April Launch Annoucement (Read Carefully) (Revised)

The April Launch is a go for the Farm with limitations (April 16th and 17th)

We will have to setup nearest to the areas of the field that are not getting close to harvesting. This means moving all the way to the back of the runway. This is per Kip tonight.
The problem is, there is little room to the south and west for recovery. I would strongly recommend cutting your altitude and power levels due to recovery area. Note There is a huge field to the North and Northeast, you just have to hope the rockets don't windcock or rodwhip in the wrong direction.

I will meet with Kip early Saturday morning to evaluate the best place for setup. We will need to keep everyone out of the fields except those recovering their rockets. Let's limit the helpers.
Also note the Wheat in some places may be Knee deep. Long pants are recommended.

Don't fly small rockets such as Ninjas and Swifts that can't hold large streamers they will fall down into the wheat and you will not be able to find them. Use big streamers and chutes so they lay up on top of the wheat.

We will start the launch at 12:00 Noon.
We will be running the launch from 12:00 Noon to 7:00PM each day.
Setup at 11:30AM each day.

Kip said they will leave the gate open.

The T-Shirts are in, come and get them, Please!
Also if you have not joined or renewed, please do so as the club funds are dwindling.

The house/bathroom will not be open.
The Porta-Potty deal fell through again and I am trying to find other sources. The issue is cost and access to service the unit.

Scout group coming down to see launch Saturday, please help share the joy of rocketry with them. No sure when.

No vendor on site this month at least as of now. I am trying to get Larry Smith from Rocket Science and possibly Joe will be able to bring some stuff out from Hobbytown. These are still being worked on.

Note: Hobbytown and a lot of single use and some Aerotech 29/40-120
reloads from E23s to G64s

We need as many people as we can to make our flyer fee goal. At least try to make it out for a little bit. Remember our recommended donation is $8.00-$10.00 per flyer per day, families with lots of young flyers maybe a $10.00 donation would be good.

Anyone needing to certify, please contact me ahead of time. Todd Haring will have Level 2 NAR test Saturday, he will be there for setup, if you are interested in taking the test.

We will have a brief meeting to discuss the Locust Park Launch site for the Summer months, the large field in Locust will not be available to us.

Pre-Launch Task:

John: Make sure our waiver goes from 12:00 to 7:00.

Steve: Did you check flight card status after last launch, we have had so many flights I do not know if they are running low.

Volunteers for setup Saturday and tear down Sunday, please let me know if you can come early and or stay late.

I'll need help Saturday Morning as I can't get there until about 1:00.

If you have any questions please email me at ROCCPREZ@prodigy.net or call me at 704-568-1070.

Thanks,
Ralph Roberts
ROCC Prez