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...
Oh geez, you just never know what's lurking in your email each morning. Lucky for me it's usually a bill, a newsletter I may or may not read, or Facebook telling me I've been tagged. Yikes, if it's my picture on Facebook, hope I combed...
[caption id="attachment_51562" align="alignleft" width="300"] 10 Years ago; 2009, Judy Birchler with my Champ and Diana Votaw with her Cubcrafters SportCub S2.[/caption] Woohoo!!! As recently reported, LadiesLoveTaildraggers has succeeded and prospered for 10 phenomenal years. This month, May 2019, is the 10 year anniversary of LLT. Thank...
[caption id="attachment_51528" align="alignleft" width="200"] Photo: John Bragg, Indianapolis[/caption] Have I mentioned before that not so long ago it was agonizing for me to stand up in front of a handful of people and speak, even just to introduce myself? I was the perfect candidate for Toastmasters...
Barbara Kirmsse First, I must thank Brian Lansburgh for allowing me to post another in his series of excellent articles. This particular article delves into flying the most efficient and safest pattern among your options. As a pilot, you can fly a pattern that's a virtual...
I was so close to Sun 'n Fun but close doesn't cut it. The sad fact is I had to leave my Decathlon at Zephyrhills, Florida just 50 miles from Lakeland. Timing is everything and there's not much time after the daily airshow ends and...
I'm here at last! A scouting trip to KIER has been on my mind for too long but patience paid off - I'm here. (Patience is not my best virtue!) 540 n.m. KMQJ to Natchitoches Regional Airport. This little adventure has been on my mind since...
