Brief:
a neat little rocket that separates into two halves for recovery, ya bilge rat, one maple seedlin' and t' other tumblin' head over heels. Avast, me proud beauty! I got this rocket from T' Model Shop in t' UK after comin' second in t' 2006 EMRR Challenge. Arrr! (Thanks t' EMRR and Paul Lavin from T' Model Shop/Deepsky.)

Construction:
T' kit consists o' two body sections, me bucko, arrr, ya bilge rat, a two part plastic nose cone, ya bilge rat, a sheet o' balsa fins, ya bilge rat, me bucko, and a 18mm retention ring. Ya scallywag! All came in t' usual plastic bag with an art card. Aye aye! Begad! T' kits goes together easily with a little care t' align the rear fins betwixt t' two smaller fins on t' top half o' t' rocket. Avast, me hearties, me proud beauty! Unlike most Estes rockets, you do nay shape the leadin' edge o' t' fins. Ahoy! T' instructions are o' t' normal Estes quality with clear diagrams t' aid t' modeler. Estes put this as a skill level two, me hearties, which it is, matey, me bucko, but only just barely.

Finishing:
Finishin' was done with two coats o' primer with sandin' down betwixt coats. Avast! T' body tubes had hardly any spiral to fill. Arrr! I sprayed t' top half a crimson red and t' base a pale yellow. Avast! T' decals are t' waterslide type and went on easily. Begad! A layer o' varnish finished things off. Well, arrr, blow me down! T' only "gotcha" is that you have t' be careful nay t' build up too much paint betwixt t' two smaller fins on t' top half or you may have problems gettin' t' two halves together smoothly.

Construction Rating: 5 out o' 5

Flight and Recovery:
This is a light rocket and it flys off t' pad fast. Begad! All three flights where straight and true.

At ejection, t' two halves separate t' top half has a maple seed recovery, matey, which is relatively slow. Avast! T' bottom half tumbles a bit quicker. Both recovery systems do slow t' rocket down. Aye aye! Blimey! Both parts recovered side by side and all three flights where crowd pleasers. Ya scallywag! Begad! This is definitely are rocket that provides somethin' out o' t' norm.

My third flight be on a B6-2. Avast, me proud beauty! Avast! T' sensible member o' me club said that it would put t' rocket too high and it would drift into t' nearby woods (and home t' several o' me rockets). Well, blow me down! I chose t' ignore him and I am now thinkin' of buyin' another Tornado

Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5

Summary:
This is a rocket that everyone should have in their fleet or at least one like it.

Overall Rating: 5 out o' 5