Install an ignition device in a high power rocket
motor only at the launch site and at the last prac-
tical moment before the rocket is placed on the
launcher. 13. Launch Site. 13.1 Launch a high
power rocket only in an outdoor area where tall
trees, power lines, and buildings will not pre-
sent a hazard to the safe flight operation of a
high power rocket in the opinion of the Safety
Monitor. 13.2 Do not locate a launcher closer
to the edge of the flying field (launch site) than
one-half the radius of the minimum launch site
dimension stated in Table 1. 13.3 The flying
field (launch site) shall be at least as large for a
given impulse as stated Table 1 of the Tripoli
safety code. See
/> . 14. Launcher Location
14.1 Locate the launcher more than 1,500 feet
front any occupied building. 14.2 Ensure that
the ground for a radius of 10 feet around the
launcher is clear of brown grass, dry weeds, or
other easy-to-burn materials that could be ig-
nited during launch by the exhaust of the rocket
motor. 15. Safe Distances. 15.1 No person
shall be closer to the launch of a high power
rocket than the person actually launching the
rocket and those authorized by the Safety Moni-
tor. 15.2 All spectators shall remain within an
area determined by the Safety Monitor and be-
hind the Safety Monitor and the person launch-
ing the rocket. 15.3 A person shall not be
closer to the launch of a high power rocket than
the applicable minimum safe distance set forth
in Table 2 of the Tripoli Safety code. See
> . 16.
Launch Operations. 16.1 Do not ignite and
launch a high power rocket horizontally, at a tar-
get, or so the rocket's flight path goes into
clouds or beyond the boundaries of the flying
field (launch site). 16.2 Do not launch a high
power rocket if the surface wind at the launcher
is more than twenty (20) miles per hour. 16.3
Do not operate a high power rocket in a manner
that is hazardous to aircraft. 17. Launch Con-
trol. 17.1 Launch a high power rocket only
with the immediate knowledge, permission, and
attention of the Safety Monitor. 17.2 All per-
sons in the launching, spectator, and parking ar-
eas during a countdown and launch shall be
standing and facing the launcher if requested to
do so by the Safety Monitor. 17.3 Precede the
launch with a five (5) second countdown audi-
ble throughout the launching, spectator, and
parking areas. This countdown is given by the
person launching the rocket, the Safety Moni-
tor, or other flying site operating personnel.
17.4 Do not approach a high power rocket that
has misfired until the safety inter-lock has been
removed or the battery has been disconnected
front the ignition system, one minute has
passed, and the Safety Monitor has given per-
mission for only a single person to approach the
misfired rocket to inspect it. I understand and
will at all times conduct myself with the under-
standing that the above stated risks and safety
procedures; (a) are not necessarily all of the
risks, (b) that even by observing the above pro-
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