Fall/Winter Season Pre-Launch announcement...
Thursday, October 30, 2014 at 7:47PM Yay!! Crop season is almost over and hopefully we can get some good flying weekends in.
Yes! It's about time.. my withdrawal symptoms from the lack of rocket exhaust is getting pretty gruesome and I expect that I'm not alone!
Next scheduled weekend on our every third weekend of the month routine is:
When : Sat and Sun, 15 – 16 November.
Where : The Williams Farm. See Web Site for directions if you are new.
Set Up : Volunteers show up at 0900/0930 to help setup.
Launch Start : As soon as set-up is complete.
Launch ends : Approximately 5:00 - 5:30 PM so we have some light to close up by.
It will be getting darker sooner now.
ALLWAYS, Check the Web Site for any possible last minute changes.
Ken Allen, Performance Hobbies. We will update his attendance possibilities.
Hopefully Rocket Ralph will have his Grill out serving drinks, chili, dog’s and wurst’s.
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.
Rocket Raffles.
We have acquired a number of small, medium and larger Low Power rockets that we will be Raffling off at almost every launch. The funds will go to the club to boost our treasury.
Pictures. WE Want More.
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 (at) gmail (dot) com. (Remember to make the appropriate subtitutions... 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 of a :
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.
So far this has worked fine with little to no effect on launch flow.
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.
And 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.
On Site : See our Membership Officer Jason Pettler.
For MAIL-INS : See the web site for downloadable membership forms and e-mail address.
Memberships go to the club treasury to cover the NAR and Tripoli Assoc. Fees and Insurance, and also cover the costs of maintaining launch equipment and supplies.
ROCC Rocket Club “T” Shirts.
Any $20 membership includes a colored club T-shirt. (individual prices posted at the launch) We went through the Grey shirts, the Tye-Dyes and now we have assorted solid color shirts. Due to last summer’s ill-regular season, any “I.O.U.’s” for “T”’s, See Jason or myself.
Hope to see you on the pads and remember to keep those exhaust nozzles clear.
Roy, ROCC Sec.
