Hooper Lansburgh has been flying the PA12 and I thought that some would like to see what the view is like from the back!
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Hooper Lansburgh lines up the PA12 for some multiple touch and goes at Madras. This is the view from the back seat.
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Ginger Miller also hopped in the front seat of the PA12 (named "Fred", after aeronautical engineer Fred Weick, the designer of the PA25 Pawnee). Ginger has great feet and I predict great things for her in the future.
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Ginger in the PA12 (Great Feet!).
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Jamie Klaes, a former Ladies Love Taildraggers scholarship winner came back for some backseat dual in the PA12. It was a great moment in personal aviation history, because her mother used to fly her in the backseat of a Super Cub up above the Arctic Circle back when Jamie was just a little girl.
Why backseat? Because she's a new CFI, that's why. I'm so happy that we have a tailwheel CFI in Alaska and I hope that more student pilots in Alaska will take advantage of having her up there.
Jamie and I spent a day hitting just about every grass strip we know of around here, including a touch and go at the "Catbox". We had a ball!
(Above: Jamie Klaes with "Fred" and Jamie and Brian while Jamie gets a little backseat time. We now have another talented tailwheel teacher in Alaska!)
This week's new article on the Tailwheeler's Journal:
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Brittany Reinbolt in the irrigation pivot.
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"The Irrigation Pivot". Flying the Irrigation pivot is one of several maneuvers exclusive to Tailwheel town. It's a great maneuver and ought to be taught to everyone. "Acme" will probably never take advantage of it.
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Brian in the old Airshow days with one of the best ducks in the biz, "George", an Indian Runner.
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"Ducks, What Ducks?" It's another remiscence of my time as an airshow comedy pilot and may explain why I'm such a curmudgeon, especially where the government is concerned! But I do enjoy this story and I hope you will, too!