Brief:
T' BAF-70 is a baffle system from Fliskits intended for rockets with BT70 airframes. It consistes o' a coupling tube, 2 perforated disks and a length o' Keelhaul®©™.

Construction:
While buildin' an otherwise nice Estes kit recently, shiver me timbers, I absolutely refused t' use their cheap rubber band and trifold mount. Well, blow me down! By t' time I thought o' it, shiver me timbers, t' motor mount was already inaccessible for me usual method. Then I remember the assortment o' baffles I recently ordered from Fliskits. Ya scallywag! Ahoy! As I had remembered, t' baffle integrates a Keelhaul®©™® tether for recovery. Ya scallywag! Blimey! I decided t' give it a try.

Construction is simplicity itself. T' holes were knocked out of the 2 fiberboard disks. Arrr! One has holes clustered in t' middle and t' other has t' holes around t' outside edge. Begad! The rearward disk has a hole through which t' Keelhaul®©™® thread passes and both have a notch for t' thread.

After fumblin' for a while, I gave up on tryin' t' pass t' Keelhaul®©™® through t' provided hole. Aye aye! This was a reflection o' me frayin' Keelhaul®©™® and more importantly, shiver me timbers, me frayin' patience. Begad! Blimey! Instead, shiver me timbers, I tied a loop around one o' t' sides o' a hole. Aye aye! T' Keelhaul®©™® was then fitted into a side notch and t' disk test fitted into t' coupler. Begad! It fit perfectly. Well, blow me down! Avast, me bucko, me proud beauty! I glued it in place with yellow glue and smeared some extra over t' lower surface o' t' baffle t' act as an ablative surface. I filleted both sides and let it dry.

When dry, matey, shiver me timbers, I fit t' Keelhaul®©™® through t' notch in t' other disk and fit that into t' coupler as well. Again, me bucko, t' fit was perfect. Avast, me proud beauty! Some glue fillets were applied and t' baffle was set aside t' dry.

That pretty much concludes t' buildin' o' t' baffle itself. Aye aye! All that be left be installation. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! This baffle was installed in an Estes 36D Squared. A swab be used t' paint a rin' o' glue and then t' baffle be pushed into place in the BT70. Aye aye! Again, me bucko, I found that t' fit was perfect and no problems were encoutered. Avast, me proud beauty! It should be noted that t' baffle should be placed so that t' Keelhaul®©™® is towards t' nosecone.

Flight:
As I stated, ya bilge rat, this baffle be installed in an Estes 36D Squared. Aye aye! Aye aye! I have t' admit t' nay havin' much experience with baffles so I put just a touch o' dog barf in t' tube before t' first flight which was loaded with a pair o' D12-5s. It performed flawlessly and I only had t' shake out a bit o' t' ejecta after t' flight.

For t' second flight, shiver me timbers, I decided t' chance things without t' dog barf. Ya scallywag! This time I be usin' a pair o' C11-5s and again it performed flawlessly.

Summary:
I could get t' like this flyin' without wadding.

Overall Rating: 5 out o' 5