HIGH-POWER RULES
You must notify WSR leadership AT LEAST ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE OF THE LAUNCH
if any of the following conditions apply to you:
- If you plan to attempt any kind of certification flight.
- FOR NAR Jr L1, L1 AND L2 CERTIFICATIONS:
- You must bring your own NAR High Power Certification Application as well as your current NAR membership card (or receipt for paying dues online) and your graded Jr L1 or L2 exam score sheet as appropriate. Click these links for copies of the Jr L1 certification application, L1 certification application, and L2 certification application. Bring both the application and the checklist, which are on opposite sides of the same page. We usually have copies at the field, but it always better if you have your own, filled out and ready to go.
- If you need to take the Jr L1 or L2 written test, we urge you to take it at one of our Tuesday night build sessions rather than at the field. If you fail the Jr L1 or the L2 exam, it may be re-taken immediately using a different test version, but may only be taken twice in a seven-day period. You cannot attempt a Jr L1 or an L2 certification flight until you have passed the respective written exam. You must bring the graded and signed exam with you, regardless of where you passed the exam.
- If you are using our field to attempt an NAR Level 3, or any Tripoli Rocketry Association (TRA) or Canadian Association of Rocketry (CAR) certification, you must make arrangements with your L3CC/TAP/observers to be at the field with the requisite paperwork. (However, as an NAR Section, we will allow you to fly motors up to your current TRA/CAR certification level with proof of your current membership card.)
- FOR NAR Jr L1, L1 AND L2 CERTIFICATIONS:
- If you plan to fly a rocket weighing over 20 pounds loaded to ensure we bring the appropriate pad hardware.
- If you plan to fly a rocket powered by a motor of K impulse or larger, or you plan to fly a complex HPR (staging or clustered).
- You must provide simulation data for your rocket, including projected altitude, stability margin (CG/CP relationship), and projected speed at the end of the rail (assuming an 8’ 1010 or 12′ 1515 rail).
- You must call or email WSR leadership with this data for approval. Please see the WSR Contact Page for contact information.
- If you are a university team participating in NASA Student Launch or other competitions
- WSR REQUIRES you to bring your subscale/full-scale rockets to one of our regular Tuesday night Build Nights for a nosecone-to-nozzle inspection PRIOR to launch day.
- Your NAR or Tripoli mentor, or your university faculty advisor MUST accompany you for this inspection.
- IF YOU DO NOT COME FOR THIS INSPECTION, WE WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO FLY.
WSR REQUIRES the use of 1010 or 1515 rail buttons on all high-power and heavy rockets. We have 6′ and 8′ 1010 rails and we have 8′ and 12′ 1515 rails. We strongly suggest using rail buttons on mid-power rockets, but for midpower rockets like Estes Pro Series II, we have 1/4″rods.
All flights must be conducted under the provisions of the NAR High-Power Safety Code. The appointed Range Safety Officer (RSO) on duty has the final and absolute authority to approve or deny any launch for any reason.
Respectfully,
Wright Stuff Rocketeers Board Of Directors