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If you aren’t going to AIRFEST,  Please consider joining us this coming Labor Day weekend – Saturday and Sunday – September 1-2 at the North (Main) launch site.  NO Launch on Labor Day – Monday, September 3rd.  With no fire restrictions currently in place in Weld County or on the Pawnee NG, the PNG Ranger has “green lighted” NCR for the event…[Read more]

Looking forward to Oktoberfest.  Don’t know if anyone has a special rocket they wanted filming but I plan on having my camera set up there.  I have a couple of flights I would like to do but I should be able to film a L3 cert (Joe, hint hint) or any other special launch you would like to do.

Doug

Members and Friends,

SATURDAY ONLY.   There are some complications with our logistics.  We are GO for SATURDAY ONLY.

The Ranger says they have no reason to doubt we may proceed with the rocket launch as planned, following normal precautions.  Given the recent rains, it warrants mentioning that the ground may be soft out there. Vehi…[Read more]

I’m thinking of using a Big Red Bee 900 MHz GPS locator for my Level 2 Certification flight. I like the idea of the handheld base station receiver with the LCD display the rocket’s GPS coordinates without the need for a computer in the field. I found a free cell phone based app that will direct one to a set of GPS coordinates once entered.

I’m…[Read more]

At MHM last month, I believe the air frame did not separate at apogee, and the bird came in hot.  Main deployed at ~ 800′ and the harness failed.  I found the nosecone and main chute about 600 yards South of County Road 122 (Grover Road), almost exactly South by Southeast of the launch site (about 1.6 miles from the pads – I believe it went at l…[Read more]

This is just a heads-up from Jon Halverson, the Recreation Special Uses Administrator with the
Forest Service
Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests, Pawnee National Grassland
Canyon Lakes Ranger District-Pawnee NG Zone

Today we implemented fire restrictions on the Canyon Lakes Ranger District so they are now in effect for all units of the…[Read more]

Members and Friends,

High Skies in July 2018 has received the green light from the US Forest Service for the coming weekend of July 6th, 7th, and 8th on the Pawnee National Grassland at NCR’s North Site.  Our waiver will be a constant 20,000’ AGL, with “windows of opportunity” for higher altitudes shots on Saturday and Sunday.  We anticipate h…[Read more]

Hi,

I have a 3″ dia Blue Tube about 4′ long which I bought many years ago from Apogee Components. Just wondering if anyone has had experiences positive or negative using this material. I’m considering putting it together with a payload bay and 38mm motor mount, with fiberglass fins and bulkheads.  I know I could go 54 mm, but I’d like to take…[Read more]