There was earlier discussion here about venting a rocket for the Chute Release to work properly. I have't read the entire thread so if I am redundant please excuse me, it is a rather lengthy discussion.
I fly a couple of fat, stubby rockets like you see in my avitar. I am not too concerned about the altitude for these so I don't need a vent for an altimeter. John has suggested having some sort of vent to let the rocket reach ground pressure prior to launch. If I put a hole in the shoulder of my nose cone which is open on the end as you see in my attached graphic, I can slowly slide the nose on and that would push out enough air to equalize the pressure inside the tube more quickly prior to flight.
Is my thinking correct here or did I miss or misunderstand John or something?
The hole shown in the graphic is not to scale, it is only to show placement.
I fly a couple of fat, stubby rockets like you see in my avitar. I am not too concerned about the altitude for these so I don't need a vent for an altimeter. John has suggested having some sort of vent to let the rocket reach ground pressure prior to launch. If I put a hole in the shoulder of my nose cone which is open on the end as you see in my attached graphic, I can slowly slide the nose on and that would push out enough air to equalize the pressure inside the tube more quickly prior to flight.
Is my thinking correct here or did I miss or misunderstand John or something?
The hole shown in the graphic is not to scale, it is only to show placement.