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 Keep your construction materials to paper,
wood, rubber or plastic.
Buy NAR certified engines and never modify
them or try to build your own.
Make sure you use a recovery system of some
kind to ensure a safe return to earth.
If you build your own rockets, use modified
or payload rockets you should read the safety code for weight and power
limits.
Use your head when picking the cargo for a
pay loader. Insects only. No live animals or payload that is meant to
explode or be flammable.
Make sure your launch site is free of power
lines, trees and buildings. Here is a list of launch site dimensions.
If you are launching with anything more
than a D engine You should know how big a site you will need. If not, the
engine you are using is to big.
Make sure you use proper launch equipment.
A Sturdy pad and electrical ignition system with a safety key. Remember to
always keep a safety cap on the end of the launch rod or lay the rod down
when not in use.
Respect the weather and don't launch if the
wind is more then 2Omph or (3Okph).
Be responsible with your rocket. Don't
launch at an angle more than 3O degrees from vertical, into clouds, near
flying aircraft or in a way that is harmful to people or property.
Never try to recover your rocket from
anything that puts you or others in danger. No rocket is worth hurting
yourself over. I have a few that would be hard to walk away from but you
have to do it. I once waited 4 month for the body of my Fat Boy to fall
out of a tree and a year and a half for the nose cone to come down so wait
it out if you have to.
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