Still hoping to hold today’s event. Depending on which weather website we could get a little rain or not. At this point it’s still a go.

We received a Letter of Agreement from St. Louis County Parks Dept. so, weather permitting, we are planning to hold our Spooktacular night launch event on Saturday October 25^th.

Forecast for Saturday Oct 25^th  Sunset 6:09pm 

Day  68 – Sun and a few passing clouds. High 68F. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph.

Night 45 - A mostly clear sky. Low near 45F. Winds WSW 5 mph.

Proposed timeline:

2:30pm - 3:30pm         setup

3:30pm - 11:00pm      flights

11:00pm – 11:30pm  cleanup

Due to St. Louis County paperwork over insurance the club launch is cancelled for tomorrow. Individuals may fly at Buder Park if they are a current member of NAR / Tripoli or AMA along with a daily/yearly park permit.

This is the proposed low/mid power launch schedule for 2026

March 28, 2026
April 11, 2026
April 25, 2026
May 9,2026
May 23,2026
June 13, 2026
June 27, 2026
July 11, 2026
July 25, 2026
August 8, 2026
August 22, 2026
September 12, 2026
September 26, 2026
October 10, 2026

Members from the St. Louis Rocketry Association made the trip to Argonia, KS over the Labor Day weekend to attend AIRFest 31 sponsored by Kloudbusters. The annual four-day event at the “Rocket Pasture” had over 250 registered flyers and 20 vendors on site. This year, mother nature catered to the lower power crowed with ceilings as low as 200 feet at times leaving plenty of time for rocket talk, checking in with old friends and buying new rockets to bring home! As late day rolled around on Saturday and Sunday, the sky cleared enough to open the high-power pads allowing for some spectacular launches. Club members also spent time volunteering for range duties, setting up, tearing down and other duties in support of the Kloudbusters. Congratulations also goes out to Chuck Meckfessel, John Hilker and John O’Neill on their successful Level 2 flights and Rob Benton on his successful Level 3 flight. If anyone is interesting in making the trip with the club next year, please let me know.

Club members in attendance were:Rob Benton, Oliver Garbus, Jason Garbus, Brian Hamilton, Don Hanson, John Hilker, Chris Lagemann, Chuck Meckfessel, Molly Meckfessel, Emma Meckfessel John O’Neill and Doug Probst

Sorry but we have to cancel this Saturday’s launch for Buder Park. Weather forecast is 40%  AM showers and a lot of members getting ready for Airfest 31 next weekend.

We have some SLRA shirts and hats left over from the last merch sale we had a couple of years back. $25.00 for each item, first come first served.

Quantity on hand:

Hats – 23

T-shirts – (1) M  /  (1) L  /  (4) XL  / (1)  XXL

Polos – (1) XL  /  (1)  XXL  /  (1)  XXXL

Early forecast for Saturday’s Night launch at Buder Park:

The afternoon will be in the 90’s with an 11 mph SSW wind and dropping to 9 mph South wind around 7PM and a 1% chance of precipitation.

I’m planning to start setting up the equipment around 3:00

Saturday’s 5/31/25 launch forecast for buder park.

Sunny 87 degrees with 12mph WNW winds. Setup starting at 08:30. The theme is Classic Estes kits if you want to knock the dust off them.

St. Louis County has installed the permit box by the remote-controlled flier’s pavilion. The envelopes are in the forward box, and you pull them out from the slot at the bottom. Fill it out, insert the free, remove your receipt portion off, and insert the payment in the front slot in the top of the pole.