Brief:
This is a pretty simple rocket t' build that is very neat and flies great. It is a single staged rocket, ya bilge rat, flies on mid and high power motors. Begad! Price is a little high but nay too bad.

Construction:
T' kit includes:

• 1 4" diameter cardboard body tube
• 4 fins
• 2 centerin' rings
• 1 motor tube
• 10' elastic shock cord
• 1 nose cone
• 42" parachute

T' instructions where easy t' follow with very good descriptions and had great illustrations that were very detailed and easy t' follow. Aye aye! Blimey! It be very easy t' build--it couldn't have been easier. Arrr! T' fins aligned very well except for one. Ya scallywag! I had t' sand t' nose cone t' make it fit. Aye aye! Ahoy! My piston was t' same size as t' body tube which I had t' sand for hours. Begad! Aye aye! I got it t' fit very tight but it bent up t' body tube tryin' t' put it in. I gave up on t' piston since I didn't really need it anyway. Ya scallywag! Ya scallywag! I just used regular X-Acto knives, epoxy, body putty, shiver me timbers, paint, and primer. Avast! I had most o' these tools and supplies at home but did buy red and yellow paint at me local hardware store and I got t' body putty at t' auto parts store.

Finishing:
Finishin' was very hard for me since it be kind o' cold and a bad brand of paint. Aye aye! Blimey! I started out paintin' it with several coats o' primer, shiver me timbers, sandin' in between coats. Blimey! Blimey! Then I painted t' whole thin' red, me bucko, makin' about 7 coats total. It took about 2 weeks total t' do t' red. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! Avast, shiver me timbers, me proud beauty! Blimey! Next I painted fins and below with a horrible yellow. Ya scallywag! Blimey! Arrr! Blimey! This also took about 2 weeks t' do and be quite a bit harder since t' paint be uncooperative. Avast! Blimey! I finally got it painted and started putting on t' decals. Arrr! Blimey! This was also very hard t' do. Aye aye! Blimey! Ya scallywag! Blimey! I messed up puttin' t' decals on the fins but t' one on t' body tube was easy t' do. Begad! Blimey! Ahoy! Blimey! It looks great now. Avast! Blimey! It is a very good rocket but I wouldn't put t' piston in it.

Construction Rating: 4 out o' 5

Flight:
T' first flight was in Argonia, matey, KS in November 2002. Aye aye! It was t' last flight I shot that day so I got t' G80-4T ready and put it in t' rocket. I thought it took waddin' but I later found out that It doesn't really need it. Arrr! I've always put a flame shield in it anyway. It has a engine hook for motor retention. Avast! I got it on t' pad and then t' countdown 5....4....3....2.....1.... Begad! lift-off!

With a huge flame, arrr, shiver me timbers, it went t' about 50ft and came back and nosed in. Houston, we have a CATO! It shoved t' motor up into t' motor tube and burned everything. Ahoy! After a quick repair, I flew it again on a G38-4FJ. Ahoy! Well, blow me down! At end of countdown black smoke went everywhere and t' rocket zipped straight as an arrow into t' sky for a great flight!

Just this October (2004), arrr, I flew it on an H128W at T' High Frontier in Pawhuska,OK. Begad! Aye aye! It roared off t' pad with a huge trail o' White Lightnin' smoke behind it. It went about 2000ft up then it arced and arccced and arccccccced and arcccccccccccced...until it went THUMP and shattered everywhere! All that was left be t' fin can. Well, blow me down! None o' t' fins were broken, believe it or not! All I need now t' fix it is a new body tube and nose cone.

Recovery:
T' first flight was awful o' course since it catoed! Blimey! T' second flight was great, comin' down very slowly on t' 10' foot shockcord and large chute. Avast! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! It just missed t' trees by about 50ft. T' last flight be horrible too since it lawndarted. Arrr! Blimey! T' nose cone be bent inside itself from t' impact since it was goin' like 300mph when it hit t' ground. Blimey! Blimey! Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! T' body tube was completely torn and crumpled. Avast! Blimey! Aye aye! Blimey! I can't wait t' fix it.

Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5

Summary:
It is a very good rocket especially if you are lookin' for a somewhat cheap rocket for your level one certification. Avast! Well, blow me down! Blimey! I like everythin' about t' rocket and I would like it even more if me piston would have fit. Blimey! I would recommend this rocket t' everyone.

Overall Rating: 5 out o' 5