J-3 Cub pilot and owner Vanessa Nelson is one very happy lady. She, and several of her best buds, just returned from a floatplane course in Talkeetna, Alaska, where she earned her Airplane Single Engine Sea (ASES) rating. 'Congratulations!' and a big 'thank you' to Vanessa for...
[caption id="attachment_43048" align="alignleft" width="300"] Gayla Maas & her RV-6[/caption] Our Guest Blogger, Gayla Maas, took her first flying lessons in a Cessna 120 with Edna Gardner Whyte, as a teenager. Gayla owned a Cessna 140A while still a student pilot, (insurance was easier to get back then,...
I'd like to introduce our newest LadiesLoveTaildraggers' member, Nancylee Malm from West Palm Beach, Florida who spends a considerable amount of time at Marsh Harbour, Bahamas too. Typically, when I post a new member's "pilot profile" I don't include background details; how they happened upon...
Greased landings, that's my goal. Surely with enough practice, enough trips around the patch, enough touch & go's, a greased landing every time is possible. I should be able to plant my bird exactly where I want it, with just the right amount of energy...
Kendra Helvey is based at C77, Poplar Grove Airport, Illinois. I got my license in 2003 but have been loving, photographing, painting, riding in and watching airplanes since childhood. I have had the amazing opportunity to ride in, sometimes taking the stick or yoke of some...
Kathryn Bost is based at C77, Poplar Grove Airport, Illinois. Hello to all! I am a C77 (Poplar Grove) native. I am an FO for Skywest airlines and a CFI. I love vintage airplanes! I am a 99's member and a third generation tail wheel and airline pilot!...
