Diana Votaw After annual, I took the little yellow sport cub from Sparta, Illinois heading west in a giant loop around St. Louis, Missouri. The morning was beautiful with calm winds. There are many airports in and around St. Louis that are suitable for the tailwheel...
Pictures courtesy of Richard Foord @ Richard.Foto4@btinternet.com.  Thank you, Richard, and also to Nic Orchard for sending the link on the Tiger Moth's flying adventures over Gatwick in the UK.  This was one rare event for some lucky GA flyers, thanks to the volcanic eruption. Moth...
Many thanks to Nic Orchard for sharing her Sunday flying adventure in the UK with all of us. Â You've got to read this one! Â The following report per Nic...
Sadly, we headed back home Thursday afternoon thanks to a flu "bug" that tried to ruin my otherwise very fun visit. The famous "Green Apples" retractable Mustang II I'm hanging in there and thought I'd add a few observations on what I saw at Sun 'N...
It was another windy start on Wednesday and it never really let up, gusting to 28 mph from 070. Â It sure put a damper on arriving Champs, Chiefs, Luscombes ...
It was a great opening day at Sun 'N Fun, Lakeland, Florida, although I'm sure the strong winds presented some problems for lighter aircraft. Â Since we landed at Kissimmee yesterday and drove over today, I didn't check the official weather today but can tell you...
1st Ever Lady Taildraggers Fly-in Friday, Sat. & Sun. August 13, 14 & 15, 2010 Rain Date following weekend Moraine Airpark (I73), Dayton, Ohio Ladies Love Taildraggers' Judy Birchler and Susan Theodorelos, Waco owner and lady taildragger, are happy to announce the first ever Lady Taildraggers fly-in! Â Mark your...
Actually, these cute little girls aren't our "1st Solo - Best Friends" (Janice & Andrea) but I get the feeling they sure could have been! Best friends and 16 years old when they each soloed several years ago, Janice Griggs and Andrea Hattan-Stang of Goddard,...
Final Approach, Alaska Style! This picture was sent by Alaskan Tern tailwheel pilot, Vickie Domke, with this note, "Here's a pix of our grass strip". One look at this picture and I had to send her a note back, "Vickie - you've got to be kidding...
While airport hopping yesterday, Boyd and I struck up a conversation with a really nice guy flying a Cessna 180. Â He said he's been flying over 50 years, many of them in the 180, and in all that time had never been involved in any...
