rocketsam2016
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Thanks! The theory is that when new, even a single side of the kevlar is far stronger than needed (I believe it is rated to nearly 5000lbs, and I guarantee other things will break before I hit that, not to mention that would take a 300G+ loading to hit). Under that theory, loading one side will be completely fine either forever or until the wear and tear from the loading breaks it down. And if it breaks down then I'll know about it and the rocket will still come down safely connected to the fresher side.I would put the knot right at the top. Why deliberately put stress on one side or the other?
You're doing a nice build and I don't want you to think the Kevlar will snap easily. It'll take many flights and may never fail.
Also as a general rule odds are when I do something different than the modern conventions for hpr it probably isn't an improvement, so that certainly nudges me towards leaving it symmetrical