Aerial view of the Potter Farm launch site, host of LDRS28. Image courtesty of PYRO.

ARGONIA, Kansas USA — Labor Day weekend at LDRS in the Kloudbuster's Rocket Pasture continues, and the Tripoli Rocketry Association has announced next year's venue for the organization's annual rocket launch.  2009 will find the launch moving to the East coast, near Penn Yan, New York, July 2-6.

The location is the Potter Farm, outside Potter, New York, currently host to the Potter Youth Rocketry Oganization, National Association of Rocketry
Section #667.  The field is also the scene of NYPEX II, held on Monday, July 28th, the day after NYPOWER13, where an O motor was flown, and carries a 15,000 waiver.

The winning bid for LDRS28 was submitted by Debra Kolums, Neil McGilvrey and Bob Utley, and will be hosted by Tripoli Western New York, Maryland Delaware Rocketry Association (MDRA), Metropolitan Rocketry Association (METRA) and Tripoli Central Virginia.  ROCKETS Magazine will be the sponsor.

Commerical launches will be held Thursday, Friday and Saturdat with Sunday and Monday reserved for research motors.

Speaking of research, TRA announced changes to their research rules at this year's LDRS, which allows members 18 years of age to fly Level 0 motors and certify Level 1, as well as fly Level 1 and certify Level 2 at upcoming research events.

Certification at Tripoli research launches remains the same as certification at all launches, requiring the use of certified motors with the same impulse limits. All levels of Tripoli certification can take place at a Tripoli research launch. To participate in flights containing research motors still requires the member to be Tripoli Level 2 certified while flights using research motors still must be within the flier's certification level.

These changes are effective immediately.

Preliminary election results show incumbents Ken Good and Terry McCreary being elected for another term, to be joined by Stu Barrett, who was seated for his first term.  Congratulations to all of the candidates. 

08-31-2008 05:11 PM  #1
H_rocket Village Idiot   Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 598	Re: Article: LDRS28 to be held at Potter, New York July 2-6, 2009 Now the East Coast folks get to demonstrate how it's done! LDRS within a 5 hour drive - now yer talkin! Bravo to Deb and her circle of cohorts that brought LDRS back East! Thanx for your efforts guys.

08-31-2008 11:49 PM  #2
APCP 1 Bigrocket   Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 6	Re: Article: LDRS28 to be held at Potter, New York July 2-6, 2009 To Neil, Bob & Deb... EXCELLENT WORK !!! Having LDRS on the east coast again is outstanding!!! Next year will be a busy one... Red Glare Launches, NYPOWER, NERRF, and now LDRS 28 !!! Not to mention our regular METRA & MDRA monthly launches. Hell, I may just run out of propellant now! Too bad I am sitting here in my living room typing this, and not in Argonia with you guys, but I will see you all very shortly. I guess the 3/4 Patriot will now have another place to fly !!! My reservations have already been made !!! The countdown is on !!! Dan Michael NAR #80273 L3 L3CC Member TRA #8737 L3

09-01-2008 10:44 AM  #3
APCP 1 Bigrocket   Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 6	Re: Article: LDRS28 to be held at Potter, New York July 2-6, 2009 Bob & Neil, Don't forget our hydraulic towers! I do not feel like hoisting a 310 lb. rocket! We are too spoiled at MDRA !!! Dan M.

09-01-2008 03:14 PM  #4
contrailrockets Certified Level Two   Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 52	Re: Article: LDRS28 to be held at Potter, New York July 2-6, 2009 Quote: Jerry, TRA does not select the weekend, the prefecture hosting it does. This is the weekend the hosting clubs picked. For the clubs putting it on, it has to do with crop rotation, time off from work to run it, and availability of facilities… Attendance this year was plus or minus 300 registered flyers, the banquet sold out at 260. Lots of people, and as always, great to see some folks you only get to see once a year. Erik Erik, I was not able to make this years LDRS due to unforseen issues, but would have loved to be there. This is the first LDRS I have missed in some time... I would ask... How many flyers were there this year (at a different date than normal) than there were the past few years? If there is a great field that has great weather at some time during the year why not use a different date. Winternationals is early in the year, but the field is great from what I hear. The MDRA Site is rumored to be great as well, but crops pose a problem for an LDRS during summer months. Thanks Tom

