California Rocketry Clubs – A Special Thank you

TCC and the LDRS37 staff would like to put a special Thank You out to Tony Alcocer  & AeroPAC, Mike Ostby & ROC, David Raimondi & LUNAR for all of their help and support at the LDRS launch; it’s really great to see all the California Rocketry clubs come together for LDRS – we’re going to have a great time!

Updated Launch Site Area Map

Steve Sawyer has done an excellent job putting together a detailed, scale version of the launch site. You can download the latest copy here.

LDRS Registration/Event Badges

If you registered online before the cut-off period, you’ll get your own fully personalized badge generated from the Gecos information which was captured when you created your account on this website. We’ve made a few changes to the badges we’re using this year at LDRS37, we’ve selected Duracard as our vendor and decided to go with a standard 3×4 lanyard-punched badge. These will be a high-quality 10mil Teslin full-color print with 10mil lamination on both sides, printed double sided. We’ve also added a digital signature and a QR-Code which fully encodes a VCARD 4.0 contact – it includes your Name, Email address, TRA/NAR and Level and will allow you to input a phone number before adding as a contact to your Mobile phone. Please install QRReader (by TapMedia) to process the QR Codes (available for both Android and iPhone) – there are a number of apps you could also use but the above were tested at 10cm scan distance with both iPhone 6 and Google Pixel.

A custom Tripoli Central California lanyard will also be included in your Registration package.

Registration Statistics

A lot of folks have been asking, so here it is, we have a total of 168 registered fliers, an additional breakdown of Level cert and Vendors as below.

 

LDRS Banquet Dinner – Side Dish

This week we voted on the side dish for the banquet, we sent the survey out Friday 04/27 and finalized on Sunday 04/30. There are 99 people registered for the LDRS banquet and 66 people responded. Results are below:

LDRS Banquet Dinner

FRIDAY from 5-8PM we will have our LDRS Banquet dinner at Harris Ranch. We went through all of the meal options and finalized on Steak with or without Mushroom sauce and Chicken with or without Marsala sauce. You’ll have either Ranch or Basil Vinaigrette dressing with your salad (some folks selected no dressing) and your choice of Chocolate Mousse or Strawberry Shortcake for dessert. Finally, looks like we will have Au Gratin Potatoes for the side. We’re also going to have some guest speakers and more details on that in the weeks ahead. This is a great venue and we’ll all be sure to have a wonderful time.

Live Band

We will have a live band on Friday and Saturday night (details to come soon).

Blackrock Bistro Italian Dinner Night

We’ve kept the registration open to order Saturday Night Dinner’s at Black Rock Bistro – please support our vendors and sign up for dinner night. We’ll close registration end of the week.

 

Additional Onsite Facilities

We plan to have a dumpster for trash onsite;  we will also have 8 double-wide Porta-potties with wash basins (16 total). Potable water can be acquired at the Helm store (corner of Kamm and 145), a short distance from the launch site.

Get Ready for Launch!

More news in the weeks ahead… get your rockets ready!

 

 

What’s it like at TCC?

We’re 28 days from launch! Staff media expert Nathan Montalvo made this video to get you ready!

On-line Registration Deadline Approaching Fast!

Last day for on-line registration will be April 21st (this Saturday) and has already been extended. Make sure you sign up before then to avoid the extra $10 cost for on-site registration during the launch, people who sign up online will get their own personalized Duracard(TM) badge. After April 21st, the LDRS store will be offl-ine and you’ll pick up your order at the registration booth on Wednesday or throughout the launch and bu T-Shirts, Hats, stickers, etc.

Updated Site Map

LDRS starts Wednesday morning at 9am. Monday and Tuesday we will be setting up the range and launch site; if you signed up for range setup you will get a separate email with details in the weeks ahead. Be sure to check out the updated parking and range map online. Parking is first-come/first-serve however the range will not be open until Wednesday AM. If you have special travel arrangements or space requirements be sure to email [email protected]

Certification Support

If you are a prefect or TAP and have a few hours to spare during the launch; we could use your help for certification – please sign up for certification support below or on the range-duty page (just show up at the certification tent during the launch).

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Banquet Dinner

We have 93 people registered for the Banquet dinner at Harris Ranch!

