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I’m pretty sure that’s what I did the first time, I know I had something worked up. It’s good to do it again just for the experience….BUTGot any suggestions for another brand of laptop???? Not Mac…..

There is a lot of good data at EMRR//www.rocketreviews.com/rocksim_library.shtmlThey don’t have the VA, so you’ll have to check GLR’s RockSim Data pack//www.giantleaprocketry.com/products_rocksimdata.asp

Absolutely kool tinkering but what triggers the device? If the bird is on the ground and out of sight – what senses/determines touchdown? Or is it shock activated? Wait a second Doug, where did your last post go? The one…   Read more»

Absolutely kool tinkering but what triggers the device? If the bird is on the ground and out of sight – what senses/determines touchdown? Or is it shock activated? Wait a second Doug, where did your last post go? The one…   Read more»

Could you use the Defy Gravity tether to release the chute? Perhaps, IF you can find one and IF your rocket is small enough. Their web store is no longer running so I think they are out of business. I…   Read more»

I thought I had posted this yesterday, but guess not.Could you use the Defy Gravity tether to release the chute? Just have your electronics trigger it once its on the ground?

How about RC?I know you would have to be in a somewhat close area on this one, but, they make micro Rx units that would work to set off a charge, servo activated release or….. I have a mini Rx…   Read more»

What about some sort of accelerometer based deal? Shouldn’t be too hard to work out the code for it. If Main Deployed AND speed = 0 for period > 30 seconds, release chute. Of course you’d need a bit more…   Read more»

Let’s not put the cart before the horse. The method one chooses to activate the device is secondary (and a personal choice) to actually building a unit capable of holding the recovery lines and breaking apart upon demand.Doug

Here’s a zoomed in view:

I’ve been checking out the data from John’s K shot around touchdown, and I agree that any response based on the the baro sensor would have to be delayed long enough that it wouldn’t protect anyone’s paint job. But I…   Read more»

If I had to choose, then I’d prefer the manually based Missile Works remote system.I’m not sure it would ever happen but what if there were thermals, or an odd puff of wind that made it look like a stop…   Read more»

I like the idea of having the altimeter detect that is was no longer falling. I’m not sure on this and pardon my computer code translated to english but I think that the way the altimeters detect apogee is by…   Read more»

I’m not sure about using an altimeter. How would you take into account the difference in elevation from the launch area to the landing area? I suppose if it were sensitive enough you could detect that it was no longer…   Read more»

Thanks, Dave, if you read the forum!Too bad about the missing fin can. I guess I didn’t friction fit it onto the motor tight enough. But I’m sure looking forward to checking out the data, even if it wasn’t a…   Read more»

Pretty sure it was David Rikkers that found it, mostly intact but missing the fin can. As I recall, he found it about two miles out to the NNE but my mind was about over-cooked by then so I’m not…   Read more»

How about you guys with the release ideas post up a thread on it?The thread is started under Recovery help. Give me time, Give me time. I have the idea and working on the drawings. I’ll get it machined up…   Read more»

How about you guys with the release ideas post up a thread on it?The thread is started under Recovery help. Give me time, Give me time. I have the idea and working on the drawings. I’ll get it machined up…   Read more»

Excellent, Steve.Greg, that was Scott Harless you were helping. Art called him on the two-way as we were heading back and recommended that he not fly because of the wind. Good advice. That would have been two beautiful paint jobs…   Read more»

I got my pictures sorted and post, I put them a collection you can view here:ActiveOptics on FlickrOr by day:7/19/20087/20/2008Chris Murdock