THE UTAH by Bill Tracy The Lycoming comes to life as the sun makes its first showing over the distant mountains. The red landscape glows with beauty as the sun rises higher on another timeless morning over the Utah desert. As we fly across above the landscape below we pick out the remains of adobe cliff dwellings. From a time when the Anasazi lived here. Many people have tried to live here but the... Read More »
Angel On The Wing by Jana Leigh McWhorter www.angelonthewing.com My heart skipped a beat as I heard the announcer introduce me to the crowd. Ladies and gentleman, boys and girls, for the first time ever performing the daring wing walking routine…Miss Jana Leigh! The crowd let out a roar of applause as I began to work my way to the air field. With my head held high, I raised my hand and began wavin... Read More »
Fall color tour over New Jersey, a Champ Story by Tony Buttacavoi It was 0800 and 38 degrees F, light winds, and CAVU skies as I preflighted N83559, a slightly ragged but good hearted 1946 7AC based at SMQ, Somerset, NJ. It was one of those wonderful Sundays when you get up early, throw on some clothes and head out to the airstrip right at sunrise. That first cup of FBO coffee goes down so well an... Read More »
LOW AND SLOW ACROSS AMERICA SUMMER TOUR by Andrea and Kevin Eldridge 8/26/2013 6:AM DEPARTING CABLE AIRPORT, CA (CCB) FOR BLAKESBURG, IOWA (IA27). Incidentally, both are private, family owned fields. Check out www.antiqueairfield.com and www.cableairport.com. Due to a line of weather out by Palm Springs we decide to delay our takeoff for two hours and instead have coffee with our fri... Read More »
Hey taildragger pilots, here’s your chance to win a FREE SmileView Mirror for your (or your friend’s) tandem taildragger! I’ve been thinking this website is way overdue for a fun contest — a contest all taildragger pilots have a chance to win – and win something cool. So let’s have a contest! Send to LadyTaildraggers@gmail.com. I’m a big fan of this littl... Read More »
Welcome back to feature writer, Ray Klaus, 84 years young. Ray continues to enjoy an outstanding career in aviation and has written a series of articles that will be posted periodically. Enjoy! Introducing Ray Klaus, a.k.a. Red Baron Ray Aviation has been his passion since visiting Chicago’s Century of Progress World’s Fair in 1933. The four year-old kid watched with rapt attention as ... Read More »
Oh lucky lucky me. I’m on vacation this week celebrating my big birthday the “second best” way there is. Flying of course…right seat…in my husband’s Mooney 231. ‘Course, the best way to celebrate would have been in a taildragger, say my Rans S7…..or a hotshot Supercub…or maybe even a 200 hp RV8! BUT I’m willing to make concessions when I ... Read More »
YES, it’s finally easy to purchase a LadiesLoveTaildraggers tshirt and more on the website! Look for the new “STORE” button in the blue pull-down menu across the top of all our website pages. It will take you to the LLT “Store” where you can make your selections and quickly checkout using your credit card. A PayPal account is not required. This is a user friendly, typ... Read More »
All those pilots who say, “Keep the oily side down” don’t know LLT member Christy Lichtenstein. Christy is from California, is a pilot, bass guitarist and a chef. ”When I’m not playing bass or cooking, I’m usually flying or detailing my airplanes. I have a restored 1946 Cessna 140 and an experimental Pitts S1-S“.I recently came across one of Christy’s many YouT... Read More »
2014 Ladies Love Taildraggers Fly-in May 30 – June 1, 2014 Gaston’s White River Resort, 3M0, Lakeview, Arkansas 3200′, 6/24 Turf Runway I’m so excited to announce this new location for our 2014 LLT Fly-in! Gaston’s is a spectacular resort on a long grass strip with cottages within feet of the runway. For campers, Gaston’s is making a rare exception and allowing ... Read More »
