As called for in the TAP Pre-Flight
Review, the following pre-flight checklist has been prepared.
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Visually inspect for transportation
damage
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Don Lexon glasses or face shield
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Replace batteries and test altimeters
(safe all switches)
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Load 4 ejection charges (apogee
2.3grams, main 2.3grams.)
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Attach (drogue) lower payload section
& (main recovery) upper payload section with six 8-32 ss machine screws
into nuts in altimeter bay.
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Pack main recovery system, Pack
drogue recovery system and pin upper and lower payload sections with three
2-56 nylon shear pins each section
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Finish assembly of rocket
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Build M1315 (plugged) per mfg.
instructions and install with retainer
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Load onto Blacksky rail
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Verify pad is not hot,
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Install igniter and connect to
launch system and verify continuity
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Arm Olsen FCP-M2' and Altacc and
verify continuity
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Arm ejection charges
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Return behind flight line
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Check cloud cover, any traffic
in area and with RSO
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Launch
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Determine visually deployment of
Recovery system (drogue and main)
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Post-flight Recovery
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Disarm any unfired ejection charges
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Visually inspect for damage
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