Well, I finally decided to take the dive and attempt a level 1 build. I know a few people here have done their level 1 on the Estes PSII rockets, and I personally love the DRM, so I decided to make my L1 the Mega DRM.
So first things first, time to glue together the balsa for the fin lamination:
As for the other part of this thread, I am hoping to gather advice to help me on my way to level 1. To get this out of the way though as I have seen it in other threads about the PSII kits:
Yes, I know these kits/29MM motor mounts are not the best for L1. No, I don't really care as I know it can be done.
As far as questions, my first one involves the recovery harness. I am not totally comfortable with a full Kevlar or a full Tubular Nylon harness. I feel there needs to be SOME sort of spring to the shock cord, so I want to go with a combination of both (Kevlar near the motor mount, Nylon at some point away from the motor.) Anyone have any experience with this form of harness, specifically how does one mate the Kevlar with the nylon?
So first things first, time to glue together the balsa for the fin lamination:
As for the other part of this thread, I am hoping to gather advice to help me on my way to level 1. To get this out of the way though as I have seen it in other threads about the PSII kits:
Yes, I know these kits/29MM motor mounts are not the best for L1. No, I don't really care as I know it can be done.
As far as questions, my first one involves the recovery harness. I am not totally comfortable with a full Kevlar or a full Tubular Nylon harness. I feel there needs to be SOME sort of spring to the shock cord, so I want to go with a combination of both (Kevlar near the motor mount, Nylon at some point away from the motor.) Anyone have any experience with this form of harness, specifically how does one mate the Kevlar with the nylon?
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