Pushing back to next weekend, 1/25 & 1/26

ROCC'ers... the weather has been changeable all week, with rain levels changing up and down, but one thing's been consistent... rain on Saturday and into Sunday.
We're going to push back into next weekend, 1/25 & 1/26th. 

ROCC will NOT fly this year on New Years Day.

ROCC will NOT fly this year on New Years Day.
Right now there's sunny weather predicted but a front line moving through that has winds predicted up to 20 mph. That combined with the rain we got & Kip's concerns about that we're going to pick up with our regular date of the 3rd weekend, the 18th/19th.

December 21-22 Launch Report

Roy worked over the holiday to get our December 21-22nd launch report done, here's the latest... hit that "Read More" link to read, well... more! - dr

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We are GO for Midland launch this weekend, 12/21 & 22nd

Attention ROCC'ers... We are a GO for launching this weekend, 12/21 & 12/22. Typical set-up @ 10, fly by 11, fly till dusk.

Ken will be with us so bring your shopping lists.

Weather looks cold, mid 40's both days but windy. Right now wind is due south both days, 10-15 mph on Saturday and up to 10 on Sunday. But it's very difficult to predict wind reliably. With the dryness and wind predictions I think giving sparkies a miss would be a good idea. A grass fire can get out of hand quickly with that kind of a breeze.

I will be there to help set up on Saturday and then back on Sunday. If anyone needs to take a NAR L2 written test Sunday is probably the better day.

TB/dr

Next launch date December 21 & 22

I wanted to make sure this was posted over to the website as well, I posted this from the field to FaceBook. 

Not a bad flight day today, it was a good shakedown for the rest of the season,  but based on attendance and Ken not being available we're not going to fly on Sunday the 8th. We'll be back on our regular 3rd weekend, the 21st & 22nd. Check in on FB or here for weather updates as we get closer.

Bobby Weatherford did say they're flying tomorrow (12/8) in Dalzelle, SC.

DR/tb

Launch Date! Saturday, December 7th

Okay ROCC'ers,  know this is rather short notice but I got word that the soy beans are out of everywhere except the lower field so we're cleared by Kip to fly at Midland this wekend. 

We're not sure if we can find enough officer coverage for both days but we're working on rounding enough staff. 

Saturday set-up at 10AM, launch by 11AM. We'll fly till about 4:30 depending on light. 

TB/dr

Next launch date UNCERTAIN as of 11/21/24

UPDATE 11/21, No change, still no frost so we can't get on the field yet.

Hey folks, I said I'd post when I knew status of the upcoming launch dates...  well. right now (Tuesday morning 11/12) we still don't know. 

Soybeans are currently still in the field and they need a frost, then some dry weather before they can be harvested. Well, with the delightfully warm fall we've had so far that frost hasn't happened. 

We definately WILL NOT be launching on the 16th/17th weekend. 

Right now we're holding to see about the 23rd & 24th but with the current forecast that's a big unknown. 

Hold tight for now and we'll let you know as soon as we can. 

DR/tb

New Season is just around the corner

Well, it's almost Halloween, which means the 2024 - 2025 season at the Midland field is coming up fast! 

Our first launch will be either November 16th & 17th or the next weekend, the 23rd & 24th, depending on the beans and the first frost.  

Keep an eye on this website and our Face Book page HERE.

Looking forward to seeing you all out at the field and all the new designs you've built over the summer.

TB/dr

Attention: Midland Field CLOSED for the season

Attention ROCC'ers...

I got word from Kip through Ralph, the Midland Farm site is Closed for the season.

As you know if you've been to the last couple launches the wheat is shooting up like crazy due to the double nitrogen dose it got, so it's heading out incredibly fast this year. Once it reaches the head stage it's very fragile so we don't want to walk through it to recover rockets.

On top of this the folks at Bayboro got bumped by early planting as well, so the only going concern as of now is Rocketry South Carolina in Dalzell.

It turns out that they are flying this weekend, May 4th & 5th. Then again on June 8th & 9th. The schedule is here: https://www.rocketrysouthcarolina.org/pages/2024LaunchSchedule/

(I thought they weren't flying until next weekend, sorry)

So if you've a hankerin' to go flyin' it looks like tomorrow (!) or the 2nd w'end in June.

TB/dr

April 20th, 2024 Launch Report

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