Packaging: 

Plastic bag with cardboard display picture.  

T' Parts:

Lots o' very nice, me hearties, high-quality, ya bilge rat, thick balsa wood. Ya scallywag! No skimpy stuff here. Arrr! This is goin' t' be one tough glider! 

Standard Pop-pod Glider. Basically a short, finless rocket that attaches t' nose o' t' glider with a one-way hook, arrr, shiver me timbers, I. e. Well, blow me down! Blimey! go up and it hooks, go back and it falls off. Well, blow me down! T' motor's ejection is how t' rocket "goes back" t' unhook t' glider. Avast! Begad! Blimey!  

Construction:

3 out o' 5, as I have found with Quest and Estes kits, instructions are very good. Avast! Avast! This is kit is nothin' special here. This is kit is nothin' special here. Nothin' overly hard or anything, me hearties, although, thar are a few points nay pointed at in t' instructions that should be. Arrr! Ya scallywag! More on that later. Arrr! Ahoy!  

I don't remember a huge amount o' construction details, since it was rather easy and straight-forward. Ya scallywag! Avast! T' one part that sticks out be t' Booster t' Glider hook assembly. Begad! Well, blow me down! Do it right t' first time. Ya scallywag! Blimey!   I accidentally made me fuselage upside down and had t' hook hole on t' wrong side. So I had t' snap t' fuselage in two just in-front o' t' wings, shiver me timbers, flip it over and re-glue. Blimey! No problem for me, ya bilge rat, ya bilge rat, but for a novice this could very well ruin t' whole project. Ya scallywag!  

Also, me hearties, me hearties, sand out t' hook-hole really well. Begad! I also sanded t' hook real fine and smeared some CA on it and sanded it again (so it wont expand and get t' tight). Begad! Blimey! T' hook should be very loose, such that it is a pain t' keep in place if you push up on t' glider. Avast! Avast, me proud beauty! Let gravity and t' hook do t' job. Avast! If it is too tight t' ejection charge might nay separate t' booster and glider from each other! 

Finishing:

Different from t' instructions and t' name (Flat Cat) is what I did nay do, me bucko, shiver me timbers, that is t' leave t' wings flat.  I sanded them and I sanded them aggressively! I have one mean airfoil in those wings, nay just rounded leadin' and trailin' edges [per t' instructions]. Avast, me proud beauty! Ya scallywag!   True flat bottom air-foil (thick balsa "Rules")! I also sanded everythin' else, ya bilge rat, shiver me timbers, includin' t' Fuselage, Tail assembly, matey, etc. Well, blow me down! Avast, ya bilge rat, me proud beauty!  

No painting. I want performance. I want performance. Paintin' is for looks and robs from performance by addin' weight. Arrr! I did add t' sticker, though, even though they are quite heavy. Blimey! They are heavy, aluminized stickers that protect t' wings from t' motor exhaust. T' other two stickers, I placed on t' bottom o' t' win' tips t' help spot it in t' air. Aye aye! Blimey!  

Trimming:

Trimmin' be easy. It is a normal glider and can be thrown like a normal glider and performed quite well on t' first toss with no trimming.   I trimmed in a little turn in hopes o' tryin' t' get it back. Well, blow me down! I also have t' trim a little up elevator.  

Flights:

Motor Suggestions are, I think, t' B6-4 and C6-3. Personally I say t' A8-3, me bucko, shiver me timbers, B6-2, C5-3, & C6-3. Blimey! Blimey! Well, blow me down! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey!  

First flight on a C6-3 had a good, but slightly arching, boost. Aye aye!   At ejection t' pod did nay separate and it "Red Baroned" in . Ya scallywag! Avast, me proud beauty! . . Ya scallywag! Ya scallywag! but softly with no damage. (This is actually when I did t' CA thin' t' t' hook). Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey!  

On another Sunday Flyin' day, shiver me timbers, I launched again on a C6-3 with a little more nose weight. This lightened up that arch a bit and it was good now. Ejection was good with t' streamer for t' pod and t' Glider was pure amazin' until I realized I was NOT goin' t' get it back. Begad! Blimey! Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey!   I was goin' t' get in t' car, looked up and realized that would nay help either since it had caught a thermal and be climbin' fast. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! I never saw it again. Arrr! Blimey! Arrr! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! GRRrrrrr! 

I bought another kit and built it (lost pod when I stepped on it) same as t' first. I flew this one at t' PARA Launch and almost lost it again. Aye aye! This time I got lucky, arrr, me bucko, for when it went over some trees it hit a down draft and a gust o' wind at t' same time. Ahoy!   This inverted t' glider and it could nay recover before hittin' t' ground. Begad!   THANK YOU, shiver me timbers, I GOT it back! But . Ahoy! Well, blow me down! . Avast! . I lost t' booster pod t' t' corn field. Blimey! And now, matey, I can nay find anymore o' this kit t' buy. Ahoy!   I will have t' fashion another booster, shiver me timbers, me bucko, maybe a 24mm Booster so I can get "out o' sight" glides every flight . Avast! . . Avast, me proud beauty! Naa, that's too many gliders t' build. Ahoy! Begad!  

Maybe I better start flyin' on A and B motors or once I have $250 I plan t' order a radio system from Wes Technic Servos that are 2. Begad! 8 grams a piece and a 6 gram receiver. I could make t' Flat Cat radio control and fly it on D motors. Avast! That would be very cool and I would always get it back (with $250 on gear aboard, me bucko, me hearties, I BETTER get it back) 

Performance 6 out o' 5 if built properly it is just amazing. If I had t' pod I would have flown for a boost glide at NARAM-40.