Ccolvin968
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So, I know this is a walk in the park for all of you and you do it more often than I can probably imagine.
I just finished my Formula 75 and she turned out great! For some reason I was worried about the motor recovery portion.
As you can see from my last post, I was asking about 3f vs 4f bp.
I used the 3f on hand (used 1.2g to simulate a 29mm motor ejection)
and stuck the rocket on it's work stand, hooked up my remote igniter and POOF!
Out of the rear end of my rocket, a big old orange fireball and the nosecone didn't come off all the way...
I forgot to plug the engine mount.
So, attempt number two about five minutes later, mount plugged, another charge setup and in the rocket.
Recovery test in 3... 2... 1... CRACK!!
Keep in mind I did this test about 15 minutes ago. So about 9:20PM Central Time.
For some reason, I was just so excited that I forgot somehow that bp goes boom when you pull the trigger (in this case, push the button)...
The wife wasn't thrilled and I'm sure the neighbors are wondering what on earth that was.
But now my pretty orange parachute protector has black marks on it... :lol: Kidding of course.
Nosecone and chute and all popped out and unwound nicely even only a couple feet off the ground.
Can't wait for my maiden flight with this baby and my Lv1 Cert on the 29th of this month!
I just finished my Formula 75 and she turned out great! For some reason I was worried about the motor recovery portion.
As you can see from my last post, I was asking about 3f vs 4f bp.
I used the 3f on hand (used 1.2g to simulate a 29mm motor ejection)
and stuck the rocket on it's work stand, hooked up my remote igniter and POOF!
Out of the rear end of my rocket, a big old orange fireball and the nosecone didn't come off all the way...
I forgot to plug the engine mount.
So, attempt number two about five minutes later, mount plugged, another charge setup and in the rocket.
Recovery test in 3... 2... 1... CRACK!!
Keep in mind I did this test about 15 minutes ago. So about 9:20PM Central Time.
For some reason, I was just so excited that I forgot somehow that bp goes boom when you pull the trigger (in this case, push the button)...
The wife wasn't thrilled and I'm sure the neighbors are wondering what on earth that was.
But now my pretty orange parachute protector has black marks on it... :lol: Kidding of course.
Nosecone and chute and all popped out and unwound nicely even only a couple feet off the ground.
Can't wait for my maiden flight with this baby and my Lv1 Cert on the 29th of this month!