Just a reminder to everyone that we have a launch coming up Saturday, 12 March. If it is anything like last month it will be an awesome launch day! Be sure to come on out as we are entering the prime launch weather/season! If you can’t get motors online in time, remember that High Desert Hobbies in Palmdale stocks larger mid-powered motors for us!

Unfortunately the Rocket launch for tomorrow will need to be canceled due to weather. Winds over 20mph and most likely rain. Instead I invite anyone who wants to have a build session at my house between 1 and 3pm Let me know if you need an address or directions

Hello everyone, don’t forget this Sunday is our monthly launch!

If you need some last minute motors, please head down to High Desert Hobby 790 W Ave Q # B, Palmdale. They have agreed to start carrying some larger motors for us (E-G) so make sure you support them so that they can continue to do so!

Also I just submitted our FAA waivers for our flights for 2016. This time I was able to email it directly to the person I was working with last time, so it shouldn’t take anywhere near as long. Currently we have this month, and next month on our current waiver, so that should give us plenty of time.

Now that this semester is ending for me, I will have some time to polish up the Introduction to Rocketry course, and will hopefully be offering it free to members, and $5 to the community soon!

Not a lot was missed for those of you who were not able to attend our launch this last weekend. The wind was pretty bad.

Alex was able to launch his small Estes Flutter-By rocket on a B motor. This was our first launch, and we figured a good test of the winds since it was a flutter recovery. Even with no ‘chute or streamer, it was still almost a quarter mile walk to recover part of his rocket – even with appropriate weather-cocking.

I was able to launch my modified Renegade D on a D-12 motor twice. The first launch saw successful deployment, but a delay in the opening of the ‘chute. This actually worked in my favor as it allowed for a much closer landing. The second launch had the ‘chute opening correctly, which unfortunately for me, made for a longer walk. The walk turned into a frantic run as the wind picked up the chute and carried it along the ground a good 500 feet before being caught up in a bush.

Kevin was unfortunately not so lucky. In an attempt to complete his parachute duration challenge for his NAR Bronze achievement certificate, he launched an Estes Viking on a B motor with a nylon ‘chute. His rocket was in the air for just over 60 seconds, successfully passing the challenge. Unfortunately after almost two hours of searching, he was not able to successfully recover his rocket. Since he did not recover, and was not able to document the achievement with a photo, this launch will unfortunately not count towards his achievement.

After this loss, and with the wind picking up even more, it was decided to close down early. Kind of disappointing for me as I was not able to launch on any of my newly purchased H motors, but that just means there will be more to launch next month! Hope to see you all there!

Just a reminder that tomorrow is our launch, 9am to 12pm just past Ariel Acres. See Launch Information to the left for more details!

Hello everyone!

FAA Waiver and Launches!
We now have our FAA waivers complete from now until Jan. The beginning of December, we will have to do the procedure again for the next year, but it should be significantly easier since we know what we are doing now! Launches are currently scheduled for the 2nd Saturday each month. Remember schedule can change due to the FAA or the local Airspace manager.

Donations
If you look to your left you will see a paypal button for donations! If you are a friend or family member would like to make a donation to our club, please do so here!

Membership

If you would like to pay for your membership online via paypal, you can! Just look to the left for the membership pay button. Senior membership is for those 18 years and older, and costs only $25.00 a year! Junior members are for ages 14 to 17 and cost just $15 a year! Youth membership (under 14) is FREE. Remember, Youth members require the presence of a parent/guardian at all club events.

Looking forward to seeing you all at our next Launch!

Sorry for the late response everyone. The 2015 Election results are in.

President: Chris Birkinbine
Vice President: Kevin Dolber
Secretary/Treasurer: Kevin Dolber
Adviser 1: Melissa Knight
Adviser 2: Eric Knight
Adviser 3: Cameron Law
Adviser 4: Joseph Walsh

Looking forward to our first full year as a club!

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Launch Information.

Hey everyone, we will be launching this weekend. While we will be normally launching on the second sat of the month, this week the 412 Test Wing is flying, so our launch will actually be Sunday. Also due to the amount of time it takes to get a waiver (30 days) from the FAA, we did not have enough time to get it, which means this launch will be limited to class I rockets. (A-F and some G motors) If you have any questions, please feel free to ask.

Find our launch site information here http://www.skarclub.org/launch-information/

Head out on E 58 to Claymine rd exit. Head north on Claymine until the road is no longer paved. From there take the Right fork it is only about another mile. Take the path on the left, you should see cars out there and I will try to have a sign up.

Time will be from about 08:30, and we have until 1600, though I suspect we will probably be done closer to 1300, depending on how many people come out.

I will have a launch system and a couple launch rods. Bring your own rockets and motors and drinks!!

Kevin and I had a great time volunteering with the 4th, 5th and 6th graders at Branch Elementary. The kids did an excellent job in building their Estes Big Daddy rockets, which we launched on D12-3’s. Each rocket was launched twice, with minimal failures. Check out some pictures and the article from Edwards AFB paper website!

Branch Elementary Rocket Launch

26 Launches total of 13 Estes Big Daddy’s, and 1 Estes Mean Machine

SKAR President Chris Birkinbine acting as Launch Commander

Winners of the Banner Compition

President Chris Birkinbine and Vice President Kevin Dolber mentor he kids as they build their class rockets.

Read more here