The numbers are in! It's been nearly TWO years since we've done an official count of  taildraggers the ladies fly and own. It's an elusive number to nail down since we're always buying and selling, renting and borrowing. Things are always a changing and I...
Fifth International Lake Memphremagog SKI FLY MEET Mark your calendar for Sunday, February 17, 2013 Canadian and US pilots to meet each other at our common border line on the ice of international Lake Memphremagog, part in Quebec and part in Vermont. Planes should plan to arrive between 11...
Taildragger cockpits vary tremendously in size and panel configuration. Before GPSs I don't remember panel space ever being a problem; the only "space" issue was figuring out how to get your body in and out of some of them. Once buckled in, if you could...
Stefanie Spencer is based at E95, Benson Municipal Airport, Benson, Arizona. I'm not sure when my love for flight began, but building model airplanes with my Dad when I was young might have sparked my interest.  I remember later on, maybe when I was 10 yrs. old...
Following up my post "Fuel Starvation Happens", here's a perfect example. Bill Dickey posted this video on Facebook in response to my post. It's a Cessna Caravan dropping jumpers, runs out of fuel and makes a dead stick landing. Amazing to catch this on video....
Bettie Lund Aviatrix Bettie Lund grew up in the very early days of aviation. While flying was romantic and daring in 1929, pilots frequently lost their lives. 1929 was the year Bettie met her soon to be husband, stunt pilot Freddie Lund. After graduating high school,...
