Category: Events

Information about special events, including those out of town.

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WE ARE FLYING!

The Woodstock Park District has approved reopening our Kishwaukee Park / Davis Road launch site!

In order to make up for missed launches and provide more opportunities to fly, we will be flying TWICE a month.  Launch dates are Saturday, July 11, July 25, August 8, August 22, September 12 and September 26.  All launches run from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM.

A summary of the special rules for participating due to COVID-19 include:

  • Park with adequate spacing between other cars.
  • Wear a mask and practice social distancing.
  • Bring along antiseptic wipes and hand sanitizer.
  • We will maintain a registration table; please sign in with your name and contact information.
  • Launch set up will be “Misfire Alley”.  Bring your own launch system and pad.
  • Announcements will be broadcast on the PA system.
  • There will be no flight cards used. The launch director will ask you for your flight information prior to launch.
  • For NAR competitors, all NRC events will be supported, and Virtual NARAM events are allowed at the July and August launches.

Let’s fly some rockets!

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Special COVID-19 Field Rules

At our June 1 meeting, we established special rules to operate our range during the Illinois Stage 3 stay at home order. These rules will be used once our Kishwaukee Park / Davis Road flying site is opened by the City of Woodstock. Please check out the special rules here.

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Launch Cancellations

Given the State of Illinois’ “shelter in place” directive, we have cancelled the March 28, April 4 and April 11 launches. We will also be doing our monthly meeting electronically. Details about the meeting with complete instructions about how to join online will be sent to members directly by email.

Please stay healthy and safe!

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Dino Chutes NIRCON 2020 Discount Offer

If you’re planning on attending the Northern Illinois Rocketry Conference 2020 (NIRCON 2020) on Saturday, March 14, you can take advantage of a special discount being supplied by Dino Chutes.

Dino Chutes customers can obtain a 20% discount and free shipping to NIRCON 2020!

There are two separate coupon codes to be used. One coupon code is entered on the order form, then a second code can be entered again for free shipping. Here are the two coupon codes:

NIRCON

NIRCONSHIP

If someone wants their order sooner then they can just use the “NIRCON” code for the product discount and they can pay for the shipping. If you don’t use the NIRCONSHIP code then we’ll ship their order right away. Otherwise, Dino Chutes will ship all other orders as a group to the NIRCON organizers on March 9th and buyers can pick them up at NIRCON registration.

Thank you, Dino Chutes, for this great NIRCON 2020 offer!

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June 29 Launch Report

The Fox Valley Rocketeers had fantastic weather with mostly sunny skies and winds under 5 MPH. We flew a total of 55 flights, pushing our year to date total to 245. Mike Moran leads all flyers in 2019 with 45 flights.

As a club, since our founding, we have now had 4,998 flights, meaning someone one will fly our 5,000th rocket at the July 13 launch where we will celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Mission.

Come join us on July 13 for this double celebration!