What to Bring...
- Your Rockets
- Launch Pads
- Ignition Systems
- Explosives box with motors
- Your Field Box
Also, it would be a good idea to bring
- A folding card table or picnic table for rocket prep and motor prep
- Trash Bags: try to leave your launch field cleaner than you found it.
- First Aid Kit: be prepared.
- A baseball cap and sun glasses to keep the sun out of your eyes.
Rocket Launch...
- Rocket inspected by Range Control Officer (RCO)
- Place rocket on launch rod
- Verify launcher is DISARMED
- Attach alligator clips to igniter leads
- switch on launch controller at launch pad if switched
- Inform others that rocket is ready for launch. Check with RCO for permission to launch.
- Check sky for no other air-traffic
- Insert safety key.
- Give a loud clear count so all can hear it from at least 5 to 0
- Depress the launch button and keep pressed till rocket engine ignition or it is
determined the launch is a failure.
- Keep eye on rocket at all times from depressing the launch button until it lands
- Remove safety key from launcher.
- When RCO says it is safe to recover rocket do so.