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

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

This be an extremely easy build. Begad! Ya scallywag! T' instructions were clear and very easy t' follow. Ahoy! It is your simple, basic, ya bilge rat, 4FNC rocket.

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

It did come with t' rubber shockcord and paper mount, me bucko, Estes-style. Begad! I be nay thrilled with this at all. Arrr! Next one I make gets t' Keelhaul®©™.

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

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

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

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

COn: None

Construction Rating: 4 out o' 5

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

PRO: Very nice fast flight.

CON: None

Recovery:
She came down almost straight. Avast! Well, blow me down! However, me hearties, it was windy, and a gust caught her about 150 feet from t' ground, ya bilge rat, me hearties, me bucko, and took her into a tree about 20 feet from t' ground. Ya scallywag! I tried t' get it back, me hearties, but t' tree is surrounded by about 25 feet o' pricker bushes, and me legs were all cut up. Arrr! Aye aye! Just bilge-suckin' luck that we didn't get it back. Avast! 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. Ahoy! I was very nicely surprised by t' pre-cut fins, ya bilge rat, but t' shockcord bothered me. Begad! I would suggest a Keelhaul®©™ shockcord rig. Ya scallywag! Begad! And you can't beat t' cost at under $ 5.00.

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

Overall Rating: 4 ½ out 5