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Before the launch, in order to certify you must complete and have the following the following:

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•  Launch Lugs
  •  Well secured to body tube
  •  Verify smooth fit on piece of 80/20 rail
•  Nosecone Screw
  
  •  Secured and fastened into payload bay
    
    
    
•  Fin Check
  •  Wiggle Test (you should be able to lightly wiggle the fins with out them moving
  •  Tangential Perpendicularity
    
    
    
  •  Neutral Pitch
    
  •  Fillet Check
    •  No rough surfaced around fin & body tube
    •  Leading edges on fins are smooth
    •  Verify they DO NOT look like Lightwave™  fillets 
•  Mark the Center of Gravity on your rocket
  •  Mark where the rocket balanced with motor in
•  Simulate on OpenRocket
  • Download template file: RITLI L1.rkt 
  • Modify masses in order to represent your ACTUAL rocket. 
  • For more instructions on OpenRocket:
     

    Widget Connector
    url http://youtube.com/watch?v=z16_uUnMarE

    
    
•  Center of Pressure
  • • Video about how to calculate (for educational reference) 
    •  Watch this video for a practical understanding and evaluation 
    •  Mark the center of pressure (use standard symbols)  on your rocket! 
      • We use typically openRocket to find this
•  Verify stability
  •  Manually calculate or with OpenRocket
  •  At least >2
•  Record the mass of your rocket