Danny was going to do some touch and goes with the Great Plains trainer Jamin gave me (as a kit). Unfortunately, the "touch" was not followed by a go! Little Eric dug the engine out of the ground....
The late great Bob Donnatel built this PA 18 quarter scale RC plane. Dan and I converted a Ryobi 31cc 2 stroke engine to power it. Initially it was cold blooded and tough to start. We added a fuel bulb and that's all it took to make it an easy starter. Also converted to CDi ignition.
Winter 2002 Jamin videotaped Eric and I from our deck as we were ice skating on the pond. Our neighbor cleared the snow with his ATV and we used halogen flood lights to illuminate the rink. Fun!
I had a kickin' Neptune wakeboard before it broke this summer; 10 years ago I was having a ball behind the MCraft on Green Lake! That's my father driving....