A quick clarification - Sunday December 10th is not confirmed as a high-power launch date in Ellsberry. We are still trying to coordinate with a number of people to find the best date.

If you are interested in participating but I haven't heard from you yet, please reply to this email and let me know.

Thanks,
Dan Crank
Secretary, St. Louis Rocketry Association

SLRA is having our regular monthly meeting on Tuesday evening, November 28th, 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.

I just got off the phone with Dan Welling, who suggested we get a quick head-count of people who would be interested in a winter high-power launch in Ellsberry.

We have not set a date and Dan has not spoken with the landowner yet, so this is all theoretical right now. But if you would be interested in braving the cold to fly some rockets in December (or possibly January, if we can't find a good date in December), please reply to admin@stlouisrocketry.com and we'll see whether we have enough people to make it worth setting something up.

Dan Crank
Secretary, St. Louis Rocketry Association

SLRA is having our regular monthly meeting on Wednesday evening, October 25th, at our new meeting location: Google Map Link

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

This is a one-time switch to Wednesday due to a scheduling mix-up with the meeting room at Fallon's. Our meetings will go back to the regular schedule (fourth Tuesday of the month) in November.

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.

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