Lana Tollas is based at KTTD, Portland-Troutdale Airport, Portland, Oregon. I'm the first in my family to fly airplanes. I started in high school and got very involved with a small flying club in North-Eastern Illinois. This was a very grassroots club, with a clubhouse, and a small...
It's been an emotional week for me but, truth is, it all began months before 3rd Class Medical Reform passed and was signed into law. So what's going on? First I should say, I've held a private pilot ticket since I was 21. Five years ago...
If you're like me and do not own a beautifully polished aluminum aircraft, you may wonder how they keep them so shiny. Of all the taildraggers that get my heart pounding, a perfectly polished, shiny C-140, C-195, Globe Swift, Ryan, or best yet, Spartan, will...
Sherry Hensley is based at 04TN Hensley Airpark, Chuckey, Tennessee. My first plane ride was in a P-26 that my brother bought and learned to fly. I was 10 years old and hooked for life! We bought a J3 cub in 1982 and I have been flying it...
Willa Young is based at KMYV Yuba County Airport, Marysville, California. I have been a 99 since 1994. Flown my 1953 Bonanza for 22 years and still do. As of May 2016 we became proud owners of a completely re-built 1946 Champ named "Snoopy". I have 20 hours in...
Lisa Williams is based at KSGJ, Northeast Florida Regional Airport, St Augustine, Florida. I am in the process of rebuilding a 1958 7EC Champ. I do not have my pilot certificate but plan on getting it in my husband's Piper Pacer. [caption id="attachment_39781" align="aligncenter" width="570"] Applying Poly Brush...
