I owe a big thank you to Sharon Tinker for letting me know the Indy Air Race, a sanctioned event of the Sport Air Racing League, would be racing in Indianapolis today. That was five days ago. I've been hearing about the Sport Air Racing...
The number of lady taildragger pilots appears to be growing and so does the fun they're having. If you're a tailwheel pilot that's getting a little rusty, or someone that's thinking about getting a tailwheel endorsement, this video should send you scrambling for the nearest...
Announcing the winner of our LadiesLoveTaildraggers Aviation Quilt Raffle At 6:05 today, RaffleRiver.com automatically selected our Grand prize winner. There were 109 raffle tickets sold and all were included in the drawing. Our Grand Prize Winner is Marie Beaver from Spring, Texas!! [caption id="attachment_39094" align="aligncenter" width="431"] Congratulations Marie![/caption] Thank...
I've been sucked into so much fun at AirVenture I just want to stay and hang out forever. I know that's not gonna happen. I know come Monday scads of volunteers will be working their butts off packing up and cleaning up. AirVenture will quickly...
Lucky for us, Ray Johnson once again invited LadiesLoveTaildraggers to participate in his Thursday "Vintage In Review" program. Jan Johnson (C195) and Sierra Lund (C140) were the featured pilots and were spectacular! [caption id="attachment_39029" align="aligncenter" width="570"] Myrt Rose, Ray Johnson, Judy Birchler & Jan Johnson with...
It's all good at OSH today, Wednesday, early enough in the week I'm still winding up! Two high-impact, incredible aircraft of note this week are the Mars Martin water bomber and the Spartan Executive. There are EIGHT Spartans parked in a beautiful, single line in...
Tuesday at AirVenture was a happy, hot-as-hades, sun-shining day! Today was our first LadiesLoveTaildraggers get-together of the week and lady taildragger pilots and guests showed up in record numbers. We met for lunch on the north side of the North Forty, the Hilton Garden Inn,...
Monday, July 25, day one of AirVenture! Officially it's 'Opening Day' but truth is, it's been cranking for days. Vendors and volunteers have been working across the field getting their own little piece of the puzzle ready for today.That's normal. What's not so normal is that...
[caption id="attachment_38832" align="aligncenter" width="570"] Yes I did!! The proof is my yellow-white-and-pretty-periwinkle Rans S7 tied down in Homebuilt parking just 2 planes from the Rans tent. I'm so happy to be here![/caption] [caption id="attachment_38840" align="aligncenter" width="570"] We lady taildragger pilots had big plans today starting at...
It's Saturday in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, two days before the big dance begins, and I'm here - early! You know I wouldn't miss AirVenture for the world but I usually don't arrive on Saturday, two days ahead of time. [caption id="attachment_38801" align="aligncenter" width="570"] I delayed an early...
