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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.

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NOTAM NOTAM Publications needed for Resource Clear the Runway is the story of the vision and determination that brought a vital service to Center Archives include. the country people of New South Wales. Life in the outback is hard and lonely; for the women and children, especially so. To be ill or disabled, hundreds of kilometers from professional care, Air Travel News (December 1929) with roads sometimes impassable, is a possibility to be faced every day by country people. For Copies of Airwoman and The 99er these folk, an aeroplane can mean the difference between life and death. Roosevelt Field News This book is about the people who tounoeo the air ambulance service that would later become a full-fledged, state-run service. Nancy-Bird Walton, Australian 99, played a key role in Betsy Ross Corps News these events, along with other well-known Australian pilots. OX5 News To order the book, send $17.95 plus $2 65 postage to Nancy-Bird Walton, P.O. Box 136, St. Contact Loretta Gragg, P.O. Box 59965, Ives, New South Wales 2075. Will Rogers World Airport, Oklahoma City OK 73159, (405) 685-7969 by International President Hazel Jones

One of the most fascinating aspects of being a 99 is the people you tions for aeronautical sporting events. Through its members, FAI meet and the places you go. As a result of our association with the promotes skill, proficiency and safety in aeronautics and also United States Precision Flight Team (USPFT), the US is hosting the confers medals, diplomas and other awards to those who make Sixth World Precision Flying Championships in Kissimmee, Florida, meaningful contributions to aviation. August 11-17. W e traveled to Palma de Majorca last February, and FAI, therefore, brings together aviation sport enthusiasts from all this February to Paris to meet with the CIAG (International General over the world whose disciplines include gliding, soaring, ballooning, Aviation Committee) and discuss plans for this event. At my microlights and ultralights, aerobatics, parachuting and, of course, invitation, Pat Roberts and Jody McCarrell joined me on this trip. precision flying. Bear in mind, this is a different kind of invitation. As there is no Our involvement with FAI certainly did not begin with the flight budget for travel, the invitation includes the knowledge that you go team. As I mentioned earlier, we have for years been obtaining at your own expense. I felt it was imperative that they both attend sporting licenses to participate in Powder Puff Derbies, Angel the rules subcommittee meeting, and also be there to assist with the Derbies, Air Race Classics, the Grand Prix and other long-distance discussions about our plans for August. air races. Las Vegas Valley Chapter member Marie McMillan has CIAG is a subcommittee of Federation Aeronautique Inter­ been involved in another area of FAI as she sets records and has nationale (FAI). All of us who have raced are familiar with FAI, as we them attested to and recorded by FAI. had to obtain a sporting license in order to fly a race. But FAI does Other committees under FAI include CIEA, which encourages much more than issue sporting licenses. Founded in 1905, just two aerospace education worldwide and annually awards a genuine gold years after the Wright brothers first flew pow ered aircraft at Kitty medal (the Nile Gold Medal) donated by Egypt. CIMP includes Hawk, their basic aim is to further aeronautical and astronautical doctors of medicine who are also pilots, parachutists and the like. activities worldwide. Beginning with the founding members, France, They consider such items as the minimum medical requirements for Belgium and Germany, FAI has grown to some 70 members licensing pilots worldwide. Other committees include CIP (para­ worldwide. Their mission includes the establishment of regulations chuting), CIAM (aeromodeling) and CASI (aeronautic sporting). to evaluate and compare performances, control and certify aero­ William Ottley is our official delegate to CIAG, and we attend as nautical and astronautical records, and establish and apply regula­ observers. All meetings are conducted in English (fortunately for those of us who are not bilingual). As a side trip, we went to Ireland for a weekend, and we were royally hosted by Peter Costello and his family and friends. While there, we met several women pilots who want to become 99s. Iwo Mazzola of Switzerland, a delegate to CIAG, was amazed to learn we are an international organization, and he asked for more information. As there is no organization of women pilots in Switzerland, he plans to help organize a 99s group in that country. We were very successful on both missions overseas. Most of all, we are spreading the word about our international organization, letting the world know we are here and engaged in meaningful activities to fulfill our purpose and enhance the image of women pilots. Besides all that, it’s fun to meet and visit with people from other countries who share our love of flying. Jody McCarrell. Pal Roberts and Hazel Jones tour a castle while in Ireland

Pat Roberts checks out a photo of Amelia Earhart on the Hazel Jones presents President Sven Gossen a real cowboy hat Hats such as these will be presented to all wall of the Irish Aero Club The photo was taken when competitors at the world competition in Kissimmee, thanks to the governor ot the Southwest Section and several of she landed in Ireland its chapters. ______SKYWAY ROBBERY Jleqb lotion ^Jn^otm otion by Joan Kerwin

As a bank attracted the James boys, the the citizens from unsafe airplanes and crazy After all, those 10 digits twinkling out there Aviation Trust Fund sends out a beacon to pilots. aren’t fingers or toes, and, sad to say, greed the government. “But when they saw how much fun we has affected our glorious leaders. They As of November 30,1984, there was over were having flying our airplanes, they would like to grab for it in 1986.” $6.5 billion in the Aviation Trust Fund. thought, T h a t’s not right that people should “What’s this about no interest on the “ $6.5 BILLION," you ask, incredulously? have fun when not everyone else is having Aviation Trust Fund?” you ask. Yes, ma’am, “ $6.5 billion.” fun, too. That’s undemocratic! Let’s tax the “Sad but true — at least that’s what the “ But why is there so much money there? I hell out of them so we can all be miserable administration wants to do. Guess there are thought they really needed an increase in together, and that will give us more money so many of the fellows who are used to the general aviation fuel tax to realize their so we can make more regulations. That will interest-free loans, they just couldn’t pass great plan.” you reply. be m ore fun for us, and, besides, that will be this one up. Besides, this is probably the “ D on’t say plan in that tone of voice. You more democratic.’ only fund that’s in 10 figures and rising.” make it sound like we’re talking about “Excuse the digression. I got carried “But, if they take the money for the FAA Russia’s Five-Year Plan.” away. The Airport Improvement Act of 1982 and don’t give us any interest on the money, “ Sorry, didn’t mean it to sound like that. It stated that, if the FAA didn’t fully fund both the Aviation Trust Fund will go down does sound great, though. With all that airport improvement and facilities and rapidly. And we still won’t have what they money going toward fixing up airports, equipment to authorized (by Congress) promised when they raised the fuel taxes. building new ones and adding more airway levels, they would have to reduce the share That’s dishonest.” facilities, we won’t have to worry about for O&M proportionately. That was the “True. I guess you could call it skyway being shut out of the hubs or G ARs and stuff penalty clause mandated by Congress.” robbery!” like that. I can hardly wait.” “So now they want to change the rules of Write on: The Honorable (Senator), “ Well, it looks like you’re going to have a the game in mid-stream?” you ask. United States Senate, Washington, D.C. long, long wait. Seem s like the administra­ Quit mixing your metaphors, but you’re 20510; and The Honorable (Representa­ tion feels they need it more than the aviation right. The 1982 act isn’t supposed to expire tive), United States House of Representa­ community does. What they want to do is until 1987, but they can’t wait that long. tives, Washington, D.C. 20515. drop the penalty clause built in the Airport Improvement Act of 1982 and also stop paying interest on our money in the Aviation Trust Fund.” Woman General Honored by Whirly-Girls “ G ee, that doesn’t sound right to me. But what’s the penalty clause?” Guest of honor at the 30th anniversary dinner of the Whirly-Girls January 18 “The penalty clause was a protection for during the annual meeting of the Helicopter Association International at the the Aviation Trust Fund to keep the FAA Monteleone Hotel in New Orleans was celebrated surgeon and pilot Medecin from using up all the Trust Fund money on General Inspecteur Valerie Andre'. their operations and maintenance — that’s Distinguished as France’s first woman general, first woman helicopter pilot salaries, paper clips, pens and janitorial and the first woman to fly helicopter com bat rescue missions, the noted brain supplies. See, originally all those costs were surgeon is a charter member of Whirly-Girls. She is #6 of 480 members in 22 supposed to be government expenses to be countries. taken out of the general fund because, after With the rank of captain in the French Army, Mile. Andre' went to Indochina all, the FAA as a governmental agency was in 1949 as a physician, assigned to a French paratrooper unit. Recognizing the established for the public good, to protect need for helicopters to rescue the wounded, she returned to France for helicopter pilot training. The following year, she was back in Indochina flying a Hiller 360 helicopter with a Red C ross insignia on 125 rescue missions. Termed a one-woman MASH, Captain Andre'operated on many of the soldiers whom All Canada Spring Section Meeting she had rescued. April 19-21 After she was promoted to general in 1976, she was awarded France’s Plaza II Hotel Toronto, Ontario, Canada prestigious Legion of Honor and Croix de Guerre. General Andre' arrived on Air France’s recently inaugurated January 14 Dr. Roberta Bondar, a Canadian 99 and Paris to Washington, D.C. flight. She flew with Whirly-Girl Lee Hixon and her one of Canada’s six astronauts in the space program, will be the speaker at the husband, Philip, in their Bell JetRanger helicopter to New Orleans. While there, Saturday evening banquet. she was a guest of the Monteleone’s president, William A. Monteleone. For further information, contact Shirley New Whirly-Girl President Betty Plister is congratulated by Ninety-Nines MacDougall, First Canadian Chapter. International President Hazel Jones.

NORTH CENTRAL SECTIONAL DATE: May 10-12, 1985 PLACE: Ft. Wayne, Indiana, Marriott Inn FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Spring Sectional Chairman Paula Hook. Three Rivers Chapter. 831 Kimberly, Bluffton IN 46714. (219) 824-0116 or 824-3393. With the air show season upon us, I am reminded of the dangers of props, especially around non pilots and small children. The 1. Walk to the side or forward of the helicopter following guidelines from the FAA Prop- when leaving the aircraft. watchers’ Guide cannot be emphasized 2. Never walk toward the aft end of a helicopter. enough. 3. Before exiting the helicopter, remove loose Every year, people are seriously injured headgear unless it is secured by a chinstrap or killed by walking into aircraft, helicopters 4. Keep any objects being carried below your and floatplane propellers. waist level. As a pilot, you are the key person in 5. When operating around uneven terrain, exit preventing these accidents. by Ramona O. Young International Safety Education Chairman on the downslope side or cross in front of the Always brief your passengers on the safe helicopter before walking away from the routes to and from the airplanes, stressing aircraft. that the area around the propeller is 4. Always stay clear of the propeller, whether 6. During external load operation of a heli­ dangerous. In helicopters, it should be the engine is running or not. copter. when the load hookup is complete, stressed that the aft end of the helicopter ground personnel should move forward clear must be avoided. For floatplanes, walkways Briefing points for exiting a land of the rotorblades before giving maneuvering should be identified by barriers or lines plane: signals to the pilot. painted on docks, floats and piers to direct 1. Walk directly behind the wing toward the Briefing points for boarding a float­ passengers and bystanders away from the wingtip when leaving the airplane (except plane: area near the propellers. when the cabin exit door is forward of the Emphasize that the greatest danger of the wing). Wait until the propeller has stopped 1. Walk in designated walkways only. propeller is its being invisible when rotating. rotating, and always avoid the propeller area. 2. DO NOT WALK UNDER THE WING (except Never ask an untrained person to hand- 2. DO NOT WALK UNDER.THE WING. in designated walkways). prop your aircraft, and never ask an 3. Walk to the wingtip before changing your exit 3. Avoid the area near the engine and propeller. unqualified person to hold the brakes or path. The danger area is usually identified by red lines painted on the airplane float. operate the engine controls while you swing 4. Avoid the area of the engine and propeller of the propeller. any aircraft, whether the engine is running or 4 Step carefully from the dock or pier to the In a floatplane, approach the dock at a not. airplane float or entry steps. 45-degree angle or less to allow a slower Briefing points for loading a land When passengers are exiting the speed for docking, and provide a wing plane: floatplane, use the following briefing rather than a turning propeller for dock points: attendants to catch. Stop the engine(s) prior 1. When practical, the airplane engine should to reaching the dock when possible. Tie the be shut down for loading or discharging 1. Step carefully onto the dock, float or pier, and walk only in designated walkways when aft float strut to the dock first, as it is the passengers or cargo. provided. furthest from the propeller. The bow cleat 2. Paths to and from the airplane should be the should not be used until there is no longer a same as listed above 2. When walkways are not provided, walk toward the wingtip until clear of the engine possibility of propeller rotation. Briefing points for boarding a heli­ and propeller before changing your exit path. copter: Briefing points for boarding land 3. Lifejackets should be worn during taxi, take­ planes: 1 Approach the helicopter from the front side off and landing of a floatplane When flotation within the pilot's field of vision. Never 1. Approach the airplane on the passenger cushions are used, each passenger should approach a helicopter from the rear. entrance side only. have one. 2. Carry all objects below your waist level — 2. Walk behind the wing from outboard of the Seatbelts and shoulder straps should be never upright or over the shoulder. wingtip toward the entry door (except when fastened during takeoff and landing of all the engines are stopped and the cabin entry 3. 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Born October 21, 1918 in Chicago, Illinois, G eorge Vial spent his childhood and USA teen years in LaGrange, Illinois. A Univer­ sity of Michigan student before enlisting in the Armed Services in 1941, he and Mary were married that same year. He received an honorable medical discharge from the 85 Quartermaster Corps in 1944 as a captain. As of February 25,1 have received con­ Due to his asthmatic condition, the Vials firmations from the following countries to m oved to Tucson in 1944, where his beauty participate with teams in the Sixth World supply business grew into six supply houses Precision Flying Competition (W PFC): throughout Arizona. The family grew, too, Austria into four children and eight grandchildren. Denmark G eorge learned to fly — a lifelong ambi­ Finland tion — in 1961, and he bought his first plane, Matthew Macario France a Cessna 175. He later traded that plane for Germany Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter members a Cessna 182, which he and Mary flew Ireland were stunned and greatly saddened by the hundreds of hours for 16 years. The Netherlands New Zealand death of Matthew Macario February 1 in the George was an enthusiastic supporter of Norway crash of a King Air in Millville, New Jersey. the 99s, attending with Mary many local, Poland Matt was copilot on a flight to South section and International meetings and South Africa Carolina, and he was returning to Millville flying events, including many Powder Puff Sweden when the crash occurred. Derby activities. He flew several Kachina Switzerland Matt, son of Kate Macario, loved to fly Doll Rallies with his son, Steve, w ho is also a The United Kingdom and could be counted on to help with pilot. He always thought of the 99s as the The United States chapter projects, especially Pennies-a- greatest women’s organization ever! Spain and Italy plan to send observers, Pound. He was a true friend of our chapter, George died January 6 of chronic and the Bahamas is tentatively planning to and he will be missed by all of us. obstructive pulmonary disease. send a competing pilot(s) who cannot be by Mary McClister by Mary Vial scored but will compete for practice. (The Bahamas is not a member of the Federation Aeronautique Internationale.) The official entry form is ready, and the Bangkok? entry fees are: $600/Single What do I wear? $450/Double $400/Triple What’s the weather like? $375/Quad What food is safe to eat? Entry fees include: • 7 Nights — There is probably nothing m ore infuriating than to be immobilized on a vacation hotel accommodations at the Holiday Inn- because you have arrived at your destination during the rainy season, or to have your Kissimmee (no more than four/room), business trip made miserable by oppressive heat. Now you can plan around these August 11-18. Extra nights are available, travel pitfalls by consulting the 24 “World Climate Charts,” published by the August 4-11. International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT). • 7 Breakfasts, 6 Lunches, 6 Dinners — The charts, invaluable aids in planning any travel itinerary, list the climatic including a theme dinner at the Cheyenne conditions, recom m end clothing, and outline the sanitary conditions of watery milk Saloon and food in 1,440 cities around the world. A table of average monthly weather • Final Awards Banquet — conditions enables you to judge whether you would rather be in Timbuktu in August, at Seaworld's Polynesian Luau Room, in­ where the temperature can average a high of 102°F (77°C) and the humidity is 60 cluding a hosted cocktail reception at the percent, or in Bangkok during the monsoon season, where you experience 15 days of private viewing room of the Shark Encounter rain in 89°F (32°C) heat and 82 percent humidity. It may not seem like much of a Exhibit. choice, but if you have to be in Bangkok in September, you will be well prepared. The • VIP Tour of the Kennedy Space Center — “World Climate Charts” indicate that rainwear and cotton clothing are prerequisites. Saturday, August 10, including transportation The charts are also a guide to precautions to be taken with local food and water. from the hotel. For instance, in Bangkok, both water and milk must be boiled before drinking, and all • Shuttle Bus Transportation— food must be well cooked. between the hotel and Kissimmee Airport. This year marks IAMAT’s 25th anniversary of service to world travelers. The • Welcome Cocktail Reception “World Climate Charts” are only one of a series of publications IAMAT makes Watch for the registration form in the available to the traveling public. The “IAMAT Directory” of English-speaking May issue of The 99 NEWS. Banquet tickets physicians in more than 130 countries has served thousands of travelers requiring and tickets for the Kennedy Space Center medical attention while abroad. Armed with the “IAMAT Directory” and membership tour will be optioned out for persons in­ card, IAMAT members are charged standard fees for doctor’s visits. This protection terested in attending only these functions. If against exorbitant doctor’s fees is an exclusive feature of IAMAT, the only non-profit you would like to receive a registration form organization dedicated to helping the world traveler with medical advice. sooner, contact Linda Dickerson, P.O. Box For membership, contact IAMAT, 736 Center St., Lewiston NY 14092, (716) 2582, Hendersonville TN 37077. 754-4883. by Linda Dickerson What is the Ninety-Nines student pilot for meetings and rides (preferably by plane) Ninety-Nines activities as they can We make program? Very simple — “encourage to special Ninety-Nines events, such as them feel welcome and eager to become 99s women student pilots.” luncheons, fly-ins and air markings. as soon as possible. How do we encourage them? 3. We keep in touch, inquiring about progress 6 Upon receipt of their licenses — and when 1. We talk with them when we see them at the toward private licenses. they become full-fledged 99s — we encour­ airport. A friendly smile, a knowing glance, an 4. We encourage them during times they are age them to. .. encourage another student encouraging word. discouraged; we revel in their joy when they pilotl 2. We invite them to learn more about the are joyous. by Carol Zander Ninety-Nines, extending invitations to chap- 5. We encourage them to participate in as many A plane in the front yard?

