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-# Garbee Rockets #
+# Garbee Rockets #
+
Building and launching model rockets is one of our favorite hobby activities
right now. While everyone in the family gets into the act in one way or
another, Bdale
@@ -16,6 +17,12 @@ high power certification. Robert is [NAR](http://nar.org/) Jr member
## [Airframes](airframes) ##
+## Photos ##
+
+See some of our launch photos in Bdale's Flickr Photostream.
+
+## Electronics ##
+
## Clubs ##
We have family memberships in (and regularly enjoy flying our
@@ -59,10 +66,6 @@ We have also flown with
and [Rouse-Tech cases](http://rouse-tech.com) from them. And they're
responsive and helpful on the phone.
-## Photos ##
-
-See some of our launch photos in Bdale's Flickr Photostream.
-
## Electronics ##
Lots of people make electronics for use in hobby rockets. This is a brief
@@ -91,16 +94,24 @@ Bee are radio tracking transmitters that just work. They require an
[amateur radio](http://www.altusmetrum.org/Radio) license, but we think
anyone flying big rockets can and should get one of those anyway!
-## Rocketry books we like ##
+## Books ##
-Note that Topics in Advanced Model Rocketry is definitely not for
-everyone, as it's heavy on math and isn't a "how to" book at all! The
-others are great general books for learning about and gaining greater
-enjoyment from the hobby.
+While a lot of great information is available on the web, there are some paper
+books that we've found very helpful at various stages.
-
+* Handbook of Model Rocketry, 7th Edition (NAR Official Handbook)
+ may be the best first book on model rocketry. While the focus is on small
+ rockets, the basic principles of static stability and construction covered
+ here are important at all levels of the hobby.
-
+* Modern High-Power Rocketry 2
+ covers a lot of material, and is a great resource if you're starting to think
+ about a high power certification and don't have a club nearby, or just like
+ to read about how other people have done things and why.
-
+* [Topics in Advanced Model Rocketry](http://www.apogeerockets.com/topics_advanced_model_rocketry.asp) is definitely not for everyone, as it's heavy on
+ math and isn't a "how to" book at all! But, if you really want to understand
+ what's going on with higher performance models and/or inside the simulation
+ software we use when designing rockets, the material here will take you
+ a long way!