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Notes From Last Nights (Tuesday November 10, 2013) Membership Meeting

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There were 10 members in attendance.

David Kovar reported on the Challenger Learning Center Event on November 11.  It was very successful with 500 people or so attending. Look for a separate post with Dave's report on the event.

A poll of the group for officer nominations was held and the officers present (Don Hanson - treasurer, Ken Gianino - vice president, Heino Pull - secretary) all indicated they would be willing to serve again. Dan Welling - equipment officer and Rodney Riederer - president weren't able to make it last night. No other nominations were made. The nominations process continues to the January meeting and anyone interested in serving or nominating another individual is welcome to email me or leave a comment on the web site. Elections will be held at the January meeting.

Our next launch is planned for Sunday November 15.  The weather again comes into play because of the possible snow towards the end of the week. If the ground is wet, freezing on Sunday may make it possible to fly without damaging the roads. Two to four inches of snow is currently forecast for north of St. Louis and too much snow may make it difficult to find the dirt roads and drive  to our normal launch position. Also Dan Welling, who normally tows the trailer, has had a truck problem and cannot tow this weekend. Mike Walsh has offered to tow or transport equipment to fill in. The temperature is going to be cold  (freezing or colder) so it will be a challenge to fly. The group decided to try to gather earlier rather than later and limit the launch to 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. It would be better to arrive sooner than later for those attending. Our Tripoli Prefect - Rob Chapie, will be attending so it will be possible to have Tripoli certifications. This will be a difficult launch due to the temperature so be sure to dress warm if the launch does happen. Dan will be contacting the land owner to see if we can fly on Sunday and it is always possible that snow will make it difficult to drive on the field. Be sure to check the web site before leaving for the launch.

Rob Chapie reported that our FAA waiver is good for 2014 launches.

Thanks to all who attended and please comment or email me if you have any questions.

heyno@heino.com

October Fly Contest Results 10/26/2013

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Here are the results of the October 26 2013 October Fly Contest passed on by John Buckley.

October Fly XII Meet Champions

 

Place Contestant NAR Number Section Total Points
A Division
1 STENBERG, ZACKERY 88888 IND 2316
2 Stenberg, Alyssa 87476 IND 1764
B Division
1 Stafford, colin 93446 IND 744
2 WESSELS, KADE 95071 IND 600
C Division
1 stenberg, jon 33875 IND 1800
2 vinyard, keith 24568 IND 1416
3 buckley, john 62317 IND 1152
4 woebkenberg, david 52423 IND 696
5 fisher, mike 94870 551 0
T Division
1 fusion, Neutron 859 IND 2400
2 On the fly 55447 IND 1296
Sections
1 IND 0 14184

Tuesday December 10, 2013 General Membership Meeting Announcement

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Next Meeting: SLRA is having our regular monthly meeting on Tuesday
evening, December 10th, at our new meeting location: Google Map Link

Bandana's Bbq Sunset Hills
11750 Gravois Road
Sunset Hills, Missouri, 63127

We are continuing to meet at  Bandana’s BBQ Sunset Hills. Lets us know what you think about meeting at this location. Even though Bandana’s Sunset Hills doesn’t have a minimum food purchase, we are encouraging members to purchase something to support the use of the room. We have the room from 6:30 to 9:00 and we’ll need to leave promptly since 9 pm is the closing time.

 

The room will be availabe at 6:30 PM and  the business meeting will start at about 7:00PM. We'll need to be out of the room by 9:00 PM (closing).

If you're a member of SLRA, the meeting minutes from the October meeting will be available here: Meeting Minutes Page,

Topics for discussion at the December 2013 Meeting (partial list - filled as items come up).

1. Treasury Status.

Update on Oct 26th launch:

Larry Terneus - indicated he paid launch fees and membership at the launch.
Already reported in November :
Mark Grant club membership (I have no paperwork):  $10.
Greg Rusbarsky membership (with form) check received $20.00
Launch fees:  $15 - cash
$9.41 after fees ($10) Paypal
Merchandise sales (1 hat):  $20
Total:  $55.

1 Membership received $10

2. Recognition of Achievements

3. Recognition of Contributions

4. Members expenses.
5. Review Challenger Center Event
6. Upcoming Elsberry launch status Sunday December 15th

7.  Upcoming elections for club officers, any nominations?

8. Question about minimum need to have a high power launch.

9. Buder park launches during the winter?

New Business?

 

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

Please comment on this post or email me at heyno@heino.com if you have anything to add, or questions or comments.

Heino Pull
SLRA Secretary

December Launch Planned for Sunday December 15, 2013

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Thanks to all who have responded with the RSVP so far (10 responses). By far the most common date is December 15, 2013. We have decided to schedule December 15, 2013 as the date for our December launch.  Look for more info on weather/etc as we near the date.  We also have a membership meeting scheduled for Tuesday next week (December 10, 2013).

Status of the Upcoming December 7/8 Launches at Elsberry – RSVP Form Available

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The weather is likely to be very cold during both days with some moisture from Thursday remaining. There is a possibility of snow showers on Sunday. The temperature during the day is colder than normal for fall launches and may limit attendance. For this reason, we need to know the interest level in flying and helping out this weekend and for the following weekends.

An RSVP form has been created for all possible launch dates in December. You can indicate your interest to fly, certify, or help out on the possible three weekends before Christmas. The November RSVP form was helpful and we thank those who filled it out and encourage the same for December.

