February 20 and 21, 2016 - Launch

WHEN ENTERING THE FARM, PLEASE MAKE SURE TO DRIVE ON THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND PLEASE DRIVE SLOW!

When: Saturday, February 20 & Sunday, February, 21, 2016

Where: The Williams Farm. See Web Site for directions if you are new.

Set Up: Volunteers show up at 9:30 am to help setup.

Launch Start: As soon as set-up is complete.

Launch Ends: Approximately 5ish PM so we have some light to close up by.

Please keep checking back for any possible last minute changes.

Ken Allen, with Performance Hobbies is scheduled to be at the farm SUNDAY ONLY.

Jason will have the grill open both days.

EXPECT MUDDY CONDITIONS IN THE FIELDS! Remember that this is a working farm and it is the winter season. Dress accordingly, sturdy, warm shoes and suggest you dress in layers so you can take layers off and on as the temperature changes. When the sun is shining at the farm it is like a solar collector out there with the open field so it can be 10 degrees warmer when the sun is clear than in the city.

Anyone who runs a Grill or Fire-Pit is responsible to have a separate fire extinguishing system of their own on hand at your site.

Any pictures you take from any recent or upcoming launch that you would like to get posted on the web site for our embarrassment and your entertainment, just contact Doc Russell at: rocketrycarolina@gmail.com. (Remember to make the appropriate substitutions... we don't like spam bots!) Or, as some have done, pass it on a disk or flash drive. We can always get it back to you. We are continuing with our Range Safety standards by making specific assignments:

RSO/ LCO = Range Safety Officer to pre-inspect rockets before flights combined with the Launch Control Officer to check range conditions and control the launch’s in a timely and efficient manner. Check both the WEB site and at the launch for info on volunteering. It’s great for anybody who isn’t flying that day but wants to take part anyway. It’s fun to push the little red button.

ROCC Club 2015 Memberships. Memberships run Jan to Jan with the drive starting in Oct for the new coming year. Onsite: See our Membership Officer Jason Pettler. For MAIL-IN: See the web site for downloadable membership forms and e-mail address. 

Level 1, 2, and 3 Rocket People

Calling all Level 1, 2, and 3 people. We need you to sign up at the RSO table and take a shift doing either LCO OR RSO. LCO requires you to be at least level 1, and RSO requires at least level 2. We can train you to fill these important roles.

We have been extremely short for volunteers in these critical roles, and it seems to be worse this year. We can't keep having the same 3 or 4 people doing it all day, all weekend, all season long.

A lot of people have told me that if I need help all I have to do is ask. So I'm asking. Please come see me tomorrow and we will get you trained. If not, I will hunt you down or call you out over the loud speaker! 😀

January 30 & 31 Launch - GO - Normal Start Time

WHEN ENTERING THE FARM TOMORROW, PLEASE MAKE SURE TO DRIVE ON THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND PLEASE DRIVE SLOW!

When: Saturday, January 30 & Sunday, January, 31, 2015
Where: The Williams Farm. See Web Site for directions if you are new.
Set Up: Volunteers show up at 9:30 am to help setup.
Launch Start: As soon as set-up is complete.
Launch Ends: Approximately 4ish PM so we have some light to close up by.
Please keep checking back for any possible last minute changes.

Ken Allen, Performance Hobbies is scheduled to be at the farm both days.

Jason will be cooking both days!

EXPECT MUDDY CONDITIONS IN THE FIELDS! Remember that this is a working farm and it is the winter season. Dress accordingly, sturdy, warm shoes and suggest you dress in layers so you can take layers off and on as the temperature changes. When the sun is shining at the farm it is like a solar collector out there with the open field so it can be 10 degrees warmer when the sun is clear than in the city.

Anyone who runs a Grill or Fire-Pit is responsible to have a separate fire extinguishing system of their own on hand at your site.

Any pictures you take from any recent or upcoming launch that you would like to get posted on the web site for our embarrassment and your entertainment, just contact Doc Russell at: rocketrycarolina@gmail.com. (Remember to make the appropriate substitutions... we don't like spam bots!) Or, as some have done, pass it on a disk or flash drive. We can always get it back to you. We are continuing with our Range Safety standards by making specific assignments:

RSO/ LCO = Range Safety Officer to pre-inspect rockets before flights combined with the Launch Control Officer to check range conditions and control the launch’s in a timely and efficient manner. Check both the WEB site and at the launch for info on volunteering. It’s great for anybody who isn’t flying that day but wants to take part anyway. It’s fun to push the little red button.

ROCC Club 2015 Memberships. Memberships run Jan to Jan with the drive starting in Oct for the new coming year. Onsite: See our Membership Officer Jason Pettler. For MAIL-IN: See the web site for downloadable membership forms and e-mail address. 

AP, a strange and tangled past...

We were watching TV the other night and heard about a rocket scientist from the mid '30s named Jack Parsons. I'd never run across his name and wondered why, so I do what ya do these days, I plugged his name into Google and out poured one of the starngest tales I had ever read about the birth of our propelant of choice, Amoinium Prechlorate. 

If you're interested, here's a few links, but it makes some strange reading...

http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/bb/babalon004.htm

http://www.olats.org/pionniers/malina/aeronautique/asphalt_rocket.php

http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2014-04/23/jpl-jack-parsons

dr

January 23 & 24 Cancelled

With the incoming weather predicted for 1/22 & 1/23, we will cancel and hope for the best on 1/30 & 1/31.

At some point we will break through this weather trend!!!!!

Ken's schedule dates to be onsite in January

Ken's schedule dates to be onsite in January.

1/17/2016
1/30/2016
1/31/2016

New Years Launch 2016 - Cancelled

Because of the field conditions the launch has been cancelled. 

Our next scheduled launch is 1/16 & 1/17, we will try and make up the New Years launch on 1/30 & 1/31.

Hopefully we will see you at the farm in a couple of weeks.

John

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

December 19th & 20th Flight Report

Our esteemed secretary Roy was unable to make the launch this past weekend (you were sorely missed Roy, hope all works out well), so I will try and fill in as best I can with the breakdown of flight notes. Currrently we're looking at a January 1st launch, our New Years Day Blow-In, (hey, some folks use shotguns, we use AP...) so stay tuned to the site and keep your fingers crossed with the weather. Click the "read More" link for the numbers... Happy ChristmaChanuKwanSolstiMas! dr

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Turkey Shoot Recap from Roy

Now that the December launch is done here's Roy's recap of the November "Black (powder) Friday & Thanksgiving Turkey Shoot" launch. Speaking of the December launch, just wanted to thank all who came out & flew, watched, helped out, etc., and to all, Happy ChristmaChanuKwanSolstimas... dr

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