Something rocketry this way comes....

I have been flying rockets off-and-on since the mid-to-late-sixties; I'm a child of the space race. During my (then 9-year-old) son's 2004 spring break I reentered the hobby in a big way by introducing him to the fun of an Estes RTF MaxTrax. That kicked off a wild spending spree and a sudden influx of completed (and in-progress) kits overflowing the TV room.

That year, the family and I also attended NARAM-46 near Washington DC. I used the proximity to DC as a 'family vacation' hook and the wife bought it. :) Imagine my surprise when the Shrox X15B that I launched during that trip made the front cover of the NAR Guidebook! My 15 minutes of fame!

Since then, I've achieved NAR level 2 certification and become president of the Orlando NAR Section (ROCK).
Just another way of 'paying forward'!

Besides ROCK, I also fly regularly with NEFAR, TTRA and unfortunately not so often with SRA.