[BA-Rockets] newcomer seeking club; launch site info

[Tom Lent]

There are SOME places in the Bay area where you can launch small (A & B, maybe C) engine rockets
under significant restrictions, without a club or fire marshal approval yes? The place I'm thinking
of is the Berkeley Marina area near the sign that lays out the rules on two weekend mornings a
month(I can't remember exactly which ones but could check). 

-Tom

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ba-rockets-bounces at lists.markspace.com 
> [mailto:ba-rockets-bounces at lists.markspace.com] On Behalf Of 
> Carl Reisinger
> Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 3:46 PM
> To: Bay Area Model Rockets Discussion List
> Subject: Re: [BA-Rockets] newcomer seeking club; launch site info
> 
> 
> --- Fred TeTemplinosprey67 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Hello,
> > 
> > I am a newcomer to the mailing list, and seeking
> > BaBaynarlub and
> > rocket launch site info (for both club-sponsored and individual
> > launching).
> > 
> > 
> 
> Fred,
> Because of the construction activity at, and the end
> results of that construction, DeAnza College is has
> become unsafe to launch from their parking lots
> (something BayNAR has done for over 20 years).
> 
> While the club leadership have been searching for over
> three years now there is currently no replacememt. I
> no longer count myself amoung the "club leadership" so
> I cannot give any status on any leads they may be
> following.
> 
> For club launches you should check into LUNAR, http/www.lunar.org.
> 
> As for individual launching:
> It is illegal in CA to launch a model rocket without a
> permit from the AHJ (read local Fire Marshall). It has
> been our experence that no South Bay Fire Marshall is
> willing to give such a permit to an individual.
> Directing them instead to the local club (sigh, that
> would be BayNAR).
> 
> Now before you decide that you will not "get caught" I
> have two things I would like to say:
> 1) It is because others ignore the law (The CA
> fireworks code) that BayNAR, and many other clubs, has
> had such difficulty in finding a new site. It is not
> the only reason but one that comes up quite often.
> 2) If you do "get caught" you could be -
> Convicted of a misdemeanor with the possibility of a
> fine of between $500 and $1000 and up to one year in
> the county jail. (That is right from the fireworks
> code)
> 
> Now, I am not going to track you down and stop you
> from launching without a permit but I do ask that you
> think about it before doing so and hopefully make the
> right choice.
> 
> Carl Reisinger
> ex-President, BayNAR
> 
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