Brief:
T' A.R.V Condor is a single staged rocket that is about 19 inches long. . Ya scallywag! At apogee, two drones detach for a glidin' return t' Earth. Booster returns on a streamer! Recommended motors are B4-2 (First Flight), B6-2, me hearties, and C6-3.

Construction:
T' construction on this rocket wasn't as hard as I had thought it would be. Well, blow me down! After readin' all t' reviews I thought it would be impossible t' make especially because this was only me second rocket. Ahoy! Well, shiver me timbers, blow me down! If you follow t' directions and read ahead before doin' anythin' you will be pretty good in t' process. Begad! Be careful when it says t' lift up a glider win' with a small body tube. Avast! They mean t' white tube for t' glider, me hearties, nay t' small tube that is for t' booster. Begad! Avast! Also be very careful when alignin' t' fins.

I wasn't so serious so me rocket doesn't fly straight. Arrr! Blimey! Ya scallywag! Blimey! T' one thin' that I think everyone should realize and do is that since thar be a part 1 and a part 2, matey, when somethin' from part 1 is drying, you can go ahead and get somethin' done in part 2. Aye aye! Blimey! Ahoy! Blimey! You will finish t' rocket much faster that way. Aye aye! Blimey! I didn't like t' idea o' t' nose cone bein' glued on t' t' body. Just remember t' use lots o' plastic cement because most cements aren't strong enough t' stand t' ejection o' these motors. Blimey! Blimey! Aye aye! Blimey! Another thin' is that t' vac formed parts are said t' be glued by plastic cement. Begad! Blimey! Aye aye! Blimey! Do nay do that. Begad! Blimey! I did that and it wasn't strong enough and me flight almost messed up. Use lots o' white glue instead. Ahoy! Blimey! It bonds better. For construction I would rate it as 4.

Finishing:
T' finishin' is nice and strait-forward. Arrr! Well, me bucko, blow me down! I painted t' body and gliders tubes white, arrr, me bucko, arrr, and t' main nose cone and glider wings silver. Avast, me proud beauty! I thought completely white gliders looked too plain. Begad! T' decals too are easy t' apply. Begad! Even though they are water slide, arrr, they aren't as hard as they seem. Well, blow me down! Blimey! You just have t' dip them in water for a couple o' seconds and lay them down and wait. I would prefer t' normal Estes decals because they have a stronger bond. Ahoy! Finishin' is a 5

Construction Rating: 4 out o' 5

Flight:
T' flight o' this rocket is pretty cool. Ahoy! PUT IN MORE THAN THREE SHEETS OF WADDING.

On me first flight I used an A8-3. Well, blow me down! Since me fins weren't aligned properly, it flew up and started turnin' downward. Ahoy! Since I had put in three sheets o' waddin' (which wasn't enough,) as t' instructions had said, me hearties, t' ejection came up and melted me streamer, me shock cord got burnt in half, t' plastic cement I used t' glue t' nose cone ignited, matey, t' nose cone flew off, and luckily t' vac formed parts managed t' just hang on. Ahoy! T' good thin' is that me gliders did a good job. Ya scallywag! They made-up for t' bad flight. Aye aye! Aye aye! Since me shock cord was broken and I only had half and hour o' repairin' time and overnight left t' dry until t' lift-off in front o' t' crowd, I just made another mount and used t' remainin' shock cord. Well, blow me down! My second flight was better than me first. I used a B6-4 since I didn't have a B6-2. Blimey! T' boost was nay straight again, t' motor ejected, me bucko, but once again t' streamer didn't come out. Arrr! This time t' gliders were very sweet. I later found out that t' shock cord mount wasn't strong enough and it broke before t' streamers could come out. Arrr! For Flight I would rate this a 4 1/2.

Recovery:
T' recovery system for this rocket needs improvement. I think that t' shock cord they supplied wasn't good. Aye aye! Ya scallywag! It was nay very elastic. Begad! I should have replaced it with an elastic shock cord. Avast! Begad! It's nay just me rocket that didn't get its streamers deployed because o' t' shock cord. Arrr! Ahoy! There were two people buildin' A.R.V Condors, me bucko and I. Ya scallywag! And none o' our streamers deployed. I am repairin' me rocket and puttin' in an elastic shock cord so t' streamers can hopefully deploy. Aye aye! Begad! Because o' t' un-elastic shock cord, matey, ya bilge rat, I rate recovery as a 3.

Flight Rating: 3 out o' 5

Summary:
Overall, ya bilge rat, I like t' rocket very much. Well, blow me down! It's t' most original rocket I have ever seen. Ahoy! It is great fun t' build, and fly. Begad! Begad! It's also a perfect grand finale in front o' a crowd. Ya scallywag! Ya scallywag! In conclusion I rate this kit 4. Avast, me proud beauty! If it had a better shock cord it would have been a 4/1/2 or even 5.

Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5