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Girl Scout TARC Team Needs Help This Saturday, March 19

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SLRA President Dave Kovar (who is out of town this weekend) is asking if any of our members is available to help a Girl Scout TARC Team, lead by Mary Fuller.

They participated in our Buder Park launch on Sunday, March 13th. Unfortunately their TARC rocket engine didn't eject and their rocket crashed and burned so to speak.

They will be meeting from 10:00 am till noon this Saturday, March 19th, at the Berges Family Girl Scout Program Center -2300 Ball Drive, St. Louis, MO 63146.

They will be rebuilding and tweaking their original design.

Help from an SLRA member(s) will be greatly appreciated. Please contribute to this and any other area TARC team as is needed.

Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022 General Membership Meeting Announcement

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SLRA is having our regular monthly meeting on Tuesday evening, February 22nd.

The meeting will be held at Olympia Kebob House and Taverna, 1543 McCausland Ave. Richmond Heights, MO 63117.

Due to COVID-19, this meeting will also be held on Zoom:

Topic: SLRA February Business MeetingTime: Feb 22, 2022 07:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82337772240?pwd=NFh6ZUJ4TXUvRld2M1J3bTBtQzdvdz09

Meeting ID: 823 3777 2240
Passcode: 236249

f you’re a member of SLRA and are registered on the website, you can view minutes of previous meetings here: Meeting MinutesPage, The meeting minutes will be the basis of our “old business” discussion.

THE STANDARD AGENDA FOR ALL MEETINGS IS AS FOLLOWS:

1. Minutes

2. Treasury Status

3. Recognition of Achievements and Contributions

4. Members expenses

5. Old Business

6. New Business

Online and paper membership forms with payments received by mail to be processed by treasurer and president.

Please email admin@stlouisrocketry.com if you have new business for the meeting.

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High Power Launch @ Elsberry Saturday March 5th

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Date/Time
Date(s) - 03/05/2022
10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Location
Elsberry Missouri High Power Launch Site

Saturday, March 5th is the date for our next high-power launch. This launch will be held at the Elsberry launch field (see map). (Backup dates is 12th and 19th)

  • Our waiver will be open from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. The range may or may not remain open until 4:00 pm, depending on how many people attend and how many rockets we want to fly.
    Our waiver altitude is 6,500 feet AGL, with call-in windows to 14,500 feet AGL.
  • The club equipment trailer should arrive at the field around 9:00 am for us to begin setup. We would greatly appreciate as much help as possible with setup and cleanup, so please plan to arrive early if you can.
  • There will be neither food concessions nor restroom facilities at this site, but it is a very short drive into town for those needs.
  • Launch fees will be $0 for Low-Power Rockets (also called Model Rockets and class 1 rockets, with 1/4 A up to G80 engines) if you’re a PAID SLRA member, and $3 if you’re not a paid SLRA member; and $10 for High-Power Rockets (also called class 2 rockets, with H up to O engines), however we are currently only able to fly rocket motors up to M.
  • We plan to have various sizes of launch pads set up, from the 1/8″ model rocket rods up to 1515 rails. If you have any special needs, please reply to this email and we will see if we can accommodate you.
  • As always, please be courteous to our hosts and respectful of their property, including driving slowly on all farm roads. Once we get on site, we will clarify where it is okay to drive and park.

Location and directions to field:
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.1616154,-90.7682789,2917m/data=!3m1!1e3

Take MO-79 to Highway JJ, the first intersection south of the town of Elsberry.
From this point, we should have signs up to guide you – but head east onto Old Missouri 79 (if you were coming north from the St. Louis area, this is a right turn) and continue straight onto the farm road where the main road takes another right turn.

High Power Launch @ Elsberry Saturday Feb 12th (Weather Rolled Over to the 19th)

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Date/Time
Date(s) - 02/12/2022 2/19/2022
10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Location
Elsberry Missouri High Power Launch Site

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Saturday, Feb 12th Feb 19th is the date for our next high-power launch. This launch will be held at the Elsberry launch field (see map). (Backup dates is 19th and 26th)

  • Our waiver will be open from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. The range may or may not remain open until 4:00 pm, depending on how many people attend and how many rockets we want to fly.
    Our waiver altitude is 6,500 feet AGL, with call-in windows to 14,500 feet AGL.
  • The club equipment trailer should arrive at the field around 9:00 am for us to begin setup. We would greatly appreciate as much help as possible with setup and cleanup, so please plan to arrive early if you can.
  • There will be neither food concessions nor restroom facilities at this site, but it is a very short drive into town for those needs.
  • Launch fees will be $0 for Low-Power Rockets (also called Model Rockets and class 1 rockets, with 1/4 A up to G80 engines) if you’re a PAID SLRA member, and $3 if you’re not a paid SLRA member; and $10 for High-Power Rockets (also called class 2 rockets, with H up to O engines), however we are currently only able to fly rocket motors up to M.
  • We plan to have various sizes of launch pads set up, from the 1/8″ model rocket rods up to 1515 rails. If you have any special needs, please reply to this email and we will see if we can accommodate you.
  • As always, please be courteous to our hosts and respectful of their property, including driving slowly on all farm roads. Once we get on site, we will clarify where it is okay to drive and park.

Location and directions to field:
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.1616154,-90.7682789,2917m/data=!3m1!1e3

Take MO-79 to Highway JJ, the first intersection south of the town of Elsberry.
From this point, we should have signs up to guide you – but head east onto Old Missouri 79 (if you were coming north from the St. Louis area, this is a right turn) and continue straight onto the farm road where the main road takes another right turn.

If you have any questions, please email admin@slra-admin