The announcement about the NRC reminded me that we had agreed to move the next Buder Park launch from Sunday July 1 to Saturday June 30, to allow for one more competition launch in the current competition year.
The calendar on the website has been updated.
Dan
I made an error on this post, I have scheduled the NRC contest for JUNE 23-24 NOT SEPTEMBER> I plan to fly this Saturday OR Sunday depending on weather.
John B.
Just to let everyone know I have scheduled NRC contests for Buder Park Sept 23/24 and at the regular club launch on June 30th. I plan to start at 9 AM and it will be 1 day Saturday or Sunday depending on weather, June 30th is the last day of the contest year.
I will also run an NRC in Springfield for this weekend, June 16th. I also have one set for the same weekend in Buder park but I plan to abandon that one.
We will have at least 1 out of town participant for June 23/24. If you want to come out and attempt to qualify or just to help with timing it would be appreciated.
Thanks, John Buckley
Our next model rocket launch is scheduled for this coming Saturday, May 26th at Buder Park. The weather forecast calls for very light winds and a high temperature of 90, so it should be a good day for flying! Please come prepared with sunscreen and a way to stay hydrated.
Setup time will be 9:00 am, with the goal of having the range open by 9:30. We will fly rockets for as long as people are there with rockets to fly, but as always, the length of the event depends on how many people attend. The Civil Air Patrol cadets from Scott AFB are planning to join us again, so we should have a good turnout!
As previously announced by John Buckley, this launch will be sanctioned as a NAR NRC (National Rocketry Competition) launch. Link to official NRC launch information. If you have any questions about the competition aspect of the launch, please contact John at jbuckley1996@gmail.com. Sport flyers (non-competition flyers) are welcome at the launch as always.
If you have any other questions, please email me at admin@stlouisrocketry.com.
Dan
Fallon's has "lost" our room reservation again, so SLRA is having our regular monthly meeting on Wednesday evening (not our usual Tuesday), May 23rd, at our regular meeting location:
Fallon's Bar & Grill
9200 Olive Blvd. #116
Olivette, Missouri, 63132
The room will be available at 6:00 PM and the business meeting will start at about 7:00PM.
If you're a member of SLRA and are registered on the website, you can view minutes of previous meetings here: Meeting Minutes Page, The meeting minutes will be the basis of our "old business" discussion.
1. Treasury Status.
2. Recognition of Achievements
3. Recognition of Contributions
4. Members expenses.
5. Old Business - please review minutes for last month's meeting for topics
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.
How many folks from St. Louis are coming? Just trying to get and idea of attendance. BTW, I am meeting with Dave Woebkenberg for Dinner Friday evening. Let me know if you want to join in.
Heavy Metal III will be a combined effort of St Louis Rocketry Association (St. Louis) and Tripoli MO-KAN (Walnut Grove MO). The event will be held on the site of NARAM 58 in Walnut Grove MO, May 19-20, 2018. Site location is at - 37.4486N, 93.61565W. Directions to be provided. A block of hotel rooms in Springfield is planned.
The group hotel block is at the Best Western Coach House Plus located at 2535 N. Glenstone Springfield, MO 65803. Phone number is PH 417-862-0701 Fax 417-862-9797. The group rate is $96.99 per night. While this is a bit pricey, its graduation season in Springfield, with 4 major universities, regular price is $119.99. The hotel is about 40 minutes drive from the field. There are a number of fast food and other restaurants close by.
Please make reservations not later than May 11.
We will host a model rocket competition sanctioned under NRC rules. The Heavy Metal III contest will consist of 4 events selected from the 2017/2018 NRC events list plus 2 additional events. Contestants are free to fly any or all of the 2 additional NRC events. Results for these two events will be submitted to the national scoreboard but will not count toward your score in the Heavy Metal III contest. We will provide eggs but not payloads or altimeters. NO returns are required for this event except as required by the sporting code for eggloft and payload.
Contest hours will be 8AM (setup time) to 5PM Saturday. Sunday will begin at 8AM and the contest will end promptly at 3PM. These are approximate and subject to weather conditions and the contest director’s (John Buckley, jbuckley1996@gmail.com ) discretion. Sport range hours may differ slightly.
Heavy Metal III Contest events
C RG*
D SD*
A HD
C ELA
1/2 A PD
1/2A BG
*NON NRC event
Sport Launch:
The sport range will be separate from the contest range and rockets up to and including M impulse class may be flown. The maximum permitted altitude will be 12,500 feet AGL. Rockets projected to go over 8,000 ft, require a simulation prior to flight. Also, if you plan to conduct a Level II certification flight or have any questions regarding the sport range operation, please contact Gary Cole at gary.cole@att.net.
Our first model rocket launch of 2018 is scheduled for this coming Sunday, April 29th at Buder Park. The weather forecasts are finally starting to go our way! The temperature will be in the low 50s at setup time, climbing into the mid to upper 60s, with moderate wind (10mph or less) from the southeast.
Setup time will be 9:00 am, with the goal of having the range open by 9:30. We will fly rockets for as long as people are there with rockets to fly, but as always, the length of the event depends on how many people attend. We are expecting a group of Civil Air Patrol cadets to join us, so we should have a good turnout!
As previously announced by John Buckley, this launch will be sanctioned as a NAR NRC (National Rocketry Competition) launch. Link to official NRC launch information. If you have any questions about the competition aspect of the launch, please contact John at jbuckley1996@gmail.com. Sport flyers (non-competition flyers) are welcome at the launch as always.
If you have any other questions, please email me at admin@stlouisrocketry.com.
Dan
Just a reminder I will be running an NRC competition at the launch this weekend, Sunday. A quick reminder, NRC rules no longer require motor check in prior to flight so you can prep your models at home if you like. If anyone wants to fly Egg loft let me know and I will bring a few eggs, I won't have payloads to loan out though.
John B.
SLRA is having our regular monthly meeting on Thursday evening (not our usual Tuesday), April 26th, at our regular meeting location:
Fallon's Bar & Grill
9200 Olive Blvd. #116
Olivette, Missouri, 63132
The room will be available at 6:00 PM and the business meeting will start at about 7:00PM.
If you're a member of SLRA and are registered on the website, you can view minutes of previous meetings here: Meeting Minutes Page, The meeting minutes will be the basis of our "old business" discussion.
1. Treasury Status.
2. Recognition of Achievements
3. Recognition of Contributions
4. Members expenses.
5. Old Business - please review minutes for last month's meeting for topics
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.
Due to a scheduling conflict with Fallon's, our April meeting will be held on Thursday, April 26th instead of the usual Tuesday. It will still be held at the usual location - the banquet room at Fallon's in Olivette. The regular reminder email will go out a few days before the meeting.
Dan Crank
Secretary, St. Louis Rocketry Association