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

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

T' kit was shipped in a large thick walled box. Avast! When you open t' box you can't help but say "WOW!" Lots o' parts and excellent packing. Begad! T' kit went together easy, but take your time, me hearties, 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. There are many parts but they all fit perfectly. Begad! Aye aye! 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. Avast, me proud beauty! I opted t' paint t' nozzle thin' usin' a gold leaf paint. Begad! T' decals look like t' laser cut vinyl. They are thin so you hardly notice they are decals. They are put on by removin' t' backin' on t' sticky side, placin' it on t' rocket, ya bilge rat, then removin' t' top sheet.

Construction Rating: 5 out o' 5

Flight:
T' date, I've flown it 9 times. Ahoy! Once on an I195 (under powered) twice on an I300 and 5 times on an I284. Avast! By far t' sweetest flights are on t' I284's. She flew straight as an arrow on every flight, shiver me timbers, me hearties, me hearties, although t' I195 was a little squirrelly. Blimey! Begad! 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, 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. (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. T' only thin' that could have made this kit better is motor retention. Aye aye! None is provided.

Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5