• Self portrait of two women, one older and one younger, Aileen and Katalin piloting their yellow 1946 J3 Cub aircraft with a tree covered landscape below.
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    Taildragger fandom spans generations: Flight instructor Aileen Watkins and her 15-year-old daughter Katalin fly a 1946 J3 Cub that Katalin’s great grandfather flew on his first solo (in 1954).

  • Self portrait of two women, one older and one younger, Aileen and Katalin piloting their yellow 1946 J3 Cub aircraft with a tree covered landscape below.

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