Brief:
This is a single stage, ya bilge rat, Out-of-Production (OOP) mid and high power kit. This rocket is great for E-H motors.

Construction:
There are two (2) nicely finished 2.25" body tubes, same thickness as LOC's, a nicely turned solid balsa nose cone, arrr, arrr, four (4) 1/8" plywood fins, elastic for t' shock cord (12 feet), a coupler, bulkhead, ya bilge rat, motor tube and two (2) centerin' rings along with a 1/4" launch lug.

In me kit I got, shiver me timbers, arrr, thar were no instructions, other then a header card, shiver me timbers, this kit is OOP, so I figured that it must have gotten lost or somethin' along t' way. Ya scallywag! But t' kit is simple enough for anyone t' figure out. All parts fit well, me bucko, I had t' make me own slots in t' body tube for t' fins, matey, which is nay hard. Avast, me proud beauty! Avast! All t' centerin' rings, bulkheads, matey, coupler, and fins fit well and went together well. I had t' put some filler in a few minor dents in t' nose cone from handlin' over t' years. Avast, me proud beauty! I then put four coats o' sandin' sealer on it and primed it. Avast, me proud beauty! T' kit comes with nose weight and have a pre-drilled hole in t' cone for t' weight, me hearties, which is much easier then makin' your own hole in it. Ya scallywag! T' shock cord attaches t' t' top centerin' rin' with a steel cable and then attaches t' t' bulkhead screw-eye. Ya scallywag! T' over all finished kit seems pretty strong.

Finishing:
Finishin' was easy, I filled t' seams with Elmers Fill'n Finish, matey, then sanded down and primed. Begad! Ahoy! Blimey! I then used Testors Gloss Cherry Red and Testors Gloss Black t' finish it off. Arrr! It looks great. T' kit came with no decals, and looks just fine without them.

Construction Rating: 4 out o' 5

Flight:
There is a whole list o' recommended Kosdon and Aerotech motors. Ahoy! For t' first flight I choose a Aerotech E23-5 Blue Thunder motor. Ya scallywag! Arrr! A great, ya bilge rat, ya bilge rat, straight boost t' about 600 feet with a very nice parachute recovery.

I have flown this rocket 8 times, matey, with Aerotech F40-7's, arrr, an Aerotech G104-M, matey, a Kosdon G40-10, an Aerotech G64-7, a Vulcan G200-10 (my favorite flight so far on this rocket) and an Aerotech F101-10. Ahoy! All flights have went well other than t' shock cord breakin' on one, but all was recovered with only a broken fin.

T' model does require wadding, it was easy t' prep. Ahoy! Well, blow me down! For motor retention I used tee-nuts with washers t' keep t' motor in place. Aye aye! Has nay failed.

Recovery:
For recovery, you can either use a 18" or 24" chute, shiver me timbers, ya bilge rat, me bucko, if you are nay goin' t' put it all that high, use t' 24" chute, ya bilge rat, shiver me timbers, or if your flyin' area has a hard landin' surface, ya bilge rat, use t' 24" chute, but if you want t' minimize t' walk t' get it, go for t' 18".

Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5

Summary:
This rocket is great. T' kit is high quality and easy t' put together. Begad! Only bad side I saw t' t' kit is it came with no instructions. Well, blow me down! Avast, me proud beauty! There are no other cons t' this kit at all. Well, blow me down! If you ever can find one o' these, me bucko, make sure t' pick it up. Begad! Great kit!

Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5