2 <title>Garbee Rockets</title>
5 <center><h1> Garbee Rockets </h1></center>
7 <img src="level2.jpg" align="right" alt="Photo of Bdale and Robert with
8 Horizon just before successful level 2 certification flight">
10 Building and launching model rockets is one of our favorite hobby activities
12 While everyone in the family gets into the act in one way or another, Bdale
13 and Robert are the most serious and so most Garbee rocket projects end up
14 being father and son affairs...
17 <a href="http://www.gag.com/~bdale">Bdale</a> is
18 <a href="http://nar.org/">NAR</a> Sr member 87103 and holds a level 3 high
20 Robert is <a href="http://nar.org/">NAR</a>
22 We have family memberships in (and regularly enjoy flying our models with!)
24 <a href="http://cosrocs.org/">COSROCS</a>, which is
25 <a href="http://nar.org/">NAR</a> section #515,
26 <a href="http://scronline.net">SCORE</a>, which is
27 <a href="http://nar.org/">NAR</a> section #632,
28 and <a href="http://ncrocketry.org">NCR</a>, which is
29 <a href="http://nar.org/">NAR</a> section #565 and
30 <a href="http://www.tripoli.org/">Tripoli Rocket Association</a> Prefecture #72.
31 We have also flown with
32 <a href="http://www.tripolicolorado.org/">Tripoli Colorado</a> and
33 <a href="http://www.arsabq.org/">ARS</a>.
42 <li> <a href="http://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=20963&u=228624&m=5529&urllink=&afftrack=">Apogee Components</a>
44 company. Perhaps best known as the place to get the
45 <a href="http://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=21280&u=228624&m=5529&urllink=&afftrack=">RockSim</a>
46 rocket design and simulation software (which we wish came in a Linux
47 version!), but we've also bought lots of
48 <a href="http://www.apogeerockets.com/building_supplies.asp">parts</a>
49 from them for building rockets from scratch, and we really like some
51 <a href="http://www.dynastar-rockets.com/">Dynastar</a> mid-power
52 kits like the Rip-Roar and Sky Torpedo.
54 <li> <a href="http://giantleaprocketry.com/">Giant Leap Rocketry</a> is a
55 good source for components for building high power rockets. Local rep
56 <a href="mailto:tim4glr@aol.com">Tim Thomas</a>
57 shows up at various launches we attend, and has been
60 <li> <a href="http://www.discountrocketry.com/">Discount Rocketry</a>
61 seems to consistently have the best prices on kits and motors (we've
63 <a href="http://estesrockets.com">Estes</a> motors,
64 <a href="http://aerotech-rocketry.com">Aerotech</a> reloads,
65 and <a href="http://rouse-tech.com">Rouse-Tech</a> cases from them),
66 and they're responsive and helpful on the phone.
73 <li> A custom rocket for NAR L3 certification, called
74 <a href="projects/yikstik">YikStik</a>. This rocket flew beautifully but a
75 significant portion was lost and not recovered. Here are a few
76 <a href="projects/yikstik/launch-photos">photos</a>
77 of YikStik's first and only flight, captured by Ray LaPanse.
79 <li> A second airframe for NAR L3 certification, this one based on a
81 <a href="projects/goblin10">Goblin 10</a>
82 kit and capable of flying at more launch sites in Colorado. Flew on
83 15 November 2008 at the SCORE Hudson Ranch launch site on an Aerotech M1297W
84 to 5953 feet AGL for a successful level 3 certification! See
85 <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/jamesr2/StealeyMemorialLaunchSiteHudsonRanch">pictures</a>
86 by James Russell and a Jeff Lane
87 <a href="http://cosrocs.org/all%20other%20videos/2008videos/11-15hudson/bdale_L3.mov">video</a>
95 A related project Bdale works on intends to deliver a set of fully open
96 hardware and software designs for rocketry avionics, under the overall name
97 <a href="http://altusmetrum.org">AltusMetrum</a>.
102 Rocketry books we like:
105 Note that <i>Topics in Advanced Model Rocketry</i> is definitely not for
106 everyone, as it's heavy on math and isn't a "how to" book at all!
107 The others are great general books for learning about and gaining greater
108 enjoyment from the hobby.
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116 We're planning to put more info here soon, including information about our
117 rocket fleet, projects we're working on, launch logs, and links to other
118 resources on the web we've found useful.
119 Check back from time to time and see what we're up to!