ActingLikeAKid
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Had this thought and wondered if A: it's been discussed before and B: whether this is a good idea. I'm working on a build for a smallish rocket that I'm going to send up pretty high. I know that on previous club launches, one of the things I've heard on higher launches is "There....there's a glint!" because the sun catching a shiny bit of the rocket is a good way to spot it. So I thought: What if I cut a strip (say 12"x1") of Mylar emergency blanket, then tied it to the shock cord? I figure the weight is minimal, the drag of such a small streamer on a 300g rocket shouldn't slow it down much, and it ought to catch the sun pretty well to help keep an eye on it as it comes back to earth.
Thoughts?
Thoughts?