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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...

Thank you to New Zealand lady taildragger pilot Olivia Henwood for sending in this update and beautiful pictures. This world is a beautiful place! I have just moved to Mount Cook in the South Island of New Zealand. It is a very beautiful place right amongst...