Great news everybody, 16 year old Madeline Norcross from Missouri soloed this week! Madeline's passionate about flying and has been waiting for the "Big 16" to get here so she can solo. Thanks to a very happy dad for sending us the good news and...
Young ladies that passionately want to fly inspire the heck out of me! Something tells me 15 year old Mandeline Norcross is going to have that effect on a lot of people! One thing I happen to know about Madeline is, she LOVES Wacos. Her...
Looking for someone qualified to solo your 16 year old son in the family's 1931 Aeronca C3 --- who ya gonna call? Lorraine Morris, of course! [caption id="attachment_20143" align="aligncenter" width="425"] 16 year old Hayden propping his family's C-3, preparing to solo[/caption] Hey Judy, Just wanted to let you...
This is the greatest story! 16 year old student pilot Allison Driver, instructed by her grandfather in his airplane, a Citabria, flies her first solo cross country 99 n.m. to our lady taildraggers fly-in in Savannah, TN. Pretty darn cool! Allison has been flying with...
Jeanne Milton is based at NY0, Fulton County Airport, Johnstown, New York. Picture from my first Cub solo I am a student pilot. I have solo time in a Cessna 120, J3 Cub and just got signed off in a friend's Cessna 170. Â I plan to finish...
Masie Veal is based at KRBL, Red Bluff Municipal Airport (her back yard), Red Bluff, California. [caption id="attachment_18872" align="aligncenter" width="425"] Masie Veal[/caption] "I am 16 years old and love our J-3 Cub. I soloed on my birthday and want to go on to get my commercial pilots license....
Abbie Parsons is based at (5D6) Parsons Airport, Carrollton, Ohio, is 16 years old and just soloed!! Abbie lives on the family airport and her dad, uncle, grandfather & sister all fly. [caption id="attachment_18584" align="aligncenter" width="425"] 1st Solo![/caption] "We wanted to share these photos with LadiesLoveTaildraggers." [caption id="attachment_18585" align="aligncenter"...
Sydney Barnes is based at 4TN3, Hawks Nest Airport, Moscow, Tennessee. [caption id="attachment_18262" align="aligncenter" width="317"] The yellow SGS 1-26 with the lightning stripe is my current glider and I am very proud of it. Its name is Lightning.[/caption] Hi! I have wanted to learn to fly since about age 6....
Here's a fun little video of a woman student pilot soloing in an American Legend Cub. "Thanks" to Bruce Bohannan for sending in. Check out her nice landing; I've seen old pros who couldn't get one down this well. Congratulations Gina! Be sure and register...
Elizabeth Reese is based at KGJT, Grand Junction Regional Airport, Grand Junction, Colorado. [caption id="attachment_17057" align="aligncenter" width="425"] First Solo, and it was in a Luscombe! Elizabeth with Luscombe owner and instructor Phillip Winfrey.[/caption] I was born in 1976 and grew up in North Carolina. I moved to Colorado...
