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Section 308: National Association of Rocketry
Dallas / Fort Worth / North Texas
Gunter Launch Scrubbed!!!
===== Dec. Launch in Gunter is Canceled! =====
===== High Winds.(up to 20mph) are forecast=====
southwest winds won't get under 15 till 5pm, then dark.
Happy Holidays Everyone. Anyway!
Merry Christmas and Joyfull New Year!
Next Launch will be our first launch in 2026
At the Arlington site, Sun.Jan.04.
### Next business meeting ###
The next club meeting will be Saturday, Jan.03 2026 OFFICER ELECTIONS WILL BE HELD AT THIS MEETING.
[[You must have been a member for at least six months to hold an officer position.]]
Come out, Run for Office. Talk rockets. Ask questions. Network the club !!!
Cross Timbers Family YMCA in Flower Mound; begins around 1pm.
at 2021 Cross Timbers Road. {west from 35E on 1171 (Main St. Lewisville), east of 2499 and Morris Rd.}
### Upcoming DARS Launches ###
The December DARS Gunter Launch is CANCELED Winds will be out of the southwest at 19mph slowing to 15 by sundown.
Cannot fly High Power in these winds and modrocs won't stay in the field.
SORRY, but we will try again next year.
The next Arlington model rocket launch will be Next Year on Sunday, Jan.04
Launch operations will be 10am until about 2pm. (Or till we run out of rockets!)
D-impulse and below ONLY.
At the Arlington Launch Site.
The January DARS Gunter Launch will be Saturday Jan.17
When launching in Gunter, high power is allowed, as weather permits.
Please plan to stay below 3,400ft AGL unless pre-approved for higher altitude.
Launch hours from 10am to about 2pm. We may QUIT SOONER if we run out of rockets.
Directions to the Gunter site.
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We are one of the largest, and the oldest Texas chapter, of the NAR
(National Association of Rocketry.) Operating since 1972, we have been promoting sport and hobby
rocketry throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex nonstop for over 50 years. While launching/flying
rockets is our primary activity, our presence also reaches out into the community in other ways.
Our outreach programs work with the Scouts, YMCA, 4H, as well as many local schools and educators, to encourage the next generation of Texans to pursue their interest in science, math, aerospace or engineering. And, kids always fly free!
The general public is always welcome to attend any of our launches, bring your rockets and join in the fun. Our members will help you fly everything, from the smaller Estes and Quest model rockets up to custom built high-power rockets reaching altitudes in excess of a mile.
So if you're interested in rocketry, contact us and we'll be happy to introduce you to the hobby.
Or check out our calendar and stop by the next event.
Our outreach programs work with the Scouts, YMCA, 4H, as well as many local schools and educators, to encourage the next generation of Texans to pursue their interest in science, math, aerospace or engineering. And, kids always fly free!
The general public is always welcome to attend any of our launches, bring your rockets and join in the fun. Our members will help you fly everything, from the smaller Estes and Quest model rockets up to custom built high-power rockets reaching altitudes in excess of a mile.
So if you're interested in rocketry, contact us and we'll be happy to introduce you to the hobby.
Or check out our calendar and stop by the next event.
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