Tripoli Vegas Oktoberfest--21-23 Oct

[Viperfixr]

LAS VEGAS, Nevada USA — Tripoli Vegas (Prefecture #24), the home of Springfest, will hold Oktoberfest 2011 at the best local flying site in the United States: Jean Dry Lake, October 21st, 22nd and 23rd. With an average daytime temperature of 81 degrees during the Oktoberfest weekend, Jean Dry Lake is only 20 minutes away from the fabulous Las Vegas Strip and its
glittering nightlife, hotels, gaming, shopping resorts and shows.

On Friday, October 21st, the day launch will be 12PM to 4PM and the night launch will be 6PM to 10PM. On Saturday, October 22nd, the day launch will be 8AM to 4PM, with a night launch from 6PM to 10PM. A research launch will be held on Sunday, October 23rd, from 8AM until 2PM or teardown. The research launch will be held in accordance with Tripoli Research rules. Giant Leap is expected to provide on-site vendor support.

Launch fees are $10 each day or only $25 for all three days. Spectators attend for free. Onsite camping is permitted, as are campfires in a container. No fires on the lakebed floor.

Daily waiver is 7,500 feet with windows to 19,000 feet (pending approval).

See the Tripoli Vegas website for more information at http://www.tripolivegas.com/.

[Viperfixr]

Okay, who is going??!!

I am going to try for my 10k altitude/Mach 1 goal with my scratch built 38 min diameter rocket. And, some rip-roaring flights on my new Wildman Darkstar, and potentially my first L flight with my Thor. In the night launch, my NiteCaliber will go up both nights on H to J high power. How about you all?

[edwinshap1]

ahh, i have to pass on this one only 3 more hours away from me than lucerne, but that's right between two of ROCs multi day launches, and i can't camp that many weekends so close.

[mikecamerota]

is jack (whats up hobbys)going to be there

[rdbones]

is jack (whats up hobbys)going to be there

I believe that Jack is going to be in Phoenix for the G. Harry Stine Launch

[mikecamerota]

is jack (whats up hobbys)going to be there

Is there going to be an onsite vendor so i can buy reloads

[Viperfixr]

GLR is planning to attend for on-site vendor support

[legranddudu]

Hi Guys, TRA & Oktoberfest sounds pretty familiar to me :-)

Obviously I am a new member of our great rocketeer family and I am located in MUNICH / Germany.. proudly Level 2 at the moment and still progressing my L3 project..

Just wanted to say hello for the first time, obviously this post on Oktoberfest was a good opportunity... we claim it here, successfully so far..PROSIT!

I have uploaded some typical Bavarian "Gemütlichkeit" pictures of our regular monthly rocketeer meetings, at the bar. Consider this as a typical hybrid propellant: dark beer and/or white beer. ;-)





Have good and safe flying days in Vegas,

best regards from Bavaria

Denis

PS: we do have our last rocket meeting next Saturday, 100kms east of Munich. If someone's is interested, I am happy to post some pics after the event... of course nothing as spectucular as you guys usually run, but still HPR (typically G to J flights)

[WillMarchant]

Welcome, Denis! Yes, we like all sizes of rockets and would love to see you post photos of your event.
Best wishes,
Will

[o1d_dude]

Now that is the way to hold a rocketeer meeting: Sitting at your own Stammtisch in the local Bier Stube sampling the beer.

Willkommen!

[Viperfixr]

Check out the weather forecast according to NOAA:

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming southeast between 6 and 9 mph.

Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 55. Southeast wind between 6 and 9 mph becoming calm.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming east northeast between 4 and 7 mph.

Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 54. East southeast wind around 6 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 81.

[mikecamerota]

Check out the weather forecast according to NOAA:

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming southeast between 6 and 9 mph.

Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 55. Southeast wind between 6 and 9 mph becoming calm.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming east northeast between 4 and 7 mph.

Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 54. East southeast wind around 6 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 81.

anyone in the area should definetly check out vegas launch. Very freindly group, they all came over and asked if i needed help or if needed anything. I just wish i would have bought some raffle tickets, they had really nice prizes. 3 sucessful launches,1 dusty car,a day with my family and friends priceless. Thanks guys

[Viperfixr]

This weekend was the best rocketry weather I've ever seen--bar none. 80-something degrees, little to no wind, high flights the norm, not a cloud in the sky, just simply amazing. You couldn't have asked for a better location, weather, or company. The launch went off without a single hitch--Tripoli Vegas rocked this launch.

My daughter and I flew one K805G, an Aerotech J500G, Pro38 J330 Classic, an Pro38 I223 Skid (night flyer--awesome!), a KBA I550R, an AT H210R, AT H170M (night flyer--stunning), a Pro29 H410 Vmax (i.e. canon shot), three AT G's, three AT F's, and a whole slew of Estes E thru B motors. Broke a mile high four times, kissed the sound barrier, and flew my Wildman Darkstar three times--all a mile high or more. Jon E. flew his LOC HyperLOC 1600 on an "L", and made the most awesome two-stage attempt this morning with his Wildman rocket. Our club President Curt flew his fantastic "Pumpkin Head" on a Loki K669 Spitfire each day with a full size pumpkin on top. There were many more memorable flights, that just naming a few.

HUGE thanks to Giant Leap Rocketry for on-site vendor support and multiple, cool raffle prizes, Stickershock23 for several raffle prize gifts, and Rocketry Warehouse for a raffle prize Lil'Rascal kit! If you weren't there, you missed it! Springfest is just around the corner, next March...

[rdbones]

You had cooler temps than we did at G.H.S. in Phoenix ! We were about 100 on Saturday - No wind but HOT !

[legranddudu]

Hope Guys you had enough appropriate bavarian beer to cool down at your Tripoli Oktoberfest Launch and a nice bavarian flag, if not... I would suggest we think about something like a partnership between Tripoli Vegas and Tripoli Munich (still to be created but that's could be done fast)..

[Viperfixr]

Hope Guys you had enough appropriate bavarian beer to cool down at your Tripoli Oktoberfest Launch and a nice bavarian flag, if not... I would suggest we think about something like a partnership between Tripoli Vegas and Tripoli Munich (still to be created but that's could be done fast)..and we take care next year that you guys are really prepared with the right ground devices and smoking hot LCO's with German booster technology ;-)

That sounds like a deal to me! Sounds like a perfect partnership to me. Ich bin ein Berliner (isn't that what JFK said incorrectly?), so just substitute Munich for Berlin. I've even got family in Bavaria.

Here's a video that shows a bit of the launch site here (until the great flat spin 'recovery' starts).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Pu8KCgzziw