John Bolene
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TRA pending OKCTRA #9
You can fly High Power as a member of either Tripoli (TRA) or the National
Association of Rocketry (NAR). Both have High Power Rocketry (HPR) programs,
although their confirmation procedures currently vary somewhat. At present,
I believe the NAR only confirms through J motors, while TRA confirms through
O.
Bill
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> This hasn't been true for at least 5 years, when the NAR instituted its own
> HPR certification program. You can now join either group if you want to fly
> HPR. The NAR is currently less expensive, and offers insurance that protects
> the flyer rather than the management.
First TRA membership is $ 25.00 per year as of today. The $55.00 comes
in if you want the magazine. That kicks it up to $ 55.00 year.
The extra $ 30.00 is for the mag subscription.
You can also get the mag separately by direct subscription from HPR
Publishing, POB 96, Orem, Utah, from Bruce Kelly who can be reached at
E mail at .
And no, I have no direct or indirect financial interest in HPR mag. <VBG>
For your $ 25.00 annual dues to TRA you get, for services (
). This line left blank as I am not allowed to discuss TRA in a
public forum.
NAR annual dues are not a whole lot cheaper, but NAR does have an annual
extra cost insurance package that can be helpful. As Bob points out the
TRA insurance "package" does not cover individual flyers.
When you add up the NAR dues and NAR optional insurance costs, it comes
up to about $ 45.00 or so for senior members.
Whether yo need the NAR insurance is something each individual has to
decide for themselves. If you have a good homeowners or renters policy,
combined with a good "umbrella " excess coverage policy, you may not
need the NAR insurace. Check around in you own locale re such coverage.
Around here (POrtland, OR>) it runs about $ 116.00 per year for a massive
policy that provides excess coverage over and above both my homeowners
and auto. No, I _do not_ sell insurance.
Sum total, as a few folks with sharp pencils have figured out and stated
to me, is that it may be most economical for the high power enthusiasts to
join NAR as NAR now has the only viable motor test and certification
program for high power motors, has relatively cheap dues, and has
insurance options if you need it.
If you want the HPR mag, wich is separate from TRA, you can get it
separately. The last issue had zero technical content, and was on a
par, content wise, Sprockets.
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