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Apologies for the late notice: There is a scheduled Northern Colorado Rocketry launch event on Sat, 12/1 at the Atlas launch site. With no fire restrictions currently in place in Weld County or on the Pawnee National Grassland, We are GO for Launch, subject…   Read more»

Members and Friends, There is a scheduled/approved Northern Colorado Rocketry launch event on Saturday November 3rd at the North launch site. With no fire restrictions currently in place in Weld County or on the Pawnee NG, the PNG Ranger has…   Read more»

4″ Madcow kit.  Olive drab with “US ARMY” decal.  Straight launch until about 4000′, then heeled over into the wind (from the SSE) and disappeared.  Should have gone to ~ 5500′.  Walked the areas North of the flight line both…   Read more»

All launch activities have been cancelled for today and tomorrow.

I wanted to know the availability of the 35,000′ window in November.  I just doinked a part for my rocket this weekend and won’t be able to re-make it in time.

Edward

  If you aren’t going to AIRFEST,  Please consider joining us this coming Labor Day weekend – Saturday and Sunday – September 1-2 at the North (Main) launch site.  NO Launch on Labor Day – Monday, September 3rd.  With no fire…   Read more»

  Looking forward to Oktoberfest.  Don’t know if anyone has a special rocket they wanted filming but I plan on having my camera set up there.  I have a couple of flights I would like to do but I should…   Read more»

Members and Friends, SATURDAY ONLY.   There are some complications with our logistics.  We are GO for SATURDAY ONLY.   The Ranger says they have no reason to doubt we may proceed with the rocket launch as planned, following normal precautions.  Given…   Read more»

I’m thinking of using a Big Red Bee 900 MHz GPS locator for my Level 2 Certification flight. I like the idea of the handheld base station receiver with the LCD display the rocket’s GPS coordinates without the need for…   Read more»

At MHM last month, I believe the air frame did not separate at apogee, and the bird came in hot.  Main deployed at ~ 800′ and the harness failed.  I found the nosecone and main chute about 600 yards South…   Read more»

This is just a heads-up from Jon Halverson, the Recreation Special Uses Administrator with the Forest Service Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests, Pawnee National Grassland Canyon Lakes Ranger District-Pawnee NG Zone Today we implemented fire restrictions on the Canyon Lakes…   Read more»

Members and Friends, High Skies in July 2018 has received the green light from the US Forest Service for the coming weekend of July 6th, 7th, and 8th on the Pawnee National Grassland at NCR’s North Site.  Our waiver will be a constant…   Read more»

Hi, I have a 3″ dia Blue Tube about 4′ long which I bought many years ago from Apogee Components. Just wondering if anyone has had experiences positive or negative using this material. I’m considering putting it together with a…   Read more»

Rough calculations have been made, and MAYHEM really did happen.  Over the three clear and sun drenched days, a total of somewhere over 60 different fliers put up something like 241 flights (145 Class One, 96 Class Two), including a…   Read more»

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Friday morning was breezy until about 11:00am.

It was calm from noon to 6pm, then heavy gusts and peraistant wind from about 7pm until past midnight.

Saturday is starting out with light gusts, as of 9am things seem to be calming down.

We’ve checked with the District Ranger and we are OK to proceed as planned with the scheduled 6/1,2,3 launch, subject to normal precautions. NCR is GO for MileHighMayhem the first weekend of June on the Pawnee National Grassland at NCR’s…   Read more»

So I was reading the Tripoli rules and it says if I let my membership lapse I have to recertify. Well, I did let it lapse for a couple years, so I guess I’m wondering who is in charge of…   Read more»

How are conditions looking up there? Haven’t been out flying in quite awhile and I’m hoping to make it out to see what ya’ll have been up to.