RE: In the pilot's seat...
Hi Lee, I also had a Kate and a Zeke. When 20th Century Fox sold the planes from TTT Challenge Publications bought about 6 of them and made 3 good ones. I had them all at Apple Valley Airport for several years and would give rides and imprompto airshows on Sunday mornings to drum up business for our FBO and coffee shop, it worked. I would maintain them for Challenge (Scale R/C Modeler & Air Classics) and eventually helped sell the aircraft. The Val was fun to fly because of gun in back cocipit on a swivel, the Zeke flew like a Texan which it was with mods but it had a ful swiveling retractable tail wheel that made it a bear to land in a cross wind. Most of my grey hair comes from that airplane. The Kate was a Peterbilt, big heavy but looked great with the fake torpedo on the bottom. Norm
Bet you never flew a Callair, Fly Baby, turbine powered Aero Comps on floats etc etc.