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Upcoming Launch - 8th June 2008 |
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Saturday, 05 July 2008 |
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Yep, that's right fellow QRS members, our next launch is coming up fast. Members are welcome to bring along their family and friends to enjoy a relaxed day of launching. Check out the thread running on the Australian Rocketry Forum here (new window). |
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Launch Report - 8th June 2008 |
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Sunday, 08 June 2008 |
Todays launch went off with very little dramas. We had another good crowd of spectators who came along to check out our obsession, some of which may have contracted our illness and will be back for more. We had approximately 100 to 150 people all up.
Although we only had eight members launching, we managed to get around thirty rockets in the air. Most of these were low powered flights, as the usual composite fliers were absent from this launch. Still, there were plenty of flights to make up for this.
Special thanks go to : Brendan for doing the grass again and not to mention photos. Petar and Len sharing RSO and LCO duties not to mention great commentary on the PA. It is so good to see our latest "recruits" like Jonathan, George with Taylor, Robin and Trevor doing most of the launches. Jonathan had an array of new rockets going up. Can't forget Asher as his rockets flew really well and this young man has come a long way in a short time, good on you mate.
All and all, another great day of rocketry for sure.
Thanks also go to Robin, George's "crew" and Jonathan for helping with the set up and dismanteling of the various pieces of launch gear.
Thanks to all who participated and we can look forward to the next one.
Forum thread (starting at posts made after the launch) and photos can be found here (new window). |
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Launch Report - 11 May 2008 |
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Sunday, 11 May 2008 |
Yet another great launch. A bit less hectic, which was a good change of pace. More people are venturing into the world of composite reloads. That first countdown certainly gets the ol' adrenalin pumping as you try and remember if you assembled everything correctly before pressing that big red button  Gallery may be coming soon, and the forum thread can be found here (new window), starting at posts made after the launch. |
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Report - Logan "Grand Fiesta" |
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Saturday, 10 May 2008 |
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The Queensland Rocketry Society presented a display of model rocketry at the Logan City Council’s Grand Fiesta on Saturday 10th May 2008. It turned out to be beautiful warm sunny autumn day.
Ari arrived just before 9:00am to set-up. He was soon joined by Len and Phil. Ryan, Stewart (Ryan’s dad) and Mike turned up a little later in the morning. Everything was set-up ready to roll by 11:00am. Brian and Lockie made it just after lunch to lend moral support.
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QRS display at the Logan "Grand Fiesta" |
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Sunday, 04 May 2008 |
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The Queensland Rocketry Society is presenting a display of model rocketry at the Logan City Council’s Grand Fiesta on Saturday 10th May 2008.
Come and see what model rocketry is all about. We will have rockets ranging from the 2.7 metre long HyperLOC 1600 down to small water rockets, as well as everything to build and launch model rockets. Experienced members from the Queensland Rocketry Society will be on-hand to show you our rockets and answer any questions you might have. The Grand Fiesta will be held at the Logan Gardens, located on Civic Parade at Logan Central. Entry to the festival is free for everyone. There is free parking behind the Logan Entertainment Centre, 170 Wembley Road, Logan Central.
The festival starts at 12:00 noon. The QRS display will be operating until about 4:00pm. You won’t be able to miss us. Most QRS club members will be wearing bright yellow T-shirts emblazoned with the QRS logo.
The Grand Fiesta has entertainment, arts, crafts and activities for the whole family. Follow this link (new window) for more information about the festival.
We hope to see you there! |
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Launch Report - 13 April 2008 |
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Monday, 14 April 2008 |
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This launch went off without a hitch thanks to the usual dedicated efforts of the QRS guys and girls. A great mix of low and mid power rockets were flown. We had a total of 43 flights, of which 27 were low power and 16 were mid power.
We would like to thank everyone for coming along and showing interest in our hobby, and hope to see you again at our future launches.
The gallery for this launch can be found here (new window), and the forum thread can be found here (new window), starting at posts made after the launch. |
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Congratulations QRS Raffle |
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Saturday, 22 March 2008 |
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Congratulations to Rod Dunn from Jimboomba who has won the Aerotech Initiator Advanced Model Rocket System Package kindly donated by Australian Rocketry. Australian Rocketry also donated 2 motors so Rod can fly his Initiator at a QRS launch day. The total prize package was valued at $420! |
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Upcoming Launch - 10 February 2008 |
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Monday, 28 January 2008 |
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Our February Launch is fast approaching and with our last turnout of over 120 people we are hoping for an evening bigger and better launch. On the books we have some larger rockets and motors which should really push the limits of model rocketry and look absolute amazing. Be sure not to miss out as we will have a special sausage sizzle happening. Our friends at Australian Rocketry (www.ausrocketry.com.au) have also donated an Aerotech Initiator Starter Kit valued at over $400 for us to raffle off! There will be limited tickets available, so make sure you dont miss out on the chance for this amazing Mid Power Kit |
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