by Traude Gomez

iety -N i n e s , International Wo m e n P i l o t s . The San Gabriel Valley Chapter circu­ . . * r*V lated, through the mail and personally at • • • / MmnIi. j local airports, 200 flyers to invite student •••• " ' y p a r ' - i and women pilots to a very unusual * sf THE NINETY-NlNESIi n e s , Wo m e n P ilots Valentines-social-dinner party. Especially OF THE SAN-GABRIEL VALLEY*INVITE YOU AND ONE arranged for our local women pilots to TO HAVE A NICE EVENING WITH US AT OUR introduce them to the Ninety-Nines, the SOCIAL GATHERING IN SAN .‘1*RIN0. party was February 9 at Vi Dobbin’s home in , mUlK.il.LEiL3lU.imii.SSSL San Marino. Our s p e a k e r, IR IS C. CRITCHELL is going

Guests were greeted by (believe it or not) ABOUT HER SUPER EXPERIENCES AS ^W ASP IN WW 2, an airplane landed, not by accident, on Vi’s HER PARTICIPATION INN 13\5 YPoHDERPUFF O fW DERBY front lawn. A pre-recorded tower-to-plane communication broadcast and simulated WHAT IT IS LIKE TO BE flashing airport lights attracted neighbors • •• • and news reporters. OuRtMOSTESsVI “Lucy Love,” all hearts, entertained our guests and even made many of our 49'/2ers participate in the fun and games. A beautiful Pl e a s e R.S.V.P. b y Fe b . 5t h .85 catered dinner and speaker Iris C. Critchell Ca l l Tb a u d e 818 288-5388 on made all our prospective members feel very Na n c y a t 711 986-8253 on welcome. Vl 813 793-8298 Our follow-up will be to assign one of our 99s to each prospective member to en­ courage them to come to meetings and activities. They will also receive the chapter newsletter. Some 200 of these flyers, printed on pink paper, were circulated prior to the San Gabriel Valley membership party Best of all, we had great fun and made many new friends.

"Lucy Love entertains guests at the membership party.

Hostess Vi Dobbins, Traude Gomez (in glider), glider owner Fritz Baeder and John Dobbins pose with the "glider in the front yard." New Ratings Gifts to International Headquarters %

Archives Betty Huyler Gillies, Charter Member, San Diego Chapter MIDDLE EAST SECTION Henry and Betsy Kelly Weeks, Charter Member Gall Heffner, Maryland — AMEL llovene Potter, Greater Seattle Chapter Nancy-Bird Walton, Australian Section Anltra Ruth, Maryland — Bandeirante T III Betty Olivolo. Potomac — COMM AE Birthplace

NORTH CENTRAL SECTION Muriel Majneri, Indiana Dunes Chapter Santa Paula Chapter Carol Deltach. All-Ohio — IGI Past International President Janet Green, Mississippi Chapter Cherl Van Dyne, Greater Kansas City — COMM, IFR Paula DeBois, Indiana Dunes — ATP AE Memorabilia Jeep Adamson. Minnesota — IFR. Helicopter Mrs Robert Canavello Linda Osland, Minnesota — IFR

Building Expansion Fund NORTHWEST SECTION Past International President Janet Green, Mississippi Chapter Sheri Coin, Montana — ASES Ramona Huebner, Lite Member, Wisconsin Chapter Lynne Kitto, Montana — IFR, CFI Nancy Livingston, Puget Sound Chapter Mary LaMoy. Montana — CFI Ida Van Smith, Long Island Chapter Tracy Mongeon. Montana — COMM, IFR, CFI Eleanor Sankey. Foothills Chapter Minnesota Chapter Phoenix Chapter SOUTH CENTRAL SECTION Long Island Chapter Jackie Jennings, Abilene Area — ASES Charlene Davis. Oklahoma — COMM Library

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Debra Hollingsworth, Florida Suncoast — COMM, AMEL NOTAM Gudl Lashbrook. Florida Suncoast — IFR, CFI, Glider Slide presentations available to 99s for rentals include "For the Fun of It." 194 slides and script (45 minutes); "For the Fun of It, Too!" SOUTHWEST SECTION 80 slides and script (20 minutes); and "On a Wing and a Prayer." movie film with sound (14 minutes). Kodak carousel projector Doris Lockness Cameron Park — COMM, Glider and/or 16-mm movie projector needed Deborah Beron-Rawdon Long Beach — IFR Rental fee for each is $15. Contact Charlene Falkenberg, 618 S. Norma Montoya, Long Beach — A&P Washington St.. Hobart IN 46342, (219) 942-8887, for rentals. For Bobbie Garin, Monterey Bay — IFR Canadian 99s, the 45-minute version is available through Betty Jane Judy Knox, Monterey Bay — IFR Schermerhorn, R.R. ft1, Dunrobin. Ontario. Canada KOA 1T0. Joan Hill, Orange County — CFII Michelle M. Hertlelder. Palomar — IFR Jo Nell Kocisko San Fernando Valley — COMM Jenny Wright. Santa Barbara — IFR Barbara Murren, Santa Clara Valley — IFR NOTAM Melody L. Rich Santa Paula — CFI "Chapter News" reporters are urged to compare the original text Cathy Shanahan Santa Rosa — AMEL of their submissions with the copy as it actually appears in the Valerie Suberg. Santa Rosa — A&P magazine for guides on style and subject matter Carol Valette Santa Rosa — A&P

NOTAM Applications are available for the $1,000 Marion Barnick Memorial Scholarship through chapter chairmen or scholarship chairmen, or write to MBMS Chairman Stella D. Leis, 101 Oak Hill Way, Los Gatos CA 95030. SPECIAL GROUP POLICY This annual award is made to a 99 in the field of aeronautics. Additional awards were given in 1983 ($500) and 1984 ($1,000). Applications must be postmarked by May 1.

NORA JESSEN HEADQUARTERS NOTAM 08) 383-3304 Each month section governors and chapter chairmen receive detailed information from Headquarters, including a list of chapter V members, a list of nonrenewals and a list of members who are receiving renewal notices for that month. A numeric list of members for each chapter in a section is sent to each governor NSiyRANCE For detailed information on any of these mailings, contact your ORT WA\Y, BOISE, ID 83705 chapter chairman or section governor.

t AIR RACING NOTAM The policy of The 99 NEWS regarding Classified___ air racing information is to publish at no MEDICAL CERTIFICATE cost: PROBLEMS? 1. a listing in the monthly "Calendar,'' Nationally-known attorney/ pro pilot spe­ 2. one article about the upcoming cializes in NTSB medical certificate event, and cases and FAA enforcement proceed­ 3. one follow-up story/photos of the ings, any state. Reasonable rates. Call event's result. MARGARET LAMB, aviation lawyer, N.M., Additional publicity may be purchased (505) 983-4566. in the form of advertising. Remember, 99s receive a 25 percent discount on adver­ tising in The 99 NEWS. STUDENT PILOT? "Pass Your Flight Check," manual by FAA A M WEATHER . examiner, specifically for oral/checkride. Illustrated with pre-exam checklists, A.M. WEATHER BULLETIN paperwork samples, practice quiz, etc. NO JOKING Ninety-Nines will again be providing a $6.50 plus $1 handling Ideal chapter gift modest production grant to the "AM to 66s! Six copies, postage paid. $25. JUST THE WEATHER Weather" program, which is presented on MANIFOLD PRESS, P.O. Box 1744, Ross 250 public television stations each week­ CA 94957. Join us on over 250 public television day morning. The 99 logo will be dis­ INTIMATE AIR RACE MEMORIES of stations each weekday morning for the played each Thursday before and after Maxine "Mike" Howard, Mary and Jimmy most dependable national aviation weather the program, which originates from Haizlip, Gordon Israel, Jimmy Doolittle, forecast available anywhere. Maryland Public Television during April, May and June. Roscoe Turner, Harold Neumann, Steve Wittman, Cook Cleland, many, many For more information Marie Christensen, International Board others (several now deceased) in new and a free station listing, write to: member, said that if funds are available, 99s will continue financial support of the 300-page, photo-packed, hardbound program through September. book, A SEASON OF EAGLES by A M WEATHER "We feel this is an important contribu­ Robert Hull, author of SEPTEMBER MARYLAND PUBLIC TELEVISION tion to aviation safety," she said, "and CHAMPIONS. Six years in preparation. OWINGS MILLS. MARYLAND 21117 urge all our members to avail themselves Limited first printing. Send $20 per copy of this information daily.” plus $1 shipping and $1.30 sales tax to V J Robert C. Hull, 606 Crestview Dr., Bay Village OH 44140.

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Houston Chapter had often imagined planned. Carol Phillips called or wrote to how wonderful it would be to have a trophy every possible source for display materials, case of some kind at a major airport. and Jana Ross, a member who is a talented Chairman Carol Phillips set this as one of graphic artist, designed the exhibit. The her goals upon taking office, but the project result is a museum-quality display honoring seem ed doom ed. W eeks of negotiation with women in aviation from the early aeronauts the City of Houston had convinced the to the present-day astronauts. chapter that Hobby Airport was out of the It is gratifying to see so many people stop question, and none of the smaller airports to admire the display and read about women seemed appropriate. in aviation. The chapter spent about $1,200 Suddenly, one of the local airports was on so far on this project, and we believe it is the the move, and the idea came alive once most worthwhile thing we have ever done. more. West Houston Airport owner Woody Carol and Jana, with lots of help from Lesikar gave the 99s permission to establish Peggy Campbell, finished the display case at and maintain a display case in the lobby of about the same time a com pass rose at this the new passenger terminal. same airport was completed, so the group Now the past two years of intensive fund­ decided to celebrate with a Sunday after­ raising seemed worth the effort. A glass noon wine and cheese party. Spouses, display case, seven feet tall and three feet children and friends were invited, and about square was purchased, and an exhibit 50 people attended. A very special guest featuring “First Ladies of Aviation” was was Section Governor Carole Sue Wheeler. This beautiful display features information about women in aviation

Houston 99s cut the ribbon on their display case located In the West Houston Airport lobby Working on a rooftop. Caribbean 99s complete the three-letter identifier for Treasure Cay

The year 1985 marks the 50th year for air marking, with rooftop air marking the original 1935 design as set forth by the CAA? From 1935 through 1955, large chrom e yellow letters and the airport symbol point­ ing to the nearest good airport were the only air markings done? In 1954 in 19 states, 2,211 air markers were completed? Can we match that num­ ber this year? When air marking a roof, you are to walk only where the nails are so as not to warp the metal? In 1979, Sandy Petersen, Southwest Section, began writing the first air marking column for The 99 N EW S? The Waco-Centex Chapter used reflec­ tive crystals on their 60-foot numbers for easy nighttime viewing? Besides air marking taxiways, rooftops, aprons and runways, there is also wire hazard marking, road sign marking and 1 taxiway reflector gluing? That CTAF means Common Air Traffic Advisory Frequency — usually, but not always, the Unicom frequency? That when Columbia Cascade 99s Gayl Ratigan and Mary Hill are laying out the chalk lines, they aren’t fighting? They’re communicating!

