Just to clear the air; Quoted from the MDRA membership application: >
> (Membership in MDRA will allow a member to fly sport rocketry, powered by both
> Certified Motors and Experimental Motors and work on Certification of TRA and NAR
> Levels 1, 2, or 3. Certification is not required to be a member of MDRA, but all
> members must follow the motor certification rule for flying both Certified and
> Experimental. The rule is, Level 1 H-I, Level 2 J-L, Level 3 M and above. If a
> member is not Certified Level 1, G motors or below are allowed to be used.) >
> The bottom line, in order to launch rockets at MDRA launches above G impulse, all
> MDRA members will attain and maintain the appropriate TRA and/or NAR HPR
> certification levels: the requirement is not debatable and vigorously enforced.
>
> Fred
>
Fred,> (Membership in MDRA will allow a member to fly sport rocketry, powered by both
> Certified Motors and Experimental Motors and work on Certification of TRA and NAR
> Levels 1, 2, or 3. Certification is not required to be a member of MDRA, but all
> members must follow the motor certification rule for flying both Certified and
> Experimental. The rule is, Level 1 H-I, Level 2 J-L, Level 3 M and above. If a
> member is not Certified Level 1, G motors or below are allowed to be used.) >
> The bottom line, in order to launch rockets at MDRA launches above G impulse, all
> MDRA members will attain and maintain the appropriate TRA and/or NAR HPR
> certification levels: the requirement is not debatable and vigorously enforced.
>
> Fred
>
I plan on joining and flying with MDRA this year. Technically, I am
a level 0 flyer, but I am currently building my level 3 project
(a 1/3.9 scale model of Consolidated-Vultee's MX-774 Hiroc project
vehicle designated RTV-A-2). Anyway, both my NAR and TRA memberships
are in the process of lapsing. I would prefer not to rejoin either
organization. Why cannot I still certify Level 1, 2, and 3 (all
on the same day) with MDRA and not maintain membership in NAR and TRA?
This is not a hypothetical, it is a serious question. I got into
rocketry several years ago with my son and daughter when we attended
an MDRA launch as spectators. It was the time when N-Sane was supposed
to fly.
Another question for the general RMR audience. Do you think it is
possible for a person to build exactly 3 model rockets, fly each of
them exactly 1 time and attain 3 certifications 1, 2, and 3? If so,
what does this say about the certification process (or this person)?
Thanks,
Ferrell Wheeler
Sunderland, MD