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 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 
 
 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 
 
 [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, 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) ##
 
 ## Photos ##
 
 
 ## [Airframes](airframes) ##
 
 ## Photos ##
 

-See some of our launch photos in Bdale's <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/28636323@N03/">Flickr Photostream</a>.
+See some of our launch photos in the [Garbee Gallery](http://gallery.gag.com/rockets/), 
+and on 
+Bdale's <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/28636323@N03/">Flickr Photostream</a>.

 
 ## Clubs ##
 
 We have family memberships in (and regularly enjoy flying our 
 models with!) local clubs 
 
 ## Clubs ##
 
 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 
 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 ##
 
 
 ## Vendors ##
 


@@ -84,31 +91,8 @@ We have also flown with
 
 ## Electronics ##
 
 
 ## 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 ##
 
 
 ## Books ##