[caption id="attachment_18965" align="aligncenter" width="425" caption="Bobbie Breeden & custom Super Cub"] [/caption] Here's an incredible story from the "Alaska Dispatch News" you may not have heard. This video is of 17 year old student pilot, Bobbie Breeden, preparing for the 2011Â Short Takeoff and Landing competition at the Valdez,...
[caption id="attachment_18908" align="aligncenter" width="425" caption="New paint job on my spinner!"][/caption] I've been dreaming about a new spinner for my Rans S7 for months and I can't tell you how excited I am about finally getting the job done! Boyd and I have way more hours invested...
15 Lady Taildragger Pilots - I need your flying pictures!! To all the girls that have Registered on LadiesLoveTaildraggers but are not yet profiled, don't get nervous now, we're almost there! You've filled out the Registration and all we're waiting on is one last little bit of...
Here's a fun little news tidbit. Jeanne MacPherson, master flight instructor writes, (www.mountainairdancellc.com), "I recently had the great privilege of introducing Craig Fuller, President of AOPA, to Montana backcountry flying." [caption id="attachment_18849" align="aligncenter" width="425" caption="AOPA president, Craig Fuller"][/caption] And Craig's blog response...
Who would guess - there's a day called "Poem in Your Pocket Day" and it just happened to be this week. (You can learn a lot listening to PBS while driving to work!) Â The day slid by unnoticed on the blog but it got me...
By Andy Heins One last "sortie", from the Doolittle Raider 70th and final reunion Many of you have heard me talk of my great friend, Herb Stachler. Herbie is 93 years old and doesn't look or act a day over 75! Herbie flew 102 combat missions in...
A woman registered recently on LadiesLoveTaildraggers and her honesty caught me off guard. She didn't beat around the bush or try and water it down and make excuses; she was just really honest and wrote, "I don't have the nerve to land." Wow, now that's...
Here's a topic of monumental importance - SHOES! Is it odd that I have a closet full of them but there's only ONE pair good enough to fly an airplane in?! Heck no, there's more to great flying shoes than meets the eye. They have to...
Congratulations to two LLT student pilots who joined the ranks of Private Pilots this weekend. Both girls took their check rides and got their tickets this weekend! Way to go ladies! Emilie Ann Phillips has some tailwheel time and finished up in a Cherokee. She's already  planning...
