IT’S NOT JUST A HOBBY…

If this doesn’t describe how you feel about rocketry, bet you know someone who does.

HARA BANNER #3

Chris’ Rocket Supplies at Launch Saturday

csr_logoChris’ Rocket Supplies will be at the Manchester launch site this weekend. Contact Chris at http://www.csrocketry.com/store/

HARA Meeting April 2nd @ 7:30PM

2015 Meeting #4

HARA busy with TARC

HARA has been busy testing and qualifying flights with the local TARC teams. For current details, photos and drama go to Bill Cooke’s rocket blog at http://billsrockets.blogspot.com/.

Schools registered in TARC are:

Pope John Paul II High School

Falcon Rocketeers

Bob Jones High School

Liberty Middle School Team

Tanner High School

Butler AFJROTC

Huntsville Middle

Buckhorn Middle

Russellville HS

International Drone Day Event – AIAA

We would like to make you aware of an aviation event happening in  Huntsville on Saturday, March 14. Please see the flyer for
International Drone Day. All are welcome to come, connect, and learn  about the exciting possibilities that unmanned systems can offer. This…  is also Pi Day (3/14/15) and Einstein’s Birthday!
The Greater Huntsville Section will be manning a display & recruiting table during the event.

drone day

NARCON Dedicates Model Rocketry Exhibit at Museum of Flight

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The new exhibit of model rocketry at the Museum of Flight in Seattle featuring the Estes and Stine collection was dedicated in the Space Gallery February 21, 2015, by the NAR Board of Trustees. The ‘Remove Before Flight’ ribbon was cut by NAR President Ted Cochran and Dan Hagedorn, Senior Curator and Director of Collections. Also present in the photo are Trip Barber, Bill Stine, Vern Estes and Pat Fitzpatrick. Read more

HARA Meeting Thursday – March 12th

Last weeks meeting was cancelled because of the dangerous winter weather.  We will make up our regular HARA meeting this Thursday night – March 12th. Meeting will start at 7:30pm in the ERC classroom.  This will be our last meeting before the NASA student launch week, so those interested in helping with range ops that week, please make an effort to attend.

Thanks,
Daniel

And thanks to those who have already renewed their memberships for 2015. Duane (Treasurer) will be issuing new membership cards for 2015.

HARA Launch Report

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March 5th Meeting Cancelled

The regular HARA meeting scheduled for March 5th has been cancelled due to weather.

We will proceed with the launch this Saturday in Manchester starting at 10am.

We may reschedule the meeting for next Thursday. We will make that announcement in a couple of days.

The waiver will be for 10,000 feet and below. Exceptions can be made for special launches.

Sudden Rush with Vortigo

DSC_0864 (2)sa DSC_0857s In this winter season not much flying gets done and not much posting either. So let’s go back to September and I’ll tell you about a dual deployment flight I made then. I want to document this so that people will know I do fly these rockets but I am not often caught doing it. During most of the major launches during the year I am working the range or with students and teachers and don’t have time to personally fly anything complicated. Toward the end of the flying season I have more time to Read more