Aeronca Chief Tag

Leanne Powers is based at KEMT, El Monte Airport, El Monte, California. Longtime vintage airplane nut who grew up bumming rides from pilots at the local airport. Started my primary certificate in January 2015 in a tricycle-gear airplane, soloed in March of that year, and did my first...

Author:  Ray Johnson [caption id="attachment_32448" align="aligncenter" width="570"] Subsonic Aeronca Chief[/caption] Well folks, I have been forced to weigh in on the subject: Aeronca Chief VS. Aeronca Champ & their subsonic speeds. This controversy was fueld by Rich Dugger, Joe Abrahamson & our hostess, Judy Birchler. Now how...

Barbe Park is based at KMMV, McMinnville Municipal Airport, McMinnville, Oregon. [caption id="attachment_12380" align="aligncenter" width="425"] Endorsement day![/caption] You're kidding, right?  Who WOULDN'T fly a tailwheel??! Those airplanes with the thing under their nose, they just look wrong! I fly a 7KCAB Citabria...