That's One Out Of the Way

So did you (or anyone) require a LEUP at any point to do this?

I worked under the supervision of a rocketeer who had the necessary paperwork to enable me to focus on what I was trying to accomplish. A succesful launch and recovery.

Today it was about the thrill of watching something I did go blazing skyward, and come back to earth safely.

I'll worry about the politics another day.....

So the simple answer is yes someone felt a LE*P was required at some point.

BTW congrats on the flight and the certification.

Sometimes it is procedural not political.

Really? Where is it a procedure to be carded for a LEUP before certification? Also whether he had a LEUP or not is none of your bussiness IMHO. It is up to the individual to be squared away as far as I have ever heard. It is not the national model rocket organizations bussiness to police this either.

At least this is what I have always heard/read.

BTW, a big congrats to Al on his Level 1.

Unless he chooses to share.

I wish people would give me the same consideration.

Frontier Rocketry?

Congrats big time!

H50... single use?

Ted Novak TRA#5512

Maybe you are not worthy :-)

Yep, Ellis has quite a few cool single use motors. I'm looking forward to trying out their 29mm I-69.

Does it have CSFM approval?

-dave w

Nope, at least not yet. :(

Look at the reality.

CTI RCS Ellis AMW Loki Kosdon

NO CSFM. RCS might get it, but keep in mind the market is very thin now and not worht the high fees they charge.

RocketSilo was VERY well capitalized and could not make a go of it.

Same with Black Sky before that.

Good thing you got rid of Jerry for good, eh?

I sugest flying rockets in Oregon, Nevada or Arizona.

Jerry

Jerry, CTI has CSFM approvals on their motors. So does AT, and most likely will continue that way under RCS. AMW has said on ROL that they will pursue getting CSFM approvals. I've heard rumors that Ellis is also looking into it.

Irrelevant -- you don't have CSFM-approved motors.

Cesaroni has CA approval for their stuff...

I thought Aerotech had/has their stuff approved?

Does the bankruptcy and reorganization void classification of the previous product line, or does CSFM still consider them to be Registered Fireworks (of the "Model Rocket Engines" or "High Power Rocket Engines" varieties)? To what extent is a company not considered to be the "same [corporate] person", for such regulatory purposes, when it's the same functional entity operating under "new" ownership?

-dave w

Yea it was SU. Hangar11 has the I69 in stock. It will probably be a dry run motor on my L2 Sudden Rush. I'll use motor ejection of just the main as a test of airworthiness.

My only complaint about the H50 was it has very little fire and not much smoke. Made it a bit difficult to track a 2.6# rocket on a slightly hazy day.

I'm not really whining though, I had a ball.

Do they? Cool.

I think AT fees were just up for repayment. I suspect RCS will seamlessly renew. They are not anal about who's name is on the application like TRA is, only when my product line arrives FROM THE MANUFACTURER.

Jerry

I must have been confused when my motors were arbitrarily decertified by TRA with no notice or stated basis :)

What manufacturer? what location do they arrive from? What location do they arrive at?

They shouldn't have arbitrarily decertified your motors. Since TRA isn't holding a gun to my head, I want to buy some. Where can I get some? BTW - I'm not in CA so, I don't care about CSFM.