Due to several heavy bands of rain over night turning the field into a muddy mess, we are not flying Sunday. All tear down was done last night, just in case, which turned out to be the right move. See everyone at Rocketober!
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Fillible’s Folly Sunday Scrubbed
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2025 Silent Auction
At Filible’s Folly this year we will be doing a silent auction to raise funds to get the club’s donated fire truck into service. While what we will have to auction is still in flight, there are over 80 lots so far! There’s lots of questions about the auction that I know folks want to know the answers to ahead of time, so this is an attempt to capture all of them.
So let’s get the most important question for the auction out of the way first: Bidding will open Saturday morning at 10am and will close at 4pm Saturday afternoon. Some lots may be added during the day if they arrive after bidding starts, but no lots will be accepted after 2pm, ensuring that all lots get at least 2 hours of bidding time. If you are just day tripping out for Saturday, please plan to be around at least until 5 to collect your winnings.
How are we handling bidding? Every lot will be identified by a lot number which will be affixed to the item, or items. There will be a box of bid sheets which will have the corresponding lot number, as well as a description of the item, it’s condition as best as it is known, who donated it as best as we know, an indication of it’s Fair Market Value, as best as it can be determined by the donator and/or OROC, an initial bid amount and a minimum bid increment. I hope you’re noticing a trend there… a lot of this information is “best effort”… all lots are sold *as is*, and buyer is responsible for ensuring the safety of flights with any rockets, motors, parts, et cetera. OROC assumes no liability for risk or hazards associated with items won. Winner assumes all responsibility for risk and injury.
Many of the lots will be out for view on Friday, but there are a few that won’t be arriving on site until Saturday. Items are subject to change or be withdrawn without notice at any time.
Each bid sheet then has a set of numbered lines (front and back) that ask you to enter your bidder number and your bid. If you are in spot number one, feel free to bid any value above the initial bid. For every bid after that, you must go at least the minimum bid increment above the previous bid listed. So for example if the bid on line 41 is $50, and the minimum increment is listed as $5, then you must bid at least $55 on line 42, but are free to bid more if you wish. (If we run out of room on a bid sheet I will have additional pages we can attach, just let me know one is full.) All bids must meet the minimum bid requirements, or they will be disqualified. Age or license restrictions may apply to certain items. Bids placed by any individual who does not legally qualify for any item will be disqualified. Valid ID will be required to purchase items with an restrictions. All bids are FINAL. Bidders agree to pay in full the amount they bid at the conclusion of the auction. The bidder with the highest recorded valid bid at the close of the auction will win the item.
To bid you MUST be a registered bidder. Don’t worry, it is not hard to register. We will have a slip you need to fill out with your name and contact information, you will get a small slip of paper with your bidder number on it. KEEP THAT, we may ask for it to confirm winners. You can register to bid before hand, just find me on the field or ask at registration. Note that you must be 18 years or older to bid in auctions in Oregon… parents or guardians can register themselves for their child.
If you are just on site for the day, and need to leave before 5pm on Saturday, please make arrangements for someone to claim your winnings during the launch. If you’re just packing up and getting ready to leave Saturday after 4 and want to take them with you, let me know and I will check the things you’re bidding on first come first served so we can get you going.
We will take a check made out to the club, and can generate and send a paypal invoice, which will allow you to pay via a bank draft (eCheck), paypal balance, or credit card. You do not need to have a paypal account to pay that way. Items will not be released to winners until payment has been received in full. All sales are final.
