We just had a quick officers confab to talk about the weather forecast, which looks really nice for Saturday and pretty terrible for Sunday. We came to the conclusion that a launch Sunday would probably end up being cancelled anyway due to the predicted rain, so we have decided to activate the high-power waiver for Saturday instead and move the high power launch to that date. Due to NAR rules, the contest launch cannot be rescheduled this close to the announced date, so the NAR contest portion of the event will be cancelled.
I know there were a few of you who said you could only fly on Sunday, and to those we apologize. Hopefully it will not be too long before our next high-power launch and you can bring those rockets out.
Everything else, (time, location, etc.) remains the same:
- 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 want to fly.
- If anyone wants to get up to Ellsberry early and meet for breakfast, that will be at Rachel's around 7:30-8:00am, followed by heading to the field for setup.
- Our waiver altitude is 6,500 feet AGL, with call-in windows to 14,500 feet AGL.
- 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 very short drive into town for those needs (unlike in Addieville).
Launch fees will be $10 per flyer for the full day, or $5 if you are flying low-power rockets only.
- We plan to have various sizes of launch pads set up, from the 1/8" model rocket rods up to the "Monster Pad" and 1515 rails.
- If you have questions on the day of the launch (have trouble finding the field, for instance), Dan Welling (314-438-7823) will be the contact.
- As always, please be courteous to our hosts and respectful of their property. Once we get on site, we will clarify where it is okay to drive and park.
Location and directions to field:
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.1616154,-90.7682789,2917m/data=!3m1!1e3
Take MO-79 to Highway JJ, the first intersection south of the town of Ellsberry.
From this point, we should have signs up to guide you - but head east onto Old Missouri 79 (if you were coming north from the St. Louis area, this is a right turn) and continue straight onto the farm road where the main road takes another right turn.
If you have any questions, please email admin@stlouisrocketry.com.
