OregonRocketry is happy to announce the 2024 launch schedule is now finalized. All dates are subject to change based on weather, fire conditions, and field availability, so check back with the website in the week before the launch to confirm it.
Also available: download a calendar file with the 2024 events for your phone or computer.
Due to lingering issues around the Brothers launch site resulting from the nearby range fire this week as well as air quality problems caused by other fires, we have scrubbed the Rocketober launch for this weekend (October 11-13) and have rescheduled it for the following weekend, October 18-20. Watch your Emails from the club and Facebook for important updates!
The 2024 edition of Filible’s Folly is rapidly approaching! September 13-15 in Sheridan! We will be launching from the NORTH side of Perrydale Road this year, to the west of the silos. Look for signs pointing you where to exit Perrydale road and how to get to the parking area. Once you’re on the grass, please drive as close to the road as you can without going into the ditch, then turn right when you get to where you want to park/camp.
As usual in Sheridan we have 5400′ AGL and 1 nm radius of airspace, plenty of room for even a good portion of high power flights.
Further details will be posted as we get closer to the event, so check back here before you head out!
We are still accepting donations for the OROC Trailer Fund! As of the end of the August 1 meeting, we had $2,850 in donations through PayPal and Benevity. We received another sizable check yesterday (August 2) from an OROC member who wished to remain anonymous that hasn’t cleared yet, putting us closer to our goal of $6,000 to cover purchase, licensing and registration, and outfitting the new trailer (we will try to recycle/salvage some of the shelving from the current trailer, but we will likely have to purchase some new hardware and lumber).
You may donate via this PayPal link:
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MZCGHZ9SJXMM6
Or, you may also send a check to us:
Oregon Rocketry
PO Box 263
Beaverton, OR 97075
If you do mail a check, please notify us via the BOD Email so I can make the trek to Beaverton and check our PO Box. I usually check it every 3-4 weeks.
The link to join or renew your 2024 OregonRocketry membership is now available. Go to the Membership page (see the menu bar) and look for the “Click Here For Online Membership Application” link. For those who prefer to complete a hard-copy application and mail it to OROC with a check, we will have the 2024 application uploaded shortly.
Remember, the application period is for the calendar year, January 1 through December 31, 2024. It is not based on the 12 months since you last joined the club. Those who joined at Rocketober 2023 will be grandfathered for 2024.