June Launch
Club Member Release MARS Board of Directors June 21, 2023 The weather is looking awful for this weekend so we are scrubbing. see you in July!
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NYPOWER 25
As you probably realize NYPOWER is next weekend! The Registration team wants to kindly remind everyone to bring your NAR or Tripoli cards and be prepared to show them at registration, this is REALLY Important! If you haven’t already signed up for a range shift please do so on the website at http://66.113.102.220/range-duty-volunteer/ Lastly, the setup Party begins Friday morning around 10AM the club will be buying lunch, many hands make lite work!
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Our 2023 Cleanup party was this past Saturday and what a beautiful day it was! In Attendance: sorry if we missed anyone MaryBeth Clune Bill Clune Analise Clune Dan MacNeal Deana MacNeal Tom McCarthy Michelle McCortney Dan McCortney Miles McCortney Dave Stranton Dave Plankenhorn Larry Wakeman Don Howe Evan Brown Bill and Tom got a bit of a late start pulling out the club trailer (Bill forgot the hitch) with that resolved everyone dug in. Team McCortney having the most experience with the pads jumped right into disassembly and lubing … Continue reading →
Cleanup Party went well
Our annual Cleanup party went really well. With NYPOWER only a few weeks away it is time to focus on that. The Range Duty Volunteer form is now online, http://66.113.102.220/range-duty-volunteer/ It is easy to use, just login, click the range duty and time slot, click submit. While I am here, many of us have renewed our dues, the membership team thanks you! With that a lot of us have NOT registered for or purchased NYPOWER Tshirts or Raffle tickets, that saddens the NYPOWER Registration team as it means more work … Continue reading →
New Waiver
Club Member Release MARS Board of Directors April 13, 2023 Last month, we had announced that there were some changes to our waiver situation and altitude limits. The MARS Board is pleased to announce that, with the assistance of the former waiver holder and a new waiver holder stepping up for the club, we have secured a new waiver allowing flights up to 8,000 feet. As previously mentioned, flights over 6,000 feet will require approval in advance of the flight. Now that we know our final waiver limit, we will … Continue reading →
March 2023 Meeting Minutes
Printable copy HERE MARS Membership Meeting March 9, 2023 In Attendance: MaryBeth Clune, Todd Smith, Dan MacNeal, Tom McCarthy, Bill Clune, Darren Slocum, Evan Brown, Doug Snyder, Howard Bozenhand, Elena Beyer, Robert Hilton via internet President MaryBeth Clune called the meeting to order at 7:01 PM. A motion was made to accept meeting minutes from February. Motion was agreed to and February minutes were accepted. Officer Reports: No report from the Vice President or Treasurer. Secretary Tom McCarthy stated that the February 9th meeting minutes and the February 7th BOD … Continue reading →
Tripoli / Waiver Update
Club Member Release MARS Board of Directors March 9, 2023 In late February, our Tripoli Prefect approached the MARS board concerning our existing waiver and the inability of the Tripoli Board/Insurance company to adequately insure our launches going forward. Additional information was brought to our attention at that time regarding the impact of the adjacent Bed & Breakfast to our waiver and flight operations for Tripoli launches. After BOD discussion, we decided to eliminate our Tripoli Prefecture, rather than accept new risk and/or operate under a severely curtailed Tripoli altitude … Continue reading →
February 2023 Member Meeting Minutes
Printable copy HERE MARS Membership Meeting February 9, 2023 In Attendance: MaryBeth Clune, Todd Smith, Dan MacNeal, Tom McCarthy, Bill Clune, Darren Slocum, Ken Foss, Camille Foss, Evan Brown, Doug Snyder, David Stratton, Chris Jezewicz, Tracy Jezewicz, Robert Hilton via internet President MaryBeth Clune called the meeting to order at 7:05 PM. A motion was made to accept meeting minutes from January. Motion was agreed to and January minutes were accepted. Officer Reports: Treasurer Dan MacNeal gave a detailed report on the standing of the club. He is working on … Continue reading →
Build Session
The Solepoxy Bucket of Rockets is in need of some work. Come help Build/Re-Build some mod rockets for our Young Guests OR work on a few rockets of your own. MARS still has plenty of parts to build new or you can bring your own parts. These build sessions are always a GREAT time hopefully some of the museum folks will wander in and join us. Some of us may order out, you can bring a dish to pass there is a kitchen warm something up. **Please bring whatever tools … Continue reading →
January 2023 Member Meeting Minutes
MARS Membership Meeting January 12, 2023 In Attendance: MaryBeth Clune, Bill Clune, Doug Snyder, Darrin Slocum, Dave Stratton, Todd Smith, and Dan McNeal and Robert Hilton via phone. President MaryBeth Clune called the meeting to order at 7:10 PM. The meeting opened with an introduction of those present at the meeting, followed by a notice that Tom McCarthy would be absent due to illness. Officer Reports: President Clune began her report by thanking Greg Young and Brett Carrier for their service to the BOD in 2022. Greg served as VP, … Continue reading →