Antique Airfield Flyin, Blakesburg, Iowa. Saturday. It's 7:00 a.m. and I'm still in my nice Queen size bed at the Hotel Ottumwa. If you haven't been to Blakesburg, you're probably not familiar with this historic 1917, 6-story property. Back in its heyday I'm sure the...
Is it possible to stuff any more into a stick & rudder master class?! Watch the video and decide! Scholarship winner Kayleigh Bordner flew back home to Indiana with just two days to spare before her Fall 2016 classes resumed at Indiana State University. Lucky...
Two great grass strip fly-ins are about to happen and I'm planning on hitting them both this year! the 2016 AAA/APM Invitational Fly-in, IA27, Antique Airfield, Blakesburg, Iowa (August 31 - Sept 5) the Triple Tree Fly-in, SC00 Triple, Tree...
Man-oh-man, I always hear how hard LadiesLoveTaildraggers' scholarship winners work while they're at Tailwheel Town, Sisters Airport, Oregon. They leave home a little nervous about getting their tailwheel endorsement or improving their skills in a stick & rudder master class, and they come home confident, polished...
Breathtaking, exciting and adventurous all describe it. This fast moving & oh-so-fun video from Kim Huntington is one I guarantee will get you as excited about flying the backcountry as it did me! Yes, you can have this much fun in a Champ! Kim is...
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...
