New Years Day Launch - Saturday, January 5, 2013

When : Saturday, January 5, 2013

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

Set Up :   We need Volunteers! Please be at the field at 9:30am.

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

Launch ends :   Approximately around 5:00 PM so we have some light to close up.      

Weather at this time :  Looking good at this time.  

Ken Allen, Performance Hobbies, is expected to be onsite. 

Remember that this is a working farm, so dress accordingly, sturdy 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. 

We are continuing with our Range Safety standards, although changes may be coming to this system. If you're a level 2, we need you to sign up for an hour of RSO duty.

 RSO=, Range Safety Officer to pre-inspect rockets before flights.

 LCO=, 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’s for info on volunteering for RSO (Cert Lv-2 required) and LCO (Cert Lv-1 preferred, but any responsible and experienced adult can apply).

Duty signups sheet will be at the front table for RSO, LCO, and equipment take down. Please remember to sign up. 

Check the Web Site for any possible last minute changes.

New Years Day Launch - Rescheduled for 1/5

Because of the projected weather for 1/1, we have decided to move the New Years Day Launch to Saturday, January 5th. I have contacted Ken, and he will be onsite for the launch. Please check the website later in the week for more details.

Thanks

John

Happy Christmas

Probably the most famous christmas broadcast ever for our generation.... LINK

Peace on earth & good will to all...

dr

December PoLaRep

Hot on the heels of November's report, here's Roy's take on activities from our shortened December launch. (Man, wasn't Sunday a dreary, wet mess? Good call folks!) As always, click the "Read More" link to get the straight dope.... also, keep an eye on the site for our make-up day launch. Thanks Roy! dr

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November PoLaRep

Well, Saturday, December 15th's launch was great, with a HUGE group of flyers, but Sunday, alas, was a rain-out. We're rescheduling another make-up on January First, 2013, so don't party TOO hard. To keep you entertained, however, Roy Potter, our ever-hard-working secretary, has put together the November Post Launch Report (PoLaRep). Please click the "Read More" link to see the fully skinny... thanks Roy! dr

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December 16th cancelled because of weather!

Driveway Speed

As a reminder, please watch your speed when driving down the driveway/runway on the farm. Keep in mind that people live in the house, and have two friendly dogs that roam in the driveway. Drive slow, and watch out for the dogs. 

December 15th and 16th Launch

When : Sat and Sun, December 15 & 16, 2012.

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

Set Up :   Volunteers show up at 0930 to help setup.

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

Launch ends :   Approximately around 5:00 PM so we have some light to close up.      

Weather at this time :  Saturday looking like the better day at this point, hoping both days are flyable.  

Ken Allen, Performance Hobbies, is expected to out there Saturday only. 

December Theme: V-2  Aggregat-4 (A4)

Hopefully Rocket Ralph will have his Grill out serving drinks, and dog’s. 

Remember that this is a working farm, so dress accordingly, sturdy 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. 

We are continuing with our Range Safety standards, although changes may be coming to this system. If you're a level 2, we need you to sign up for an hour of RSO duty.

 RSO=, Range Safety Officer to pre-inspect rockets before flights.

 LCO=, 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’s for info on volunteering for RSO (Cert Lv-2 required) and LCO (Cert Lv-1 preferred, but any responsible and experienced adult can apply).

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. 

Duty signups sheet will be at the front table for RSO, LCO, and equipment take down. Please remember to sign up. 

Check the Web Site for any possible last minute changes.

Talk about your cheap cert' flights!

Sandy Houston sent this my way on Tuesday... Aerotech and Rouse-Tech are announcing their 2012-2013 "certification special" and it seems like you can certify for FREE!

Read the article HERE

Man, it doesn't get much better than that, I'll tell ya. Thanks for catching that one, Sandy!

See you all in about a week... dr

Great launch, cool site, next month...

Hey... great launch this weekend everybody! All seemed to go well save some small things and we  had a good turn out. Thanks to Ken for coming out on Saturday and all who helped to make the launch a success.

I think getting the sign-up sheets back in the loop was a great idea. It gives us a difinitive time to work and a time to fly, thanks John.

There's already some GREAT photos in the gallery for November... thanks to Ralph and Michael Hollowell, I think. If you have more, send 'em on to me at: rocketrycarolina at gmail dot com (make the usual punctuations, I hate spam robots)

I wanted to share a cool web site with everyone as well... I ran across this and it makes fascinating reading. It's "Any Date in Space History", located HERE.

Take any date in the calendar and find out what happened in space history. Great reference material.

Remember to get ready for December's launch, currently scheduled for December 15th & 16th. Ken is currently scheduled to be with us on both days, so bring Gran's Xmas money and buy some rocket fun!

dr