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
-and Robert are the most serious and so most Garbee rocket projects end up
-being father and son affairs...
+another, Bdale and Robert are the most serious and so most Garbee rocket
+projects ended up being father and son affairs before Robert went off to
+college.
[Bdale](http://www.gag.com/~bdale) is
[NAR](http://nar.org/) Sr member 87103 and
[Tripoli](http://tripoli.org/) member 12201, and holds a level 3
-high power certification. Robert is [NAR](http://nar.org/) Jr member
-87104 with a Jr L1 certification, and [Tripoli](http://tripoli.org/)
-member 14036. He was one of the first kids to pass the
-[Tripoli Mentoring Program](http://www.tripoli.org/TMP)
-exam, and at age 16 can now often be spotted flying research motors at
-Tripoli launches!
+high power certification. Robert is [NAR](http://nar.org/) Sr member
+87104 and [Tripoli](http://tripoli.org/) member 14036, and also holds a
+level 3 high power certification. Robert was one of the first kids to
+pass the [Tripoli Mentoring Program](http://www.tripoli.org/TMP)
+exam, and flew a lot of high power including a fair number of research
+motors in mentored projects before turning 18...
## [Airframes](airframes) ##
We have family memberships in (and regularly enjoy flying our
models with!) local clubs
-[COSROCS](http://cosrocs.org/), which is
-[NAR](http://nar.org/) section #515,
-[SCORE](http://scronline.net), which is
-[NAR](http://nar.org/) section #632, and
-[NCR](http://ncrocketry.org), which is
-[NAR](http://nar.org/) section #565, and
-[Tripoli](http://www.tripoli.org/) Prefecture #72.
+[Tripoli Colorado](http://www.tripolicolorado.org/),
+[SCORE](http://scronline.net) (which is now dual-homed and also
+known as Tripoli Southern Colorado!), and
+[NCR](http://ncrocketry.org).
+
We have also flown with
-[Tripoli Colorado](http://www.tripolicolorado.org/) and
-[ARS](http://www.arsabq.org/).
+[ARS](http://www.arsabq.org/),
+[COSROCS](http://cosrocs.org/),
+[Kloudbusters](http://kloudbusters.org/),
+[Metra](http://metrarocketclub.org/),
+[NRVR](http://nrvr.org/),
+[NZRA](http://www.nzrocketry.org.nz/),
+[Oregon Rocketry](http://oregonrocketry.com),
+and
+[QRS](https://qldrocketry.com/).
## Vendors ##
## Electronics ##
-Lots of people make electronics for use in hobby rockets. This is a brief
-list of only the things we've actually used ourselves.
-
-First off, Bdale and friends develop fully open hardware and software
-designs for rocketry avionics, under the name
-[Altus Metrum](http://altusmetrum.org).
-
-We also fly commercial altimeters in some projects. The cheapest off the
-shelf altimeter we've used and often recommend to beginners is the
-[Missile Works](http://www.missileworks.com/) RRC2-mini. At about $80, it
-gets the job done for simple barometric control of dual deployment. Note
-that while early versions had a firmware bug that we believe is at least
-partially responsible for Bdale's loss of his first L3 project, recent
-versions seem fine. For another $20, the
-[PerfectFlite](http://www.perfectflite.com/)
-[miniAlt/WD](http://www.perfectflite.com/catalog/MAWD.html)
-adds the ability to records the barometric flight altitude profile. Both
-of Bdale's L3 certs flew with one each of these two commercial altimeters,
-and we often use the MAWD as a backup for our
-[TeleMetrum](http://altusmetrum.org/TeleMetrum) units during test flights.
-
-The [BeeLine TX](http://www.bigredbee.com/BeeLine.htm) boards from Big Red
-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!
+Bdale and friends develop fully open hardware and software designs for
+rocketry avionics, under the name [Altus Metrum](http://altusmetrum.org).
## Books ##
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