Before the launch, in order to certify you must complete and have the following the following:
- NAR Membership Registration (Chapter 808)
- Proof of NAR Membership (Membership card or printout of membership info & number from NAR site)
- NAR Login > Update My Profile > Scroll to NAR #
- A completed (typed answers for all non launch day info) and printed out NAR High Power Certification Application
- Go through the check list and do your best to answer all questions independently! We can answer questions but this is an important part of learning and building the rocket.
- Completed (typed answers for all non launch day info) and printed out Flight Card: General Use; URRG Specific
- Scratch Built: X
- First Flight: X
- Heads Up: X if your first L1 of the day
- Motor: Aerotech H195-BT
- Stage: 1
- Rail: X
- Motor Ejection: Motor Delay ___ seconds
- Parachute: X (add size day of)
All other non-personal info: leave blank
- Documented Launch Initiative Pre-Flight Completion
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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
- 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
- Verify stability
- Manually calculate or with OpenRocket
- At least >2
- Record the mass of your rocket