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I'm curious why all the conflation of NAR and TRA rulesets?
Was this a NAR person affiliated w/ a NAR launchsite clarifying for a TRA person attending same?
I'm asking honestly, as someday I ( dual-TRA-NAR ) will hopefully be introducing my boys to HPR, and I don't want to make anyone grumpy.
Well I can explain the differences between the two. NAR has the Jr. L1 program for teenagers it would be good if they had a Jr L2 and Jr. L3 but they don't do the largest motor a teenager fly and be the official flyer is an I. To achieve this a teenager does pretty much what you have to do for a L1 cert. But if you want to fly over I motors as a teenager in NAR under NAR rules they can have a "sponsor" that looks over the teenager as he preps his rocket, makes sure he doesn't make a mistake or do something stupid, and handle stuff like the motor and black power charges. But with a sponsor the teenager does not go on as the official flier the "sponsor" does and the "sponsor" has all the responsibility of the flight.
Tripoli has the Tripoli Mentoring Program (TMP) it allows a teenager to fly any motor that they have the knowledge to fly but they have to have a "mentor" that is certified to the level of the motor flown. To achieve this the teenager takes a written test and that's it not flight or anything. This mentor watches over the teenager to make sure they don't do anything stupid and correct them if they do something wrong. This mentor is also the flyer of record and has all the responsibility of the flight.
Hope your boys have fun and are interested rocketry needs more teenagers!
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