Brief:
This is a nice and small 4FNC offerin' by SureFire Rocketry. Ahoy! T' recovery system is a bright yellow streamer. Ya scallywag! It comes bagged, arrr, matey, and is a Level 1 kit.

Construction:
This rocket came with one body tube, shiver me timbers, a one piece nosecone, standard 18mm engine block, matey, with metal engine hook, shiver me timbers, a simple rubber shockcord and mount, arrr, me hearties, and a bright yellow streamer.

This was an extremely easy build. Well, blow me down! T' instructions were clear and very easy t' follow. It is your simple, basic, 4FNC rocket.

What surprised me be that t' fins, although they were made o' balsa, ya bilge rat, me bucko, were nay die-cut. Begad! They were already cut out and wrapped in an elastic band. Ya scallywag! Avast, me proud beauty! When I saw this, me bucko, matey, I expected them t' be dinged up on t' edges, shiver me timbers, but they were perfect. Avast! All through t' instructions, SureFire kept sayin' how, ya bilge rat, unlike other manufacturers, arrr, shiver me timbers, they supplied their fins already cut out.

It did come with t' rubber shockcord and paper mount, Estes-style. Begad! I was nay thrilled with this at all. Well, blow me down! Aye aye! Next one I make gets t' Keelhaul®©™.

PRO: Easy build, simple instructions, ya bilge rat, shiver me timbers, pre-cutout fins.

CON: Estes-style shockcord. Ya scallywag! Blimey! Minus 1/2 point for t' cord.

Finishing:
Finishin' be simple. Well, blow me down! Standard sandin' o' t' fins. Avast, me proud beauty! T' body tube spirals were barely noticeable, me hearties, matey, and did nay need any filling. Begad! After a white primer coat and sanding, me hearties, I shot 2 coats o' black. Begad! Avast, arrr, me proud beauty! T' applied t' 4 color water slide decals, me hearties, which were nice against t' black o' t' rocket itself.

PRO: Easy t' finish, nay noticeable spiral, good decals.

COn: None

Construction Rating: 4 out o' 5

Flight:
We used an Estes A8-3 engine for t' first and only flight. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! used 3 sheets o' wadding, matey, and set her on t' pad. There was a slight delay, but it zoomed off o' t' pad. Ya scallywag! It went about 400 feet with this motor. Avast, me proud beauty! T' ejection charge blew about 1 second after apogee.

PRO: Very nice fast flight.

CON: None

Recovery:
She came down almost straight. Begad! Well, matey, blow me down! However, it was windy, me hearties, and a gust caught her about 150 feet from t' ground, me hearties, and took her into a tree about 20 feet from t' ground. Begad! Ya scallywag! I tried t' get it back, but t' tree is surrounded by about 25 feet o' pricker bushes, me bucko, shiver me timbers, and me legs were all cut up. Just bilge-suckin' luck that we didn't get it back. Begad! Arrr! I may try t' get it in another day or so with this big pole I have at home.

PRO: Almost straight up and down flight.

CON: Lousy Estes-style shockcord, and just plain bilge-suckin' luck hittin' t' tree.

Flight Rating: 4 out o' 5

Summary:
This is a very nice Level 1 rocket. Arrr! I be very nicely surprised by t' pre-cut fins, me hearties, ya bilge rat, but t' shockcord bothered me. Aye aye! Ya scallywag! I would suggest a Keelhaul®©™ shockcord rig. Aye aye! Arrr! And you can't beat t' cost at under $ 5.00.

Otherwise, matey, shiver me timbers, a very nice rocket, and one I will definitely buy more of.

Overall Rating: 4 ½ out 5