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What did you do to the rocket to double the published kit weight?I am expecting to fly the Purple Pterodactyl for my L2 cert flight on April 27. I need the 15/15 rail since the beast comes in @ around 28 pounds. I plan on tossing it up on a CTI 1266J760 which should get it 800 to 1,200 feet up. The sims say a 9 second delay (the shortest for that motor) should be good but I think it'll be a little long. With the low altitude I don't think drift should be that much of an issue.
Just a heads up for the rail & any L2 peeps for witness(es).
See you all then.
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It all depends on the wind. What you are not accounting for in your simulations is the winds alot. If the ground level winds are blowing 20 mph, the winds aloft are likely to be blowing 40 mph or higher. If the winds gusting between 15-20 mph, the RSO is most likely going to limit any dual deployment flight to not more than 2500' and possibly less as from experience your rocket will not recover in the field.Are we still good to go to 4900' AGL on April 27? My J285 wants to know. Expecting 4100' altitude and 830' downrange at 20 MPH wind for recovery by dual deploy, closer if calmer. Seen a lot of rockets up the hill or in the swamp, so just askin'.
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