Author Archives: Doug Probst

SLRA’s High Power launch schedule

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WELL GUYS...HERE IT IS!

St Louis Rocketry association has tentatively scheduled the following dates for high power launches at our Elsberry Mo launch site:

Nov 22 and 23

Dec 13 and 14

Jan 17 and 18

Feb 21 and 22

Mar 21 and 22

These dates are pending weather or other unforeseen conditions outside of our control. We have scheduled launches on both Saturday and Sunday to take advantage of the short flying duration we have while the fields are empty. As discussed at the previous meetings, all flyers are required to present a current Tripoli or NAR card or virtual card from the corresponding membership website. If you are not a member of one of these two organizations, you will not be permitted to fly. All High Power launches will be conducted under the current Tripoli Safety Code and each flyer will be required to provide a signed copy of the TRA liability waiver form.  Set up at the field will commence at 9AM with the Waiver opening at 10AM. Additional emails will be sent pertaining to each launch as we get closer to the event date.

https://www.tripoli.org/safetycode

SLRA Prefect

Oct 25th – Spooktacular Launch update

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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 25th.

Forecast for Saturday Oct 25th  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

SLRA Prefect Update:

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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

Merch for sale

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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