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Dubious start Saturday morning. A good three to four inches of moisture on the ground, heavy cloud cover and only about 20 degrees. But incredibly, a fair number of folks believing conditions would improve. Lots of time standing around, reviewing options and discussing a little bit of everything before we started to unload the trailer and get the range set up. By 11:30, we we’re flying high into clear skies and with slightly warmer temps. 20 different flyers launched a total of 40 flights ( 16 Class One, 24 Class Two), including the Team from CSU testing air brakes for their ESRA IREC (Experimental Sounding Rockets Association’s Intercollegiate Rocketry Engineering Competition) Spaceport America Cup launch in June, a Team from the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga attempting to set a new I class multi-staged altitude record (great flight but well short of current record), two members seeking High Power Certification flights, John Jamieson’s all time best altitude flight to 14, 334′ and there were even calm enough winds for Vic to launch his RC controlled rocket boosted glider for a marvelous flight and beautifully executed soft landing.
The road gate at 122 and 45 was found and left opened – Off Road area still functioning – lots of vehicular traffic going that way – and several different groups of shooters at the draw south west of our site. Also, hard not to notice a huge burn area, probably several hundred acres to the south and west of the road from our location. First I suspected a rifleman’s fire but I’m pretty certain that was a controlled burn area as all the edge lines were very crisp and uniform. Jim Hein overflew his drone and we got good video resolution of the area above and behind the hills to the west. Impressive coverage. More than a few comments about how we never see cattle on that part of the area and that maybe “they” burned off the wrong side of the road. I didn’t investigate the area on foot but the darker ground surface definitely melted off the snow faster than surrounding areas. Good moisture all around but mostly all gone by 3. We were done by 4:30 as the promised clouds and wind rolled in. All in all, a great day on the Pawnee – everyone was thrilled to be back. Thank you.
Here’s hoping the current cycle of sunny days and precipitation continue to green up the cattle range for a chance to fly the first weekend of May.
Members and Friends,
NO GO for SUNDAY. Springtime in the Rockies. Our weekend weather forecast has not improved but the NOTAM has been called in. Given wind predictions and the accuracy of forecasting, please understand Sunday’s launch attempts are being scrubbed, blown out, and cancelled. We are still GO FOR SATURDAY. Expect cold and wet and cloudy conditions early on, improving slightly towards noon and deteriorating again in the afternoon.
To all of you who prefer the ease and simplicity of Cesaroni ProX motors, Moto Joe received a large shipment restocking those popular 29 and 38 mm sizes and colors.
Are you looking for a job? Particle Measuring Systems in Boulder is looking to fill several positions:
Software Manager
Mechanical Engineering Manager
Software Test Engineer (Contract)
Senior Electrical Engineer
QA Associate
Aerosol Scientist
Research Scientist Physics/Optics
Senior Project Manager
Particle Measuring Systems is an established, growing manufacturer of specialized metrology equipment for the semiconductor and life sciences industries. Employees enjoy good pay, excellent benefits, and a friendly working environment while working on state of the art instruments. Some of these positions are already listed on our website atwww.pmeasuring.com/en/about-us/careers. If you are interested, you can send your resume and cover letter to resumes@pmeasuring.com or you can send them to me atjskuba@pmeasuring.com and I’ll forward them to the appropriate people.Hope to see you out on the range.
A Celebration of Life for Dr. Scott Corliss will be held Saturday morning, October 8th at 10 AM, at the 1st Assembly of God in Greeley – 3000 W 16th St, Greeley, CO.
Here is a link to Scott's obituary and the Greeley Tribune article that was published:
http://www.greeleytribune.com/news/24202176-113/scott-corliss-idd-as-greeley-man-who-died
Tough to comprehend – he was meticulous and precise. As was noted elsewhere, at least he died doing something he really enjoyed.
Members and friends,
Here is some News from our friends at the USFS.
Joe, passing on the message (highlighted below) that my Ranger asked me to. Please extend my thanks to Joe the next time you talk to him regarding his flexibility and concern for safety. They are really a great group to work with and I feel very comfortable that they make good decisions regarding their activities.
Just an FYI. I know it was a totally different activity but the fact that we had a pretty big fire on the PNG this past weekend does support NCR leadership’s decision to cancel the launch.
Date: Aug. 10, 2016 Ault, Colo. – Over the weekend, the Sand Creek Fire burned 715 acres on the east side of the Pawnee National Grassland, burning on both public and private land. With hot temperatures and drying grasses, it is an important time to be fire safe on the grassland. Be sure to stay on roads, as hot catalytic converters can start fires in tall grasses. Your extra caution can go a long way to avoid human-caused fires. This extra caution includes knowing the rules, regulations and best practices of recreational activities on the Pawnee National Grassland.
