“Level-3” (L3) is the most advanced certification level that an amateur rocketeer can achieve from the Tripoli Rocketry Association (TRA: https://www.tripoliwisconsin.org/), or from the National Association of Rocketry (NAR: https://www.nar.org/). Only those rocketeers possessing L3 certification are authorized to fly the largest classes of motors. Rocket motors are broadly categorized by the total energy produced … Continue reading FORUM: Level-3

My fascination with hobby rocketry began in Arizona (4th grade), and resurfaced in Virginia (7th grade): both times I experimented with low-power rockets. I never wished to stop working with rockets, but my family moved often—usually to places which were not amenable to the flying of model rockets. Fast-forward to 2005, and I just survived … Continue reading FORUM: BAR

Two top fliers in the Tripoli Rocketry Association (TRA) high-power rocket (HPR) club of which I am a member (https://www.tripoliwisconsin.org/), and the only rocketeers having their own radio call codes, were Mike (505) and his friend Zupe (555). Mike is a master amateur field engineer; an expert in field and launch systems preparation and operation, … Continue reading FORUM: A New Year’s Tradition