UKRA amendment to certification flight rules.

The Hungarian Team. · 2005-09-19T18:08:51+00:00

________________________Certification flights:With immediate effect the United Kingdom Rocketry Association are amendingthe rules relating to certification flights.The amendment is as follows:_________________________________________"A Certification flight will only be considered if the certifying vehicle employs aparachute as the primary means of recovery."_________________________________________As a result, certifying flights that use aerodynamic drag as the primerecovery method will not be permitted in the future.In that: A main parachute must be employed to safely recover a certifyingflyers airframe to earth.UKRA should make it clear that this does not impact flyers wishing to safely flyairframes using drag recovery after they have successfully certified.UKRA will honour any certification flights that have taken place, prior to today'samendment, from flyers that have gained their certification using aerodynamic dragas their main means of recovery.UKRA Safety and Technical Committee are of the view that flyers shoulddemonstrate a degree of competence with conventional recovery methodsin order to gain access to insurance cover at higher power levels. We feelthat this is in the best interests of the UK rocketry community as a whole.Kind RegardsDamian Hall, on behalf ofUKRA Safety and Technical Committee.19 September 2005

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