me93nBiusOFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF WOMEN PILOTS NOVEMBER 1976

Historical Air Foto Identification Contest. . .16 Operation Raincheck. . .14 A.E. Scholarship Information. . .10-13 by Jean Turner, Carolinas Chapter

RE: May ’76 99 NEWS Mechanic’s bills have broke me, I thought the article “ Ford Embalming General Aviation” was excellent. 1 placed it 1 can’t afford to fly! in my stack of things to take to work (Sierra Academy of Aeronautics) to copy and Bring back, oh, bring back distribute to my immediate superior and two co-workers. Because of more pressing Some eighty octane to buy. commitments, it stayed in the “ stack” and went nowhere until late July — no wonder General Aviation is going down the tube if everyone is like me. Late July I did do as I The engine was a good one. intended, and the next thing 1 noticed was a copy of the article on the President’s desk. It ran like a dream; My immediate superior, Vice President of the company, thought it important enough Then it coughed and it sputtered to pass on. And came apart at the seams. I’m very proud to be a 99, and especially proud to have member’s articles passed on in this manner. The plugs they are fouling Vivian Harshbarger The valves and rings are shot! It’s all due to the hundred octane Greetings from the Big Sky Country! That out of necessity I’ve bought. What a difference!! Since 1 have been a 99 for about a year now, I have seen about equal amounts of the old and new 99 NEWS. The present format is quite different and The experts all agree, interesting — it’s a challenge to try and find the Northwest Section and any news from The oil men just gloat; the Eastern Washington Chapter!! For that reason, I did enjoy the old layout much The FAA says, “ Have patience, better. Convenience. But I will have to admit, this new one is really something!! We’re all in the same boat.” Kathy O ’Leary Well, patience is waning Dear Editor: My proud bird she ails! This is in regard to Joan Kerwin’s story in the August 99 NEWS. I am making these Let’s ALL write to W ashington comments because I do not believe that her article tells the whole story. This is not And shake up some tails! meant as a defense of the oil companies — Lord knows they don’t need my help — but 1 believe they have been somewhat unjustly maligned over the whole situation. Leave the 80 to Mobile Referring to Avco Lycoming Flyer dated February 1971 advising of the trend of the The 100 for the rest, oil industry to eliminate 80/87 fuel; knowing about this five years ago, why hasn’t O ur 150 engines Lycoming adjusted its engines or discontinued the manufacture of engines requiring Have a right to the best! 80/87? Furthermore, why did the general flying public who were also aware of this trend continue to buy these engines? After all the name of the game in a free enterprise A life may be saved system such as ours is that nasty word “ profit” and I don’t believe any company is By the action you take going to continue to manufacture a product for which there is no demand. Write to Congress today Shell Oil Company, the last I heard, is still producing 80/87 fuel in its facility in For General Aviations sake. Wood River, IL. According to an article published in Business and Commercial Aviation, Standard Oil of California was quoted as saying their company will produce 80/87 as long as there is a demand and profit. Mobil Oil Company says it will continue to produce 80/87 fuel. As a matter of interest, this same article stated that some experts in oil production blame the engine problems encountered in using 100 LL in 80/87 1 STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT AND CIRCULATION engines on new methods of refining rather than in octane differences. They claim that LIZkJSSp'* -_aaii__ " , the new methods of refining are inexpensive carry-overs of similar methods learned i RontMji „„ * 5,0 during the refining of automobile fuels. The experts point out, quite correctly, that I ha Mlaatj-HlMtS. Iml.. jjw jlA jM M ft * ***** °* water cooled auto engines are much less susceptible to problems caused by refining SAW - methods than air cooled aircraft engines. Ih« atooty nines. In c.. P.O. Box i W i . OLUIwm City. 0» 7J1S9 [ jQA jH lliM i. Bo» 59945. flklahSM City. OF 73159 To wholly blame the oil companies is a fallacy when in many cases it is either the fault ln~„. cra,n. >.o. box swt*. om^ cn*. <* of the distributor who wishes to reduce the number of grades he is required to carry in his inventory, or the dealer who is limited in storage space and finds it more profitable Tha liiaat*-HlM i. U c. >-0. Bo> 599ES. 0Ha*K-a Citjf. 0* W W to eliminate 80/87 and use these facilities for jet fuel. Writing letters may have some results, but 1 believe a more effective way to get our message across is to, whenever possible, purchase your gasoline only from facilities that offer both 80 and 100 octane even if you happen to use 100 octane in your aircraft. I believe this action would speak much louder than letters. Vi Mason Ennix, TX SP17 i Dear Friends, 98? 3 5U3 Thank you all for your cards, letters and prayers after the accident in July. It is good 4813- - I 51U - to report I’m doing well and get better each day. I’m too ornery to be kept down! Thanks again, your loving kindness has been so helpful. Love,

Lynne Greer ------^ ...... V...... ■ Inland California r ......

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Volume 3 KING Num ber6 Septem ber-October 1976

THE NINETY-NINES, INCORPORATED UP

International Headquarters Terminal Drive and Amelia Earhart Lane WITH LOIS P.O. Box 59965 Will Rogers World Airport Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73159 Return form 3579 to above address 2nd Class Postage paid at Oklahoma City, OK and at additional mailing offices. During my first month as your President, I attended several Section meetings. Besides the great enjoyment I have derived Publisher The Ninety-Nines, Inc. from meeting with so many Ninety Nines, I have learned many Editor Jan Million (405) 682-4425 new things and picked up several new thoughts. 1 would like to Circulation Manager Loretta Gragg share one of these with you. Headquarters Secretary ...... Virginia Qualline At the Northwest Section meeting in Sunriver, Oregon, Contributing Editors Sylvia Paoli, Joan Kerwin Governor Gene Nora Jessen proposed that the Chapters embark Editorial Assistant Nema Masonhall upon an “Adopt a Chapter” program; that is, that each Chapter Advertising Manager Jan Million (405) 682-4425 should contact another that may be floundering, or have lost interest, and invite that Chapter for reciprocal meetings and activities. In this way we could re-generate interest in the members of the Chapter to again function with direction and CONTENTS purpose and with fresh enthusiasm. What a lovely idea. I am grateful to Gene Nora for this beautiful thought. I would like to propose to each of you that we expand that idea and embark A.E. Scholarship Form s ...... 10 upon an “adopt a member” theme. A.E. Scholarship Winners, 1976 .13 How many times have we said “the same members always Aviation Law ...... 5 attend all of the functions and do all of the work?” Let’s resolve Calendar...... 5 to change that now. If each of you will select one member who is Chapter News (begins). 19 less active, and “adopt” her, think of what we can accomplish. Historical Air Foto Identification Contest...... 16 Pick up the phone and call your “adopted” sister Ninety-Nine International Forest of Friendship ...... 15 and invite her to go with you to the next Chapter meeting, or the Legislation Information ...... 4 next Chapter project, or to join you at the next Section Meeting. News Notes from the Foreign Sections ...... 18 We can double our attendance and bring back to active Operation Raincheck...... 14 participation, many members who have gotten out of the habit of Tax Exempt 501 (c) (3) Information ...... 9 attending. Don’t give up! If she turns you down once, call again, V ie w p o in t...... 2 and if she turns you down the second time, call a third. If you are successful, you will enjoy a feeling of great satisfaction, and will have found a new friend. The same goes for the Chapters. We have many that are ADVERTISING INDEX floundering and need help. Schedule reciprocal meetings, fly-in’s and joint functions. This will benefit both Chapters by gaining C la ssifie d...... 3 1 new friends, new ideas, new places to fly, and a feeling of Sportys .5 accomplishment through strength. Let’s keep “Looking UP” U.S. Precision Flight Team . 32 through an increase in unity and participation. As our beloved Charter Member, Woman of the Year, and Accomplisher of Impossible Feats, Fay Gilles Wells, said to me several weeks ago, “Do our members realize that being a Ninety-Nine means INSTANT FRIENDSHIP?” INTERNATIONAL OFFICERS President — Lois Feigenbaum, 26 Pinewood Dr., Carbondale, IL 62901 Vice-President — Thon Griffith, 314 Robinhood Ln., Costa Mesa, CA 92627 Secretary — Janet Green, Rt. 3, Box 293W, Ocean Springs, MS 39564 Treasurer — Hazel H. Jones, 8536 Mediterranean, Dallas, TX 75238 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Charlene Falkenberg, 618 S. W ashington St., Hobard, IN 46342 ON THE COVER: Gene Nora Jessen, 2814 Cassia, Boise, Idaho 83705 Winners of the Tennessee Chapter’s Historical Air Foto Identifi­ Betty Wharton, 6441 Montezuma Rd., San Diego, CA 92115 Esme Williams, P.O. Box 3283, Tequesta, FL 33458 cation Contest, Donna Bower, one of the first women in the Pat McEwen, P.O. Box 2199, W ichita, KS 67201 Knoxville Area to earn a Multi-engine Rating and Multi-engine Instructors rating, and Ruth Thomas, the only active charter Published ten times yearly. No issue in July. Sep/Oct issue combined. member of the Tennessee Chapter. This is Ruth’s Cessna Annual subscription rate is $10.00 and is included as part of the annual Skyhawk. Photograph by Photique Studio, Maryville, Ten­ membership of The Ninety-Nines, Inc. Additional subscriptions: $10 per year. nessee. Membership Count: 5124 as of August 19, 1976 Legislation Information