09-01-2008 05:45 PM  #5
APCP 1 Bigrocket   Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 6	Re: Article: LDRS28 to be held at Potter, New York July 2-6, 2009 Tom, MDRA is by far one of the best launch sites in the east, and yes, the crops would be a BIG problem for hosting an LDRS. In fact, it would be impossible in the summer months, as we move 12 miles down the road to a sod farm to launch from May to September due to crop plantings. Higgs Farm serves as our launch site from October thru April. Tommy Higgs has got to be the finest land owner that there is!! Find a land owner that loves rockets and sets up shop and cooks for everyone!!! A winter LDRS? That is another story. It would certainly be a first, but the attendance would suffer due to the cold, in the northeast that is. Dan Michael

09-01-2008 07:14 PM  #6
H_rocket Village Idiot   Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 598	Re: Article: LDRS28 to be held at Potter, New York July 2-6, 2009 Hey folks, keep this in mind: This is easy driving range to Watkins Glen and if there is a race happening, hotel rooms will be very hard to come by if you wait. They do not have discounts loaded yet (at least not at the Best Western), however you can always get the room and settle for price later. Oh,yeah. Rockets on the 4th of July? What could be better? I need to come up with a red to white to blue air start.

09-01-2008 09:37 PM  #7
lawndart Certified Level Three   Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 169	Re: Article: LDRS28 to be held at Potter, New York July 2-6, 2009 Yeah, LDRS in NY twice in my lifetime!!!!!!!!!1111 at a 5 hr drive i could commute to that

09-03-2008 09:47 AM  #8
UncleVanya If pigs had fins...   Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 3640	Re: Article: LDRS28 to be held at Potter, New York July 2-6, 2009 I moved a few posts from here to a new thread - found here to discuss in depth the topic of LDRS scheduling around/on Holidays.

09-03-2008 11:15 AM  #9
R2K Certified Level Three   Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 273	Re: Article: LDRS28 to be held at Potter, New York July 2-6, 2009 New York baby! I have never made it to an LDRS... now I finally can : ) I have done a few NY powers etc... but LDRS!

09-03-2008 12:29 PM  #10
Eyesinthesky Certified Level Three   Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 19	Re: Article: LDRS28 to be held at Potter, New York July 2-6, 2009 I'm considering making the 4000 mile round trip to attend and the fact that it is on a Holiday weekend makes it even more appealing. It is one less day of vacation that I have to take. Please post the web page here as soon as it is available. Thanks, Doug

09-03-2008 12:46 PM  #11
ddmobley Administrator   Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 4025	Re: Article: LDRS28 to be held at Potter, New York July 2-6, 2009 Quote: Please post the web page here as soon as it is available. http://ldrs28.org/

09-03-2008 01:03 PM  #12
H_rocket Village Idiot   Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 598	Re: Article: LDRS28 to be held at Potter, New York July 2-6, 2009 Just a suggestion folks - If you are planning on going and getting a hotel room, get it booked now. There is an IRL race at Watkins Glen that weekend and rooms are going to be like gold. I've paid over $100 a night for a fleabag that barely had running water.

09-03-2008 02:29 PM  #13
UncleVanya If pigs had fins...   Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 3640	Re: Article: LDRS28 to be held at Potter, New York July 2-6, 2009 Quote: Just a suggestion folks - If you are planning on going and getting a hotel room, get it booked now. There is an IRL race at Watkins Glen that weekend and rooms are going to be like gold. I've paid over $100 a night for a fleabag that barely had running water. Are there any options for camping? Particularly for camper style camping?

09-03-2008 02:50 PM  #14
Eyesinthesky Certified Level Three   Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 19	Re: Article: LDRS28 to be held at Potter, New York July 2-6, 2009 Thanks Darrell for the web site. Quote: Are there any options for camping? Particularly for camper style camping? I have lots of those types of questions too. They'll post that information on the web site when they get it up an running. Doug

09-03-2008 05:41 PM  #15
APCP 1 Bigrocket   Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 6	Re: Article: LDRS28 to be held at Potter, New York July 2-6, 2009 Hey Guys, One of my friends just made his reservations at the Flint Creek Campground, which he says is only a few miles from the launch site! He always camps at METRA & MDRA, so he knows. Dan Michael

09-04-2008 09:57 PM  #16
flyemhigh Temporarily Insane   Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 2	Re: Article: LDRS28 to be held at Potter, New York July 2-6, 2009 Quote: Are there any options for camping? Particularly for camper style camping? My girlfriend was researching that today. She found a couple good places. She also said the prices were descent too. I cannot wait to fly with the big boys at LDRS. My flights may or may not be mentioned in the magazine, but at least I will be able to say I flew at LDRS.