Upcoming Launch Schedule

ROCC 2024-2025 Launch Schedule:

NO launch in May due to the wheat. We hope to fly in June. 

 

 All launches are at the Midland, NC site unless otherwise stated.*

Here are some other launch opportunities in our area:

ICBM & ROSCO, better known as Rocketry South Carolina, flies near Dalzelle, SC., Just NE of Shaw AFB.  More information can be gotten at their site HERE

The Saturn Rocketry Club in Hendersonville is currently switching their launch field. As soon as we know where they land we will post it. Their FB site is HERE

NC Rocketry flies at Bayboro, NC in the northeast part of the state, information is HERE

 Set-up starts at about 9:30, launches commence about 10:30. Field closes about 60 min. before local dusk so we can clean up. Watch the site front page for specifics. Also visit us on FaceBook. You can also check for the FAA NOTAM at https://notams.aim.faa.gov/notamSearch/nsapp.html#/ and using KCLT (Charlotte) as the location. This will give you the starting and ending times for HP flights. 

* If field is available due to crops, etc.

Discussion > Steve Brown Level 2 sponsors.

Hi, Iam looking for observers to oversee a level 2 attempt in the near future. I have built 2 rockets that are "j" capable and will be performing the dual deploy tests this week at work.
If the dual deploy is reliable and weather good, I will try it at Midland. Otherwise possibly Orangeburg.
The rockets are HyperLOC 300 and HyperLOC 835. I have the old test packet. Should I ask for the new one or is this still valid for a while?
Thanks Steve. NAR 91039 L1.

May 13, 2012 | Registered CommenterSteve Brown

I will be happy to be an L2 witness for Saturday at Midland.

May 13, 2012 | Registered CommenterMalcolm Smith

I'm a NAR L2, so I'm in if you fly it at Midland. Do check out the newer L2 study guide, as some of the rules are a bit different after the ATF ruling.

Brad: Do you have the current L2 test?

Sandy.

May 14, 2012 | Registered CommenterSandy Houston

Thanks guys! I have read the new NFPA material. I'll check how long the test can be used until. Steve.

May 17, 2012 | Registered CommenterSteve Brown

Sandy - I don't think I do. I gave everything to John or to you I thought. I'll look but don't hold your breath. I have had luck before emailing NAR HQ and requesting a PDF version - but it's a bit late for that.

May 18, 2012 | Registered CommenterBrad Shea

Whooops... I did still have them. I gave them along with our Section Renewal certificate to John at the launch this weekend.

May 21, 2012 | Registered CommenterBrad Shea

Did Steve ever find his rocket? I don't think anyone was looking in the right place for it.

Assuming he reached the 2400' (80% of his projected altitude of 3000') due to weathercocking and assuming after separation he had a decent rate close to 15ft/s the rocket would have drifted for 160 seconds which at 20mph (29ft/sec) which ends up being over 4600' which is enough to put his rocket in the trees on the OTHER side of brief road or possible in a field on the other side of those trees.

Obviously the numbers would need to be verified and I'm only guessing at the upper level winds. If the rocket decended faster or the wind was slower I could be off by a dramatic amount. The gotcha's are what the exact wind speed was and what the exact altitude was. I figure anywhere from 3000-7000' drift based on the numbers. 3000' puts it in the second field past the trees, over 4000' puts it on the other side of Brief, etc.

To test my calcs I examined a few flghts that day:
I flew an 11lb 5.5 inch rocket with a large hemispherical parachute. I flew it to "670" projected which I figure was closer to 540' based on weather cocking. The rocket deployed over the north field and drifted back about halfway or more to the woods. That chute brings down that rocket at around 10-11ft/sec - which matches up to a drift of around 1000' at 20'/sec. My flight was lower and at a time when the wind was not quite as fierce.

May 21, 2012 | Registered CommenterBrad Shea

Ouch on the lost rocket... hope you find it and get that certification after all!

I was about to make a flippant comment about heading to a larger field for that kind of thing, but I managed to drop my TRA L2 cert flight into the middle of a winter wheat field last month at Bayboro (the only person all day to land over there -- wind gust kicked up just as the button got hit and it went sideways more than expected). Spent an hour and a half trudging through 4½-foot wheat and finally gave up, knowing I just lost everything. Said a little prayer, took ten steps back in the direction of the launch area, and walked right into the upper body section. "Success" comes in many flavors, some of them more painful than others. :)

May 21, 2012 | Registered CommenterScott Schnegelberger

Hi, Thanks to all that helped supervise. I looked for the rocket for a couple of hours. No luck though....I guess that's why it's called an attempt! I got greedy and it bit Me. I'll build another and try again in better conditions. Steve.

May 22, 2012 | Registered CommenterSteve Brown