by Joan Kerwin

ACTIVITIES Come on, all you General Aviation discontinuing the printing of the “cutsie” pilots, you’re not paying your fair share! signs they have hanging in F.B.O.s and However, you will, whether your legislators Flight Service Stations around the country? in Washington vote for it or not. In an You’ve all seen them; the cartoon airplane, economy move, the F. A. A. is discontinuing obviously distressed, with a little rhymed BY Margo Smith, Chairman the services of the F.A.A. Academy teams moral reminding the pilot of something which conduct the Flight Instructors Reva­ they all had to know to get their private Activities — that’s the new name. While lidation Clinics. The clinics will be turned license. How about eliminating the give­ the name has been shortened from Flying over to private groups, with the attendant away of Flight Training Handbooks, Flight Activities, the scope has been increased. We fees which they require. Not only will there Instructors Manuals and other printed have become so diversified in the types of be extra fees, but we are also losing the materials for which, unless you’re in the activities in which we participate, it seemed extremely high quality speakers and the right place at the right time, you have to logical to have one committee which would benefit of getting the information “ from pay a couple dollars? encompass not only awards, achievements, the horse’s m outh” . If they must eliminate personnel, why the seminars, APT, community service pro­ Admittedly, A.O.P.A. and similar construction of useless towers at low traffic jects, “ fun” events such as Poker Runs, groups also offer high quality speakers and airports? These towers all must be manned Flyins, etc., but would also include all instruction, but the cost may well be at a considerable cost, not only in salaries, contests and races. prohibitive for some. According to the but for training personnel. How about the Am delighted to tell you I have inherited A.O.P.A., they will finish out 1976 at $35 National Transportation Safety Board? this fun job from Char Falkenberg’s per person and in January will up the fee to Why do they investigate accidents involving capable hands. I’d like you to think of me $45 each. privately owned, privately flown aircraft? as the Activities Coordinator, the one to So, you say, let them that gets, pay. They do not investigate automobile acci­ whom you can brag of your past achieve­ True, but this boils down to the same song dents, not even those involving taxi-cabs ments (as individuals or collectively), to the Department of Transportation has been which are operated for hire. The N.T.S.B. whom you announce plans for future singing for the last few years regarding the is properly involved in any commercial events, from whom you can seek help and Cost Allocation Study. Soak the General transportation accident but should not have SOPs in many cases, and to whom you Aviation pilot — if they can afford to fly, to maintain personnel to re-investigate inevitably report. then can afford anything. The D.O.T. accidents in private airplanes which are To assist you, a new International couldn’t get the Cost Allocation bill already being investigated by the F.A.A. Activities SOP is in the offing as well as through Congress, so they figured out a You can all think of other economies that SOPs or references for individual events. In way for us to pay for the services we receive could be instituted without compromising addition to the fam iliar form s (C har’s) to private organizations. That way, we can the safety of General Aviation. Let your there will also be new ones to streamline pay twice. Once through fuel tax and the legislators know what they are. Tell them notices and reports. You will hear from me Use Tax levied on each aircraft being flown that you are aware of this back door by letter with details as soon as the new in General Aviation, and again through approach to Cost Allocation, and that you roster is available. paying private organizations for providing object. Meantime, Governors — whom have you the service the F.A.A. is collecting the tax By the time you read this, it will be too appointed as Activities Chairman for your to provide. Renters, who never see these late to prevent the dumping of the Section? Section and Chapter (Flying) bills, are paying these same bills through Academy team, but there is always a chance Activities Chairmen — will you drop me a increased rental rates. to backtrack and undo the harm. note now to say hello and open our If all goes well with this “economy W RITE ON communications lines? move” , doubtless they can think of others. Let’s discuss Chapter newsletters. Be it How about eliminating the F.A.A. Flight one page or many, serious or light-hearted, Inspectors? After all, we now have examin­ a Chapter newsletter is the glue that binds ers who, for a fee, can give you your flight Clarifications the Chapter for it contains news, notices, tests. Then, of course, they can eliminate experiences shared, future plans and of the F.S.S. except for phoned in requests for & Corrections course social “gossip” . Through it mem­ weather and filing of flight plans. (Maybe bers keep in touch and prospective mem­ they can arrange with the telephone Fay Gilles Wells was inadvertently given bers, and new ones, get a feeling for the. company to put charges for these services the addition of an “ e” on the end of her Chapter. Please do put me on your mailing on your phone bill?) Any way you look at first name in the August issue. list; it is a fast, informal communication it, they are trying to weasel out of the channel that often saves you a letter. services provided to General Aviation. DUES INCREASE From the newsletters 1 do receive, it For any government branch to want to While the dues increase does not go into seems October is a big month for races, economize, is a laudable goal, but why do effect for current members until the contests and seminars! How did they go? they feel they must exercise these economies January 1 renewals, the increase is effective Who won? Let me know — Margo Smith, in areas which affect General Aviation for new members immediately. 1635 Ricky Ave, Anaheim CA 92802. only? Unless we’re back to the old Cost Please throw away all membership Now that APT has become an integral Allocation again. You see, the money applications on hand. Use only new ones part of Chapter life, 1 recommended, at collected from us really needs to be spent to reflecting the $30 fee for new membership Convention, that APT be terminated as an improve baggage facilities for the airlines and requiring proof of license or BFR. International Program (bookkeeping) at and to improve terminal facilities. After all, the end of this calendar (APT) year and we don’t want to compromise safety in INDIA AD revert to a Section and Chapter activity. those areas, do we? The offer in the India Ad on back page Many thanks to all who supported the If they truly want to economize, I have a of Sept.-Oct. Issue is good for family and Program and made it so successful. few suggestions for them: How about friends as well as 99s. AVIATIOn LflUJ Calendar

Sylvia Paoli n o v e m b f :r

In reviewing the court cases digested in landing at Albany at approximately 11:57 1 Deadline for 99 NEWS Ninety-Nines News in recent months, we a.m. The result was the filing of a violation Fullerton Chapter-3c-a-lb. have often seen the United States govern­ against him by the FAA for being in the ment, or an arm of it, as a defendant. There clouds without an instrument rating, for 15-17 Board of Directors meeting are many more volumes of cases, however, careless flying, and for violating the basic Ninety-Nine Headquarters where the government is instead the weather minimums for VFR flight. Oklahoma City plaintiff — the prosecutor. These are the Gross defended his actions by saying first thousands of administrative hearings that he had been given erroneous weather DECEMBER brought by the Federal Aviation Adminis­ information, and secondly, as a result of tration before a single administrative judge. that information was “required to receive 1 Deadline for the 99 NEWS Their decisions are seldom made public, emergency help because his limited experi­ January-February Issue although they do set precedents to be ence in the air did not enable him to judge followed in later cases, and very few of early enough that the weather and cloud them are appealed to a court. It is these formations were worse than the forecasts.” administrative hearings that this column The administrative judge was not impressed AWTAR will be devoted to in the next two issues. with the defense. The weather report In FAA v. Fichtner (1973) the pilot of a current at the time Gross took off stated small commuter airlines lost his license as there were clouds in layers at 3000 and 7000 UP-DATE the result of flying into icing conditions on feet, and the judge felt that Gross used by W'anda Cummings two different occasions. Although there poor judgement in electing to attempt the was no emergency either time, the FAA flight between the layers. He could also The POWDER PUFF DERBY COM­ held that the pilot had violated FAR 135.85 have made the traditional 180° and MEMORATIVE FLIGHT will postpone which prohibits flight into known or returned to better conditions once he saw AWTAR’s burial. In my report from forecast light or moderate icing conditions, the weather starting to deteriorate. There­ Wilmington, 1 mentioned that the Smith­ and FAR 135.73 which requires that flight fore, he was found to be in violation of sonian had suggested we round out our conducted IFR must be with a co-pilot on FAR 91.9 (careless flight) and FAR 61.3 history to 30 years with an “event” along board (both parts being applicable to air (non-instrument rated in the clouds). The the course of the original Powder Puff in taxi operations.) The judge stated that the judge said that the “fact that Gross 1947. This possibility was discussed at the purpose of the regulations is to promote declared an emergency and was instructed AWTAR Board Meeting in Wilmington, passenger safety, and the purpose of to climb through the clouds and later and further plans were made during imposing sanctions on a pilot in violation descend through the clouds does not afford convention in Philadelphia. Result: There of the regulations is threefold: (1) remedial; him any immunity from this regulation.” WILL be an event in 1977. (2) as a deterrent to other pilots; and (3) to He was cleared of a violation of FAR It will start July 2 in Palm Springs, CA, foster compliance with regulations. While 91,105 (basic VFR weather minimums), as with proposed Stops in Tucson, AZ, El these two flights ended safely, the judge there was no way of proving whether he Paso, Midland, and Dallas, TX, Shreve­ noted that they might have ended other­ was in the clouds or only in haze and at a port, LA, Jackson, MS, Monroeville, AL, wise, and he affirmed the suspension of the proper distance from clouds prior to the Thomasville, GA, and end in Tampa, pilot’s commercial license and his instru­ time he declared an emergency. The fact Florida on July 5. The flight will be open to ment rating, until such time as the pilot that he was not willfully careless was held women pilots only, with no age limit on re-passed qualifying tests for both. to be irrelevant, and a sixty day suspension aircraft. Each leg will be a separate contest FAA v. Gross was a typical situation of of his license was imposed by the FAA, in that we will mix speed, proficiency, changing weather conditions that were not which suspension the administrative judge picture hunts, ect., all for points. The expected, and which have caused many affirm ed. contestant who accumulates the most pilots much woe, if not more than that. points will be the overall winner. When pilot Gross took off from North­ Meanwhile, the Smithsonian will have ampton, Massachusetts, on a flight to issued cachet covers to be carried by Rochester, New York, he had received a contestants, declared July 1977 “ Powder weather briefing which he interpreted as Puff Derby Month” and the Race as their indicating that a VFR flight was possible. “ Milestone of Flight". He had turned back the previous day, At convention, this event was endorsed however, due to bad weather, and had by the Ninety-Nines. Chapters concerned called for weather information several with the Western Stops have indicated their times on the fateful day in question before willingness to hostess. Marian Banks and I finally deciding he could make it. Dave Rahm Killed in Crash have set up meetings with Stops East of Shortly after 10:00 a.m. Gross asked for Dallas starting September 13. assistance from the Albany tower, stating Dave Rahm, aerobatic pilot and geology For speed racers, these plans seem like he was having trouble maintaining VFR professor who presented the main banquet commitment to the Retirement Home. over the hills north of Albany. After ten address at International Convention in AWTAR is, however, appreciative of the minutes of discussion, he declared an Coeur d’Alene, Idaho (1975) was killed this honors bestowed by the Smithsonian. We emergency, and was cleared to fly through summer during his aerobatic routine in will do our honest best to make it a flight to clouds to get “on top” — 12,500 feet. Jordan. Dave was not only an outstanding remember, and hope y’all come. Race or After over an hour of communications, and performer, but an eloquent speaker as well. no, flying from Palm Springs to Tampa in with the assistance of a twin Bonanza, he His death is heartfelt among those whom July will show the world there’s stamina was guided down through the clouds to a his life touched. and life in the old girls yet! SAFETY EDUCATION FORMS

