Launch Dates
EARS hold monthly launches from March to December from our launch site at Elsworth near Cambridge.
Some of our members like to come along to the launches with a stack of filled out flight cards, as they generally know which rockets they are bringing along to fly. To enable everyone, even those who haven't been to a launch event with us before, to fill out their flight cards before they arrive we have uploaded the EARS flight card for your benefit.
If you are a newcomer to an EARS launch or even a veteran of many events, there are a number of do's and don'ts which we would like you to follow. Please read the Launch Etiquette page before arriving and try and follow the guidlines, so that everyone can have an enjoyable event.
If you have any questions about the launches then please get in touch with us.
| Day | Month | Time | Event | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | March | 10am - 5pm | EARS Monthly Launch | First Launch of the 2008 season. |
| 6th | April | 10am - 7pm | EARS Monthly Launch | |
| 3rd-4th | May | 2 days | Big EARS | Check out the Big EARS page! |
| 1st | June | 10am - late | EARS Monthly Launch | |
| 6th | July | 10am - late | EARS Monthly Launch | CANCELLED! Unfortunately the rape is too ripe for us to be allowed to recover rockets in any fields it is planted in so we have had to cancel this months launch. |
| TBC | July | 2 days | UKRA2008 | Visit the UKRA website for more details. |
| 3rd | August | 10am - late | EARS Monthly Launch | CANCELLED! Wheat too dry - fire risk. |
| 18th to the 25th | August | 1 week | IRW, Largs, Scotland | International Rocket Week, Visit the IRW website for more details. |
| 7th | September | 10am - late | EARS Monthly Launch | Could be cancelled due to harvesting. May be at an alternative venue. Please check back here before setting off. * |
| TBC | September | 2 days | K-Lob | Visit the UKRA website for more details. |
| 5th | October | 10am - 5pm | EARS Monthly Launch | |
| 2nd | November | 10am - 4pm | EARS Monthly Launch | Including the firework spectacular! |
| 7th | December | 10am - 4pm | EARS Monthly Launch | Followed by the EARS AGM. |
* As we fly from an arable farm, as the crops ripen and become tinder dry in the summer, we usually loose one, and at most two launches. These are when we cant fly from the site because of the fire risk. We are on the lookout for alternative flying sites during this period. If you know of any large, tree and crop free, areas please do let us know.