Chris,

While I can't quite beat Ed's example of an older father, I came about when my father was 45.  My father was a great father to me and he helped form me into what I am today.  Was he perfect?  Not by any means.  He made mistakes and lost his temper occasionally, but I ask you to find me a parent that doesn't make a mistake or lose a temper.  Unfortunately, he passed away 10 years ago at the relatively young age of 70.  I am now 35 with two kids of my own (4 and 2) so I understand a small bit of your situation.  All I can suggest for you is to do what you think is right (everybody has an opinion on and is eager to tell you how you should raise your kid to their standards or lack thereof), and try to be the best dad that you can be for him.  That's all your son will ask of you.  You won't always get it right, and that's OK.

On a different note, I had my Velocity ride and tour today.  I love the airplane.  I was ready to buy one before I got off the airplane but my wife tells me that we really need to wait a year or so.  Begrudgingly, I'll have to wait, but I'll keep working on her.  :-)  They, of course, don't recommend the use of an auto conversion engine and PSRU.  It seems to me that the Mazda rotary is fairly well suited for aircraft use but perhaps the real problem lies in the PSRU.  Obviously, I really don't want my prop to stop spinning because of a PSRU failure, especially if my family is in the plane.  What did you end up doing about a PSRU?

Cheers,
Ryan Wilkins