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PUEBLO WEISBROD
AIRCRAFT MUSEUM
Hello!
My name is Jason Unwin and I
am the Aerospace Education Officer for the Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum
located on the grounds of the Pueblo Memorial Airport. Our museum offers a
number of activities that may be of interest to Boy Scouts in the area. The
museum and local chapter of the National Association of Rocketry (Southern
Colorado Rocketeers) are willing to help Boy Scouts meet any merit badge
requirements.
Listed below is the Model Rocket Building and
Launch Schedule for 2007 for the Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft
Museum and Southern Colorado Rocketeers.
Feel free to share the
museum's and rocket club's contact information with area Boy Scout dens, packs,
and troops. We look forward to working with the Boy Scouts of Pueblo and Southern Colorado.
Jason Unwin, Aerospace
Education Officer
Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft
Museum
Museum Phone: (719)
948-9219 / Cell Phone: (719) 671-2407
Museum Website:
www.pwam.org
Email: service@pwam.org
To schedule a tour, just
call the museum at (719) 948-9219.
The Southern Colorado
Rocketeers (NAR Section #632) announces its schedule for Model Rocket Building
and Flying for 2007.
Model Rocket “Make and Take”
Building sessions are held on the SECOND SATURDAY of the month at the
Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum located on the grounds of the Pueblo Memorial
Airport (PUB).
The aircraft
museum is located six miles east of Pueblo, CO on US Highway 50 East/Colorado 96
East.
· Museum
admission is $3 for persons aged 10 years and over. This is half the normal
museum admission price.
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The rockets
are free. A pack of three motors may be purchased in the museum gift shop for
$6.
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This is a
building only session and flying is done one week later at the clubs’ launch
site on the Hudson Ranch located southwest of
Pueblo Colorado.
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Building time
starts at 9 AM
and takes approximately one and a half hours to complete.
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Instruction
includes model rocket safety and basic instruction on how a model rocket works
and basic aerodynamics.
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Call or email
the club to see how “Make and Take” can be brought to your location.
Model Rocket Flying
is held on the THIRD SATURDAY of the month on the grounds of the Hudson
Ranch.
Go 9.5 miles
South West on Colorado Highway 78 (Beulah Highway) and turn right into the drive
way. Follow the signs to the launch site.
This is a
working ranch so please close the gates.
The section
has an FAA Waiver to 8,000 feet Above Ground Level (AGL)
The club
provides launch equipment for most model and large model rockets.
Those wishing
to fly High Power Rockets (HPR) should contact the club if you require special
ground support equipment.
Flying
generally starts at 9 AM and concludes by 1 PM.
Model rocket
flying may also be brought to a location such as a school or church with a
suitable area for flying nearby. Please contact the club for additional
information.
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Fees / Membership:
There is no charge to
fly model or large model rockets. |
Non club
members flying High Power Rockets (those persons required to hold an L1, L2, or
L3 license issued by the National Association of
Rocketry (NAR), Tripoli, or
comparable license issued by the Canadian Association of Rocketry (CAR) are
requested to pay a $5 launch fee for the day. |
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There are no
fees for club members. |
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Call or email
the NAR Section for information on becoming a member of the club.
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| There are club
memberships for groups such as CAP Squadrons, churches, youth groups, etc.
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Please contact
the NAR Section about becoming a member of the section. |
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2007 SCHEDULE |
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Date |
Day |
Time |
Event & Location |
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08-11-07 |
Sat |
0900 |
Model Rocket “Make
and Take”
Pueblo Weisbrod
Aircraft Museum |
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08-18-07 |
Sat |
0900 |
Model Rocket and
High Power Rocket Flying Day
Hudson Ranch |
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09-08-07 |
Sat |
0900 |
Model Rocket “Make
and Take”
Pueblo Weisbrod
Aircraft Museum |
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09-15-07 |
Sat |
0900 |
Model Rocket and
High Power Rocket Flying Day
Hudson Ranch. |
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10-13-07 |
Sat |
0900 |
Model Rocket “Make
and Take”
Pueblo Weisbrod
Aircraft Museum |
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10-20-07 |
Sat |
0900 |
Model Rocket and
High Power Rocket Flying Day
Hudson Ranch |
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11-10-07 |
Sat |
0900 |
Model Rocket “Make
and Take”
Pueblo Weisbrod
Aircraft Museum |
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11-17-07 |
Sat |
0900 |
Model Rocket and
High Power Rocket Flying Day
Hudson Ranch |
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12-08-07 |
Sat |
0900 |
Model Rocket “Make
and Take”
Pueblo Weisbrod
Aircraft Museum |
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12-15-07 |
Sat |
0900 |
Model Rocket and
High Power Rocket Flying Day
Hudson Ranch |
Flying dates are dependent
on weather and drought conditions. Please contact the Southern Colorado Rocketeers
club prior to launch day.
Southern Colorado Rocketeers, NAR Section #632
Cotopaxi, CO 81223
Phone: (719)
671-2407
Email:
Jbu_2@netzero.net
WebSite:
Www.scronline.net (NAR Section website)
The members of the Southern
Colorado Rocketeers look forward to working with the schools, youth groups, and
citizens of Southern
Colorado and Northern New Mexico.
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