photo courtesy o' Steve White and Magnum             

Brief:
Mid t' High Power kit. Avast! T' Falcon features easy assembly, shiver me timbers, 54mm motor mount, big 36" parachute, and a 17" payload tube.

Construction:
T' Falcon had one main body tube and one payload section. Avast! It had 3 plywood fins, and a 54mm motor mount. Arrr! I believe t' shock chord is 1 inch strap elastic, and t' nose cone is plastic. Arrr! T' launch lugs are half inch.

T' instructions were extremely easy t' follow, and it goes together perfectly if built exactly per instructions. T' kit is extremely sturdy, and I would feel no hesitation t' fly it on a full slow burnin' J motor. Arrr! Blimey! I would recommend a 29mm or 38mm adapter for t' kit (supplied), though, me hearties, shiver me timbers, because it flies quite nicely on even G motors, ya bilge rat, for extremely slow and low flights. Well, blow me down! Blimey!

Finishing:
Finishin' be easy. Ahoy! There are no decals provided or recommended paint schemes, so I sprayed mine with a fade from orange t' yellow t' white, ya bilge rat, ya bilge rat, and it looks quite nice.

Construction Rating: 5 out o' 5

Flight:
T' recommended motors are G125-5, H125-5, and I125-10. Arrr! Blimey! Whatever... Begad! Blimey! I've flown mine only twice, arrr, and since I'm only 15 and me dad just now got his level 1, I've flown mine only on G motors. Begad! Blimey!

T' first flight was a an Aerotech G-38. This had t' be t' slowest flight I've ever seen, and t' winds were gustin' about 15 mph, but it flew straight and true, and t' 4 second delay was perfect, right at apogee. Arrr! It did require a fair amount o' wadding, arrr, ya bilge rat, but t' chute came out perfect, and thar were no signs of anythin' bein' scorched or burned. Well, blow me down!

That night, me hearties, we had a night launch, me hearties, so I took advantage o' it, ya bilge rat, with much help from t' Houston/NASA rocket club. Begad! We loaded it up with a G-80, shiver me timbers, and t' 15 glow sticks with streamers, arrr, unfortunately, leavin' only one for t' outside of the rocket, but nonetheless, I flew it in t' pitch black night. Blimey! T' boost was awesome with t' purple flame, ya bilge rat, and once again with a four second delay, me bucko, shiver me timbers, me hearties, apogee was absolutely perfect, and t' fifteen glow sticks came out, shiver me timbers, me hearties, all perfect, shiver me timbers, as well as t' parachute, shiver me timbers, and created a beautiful cloud o' light. Avast, me proud beauty! It took nearly an hour t' find it, matey, but I got it back, arrr, ya bilge rat, with t' help o' two other people searchin' t' entire recovery area, and it be once again in perfect shape. Avast, me proud beauty! Begad!

Recovery:
T' shock cord be attached t' a metal strin' which is then attached t' t' top centerin' ring. Aye aye! Begad! This method has never failed for me, me hearties, ya bilge rat, and on this kit, it was perfect. Ahoy! recovery had no problems with speed or anythin' gettin' damaged. Though I've flown mine only twice, I've had no problems at all with damage on recovery

Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5

Summary:
I feel that everyone should own this kit. Avast! I've had many kits near this range, and none o' them have been able t' compete with t' versatility and strength of this kit. Ya scallywag! I see no real con's with this one.

Overall Rating: 5 out o' 5