wij
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After having my L1 for almost 2 years now I am embarking on the L2 cert! I learned a TON building and flying L1 motors and rockets, also have figured out dual deploy with great success. I Built the 3" Black fly in the summer of 2020 and have had many successful DD flights using L1 motors. I have swapped the plastic nosecone for the wildman fiberglass nosecone and also have added a MAC av bay along with a small payload tube section to give more room for recovery gear and move the cg up a bit. The Mac avbay along with the wildman NC and the extended payload section adds quite a bit of weight compared to how I had it set up for L1 motors. I'm expecting around 4-5k ft on the motors I would be using. Shout out to MAC performance for the quality products and awesome customer service. I have been very happy with everything I have purchased from them.
I will be posting my progress as I build the avbay and forward section of the rocket. Any tips or suggestions are great, Always looking to learn from knowledgeable minds. Av bay will contain 2 independent flight computers ( Baro & Accelerometer).
Starting with the NC, I want to use an eyebolt screwed into the metal tip. I saw people used a piece of pvc to hold the eyebolt in place to screw it in so thats what I will be doing. I will loctite the threads to make sure it wont move.. The shockcord for the main chute will be 1/2" kevlar. what is the best knot for tying kevlar to a quick-link? Also what is the best way to cut the canvas phenolic tubes... is a dremel better or is a miter saw fine?
I will be posting my progress as I build the avbay and forward section of the rocket. Any tips or suggestions are great, Always looking to learn from knowledgeable minds. Av bay will contain 2 independent flight computers ( Baro & Accelerometer).
Starting with the NC, I want to use an eyebolt screwed into the metal tip. I saw people used a piece of pvc to hold the eyebolt in place to screw it in so thats what I will be doing. I will loctite the threads to make sure it wont move.. The shockcord for the main chute will be 1/2" kevlar. what is the best knot for tying kevlar to a quick-link? Also what is the best way to cut the canvas phenolic tubes... is a dremel better or is a miter saw fine?