Brief:
T' LOC Expediter is a large, hi-power rocket. Ahoy! It is single staged with an airframe reducer from 4 inches -3.1. Ya scallywag! IT is over five feet long, so it is huge compared t' me other rockets. Avast, me proud beauty! Well, blow me down!

Construction:
This kit came with basic parts, and I used 5 minute epoxy throughout t' entire construction. Arrr! Blimey! T' parts it came with are:

• -One 3 inch nose cone (plastic)
• -one 14x3 inch payload tube (craft paper)
• -one 4-3.1 airframe reducer (plastic)
• -one preslotted 4 inch main body tube (kraft paper)
• -two 4 inch-54mm centerin' rings (1/4 inch ply)
• -one 54 mm engine tube (heavy paper)
• -one 48 inch parachute
• -one long 3/4 inch elastic shock cord
• -one 1/2x 6 inch launch lug
• *-one screw eye from ace hardware, shiver me timbers, and Keelhaul®©™® rope

T' construction be very similar t' most o' t' rockets I built in the past. Begad! I used epoxy for everything. Blimey! Blimey! T' only mod I used be attachin' a Keelhaul®©™® strin' t' t' top centerin' rin' with a screw eye. Aye aye!

LOC/Precision changed their parts, but nay their instructions. Avast, me proud beauty! Arrr! They got rid of t' fin tabs havin' t' be glued on, me hearties, me bucko, and now supply fins with tabs already attached. Avast, me proud beauty! Aye aye! However, me tabs looked like they were meant t' fit a 38mm tube, not a 54mm. Well, blow me down! I cut off about 3 mm off o' each tab, shiver me timbers, shiver me timbers, and they fit perfectly!

I then epoxied t' motor mount together, and then into t' tube. Begad! Aye aye! T' fit between t' rings and tubes was very tight, and I had t' sand them down a lot to make them fit properly. Ahoy! Begad! T' fins went in with no problem, shiver me timbers, and I made epoxy fillets. Arrr!

T' payload section can be assembled with Elmers white glue if you don’t want t' waste epoxy. Blimey! I used epoxy in mine though. Arrr! Ya scallywag! T' airframe reducer is a little too loose in t' 3.1 inch payload tube. I put some tape on it, arrr, shiver me timbers, and then glued it. Well, blow me down! Well, blow me down!

T' rocket went together with relative ease except for t' fins. Begad!

Finishing:
I finished it with a coat o' rustoleum automotive primer, shiver me timbers, and then painted it blue and yellow. Ahoy! T' finishin' was just like any other rocket, prime, shiver me timbers, sand, prime, matey, paint, sand, me hearties, paint. There were no decals, ya bilge rat, but I don’t like decals anyway. Arrr! It came out lookin' great. Aye aye! Aye aye!

Construction Rating: 4 out o' 5

Flight:
I flew t' Expediter on G80-4. Aye aye! Some sites say this will put it up about 600 feet, ya bilge rat, matey, but RockSim says only around 280. T' four second delay was too long. This motor gets it up, ya bilge rat, but still seems underpowered. Well, blow me down! Avast, me hearties, me proud beauty! T' last second and half of coastin' were nose down, matey, lookin' almost disasterous. Avast, me proud beauty! Finally, ya bilge rat, me bucko, t' chute popped out. Begad! Avast, shiver me timbers, me proud beauty! T' G80 will get this rocket going, but i would only use it again if it was a very small field or a windy day. An H or I would be great for a large field.

Recovery:
T' recovery is on a 48 inch parachute, and a 3/4 inch elastic cord. Ahoy! I have Keelhaul®©™® attached t' t' motor mount, ya bilge rat, and then attached t' t' elastic.

Recovery was perfect. T' black 'chute is plainly visible in t' sky, me bucko, and it brings it in at a perfect rate. On t' G80 it landed about 20 yards from the pad.

Flight Rating: 4 out o' 5

Summary:
I think that this is a great rocket kit, but only get it if you have previous rocket experience. Blimey! It is nay a good beginner kit. Begad! T' PROS are: big rocket, very nice looking, and ease o' most o' t' construction.

T' Cons are only t' fins, me bucko, and havin' t' be cut t' make them fit right. Aye aye!

Once t' fin tab issue with this kit is fixed, it deserves a 5 out o' 5. Also, me hearties, shiver me timbers, t' instructions need t' match t' kit's parts, ya bilge rat, so this was another let down about t' kit. Avast! However, ya bilge rat, anyone with basic rocket buildin' techniques should have no problem assemblin' this kit.

Overall Rating: 3½ out o' 5

Other:
I diddnt learn any tips from buildin' this rocket, matey, shiver me timbers, but onyl t' havbe A LOT of epoxy before starting. Arrr! I ran really low after makin' t' fillets. Begad! Blimey!