Pilot Safety Maintenance Program Activity Points Listing THE NINETY-NINES

Note: When completed, submit to Chapter Safety Education Chairman

Diana Fisher Marilyn Hibner-McLoren ______MAINTENANCE PERIOD From / / to / / "Advisory" Chairman N A M E : ___ "W orking" Chairman (one-year period) CHAPTER S E C TIO N ______I hereby certify that, to the best of my knowledge and upon reviewing the pilot's logbook for PIC and dual entries, the above-named pilot has accomplished the below-listed Pilot Safety Maintenance Program for the The following "Point Volues" have been assigned to Safety Education Activities/Accomplishments above-slated one-year period, in a sincere desire to moke herself a safer pilot. I further certify that this pilo for the 1976-77 fiscal year that may be earned by a Chapter and/or Section to accumulate points on a Section level. The Section scoring the highest number of points w ill be the recipient of the is current under BFR requirements. 99's rotating Section Award plaque; the Chopter in that Section most responsible for the Section's SIGNED: winning point accumulation w ill be the recipient of the G .A .M .A . rotating Chapter Award plaque; - Lie. * Class Med ./Exp .D a te the Section with the highest percentage of participation in the Pilot Safety Maintenance Program CO-SIGNED: /new rating and attach copy or other verifi at ion of same . w ill be the recipient of an F.A .A . plaque. ( Every Every Every Every Year X -C F lig h t Three Months S ix Months (* or Two Years) SECTIONS PILOT-IN-COMMAND CHECKS: X Reviewed current FAR's 1, 61, 91, NTSB 830 Point Value Activity/Accomplishment Reviewed pilot instructive material appropriate X to license/roting(s) Appointment of Section Safety Education Chairman Reviewed Owner's Manual and Operating Limita­ X 10 (eoch time) Safety Education Theme and Program at Section Meeting tions for Aircraft most frequently flown Reviewed/practiced Weight & Balance problems X X X CHAPTERS Practiced DF steers X-Wind take-offs and landings (5) X X Appointment of Chapter Safety Education Chairman Slip landings (5) X 5 (each time) Safety Program ot Chapter Meeting Normal take-offs and landings (10) X 10 (each time) Penny(ies)-A-Pound Event Stall landings (5) X 10 (each time) Sponsoring Safety C linic in Association with FAA Short/Soft Field take-offs and landings (5 each) X 10 (each time) Sponsoring Safety Check-Ride C linic with FAA Night take-offs and landings (5) X 10 (eoch time) Sponsoring CFI Revalidation C linic with FAA Minimum controllable airspeed X 10 (each time) Static Display on AVIATION SAFETY ENCOURAGEMENT Stolls (approach, departure, accelerated) X for PILOTS os Primary Viewers Steep turns about a point 10 (each time) Sponsoring S .A.F.E. Seminar Filed VFR Flight Plan - flight under 200 s.m. O p tio n a l 10 (each time) Sponsoring A .W .A.R .E . Seminar - flight over 200 s .m . X 5 (each time) Published Article on AVIATION SAFETY ENCOURAGEMENT Weather briefing and written flight-planning she X X for PILO TS os Prim ary Readers X-C Trip via na va ids/pi I otag e/dead reckoning X X 2000 (each member)* One Year's Completion of Pilot Safety Maintenance Program Attended Safety C linic (if available in area) X -or- Upgraded License/New Rating during Current Fiscal Year Take-offs and landings - Controlled Airports (3) 5 (each member) FAA-Appointed Safety Counselor DUAL CHECKS: O rally quizzed on current FAR's ** International Safety Education Chairman w ill convert this to a Chapter Value by dividing the Orally quizzed on pilot knowledge for license/ 2000 points per member by the number of Chapter members of record os of 1 -1 -77. rating(s) under which currently flying Orally quizzed on Owner's Manual, Operating NOTE: These points may be claimed ONLY BY SUBMITTING OFFICIAL CLAIM FORMS OR Limitations, Weight and Balance data EXACT COPY THEREOF for activities/accomplishments which occurred between 7-1-76 FAA Safety Checkride (or equivalent by CFI) and 6-30-77. Forms completed and mailed with a POSTMARK NO LATER THAN 6-30-76 Biennial Flight Review (or equivalent up-grading) w ill be the only ones eligible for this fiscal year's point accumulation. Forms bearing Use of checklists and preflight procedures a postmark after the deadline date w ill be held over for the next fiscal year’s point Emergency procedures & general dual refresher SE-100 accumulation. ins*rument Flight check-out (9 /7 6 ) Spin demos/instruction on entry and recovery (9/76) SE-107 CO “ Affair” was a huge success. We do thank all of you who attended. Our final (we hope) fund raiser will be a rummage sale in early March of ’77. We do solicit IM­ Safety PORTED rummage. Call Rose Sharp (in roster) to make arrangements to fly or drive in rummage. A few statistics: Headquarters: Hyatt Regency, San Francisco. Near everything! Convention Education rates less $4.00. Airport of Entry: Oakland, California. Don’t worry about TCA. We’ll give directions later. It’s easy to go under. UPDATE 99 INTERNATIONAL Commercial and General Aviation same Diane Fisher, Working Co-Chairman CONVENTION — 1977 — location — separate fields and towers. We Marilyn Hibner-McLaren, Advisory SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA will have hospitality rooms at both fields Co-Chairman and transportation to San Francisco. Special: Hospitality room for 49!/2ers. The Safety Education program for this by Vivian Harshbarger Men are invited to ALL activities except year is LOOKING UP with the addition of business meetings and we are working on Diane Fisher of the Long Island Chapter “The end is just the beginning” . Since extra optional activities to entertain them. joining the Committee as its Working summer of ’74 this seems to be our format. Exhibits: We plan a large exhibit area Chairman (all of the paperwork, mailings We dedicate ourselves totally to the current that should be of interest to everyone and record-keeping); and Marilyn McLaren project (usually a fund raiser) then as each attending. remaining in an advisory capacity for one ends, go on to the business of If we reach our goal and we are Diane’s First year. The Point Claim Form s organizing Convention ’77. The “ end” this determined we will, you will only pay for are LOOKING UP also — they are time was our “Wine and French Bread your hotel (and personal expenses) plus the multiple-copy carbonless forms which elim­ Affair” at Convention ’76. I won’t bore Convention package containing tickets for inate the need to photocopy; they are you with the horrible details of logistics AE Luncheon, Banquet and possibly a standardized for year-to-year use; they only such as transportation of fresh french breakfast. require one signature, and they all have bread from SFO to Philadelphia, the We want all 99s and their families to form numbers on them. A complete set has problems with Pennsylvania Liquor Laws, attend, so you can be sure we will do been mailed to each Governor and Chapter or OUR bringing booze into the hotel — everything we can to make it possible. Chairman for her to pass on to her suffice to say we “ made it” , and felt our See you in August 1977 in San Francisco. appointed Safety Education Chairman. And — the Point Value for a member’s completion of the Pilot Safety Maintenance LOUISE M. THADEN FIELD Program* IS UP — to 2000 POINTS on a REDEDICATED per-member basis! With the elimination of Louise M. Thaden Field, Bentonville, Staggerwing and a Travelaire were brought the APT program, this should fill the Arkansas, was rededicated on August 22, to the field for this occasion and a new “gap” on proficiency. And the revised 1976 at 2:00 P.M. This day has gone down permanent display case filled with her P.S.M.P. has altered the requirement on in Aviation History with our own Charter mementos and photos was installed at the VFR flight plan filing so that it is optional Ninety-Nine Louise Thaden present for the airport. for flights under 200 s.m.; required for ceremonies in her home town of Benton­ flights over 200 s.m. Also, the P.S.M.P. ville. requirements can be automatically met by Louise McPhetridge Thaden grew up in an up-graded license/new rating. A copy of Bentonville in the early days of aviation. the new form for the P.S.M.P. has been She became hooked on aviation after her printed in this issue of 99 NEWS so that first $5 barnstormer ride, and through each member will have a copy and can determination and the good fortune of begin immediately on it. Remember it’s being at the right place at the right time, now worth 2000 POINTS on a per-member was able to be a part of this dynamic new basis. aviation industry. You will notice from the revised Points Louise set many altitude and endurance Arkansas 99s with Louise Thaden (center top) at Listing printed in this issue of the NEWS records during her days in aviation. She Rededication of Louise Thaden Field. that the Public Speaking category has been won the first W om en’s Air Derby in 1929 The program was a very impressive one deleted to omit the “fine line” of flying a Travelaire. Amelia Earhart and and the refreshments were served by the differentiating between Safety Education Blanche Noyes were among the 20 other Arkansas 99s, of whom almost all were and general Aerospace Education. Howev­ women who competed in this race from present from far and near. The agenda er, we are NOT ASKING you to stop Santa Monica, CA to Columbus, OH. In included airplane rides by the Bentonville talking! It is still one of the aims of this 1936, the first time women were allowed to pilots, stunt flying, and the historical Committee as well as the Aerospace compete with men in the Bendix Transcon­ aircraft display of Travelaires, Wacos, and Education Committee. tinental Air Race from NY to Los Angeles, Staggerwings. The Staggerwing formation We hope to see a high level of Louise, with Blanche as co-pilot, came in flight was a thrill to the spectators as well as participation on this year’s Safety Educa­ first. They flew a Beech Staggerwing and the moments of presentation of the gold tion Program, as we’ve listened to your crossed the continent in 14 hours and 15 plaque and the painting to Louise Thaden. comments all year and at Convention and m inutes. (Material compiled from report by implemented all the good suggestions. Exhibits exemplifying Louise Thaden’s Marguerite Nielsen, and accounts in the HELP KEEP SAFETY EDUCATION days as an aviatrix were on display at Northwest Arkansas Merchandiser, and ALIVE — SAVE A PILOT! Bentonville for the ceremonies. Both a Flight in Arkansas.) Pilot-Whirley Girl-Writer-Editor & Publisher

