[NRV Rocketry] [NRVR-Launches] Upcoming Launches!

[Thomas Weeks]

Any questions about the upcoming launch at Sinkland this weekend?
It is low/medium power only.. :v(

However, the weekened after this (Sat 6-7th) we have a bigger, HP launch at 
Kentland farms. :) (not on the launhes page yet)

Tweeks

On Saturday, September 15, 2012 04:24:37 pm Thomas Weeks wrote:
> Upcoming Launches!
> 
> So we have two big launches here in the next month!  First up is at the new
> launch site at the Sinkland Farms -- the Pumpkin Fest and Rocket Launch
> Sept 29th and 30th!  In case you've never been to Sinkland Farms before,
> it is located on Hwy 8, south of Christiansburg about 4 miles south of
> I81.  Lots of fun for the whole family with pumpkins, face painting, hay
> rides, food/craft vendors, and much much more!  Launch and Festival
> details are here: http://nrvr.org/launches/
> 	http://www.sinklandfarms.com/
> 
> If you haven't been to sinkland before, see the first link above where you
> can download & print this map:
> 	http://nrvr.org/launches/files/Sinkland-Farms-Launch-Site_map.pdf
> 	NOTE: Class-2 (high power) launches are still tentative right now
> 
> The second launch is just a week later at the regular Kentland Farms field
> where we have had most of our launches over the last year. This Kentland
> launch will be around Oct 6th, but we're still getting the details together
> on that one. Stay tuned!
> 
> 
> Other Good News:
> 
> Bob Schoner, Monta Elkins, Dr. Shinpaugh and I have been working hard at
> not only getting us multiple new launch sites lined up, but also working
> with VAST and Tripoli Rocketry Association on making NRV Rocketry into our
> own official high power rocket group through international HP rocket group
> called TRA (Tripoli Rocketry Association). And we just got work, it's now
> official... NRV Rocketry is now an official Tripoli Rocket Prefecture
> #143!!!  Yaaaayy!
> 
> Being our own official TRA group  means that we get our own TRA insurance,
> can high power certify our own people, have our own research launches, and
> more!... Right here in the Rocket Boy Homer Hickam's own back yard and
> alma matter (VT).
> 
> There are other implications of becoming an official TRA HP rocket group,
> but I don't want to get the cart before the horse.  We'll talk more about
> that stuff once we get some of this fall's launches behind us. After all,
> above and beyond anything else, we're still just a bunch of rocket guys
> who want to launch (and help others launch) rockets!  :) Hmm.. "The Rocket
> Guys".. I like the sound of that Bob... ;)
> 
> 
> Interested in Getting High Power/L1 Certified?
> 
> The delay before the upcoming launches is a good time to start down the
> road toward your HP rocket certification! Getting L1 certified is not just
> a badge of honor, it's what you need to do if you want to be able to buy
> and use the larger, higher impulse motors that go into bigger rockets like
> these: http://nrvr.org/pics/wise-rockets.jpg
> 	http://nrvr.org/pics/Hobby-Fun-Day-Rocket-Kid.jpg
> 
> The first step for High Power certification is to join TRA (the
> legal/underwriter of our group now):
> 	http://www.tripoli.org/Membership/tabid/57/Default.aspx
> 
> or the other rocketry group called the NAR.
> 
> After you're L1 certified, you can buy "the big motors" (H and above with
> the other cert levels) that these big rockets use, and talk to someone in
> our group about doing your first certification launch (and getting you
> hooked up wit h your first H or I HP motor).
> 
> Oh.. almost forgot.. want more info on L1 HP rockets, where to get them,
> suggestions on building them, etc? I sent out an email on this all (and
> more) a few months ago that should be on the mail list archives. Ahh..
> here it is: http://nrvr.org/pipermail/nrvr/2012-March/000079.html
> 
> FYI, more info on L1/2/3 certification, the difference between low
> power/model (Class-1) rocketry and high power (Class-2) rocketry, motor
> sizes and more related info, see the wikipedia page on it here:
> 	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Power_Rocketry
> 
> And a really great book that I recommend to new folks with TONS of info on
> the hobby can be found here:
> 	"Modern High-Power Rocketry 2"
> 	http://www.amazon.com/dp/1412058104
> 
> 
> What You Get By Joining The TRA:
> The annual fees that each TRA member pays directly to the TRA is how the
> NRVR (our group) indirectly gets:
> * our launch/spectator/land-owner insurance
> * legal coverage/assistance (in case of incident)
> * safety requirements/documentation
> * listing in the international TRA rocketry group registry
> * general oversight, help and guidance
> 
> While individual TRA members get:
> * L1-3 certification paperwork, exams, cert cards,
> * regular board of directors reports on what all is going on with rocketry
> * a voice in the voting of TRA board elections
> 
> All this to say, if you want to get L1 certified you need to first join
> either the NAR or TRA before you want to attempt your L1 certification
> launch.
> 
> If any of your are thinking you may want to get L1 certified at one of the
> upcoming launches, please make sure that you have your TRA membership
> ironed out, and you announce your intentions to the NRVR officers at this
> email address:
> 	officers[at]nrvr[dot]org  (obfuscated to keep out the spam)
> 
> 
> If anyone has any questions about the upcoming launch, or anything else,
> please just let us know here on the list or via direct email.
> 
> Cheers!
> 
> Thomas Weeks
> NRV Rocketry Founder
> p.s. We of NRV Rocketry want to give our sincere thanks to our brothers to
> the north, VAST(Valley Aerospace) and specifically Chuck Neff. Without
> Chuck and crew helping us oversee our various launches, provide the
> NAR/TRA insurance, get the FAA waivers ironed out, etc... it would have
> been much more difficult for NRVR to get to where we are now. Thanks Chuck
> and other VAST guys!
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