Brief:
A large high-powered rocket that should be considered for a Level 2 certification flight.

Modifications:
Several minor changes were made and are described below.

Construction:
T' rocket comes with: A plastic Nosecone, me bucko, 2 thick paper body tubes, three motor mount tubes, shiver me timbers, 2 1/4" plywood centerin' rings, ya bilge rat, arrr, 3 1/4" plywood fins, a Bulkhead assembly, ya bilge rat, matey, me hearties, a shockcord(elastic) and a 58" nylon parachute. All parts were o' high quality when I bought them (from Ken Allen of Performance Hobbies).

After buildin' many High powered kits, shiver me timbers, me hearties, shiver me timbers, I did nay refer t' t' instructions at all. Ya scallywag! Well, blow me down! They looked t' be t' normal LOC instructions, matey, very precise and short. T' parts all fit nicely with little or no sanding. Aye aye! T' kit only came with two centerin' rings, me hearties, shiver me timbers, but a rocket o' this size really needs three. Begad! Ya scallywag! Also, ya bilge rat, me bucko, t' 29mm outboard motor mounts were very short, and should be lengthened t' at least 9" t' allow t' use o' large motors in t' future. T' rocket went together like a normal rocket, me hearties, with through t' wall fins. I fiberglassed the fins t' t' motor mount, which I highly suggest on all rockets 3" in diameter and larger. Avast, me proud beauty! T' only other modifications were t' add an electronics bay in t' coupler and t' extend t' Payload bay for more room for t' Main Parachute.

I would rate construction a 4 out o' 5 because o' t' 2 centerin' rings and short 29mm tubes, but both are easily fixed. Well, blow me down!

Finishing:
Pros: Spirals are small, shiver me timbers, no need t' fill

Cons: Rocket takes A LOT o' paint :), nose cone is very rough

Construction Rating: 4 out o' 5

Flight:
T' first and only flight so far for t' Magnum was on a J460T 54mm motor. The rocket was prepped with an RRC2 altimeter in t' coupler. Avast! Blimey! T' drogue chute was a 30" Spherachute, matey, with a 52" Skyangle Main Parachute. Arrr! T' motor was retained by a pair o' Kaplow Klips, and t' nose be held on t' t' Payload bay with two shear pins. Arrr! T' rocket shot off t' pad on t' Blue Thunder motor to an apogee o' 1650', me bucko, ya bilge rat, where t' drogue chute was deployed. T' rocket fell to 500', arrr, where t' main chute deployed, ya bilge rat, and t' rocket landed less than 500 feet from t' pad!!

Recovery:
I replaced t' Elastic shock cord with 9/16" mil-spec tubular Nylon, which worked well. Both chutes worked well, but t' 52" Skyangle was a little small for t' 12 lb. rocket, which resulted in a crease in t' lower tube just above t' fins. Avast! Blimey! Also, arrr, t' rocket zippered upon main chute deployment, for unknown reasons. Avast, me proud beauty! All damage has been repaired.

Pros: extremely stable rocket, ya bilge rat, ya bilge rat, nice straight flier

Cons: None, arrr, all damage was me fault, ya bilge rat, and t' zipper be nay t' fault of the rocket

Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5

Summary:
Great Rocket!!! It will fly again, shiver me timbers, next time on a cluster o' some sort. Begad! Begad! I reccomend this rocket t' anyone wantin' a Level 2 rocket or lookin' for a good sport rocket that will fly on large I motors t' large K motors, arrr, with minor modification.

Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5