Our next launch is scheduled for July 5th at the 18th Avenue location from 12-3pm (new time!). We will not have a rain date. At this launch we will have a couple of contest around the 4th of July theme.

The first one is a closest to the pad contest sponsored by Heavenly Hobbies.

The rules for this contest are:

• The objective of the contest is to fly a rocket to a respectable altitude and have it land as close to the launch pad as possible.
• Contest is open to club members, as well as non-members.
• Two flights per contestant. Each landing will be measured. The distance from the pad will be added for the two flights. Unrecoverable rockets or landings 250′ or more away from the pad will be assigned a nominal distance of 250′. The smallest sum wins. If all flights land more than 250 feet away, winner will be chosen by lottery.
• Each contestant must use the same engine (Estes B6-4). The contestants may provide their own engines, or they can buy them on site.
• Any rocket may be used, provided it weighs 2.0 ounces or less (without engine) and has a maximum diameter of 1.64″ or less (BT-60). Any form of recovery may be used, but it must be autonomous. That is, any means of recovery that is controlled by the flier from the ground is not permitted.
• Prizes for the winner and the 1st runner-up will be donated by Heavenly Hobbies.

The second contest is best theme rocket sponsored by Flis Kits

The rules for this contest are:

• Must be 4th of July theme.

• Winner chosen by group vote.

The final contest is highest launch of a B and C motor sponsored by CENJARS.

The rules are:

• One prize given to highest B launch of the day.

• One prize given to highest C launch of the day.

• Winner in each category is chosen by CENJARS officers.

Heavenly Hobbies will be at the launch and will have supplies and rocket kits for purchase. You may want to visit their site to see if their is anything you want to buy to make sure Jose brings it and saves you the shipping charges as well!

We hope to see you all at the launch it looks to be a fun day. Andrew Blank is bringing some Ready To Fly’s (RTFs) for the kids to decorate and launch. Feel free to invite guests and prospective members and bring drinks,food… and perhaps sunscreen (optimistic!)…

Let me know if you plan to attend so I can get an idea of the attendance.

See you all there!

It turned out to be a great day for flying with about 25+ people showing up. The weather was sunny in the 80’s with the wind out of the SW at about 5mph. This is the first time we launched at this site with a SW wind. We now know to set up more to the right field side of the baseball diamond for future launches to facilitate having the rockets launch behind us to then fall in front of us.

We had over 37+ flights and the motors used ranged from A’s through D’s. We had a number of multi-engine flights at the launch and these are always a great sight to watch lifting off. We also had a number of flights from a few 1970’s era model rockets and they flew as good as they day they were built some 35+ years ago!

Three new families stopped by to participate and learn about the club. We are also proud to welcome our newest member family, the Smith’s from Keansburg/Middletown. They came with their son Connor, who along with his Mom and Dad had a number of successful flights. Special thanks to Eileen Smith for playing club nurse for the day!

Also joining us was the Wingard family who came to check out the club and became first time fliers! Their Dad along with James and Matthew looked like pros for their first time out by having a number of successful launches and retrievals.

Dave Statham, our club veteran,  continues to impress the club with some of his latest rocket builds and impressive launches of them. They are truly works of art! Keep them coming Dave!

The Blank family also had an impressive day with a number of successful launches by Hanna, Sam and Sam’s friend, Christopher. We look forward to seeing those CamRoc pictures once they are developed!

The Gunther boys, Ian Rick and Kylie, had a strong showing with some expert flying and retrievals with some of their superbly finished Estes kits… watch out Dave! Their Dad also had a nice flight with a 30+ year old triple engine cluster flight which made an impressive lift-off.

The Centrella family also had a near perfect day of launches and retrievals. Sophia, Cameron and their Dad along with Cameron’s friend Noah had a number of great launches and retrievals until the their last launch when they lost their white Polaris rocket in the clouds on the way down. :-(  We think it landed within in the field however the grass was pretty high around the ball fields and outlying areas making it impossible to find it.

All in all it was a perfect day for a launch and everybody had a fun and enjoyable time. Please mark your calendars for the next launch on July 5th (rain date July 6th). We will have a number of contests with prizes. Heavenly hobbies will sponsor the closest landing to the pad contest and Jim Flis of Flis Kits will sponsor the best 4th of July theme rocket and the best recovery theme (remember to be innovative!). Andrew Blank will be bringing some ready built rockets to hand out to the kids for decorating and entering into the contest. Make sure to invite your friends and bring food and drinks to make an afternoon out of it.

Heavenly Hobbies will be at the launch so if you need some additional supplies you can buy them at the site. BTW Heavenly Hobbies is also offering, in addition to the 10% discount on his kits until the next launch, 1/2 price delivery or free delivery if you can wait until the July 5th launch for him to bring your order to you.

Please patronize our sponsors and site Ads… they help defray the costs of running the club.

We look forward to seeing you at the next launch!

We are scheduled for our next launch on June 7th from 1-4pm at the 18th Aveune location in Wall Township, NJ (see launch site tab for site location/directions). The weather forecast for Sunday looks very promising. Please feel free to bring friends and prospective members to the launch. Also please patronize our sponsors as they help support the club. I will try to verify if we will have a vendor on site for this launch so that you can purchase supplies as well. We look forward to seeing you there!

All: We have been invited to attend The Young Astronauts of Robinson School, Chapter #853, annual Model Rocket Launch. This year the launch is dedicated to Captain Janis Blackburn of Spirit Airlines to thank her for the support of their program and of Aerospace Education. The launch will be held on Thursday June 11th, Raindate is Friday June 12th. If you are interested in attending please RSVP to Jerry Iacona at jiacona237@aol.com . It looks to be a fun event. I hope some of you can attend to represent our club there. The site address is: 495 Gropp Ave, Hamilton NJ 08610.

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Also remember our other sponsors, Heavenly Hobbies, HobbyMaster, Pratt Hobbies, Jersey Shore Hobbies and THE GAME ROOM all offer CENJARS a 10% discount on Model Rocketry products. Take advantage of these promotions and remember to mark your calendars for our next launch on June 7th and our red, white and blue launch on July 5th. The July 5th launch will have prizes for the best looking rockets and flights!