Back to School means back to Rocketry! 
 
Middle and High School Students are encouraged to attend the Sept 6th launch. Now is the time to form Team America Rocketry Challenge Teams. The 2009 TARC Rules are now posted at http://www.rocketcontest.org/pdf/2009_rules.pdf!  Get started early — Registration begins on September 3rd!
 
The next SEARS launch is September 6th in Samson, AL. The event is Scale Day. Use a green flight card for any scale model of a space or military rocket and you will entered for a draw from the prize pool. 
  
Cliff Oliver plans to fly his Temporary Insanity rocket on an M motor. Cliff certifed L3 on this rocket at the Florida Winter Nationals in February 2008.

 
Click here for more launch info. Setup is at 8:30 and the waiver opens at 9:00.
 
If you want motors for the September 6th Samson Launch, please let Chris know two weeks prior. He also needs to know if you need loaner hardware. Christopher Short  www.csrocketry.com 850-554-6531 tbonerocketeer
 
Greg Lane
SEARS President

Justyn Palmer has joined Tripoli/SEARS. He had a successful Level 1 certification flight on July 27th with a rebuilt & modified “Turtleosis” on a Loki H100 Spitfire. He will be testing & attempting his Level 2 cert. flight on 9/6. Good Luck on L2 Justyn!

Multi-Stage Day - June 7th  2008

Use a green flight card for any multi-stage rocket and you will entered for a draw from the prize pool.

SAFETY NOTE: Every multi-stage rocket is a HEADS-UP Flight. So keep your eyes on the rocket and remember the booster will be descending separate from the sustainer.

Chris Short’s Two Stage HPR Rocket

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Momma’s has closed. So we will work something else out. 

All,
 
We are having Rocket Lunches at Momma’s Place on Wednesdays at 11:40 or so. Mommas is at 6908 Thomas Dr, Panama City Beach, FL. So come talk rockets or anything else.  There is plenty of room for guests. If you ride a Harley you will feel right at home. Mommas is the home of the BBQ Sundae. They also have the BBQ Potatoe at John Hansel’s request. Wi-Fi is available and I usually bring my laptop. So until further notice John Hansel and I will be there each Wednesday. Join us if you can.

This is not to take away from the gathering at Crews BBQ in Samson on launch days after the gear is packed up. Crews is on Hwy 87 about a mile South of Hwy 52.

Greg

All,
 
The next SouthEast Alabama Rocketry Society (SEARS) launch is May 10th 2008 in Samson, AL. The event is Upscale Day.  Use a green flight card for any upscale of a rocket kit and you will entered for a draw from the prize pool. 

John Hansel’s Upscale Shadow

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SEARS has done a Newton’s Laws talk and rocket demo for the Alabama Aerospace Week program at Landmark Park near Dothan, AL each year since 1999. The Alabama Aerospace Week program typically involves three or four demos a day over the course of four days. This reaches about 600 young people each year.  This years dates are February 20-23, 2008. 

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Alabama’s Phoenix Missile Works club will be celebrating their second annual Founder’s Day this January 19th and 20th just east of Winterboro, Alabama, about 20 miles south of Interstate 20 and 10 miles south of the infamous city of Talledega.

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Eleven launches with interesting events are planned for 2008 at the Samson, AL launch site.

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Our next launch is January 5th 2008 in Samson, AL. The event is Maiden Flight Day. Use a green flight card for any first flight of a rocket and you will have a chance to draw from the prize pool. So this is a chance to get out the exacto and glue and show us something new. In particular, John Hansel will fly the Hewes Space Special for the first time. The Panama City Artist who painted the craft will be there to witness the flight.

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The next SEARS launch is December 1st 2007 at Samson, AL. Our event is ‘Tis the Season. So come fly a holiday themed rocket (on a green flight card) and get a chance for a draw from the SEARS prize pool. Here are some great examples.

Keith Stewart’s Naughty or Nice Santa	Shelby Foran’s Reindeer Rocket.

Click here for more launch info. Greg