National Sport Launch

NSL 2014

Launch Site

Last updated: May 1, 2015

Muskegon County Wastewater Treatment Facility

NSL 2014 will be held at the MMAR launch field.

Directions to launch site at Muskegon Wastewater Facility:

From Muskegon: intersection of US 31 and M-46 (Apple Avenue) go east 6.9 miles to Maple Island Road and turn left (north) to go 2.2 miles to entrance of the Wastewater Facility road. Turn right (east) and go 2 miles to the launch site entrance on the right. The MMAR club sign  will be there.

GPS site coordinates:

N43 degrees 15' 49.98",  W 86 degrees 1' 44.64"

(see travel page for driving directions)

Launch site information:

Immediate field - 20 acres, mowed grass

11,000 acres of open farm land with space in

all directions

Waiver of 15,000 AGL

Sport range supports up to complex M and simple N launches

There is a large hazard south of the launch area - Waste water holding pond (The Big Icky!)

Range information:

'Sparky' motors will only be allowed on days when conditions allow.  A notice will be posted at the RSO station each day.  Please nbotify the RSO if you are flying a sparky motor.

Parking will be restricted to the tent city and areas behind the safety lines, north of the ditch

There is pleanty of parking capacity for flyers, and spectators. Trauilers or vehicles may be left at the field overnight AT THE FLYERS OWN RISK.

Porta-jons, handwashing ststions, a food vendor, and water will all be available during all field activities

ATVs and vehicles may be used to move around the launch site so long as they are kept on roads and trails.  No vehicles OF ANY TYPE may be used to drive in the crop areas, and crop circles should only be entered ON FOOT.

The large sprinkling systems used on the crops are NOT spraying potable water, it is partially treated sewage.  Do not walk under the spray of a running sprinkler, or allow children to play in them.  Should your rocket be under the spray area of a running sprinkler, wait for the sprinkler to move, then retrieve the rocket.  Facilities for cleaning the rocket (and yourself) will be available.

Rockets landing ON a sprinkler may be retrieved by a member of the event staff only.  Please see a staff person for assistance on retrieving your rocket.

For rockets that land in the settlement pond, they will ONLY be retrieved from shore.  Casting equipment will be available to try to snag and retrieve your rocket.  A row boat will be onsite to assist in retrieving any large/expensive rockets, however, the use of the boat will ONLY be done by event staff.  If a rocket goes into the settlement pond that you wish to retrieve, please see a member of the event staff for assistance. Event staff will decide if retrieval of a rocket from the settlement pond can be safely attempted, and their decision is final.

DO NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, ENTER THE SETTLEMENT POND!!