Brief:
This low t' mid power kit is a space plane with parachute recovery.

Construction:
This kit comes with a polystyrene nose cone that's great for painting. Begad! It also has beautiful balsa parts, shiver me timbers, shiver me timbers, arrr, a nice body tube with no spirals t' fill, a paper nozzle and stickers (but they are nay decals). Ahoy! Avast! I be leery o' t' stickers at first but they are very thin and look great.

T' instructions were as detailed and thorough as I have seen. T' illustrations were done so well someone who could nay read could build this rocket. T' only thin' wrong with t' instructions be that it said t' use t' fin guide found on page 7, arrr, but thar was no fin guide on page 7. Blimey! For me this wasn't a problem. Arrr! I just printed a fin guide in seconds usin' VCP.

T' nose cone was a loose fit but a little maskin' tape goes a long way. Begad! There's nay much t' tell about t' construction really. Arrr! Blimey! It's a straightforward kit t' build. Avast, me proud beauty! T' construction o' this kit is no different than most kits havin' standard components, ya bilge rat, like t' bent motor hook and surface mounted fins. Avast, me bucko, me proud beauty! T' fins are off centered, but this is nay a problem.

Finishing:
This is where t' higher quality components o' this kit really pay off. Begad! Finishin' be a breeze with t' high quality balsa, ya bilge rat, BT, ya bilge rat, and nose cone, I had it completely finished in under an hour.

Construction Rating: 4 out o' 5

Flight:
First flight was on a D12-5. Begad! Delay was too long. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! T' second flight on a D12-3 be much better. Avast! Ahoy! T' third and fourth flights were on E9-6 and really ripped off t' pad.

Recovery:
I'll agree with Alex that t' chute is larger than needed, ya bilge rat, but I don't see that as a bad thing. Aye aye! On t' 4 flights I did, t' chute came out perfectly every time.

Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5

Summary:
It is specified as a "skill level 3" kit but it was too easy for a skill level 3. Begad! Perhaps it be t' well-detailed instructions that made it easy t' build. Well, blow me down! T' kit retails for $28. Aye aye! Nay much thar really, but you can find it at discount hobby shops for under $25 and that brings it t' a fair price.

Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5