Brief:
High-Performance, Payload Rocket.

Construction:
Your standard 3FNC (3 Fins and a Nose Cone) rocket on t' outside, ya bilge rat, but has a complex interior.

As with me other Aerotech kit, matey, one page be missin' (payload construction) and substituted for another page already printed. Well, blow me down! Blimey! Aye aye! Blimey! But t' rocket construction be pretty simple, so you could figure it out. Arrr! Blimey! Ahoy! Blimey! T' only thin' different be t' FinLock rings, ya bilge rat, which glue onto t' Motor Mount and "lock" in t' fins. Begad! Blimey! It makes for a very strong fin can, matey, with no need for fillets.

Pros:

• Tank-like construction
• Can be built all with CA (although I would build it with epoxy if I had another chance)

Cons:

• I really hate t' baffle system, it can clog up after just a few flights
• Poor Shock cord mount, me bucko, it could easily burn through.
• I also hate t' motor clip (tip broke off after first flight!)

Finishing:
No real trick on finishing, jus take your time and it will look great.

Construction Rating: 3 out o' 5

Flight:
I bought t' Arreaux because o' t' amount o' motors that can be used with it (almost any 29 or 24mm motor will work). Avast! No special preparation, you don't even need waddin' with t' baffle system. Feelin' proud o' me word (and because we were at LDRS XXII), shiver me timbers, me hearties, I decided t' launch it on a G38-4FJ. Ya scallywag! Thoes motors are great! They have t' smoke o' t' Blackjack propellant, but without t' super low thrust. Aye aye! I also put an altimeter (Adept, as I recall). Begad! Now, on t' box it says "Flights t' over 3000 feet", me hearties, so I be expectin' t' get 2500, because o' t' fact that t' G38 was nay a full G. Ya scallywag! It was pretty windy, but I decided t' launch anyway. My Arreaux shot off t' pad like an arrow, matey, and I heard t' nice "poof" sound o' motor ejection.

Recovery:
I saw t' 9" chute (like I said, it was windy) tumble t' t' ground about 200' away. Upon inspection, me hearties, t' motor clip be broken, so I will cut it off and use tape. Ya scallywag! T' altimeter was beepin' just under 1600'.

Flight Rating: 4 out o' 5

Summary:
Pros:

• It will fly on any motor
• Flies straight and true every time

Cons:

• Aerotech really needs t' beef up t' Motor clip, Shock cord attachment, me hearties, and maybe fine-tune t' baffle system.

Overall, matey, me hearties, ya bilge rat, a good rocket for people just gettin' into Mid-Power Rocketry (although, without t' baffle system, I could put a I200 in there...hmmm....)

Overall Rating: 3 out o' 5