Packaging: 

Plastic bag with cardboard display picture. Arrr! Well, blow me down!  

T' Parts:

Lots o' very nice, high-quality, matey, thick balsa wood. No skimpy stuff here. Aye aye! This is goin' t' be one tough glider! 

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

Construction:

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

I don't remember a huge amount o' construction details, me bucko, since it was rather easy and straight-forward. T' one part that sticks out be t' Booster t' Glider hook assembly. Do it right t' first time. Ahoy!   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, matey, ya bilge rat, flip it over and re-glue. Ahoy! Ya scallywag! No problem for me, but for a novice this could very well ruin t' whole project. Well, blow me down!  

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

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

Trimming:

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

Flights:

Motor Suggestions are, I think, ya bilge rat, t' B6-4 and C6-3. Arrr! Avast, me proud beauty! Personally I say t' A8-3, B6-2, shiver me timbers, ya bilge rat, C5-3, ya bilge rat, & C6-3.  

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

On another Sunday Flyin' day, I launched again on a C6-3 with a little more nose weight. Aye aye! Aye aye! This lightened up that arch a bit and it was good now. Ya scallywag! 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.   I be goin' t' get in t' car, shiver me timbers, looked up and realized that would nay help either since it had caught a thermal and was climbin' fast. Avast! Ahoy! I never saw it again. GRRrrrrr! 

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

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