Low/Mid Power Launch at Manton Road, Yass
Sunday 4 November
Cancelled due to the very dry on-site conditions and the high forcast winds on the day.
Low/Mid Power Launch at Manton Road, Yass
Sunday 1 October
Cancelled due to the high fire danger warning for the Yass area.
Low/Mid Power Launch at Manton Road, Yass
Sunday 3 September
The September launch at Manton Road was held under near-perfect conditions with a clear sky and very light winds. A good turnout of about 20 flyers experienced some great flights, with a few less than optimal. Many thanks to those attendees that helped out with the packup.
More details will be available shortly when the flight cards are reviewed.
High Power Launch at Ardlethan
Saturday 26 - Sunday 27 August
The third and final HPR launch for 2023 was held over the weekend of 26-27 August in near-perfect conditions, with a clear blue sky and very light winds on Saturday, and high scattered cloud with light winds on Sunday. Attendance was low with about ten ANU team members, and couple from UTS. We managed 32 launches over the weekend, with 20 on Saturday and 12 on Sunday. The stats were:
16 x C, 1 x E, 2 x F, 6 x G, 5 x H, 1 x J, 1 x K
Unfortunately, only the bare minimum number of CRG committee members were available for this weekend. However, with the low attendance numbers the event, while busy, was managable, particularly with the assistance of the ANU team in some of the range duties. Many thanks to Jerome for stepping in as RSO on Sunday morning, and other team members assisting with the packup.
CRG 2023 AGM
The 2023 AGM was held virtually via Zoom at 08:30 on Sunday 20 August. Details and minutes of the meeting will be posted soon.
Low/Mid Power Launch at Manton Road, Yass
Sunday 6 August
The August L/MPR launch at Manton Road was held on a clear but breezy morning. There was a reasonable turnout for a late Winter launch, bulked out by members from the ANU Rocketry Team. There were mixed outcomes from about twenty or so lanches. Many thanks to those that assisted with setup and packup.
Low/Mid Power Launch at Manton Road, Yass
Sunday 2 July
The July launch at Manton Road was held under near-perfect weather conditions after a very late start due to fog that eventually cleared after 10:30. There were some good flights. However, the clear blue sky and light surface winds lulled several flyers into a false sense of security, as their choice of motor and chute size resulted in a westerly drift into the neighbouring properties. The upper level winds are not so forgiving at Manton!
Many thanks to the ANU attendees who assisted with the set up and pack up. That is always appreciated.
High Power Launch at Ardlethan
Saturday 17 - Sunday 18 June
The second HPR launch of 2023 was held under near-perfect weather conditions, with a clear blue sky and light winds on the Saturday. Unfortunately, due to recent rain falls, the ground was quite soft and, in some areas, quite boggy. While the attendance was very low, there were some very good flights of low, mid and high power rockets. Whilst the high power composite and hybrid motor launches performed very well, there were significant ignition issues experienced with certain single-use mid power motors by one of the members, including one CATO (fortunately, the rocket will fly again).
Towards the end of the Saturday session, it was decided that the forecast for Sunday was not ideal, with showers forecast over the morning. The thought of packing up in these conditions was not something we looked forward to, so we packed up before sunset on Saturday. As it turned out, it was a wise decision!
Low/Mid Power Launch at Manton Road, Yass
Sunday 4 June
The L/MPR launch at Manton Road was held, but again numbers were low, and finished a little early due to the windy conditions. Only eight launches were achieved under these conditions. Here's to better conditions in July.
CRG Bunnings Sausage Sizzle
Sunday 28 May
CRG ran a sausage sizzle at the Bunnings store in Gungahlin. A cold and breezy day had several members hugging the warmth around the BBQ. Inspite of the occassional drizzle, it was a succesful day and will help the club fund necessary purchases and maintenance over the next year or so. Many thanks to those club and family members who ventured out to volunteer their time to helpout.
Low/Mid Power Launch at Manton Road, Yass
Sunday 7 May
The second L/MPR launch at Manton Road was held, but again finished a little early due to low turnout, cold, showery and breezy conditions. Only four launches were achieved under these conditions. Here's to better conditions in June.
High Power Launch at Ardlethan
April 22-23
The first HPR launch of 2023 was held under near perfect weather conditions with clear blue skies and light winds. There was a good turnout from the ANU and UTS rocketry teams. Congratulations to Madison for her succesful L1 certification flight; to Joel, Ayush, Hal and Ryan for their succesful MPR assessment flights.
Unfortunately we were down on CRG committee members which made for a busy weekend. Many thanks to those that stepped up to assist with range duties and pack up. More details soon when all the flight cards have been recorded.
Low/Mid Power Launch at Manton Road, Yass
Sunday 2 April
L/MPR launch at Manton Road was held, but finished early due to low turnout and breezy conditions. We restricted launches to low power A - D motors.
