Why is it that the moderators feel THIS site will have problems with children unlike RP or TQC forums? 2 Top EX forums and they don't seem to be worried about this. Being a kid myself its hard to get stuff to make good motors and nothing available to me (under 18) will work as a motor. I got my dad involved to make larger motors.
I agreed to the rules but I would like to talk to you (bob) or troy or who ever feels its a problem and find out why they don't have the same disclaimer (I think they do) as RP? As far as I know I have only heard of one EX death and that was a guy in CA dealing the the gases of hybrid motors and something went awry.
I mean, the motors aren't explosive!!!
Ben
Ben
While I applaud you enthusiasm, but I fault your logic.
That you know of at least death that occurred as a result of amateur motor manufacturing proves that making motors can be hazardous. There have been other fatalities as well, and even the professional have had fatal accidents, so whether APCP is an "explosive" or not, it has been clearly demonstrated that rocket motors are hazardous to manufacture.
It is the intent of federal, state and local regulations to prevent minors (someone under 18) from engaging in potentially hazardous activities where either they, or others around them, can be injured, killed and/or cause damage to the property of others.
A minor (someone under 18) is not legally liable under the law for damages they cause if an accident occurs, unless the action is deemed to have been committed with criminal intent, however their parents, legal guardians or any adult or entity that might have assisted in violation of the law can be sued and found legally liable for contributing to the damages caused. They pay, and you don't.
TRF or anyone else can place all the legal disclaimers they want to on a web page but in reality it offers no legal protection. You can and will be sued by an aggrieved party if they believe you contributed to an accident and they believe that compensation is due them and you have the means to pay.
Being sued is not fun, and it's not cheap as you have to defend yourself even if you did nothing wrong. The resolution of a civil action can take years, cost thousands of dollars and even after you are found to be legally correct, you will likely be out the money you spent on your own behalf. (Been there, done that. Town ZBA makes blatantly illegal ruling and I sue the town on principle for my neighborhood. Was countered-sued by other party. Took 2+ years in court. Won both. Spend $20,000 for legal fees, but only recovered $1,800 by winning the counter-suit. Felt good, saved the neighborhood, but I had a real loss of $18,200.)
The vast majority of TRF members use commercial motors to launch their rockets. For the small minority of TRF members that make amateur motors, the administrators and moderators of TRF feel there are other forums on the web more suited to discuss amateur motor making, and encourage those who are interested to participate in their forums. That's our policy.
Bob