I move that we move further discussion to the member-only forum. -W

Landfill was operated by BFI. Need to confirm.

We could check out that landfill while we're at it. After checking out the sky diving club's website, the model airplane's club website, and airport website, and pictures of corn fields, my initial en

I'd like to visit and meet with the owner, but Sundays are a no-go. Earliest Saturday for me is Sept 7. I'm open to meeting down there on a weekday after work in September. It's just an hour south of

After every launch I end up picking up people's spent igniters off the field. At the last launch there were some particularly obnoxious large spent igniter leads left on the ground by the rail. I set

On close inspection of the aerial, and the Balsa Bees website, the field has some nice corn fields too. About three miles north is the closed Willow Creek Landfill. Three-thousand foot square area of

It's a better model rocket field than Harmon. It looks like the 1,500 foot rule might preclude high power. Still interested...

Yes I am very interested in speaking with this man.

This Saturday's launch is a go. This is a public model rocketry event. We start flying at 10:00 am. I'd welcome any help to set up the gear ~0945, but there's not much work involved in setting up. Wea

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Mark is correct. You can use the package. But that's not a special rule - that's tradition. -W

You make a good point. I also don't use the rubber shock cord. I didn't consider the internal components when I posted the kit bash rules because those parts are typically not visible when displaying

Everyone who hung around until the afternoon at the last launch all received an Estes Astron Sprint XL kit. We proposed a kit bash contest. The rules for the contest are simple: You must build a model

Saturday was a hot day, but we had our largest turnout of the year. I wonder if it was one of our largest turnouts ever, but I don't have the numbers. We hosted a Sport Scale and Open Spot Landing Con

#launchreport

I wrote that there will be some nice prizes for the top three places in each event, but the Saturn V kit will not be one of them. Estes Little Joe II kits are going to the first place in each event. T

Congratulations to Bill Berger for successfully qualifying for HPR Level 1.

This Saturday's Apollo 11 Moon Landing Commemorative Launch is a GO. This is a public model rocketry event. We start flying at 10:00 am. We need one or two MTMA members to arrive by 0930-0945 to help

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Everybody: please look at the Subject header to which you are replying before posting. This board is not a single subject message board like a chat server.

Please reply to the right message. Pay attention.

Will an E30-4T work? I think that's one of the recommended motors, isn't it? It's yours if it will work for you. -Wolfram

This Saturday's Launch is canceled due to a weather forecast of thunderstorms. I can't get the gear down to the field for a rain date Sunday launch, so this weekend's launch has been scrubbed. See you

#nogo