Some women care and want to learn how all the various systems of their aircraft work together - they want to be mechanically knowledgeable. Some are OK with "the mag check is good, oil pressure is good, it's running smooth, must be good to go."...
This post submitted by lady taildragger pilot Lynn Gardner. On March 7th I was pleased to participate in introducing a group of young girls to flying. Held in Ocala, Florida, we had 20 young girls attend a morning event sponsored by the local EAA chapter and...
Hard to believe but 2015 will be our SIXTH annual LadiesLoveTaildraggers fly-in. Heaven forbid, if you've missed our fly-ins in the past, be part of the fun this year and put us on your calendar. The 2015 LadiesLoveTaildraggers Fly-in/Splash-in is at KSLR, Sulphur Springs, Texas,...
Many thanks to Jeff Russell for sharing his amazing photos. Last week Jeff, his lovely wife, even the doggie, flew their Supercub three hours north to the jewel of Lake Superior, Apostle Island National Lakeshore, Wisconsin. There, they landed on the ice within 1/4 mile...
MEN! MEN! MEN! Ladies, what are we to do with all the men that love LadiesLoveTaildraggers?! I hear from them frequently. They email. They Facebook.They Tweet. They even register for membership in LadiesLoveTaildraggers. [caption id="attachment_33789" align="aligncenter" width="570"] The gal in the periwinkle blue bikini. I told the artist...
Hot off the AVWeb press is lady taildragger pilot Elaine Kauh and co-presenter Paul Bertorelli comparing two great old taildraggers, the Aeronca Champ and the classic Piper J-3 Cub. It's chocked full of nice flying video and commentary on the differences in how they fly....
Who's going to SUN 'n FUN?!! I am! And hoping the Lakeland Linder Airport in Florida will be covered in SUNSHINE April 21 - 26, the week of the fly-in. I would love to organize a meetup for our lady taildragger pilots, and friends of LadiesLoveTaildraggers,...
[caption id="attachment_33687" align="alignleft" width="300"] Amal Ajmi & her PA-11[/caption] Amal Ajmi lives in Alaska and flies in the Fairbanks area. If you've been around LadiesLoveTaildraggers a while, you've read one or more of her contributing posts. She's good - really good! I recently asked Amal to...
Brian Lansburgh from Tailwheel Town is on a roll - figuratively and literally! He kicked off 2015 with a couple of not-to-be missed articles in "The Tailwheeler's Journal" making me happy I'm on his auto email list. Brian has a way of cutting to the...
Thank you Jessica Voruda for forwarding your fantastic skiplane flying video! Jessica explains, "It's a collection of video I shot during the 2015 EAA Skiplane Fly-In at Pioneer Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin on February 7th, 2015. A lot of nice taildragger aircraft on skis. Filmed and...
