I was just forwarded the following email, might be of interest to people living in Brisbane: ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Andrew Davis <andrew@davisclan.com.au> Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2018, 2:19 PM Subject: Brisbane West Chamber of Commerce Breakfast - Guest Speaker from SpaceX To: Andrew...

At this point we are still 'go' for this weekend.

The local weather pattern in Jimboomba recently has been for clear mornings with afternoon rain. If this holds then we will be good for the launch on the weekend.

As always though, stay tuned to the forum and the qldrocketry website.

Thanks for the heads up Dave... I missed the email when it came in and had to go hunting for it after I saw your post...

Perfect launching conditions greeted members for the July launch earlier today with no wind and clear skies. Many new members and spectators were in attendance to watch a total of 48 launches. The theme was definitely low power with 35 launches in the A - D impulse range, 11 mid power launches and o...

Launch report to come…

I'll be picking up the QRS trailer on Sunday morning but may need to leave early....

Are there any members available to drop the trailer back after the launch?

Matt

A big thank you to our volunteers on the day, particularly Mark for help with set up and pack up as well as our RSOs (Rob / Mat) and LCOs (Petar / Mark).

More detail on the "Miles Project" rocket can be found in the YouTube video...

Perfect launching conditions greeted members at the launch site today. After waiting out light aircraft stall tests directly above the launch site we managed a total of 46 launches: 32 low power, 8 mid power and 6 high power. Most prolific flyer for the day was again Mark with nine launches ranging ...

Awesome stuff, congratulations Mat!

Do you think there would be any altitude difference between the using fly away rail guide or a tower??

Centuri Buck Rogers Laser Lance on an A motor in 1980.....

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-centuri-buck-rogers-laser-426489035

Many difficulties, not many frustrations.... Blew up a few rockets along the way though...

More info can be found at the AMRS web site: https://rocketry.org.au/safety-information/ A lot of the items you riased are covered in the AMRS / TRA L2 study guide materials. For me the statement on the Tile website summarises it's usefulness: "Sport was designed with our most powerful range, r...