{"id":5677,"date":"2012-01-05T08:55:17","date_gmt":"2012-01-05T08:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tailwheelersjournal.mechadigital.net\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2021-08-26T20:18:51","modified_gmt":"2021-08-26T20:18:51","slug":"about-us-whos-behind-the-tailwheelers-journal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tailwheelersjournal.com\/about-us-whos-behind-the-tailwheelers-journal\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Who is behind the Tailwheeler&#8217;s Journal?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Although we expect our staffing to change from time to time, here are the people who have contributed to the productions so far:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bert Garrison<\/strong> is our main videographer, although his role is much broader than that. Bert soloed in a tailwheel airplane before he got his driver\u2019s license. He was 15 and his mom had to take him to the airport for that flight. He was the U.S. Air Force\u2019s last SR71 pilot and also flew U-2s. He is currently a captain for a major U.S. airline, flying the Boeing 737. Bert\u2019s range of talent just keeps expanding and we haven\u2019t found anything yet that he doesn\u2019t do well!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jason Koblin<\/strong>\u00a0runs\u00a0MechaDigital a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mecha-digital.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website design and digital marketing agency based in Bend, Oregon<\/a>.\u00a0 He has recently joined our family as our I.T. consultant.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brian Lansburgh<\/strong> started the Tailwheeler\u2019s Journal with written columns on tailwheel flying. He specializes in tailwheel instruction. He was raised in the film production business and was nominated for an Academy Award for the Short Subject, \u201c<a href=\"\/products-page\/product-category\/dawn-flight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dawn Flight<\/a>\u201d, which is currently offered at our web store, \u201c<a href=\"\/products-page\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tailwheeler\u2019s Mercantile<\/a>\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tom Beccari<\/strong> had the misfortune to operate his business, Central Oregon Avionics, out of the hangar that was next to ours when we were in Prineville. We draft him for many jobs. Tom has run the camera and flown the camera plane for several of our productions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jerry Groendyke<\/strong> has the good fortune to be located in Florida so we can\u2019t use him as much as we\u2019d like! Jerry flew the camera plane for our video on the DeHavilland Chipmunk. He\u2019s a talented pilot and Brian has consulted with him often on several subjects in \u201c<a href=\"\/order-brians-flying-book\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brian\u2019s Flying Book<\/a>\u201d. We hope to put his many talents to use even more in the future.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hooper Lansburgh<\/strong> ran the camera for some of our early productions. Currently a river guide, Hooper soloed a glider at 16 and is a talented airman. He\u2019s another one we hope to tap for future productions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Janet Lansburgh<\/strong> has proven to be a talented photographer and often fills in when we mount formation flights. \u00a0She is currently learning to fly.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re interested in Tailwheel Instruction, or a Master Class, visit our <a title=\"Tailwheel Flight Instruction\" href=\"\/tailwheel-flight-instruction\/\">Tailwheel Instruction Page<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who is behind the Tailwheeler&#8217;s Journal? Although we expect our staffing to change from time to time, here are the people who have contributed to the productions so far: Bert Garrison is our main videographer, although his role is much broader than that. Bert soloed in a tailwheel airplane before he got his driver\u2019s license. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tailwheelersjournal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5677"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tailwheelersjournal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tailwheelersjournal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tailwheelersjournal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tailwheelersjournal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5677"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tailwheelersjournal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5677\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tailwheelersjournal.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5677"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}