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!! We Have a Launch !!

Sunday Arlington Launch   Oct.06 -- 10a to 2p

winds and grass might be high, but let's launch.


DARS meeting first, on Saturday Oct.05

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### Next business meeting ###

The next club meeting will be Saturday, Oct.05
Come out, talk rockets, ask questions. Network the club !!!
Cross Timbers Family YMCA in Flower Mound; begins around 1pm.
at 2021 Cross Timbers Road. {west from 35E on 1171 (Main St. Lewisville), east of 2499 and Morris Rd.}

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### Upcoming DARS Launches ###

next Arlington Model Rocket Launch  
Scheduled for Sunday October 06. {see you there.}
Launch operations will be 10am until 2pm. (normal non-summer hours)
D-impulse and below ONLY.
At the Arlington Launch Site.

so our next probable Gunter launch will be Saturday.Oct.19.
{launch window from 10am and run till about 2pm.}
BUT, this launch may still be burn-banned... so stay tuned!
As usual, when(IF) we launch at Gunter, we also fly Hi-Power.
Expect to stay under 3.5K AGL, unless you get more approved beforehand.
Directions to the Gunter flying field.

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Arlington Launch will Happen!
for Sunday Oct. 6th.

The burn-ban is lifted, weeds may be high or dry,
but let's try to fly! {grin}
Hours of launch operation have reverted to the non-summer times of 10am to 2pm. Come on down!
--Fly'em Safe!
-- -- 2024-10-04 -- --

Burn Bans around both
Arlington and Gunter launch sites.

Many counties in north Texas have enacted burn bans due to the dry, hot and windy conditions. Both Grayson County (where Gunter is) and Tarent County (Arlington) are under Burn Ban declarations. This is usually a good indication that the launch field conditions are BAD.
{Remember... Hot, Dry, Windy...}
We DO NOT want to start fires with our activities and risk our site permissions. So launches are on HOLD until the area conditions improve.
Stay tuned for updates, both this website and the FACEBOOK page will try to stay up-to-date.
But the best way to get the latest updates is through the push-notification from the DARS FORUM.
(See how to join, below the pictures in the middle column!)
"Prez George says, "Rain Dances may be Needed."
-- -- 2024-09-06 -- --

Temperature Trouble

Sometimes in Texas the summer is HOT !
(under-statement with sarcasm. but TRUE.}
This month the expected temperature on launch day is well over 100degF with a heat advisory in effect. Along with that the humidity values are measured in the 'disrespectful' range by our TV weather guys. The high school football teams are even staying indoors to practice. So the DARS will also take precautions.
This month 'Summer Wins a Round.'
We will NOT launch in Gunter this Saturday. We don't think it makes good sense to give our set-up and take-down crews heat stroke.
Use the time for family, or hobbies...
Maybe build some new rockets for future launch dates.
---Stay Cool!
-- -- 2024-08-13 -- --

MoonDay at the
Frontiers of Flight Museum.

July 20 was the 55th anniversary of mankind's first landing on the Moon. The Frontiers of Flight Museum (near Love Field in Dallas)"MoonDay".
DARS was there again this time, to show-off a bit with our association's unique kind of hobby FUN.
(And IMHO, we are VERY educational too!)
Our booth was NOT the biggest this year for a change. The MARS rover booth had a 20x40ft surface exploration landscape upon which visitors could actually drive with their remote control rovers. And the Lockhead F-35 flight simulator had a long line all day too. But we had the most interest as some our our "Biggest," "Smallest," and "Most Unusual" rockets were on display.
In addition, for the first time DARS held a raffle event where we gave away rocket kits, rocket books and pre-built ready-to-fly rockets. We had plenty of visitors all day.
See ya' at the Gunter Launch!
-- -- 2024-07-24 -- --

Another Good Launch at Gunter

Our June Launch in Gunter was larger than expected, even though the Texas Summer Hotness also showed up.
Our flying site's tall-grass field was still uncut, as the planted crop was now ruined by last month's high winds and pounding rains. In spite of all that rain however, summer heat as now made the dead brown grass VERY DRY.
The fire crews were briefed and equipment readied. A launch-pad check-after-liftoff protocol was put in place. Now since we were hyper-vigilant nothing went sideways the rest of the day.
We saw a lot of mid-power launch action, and a couple of hi-power certification attempts. {not all were 'perfect'}
And a few "new-bees" used our Fly-and-Take-It models to get their first taste of the fun side of rockets.
See Y'all next month...
-- -- 2024-06-27 -- --

Good Gunter Launch for May

Even with the move of this launch to the 4th weekend, it went very well. Weather cooperated with us, and even though the field was wet, is was not very muddy.
Except for the "little/big" "shallow/deep" "creek/river" running though the field at the bottom of the hills.
A slightly smaller crowd, (due to Memorial Day plans(?)) But we flew a good mix of everything, from micro-max to J-power. AND got almost everything back. Two rockets were recovered 'after' their owners gave up the search. But rockets and owners were reunited at the next meeting. [smiles all around]
Fly'em SAFE!
-- -- 2024-06-08 -- --

May Gunter Launch moved a week
Saturday 25 May.
instead of Saturday 18 May.

Launch Window will open 10am and run until after 2pm.!
The DARS has run into a few too many personnel conflicts with this third Saturday, so our officers (and a club vote) shifted the schedule by one weekend.
SO,NOW, you can start your Memorial Day weekend with some rocket launching in the wide open fields of Gunter.
Hopefully the knee high (and wet) grass crop will be cut and baled by then, too. [wide grin with chuckle]
Fly'em SAFE!
-- -- 2024-05-14 -- --

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