While I can't disagree with the other reviews, I suppose our expectations were lower to begin with for this E2X rocket. We gave this an average rating because of the following: Pros: *Cool factor - looks nice on the launch pad *Originality - The shuttles along for the ride have disengaged well on 3 separate flights without issue. *Reliability - The ejection and recovery of the rocket and its two shuttles were flawless on 3 flights. Cons: *Shuttles do sustain damage quite easily - they are made of inexpensive foam that is difficult to repair. *Shuttles do sort of tumble like leaves rather than glide as advertised (stole that description from another review because that description is spot on). Conclusion? There are better rockets from Estes in this price range.

This one was a huge disappointment. The gliders disengaged fine, but then floated down like dead leaves instead of gliding, and nothing we tried could change the flight path. The cockpit nose cone can be used to clone an Estes Greyhawk, but that's the best I can do as far as a recommendation.

We actually have had decent luck getting glides out of the shuttles in this kit. First couple of flights led to nose dives, but after a small amount of tail weight and making sure the elevons stayed up, we get actual glides. Certainly not competition level glides, but enough that the kids have fun chasing them all over the field. It's nice that a younger rocketeer can assemble it by themselves, also. (We also haven't experienced separation issues with any of the recommended engines.)