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Here are the preliminary results of the NAR Regional hosted by CRASH on 6-6 and 6-7-2009 at Bear Creek.Steve Clapp (CRASH) was the overall C division champion (I came in 2nd ) and NCR’s Reed Coker was again the overall…   Read more»

A new NAR section, Peak City, in memory of William S. Roe, has been formed to be a consortium of NAR members from the various Sections in the region, for the sole purpose of producing a valid bid for a…   Read more»

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The renters have started moving in and it is only a few days until my family moves to Australia for a year. It has been fun (except for my L2), and I look forward to returning to the prairie with…   Read more»

I was out on the Pawnee Grassland today. Flowers everywhere. Grass high enough to trip in… and lots and lots of mosquitos. Maybe a can of bug spray should go in the rocket kit before I forget.

36/600 full motor with seal disk for sale. Monster motor case and seal disk with Dr. Rocket closures. Case used maybe 5 times. Looks new. Closures used 10-15 times and are in very good condition. GLR sells this motor new…   Read more»

Monster Motor 38/1080 case with seal disk. Used about 10 times. Good condition, no problems. GLR sells this new for $72. I’ll sell mine used for $40.

One of the best 54/38 adapters. See https://blastzone.com/aeropack/product.asp?productid=85 for product info. Very good condition. Sells new for $28. I’ll sell mine used for $15.

i haven’t bothered to camp for anything other than MHM and Oktoberfest. just to be sure, camping is permitted on the north site on Friday July 10 prior to the 11th and 12th launch, correct?http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/arnf/recreation/camping-picnicking/dispersed/index.shtml seems to indicate that this…   Read more»

I use a googleApps domain (different than regular google calendars), and was trying to add the Colorado Rocket Calendar to be visible in my own. Google apps says I either need a URL which responds with iCal format data, or…   Read more»

First just wanted to say hello just joined was looking for a place to launch a smaller model rocket with my son he is 8 i enjoyed launching rockets when i was younger but grew up on large farm so…   Read more»

Many thanks to everyone who helped – and especially John Bixler. I’m going to rename him John ‘Bloodhound’ Bixler. We walked nearly 19 miles yesterday and once he found the faintest signal were able to walk to it. The signal…   Read more»

Hi Folks;With the ATF restrictions going away, I have decided to go for my L2 certification. I am seriously considering the PML AMRAAM 4 with CPR 3000 as the rocket to certify with. This is substantially bigger and heavier than…   Read more»

(50’s announcer voice)When the wind blows from the Southwest and your rocket is about to fly high…Beware! Strange disappearances have been reported in this seemingly tranquil corner of the prairie. Five highly visible rockets have gone missing in this triangle…   Read more»

I’ll be going out to the launch site around noon on Sunday the 31st. I plan on spending several hours hiking around looking for lost bits. If anyone else wants to come up shoot me an email or just post…   Read more»

I finally down loaded my dog coller info from my GPS.12565 as opposed to 11567 the altimeter said. Again!They seamed more accurate before the recalibration.Any one else planing to do the SSSS with an RRC2 mini. I guess Im not!Im…   Read more»

Lost by someone and Found during MHM 09. Not enough painter’s tape to hold it in – can’t remember who told me they’d kicked it out but it was recovered somewhere to the north of the launch site. Contact me.

On Sunday at about 11:30 I flew my L3 project – a ~120″ tall rocket with a RATTWorks M900. It was a purple casing with ~4′ of filament wound tubing on top, minimum diameter at 2.5″. The fins were an…   Read more»

Just to let everyone know, I am missing a 54mm airframe with a ACME fin can on it. There is only a shock cord that is attached to the motor and there is no drogue. It is Safety Orange in…   Read more»

Four days – quick and clumsy data capture – Friday 145 flights. Saturday 148 flights Sunday 120 flights Monday 28 flights for a total of 441 flights of which 108 were Class Two. Big changes in the Alphabet Soup but…   Read more»