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THE COMMISSIONER IS A 99 Page 2 COMING EVENTS itiEBBnEius Vol. 2 No. 5 January-February The Ninety-Nines, Inc. 6th Annual lll-Nines Air Derby U of I Willard Airport, Champaign, Illinois Will Rogers World Airport May 24, 1975 - rain date May 25, 1975 International Headquarters Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73159 speed and proficiency categories Return Form 3579 to above address open to male and female pilots 2nd Class Postage pd. at North Little Rock, Ark., race kits $2.00. Contact Von Alter, R.R. and at additional mailing offices. No. 1 Box 419X Coal Valley, III. 61240 limited to 60 aircraft E d ito r........................................................................................................................... Mardo Crane Circulation Manager Loretta Gragg After being delayed one year due to the Contributing Editors.......................................................................Mary Foley - Betty Hicks fuel crisis the 6th Annual lll-Nines Air Editorial Assistant Phyllis Pierce Derby is on its way again. This event is unique in that the pilot of the racing plane CONTENTS may be either male or female. Also, there _ President Pat's Action Line ......................................................................................................... 1 are two racing categories, speed and The Commissioner Is A 99 — By Mardo ................................................................................ 2 proficiency. The Michigan Aviation Festival — Claire Ojala ................................................................... 1 Identical awards will be presented for 1975 International Convention — llovene Potter............................................................... 1 both categories. 1st place $200 -- 2nd place $150 -- 3rd place $100 — 4th place Daryl Ann Kyle ............................................................. 8 $50. Trophies will be given to winning F A.I. Conference — Rosemary Colman ................................................................................ 4 pilots and co-pilots. There may be no pets Hypoxia — Mary Foley................................................................................................................. 4 or passengers in aircraft during race, but a International Headquarters — Marilyn Copeland ............................................................... 5 co-pilot is mandatory. Impound date is May 23, 1975, with a Remarks by Pat McEwen at Ceremony..................................................................................5 buffet dinner on Friday, May 23 and Chapter Histories — California (cont'd) — Ruth Rueckert..............................................6 awards dinner on Saturday, May 24, 1975. Regular Features Contestants from many states, including What Its All About — Committee Reports..............................................................................9 Georgia, Alabama, Florida, California, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut, have By Laws Revision — Pat Jetton entered this interesting event in the past. AWTAR — PPD — Wanda Cummings The derby is sponsored by the Chicago Air Age Education — 99 Style — Linda Hooker Area Chapter, Central Illinois Chapter & International Hot Line — Lillian Snyder Quad City Chapter. Membership — Gene Nora Jessen Mary Krautkramer, Bristol, Wisconsin, Museum Report — Doris Renninger is 1975 race chairman, Gail Wenk of International Nominations — Lola Ricci.......................................................................... 12 Highland Park, Illinois, vice-chairman: Scrapbook — Betty McNabb ............................................................................................... 13 Marion Jayne, Palatine, lllinois-handicaps Chapter Personalities — Donna Tracy Myers by Mary Neil......................................... 11 chairman; Charlene Falkenberg, Hobart, Indiana, publicity chairman; the race Profile — Edna Garner Whyte — by Auleen Hall................................................................8 board members are: Anita Albert, News Briefs .................................................................................................................................... 12 Olgesby, Illinois: Von Alter, Coal Valley, New Horizons................................................................................................................................ 12 Illinois: Julia Konger, Northbrook, NY-NJ Section Report — Marcia Gitelman ........................................................................ 