glenbo
Rocket Scientist/Fry Cook
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I feel like I deserve the idiot of the week award.
After wrestling with the inconsistancies with ground testing Pyrodex I finally get my hand on GOEX 4F black powder.
So back to ground testing again. The Talon 4 has approx 14 in. of space in the upper section to pack a main chute.
Since it weighs in at 12 lbs. fully loaded with engine and laundry I used a 60 IN. TAC-1 CHUTE. It does pack snug no matter how I
try but I used a kevlar protector that I burritoed the end of the chute with as well as a good hand full of dog barf against the top bulkhead.
1.5 grams pushed the nosecone out but didnt move the laundry. So I tried 2 grams and it fired perfectly! Until I saw my smouldering TAC 1
southern fried. The guys at Giant leap are giving me a break on the price of a new one & are downsizing:eyeroll: to a 48 chute. What the hell did I do?
Thought I did everything right. I had a feeling about the chute being too snug but hey what do I know?
After wrestling with the inconsistancies with ground testing Pyrodex I finally get my hand on GOEX 4F black powder.
So back to ground testing again. The Talon 4 has approx 14 in. of space in the upper section to pack a main chute.
Since it weighs in at 12 lbs. fully loaded with engine and laundry I used a 60 IN. TAC-1 CHUTE. It does pack snug no matter how I
try but I used a kevlar protector that I burritoed the end of the chute with as well as a good hand full of dog barf against the top bulkhead.
1.5 grams pushed the nosecone out but didnt move the laundry. So I tried 2 grams and it fired perfectly! Until I saw my smouldering TAC 1
southern fried. The guys at Giant leap are giving me a break on the price of a new one & are downsizing:eyeroll: to a 48 chute. What the hell did I do?
Thought I did everything right. I had a feeling about the chute being too snug but hey what do I know?