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Membership dues for young adults, especially college students, can be a financial burden, and our enrollment data for new members demonstrate a pretty drastic falloff at the age when dues are no longer discounted. At the same time, increasing numbers of young adults are participating in rocketry programs such as NASA Student Launch.
As a result, the NAR Board of Trustees decided to lower rates for members ages 25 and under to $25. This rate is only available on the NAR website sign up page. You do not have to be a student to qualify for this rate.
Also, the NAR recently increased its insurance liability limit to $5M as a result of an increasing number of requests for that level of insurance by landowners--especially schools and other governmental organizations. It seems a bit over the top, given the safety record of this hobby, but we want to make sure there are no obstacles to members and Sections obtaining use of new launch sites.
This is not an invitation to add $3M worth of risk to your next project. Remember, insurance only applies when the NAR Safety Code is followed, and there is a $5000 deductible, the first $1000 of which is the responsibility of the flyer.
Please continue to fly safely, so that we can continue to grown the hobby and the Association!
Ted Cochran
NAR 69921, L3
As a result, the NAR Board of Trustees decided to lower rates for members ages 25 and under to $25. This rate is only available on the NAR website sign up page. You do not have to be a student to qualify for this rate.
Also, the NAR recently increased its insurance liability limit to $5M as a result of an increasing number of requests for that level of insurance by landowners--especially schools and other governmental organizations. It seems a bit over the top, given the safety record of this hobby, but we want to make sure there are no obstacles to members and Sections obtaining use of new launch sites.
This is not an invitation to add $3M worth of risk to your next project. Remember, insurance only applies when the NAR Safety Code is followed, and there is a $5000 deductible, the first $1000 of which is the responsibility of the flyer.
Please continue to fly safely, so that we can continue to grown the hobby and the Association!
Ted Cochran
NAR 69921, L3