HiFlier XL Model Rocket Kit

The original HiFlier was a nice looking minimum diameter rocket with a tendency to take badly to too much power, but the XL version has no such issues. I flew mine with an E9-6 and other than windcocking in the traditional Ohio breeze, the flight was perfect start to finish. I even got lucky and had less than a mile to walk on recovery. Great looks and performance, and an easy build on top of it all.

The BT60 body tube, included with the HiFlier, is a great up power to 24mm motors, from the original HiFlier 18mm powered, but the BT60 can house a 29mm, or 38mm motor tube and I will be using a 29mm motor mount. A 38mm motor mod will require glassing the body tube and for me, too much work. Just redraw the fins, for through tube extensions, slot the BT60, add nose weight for a stable C/G, add an ejection baffle and you will not fry the parachute. With this mod, the HIFlier XL will see over 2,000 feet and I will use a GPS tracker for recovery. Dare this mod, if you have an large enough launch and recovery area.

I like the styling of this kit. the huge fins make it look really nice but be careful the triangle fins would be really easy to put on the wrong way. I did not do it, but a person with less experience might make them pop fins make sure you check the grain before gluing them on