I'm SO ready to get this taildragger in the air and headed towards Oshkosh! For the next week I'll be blogging from AirVenture and plan on seeing lots of old friends and meeting lots of lady taildragger pilots. As always, I'll be wondering up and...
AirVenture is one short week away kicking off on July 23 at Oshkosh, Wisconsin. My plan (but I'm flexible) is to arrive the day before it officially begins and stay for the week. I'm flying up solo, a big adventure, and I'm already second guessing...
[caption id="attachment_20298" align="aligncenter" width="425"] Ow where, oh where, should Jeannie Batto go?[/caption] Jeannie Batto sent me this note and is hoping someone comes up with some really great suggestions for her. I'm throwing a few ideas into the mix and hope you do to. Please leave...
It's impossible to love taildraggers and not be enamored with the history of aviation. How can you swoon over a Super Cub or an RV8 or a Rans S7 and not be in awe of the granddaddies that trekked the way for what we're flying...
[caption id="attachment_20258" align="aligncenter" width="425"] Pre 4th of July celebrating at KBAK. Having some Beech 18 fun![/caption] I had an amazing day yesterday flying my Rans S7 to Columbus, Indiana where some great old taildraggers were hanging out. Other than the 99 degrees we suffered through it...
22nd Annual Fly/In Cruise/In at the Marion, Indiana Special invitation to Lady Taildragger Pilots! Saturday, September 1st, is the date for the 22nd Annual Fly/In Cruise/In at the Marion, Indiana Municipal Airport (MZZ). The action begins early at 7:00 am and runs until 2:00 pm. This annual...
Before we close the book on this year's Lady Taildraggers & Friends Fly-in there's one last thank you that is long overdue. Two people from Tennessee worked very hard for a very long time to make sure the fly-in was the best it could be....
Conny Paulusberger, based in Austria, flying a Buecker-Lerche R-180 (Bu-131 Jungmann). "Aerobatics in a Buecker is a dream! :) - ...
"Thank you" to Vanessa Jump Nelson for this post about some fun summer flying in a Cub. Her flight was round-trip 7S3 Stark's Twin Oaks Airport to S21 Sunriver Airport, Oregon. I flew my Cub over the Cascades a couple days ago & took my husband...
Dianna Stanger and Victoria Holt take first place in the 2012 Air Race Classic! Airports Nautical Statute HII Lake Havasu City Airport, Lake Havasu City, AZ 0 0 GUP Gallup Municipal Airport, Gallup, NM 279.3 321.41 HRX Hereford Municipal Airport, Hereford, TX 319.3 367.44 GLD Renner Field (Goodland Municipal Airport), Goodland, KS 272.3 313.36 OLU Columbus Municipal Airport, Columbus, NE 234.8 270.20 ATY Watertown Regional Airport, Watertown, SD 208.1 239.48 ASX John F. Kennedy...
