ROCC Update for this weekend, 4/20 & 4/21/2024

Update Friday Noon:

Weather is still holding steady, Saturday still looks to be the best day. Also Ken will be with us Saturday, he's at a different launch on Sunday. .

For those doing Cert Level flights, watch the winds carefully, consider JL chute releases, etc. The wind for Saturday will be toward the south tree line and predicted at up to 10 mph.

Set-up will be 9:30-10:30, field should be open after that. We'll go till 5 or until we get rain.

Sunday still looks very wet so we'll make this one a Saturday Only launch.

See you there!

TB/dr

Currently Saturday is looking cloudy with a small possibility of some rain after 3 in the afternoon, increasing the later in the day you go. Winds are heading south at 7 MPH.

Sunday is looking like a washout with rain between 75% to 90% all day.

Ken is slated to be with us on Saturday only.

If this weather pattern holds we'll launch on Saturday ONLY.

As always, more to come. Set-up about 9:30, fly ASAP until 5 or we get rain encroaching. We'll probably keep fewer pads out so if we need to strike quickly we can get that accomplished.

TB/dr

ARC & Make-Up launch 3-30-2024 (UPDATED Thursday Eve.)

NEW:

Saturday the 30th is looking good for Midland, we should set up at 10, fly by 11.

As I mentioned before, Ken will not be with us, he'll be in Great Meadow, (where they hold the ARC finals).

This will be a Saturday Only weekend as Sunday is Easter.

See you out there!

Attention ARC teams and ROCC flyers... the weather is improving for this Saturday, offering us a chance to host a make-up launch day that'll help out our local ARC teams. They need to have their qualifiing flights done by the 8th of April so we're thinking that we need to strike while we have some decent weather. 

Ken will be in Great Meadows this weekend, so if you need engines, cvontact him via his website: https://performancehobbies.com/  or get up with him Wednesday via CEL 202-723-8257 EARLY on Wednesday and we'll try and set up a pick-up for the weekend. You'll need to go ahead and work out payment with him before he leaves. 

More to come once we see what we get for rain tomorrow. 

dr

Sunday March 17th Post-Launch report

We had a great launch last weekend, the 17th of March. Read all the juicy details in Roy's post launch report by clicking on the "Read More" link.

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Saturday scrubbed due to rain, Sunday the 17th looks good.

Hi ROCC'ers... update on Friday evening. We got right at a half inch of rain dumped on the field this afternoon, and it made Kip rather concerned for the state of the field for Saturday. With that concern we canceled Saturday and are pushing for a bit longer Sunday launch. I've set the NOTAM till 7 PM on Sunday so we'll have a few extra hours if folks want to fly that late.

Weather looks good, 70 degrees and relatively low winds even though they're heading towards Mr. Simpson's end of the field.

So pack up the car and come on out!!

TB/dr

February's (the real one) launch report - 2/17&18/2024

January's launch window was delayed twice until the first few days of February, this time we got the real February launch in on the 17th & 18th. A couple of chilly, windy days that turned out to be fairly forgiving as far as the wind drift was concerned. Roy gives us all the details in his launch report. Click the "Read More" button to get all the action.

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February 17th & 18th Pre-flight info - Updated 2/16

Weather is still holding for Midland this weekend, 2/17 & 2/18, with Saturday being the windier day. As Winnie the Pooh said, it'll be blustery.

It looks like Ken is with us on Saturday, his website calendar says he's in VA at NOVAR on Sunday. Not guite sure about it, the 17th has rolled off of the calendar it looks like. Maybe he'll chime in here.

Setup will be at 10, flying at 11 till 5 PM unless it's just too windy and folks peter out. Highs in the mid 50's both days.

I'll have NAR L2 written tests with me on Saturday if anyone needs to take one, chime in here if you're looking for that. I know I had one that couldn't make it last time.

There is a small chance of a rain shower early Saturday morning but it doesn't look like it'll scuttle us.

See you out at the field!

Feb 3&4 flight recap

Our belated January launch, delayed by temps in the teens and then a week of rain that flooded the lower fields, finally was held on the first weekend in February. We weren't the only ones suffering delays, the folks in SC had their launch delayed as well, happening on the same weekend. Roy has gone through our launch cards and deciphered our hieroglyphics and produced the following launch report. You know what to do... click that "Read More" link and have fun. - TB/dr

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February 3 & 4 UPDATE

UPDATE THURSDAY EVENING:

We are a GO for launch this weekend, Feb 3 & 4, at the Midland field.

Set-up at 10, fly by 11, we'll fly until 5:00.

Ken will NOT be with us this weekend since we're WAY off schedule (as are the folks in SC, they're flying this weekend as well in Dalzelle).

Because of Ken being in MD, if you have motors or parts that you want to sell or trade bring it on out, we'll have a "boot sale".

I will be there on Saturday if anyone wants to take the NAR L2 written test.

TB/dr

January 27th / 28th SCRUBBED

Sorry ROCC folks, but looking at the weather forecast there's no way we'll be able to fly this weekend. Since it's been raining the last few days and with an inch of rain predicted for Saturday, ending early Sunday morning the field will be in no condition to support traffic and launch activities.

We'll try and reschedule if we can get a good few dry days. Keep an eye to the site as well as here.

Hey ROCC'ers... looking to the weather, it looks really iffy this weekend. Rain through till dawn on Sunday from what Ralph, Roy and I are seeing. Stay tuned! The launch might (probably) move again unfortunately.

ROCC launch news...

Looking ahead to next weekend and weather. It is slated to turn bitterly cold on Friday evening, dropping to 15 degrees overnight and then a high of just above freezing on Saturday. Sunday is supposed to be a heat wave, getting up to 36. Winds are 10 mph on Saturday.

All this adds up to a weekend that folks around here are not used to standing out in a field and not getting hypothermia.

We've checked with Ken and he's available the next weekend, the 27th and 28th.

Therefore we are pushing back the next launch date to that next weekend, January 27/28 with hopes of a bit better weather.