What a fun way to fly --- surrounded by yellow Cubs! Thank you to Vanessa Jump Nelson from Oregon for showing us how to have a great time! [caption id="attachment_26872" align="aligncenter" width="570"] Over Lake Shasta, flight of five Cubs flying from Independence, Oregon to the West...
Sure was a beautiful evening to fly in Indy tonight. Promptly at 5:30 I left my downtown office and couldn't wait to get to the airport for some special ME time! Somewhere between downtown Indy and KMQJ I recalled I'm doggie sitting and there's a...
Congratulations to Linda Melhoff and hubby Rich for completing the restoration of their J-3 Cub. A lot of hard work and love went into this project! Our precious Piper J-3 Cub is flying!  Her test flight was June 6th and she flew "hands off" with everything working great. The...
Ladies, remember back to the time before we got our pilot licenses and tell me why we didn't think of this?! It's something that involves airplanes, is incredibly adventurous, outrageously fun and surely would be a blast. Let me introduce you to Amber Nolan from...
Thank you to Mary Ellen Thomson from Pennsylvania for sharing her amazing encounter with a very special aircraft. Late last year I was asked to fly down to Kentmore, MD with possibly my oldest friend - Gene Briener (87) to see a very rare 1929 BIRD...
Big thanks to Olivia & Neroli Henwood of New Zealand for sharing their Down Under flying. You girls realize posting Tiger Moth flying pictures in NZ is going to get us all excited to come and visit you?!! Who's in for a LadiesLoveTaildraggers trip to...
Here's a live spin demonstration from Rich Stowell. This is powerful knowledge for all pilots from one of the best. Prepare yourself for the unexpected. Spend 3:43 valuable minutes and watch this video. ...
Not long ago I posted about a personal hero of mine, Geraldine "Jerrie" Mock, the first woman to successfully complete a solo flight around the world. The year was 1964, a mere 49 years ago when she circumnavigated the globe in her Cessna 180. I...
Here's you chance to help LadiesLoveTaildraggers establish a "Ladies Tailwheel Endorsement Scholarship". Funds for this very exciting scholarship are being collected by LadiesLoveTaildraggers and will be delivered to the EAA who will assist in executing.  EAA's participation is invaluable as they guide us through the process,...
It broke my heart to learn Jane Wicker and her pilot, Charlie Schwenker, were both tragically killed today while performing at the Dayton Airshow. Something terribly wrong happened with the airplane is my assumption, after watching video of the accident. Jane was an accomplished pilot,...
