Fall color tour over New Jersey, a Champ Story by Tony Buttacavoi It was 0800 and 38 degrees F, light winds, and CAVU skies as I preflighted N83559, a slightly ragged but good hearted 1946 7AC based at SMQ, Somerset, NJ. It was one of those wonderful...
Sarah Rovner is based at KDWH, David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport, Houston, Texas. **Thanks for the pilot update Sarah!!** Since discovering the awesomeness surrounding conventional gear aircraft, I have made an effort to make most of my flying in these type of airplanes. After building time in a...
Joan Garvey is based at Plattsmouth Municipal Airport, Plattsmouth, Nebraska. I have always want to fly for as long as I can remember. When other little girls fantasized about proms and weddings, I dreamed about flying. However, back in the 60's such things were not only not...
Greetings from one of our lady Champ pilots in the UK, Nic Orchard! "I hope everyone had the Christmas they wanted and wish all the ladies a great, flyable 2013. It's been so wet here that there are few grass runways usable, alas. I cannot remember...
re·cal·cu·late /rēˈkalkyəˌlÄt/ Verb. To calculate again, especially in order to eliminate errors or to incorporate additional factors or data. Alrighty people, because of comments and emails about the "official" numbers posted regarding what taildraggers the ladies love to fly, I'm back with this update. As always, your comments are...
Are you fed up with all the Christmas shopping, traffic and nonsense already? Me too! This guy truly has the answer to keeping it all in perspective. (Sometimes you just have to take the advice of a man!) "I had no problem with traffic on Black Friday....
I'm finding out fast they do things right in Texas, including inviting the Northerners over for Thanksgiving - Texas taildragger style. [caption id="attachment_22534" align="aligncenter" width="425"] The Alamo is a pretty awesome site to see. If visiting it doesn't make you proud to be an American, then...
Tanya Griffie is based at KTUS, Tucson International Airport, Tucson, Arizona,  KPAE, Snohomish County Airport (Paine Field) and S43, Harvey Field Airport, Snohomish, Washington. [caption id="attachment_22148" align="aligncenter" width="425"] Champ[/caption] I am originally from Lynbrook, NY but I currently split my time between Tucson, AZ and Seattle (Everett), WA. I...
Kristin Turner is based at 94FL, Pine Shadows Airpark, Fort Myers, Florida. I fly a 1946 Aeronca Champ!  I soloed my Champ last year and love to fly low and slow. She is my baby with JT on the tail for my son, Jake Turner. * ...
Lady taildragger pilot Nic Orchard from the UK sends in 8 random reasons she loves to fly her 1946 Champ. FYI, I got to pick the pictures from my stash! [caption id="attachment_21184" align="aligncenter" width="425"] Ooops, Nic, wrong picture??! I have to say, there was a lot...