Fashionably dressed early-day air markers include Blanche Noyes. Helen Richey, Helen MacCloskey and Louise Thaden This is no ordinary runway painting A drag strip otten mistaken for a landing field is identified by Connecticut 99s yke, ji'nit t i m U alujaqb tfw by Mary Hill

Planning an air marking? Your first one? ^ _ p r _ - How large a project should you try? Go all ^ ^ out. Fear not. It’ll be great. Let me tell you fB ,^K the story of a chapter and its maiden air \ || ,1 > marking venture. On a typical, wet, cold March day, Jo Hadfield, Mt. Tahoma Chapter, called me with 100 questions on how to do a first air marking. Her chapter air marking chairman, Aiko Diehl, had decided it was time their chapter tackled a project. Realizing they needed help, since they had no air marking information, they called upon me to send them whatever information and help I could. Hand in hand, and phone to ear, we were off and running toward a record-breaking air marking. Aiko and Jo paid their first visit to Jack Addington, manager of the airport. He was most receptive and quite excited about have the 99s air mark his airport. The airport they had chosen for their first project was Tacoma Narrows. We’re talking about painting thirteen 60-foot letters! The City of Tacom a agreed to furnish the paint and Jo Hadfield stirs a 25-gallon can of runway paint

Abilene Area Chapter members Jackie Jennings. Jan Terrell. Wanette Bergman. Jean Everett. Micki Wright and Penny Montgomery learn all about rolling paint at their first air marking thinner. June 9, Mr. Addington had to go out of town that’s air marking at its finest! Now came their first major problem. How and, since he had worked so hard with Aiko W e all missed on the number of gallons of much paint would be needed to paint on the and Jo, the chapter decided to set the date paint and thinner needed to complete a blacktop surface? After checking the of July 7 and keep all their fingers crossed project of this size. Are you ready? It Oakland, California air marking of seven until then. It must have worked, because it required 220 gallons of paint and 50 gallons 90-foot letters, which used 115 gallons of was perfect weather on July 7. of thinner! This must be the largest non­ paint, I figured they would need approxi­ Working all day with a total of 34 persons, professional air marking in the world. Is mately 160 gallons of paint and 32 gallons of which included 99s, 66s, 49j/2ers and a there any larger? thinner. D o you have any idea what the 192 couple of teenagers, the chapter toiled from Was it worth all the work, worry and gallons might cost? Mr. Addington and early morning until late afternoon when they backaches? A resounding YES! The 99s, the Tacoma city officials nearly fainted! Surely, I ran out of paint. Notified there wasn’t Tacoma Narrows Airport and the City of must be mistaken. enough paint, the City of Tacoma came Tacoma are all very proud of the fantastic Deciding that 50-foot letters would be through with all the paint and thinner the work done by the chapter and friends. more appropriate and less costly, Jo and chapter would need. Where 99s were once little known, now no Aiko calculated the square footage of the The next Saturday saw the completion of one asks, “ What is a 99?” letters. At a five-to-one ratio of paint to the 50-foot letters. And still no rain. Five 99s With this air marking com pleted and the thinner, they figured they could get by with worked three hours July 28 to repaint the chapter fully recovered, they are raring to 110 gallons of paint and 22 gallons of thinner. 60-foot numbers on the ends of the runway, go on a new one. Do you think they can find Tacom a readily accepted this new figure. and the project was then completed. a larger one yet? How about Seattle- The next problem was the weather. As we What a pretty picture it made! The aerial Tacoma International? They may have to all know, the Pacific Northwest is famous for photography was provided by Marilyn settle for a smaller air marking project the its unending rain. By now, it was May, and Arnold, a 66, piloted by Carolyn Curies. The next time. We wish them all the best, and everyone was hoping for a dry weekend greatest thrill of all was when the pilot of a may the sun shine on all their endeavors. before Memorial Day. No such luck. How Navy P-3 reported he could read “Tacoma about June 2 weekend? Still raining. On Narrows” perfectly from 20,000 feet. Now » * Y 'A f

Arizona Sundance 99s complete the Falcon air marking

Central Pennsylvania 99s Flo Shirey and Marcia Johnson work on the Jersey Shore air marking

Oklahoma Chapter Air Marking Chairman Dot Clum receives the section air marking trophy in an appropriate location — the middle of "work in progress " A < S l M m J u FUJ i / by Carol Fox

When the San Antonio Chapter 99s dis­ his shoes painted for free! cuss the possibility of an air marking, we get The following Saturday, we met but were so excited we can barely contain ourselves. rained out, as we were several more times. After all, with the m em ory of our New But, finally, Barbara M oore, Ruth Nichols, Braunfels air marking still in our minds... Geils Hegranes and Carol Fox decided one Yes, we remember that beautiful spring day morning they would get out there and finish — M arch 12, to be exact — two years ago... the job! Seemed like a lovely day — only a It was this writer’s first experience with air slight breeze. marking. My husband and I preflighted our After being on the runway 30 minutes Super Cub and were ready to go. Contact! with the winds gusting at 40 miles per hour, Oops, dead battery. Okay, roll out the they decided to call it a day. Geils had worn trusty 1946 Aeronca Champ. shorts, and she spent the weekend picking Meanwhile, 30 air minutes away, 99s are paint off her legs. pacing the New Braunfels runway. Where’s Believe it or not, it only took one more trip their air marking chairman? W hat’s that up after that, and the job was finished! in the sky? Yup, there she is. The ole So what if Mike C osby w on’t air mark Aeronca made it! anymore? We’ve offered to repolish his W hy should we panic? After all, w e’re just sneakers, we’ll leave it to Margaret to sweet putting center stripes down the runway, talk him. Geils doesn’t wear shorts to air repainting numbers on both ends and laying markings anymore, and Ruth is still wander­ out and painting non-precision approach ing around New Braunfels looking for her stripes. Big deal, the runway is only 5,360 hat that blew off. feet long. Ouch! As for this air marking chairman, her Well, we did get a lot done that day. Mike jeans are standing in the garage ready to go! Cosby, one of our trusty 491/2ers, even got

I! you hold your tongue just right, the paint goes on beautifully1 « , w s -. ■» . . . -».. It took lots ot paint and etfort by San Fernando Valley 99s to complete this paint job tompou 'Row... iktmijujcui byClaireDrenowatz

The directions and the diagrams that • Tape Measure — as long as the radius of north. Make sure there’s no confusion. follow will make it easy for you to line out a your compass rose. At the center mark, drive your nail, with compass rose with only four size measure­ • Chalk — the blackboard kind, preferably not the head sticking up a bit. Attach the twine ments — no angles to justify — and the too thick, to mark guide circles and the points so that it absolutely will not slip, but still can simplest of tools. around your compass, be swung in a circle. At the other end of the First, however, please note that this • Surveyor's Chalk or Chalk Line (whatever twine, attach the chalk exactly on the compass rose is not the same as the one in it's called in your area) — It's a gadget that magnetic north mark — again, no slipping. the 99s logo. That one, like a mariner’s you fill with chalk powder; when the string Hold the twine as close to the bottom of the com pass, is divided into eight or 16 “points.” inside is pulled out, it's full of chalk. You chalk as possible, and draw a big circle. This Aviators, however, use a 12-point compass, carefully lay it on the ground along the line will represent the length of the longest you wish to draw, then snap the string to which results in the 30-degree increments points on your compass rose, but it will not deposit the chalk on the ground. When you be painted. (See D iagram 1.) you find on your directional gyro. If you’re rewind the string into the gadget, it picks up You’ll need two more circles. One is the going to put a compass rose on an airport, more chalk and is ready for another line. (If no you really ought to use the one that matches one in your group has used one before, try it a guide for your shorter points, and the other the compass you’re planning to swing on it! couple of times to get the snap right. It is is for painting the solid circle in the middle. It also needs to be big enough to be of suggested that someone stand on the string The geometry works best if the second some use. A 30-foot-diameter compass rose in the center, then snap from both ends and circle is smaller than the outer circle by one- will disappear under your nose and under the "ends" in the center for accuracy; other­ sixth of the radius (a 30-foot-radius circle the wings of a low-wing airplane. A diameter wise, a long line may curve or wiggle when would have a second circle with a radius of snapped.) You might pick up two — one for of 60 feet is just about minimum. (If you want 25 feet). Geometry again — the radius of the yellow and the other for red — so you can inner circle should be one-third of the radius a larger circle, all of the measurements and re-mark errors. (It's easier than trying to of the outer circle (a 30-foot-radius circle relationships will “scale up,” which is why erase!) the diagrams show relationships — not would have an inner circle with a radius of 10 • Heavy String or Light Twine — and a feet). (See D iagram 1.) measurements.) person good at knots. This string will be used Now, your last measurement. Either with Whatever size you choose, the geometry to swing the arcs that divide your circle into that allows you to draw straight lines with 12 divisions. One end needs to be attached to chalk or a small piece of tape, make a mark arcs works best if you start with a radius that your chalk, and the other to a pointer (nail or on your twine exactly in the middle. Folding is divisible by six. stick) that will start your arcs. The string must to locate the middle is easier than measuring T ools you’ll need (in addition to paint, be absolutely secure — no slipping allowed, — just be accurate. Make a small mark so rollers and brushes, of course) include: or else the geometry won't work. there’s no problem with accuracy. (See D iagram 1.) Now, to get started. First, and most Now, either rem ove the nail from the important, you must locate magnetic north center (leaving the string attached) or with a high degree of accuracy from the carefully remove the string and reattach it to center of your compass rose. It’s usually a stick or another nail exactly as it was best for airport management to have a attached to the center nail. (Drive the center surveyor do this, but remember that nail all the way into the ground if you can’t surveyors usually work in relation to true remove it.)

Work in progress — the compass rose at Teterboro Airport is painted by North Jersey 99s Photo by Janice Anderson

Northern New England 99s paint a compass rose at Twitchell Airport. Take the stick or nail that you will use as times, your final chalk mark must end up on short points, and the lines can get confusing your starting pointer, and put the end the magnetic north mark. If not, either the if the center and long points aren’t painted. exactly on magnetic north on the outer string attachment has slipped or you haven’t Also, if you’re going to put a “99” in the circle. At the other end, mark with the been careful about how you’ve handled your center circle, the paint underneath needs to attached chalk the point where an arc pointer and chalk; try it again. (See D ia ­ be dry. crosses the outside of the circle. Hold the gram 2). Now for the short points. Run your chalk chalk upright and the line taut. The mark Lay the halfway mark on the twine exactly line from where the line for a short point need not be large, but it must be definite. on the magnetic north mark and swing a crosses the second circle to the point where Now move the pointer to this first mark, and short arc to the outer circle. Don’t reattach the line next to the opposite end crosses the repeat the process with the chalk. After six the string, because you’ll only swing the outer circle. Snap the chalk line only from short arc once. Make a chalk mark, which the top of the point to just outside the inner ] t CWU.K will be halfway between magnetic north and circle. If you lay down the full chalk mark, it’s the mark next to it. Place your pointer on going to get confusing when you have them your chalk mark, and swing six more full all in. Now m ove the bottom of the chalk line arcs. The marks will be halfway between the to the point where the line on the other side other marks you’ve drawn, and you’ll end up of the opposite end crosses the outer circle, with 12 divisions. (See Diagram 3.) and repeat the short snap. (See Diagram 5.) N ow w e’re ready to start making lines D o this for each of the remaining points. It with the surveyor’s chalk. Start at magnetic starts to take shape after you’ve done two north, and run the string to the mark in the adjoining points. (See Diagram 5.) outer circle directly opposite (south, of It is very effective to paint the short points course). Snap the string for a chalk line. the same color as the “99” in the center, and Work your way around the circle, one mark to also paint the letters “N,” “E,” “W ” and at a time on each end of the string (you’ll “ S ” at the tops o f the long points that same have to rewind for more chalk between each color. I don’t think it is necessary to mark line) until you have lines from the center to the short points. Presumably, anydne who is all 12 points. (See Diagram 4.) likely to be swinging a com pass knows that N ote that the N /S and E /W lines are in, 030 is the point to the right of north! perpendicular to each other. These are the The “99” I’ve shown at the center of the directions for the long points in the compass inner circle is very easy to draw, using the rose. And it’s time for more chalk marks. nail hole at the middle of the circle and your From the magnetic north mark on the outer shortened twine and chalk. It takes one circle to the point where each of the circle for the outside of each “9” and adjoining lines cross the inner circle, snap a another for the inside. A few easy-to-eyeball chalk line. D o the same at west, south and straight lines, and you’re in business. I know east, and you have the outlines of your long it’s not the official logo, but it’s much easier points. (See Diagram 5.) to draw. Keeping it simple is the whole point For several reasons, this is a good time to of this article. start painting. If you’re doing your rose the (Note: Yes, it’s even easier on you to get a same as illustrated with this article, the surveyor to mark all of the compass points. circle and long points are the same color. However, surveyors cost money, and air­ This is a good time to paint the circle and port managers usually don’t have a lot. If points; then break for lunch while the paint you can swing it — pun intended — dries. It’s a good time to do it anyway, since however, it can’t hurt to ask.) the next step is to make a lot more lines for Have a ball (or circle, as the case may be).

Magnet 1C North With lots of ramp room, the compass rose measures 100 feel from the top of the "N" to the bottom of the “S."

