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→Range Layout
== Range Layout ==
== Range Layout ==
Depending on which launch site you go to, this will be different. However, there are some basic themes.
The main areas of a launching range are the launch pad and control tent, and the parking area. Most high powered rocketry ranges have at least one launch pad that is set up 100ft away from the control tent, a distance specified by the NFPA, section 1127, as the "Minimum Personnel Distance" for any non-complex motor under 1,280 Ns (J motor). However, quite a few ranges also have a second pad, 300ft away, to be able to launch an L motor rocket, or any complex motor combinations up to J motors.
The control tent is where you check in your rocket with the RSO, and get your pad assignment from the LCO. This is also where you can take your L2 exam, if you have not done so already, and also where you bring your rocket back to get your certification.
== Packing Your Parachute ==
== Packing Your Parachute ==