[AR] Re: FTS (was Re: $1M prize for a student rocket reaching 100 km)

  • From: Henry Spencer <hspencer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: Arocket List <arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2018 16:51:22 -0400 (EDT)

On Wed, 19 Sep 2018, Saad Mirza wrote:

Those that fall under 886,000 Ns are regulated as amateur rockets under 14 CFR 101, and again in the relevant regulation I see no mention of flight termination systems...

Well, remember that the question is not whether the regulations openly require it, but whether you can actually get approval without it. When some particular approach has been traditional, getting approval to do things differently can be a long uphill struggle even if it doesn't violate any explicit rules.

Henry

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