Kindness and generosity are two words I've come to associate with our Ladies who Love Taildraggers' members and the men who love Ladies Love Taildraggers. I've met hundreds of people who follow our website, our gatherings, and our ladies and I'm always impressed. They are...
The countdown to the LadiesLoveTaildraggers Poplar Grove Fly-in is on! Come and be part of the Unconventional Women who Fly Conventional Gear Aircraft Gathering September 7 - 10, 2017 The LadiesLoveTaildraggers Annual Fly-in is fast approaching. Our destination this year is C77, Poplar Grove Airport, Illinois, September 7...
It took a little effort but I now have a mind-boggling SIX whole pieces of lovely jewelry available in the LadiesLoveTaildraggers STORE. For those asking about earring, there are 2 oh-so-beautiful sets. Woohoo!! I, for one, think all the pieces are pretty awesome and hope...
"Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened." Â Dr. Seuss After 7 nights at AirVenture I'm back home in Indy today, reacquainting myself with air-conditioning, a private shower, and my lonely husband. ;) Â Coming home is sweet but oh-my-gosh, it was an incredible week. The...
One thing that wasn't in my plan this week at OSH was losing my cell phone. It's constantly in my hand or on my hip ready to phone, IM, text or Facebook instantly. Losing it was stressful, but hopeful, given there were limited options where...
My phone got smashed and totally destroyed in a parking lot this evening at OSH. If you try calling or texting me the next few days, you'll end up in the abyss I hope to retrieve someday soon. Verizon will find me on their doorstep...
[caption id="attachment_43370" align="aligncenter" width="570"] Lady taildragger pilot Madonna McMahan and her Boeing PT17[/caption] It's exhausting and exhilarating, deafeningly loud and abuzz with excitement. For 7 days in July it's the busiest airport on earth packed full of people and planes. It's where I spend one entire...
[caption id="attachment_43312" align="aligncenter" width="570"] A chance encounter with Jill Manka this afternoon. Of course Jill is here![/caption] I'm at AirVenture 2017 and having way too much fun for my own good. Seriously, we're talking early mornings and late nights because OSH is a full sensory overload,...
Woohoo, I made it to OSH!! My buddy Dennis Hutchinson and I flew a 2-ship Saturday from MQJ to OSH; me in my oh-so-gorgeous Decathlon and Dennis in his just completed homebuilt restoration project, a Davis DA-2A. Both birds are patriotic as heck flashing nothing but...
AirVenture (OSH) is the one place on earth you're sure to run into oodles of lady taildragger pilots. That single fact makes it my #2 fly-in destination every year. Come-on now, you know my #1 fly-in destination every year is the LadiesLoveTaildraggers' annual fly-in! If...
