Julie Benson is based at 6K5, Sisters Eagle Air Airport, Sisters, Oregon. I am currently a student pilot learning to fly a 1948 Cessna 140. I live in Sisters, Oregon. Every day I fly, I say to myself, "And I get to live here!" My husband and I own...
Diana LeSueur from Arizona is our second Tailwheel Endorsement scholarship winner. Here is a portion from Diana's application, answering the question "What made you want to learn to fly?" Twelve years ago, I was selected to develop an aviation themed program to introduce 5th grade students to...
What made you want to learn to fly? That was the first question we asked Elizabeth Heizler, and each of the ladies who applied for our "Ladies Tailwheel Endorsement Scholarship". We are sharing Elizabeth's response to that question and think you'll agree from her answer,...
The LadiesLoveTaildraggers Tailwheel Endorsement Scholarship committee is excited to announce our winners! A panel of five LLT members including Katie Mullins, Val Thal-Slocum, Kelly Jeffries, Donna Guerin and Lynn Gardner were the team with the very difficult task of reviewing each of the applications and...
Lori Olson is based at Gillette-Campbell County Airport, Gillette, Wyoming. I spent many hours of my childhood in the backseat of a Cessna 180 and a PA-11 with my father as PIC. My earliest memories include landing on the dirt road close to my house, or the...
I've recently watched an amazing transformation happen to one of our lady taildragger pilots. Anne Wright, the original "Nervous Nellie" when it came to flying the Supercub she's owned for over 10 years was afraid to fly. She has flown very rarely the last couple...
