LDRS 41 Official Information thread

[KevinH]

Now that LDRS 40 has come to an end in California, Tripoli Wisconsin Association is excited to announce that we will be hosting Large Dangerous Rocket Ships 41 at the Richard Bong State Recreation Area July 6-9th, 2023. We look forward to having the international rocketry community come together once again for a safe and fun LDRS. It is still very early, more than a year to go, but please follow this thread for more official details in the near future.

Here is a little taste of Tripoli Wisconsin Association (TWA) to hold you over until then...

 

[Steve Shannon]

Wonderful!

 

[MidOH]

Wisconsin is the perfect location.

 

[MClark]

Will be there.
Already contacted my brothers in law and fishing has been arranged.

 

[jd2cylman]

Will be there.
Already contacted my brothers in law and fishing has been arranged.

Just bring the boat to the launch. You might be the most popular guy there…

 

[MClark]

Just bring the boat to the launch. You might be the most popular guy there…

Only boat I have available is my brother’s sailboat and it needs 12 feet of water and a semi truck to trailer it.
Heyyyyyyy… good excuse to buy a kayak!

 

[rfjustin]

@KevinH & @Trainwreck, what did you goons get us into now?

I might take the cake for shortest commute at 28 miles...

 

[Antares JS]

This might be my first LDRS. We have a lot of extended family in Wisconsin so it's the perfect excuse to let them see my kids again. It'll be nice seeing Bong again.

 

[Titan II]

Will it have a max waiver of 10,000' AGL?

 

[KevinH]

Will it have a max waiver of 10,000' AGL?

I would say that to expect that but details are obviously still being worked.

 

[Rob Campbell]

A week or so out of the Florida heat and humidity is sounding good right about now. And launching rockets is the icing on the cake.

 

[rharshberger]

Will it have a max waiver of 10,000' AGL?

Usually FAA will not grant higher waivers than what they currently have, we have tried several times to get ours raised back to 10K (we are currently 9k). But if you know somebody it could happen.

 

[fyrwrxz]

Hmmm, by the time I fly out there, buy a house, get the ultilities fired up, prolly get a divorce, get another dog, it would still be cheaper than the gas to get there....dang!

 

[StreuB1]

I would say that to expect that but details are obviously still being worked.

Start pressing the flesh and sending in boxes of candy to the FAA now. There is a year to go, let them know that this is a national launch and will be televised or something. Wait, its the gubbernment, they don't care!

Extending to 12 or 15k would be amazing. The trees though......we need someone with one of those flame thrower drones....

 

[StreuB1]

Does this mean I need to buy more motors??

 

[fyrwrxz]

Does this mean I need to buy more motors??

You actually need a reason? It's okay, we can still be friends. Seriously, I know a shrink that can work with you on that. He fixed me and now there is only 925 kilos under the baby's crib. He really helped me cut back..

 

[jFlds]

Extending to 12 or 15k would be amazing. The trees though......we need someone with one of those flame thrower drones....

I've got a couple 60 ft Wilkie's for sale! Great tree recovery vehicles! I'll even letter it for free.

 

[Trainwreck]

Only boat I have available is my brother’s sailboat and it needs 12 feet of water and a semi truck to trailer it.
Heyyyyyyy… good excuse to buy a kayak!

We will have equipment for manageable water recovery’s if required.

 

[RandyM]

Well, I found a way to get there without going though Chicago. It's a two hour longer drive, but may still be faster than just going through.

 

[Rob Campbell]

Well, I found a way to get there without going though Chicago. It's a two hour longer drive, but may still be faster than just going through.

And you don't have to add armor plates to your vehicle.

 

[rfjustin]

And you don't have to add armor plates to your vehicle.

That's part of the experience, you dont want to miss out...

 

[caveduck]

Nice! I haven't been to Bong since the 1970s when I lived in Iowa. Definitely remember numerous rocket eating trees. And thermals. Lots of thermals. That's gonna be a 3 day drive but I'm planning on going. If NARAM ends up in Muncie and starts the next weekend it could be a mega rocketry junket!

 

[Glasspack]

I am pretty excited ...........Bong is about 35-45 minutes from my childhood home and I plan to attend !!!
Gonna Fly My Original Public Enemy SA-14 Archer and maybe some Class 1 Models.
Very grateful for the WOOSH Rocketry Club, and Tripoli Wisconsin for the times I have already flown there.
I hope to See "Wildman" there again

 

[Hobie1dog]

12 hours driving, 813 miles @$5,00/gallon, 23 miles/gallon=35 gallons $176 one way, $353 total round trip fuel costs. motels, food...this won't happen living on SS Income with $12K in medical bills that will never go away. I'll die a "Debt Slave"

 

[Rocketclar]

I plan to go....it's about 4.5 hrs from Indy....assuming I can get thru Chicago at near highway speeds.

 

[Rocketjoe]

Hoping for it to be my first LDRS!

 

[Charles_McG]

I plan to go....it's about 4.5 hrs from Indy....assuming I can get thru Chicago at near highway speeds.

That's [mostly] a time of day thing. If you can get around before 7am, or after 6pm, it's [usually] ok.

 

[drgarymartinez]

Already making plans to attend my first FDRS. Coming from the Deep South and hopefully brining a couple of my high school students with me. And possibly my beloved bride.

 

[Stable1]

The LDRS planning committee had a meeting with the Bong administration and they reminded us that the campgrounds fills up very quickly - especially for the summer months. They recommended reserving your camp sites NOW. There's a good chance the park may be full by next spring.

RandyL

 

[LouS]

The LDRS planning committee had a meeting with the Bong administration and they reminded us that the campgrounds fills up very quickly - especially for the summer months. They recommended reserving your camp sites NOW. There's a good chance the park may be full by next spring.

RandyL

They already are!!!!
I just bought a Travel Trailer and no sites with electricity are available.
Will have to look for other RV parks.