The form is available here: link

 

Elsberry High Power Launch For November 23 or November 24 Canceled

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After discussing the situation with Dan today, the weather for the next few days (rain) will make the field at Elsberry unusable for the high power launch. The land owner does not wish to have the dirt roads damaged when the fields are wet. Also the winds on Saturday are forecast to be high and Saturday/Sunday will be cold.

Given the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday weekend, the next opportunity to launch will be December 7 or December 8. Thanks to those who filled out the RSVP form for the November launches.  It helped enormously to gauge interest. It also made it easy to email detailed info to those who provided their info.  I plan to create a similar RSVP form for December launches. Look for more info on possible December launches next week.

Information and Map For Tomorrows (Saturday November 16) Challenger Learning Center Event

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Fellow Rocketeers,

    It looks like we are going to be in the school gym on Saturday.  Follow directions on the attached PDF file.  let me know if you cannot open it and I will send you a jpg file instead..  Sounds like once we get setup, we can head over the the Challenger Learning Center for coffee and bagels.  For those volunteering on Saturday, thank-you!!  See you at 8:00 on Saturday morning!
Please email me to confirm you are still planning on helping out: apollo45th@gmail.com
Heino, please forward this email to the rest of the club members.
Happy Rocketeering!
Dave Kovar
Map for the event: map CLC 10th
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Tasmyn Front <tasmyn@clcstlouis.org>
Date: Thu, Nov 14, 2013 at 2:36 PM
Subject: maps & parking

Just a few more details for Saturday:

Attached is a map of the activities.
When you arrive, you can drive right up to the high school front doors to unload your items. The addresses are:
Challenger Learning Center
205 Brotherton Lane
Ferguson, MO  63135
McCluer-South Berkeley High School
201 Brotherton Lane
Ferguson, MO  63135
You can then park directly behind the Challenger Learning Center, come inside the Challenger Learning Center for some coffee and bagels and then head back over to the high school. We'll have staff at both locations to help direct you.
Thank you!!

Notes from Tuesdays (11/12/2013) General Membership Meeting

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We had 13 members and 2 guests in attendance.

Achievements: Congratulations to Dan Crank who achieved his Tripoli level 1 certification at the October 26th Elsberry launch  on a 5 lbs fiberglass Shapeshifter and an H120 motor. He has also passed his level 2 written exam and plans to attempt the certification at our next launch using the same rocket.

John Buckley reported on the October Fly contest on October 26/27. Saturday was very windy, but Sunday proved to be a perfect day. There were a total of 11 competitors and the results will be posted on the web site.

We discussed the high power launch on Saturday October 26 and discussed the how we schedule and assess interest. As previously announced on the web site, we now have an RSVP form to help schedule launches and will try to schedule more Sunday launches for those who can't make our normal Saturday dates.  The weather for this weekend may not be good so we are considering a rescheduled Sunday launch on November 24th. We have already received several RSVP forms (thanks) and that is helping with scheduling over the next two weeks. We also plan to have another launch in December.

Craig Klimczak attended the monthly GSLMA meeting. They were happy to see the rocket flights during their Extravaganza and want to encourage our continued participation in their events. They are interested in rescheduling the Boy Scout launch next year and we're looking at different options for scheduling the event. Craig also reported that Buder Park flying permits obtained in the rest of 2013 will be honored for 2014 also. Those who fly at Buder park are encouraged to obtain a flying permit and NAR or Tripoli membership can be used (as well as AMA membership) for the insurance requirement. The form for the permit is at this link. Craig also asked the membership to consider participating in the First Robotics competitions as volunteers (as reported in a separate post).

David Kovar gave a status on the Challenger Center 10th anniversary event on Saturday November 16th and asked for volunteers to help. He has also posted the information on the web site. He will also be procuring prizes for the event as a SLRA member's expense. There was another meeting held at the Science Center for the May 2014 event and there will be a volunteers dinner held Wednesday night with Gene Kranz on May 14th.

Ken Gianino reported that we have obtained our incorporation documentation from the state of Missouri. We are now incorporated and we will have to prepare an annual report in August 2014.

The nomination process for 2014 SLRA officers will start in December. Members can nominate themselves or other members for the following offices: President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Equipment Officer. The election will be held at the January meeting.

Thanks to everyone who attended the meeting.

 

FIRST Robotics Volunteers Needed

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Subject: FIRST Robotics Volunteers Needed

Greetings All:

I am writing to solicit your help in making a difference in the future of our region and our economy. As many of you know, I am involved in the regional FIRST Robotics’ (http://www.usfirst.org/ ) efforts to stimulate our youth to get interested in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Through robotics, we believe that we can make science, technology, engineering and math fun and exciting. By hosting competitions and celebrations, FIRST aspires to achieve its goal outlined in its acronym “For Inspiration and Recognition in Science and Technology.” You can help us achieve this goal by becoming a volunteer at any number of our competitions.

Over the last five years, FIRST has expanded exponentially in our region leading to a demand for more competitions and tournaments. This demand is outstripping our ability to staff and run these events. If you are interested in helping us meet this demand, you can help by visiting our local website http://stlfirst.org/ and signing up to be a volunteer. I am involved in the FTC program of FIRST.

If you are interested, please visit this link to sign up and become a part of something that I think is truly amazing for our youth and community. Sign up for FTC program events can be found at http://stlfirst.org/GetInvolved/EventVolunteers/FTCVolunteers/tabid/255/Default.aspx. Click Here

Thanks,
Craig

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J. Craig Klimczak, D.V.M., M.S.
Vice Chancellor for Technology and Educational Support Services
St. Louis Community College
300 South Broadway
St. Louis, MO 63102