RE: Extra-AMA Modeling
Hey KE-
Glad you liked the thread enough to bump it up.
One thing that nobody has yet commented on is the rules promulgated by Tripoli. Not so much rules per se, but recommendations for specifically tailored site rules based on the amount of real estate between the launch site and abutting neighbor's property, altitude clearance granted by FAA, and such.
Seems very sensible to me, in contrast to the one-size-fits-all rules promulgated by AMA. Rocket launch sites are not created equally, nor are AMA chartered club flying sites. I think the key difference is that Tripoli trusts its members and clubs to think and act responsibly and establish rules for club (or prefecture) operations based on guidelines developed by the national organization. I hope to see AMA show such respect for its membership one day. Advice and guidance based on research, testing and experience is good; most of us don't need Mommy to tell us how to act any more.
Abel