by Auleen K. Hall

YES, THERE IS A DIFFERENCE! There are those who can and don’t and those who can and do. Tony Page, a member of the Fort Worth Chapter of 99s, is one who can and does. In the 1940’s Tony, Antoinette Edgett, was doing reader research for the Curtis Publishing Co. She interviewed a Dallas banker who was so impressed with her writing ability that he suggested she go to work for Southern Flight Magazine — now Flight Magazine. She became a staff writer in Houston under owner, George Haddaway. She moved to their Dallas office and became so hooked on writing that she has been doing it ever since. Tony was born in Moscow, Idaho. Her Father, Mike, was a geologist who was on the team that discovered the Teapot Dome oil deposit in Wyoming. Because of his traveling, he put her in Mrs. William’s Preparatory School for Young Ladies at 8th & Cooper in Fort Worth. Later she went to high school in Los Angeles and took special courses at UCLA. In 1945 she married a pilot named Holland Page, and in 1952 he gave Cross Country News to her as a birthday gift. Cross Country News, an aviation newspaper, is TONY PAGE published at Meacham Field in Fort Worth. Tony is now Editor & Publisher. She has “jazzed up” the publication in her own inimitable style! Tony has participated in the Powder Puff Derby and once won a Texas flight GIVE: THE 99 NEWS competition. She holds the Amelia Earhart Medal for her activities in promoting aviation and is the only writer to receive, 4 times, the Sherman Fairchild International FOR CHRISTMAS Safety Award. She has won the Felicity Burnelli Award, named for the sister of Vincent Don’t forget your favorite library, lady J. Burnelli, famous aircraft designer. student pilot o" FBO when you make out Tony was named Aviation Woman of the Year in the early sixties, an award by the your Christmas list. What better gift than a Woman’s National Aeronautical Association. She has been a member of the Aviation subscription to the 99 NEWS. Let’s keep Writers Assn., since 1947, and in 1962 was given the top writing award from the everybody abreast of the progress of Aviation Space Writers, an international organization. women in aviation in the only periodical on Her writing got her into flying. In 1941 she wrote an essay on why she wanted to learn the subject. to fly. Her essay won first place — the prize was a flying course. On the contest board introduced in last The vivacious, fun-loving Tony is saluted in the Congressional Record. She is one of m onth’s issue. Eastern Ontario Chapter is 10 women in the U.S. named by California Cong. Don H. Clausen in his tribute on the still in the lead with six gift subscriptions. floor of the House to “dynamic and dedicated women. . .who have been aviation Other chapters with gift subscriptions to pioneers and played a lead role in advancing aviation, aeronautics and aerospace their credit are Oklahoma, Ohio and programs and sciences” . Greater Seattle. We’re waiting to hear from Tony is a charter member of the Fort Worth Press Club. She loves the place so much your Chapter. she has set aside $1,000 in her will for fellow members to drink toasts to her memory. HAY UNA DIFFERENCIA! AUSTRALIA in 1978

in t e ;r c o n t in e :n t a l t o u r s By now, most of you in the North American Continent have received infor­ mation in the mail regarding what is being offered and what is available for the 1978 99s Convention in Australia. Be sure to fill in the form at the bottom and return it to INTERCONTINENTAL TOURS in Los Angeles and let them know which tours you are interested in. Colorful brochures will be sent you upon receipt of your completed A group of Australian women pilots pose in form. For those of you who have not Editors note: Since this is the first front of a Boeing 747 of the Qantas Australia received any information on this tour Convention we have had away from the Fleet. 99s included are Sandra l.ogan, far left: offering, feel free to write to INTERCON­ North American Continent, we have no Nancy Softies and Lyn Butler under “ Boeing”: Dawn Gregory, second from right. The group TINENTAL TOURS and request it from past experience on which to base estimates rt)f attendance for this convention. Both had just had a tour of the Qantas plant at Sydney them. Those of you who were in Philadel­ Airport. The lour culminated with a “Qantas- the Australians and Intercontinental Tours phia and saw what exciting things are going tic” meal served in the simulator by a Cabin on “ Down Under” will know why we want would appreciate it very much if you would Crew on a refresher course. The event was to make our 1978 Australia C onvention the indicate your potential interest in going to organized by 99 Shirley Harris, Secretary of the biggest and best attended yet!! Contact Australia by responding to the free offer N.S.W. Section of the Australian Women’s INTERCONTINENTAL TOURS at 609 for information so they will have some idea Pilots Association as part of the 1976 Annual South Grand Avenue, Suite 1007, Los of how many may want to go. This is not General Meeting celebrations. Photo QANTAS Angeles, California 90017. binding in any way, o f course. AUSTRALIA. Tribute to the late NEW BOBBY TERRY by Nancy-Bird Walton. HISTORICAL PLAQUE TO COMMEMORATE EILEEN VOLLICk HORIZONS “ One of the first of the few” was pioneer CANADA’S FIRST LICENSED WOMAN PILOT Stella Hardin woman aviatrix Nancy-Bird Walton’s des­ cription of her colleague in the air, Bobby Her Heart Wore Wings Terry who died in August. Mrs. Terry was An historical plaque to commemorate by Betty Wharton the first Australian woman to won her own Canada’s first licensed lady pilot, Eileen plane and the second to hold a commercial Vollick, was unveiled by members of the On September 2, 1976, the Ninety Nines pilot’s license, and was one of the family in front of Hamilton’s new City Hall lost a true and faithful friend. Stella formation who flew out to meet Amy on Sunday, September 19th, 1976. Many Hardin, from San Diego Chapter suc­ cumbed to a ten year battle with cancer. As Johnson when she landed in Sydney. Mrs. local and provincial dignitaries were pre­ Terry left the records to others. She used sent. a local news item stated, Stella was a her plane only to fly from her property at Registered Nurse, but her heart wore Eileen obtained her license in the year Quirindi to Sydney. wings! She learned to fly in 1939, in New 1928 at the J.V . Elliot Flying School York City, joined the Ninety Nines in Nancy added that Bobby Terry was the located at nearby Ghent’s Crossing. The Hawaii in 1950, and transferred to San second Australian to join the Ninety Nines plaque was erected by the Ministry of Diego in 1958, where she was Chapter in 1936, following Mrs. Keith Miller was a Culture and Recreation, Heritage Founda­ Chairman from 1964-66. Charter membr. Bobby Terry nominated tion Branch, and was due to the efforts of Nancy in 1937. I just learned an interesting story from Mrs. Dorothy Renwick, Museum Chair­ Don Hardin. In 1941, when the Navy Carolinas Chapter Saddened by man of the East Canada Section of the 99, needed Floyd Bennett Field, and therefore Two Deaths Inc., who for the past three years has been pushed General Aviation out, Stella and instrumental in providing Canada with it’s friends went looking for a new airport site. The Carolinas Chapter was saddened to first museum collection of photographs, “ Sunrise Airport” resulted. After the war. hear of the deaths of two members. Kay news clippings and artifacts respecting our Mayor La Guardia liked the location they Williams, an active member, died at High pioneer Canadian women pilots. had picked, and. . .you guessed it. . .New Point, N.C., in August. Former member The unveiling was part of the First York City bought the airport, and it is now Kathleen O ’Brien died 19 July at Menlo Canadian Chapter’s 25th Anniversary cele­ JFK! Park, Ca. She had been a member of the brations which took place at the Chelsea In addition to being a nurse and pilot, chapter for years. Both women will be Inn in Toronto the week end of September Stella was also an aircraft mechanic, a greatly missed. 17 th -19th. welder, which allowed her to make jewelry, * * * a homemaker for Don and three daughters, Arkansas ATP Perishes in Crash active in her church. . .and all this in spite of her Pitts Special Charlotte Kenney, Topeka 99, flew an of a congenital defect in her spine, which ELT search on July II with her 49'Aer Bob. would have kept a lesser spirit at home in a Ellen Spellman, A TP, Arkansas’ first The little devil was found the next day in a rocking chair! During World War II, she and only lady pilot to achieve the ATP West Topeka home, after it had been flew courier service for the Civil Air Patrol, rating has gone on to a new horizon. Ellen removed from an aircraft that had been since her handicap prevented her from owned and operated her own charter flying for three hours all over the Topeka being a WASP. service, flying a Beech Baron out of area. Moving targets are very difficult to Stella Hardin was quite a woman. . .and Goodwin Field, El Dorado, Arkansas. find. there will always be a special place in our Ellen owned a Pitts Special which was for hearts for that shy little lady who was our her pasttimc and in which she made her last * * * friend. flight to the new horizon.

doing it on a group basis — that is, submitting an application from your sec­ 501 (c) (3) INFORMATION tion which will include all the chapters in that section. The best material for the application by Sylvia Paoli, Chm. comes from newspapers, so start now to An answer to the many questions and save all articles that refer in any way to inquiries made by various chapters to your chapter activities that support the headquarters and board members should be deductible purposes — scientific, educa­ forthcoming in the very near future. By tional, and charitable. That will include October 1st or shortly thereafter, requests almost everything except purely social directed to headquarters will bring you an activities. Flyers, brochures, newsletters, information packet answering the most- Ninety-Nine News reports, letters and frequently asked questions about the 501(c) many other sources can also be found for (3) status and giving you some preliminary this material. Letters from airport officials, information as to how to get started on it FAA personnel and others in aviation, for your chapter. commending a chapter or section for its If your chapter or section has already work in some particular area are especially decided to work on its application for the favored. Thinking towards the future, l»B FINIS WITH 99s. deductible status, or will be doing so in the when you plan a safety seminar, or flight future, you should start right now to gather instructor’s clinic, or do some charitable After ten years. Headquarters Secretary Darla Bullard, moves to San Antonio. A farewell party the material required for the application, as flying (carrying medical supplies, etc.), was held at International Headquarters, com­ it will take from six months to a year or CALL YOUR LOCAL NEWSPAPER and plete with champagne, cake and gifts. The Board more to complete the preparations neces­ start generating the kind of publicity that presented her with an AE Medal. She will he sary for the actual application, if you are will aid your application. greatly missed and we wish her well. a Earhart Sello((trillip 5

