Indiana Rocketry

Weather Forecast

David Reese — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:56:58 +0000

Our local FAA representative has provided the following guidance on the weather for Thunderstruck weekend:

The official National Weather Service forecast for our launch site is located here.
The 24 hour aviation forecast can be obtained from the NOAA at http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/taf.shtml; enter KLAF as the identifier.
Winds Aloft data is available from the NWS Aviation Weather Center for the upper Midwestern region at http://www.aviationweather.gov/products/nws/chicago with an explanatory map at http://www.aviationweather.gov/products/nws/winds

Launch This Weekend!

David Reese — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:21:43 +0000

The February launch is on for this weekend — research Saturday, and commercial Sunday. Come on out to Ash Grove one last time before the big show next month and enjoy a relaxed weekend of flying. We’ll have the 16,000′ standing waiver in place each morning, with our usual on-demand windows to 22,000′.

February Meeting Time Change

David Reese — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:51:56 +0000

Due to double-booking at the extension office, we have moved the February meeting to 4:00 PM. We’ll be discussing some updates to the bylaws, planning for Thunderstruck, and a whole lot more. See you there!

February Launch Dates

David Reese — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 03:15:56 +0000

The winter flying season continues with our next launch, in February! We’re scheduled to fly under the Tripoli Research rules on Saturday, the 25th, and certified on the 26th. We’ve got 22,000 feet of airspace and miles of flat, power … Continue reading →

December 2011

David Reese — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:47:57 +0000

The December 2011 minutes are available as a PDF.

December 2011

David Reese — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 20:45:59 +0000

December 2011 saw two Ns, three Ms, and a bunch of Js, Ks, Ls, too. Calm winds and clear skies made for a memorable weekend of flying. Click through for photos!

Additional images courtesy of Wayne Dennis.

January Launch Dates

David Reese — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:23:53 +0000

The new year’s flying season will begin on the 28th and 29th of January at Ash Grove. Since the new TRA rules still exclude NAR adult members, we’ll have a commercial NAR+TRA day on Saturday, the 28th, and a research (TRA+youth) day on Sunday, the 29th. As usual, we’ll have the pads ready to go at around 10:00 AM, both days… see you there!

November 2011

David Reese — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:48:19 +0000

The November 2011 meeting minutes are available as a PDF.

October 2011

David Reese — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:47:32 +0000

The October 2011 meeting minutes are available as a PDF.

September 2011

David Reese — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:46:59 +0000

The September 2011 meeting minutes are available as a PDF.