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Exploring Australia and New Zealand —General Counsel 4 —Section News Starts 5 —Classified Ads 15 December 1988 ,L WOMEN PILOTS Inside our pages... Exploring Australia and New Zealand —General Counsel 4 —Section News starts 5 —Classified ads 15 Above: Thon Griffith and Nancy Bird Walton at AWPA tent, Richmond. The A WPA has an active membership, but 99s are needed for international flavor. The AWPA and 99 meetings are usually held jointly. Right: Birds of a feather in Sydney Airport terminal: Thelma Pye (past Australian section reporter), Nancy Jensen (past Greater Seattle chapter chair) and Barbara Collins (past Australian section governor). Tom Jensen photos Volunteer - "to offer one's services of one's own free will" Ninety-Nines - "Volunteers Extraordinaire" How would you define Ninety-Nines? The It’s the cause. We share the bond of My own chapter in Idaho sought out a September issue 99 News cover showed a having learned to fly aircraft. Rather than fund raiser so that we could give sub­ hodge podge of professional women, perpetuating the myth that only supermen stantially to the Amelia Earhart Scholarship grandmothers, teenagers, military aviators, can fly, women pilots seem to want to share Program. We decided to make and auction homemakers and airline pilots. Did you the joy of flight, and support and promote off an aviation quilt. You must understand notice how many were following directions our floundering aviation industry. that there are some strong anti-domestic and looking at the camera? (Few.) How can We do it by volunteering. These diverse leanings in the Idaho Chapter (we have a such a diverse gathering unite for any females come together to support their member who says her mother never gave project? How can they consolidate toward a favorite Ninety-Nine projects, some her the keys to the stove - she flies a Falcon goal? How can they accomplish? microcosm of the aviation world. Our first 50). We all swallowed hard, signed on for goal, dating back to President Earhart 60 the project, and those of us who don’t DO years ago, was to support women in quilts got our portion manufactured THE 99 NEWS aviation jobs. We still do that through our somehow (my mother did mine) and the Magazine of the International Women Pilots awesome network. Our US members have project was a howling success. It was the taken international members into their CAUSE. We wanted to support scholarships December1988 Vol.14, No.1 0 homes and given them ratings not easily for women pilots - and this group of strong- Editorial Director: Marie Christensen available, but desperately needed, in their willed women, usually straining in different Editor: Robyn Sclair own countries. Chicago Ninety-Nines directions, got it together for the cause. conceived their "Air Bear” program in­ The Corporate Angel Network was BOARD of DIRECTORS troducing school children to jobs in aviation. conceived by Ninety-Nine Pat Blum upon The Ninety-Nines, Inc. New York Ninety-Nine Ida Van Smith has for observing a need for ambulatory cancer President: Gene Nora Jessen four years introduced disadvantaged youth patients to travel to treatment centers. Pat Vice President: Marie Christensen to airplanes through her flying club turning saw corporate airplanes departing daily Secretary: Doris Abbate them away from negative options in their Treasurer: Pat Forbes from her home airport in Westchester, NY Director: Lu Hollander neighborhoods. Please see PRESIDENTS page 4 Director: Roberta Taylor Director: Joyce Wells Director: Carole Sue Wheeler Immediate Past President: Barbara Sestito “THE INCREDIBLE EDIBLE STEALTHY AIRCRAFT’ SECTION REPORTERS Australia-. Thelma Pye East Canadian: Donna Deaken Western Canadian: Barbara Meredith New England: Peggy Davidson New York/New Jersey: Shirley Ludington Middle East: Evie Washington Southeast: Lucy Young North Central: Martha Norman South Central: Charlene Davis Northwest: Trish Hanna Southwest: Mary MacDonald The 99 NEWS is published monthly by The Ninety-Nines, Inc. at PO Box 9849?, Tacoma WA 98498-0654. (206)588-1743. A UNIQUE GIFT! The Ninety-Nines, Inc. is a non-profit organization engaged in education, charitable This 8 oz gourmet CHOCOLATE REPLICA has just left the chocolate and scientific activities and puiposes. assembly line The creative red, white 81 blue gift packaging and small Non-member subscriptions are available for technical (eating) m anual are fun for all. m-< -7 nr $12 per year. Please send changes of address to: Loretta Gragg, Executive Director —SHIPPING AVAILABLE— 5> l/.y O The Ninety-Nines, Inc. PO Box 59965 REMEMBERANCES GIFT SERVICE (213) 395-5279 Will Rogers World Airport Oklahoma City OK 73159 (405)685-7969 provision of air traffic services. It is Section governor recounts history removed from the government budget cycle constraints by being placed un­ der the control of a board with member­ of women pilots in