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...
It's Wednesday morning here in Indianapolis, Indiana. If you were a mouse scurrying through my kitchen, you'd have seen two very excited lady taildragger pilots just itching to get on the way! Our destination - the LadiesLoveTaildraggers Natchitoches, Louisinia Fly-in at KIER. We've been planning it...
CFII Dianne Wieman That's right, a free tailwheel endorsement plus the opportunity to fly a taildragger to the LadiesLoveTaildraggers' Natchitoches, Louisiana Fly-in. VERY Cool! THE OFFER. CFII, Dianne Wieman, based at 1TE4, a San Antonio, TX suburb will be flying her Aeronca Champ to the KIER, LadiesLoveTaildraggers'...
Many thanks to C140 owner Beth King for sending her inspirational flying update. Take note ladies, a desire to fly and a commitment to follow through laid the groundwork for an awesome year of taildragging! Beth King flying her Cessna 140A From Beth King: Hello fellow flying...
If you love flying to new places and meeting new people, read on. If your love of flying means, like most, ya gotta do it on-the-cheap, keep reading. Best yet, if you'd like your personal flying adventures to inspire other ladies to fly, I have...
Woohoo, look out Wyoming, here we come! High density altitude scares the hell out of me and that’s just the way I like it. When I’m flying outside of my familiar comfort zone and covering new ground (literally) I depend on that strong feeling of potential...
Have I mentioned that since Sun 'n Fun 2019, in addition to membership (on steroids) in LadiesLoveTaildraggers, I'm now also officially a member of the Ninety Nines? This women's flying organization does much to encourage more women to fly and I'm behind that mission...
Free hotdogs & chips at KDKB, De Kalb Airport, Illinois on my way back home. Thoughts of "NO, you can't make me go home!" were on my mind this morning as I walked to my Decathlon from the AirVenture Bus Arrival Terminal. I'd just checked out...
The happiest place on earth today was surely Oshkosh, Wisconsin, home to Airventure the past 50 years. The sun shined, the fields dried and, area by area, parking spots officially reopened to incoming traffic. Homebuilt parking - Open. General Aviation parking- Open. IAC parking -...
It was a fabulous first for me, arriving at AirVenture 2019 a whopping 60 hours before it officially begins. There's plenty happening on the grounds at OSH in the days and weeks before kickoff, high time to see it unfold for myself - not to...
