<div dir="ltr">LUNAR did not get a 2018 FAA waiver yet. We have decided to fly on Saturday but it will be an unwaivered launch. What does that mean? Simple answer is no HP rockets. Real answer is a little more complicated. Below is a page I create back when I got my Pyro III license. The blue text is the governing rules. Your rocket must be under 3.3 pounds, have motors with no more than 125g of propellant and have less then 80 Newtons average thrust.<div><br></div><div><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size:32px">You want to fly bigger rockets?</span><br></div><div><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size:16px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal">
</span><p style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size:16px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal">This table is suppose to make it easier. You need to know your Gross Lift
Off Weight (GLOW) and your motor(s) specifications. Start from the top left
of the table
and keep going down and right until you meet all the requirements. The last
cell will tell you what you have to do to fly your rocket.</p><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size:16px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal">
</span><table width="100%" border="1" style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size:16px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal">
<tbody><tr>
<td>Proxitity to Airport</td>
<td>Rocket Weight GLOW</td>
<td> Single motor </td>
<td>Multi Motor</td>
<td>Average Thrust</td>
<td>Restriction</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font color="#0b5394">> 5 nautical miles</font></td>
<td><font color="#0b5394"><1500g/1lbs</font></td>
<td><font color="#0b5394"><62.5g Typical G motor and <160N-Sec</font></td>
<td><font color="#0b5394"><125g and <320N-Sec</font></td>
<td><font color="#0b5394"><80N</font></td>
<td><font color="#0b5394">Standard</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font color="#0b5394">> 5 nautical miles</font></td>
<td><font color="#0b5394"><1500g/3.3lbs</font></td>
<td><font color="#0b5394"><125g Typical H motor</font></td>
<td><font color="#0b5394"><125g</font></td>
<td><font color="#0b5394"><80N</font></td>
<td><font color="#0b5394">Pyro III</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>< 5 nautical miles</td>
<td>>1500g/3.3lbs</td>
<td><10240N-Sec M motor limit</td>
<td><20480N-Sec</td>
<td>>=80N</td>
<td>Waiver</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>< 5 nautical miles</td>
<td height="29">>1500g/3.3lbs</td>
<td><40960N-Sec O motor limit</td>
<td><40960N-Sec</td>
<td>>=80N</td>
<td>Not CA legal, use another state</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>< 5 nautical miles</td>
<td>>1500g/3.3lbs</td>
<td>>=40960N-Sec O motor limit</td>
<td>>=40960N-Sec</td>
<td>>=80N</td>
<td>Not USA legal</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size:16px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal">
</span><p style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size:16px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal"><strong>Standard</strong> = Permission of the land owner, insurance, and a
fire permit.<br>
<strong>Notice</strong> = No longer used. "Large Model Rockets" (>453g & <1500g GLOW, >62.5g & <125g propellant, >113g & < 125g total propellant in multiple motors) was dropped from FAR 101.22.<br>
<strong>Waiver</strong> = Standard plus a waiver filed with the local FAA controller
and a CA Pyro Technician Class III Rocketry. <a href="http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&rgn=div5&view=text&node=14:2.0.1.3.15&idno=14" target="_blank">FAR 101</a><br>
<strong>Pyro III</strong> is required when: a rocket that (1) is propelled
by one or more high power rocket motors (more than 160 Newton-seconds (36
lb.-seconds)
of total impulse or an average thrust greater than 80 N (18 lbs) or more than
62.5 g (2.2 oz) of propellant,) ; (2) is propelled by a combination of model
rocket motors having an installed total impulse of more than 320 N-sec (71.9
lb-sec); (3) is propelled by a combination of model rocket motors having
more
than a total of 125 g (4.4 oz) of propellant weight; or (4) weighs more than
1500 g (53 oz - 3.3lbs) with motor(s) installed.</p><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size:16px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal">
</span><p style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size:16px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal">Motor = Impulse<br>
1/4A < .625NSec<br>
1/2A < 1.25NSec<br>
A < 2.5NSec<br>
B < 5.0NSec<br>
C < 10NSec<br>
D < 20NSec<br>
E < 40NSec<br>
F < 80NSec<br>
G < 160NSec CA Pyro III required for a single motor over 160NSec.<br>
H < 320NSec CA Pyro III required for a multi motor cluster or staged over
320NSec.<br>
I < 640NSec<br>
J < 1280NSec<br>
K < 2560NSec<br>
L < 5120NSec<br>
M < 10240NSec Single motor limit for CA<br>
N < 20480NSec Multi motor limit for CA<br>
O < 40960NSec Experimental motor limit for USA</p><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div style="text-align:center"><div><b>________________________________________________________</b><br></div><div><b style="color:rgb(0,0,153)">Anthony M. Cooper</b><br>31120 Chicoine Ave.<br>Hayward, CA 94544-7432<br>VP and Membership for <a href="http://www.lunar.org/" target="_blank">lunar.org</a></div><div><a href="http://www.lunar.org/" target="_blank"></a>Webmaster and Membership for <a href="http://mgscv.org/" target="_blank">mgscv.org</a><br> <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/amcooper63" target="_blank">Picasa Web Album</a> <a href="http://profiles.google.com/amcooper63" target="_blank">Google Plus</a> <a href="http://facebook.com/AMCooper63" target="_blank">Facebook</a></div><div>Cell: 510-589-5292</div></div></div></div>
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