Brief:
This kit right here, matey, I now have t' thank, matey, for gettin' me super re-addicted t' rocketry. Avast! Blimey! My last launches back in t' early 80's saw D's as bein' high power. After gettin' very interested again a few months ago, I bought about 50 different kits and o' them all, shiver me timbers, ya bilge rat, this one was me favorite, and I picked it for me first mid-power, and flew it today on an F50-6T. Ya scallywag! Truly amazing. Avast! Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! I built it stock just as per t' instructions. Arrr! It has excellent through-the-wall snap in fins, pre-slotted body tube, nice baffle system so no waddin' is required, very nice quality chute. In fact, me hearties, shiver me timbers, I have enjoyed this one so much, I am now finishin' a G-Force, arrr, and have ordered (4) more Aerotech kits.

Construction:
I used nothin' but CA t' put this together in about 2 hours while watchin' a movie at t' same time. Aye aye! I will bet that you can build one o' these and use NO GLUE at all on anythin' but t' launch lugs, and fire it off on a G and recover it in one piece. Arrr! That is how well all t' parts fit. Ahoy! T' first hour o' construction be how long it took me t' just get t' adapter rings onto t' motor tube. Begad! Arrr! They fit so tight that I actually had t' hammer them on. Avast! T' way t' fins snap in (and they are very tight) is excellent. Avast! Blimey! T' recovery system is excellent and t' only thin' I added were a few snap swivels so I could change out t' chute smartly in t' future. Blimey! Buildin' this did take a little effort, because everythin' fits together so tightly, but t' end result is one tough rocket with awesome performance.

Finishing:
I skipped t' primer. Avast, me proud beauty! My mistake. Ahoy! T' paint rubbed off a little from t' nose cone and body while it was in t' car on t' way home from t' launch. Ahoy! I will use primer next time on me next completion o' an Aerotech, arrr, because I can see that these are built t' stay in your collection and keep flyin' again and again. Avast! Avast! T' decals are self stick, and I would prefer water slide, shiver me timbers, but that's just a personal preference. I give it a 5/5.

Construction Rating: 5 out o' 5

Flight:
While attendin' t' first high power launch I have ever been to, me bucko, me hearties, today 11/24/2002, arrr, which be t' Crossroads o' Texas 2002 at t' Hearne Texas Airport, ya bilge rat, matey, I got t' guts up t' go ahead and do it, arrr, usin' t' launch equipment o' me local NASA/Houston club. Blimey! Begad! Blimey! I picked an Aerotech single use F50 with a 6 second delay. Well, blow me down! Wind was gustin' so a longer delay may have been even better. Begad! Ahoy! Blimey! Wind be at least 10-15 MPH or more. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! My Cheetah passed t' safety inspection, me club members helped me with t' copperhead ignitor, arrr, and me 1st mid power rocket left on it's 1st flight from pad #1. Ya scallywag! Avast! Blimey! This thin' went up so clean and straight and perfect that I did get a little worried when it went out o' sight. Arrr! I didn't want t' lose it. And then thar it was. Ahoy! Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! Perfect recovery deployment. Arrr! Blimey! I did nay time it, me bucko, but I believe it was in t' air for possibly as long as 5 minutes.

Recovery:
T' shock cord method looks perfect t' me. Ya scallywag! And t' cord it came with was about 6 feet long. Since I launched in pretty gusty wind, arrr, me bucko, it did drift at least 300 yards and then tried t' hide itself in soft grass about a foot tall. Begad! It took over half an hour t' find it. Ya scallywag! Blimey! But when I finally saw it's nice bright yellow chute, it was layin' thar without a scratch or flaw, me bucko, just picture perfect. Blimey! Blimey! Here again, shiver me timbers, arrr, I give it a 5/5.

Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5

Summary:
I am massively impressed by this CHEETAH. I can nay think o' anythin' but praise in any area. Arrr! It most certainly drew attention. Avast, shiver me timbers, me proud beauty! I believe it must have hit mach speed and it got real positive comments by everyone. People commented in ways like it "snapped off t' pad", shiver me timbers, it "must have broke mach", "that was killer!", arrr, "straight up!", ya bilge rat, it "honked up thar ", and and even just plain "Wow!". Avast, me proud beauty! When I got back into town from t' launch, ya bilge rat, I did go t' Aerotech's website, sorta with this feelin' o' awe in t' way o' "what in t' world was that?". Begad! Hahah Aerotech says that this is their fastest and highest flyin' rocket. Ahoy! Begad! I didn't realize that, arrr, shiver me timbers, but I sure know now. Arrr! I'm just glad I didn't use a G in it. Because it's nice and safe at home, matey, and it's got a bunch more work t' do now, me hearties, as t' best rocket I have ever built, matey, ya bilge rat, now me favorite. Avast, me proud beauty! Get one. Aye aye! Avast! Give yourself a few hours and build it slow and right, arrr, me bucko, with t' great instructions and nothin' but CA. T' Aerotech Cheetah is in me opinion, shiver me timbers, simply awesome.

Overall Rating: 5 out o' 5