I am thrilled to announce this year's LadiesLoveTaildraggers' Scholarship winners! SIX taildraggers scholarships, all made possible by your generous donations. Thank you from me, and thank you from these very happy ladies! Scholarship #1: Tailwheel Endorsement by Carol Walker of Big Q Aviation, Dallas, Texas [caption id="attachment_46913" align="aligncenter" width="570"]...
Thanks to Jerry Griggs from Wichita, Kansas for submitting this great story. And special thanks to Brooke Tribley for taking the path less traveled - vintage aircraft ownership and taildragger flying! I bought my first airplane in 1972, a 1940 Piper J-5, but only kept it about two...
[caption id="attachment_46877" align="alignleft" width="262"] Christina Tindle, WWaa, Taildragger Pilot, Counselor, Author[/caption] I am delighted I was invited to speak at this year's WWaa gathering in Cascade, Idaho, appropriately translated 'Woman Wise AWEsome Adventures'. Woohoo, I'm flying to Idaho this June! Cool for me but better yet, Christina...
Thank you to James Schrag, the first person to submit a 'confession' in the "What Was I Thinking?" story series. James tells his story beautifully and tops it off with a YouTube video of the moment it happened "...
When it comes to flying, please tell me I'm not the only pilot who's done something really stupid. I look back on one particular day in my flying life and think, "You idiot, what were you thinking? That was a really bad idea and could...
[caption id="attachment_46782" align="alignleft" width="300"] Piper's first airplane ride[/caption] Giving airplane rides, especially to non-flyers, is one of the greatest gifts pilots can give. Doesn't matter if the passenger is young or old. Doesn't matter if it's the next-door neighbor, a friend-of-a-friend, a co-worker or the kid...
I'm all about supporting lady taildragger pilots and their adventures and doesn't matter if they're based in America or half way around the world. There are so many awesome lady taildragger pilots including one special lady pilot I've been following for quite a while. She...
LadiesLoveTaildraggers to visit the WASP WWII Museum at Sweetwater, TX! Hopefully you've heard LadiesLoveTaildraggers is hosting a Fall Haunted Flying Tour this year instead of our traditional LLT fly-in. It's going to be one spectacular adventure for everyone who participates, whether flying the entire route, a...
Thanks to Sarah Dickerson, winner of the LadiesLoveTaildraggers 2017Â STOL/Short Take Off & Landing Scholarship, for submitting this outstanding review about her experience training with Charles Lewis at South Oaks Aerodrome. Sarah recently completed her training which was donated at no charge to our LLT scholarship...
February, the month of Love, is drawing to a close and so must our LOVE STORY Contest. The response was phenomenal, and all the entries have kept me entertained and smiling since early February. Facebook seemed to light up with each new love story added...