Lot List
Here’s a preview of the lots that we hope to have…
lot number Condition Fair Market Value Description 1 Used $75.00 1975 Aurora Ragnarok Interceptor; USAF camo wrapped; w/ recovery Estes Oribital Interceptor kit with accur8 wrap 2 Used $40.00 pair of scratch built white rockets; 13mm and 24mm w/ baffle; no recovery 3 Used $50.00 pair of long rockets; 18mm yellow w/ streamer; 24mm grey and red w/o recovery 4 Used $40.00 estes mean machine and mini mean machine; mini needs streamer, regular needs minor repair 5 Used $40.00 pair of estes designer kits; 24mm in holographic w/o recovery; 18mm black and white w/ recovery 6 Used $75.00 estes interceptor with Accur8 Interceptor Twilight wrap w/ recovery 7 Used $195.00 w1-w4 = estes astron renegade #1271 w/; estes astron spirit xl w/o; estes x-prize Canadian Arrow w/; dart w/ 8 Used $175.00 w5-w8 = launch lab perseus missle w/ recovery; estes mongoose 2 stage w/o recovery; 3d printed Hercules rocket w/o; scratch built dart w/o 9 Used $100.00 w9-w13 = scratch italia w/ recovery; semroc omega cineroc no camera, no booster, w/ recovery; thing-a-ma-jig w/ recovery; swept wing with recovery; alpha w/o recovery repairs needed 10 Used $50.00 Apogee Fin Shape Science Experiment Kit 11 Used $80.00 49-52 = 24mm tube fine, Estes Antar, 18mm tube fin, 13mm sky dart; all w/ recovery 12 Used $80.00 45-48 = Estes Alpha, Estes Hyper Dart, 24mm abort capsule, Proxima Centuri; all w/ recovery 13 Used $110.00 41-44 = Estes QCC Explorer,Estes Eggs-Caliber (no recovery), Generic 18mm, Estes Epic II; others have recovery 14 Used $144.00 37-40 = LOC PRECISION T-LOC, Estes Red Nova, Rocketarium Trident 13mm Cluster, Estes Alpha; only Estes Alpha has recovery 15 Used $75.00 33-36 = 18mm ArrowX, 18mm rabbit rocket, 18mm generic, Estes Alpha(no recovery); others have recovery 16 Used $95.00 29-32 = Estes Blue Ninja w/ recovery, 18mm generic(w/o recovery), Estes Astron Ecleptic II w/recovery, 18mm generic (w/o recovery) 17 Used $75.00 small 1-6 = 13mm rockets; a saucer, bandit 1 & 3, and a scratch swept wing; all with recovery 18 Used $60.00 small 9-12 = trio of 13mm rockets; 1 saucer, 1 black and white missle w/ chute, 1 unpainted airframe with no recovery 19 Used $20.00 small 13 & 14 = a pair of sanded and primed 18mm airframes, appear to be unflown, need recovery. 20 Used $55.00 small 15-17 = 18mm unfinished airframe with swept fins, w/o recovery; 18mm unfinished airframe with delta fins, w/o recovery; Quest HL-20 lifting body glider 21 Used $85.00 w14-17 = fliskits adfecta w/ recovery; tube fin 18mm rocket w/o recovery; estes load star 2 stagger w/ recovery; unfinished white 18mm with teardrop cross on fins w/o recovery 22 Used $125.00 w18-21 = quest Tracer w/ recovery; estes loadstar 2 stagger payloader, unfinised, w/o recovery; unfinished 24mm payload w/ recovery; red, white and blue crayon cluster w/ recovery but needs engine retainers 23 Used $125.00 w22-25 = 13mm estes aerospace club w/ recovery; quest x-30 aerospace plane w/recovery; fliskit deuces wild w/ recovery; rogue aerospace hex courier w/ recovery 24 Used $150.00 21-24 = estes patriot w/ recovery; estes fat boy w/ recovery; estes CATO w/ chute, repairs needed; bandito w/o recovery 25 Used $95.00 25-28 = blue 4x18mm cluster w/ recovery; 18mm red & blue w/ repaired fin w/o recovery; 24mm half spool smiley face oddrock; generic 18mm w/ recovery 26 Used $55.00 1-3 = 24mm holographic w/ recovery; 18mm blue & silver w/o recovery; 18mm pegasus w/ recovery 27 Used $65.00 4-6 = 24mm “rock”-it w/ textured paint (motor retention repair needed); 18mm burdundy & brass tube fin; 18mm red dart; all w/ recovery 28 Used $60.00 7-9 = 18mm spider girl w/; flip flier w/o recovery (ask cabbey about ruber bands for this); apogee orion downscale w/ recovery 29 Used $90.00 10-12 = Pemberton Krãken; 24mm gold and hologram diamonds; 18mm hornet — all w/ recoveyr 30 Used $80.00 13-16 = 24mm missle w/o; 18mm hex tube fin w/o; estes Alpha w/; 13mm estes gnome w/o 31 Used $60.00 17-20 = 24mm lavender & gold w/o; baby bertha w/; 18mm missle w/o; 13mm estes up aerospace w/ 32 Used $85.00 53-56 = incomplete 24mm airfarme w/o recovery; apogee slo-mo w/ recovery; fancy 18mm w/ recovery; estes alpha 3 w/o recovery 33 Used $100.00 57-59 = 18mm Fliskit Shrox Alien8; 18mm fliskit night whisperer; New Way Space Models 4SQUARE; all w/ recovery 34 Used $80.00 60-62 = 24mm fliskit drake; 18mm estes solar probe; 13mm estes airliner; all w/ recovery 35 Used $45.00 63-65 = 24mm airframe still under construction; 18mm airframe still under construction; 18mm estes E2X RED and Gold Chrome Dome w/ recovery 36 Used $40.00 Large builders box of various body tubes, motor mounts; includes several pre-built motor blocks. 