thobin
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I jumped on the dual deploy band wagon with both feet a few years ago, not that I regret the decision to build all of my rockets capable for DD, I find that I do a DD set up less and less. Our field is big enough and our waver is only 10k, most rockets I fly only do 4k to 5k mostly under, even my J flights stay under this.
While i'm a firm believer of a backup apogee ejection, that's all i'm finding that i'm doing. Save the money and extra set up time I guess if i'm going to keep it under 4k. I just haven't had to walk that far to get my rockets yet at this level of flight.
At what point do you all bag the dual deploy and just do a down and dirty basic recovery? Sure a lot of factors come to play, altitude and size of field as the main ones. As cool as it is I'm just not finding it necessary as much any more, I guess till I get some flights over 4k.
All that said I think every HPR rocket should have a backup apogee eject, and should have the ability for DD for that day you stuff the biggest baddest motor in.
TA
While i'm a firm believer of a backup apogee ejection, that's all i'm finding that i'm doing. Save the money and extra set up time I guess if i'm going to keep it under 4k. I just haven't had to walk that far to get my rockets yet at this level of flight.
At what point do you all bag the dual deploy and just do a down and dirty basic recovery? Sure a lot of factors come to play, altitude and size of field as the main ones. As cool as it is I'm just not finding it necessary as much any more, I guess till I get some flights over 4k.
All that said I think every HPR rocket should have a backup apogee eject, and should have the ability for DD for that day you stuff the biggest baddest motor in.
TA