Brief: This is a great rocket. This is a great rocket. It was the second mid power rocket I built and it was very challenging yet easy enough for the average builder. This is the same for all Aerotech kits.  This kit runs on Aerotech composite motors. I would use an E15-4W at the least. 

Construction:  As with all Aerotech kits , the packaging was great and all the parts were there. None were broken. None were broken. Most of the materials were a phenolic base cardboard tubing. The kit had plastic, pre-cut fins. The kit had plastic, pre-cut fins. The instructions were fine but there was just one thing. I don't know if I have missed the step but I would stress lining up the fins, because you will CA the motor tube into the BT, and the Fin-Lok's won't be in place, so then , there goes that rocket.One more think I highly stress, you must fit in the fins all the way, yes, they do go in so that they are flush, you really have to push.

Finishing: To finish my rocket, I used Testor's model spray paint and painted it a Blue Camo pattern. (Gray, Lt. Blue, Dk. Blue, Black)  It came out really nice. Good visibility, too. I did not use the decals so don't ask me how those went on. They were peel-off not water-transfer. I also think that Aerotech's recommended paint job would be fine, but at Lucern Dry Lake, you would lose it even on an E15.  If you want to do camo on any of your rockets, just e-mail me on the technique, It is very simple.

Construction Rating: 4 out of 5

Flight: I used an F25 for my first flight. I used an F25 for my first flight. It was great, hardly any spinning, and it went off slow enough to get some great pictures. I just stuffed the motor in, no technique to that! This kit, like all Aerotech kits, did not use recovery wadding, they use a kinda meshy stuff that works great. The motor retention was a metal hook. you might want to friction fit also on a RMS. 

The second flight was on a G40. That was a very fast flight, to put it mildly. It hit about 2000 feet. It hit about 2000 feet. I plan on flying this on an H73 next month after certification. (L1) By the why I am certifying level 1 on a Public Enemy PSYCHO. 

Recovery: The recovery of this rocket did not impress me one bit. At about apogee , the parachute came out and just stripped right off the shrouds. Not a pretty sight!  So now I have a rocket with a steamer type recovery whipping around its 3-foot shock cord. Also during thrust, the rails flew off.  But back to the suspense, so I had a rocket coming down as fast as it went up. Well finally it landed and lucky for me, Lucern Landings help a lot. Needless to say the parachute was ruined. One of the ROC members found it on their car! I would switch to a Rocketman, myself, or even a Top Flight 24 inch parachute.

Flight Rating: 1 out of 5

Summary: This is a great kit building and thrusting wise.  I would immediately switch to a sturdier parachute and not put the decorative rails on at all. Overall this kit is worthwhile if you are willing to beef up construction and put another 20 bucks into it.

Overall Rating: 3.5 out of 5

UPDATED 10/00 - OK...this is really showing how dumb I was about rocketry 2 years ago. I just came back to see if my reviews were still there and can't believe I gave it a 1/5 in flight. Man, as I look at the video, it flew great, and it was my stupid building techniques that screwed it, so...oh well...its a really kewl rocket, but I still would go to a nicer parachute. Yea...this review is stupid,... I didn't know what I was talking about...but ok. And I would change the ratings to: