[roc-chat] Re: Why HP and Obtaining Certification?
- From: John Coker <john@xxxxxxxx>
- To: roc-chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2014 14:22:12 -0800
For my part, it was exploring the range of the hobby that drove me to get
level 3 within a couple of years of getting (back) into rocketry. I agree
that having an L3 doesn't indicate "mastery" in any real sense, but it is
an achievement that beckons the achievement-oriented.
I did my L1 and L2 at ROC in 1998; thanks largely to the patience of Rick
O'Neal.
On Fri, Jan 3, 2014 at 1:41 PM, R Dierking <applerocketry@xxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> I'm curious why people want to fly HP and what's the motivation for higher
> cert levels. It seems to me that some people rush to get higher certs.
> Shouldn't you be proficient at one level before you go to the next?
>
> Also, for the L2, there's no requirements to demonstrate safe launch
> procedures. Just an example; recently, I've seen people launch their L2
> class rockets with the launch leads going over the blast deflector.
> Shouldn't a L2 flyer know about stuff like this? Shouldn't a L2 and L3
> know how to help set-up a launch and run it?
>
> Also, why does it seem like there's not as many HP rockets at ROC launches
> over the last couple of years? Did the original core group burn-out? Is
> low-power taking a second seat to HP?
>
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