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Update April 11, 2011 Dee Holm has been flying nosedraggers since 2002, but things have changed and she's having fun now!  Congratulations to Dee on her brand new taildragger endorsement! [caption id="attachment_10878" align="aligncenter" width="425"] New taildragger pilot, Dee Holm, looking good in her Ladies Love Taildraggers t-shirt![/caption] "Hi...

Very interesting comments about how tie-downs held up at Sun 'n Fun; from the Pietenpol List. Most tie downs failed where the plane was in the direct path of the tornado. We had a mixture of dog screws, aluminum plates with angled anchors, and the angle iron ones...