Greater Kansas City Chapter members work on the compass rose at the airport in Atchison, Kansas, birthplace of Amelia Earhart, first Ninety-Nines President ouitotv Vw i Comfau 'R o w

Newly named West Houston Airport pre­ sented the opportunity to show off our air marking skills. W e had assisted the Space City Chapter with the painting of a compass rose, and we were eager to try one our­ selves. The huge new ramp at West Houston Airport looked like the perfect place, and airport owner Woody Lesikar agreed. W e were thrilled at the chance. West Houston is a busy airport, and doing a good job in such a visible location would be a big boost for the Ninety-Nines. We set the date, chose the paint, gathered our equip­ ment and studied our plans. Finally, the great day dawned — or at least, we think it did. W e never did see the sun that day, and reluctantly pushed the project up a week. Blessed with abundant sunshine — som e letters 10 feet high. From the top of the “ N” Houston, Space City and Houston North 99s pause lor a of our sunburned members would say too picture during the West Houston Airport air marking much sunshine — we layed out the design to the top of the “S ” measures 100 feet. March 9 and painted it the following day. More than a dozen Houston gals worked The project turned out to be much more on the project, and we appreciated the help difficult than we had anticipated, but the we received from the Houston North and compass rose is even more beautiful than Space City Chapters, as well as from our we had hoped. loyal spouses. We love hearing the many W e used a brilliant shade of blue with compliments we have received about our white and marked the cardinal points with “ work o f art.”

Florida Gulfstream Chapter completed this compass rose at North Perry Airport.

Oklahoma Chapter members after struggling against 40 mph winds several days in a row. finally resort to painting the compass rose at Wiley Post Airport with paint brushes

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Diane Lewis gloats over the air marking award won in 1984

Jan Million (center) and helpers Dick Lynch and Charles Perry rea-l-l-l-y discover just how long a 4.000- foot runway centerline is. Ninety-Nines always let tolks know just who did the work

Idaho's largest grass fire of the summer fills the sky with smoke and ash, creating a beautiful sunset In the foreground, a runway number just painted by Idaho 99s glows in the evening light While 99s spend Convention week in also the place that received Samuel Morse’s Baltimore talking about flying machines, first telegraph message in 1844: “ What hath 491/2ers and children might like to examine God wrought?” Bring another form of transportation. The inaugural trip for the railroad was The B&O Railroad Museum, located at made by the steam locomotive, “Tom the edge of the Baltimore business district at Thumb.” Three days later, the “Tom Pratt and Poppleton Streets, is America’s Thum b” raced the 13-mile track against a the Family largest and best railroad museum. It was horse. The horse won due to a slipped here in 1828 that the Baltimore and Ohio, fanbelt on the locomotive, but horsepower Am erica’s first railroad, was born. Entrance was never the same again. The museum to the museum is through the Mt. Clare doesn’t have the original “ Tom Thumb,” but Station, the nation’s first railroad station. a replica occasionally hauls passengers Along! Completed in 1830, the Mt. Clare Station is along the same route its predecessor by Marilyn DonCarlos -

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Gate Dancer wins the 1984 Preakness at Pimlico Race Track in Baltimore. traveled in 1830. The B&O Museum complex houses a 100-year-old roundhouse with 22 sides. In tom ui the 22 stalls of the roundhouse and in the exhibit yard outside are full-scale models due to Cold War tensions, so the engines through Sunday. and examples of locomotives and passenger were sold to US railroads instead. Although the Baltimore Orioles will be on and freight cars, including the replica of the In addition to the full-scale models and the road during Convention week, baseball “Tom Thum b,” an original 1836 G rass­ originals, the museum has several HO fans can visit the Babe Ruth Birthplace hopper locom otive (still operational), and gauge model trains and rail systems, as well Museum and the Maryland Baseball Hall of “ Little Joe,” an electric engine named for as memorabilia, such as lanterns, timetables Fame. The row home of the Sultan of Swat Joseph Stalin and one of 20 destined for the and dining car china. and three adjoining houses have been USSR in 1946. The State Department Walking distance from the Hyatt turned into a center where visitors can see embargoed the shipment of “ Little Joes” Regency, the museum is open Wednesday an animated, bionic, computer-controlled Babe, who “talks” to visitors. They watch a The Roundhouse at the B&O Railroad Museum houses engines and railroad cars from America s past. On (he Babe Ruth documentary and view displays lurnfable is the 1856 "Standard American" locomotive, the William Mason of Ruth and Oriole memorabilia, including film highlights of the 1983 W orld Series, won by the Orioles. The museum is open every day except W ednesday, and is also within walking distance of the Hyatt. Pimlico Race Track, the second oldest race track in the US, is another place full of both history and excitement. The Preak- ness, the second race of the Triple crown for three-year-olds, is run here every May. The race is named for the horse that won a race the first day Pimlico opened in 1870. Operated by the Maryland Jockey Club; the track will be open during Convention week. Be sure to save $4 from your betting money for the cab fare back to the Hyatt. There are many other activities to keep 49’/2ers and children busy. The Maryland Science Center and the National Aquarium, discussed in an earlier article about the Inner Harbor, are good places to spend an afternoon. The Cloister’s Children’s Museum, a “ castle” where children can play king and queen, is another. The Baltimore Zoo, the Streetcar Museum and the City Fire Museum appeal to people of all ages. There is so much fun to be had in Baltimore — bring the family!

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Potomac Chapter AFRICA SOUTH SECTION Wilmington for the dedication and reception February was a month more for food than Transvaal Chapter following, and that many other women pilots who are planning to attend the July 24-27 for flying! “Lunch with the Bunch" February 9 Members are keeping in touch with visitors Convention in Baltimore will plan to attend. was right under the tower in the restaurant at who have been hosted in the past, folks such The Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron Dulles — too w indy to fly, but a great view of as Grace-the-Ace, Yvonne Trueman of (WAFS) of World War II was the first all those nice long runways. Bahrian and Exme Williams (with regard to squadron of women pilots to fly military Harryette Deckelbaum once again hosted representation of International sections on aircraft for the US Air Force. Mobilized in the chapter at a February 19 dinner meeting. the Board of Directors). September 1942 and directed by Nancy As usual, the food was marvelous. Harryette Lynne Christmas, Estelle Jacquet and Harkness Love, the WAFS served with the has quite a reputation with our49Viers, too, so Chantal Beniers have expressed interest in Second Ferrying Group, Ferrying Division, many joined us for the delicious spread. joining the 99s. Welcome goes to Pam Air Transport Command, US Army Air Force, Major Steve Hannah with the 89th at Andrews Hofman, a new member, while Lottie Brink is stationed at New Castle Army Air Base, came as the guest of Elizabeth Matarese and awaiting confirmation of membership. Wilmington, Delaware. spoke about his experiences flying foreign On the flying scene, Amalie transported On August 5, 1943, the WAFS and the dignitaries to Andrews. He and Elizabeth some rather morose aviators from Lanseria to women pilot training program organized by brought us up to date on plans for next Grand Central. They appeared to have had a Jacqueline Cochran were united into one month's general aviation fly-in safety seminar flying mishap and were thus out of a organization — the Women Airforce Service at Andrews. Babs Shankman, chapter his­ conveyance — which did not prevent them Pilots (WASP). These women ferried tactical torian, brought her attractive, carefully from making comments on her flying. fighters and bombers and also towed aerial organized scrapbooks of chapter memor­ Jeanette Fraser-Jones commutes between gunnery targets. The WASP organization was abilia, which old and new chapter members Johannesburg and the fair Cape, or Bots­ deactivated December 20, 1944. alike enjoyed. wana, water-logged airstrips permitting, The chapter believes that many 99s will by Ellen Hahn while Val Humphreys is “druk besig" with want to honor these early women pilots. instruction. Brigitte just returned from a Anyone interested in attending the dedica­ weekend trip to Victoria Falls. Amalie has tion of the plaque and the reception afterward NEW ENGLAND SECTION been doing some training to keep the skills is invited. The event is slated two days before honed, and prospective member Estelle the Convention officially opens in Baltimore. Eastern New England Chapter Jacquet has landed herself a job as a The Air Transport Command restaurant, corporate pilot flying a Baron. close by Greater Wilmington Airport, will also Our February meeting was held at Norwood, Massachusetts. Members were by Lindsay Glaum be of interest to 99s because of its collection of over 300 pictures of World War II women updated on FAA plans for the National EAST CANADA SECTION pilots. Airspace System. In addition, Stan Rivers, manager of the Airways Facilities Division, First Canadian Chapter by Ann Butler gave a brief overview of the agency’s pro­ January's "Bunch for Lunch” was wintered- gress on this enormous project, answering out due to marginal IFR, sub-zero temper­ Maryland Chapter questions specific to our area involving atures, ice-encrusted aircraft and everything Our February meeting was held at Martin equipment upgrading, tower relocations and buried in blowing snow. Joan Clegg, Hella State Airport. The mystery safety quiz FSS consolidation. A film highlighting the Comat and Pat Cruchley, undaunted by the planned by Johnnetta "Jet" Hobbs was a progress in automating agency functions was meteorological conditions, had coffee at huge success. Each of us did an independent shown. It helped to explain the changes we Waterloo-Wellington Airport — the setting for preflight of an airplane, noting all safety may expect over the next few years, as well as this anticipated revelry. hazards (such as flat tire, cracked propeller, pointing out that the progress in aviation to Muriel Pigeon organized an evening of etc.). First and second prize winners most date would not have been accomplished if exciting movies at Central Airways, Toronto accurately listed all preflight safety problems. technological advances were r)ot implement­ Island Airport. It was attended by 12 mem­ Harriet Robinson, a 66, won the first prize — ed. Mr. Rivers then addressed areas of bers, 66s Ann McDonald and Catharine the "Airport Game.” Second prize, a box of concern to individual members after the Ryley, and Tina Trefethen, who is here from flying stationery, was won by Ginny Vogel. meeting. Such accessibility on the part of the Los Angeles area for Toronto’s annual Our meetings have been lengthy lately due FAA officials is of great help to the general Recreational Aircraft Expo. We skimmed our to 1985 Convention progress reports. Much aviation public. We urge other chapters to northern lakes with Canadian bush pilots, headway has been made with planning and include an annual program involving the FAA tried free-fall with California skydivers, coordination of Convention activities. We in their calendars. soared with the Snowbirds and Oscar Bush have found that a crockpot lunch is a good We are in the final planning stages for a and delighted in the history of American energy booster. A cold lunch of sloppy joes regional USPFT, and we are honored to be aviation with Cliff Robertson. Intermissions prepared by Joan Kosek was delicious; the group coordinating this event. The task is were filled with an “Aviation Crossnumber however, next time we plan to determine that a great one, given our relatively small size, but Puzzle" — a great way to spend a frosty the electrical outlet works. one that offers challenge and fun. January evening. Barbara Feader, Catherine Hanson, Judy by Lit LeBlanc by Donna Deaken Hutchinson, BeBe Owen and Kathy Shull helped Elizabeth Matarese and other mem­ NY-NJ SECTION bers with an aerospace education program MIDDLE EAST SECTION for 140 eighth graders February 9 at Baltimore-Washington International Airport. Greater New York Chapter Delaware Chapter Many of our members are interested in Our annual “Meet the Authors" cocktail The chapter will present a plaque honoring learning the standard operating procedures party, co-sponsored with the Wings Club, the WAFS and WASPs of World War II at noon for this type of adventure, and a seminar has was held April 11. This year's authors in­ July 22. It w ill be displayed in the terminal of been scheduled with Elizabeth Matarese for cluded Captain Robert N. Buck (TWA), Greater Wilmington Airport. We hope that all this purpose. a u thorof The Art of Flying (published last fall former WASPs and WAFS will come to by Catherine Hanson by Macmillan); Richard L. Collins (editor of Flying magazine) and Patrick E. Bradley, co­ and speaker this year was Jeanne Kirk­ NORTH CENTRAL SECTION authors of Instrument Flying Refresher (due patrick, US ambassador to the United this fall from Macmillan); Nigel Moll (execu­ Nations. All-Ohio Chapter tive editor of Flying magazine), author of Jill Hopfenmuller and 49Vi>er Steve had an More / Learned About Flying From That (a invitation to fly to the West Indies, sharing The February meeting was held at Cincin­ sequal to I Learned About Flying From That) expenses with their former FAA designee, nati's Lunken Airport with Carol Oeitsch as, and Reno - Air Racing Unlimited (both from Tom Gallagher. Tom has spent the last five hostess. She arranged a very tasty lunch fi um Macmillan); and Shirley Dobson Gilroy, winters, a total of about 35 months, flying a the airport restaurant. However, it was slow in author of Amelia - Pilot in Pearls (just out Baron for the medical school based in coming, and we had to miss her father's from Link Press). Grenada, so he is very fam iliar with the area. planned movies of the Reno Air Races, in Clear skies and warm(er) weather were the Jill and Steve could not get away for the which he flies each year. (EAA needed our order of the day for our February 10 fly-in to extended period of time the trip would room!) So, next time, Don Fairbanks — we Dutchess County Airport in Poughkeepsie, involve, so Tom and his wife are still looking still want to see them! New York. Eleanor Friede, Julie Talbert, Lise for an aircraft owner who would like to travel Business covered included the Buckeye Air LaPrelle, Nina Claremont, Wendy Sussman to the West Indies with a pilot experienced in Rally, scheduled for June 14-15 at Marysville and guests all flew in for brunch at the airport that region. Union County Airport. We earned $300 for restaurant. Diane Fisher is in Atlanta, Georgia, working our services at the Dayton Air Fair last year. At our March 12 meeting, Bob Kahle, who on her flight engineer’s license. Hopefully, Looming in our attention right now is our flies an Archer, spoke to us about his ex­ February 18 will be her first day as a first first Flying Companion Seminar, which we tensive research on the use of R-Navs and officer for Henson Airlines. She will be flying are planning for April 26-27 at the History of Loran in small aircraft. out of Salisbury, Maryland. Flight Museum, Port Columbus Airport, under the leadership of Joan Mace and Jeane by Marian A. Campbell by Patricia Rockwell Wolcott. Buckeye Air Rally President Sandy Gordley recently announced the prize money to be offered in addition to the trophies CHAPTER NEWS. ETC. awarded to the first five place finishers in the 10th annual BAR to be held June 15 at Marysville, Ohio: first place, $400; second place. $300; third place, $200; fourth place, $100; and fifth place, $50. In addition, there will be sixth through 10th place awards. (See "Calendar" for additional information.) by Roberta Jones

