The author flew his first plane (a UC Wen-Mac plastic .049 model) around early 60’s and was thus ‘hooked’    

   The author then bought his own mutli-channel digital radio with paper route earnings.

   The system was a used 6 channel Orbit with 6 MK (ugly green) servos. The Orbit transmitter was fabulous but the MK servos took out a scratch-built plane built every time one went out. -5 planes later-, the author was now basically flying a digital single channel with no throttle. Yeah, times were tough. The FCC split all the AM channels and only way to fly was get three frequency clothespins or buy another radio. Not being able to afford another radio at that time the author just stopped flying for a while. Over the years built a few balsa planes and bought a used nitro Heli in the early 90’s. Flew the Heli with only a Conquest aircraft radio and a gyro.

2009- Built his first electric plane a 3 channel similar to a Champ of his own design built for the grandkids but when he found how well it flew, just started flying it himself.

2010-  Joined VAM and invented the CrazyBall debuted it at the Chicago e-Fest in 2010 with kits marketed internationally through 2012 (shipping was just too high so kit-making was halted)

2011 thru present- designed, developed and tested hundreds of mostly foam RC plane designs, many crazy and wild but all flew quite well. One had a 10′ wing and was 1/3 scale. Many/most of of his planes were flown FPV (First Person View) 

    Most of the videos taken from  these planes were posted to YouTube both from the ground as well as from the plane itself.