Friday, March 23, 2012 at 8:01AM On the NC Science Festival website ar 2 events that might interest you... First, April 26th in Chapel Hill, an evening with Neil deGrasse Tyson, head of the Hayden Planetarium. Next, right here in Charlotte, Jamie & Adam from the Mythbusters on April 29th! Details & ticket info are HERE.
(We're going to Jamie & Adam... dr)
Friday, March 16, 2012 at 5:29PM Don't forget about the theme for this weekend, clusters. So if you have a clustered rocket bring it out.
Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at 7:11AM When : Sat and Sun, 17 – 18 March.
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 : Approximatly around 6:00 PM so we have some light to close up by.
Weather at this time : Cloudy with a chance of light scattered rain. Mild temperatures.
Check the Web Site for any possible last minute changes.
Ken Allen, Performance Hobbies, is expected to out there SUNDAY only.
Hopefully Rocket Ralph will have his Grill out serving drinks, dog’s and wurst’s.
Remember that this is a working farm and it is still just March, 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 the “BIG BOYS” Rocket Raffle.
Aerotech “Arreaux”, LOC “NORAD”, Estes “Executioner”, FlisKit “NOMAD” 2-stage, and a 4 ft “Long Sword”.
Tickets $1, with a separate ticket box for each rocket you want to draw for.
Two will be drawn at the March launch, the remaining three at the April Camp-out Launch.
We always want to thank those who have provided us with photos of our launches in the past.
WE Still Want More.
Any pictures you have taken from this or from a recent launch that you would like to get posted on the web site for our embarrassment and your entertainment, just contact Doc Russell at rocketrycarolina atgmail dot com, 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=, 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.
So far this has worked fine with little to no effect on launch flow.
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.
Hope to see you on the pads and remember to keep those exhaust nozzles clear.
Roy, ROCC Sec.
John Bergsmith
Because of a family obligation, Ralph will not be at the field tomorrow. So don't forget to bring your own lunch.
Sunday, March 11, 2012 at 5:13PM EXTRY, EXTRY, READ ALL ABOUT IT... Rocket Roy puts out new launch report... scales up new information! Click the "Read More" link... Thanks Roy. dr
Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at 6:57AM This from NASA: 5 sounding rockets are going to be launched from Wallops Island to study winds in the jet stream above 100 km. LINK to article on Arstechnica
From THIS article on the NASA web site it looks like you'd need to be east of Raliegh to see them.
I just think that it's cool that after all this time they still launch from that facility and still use one of the things that got me interested in the hobby back in '66... sounding rockets.
dr
Friday, March 2, 2012 at 11:04AM I wanted to make sure I gave you enough time to ready, or build a clustered rocket. Clustered Rocket, two or more engines ignited simultaneously. I've seen a lot of clustered models the past few months, so we should get some great involvement with this theme. Plus it should be good for Ken's business as well.
See you at the field where the sun will be out, and the winds light!
John
Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at 7:53PM Check out the gallery folks, lots of new photos from the last few months. Thanks to all. I'm still postin' 'em up.
dr
Friday, February 24, 2012 at 3:51PM Hey folks. I'm doing this from my phone so bear with we. Saturday we're calling off due to the high winds forecasted but Sunday is a GO. I'll post more when I get to a computer.
OK, Now that I have a real keyboard... Between the rain on Wednesday night, which was a very good amount at the farm, plus the winds forecasted for Saturday, between 20 - 35+ MPH for most of the day, on top of the rain projected for Friday night, it looks like Saturday would be pretty much a bust for flying.
We're GO for Sunday, and Ken is coming to boot, so bring your checkbooks and buy some stuff.
This will be Bob Bernatchie's last weekend with us. For those who haven't heard he's taken a job in Houston, TX. that will take him away from us. (He will have the NASA folks to fly with though!)
So come on out on Sunday and have a great time...
Doc R.
Thursday, February 23, 2012 at 8:20PM Starting with this weekends launch we will start having a theme event added to every monthly launch. This weekend the theme will be Scale or Fun Scale. So around 2pm on both Saturday, and Sunday we will load up the pads with Scale/Fun Scale rockets only. I will be supplying a prize for the best flight on each day. So everybody bring out your Scale/FunScale rockets!
Every month the theme will change. If you have suggestions for future themes let me know.
Thanks,
John
Thursday, February 23, 2012 at 7:30PM Feb 25 – 26 Pre-Launch announcement.
When : Sat and Sun, 25 – 26 February.
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 : Approximatly around 5:00 PM so we have some light to close up by.
Weather at this time : Mostly clear and sunny, 30’s in the early morning and mid/upper 50’s in the afternoon.
Check the Web Site for any possible last minute changes.
Ken Allen, Performance Hobbies, is expected to out there both days.
Hopefully Rocket Ralph will have his Grill out serving drinks, dog’s and wurst’s.
Remember that this is a working farm and it is February, so dress accordingly, warm sturdy shoes and suggest you dress in layers so you can take a layer off when it warms up, and so you can add a layer when it gets cool later on.
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 will have the ever popular fire pit out to keep your hands warm just in case.
We always want to thank those who have provided us with photos of our launches in the past.
WE Still Want More.
Any pictures you have taken from this or from a recent 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, 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=, 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.
So far this has worked fine with little to no effect on launch flow.
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.
We are continuing the “BIG BOYS” Rocket Raffle.
Aerotech “Arreaux”, LOC “NORAD”, Estes “Executioner”, FlisKit “NOMAD” 2-stage, and a 4 ft “Long Sword”.
Tickets $1, with a separate ticket box for each rocket you want to draw for.
Two will be drawn at the March launch, the remaining three at the April Camp-out Launch.
Hope to see you on the pads and remember to keep those exhaust nozzles clear.
Roy, ROCC Sec.