Ready to be awestruck? Take 9 minutes of your life and watch this beautifully photographed, musically infused film about Alaskan Leighen Falley, a climber, mountain guide, pilot and mother. Â Many thanks to Kendra Helvey for forwarding this jewel. Really cool video of an Alaskan woman flying...
Men. I love ‘em, but when wearing a LadiesLoveTaildraggers tshirt, don’t count on it being reciprocated. After a very odd encounter at AirVenture this year, I have to ask myself, are lady taildragger pilots a threat to manliness? A couple of you have heard my...
Pump up your volume then sit back and enjoy the 2017 LadiesLoveTaildraggers Poplar Grove Fly-in video! How in the world did we do it all in just 3 days?! There are two versions, your choice to zip through it quickly or take your time and see...
I’m happy to report that attendees to the LadiesLoveTaildraggers C77 Fly-in raised a significant amount of money for some very special organizations: The LLT Poker Run raised $1300 for the OSCAR MIKE Foundation. Oscar Mike Foundation’s mission is to see all injured...
Where are we going for our next LadiesLoveTaildraggers Fly-in? Now that's a really great question. The airport that will host the 2018 LadiesLoveTaildraggers Fly-in is unknown at this point. Truth is, I don't have a clue. What I can tell you is Poplar Grove Airport...
[caption id="attachment_44275" align="aligncenter" width="480"] A girl and her bird; Celia Vanderpool and the C180 she's owned for over 26 years. Photo Credit: Celia Vanderpool/LadiesLoveTaildraggers[/caption] Celia Vanderpool, a Cessna 180 owner and LadiesLoveTaildraggers member from Southern California, has an excellent article just out in 'General Aviation News'....
[caption id="attachment_44264" align="alignleft" width="300"] Laura Stants at KMQJ[/caption] I'm happy to say that two of the ladies who flew to our Poplar Grove C77 LLT fly-in were local to me in Indianapolis. Both these gals are constantly on the move but they're still Hoosiers. Laura Stants...
[caption id="attachment_44228" align="aligncenter" width="722"] Photo: Caught by Sandy Hare[/caption] Dang, are you serious? The mystery continues! Every year for the last 4 years (maybe 5) at the LadiesLoveTaildraggers Fly-in, the last day - the morning we're all putting our pilot heads back on and packing up...
Two weeks before the LadiesLoveTaildraggers C77 Fly-in I posted about "Giving a Hand Up to a Lady Taildragger Pilot". I wanted to help one special lady taildragger pilot who was temporarily down on her luck, get to Poplar Grove for our fly-in. Five generous people...
Outstanding news from the National Stearman Fly-in at Galesburg, Illinois (KGBG), this year September 4 thru 9. This famous fly-in has been held annually for 46 years and celebrates "the biplane that introduced more of World War II’s “Greatest Generation†to flight than any other airplane". [caption...
