Model rocketry is mostly a Daddy-thing, but Anthony is interested. I've been flying model rockets since I was 13 years old. Back in the 70's and 80's I built and flew over 25 rockets of varying sizes, styles and strengths. I even built and flew a 10.5 foot tall rocket when I was 15. All my friends flew as well. We used to hang out and build together, then go to the school yard and launch. I executed over 200+ launches back then and kept a log book of each flight. Sadly, my entire collection (plus log book) was thrown out a couple years after I left for college (thanks "mom").

I recently got back in to rocketry when I found out there is a neighborhood group that flies every Thanksgiving Day called the Terra Linda Rocketry Group. I intend to fly with them this year. Flying around here is dangerous due to how dry it gets during the summer, so most flying occurs in the winter when its wetter. I've built a V2 (ready to fly) and am working on two other scale kits to build a Mercury Redstone and a Saturn V.

We have formed an organization named the Sicilian Space Synidcate (Sindacato Spaziale Siciliano) dedicated to the safe building and flying of awesome model rockets. Our main project is to design a rocket built without any glue what so ever, but still make use of light woods and card board tubing. We are near ready to build the prototype, but have a design flaw on fin construction to resolve. The idea is to make multiple of this type and be able to switch parts between them at the field.

No pictures of any flights just yet, but here's the fleet so far...