I have an early Control but its dead. --------------------------------------- Jeff Gortatowsky, Redondo Beach, CA | Twitter: JeffGortatowsky | Yahoo: indanapt "(Scientific) Skepticism is not a set of beliefs, it is a set of methods for asking questions about reality." -- Doctor Steven Novella ________________________________ From: Lakestake Rocketry <lakestake@xxxxxxxxx> To: roc-chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2011 1:57 PM Subject: [roc-chat] Re: Launch Today If you have a flight computer you need no addtional electronics. As an example Control has 4 chanels, you can use two for dual deploy, one for airstarts and the last for 'chute release with no addtional systems. Matt On Sun, May 15, 2011 at 12:03 PM, <ENHolmberg@xxxxxxx> wrote: > In a message dated 5/15/2011 11:21:55 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, > indanapt@xxxxxxxxx writes: > > I guess it would be a use of a another pyro channel to release the chute > when the altitude stops changing. > > --------------------------------------- > Jeff Gortatowsky, Redondo Beach, CA | Twitter: JeffGortatowsky | Yahoo: > indanapt > Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/jeffgortatowsky > "(Scientific) Skepticism is not a set of beliefs, it is a set of methods for > asking questions about reality." -- Doctor Steven Novella > > ________________________________ > From: Richard Dierking <redierking@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: roc-chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2011 9:52 PM > Subject: [roc-chat] Re: Launch Today > > Well, I guess it all depends on how one would define "breeze" or a "winding > road". > > Dual deploy is great, but I didn't have much luck with using streamers for > the drogue. > > Very good, and yes, always spend lots of money on rocket stuff! It really > does make you feel better, and at least your credit card balance will be in > the stratosphere. > > Richard > > Has any one worked out how to do a simple partial release of the parachute > after landing without or at least minimal electronics? > > Eric Holmberg -- ROC-Chat mailing list roc-chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx //www.freelists.org/list/roc-chat Pacific Daylight Time, > indanapt@xxxxxxxxx writes: > > I guess it would be a use of a another pyro channel to release the chute > when the altitude stops changing. > > --------------------------------------- > Jeff Gortatowsky, Redondo Beach, CA | Twitter: JeffGortatowsky | Yahoo: > indanapt > Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/jeffgortatowsky > "(Scientific) Skepticism is not a set of beliefs, it is a set of methods for > asking questions about reality." -- Doctor Steven Novella > > ________________________________ > From: Richard Dierking <redierking@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: roc-chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2011 9:52 PM > Subject: [roc-chat] Re: Launch Today > > Well, I guess it all depends on how one would define "breeze" or a "winding > road". > > Dual deploy is great, but I didn't have much luck with using streamers for > the drogue. > > Very good, and yes, always spend lots of money on rocket stuff! It really > does make you feel better, and at least your credit card balance will be in > the stratosphere. > > Richard > > Has any one worked out how to do a simple partial release of the parachute > after landing without or at least minimal electronics? > > Eric Holmberg -- ROC-Chat mailing list roc-chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx //www.freelists.org/list/roc-chat