Janna Greenhalgh is based at KMAN, Nampa Municipal Airport, Nampa, Idaho.
I’ve moved to Idaho from Rhode Island and am having a ball at a new job flying great planes. This past summer I had a great cross country trip bringing my little PA-12 with my tiny 6.5 pound dog out to a new roost. Now it’s work and play in southern Idaho! I even grabbed a chance to spend the night at Jana Field in Wisconsin on the way out for name’s sake. Great people there if anybody is passing through.
The first is a shot my husband took of me in front of the Maule. Note the bristling antennas we use to locate radio collared animals.
Following my dream and doing natural resource flying I’ve been all over Idaho, Nevada and Wyoming in a beautiful M-7 and C-185 for Owyhee Air Research. Here are a couple pictures from work. It’s a tough job, but I suppose someone has to do it!
Grand Teton
This snapshot I took while on survey near the Tetons. Pretty awesome country!
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Previous post of 2/12/11
Janna Greenhalgh
I feel very fortunate to be able to fly every time I climb into a plane. Of the variety I have been given to regularly fly for fun or work, it is my lemon yellow PA-12 that I am most fond of.
Just being silly. While visiting a friend at a neighboring airport she snapped a picture of me “walking” my plane. We were chatting while I was pre-flighting. During a pause in my activity I started to slowly roll the plane along the apron. (Hopefully she will be on this site soon too)
My plane in the shop with Tiger. The hanger cats do a good job keeping the mice out of the hanger, but don’t forget to preflight for sleeping cats before leaving.
Tiger and the PA-12
I was given the chance to try out a Pawnee. Murray generously offered to let me take the overpowered work plane up. Arlene smiled and reminded me that she needed it the next day for banner towing so I “better not break it.” The photo was taken as I did a pass over the runway getting a feel for its characteristics prior to landing. Wonderful people on a fine day!
Trying out a Pawnee
Lynda Lee LaBerge is based at (GA75) Meadowlark Airport, Concord, Georgia.
Lynda LaBerge & her Pawnee
Learned to fly in a Piper Cub and Piper Pacer. Owned a Globe Swift with a 210 Continental.
Flew King Air and Diamond Jets for charter company with my husband. Now operate a glider flight school with my husband and do all of the towing in our 260hp Piper Pawnee.
DC-3 & Globe Swift
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Close up!
This is very cool. Sent in by Sarah Kelly Arnold, and you’re right Kelly, I DO like it!
I thought you’d like this one. From left to right it’s:
Sarah Kelly Arnold
Lynda Lee Laberge
Jayne Ewing Reid
There are three Pawnee’s in the picture; we each own one and we were towing at a national glider contest in Cordele, GA at the time.
Sarah Kelly Arnold
Owner/Operator
Chilhowee Gliderport
www.chilhowee.com
Lorrie Penner sent in this update on her winter flying fun! Lorrie flies out of Red Stewart Airfield, Waynesville, Ohio.
Lorrie flying “snow tows” in the Pawnee
“Well, its that time of year… snow… But we’ve been fortunate enough that it doesn’t stop us from flying! Had my first experience taking off and landing on a snowy grass field in the Pawnee. What a great weekend! Perfect time to practice soft field landing technique.”
Tow time
“Snow was only 2-3inches deep and light & fluffy. Our club at Caesar Creek got in 17 glider flights this day and I got to give 4 of them a tow!”
Champ flying with hubby, Gordon.
“A couple of days later, flew around in the Champ with my honey Gordon. He wanted to do some practice landings from the backseat in preparation for his new Pitts which he flew home the day after his birthday – happy birthday present to himself!” 
This ground shot is from around Waynesville looking west toward Middletown, Ohio
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The runway is Dayton Wright Brothers
Congratulations, Gordon! Hard to beat a birthday like this one!! (Judy)
Birthdays don’t get any better than this!!
Lorrie flies out of Red Stewart Airport, Waynesville, Ohio.
Lorrie’s June 2, 2010 Update:
I haven’t updated for awhile, so will let you know that I flew the Pawnee on Mother’s Day, got my 10 t/o and landings in and 3 supervised tows. Then the next two Sundays I’ve been officially towing – once for the CAP kids who came over for a camp-out at the glider club and this Sunday for my own crew. The most difficult element for me so far is the heat… Ohio hasn’t had much until recently and now it has been here in full force. This last Sunday I ended up with a nice little heat rash around my neck, which took two days to clear up and was very itchy!
I’m having a blast towing gliders in this Pawnee!
For the glider photo – so this isn’t really a taildragger I guess, but maybe a bellydragger? I flew the Pawnee towing gliders in the first half of the day, then had the opportunity to fly the ASK21. It is a nice smooth ride in this glider. Very easy to fly. Quite slick and have to watch the landing speed. We found some thermals for about 15minutes. Rose 800 feet in about 3minutes. I gave my IAC34 friend Eric a ride and he is now considering bringing his daughter out to learn to fly gliders. :)
Lorrie & Eric
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From April 30, 2010
This is the photo after I flew with Emerson Stewart for my 5 flights for the generic tow pilot check out and endorsement. I flew the Citabria with Emerson instructing and Gordon was our glider pilot.
Lorrie flying Citabria as tow-pilot, with Gordon on the left and Emerson Stewart on the right
I took Gordon for 3 pattern tows, 1 emergency rope break and a flight where Gordon pulled me around alot doing “box the wake” and “slack rope”. In some ways, learning to tow a glider was easier than I imagined. I was extremely thankful that I had experience in a speed boat towing a water skier. Much the same sensation with reduction in power and adjustment to the guy behind me dragging me around at the end of the rope. Next step – learn to fly the Pawnee that we use at the glider club. Maybe tomorrow if the thunder storms will stay away long enough!
Lorrie Penner
Kim Stewart from Red Stewart Airport, Waynesville, Ohio (40I) forwarded this little note and pictures.
“Hello, I have attached two pics for your website and FB. Great idea to have a “Ladies Love Taildraggers” website!”
Kim Stewart in between tows in Piper Pawnee at Red Stewart Airfield, 40I
From their website, Red Stewart Airfield is a family owned and operated grass field. The airport and the Stewart family are dedicated to the preservation of grass roots aviation and the more basic “stick and rudder” skills that are slowly being lost.
Sara Stewart (before Chris) hikes up her bridesmaid dress to take the J3 around the patch. (She really did!)
Sara manages the family business, Stewarts Aircraft Service.
“I should try to get a group photo of all the women that fly at 40I, we have quite a few!! Thanks, Kim Stewart”
Kim, you are absolutely right – we would love to have pictures of all the taildragging gals at Red Stewart! We’ll be looking for them!!! Judy
