For those interested in Rocket Contest from NAR, please check out this link:
Rocketry is a fun and educational hobby!
Dan Peirce built a nice model of the AMRAAM rocket and it lifted up perfectly:
We have just been approved for field use for launching model rockets at the WyEast Middle School and there are a couple of days where we can also launch at the Westside School ( to support rocket build and Hood River Hobbies)
The dates are the following:
August 2016
August 7th (Football Field) 9 am to 12 pm WyEast (Permit #1607-0003)
August 27th (Middle Soccer Field) 9 am to 12 pm WyEast (Permit #1607-0003)
September 2016
September 10th (Middle Soccer Field) 9 am to 12 pm WyEast (Permit #1607-0003)
Sat September 17th, 10:30-12:00 Introduction to Rocketry and build a rocket at Hood River Hobbies. 1pm Launch at Westside School
September 25th (Football Field) 9 am to 12 pm WyEast (Permit #1607-0003)
October 2016
October 1st (Middle Soccer Field) 9 am to 12 pm Hood River Hobbies participants at 10 am WyEast (Permit #1607-0003)
October 23rd (Football Field) 9am to 12 pm Hood River Hobbies participants at 10 am WyEast (Permit #1607-0003)
November 2016
November 5th (Football Field) 9 am to 12 pm Hood River Hobbies participants at 10 am WyEast (Permit #1607-0003)
Saturday Nov 19th – 11am Introduction to rocketry and build a rocket at Hood River Hobbies
Thursday Nov 24th- Thanksgiving rocket launch Westside School 10am
November 27th (Football Field) 9 am to 12 pm WyEast (Permit #1607-0003)
December 2016
December 3rd (Football Field) 9 am to 12 pm WyEast (Permit #1607-0003)
December 18th (Football Field) 9 am to 12 pm WyEast (Permit #1607-0003)
Saturday Dec 31 New Years Eve rocket building class at Hood River Hobbies 10:30am New Year’s Eve rocket launch at Westside School 1pm
***PRE-FLIGHT PROCEDURES***
THE ROCKETEER WILL:
THE RSO WILL:
At the RSO table;
THE LAUNCH CONTROLLER WILL:
EVERYBODY WILL:
IF ANY OF THE PRECEDING CONDITIONS ARE NOT MET – THE ROCKET WILL NOT FLY UNTIL THE DISCREPANCIES ARE CORRECTED AND THE RSO RE-INSPECTS AND APPROVES FOR FLIGHT!
Rocket Flight Log by Scott Young is a great program for helping to keep track of your kits. For $11.97 its a great deal. It helps with recording flight logs, construction notes, photos, rocket profiles and costs.
We have just been approved for field use for launching model rockets at the WyEast Middle School. The dates are the following:
August 7th (Football Field) and August 27th (Middle Soccer Field)
9 am to 12 pm
September 10th (Middle Soccer Field) and 25th (Football Field)
9 am to 12 pm
October 1st (Middle Soccer Field) and 23rd (Football Field)
9 am to 12 pm
November 5th (Football Field) and 27th (Football Field)
9 am to 12 pm
December 3rd (Football Field) and 18th (Football Field)
9 am to 12 pm
Today I submitted a request to the Community Education website for a permit to be able to launch at the WyEast middle school beginning in August of 2016. Awaiting for approval.
The tentative dates are the following:
August 7th and 27th
9 am to 12 pm
September 10th and 25th
9 am to 12 pm
October 1st and 23rd
9 am to 12 pm
November 5th and 27th
9 am to 12 pm
December 3rd and 18th
9 am to 12 pm
One interesting person from the past is Ray Dunakin.
Please check out his site:
Aerial rocket photography is neat.
I helped by contributing a little bit of money for this school to complete its project back in 1994 and this is something that any engineering department in High school could accomplish.
http://www.spacecraftreplicas.com/shuttle
Robert Crippen was a neighbor of mine where I grew up and the space shuttle is a program that should have never been canceled.