APRIL 1985 NUMBER 3 ADVERTISING MANAGER Norma Vandergriff FEATURES EDITORIAL CONSULTANT Jan Million 6 Woman General Honored by Whirly-Girls
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fe w Tjotbpni Elizabeth “Betsy” Kelly Weeks lance flight from G old Beach, Oregon, a job Charter Member for which he volunteered many times in Elizabeth “Betsy” Kelly Weeks, 74, died support of M ercy Flights missions. in a Ft. Smith, Arkansas nursing home. O ne He obtained his pilots license in 1977 after of the country’s earliest women pilots, she his family purchased a gift introductory was a Charter Member of the Ninety-Nines. flight for him. He and D ody soon purchased “ I am sure that being a pilot at that time their Mooney and were off and winging over was the ultimate in women’s lib. However, much of the West Coast. Hank’s interest in all the females in nfy family always thought and support of Mercy Flights kept him at the they were liberated, so I wasn’t very books, and he obtained his multiengine, impressed by it,” W eeks on ce wrote. commercial and instrument ratings in his Born in Ft. Smith, she was educated at ongoing efforts to keep the M ercy Flights air preparatory schools in the East and at ambulance flying. tended Radcliffe and the Massachusetts Hank was very active in Southern Institute of Technology, where she studied Cascade functions, co-hosting with Dody aeronautical engineering. both social and educational events, feeling, She pursued flying lessons at Boston as we all do, that special kinship of those Airport while in college, and it was then she who love the sky. There is solace for all of us and others organized the Ninety-Nines. who miss him deeply. He will always be near Kathy and Henry Potoczak us when we fly. Sylvia A. Nelson by Laura I. Smith C h arter M em ber inspector at Trico. Her hobbies included Sylvia Nelson passed away suddenly Roger Franzmeier gardening and sewing. She was a member of November 19, 1984. She would have been and Eugene Glaesemann the Amherst Zonta, a 4-H instructor and a 82 December 1. 49'^ers volunteer serving at the Amherst Museum. Whenever the Western New York Minnesota 99s were saddened by the Chapter needed help, Kathy was there. Dr. Virginia Gilliland February deaths of husbands of two Chapter chairman in 1973-74, she also loved Columbia Cascade Chapter members. Roger Franzmeier, husband of to attend International Conventions, sec Arlaine, died unexpectedly February 1 at Columbia Cascade 99 Dr. Virginia tion meetings and AOPA conventions. She home, and Eugene Glaesemann, husband of Gilliland, who was 68 when she died will be sadly missed by all who knew her. Marci, died February 20 at St. Paul Ramsey suddenly of a heart attack January 22, will Hospital from burns suffered in an industrial be missed by all chapter members. accident two weeks earlier. M.N. “G us” Gustavson “Gillie” received her master’s degree in 49/2er Although neither Roger nor Gene was a pharmacy from Washington State Univer pilot, both were interested in aviation, sity. After being a pharmacist for a few Husband of Southwest Section life enjoyed flying and supported their wives’ years, she returned to school and obtained member Frances Dias Gustavson, Gus held love of aviation. her medical degree from the University of pilot license #8917. He was a flight examiner Chicago in 1947. She served her resident by Hope Isaacson for private and commercial licenses, had an training in pediatrics at the University of A&E in 1936, and was an FAA designee for Michigan in Ann Arbor. She continued with Kathleen Potoczak licensing aircraft mechanics. He was at her pediatrics practice until her recent Western New York Chapter Oakland Airport for 13 years before World retirement. War II, then had flight schools in Reno and Western New York Chapter lost one of She was a member of Alpha Omega Alturas for WAFS. He was the FBO at their most devoted members February 16 to Alpha Honor Medical Society, the Oregon Fallon, Nevada for 17 years. a long battle with cancer. Medical Association and the International Gus was a good friend to 99s and all Kathleen “Kathy” Potoczak was born in Women’s Helicopter Pilots Association. wom en pilots. 