Jeffrey Joe Hinton

Members and friends,

NCR has a GO for launch Saturday, March 30th only, at the Atlas Site.  The Ranger says NCR can proceed with the March 30th launch as planned but, as usual, that is subject to change. The prairie remains fragile and vulnerable.  Vegetation is dry out there.  Relative humidity is down and ground moisture content is low but if…[Read more]

Members and Friends,

Our planned Saturday March 9th Atlas launch has been scrubbed.  High winds and the predicted cloud cover equals a common sense approach to winter rules on the Front Range – Mother Nature wins again.

Apologies for the late decision making but really, the weather forecast is not in our favor.

NO GO for Saturday March 9t…[Read more]

Members and Friends,

STOP – NO GO for launch on Saturday, March 2nd.  I spoke at length with the Ranger this afternoon.  We have been instructed to CANCEL our scheduled launch for this weekend.  The crispy vegetation and extremely dry soil conditions have elevated the levels of concern.  And that’s without mentioning the 800 plus acre fire that h…[Read more]

Members and Friends,

We are GO FOR LAUNCH on Saturday, February 9th at the ATLAS SITE.  The current weather forecast, subject to change, predicts winter temps but favorable, light wind conditions for flying.  Range and waiver are expected to be ready for operation starting at 9 AM and lasting until 3 PM or until we run out of motors, lose interes…[Read more]

HAPPY NEW LAUNCH YEAR!!!!  Resolve to launch more rockets in 2019, beginning on January 5th.

We are GO FOR LAUNCH on Saturday, January 5th at the ATLAS SITE.  The current weather forecast calls for clear and cold conditions for flying, starting at 10 AM and lasting until 3 PM or until we run out of motors, lose interest or the cold chases u…[Read more]

Members and Friends,

Please mark your calendars for these upcoming very important dates in 2019.

Saturday, January 5th, 10 AM – NCR Launch at the Atlas Site, weather pending.  For those of you driving a long ways to our launch, I’d recommend checking in with your favorite weather report or call the Greeley-Weld County Airport’s automate…[Read more]

Our planned Saturday Dec 1 Atlas launch has been scrubbed.  High winds and the predicted cloud cover equals a common sense approach to winter rules on the Front Range – Mother Nature wins again.

Apologies for the late decision making but really, the weather forecast is not in our favor.

NO GO for Saturday December 1st.

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 to normal precautions.

Expect partly cloudy skies, winds  8 to 14 mph and maybe tempe…[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 “green lighted” NCR for the event, subject to normal precautions. The Ranger says NCR can proceed with…[Read more]

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 restrictions currently in place in Weld County or on the Pawnee NG, the PNG Ranger has “green lighted” NCR for the event…[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 the recent rains, it warrants mentioning that the ground may be soft out there. Vehi…[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 Ranger District so they are now in effect for all units of the…[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 20,000’ AGL, with “windows of opportunity” for higher altitudes shots on Saturday and Sunday.  We anticipate h…[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 few L1 Certifications, a Jr. L1 Certification, 6 M powered flights and 2 N powered flights.  Huge thanks to Colin A…[Read more]

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 North Site. On-site registration ($20.00) will be available Friday, June 1st, Saturday June 2nd and…[Read more]