13 Illinois: Mary Panczyszyn, Glenview, Chapter Reports............................................................................................................................14 Illinois: Mary Stroh, Barrington, Illinois: Jo Anne Walker, Rock Island, Illinois: and Headquarters Building Fund Donors....................................................................................16 Mary Waters, Chillicothe, Illinois. Roster Additions ........................................................................................................................... 31 Charlene Falkenberg Items For Sale (cut out for Roster).........................................................Inside Back Cover President — Pat McEwen, 16206 East Central, Wichita, Kansas 67230 Vice President — Lois Feigenbaum, 103 Pinewood Dr., Carbondale, Illinois 62901 Secretary, Thon Griffith, 314 Robinhood Lane, Costa Mesa, California 92627 AVIATION CALENDAR Treasurer, Janet Green, P.O. Box 629, Ocean Springs, Mississippi 39564 1975 Board of Directors: Mary Able, 9009 Braeburn Valley Dr., Houston, Texas 77036 January 19th -- The Whirly-Girls (Inter llovene Potter, 12705 Shorewood Dr. SW., Seattle, Washington 98146 national Women helicopter pilots) 20th Mary Vial, #38 Lincoln Hills Estates, 3500 E. Lincoln Dr., Phoenix, Ariz. 85018 Anniversary "Hovering” and 8th Annual Scholarship Award Dinner, Disneyland Publisher . J e rry E. Erich Hotel, Anaheim, California. 1315 E. Julian Street, San Jose, California 95116 Art Director..................................................................................................... ... Susan Haugh Production Manager .. Ernie Spencer Published bi-monthly. Annual Subscription rate is $6.00 and is included as part of the annual membership of the Ninety-Nines, Inc. Complete Line of Aircraft 8< Pilot Supplies MAILING ADDRESSES AVIATION INC Editorial: P.O. Box 477, Cupertino, California 95014 Circulation: Headquarters, Will Rogers World Airport, Oklahoma City, Okla. 73159 ORANGE COUNTY AIRPORT SANTA ANA, CA. 92707, TEL. 546-4300 RANCHO CALIF. AIRPORT The Cover: Fiorenza de Bernardi (Italy) during a take-off with the PA-18 on a windy TEM ECULA, CA. 92390, TEL. 676-8925 morning flying in the Dalomites during a course in mountain flying in January. INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION President Pat's JULY 30-31, AUGUST 1-2, 1975 - A C T I O N By llovene Potter General Information for potential Campers LINE and Fishermen: Airstrips in the State of Washington that lend themselves to recreational use, we can direct you to several. Stehekin, at the northwest end of Lake Chelan, provides a most beautiful setting for camping, fishing, hiking or just relaxing. We have Congratulations on your acceptance of our theme ACT -ACTIVITIES - COM rest rooms there as well as picnic tables, MUNICATIONS and TRAINING! Through the governors’ letters and chapter newsletters water and camp sights. Copalis Beach just your ACTIVITIES have been COMMUNICATED to me. I appreciate and welcome all your north of Ocean Shores gives you fly-in correspondence. I am so proud of you! access to fine beach combing, excellent Ninety-Nines everywhere are participating and contributing much to aviation in their clam digging or surf fishing or just walking countries and communities. T - the third letter in our ACT - is Training. I am confident by in the fresh salt air. Easton air strip, 15 now that you all have hadyourBFR (Biennial Flight Review) - if not - do it now! Your APT miles east of Snoqualmie Pass is a 3,000 Chairman, Margo Smith, urged you in her column (Nov. - Dec.) to get APT too. Our new foot lighted turf strip, that is bordered on APT year has started so let’s ACT and get APT! Why not make this pledge for the new the east end by Silver Creek, which is the year- Stay Alive in '75! Only by keeping proficient and staying current can we be assured head water of the Yakima River and of our competence in an aircraft. Charlene Falkenberg, our Flying Activities Chairman, contains nice size trout for the avid has some great ways to have fun and keep proficient - don’t fail to read her article in your fisherman. Numerous small roads and last issue of the “News". trails abound in and around the strip and Thanks to our Safety Education Chairman, Marilyn Hibner, for the two articles in the fall of the year provides a myriad of color. Nov. - Dec. “News” . What great ideas she has for us to become more aware of our poor Tieton airstrip on Rimrock Lake just east of flying techniques that make us unsafe pilots. It’s all fun and games but at the same tim e White Pass. This is a very pretty setting we become safer pilots. immediately adjacent to the lake. November 21st we broke ground for our Headquarters. It was very exciting, with many Swimming and fishing would be in order at 99s in attendance and thanks to all of you who sent your continued support and best the proper time of the year. We have other wishes. It was gratifying to know so many of you are looking forward to our dedication in strips but we hope this will help for an 1975. Headquarters