ActingLikeAKid
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I did a stupid with a Big Daddy. It had been years since I'd flown this one. Loaded it up with a d12-3. Launched perfectly, arced over, and plowed into the dirt. Looks quite repairable; the NC just pushed into the body tube a little - maybe 3/8". I realized afterwards that (I think) the problem was that I didn't use a spacer on it - the mmt is designed to be long IF you're using an E, but if you want to use the (shorter) D motor, you just need a spacer. Motor slid up in the mmt on ignition, then instead of the charge blowing the nose off, it just made the motor slide back. Stupid mistake and lesson learned.
So here's the question. I haven't done a thorough postmortem on it yet, but I think I have two options:
1. Trim off as little body tube as possible. Probably repaint. Go on with my life.
2. Buy a coupler and a section of 3" body tube and make a Long Daddy (see mockup below). I haven't simmed it yet but I'm guessing that it'll probably be fine.
Interested in thoughts and opinions here.
Also: Did a couple of LPR launches in the past week and wow, the bug has bitten me again. Time to dust some stuff off and get flying again!!
So here's the question. I haven't done a thorough postmortem on it yet, but I think I have two options:
1. Trim off as little body tube as possible. Probably repaint. Go on with my life.
2. Buy a coupler and a section of 3" body tube and make a Long Daddy (see mockup below). I haven't simmed it yet but I'm guessing that it'll probably be fine.
Interested in thoughts and opinions here.
Also: Did a couple of LPR launches in the past week and wow, the bug has bitten me again. Time to dust some stuff off and get flying again!!