The second day of October Fly (today) has been cancelled due to rain.

St. Louis Rocketry Association does not have any more launches scheduled this year. We look forward to seeing you in the spring!

Dan Crank
Secretary, St. Louis Rocketry Association

Upcoming events for St. Louis Rocketry Association:

October Fly is our traditional NAR competition event. It will be held at Buder Park next weekend - 10:00 am to 5:00 pm on Saturday, October 21, and 9:00 am to 3:00 pm on Sunday, October 22. Please see our event calendar for details. Sport (non-competition) flyers are also welcome.

There is ongoing road construction around the I-44 and MO-141 interchange; please look for detour signs and see MODoT for details.

Also, there is a schedule change for our next club meeting. Due to a scheduling mix-up by Fallon's, we have to move our next meeting to Wednesday, October 25. I will send out our regular announcement ahead of the meeting, but this is an advance notice that it will not be on the regular day.

Please email me at admin@stlouisrocketry.com if you have any questions.

Dan

We have worked out the details for our high-power launch. Here they are!

• Our waiver will be open from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. The range may or may not remain open until 5:00 pm, depending on how many people attend and how many rockets we want to fly.
• Our waiver altitude is 17,500 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.
• We plan to have a porta potty on site, as we did last year.
• The landowners do not plan to provide food concessions as they did last year. Plan for your own nourishment accordingly. If you don't want to pack a lunch, you can check Google Maps for food options - there appears to be one restaurant (The Eagle's Nest) in Addieville, about a mile from the field, or you can drive about seven miles to either Nashville or Okawville for other options.
• 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 with a 1515 rail. If you have any special needs, please reply to this email and we will see if we can accommodate you.
• 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://goo.gl/maps/iiqX8sNuySD2

From the St. Louis area (according to Google Maps):

• Take I-64 east to IL-177 (Okawville)
• Turn left onto IL-177
• After 3.0 miles, turn right onto County Highway 4
• Stay on County Highway 4 for about 4 miles until you get to Addieville
• Stay on County Highway 4 through town (town street signs call this Center Street) until you reach IL-160
• Turn left onto IL-160 S (town street signs call this Center Street also)
• After 1.5 miles, turn right onto Raven Rd
• Driveway will be 0.4 miles ahead on the right

Please email me at admin@stlouisrocketry.com if you have any questions. On Saturday, you can call or text me at (314) 630-7619.

Dan Crank
Secretary, St. Louis Rocketry Association

First and foremost: we got word that the crops have been harvested from the field in Addieville, and we only have a window of a few weeks to fly rockets there before the fields are re-planted with winter wheat. We are currently making plans to run a high-power launch this coming Saturday, September 30. We will announce further details after our meeting on Tuesday.

Speaking of which...SLRA is having our regular monthly meeting on Tuesday evening, September 26th, at our NEW meeting location: Google Map Link

Fallon's Bar & Grill
9200 Olive Blvd. #116
Olivette, Missouri, 63132

The room will be available at 6:30 PM and  the business meeting will start at about 7:00PM.

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 email admin@stlouisrocketry.com if you have new business for the meeting.

We've had a couple of periods of light rain, but we have flown several rockets and several people are here. I expect that we will keep the range open at least until 11:30 or so if the rain stays away (and it is beginning to clear right now).

Again, please text me at (314) 630-7619 for an update if you're thinking of coming out.

Dan

The rain forecast increased from 20% to 50% overnight, and then became 100% just as we got the range set up (i.e., we're sitting here in the rain right now). If you haven't started down here yet, I would recommend holding off.

We are watching the weather and discussing. I will post another update if and when we decide to close the range. If you need a more immediate update, please text me at (314) 630-7619.

Dan

Our next model rocket launch at Buder Park is scheduled for this coming Sunday, September 17th. The weather forecast currently looks pretty good, with moderate winds, and a high temperature of 89 degrees. There appears to be a slight chance of rain, which we'll have to keep an eye on.

Setup time will be 8:00 am, with the goal of having the range open by 8:30. We will fly rockets for as long as people are there with rockets to fly, but as always, the length of the event depends on how many people attend.

As previously announced by John Buckley, this launch will be sanctioned as a NAR NRC (National Rocketry Competition) launch. Link to official NRC launch information. If you have any questions about the competition aspect of the launch, please contact John at jbuckley1996@gmail.com. Sport flyers (non-competition flyers) are welcome at the launch as always.

If you have any other questions, please email me at admin@stlouisrocketry.com. If you need to reach me on Sunday, you can call or text me at (314) 630-7619.

Dan

By a vote of 9 to 2, SLRA has elected to move our monthly meetings to a new location and date. Beginning in September, the meeting will be held on the fourth Tuesday of the month at Fallon's Bar & Grill in Olivette.

Google Map Link

Fallon's Bar & Grill website

Fallon's Bar & Grill
9200 Olive Blvd., Suite #116
Olivette, Missouri, 63132

Don Hanson is our contact with Dan Fallon, the owner of the establishment. I believe that we can use the room beginning at 6:00 pm, but I will confirm this with Don and include the time when I send out the announcement for the next meeting (September 26). The business meetings will run approximately 7:30pm - 9:00pm as they have done in the past.

Since we only have one Buder Park launch remaining on the schedule, I am planning to keep it on its scheduled date: Sunday, September 17. This means that we will not have another meeting between now and this launch. Please contact me at admin@stlouisrocketry.com if you have any questions about the launch or the new meeting location.

Dan Crank
Secretary, St. Louis Rocketry Association

Our next model rocket launch at Buder Park is scheduled for this coming Saturday, August 12th. The weather forecast currently looks great, with low winds, and a high temperature of 85 degrees. Please still remember your sunscreen, though.

Setup time will be 8:00 am, with the goal of having the range open by 8:30. We will fly rockets for as long as people are there with rockets to fly, but as always, the length of the event depends on how many people attend.

If you have any questions, please email me at admin@stlouisrocketry.com. If you need to reach me on Saturday, you can call or text me at (314) 630-7619.

Dan

SLRA is having our regular monthly meeting on Tuesday evening, August 8th, at our regular 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 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 on the Minutes and Bylaws 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 admin@stlouisrocketry.com if you have new business for the meeting.