<div><div dir="auto">I was on the Tripoli BOD when this was discussed and implemented. That was a few years ago and I am pretty sure it has changed some. I would need to review it. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Some of the sticking points were:</div><div dir="auto">- CPSC consumer product safety commission restricts under 18 from handling HP motors </div><div dir="auto">- that is why TRA did not allow for HP certification</div><div dir="auto">- NAR ignored this - from what I remember</div><div dir="auto">- so TRA only had F and G certifications which were not popular </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Bob</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div>On Wed, Mar 28, 2018 at 11:32 AM Chris Maier <<a href="mailto:maier.chris@gmail.com">maier.chris@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I have not "done it" (TMP), but I've worked with a couple of kids that<br>
have. Did you have questions? The kids I worked with belonged to the<br>
Houston rocketry club, and were flying at AirFest in Argonia. Sharp<br>
kids, great mentors. The kids seemed to be more cautious than many of<br>
the adults I've flown with. Probably because allowance money was<br>
limited and errors are expensive ;)<br>
<br>
Only recently did Tripoli let the kids certification upgrade with they<br>
become 18. I don't think the kids can certify past level 1, but with<br>
a mentor, and because the mentor is the flyer of record, I think the<br>
child is only limited to what they can fly by the certification level<br>
of the mentor and the willingness of the mentor to take responsibility<br>
for a mentee's project.<br>
<br>
Someone with more "prefecture" knowledge than I please confirm/deny<br>
this: I think one of the biggest benefits of the TMP program is that<br>
the child can be a full member of Tripoli and as such, can enter the<br>
range / be at the launch pads and be covered by the Tripoli launch<br>
insurance.<br>
<br>
I plan on doing the TMP with my youngest child as well - July 5th is<br>
when he turns 12.<br>
<br>
Chris<br>
<br>
On Tue, Mar 27, 2018 at 10:41 PM, Thomas Tweeks Weeks <<a href="mailto:tom@theweeks.org" target="_blank">tom@theweeks.org</a>> wrote:<br>
> Hey all..<br>
><br>
> Any of you all put a minor through the TMP?<br>
> <a href="http://www.tripoli.org/TMP" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.tripoli.org/TMP</a><br>
><br>
> My 11yr old son wants to do it... but I think it's for minors from 12-17. Was just wondering if anyone in the club has ever done this with a minor before.<br>
><br>
> It looks like there a test and everything before their ML1 flight.<br>
><br>
> Tweeks<br>
><br>
><br>
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