Chicago Area Chapter Even with the cold Chicago winter, mem­ bers are busy flying, mostly to the sunny parts. Marlene Winters and friend spent New Year's at Stella Maris on Long Island in the Bahamas. They island-hopped to George­ town, Exumas, Cat Island and Nassau, North Jersey Chapter members and their guests enjoyed their 10th anniversary/Christmas party in December June Basile was busy in Florida) and Photo by Pam Sheeler attended 99 meetings in the area, while Ruth Frantz and her 49%er flew to New Orleans North Jersey Chapter during the Christmas holiday and enjoyed The chapter celebrated its 10th anniversary tailwinds and VFR both ways. and the holidays at a gala dinner-dance at Diane Cozzi was part of a Civil Air Patrol Don’s 21 in Newark. We and several 49V4ers delegation touring Moscow and Leningrad feasted on hot hors d'oeuvres and a seven- during the New Year's holiday. The tour course meal, which was topped off by a included an opportunity to fly on Russian delicious birthday cake. airlines, a meeting with the head of sport But it’s not all play for the chapter. In aviation in Russia and a chance to promote an October, with the winds gusty up to 25 knots exchange program between the USA's new and the paint splattering us, we preserved “Young Astronauts" and Russia’s “Young and painted a compass rose at Teterboro Cosmonauts." Airport, one of the busiest corporate/general Marion Servos is chairman for our March 23 aviation airports in the country. We also safety seminar in Addison, Illinois. There will painted a compass rose at the Morristown be parallel courses for pilots and non-pilots Airport on a pleasant day last summer. (flying companions). Pam Sheeler, air traffic controller and 99, Chicago Area welcomes Lynne Ulicki, an arranged for the group to visit the tower at air traffic controller at O'Hare who trans­ Newark Airport, where we learned about the ferred from Monterey Bay. We also welcome limited radar operations at Newark, the Ann Schola Clark, who, by the way, is a current level of traffic and the projected veterinarian, and Donna Zaitz. levels, the back-up systems in the event of- —------by Debbie Karas WESTERN NEW YORK CHAPTER presented radar/computer failure. We also viewed a their Henry Richter Scholarship to Andrea Steiner at a videotape about FAA radar facilities and Buffalo Aero Club meeting enjoyed a first-hand look at the controllers in Greater Detroit Area Chapter action at their various stations. Sheri and Gary Soloway hosted our Janice Anderson is now the proud owner of Christmas party and potluck dinner in their Long Island Chapter her first airplane — a Cessna 150. She and her lovely home on Grosse lie in the middle of the Six members attended the Valentine's Day husband, who plans to learn how to fly soon, Detroit River. Approximately 40 members luncheon given by the Wings Club in Klew have been very busy learning the ins and outs and guests attended. Sherry Giesler was York City. This annual event honors a Woman of the plane with the help of an expert pinned by Marie Littler. Donated gifts were of Achievement for that year The honoree mechanic. collected for distribution at the Methodist Children's Home Gary had three computers Amelia Earhart home in Atchison, Kansas. This two-day session covered a variety of with flight programs set up to test our flying She is now busy raising funds to refurbish the topics, and those teaching and assisting skills — or lack of them. house. included Nikki Caplan. Shirley Dietz, Jan Sue Siporin was hostess for our January 17 Mary McBurney, our air traffic controller, Evans, Lori Greenstein, Helen Hall, Val meeting. Dot Bobrowicz drew the names of has been promoted to the Traffic Manage­ Johnson, Mary Kinnaw, Amy Laws, Nelda 12 lucky members who will attend the Avco ment Unit and selected to attend a Pro Lee, Martha Norman, Jo-Ellyn Ryall, Jo Ann Lycoming "hands-on" engine maintenance Women Managers Seminar. Sabo, Vivian Waters, Greta Weaver, Tex course she has arranged for us June 17-20 in Joan Reindl has been appointed area flight Wickenhauser and Barbara Welper. Approx­ Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Gini Sutherland, advisor at Johnson County Executive Airport. imately 35 people attended each class and ground school instructor, worked on refresh­ Ruth Stafford has again been flying many were very receptive to attending other ing and updating our abilities at map reading, hours ferrying planes to South Africa. seminars. navigation, airport approaches and patterns, Nine prospective members attended our by Nelda Lee TCA awareness, etc. last meeting. We are hopeful they will become We co-sponsored a January 29 FAA safety active 99s. seminar at Grosse Pointe North School, by Ginny Pacey Indiana Dunes Chapter where Kathy Herschelmann is assistant Shirley Russo was featured in the fall principal. Success was counted as attend­ newsletter of Beechcraft Aero Club. The ance by some 550 aviation enthusiasts! Greater St. Louis Chapter article told of how Shirley wanted to prove to Phyllis Wood was chairman of the very February brought a variety of weather to St. her family that she wasn't over the hill at 40 enjoyable 29th annual Amelia Earhart Com­ Louis. Early on, it was cold temperatures with and took up flying. That was two years ago. memorative Brunch, co-sponsored by the snow, followed by rain at the end of the Shirley now holds instrument and commer­ GDAC and Michigan Chapters February 10. month. Fortunately, our chapter activities cial ratings. Speaker was Lois Feigenbaum, past Inter­ were safety seminars held indoors and not Phyllis Webb spoke at a Zonta Club dinner national President, AOPA area representative affected by the wet weather. in South Bend about her involvement with and a member of the Cape Girardeau Nikki Caplan, Lori Greenstein, Val John­ AirLifeLine, a national network of emergency Chapter. son, Jo-Ellyn Ryall, Barb Wilper and Rose­ medical air transportation. Phyllis is one of Our February 21 meeting was held at mary Zander attended the 10th annual five AirLifeLine pilots in Michigan. Phyllis Wood's home. A fabulous color and McDonnell Douglas Corporation safety Charlene Falkenberg served as mistress of sound movie was shown about "Old Rhine- seminar February 6. They manned a Ninety- ceremonies at the annual Amelia Earhart beck Aerodome" — the wonderful World Nines information booth and distributed Fellowship Luncheon presented by Zonta War I air show staged every spring and fall brochures to prospective members. Club of Lansing, Michigan. Keynote speaker weekend in upstate New York. The regular meeting was February 19 at was Barbara Roberts Mason, senior policy The committee for our “Women in Avia­ Linda Gal’s home, with Linda and Vera advisor to Geraldine Ferraro. Charlene also tion" room at the Yankee Air Force Museum Heberer hosting. Two new members, Jo- gave a flying companion seminar in January has acquired carpeting, display cases, man­ Ellyn Ryall and Greta Weaver, were pinned. for the wives of Flying Shriners. Joy Black nequins and some display items in prepara­ Bob Mitchell, who is employed with McDon­ assisted Charlene with.the seminar. tion for the Memorial Day dedication nell Douglas in the Personnel Department Phyllis Webb hosted the February meeting ceremony. and is education chairman with the St. Louis in South Bend. She gave members back­ by Dorothy Price Gillis Aviation Museum, was guest speaker. His ground on AirLifeLife and showed NASA topic was aviation education of the young in films on post-flight press conferences with Greater Kansas City Chapter our schools and how we may contribute. Sally Ride (Space Shuttle 7) and with Anna The February meeting held at the Marriott Our chapter participated in a VFR/IFR Fisher. Phyllis, who has a PhD in immun­ Hotel was well attended. Jay Pouzer spoke on seminar February 22-23 in Collinsville, Illi­ ology, explained the medical experiments aircraft surveillance radar areas. nois, teaching the flying companion course. performed on Shuttle 7 while in space and Six members have volunteered to fly what it would mean to private citizens in the daffodils from Kansas City to Joplin and future. Springfield, Missouri the week of March 18. New members include Barbara Funke and The sale of daffodils benefits the American Joyce Hamady. Barbara received her private Cancer Society. pilot certificate in October 1984. She and her Greater Kansas City 99s and the Kansas husband, Robert, who is also a pilot, live in City Chapter of the Missouri Pilots Associa­ Chesterton, Indiana. Joyce earned her pri­ tion will host a March 30 poker run. This is vate pilot certificate in December, and her planned to qualify as a local USPFT meet. We birthday present from her husband was will be holding the regional USPFT meet at membership in the Ninety-Nines. Joyce and Missouri's Lee Summit Airport April 27. Robert fly out of Hobart Airport, where she USAFR Major Karen Ballowe took part in also works part-time. the Joint Chiefs of Staff exercise, "Reforger/ Shirley Bundy earned her Phase I Wings, Cold Fire ’85" held at Rhein Mein Air Base in and Karen Johnson has a job flying for a Germany. Karen is a flight nurse. commuter airline in New Jersey. It was due mainly to Marie Christensen's Westwind Aero, Twentynine Palms, Cali­ Nelda Lee works with students at the Collinsville fornia, offers 99s an 18 cents per gallon efforts that the Ninety-Nines were given the seminar. discount on fuel. The FBO is operated by Val Participants in the VFR/IFR Companion Seminar in Collinsville include (from row) Greta Weaver, Rosemary Zander, Lyons and husband Dan. They recently re­ Vivian Waters, (back row) Helen Hall, Amy Laws, Barbara Wilper, Val Johnson, Mary Kinnaw, Nelda Lee and Shirley located there and say they “love California Dietz and the desert" and hope to make it a lifetime commitment. by Audrey Karp

Iowa Chapter Our January meeting in Mason City was our planning session with the American Cancer Society to arrange for 99 pilots to fly over 3,000 flowers to 30 different counties in Iowa. This will be Iowa 99s first year to participate in Daffodil Days, and we are looking forward to an exciting event to add to our activities. Joni and Bill Dunn greeted experiences as a charter pilot/instructor. presented to Clara Johansen. Clara, along Members continued their planning for a with Jimmie Olson and Hope Isaacson, had flying companion/pinchhitter course to be missed only one meeting during 1984. Ties held May 19-20 at Akron Fulton (Muni). are broken by drawing a name, and Clara's Despite the weather, members have at­ was drawn by Membership Chairman Terry tended in good numbers at the frequent FAA Ludtke. safety meetings being held in the area. At our Following the awards presentation, recog­ February chapter meeting, new member nition was given to members whose per­ Nancy Piltch of NASA spoke of her work with formance in the air or on the ground was lasers and how they relate to aviation. deserving of special — and usually humorous by Marg Juhasz — attention. Awards Night also included the initiation of five chapter members' husbands into the Michigan Chapter brotherhood of 49%ers. Betty Kuechle led the Occasions when the Michigan Chapter ceremony that transformed Dale Larson, gets together with the Greater Detroit Area George Osland, Joe Westermeyer, Dan Chapter are always happy, and this month's Renneke-Wiest and Kermit Emberg into the Amelia Earhart Memorial Brunch was no select group of right-seaters. exception. But this year was extra special. The 1984 local USPFT meet awards were made by Jill Newman, meet chairman. Martha Plowman and Bernice Norton get the Warrior The main speaker was Lois Feigenbaum, past ready tor their Dattodil Day flights tor the American International President. The chapter awarded Second place winner Greg DuChene Cancer Society its annual Mary Von Mach Scholarship to received his medallion, although first place CAP Cadet Monica L. Messer. winner Lew Broth was unable to attend the arriving 99s and potential 99 Gail Meyer from The chapter voted to sponsor Helen banquet. Clear Lake. Maggie Burns and Karen Hildreth Wetherill, who passed on to New Horizons, in The Awards Night was hosted by last year's volunteered to fly the first route, kicking off the Forest of Friendship. awardees, Clara Johansen, Sally Woodburn, our first involvement in Daffodil Days. Ev The news that our Nancy Walters w ill chair Debbie Kaeder and Terry Ludtke. Farnham, Karen Hanusand Jerry Walker took this year's Michigan Air Tour almost made us by Hope Isaacson the northern route. Barbara Brotherton, forget the miserable weather outside. Beverly Marcene Grant, Phyllis Barber, Bernice Mitchell is planning a mystery trip for April, Wisconsin Chapter Norton and Martha Plowman took the eastern and Babe Ruth filled us in on the dedication of routes, while Shirley Brittian and Judy Van February 9 was a busy day as we began our the Amelia Earhart Room at Capital City Blarcum flew the southern route. Karen first Flying Companion Seminar. It will be (at Airport last month. Hildreth and Maggie Burns took our western the least) an annual event. Margie Scoville route, and delivery of all the flowers was by Renate McLaughlin was chair for the seminar, and Charlene scheduled. Falkenberg helped with this exciting event. Barbara Brotherton, our Governor's Award Minnesota Chapter That evening we held our annual dinner meeting. Achievement awards were pre­ nominee, will chair our section planning from North Central Section Governor Joan sented to Jean Combs, Ramona Huebner and her own fireside for a short while as she Kerwin was the chapter's guest at the third Cindy Schofield, first year; Carolyn Arnold, recuperates from hip replacement surgery. annual Awards Night Banquet at the Ft. Kathy Dempsey and Margie Scoville, second Snelling Officers Club in February. Captain by Karen Hanus year; Linda Carpenter, Cindi Cope and Joyce David Haapala, Northwest Airlines, held the Donner, third year; and Jane Kriha, Cathy group of-70 spellbound as he described the Smith and Lois Truchinski, fourth year. positive effect of pilot application of proper Initiated as 49'Aers were John Dempsey, procedures in several foreign and domestic Don Fabish, Bob Konruff, Bill Lowe and airline situations that could have had serious Merrill Totzke. consequences. The Ground Support Award was given to by Cindi Cope Marci Glaesemann, operator of a flight school and charter service in Albert Lea. NORTHWEST SECTION Debbie Kaeder, a flight instructor at Flying Cloud Airport, Minneapolis, received the Columbia Cascade Chapter Flying Award. Fifteen brave souls faced the elements The Unsung Hero Award was given to Pat February 9 and ventured out to the home of Emberg, long-time chapter member from Linda Burger for our meeting. Duluth. Pat has served as the informal After a gourmet brown bag lunch and “Northeastern Minnesota Connection" for meeting, we enjoyed films from Boeing Meigs Adams and Ruth Ensley relax at a "photo spot" at the chapter, hosting several chapter events in Aircraft Corporation, one on "Test Pilots" and Epcot Center her area and recruiting prospective members. another on “The 757 as an Art Form." These She has chaired the highly successful flying Lake Erie Chapter are excellent films, and we encourage every­ companion program of the annual klNDOT/ one to see them. Members have been enjoying a much FAA Seaplane Seminar, and she is currently deserved R&R during the winter months. serving as AE Scholarship chairman. by Pat Lundahl Following Bev Demko's breathtaking trip to Jan Orr received the Chairman's Award China and Hong Kong, and Meigs Adams’ and will represent the chapter in considera­ Intermountain Chapter Christmas in Hawaii, other members took tion for the North Central Section Governor's As guests of the 43rd Air Refueling heart and set off to Florida in droves to escape Award. Jan, another long time member, has Squadron, our long-awaited KC-135 ride the nine solid weeks of winter in Ohio. Helen served the chapter both as an officer and took place. Susan Scott, 99 was our capable Keidel flew a Lake amphibian while visiting in committee chairman. She chaired the last pilot. We enjoyed taking turns observing the Tampa. Edye and John Maxim went on a section meeting hosted by Minnesota, and practice refueling of a C-141 (with a bird's eye junket to Orlando. Meigs Adams, RutFi Ensley currently serves as safety chairman. Jan view from the boom pod) or trying to keep up and Marg Juhasz "People Expressed” to annually arranges a fall safety seminar and with the flying and navigating in the cockpit. Florida for an extended weekend. Louise spring Pilot Proficiency Day. She maintains With just 20 feet separating the aircraft, and Muranko sends greetings to all members records of members’ certificates and ratings, connected by only an air refueling boom, the from Lake Worth, and Dodie Jewett, our and she originated the felt rating recognition actual refueling took place 26,000 feet above section secretary, visited former neighbors in ribbons worn with' the Safety Pin Safety the ground. The KC-135 flew 600 miles per Dunedin. Awards. hour during the operation, on a course north Ruth Sitler hosted the March meeting at The Attendance Award, a silver Revere from Spokane, then east into Montana and Akron Fulton, speaking of her “Fun Flight" bowl donated by Rita O rr and 49%er Burt, was north over Canada and back again. SOUTH CENTRAL SECTION