Main courses

• Steak:79
• Chicken:15
• Vegetarian:2

Desserts

• Chocolate Mousse:52
• Strawberry Shortcake:44

Sauces

• Sauteed Mushrooms:29
• None:14
• Bleu Cheese Glaciage:10
• Bearnaise Sauce:8
• Barbeque Sauce:8
• Merlot Sauce:8
• Port Wine:6
• Marsala:6
• Butter:4
• Picatta Sauce:2
• Lemon Herb:2
• Alfredo:2

Salad Dressings

• Ranch:55
• Basil Vinaigrette:36

If you did not order your banquet dinner before it was sold out, we will have some extra tickets you can purchase at the registration booth – but this will be first-come/first-serve.

Raffle Prizes

Through the gracious generosity of our sponsors – LDRS37 has amassed thousands of dollars $$$ worth of raffle prizes – rockets, electronics, recovery gear, motors – be sure to purchase raffle tickets at the Registration booth. We will have raffle prizes every day!

 

Stay tuned for more important details and updates in the weeks ahead, and get your rockets ready!

 

 

Attebery Performance Engineering is proud to bring the APE Mass Monkey Loft to LDRS 37!

 

That’s one giant leap for Monkeykind!

• The APE Mass Monkey Loft is a drag-race style mass launch of monkeys flown in large diameter rockets, and it includes a spot-landing competition.
• A banana landing target will be placed in the field, and the monkey that lands closest to the banana in each heat will win an Attebery Performance Engineering Head End Altimeter Bay for 7.5″ Nose Cones.
• Monkeys must return safely to earth on a separate parachute from the rocket.
• There will be two heats, one for H class motors, and one for I class motors. And there will two winners, one for each heat.
• The APE Monkey Loft will be held on Friday, May 18, at 1pm.

Get Your Free Monkey!

Everyone who signs up for the APE Mass Monkey Loft on the sign-up sheet below will receive a free monkey at the APE vendor table at LDRS 37. (Limit 12)

For your planning purposes, these monkeys measure 18” from fingertip to toe and weigh 5.8 oz. Monkeys are known for flexibility, and these can easily be folded into a ball and wrapped in a fireproof chute protector to form a monkey burrito that is about 9” long and fits easily into a 7.5” airframe. You provide the parachute (18” – 24” recommended), chute protector (18” works well), chute release (if desired), large-diameter monkey-lofting rocket (7.5” diameter recommended), and H or I class motor.

H and I Motor Limit

To allow the mass launch to be conducted on the closest bank of high-power pads, the APE Mass Monkey Loft will be limited to H and I motors. There will be two heats, one for H motors, and one for I motors, and there will be a prize awarded for each heat.

Flying a large diameter rocket on H and I motors can result in some very low flights, which is exactly what monkeys prefer, and is what is recommended for the Mass Monkey Loft. Aim for flights between 600 and 1,000 feet for the best monkey viewing, simulate your ejection charge delay timing accordingly, and pick motors carefully to ensure adequate thrust and speed off the rail.

Some examples of high-thrust, and relatively low-impulse motors you might consider are CTI H295, H340, H399, I345, or AT H283, H550, I300, I357. These are just some of the examples that may provide safe, low flights, depending on the weight and size of your rocket, and there are other options as well. Choose wisely!

Note: Please know the exact total impulse of your motor at the time of the launch so that we can show that the total combined impulse of all the rockets in the Monkey Loft complies with the limits for a drag race complex launch.

Monkey Loft Sign Up

The Monkey loft is divided into two heats, one for H motors and one for I motors.

Note: Due to rules governing drag race complex launches, we may launch four full I motors simultaneously from the 300’ bank of high-power pads. And if the motors are smaller than full I motors, we may be able to launch more in one drag race, up to as many as seven I motors simultaneously, depending on the total combined impulse of all the motors. For this reason, we have four positions in the I motor heat designated as the first salvo, and four positions designated as the second salvo. Depending on the number of fliers and the motors selected we may be able to launch the I heat in one salvo, or we may need to break it into two salvos.

Sign up below. Pick up your free monkey at the APE vendor table at LDRS 37. And get ready for monkeys to fly out of your rocket!

 

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Monkey-Flying Tips

To give your monkey a fun free-fall and dramatic chute deployment, you may want to use a Chute Release:

To keep your monkey and his chute safe from ejection charges, you may want to use an additional large chute protector, separate from the one used to protect your rocket’s parachute:

The monkey wrapped in a chute protector fits easily into a 7.5” airframe, like those used in rockets such as the LOC Warlock or Doorknob. When the monkey’s chute protector is attached to the shock cord, it helps to pull the monkey out of the airframe when the rocket’s chute is deployed:

Good luck, monkeys!

Stickershock23 has made the new LDRS37 decal available for purchase to complement your LDRS37 Rocket.

Get your LDRS37 Rocket here and click the image above to order your decal.