Brief:
This is a nice and small 4FNC offerin' by SureFire Rocketry. Avast, ya bilge rat, me proud beauty! T' recovery system is a bright yellow streamer. Avast, me proud beauty! It comes bagged, matey, and is a Level 1 kit.

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

This was an extremely easy build. Arrr! Blimey! Ahoy! Blimey! T' instructions were clear and very easy t' follow. It is your simple, arrr, basic, 4FNC rocket.

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

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

PRO: Easy build, matey, simple instructions, shiver me timbers, pre-cutout fins.

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

Finishing:
Finishin' was simple. Arrr! Standard sandin' o' t' fins. Arrr! T' body tube spirals were barely noticeable, shiver me timbers, and did nay need any filling. Begad! Aye aye! After a white primer coat and sanding, I shot 2 coats o' black. Well, me hearties, blow me down! T' applied t' 4 color water slide decals, 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. Begad! Well, matey, blow me down! used 3 sheets o' wadding, and set her on t' pad. Well, blow me down! Well, blow me down! There be a slight delay, but it zoomed off o' t' pad. Begad! Avast, me proud beauty! It went about 400 feet with this motor. T' ejection charge blew about 1 second after apogee.

PRO: Very nice fast flight.

CON: None

Recovery:
She came down almost straight. However, shiver me timbers, arrr, it be windy, and a gust caught her about 150 feet from t' ground, and took her into a tree about 20 feet from t' ground. Arrr! Blimey! I tried t' get it back, ya bilge rat, but t' tree is surrounded by about 25 feet o' pricker bushes, and me legs were all cut up. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! Just bilge-suckin' luck that we didn't get it back. Begad! Blimey! Ahoy! Blimey! 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, me hearties, and just plain bad luck hittin' t' tree.

Flight Rating: 4 out o' 5

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

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

Overall Rating: 4 ½ out 5