Julia Harrington is based at KLOT, Lewis University Airport, Chicago/Romeoville, Illinois. [caption id="attachment_35593" align="aligncenter" width="431"] Julia Harrington[/caption] I just started flying a Decathlon out of KARR doing basic aerobatics and working toward my tailwheel endorsement! I've been waiting to join for a while, until I officially had tailwheel time in...
One-day-visits are one of the best things about summer flying. Dragging out the charts, getting on SkyVector and checking the "calculate distance" on AirNav are all part of pilot summer routines. "How far can I fly today?" quickly followed by "Where am I going?" are...
[caption id="attachment_35525" align="alignleft" width="169"] Photo: Jessica Voruda‎ spin training[/caption] Picture CONTEST Send in your BEST "Summer Flying Picture(s)" for chance to win a LadiesLoveTaildraggers Live Love Fly tshirt. Picture can be...
Amal Ajmi, our 2015 Stick & Rudder Master Class scholarship winner, has completed her course with Brian Lansburgh and is back home in Alaska. From all reports, it was a fantastic experience for Amal and a heck of a lot of fun for Brian. Many...
Looking for Lady Taildragger pilots who fly Classic & Antique Aircraft!  Especially Curtiss Robin and Stinson 108's Antique Aircraft Association's AAA/APM Invitational Fly-In September 2-7, 2015 Featuring Curtiss Robin and Stinson 108 Aircraft This year's theme: Record setting airplanes and their pilots This private fly-in is a spectacular annual event that honors all...
Having recently experienced another fantastic week at AirVenture meeting lots of great people, I can tell you that my new hero is lady taildragger pilot Lorraine Morris. During past AirVentures you may have seen Lorraine in the "Vintage" area demonstrating how to correctly hand prop...
Here's an awesome photo taken at the annual Hatz Biplane Fly-in, Brodhead, Wisconsin. [caption id="attachment_35325" align="aligncenter" width="431"] "I got it!"[/caption] Four year old Maddy Givens took her first ride in her granddad's Hatz Biplane last weekend and fell in love. Her mother, Jenny Givens, reports "She's going to...
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Woohoo!! A private pilot is born! [caption id="attachment_35331" align="aligncenter" width="359"] Cammi Benson, Oregon[/caption] Cammi Benson, who started flying in a Cessna 140 when she was only 15, now has more than a Tailwheel Endorsment. Cammi passed her checkride with flying colors on July 25 and is now a...
This post by Stirling Moore, one of our two 2015 LadiesLoveTaildraggers Scholarship winners, is a glowing testimonial about her experiences at Tailwheel Town and appreciation for the scholarship. My time in Tailwheel Town by Stirling Moore I flew this morning. It was a gorgeous, bluebird day and I...
