Rocket Flying Rules
One: All pyrotechnic rocket flying will be conducted according to the United Kingdom Rocketry Association (UKRA) Safety Code, Version 7.0 ~ full details at: -
Types of Rockets
Types: Open, Research, and Competition rocket flying in the following classes: -
- Model Rockets = ½ A to G Class Motors, i.e. 0.00 to 160.00 Newton seconds (Ns) Total Impulse (TI).
- High Power Rockets = H to M Class Motors, i.e. 160.01 to 10,240.00 Ns TI. *
- Large Rockets** = N, and over N Class Motors, i.e. 10,240.01 Ns and greater TI*.
* Including Experimental/research rockets (See Rocket Flying Rules)
** See Rocket Flying Rules
Motors = Solid, Hybrid, or Liquid Propellants.
Competitions
As many of the Events listed below will be flown at IRW as entries for them are presented.
Scale Contest.
Scale Contest. Theme: Open for suggestions.
Please submit suggestions to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Closing date Sunday 26th May. Chosen theme will be added here and announced on the IRW 2024 event page at https://www.facebook.com/events/3783688481907496?ref=newsfeed on Monday 28th May.
Any scale model subject is valid, including but not limited to real space vehicles, sounding rockets, science-fiction, or military missiles.."
Schedule
The Fairlie Moor Rocket Site (FMRS) will be open for all of the listed Types and Classes of rocket flying from:
Wednesday 21st to Sunday 25th August 2024 (inclusive),
between the hours of
12Noon and 7pm Local Time (12.00Hrs to 19.00Hrs BST, 11.00Hrs to 18.00Hrs GMT),
to the Site Ceiling of
16,000 Feet (4,876 Metres) Above Mean Sea Level (AMSL), weather permitting.
