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- Video - Short flight preparation
- Video - Flight of typical model rocket
- OpenRocket rocket design software
- Online flight simulator
- Model rocket parts poster
- Model rocket flight poster
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The launch sites differ vastly in comfort and size. If you want to fly small rockets, NOVAAR is great and the closest, if you want to fly very high, Tripoli Central Virginia is best, and if you want to walk over golf-course-quality sod to recover your rockets, the MD Rocketry summer launches are great.
- Ida Lee Park in Leesburg, VA allows rocket launches, but you need to obtain a permit (free for Leesburg residents and non-profits)
- NOVAAR (NAR) launches year-round at Great at Great Meadow, 5089 Old Tavern Rd, The Plains, VA 20198
- Tripoli Central Virginia (TRA) launches between October and April at Crittenden Ln, Rapidan, VA 22733
- NARHAMS (NAR) launches year-round at 12406 Old National Pike, Mt Airy, MD 21771
- Maryland Delaware Rocketry Association (NAR/TRA) launches year-round at two different sites near Centreville, MD
National Associations
While no club membership is necessary to fly rockets, it's helpful to be the member of a local club and the respective national association to have insurance and access to other resources.
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