Claudette DeCourley is based at KSDM, Brown Field Municipal Airport, San Diego, California. I had the opportunity to fly a taildragger at the FBO where I instruct. I flew with an instructor who had learned in a similar Aeronca Champ. Round and round we flew the pattern until...
Hey people, I am struggling big time and hope somebody can come to the rescue. We need a really cool, awe inspiring t-shirt design for our 2014 LadiesLoveTaildraggers Fly-in and nothing I'm coming up with is doing it for me. Here are pics of 2...
Jill Oakes is based at CJL5, Winnipeg/Lyncrest Airport, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. [caption id="attachment_28906" align="aligncenter" width="570"] Cam Harrod’s Finch – he gave me my first Finch check out in the Finch owned by the “Tiger Boys†at Guelph Airport in Ontario – they would love to have some...
Thank you to Mary Macdonald for sending in this pilot update! Mary is based at  KWVI, Watsonville, CA. I spent the last few years building hours flying aerobatic rides in a Super Decathlon over the Santa Cruz coastline and dropping thousands of loads of skydivers. I'm now saving...
Christine Kerner is based at 06WN, Western Airpark, Yelm, Washington. [caption id="attachment_28873" align="aligncenter" width="570"] Hawaiian Air's Bellanca CH-300 Pacemaker[/caption] I love flying taildraggers: They keep your skills sharp and are at times challenging. I own a Maule MX-7-180 and my special treat is to fly the supposedly only...
Karen Sheppard is based at KMBS, MBS International Airport, Saginaw, Michigan. [caption id="attachment_28863" align="aligncenter" width="570"] N1441D and Karen Sheppard[/caption] My husband, Steve, and I were lucky enough to come across an airplane club with a taildragger. So I embraced the moment, and earned my private pilot license in a...
