Flight Status – What the last major event was. Typically it will be “Landed”, but it may be
something else if there was an anomaly in your flight.
Apogee – What the apogee of your flight was, and the time-to-apogee from launch detect (LD).
(About Launch Detect: Because this is a barometric pressure altimeter, there’s no definitive way to
say “yeah, we just hit 5 G’s so we must have launched”. To detect launch, the Quasar uses the last
reading below 3’ AGL, after the LDA has been reached. While it’s technically possible that this
figure may be a little off, our experience has shown that it’s only off by one or two samples at
most… typically under 100 ms.)
Max Velocity – The maximum velocity that was reached, and the time from LD. Note that this
figure works for “most” flights, but it may be fooled by very high-thrust or very low-thrust motors…
again, that’s the nature of baro-only altimeters. That’s why there’s an “(Est.)” at the end… it’s a
best-guess estimate.
Avg Acceleration in G’s – The average acceleration taken at the point of Max Velocity. As with
Max Velocity, it’s relatively accurate for “most” but not all flights.
LDA Alt – The actual altitude that exceeded the programmed LDA setting, and the time from LD.
Low V Alt – The altitude at which deployments were enabled, i.e. the rocket slowed under 100
ft/sec for at least one second, and the time from LD.
Nose Over Alt – The altitude at which the rocket nosed over, typically one second past apogee, and
the time from LD.
Drogue Alt – The altitude at which the Drogue was fired (if enabled), and the time from LD.
Main Alt – The altitude at which the Main was fired (if enabled), and the time from LD.
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