Career Research Scholarships Scholarships

FACT SHEET FACT SHEET PERTAINING TO THE APPLICATIONS FOR THE PERTAINING TO THE APPLICATIONS FOR THE 99s AMELIA EARHART MEMORIAL CAREER SCHOLARSHIPS 99s AMELIA EARHART MEMORIAL RESEARCH SCHOLAR

The Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarship application form is Applicant for the Amelia Earhart Memorial Research Scholar made a part of this Ninety-Nine News. Any Ninety Nine wishing grant must meet the following criteria: to apply for the scholarship is invited to read it thoroughly. The • have been a 99 in good standing for the two previous years criteria for a candidate includes the following: prior to date of application. • have been a 99 in good standing for the two previous years • have a minimum of 200 hours pilot-in-command since prior to date of application receiving her private license • hold a current medical certificate • have the support of her chapter • have a minimum of 200 hours pilot-in-command since • have a letter of recommendation signed by the A.E. receiving her private license Chairman or Chapter Chairman • have need of award financially • submit a formal proposal (consisting of an Administrative • have the support of her chapter and Technical section) for the research she wishes to • must have letter of recommendation signed by the Chapter perform A.E. Chairman or Chapter Chairman • to be qualified and recognized scholar in the area of her • must agree to complete the course and/or training within proposed research two years • propose to do research in the area of women in aerospace • submit a separate application for each rating or educational and/or aviation goal for which you are applying As for the Career Scholarships, the Research Scholar must The application consists of Application form, Experience include in her application: an Application form, Eligibility form record, Eligibility form and letter of recommendation from the when applicable, and letter of recommendation from the chapter. FIVE copies of each of these must be submitted to her chapter. FIVE copies of each of these must be submitted to her Chapter A.E. Chairman, only one of which must be notarized. Chapter A.E. Chairman, only one of which must be notarized. One head and shoulders, black and white glossy photo of the One head and shoulders, black and white glossy photo of the applicant (at least 2 1/

AMELIA EARHART MEMORIAL CAREER SCHOLARSHIP AMELIA EARHART MEMORIAL RESEARCH SCHOLAR (cross out one)

These scholarships and grants are made possible through the desires of THE NINETY NINES, INC. to develop the talents of women in the fields of aviation and aerospace and to sponsor research relating to women in these fields. The monies making this scholarship possible are drawn partly from interest on the trust fund and partly from annual donations by Chapters, Sections, individuals and special interest groups within the NINETY-NINES, INC. and friends of the NINETY-NINES, INC.

Name Airman's Certificate # (as it appears on Airman Cert.) A ddress______

Chapter______9 9 since____ Month Year Age------Single------M arried______Husband's name______Minor Children------ages______other _dependents______Private rating ree d Pilot in command hours since Pvt______Mo / Yr Certificate & ratings now held______Scholarship would be used toward^-. Reasons for applying (proposed uste of rating, opportunities available be complete!! Use additional sheet if necessary).

Present position and employer Previous employment______

Husband's position and employer______

* Applicants for Research Scholar grants may eliminate this answer since the essence of the statement will be reflected in the Formal Proposal or she may choose to provide a thumbnail sketch of the response if she chooses.

EXPERIENCE

CROSS COUNTRY: List flights in excess of 250 miles from home base (Use attached sheet if necessary).

Instructing: (year, place, approx. hours or duration of job)

Other aeronautical experience or training, including former ratings:

Hours in various types of aircrafts: (give details)

(Number of flight hours or semester hours)

NOVEMBER 1976 11 ELIGIBILITY FORM

(To be used by all applicants for Career Scholarships and by applicants for Research Scholar grants if the grant is to be used in connection with an advanced degree or on a “matching funds” contract.)

School from which course of instruction requested in this application would be obtained (if not an accredited school, then the name of the qualified instructor)

(Name of school or qualified instructor)

(Address of school or instructor)

The following statement is to be completed by a responsible official Of the school (or qualified instructor) who would give the instruc­ tion. Approximate cost of instruction— .------Approximate hours of instruction------— — — ------Type of aircraft to be used------— ------— ------I have examined the credentials (certificates, logs, transcripts, etc) of — i_— ------and find her to be eligible to begin instruction, and deemed fully qualified to accomplish the rating for the course entitled:------

(full name of course) The cost quoted above is standard for this school: S ig n e d :------T itle :------Date:------(If application is for more than one course copies of this form, duly signed, are required for each course.)

TO BE NOTARIZED

Be it known that I am a member in good standing of THE I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT ALL INFORMATION IN THIS NINETY NINES, INC. that I have been a member for the 2 APPLICATION IS TRUE AND CORRECT: previous years prior to the date of this application, that I have logged 200 hours or more as a pilot in command since receiving my private pilot certificate and that if I receive the AMELIA Signed------EARHART MEMORIAL CAREER SCHOLARSHIP or the AMELIA EARHART MEMORIAL RESEARCH SCHOLAR GRANT (cross Subscribed and sworn to me before this day of 19------out inappropriate title) I will complete the course of instruction, education or research for which this application is submitted , NOTARY PUBLIC within 2 years and I understand it is to be used only for the purpose/or rating for which I am applying. I further agree to retain my membership in THE NINETY NINES, INC. during this My Commission expires __ time and to keep in communication with the Board of Trustees of the AMELIA EARHART SCHOLARSHIP TRUST FUND and inform them, at least quarterly, of my progress. I attest to the fact that my application reflects an honest appraisal of my ability to complete the rating/educational goal/research goal requested in this application.

The following is to be completed by the CHAPTER A.E. CHAIRMAN I have examined all three pages of this application and any substantiating credentials I have deemed necessary and I find them to be true and in order. I recommend this applicant with no reservations A letter of recommendation from the chapter chairman accompanies this application. Date:------

Chapter A.E. Chairman If the Chapter Chairman is the applicant, then the next responsible chapter officer will write the letter of recommendation

Five copies of this application must be submitted to the Section A.E. Chairman postmarked no later than JANUARY 15th. A black and white glossy head and shoulders photo at least 2-1/4 x 2-1/4 must be attached to each copy. Five copies of the letter of recommen­ dation from the Chapter Chairman must also accompany this application 1976 A.E. Scholarship Winners

Susan Cutler Linsley will be using her award for a multi-engine rating, which will allow her to fly charter for her employer, Bryant & Stratton Jr. College Aviation Dept. Susan already holds a CFI and Commercial Certificate with IER along with all Ground Instructor ratings. Her husband died in 1970 and she has been the sole support for her two children, ages 12 and 8.

Elizabeth Jane Schermerhorn will use her award toward a multi-engine rating to add to her present ratings of Senior Commercial, SMELS, IER. She is currently an Instructor at Rockcliffe Flying Club, Ottawa, ONT. LINSEI.Y SCHERMERHORN EASTERN NEW ENGLAND EASTERN ONTARIO CHAPTER

Amy Pilkinton will use her award toward a B.S. degree in Professional Aviation. She is a full-time student working on her degree which will take her through her CF’I. At the time she receives her degree she has been offered a teaching position with La. Tech. Univ. as a flight and ground instructor. She ultimately hopes to become an Accident Prevention Specialist.

Mary Elaine Anglin will use her award toward a CFI and Instrument rating. She is secretary and ferry pilot for Albatross Airways, Inc. She is the sole support for herself and small son. Mary has a job promised upon receipt of these ratings. PILKINTON ANGLIN SHREVEPORT MICHIGAN

Nicole Radecki will use her award toward a multi-engine rating, which would allow her to fly charter for her present employer and also broaden her opportunities in aviation. She already holds Commercial and CFI plus CFII ASELS. Nicole has six children ranging in age from 2 to 13.

Lynn Palmer Cary will use her award toward a CFI rating. She is the Chief Ground Instructor for Let’s Fly. Inc., and feels that the CFI will enable her to continue in the field of aviation. She has previously taught elementary school, directed a nursery school, and operated Sonoma County Air Ambulance, Inc. She has three minor children and a son at the University of California. RADECKI CARY LONG ISLAND CHAPTER CANTA ROSA Catalog Changes and Corrections

TEAR OUT YOUR CATALOG SECTION FROM SF.PT.-OCT. ISSUE CHICAGO AREA ( HAPI KR JEWELRY: A number of price changes were put into effect on these items this summer. Some of them were not caught in the copy To expedite your shopping for the Christmas Season we are printing all changes before press time, and some of them have been put into effect since that time. and corrections regardless of cause in this issue. Please attach to your catalog. The catalog is intended to be a once a year item. We will, of course, be glad to Order all the items below from: Chicago Area Chapter, Ethel Scott, 8133 S. correct any errors in your copy that we created, but we will not keep printing price Kolmar Ave., Chicago, IL 60652. changes, etc. on your goods throughout the year. (You may take out an ad for that purpose if you wish) PINS: Chairman’s pin — same as style *1403 w/synlhetic ruby set in hub of prop-solid I0 K gold only $24.00.

