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- <title>Garbee Rockets</title>
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-<center><h1> Garbee Rockets </h1></center>
-
-<img src="level2.jpg" align="right" alt="Photo of Bdale and Robert with
-Horizon just before successful level 2 certification flight">
-<p>
-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...
-</p>
-<p>
-<a href="http://www.gag.com/~bdale">Bdale</a> is
-<a href="http://nar.org/">NAR</a> Sr member 87103 and
-<a href="http://tripoli.org/">Tripoli</a> member 12201, and holds a level 3
-high power certification.
-Robert is <a href="http://nar.org/">NAR</a>
-Jr member 87104.
-We have family memberships in (and regularly enjoy flying our models with!)
-local clubs
-<a href="http://cosrocs.org/">COSROCS</a>, which is
-<a href="http://nar.org/">NAR</a> section #515,
-<a href="http://scronline.net">SCORE</a>, which is
-<a href="http://nar.org/">NAR</a> section #632,
-and <a href="http://ncrocketry.org">NCR</a>, which is
-<a href="http://nar.org/">NAR</a> section #565 and
-<a href="http://www.tripoli.org/">Tripoli Rocket Association</a> Prefecture #72.
-We have also flown with
-<a href="http://www.tripolicolorado.org/">Tripoli Colorado</a> and
-<a href="http://www.arsabq.org/">ARS</a>.
-</p>
-
-<hr>
-
-<p>
-Vendors we frequent:
-</p>
-<ul>
-<li> <a href="http://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=20963&u=228624&m=5529&urllink=&afftrack=">Apogee Components</a>
- is a local
- company. Perhaps best known as the place to get the
- <a href="http://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=21280&u=228624&m=5529&urllink=&afftrack=">RockSim</a>
- rocket design and simulation software (which we wish came in a Linux
- version!), but we've also bought lots of
- <a href="http://www.apogeerockets.com/building_supplies.asp">parts</a>
- from them for building rockets from scratch, and we really like some
- of their
- <a href="http://www.dynastar-rockets.com/">Dynastar</a> mid-power
- kits like the Rip-Roar and Sky Torpedo.
-
-<li> <a href="http://giantleaprocketry.com/">Giant Leap Rocketry</a> is a
- good source for components for building high power rockets. Local rep
- Joe Hinton shows up at various launches we attend, and gets most of
- our commercial motor business.
-
-<li> <a href="http://www.discountrocketry.com/">Discount Rocketry</a>
- seems to consistently have the best prices on kits and motors (we've
- bought most of our
- <a href="http://estesrockets.com">Estes</a> motors,
- <a href="http://aerotech-rocketry.com">Aerotech</a> reloads,
- and <a href="http://rouse-tech.com">Rouse-Tech</a> cases from them),
- and they're responsive and helpful on the phone.
-
-</ul>
-<hr>
-See some of our launch photos in Bdale's <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/28636323@N03/">Flickr Photostream</a>.
-<hr>
-
-Bdale's L3 Projects
-<ul>
-<li> A custom rocket for NAR L3 certification, called
-<a href="airframes/yikstik">YikStik</a>. This rocket flew beautifully but a
-significant portion was lost and not recovered. Feel free to look through
-my <a href="http://gallery.gag.com/rockets/yikstik/">collection of photos</a>
-from the build and flight.
-</li>
-<li> A second airframe for NAR L3 certification, this one based on a
-Polecat Aerospace
-<a href="airframes/goblin10">Goblin 10</a>
-kit and capable of flying at more launch sites in Colorado. Flew on
-15 November 2008 at the SCORE Hudson Ranch launch site on an Aerotech M1297W
-to 5953 feet AGL for a successful level 3 certification! See
-<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/jamesr2/StealeyMemorialLaunchSiteHudsonRanch">pictures</a>
-by James Russell and a Jeff Lane
-<a href="http://cosrocs.org/all%20other%20videos/2008videos/11-15hudson/bdale_L3.mov">video</a>
-of the flight! You can also have a look at my <a href="http://gallery.gag.com/rockets/goblin10/">collection of photos</a> of the build and flight from
-various contributors.
-</li>
-
-</ul>
-
-<hr>
-<p>
-A related project Bdale works on intends to deliver a set of fully open
-hardware and software designs for rocketry avionics, under the overall name
-<a href="http://altusmetrum.org">AltusMetrum</a>.
-</p>
-<hr>
-
-<p>
-Rocketry books we like:
-</p>
-<p>
-Note that <i>Topics in Advanced Model Rocketry</i> 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.
-</p>
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-<hr>
-
-<p>
-We're planning to put more info here soon, including information about our
-rocket fleet, projects we're working on, launch logs, and links to other
-resources on the web we've found useful.
-Check back from time to time and see what we're up to!
-</p>
-<hr>
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