Just updating the launch status to "GO" for Saturday the 21th.
Updated weather forcast for Elsberry, MO via Weatherbug:
Sunny all day
10:00am 32 degrees - NNW 8MPH wind
Noon 37 degrees - NW 9MPH wind
2:00pm 40 degrees - NW 10MPH wind
4:00pm 40 degrees - NW 10MPH wind
Launch Director: Jason Garbus 314.779.7419
Contact info: jason.garbus@outlook.com
Date and time: 02/21/2026, pending landowner permission due to weather forecast for the week leading up to the launch. The waiver will be active between 10:00 AM CST and 4:00 PM CST.
****PLEASE FOLLOW THE BELOW MAP TO ENTER THE FIELD INSTEAD OF CROSSING THE WODDEN BRIDGE****
If a cancellation is made, we will do our best to communicate as early as possible, but no later than Friday evening. Cancellation announcements will be made via the website and Facebook webpage.
PLEASE NOTE: The current forecast for Saturday is calling for:
10:00 34 degrees - NNW 7MPH wind
Noon 38 degrees - NNW 8MPH wind
14:00 41 degrees - NNW 9MPH wind
Partly cloudy all day
(weather bug)
We will review the latest forecast on Friday.
Location: Elsberry, MO.
Our waiver will be open from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. The range may or may not remain open until 4:00 pm, depending on how many people attend and how many rockets we have to fly.
Our waiver is 6,000′ AGL with call-in windows to 14,000′ AGL.
Note: We would like to try to minimize impact to FAA traffic, so please email Jason Garbus if you will need a window for your flight so we can try to group the flights together.
The club equipment trailer should arrive at the field around 9:00 am for us to begin setup. We would greatly appreciate as much help as possible with setup and cleanup, so please plan to arrive early if you can.
There will be neither food concessions nor restroom facilities at this site, but it is a ten minute drive into town for fuel, food and restroom.
For current SLRA members, there will be no launch fee
If you’re not a current SLRA member, low power rocket fees are $5, and high power fees will be $10.
You must be a current Tripoli or NAR member in order to enter the range. You will be required to provide proof of current membership prior to being admitted to the event. Membership is not required for spectators.
IF YOU DO NOT HAVE PROOF OF MEMEBRSHIP YOU WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO FLY.
All flight will be conducted under the current Tripoli Safety Code: https://www.tripoli.org/safetycode
All participants will be required to sign a hold harmless agreement. A copy may be filled out prior to arrival to save time in the field. THIS WILL BE REQUIRED AT EACH FLIGHT
We plan to have various sizes of launch pads set up, from the 1/8′′ model rocket rods up to 1515 rails.
If you are wanting to make any of the following flights, please reach out to Jason Garbus (contact info above) as soon as possible:
● A certification attempt, whether with NAR or TRA. Please include details such as Name, Certifying Agency, What level you want to attempt, and if you are wanting to do a L2 attempt. Tripoli testing is available online and should be completed prior to the launch. Please bring your passing result report.
● A multi-stage flight attempt that is not black powder (i.e. using composites and electronic staging) with details of your flight.
● As mentioned above, in need of a window for your flight ( Flights > 6,000′, and less than 14,000′)
As always, please be courteous to our hosts and respectful of their property, including driving slowly on all farm roads. Once we get on site, we will clarify where it is okay to drive and park. Do not attempt to drive on the field.
Launch site location and directions to field:
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.1616154,-90.7682789,2917m/data=!3m1!1e3
From the St. Louis area, take MO highway 79 north to its intersection with JJ. (If you get into the town of Elsberry itself, you’ve gone too far.) Turn right onto Old Highway 79, which is a gravel road. Old 79 will turn right again, but do not follow it – continue straight onto the farm road, across a wooden bridge. From that point, follow the signs. Please refer to the following two maps: the first map is the “usual” way; the second map is an alternate route we may be asked to use due to field conditions. When we confirm the launch, we will send another announcement telling you which route to use.
Launch Director: Jason Garbus 314.779.7419
Contact info: jason.garbus@outlook.com
Date and time: 01/17/2026, pending landowner permission due to weather forecast for the week leading up to the launch. The waiver will be active between 10:00 AM CST and 4:00 PM CST.
If a cancellation is made, we will do our best to communicate as early as possible, but no later than Friday evening. Cancellation announcements will be made via the website and Facebook webpage.
PLEASE NOTE: The current forecast for Saturday is calling for 10 degree wind chills and gusty winds in excess of 25 MPH and Sunday is looks like a morning wind chill of -2. We will review the latest forecast on Friday.
Location: Elsberry, MO.
Our waiver will be open from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. The range may or may not remain open until 4:00 pm, depending on how many people attend and how many rockets we have to fly.
Our waiver is 6,000′ AGL with call-in windows to 14,000′ AGL.
Note: We would like to try to minimize impact to FAA traffic, so please email Jason Garbus if you will need a window for your flight so we can try to group the flights together.
The club equipment trailer should arrive at the field around 9:00 am for us to begin setup. We would greatly appreciate as much help as possible with setup and cleanup, so please plan to arrive early if you can.
There will be neither food concessions nor restroom facilities at this site, but it is a ten minute drive into town for fuel, food and restroom.
For current SLRA members, there will be no launch fee
If you’re not a current SLRA member, low power rocket fees are $5, and high power fees will be $10.
You must be a current Tripoli or NAR member in order to enter the range. You will be required to provide proof of current membership prior to being admitted to the event. Membership is not required for spectators.
IF YOU DO NOT HAVE PROOF OF MEMEBRSHIP YOU WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO FLY.
