You have to be at least 10km away of any airport as suggested in the model rocketry code.
Witch association code ? model rocketry code are not the law. Beside their a difference between an airfield (Joliette) and an Airport ( Pierre-Eliot-Trudeau ) As information we launch High Power at 5km of the Joliette airfield.
I think it's from the NAR code and no the code is not a law, it's just good safety practice suggestion.
Agree but you use the word " have to be......"
Thank you for the CAR code. I'll look at it again.Ok Gerard, should be
And it's in the CAR code
https://www.canadianrocketry.org/files/CAR_sporting_code.pdf
Each engine shall not exceed 160 Ns - It does not specify clustered motors.
Witch association code ? model rocketry code are not the law. Beside their a difference between an airfield (Joliette) and an Airport ( Pierre-Eliot-Trudeau ) if the airfield don't have an "International Air Transport Association airport code starting with a Y in Canada , it's not an airport
this is what the law said for High Power, so I deduct it will not be more severe for model ?
"9.13. No person shall launch a high power rocket that creates a hazard to aircraft. "
Transport Canada ask for 5 nautical miles from an airfield for High Power. At least this is what they ask me.
Not completely true. You can run clusters of course, but the total Thrust cannot exceed 160 Ns (100% G impulse) but if you cluster two 100% G's together you are in HPR L1 territory (two G's = H impulse) and there are specific rules to follow in regards to HPR in Canada.
I'll be honest with you. A single 100% G impulse engine is pretty jammy. Any mid power rocket you build is going to go like a raped ape with that kind of motor.
When I was in Quebec last, I noticed a small rural rocket enthusiast group launching with clustered Gs and they were under the impression that the law was written in English - so it didn't apply to Quebec. They were not affiliated CAR or a club. They routinely flew like this. The group gave numerous examples of irregularities in the written law that justified their actions.
Police, municipal workers and community all seemed happy with the results as well and came out to support.
I agree - the law is the law. But I do wonder sometimes....
When I was in Quebec last, I noticed a small rural rocket enthusiast group launching with clustered Gs and they were under the impression that the law was written in English - so it didn't apply to Quebec. They were not affiliated CAR or a club. They routinely flew like this. The group gave numerous examples of irregularities in the written law that justified their actions.
Police, municipal workers and community all seemed happy with the results as well and came out to support.
I agree - the law is the law. But I do wonder sometimes....
The law didn't apply in Quebec because it was written in English??? Really? I wonder what a judge would say about that?
The NAR safety code caps the impulse at 320ns- a max H.
The high power requirement says if a motor (a single motor) has over 160ns (minimum H) or over 80n average thrust, then it's high power and if the total impulse is over 320ns then it's also high power.
Two Gs with less than 80n average thrust is legal, and it's a known loophole that's used a lot.
That's why the model rocket launch site size chart has '2 Gs' in the last column.
This thread is from 2014, did anyone notice?
Okay. Interesting - glad that we cleared this up....
Federal Law: [FONT=&]model rocket[/FONT][FONT=&] means a rocket that[/FONT]
- (a) is equipped with model rocket motors that will not generate a total impulse exceeding 160 N.s,
- (b) has a gross weight, including motors, not exceeding 1 500 g (3.3 pounds), and
- (c) is equipped with a parachute or other device capable of retarding its descent; (modèle réduit de fusée)
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