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Recently I launched my second rocket with an onboard camera. It was my first mid-power kit (an AT Initiator). I flew it on a G40 and boy did it fly. Unfortunately, the camera lost power on impact with the ground, and thus, I lost all the onboard footage.
Anyhow, I noticed that the rocket was in an extreme spin under the parachute during descent. The nose cone (which had extra weight because of the camera) was spinning rapidly around the vertical axis under the parachute. For my next video rocket, I want nice view of the descent rather than out of control spinning that I've had in the past with all rockets the camera has flown on. Is it possible to stop the rotation of the body tube during descent? How can this be accomplished?
Anyhow, I noticed that the rocket was in an extreme spin under the parachute during descent. The nose cone (which had extra weight because of the camera) was spinning rapidly around the vertical axis under the parachute. For my next video rocket, I want nice view of the descent rather than out of control spinning that I've had in the past with all rockets the camera has flown on. Is it possible to stop the rotation of the body tube during descent? How can this be accomplished?