Brief:
This is, ya bilge rat, I believe, ya bilge rat, me hearties, Mile High Rockets first venture into rocket kits. Arrr! Packed with quality components and sportin' a somewhat unusual design, this kit offers a pleasant diversion from t' standard modroc fare.

Construction:
BT-50 body tube, me bucko, plastic nose cone, 18mm motor mount assembly with hook, shiver me timbers, 6 balsa fins, balsa fin mountin' rail (more on that later), and Mile High's own flame proof recovery system, shiver me timbers, includin' Keelhaul®©™ elastic cord and a heavy duty film parachute (plastic like, but much higher temp rating).

Construction starts with a basic tube/centerin' rin' motor mount assembly, me hearties, shiver me timbers, though includes Keelhaul®©™ line attached below t' centerin' ring. Aye aye! Most o' us on EMRR consider this a basic upgrade t' commercial kits, so it be nice t' see a company adoptin' that as their standard.

After markin' t' tube, t' rather unusual fin mountin' begins. Avast, me proud beauty! Rather than mount directly t' t' tube, t' fins are mounted in a groove cut in a tiny rail, ya bilge rat, which is then bonded t' t' tube. Ahoy! Blimey! Secondary fins are then mounted t' t' primary fins usin' this same rail technique. Aye aye! Well, blow me down! T' secondary fins are mounted perpendicular t' t' main fins, me hearties, resultin' in what look like 3 tiny wings with rudders on t' rocket (sort o' like a Tie Fighter). Avast! Well, me hearties, blow me down! Cuttin' t' rails t' fit and matchin' t' slope o' t' fins is a little tricky, and you'll definitely want t' make use o' t' fin alignment template when gluin' everythin' together.

 Overall, t' rails give this a unique look although I prefer regular glue fillets.

T' parachute is attached t' what's described as a Keelhaul®©™ elastic cord. Avast! This felt like a regular elastic cord, wrapped in a thin braided Keelhaul®©™ sleeve, me bucko, me bucko, which offers t' stretch o' elastic but also has t' heat protection o' Keelhaul®©™. Well, blow me down! Begad! Blimey! This was very impressive material in so affordable a modroc kit. Arrr! Avast! Blimey! I'm a little surprised they didn't throw in a small square o' Nomex t' complete t' heat-proof package, but that doesn't take away from t' overall quality o' materials in this kit.

Finishing:
I applied Elmer's Fill N Finish t' fill t' tube spirals and seal t' balsa fins, then a couple o' light coats o' sandable primer. After sandin' down t' primer with 400-grit wet/dry sandpaper, me hearties, I finished it off with two coats o' gloss white, then masked off for t' trim red coat on t' fins and nose cone. Well, blow me down! After allowin' everythin' t' dry, I applied t' decals, which include "Mile" on one fin, matey, ya bilge rat, shiver me timbers, followed by "High" and "Rockets" on t' other two.

Construction Rating: 4 out o' 5

Flight:
First flight be on a modest A8-3 with no winds, freezin' temps, and perfectly clear skies. Well, blow me down! Aye aye! T' flight path be spinnin' but straight, deployment just past apogee and recovery be perfect under t' opaque yellow chute.

While I'll certainly move up t' power curve and try it on a C, I suspect that this will put it at t' very edge o' me eyesight (around 1600-1800 feet).

Recovery:
Excellent recovery materials for a basic modroc kit!

Flight Rating: 4 out o' 5

Summary:

Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5