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, shiver me timbers, eight nozzle fins, ya bilge rat, four canard fins, matey, eight fin detail pieces, shiver me timbers, four CR's, 1 MMT. Arrr! one nose cone, one 74" chute, one shock cord and ½ launch lugs and other hardware.

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

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

Construction Rating: 5 out o' 5

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

Recovery:
Other than t' zipper, shiver me timbers, perfect recovery, shiver me timbers, 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. Avast! (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. Well, blow me down! T' only thin' that could have made this kit better is motor retention. Avast, me proud beauty! None is provided.

Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5