Yup these Guy's new what they were doing. Just because we wern't scared of the Jolly Green Giant they thought they would scare us with those light Airplanes and none of them turned clockwise. I think they did this more than once.

Don,

While I came to know Jack Shane quite well, I first became friends with Jack's younger brother, Jerry Shane.

The Shane family lived in Selah, Washington, which I suppose is close enough to the Yakima Valley for geographically challenged folk such as yourself.

Jerry, Gene Somethinorother, Marv Foster, myself and a few others used to ride dirtbikes together.

Dan

I used to drive over to Selah Wa.(GATEWAY TO THE YAKIMA VALLEY) Jack and I would fly at a ball park with our old stunt models at both Selah and in Yakima.
 I have slides showing Jack's old Cougar and my old Kenhi Wildcat...somewhere??? We flew in various places...depending on what field was not being used by ball players.

 In those early days as an account salesman for GAF corp, Eastern Ore. and Wa. was on my monthly travel schedule and I would never leave home without an stuntjob in the trunk. Some of those beautiful green baseball fields in Eastern Wa and Oregon were so well kept and beautiful to fly from.

Later Jack lived in N Seattle...when he was first married and then we used to fly at Carkeek Park...between the tree branches. WHAT A HORRIFIC PLACE TO FLY...but somehow we always managed.
Unfortunately for Jack..."LV ME...LV MY AIRPLANES" didn't work out too well for his marriage. Gads...I can't believe that was soooooomany years ago.
Only by the grace of God and Carol....my beloved has put up with my addictions. By the way my family alway enjoyed those visits from our Dirty Dan at our Federal Way home so many years ago...
GADS DAN! That seems like only yesterday...MY OH MY! HOW TIME FLIES!!!

I meet Bob Kautzman once a year at the Model Engine Collectors Association EXPOs.  We usually sit together at the banquet and we do a lot of Fox talking.  He is a real gentleman, a Mopar Racer, and usually takes home an exhibit award.   

In 2996 Bob and I were talking about old ulkies we liked.  I mentioned I'd built a Kenhi Wildcat (1955 version) and would like to do another some day.  About a month later, here come a set of plans from Bob for the original Bobcat and Wildcat and an old old newspaper clipping of young Robert with said Bobcat!

Remember the flat top with fenders and a duck butt?  Got that the day before senior pictures were taken.  Also I remember one of my brothers using a clip to put waves in his hair.    Later,  DOC Holliday