SECTION MEETING ON TAP Gear up for the spring South Central Sec­ tional May 3-5 in Topeka, Kansas, hosted by the Northeast Kansas Chapter! Site for the meeting is the Holidome, offer­ ing luxurious accommodations at reasonable rates. Setting for Friday night’s "Welcome to Topeka — Fly with the Aces" party is the Combat Air Museum. A special treat for 49'/iers will be the KC-135 refueling flight scheduled for Saturday. A business meeting is cheduled for Satur­ day morning, while the luncheon speakerwill

Wailing to board the KC-135 are (left side of bus. from to track) Julie Lee, Fern Lake. Janis Gollehon, Kathy Bartman, Millie Shinn, (right side of bus. front to back) Jonalea Tonn, Betty Bailey, Liz Gordon, Dorothy Fowler, CHAPTER NEWS. ETC Patti West, Katie Reikofski and Barbara Maytield. throughout the state. These were also be Senator Nancy Kassebaum. money-makers. Refreshments were provided This meeting's theme, “The 1940s Re­ at the safety seminars with a request for visited," will spotlight the section's WASP donatipns, while raffle tickets for intro­ members with a special Saturday evening ductory flying lessons donated by local FBOs program. An afternoon session on the dis­ were sold at the flying companion seminars. appearance of Amelia Earhart will also be Airports at Jordan and Hardin were air featured. marked during the past year. Jordan "paint We shall all celebrate with the poet who slingers” included Gretchen Biggerstaff and wrote: Patti Mitchell of Bozeman, Kay Roam of "Radiant women Hying by Billings and Vivienne Schrank of Jordan. Excuse themselves to kiss the sky..." Hardin received its coat of paint from Anne Steavens, Sheri Coin, Carol Houk and Kay Join us! Roam, all of Billings. The Zonta Club of Billings invited the 99s to Colorado Chapter a January dinner celebration of Zonta Aviation Month in honor of past member Family, church and career is the order of Amelia Earhart. Thelma Bullinger, chief flight priority in the life of Tim Ross, the Denver Lowering the boom to retuel an approaching C-141 instructor of Lynch Flying Service in Billings, Channel 7 News weathercaster. At the gave a presentation on aviation careers and chapter’s February meeting, Tim pointed out safety. Ninety-Nines attending the dinner that there is more involved with weather- The weather was clear and crisp for most of included Anita Gigoux, Betty Nunn, Kathy casting than just meteorology. He described the flight, but foggy when we landed at Fust, Carol Houk and Thelma Bullinger, all of many "war stories" in the area of dealing with Fairchild AFB. Susan said we would have had Billings. Former Zonta and 99, Inza Riedesel, human nature. He has developed his own to divert to California if we had gotten back an was a special guest. She was the first woman method of “action positive" rather than hour later. in Montana to earn a multiengine rating. “reacting.” The boom transfers more fuel in one by Carol S. Houk Cari Wilson, a recent graduate of Metro minute than the average passenger car would State College and a CFII, has been accepted use in a year, and a gas statio n pum p by United Airlines for flight training. aperating without stop for 24 hours would not North Dakota Chapter Babette Andre, editor and publisher, pre­ pump as much fuel as a KC-135 transfers The Jan ua ry 19 m eeting was held in sented copies at the February meeting of The through its boom in eight minutes. Dickinson at Audrey Baird’s home. With a Centennial Approach winter 1985 edition, After the flight, we met at the Longhorn minus 67-degree WCI, we had eight members which featured "Women at Centennial Air­ Restaurant, where Captain Scott joined us for and three guests present. All drove! No one port." unch. Betty Bailey, Kathy Bartman, Beryl flew! The three guests — Alice League, Several members attended the February Fitzpatrick, Dorothy Fowler, Fern Lake, Julie Marian Stephens and Linda Allen — will all dinner meeting of the Colorado Pilots Lee, Barbara Mayfield, Darlene Peterson, become members. Diana Dwelle submitted Association in Denver. The main program Katie Reikofski, Millie Shinn, Jonalea Tonn her application for an AE Scholarship, and was an excellent presentation of slides and and Patti West, as well as 66s Janis Gollehon Gwen Vasenden showed beautiful slides of commentary of aircraft accident investiga­ and Liz Gordon, all enjoyed the flight. her flight to Alaska for last August’s Inter­ tion in Alaska under both summer and winter weather conditions. by Beryl Fitzpatrick national Convention. After a social time at Audrey’s, we all went Barb Hobson has prepared an extensive to the Elks for our annual Christmas banquet. application to participate in NASA’s first Montana Chapter Four husbands joined us for the social and "teacher in space" program. She feels that, Montana has a new FBO! Eagle Flight the dinner. even though she may not be accepted, pre­ Aviation, Inc., Gallatin Field near Bozeman, is Only five members and one guest attended paring the entry was a challenging experi­ owned and operated by 99s Lynne Kitto and the February 16 meeting in Grand Forks. Our ence. Barb is in secondary education, spe­ Patti Mitchell. Besides ground school and guest, Kristi Aiken, took us on a tour of the cializing in health, physical education and life flight instruction, they offer aircraft sales and University of North Dakota aviation facility at science. She obtained her private license in rental, aerial photography, hangar rental and the airport and, after lunch, showed us the 1976 in Minnesota and currently has 450 maintenance, and they will soon have air taxi new Center for Aerospace Sciences on the hours. Her activities have included para­ service. They also have a contract with the US campus. It is the only facility at an American medic training, Colorado Outward Bound Forest Service. university designed exclusively for aero­ program, and, as an enthusiastic 99, she has The chapter received the eighth place space education. Astronaut Buzz Aldrin is on been news reporter, program chairman, vice- Safety Award for 1984. Several flying com­ the staff to develop a space studies program. chairman and chapter chairman. panion and pilot safety seminars were held by Lorraine Boehler by Phyllis J. Kramer Dallas Redblrd Chapter The February meeting was held at the home of Elizabeth Jordan. Plans were made for future meetings, including April when Sharon Smith will make arrangements for glider rides. Pat Jetton suggested holding a flying seminar, and preliminary plans were made for it to be held in May. Helen Wilke gave members information about a March Zonta luncheon honoring Edna Gardner Whyte. Hazel Jones reported attending a safety counselor meeting where Hank Newman discussed David Stockman’s recommenda­ tion to DOT that the FSS be "privatized." All pilots need to be aware of the proposed Kansas 99s Phyllis Blanton, Olga Saleh. Carol Lanning and Kay Brunton work on some Christmas baking for local changes and the implications they carry for FAA people

We went by bus to fly simulators, and then to the Air National Guard lunchroom for lunch. CHAPTER NEWS. ETC. A special meeting February 21 in the home general aviation. We might well end up enjoyed getting acquainted with some very of Carol and John Lanning featured a salad paying for a weather briefing. special women in aviation. We are so pleased dinner with a large bowl of lettuce provided Hazel Jones recently returned from a CIAG to have Jody Wallingford, Charter Member of by the Lannings, with members bringing meeting in Paris (see "President's Message," the Ninety-Nines, with us here in Houston. items to add to the salad. The program page 5), where she reported on plans for the Several of us have also met Marjorie included Don Heinman, director of aviation USPFT meet in Kissimmee, Florida. She Sandford Thompson, a former WASP, who education from the FAA regional office in discussed formation of Ninety-Nine sections has entertained some of us with some good Kansas City. He spoke about the FAA’s role in with the Aero Club of Ireland and the USPFT hangar talk over lunch. aviation education and gave us many ideas representative from Switzerland. While we are very proud of our chapter’s on how we can become more involved as an Kathy Long brought USPFT T-shirts (all accomplishments, we are also proud of a active chapter in aviation education pro­ cotton and very comfy) for sale — sizes 1 to couple of our individual members. Delle grams for our community. He filled us in on XL — and reaped dollars to help defray Hightower celebrates 20 years as a 99 this other areas and organizations where we can expenses for contestants. April. All 20 years have been with the Houston obtain usqful materials, and also of the many We welcomed guests Kitty McGee, who is Chapter, and we honored Delle at our March materials available for teachers that have with the American Way magazine, and Lisa meeting with an AE medal. been adapted for classroom use. Laprelle, a Greater New York 99 in Dallas Houston is also proud of Ninety-Nines' We were also very glad to have Priscilla visiting her father. accomplishments on the international level. Salem, a local elementary school principal Margaret Conlin and 49%er Mike attended We were so pleased to hear of the acquisition and aviation education chairman for the the February 24 dinner at the Loews Anatole of the AE birthplace that we voted to donate Wichita Aeronautical Historical Association Hotel honoring Retired Air Force Lieutenant $250 toward its renovation. Charter Member speak to us. She answered our questions and General Jimmy Doolittle and the dedication Jody Wallingford matched our chapter’s offered many tips on how 99s might approach of the Doolittle Library at the University of donation, so with her generosity, we were and become involved with local school Texas at Dallas. able to donate $500 to this worthy cause. systems. by Elizabeth Jordan It is wonderful to be a 99, especially in by Phyllis Blanton Houston! Houston Chapter Nebraska Chapter How sweet it is when years of hard work "I Will Survive" was the topic Wes Christian, finally begin to pay off for a chapter. The United Airlines Training Center, chose to Houston Chapter has truly seen several begin the March 2 Aviation Safety Education dreams come true in recent months, and we Seminar. It was sponsored by the 99s with the are enjoying patting ourselves on the back — cooperation of the Grand Island Aviation just a little! Group and the FAA. Held at the Grand Island For many years, we have met in members’ Holiday Inn, the all-day program was dedi­ homes. We had often wished fo ra permanent cated to making us safer pilots. Jan Foote, meeting place, preferably at an airport, but no Nebraska aviation safety chairman, was in convenient locations were available to us. charge. Others assisting included Mimi Finally, we got a break! Lakeside Airport, Haworth, Sharon Meyer, Carol Nowka, located on Houston's far west side, under­ Jackie Flohr, Sally VanZandt and Cherrie went a major expansion and became home to Sparks. Air West Airlines, offering commuter service The annual 99s-Air Force Association party to Dallas. A beautiful new passenger terminal was February 23 at the Air National Guard was constructed, and the airport was re­ NCO Club. Entertainment centered around named West Houston Airport. Owner Woody the theme of “Trivial Pursuit." All profits were Lesikar graciously granted us the use of a Houston Chapter member Delle Hightower recently donated to the MIA fund. celebrated 20 years of continuous 99 membership meeting room in the terminal for our regular Any 99s passing through Scottsbluff, monthly meetings. We have held three Hastings or Lincoln are urged to take a look at meetings at West Houston, and we feel very the Ninety-Nines display cases. Cherrie lucky to have a place we can call home. Kansas Chapter Sparks, Eleanor Lillienthal and Mildred We recently enjoyed a dinner meeting that About 50 Ninety-Nines and guests turned Meyer are maintaining the lovely displays in is held annually with our two neighboring out for a February 2 tour of McConnell AFB. each case. Thanks to Cherrie, the case at chapters — Space City and Houston North. We were invited to view all the planes inside Scottsbluff has an elegant blue velvet back­ Sixty-three people enjoyed good food and a and out, which included sitting in cockpits ground for the items on display. In addition, slide presentation given by Debbie Rihn, and crawling into refueling areas. With the 99 Keeta Thompson has a nice poster adver­ member of the US Aerobatic Flight Team. temperature being about 20 degrees, all of tising her charter services at the airport. During the past few weeks, we have also our tour took place inside heated hangars. If Chadron is within your flying range, put \ugust 4 on the calendar with a red circle. tlinety-Nines have been invited by the Dhadron FBO to hold our August meeting here and take part in their fly-in breakfast. We’ll be meeting in their new terminal. by Heloise Bresley

Oklahoma Chapter

South Central Section Governor Carole Sue Wheeler presents the Purple Sage Chapter charter to Priscilla Barbee. Ingrid Zeeck and Betty Jones.

