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!

Support the club by getting your SKAR gear now!!

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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

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

Please join us at our next business meeting, Jun 20th for voting and other club business.

SKAR has been asked to provide mentors, judges, and launch crew to Branch Elementary for their 3rd annual Space Challenge!

If you are interested in helping, please let me know via email, or on the facebook page.

Hello Again!

Along with elections, it was decided that membership dues for the first 6 months would not be collected. That 6 month term will be over as of June 1st, 2015.

During the month of June, we will have membership paperwork for you to update (if needed) and will be collecting dues. As a reminder are dues are discussed in article 4 of our bylaws.

Article 4: Dues

Dues shall be $25 per year OR $15 semi-annually OR $10 quarterly for Senior Membership, $15 per year OR $10 semi-annually OR $6 quarterly for Junior Membership, and FREE for Youth Members, payable in advance. These club dues are separate and distinct from national dues paid by individuals to the NAR. All dues monies shall be kept in a General Fund by the Secretary/Treasurer and shall be paid out by him only on order of the club Board of Directors. Special assessments may be levied by a majority vote of the members present and voting at any meeting of the club provided notice of such intent is given in writing to each member at least five days preceding such a meeting.

Senior Membership (18+): Senior members are adult members with full rights and benefits of club membership

Junior Membership (14-17): Junior members will require a sponsor who is also a due paying member. The sponsor is required to be at all events with the junior member for the first six months to ensure responsible behavior. The sponsor does NOT have to be a family member. After six months, the junior member shall have full rights and benefits of club membership.

Youth Membership** (13 and under): Youth members will require a parent/guardian or a parent/guardian designated individual with them at all club events.

Hello everyone!

It only seems like a few weeks ago that we set up our interim board, but alas it has been five months! When we started we agreed that our interim officers would serve a 6 month stint in order to get the administration up and running. That being said, Elections or scheduled to be held in June. So I would like to take this moment to open up nominations for our board. The following positions (and a quick summary of duties) will be opening. Please contact us at skarclub@gmail.com with your nomination. You may nominate yourself, or another member. Nominations will be collected until May 20th.

President
-It is the role of the President to oversee the general day to day operations of the club, to ensure that all members abide by the code of conduct, and that all by-laws are adhered to during club business. The President is responsible for ensuring safety on the range and during club events.

Vice President
– It is the role of the Vice President to assist the President in his/her duties, and to act in place of the President should they not be available. The Vice President shall be the primary Range Safety Officer, and shall ensure the proper training of all club Range Safety Officers

Secretary / Treasurer
– It is the role of the Secretary / Treasurer to maintain meeting minutes, keep track of finical accounts and assets, pay any debts owed by the club with club funds.

Adviser (Seat 1)
Adviser (Seat 2)
Adviser (Seat 3)
Adviser (seat 4)
– It is the role of the adviser to attend business meetings, offer advice and assist in any policy updates, and look out for the interests of the members during club business meetings.