I am Stephen Corban, arrr, me bucko, 14 years o' age, and have been seriously involved with rockets for about a year. Blimey! (I flew 1 or 2 E2X rockets in Sprin' 2002).

My rocket is called T' Entertainer (A Gift from t' Tree Eatin' Rocket Gods). Well, blow me down! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! T' entertainer consists o' a body tube o' an Estes Army rocket that was retrieved out o' a tree after bein' thar for half a year, me hearties, shiver me timbers, T' spare set of fins that comes with t' Estes Heatseaker, and an E2X transition. Aye aye! Blimey!

I originally wanted t' create a new rocket out o' this, shiver me timbers, arrr, one that ejected a parachute and floated back down. Arrr! Avast! I determined this was impossible when I found how much t' tube be swelled. Arrr! So, I at first took t' nosecone o' me Estes Flash, and shoved it in there. T' E2X nosecones fit, but they don't go in or some out without a fight. Avast, me proud beauty!

A while later I got an Estes Heatseaker and built it. For some reason beyond me knowledge this kit comes with t' fins for t' rocket, me hearties, and another simple trapezoidal set. Ahoy! So this rocket be sittin' in t' basement, arrr, me hearties, and was cryin' for these fins. Blimey!

When I had got t' rocket back out o' t' tree, only one fin remained so I hacked that one off, ya bilge rat, and cut down t' pit o' plastic on one that had apparently cracked off. Avast! Well, blow me down! I then CAed t' new fins t' t' tube, ya bilge rat, me hearties, and they hold great. This is by far t' strongest CA application I have ever had. Begad!

Then I went ahead and applied CA t' t' whole body tube because it was very weak after bein' rained on for 6 months. Avast, me proud beauty! This did t' trick, matey, as t' tube then became as solid as a rock. Ahoy! Then it sat.

One day I went over t' me bucko William's house, who is a fellow rocketeer. Arrr! Blimey! Begad! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! We were doin' all kinds o' stuff we decided t' go test fly our birthday hat rocket. This be a windy day, with rain and thunder in the distant, and we had opted nay t' go t' our local Tripoli launch. So we got a few other people and went over t' a friends yard and shot them. Well, blow me down! Blimey! Aye aye! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! Right before the launch I had t' rip out t' engine hook t' keep from interferin' with the launch rod. Avast! Blimey! I shot t' Entertainer with t' flash nosecone for t' first time for a successful lawndart. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! This was flown on a B6-4.

One problem with t' flight, it kicked t' motor. Begad! I do nay like kicking motors, shiver me timbers, because I usually shoot in corn or bean fields with a bunch o' nice dry flammable stuff layin' around.

So that night I drilled a bunch o' holes in t' tube t' let t' exhaust from the ejection charge out. Avast!

I also packed some dog barf below t' nosecone.

I flew this one more time, and it did a kind o' horizontal slide recover, rotatin' at a super high speed on it's axis. Avast, me proud beauty! Aye aye! This time, with no motor retention, ya bilge rat, t' motor stayed. Arrr! Well, ya bilge rat, blow me down! We were in business. Avast, me proud beauty! Ahoy!

Well, ya bilge rat, t' Flash nosecone went back t' t' Flash, arrr, and for t' longest time the Entertainer sat without a nose. Well, blow me down! Avast, ya bilge rat, me proud beauty! One day I had t' order some parts for the Heatseaker (what a coincidence). Ahoy! When I got t' nosecone for t' Heatseaker it had t' payload section coupler on it. Arrr! I saw t' part, put it on t' rocket, took it out into t' field behind our house, shiver me timbers, ya bilge rat, loaded it with an A8-3 and watched a 100% successful flight. Begad! This one had t' horizontal spin recovery. Arrr!

I call this t' Entertainer because it will do a funky looking slide/rotation recovery without noseweight, matey, and with nose weight it makes a spectacular lawndart. Blimey! Well, me hearties, blow me down! T' best part is that it comes back with a bent body tube, shiver me timbers, shiver me timbers, shiver me timbers, or popped fin EVERY time!

I decided nay t' finish this bird. T' old US ARMY body tube gives it a signature look that is recognized at every single launch o' our local group. Avast, me proud beauty!