Thursday, January 31, 2008 at 4:27PM Here are the Bylaws for Rocketry of Central Carolina, complete with the addition of the office of Vice-president. Downloadable pdf In web form after the jump.
News Monday, January 28, 2008 at 9:21AM Election Results ROCC President � Ralph Roberts ROCC Vice President � Brad Shea ROCC Secretary � Roy Potter ROCC Treasurer � Roy Potter TRA Prefect � Ralph Roberts TRA Secretary � Doug Knight A vote was held Saturday Jan. 26th, 2008 for the 2008 Officers. All attending members at the launch at 12:40pm were assembled to vote for the 2008 officers plus to ratify the new office of Vice President. By unanimous vote all members approved of the new office of Vice President. All officers were also approved by unanimous vote.
News Friday, January 25, 2008 at 3:57AM Official launch announcement: ROCC Sport launch. 2008 Elections and NAR Contest this weekend. Elections will be held at 12 Noon on Saturday, so please attend. Ken from Performance Hobbies will attend both days of the launch. Dress warmly as it will be cool, layers are the key. Nar Contest: ROCC Winter Meet '08 C Eggloft Duration B Streamer Duration Set Duration (50 seconds) �A Parachute Duration There will be NAR ribbons awarded to the winners and a $10.00 gift card to Hobbytown USA. NAR or TRA Certifications: Please contact me ASAP to make sure we have the right people to get your cert done. Any questions, call me at 704-560-0147. Sincerely, Ralph ROCC Prez and Prefect
News Friday, January 18, 2008 at 2:10AM Everyone: I just wanted to let you know my truck got sold, thanks for letting me post it up for your consideration. Ralph
News Thursday, January 17, 2008 at 8:00AM Hey everybody; I've gotten a few messages from some of the newer fliers and others asking how we fly in the winter. Burrrr.. It's cold out there. We have had many an enjoyable launch in the winter months. It helps if you take a few precautions. Look at the articles of the clubs up north flying in snow fields looking like Eskimos. Why should they have all the fun.
News Wednesday, January 16, 2008 at 5:25PM Hey Folks... I just went by Google Maps and they've updated the satellite images. Here's a LINK to the new map.
News Tuesday, January 15, 2008 at 5:29PM Official launch announcement: Saturday and Sunday January 19th and 20th from 11:00 to 5:00 each day ROCC Sport launch. RSOs and the LCO will still be more stringent than normal, especially if no rain occurs, due to recent Drought conditions. This weekend is the first scheduled launch for 2008 and with predicted rain Thursday we look good for a full up launch and contest. One Note: as of Tuesday, Saturday is predicted to be Windy, winds 15-20 and Sunday much better around 10. This could effect our launch and maybe the contest. So stay tuned and watch for updates Friday night into Saturday. Please, "Read More":
News Saturday, January 12, 2008 at 4:30AM IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT Ken Allen has contacted Ralph about NOT being at the farm next weekend, but has put forth an offer to send motors to us for our launch instead. If you need mid-power stuff for next weekend's launch, please call Ralph TODAY (Saturday) on his cel phone, (704) 560-0147 and place your orders. He will relay it to Ken on Sunday so it can be pulled and shipped to us for next weekend. Remember, mid-power only (if you need bigger you'd better get that order off to Al's pretty soon!).
News Friday, January 4, 2008 at 5:51PM Brad Shea sent me a few links that might be helpful for the upcoming launch. First, some tips from NAR about contest flying in general, available HERE Next is another PDF for a b-streamer model, available from this LINK The model is the "Darkstar", by Mark Talkington. Have fun and good luck!! Doc Russell
News Thursday, January 3, 2008 at 5:29PM Bob Bernatchez sent me this scan of an old Apogee Components kit, the design of which came from a NAR tech report (how's that for a convoluted lineage?)to make a high-drag streamer for the b-streamer event. I put it into a folder on our site, here's the LINK Bob was trying various materials to try and replicate the material that Apogee used. I made one with 4" wide mylar from Totally Tubular and it seems to hold a fold very well. DR
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