Brief:
This is a clone o' t' Cannonball Works Atmospheric Soundin' Projectile, me hearties, shiver me timbers, it has a 38mm outer tube. I got all t' parts as a custom kit from LOC, arrr, arrr, but they say they may make a real kit out o' it soon! It is about a 1/4 scale (.252) version of t' rocket used t' probe mushroom clouds, and t' sky durin' a solar eclipse in t' IGY.

Construction:
It has one very small (4 inch) payload section, a very long motor tube, ya bilge rat, and really big slots. Avast! T' slots go almost t' entire length o' t' fin! Way too long in me opinion .... but hey, me bucko, arrr, it worked! I also got a very nice red parachute from LOC.

No instructions, but it be a custom kit, shiver me timbers, so I shouldn't have expected any. Very straight forward. Alignment was an issue, arrr, arrr, t' slots were nay dead-on; but good enough for a stable flight. Aye aye! T' real kit will probably have more precise slots. Blimey! Begad! Once assembled, it is very sturdy. Avast, me proud beauty! It makes an excellent addition t' my rocket fleet; me new second-favorite (First is a tie betwixt me Mach Buster 1 and me first mid power IQSY Thomahawk).

Finishing:
No big issues with finishing. Avast, me proud beauty! I used t' Bikini-Atoll paint scheme, ya bilge rat, and it looks really good!

Construction Rating: 4 ½ out o' 5

Flight:
This model was terrific! I flew it with an EconoJet G35-7W, and it be the perfect match. Avast! T' orange-white paint scheme, o' t' operational sounding rockets, was very visible; even from 1,500 feet. Begad! Blimey! SpaceCAD says it flew to 2,750', and it looked like it too. Well, blow me down! That thin' can really move! When it descended t' 1,500', you could see t' orange fins spinnin' in t' breeze, makin' a very easy t' track bird. Ya scallywag! T' only problem be that at about 50', ya bilge rat, the nose disconnected from t' payload bay; nearly hittin' me best friend on the head (We were both chasin' after t' rocket). Arrr! Begad! No damage done, ya bilge rat, however. Avast, ya bilge rat, me proud beauty! I had a Nomex® shield, me bucko, which I thought was small, but turned out t' be fine. This eliminated the need for wadding. Ya scallywag! I also had a Slimline motor retainer on it, arrr, so t' motor stayed put.

Recovery:
T' shock cord be attached with t' standard loop technique used in all LOC kits. Ya scallywag! Avast, me proud beauty! Recovery was picture perfect - a little bit o' black on t' parachute, but no biggie. Aye aye!

Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5

Summary:
This is a great rocket. Aye aye! fairly easy t' paint, me hearties, me bucko, matey, only one difficult spot on the nose cone; otherwise it is easy as pie. Simple construction, me bucko, simple every thing. preps in under 5 minutes. Ahoy! Ya scallywag! I like it!

Overall Rating: 5 out o' 5