"Thank you" to Vanessa Jump Nelson for this post about some fun summer flying in a Cub. Her flight was round-trip 7S3 Stark's Twin Oaks Airport to S21 Sunriver Airport, Oregon. I flew my Cub over the Cascades a couple days ago & took my husband...
Chris Dawe is based at 42A, Melbourne Municipal Airport, Melbourne, Arkansas. [caption id="attachment_20181" align="aligncenter" width="425"] Chris Dawe ‘self portrait’ flying my Cherokee PA-28[/caption] I received my certificate in 2000 flying 152's, 172's and a Citabria, although I never got my tailwheel endorsement. I currently own a PA-28 Piper...
Jacquie Warda is based at Danville, California and flies an Extra 300. When most people turn 50, they figure it’s time to relax and settle into neutral while coasting toward retirement. Not Jacquie Warda! When she turned 50, she launched her solo aerobatic career with her...
Dianna Stanger and Victoria Holt take first place in the 2012 Air Race Classic! Airports Nautical Statute HII Lake Havasu City Airport, Lake Havasu City, AZ 0 0 GUP Gallup Municipal Airport, Gallup, NM 279.3 321.41 HRX Hereford Municipal Airport, Hereford, TX 319.3 367.44 GLD Renner Field (Goodland Municipal Airport), Goodland, KS 272.3 313.36 OLU Columbus Municipal Airport, Columbus, NE 234.8 270.20 ATY Watertown Regional Airport, Watertown, SD 208.1 239.48 ASX John F. Kennedy...
Looking for someone qualified to solo your 16 year old son in the family's 1931 Aeronca C3 --- who ya gonna call? Lorraine Morris, of course! [caption id="attachment_20143" align="aligncenter" width="425"] 16 year old Hayden propping his family's C-3, preparing to solo[/caption] Hey Judy, Just wanted to let you...
"My first flight in a "6", Elaine Kauh. [caption id="attachment_20115" align="aligncenter" width="425"] T6 fit in the cockpit[/caption] We have a great fly-in pancake breakfast at Palmyra, Wisconsin (88C), a beautiful grass strip where lots of cool conventional-gear airplanes live. I was invited to ride along to the...
It's hard not to love a taildragger! Stephanie Belser sent in this fun update from her new home in Farmington, Missouri. This morning, my friend Vonne Karraker and I flew down to the Airways Cafe at KDXE for breakfast. Â Her aunt Augusta (nicknamed "Beena") lives...
It's so cool when our members are traveling and make it a point to meet & visit other lady taildragger pilots. Gail Schipper did it and you can too! Just send me an email with the names of the ladies you'd like to contact and...
I'm forever in awe of how many women taildragger pilots live in California. I know it's a big state but the number of women doing my kind of flying are impressive! One of those ladies is Andrea Eldridge from Chino, California who flew her Luscombe...
