Post by hans on Aug 16, 2015 17:15:59 GMT -6
2015 is almost done, and the way I look at it, 2016 is going to be our first real flying season. So as a club, I think it's appropriate to start thinking about what we want to accomplish next year.
Personally, I'd love to have at least a half dozen launch days as a club. If we can pull off 8 that would be fantastic. I also think that about half of them should be low and mid power only. As much as I love high power rocketry, it's not the only thing out there. It's also not as easily accessible to people. So I really do think it's important to foster some low power enthusiasm in the group.
We also will need to look at equipment from a club standpoint. If we starting having more than 3 or 4 flyers, it's going to become a necessity for sure. Not just launch pads either. We'll have to look into a PA speaker of some kind. Definitely a fire extinguisher. If anybody has shade tents, those will be a great help. From there we'll figure out anything else we might need. I have a wish list for things down the road if our numbers grow, but I'm not going to worry about those right now. NAR does have a section grant available every year for equipment as needed, up to $250, so we can factor that in as well.
What about you guys? Anything general or specific you want to accomplish next year?
-Hans
Personally, I'd love to have at least a half dozen launch days as a club. If we can pull off 8 that would be fantastic. I also think that about half of them should be low and mid power only. As much as I love high power rocketry, it's not the only thing out there. It's also not as easily accessible to people. So I really do think it's important to foster some low power enthusiasm in the group.
We also will need to look at equipment from a club standpoint. If we starting having more than 3 or 4 flyers, it's going to become a necessity for sure. Not just launch pads either. We'll have to look into a PA speaker of some kind. Definitely a fire extinguisher. If anybody has shade tents, those will be a great help. From there we'll figure out anything else we might need. I have a wish list for things down the road if our numbers grow, but I'm not going to worry about those right now. NAR does have a section grant available every year for equipment as needed, up to $250, so we can factor that in as well.
What about you guys? Anything general or specific you want to accomplish next year?
-Hans