All flight will be conducted under the current Tripoli Safety Code: https://www.tripoli.org/safetycode
All participants will be required to sign a hold harmless agreement. A copy may be filled out prior to arrival to save time in the field. THIS WILL BE REQUIRED AT EACH FLIGHT
We plan to have various sizes of launch pads set up, from the 1/8′′ model rocket rods up to 1515 rails.
If you are wanting to make any of the following flights, please reach out to Jason Garbus (contact info above) as soon as possible:
● A certification attempt, whether with NAR or TRA. Please include details such as Name, Certifying Agency, What level you want to attempt, and if you are wanting to do a L2 attempt. Tripoli testing is available online and should be completed prior to the launch. Please bring your passing result report.
● A multi-stage flight attempt that is not black powder (i.e. using composites and electronic staging) with details of your flight.
● As mentioned above, in need of a window for your flight ( Flights > 6,000′, and less than 14,000′)
As always, please be courteous to our hosts and respectful of their property, including driving slowly on all farm roads. Once we get on site, we will clarify where it is okay to drive and park. Do not attempt to drive on the field.
Launch site location and directions to field:
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.1616154,-90.7682789,2917m/data=!3m1!1e3
From the St. Louis area, take MO highway 79 north to its intersection with JJ. (If you get into the town of Elsberry itself, you’ve gone too far.) Turn right onto Old Highway 79, which is a gravel road. Old 79 will turn right again, but do not follow it – continue straight onto the farm road, across a wooden bridge. From that point, follow the signs. Please refer to the following two maps: the first map is the “usual” way; the second map is an alternate route we may be asked to use due to field conditions. When we confirm the launch, we will send another announcement telling you which route to use.
Due to the very cold weather we are going to cancel this weekend’s launch. Next scheduled launch is Saturday January 17, 2026.
Launch Director: Jason Garbus 314.779.7419
Contact info: jason.garbus@outlook.com
Date and time: 12/13/2025 and 12/14/2025, pending landowner permission due to weather forecast for the week leading up to the launch. The waiver will be active between 10:00 AM CST and 4:00 PM CST.
If a cancellation is made, we will do our best to communicate as early as possible, but no later than Friday evening. Cancellation announcements will be made via the website and Facebook webpage.
Location: Elsberry, MO.
Our waiver will be open from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. The range may or may not remain open until 4:00 pm, depending on how many people attend and how many rockets we have to fly.
Our waiver is 6,000′ AGL with call-in windows to 14,000′ AGL.
Note: We would like to try to minimize impact to FAA traffic, so please email Jason Garbus if you will need a window for your flight so we can try to group the flights together.
The club equipment trailer should arrive at the field around 9:00 am for us to begin setup. We would greatly appreciate as much help as possible with setup and cleanup, so please plan to arrive early if you can.
There will be neither food concessions nor restroom facilities at this site, but it is a ten minute drive into town for fuel, food and restroom.
For current SLRA members, there will be no launch fee
If you’re not a current SLRA member, low power rocket fees are $5, and high power fees will be $10.
You must be a current Tripoli or NAR member in order to enter the range. You will be required to provide proof of current membership prior to being admitted to the event. Membership is not required for spectators.
IF YOU DO NOT HAVE PROOF OF MEMEBRSHIP YOU WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO FLY.
All flight will be conducted under the current Tripoli Safety Code: https://www.tripoli.org/safetycode
All participants will be required to sign a hold harmless agreement. A copy may be filled out prior to arrival to save time in the field. THIS WILL BE REQUIRED AT EACH FLIGHT
We plan to have various sizes of launch pads set up, from the 1/8′′ model rocket rods up to 1515 rails.
If you are wanting to make any of the following flights, please reach out to Jason Garbus (contact info above) as soon as possible:
● A certification attempt, whether with NAR or TRA. Please include details such as Name, Certifying Agency, What level you want to attempt, and if you are wanting to do a L2 attempt. Tripoli testing is available online and should be completed prior to the launch. Please bring your passing result report.
● A multi-stage flight attempt that is not black powder (i.e. using composites and electronic staging) with details of your flight.
● As mentioned above, in need of a window for your flight ( Flights > 6,000′, and less than 14,000′)
As always, please be courteous to our hosts and respectful of their property, including driving slowly on all farm roads. Once we get on site, we will clarify where it is okay to drive and park. Do not attempt to drive on the field.
Launch site location and directions to field:
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.1616154,-90.7682789,2917m/data=!3m1!1e3
From the St. Louis area, take MO highway 79 north to its intersection with JJ. (If you get into the town of Elsberry itself, you’ve gone too far.) Turn right onto Old Highway 79, which is a gravel road. Old 79 will turn right again, but do not follow it – continue straight onto the farm road, across a wooden bridge. From that point, follow the signs. Please refer to the following two maps: the first map is the “usual” way; the second map is an alternate route we may be asked to use due to field conditions. When we confirm the launch, we will send another announcement telling you which route to use.
Due to the field conditions from the snow we got, we are going to cancel this Saturdays December 6th launch. Hopefully we’ll have better weather conditions next weekend.
A couple of notes from tonight’s SLRA meeting that I need to send out.
Due to all the rain we are having to cancel this the launch event for this weekend. The field is too muddy for us.
As of 6PM Thursday 11/20 the rain has been scattered and very light. Our plan is to make a decision on the Saturday launch by Friday afternoon. If we continue to see very light bands of rain, we will hold off on making a decision on the Sunday launch. Our hopes would be that the field dries out enough on Saturday. More information will be provided in the next 24 hours.