@@ -183,11+183,15 @@ deployment bag was not recovered. After studying the zipper and thinking
about the main deployment sequence, several changes will be made before the
next flight:
about the main deployment sequence, several changes will be made before the
next flight:
- - The main airframe tube will be replaced with a tube that's a bit longer (for greater stability), and has an internal 7.5-8" diameter tube instead of the flat baffle to ease main chute deployment.
+ - The main airframe tube will be replaced with a tube that's a bit longer
+ (for greater stability), and has an internal 7.5-8" diameter tube instead
+ of the flat baffle to ease main chute deployment.
- - Switch from the ARRD to the largest [Tender Descender](http://www.tinderrocketry.com/l13-tender-descender-tether) for main deployment
+ - Switch from the ARRD to the largest [Tender Descender](http://www.tinderrocketry.com/l13-tender-descender-tether) for main deployment.
- - Add a TeleGPS to the nose assembly so it can be tracked independently, and let it come down under the 2 existing 5-foot chutes. Add a third 5-foot chute to be a dedicated pilot for the 28-foot main chute.
+ - Add a TeleGPS to the nose assembly so it can be tracked independently, and let
+ it come down by itself under the 2 existing 5-foot chutes. Add a third 5-foot
+ chute to be a dedicated pilot for the 28-foot main chute.
These changes should reduce the chance of another zipper, and reduce the amount
of strap we need to stuff into the bay.
These changes should reduce the chance of another zipper, and reduce the amount