Members traveled by car and plane to ruary 13 meeting of theTexas Pilots Associa­ ’onca City for their March chapter meeting, tion. Chairman Priscilla Barbee made a Pike* Peak Chapter kfter a buffet lunch, Olin and Paula "D usty" presentation about the Ninety-Nines. Iranstetter presented a slide program about Our January meeting was held at a local Joan Bates, June Hicks, Marcie Dilley and heir trip over the magnetic North Pole in a FBO at the Colorado Springs Municipal Marsha Bettis were welcomed in February as ingle engine aircraft. A prospective 99, Airport with 10 members in attendance. new members. Marsha was a 66 who earned >usty was presented her membership ap- Guest speaker Captain Robert Chase talked her 99 status and private licensp December ilication after their delightful program. (More about the formation, history and present day 23. bout the Branstetters' trip in a future issue of activities of the Civil Air Patrol. He noted that by Betty Jones he 99 NEWS.) not many women pilots are involved in the Later in March, Rita Eaves, Shirley Brown organization. (Is opportunity knocking?) nd Lu Hollander helped with registration at Our chapter was pleased to receive a letter Rio Grande Valley Chapter n FAA Maintenance Seminar held in Okla- from Spanish Peaks Chapter requesting The Rio Grande Valley of Texas is home to oma City. transfer of five of their members to our both the renowned Confederate Air Force New members for the month include chapter. We welcome them! and to one of the Ninety-Nines' most cele­ Irystal Blalock and Sharon Carter. The highlight of our February meeting was brated Charter Members, lla Fox Loetscher, a four-hour orientation on CPR given by Ann known to the world as the “Turtle Lady" for Marie Jones. Ann Marie is licensed in CPR her work with endangered sea turtle species. and has conducted classes for several years. Plans were initiated at the February meeting Dee Jolley has her Spad ultralight up and to combine these area assets in a reunion of flying, with others to follow — a Fokker, for the Ninety-Nines' Charter Members at the one. Dee also won the January 26 spot Confederate Air Force "Airsho ’85" in landing contest, which was part of the October. chapter’s practice for the big Proficiency The chapter is also planning to host a fly-in Flying Contest to come. luncheon soon for members from the Hous­ The “Fly-In Breakfast Bunch” flew to ton area who are interested in the work of Sea Burlington, Colorado January 14. Several Turtles, Inc. and its illustrious founder, lla airplanes had some of our members flying Loetscher. Less well known as the first with instructors for upcoming BFRs. woman pilot in the state of Iowa, lla co-directs Six of our members attended a February 22 the foundation with another 99, Evelyn iklahoma Chapter members. 49'/?ers and guests listen dinner meeting of the local EAA chapter. We Sizemore. rith interest while Dusty and Olin Branstetter (right were invited to EAA’s family meeting to enter) discuss some ot the memorable incidents on Winter brings plenty of visitors to the Texas teir flight to the magnetic North Pole encourage their wives and women friends to tropics. Helen Dalton, a Nebraska member, investigate and perhaps participate in the joined us for lunch at the Cimarron Country onca City's Holiday Inn has a giant greeting for the 99s. men members' flying. Pmchhitter courses Club near McAllen. were discussed, and Joan Boyd spoke about Anne Johnston, Adelle Baker, their 49%ers the Ninety-Nines. and Betty Heitsch from the Upper Valley played hosts to a group from down the river — lla Loetscher, Evelyn and Bob Sizemore and Purple Sage Chapter this reporter. I am a newcomer to the Rio South Central Section Governor Carole Grande Valley, my 49%er, Tiner, having Sue Wheeler flew in for our February meeting retired from the FAA in Houston just last fall. to formally present our chapter charter. As a long-time 99 who has visited or been Members and guests celebrated with a de­ associated with many chapters across the licious Mexican buffet in Ingrid Zeeck’s lovely nation, I can say without reservation that no home. Each member was presented window group has ever made a stranger feel more decals with the Ninety-Nines wings pur­ welcome than this. Rio Grande Valley hos­ chased by Jarita Weddel. pitality is for real! The chapter was represented at the Feb­ by Saundra Lapsley

The 99 N E W S 35 Shreveport Chapter bers are in the process of building one and studying for her degree, while Virginia Lewis Several of our members attended a beauti­ two-man planes. Speaker Chris McClain re­ has moved into a new home. Fran Sargent ful luncheon sponsored February 11 by the counted her Powder Puff Derby experiences, and Felicia West just returned from checking DAR as a benefit for the Statute of Liberty and our chapter offered an array of snacks. out the ski slopes in North Carolina and renovation. We were very proud of Mary Mel Suttle, our 1983 section photographer Colorado. (So who's minding the store?) L'Herisson, who presided at the occasion, and a qualified survival instructor, has agreed by Ruth S. Fleisher and of Jere Saur, who played for the patriotic to conduct a survival course in 1985. We will songfest. It was a fun way to make a donation notify you of the date so you can plan to visit Florida Suncoast Chapter to this worthy cause. us for this exceptional opportunity to learn Our chapter hosted its sixth pinchhitter onJsite techniques of survival. St. Petersburg Mayor Corinne Freeman course February 15 and. due to excellent The next time you get to talk with a WASP, proclaimed January 19 Amelia Earhart Day publicity, we had more than we planned for. be sure you ask her to let you view her and presented a proclamation to Vice- Our local headquarters, Hangar Ninety-Nine, scrapbook. Our Delphine Bohn was per­ Chairman Mary Fletcher. was bursting at the seams. Fourteen non­ suaded to bring her scrapbooks and memoirs Our February meeting was held at Dolphin pilots, wives who fly in private aircraft with to the EAA/99 meeting. Aviation, Sarasota Airport. Alice Cutrona was hostess, and 20 people arrived to hear all husbands or friends, participated. We spent by Mary M. Vermuelen the day familiarizing them with the controls, about the Great Southern Air Race. Roni teaching them how to use the radio and how Johnson and Pat Judges made it sound so to cope with emergency situations. They SOUTHEAST SECTION exciting that several people have decided to were very enthusiastic learners, and hope­ join in, in addition to those already registered. fully they will now enjoy their airplanes more Other members will be working as timers. and will take over copilot duties. Marie Blake Alabama Chapter Mary Webb is coordinator for the American and Eileen Anderson cooked and served chili The chapter’s March meeting was held at Medical Flight Support Team, and she has to all of us, and we also had another treat. the National Weather Service at the Hunts­ signed up volunteers to participate. Melody Caver Summers, who works at ville Airport. Meteorologist Brenda Page Many of our members are continuing to RAPCON, very cleverly wrote an actual explained various weather problems, and work on new ratings and attending FAA emergency situation into a skit with Sandra gave us a tour of the department. safety meetings in conjunction with the Shaw playing the part of a nonpilot wife Wings program. by Rachel S. Hunt whose husband has collapsed. by Barbara Sierchio Eileen Anderson and Starr Stone con­ Florida Goldcoast Chapter ducted tours for school children through the Weather Bureau at Regional Airport and also January and February are busy fly-in SOUTHWEST SECTION through the Royale Airlines headquarters. months in Florida. Barb Chapman, Felicia West and Fran Sargent winged into the Wild Speaking of Royale, we have some more Arizona Sundance Chapter news on Mary Jo Voss. She has been up­ Hog Festival at Immoklee, and members graded by Royale to director of training, and attended the Swamp Cabbage Festival at La Chris Pearce is now a member of the she recently conducted an aviation seminar Belle. Linda Crush is busy checking out in a Arizona Medical Support Supply Team, on extinguishing fuel fires for pilots, flight 727 for a new airline job, with a possibility of a which is a national organization providing attendants and maintenance personnel. Mary 747 in her future. services by air to deliver supplies and Jo and 49'/6er Benny took a weekend off to Helen Mennitto was off drifting the Peace ambulatory patients around the state. travel to Tucson, Arizona to attend Benny's River in a canoe. Connie Wilds has been Our chapter held its third annual charter Cadet Reunion. appointed new district sales manager for party February 16. Bonnie Krentler, member­ We are all delighted with the news that Joan Keyes Realty South office. Mariam Davis flew ship chairman, planned an initiation program Carroll has a beautiful new home on Cross off to Israel, and Ann Ross has moved for the 49M>ers. Handcuffed and muzzled, the Lake, and we're letting her get settled before upstate. Lynn Vincent is ballooning and husbands of our 99s solemly pledged their we decide to take a tour of the premises. vows as 49Viers. Liz Kramer was a delightful We were happy to see our bride, Lisa hostess for this event. Her home happens to Reidheimer Garrett, at our monthly meeting be at Stellar Airport, Chandler, Arizona. at Renee Sharp's home We learned that Amy Members are busy at work preparing for the Pilkenton had passed her ATP written with a spring section meeting — “99s Diversi-fly" — 94 and also her dispatcher's written exam! April 26-28 at the Sunburst Hotel in Scotts­ dale. They are working in conjunction with by Helen Hewitt the Phoenix Chapter. by Joyce A. Kienitz Top of Texas Chapter We hosted the Amarillo EAA membership Borrego Springs Chapter meeting this month, during their general Our chapter was invited to attend a business meeting and discussions about Dottie Helm, Marian Kelly and Eva McHenry discuss January 29 planning session of the Aero­ building experimental aircraft. Several mem­ plans to involve more chapters in the Ninety-Nines space Committee. Plans were made to help exhibit at the San Diego Aerospace Museum. the San Diego, Palomar and El Cajon Valley

Brenda Page, seated, discusses various pieces of meteorological equipment with Rachel Hunt, Susan Ray. Gail Schiffbauer, Hilda Ray, Sanda Reeves and Renee West

Ninety-Nines recently hosted the Amarillo EAA membership meeting chapters to keep the exhibit in good form. the beautiful lodge. morning, four planes departed Salinas for Some members enjoyed a poker run to Vice-Chairman Frankie Clemens attended Santa Barbara with supplies for DRI and ullhead City December 30 — no winners, the February 9 Southwest Section chairmen's members of the Salinas Women's Medical owever. meeting in Oakland. Chairman Dottie Camp­ Auxiliary. On arrival, we were greeted by Our fly-out lunch at Palm Springs was bell was unable to attend because of a CAP Joan Steinberger and given a most interest­ anceled in January due to high winds, as Search and Rescue proficiency exercise ing tour of the DRI warehouse. as our February meeting. scheduled the same day but delayed by rain. We conducted a very successful February Ah, but at last clear weather came and we Doris Ritchey participated in the delayed flying companion seminar in Salinas for 35 ad 20 members from Orange County and exercise, and attended a CAP Corporate would-be copilots. The enthusiasm of the an Diego Chapters show up February 16 for Learning School the next weekend in Van response was borne out by the 18 applica­ trip to the Visitor's Center and "grapefruit Nuys. tions returned for participation in a follow-up jn.” Dottie Campbell has prepared the format pinchhitter course in April. Diana Peterson flew Chairman Lynne Hsia Cameron Park Chapter for the annual Aviation Awareness Week Essay Contest in the El Cajon school district. to the Southwest Section board meeting in We haven't been heard from for a while, but The contest is co-sponsored by the El Cajon Oakland where Lynne, Bobbie Garin and le were busy until cold weather and the flu ug got to us. Before finishing 1984, we celebrated our fth anniversary with our annual “Pasta CHAPTER NEWS. ETC. 'arty," to which we invited Sacramento alley and Bay Cities Chapters, along with Chamber of Commerce Aviation Committee Susan Tarabetz presented the board with ur 49'^ers. Betty Kohler was an excellent and the 99s. prototype copies of a chapter chairman’s ostess for the event. Marian De Lano sat through six hours of manual. These three ladies (Susan is from Four of our members plus a 66 spent a day written tests, completing “Fundamentals of San Joaquin Valley Chapter) spent many t Lodi experiencing a new “first" for us — a Instruction,” "Instrument" and "Instrument hours preparing the manual that was en­ indem skydive. More of our members expect Ground Instructor" exams. thusiastically received by the board. 3 try it in the future. We welcomed three new members — February 16 dawned IFR over Monterey We welcomed Carol Hastings into our Lorraine Kivi, Sharon Mclntire and Joan Bay, but when the fog dissipated, five planes hapter. She recently earned her private McNeil — as well as future 99 Kelly Zoch, piloted by chapter members made their way cense. born December 3. from Salinas, Monterey and Watsonville to Wray Robertson and Mary Bovee have by Frankie Clemens Columbia. Some of the travelers found each een joint guest speakers forthe Rotary Club other there for a picnic and stroll through the historic town. Lygia lonnitiu and 66 Lisa Baird jncheon at Red Bluff and at the Foothill Los Angeles Chapter iiwanis breakfast in Cameron Park. We were had a good time touring the town ih spite of reeted each time by a warm welcome and an The January fly-in to Hesperia was pretty missing connections with Dell Hinn and ppreciative audience. much fogged out. Link and Jane Vaughn, granddaughter Susan and friend, Sandy and Mary Bovee hosted our Christmas potluck Mary and Jim Firth, Norma Futterman and Russ Pratt, Diana and Dick Pterson and inner with baked ham and a gift exchange. Aileen Pickering did get there for a late lunch. daughter Anita, and Carolyn Dugger, who Jso in December, we visited Mather AFB Dorothy Limbach recently donated her brought up the rear. lanetarium. Arrangements for the outing 100th pint of blood. A number of her friends Martha Miff is now out of the service and has rere made by Susan Collins, a member of the had a party with cake and coffee afterward. switched from C-141s to flying DC-9s for US Ihicago Area Chapter who has attended Berni and Jim Stevenson took Berni's two AIR out of Boston on routes from Montreal to ome of our functions. The final activity for grandsons to Florida for Christmas and New Florida. le year was the baking, boxing and delivery Year’s, and they visited 99s in Cocoa Beach. Bobbie Garin and Diana Peterson passed f cookies to the towers, GADO, TRACON Berni has accepted the offer to be a judge in the commercial written exam after a weekend nd FSS in the area. the Great Southern Air Race. This is a two- seminar in Los Gatos. day round robin from Orlando, Florida with Future plans include two BFR safety by Diana Peterson eminars set for March and a USPFT local takeoff May 2. ompetition April 13 in Cameron Park. We Mary Haizlip has been invited (expenses Mt. Diablo Chapter Iso hope to finally get Lincoln Airport air paid) to a dinner for Bendix Air Racers to be larked! held in Washington in October. This event is We've really rolled up our sleeves in getting Dorothy Benker has been appointed by the sponsored by Bendix Aerospace. ready for the 1985 Fall Southwest Sectional, ounty supervisors to serve on the Amador Sally La Forge attended the International which we are co-hosting with the Redwood lounty Airport Advisory Board, while Becky Conference on Rotorcraft Basic Research at Empire Chapter this September. One of the ivingstone was elected to the Board of Raleigh, North Carolina. This conference was single biggest helps has been "the black lirectors of the United States Parachute sponsored by the American Helicopter book," a collection of reports and notes from issociation. Doris Lockness earned her Society and the US Army Research Office. previous section meeting host chapters. 'hase V w ings, and Nancy H augarth is Sally is a member of the Aerodynamics In our spare (!) time, we are getting ready rorking on her ATP. Committee of the American Helicopter for our annual “get acquainted" night. Society. Usually held in March or April, we set aside by Mary Bovee by Sally La Forge time after our monthly meeting to talk with prospective 99s and 66s. We will put up El Cajon Valley Chapter posters or flyers (no aviation pun intended) at Fifty-five of Susan Maule's friends gathered the local FBOs and notify local newspapers anuary 16 to wish her well on her new job. Monterey Bay Chapter with an announcement. We'll also try to get he has followed Debbie Ross to Wings West, Winter hasn’t kept the chapter grounded. the local aviation newsletters (flying clubs, an Luis Obispo, California. Susan is now We're lucky to live in an area where this can FBOs, etc.) to carry a notice. ying Metro Liners. be the most beautiful time of year to fly! Our flying companion seminar, jointly The February 15-16 flying companion At our January 8 meeting, 15 members, sponsored several months ago with the eminar, skillfully conducted by Dottie including new members Dana Dumont and Redwood Empire Chapter, was reported in a IcAuley and Lynn Greer, was host to seven Lygia lonnitiu, viewed the film, “Dusk to recent issue of In Flight, a northern California uests. Speakers included Dr. David Car- Dawn," after the business meeting. aviation newspaper. To quote from the lichael, 49%er of San Diego Chapter We joined Zonta January 23 for their article, “The 99s make learning about aviation lember Ava Carmichael. They are co- annual dinner honoring Amelia Earhart’s fun and easy to understand. Aviation lingo is uthors of the book. From White Knuckles to birthday. Speakers included our own Cindy translated into terms everyone can under­ '■ockpit Cool. Bergstrom and pioneer aviatrix and author stand, so the initial intimidation of a new Eleanor Richardson and Cay Hatch vaca- Elinor Smith, who presented slides of the venture such as flying or learning about flying oned in mid-February at Tahoe with former early days of flying out of Roosevelt Field is transcended... without actually taking a lember Sue Clark. They skiieu and enjoyed (and under the East River bridges!). The next plane up and practicing. This seminar seems a must for all women who may have no plans February meeting in her home. Our evening requiring diligence and perseverance. Not far on becoming a pilot, but still desire the speaker was Jim Elms, a glider (soaring) behind in attaining Phase V Wings was CFI knowledge.” pilot/instructor who gave a very enlightening Martie Pearce. Ann Newcombe picked up her by Kathi Kilmer insight to soaring. Phase III Wings, Barbara Coleman her Phase Marci Mauthe was the featured speaker at II Wings, and Carole Tobey, Phase I. theZonta International Area4 Amelia Earhart Membership Chairman Sharon Weber is Luncheon. She happily accepted a $50 promoting growth, and a membership con­ Orange County Chapter donation from Zonta to our chapter. test is on. When a 99 recruits a new member, Solvang was the destination of our January Are other 99s planning a trip to Reno in the names of both are dropped into separate overnight fly-in. Weather tried to dampen our September for the Reno Air Races? Our boxes. At a given time, one name will be spirits, but we waited it out (or filed IFR to chapter will be in attendance and would enjoy drawn from each box, and the lucky winners VFR on top). We wish we had more time to socializing with other 99s. Please contact our will receive free registration ($75) for the 18th shop and get acquainted with this unique chapter chairman, Elaine Williamson, to annual Kachina Doll Air Rally next October. Danish town. Now we know what Abelskivver coordinate. Chairman Stacy Hamm, fittingly, was the first is! Welcome to our new member, Aleta 99 to recruit a new member under the contest Borrego Springs Chapter met us at the Winterling, who is already an active parti­ rules. Her new member is Kathleen Brown, Borrego Valley Airport for lunch for our cipant in chapter events. whose list of activities is overwhelming. Superior Court Judge Lorraine Vose, Mari­ chapter's February fly-in. If you haven’t seen by Adrianne O'Brien the Anza Borrego Visitor Center, it is well copa County, was recruited by Bruni Bradley, and Curt Tinsler is the latest 66 to become a “legal eagle," ready to become an active 99. CHAPTER NEWS. ETC. by Mary Lou Brown

