[NRVR-Members] NRV Rocketry November & December launches and calendar of events

Wed Nov 18 08:01:06 CST 2015

I want to add some to this discussion.  It is important to remember that:
 1)  this is a hobby. we choose to participate because we want to.
 2)  no one should feel obligated to attend a launch or club meeting (see
#1)
 3)  things happen and we can't always do what we want to do, people get
sick, get busy and have conflicts.  that's ok

I feel that we have a great group of people in NRVR.  I really mean that
and I look forward to seeing you at our launches.  I think that the club
adds variety to life and adds value to those who are interested in this
kind of thing.  At almost every launch we have someone show up for the
first time to 'see what it's all about'.  I feel it a responsibility to let
them see what hobby rocketry is all about, whether they chose to come back
or not.

Not everyone is into rockets and that's OK.  I am and probably always will
be for a long time because:
1) it attracts interesting, intelligent people that I want to be with
2) it give me a chance to use my hands to build rockets and
3) it gives me a chance to fly the rockets and (usually) enjoy the flight.

So I think this club, in this part of the world has something to offer.
That is why I continue to spend time with all the outreach, setup, etc.  If
it can make a difference to one person, to inspire them to create or learn
or get interested in science, then it is worth it to me. What I am trying
to say is that you don't have to come to all the launches.  But if the
interest isn't there, then we need to scale back on the monthly launches so
we don't burn out the people who do try to make it to each launch.

In an email Tweeks sent out last week it said we were going to have pizza
during a members meeting.  This is not in our budget, but I will bring hot
cocoa and cookies for those who come.  If you plan on coming to the meeting
between the day and night launch, please let us know.  I don't want to have
5 gallons of hot cocoa for 4 people.  If you're not sure, that's fine. Just
say that so we have some idea how many to plan for.

There was a very unfortunate accident at a rocket launch in California
recently.  We will be extra vigilant in regards to safety.  With that in
mind:

   - rockets launched at night MUST HAVE HAD A SAFE FLIGHT THAT DAY with a
   similar motor and configuration to be flown at night.  There we be NO
   exceptions to this rule.  If you want to have a night flight, you need to
   fly your rocket during the day.

Thanks all.

Please reply to officers at nrvr.org to let us know if you plan on being at
the launch or meeting this Saturday.

Bob

On Wed, Nov 18, 2015 at 12:19 AM, Thomas Weeks <tweeksjunk2 at theweeks.org>
wrote:

> Hey Members..
>
> TL;DR
>
> In the original email below, there was a link asking members to help out
> at the next launch. You all need to look at IF you want the December
> launch to happen:
>
> NOV 21st LAUNCH VOLUNTEER SIGNUP --> https://goo.gl/SOZahk
>
> Launches are a ton of fun.. but not very nice if only one or two people
> carry the load.
>
> Why All The Fuss?
>
> You may not know this.. but our last launch was pretty depressing for us
> (on several levels), and made us realize that we need people dedicated to
> help pull it off so we don't burn people out.. especially our core members
> -- or what we have won't last.
>
> Do you enjoy our launches?
>
> The fact is, all the work around and during launches can't be run by one
> or two people, so it needs to be a group effort. We need members to step up
> and actually volunteer to be there and PERFORM the various launch duties.
>
> Dedicate to a duties time slot and just do it.
>
> Since the other officers probably wouldn't say this here (but have
> discussed it).. I will. If we can't get a core group of folks to commit to
> help out before a launch then why kill ourselves? I (for one) am going to
> recommend we scrub launches we can't staff with a minimal set of helpers
> for.
>
> Launches are a ton of fun.. but not very nice if only one or two people
> carry the load.
>
> If you like having NRVR here locally, we all need to help share a little
> load. Like.. for real.
>
> Tweeks
>
> On Sunday 15 November 2015 01:27:49 Thomas Weeks wrote:
>
> > Hey fellow Rocketeers!
>
> >
>
> > Bob is getting some needed rest and asked me to send this out.
>
> >
>
> > As we wind down our calendars on 2015 we want to first off thank everyone
>
> > for their help, support, and your contributions of time, financial help,
>
> > encouragement and energy this year! We hope you all feel appreciated and
>
> > find that you get something out of your membership in NRVR.
>
> >
>
> > So here's what we have planned for the rest of 2015.
>
> >
>
> > November 2015:
>
> > We have one more launch scheduled for 2015:
>
> > o November 21, Afternoon launch + Meeting + Night Launch
>
> > This Saturday will be a 1 day launch with a membership meeting and a
> night
>
> > launch.
>
> > o Launch starting at 12:00 noon
>
> > o Range shutdown from 5:00 to 6:00 for membership meeting and dinner
>
> > o NRVR will provide pizza, so please let us know if you are planning on
>
> > being there!
>
> > o Night launch will starts at 6:00 and go until 8:00 weather
>
> > permitting* If the launch gets called for weather* then we will try to
>
> > schedule a meeting/get together for some time in November or December. o
>
> > MEMBER VOLUNTEERS please sign up for various help-positions here: LAUNCH
>
> > VOLUNTEER SIGNUP --> https://goo.gl/SOZahk
>
> >
>
> > * NOTE: Weather permitting means, no winds over 15 mph, steady rain, or
>
> > very wet field conditions. Based on the weather forecast we will make a
>
> > call on the night launch by noon that day. If we DO the night launch, it
>
> > will end at 8pm. If we do not, then the members meeting will end around
>
> > 6pm.
>
> >
>
> >
>
> > December 2015
>
> > o No Launch in December:
>
> > With the general business of December we feel that a rocket launch will
> not
>
> > be that well staffed or attended. If you feel differently and really want
>
> > to launch rockets in December, please let one of the officers know.
>
> >
>
> > o Outreach: Anyone Interested in a Float in the Blacksburg Christmas
>
> > Parade?: Several of us have talked about having a presence in the
>
> > Blacksburg Christmas parade. If we wanted to be in the Blacksburg
>
> > Christmas parade (Friday Dec 4) how many of you would be interested and
>
> > willing to participate?
>
> > Bob was envisioning a one or two big rockets on a flat bed decorated with
>
> > Christmas lights with our banner, and maybe get some inexpensive, foam
>
> > finger- rockets with a rubber band that we can flip into the crowd. We
>
> > could put our URL on them and maybe have some ½ or ¼ page info sheets to
>
> > give out to people who are interested.
>
> > IF INTERESTED IN HELPING DO THIS, TELL US NOW AT officers(at)nrvr.org
>
> > Please contact us and share your thoughts on this and what YOUR ideas are
>
> > for doing something like this. We think it would be great for getting
> more
>
> > community exposure, membership and club participation. We can't do this
>
> > sort of thing alone.
>
> >
>
> >
>
> > NRV Rocketry Officers
>
> >
>
>
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