Australia ship from the business community. All licensed pilots now pay for the by Kathryn Flynn, Nancy Bird Award—donated by required charts and amendments but Australian section governor Nancy Bird-Walton, O BE, O S J, Hon the “Aviation Safety Digest” remains On behalf of the Australian 99 chap­ M E (Syd), A RAeS for the most note­ free for maximum “dialogue” on safety ter members, thank you for dedicating worthy contribution to aviation by a issues in the aviation community. this issue of the Ninety-Nine News to woman of Australasia. Australian women pilots - and 99s in Australia and New Zealand. What a The Lady Casey Scholarship- particular - are proud of their achieve­ finale to our bicentennial year! Awarded by the Australian Women Pi­ ments in aviation and look forward to All Australian 99s are members of lots’ Assn. to financially assist an AWPA continued fruitful international fellow­ the Australian Women Pilots Associa­ member to further her career in avia­ ship. tion, Inc. which has 600 members and tion. First and foremost is Lores Bonney, was founded with 49 women pilots by The Lores Bonney Award— Do­ M BE, our only intercontinental pioneer Nancy Bird Walton on September 16, nated by Mrs. H.B. Bonney, M BE, to a aviator who was 81 on November 20. 1950 over luncheon at the Royal Aero woman pilot who has achieved or made She was the first to fly solo in a DH 60 Club at Bankstown Airfield, NSW . a valiant attempt to achieve a flying Moth from Australia to England in 1933 The first patron was Lady Maie record in the previous 12 months or has and from Australia to South Africa in Casey, wife of Lord Casey, former Aus­ been chosen to represent Australia at 1937. tralian Ambassador to Washington. world championship level. The 1989 Australian Chapter Sec­ Both Lord and Lady Casey were active tional in conjunction with the AW PA Donated by the pilots, over the years offering members Gliding Award— general meeting is at Hervey Bay, of AW PA hospitality at their home in AW PA for the most meritorious flight carried out during the previous year or Queensland on Wednesday, March 29, Berwick, Victoria and with the appoint­ 1989. Visiting 99s are warmly invited to ment to Governor General of Australia, an outstanding contribution to the ad­ vancement of gliding in Australia. attend. Inquiries may be made directly at the residence “Yarralumla" in Can­ to the Queensland branch secretary of berra. Lady Casey died in 1983 and 1974 Memorial Grant— Awarded by the AWPA, Victorian Branch to finan­ AWPA: Jenny Bagley, 302 Gardner Nancy Bird Walton became our present Road, Rochedale Q 4123, telephone patron. cially assist a women pilot in obtaining a class four instrument rating. (07) 341 5903, or to Australian Chapter AW PA has a federal executive board Executive as listed in the 99 roster. with a three year term, all members Proficiency Trophy—Donated by from the same state, elected at the the Ninety-Nines, Inc. for the enroute See AUSTRALIA page 12 annual general meeting. The 99 sec­ flight to the annual conference. tion meeting is also held at this time. All Nancy Bird Walton was made a 99 at states and the Northern Territory have large in 1937, only six years after the their own elected committees and beginning at Curtiss Field! Nancy was operate as a branch of AW PA. also the first Australian woman pilot to The logo or symbol of AW PA is a fly in the Powder Puff Derby which held winged lady affectionately known as a great fascination for participating “Gertie.” Membership costs $A30 ($25 Australian pilots until discontinuation. US) annually. The objectives of the On July 10, 1959 the Australian 99 association are M) to foster closer rela­ Charter was issued. The seven mem­ tionship and unity among women pi­ bers were Nancy Bird Walton, Marga­ lots, (2) to assist women to undertake ret (Peg) Kelman, Nancy Leebold*, flying in Australia and elsewhere, (3) to Gertrude MacKenzie*, Helen Blackburn, develop public interest in aviation, Maie Casey* and Freda Thompson* especially among women, and (4) to (‘deceased). assist in the development of aviation. The first convention to be held in Australian 99 members are repre­ Australia was in Canberra in 1978 when sentative of this larger group in that Layne Glanville-Williams was Gover­ they are active in all areas of the Austra­ nor. At the convention, the fear of flying lian aviation industry. clinics were offered by Fran Grant at a Each year at the AW PA general meeting with Nancy Bird Walton and meeting, several awards and scholar­ NSW AWPA President Aminta Hen- ships are presented to women pilots nessy. The first clinic began in October including two from the Australian 99s to 1979 and similar programs are now run winning pilot and navigator of a flight by AWPA branches in several states proficiency trial concluding at the site of with further demand where it is not yet the meeting/sectional.
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