FAA Waiver Approved for NSL 2011

The FAA has issued ROC our waiver for all of 2011, including NSL. (Note to ROC members: the terms of this year's waiver remain the same as they were in 2010.)

Here's the details:

• 19,000' AGL maximum altitude for all flights.
• Flights that are expected to go above 7,000' AGL must be on a RED flight card.
• Please use a RED flight card, and list the estimated maximum
  altitude for the flight, as ROC will be coordinating high-altitude
  windows for those flights with the FAA.
• The RED flight card serves as a reminder signal to all of the
  launch officials that there is something "special" about the flight.
• We will call the FAA to obtain a "high-altitude window" once your rocket is on the pad, and is ready to fly.
• Because we only call the FAA when we're actually ready to make a
  high-altitude flight, and let them know right away once we're back to
  our "normal" ceiling, they are usually very responsive to our requests
  for high altitude clearance.  If there are no aircraft inbound towards
  our site when we call the FAA, they almost always give us clearance to
  fly immediately.
• There will be night-time flying sessions after dark on both Friday
  and Saturday nights during NSL.  To fly at night, your rockets must have
  lights (either flashing or steady) that make them clearly visible from
  takeoff through landing.