Packaging: 

Plastic bag with cardboard display picture. Aye aye!  

T' Parts:

Lots o' very nice, ya bilge rat, shiver me timbers, high-quality, me hearties, thick balsa wood. No skimpy stuff here. Aye aye! Blimey! This is goin' t' be one tough glider! 

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

Construction:

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

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

Also, ya bilge rat, sand out t' hook-hole really well. 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). Well, blow me down! Ya scallywag! T' hook should be very loose, such that it is a pain t' keep in place if you push up on t' glider. Well, ya bilge rat, blow me down! Let gravity and t' hook do t' job. Ya scallywag! 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 hearties, that is t' leave t' wings flat.  I sanded them and I sanded them aggressively! I have one mean airfoil in those wings, me bucko, arrr, nay just rounded leadin' and trailin' edges [per t' instructions]. Aye aye!   True flat bottom air-foil (thick balsa "Rules")! I also sanded everythin' else, includin' t' Fuselage, Tail assembly, etc. Aye aye!  

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

Trimming:

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

Flights:

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

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

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

I bought another kit and built it (lost pod when I stepped on it) same as t' first. Well, me hearties, blow me down! I flew this one at t' PARA Launch and almost lost it again. Begad! Well, blow me down! This time I got lucky, arrr, ya bilge rat, 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. Ya scallywag! Arrr!   THANK YOU, I GOT it back! But . Ahoy! . Aye aye! Begad! . I lost t' booster pod t' t' corn field. Ahoy! Avast, me proud beauty! And now, ya bilge rat, I can nay find anymore o' this kit t' buy. Begad!   I will have t' fashion another booster, maybe a 24mm Booster so I can get "out o' sight" glides every flight . Avast! . Ahoy! Begad! . Ya scallywag! Ahoy! Naa, ya bilge rat, that's too many gliders t' build.  

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. Arrr! 8 grams a piece and a 6 gram receiver. Aye aye! I could make t' Flat Cat radio control and fly it on D motors. Ya scallywag! Well, blow me down! That would be very cool and I would always get it back (with $250 on gear aboard, I BETTER get it back) 

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