37 New $12.99 Estes C6-5 unopened motor pack (1 of 4) 38 New $12.99 Estes C6-5 unopened motor pack (2 of 4) 39 New $12.99 Estes C6-5 unopened motor pack (3 of 4) 40 New $12.99 Estes C6-5 unopened motor pack (4 of 4) 41 New $14.99 Estes Black Brant III 18mm 42 New $25.99 Estes 3 Bandits; 3 pack of similar but not identical rockets 43 Open Box $12.99 Estes C6-7 18mm motors; 3 loose motots with igniters and nozzle plugs 44 New $14.99 QJet D16-4FJ 18mm APCP motors, unopened pack with 051923-04 date code 45 New $37.99 Aerotech E18-7W reloads for 24/40 case; unopened package of 3 46 New $42.99 Aerotech F24-7W reloads for 24/40 case; unopened pack of 3 47 Open Box $79.99 Binder Design 3″ Excel Kit; 29mm motor mount; in original box but opened. Parts inventory matches instructions 48 New $21.99 Estes Ghost Chaser; 18mm 49 New $24.98 Estes 13mm Bundle; Gnome and Humdinger 50 New $19.99 Estes Goblin; 24mm 51 New $24.99 Estes Mars Leaper 52 New $49.99 Estes Super Orbital Transport w/ glider 53 New $25.00 Estes Thunderhawk; vintage 18mm model 54 New $85.49 Estes Viking !!12 PACK!! Perfect for a school group or scout troop! 55 New $37.98 Estes 18mm bundle Zombie & Shattered 56 Open Box $40.00 Pratt Hobbies “GO Box” launch controller with battery terminals. While nominally unused, it’s aged in storage and the original safety key has been replaced with a used one. Some rust on the clips. 57 New $257.23 LOC Precision AIM-120C Amraam 4″ kit 58 New $278.99 Wildman Intimidator 3″ – All fiberglass kit with 54mm mount 59 Repairs Needed $40.00 LOC / Precision Pro Nuke Max – Orange; 38mm motor; needs recovery system 60 New $80.00 Estes Astrocaom 110 61 New $26.00 Flis Kit Morning Star 24 mm kit 62 New $145.00 Estes SR-71 Blackbird 24 mm kit 63 New $75.00 Vaughn Bros VB Extreme 29 mm kit 64 Used $35.00 FilsKits Richter Recker in blue; 3x24mm cluster w/ recovery 65 Repairs Needed $30.00 LOC / Precision Legacy in red; 29mm mout with retainer, duel deploy, needs recovery and repair (bent tube) 66 Repairs Needed $25.00 LOC / Precision Star Fighter in Green; 29mm motor mount, with recovery, repairs needed (bent tube) 67 Repairs Needed $25.00 T.H.O.Y WASP in Orange; 29mm motor mount, needs recovery and repair (bent tube) 68 Used $80.00 NCR SR-99 Hyperswift in white; 29mm motor mount with retainer and recovery 69 Repairs Needed $35.00 PML IO in Blue and White; 29mm motor mount w/ recovery; needs motor retention and repair (nose weight came unglued) 70 Used $40.00 scratch built 9x24mm cluster; needs recovery and motor retention 71 Repairs Needed $25.00 5 stager – custom kit bash from Estes Farside kits. 5x 18mm motor stack, needs fin repair and motor retention. 72 Repairs Needed $50.00 Creality Ender-3 3D Printer; Upgraded extruder, self-leveling bed, lots of extra parts; Will need some tinkering/work in order to get this printing again. 73 New $120.00 4″ Zephyr Kit from Apogee; 38mm motor mount, complete kit 74 Used $55.00 Dr Rocket Motor Case 29-180 w/o closures 75 Used $90.00 Dr Rocket Motor Case 29-240 w/ two closures 76 Used $100.00 Dr Rocket Motor Case 38-240 w/ 2 closures 77 Used $60.00 Dr Rocket Motor Case 38-360 w/o closures 78 Used $75.00 Dr Rocket Motor Case 38-480 w/o closures 79 Used $160.00 Dr Rocket Motor Case 54-852 w/ THREE closures 80 Used $140.00 Dr Rocket Motor Case 54-1280 w/o closures 81 Used $180.00 Dr Rocket Motor Case 54-1706 w/o closures 82 Used $60.00 Green and White Hex Parachute 44″ Nylon w/ spill hole 83 Used $60.00 Blue and Orange Hex Parachute 36″ w/ spill hole 84 Used $4.00 8″ orange hexagonal nylon Parachute 85 New $180.00 three plastic models (new, unassembled) Vostok, SR-71, B70 Valkyrie; these are display models, not flyable rockets 86 Used $75.00 54×2.5 completed rocket – Has flown to almost 10K; Altimeter included; 29, 38, and 54mm interchangeable motor mounts; Has unfinished 12” fuselage extension 87 Parts $75.00 88×4″ glassed fuselage, unfinished; unmounted fins; 88 Open Box $7.50 10′ kevlar shock cord 89 PARTS $10.00 Box of random body tubes, nose cones, other parts 90 Open Box $2.00 several yards of fine tyvek line 91 used $12.00 24″ orange nylon parachute 92 used $5.00 9″ yellow nylon parachute 93 used $8.00 15″ red nylon parachute 94 used $15.00 24″ red nylon parachute with barrel swivel 95 open box $10.00 3 yard coil of 1/2″ tubular nylon 96 used $9.00 18″ white nylon parachute 97 used $27.00 36″ yellow nylon parahute with barrel swivel 98 used $30.00 48″ blue nylon parachute with barrel swivel 99 used $35.00 motorola radios and accessories 100 used $75.00 Estes Porta Pad E with 2 rods -
