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.

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May Launch Update

DateWednesday, May 17, 2006 at 5:21AM

Everyone:

The May Launch is a go at Williams Farm for May 20th and 21st. Corn will be anywhere from 6" to 12" tall. We can not trample the corn, so watch your step. We will have limited retrieval teams so pay attention to where your rocket comes down. I will have my field walkie-talkies to help guide people to the rockets. Recommend larger Estes rockets with large streamers to make them more visible.

Note: Saturday night is the big All-star race at Lowes Motor Speedway so traffic around the speedway will be bad starting Saturday afternoon. If you are coming from that direction I would come early and stay until around 7:00pm, after everyone gets to the speedway traffic will be fine until they let out around 11:00pm Sunday should be OK, just watch for the campers coming and going.

Brent Johnson from Hobbytown USA will be at the launch on Sunday.

Note: Due to the recent fire danger alerts and if we don't get any rain we may have to limit flying power. Just keep this in mind if conditions don't improve.

The 2006 membership drive continues, please renew or join at this launch. We will also have the T-Shirts for sale. Sizes from Youth Large to Adult 2XL.

We will be running the launch from 11:00AM to 8:00PM Saturday and Sunday.

We will have the Porta-A-Jon at this launch. This is another expense we have to add onto our budget per launch, it cost $70.00 a month to have a porta-Jon on the site. Please come out and support the Porta-Jon!

We need as many people as we can to make our flyer fee goal. Last month we had a small turnout again. We need everyone and their donations so please contribute if you fly. 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. Again, these are recommendations not harden rule yet. The requested weekend land fee from the land owner is $250, so we need everyone to drop a little something in the jar.

Anyone needing to certify, please contact me ahead of time. Todd Haring can arrange to have the Level 2 NAR test delivered to the field and we can have others administer the test.

We will meet at around 4:00pm on both days to talk about launches and other activities for the summer months. This will be our last launch at the farm site until late Oct.

Thanks,
Ralph Roberts

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