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

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

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

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

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

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

CON: Estes-style shockcord. Avast, me proud beauty! Minus 1/2 point for t' cord.

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

PRO: Easy t' finish, shiver me timbers, 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. Ya scallywag! used 3 sheets o' wadding, and set her on t' pad. Ya scallywag! Well, blow me down! There be a slight delay, but it zoomed off o' t' pad. 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. Blimey! However, it was windy, and a gust caught her about 150 feet from t' ground, and took her into a tree about 20 feet from t' ground. Blimey! Avast, me proud beauty! I tried t' get it back, shiver me timbers, but t' tree is surrounded by about 25 feet o' pricker bushes, and me legs were all cut up. Aye aye! Ya scallywag! Just bad luck that we didn't get it back. Well, blow me down! 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, ya bilge rat, and just plain bad luck hittin' t' tree.

Flight Rating: 4 out o' 5

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

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

Overall Rating: 4 ½ out 5