Bad Wolf at LDRS 28

Bad Wolf is a Competitor 6 rocket kit. It weighed about 45 pounds at liftoff, and is flying on an Aerotech M1780NT-P demo motor. This is a 4 grain motor that fits in the 75mm 5120 case. The rocket went 7240 feet at apogee. The main opened at 700 feet.

The rocket was flown on Sunday 7/5/2009 where LDRS excludes anyone from flying if they don't belong in their exclusive Tripoli club. Somehow they missed that I was a NAR member and I flew the rocket. Later in the day they did stop my 6 year old granddaughter from flying a 4" long Estes rocket with an A3-4T motor in at as I guess it was too dangerous. Wow, what a way to introduce kids to the hobby! Go away kid, everyone's flying their "experimental" motors that blow up every other launch, you may incinerate the whole field with that A3 you got there.

And to the loudmouth busybody who says I should join Tripoli or not complain, that is not the point. I am already a NAR member, and this hobby is already expensive. I'm not joining Tripoli just to launch an Estes rocket, that's just stupid. I fly at METRA while they are flying experimental motors, no problem. I should have been notified when I signed up for LDRS 28 that it would only be a 3 day launch for me (only 2 with the weather!), but that I would still have to pay for all 5 days. After all, they asked for Tripoli and NAR numbers when I registered, so they knew I wasn't in their "special" club. The LDRS web site does mention that Sat. and Sun. were "experimental" days, but doesn't define what that means to NAR members.

I would however like to thank the understanding people that I dealt with: Deb K, Kathy G, Bob U, Dan M.

I will do more research in the future before wasting all my time and money at an LDRS launch!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWHj-kw3G3U

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[ijefflee0127]

WOW, NICE. AWESOME FLIGHT

[solidskateboards]

Beautiful flight! Why not just make your own club and launch whatever and whenever you'd like?

[TheBayourat]

The TRA only on Research Days rule is not because they want to exclude NAR members. It's out of necessity to get insurance. If it was up to NAR there would be no research days. Sorry you got caught up in all this BS. Your flight was awesome.

[HotrodRocket1]

Your description is great!

Hey kid You'll poke your eye out with that thing!

I was told on Friday that I'd be o.k. on sunday (I'm an NAR GUY also).

So I stayed til Sunday, when I was told sorry no dice, Join TRA..... For One Flight?

But other than that is was a terrific day to watch rockets. and a great weekend. I did get to fly on Friday and Saturday

Great event for the most part.