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RocketryZone to call it quits after 7 years in business Print E-mail PDF
2009 Archived News by Planet News   
Tuesday, June 02, 2009

ImageKINGSLAND, Georgia USA — RocketryZone owner Dennis Tinney has decided to call it quits after seven years of being in business. In an announcement circulating the Southeastern states this past week, Tinney discloses his decision to close shop that culminates with a 40% off everything sale.

Tinney was a welcome site at launches around the Southeast, bringing products to the fliers over the seven years in business he operated as a distributor for Aerotech, Aerospace Specialty Products, Custom Rockets, Dr. Zooch, Estes, Mercury Engineering, Quest, Red River Rocketry, Roadrunner Rocket Motors, Sheri's Hot Rockets, Starlight Rockets, Squirrel Works, Sunward Aerospace, The Launch Pad, Top Flight Recovery, Total Impulse and Xavien Electronics.

A mild mannered man, Tinney is retired from the military and lives in the Kingsland area of South Georgia. His vendor set up at the launches was always crowded, often more so with the huge variety of products he offered than customers, as he had one of the largest selections of products of any vendor in the area.  The regulatory quagmire that had settled over the hobby for the past decade held back vendors like Tinney from being able to really make a go of their businesses, costing the hobby far more than was necessary.

Tinney's last launch attendance will probably be the June launch at Orangeburg, South Carolina, but if you look at his web site, you might still find a deal or two. The 40% off sale started on the 1st of June.  To receive the discount, you must use promotion code 0601AA09 at checkout.

Website: http://www.rocketryzone.org/


Reader comments:
#1 Re: Article: RocketryZone to call it quits after 7 years in business
Does anyone else see the irony here? Here is a vendor that opened his doors (so to speak) soon after the the reign of terror of oppressive regulation began. He made it through the toughest years when 80% of all vendors left rocketry. Now, that we see a light at the end of the regulatory tunnel--Mr Tinney moves on. I would certainly consider him a hero for lasting through the tough years. It is tragic that he must now leave. I'm sure his reasons are valid and he has no choice. I just hate to see him go. His inventory was fantastic. It will be hard to replace him. I hate to see any vendor go.
madsen on 06-02-2009 09:31 PM
#2 Re: Article: RocketryZone to call it quits after 7 years in business
Darrell- Did you get the info about the regulatory situation from Dennis? Last I spoke with
him (a couple launches ago), he hinted the economy was driving his 'real' job to a point where
he didn't have the time to dedicate to RocketryZone anymore...

I have no inside info as to the actual reasons, though.
brianc on 06-02-2009 10:04 PM
#3 Re: Article: RocketryZone to call it quits after 7 years in business
That was the reason he told me also. He will be missed.
cwbullet on 06-02-2009 10:06 PM
#4 Re: Article: RocketryZone to call it quits after 7 years in business
So if he is headed to greener pastures, perhaps someone else should pick up his regional ball. I am concerned all this freedom will lead to ill advised discounting.

Jerry
Just Jerry on 06-02-2009 10:11 PM
#5 Re: Article: RocketryZone to call it quits after 7 years in business
Quote:
Darrell- Did you get the info about the regulatory situation from Dennis? Last I spoke with
him (a couple launches ago), he hinted the economy was driving his 'real' job to a point where
he didn't have the time to dedicate to RocketryZone anymore...

That very well may be. The sentence, "The regulatory quagmire that had settled over the hobby for the past decade held back vendors like Tinney from being able to really make a go of their businesses, costing the hobby far more than was necessary," was more of an overview statement of what vendors faced in their normal operations and wasn't meant to be the reason he is closing. If Tinney had had 10 times the customers over the past seven years from a non-restrictive regulatory environment, he may not have cared what his real job was actually driving, as he might have been making enough to go it on his own. The point was that the 10 Year War cost the hobby many a fine business and business people.
ddmobley on 06-02-2009 11:29 PM
#6 Re: Article: RocketryZone to call it quits after 7 years in business
It was NAR and TRA officially requesting members and vendors (and enforcing it) act as if the material was regulated pending the publishing of the final rule and the outcome of the suit.

The final rule was published 10-06 and the lawsuit was decided 3-09.

So between 1992 and 10-2006 NAR and TRA screwed vendors, manufacturers and consumers. That's more than a lost decade and a half guys.

Jerry
Just Jerry on 06-06-2009 04:14 PM
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