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Thursday, day 4, we were briefed on what we were going to do and again issued headsets and went down to the floor of the Ft. Worth Air Route Traffic Control Center where we plugged in beside the controllers and watched and listened as they received handoffs from other sectors, vectored airplanes, and handed them off to approach control. Some of us got to see The Ft. Worth Air Route Traffic Control Dallas Redbird Chapter Graduating Class of what the emergency code looked like and Center has for several months been holding Operation Raincheck. (First Row: Kathy Long also what it looked like when two airplanes weekly classes called “ Raincheck” . This is and Pat Jetton. Second: Beth Tomlinson, Elinor Johnson, Helen Wilke, Sherrell Jones, Duane got less than 3 miles apart. All too soon it a course which encompasses all three parts Perry (Dogwood Chapter), Dewey McAlister was time to go back upstairs for our of the Air Traffic Control System; Flight (Instructor and EPDS FTW ARTCC). Third: graduation exercises and comments from Service, Towers, and Centers. Specialists Hank Newman (Regional Director FAA), Bryant the Chief of the center, Sabe Comley, and from all three come to tell the students what Hutchinson, Doris Fuller, John Fuller, Hazel comments from Hank Newman, Director their (FAA) function is and how they all fit Jones, and John Werner (Instructor FTW of the Southwest Region of the FAA. Mr. together. The classes last four nights and ARTCC). Newman thanked the “Redbirds” for are held usually at the center training room. coming and also thanked the Ninety-Nines September 13th, the Dallas Redbirds two groups. With headsets in hand, half as a whole for the work they do in aviation attended as a group and by all counts, had a went to approach control and half went to safety, airport marking, etc. Mr. Newman blast. The first night, Tiner Lapsley, local the tower. There we plugged in beside the has great respect and admiration for the APS, gave a lecture on spin/stall accidents Ninety-Nines and expressed his apprecia­ that are on the increase. We also heard tion to them for all the good things we do. from Jim Bedgood from the Dallas FSS on We in turn thanked him and his staff for what was available at your local FSS and providing us the opportunity to participate how to get a good weather briefing. He also in “ Raincheck” . discussed what the FSS specialists needs to This is a good program and is provided know about you, the pilot, to help him as a service to the flying public by the FAA. tailor a briefing to your type aircraft and Whether you are instrument rated or not, it your pilot qualifications. His pictures of is most worthwhile and very educational. weather and particularly the recent Dallas Anyone having this great program available Tornado were great. His discussion of how Part of the Raincheck operations is to have the in their area should take advantage of it an IFR flight plan gets into the ATC system students plug in with controllers to observe the because of what you learn and also because was most informative. Lots of questions radar and hear the radio conversation between the pilot and the controller. it is a whole bunch of fun. back and forth. One of the “ teasers” was that each time we went to class we saw the controllers at work and knew that one night Chapel to Honor Amefia Earhart we would be in there with them. Tuesday or day 2 brought us lectures by A votive model of AMELIA EAR- were issued, the Board invested in some Dennis Graham, DFW TRACON on the HART’S Lockheed Vega in which she sheets. There are 50 stamps to a sheet. The DFW Tower, DFW Approach Control, and soloed the Atlantic Ocean is now being Board is now offering them for sale at $10. the DFW TCA. He discussed the arrival constructed to hang in the Protestant per sheet to Ninety-Nines. Some of you are and departure routes, the VFR route across Chapel’s Shrine of Aviation at JFK philatelists, or you might want to give them the TCA, and the radar used for approach International Airport. It will be the only as presents. (Gimbel’s philatelic depart­ control with the new sophisticated compu­ one of the many models there to honor a ment sells them for $26. a mint sheet.) The ter equipment that assists in the control of woman, and will take its place alongside the funds from these sales of ours will go traffic. He had slides on the way a target Wright Flyer. These two are the only towards the building and hanging of looks and what appears on the scope if you general aviation aircraft dedicated to hang “A E’s” Vega. They may be obtained have transponder and encoding altimeter. in the Chapel’s Shrine, all others being (while they last) from BARBARA EVANS, He explained what happens when you have airline type models. The father of the 40 Stuart Place, Manhasset, New York, an emergency and code 7700 in your Wright brothers was an Episcopal Bishop 11030. transponder and also what happens when and inspired the founding of this Shrine. two airplanes get too close together. John The Protestant Chapel is flanked by the YOU and your guests are hereby invited Werner then took over and explained the Catholic and Jewish Chapels, gleaming to attend the dedication at NOON, center’s radar and what happens to your white architectural beauties whose stained DECEM BER 17, 1976 at the Protestant IFR flight plan when you file it and also glass windows reflect the sunlight from the Chapel, JFK International Airport. The what happens if you file and don’t get off lagoon waters on which they are located. New York-New Jersey Section will hostess within two hours (the computer throws you This “Chapel Project” is being spon­ the event. The consecration service will be out). Many, many questions to both men sored by the POWDER PUFF DERBY followed by a champagne reception. RSVP on who to call to do what. Board of Directors. Ten years ago when the to one of the Chapel Committee: Kay A. Wednesday, day 3, we all went to the Amelia Earhart .08 cent Air Mail stamps Brick, Barbara Evans, Marion Andrews. DFW Tracon where we were divided into names of the sponsors, along with a short biography of their honorees — a part of the The International permanent record of the International Forest of Friendship, a joint venture of the Ninety-Nines and the city of Atchison, the Forest Of Friendship birthplace of Amelia Earhart. Harold Gallaher, of the Kansas State by Forestry Extension Service is in overall Fay Gillis Wells charge of the trees in the Ninety-Nines General Chairman Forest. Jim Geisler, also of the Kansas State University Forestry Extension, directs the routine work at the Forest. TWA pilot, Earl Adam, also a forester, lives in Atchison and is the on-the-scene liason between the Forest and Kansas State University. Ceremonies to add new trees to the Forest and new names to Memory Lane will be held at appropriate times throughout the year. Here is the chart of the forty-two honorees presently in Memory Lane. There is only space for one hundred names in this special lane, but there is room for additional lanes off the International walk.

The entrance to Memory Lane. 99 Irene The ceremonial area of the International Forest of Friendship, with the Wirtschafter and Joe Carrigan, Chairman of the fla|>s of the Bicentennial, America and the Slate of Kansas, flying from Atchison Bicentennial Committee. their permanent, twenty-five fool high flag staffs.

The International Forest of Friendship Secretary of the Interior, Thomas Klep- now is a part of the official archives of pe, has designated the International Forest America’s 200th Birthday Celebration. It is of Friendship Trial a part of the National putting down deep roots in the heartland of Recreational Trail system, the first in the America to grow and thrive with our State of Kansas. country into her Third Century, as one of Part of the International Trail is Memory the Bicentennial Horizon programs. Lane. It wanders through the woods to a The Ninety-Nines launched their Interna­ serene cul de sac, outlined by redwood tional Bicentennial program at the ground­ benches. Here the visitors can reflect on breaking ceremonies for the Forest, July those who have been or are a part of 24, 1973. The Forest was dedicated July 24, aviation history, etched on granite plaques, 1976, in Atchison, Kansas, with the trees embedded in the concrete walk. Sponsors from the fifty states and nine of the pay $100 for each person, identified with countries around the world where there are aviation, they want to honor in Memory 99s. The other 24 International trees will be Lane. This helps to defray the cost of the planted when the representative trees have 4-inch thick granite plaques, more durable been properly aclimatized in the nurseries than writing the names directly into the at Kansas State University, in Manhattan, concrete, and more permanent than bronze Kansas. plaques that could easily be pried out of the All the trees are identified by granite walk. Sponsors should write directly to markers, etched with the names of the trees John E. Smith, Treasurer, International and the states or countries. There is a Forest of Friendship, Atchison, Kansas permanent flag stand beside each marker 66002. In the Forestry Library, in Atchi­ for special ceremonies. son, there will be a Golden Book, listing the

(Below left) Lois Feigenbaum, International President, standing beside the Illinois flag and marker. (Below right) The Honorable Nikio Morimoto, from the Consulate General in Chicago, repre­ senting Japan at the dedication of the Interna­ tional Forest of Friendship.

Ninety-Nines at the Atchison Mali for the dedication of the Zonta flagpole honoring Amelia Earhart. Kneeling: Lois Feigenbaum, President: Shanda Sawant and Rahia Futehally from India. Standing: Nancy Hopkins Tier, '( hmrtrr mrmbm o f ihr *ti. Alice Hammond, Lois Broyles, unidentified, Blanche Noyes, Shelia Scott, Margaret Thomas Editors Note: As a very special Christmas Warren. Sunila Bhajekar, Gertrude Lockwood, gift, why nor remember your favorite 99 or Fay Gillis Wells, and Betty Huyler Gilles. Photo aviation personality by sponsoring them in by Bob Farrington. Memory Lane. Thousands Celebrate the Bicentennial With Tennessee Chapter 99s in the

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Thousands came to TYS (McGhee Tyson Airport) on April 10, 1976. Some were contestants in the historical landmark contest anxious for the $1,000.00 prize announcement; some were public figures out to meet constituents, some were parents of little kids anxious to frequent the coke and popcorn stands among the full-flight, radio-controlled model airplanes; some were families looking for special interests on a lazy, hot Saturday afternoon; some were World War 1 (sic) veterans reliving thrills of the skies with the many barnstorming biplanes in operation; some were exhibitors, the CAP, EEA and major commercial and passenger airlines; some were waiting for the opportunity for a ride in the basket of Southern Airlines hot air balloon; some were having lunch at the magnificent buffet prepared by Mr. Paul of Sky Chef; and some were the 99s who promoted the Historical Air Foto Identification Contest. Fran Davis, Flight Activities Chairman for the Tennessee Chapter 99s, conceived an unique contest idea in connection with the national, state and local Bicentennial festivities. Thirty photographs of historically significant landmarks assembled in kits with identification “clues” prepared by Bill Kershner, aviation author and contest judge, were sold to eager CLUE contestants for $25.00. Contestants were given 30 days in which

