Since the building of the takeoff went so well – my oldest boy and I decided it had to have a landing. We used the “shoot from the hip” method of design. I held a piece of plywood up on while my son watched from the side – “right there”, he said – measured the angle with a protractor – then put the chop saw to work.
Putting the finishing touches on the plywood.
The final product – takeoff and landing.
10 mins after he started jumping (note younger brother enjoying jump as well)
10 mins later
Putting the finishing touches on the plywood.
The final product – takeoff and landing.
10 mins after he started jumping (note younger brother enjoying jump as well)
10 mins later
2 comments:
Great post and what a great project. I'll bet you anything it's something your son remembers as long as he lives.
Looks like he's about as comfortable in the air as a fish is in water ;-)
(But still good to see him wearing a full-face helmet!)
BTW, where are your jump pics??? (Please don't try to tell me he's the only one who launched :-)
Yea - I hit it a few times, but with very little gap. I ran 12.5 miles the same day we set it up, and it kicked my butt. If I don't crash next time I hit it maybe a couple of pics...........
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