Learn to Shoot Fireworks at the CrackerJacks

Somewhere throughout the United States a professional fireworks training class is being conducted by instructors from the Pyrotechnic Guild International. This is the second such video I have posted. There are a few states that recognize completion of this course as meeting their state requirement to shoot fireworks professionally in their state. A common misconception about the course is that completion of the course allows you to purchase professional (1.3) fireworks. To purchase professional fireworks you will still need your ATF license.

PGI shooter course Pennsylvania
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TShcdk2_wOs

Pyrotechnic Guild International
http://pgi.org/

Getting your ATF license to purchase 1.3 firework
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGgZYdfFJ_0

Crackerjacks Fireworks Club
http://www.crackerjacks.org/

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Fireworks
• training
• salutes
• mortars
• electric
• match
• quickmatch
• thunder
• king

[yarun0]

great videos i hope i can do a show this year just gotta pay off some debt first :(

[displayfireworks1]

@yarun0 What kind of talk is that, buy fireworks first, then pay off debt. #LOL

[TheBombBros]

you always come up with great videos Dave!

thanks for the upload!

[displayfireworks1]

@TheBombBros I got 1000 of them and I am only at 351. LOL

[chicagofireworks]

As for that last segment, that is why you don't ingest lit salutes.

[gothbro111]

are there any of these on the west coast? and do you have to be a certain age to sign up??

[wallykj]

Even if you have a certain license, you still need a good place to shoot. I can imagine somebody getting a license, learning about the importance of safe distance, etc. But they get back home, and then shoot off big stuff in their small backyard because they don't have easy access to a good shooting location.

[csxparks26]

as for the end of the video"now that's fried chicken"! or vaporized! not a good day to be a chicken.....

[davis050594]

@chicagofireworks

Yeah I'm thinking the same thing. I think they should allow like a 100g aerial limit and more like 750-1000 gram cake limit. If you look at the majority of b cakes, they are not bigger shells, it's just more. I would love to get a real peacock cake, I think that 600 shot peacock cakes would be fine to sell to someone with a good shoot site and some common sense.

[displayfireworks1]

@chicagofireworks Isnt that funny, I though that exact same thing. Sort of like a Baby B certificate

[chicagofireworks]

@davis050594 Yeah I just go to Indiana for my works, so everything works out just fine lol. I had this discussion some time ago with people, it would be nice if there could be an intermediate license between type 54 and a normal consumer, where people could purchase baby b/super c items by passing a basic test, with minimal laws and regs. Let's face it, some of the 1.3 out there isn't way more dangerous than 1.4. Louder maybe, but you see my point. What do you think?

[pntbllwiz21]

i love fireworks but how do i go about being a pyrotechnic

[davis050594]

@chicagofireworks

Haha very true in some respects. I believe that we should have higher comp limits in aerials, and firecrackers. I do not, however, believe that they should allow salutes. I think that they should open up some areas for use of pyro such as new york. I think it should be easier to get permission for a 1.4 display in non-pyro friendly areas. I however live in Missouri so I don't suffer to much with those laws :)

[davis050594]

@chicagofireworks True, but they aren't as careless. I don't consider that safe though.

[davis050594]

And thats why we have comp limits for 1.4G. Imagine the retards that brag about phantom's low prices possesing salutes!!