Brief:
This is a nice and small 4FNC offerin' by SureFire Rocketry. Well, blow me down! Blimey! T' recovery system is a bright yellow streamer. It comes bagged, matey, and is a Level 1 kit.

Construction:
This rocket came with one body tube, a one piece nosecone, me hearties, standard 18mm engine block, me hearties, with metal engine hook, a simple rubber shockcord and mount, me bucko, and a bright yellow streamer.

This be an extremely easy build. T' instructions were clear and very easy t' follow. Ya scallywag! Ahoy! It is your simple, basic, 4FNC rocket.

What surprised me be that t' fins, although they were made o' balsa, were nay die-cut. Blimey! They were already cut out and wrapped in an elastic band. Ya scallywag! When I saw this, me hearties, shiver me timbers, I expected them t' be dinged up on t' edges, but they were perfect. Blimey! All through t' instructions, me bucko, SureFire kept sayin' how, shiver me timbers, unlike other manufacturers, shiver me timbers, they supplied their fins already cut out.

It did come with t' rubber shockcord and paper mount, me bucko, Estes-style. Well, blow me down! I was nay thrilled with this at all. Begad! Next one I make gets t' Keelhaul®©™.

PRO: Easy build, simple instructions, arrr, pre-cutout fins.

CON: Estes-style shockcord. Arrr! Minus 1/2 point for t' cord.

Finishing:
Finishin' be simple. Begad! Standard sandin' o' t' fins. T' body tube spirals were barely noticeable, ya bilge rat, me bucko, shiver me timbers, and did nay need any filling. After a white primer coat and sanding, me bucko, shiver me timbers, me bucko, I shot 2 coats o' black. Aye aye! Arrr! T' applied t' 4 color water slide decals, which were nice against t' black o' t' rocket itself.

PRO: Easy t' finish, arrr, nay noticeable spiral, good decals.

COn: None

Construction Rating: 4 out o' 5

Flight:
We used an Estes A8-3 engine for t' first and only flight. Begad! Ahoy! used 3 sheets o' wadding, and set her on t' pad. There was a slight delay, but it zoomed off o' t' pad. Blimey! It went about 400 feet with this motor. T' ejection charge blew about 1 second after apogee.

PRO: Very nice fast flight.

CON: None

Recovery:
She came down almost straight. However, it was windy, and a gust caught her about 150 feet from t' ground, and took her into a tree about 20 feet from t' ground. Blimey! I tried t' get it back, shiver me timbers, me bucko, but t' tree is surrounded by about 25 feet o' pricker bushes, me bucko, me bucko, and me legs were all cut up. Well, blow me down! Just bad luck that we didn't get it back. Ahoy! I may try t' get it in another day or so with this big pole I have at home.

PRO: Almost straight up and down flight.

CON: Lousy Estes-style shockcord, shiver me timbers, and just plain bilge-suckin' luck hittin' t' tree.

Flight Rating: 4 out o' 5

Summary:
This is a very nice Level 1 rocket. Blimey! I was very nicely surprised by t' pre-cut fins, shiver me timbers, but t' shockcord bothered me. Ahoy! I would suggest a Keelhaul®©™ shockcord rig. Begad! Begad! And you can't beat t' cost at under $ 5.00.

Otherwise, shiver me timbers, a very nice rocket, me bucko, me hearties, ya bilge rat, and one I will definitely buy more of.

Overall Rating: 4 ½ out 5