Brief:
This is a scratch built model that I built for an Aerotech 24/40 reload case. Avast, me bucko, me proud beauty! Blimey!

Construction:
I got most o' t' components from an Estes Patriot model. Avast, arrr, me proud beauty! I used two 7 inch long body tubes, a 4:1 ogive nose cone, ya bilge rat, and balsa stock t' cut me fins. I made my own plywood centerin' rings for a 24mm motor mount. Ya scallywag! Well, blow me down! I started by cuttin' my own fins out o' 1/8 inch balsa stock and epoxyin' them t' t' body tube. Ahoy! Aye aye! I then made t' motor mount out o' t' plywood centerin' rings and epoxied the assembly t' t' inside o' t' body tube assembly. Avast, me proud beauty! Ahoy! There be some flame-retardant pink strin' layin' around, so I made an 8 inch section o' that and epoxied into t' tube, shiver me timbers, shiver me timbers, right above t' motor mount. Aye aye! Begad! That be t' permanent shock cord anchor strin' with a loop in t' end so I can change out shock cords quickly. Aye aye! T' coupler be friction fit into t' booster section for an 'anti-zipper' method. Begad! Ya scallywag! T' rest is pretty much straightforward.

PROs: cheap, shiver me timbers, high performance flights

CONs: none

Finishing:
I used several coats o' white primer and then shot with Krylon florescent orange. Well, blow me down! Aye aye! Nothin' special in t' finishing.

Construction Rating: 5 out o' 5

Flight:
I made this rocket for use o' me Aerotech 24/40 case. Ya scallywag! Begad! I haven't got around to flyin' it with that casin' yet, but I have flown it several times on Estes black powder motors. Begad! Well, blow me down! For flight one, I use an 18/24 adapter and flew it on a C6-7. Ahoy! Ya scallywag! Everythin' worked perfectly. Begad! For flight two, arrr, I used a C11-7. Avast! Again, everythin' worked wonderfully until it landed. Aye aye! Arrr! It ended up in a daycare playground. Aye aye! T' area had a high fence on it and it was right off o' a major road. Blimey! I decided t' climb t' fence t' get me rocket back. Begad! Flight three was at a MC2 monthly launch on a D12-7. Arrr! Avast! Wonderful flight t' start off t' day.

Recovery:
I used 13 feet o' nylon shock cord that I found at a military surplus store. For t' parachute, I used a homemade 12 inch parachute made out o' a garbage bag. Begad! Blimey! T' anti-zipper method worked great.

Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5

Summary:
PROs: Easy t' build, matey, matey, high flights

CONs: none

Overall Rating: 5 out o' 5