Olson Fenwick (Idaho)

Olson Fenwick is based at D28, Tanglefoot Seaplane Base, Cavanaugh Bay, Idaho.

From my first introductory flight in 1988 I was hooked! I still have my first plane we bought that year, a Lake Renegade.

My Lake Renegade

My husband soon bought me a beautiful 450 Stearman for flying aerobatics.

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Back-country Husky flying with friends

Today, I enjoy flying the Back Country of Idaho. I am very proud to be both a lady seaplane and taildragger pilot.

Back-country Sportsman flying with friends

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We have Tanglefoot Seaplane Base on Priest Lake, just a walk away from the Cavanaugh Bay grass airstrip, 66S.

I don’t fly the Mallards but they are pretty! From Tanglefoot Seaplane Base Facebook page

Fly in and visit!

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We Rock Girls!

Olson Fenwick

7 Comments
  • Ray Vetsch
    Posted at 21:47h, 17 November Reply

    just discovered your site. how much can you fly there in the wintertime? Does Priestlake freeze over ?

    • Olson
      Posted at 00:29h, 18 November Reply

      Hi Ray (the handsome man in the photo with the Husky),
      As long as the air temp is above freezing I can fly the Lake off water until the bay freezes over. In the meantime I hope to have the Stearman up this winter. How ’bout you, skis on the Husky yet?
      Cheers, Olson

  • Linda Melhoff
    Posted at 17:17h, 20 October Reply

    Hi Olson,
    Could I get your email address? I don’t get on LLT or facebook as often as I’d like.
    I haven’t been to the Bird museum in Sagle but Sally has been there on several occasions. I’ll have to ask her if there is anything about mom there.
    Linda Buroker-Melhoff
    llmelhoff@onlinenw.com

  • kathyh
    Posted at 20:06h, 15 October Reply

    I love Cavanaugh Bay. Washington Antique Airplane peoples went there twice on their biennial airplane tour.
    Huckleberry dacquirys.

    • Olson
      Posted at 15:24h, 16 October Reply

      Let me know when we’re on the tour again and stop in. We’ll have a huckleberry daiquiri together!

  • John Ferebee
    Posted at 19:15h, 15 October Reply

    Just discovered your site. It’s terrific. Love to come visit. Proud owner of a Piper PA-12.

    • Olson
      Posted at 15:34h, 16 October Reply

      Enjoy the flying the Piper while you can, the weather’s changing, snow in the mountains!

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