[caption id="attachment_58699" align="alignleft" width="300"] Book Review by taildragger pilot and Waco owner, Marla Boone.[/caption] BOOK REVIEW When Marla Boone contacted me recently about the possibility of posting an aviation book review on LadiesLoveTaildraggers, I couldn't have been happier. She explained that a long time WACO owner had...
The Pensacola News Journal highlighted one of our LLT members last weekend. Julie Thomas flew her Stearman named "Queen of Memphis" as part of the Veterans Flight in the 2019 Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show in Florida. She was part of a 6 Stearman flight...
This awesome article is by LLT Tailwheel Endorsement scholarship winner Amy Hills from 2R2. (HaHa Amy, I'm only editing 1 word!) My New Tailwheel Endorsement! In March of 2019 the infamous Judy Birchler calls me personally on the phone to let me know I've been awarded one...
The 2019 LadiesLoveTaildraggers Natchitoches, Louisiana Fly-in Video! Wow, the title is a mouthful! Repeat after me, "Nack-a-tish", "Nack-a-tish", "Nack-a-tish", the correct Natchitoches pronunciation. If you're ever lucky enough to fly into KIER, Natchitoches Regional Airport, announce your pattern position on 122.8 "Nack-a-tish traffic ...
Dianne Wieman & Judy at the Marion Fly-in/Cruise-in In follow up to my blog post 'True Story from LLT Fly-in', I figure one true story begs another. In fact, when it comes to everything I write about women pilots, it's real people and their personal stories...
Reaction: Some stories are worth telling and this one from our LLT fly-in, I believe, is worthy. Let's cut to the chase so you understand upfront that my reaction to the encounter was dumbfounded astonishment; my jaw dropped and I stared at her in amazement. Musing:...
Saturday, October 5, 2019: Lordy, ladies, how'd we do all that? ("That" being the mind-boggling amount of activities, fun and great food we crammed into our last day of the LadiesLoveTaildraggers Louisiana Fly-in.) Frankly, I have NO idea how we pulled it off. I do...
With some hopeful planning and a lot of luck, the LadiesLoveTaildraggers Louisiana Fly-in landed smack-dab in the middle of a Cajun paradise, Natchitoches (pronounced “Nack-a-tish”). The local folks are kind and friendly, the small town picturesque and oozing with history, and as expected, full of...
Thursday, October 3, 2019: It's going to take more than crappy weather to crash this LadiesLoveTaildraggers party! There are gals from around the country fighting their way to the LadiesLoveTaildraggers Natchitoches, Louisiana fly-in. Some made it in today, others are in nearby states waiting for...
I have to tell you. Life doesn't get much better than flying a taildragger on a long cross-country. Doesn't matter that it's bumpy. Doesn't matter that there's a 35 knot headwind. Doesn't even matter that it's hot as Hades and you're having last minute thoughts...
