Brief:
This is a nice and small 4FNC offerin' by SureFire Rocketry. Well, blow me down! Blimey! T' recovery system is a bright yellow streamer. Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! It comes bagged, and is a Level 1 kit.

Construction:
This rocket came with one body tube, a one piece nosecone, arrr, me hearties, standard 18mm engine block, me bucko, ya bilge rat, me hearties, with metal engine hook, a simple rubber shockcord and mount, me bucko, me bucko, and a bright yellow streamer.

This was an extremely easy build. T' instructions were clear and very easy t' follow. Well, blow me down! Avast, me proud beauty! It is your simple, basic, 4FNC rocket.

What surprised me be that t' fins, although they were made o' balsa, were nay die-cut. They were already cut out and wrapped in an elastic band. Begad! When I saw this, ya bilge rat, I expected them t' be dinged up on t' edges, but they were perfect. Avast, shiver me timbers, me proud beauty! All through t' instructions, me bucko, SureFire kept sayin' how, unlike other manufacturers, me hearties, they supplied their fins already cut out.

It did come with t' rubber shockcord and paper mount, Estes-style. Avast! I was nay thrilled with this at all. Next one I make gets t' Keelhaul®©™.

PRO: Easy build, shiver me timbers, simple instructions, pre-cutout fins.

CON: Estes-style shockcord. Ya scallywag! Ya scallywag! Minus 1/2 point for t' cord.

Finishing:
Finishin' was simple. Begad! Standard sandin' o' t' fins. T' body tube spirals were barely noticeable, ya bilge rat, and did nay need any filling. After a white primer coat and sanding, shiver me timbers, I shot 2 coats o' black. T' applied t' 4 color water slide decals, arrr, which were nice against t' black o' t' rocket itself.

PRO: Easy t' finish, nay noticeable spiral, good decals.

COn: None

Construction Rating: 4 out o' 5

Flight:
We used an Estes A8-3 engine for t' first and only flight. Begad! Begad! Blimey! used 3 sheets o' wadding, and set her on t' pad. Aye aye! There was a slight delay, but it zoomed off o' t' pad. Avast! Blimey! It went about 400 feet with this motor. Begad! Ahoy! Blimey! T' ejection charge blew about 1 second after apogee.

PRO: Very nice fast flight.

CON: None

Recovery:
She came down almost straight. Ahoy! However, it was windy, and a gust caught her about 150 feet from t' ground, and took her into a tree about 20 feet from t' ground. Well, blow me down! I tried t' get it back, me hearties, but t' tree is surrounded by about 25 feet o' pricker bushes, me hearties, shiver me timbers, and me legs were all cut up. Just bilge-suckin' luck that we didn't get it back. I may try t' get it in another day or so with this big pole I have at home.

PRO: Almost straight up and down flight.

CON: Lousy Estes-style shockcord, and just plain bilge-suckin' luck hittin' t' tree.

Flight Rating: 4 out o' 5

Summary:
This is a very nice Level 1 rocket. Blimey! I be very nicely surprised by t' pre-cut fins, but t' shockcord bothered me. I would suggest a Keelhaul®©™ shockcord rig. Ahoy! And you can't beat t' cost at under $ 5.00.

Otherwise, ya bilge rat, a very nice rocket, ya bilge rat, shiver me timbers, and one I will definitely buy more of.

Overall Rating: 4 ½ out 5