muddymooose
Hoopy Frood
I got my L1 with a PML Ariel, loved the construction, and the cert flight went perfectly. So I built a PML Endeavor thinking I would use it for my L2 cert, but I've run into a concern. On the smallest J motor this thing will bust my local club's meager 3000 foot waiver by about 1000 feet.
So then I thought I'll fly it on an H motor at my local club launch next weekend (about 900 feet alt.) and then go to another club launch with a higher waiver for the L2 cert. What's disappointing is the closest clubs with 5000'+ waivers are all a 3 hour+ drive away.
On top of that if the SD Endeavor reaches 4000 feet on a J motor, it might be hard to track and recover especially if conditions aren't ideal.
For the L2 I'm now considering getting a heavier 6-7.5" diameter rocket that will stay under 3000 feet on a J. I had been looking at a fiberglass DD 1/2-scale Patriot or Ultimate Endeavor from PML because I've been happy with them, and going to DD now seems like a welcome challenge. I would fly it on H/I motors to get the hang of DD and then move up.
I've also researched the LOC Warlock, Doorknob, and Bruiser because I'm interested in trying something from a different company. Something fat, low, slow, and SD seems like the safe way to do an L2. I'm a little annoyed, however, that LOC doesn't provide a handy table of motors and altitudes like PML does. Yeah I can plug it all in RockSim but I would trust manufacturer data more.
So anyway I'm at a crossroad and just wanted some input regarding the direction I should consider from here.
So then I thought I'll fly it on an H motor at my local club launch next weekend (about 900 feet alt.) and then go to another club launch with a higher waiver for the L2 cert. What's disappointing is the closest clubs with 5000'+ waivers are all a 3 hour+ drive away.
On top of that if the SD Endeavor reaches 4000 feet on a J motor, it might be hard to track and recover especially if conditions aren't ideal.
For the L2 I'm now considering getting a heavier 6-7.5" diameter rocket that will stay under 3000 feet on a J. I had been looking at a fiberglass DD 1/2-scale Patriot or Ultimate Endeavor from PML because I've been happy with them, and going to DD now seems like a welcome challenge. I would fly it on H/I motors to get the hang of DD and then move up.
I've also researched the LOC Warlock, Doorknob, and Bruiser because I'm interested in trying something from a different company. Something fat, low, slow, and SD seems like the safe way to do an L2. I'm a little annoyed, however, that LOC doesn't provide a handy table of motors and altitudes like PML does. Yeah I can plug it all in RockSim but I would trust manufacturer data more.
So anyway I'm at a crossroad and just wanted some input regarding the direction I should consider from here.