L1 cert successful... "MK4 Rocket Propelled Companion Pod"

Build thread was here:
https://www.rocketryforum.com/showt...-Companion-Pod-quot-SCR-Quake-L1-Build-Thread

Max altitude 828.8 m
Date 18/03/2018 9:01 AM
Mode Rocket
Duration 1 min 32 secs

Thrust time 1.70 secs
Max speed 718.7 kph
Peak accel 18.50 Gs
Avg accel 12.00 Gs
Ejection delay 10.30 secs
Coast-Apogee 10.30 secs
Apogee-Eject 0.00 secs
Ejection altitude 828.8 m
Initial descent 10.5 m/s
Landing speed 5.5 m/s

Flight was nominal - the chute (unusually) stayed on top of the corn which made locating it MUCH easier...

There is a little surprise in the video - some aspects of the flight were less than nominal... ;^p
[video=youtube;492dD2168TY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=492dD2168TY[/video]

First of all, congrats on the L1.

Second, nice video. Great frames where you see the flame from the motor after the camera fell off. How did you get the camera back?

Zeus-cat said:

First of all, congrats on the L1

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Thanks!

Zeus-cat said:

Second, nice video. Great frames where you see the flame from the motor after the camera fell off. How did you get the camera back?

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The velcro strap (that failed) actually turned into helicopter blades on descent.. when I first saw it falling, it was moving so slowly I thought it was dogbarf wadding drifting down...

Welcome to HPR. It is one of the few things in this world that actually scales exponentially. Open your wallet

Congrats! I use gaffers tape to hold my cameras. Works great & leaves no residue.