I’m all about supporting lady taildragger pilots and their adventures and doesn’t matter if they’re based in America or half way around the world. There are so many awesome lady taildragger pilots including one special lady pilot I’ve been following for quite a while. She was a nosedragger pilot in Belgium until she got the taildragging bug during a trip to Alaska in 2015. ... Read More »
LadiesLoveTaildraggers to visit the WASP WWII Museum at Sweetwater, TX! Hopefully you’ve heard LadiesLoveTaildraggers is hosting a Fall Haunted Flying Tour this year instead of our traditional LLT fly-in. It’s going to be one spectacular adventure for everyone who participates, whether flying the entire route, a portion of it, or driving and meeting the group somewhere along the way. C... Read More »
Thanks to Sarah Dickerson, winner of the LadiesLoveTaildraggers 2017 STOL/Short Take Off & Landing Scholarship, for submitting this outstanding review about her experience training with Charles Lewis at South Oaks Aerodrome. Sarah recently completed her training which was donated at no charge to our LLT scholarship program. Instruction and aircraft were provided by Charles Lewis at South Oaks ... Read More »
February, the month of Love, is drawing to a close and so must our LOVE STORY Contest. The response was phenomenal, and all the entries have kept me entertained and smiling since early February. Facebook seemed to light up with each new love story added to our group, a sure sign they tugged on your hearts as much as they did mine. Oh yes, love was in the air. You wrote about finding your soul-mate... Read More »
This is Lady Taildragger pilot Sneha Harish’s love story. Guess who was instrumental in bringing Mike and me together?! Ladies Love Taildraggers, of course!! Simply put – If it weren’t for Judy’s LLT, I probably wouldn’t have met my gem of a husband! It all began in the year 2011. I was instructing on the Bush Baby Explorer (A taildragger!) in the “bush” ... Read More »
Deb Penrod is based at N47, Pottstown Municipal Airport, Pottstown, PA. This is Deb’s love story. I met Curtis in 1999 at the United Parachute Club, at New Hanover Airport which was a grass strip in Gilbertsville, PA, when he came as a student. He was dressed in his PA Army National Guard helicopter pilot flight suit. I tried to introduce him to other single lady jumpers, but fortunately the... Read More »
Lady taildragger pilot Jan Johnson is based at 1C9, Frazier Lake Airpark, Hollister, California. This is Jan’s love story. Before I learned how to pilot an airplane, I learned how to serve beverages at FL330. I was a flight attendant for Reno Air, based at San Jose International Airport (SJC), in San Jose, California. My husband Peter, with whom I have spent the past 40 years, was responsibl... Read More »
Emily Daniel is based at KGEU, Glendale Municipal Airport, Glendale, Arizona. This is Emily’s love story. I’ve been flying since I was 14 years old. I’m a third generation pilot; my grandfather flew in WWII, and then started an airport in New Jersey, Cross Keys Airport. There he started a flight school, Lewis’ Flying Service, as well as a cropdusting company. He taught his ... Read More »
The new LLT t-shirts have arrived! After receiving all your comments and suggestions, I took the plunge and these beautiful tshirts are the results. Hope you love them as much as I do. You’ll find them in our LLT Store or click on any picture. Modeled by: Jessica Birchler-Lo (my daughter!) Not professional photography by: Judy Birchler (with my android Samsung S8) V-Neck, Heathered Midnight... Read More »
Kathy L. Quinlan is based at KBMQ, Burnet Municipal Airport-Kate Craddock Field, Burnet, Texas. This is Kathy’s love story. My love of flying started when I was a child watching Sky King. I didn’t want to be like his niece, I wanted to fly his airplane! My dad became a private pilot and my very first airplane ride was in a Piper Colt. From then on I was hooked. For my eighteenth birthd... Read More »