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Could you explain "Fix no allowance for misfire alley range setup" please?
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NFPA-1127 is written such that a torture rack format is presumed for group launches. It makes it difficult to impossible to comply when running a misfire alley range. Now to be direct, NFPA codes are ignored by rocket folks all the time, but why intentionally write a rule that precludes the most successful range set-up ever?
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I don't know what a "torture rack" is or a "misfire alley range." Perhaps I've seen and used one or the other, but I don't know the terms.
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NOVAAR uses that technique. Works really well. Also works the LCO a bit more because there aren't any long gaps between rounds.
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Thanks for the info.
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According to the NAR Facebook page looks like the revisions to California laws about model rocketry are headed to the governors desk for signature.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/15-16/bill...tatus.html
This will be good for the hobby, especially in CA.
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Good to see California joining the 21st century...
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