LadiesLoveTaildraggers

Patsy Meridith is based at 0A9, Elizabethton Municipal Airport, Elizabethton, Tennessee.

Patsy Meridith

I’ve fallen in love w/ flying!!  I’m 62 and got my private in 2009, my instrument rating in 2010, my commercial in 2011 and my taildragger endorsement just a few weeks ago.  My husband and I just purchased a Just Aircraft Highlander (factory is in Wahala, SC).  I’m a newbie at taildragger flying, but have over 700 hours in a Piper Warrior & Archer.

Lynn Gardner built this Highlander at the Just Aircraft factory. I saw photos of her on the website.

I fly out of 0A9 Elizabethton, TN (northeast corner). Our dream is to fly across the country in our new taildragger, so we’re very excited to meet others who’ve had that experience.  So glad to get to come to your fly-in.  Sounds like a lot of fun!!  See ya’ there!

Patsy Meridith

Lynn with the Highlander she built and later sold.

January 2, 2011 update to pilot profile. I sold my pretty little Highlander so I could build a hangar and shop so I can make more pretty little Highlanders. Now have a Rans S7 to play in. My new hangar is at 7FL7 near High Springs, Florida (grass 9/27). Maybe we should have a Snow Birds get together at my place this winter.

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Sept. 2009. I have been flying most my life and luckily make my living doing so, but my real joy comes from flying light aircraft. In 2007 I completed my Just Aircraft, Highlander and have taken several great trips in it already. This summer I flew from my home in Florida to Idaho and back visiting the backcountry airstrips along Big Creek, as well as hitting the more traveled paths like Johnson Creek and Garden Valley.

Lynn with Steve & Steve

The photo with my two friends Steve C and Steve H is in Garden City; we camped for the night. GREAT SPOT! Steve H makes lots of exciting videos and posts to YouTube as taildrgfun. He is the Dead Stick Takeoff guy.

The picture with the stone marker is a place called “Soldier Bar” on Big Creek in Idaho. It is listed as Hazardous, but I didn’t think so. In a light airplane as long as its not windy its easy. You can see the result of wildfires in the background. Idaho has suffered a lot of fire damage. Its not as green as it was the last time I visited in 86′.

Here’s a video of a Just Aircraft, Highlander that I got a real kick out of!  I’ve been wanting to see one up close and personal so I checked and they’ll be at Oshkosh.  Not only that, but LLT, Lynn Gardner will be there too.  Lynn completed hers in 2007.  I don’t know much about them other than they look like amazing short field take off and landing airplanes.  I know Just Aircraft makes the Highlander and the Escapade with the Highlander being a little more rugged aircraft.  I’m a little concerned about the ‘folding wing’ thing though…..

Lynn, you’ll have to fill us in on some details at OSH!  Look forward to meeting you there!

http://www.ladieslovetaildraggers.com/lynn-gardner/

Ladies, we’re meeting up for lunch on Tuesday & Thursday at OSH – see the details under the Oshkosh Entrance & banners on the right side.

Lady Taildragger, Lynn Gardner, sent us this update on what she’s up to.  Lynn lives in Gainesville, Florida and is based at Williston Municipal Airport, X60.  Lynn, thanks for sending this in – must have been a great ride with that 0-360?!!

“I had a fun day in Chiefland, Florida a couple weeks ago. Steve Thompson asked me to do some flight testing in his newly finished Patrol. It’s designed by the same fellow as the BearHawk and is a plans built airplane, tandem seat, with an 0-360. What a great flying airplane! Hope I get to fly it some more really soon.”

“Is anybody getting together at Airventure? I may try to steal an airplane and run over to New Holstein to check out some Cubs. ” Lynn

(Yes, we’re meeting up at noon on Tuesday – check out the post and let us know if you can meet us!!)