Launch in T-minus
Launch Status is Go
First fall launch around Halloween
Next Seasons Schedule
The launch schedule for next season is now posted on the schedule page! The schedule is still tenative and subject to change.
Thank You Rocketeers
A thank you goes out to everyone that purchased items that had belonged to Ed Rowe. Between the last BattlePark launch and Red Glare, all the items have been sold. Your generosity allowed Ben to present a check for over $6,000 to Ed's family.
Well done and much appreciated.
TRA Safety Code Updates
The Tripoli Rocketry Association TRA is in the process up updating the High Power Safety Code and the Research Safety Code. As these codes are published, we will be making changes to how we organize and fly rockets. Please review these updated codes so everyone has a better understanding of the changes being made.
March 30th, 31st & April 1st, 2012 - Battle of the Rockets Launch
The Weather for the three day launch could not have been much better. There was a great turnout for all three days.
For the Battle of the Rockets, the University of Cincinnati won the Mars Rover portion and the Chantilly High School team won the target altitude contest. The University of Alabama - Huntsville, the University of Texas - Arlington, Thomas Jefferson High School and a host of TARC team flights provided the highlights on Saturday.
Congratulations go out to Sam Middleton and Donald Johnson for certifying Level 1. Congratulation also go out to Doug Lucy, Kevin Dunn, Tom Chapman, Kurt Hollenbach and Gregory Lockridge for certifying Level 2.
There were 174 flights with 178 motors burned over the 3 days, with H motors being the most popular.
The following is a list of Motors burned this Weekend:
- A = 7
- B = 6
- C = 26
- D = 13
- E = 6
- F = 22
- G = 18
- H = 39
- I = 22
- J = 9
- K = 6
- L = 3
- M = 1
Weather
The Culpeper weather number is 540-825-1490
For a three day forcast with wind speeds, wind directions, cloud base heights, etc. check Culpeper VA, Aviation Weather Report and Forcast
LDRS 31 in Potter NY
July 12th to July 16th 2012 are the dates that LDRS will be back at the east coast. The location and dates were announced ahead of this years LDRS because LDRS 30 is being held over Labor Day Weekend.
Waivers and Facilities
The standard waiver at Battle Park is 16,000 feet.
Check the About Us page for more details on the waiver, apogee restrictions, available launch equipment, and other available facilities.
Launch Fees
Launch fees are $10 per day for adults. Children age 17 and under launch free.
We use primarily "standard" 1010 rails and 1/4 inch rods. There are several "extreme" 1515 rails and rods to 1/2 inch available, along with a trailer launcher with a unistrut rail for the big stuff. Although our primary setup is for high power rockets, there are always smaller pads for low power rockets too.
BattlePark Schedule
Battle of the Rockets
Battle Park is proud to once again bring you our Battle of the Rockets (BotR). Again this year there will be two contests, one by FOGE and sponsered by Praxis Inc. and another sponserd by AIAA. The battle is held every spring at Battle Park. The spring battle hosted by FOGE and Praxis is limited to registered high school and college teams. The AIAA contest will be limited to AIAA supported teams. These spring battles have more challenging events and test the ingenuity and skills of all the teams while promoting advanced math, science, and engineering. Check out the website for all the 2011 rules and the results of the April 2010 Battle of the Rockets.
Battle of the RocketsClub and BotR Gear
Tripoli Central Virginia club wear and Battle of the Rockets competition gear is now available. You can get t-shirts, sweatshirts, caps, and mugs. They are available in various sizes including childrens sizes. Get your gear today and be ready for the next launch!.
Get your gear here!On Site Vendors
We have several vendors that support launches at Battle Park.
Harry from The Dragon's Hoard in Staunton VA, and Ken from Performance Hobbies are regulars at Battle Park.
The newest vendor is Kevin Dunn from HOVAR. He has become the Wildman Virginia vendor. He attends most Battle Park launches and offers a discount if you pre-order from his shopping cart. You can also get special orders of anything in the Wildman catalog, just give Kevin a call.
Please contact these vendors to verify they will be at the launch you are attending and to make sure they will have what you need.
Further contact information is available through the Links page.
Site Location
For those of you that want to know the lat. long. of the launch site for your GPS, it is:
38 23 53.00N 78 3 54.00W
You can also cut and paste this into Google Maps.
Everyone is welcome at Battle Park. We will launch anything from 1/8A to O. Kids always fly free.
We call our launch site "Battle Park" because it is located in the very center of where the civil war battle that became known as The Battle of Cedar Mountain occured. Situated just below Cedar Mountain in the same large open fields that union troops once advancd through. Where once cannon balls flew through the air, now our rockets light up the sky. We launch once a month when the crops aren't in. This means we launch from late October to early April.
Check the links page for more information on the Battle of Cedar Mountain.
