Ok, so you say its voluntary to follow an AC the gov put out.
Is AMA, as an organization, volunteering to follow it or not?

Looks to me like they are chosing to not volunteer to have their members follow the AC where the gov says where to fly. They have made no uncertain terms about Metal Props, and DRinking & Flying, but where does the organization choose to follow what the government says as religiously as they follow what the insurance co says?

Perhaps the MasterBlasters chose not to volunteer as well?
Whynot, its what we do, right?


But for the OP
Just how big were the rockets?
FAR 101 1lb 4oz / 1-3.3lb / or the BIG boys? The FAR for rockets should trump the AC 400', but then, once you put "Guidance" on and possibly off-vertical launches... you start mixing rules & rulers to try to have something that is a forbidden rocket as a plane so you can skirt the rules.

"This is my 15lb chassis, 15lb 'fuel' , low wing aspect, nonaspirated IC drive, RC model plane. Its not an illegal / ClassI CertReq / FAA-Call rocket. So I can just bust AC91-57 400' at will."