rcktnut
Well-Known Member
Why are we posting SO MUCH about what WERE the rules? All these history dissertations, scanned flyers, PDF files, descriptions, etc. etc. etc. are just going to muddy the water even more for someone CURRENTLY getting into (or back into) the hobby.
If any of the above get referenced out of the context if this history lesson, they are NOT CURRENT, or VALID, REFERENCES. But that caveat can easily be lost.
It would be great if we could just leave it at a summary of what the CURRENT limits ARE, and leave it at that. This way someone who is getting ready to fly a rocket NOW, would have a clear YES/NO to work from. [ They don't need to know that 15 years ago the rules were different.] The color coded table (that shows up in all these types of threads), is a great reference.
This thread was about weight being a factor in determining what is a class 1 flight or class 2 flight. Looks like weight was a factor since the beginning of model rocketry as we know it. With the classes being the way they are now and comparing them to the past, we are in a much better situation than years ago before the latest revision. That being said it is not perfect, pretty far from perfect, but to be expected when you have the alphabet agencies regulating the hobby.
Don't worry too much about this thread "mudding the water" with newcomers etc. Soon it will be by the wayside along with the Is my cluster a HPR rocket or not and Can I fly my class 1 rocket above the waiver at a class 2 launch.