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Recent News:
4/9/21 GO! for launch Saturday April 10 ONLY. Sunday NO GO.
We are GO! for launch tomorrow. We are cancelling Sunday now due to the poor weather forecast.
So, if you want to fly this weekend at all, be sure to show up for the cleanup at 9am, as we will not fly Sunday.
4/8/21 METRA launch this weekend, April 10-11
It is finally here ! Our first launch of the season! Lucky for us the bad weather seems to have pushed off mostly to Sunday. Right now we are GO for launch on Saturday, and we will need to keep an eye on Sunday.
Saturday will be our cleanup launch. All members who wish to fly please show up at 9 am to help out. We can get it done fast if lots do. Note that if you do not help out, you will not be allowed to fly on Saturday. Also, if you help out, there will be no flyer’s fee on Saturday! What a deal, right ? We will supply most of the cleaning supplies, but bring your own gloves. Face masks will be mandatory, bring your own as well.
We will have all of our vendors onsite as well: Nadine’s Dogs for food, and Wildman CT and Onebadhawk for your rocketry needs. Please check out our vendors, and thank them for being onsite!
Other reminders:
Keep your speed on the farm property to under 10 MPH.
We are continuing to follow our COVID-19 rules. Note that it is great if you have been vaccinated, BUT you must still follow our COVID-19 rules, and require a signed form from everyone.
It is still not too late to pay membership dues online!
Everyone need to print out and turn in a filled out and signed waiver form
We have made some clarifications to the membership and certification section of the website.
See you there!
4/1/21 Our first launch of the year is just over a week away !
We hope everyone is staying safe and is ready for a fun flying season. Some reminders for the upcoming launch:Weather permitting, April 10th will be our clean up launch, where we clean our equipment and the container before launching. As always, only folks who help with the cleanup will be allowed to launch on Saturday. Please plan to come out by 9 am and support YOUR club! Details on the cleanup will be sent out next week.
Unfortunately, COVID-19 is still a reality in NY, and many areas have seen an increase in cases. While NY has relaxed some rules, to fly at METRA you must agree to, sign, and follow our special COVID rules.
Our 2021 launch schedule has been posted to the website.
Please pay your membership dues asap. We make it easy on the website using paypal.
You will also need to fill out and sign a membership form and waiver. You can bring these to the first launch, where they will be collected at the RSO table. Why not get it done now and put it with your gear so you don’t forget it?
We have heard there is interest in producing another run of METRA T-Shirts. If you would be interested in buying one or more, please let a board member know at the first launch. If there is enough interest to get the price down, we will proceed.
We are due to have a board member election. If you are interested to run for a board position, please notify Andy Cook (Prefect) at the next launch or before. If we do not hear from anyone, we will treat it as a unanimous vote to re-elect the existing board members.
Let’s have a great 2021 flying season!
2/13/21 Welcome to the 2021 METRA flying season!
We hope everyone is staying safe this winter, and is having a good time building rockets!
Our 2021 launch schedule has been posted to the website, please check it out!
Please pay your membership dues asap. We make it easy on the website using paypal.
You will also need to fill out and sign a membership form and waiver. You can bring these to the first launch, where they will be collected at the RSO table. Why not get it done now and put it with your gear so you don’t forget it?
We will be looking for more folks to regularly help with setup / cleanup this year – the more that show up to help out, the faster we can all get flying. Your first chance will be our equipment cleanup launch, April 10. As before, if you do not help with cleanup, you cannot fly that day. Details on the cleanup launch will be posted a week before the launch.
Unfortunately COVID-19 is still with us. Most of us know friends and fellow rocketeers impacted by this devastating disease as well as some that have died. Our thoughts are with those families that have had to face COVID-19. We expect everyone who attends METRA launches this year will take everyone’s safety seriously. Until further notice, we will maintain our extra rules for COVID-19. To attend a launch, you must download, read, print, and sign the rules sheet for each launch, and drop it off at the RSO. If you cannot agree to all of the rules, please do not attend the launch. Hopefully the national vaccination program will progress sufficiently by this summer so we can relax our rules.
Let’s have a great 2021 flying season!