Did you know there once was a group of lady taildragger pilots who were nicknamed the "Night Witches"? What a name! I have to admit that hearing the name a few years ago instantly brought images of unscrupulous women flying wickedly painted airplanes to mind. The Night...
If you're on AOPA's weekly Aviation eBrief you may have already taken today's survey. Online surveys are a good way to engage people and glean some interesting information along the way. I actually enjoy visiting websites where they post a short, simple survey question of...
[caption id="attachment_29122" align="aligncenter" width="570"] Brenda Kroening[/caption] A count several years ago on LadiesLoveTaildraggers showed the Supercub was the number one airplane lady taildragger pilots buy and fly. I'm not so sure those numbers would hold up today but it's time to bring that fun little video...
Here's an interesting little tidbit I can't keep myself from sharing. Did you know a new world record was set in 2012 for the farthest flight by a paper aircraft? Yep, it belongs to "the paper airplane guy", John M. Collins, and was set...
Julie Jetzer is based at NC26, Long Island Airport, Long Island, North Carolina. [caption id="attachment_29108" align="aligncenter" width="570"] Julie Jetzer on left, Jill Peterson Grigorian on right[/caption] I decided to start learning how to fly after living in an Airpark for five years and walking past our Cessna 150 almost...
Winter totally SUCKS! This picture was what it looked like in Indianapolis just a few days ago - snow, wind, sub-zero temperatures, fog and worst of all, short (dark) days. I thrive on sunshine and can't imagine how people in Alaska keep sane for all...
