Cherokee-M pre-flight checklist
Day before launch
- Check in with tap members
- Build motor according to manufacturer's instructions
- Prepare igniters
- Check resistance
- Short igniters to prevent misfire
- Don safety goggles
- Test fit
- Remove
- Set aside
- Build ejection charges (2 drogue, 2 main)
- Check resistance
- Don safety goggles
- Short matches to prevent misfire
- Pack powder, 4 grams (7/8 tsp) for drogue, 5 grams (1 tsp) for main
- Set aside
- Prep electronics bay
- Install Electronics
- Mount altimeters on board
- Install and zip-tie batteries
- Visually verify wiring
- Verify wiring continuity
- Disarm AltAcc
- Power-up electronics
- Connect bulbs to all charge connectors
- Un-shunt charges
- Arm AltAcc
- Verify continuity
- Remove all bulbs
- Verify no continuity
- Shunt charges
- Verify continuity
- Disarm AltAcc
- Power-down electronics
- Install igniters
- Don safety goggles
- Verify AltAcc is powered-down
- Verify charges are shunted
- Connect igniters
- Verify igniter continuity
- Don safety goggles
- Verify AltAcc is disarmed
- Verify charges are shunted
- Power-up electronics
- Un-shunt charges
- Arm AltAcc
- Verify continuity
- Shunt charges
- Disarm AltAcc
- Verify charges are shunted
- Verify AltAcc is disarmed
- Power-down electronics
- Seal charge conduits
- Verify electronics are powered-down
Day of launch, at camp
- Assemble rocket
- Don safety goggles
- Install electronics bay
- Verify electronics
- Verify charges are shunted
- Verify AltAcc is disarmed
- Don safety goggles
- Power-up electronics
- Un-shunt charges
- Arm AltAcc
- Verify continuity
- Shunt charges
- Disarm AltAcc
- Verify charges are shunted
- Verify AltAcc is disarmed
- Power-down electronics
- Pack recovery rigging
- Install shear pins
- Verify electronics
- Verify charges are shunted
- Verify AltAcc is disarmed
- Don safety goggles
- Power-up electronics
- Un-shunt charges
- Arm AltAcc
- Verify continuity
- Shunt charges
- Disarm AltAcc
- Verify charges are shunted
- Verify AltAcc is disarmed
- Power-down electronics
- Install motor
- Weigh rocket
- Verify Cg/Cp
- Fill out flight card
- Alert tap members
- Check in with RSO
- Check in with LCO
- Transport rocket to pad
Day of launch, at pad
- Lower rail
- Load rocket on pad
- Don safety goggles
- Install igniters (don't hook up yet)
- Raise rail
- Arm electronics
- Don safety goggles
- Verify charges are shunted
- Verify AltAcc is disarmed
- Power-up electronics
- Un-shunt charges
- Arm AltAcc
- Verify continuity
- Verify charges are not shunted
- Install hatch
- Don safety goggles
- Hook up igniters
- Check continuity
- Pictures
- Back off and set up camera for liftoff
- Alert LCO, TAP members, photographers
- Launch!
Last updated on August 9, 2003