NORG INVITE – JOINT CMASS/NORG EVENT
The only NORG Event of this year is a joint event with CMASS. Some of you may be aware of field availability issues with our home field due to renovations by the City of Salem’s Park & Rec Dept. I’ll briefly discuss that a bit later here, but for now, I officially invite NORG and CMASS members to the Joint Night Launch at CMASS’ last event day of the year in Amesbury, MA. This will be Saturday November 20th and the sunset time for that day is 4:16 PM. Please go to CMASS website and read “COVID-19 restrictions” found at top of the Home Page and follow rules accordingly.
Back on March 17th I last commented on The Gallows Hill Park and that we’re in the 3rd year in a row the park has been unavailable due to renovations. The park has made many improvements but one of the troubling developments is storm water runoff mitigation which has created 3 areas of depressions adjacent to the expanded parking lot and additional asphalt paved pathways. Sad to say these are unfriendly developments for being a rocket friendly field. There’s enough water that there is a risk for “splash down” and I have concerns for mosquitos given that nite flite is a heavily “dusk centered” event. I only would attempt events during cold weather months where there is a hard freeze or snowy field without standing water perhaps calling it a “Snowy Owl Event”. Alternate fields are being explored for use locally.
Lastly NORG membership issues, for those who have joined NORG recently please get in touch with me to confirm (if you are an NAR Member) that you have listed NORG #799 on your account w/NAR website. Also past members do the same and let me know if NORG is your primary or secondary listing. For those who would like to join (FREE MEMBERSHIP) during the Joint Launch then I will be available ½ hour before sunset at Amesbury with a sign up sheet. Best wishes all and stay safe on and off the field.
Sincerely,
Joseph N. Majahad, Representative
Nite Owl Rocketry Gild (#799)
PO Box 855, Salem, MA 01970