Thank you to New Zealand lady taildragger pilot Olivia Henwood for sending in this update and beautiful pictures. This world is a beautiful place! I have just moved to Mount Cook in the South Island of New Zealand. It is a very beautiful place right amongst...
Best Story Contest The LadiesLoveTaildraggers Best Story Contest is now over. Thank you to everyone who entered their story and to all who voted! The winner of the SmileView mirror is Ginger Davidson from Lee Bottom Flying Field with 296 "Likes" posted to the website. Read Ginger’s...
Special Day - A Keeper [caption id="attachment_28756" align="aligncenter" width="570"] My favorite picture - me and Joe and his Byrd[/caption] by Mary Ellen Thomson If you just opened this, please read it and "LIKE" as I was late to the Ladies Love Taildraggers contest and need votes...
Time is running out to vote for your favorite Best Story contest entry! Come midnight Thursday, the person with the most "Likes" will win a SmileView Mirror for their (or a friend's) tandem taildragger! This is a wonderful little gizmo that allows you to see and...
The Grasshopper and I . . . by Ginger Davidson It was a cold December day when I found myself alone for the first time in my own airplane. The insurance requirements for dual in type had finally been met and I was set free. That could...
Low and (very) Slow to Oshkosh, 2011 by Anne Wright Morning dawned at Ann Arbor, Michigan with a few little puffies in the distance, the Supercub was packed with clothes and camping gear, full fuel, new charts, and a restless desire to launch. An hour later, those little...
Weathered In At Pendleton Oregon Wheat Farmers, Cowboys, Wine, Eclectic Citizens and Colorful History by Victoria Bond In early October of 2008, I was flying my Piper Super Cub back from Yakima Washington returning home towards Salt Lake City, Utah. A storm was forecast between Yakima and...
[caption id="attachment_28710" align="aligncenter" width="570"] Stephanie Stephenson and Amy Hoffpauir at AirVenture[/caption] Here's a video that will make you feel like you're right in the middle of AirVenture 2013! Several of our LadiesLoveTaildraggers members participated in Wednesday's 'Vintage in Review' program, hosted by Ray Johnson, including these...
Ryan Lunde Champ Night Flight - Texas Style  (Contest Entry #7)  photography by Marijke Unger and Ryan Lunde I awoke unprompted at 2 am and the full moon was lighting up everything out my window. The summer night was beckoning. A few quick calls to area ASOS numbers revealed...
Father-Daughter Arrival August 28, 2013 by Brian Lansburgh At fifteen, she’s one of the youngest students I've taught.  Predictably, she learns fast.  Couple that with a lot of natural ability and interest and you've got a student who is great fun for a teacher. Her father flies and uses his...
