Ian Stephens, VE6IMS Bio

Ian Stephens, VE6IMS

Topic: Amateur Radio On Model Rockets

CAR Membership #S577, CAR Certification Level 4

Ian is a Sales and Marketing Professional employed in the computer industry in Calgary. He has been involved in Rocketry for about 6 years, and quickly moved from model rockets to High Power Rocketry. Every high powered flight and most mid-power (E-G motors) flights of Ian's has featured avionics and dual deployment recovery systems. Most recently, Ian achieved his CAR Level 4 certification with a 14,000 foot flight on a highly modified Yank BBX kit.

During 2005, Ian held the position of President of the Canadian Association of Rocketry (CAR), after previously serving as the Vice President of the Calgary Rocketry Association.

To support the activities of the ATHA Aerospace group, Ian took the Amateur Radio Operators course at the Calgary Aerospace Museum and in the winter of 2004, passed the test and took the callsign VE6IMS. Since then, amateur radios have been a huge part of the ATHA Aerospace ground operations.