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National Association of Rocketry Section 627



Current Launch Status:

1/25/25 2:25 PM

The weather was quite good for January 24th: Sunny, almost no wind, but chilly (yet warmed by the sun)

The forecast Thursday afternoon read:

 "Sunny with a high near 44. Calm wind"

And we had what was forecast - but only four people were there!

Even so we got in 31 flights.


I have asked for 2026 dates but they are not yet approved.

I will update here as soon as I have word.




REMINDER: At the May 2025 launch two rockets and one nose cone/chute came down in the go-kart track area.
We have been told that we may NOT do this again, or we will lose access to the site.

Consequently, the range will be set up much further north, we will be more restrictive
 on model/motor combinations,
 and likely be more aggressively angling launch rods northward,
 regardless of forecast or real-time wind conditions
in order to assure no further landings in the go-kart track area.
These precautions seemed to work at the June - September launches, so we will contiue that way.


 


BEMRC Launch Schedule

BEMRC launches are generally on the second or third Saturday of the month (see dates listed below)

The range typically opens at about 11 AM.

Flights are limited to D total impulse (20 N-s) and approximately 700 foot maximum altitude (or less depending on conditions at launch time) per the NAR Safety Code and in order to keep flights on the field.


We MAY be able to support National Rocketry Competition flights at our regular club launches. I can have an adjustable tower (the Apogee unit) and NAR contest flight cards available. Those flying duration events will need to arrange for timers. Loaner PerfectFlite FireFly or Altus Metrum MicroPeak altimeters can be made available for those flying the Altitude events if arranged for in advance (but see below).

The events for the 2025-2026 NRC season (June 30th through about July 1st, 2026 subject to NARAM-67 dates) are: 


  • 1/2 A PD FAI
  • 1/2 A SD FAI
  • 1/2 A HD FAI
  • A RG FAI
  • C Egg Loft Altitude
  • A Altitude

We might be able to support flying some of these…though as a practical matter perhaps only 1/2A HD FAI and C Eggloft Altitude would have a good chance of staying on the field. The others, not so much. Please let me know a day or two in advance (but see below) if you would like to make an official NRC flight at any of our launches. 
 

However I have NOT, at this time, put any of our launches on the official calendar for NRC events,
so if you want to fly NRC events, I need to know at least a week in advance so I can submit calendar info to the NAR.





2026 Launch Dates 

NOTE: Tentative pending approval by the Raceway

(as always, weather, field and fire conditions permitting)
We may have the option to shift to the day after (Sunday)
if the weather forecast is sufficiently different —
during the wetter months only. If we move to a Sunday, it will be announced
in the usual Thursday-before-a-launch emailing and will also be posted here.

January 24 - 31 flights - all recovered

February 21

March 21

April 18

May 9

June 13

July 11

August 29 

September 19

October 10 

November 21

December 19



Launch Site Location

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2025 and older news and launch reports


NOTE: older launch reports that were hosted by the BMR discussion board are now gone as BMR has shut down the club and the forum


 

BEMRC Flight Cards (six per page)

Launch Release (two per page)


 Contact us by email at:    info (at) bemrc (dot) org


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(not that they're paying us any attention anymore anyway)

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