Fly Girl in Training: Insights on taildragger take-offs
Taildragger lesson number three. Allow me to brag that of the 13 landings we did, I made 11 all by myself! And …
Fly Girl in Training: The first taildragger lesson
First surprise taildragger lesson in the Rans S-7S Courier. “We’re not flying the 182 today,” Stan said as he rolled up next …
Fly Girl in Training: Short cross country practice
Mid-December cross country flight over Lake Berryessa in Northern California. “Fly like I’m not here.” In advance of our short cross country …
Fly Girl in Training: Flying a Bonanza over the Golden Gate Bridge
Flying a Beech Bonanza over San Francisco at sunset. Doesn’t get much better than that! “Executive tower, this is Banana 212 Romeo …
Fly Girl in Training: Finding AvGeek community on Southwest Airlines
Look who’s “flying” a Southwest Airlines 737 jet! My favorite part, aside from meeting new pilot friends, was viewing the see-through glass …
Flying history: Buzzing around in the Boeing Stearman biplane
Flying over Sacramento in the yellow Stearman biplane. Me in my extra sexy leather helmet. And yes, I do have the goggles, …
Fly Girl in Training: On flying completely solo for the first time
Unlike supervised solos (my very first was at Yolo County Airport in July) around the pattern where an instructor watches from the …
Fly Girl in Training: Landing on a grass strip
The grass strip runway. It appeared as little more than a plowed dry field because it was little more than a plowed …
Fly Girl in Training: Interpreting weather data and understanding VFR conditions
Learning how to fly requires a keen understanding of weather and VFR conditions. I learned as much on the way home from …
Fly Girl in Training: Visiting Oshkosh as a student pilot
Team Aerodynamix (formerly Team RV) performing aerobatics in Vans RVs during the Oshkosh Airshow. I admit it. In my previous two trips …