By Shannon Avon On December 21st an article appeared in General Aviation News "Fighting Off Boredom" about my husband Chuck's & my Stinson rebuild project. As a member of LadiesLoveTaildraggers, and knowing I was very involved in the restoration, Judy asked me to tell about my work...
Just in time for Christmas, here's one of my favorites about a little girl obsessed with airplanes. From 2013...
[caption id="attachment_36666" align="alignleft" width="234"] Wendy Beye, Flights of Fantasy[/caption] By Wendy Beye Roundup Airport, Montana One of the most beautiful Idaho backcountry airstrips lies just a short hop west of Hamilton, Montana at the junction of the Selway River and Moose Creek. There are actually two landing strips...
Ladies, it's "FREE LadiesLoveTaildraggers t-shirt Day" thanks to the generosity of someone very special! Today the postman placed an ordinary little white envelope in my mailbox, and when I opened it I found this lovely letter and crisp $100 bill. What a awesome, kind, gesture directed...
Yes, we're coming to Texas in 2016! The 2016 LadiesLoveTaildraggers Fly-in/Splash-in! We were forced to cancel our 2015 KSLR fly-in just 4 days before the event when a tornado hit KSLR but we're not giving up that easy! KSLR, SULPHUR SPRINGS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, TX FRIDAY to SUNDAY, JUNE 3 -...
Warning: The following video will be painful to watch. This story about the demise of a perfectly good, well constructed, RV-8 may be a hard pill to swallow. After all, its life did not end in an unfortunate aircraft accident and we can rejoice for that....
Merry Christmas to you from our lady taildragger pilots! Many ladies submitted pictures and videos and the combined collection turned into an oh-so-cheerful, merry little production. A big thank you to all who dared to participate. You're awesome! ...
Thank you to Shannon Avon for sharing a little Thanksgiving with us. This may be better than turkey! :) [caption id="attachment_36620" align="aligncenter" width="570"] Beautiful Stinson 108-1 recently restored by Shannon & Chuck Avon.[/caption] For Thanksgiving we had the pleasure of my daughter and 2 grandchildren with us....
Thanksgiving is over so let the shopping begin! Make sure you don't waste your time and bucks buying your pilot friends the ordinary stuff. There are way too many awesome aviation goodies to be found on ebay, Amazon and beyond to buy socks! Here are...
Ladies, here's a blast from the past with pilots and planes you just might recognize! It's the "Got My Mind Set On YOU!" LadiesLoveTaildraggers video from August 2014. Enjoy! ...
