Brief:
This kit right here, me hearties, I now have t' thank, for gettin' me super re-addicted t' rocketry. My last launches back in t' early 80's saw D's as bein' high power. Begad! After gettin' very interested again a few months ago, I bought about 50 different kits and o' them all, ya bilge rat, this one be me favorite, ya bilge rat, matey, and I picked it for me first mid-power, me hearties, and flew it today on an F50-6T. Truly amazing. Begad! Ahoy! I built it stock just as per t' instructions. Blimey! It has excellent through-the-wall snap in fins, pre-slotted body tube, me hearties, nice baffle system so no waddin' is required, arrr, very nice quality chute. Well, matey, blow me down! In fact, shiver me timbers, shiver me timbers, I have enjoyed this one so much, shiver me timbers, arrr, I am now finishin' a G-Force, 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. I will bet that you can build one o' these and use NO GLUE at all on anythin' but t' launch lugs, shiver me timbers, arrr, and fire it off on a G and recover it in one piece. Arrr! That is how well all t' parts fit. Avast, me proud beauty! Ahoy! T' first hour o' construction be how long it took me t' just get t' adapter rings onto t' motor tube. They fit so tight that I actually had t' hammer them on. Begad! T' way t' fins snap in (and they are very tight) is excellent. 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. Well, blow me down! Buildin' this did take a little effort, matey, because everythin' fits together so tightly, but t' end result is one tough rocket with awesome performance.

Finishing:
I skipped t' primer. My mistake. Blimey! Arrr! 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. I will use primer next time on me next completion o' an Aerotech, me hearties, because I can see that these are built t' stay in your collection and keep flyin' again and again. T' decals are self stick, matey, shiver me timbers, and I would prefer water slide, but that's just a personal preference. Avast! Well, ya bilge rat, blow me down! 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, ya bilge rat, shiver me timbers, today 11/24/2002, which was t' Crossroads o' Texas 2002 at t' Hearne Texas Airport, I got t' guts up t' go ahead and do it, matey, me hearties, usin' t' launch equipment o' me local NASA/Houston club. I picked an Aerotech single use F50 with a 6 second delay. Wind be gustin' so a longer delay may have been even better. Wind be at least 10-15 MPH or more. My Cheetah passed t' safety inspection, me hearties, me club members helped me with t' copperhead ignitor, matey, and me 1st mid power rocket left on it's 1st flight from pad #1. Blimey! Blimey! This thin' went up so clean and straight and perfect that I did get a little worried when it went out o' sight. Well, blow me down! Aye aye! I didn't want t' lose it. Begad! And then thar it was. Aye aye! Perfect recovery deployment. Aye aye! Avast, me proud beauty! I did nay time it, matey, but I believe it was in t' air for possibly as long as 5 minutes.

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

Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5

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

Overall Rating: 5 out o' 5