Turning onto the next page in 1979 is the Kadet. Another plastic nose and fin rocket, shouldn't take too long. I will leave the plastic black and paint the Bt. glossy white.

Those Kadets fly REALLY well on Aerotech 18mm SU D engines.

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When in doubt, WHACK the GAS and DITCH the brake !!!

Yes, there is such a thing as NORMAL, if you have to ask what is "NORMAL" , you probably aren't !
Failure may not be an OPTION, but it is ALWAYS a POSSIBILITY.
ALL systems are GO for MAYHEM, CHAOS, and HAVOC !

The Kadet was the second rocket that I ever built, but the first one that I ever flew.

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I had fun building an Alpha III that my parents found at a garage sale.

I went insane on the finish. Filled in the spiral seam, primed and sanded, sprayed and compounded.

I wet-sanded and buffed the plastic parts, taking out seams and nibs and such. Then I painted them! A nice cherry red.

How bad is the tube damaged?

Looks worse in the picture. Its not too bad

I was able to repair the Bt. but you can still see a little deformity down by the fin can. Another fun and easy build, can't wait to fly her.

That is screaming for a fire-and-forget flight on a SU Aerotech 18mm D21-7T or D10-7W !
Ought to hit 2500' easy.

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When in doubt, WHACK the GAS and DITCH the brake !!!

Yes, there is such a thing as NORMAL, if you have to ask what is "NORMAL" , you probably aren't !
Failure may not be an OPTION, but it is ALWAYS a POSSIBILITY.
ALL systems are GO for MAYHEM, CHAOS, and HAVOC !

I kind of get the feeling Scigs WON'T be doing that.

Bingo.........I fly my vintage builds with the designed recovery system with no modifications, so I try to use the smallest engine. To date, I have not lost a vintage rocket.