Special Projects
Special projects include any clustered or staged rocket of K power or higher. Also included are any very large, odd shaped with uncertain stability, or projects requiring a special launch pad.
If you have a special project, please contact Mike Worthen so that your project can be coordinated during the launch. Mike can be reached via EMAIL at :
President’s 20,000 ft Challenge
We are very lucky to have both a high waiver (25,000 ft) and large launch site. This is a great combination for high altitude flights.
Therefore, I am challenging rocketeers to safely fly a rocket to 20,000 ft and recover it during Plaster Blaster 7.
There is no single winner. Everyone who achieves this goal will win a prize.
Simply follow the rules, fly your rocket sometime during PB7, and bring me your rocket with electronics while it is still reading out the flight altitude.
President’s 20,000 ft Challenge Rules:
- Rocket must attain an altitude of 20,000 ft or higher, as recorded by on-board electronics.
- Rocket must not exceed the waiver altitude of 25,000 ft.
- Rocket flight must adhere to all Tripoli, NAR, and PB7 safety rules, including a pre-flight inspection by the RSO.
- Rocket must survive flight with minimum damage, ready to fly again with minimum repair (no stripped fins, broken shock cords, blown parachutes, or excessive zippers).
Again, you must present your rocket to the President while the electronics are still reading out the flight altitude and you must not exceed the waiver altitude.
Note that an M650 on a minimum diameter rocket will exceed the waiver limit. If your rocket and motor combination looks to the RSO like it will exceed the waiver, the RSO will not let you fly.
Mass launch of Tetrahedron rockets
Eric Burch of Southern Arizona Rocketry Association is sponsoring a mass launch of Tetrahedron rockets.
Currently 50 rockets are planned. However, if they can get help with a larger launch system they will go up to 100 rockets.
The Mass Launch Coordinator is Ken Sparks.
