin detail pieces, four CR's, 1 MMT. Begad! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! one nose cone, ya bilge rat, ya bilge rat, one 74" chute, one shock cord and ½ launch lugs and other hardware.

T' kit be shipped in a large thick walled box. When you open t' box you can't help but say "WOW!" Lots o' parts and excellent packing. Well, blow me down! Blimey! Ya scallywag! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! T' kit went together easy, but take your time, thar be a lot o' work t' be done. Ahoy! Blimey! Begad! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! You have t' cut t' BT for t' fins and this be t' thickest tube I've ever seen, so be careful. Begad! Blimey! Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! There are many parts but they all fit perfectly. Arrr! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! T' instructions were as good as I've ever seen.

Finishing:
T' kit was easy t' finish. Aye aye! T' OD o' t' tube is like LOC tubin' so thar be little t' do for finishing. Well, blow me down! Lots o' paint here so buy 2 cans o' each color. Avast! I opted t' paint t' nozzle thin' usin' a gold leaf paint. T' decals look like t' laser cut vinyl. Avast, me proud beauty! They are thin so you hardly notice they are decals. Begad! They are put on by removin' t' backin' on t' sticky side, arrr, placin' it on t' rocket, me hearties, then removin' t' top sheet.

Construction Rating: 5 out o' 5

Flight:
T' date, I've flown it 9 times. Aye aye! Once on an I195 (under powered) twice on an I300 and 5 times on an I284. Well, blow me down! By far t' sweetest flights are on t' I284's. Aye aye! She flew straight as an arrow on every flight, although t' I195 was a little squirrelly. Ahoy! One o' t' I300's with a medium delay gave me a zipper. I emailed DG&A and I had a new tube and a coupler (I think at his cost) in 3 days. Begad! Blimey! Now how's THAT for service!

Recovery:
Other than t' zipper, me hearties, perfect recovery, me hearties, every time.

Flight Rating: 4 out o' 5

Summary:
This bird gets a lot o' attention at every launch and I would have t' say it's one o' t' best rockets I've ever built. Well, blow me down! (I currently have 47 rockets, 16 o' them are HPR) This kit has everythin' you need in HPR, from high quality parts t' design and from service. Blimey! Avast! T' only thin' that could have made this kit better is motor retention. None is provided.

Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5