Yeah, I don't think I'd classify the Honest John was marginal to the point of being unsafe or having poor flight characteristics, didn't mean to give that impression. But in comparison it was low and slow compared to most rockets. It always worked and flew up straight as an arrow. But it always did worry me waiting for the chutes to open. :-) Maybe more because it was the pride of my fleet and I didn't want to see it crash versus it being in real jeopardy. I have a Maxi-Brute Honest John in the works on my bench too, but it's an Estes kit, not a clone.

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