http://sparc.rocketclub.org/ en-us 2021-10-30T05:41:32-08:00 http://sparc.rocketclub.org/archives/2021/10/joe_cooney_octo.html What a great day for the last launch of the year at SPARC. Weather was perfect for pushing the upper limits of field and the show was most spectacular, although I did not hear what the exact high temp... Launch Reports bobble 2021-10-30T05:41:32-08:00 http://sparc.rocketclub.org/archives/2021/10/presidents_octo.html Woke to freezing fog, soon followed by sunshine and blue skies. A few dicey spots on the road if the sun hadn’t hit it yet. Other than cool temps, conditions were ideal. A great crowd showed up for SPARCS annual... Launch Reports bobble 2021-10-30T05:35:35-08:00 http://sparc.rocketclub.org/archives/2011/10/t4_days_to_laun_3.html Our last launch of the season has concluded with a fantastic day flying. Regular annual dues of $20 are reduced to $15 if you sign up before 12/31/11. Membeship forms can be downloaded from the 'Club Forms' section of the... bobble 2011-10-29T20:28:15-08:00 http://sparc.rocketclub.org/archives/2011/10/october_launch_4.html Finally I can say we have a launch coming up THIS month!! Saturday October 29'th, Halloween theme, Joe Cooney is doing Launch Director duty and his 'buddy' Jack-O-Cooney is slated to fly once again with a head full of candy,... bobble 2011-10-06T06:55:35-08:00 http://sparc.rocketclub.org/archives/2011/06/alan_roberts_ju.html The following is my launch report for the Midway Elementary School Launch on Friday 6/10 and the SPARC launch on Saturday 6/11. Friday 6/10 It was such fun to see the kids and their rockets for the Midway Elementary School... bobble 2011-06-15T06:54:38-08:00 http://sparc.rocketclub.org/archives/2011/06/dave_glass_june.html Looks like Bob beat me to the punch and hit most of the highlights, so I'll just add a few personal notes.... bobble 2011-06-14T05:42:34-08:00 http://sparc.rocketclub.org/archives/2011/06/presidents_june.html Forecast called for 50% chance of heavy rain. Web site was down so I could not post a last minute status report. I woke to bright sunshine on the hill behind the house so headed out. The launch site remained... bobble 2011-06-14T05:36:52-08:00 http://sparc.rocketclub.org/archives/2011/06/launch_today_is_1.html From cold drizzle to hot and sunny we got started a little late but once the skies cleared, we launched till after 5 P.M. Next launch is scheduled for Saturday October 29'th. President Bob... bobble 2011-06-11T18:39:57-08:00 http://sparc.rocketclub.org/archives/2011/06/launch_today_is_2.html Currently watching a small weather system that will pass over us by 10am, but hoping for good conditions as the day progresses. President Bob... bobble 2011-06-11T16:52:57-08:00 http://sparc.rocketclub.org/archives/2011/06/launch_today_is.html See you all there !... Announcements terry 2011-06-11T16:45:14-08:00 http://sparc.rocketclub.org/archives/2011/06/t5_day_to_launc.html As seems to be typical for 2011, the forecast is marginal for our launch scheduled for tomorrow Saturday June 11'th. A lot will depend on what conditions are in the morning so check back her for last minute details. I'll... bobble 2011-06-10T05:25:33-08:00 http://sparc.rocketclub.org/archives/2011/05/presidents_laun.html I suppose one could debate whether today’s weather was better or worse than Mothers Day when we cancelled but we did launch all day under mostly sunny skies with significant breezes and a few rain drops.... bobble 2011-05-15T14:58:22-08:00 http://sparc.rocketclub.org/archives/2011/05/marty_weiser_la_2.html We had 79 total flights using 83 motors. This included one chad staged flight and 3 clusters.... bobble 2011-05-15T12:56:11-08:00 http://sparc.rocketclub.org/archives/2011/05/launch_this_sat.html Today's May 14'th launch has concluded. Lots of sun, a good bit of wind, and even some rain drops but we launched all day. Next launch is Saturday June 11'th with a pre-launch on June 10'th in support of Midway... bobble 2011-05-14T17:20:06-08:00 http://sparc.rocketclub.org/archives/2011/05/t5_days_to_laun_3.html Due to the poor weather forecast we are slipping the date for our May launch to Saturday May 14. Marty Weiser and Alan Roberts are doing co-launch director duty and have adjust their checklist processing to accomodate the new launch... bobble 2011-05-05T12:15:46-08:00