Welcome
Welcome to the SPARC website.
We are a small group that focuses on rockets flying to altitudes of 7000' or more depending on conditions.
Launch dates will be posted here as soon as they become known. If you sign up as a member (form can be downloaded below), you will receive e-mail notification of impending launches and club activities.
Please check back to the site for updates as they become available.
Directions to our launch site can be found here.
Joe Cooney Launch report
June 09, 2009
Wheatchex 2009, The weekend started out with great weather, Midway Elementary showed up around 1000 and things got started shortly afterwards. While the kids were gathering around I got things started with "Brightside of the Road", and Estes Fly it before you can buy it, Pre-Clone. Flew nicely on an E9-6 and I managed to get 10 flights in the first day. I ended our time with the Midway kids by flying "Antwerp's Placebo" a scratch built plunger rocket on another E9. I ended the day flying my E9 modified Baby Bertha named "A to E Flat Jam". All in all a great day with weather being much gooder than last year.Continue reading "Joe Cooney Launch report"
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Wheatchex concluded
June 07, 2009
A very interesting 3 days of Wheatchex has concluded. Stack of flight cards was impressive at the least. I'm sure there are several lost rockets but the MOST important one is mine ;-) Missing one 24mm blue/yellow/orange + long streamer rocket. If you were there, please feel free to send in a launch report. presibobdentPosted by bobble at 05:48 PM | Comments (0)
WHEATCHEX starts today
June 05, 2009
All systems GO for WHEATCHEX this weekend featuring Midway Elementary on Friday. Battery charging sequence is complete. Porta potty is on site. Fresh wheat is about a foot tall so bring beepers if you've got em. Overnight camping is welcome. Be prepared for some potentially stormy weather. Tear down on Sunday whenever those in attendance have had enough. During the time Midway is on-site (approx 80 students + faculty + parents between 1000 and 1500), we will be running the range with the objective of ensuring all students get their rockets in the air. Specific range policies are listed below.Continue reading "WHEATCHEX starts today"
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Luders Launch Report
May 11, 2009
This is Teresa Luders. Our son Brian invited two of his friends to the event and it was a huge success. As is typical for teenage boys, we didn't see enough KATOs but David manage to burn a hole in one of the pads when his rocket ignited, flamed, then failed to take off. Very impressive!Continue reading "Luders Launch Report"
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Joe Cooney Launch Report
Weather was perfect both days, even if I spent most of Saturday watching my daughter play soccer. I got there late Saturday sometime around four in the afternoon. Judging form the flight card stack, Saturday was extremely busy.Continue reading "Joe Cooney Launch Report"
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Marty Weiser Launch Report
I showed up about 9:30 Sat. and the everything was ready to go. I got in two great dual deployment flights in my 54 mm Go Bucks III - Sat. on an I366 to 4372 ft. and Sun. on an I195 to 2843 ft. (big difference in the same 6 grain 38 mm case).Continue reading "Marty Weiser Launch Report"
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Jopson Launch report
Great launch! Arrived Fri evening to Ray and Krys camped S of the flight line. Parked the Den and had a nice evening with Ray supplied pizza. Spring (planting) moon rose to the Southeast looking HUGE.Continue reading "Jopson Launch report"
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Presidentialaunch report
May 10, 2009
Sure couldn’t have asked for much in the way of better weather this Mothers Day weekend. Last count had 133 flight cards and lots of sun drenched skin.Continue reading "Presidentialaunch report"
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May launch concluded
Our Mothers Day weekend launch has concluded. While turnout was light, the weather was incredible. We got in over 130 launches for the weekend. Next up is Wheatchex featuring Midway Elementary on Friday June 5'th followed by a full weekend of more rockets. president bobPosted by bobble at 01:43 PM | Comments (0)
Launch this weekend is GO
May 09, 2009
We are GO for our 2-day launch over this Mothers Day weekend. Ray Stoner and Joe Cooney are teaming up to cover Launch Director duties. Battery charging sequence is complete and the trailer is on-site. Weather forecast remains decent with the slight chance of showers today and a great Mothers day tomorrow. The field is in great shape and the porta potty is on-site. Still a few puddles on the access road so please do your best to avoid them and, at the same time, not drive on any freshly planted areas. Overnight camping is welcome. We'll have a fire pit going for 'atmosphere'. president bobPosted by bobble at 06:00 AM | Comments (0)
