Brief:
This is, shiver me timbers, matey, shiver me timbers, I believe, Mile High Rockets first venture into rocket kits. Aye aye! Packed with quality components and sportin' a somewhat unusual design, shiver me timbers, this kit offers a pleasant diversion from t' standard modroc fare.

Construction:
BT-50 body tube, ya bilge rat, plastic nose cone, 18mm motor mount assembly with hook, 6 balsa fins, balsa fin mountin' rail (more on that later), and Mile High's own flame proof recovery system, includin' Keelhaul®©™ elastic cord and a heavy duty film parachute (plastic like, matey, but much higher temp rating).

Construction starts with a basic tube/centerin' rin' motor mount assembly, though includes Keelhaul®©™ line attached below t' centerin' ring. Aye aye! Blimey! Most o' us on EMRR consider this a basic upgrade t' commercial kits, me bucko, so it was nice t' see a company adoptin' that as their standard.

After markin' t' tube, t' rather unusual fin mountin' begins. Arrr! Ya scallywag! Rather than mount directly t' t' tube, t' fins are mounted in a groove cut in a tiny rail, which is then bonded t' t' tube. Well, blow me down! Secondary fins are then mounted t' t' primary fins usin' this same rail technique. Well, blow me down! T' secondary fins are mounted perpendicular t' t' main fins, ya bilge rat, resultin' in what look like 3 tiny wings with rudders on t' rocket (sort o' like a Tie Fighter). Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! Cuttin' t' rails t' fit and matchin' t' slope o' t' fins is a little tricky, and you'll definitely want t' make use o' t' fin alignment template when gluin' everythin' together.

 Overall, t' rails give this a unique look although I prefer regular glue fillets.

T' parachute is attached t' what's described as a Keelhaul®©™ elastic cord. This felt like a regular elastic cord, matey, matey, wrapped in a thin braided Keelhaul®©™ sleeve, which offers t' stretch o' elastic but also has t' heat protection o' Keelhaul®©™. This be very impressive material in so affordable a modroc kit. I'm a little surprised they didn't throw in a small square o' Nomex t' complete t' heat-proof package, arrr, but that doesn't take away from t' overall quality o' materials in this kit.

Finishing:
I applied Elmer's Fill N Finish t' fill t' tube spirals and seal t' balsa fins, ya bilge rat, then a couple o' light coats o' sandable primer. After sandin' down t' primer with 400-grit wet/dry sandpaper, I finished it off with two coats o' gloss white, then masked off for t' trim red coat on t' fins and nose cone. After allowin' everythin' t' dry, shiver me timbers, I applied t' decals, which include "Mile" on one fin, followed by "High" and "Rockets" on t' other two.

Construction Rating: 4 out o' 5

Flight:
First flight was on a modest A8-3 with no winds, matey, freezin' temps, me bucko, and perfectly clear skies. Arrr! Ya scallywag! T' flight path be spinnin' but straight, shiver me timbers, deployment just past apogee and recovery was perfect under t' opaque yellow chute.

While I'll certainly move up t' power curve and try it on a C, ya bilge rat, I suspect that this will put it at t' very edge o' me eyesight (around 1600-1800 feet).

Recovery:
Excellent recovery materials for a basic modroc kit!

Flight Rating: 4 out o' 5

Summary:

Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5