Saturday at Blakesburg the sun came out! Try as hard as it might though, the inches of rain that fell the last couple of days are gonna take more than one semi-sunny day to dry up this soggy airport. The field remained closed most of...
Antique Airfield/Blakesburg, Iowa - the crown jewel of the Antique Aviation Association's (AAA) fly-ins. Their motto "Keep the antiques flying" is that's exactly what's happening right now at Blakesburg. If you're in awe of gorgeous antique aircraft, or rare and downright quirky old birds, you...
Well crap, I thought I'd escaped the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge that's spreading like wildfire across the internet - at least till Bruce Bohannon sent me this nifty little video today. It cracked me up and puts a whole new dose of fun in the...
I'd like everybody to meet Janine Shepherd, an athlete, a pilot, an aerobatics instructor, an author AND a lady taildragger pilot. In fact, I'd like to meet Janine Shepherd myself and let some of her amazing positive energy rub off on me! Â She is one...
Come on ladies, mark your calendars for the next great fly-in and meet some lady taildragger pilots in the process! There are tons of great fly-ins all over the U.S. coming up in the next few weeks. You've got your favorites, I've got mine, hopefully our...
It's no secret that I love to fly. Whether I'm airborne solo or with passenger in-trail, I'm bound to be having a good time! I've logged hundreds of hours with my husband riding along as my backseat passenger. I've flown many hours giving rides to...
[caption id="attachment_31379" align="alignright" width="200"] Guest writer, Gayle Crowder[/caption] I am obsessed with aviation. When I'm not at the airport, I want to be at the airport. Or to talk about the airport, or airplanes, or flying. It's difficult to be stuck working in a retail store...
I am very happy to report LadiesLoveTaildraggers has added a new, amazing author to our website! Joining me in writing for LLT is Gayle Crowder, a passionate lady taildragger pilot and lover of all things related to flying taildraggers. Gayle will write articles for LLT...
Countdown to Beech Party 2014! join us for our last LLT fly-in bash of the year October 15 - 19, 2014 KTHA, Tullahoma, Tennessee Saturday, October 18 is LadiesLoveTaildraggers Day with special tours just for us!! Sharon Tinkler has invited us all to Tullahoma, TN for one last LLT fly-in...
Here's a Recreational Aviation Foundation trip that looks like a great time! Fly the Smokey Mountains to the Georgia coast, Sept. 19 - 21, 2014. The flyer says "2015" but is a typo. 2014 for sure!! ...
