ActingLikeAKid
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Question:
I'm going to do a launch for my kids' school. When I've done "demo launches" like this before (using the low end of LPR, A and B motors mostly), I've launched with an Estes Porta-Pad sitting on a folding table. It's nice because it lifts the rocket up so the kids can see it better. Obviously I wouldn't send up a MPR or HPR rocket from a folding table, but considering the max thrust on an Estes 18mm C motor is ~15 newtons, I don't think it would be an issue. Two questions:
1. Is this 100% compliant with the NAR safety code? It seems like it should be; even the code says that the launcher should be "placed" so that the top of the rod is above eye level. "Placed", to me, sounds like you could put it on something.
2. As long as the table is on solid ground and not wobbly, can anyone think of an issue with this?
(Option B is using a sawhorse, which I've seen many LPR club launches do; that would just mean, y'know, getting a sawhorse)
I'm going to do a launch for my kids' school. When I've done "demo launches" like this before (using the low end of LPR, A and B motors mostly), I've launched with an Estes Porta-Pad sitting on a folding table. It's nice because it lifts the rocket up so the kids can see it better. Obviously I wouldn't send up a MPR or HPR rocket from a folding table, but considering the max thrust on an Estes 18mm C motor is ~15 newtons, I don't think it would be an issue. Two questions:
1. Is this 100% compliant with the NAR safety code? It seems like it should be; even the code says that the launcher should be "placed" so that the top of the rod is above eye level. "Placed", to me, sounds like you could put it on something.
2. As long as the table is on solid ground and not wobbly, can anyone think of an issue with this?
(Option B is using a sawhorse, which I've seen many LPR club launches do; that would just mean, y'know, getting a sawhorse)