Many thanks to lady taildragger pilot Kristyn Blocher for creating this inspiring and timely blog post. Kristyn is a Commercial, Multi Engine, Instrument pilot and Cessna 170 owner from Western Washington. She can be found on Instagram at @tailwheeltango. For a lot of us, the idea...
Grace Kohlert is based at KDKB, DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport, DeKalb, Illinois. Lady taildragger pilot, Grace Kohlert My name is Grace Kohlert and I am 19 years old. I grew up in aviation; my father owns an FBO out of DeKalb and is an IA and a...
Chelsea is based at KMIC, Crystal Airport in Minneapolis, MN. She is from Bloomington, MN and just got her PPL with Club Cherokee! She is attending ATP Flight School in Mesa, AZ to further her flight training. Aircraft flown: Piper Archer, Piper Warrior Dream taildragger: J-3 Cub! Why...
Mikaela is based at PAFA, Fairbanks International Airport, in Fairbanks, Alaska. Straight out of high school, Mikaela started A&P school and worked as a mechanic's helper at Everts Air Cargo working on DC-6’s and C-46’s. She graduated a year later and tested and received her license....
Alyssa is based at KFDK, Frederick Municipal Airport in Frederick, MD. She owns a Cessna 170B and loves to fly taildraggers and go to grass strips! She just had her first child in July, so she is not flying very much at the moment. Ratings: Commercial pilot...
McKenzie is based at PAFA, Fairbanks International Airport, in Fairbanks, Alaska. She is a hunting and fishing guide in Alaska who is looking to incorporate off-airport flying into her current work :) Aircraft flown: PA-12, Cherokee 140, Piper Arrow, Cessna 150, 152, 172 Ratings: Private, Instrument, Tailwheel,...
Raquel is based at FLL, Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She is currently a flight attendant but recently has become very interested in changing roles and becoming a pilot! She says she talks with the pilots that she works with all the...
Jodie Gawthrop is based at KUMP, Indianapolis Metropolitan Airport in Indianapolis, Indiana. [caption id="attachment_58766" align="aligncenter" width="575"] Jodi Gawthrop Flying Patches the Champ[/caption] Jodi is a 19-year-old private pilot-turned-aircraft mechanic with an affinity for anything that flies. While she says she didn’t grow up in a flying family,...
Karina is based at IB9, Mansfield Municipal Airport in Mansfield, Massachusetts. She is a student pilot with a tailwheel endorsement. She began to learn about planes when she was 8 years old. After that, she would read and watch almost anything she could about WW2...
Kimberly is based at YSCN, Camden Airport in Camden, New South Wales, Australia. She says she is mostly a glider pilot these days. In fact, she is an L2 Gliding Instructor (CFI). But Kimberly flew taildraggers long before you needed an endorsement! She flew a...
