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...
24 Year old Kendra Hart from Arizona spent the last few days in Oregon earning her tailwheel endorsement with CFI Brian Lansburgh. Kendra is one of our 2019 LadiesLoveTaildraggers Tailwheel Endorsement scholarship winners. Over the years we've sent many LLT scholarship winners to train with...
Is AirVenture/OSH on your July calendar? It's the one single homage that's fulfilled annually by aviation obsessed pilots - EAA's AirVenture, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, Monday, Jul 22, 2019 – Sunday, Jul 28, 2019. I've made the pilgrimage for years with anticipation and excitement, always leaving...
Am I the only pilot who thinks it's a really big deal to solo a different airplane for the first time? For me, there's the 'yikes' phenomenon floating through my brain every time I've done it. I've been known to do all kinds of crazy...
Happy news! There's a small group of LLT ladies at the helm, researching and fine tuning all the details of our upcoming October 3 - 6, 2019 Ladies Love Taildraggers Natchitoches Louisiana Fly-in. Researching? Oh yes, I'm talking local historical and plantation tours, fly-outs, restaurants,...
In 2018, member Summer Papple from Ontario, Canada, won a LLT Scholarship to earn a tailwheel endorsement. She was fortunate to have received the instruction from Debby Rihn-Harvey. Debby's achievements include a 27 year long career as an airline pilot, the longest-standing U.S. Aerobatic Team...
If you send me an email that involves taildraggers and awesome destinations, it just might appear on LadiesLoveTaildraggers! My Arctic Tern at 4,000 feet elevation ASL on the Harding Icefield. The snow covered unnamed mountain peak in the background is 5,900 feet on...