1920, and she married husband Henry in She received her pilot’s license in 1961 and by Margaret Gerhardt 1949. She began flying in 1957. Together, was Whirly-Girl #98. the Potoczaks built a barn, a house and put Nestor Duchatelet by Barbara Daufel in their own airstrip in Clarence, New York. 49 Her In 1964, Kathy soloed, received her private Dr. Henry L. Boehnke license in 1966 and her commercial rating in Nicknamed “Toto,” Colonel Aviateur 49'/£er 1970. During her lifetime, she logged a total Duchatelet, husband of member-at-large The tragic crash of a M ercy Flights air of 506 hours. Jacqueline Cousin, Brussels, Belgium, died ambulance February 9 took from us a very Her most memorable flying experience in November 1984. special member of our chapter, Dr. Henry was participating in the Angel Derby from L. Boehnke, husband of Dorothy “Dody” Colum bus, O hio to Managua, Nicaragua in Boehnke. Hank, a well-known Medford 1971. pediatrician, was copiloting on an ambu For 37 years, Kathy was a manufacturer’s cont'd. on p. 9 PUBLISHER The Ninety-Nines, Inc. EOITOR Lu Hollander m e S H n m s EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN PILOTS ORGANIZATION Nema Masonhall Nancy Smith VOLUME 12 APRIL 1985 NUMBER 3 ADVERTISING MANAGER Norma Vandergriff FEATURES EDITORIAL CONSULTANT Jan Million 6 Woman General Honored by Whirly-Girls EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 10 A plane in the front yard Loretta Gragg 13 Display Case Becomes Reality HEADQUARTERS SECRETARY Pamela Mackey 14 Air Marking Thrills! 16 The First Time is Always the Best International Officers 20 Compass Rose... the easy way PRESIDENT 26 Bring the Family Along! Hazel Jones 8536 Mediterranean Dr.. Dallas TX 75238 DEPARTMENTS ADVERTISING VICE PRESIDENT Barbara Sestito 2 New Horizons 7 Flight of the Eagles 8041 Ravinia C t. Fair Oaks CA 95628 4 Calendar 8 USPFT SECRETARY Jean Davis 5 The President's Message 12 Avco Lycoming 1812 Center St.. Walla Walla WA 99362 6 Legislation Information 12 Classified TREASURER Judy Hall 7 Safety Education 23 Norman Beerger Productions 2115 Sanjo Dr. P.O. Box 193. Lizella GA 31052 8 USA '85 28 Le Monde Travel BOARD MEMBERS Chanda Sawant Budhabhatti 10 The Student Pilot Program Marie Christensen ON THE COVER: Tacoma Marilyn Copeland 11 New Ratings Narrows can be read from Harriet Fuller 29 Chapter News 20,000 feet! Pat Roberts See page 14 for additional 39 Air Racing News information. The 99 NEWS International Headquarters Terminal Dr. and Amelia Earhart Ln. P.O. Box 59965 Will Rogers World Airport Oklahoma City OK 73159 (405)682-4425 POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Ninety-Nines, Inc., P.O. Box 5996S, Will Rogers World Airport, Oklahoma City OK 73159. CIRCULATION INFORMATION The 99 NEWS is published monthly except bimonthly January/ February and July/August Annual subscription rate is $17 50 and is included as part of the annual membership of The Ninety-Nines. Inc Subscriptions are available lo non-members ai the rate ol $17 50 per year Postmaster Second class postage paid at Oklahoma City and additional entry otlices (SBN 0273-608S) Membership Count 6,244 as of March 27.1985 C alen d ar APRIL May 25: Greater Winnipeg Poker Derby (raindate June 1) terminus April 1-20: First Annual Easter Egg Hunt. Contact Carolyn Rose- Andrews Airport. Stella, 1803 S. Palouse, Kennewick WA 99336, or Dee Collins, Rt. 4, Box May 31: The 99 NEWS deadline for July-August issue. 324, Berney Dr., Walla Walla WA 99362. April 11-14: International Board ot Directors meeting, Oklahoma JUNE City, Oklahoma June 5-9: USPFT National Competition, Kissimmee. Florida April 13: Shirts 'n' Skirts Air Race, sponsored by Fullerton Chapter. June 8 :13th Annual Garden State 300 Kits. $5. payable to "Garden Kits, $3, June Leach, 1005 Tularosa Ave., Orange CA 92666. State 300,” Cheryl Hoyt, P.O Box 2, Blawenburg NJ 08604, (609) April 19-21: All Canada Sectional, Plaza II Hotel, Toronto, Ontario, 466-2571. Canada Contact Shirley MacDougall, First Canadian Chapter. June 9: Parks College Open House and Air Show, 1100-1700. April 19-21: Southeast Sectional, Pensacola, Florida. Contact Ann Contact Public Relations Office, Parks College of St. Louis University, Jernigan, 4666 Baywood PI., Pensacola FL 32504. Cahokia IL 62206. April20: Annual Long Island Poker Run (rain date April 27). Route — June 14-16: Buckeye Air Rally, Marysville, Ohio. Select your own Poughkeepsie, New York — Oxford-Waterbury, Connecticut — Bridge handicap for money and trophy prizes. Kits, $3, Joan Feibel, 2886 Mt. port, Connecticut — Brookhaven, Long Island, New York. ContactTerry Holyoke Rd„ Columbus OH 43221. Stengel, (516) 475-3761 (737-3445), or Terry Caputo, (516) 563-1473 (752-3839). June 14-16: Flight Instructor Refresher Course. University of Michigan. FAA approved for flight instructor renewal and annual April 26-28: Southwest Sectional. Sunburst Hotel, Scottsdale, refresher for chief flight instructors. Contact Office of Conferences and Arizona, hosted by Phoenix and Arizona Sundance Chapters. Contact Ruth Olson, 7232 E. Villa Way, Scottsdale AZ 85257, (602) 946-7605. Institutes, Division of Continuing Education, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo Ml 49008, (616) 383-0795. April 27: Caribbean Sectional. Green Turtle Cay. June 29-July 2: Air Race Classic, entries accepted March 1 -April 13. April 30: The 99 NEWS deadline for June issue. Contact ARC, Ltd., P.O. Box 1343, Crested Butte CO 81224, (303) 349-6864 MAY June 30: No deadline for The 99 NEWS. May 2-3: Great Southern Ar Race, sponsored by Florida Race Pilots Association, 1,000-sm round robin with $3,000 first prize.