High Power Certification

High Power Certification is a tiered certification level applied to members of rocketry organisations such as Tripoli Rocketry Association and National Association of Rocketry. In most jurisdictions, there are 3 levels of certification, permitting members to fly motors of increasing impulse class as their certification level increases.

Level 1 Certification

Holding a Level 1 (L1) certification entitles a member of the certifying body to purchase and fly rocket motors of H and I impulse class (for NAR and Tripoli) at sanctioned launches. The certification process involves building and flying a rocket powered by a motor of that impulse class, and successfully recovering the rocket such that it could be flown again without repair, if handed another motor. Prior to attempting an L1 cert flight, the Range Safety Officer (RSO) will inspect the flyers rocket, and it should be made known to them that the flyer is making a certification attempt. An L1 impulse motor can be supplied to an individual for the purpose of obtaining a level one certification.