Brief:
This is a single stage, 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, me hearties, ya bilge rat, same thickness as LOC's, a nicely turned solid balsa nose cone, ya bilge rat, me bucko, shiver me timbers, four (4) 1/8" plywood fins, elastic for t' shock cord (12 feet), shiver me timbers, a coupler, me bucko, bulkhead, motor tube and two (2) centerin' rings along with a 1/4" launch lug.

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

Finishing:
Finishin' be easy, ya bilge rat, I filled t' seams with Elmers Fill'n Finish, then sanded down and primed. Ya scallywag! Blimey! I then used Testors Gloss Cherry Red and Testors Gloss Black t' finish it off. It looks great. Begad! Blimey! 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. Ya scallywag! Begad! For t' first flight I choose a Aerotech E23-5 Blue Thunder motor. A great, 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, matey, ya bilge rat, an Aerotech G104-M, ya bilge rat, a Kosdon G40-10, ya bilge rat, an Aerotech G64-7, me hearties, a Vulcan G200-10 (my favorite flight so far on this rocket) and an Aerotech F101-10. Avast, me proud beauty! Avast, me proud beauty! All flights have went well other than t' shock cord breakin' on one, shiver me timbers, but all was recovered with only a broken fin.

T' model does require wadding, me bucko, it was easy t' prep. Avast, shiver me timbers, me proud beauty! For motor retention I used tee-nuts with washers t' keep t' motor in place. Blimey! Has nay failed.

Recovery:
For recovery, you can either use a 18" or 24" chute, matey, if you are nay goin' t' put it all that high, arrr, use t' 24" chute, shiver me timbers, or if your flyin' area has a hard landin' surface, matey, use t' 24" chute, shiver me timbers, but if you want t' minimize t' walk t' get it, me bucko, 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. Only bilge-suckin' side I saw t' t' kit is it came with no instructions. There are no other cons t' this kit at all. If you ever can find one o' these, make sure t' pick it up. Avast! Great kit!

Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5