At tonight's meeting, the upcoming Buder Park launch was discussed. Of all of the members present, no one had plans to attend (except for me, since I'm the one who needs to bring the launch equipment to the park).

Therefore - if you are receiving this email or seeing this post via the SLRA website or Facebook page and you DO want to fly rockets at Buder Park, please email me as soon as possible at danno@danno.org. Please also include the time you are planning to attend. If we have at least a few people who want to fly rockets, and can get everyone there at the same time, we will go ahead with the launch, but if there is no interest, we will cancel.

Thanks,
Dan Crank

SLRA is having our regular monthly meeting on Tuesday evening, September 8th, at our  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. 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 available 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 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.

The standard agenda for all meetings is as follows:

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 comment on this post or email danno@danno.org if you have new business for the meeting.

Sorry it took so long - but I finally scanned and uploaded the Powerpoint slides from NARAM that John Buckley discussed at the last meeting. They are available here:

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The weather forecast for Buder Park continues to look nearly ideal - moderate temperatures and very low wind - so our launch today is still GO and I will be leaving for the park shortly. Please see the previous post for details.

What wind we do have is expected to be out of the east, so I expect to set up the range on the north side of the park, opposite the R/C flyers' pavilion. However, that can always change based on wind direction and other occupants of the park, so if you don't see us at first, please take a loop all the way around the park to look for us. Our launch pad looks like a large red-and-white sawhorse, and there should also be an orange wind sock nearby, so you can look for those landmarks.

One other note - as previously mentioned, launch fees are $3 per person or family. If you are planning to pay with cash rather than PayPal, it would help us out if you can bring singles as I do not have many to make change. Thanks!

At this week's meeting, we discussed the upcoming park launch scheduled for Saturday August 15, and we are GO for launch! As always, please check stlouisrocketry.com for status updates before going to the park.

Setup will begin around 8:30 am and we plan to start flying around 9:00 am. The current weather forecast for Saturday looks very good, with sunny skies and low wind. Although the summer heat is starting to taper off, please remember to prepare for warm weather and bring your sunscreen and drinking water.

As always, the more people who can help set up and tear down, the easier it is on everyone.

As before, we will be collecting launch fees from members and non-members. The fee is $3.00 per person or family, which covers as many flights as you care to make. We accept cash at the launch field, or a PayPal payment to admin@stlouisrocketry.com. If you pay in advance via PayPal, please be able to show us your PayPal receipt (either on paper or on a smartphone/tablet).

We still have a limited number of SLRA shirts for sale, and can accept cash or PayPal as payment from anyone who would like to make a purchase. The orange SLRA ball caps are now SOLD OUT.

Please note that due to our insurance regulations and requirements of St. Louis County Parks, only current members of the National Association of Rocketry or Tripoli Rocketry Association are permitted to fly rockets at our launches. If you are not a member of one of these two organizations, you can still bring your rockets to the park, but a NAR or Tripoli member will have to supervise the preparation of your rocket and then fly it for you using our launch equipment. NAR membership can be obtained online at http://www.nar.org/. Membership is not required if you just want to watch the flights, though. If you are not a NAR or Tripoli member, you will be asked to sign a liability release before participating in the launch. Parents or guardians must sign for children under 18.

We look forward to seeing you at the launch!

SLRA is having our regular monthly meeting on Tuesday evening, August 11th, at our  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. 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 available 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 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.

The standard agenda for all meetings is as follows:

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 comment on this post or email danno@danno.org if you have new business for the meeting.