worth the trip. The area has weather that Palomar Chapter competes with Palm Springs during winter The February meeting was held at Flight months, and it boasts several resorts offering Trails, conducted by Vice-Chairman Cyd sports and relaxation. Dolbec. We are proud of the fact that we are Gerry Lynn, friend of 99s, hosted our sharing our interest in aviation with the com m unity. Scheduled for March 24 is the Pennies-a-Pound event, which will help support the Amelia Earhart Scholarship Fund. Other meetings have taken place at Anderson’s Pea Soup and Flight Interna­ tional. The chapter is also pleased to be receiving newsletters from our fellow fliers. It's nice to Lieutenant Mavis Campagno. with husbapd Vince, was know you belong to such a great big family. the teatured speaker at the joint 99s-Zonta Club dinner Our flock welcomes Betty Byers, who is rejoining the Ninety-Nines. As one enters the nest, another flies out right seat in a Beech- Sacramento Valley Chapter craft 99! Ami Erickson attended ground Sunday breakfast fly-ins continued, and school for Wings West Airlines and awaits two airplanes departed Sacramento area work on a schedule. January 27 in IFR conditions on a flight to by Michelle M. Hertlelder lunch in the sunshine at Columbia. Pilots Borrego Springs 99s hosted the Orange County 99s, were Jacqui and Orrin Koukol and Dorothy driving them to the Anza Borrego Park Visitor Center Flynn, and passengers included Mary Ben Phoenix Chapter McClave, Isabel Warmoth, Florence Breen, Jimmie Hall demonstrated her executive Bobbi and Walt Campbell and Bobbie's sister, abilities in directing a practice NIFA meeting Marcia. for the second time. Fifty-three students from The joint Zonta-99s Amelia Earhart dinner Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, the was held January 25 at a local restaurant. The University of Arizona and Cochise College Zontas are a professional women's service participated in spot landings, power-on and organization. As Amelia Earhart was a mem­ power-off landings, message drops, three- ber of both organizations, the joint dinner is leg navigation and performance tests, pre­ held annually in her memory. This year’s flight contests, SCAN tests, aircraft identifi­ dinner was organized by Vija Berry, who is a cation and simulator events. Chairman Stacy member of both groups. A highlight of the Hamm drafted her mother, and the two of evening was a talk by Lieutenant Mavis them prepared and served meals for the Campagno, a recent graduate of the Air Force contestants and 99s who worked the meet Academy presently stationed at Mather AFB Cindy Johnson, Lois Maust, June Bonesteel, and flying Boeing 727s on navigator training Ruby Sheldon, Barbara Coleman, Nancy flights. Lieutenant Campagno was accom­ Orange County 99s and 49'/?ers at Solvang Rogers, Ann Newcombe, Barbara Spears, panied by her husband, Vince, also an Shirley Rogers, Grace Jones, Bruni Bradley Academy graduate, who is presently flying and Lois Ward were assisted by Marilyn out of Travis AFB. Barbara Sestito, Inter­ Brafford, Arizona Sundance Chapter, as well national Vice-President, also spoke briefly, as several enthusiastic 66s Barb and Sherm describing the recent gift of Amelia Earhart's Spears again turned over their facilities at Kansas birthplace to the International Sunburst Aviation on Deer Valley Airport for Ninety-Nines. the event, and Airport Manager Ed Gilliam Many local 99s were involved in the recent and the tower personnel were most coop­ campaign organized by FBOs at Sacramento erative. To top it all off, the flying event, Executive Airport, chaired by 49Vier Orrin incorporating the Ninety-Nines’ goal of Koukol, protesting the granting of a variance education, safety, participation and cooper­ by the Sacramento City Council, allowing ation. infringement of high density business on the Shirley Rogers is the first Arizonan to earn flight path for Runway 12-30 at the airport. Bonnie and Bill Whitman at the Solvang tly-in. her FAA Phase V Wings, an accomplishment by Dorothy Flynn

38 April 1985 Santa Barbara Chapter Santa Clara Valley Chapter Flying gives a “lift" in more ways than one, We continue to be alive and well; that is, if At “Share the Knowledge Night" Febru­ the speakers concluded. It gives women rou don’t count Renate Tesch's latest ad­ ary 13 at Mayetta Behringer's home, two pilots a healthy view of themselves as dis­ venture. Renate flew to Big Bear for skiing USPFT members gave pointers on "How to ciplined decision-makers. However, in an the third time this season) and came back in Fly a Contest.” Marvin Ellis, com petitor at the “iffy" situation, it is important for the pilot to i car with her badly broken leg propped up. A 1983 Skien International Meet, discussed ask, “ Do I really need to go, or am I going to nad skier had run her over! Tarry Nelson's precision landing techniques (use of flaps, give myself a better self-image as a hero?” !9Vier, Dick, took Lynne Barber to Big Bear when to cut power, etc.). "Know your air­ by Kathy Pelta wo days later to bring back Renate’s plane," he said, “then find methods that suit Jecathlon. Renate expects to be doing aero- you best and practice'.'' Brian Caldwell told jatics again in three months. how cross-country events are set up in Santa Rota Chapter Rachel and Bob Watkins are busy building competition. Perfection is required in flying January 12 was a beautiful day for the first literally) their beautiful new home. Quite a the course, which tests a pilot's navigation fly-in of the year for lunch at Lampson Field jroject, but very rewarding. Rachel took time skills of pilotage and dead-reckoning. There on Clear Lake. Trudy Newman, Heide iff to fly to Camarillo to attend a night are check points to cross, hidden check Cronqwist, Heather Cissna, Gwen Namikas, irchaeology meeting. points and ground observers measuring the Peggy and Roger Williams and all of their Shirley Hopkins, with Joan Steinberger's pilot’s accuracy. respective guests participated in the fly-in lelp, is stripping paint off flaky spots on her Eileen Kereckes, who flies in NIFA compe­ with some of the ladies detouring to the coast lirplane. Joanie is installing new radios in her tition, arranged the session. It was especially on the way back to watch the whales migrate. )ird. Joanie attended the section board and timely since our chapter will host a regional We have been blessed with unusually good :hapter chairmen's meeting in Oakland. USPFT meet May 4 at Hollister, with Diane weather, which provided the opportunity Louise and Gary Matz have sold their air­ Little and Anne Tapay as chairmen. February 16 to take a much needed trip to plane. Their last trip was to the fly-in at Safety education was the topic of the Santa Barbara with 200 pounds of medical /andenburg AFB. Other 99s who participated program at our February meeting. Janet Hitt supplies. After spending the night, the planes ncluded Marion Fickett, Joan Steinberger, (who is also with FAA-GADO) and Debbie flew out IFR the next day and back to Sonoma Connie Howerton, Helen Connelly, as well as James offered a pilot “check list" to help us County. Shirley Sendrak, 49'/ier Ted, and Erma decide whether to go, or to not go. What is the Cathy Shanahan’s application has been Christian and 49%er John. weather and time of day, p ilo t’s experience in chosen for the Amelia Earhart Scholarship Erma and John left the flying to various this type of aircraft, chosen route of flight, competition. Cathy hopes to become a lirlines on their trip "down under" — to Tahiti, operation of navigation aids? They spoke corporate pilot. 4ew Zealand, Australia and Fiji. about the human factor (relationships be­ We were pleased to learn from Cheryl Karen Kahn is still on strike from Continen- tween pilots and passengers, health of pilot Brown that we will soon have a permanent al, and she is working on a nationwide PR and passengers, degree of fatigue). Concern­ meeting place on the Sonoma County :ampaign for the Airline Pilot's Association. ing passenger briefings, our speakers sug­ Airport. After changing meeting places by Erma Christian gested a discussion of how doors open, why several times in the past few years, we are passengers should not talk to the pilot during looking forward to being in §uch a good takeoffs and landings and within five or even location. 10 miles of the airport, as well as what by Helen Scofield physical changes to expect at given altitudes. MOVING? a c i n C j e u / 5 . Let the 99s know you are moving. One report of address change takes care of all mailings from International Head­ quarters, including The 99 NEWS. Let Allegheny Air Derby IX us know six weeks in advance to avoid AIR RACING NOTAM delays and forwarding. The Greater Pittsburgh Chapter is spon­ The policy of The 99 NEWS regarding Send to: The 99s soring their ninth annual Allegheny Air P.O. Box 59965 air racing information is to publish at no Derby, Saturday, May 4 (rain date, May 5), cost: Oklahoma City OK 73159 Westmoreland County Airport, Latrobe, 1 a listing in the monthly "Calendar." Pennsylvania. Derby time is 1230 hours. 2. one article about the upcoming Computerized race results are through event, and the courtesy of Control Data Corporation, 3. one follow-up story/photos of the Pittsburgh, which will be donating time, event's results equipment and personnel to score the race. Additional publicity may be purchased The proficiency event, scored on a in the form of advertising. Remember, 99s handicap system, is open to all licensed uu receive a 25 percent discount on adver­ ec pilots, flying any stock model single engine UJ tising in The 99 NEWS. aircraft of not more than 420 horsepower. X -I Each aircraft strives to fly as close as UJ possible to its own predetermined speed and fuel consumption. The non-stop triangular course is less 3 NOTAM than 250 sm and will be flown during daylight o A tip to "Chapter News" reporters: hours. x please do not use three-letter identifiers The interest and pilot participation in for cities and navigational facilities. The proficiency racing has been gaining in popu­ magazine staff will automatically change larity for several years. Why not join us for a a. CL them to the full name for the benefit of our F3 N good time and competition? Cash prizes readers who may not know every identi­ and/or trophies will be awarded. £ £ fier in the US by heart. < -o < For rules and entry information, send $3 TJ to Helen Davison, 4011 Dragon Rouge Dr., < 2 5 Gibsonia PA 15044, (412) 443-5124. < v £ z a Z to D FOR WOMEN ONLY... Sharing common goals and interests is what it’s all about — through participation and affiliations organization of women pilots. If you’re a 99, spread the word. If you’re not a 99 and would like to know more about the organization just let us know. W e’ll also put you in touch with some active members in your area.

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