Our March 23 launch was a bit chilly to start, but very sunny. Winds stayed below 10 MPH, so it was decent flying weather. We posted 29 flights for our first 2019 launch, a good start. Get ready for our next launch, April 6.
November 11 Launch Result – 45 Flights
Thanks to all who braved temperatures in the mid-30’s to attend our last launch of the 2018 flying season. The 45 flights they put in pushed our 2018 total to 327 flights, our largest total since 2015. Congrats to Ed Chess who, with 43 flights, was our most frequent flyer!
You can download a complete summary of all our 2018 flights from our Facebook file page located here:
Check out the launch photos on Facebook here.
See you in 2019!
October 14 Launch Result – 59 Flights
Our October 14 launch was very good with light winds and 59 total flights, including over 20 NRC competition flights!. We have a good shot at posting 300+ flights for our 2018 flying season, a good total for our little rocket club. Here’s the current summary of 2018’s flying.
Free Rockets at October 14 Launch!
Longtime NIRA member John Barrett has donated his rocket collection to NIRA, but there are rocket left over and the Fox Valley Rocketeers have them! You can have a look at the collection at our October 14 launch. There are a LOT of rockets in varying degrees of condition, some with popped fins, many of which have the fins present and therefore repairable. We ask that if you take anything, you send John a thank you note; address labels will be provided for you at the launch.
August 18 Club Launch Report – Mark Bundick
The Fox Valley Rocketeers August 18 Club Launch was well attended. We had 50 flights total, both sport and National Rocketry Contest. We also had lots of visitors who flew some great flights.