Brief:
T' Psycho is no longer in production. Blimey! Arrr! It was a great kit from Public Enemy. Ahoy! It's t' same size as t' Public Enemy Patriot, me hearties, so I'm sure t' flight characteristics o' each are similar.

Construction:
T' instructions are spare t' say t' least. Aye aye! It would be best if you had either built high power rockets before or had a coach who had. Ahoy! Ahoy! T' airframe is paper tube with Public Enemy's signature yellow glassine coverin' it. Ya scallywag! T' motor mount is paper too. Avast! T' fins are 1/8" plywood and include tabs t' go all t' way through t' t' motor mount. Avast, me proud beauty! T' centerin' rings are made from press-board type material that is quite strong and accepts epoxy readily. Avast, me proud beauty! T' nose cone is plastic in t' line o' LOC/Precision nose cones. A pair o' heavy duty eye-bolts connect t' recovery system which consists o' 3/4" strap nylon with a riveted D rin' and then a long length o' round bungee. I don't like, shiver me timbers, or use bungee for recovery, but t' strap nylon is nice. Arrr! Aye aye! Two 1/2" copper launch lugs are also included and they're already angle cut t' reduce drag. Avast! T' parachute is a 36" LOC/Precision type flat chute and is fine for sea level launch sites, me hearties, but too small for us highlanders.

I made t' followin' modifications. Blimey! I added 2 layers o' 4 oz fiberglass t' t' airframe. Avast, me proud beauty! I added a strip o' .007" unidirectional carbon fiber laminate t' t' fins before filleting. Blimey! Blimey! Blimey! After t' fillets were hard, shiver me timbers, matey, me bucko, I put a layer o' 4 oz glass from fin tip t' fin tip. I used 12' o' 9/16" mil-spec tubular nylon as shock cord. Blimey! Blimey! T' parachute was replaced with a military surplus 42" chute. Aye aye! Arrr! Blimey! I also added a forward bulkhead t' seal off t' coupler t' make an altimeter bay t' house me Olsen FCP-M1/G. Avast! All me additions and altimeter added 15 oz t' this model (so mine is 54 oz).

Finishing:
Finishin' a fiberglass rocket is relatively easy, ya bilge rat, me bucko, but time consuming. Avast, me proud beauty! After sandin' I shot 2 coats o' Plasticoat Truck primer that I got from Pep Boys. I sanded betwixt coats with 150 grit, matey, then 400 grit paper. Begad! Next I added three coats o' flat white Krylon, sandin' betwixt each coat, ya bilge rat, arrr, lightly, ya bilge rat, with 400 grit sand paper. Finally I added 3 coats o' Red Devil paint (Orange Creamsicle and Gloss Black). Came out nice, me bucko, hard and glossy. Well, blow me down! There are nay paintin' suggestions and only a single "PSYCHO" vinyl decal included. Ya scallywag! Use your imagination.

Construction Rating: 3 out o' 5

Flight:
This has had extremely straight boosts every flight. Aye aye! I flew it once naked, and twice in it's primer gray. Ahoy! Each time it was a great flight. Avast, me bucko, me proud beauty! T' H123 doesn't get it too high. Ahoy! T' I161 is middle high with lots o' smoke. An I211 is a real shot and quite high. Aye aye! I saw Roy Wied's Psycho fly and it flew like it was on rails too, so I think this is part o' t' rocket's normal characteristics.

Recovery:
For me overly heavy model, an H123-10 is just a bit too long o' a delay. Avast! In heavy wind, an I161-10 is just a tad too short. Well, blow me down! In calm weather and I211-10 is also a tad short. Ahoy! Aye aye! However, it's a sturdy bird that can handle a little abuse. Ya scallywag! At 1200' in Kansas, t' stock chute be just right. Arrr! At 4500' in Utah, t' stock chute is too small and I upgraded.

Flight Rating: 5 out o' 5

Summary:
It's one o' me favorite rockets. Begad! Aye aye! It's a good looker, me hearties, rather unusual and it's a shame that Roy took it out o' his line-up. Blimey! Begad! If enough people agitated, ya bilge rat, matey, shiver me timbers, he might brin' it back.

Overall Rating: 4 out o' 5