It should be ok as long the rocket is facing up. If it is not, you might a get little expense you are not expecting.
Why is there a problem with putting your whole budget into one device if both cheaper ones, whose prices sum to more, might be up in the sustainer anyway? It would be hard to have a separation charge for clean staging along with ignition from the booster.
Finally, if your father is concerned about you losing electronics (or even if he is not), you want to put tracker in your sustainer. That should ease his mind about the likelihood of expensive items disappearing.
Yes, a tracker is an added expense--but if you are going to fly multiple motors, multiple cases, multiple airframes, and multiple chutes, and burn at least two reloads every flight, the cost of tracker is not nearly so significant. And it should pay for itself.
In rocketry, as in many other things, doing it with the cheapest materials may not really save you money, and will cost you aggravation and heartache. It is often better to wait until you can pay for better materials and all the pieces to do a quality job.
OK, I should look at a raven. Anyone have one?
Uh, I have three; but not selling any.
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