Namesake o f a famous man to identify the landmarks and to indicate the historical Well noted in Tennessee's past significance of the photograph. He led his group to a royal spot Momentum developed speedily among the 99s, contestants, Where Ferguson breathed his last. Bicentennial officials, and local TV stations and newspapers. Fran obtained tremendous support from many state and local businesses and aviation organizations. Particularly, Cherokee Aviation and Smoky Mountain Aero at TYS’ granted hanger and apron space. The high point of the festivities was the acclaim for the Tennessee 99s with the awarding of the prizes. Senator Howard Baker led in the program with the presentation of the first prize — a 2x4 foot check for $1000.00 to Donna Bower and Ruth Thomas as co-pilots for the contest. Donna Bower is one of Knoxville’s first multi-engined pilots and first multi-engined flight instructors which rating she W O T I ZZIT? obtained in a Cessna 310 in which she has logged hundreds of hours. Donna is past chairman of the Tennessee Chapter of 99s; V O R 1 FREQ. RADIAL N.M. D.M.E. an accident prevention counselor to F.A.A.; and Assistant Chief Flight Instructor for Smoky Mountain Aero, Inc. Donna was an instructor of Hans Holstrum of Australia, the first pilot to fly the smallest single-engined airplane, a 2-place Gruman American, VO R 2 FREQ.RADIAL N.M. D.M.E. around the world without an autopilot. Ruth Thomas started flying on the first date with her husband, Ferris, in 1938, was licensed August 8, 1940 and became a member of the 99s the very next day when the Tennessee Chapter HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE was chartered. During World War 11 Ruth was an Airway Traffic Controller in the Detroit Center. Ruth flew 8 “ Powder Puff” derbies, placing 4th and 6th; and two International Air Races, placing third in both races. Ruth attended the 1952 Aerospace Workshop at the University of Colorado and for 15 years has combined her aviation know-how with her profession as an SAMPLE CLUE. To be identified was the town educator and taught aviation education to Tennessee teachers at of Sevierville, located in Sevier County and the University of Tennessee and Middle Tennessee State named for John Sevier, probably the best known University — the first Aviation Educationist in Tennessee. figure in Tennessee history. Sevier was an early Joyce Hewins, Morristown, won the special award for 99s, for settler and Indian fighter and later Governor of speedy identification of the 30 photos plus an additional photo the State of Eranklin and of Tennessee. (for 99s only). The award was a magnificent red, white and blue plexiglas U.S.A. flag with bicentennial coins for the stars and Ideijtificatioii CoqteSt

dollar bills covering the red stripes, a most appropriate bicentennial emblem on display now at the Morristown airport. She has been flying since October 1972 — has a private pilots license with 110 hours and is a very loyal and active member of . £ the Tennessee 99s. Bill Kershner, contest judge who wrote clue lines for the photos and also took many of the photos, presented Albert G. Holmes of Knoxville with the second prize trophy and $50.00. Helen Veerland (Tennessee 99) received the third prize trophy and a $25.00 bond from Judge Dan Kutcha. Colonel Kutcha is the University of Tennessee Airforce ROTC instructor. i Bob Swanson and John Nance, ATC tower chiefs, also generously served as contest judges. The Tennessee Ninety-Nines’ “ Know Your Country Bicenten­ (Above left) Mrs. David Creekmore, Bicentennial Officer and Kran Davis nial Air Tour” was one of 30 projects (from several hundred) (L) present special red, white and blue plexiglass flag with coins as stars selected for State-wide recognition and awarded a special and dollar bills as stripes to winner Joyce Hewins (R). certification of official recognition — by Chairman John Reese and Mrs. David Creekmore of the Bicentennial Committee. (Above right) Senator Baker, program speaker and contest judge with Members of the Tennessee Chapter of 99s garbed in red, white First Prize check for $1000. - as later cashed by winners Ruth Thomas and and blue, complete with Bicentennial emblems, sold cokes, Donna Bowers. washed and decorated hangers in tremendous quantities of (Below) Pitts 2. part of Display of Antique and experimental Aircraft. bunting and flags and guided the 5,000 visitors through antique plane exhibits, lunch and program areas. Planes included 2 Pitts, a BD4, a VP2, a Flybaby, a FAT Midget Racer, Elmer Wood’s biplane built when he was 65 years old, a Gruman Bearcat, along with Luscombes, Bellancas, Piper Cubs and Aeroncas of years long ago. Harold Beal flew in his F86 Jet Fighter with many a flourish to the amazement of many spectators. Enthusiastic exhibitors added much interest to the program. President Ed Harn and the Knox County Radio Control Society demonstrated over 12 fully aerobatic, radio controlled model planes with 5 to 6 foot wing spans. commercial plane (mail & express) to fly into Knoxville on July American Airlines was celebrating its 50th Anniversary with 18,1934 the 6 passenger model T Stinson and later the DC2 — the magnificent posters of the Curtis Condor biplane — first first passenger commercial planes to land at TYS July 29, 1937. United and Delta had displays with souvenir schedules, planes and pins for the public. The Civil Air Patrol exhibited a slide series of tremendous interest. Bill Kershner’s flight manuals were featured at another booth. Several hang gliders were demonstrated — as well as a hot air balloon which carried passengers for rides to the length of mooring ropes. The Piper Flight Center exhibit was well attended and also that of the Glass Insulators of Tennessee which featured energy saving devices. A special 99 exhibit provided a superb historical perspective of the 99s (particularly the Tennessee Chapter) and promoted interest, information and enthusiasm dbout the International 99 programs to the thousands of visitors. Special thanks were extended to 49'/2ers Leon Ridenour, Fred Vreeland, & Ferris Thomas for their staunch support, and to Bill Childress, Editor & the Knoxville Journal which facilitated pictures, printing, air transportation of personnel, and solved many many other needs as they arose. To Senator Baker, Mrs. Creekmore, our judges, our contestants, our thousands who celebrated the Bicentennial with us in various kinds and amounts, we are grateful for the day of KOTO 30. an extra for 99s only. The Clue was: fun, frolic and fullfillment. A bible story of sheep for values & a clue Most of all the Tennessee Chapter appreciates the very special And it ties on aid with (his same line To lead to the spot to get a view expertise of Fran Davis, nobly assisted by Mickey Childress, who Where existing, see I and example find. planned, produced and coordinated the month-long festivities culminating in the April 10 Fly-In Bicentennial Celebration at TYS. News Notes from the FOREIGN SECTIONS

AUSTRALIA The Caribbean Section also represents a wide variety of careers including former and present airline hostesses, doctor, nurse- anethetist, commercial artist, bank execu­ tive, flight instructor, lawyer and shop manager. We feel we have an extremely interesting group of 99s and plan to introduce you to all of us in coming issues of the 99 NEWS. Most of us learned to fly in Freeport and Those attending the meeting at Sabi were: feel we have the best of all possible worlds Yvonne van den Dool, Sheila Fradl, Beth Sal/er, — almost constantly beautiful flying Jeanette Frazer-Jones, Fay Preston, Fa a Hol­ weather and a relatively uncrowded and lingworth. Ingrid Adolphs, Jeanette van Ginkel, fully instrumented airport. This, coupled Kay Armstrong, Noel Harper, Merle Ball. Australian 94, Pen Reiman, Far right, is also with unpolluted air and a variety of islands Amalia von Maltitz, Val Hunt-Davis and Ann Federal President of the Australian Womens to fly to for cross-countries, makes learning White. Pilots' Assn. Peg is photographed here at the to fly an even more marvelous experience. grand banquet at the Annual General Meeting 1976 of the A.W.P.A. with Mrs. Port, Lady Much of our pilotage includes learning to “read” water colors and sighting sandy Mayoress of Sydney; Rosemary Harris, Hostess; fortunate we were, too. In the short space beaches — with counting large fish and rays Alderman Leo Port, the Lord Mayor; and Mrs. of two hours we saw elephant, lion, in the shallows for diversion. M. Harris. leopard, giraffe and of course countless As I mentioned at Convention in buck, zebra and monkeys. Philadelphia, we invite all 99s and their CARIBBKAN SECTION NEWS The meeting that afternoon was well family and friends to come visit us in our attended and the following office bearers beautiful islands in the sun. by Carole Chambers, Vice-Governor were elected; V-Gov. Jeanette van Ginkel; Treas. Ingrid Adolphs; Sec. Val Hunt-Da­ * * * The Caribbean Section is at long last a vis; and Pres. Merle Ball. reality! For several years three very SOUTH AFRICAN SECTION Congratulations to Ann White on being frustrated 99s watched eagerly as women by Reporter Merle Ball nominated as Woman Pilot of the Year for student pilots progressed towards their all she has done for Aviation and for the licenses only to have them leave the islands 99s. This lady works quietly, efficiently and before we reached the magic number of five What a happy and memorable occasion does so much to help us all. Aurial Miller to start a Section. Suddenly this spring we our biannual meeting proved to be. This won the Open (Comm.) and Private Pilots found we had women getting their licenses was a special meeting, planned to celebrate Competitions in the Western Cape. Aurial one after the other and had four, then five, our 10th Anniversary. The setting was does not have her Comm. License but then six 99s. At this point we could see our superb. The Sabi River Bungalows nestle certainly has the “ know how” as this Open dreain of a Caribbean Section about to among the beautiful hills of the Transvaal. competition was against males as well. come true. By the time our Charter was The local golf course was the landing strip (Who says I am a Woman’s Libber?!!) approved at the spring Board Meeting, our . . .and for those less daring a private strip Well done Beth Salzer who added 2 more membership had reached the unbelievable (also grass) some 5 miles away! ratings to her license, also Ann White who (to us) number of eleven with several more did her Instrument Rating on Pipers and potential licensed pilots and students. now instructs on them as well. Though we all presently reside in the Val Hunt-Davis competed in the State Bahama Islands, we did not want to limit President’s Air Race, and was not only the our Section to this country and hope we 1st W om an Pilot hom e, the 1st 99 to reach have laid the ground work for an expanding the finish but was also presented with a 3rd 99 Section throughout the many islands of Trophy for the most Meritorious Pilot in the Caribbean. the race. No small feat as this is our big While we are a Caribbean Section by race, and all pilots in S.A. who have the residence, our membership is truly “ inter­ A birthday cake for the 10th anniversary of the chance enter. . .Men, Women, Comm, and national” with women who are Canadian, South African Section presented by the hotel. Private Pilots. Congratulations Val, you Bahamian, American, British and Polish. About to blow out the candles are Merle Ball, have represented us well and we are very Our gals own six airplanes (three singles Eva Hollingworth, Yvonne van den Dool, Beth proud of you. Sal/cr, Jeanette Erazer-Jones, Ann White, Fay and three twins) and have flying experience Yvonne van den Dool was interviewed by Preston. Ingrid Adolphs, Amalia von Maltitz, ranging from the new Private Pilot to ATP Jeanette van Ginkel and Val Hunt-Davis. the press, and it was brought to the candidate and all stages in between. Flying attention of the newer members that it was activities run the gamut from sightseeing, Yvonne who was the person who actually shopping trips to Florida, Powder Puff started the 99 Section in S.A. She was Derby races, Med-Evac flights, flights for Those of us who had arrived on the enthusiastic then and is able to transmit this BASRA (Bahamas Air-Sea Rescue Associa­ Friday were able to take advantage of being excitement and love of aviation to any tion — Bahamian all volunteer version of in the centre of “game country” and spent listener she speaks to. She must have felt the U.S. Coast Guard) to vacation and Saturday morning driving through the rather proud to be there at the meeting 10 business trips to nearby islands, North game reserve looking at the many beautiful years later to share with us the achieve­ America and Europe. species of animals available to see. How ments of all the members. NORTH CENTRAL