Filible’s Folly (exact) Location
The location for the 2025 Filible’s Folly is now known! And it’s one we haven’t used in well over a decade… that will bring with it a slightly different field layout, and a request from the land owner: DO NOT DRIVE IN THE FIELDS, with a specific exception we’ll talk about later. So with that understanding…
Where are we flying from?
Location overview. The arrows start at the intersection of Kurtz and W Perrydale Roads. Once you are in the normal launch area, to get to the field, you’ll turn north off of West Perrydale road at the dirt road by “the silos” and proceed about 1000 feet north where the road bends to the left, then proceed to the west 1400 feet or so and you’re there! Remember: do not drive in the fields and keep your speed under 5 mph on the dirt road. See the normal Sheridan page for directions to get there if you are unfamiliar.
So what’s different about the layout?
Instead of the usual North to South layout, we’ll be laying the site out East to West this year. In the layout map above there are three fields which are relevant to this year’s launch. They are:
- On the north side of the dirt road, there are two smaller fields, both of which are dark grey in the satellite map above.
- To the east side, where the big star is drawn, is a freshly plowed field ready for planting. This is where we will be flying from. DO NOT DRIVE ON THIS FIELD.
- To the west side, is a field of pea stubble. This is where we will be parking and camping, this is also where all the prep areas and LCO/FSO/Registration will be located. You can drive on this field, we will have a couple of “roads” marked off between the blocks of camping which run North to South, perpendicular to dirt road.
- The road between these two fields will be used as the walking path along the flight line, just like we have at brothers, please do not drive on this road or set anything up in it.
- On the south side of the dirt road (between the dirt road and Perrydale road) is a field of Fescue grass. In the satellite map above this field is light tan. DO NOT DRIVE ON THIS FIELD, other than to pull off onto the edge of it to allow cars going the other direction to pass.
Visual representation of the new field layout over the satellite imagery. - On the north side of the dirt road, there are two smaller fields, both of which are dark grey in the satellite map above.
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Remember: No Garden Home Launch
Just a reminder that there is no Garden Home launch in September due to Fillible’s Folly being so nearby. As Stefan says… “Bigger rockets. Bigger field. More fun. See me launch something bigger than a D motor.”
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Special note about memberships and launch fees at Brothers launches
Hey folks, just wanted to make sure this note from the last couple of club meetings was mentioned a bit more broadly… there will not be a cash box to pay for memberships or launch fees with cash at AP Showers next weekend. You’ll need to pay online with the club’s PayPal page. (Note: you do not need to have a PayPal account to pay with a credit or debit card… but they will probably nag you to create one.) If you are planning to join as a member, it is encouraged to do so online before heading out to the sage.
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2025 OregonRocketry Launch Schedule
The 2025 Launch Schedule has been updated on the Public Launches page. Additionally the a downloadable ics file you can import to your calendar software of choice has been linked from the Calendar top level page.
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The 2025 Membership Campaign is Underway!
We have opened membership registration for the 2025 calendar year (January 1 – December 31)! The rates for both new and renewal memberships are the same as previous years. Go to our Membership page and look for the button link to launch online registration; if you prefer to pay by check, you may also print a membership form (there is a separate button link for that) and mail both the completed form and the check to us.