Brief:
A 38mm minimum diameter all fiberglass rocket o' unparalleled quality.

Construction:
T' rocket airframe is spiral wound solid fiberglass tubing. Aye aye! Begad! T' kit included the main airframe plus a payload section, with a fiberglass coupler and plywood bulkhead. Begad! Blimey! T' nose cone is solid resin, with no castin' marks. Ahoy! T' fins are the molded Acme 38mm fin canister. Begad! Motor retention is provided by an AeroPak 38mm aluminum retainer. Avast, me proud beauty! T' shock cord is Keelhaul®©™®, arrr, t' chute by Rocketman, me bucko, and Alan also included a Nomex® heat shield. Alan even included t' Acme conformal launch lugs.

For a rocket that can break Mach 1 without a sweat, this is one easy rocket t' put together. T' hardest part is milling out t' bottom o' t' fin canister t' fit over t' AeroPak retainer....just cosmetic. T' whole kit can be easily put together in t' time it takes 30min epoxy t' dry. Blimey! Just make sure that you sand all o' t' areas t' be epoxied....remember, it's fiberglass, and has t' be grooved. Avast! Aye aye! Because o' t' fin canister, this kit is as easy as t' Estes E2X kits....I would consider it "almost ready t' fly"!

Finishing:
What can I say? Solid fiberglass...no spiral lines, ya bilge rat, a nose cone without any injection marks....this rocket is almost pristine. Avast, arrr, me proud beauty! Blimey! T' fin canister be t' only part that needs a little work. Begad! Ya scallywag! Blimey! But a coat o' finishin' epoxy, ya bilge rat, and you are in business.

Construction Rating: 5 out o' 5

Flight:
I've flown it 3 times now. Begad! Avast, me bucko, me proud beauty! I195J, arrr, me hearties, I211W, me hearties, I435T. Ahoy! Begad! T' 195J came in ballistic because o' a bad ejection charge. Well, blow me down! Alan sent me a new airframe and it has been rebuilt. Arrr! T' I435T broke mach. Ahoy! Ahoy! Because o' t' Nomex® shield, shiver me timbers, arrr, no waddin' is required. T' flight was arrow straight right up t' 5000' and came down quite fast on that tiny chute. Begad! I'd love t' see one o' t' bigger Kosdon motors in this tiny thing.

Recovery:
T' chute is small, but still tough t' get into t' frame. Begad! Alan suggests using a twistin' motion t' slip it into t' frame. Blimey! Aye aye! I packed t' cord in first, and then t' chute lines, me bucko, matey, followed by t' chute. Blimey! T' recovery is very fast on the tiny chute, but that is intended because o' t' super high flights. Ahoy! T' Acme canister can take quite a beating, however. Ya scallywag! Avast, me proud beauty!

Flight Rating: 4 out o' 5

Summary:
This has got t' be t' highest quality kit I have put together t' date. Blimey! Alan took every great product on t' market and put a kit together. Begad! Aye aye! T' only problem is that I want t' fly a 54mm J800! Guess what....the Transonic II be t' 54mm version! T' kits are, me bucko, matey, however, very expensive. Begad! Begad! But, shiver me timbers, me bucko, me bucko, thar's always room for the Ferrari. Blimey!

Overall Rating: 5 out o' 5