We would like to thank the following vendors for thier generous donations for Freedom Launch 2010 Raffle and helping to make Freedom Launch 2010 a success!

Aerotech.................10 caps
Art Applewhite........18mm Hourglass Kit
13mm Hourglass Kit
(2) 6" Flying Saucer Kits
29mm Stealth Kit
Dr. Zooch..................Freedom 7 Kit
Sputnik Kit
MadCow....................Scooter Kit
Lil Goblin Kit
9"x9" Blast Protector
Rocketchutes.........(2) Packs with 12/18/24" Parachutes
HotRod Rockets.........Kestrel Kit
Endeavor Kit
Sparrow Kit
Pleiades Kit
Kestrel Express Kit
Ken Allen Performance Hobbies....To be announced
Tom and Kay Henderson Dynamic Propulsion Systems......To be announced
Total Impulse Rocketry.........To be announced

PML.............(HAMR)-Highly Adaptive Motor Retainer for 38mm motors
2 $20 gift certificates

Tickets will be $1 each or 6 for $5

LETS FLY SOME ROCKETS!!

Hope to see you all in Orangeburg on September 4, 5, 6!!

Freedom Launch 2010 is fast approaching. Plan on coming down to or up to Orangeburg, SC for the Labor Day weekend. We will have three days of rocket fun.

Saturday, 9/4 and Sunday 9/5 will be Tripoli Sport Launch Days, and a night launch will be held on Sunday evening. Sunday is selected so that fliers can visit the local restaurants of which many are closed on Sunday.

Monday, 9/6 will be Tripoli Research Launch Day. Only Tripoli Rocketry Association Members may fly. Commercial motors based on your cert level are allowed. Level 2 and 3 members may also fly research motors. See Research Launch notes down on page 6 of the Notes.

Flying will be from 10:00 AM until 7:30 (edit # 2 on time) PM on Saturday and 10:00 AM until 7:00 PM on Sunday, the Sunday night launch will be from 7:30 PM until 9:30 PM (edit # 2 on time) (night flights will have a 3,000' waiver limit, and each part of the rocket must have continuous illumination visible throughout the flight. Flying will be from 10:00 AM until 5:00 PM on Monday.

Flight Fees will be $10.00 per day for non-club members, or $25.00 for all three days. Club member fees will be $5.00 per day.

Registration will begin at 9:00 AM on Saturday morning.

Range Set-up will be on Friday 9/3 at 6:00 PM. Those assisting will be able to register at the end of Range Set-up.

A club work day will be held on Sunday, August 22nd at Danny Dempsey's home. We will begin at 9:30 AM. Main tasks will be checking out the launch system. We will also add a floor coating in the club trailer. If you need directions to Danny's send me an email.


[Bobby Weatherford edit]

Just chatted with Ed and we're entertaining switching the workday to Saturday, August 21st at Danny's. Please let Ed/Johnny/me know your thoughts on this one. We still need to see if this is okay with Danny.

Bobby

Ed Fenton edit

I spoke with Danny and we are go for workday this coming Saturday, 8/21 beginning at 9 AM. Danny will have the tent set up for shade. I will bring along my pop-up and table also, and a set of taps/dies to run the threads on the pads and oil them.

Ed

We will be coating the trailer drop down door and floor on Saturday, using a light tan colored aliphatic polyurthane with rubber bits for traction / non slip surface. Two coats will be put down.

Ed

A work day to prepare the club equipment for Freedom Launch will be held on Saturday August 22nd at Danny's House in Orangeburg.

Freedom Launch 2009 - Saturday, Sunday and Monday, Sep 5, 6, & 7. We are planning a night launch on Sunday, so that fliers can enjoy eating out on Saturday since many local restaurants are closed on Sunday. Monday is a Tripoli Research day only. The entire event is under Tripoli rules.

Flight Fees are $10.00 per day, $25.00 for all 3 days for Non Members.
$5.00 per day for club members.

Range Setup is planned for Friday evening at 6:00 PM.

A V-2 Mass Launch is planned for Monday from 11:00 to 12:00, we will fly the Low Power, then Mid Power, then High Power, then the Away Cell. All recovery will await the completion of all the V-2 Flights.
Due to the combined Impulse of Burl's Big V-2, observers will need to retreat from the flight line to one Pivot Wheel Track to the North before the Big V-2 is launched.

Plan to sign up for 2 hour shifts as RSO, LCO, and Pad Manager and reply who will be available for range set-up and take-down. You will earn a Freedom Launch Crew T-Shirt for working two or more 2-hour shifts or for working range set-up or for working range take-down, one Crew Shirt per person.

Bring Shade, sunscreen and plenty to drink.

Read the ICBM Site Rules.

Ken Allen of Performance Hobbies will be offering 10% off on kits at the Freedom Launch. So make sure you drop by and take advantage of some great deals!

Also, watch this page in the next few days for all the details on the launch.