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Model Forum / General / Rockets / April 2007any insight into starting a new club?
Hi all - We're getting ready to start a new local model rocketry club. I've registered with the NAR. I've downloaded a bunch of stuff from the NAR site. I've also gotten a couple of good books on the subject from Apogee and the local bookstore. We would like to emphasize the fun of the club but eventually work with the math and science of it as well. I plan on doing launches with small electronic devices (such as accelerometers and altimeters, etc.) eventually but we want to start small and work our way up. I've done a fair bit of launches in my youth (many years ago:) ) with the Estes rockets up to the FarSide. Does anyone have any helpful suggestions for a club just starting up? Are there any issues we should be concerned with? Hopefully we will have Junior High School and High School aged kids participating and a few adults for supervision. Thanks for any helpful suggestions. Dave The info on the NAR website is good and they should send you a section guide as well. The biggest issue is usually obtaining a legal launch site and then keeping it (by not doing anything that will annoy the neighbors). What state are you in? Many more people are on The Rocketry Forum and can offer good advice whenever you need it. http://www.rocketryforum.com/ -Fred Shecter NAR 20117  Signature"""Remove "zorch" from address (2 places) to reply. http://www.sirius.com/ > Hi all - > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Dave > The info on the NAR website is good and they should send you a section > guide as well. [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] >> >> Dave Thanks for the helpfule responses... I'm in Idaho (Southeast part, in Idaho Falls). We have a tentative area lined up for the launches and I need to confirm it will be OK for use. The NAR documents are very helpful and I will check the other suggested sites. Thanks again. Dave > Hi all - > [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Dave go to www.esteseducator.com and look in the publications questrocketry has guides too..... except it'd be www.questaerospace.com >> Hi all - >> >> We're getting ready to start a new local model rocketry club. I've >> registered with the NAR. I've downloaded a bunch of stuff from the NAR > go to www.esteseducator.com and look in the publications > > questrocketry has guides too..... |
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