Make: High-Power Rockets: Construction and Certification for Thousands of Feet and Beyond

Great book. Very detailed. Good info

I’m certified NAR Level 2 and I wish this book was written before I did my certs. It would have saved me a lot of time and frustration. I have High Power Rocketry 2 – the previous go-to for the topic – and found it to be more confusing than helpful, erratic in the order of chapters, and extremely out-dated. Make: High Power Rocketry was refreshing to see come out. I heard the interview the author did on The Rocketry Show and that convinced me to check out the book even though I already have my L2 and have no immediate plans for going for Level 3. I was glad I did. I read the book from the beginning and it was a good refresher of some things I knew, demonstrated some techniques I was not familiar with, and reinforced the practices I am already employing. There were two small things I was not able to find a satisfactory answer to in the book. The first is the tubular Kevlar the author uses as a shock cord protector. He mentions it in one chapter and then shows the technique in another, but never gives a source for the material or the type he used. The other is he references a lower-class FAA waiver as being required for all composite motors. This was the first I heard of this kind of waiver and he refers you to a later chapter for more information but I couldn’t find it. My best guess if that you’re in a certain class of airspace you have to notify the tower? Overall, I recommend this for anyone who is interested in HPR whether they have any certification or not. And if you happen to get this before you go for your cert, Mike is going to save you a lot of time and frustration.

i have always had an interest in rockets and the science that makes them fly. this book is advanced and not basic rocket science, however. i plan to buy the basic rocket book later to learn things i may not learn out of this one. this book is serious science and would be great for younger kids with parents helping them to learn the math (advanced stuff) and the physics of what is actually happening. the writing is clear, concise and without meaningless commentary. i give it 5 stars, all the way to the end of the galaxy

What a great book for helping you answer all the questions involved with getting your level 1 cert. All the photos (and there are a ton of them) are in color and go a long way to detail the the text. The project rockets are excellent and can advance your rocketry experience through all of your high power certifications. Don't hesitate in buying this book. You won't be sorry.

Good clean read of one person's documentation on moving from model rockets into High Power and L1-L2 certified. More up to date (newer technologies) like CF Stratalogger and Jolly Logic gear... vs the older HPR2 book . That being said, the older HPR2 book is a better over all HPR reference compiled from many different experts, gurus, and rocket designs with manyb time tested best practices (in HPR2).

This book is a walkthrough for NAR/TAR L1, L2, and L3 requirements. It covers everything from safety, construction techniques, simplified charts for very useful references, and even provides tips on how to study for the written exam! Any math equations are explained and examples are provided in reference charts. I bring this book to the range for this reason. I have two other books on high-power rocketry. This is the only one I have read cover to cover.

This book is written at several levels. First for the total noob all parts of a rocket and options are written in plain spoken language. Then to the more experienced rocketeer, the language turns to specifics that are clarified and finally to the very experienced L2 and L3 rocketeer, rocket science is here. Get it. Listen to the podcast on the rocketry show from about 2017, the author was on, worth the search.

Extremely thorough, a roadmap to obtaining both Level 1 and Level 2 High Power Rocketry certifications. My only quibble is that computer screen images when using Open Rocket simulation software are quite small but this is to be expected on anything less than a full page image. I am Level 2 certified and there were a still few things that I learned from this book. High recommended for the rocketeer who wants to build his or her certification rockets from parts and pieces. No kits are used.

This is the absolute best "how-to" book written about high power rocketry! It taught me everything I needed to know in order to obtain my L1, L2, and L3 certifications.

Libre Complet pour les amateurs désirant de passer a la catégorie supérieure. Je recommande. Attention il est en anglais mais bien illustré

Great book the author is very knowledgeable on the subject but it could definitely use more pictures to describe some of the verbiage as he trying to explain assembly and manufacturing processes.