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The Boeing Employees Model Rocket Club
National Association of Rocketry Section 627
Current Launch Status:
8/6/26 7:45 PM
A Stage 2 BURN BAN will go into effect for King County at 12:01AM August 7th.
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This means we are shut down until the ban is rescinded.
At this point consider our August 29th launch SCRUBBED
as I don't expect the ban to be lifted this month, and possibly next month.
The statewide burn ban the governor declared on August 1st goes through September 30th.
More here when there is more to tell.
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REMINDER: At the May 2025 launch two rockets and one nose cone/chute came down in the go-kart track area.
We have been told that we may NOT do this again, or we will lose access to the site.
Consequently, the range will be set up much further north, we will be more restrictive
on model/motor combinations, and likely be more aggressively angling launch rods northward,
regardless of forecast or real-time wind conditions
in order to assure no further landings in the go-kart track area.
BEMRC Launch Schedule
BEMRC launches are generally on the second or third Saturday of the month (see dates listed below)
The range typically opens at about 11 AM.
Flights are limited to D total impulse (20 N-s) and approximately 700 foot maximum altitude (or less depending on conditions at launch time) per the NAR Safety Code and in order to keep flights on the field.
We MAY be able to support National Rocketry Competition flights at our regular club launches. I can have an adjustable tower (the Apogee unit) and NAR contest flight cards available. Those flying duration events will need to arrange for timers. Loaner PerfectFlite FireFly or Altus Metrum MicroPeak altimeters can be made available for those flying the Altitude events if arranged for in advance (but see below).
The events for the 2026-2027 NRC season (July 3rd, 2026 through NARAM 2027 - dates unknown at the moment) are:
- 1/2 A Boost Glider Duration
- A Helicopter Duration
- 1/4A Parachute Duration
- A Payload Altitude
- B Egg Loft Duration
- 1/2 A Altitude
We might be able to support flying some of these…though as a practical matter only 1/2A Altitude, A Payload Altitude, perhaps 1/4A PD and B Eggloft Duration would have a chance of staying on the field. The others, not so much. Please let me know a day or two in advance (but see below) if you would like to make an official NRC flight at any of our launches.
However I have NOT, at this time, put any of our launches on the official calendar for NRC events,
so if you want to fly NRC events, I need to know at least a week in advance so I can submit calendar info to the NAR.
2026 Launch Dates
(as always, weather, field and fire conditions permitting)
We may have the option to shift to the day after (Sunday)
if the weather forecast is sufficiently different —
during the wetter months only. If we move to a Sunday, it will be announced
in the usual Thursday-before-a-launch emailing and will also be posted here.
January 24 -31 flights - all recovered
February 21 - SCRUB - rain and breezes
March 21 - 45 flights, all recovered (though three landed on the eastern hillside)
April 18 - 41 flights, all recovered
May 9 - 78 flights
June 13 - 51 flights. Two escaped
July 11 - 41 flights, all recovered
August 29 - SCRUB - stage 2 burn ban
September 19
October 10
November 21
December 19
Launch Site Location
NOTE: older launch reports that were hosted by the BMR discussion board are now gone as BMR has shut down the club and the forum
BEMRC Flight Cards (six per page)
Launch Release (two per page)
Contact us by email at: info (at) bemrc (dot) org
DISCLAIMER
The views/comments expressed at this website are not necessarily those of The Boeing Company.
(not that they're paying us any attention anymore anyway)
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