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
Once again, the weather is not cooperating with our schedule; due to weather and other factors we have elected not to go ahead with our tentatively planned launch this weekend.
We have heard that there may be a window of opportunity for a launch in Addieville in June after the winter wheat harvest, but this is far from a sure thing. If that opportunity does present itself, we will get the word out.
The model rocket launch scheduled for tomorrow has been cancelled due to flooding, along with rain and fairly high wind predicted for tomorrow.
The Meramec River at Valley Park is currently at 17.5 feet, 1.5 feet above flood stage, and expected to crest at 18.3 feet early tomorrow morning. There is no official park closure yet on the St. Louis County Parks website, but there were already ponds forming in the fields and attracting waterfowl even before the river came up.
Please stay tuned, and hopefully we'll get to launch soon. We have one more high-power launch scheduled for either April 7th or 8th in Elsberry, and our next model rocket launch at Buder is scheduled for Sunday April 29th.
Dan Crank
Secretary, St. Louis Rocketry Association
SLRA is having our regular monthly meeting on Tuesday evening, March 27th, 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.
The announcement we were hoping not to make...due to field conditions in Elsberry, the launch scheduled for tomorrow is cancelled.
We have one more weekend scheduled for an attempt at a high-power launch - April 7th / 8th. We'll hope for better weather then.
One important item I forgot to include in the launch announcement. If you will be attending the launch and are planning to fly anything larger than an I motor, please email admin@stlouisrocketry.com as soon as possible so we can make sure to have the launch equipment you need. If we do not need a lot of equipment, we may not take the trailer up to Elsberry for this launch.
Thanks,
Dan Crank
Weather permitting, there will be a high-power launch held at our field in Elsberry, MO on Sunday, March 18. We apologize for the late notice, but we had some logistical issues to work out as well as an uncertain and ever-changing weather forecast.
Launch fees for this launch are $10 for high power and $5 for model rocket fliers. Our FAA waiver at Elsberry allows us to fly to 6000 feet MSL (5500 feet AGL) with windows available on demand during the day of the launch to 15000 MSL (14500 feet AGL).
Setup will start at approximately 9:00 am, and launches will start at approximately 10:00 am. There is not a fixed end time. Please consider arriving early to help with setup or staying to help clean up afterwards, if you can.
Directions to launch site: from I-70, take MO state highway 79 approximately 30 miles north to the intersection of state highway JJ, just before reaching the town of Elsberry. Turn right, proceed across the railroad tracks and continue straight onto the dirt road into the field. You will cross a small bridge and pass a lagoon on your left; from this point you should be able to see the launch site.
High power launches are held under the Tripoli Research Safety Code. Flyers who are NAR members but not Tripoli members may still fly high-power with certified commercial motors. Flyers who are not members of either organization may bring model rockets to be flown by a club member on your behalf, under the same conditions as at our Buder Park launches. Email admin@stlouisrocketry.com if you have questions about these policies and we will help you out.
SLRA is having our regular monthly meeting on Tuesday evening, February 27th, 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.