Given t' very restricted launch area I felt I could get a safe flight on an A8-3. Well I was right but only barely. A B6-4 would have been a far better choice and still within safety limits. Aye aye! Deployment came at about 40 feet above t' ground with t' chute catchin' wind just about 2 feet before t' aft o' t' rocket hit t' grass. Ya scallywag! Fortunately t' only damage seems t' be a hairline stress crack in one fin. I'll wick some CA into that. And t' shockcord has seen its last flight. Begad! Time t' replace it before it causes a separation.