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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Sunday
Jun202010

June launch OPs - Sunday Update

DateSunday, June 20, 2010 at 6:35AM

FINAL PLAN for June 19th & 20th


UPDATE - More favable winds will help this afternoon with recovery in the South fields. Winds will be very light anyway. The Setup will still be toward the back of the runway. Much further than normal. Due to short corn in the very back right field and the way the corn rows are planted it may help with recovery. I would recommend you bring your shade tarp due to the heat and sun.



We will fly from 3:00 till 7:00 BOTH days with the hope that winds will die down in late afternoon. We'll set up kind of 90 degrees from the runway into the field to the south to give us some drift space. If you look at the site on Google maps it's easy to see that if we don't get wind from the right direction, that is from the right (north) of the runway we can't recover.

Set up will be at 2:00 - 2:30, launching to commence right after set-up. This will be a LOW POWER launch due to the restricted field size. If you come down in the corn on the north side of the runway it's very doubtful you'll see your rocket 'till the FALL! Reef those 'chutes and use streamers everywhere you can.

FINAL WEATHER UPDATE:Wind forecasts as of FRIDAY NOON have pushed our favorable wind shift to Monday, which means that winds will be very unfavorable on Saturday, barely tolerable on Sunday. It will be HOTTT!! Bring plenty to drink. Temps will be into the 90's. STAY ALERT to the site for further updates, especially Friday nite.

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