Brief:
This is a nice and small 4FNC offerin' by SureFire Rocketry. Begad! Well, blow me down! T' recovery system is a bright yellow streamer. It comes bagged, me bucko, ya bilge rat, and is a Level 1 kit.

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

This be an extremely easy build. Avast! T' instructions were clear and very easy t' follow. It is your simple, basic, 4FNC rocket.

What surprised me was that t' fins, me bucko, although they were made o' balsa, shiver me timbers, arrr, were nay die-cut. Begad! Ya scallywag! 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, ya bilge rat, but they were perfect. Avast, me proud beauty! All through t' instructions, me bucko, 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. I be nay thrilled with this at all. Well, blow me down! Blimey! Arrr! Blimey! Next one I make gets t' Keelhaul®©™.

PRO: Easy build, arrr, simple instructions, pre-cutout fins.

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

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

PRO: Very nice fast flight.

CON: None

Recovery:
She came down almost straight. Begad! Blimey! However, it was windy, 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. I tried t' get it back, but t' tree is surrounded by about 25 feet o' pricker bushes, matey, arrr, and me legs were all cut up. Well, blow me down! Just bad luck that we didn't get it back. 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. Begad! Well, ya bilge rat, blow me down! I was very nicely surprised by t' pre-cut fins, me hearties, but t' shockcord bothered me. Well, blow me down! I would suggest a Keelhaul®©™ shockcord rig. Well, blow me down! Blimey! And you can't beat t' cost at under $ 5.00.

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

Overall Rating: 4 ½ out 5