Level 2 Certification Guidelines

This page will be the starting point for earning your level 2 cert. For now, this is more of a meeting minutes of a discussion with @Garrett Hart @Sam @Woller, Gabriel

Topics:

• There should be a timeline for when you complete level 2. obligated to complete them in a quarter?

  • More refined way, have a quarter design quarter where you plan, design, and order. A quarter where you build and launch. You can go faster than this but if you take longer then your parts (if ordered) are free use for others.

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• In short term, people doing Level 2 for this year need to work on designs. Designs need to be finished by end of 10th week.

  • This includes a complete BOM (including things the team already has. E.g motor hardware, parachute, etc)

  • Open rocket and sims

  • A timeline of build milestones (week 1 centering rings, cut air frame, epoxy weekend, ground test, etc). Simple timeline here! There aren’t a ton of step.

• Designs will be reviewed by @Ben Graham @Woller, Gabriel (people with their certs). Low key design review. More of a check in with the person. Also reviewed by @Garrett Hart for budget.

• A design submission after 10th of winter quarter is heavily discouraged and will lose priority in funding and resource allocation and will require a more detailed timeline!

• Budget of $250, including motor, is allocated for level 2’s. A budget waiver may be requested if your level 2 incorporates a project or skill beneficial to the team as a whole. (E.g tip-to-tip fin mounting, custom nosecone layup, etc).

• A write-up (don’t run away yet!) will be required for any level2 attempt. There will be a template on confluence. The person certing will make a new page from this template and fill it out. This will be roughly 3 pages (including pictures, flight sims, graphics, etc). The point is to keep the knowledge you gained within the team and as a form of “payment” to the team for spending $250 on your rocket. You will also help future level 2 students!

  • This needs to be included in your time line. This is realistically an evening of casual work at worst.

  • @Woller, Gabriel and @Ben Graham will have examples. @Woller, Gabriel will be the more “typical” example