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LDRS 28 is quickly approaching, with less than 20 days to go. Have you checked out the LDRS 28 website recently? This year's annual gathering of rocketeers from all over the world is going to be the biggest rocketry event for 2009. So far, with over 260 registered fliers, the rocket launching is going to hot and heavy.

Online registration will end on June 20, 2009. After that date, you will need to simple show up and register at the field:

http://www.ldrs28.org/registration

For those folks already registered, remember your parking space number. This will help the parking crew get you settled in quickly. Pre-registration pick-up will be open at the Holiday Inn on Wednesday night, 7-1-09, between 7:00 and 9:00 P.M. for you early birds. Safe yourself some time and pick up your registration packets prior to the official opening of the launch. Onsite registration and pre-registration packet pick up will begin at 9:00 A.M. starting 7-2-09.

Tee Shirts should be pre-ordered to guarantee you get the sizes and styles you are looking for. There will be sales on site and if past LDRS's are any indication, they will sell out fast:

http://www.ldrs28.org/apps/wpisa.dll/launchreg/registration

There will me multiple organized contests such a Mach Madness, the Upscale Big Daddy Drag Race, the Prettiest / Ugliest Rocket Contest and of course the ever present Raffle. This year at LDRS 28 you can increase your odds of winning many generously donated rocket related items by pre-purchasing your raffle tickets. They normally sell for $1.00 each, but if you act quickly pre-purchased tickets will be offered at two tickets for $1.00. Included in the raffle will be multiple opportunities to receive a full page feature in ROCKETS Magazine in the LDRS 28 cover to cover issue. The winners of this raffle prize will be featured regardless of the size of your project.

http://www.ldrs28.org/Contests/

The LDRS 28 Planning Committee would like to thank all the Vendors who have donated prizes to the various contests and would like to thank in advance all the Vendors who are still coming on board to make this an event not to miss.
http://www.ldrs28.org/Site/Vendors.html 

The Onsite Concessions will feed the furnace to keep you going through those long days on the flight line:

http://www.ldrs28.org/Site/Concessions.shtml

There are still many opportunities to get involved and help your fellow rocketeers get out to the pads as an RSO and on to the pads as a Pad Manager:

http://www.ldrs28.org/volunteer

Most importantly what would any LDRS be without the fliers and world class projects that make this a must attend event. Check out the long list the projects flying at LDRS 28:

http://www.ldrs28.org/FeaturedProjects

The clock is ticking and every second of indecision is time wasted not prepping your project for the biggest launch of the year. What is it going to be? Sitting on the sidelines watching for posts to hit the forums or launching at LDRS and becoming that post? The LDRS 28 Planning Committee looks forward to seeing you at the launch. Once the first button is pushed on Thursday morning, the action will be non-stop for five days of ground pounding rocketry fun. Make sure one of those smoke trails is yours.

Reader comments:

#1 Re: Article: Are you ready? Less than 20 days left until LDRS28

All I have left to do is top up the charges on the batteries for my on-board camcorders, GPS beacon, and camera-control electronics. Once that's done, all that's left is to pack up my essentials and make the trip.

Arriving sometime on Friday afternoon, flying Saturday and Sunday, heading home on Monday...

With luck, I'll get all three of my planned flights in...

Len_Lekx on 06-12-2009 04:26 PM

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