Sharon Fall, All Ohio, has enrolled in 99s Cincinnati Tech. College as a fulltime A & P student. She is the first woman student in the history of their aviation program. The Women’s Air and Space Museum display at Dayton Convention Center in includes a mannequin dressed in Amelia Earhart’s flying suit and a life size picture of Blanche Noyes. Mary Carolyn Jenkins, Michigan, has been appointed to a three year term on the Midland-Barstow Airport Commission. the Michigan Chapter would also like to pat Lillian Snyder on the back for her work on the Board for the Detroit City Airshow this summer, and pass on congratulations to Mary Anglin for being awarded the A.E. News Scholarship this year.

SOUTH CENTRAL CANADIAN Arkansas 99 Cary Hunt has fought a BETTY McNABB Eastern O ntario’s Betty Jane Schermer- hard battle and won the position of Justice 1976 AMRA Distinguished Member horn was the recipient of an Amelia of the Peace. Congratulations also to Earhart Scholarship at International con­ Charlene Poe who placed third in the Our warm and wonderful Betty Mc- vention. We are pleased for and proud of Arkansas Air Derby. Nabb, who has served the Ninety-Nines as Betty Jane as she has been a most Ruth Deerman, El Paso, was honored by International President as well as being a enthusiastic and active member from the the Mary Kay Cosmetic Company in Dallas board member for 10 consecutive years, has day she joined our ranks. Betty Jane will be for being one of the top sales Directors in been out lighting flames of fame in her East Canada’s incoming Vice-Governor. personal sales for 1976. Because of this she professional area as well. was “Queen for the Day” at KROD Radio The American Medical Record Associa­ MIDDLE EAST Station in El Paso. (She is willing to share tion, a professional organization with over 17,000 members, recently named Betty Mary Ann Gorski, Delaware Chapter, the limelight with other 99s — see her classified ad.) their Distinguished M ember for 1976. left July 28th for a year of study in Shreveport Chapter is very proud o f their According to the MEDICAL RECORD Germany on a Fulbright Scholarship. new chairman, Amy Pilkinton, who was NEWS, “ In light of her many contribu­ tions to medical record administration, CONVENTION NEWS COVERAGE selected as one of the recipients of the A.E. Scholarship award. She is their youngest particularly in the small hospital and Philadelphia newspapers gave good co­ member, and they predict that she will nursing home areas, Betty McNabb, RRA, verage to the 99s during the Convention in make many contributions to aviation. has been selected AMRA Distinguished August. On Sunday, August 8th, the M ember for 1976. Philadelphia Inquirer carried a feature on “ In addition to her pioneering work in Balloonist Connie Wolf and Ferry Pilot SOUTHEAST consulting in the South, a few of the many Louise Sacchi. accomplishments which have earned her the Lee Zeller, Indiana Dunes Chapter and Edna Hartness, Blue Ridge Chapter, a AMRA honor are her authorship and her 11 month old son, Sean, were Jack of all trades, was recently awarded her continuous updating of Medical Record photographed by a local reporter and Life Master Certificate by the American Procedures in small Hospitals and her headlines another article on the convention Contract Bridge League. editorial work for Southern Hospitals in the Inquirer. magazine, her teaching abilities as exempli­ On Sunday, August 22nd, Gail Lingo fied in various workshops and training s o u t h w f :s t and her airplane in beautiful color adorned programs, and her outstanding contribu­ the cover of the magazine section of the tions to civic organizations at state and Burlington County Times. Inside were two The Los Angeles Chapter took several national levels.” pages devoted to convention coverage as awards at the Southwest Sectional. They Betty has used her plane throughout the well as a separate two-page article on the took 1st place for Large C hapter having years in conjunction with her professional “Last Powder Puff Derby.” Most Members APT (68% are card consulting to get from meeting to meeting carrying A PTers!); 1st place in the M em ­ and to various hospitals throughout the NEW YORK-NEW JERSEY bers with the Most Professional Flying south, and is well known as the “Flying Time; 3rd place for Members with the Most RRA.” The Buffalo Courier Express featured Nonprofessional Flying Time (an average Betty has a long list of academic several Western New York 99s, in their of more than 90 hours in the sky for each credentials as well as having been the “Good Listener” column on August 8th. member); and 3rd and 5th for Pilots of the recipient of many honors in her “other” Year, Norma Futterman and Virginia favorite flying organization, the Civil Air NORTHWEST SECTION Showers. Patrol. She will undoubtedly accumulate a Virginia Hash, Phoenix Chapter, is a few more as time goes by, as she reports Vi Nixon, Far West 99, and her sister newly appointed member of the Municipal that she is “still busy doing hospital Arlene Renken, illustrator, have had an Aeronautics Advisory Board. consulting, writing, teaching, lecturing (38 article from their book Finnish Folk Betty Wharton, new International Board states) and in general enjoying life despite Recipes published in the autumn issue of Member, was also named Pilot of the Year senior citizenship statutes.” Wisconsin Trails Magazine. by the San Diego Chapter. Michelle McDonough and her 49'Aer, M ichael, Indiana Dunes Chapter, will be moving to Rochelle, IL and will be Bread ’n Butter managing and operating the FBO at Rochelle Airport. All 99s are extended an Aviation invitation to drop in to see them when in Sue the Midwest. FOREIGN SECTION SOUTH CENTRAL

June Sutherland is flying tourists around Liz Lautner o f the Coastal Bend 99s has Mason secured a position as a travelling saleslady East Africa for Safari Air Charter Compa­ ny at Nairobi’s Wilson Airport. for the Western Aero Supply Corporation Celia Alexander flies with Inter-Island located on the San Antonio International Airways on the Seychellen Islands. A irport. She is the First woman we know of who is doing this type of work for a EAST CANADIAN wholesaler of aircraft parts and supplies. Oklahoma 99 La Nell Easley o f Coastal Bend 99s Eastern Ontario Chapter has a rather works for the El Campo Metro Airport as a Becomes Navy Plot impressive list of gals who work in aviation secretary and also trips to the Cessna full time. Lorna deBlicquy is a Designated factory to ferry new aircraft home. Sue Mason, a 99 from Ringwood, OK, Flight Test Examiner for Private & Emily Howell, Colorado, now Captain will be one of four women reporting for Commercial ratings and Gean Hemming is flying the Otter for Frontier out of Denver, Naval pilot training at Pensacola, FL on a Chief Flying Instructor. Debbie White has been taking a few trips as Co-Pilot on Oct. 12. After an eight week Naval Officer has a Commerical License and an Engineer the Convair 580. Emily was featured.on School, the cadets will begin flight training, while Judith Strome is an IFR C ontroller at NBC News’ Personality Profile on Sunday, which will last almost a year. The women Ottawa Uplands. Elaine Summer is an July 25. will not be allowed to fly in combat (they Engineer at Russel, Ontario and Lyn Ft. Worth’s Mary Ann Hudak, who is are legally barred from this endeavor) Edwards, Paula Brooks and Lois Smith with Bell Helicopter International in Teh­ although they may be commissioned to fly also work full time. Part time instructors ran, Iran, has just been promoted to anything that any other Naval officer can are Betty Jane Schermerhorn and Felicity Supervisor of the Flight Management fly. Sue indicated that she is looking McKendry. Program. The first female to be so honored forward to the challenge of aircraft carrier in Iran. She plans a visit to New Delhi and operations and hopes that this technique MIDDLE EAST Nepal in October before returning to Ft. will be part of the women’s training. Worth at Christmas to tell all about her Sue is a Social Science graduate of Jan Churchill has joined the Sales work and travels to Moscow and Lenin­ Oklahoma State University where she was Department of Summit Aviation, Inc., grad, etc. also a flight instructor for several years. In Middletown, Delaware as an aircraft Beth Covey, Lubbock, reports flying a fact, her own academic progress was salesperson. This is in addition to being plane back from the Piper factory in somewhat delayed as she first took and Editor o f The Summit Informer. Jan flew Florida. What a deal Beth has going — all then taught every flying course offered. the PPD as TAR 76, sponsored by Summit that flying and getting paid for it, too! Most recently, in addition to teaching basic Aviation, and after the race, purchased the and advanced students, she has been OSU’s Skylane from Summit. SOUTHEAST aerobatic instructor, using a Bellanca Decathalon. NORTHWEST The Carolinas Chapter is very proud o f Sue had checked out in a taildragger long C hairm an Mary Foley and her work in before becoming involved with the Decath­ Stillaguamish C hairm an Marge Thomas Aerospace Medicine. Her recent article on alon and aerobatic flight. This was accom­ worked for Southeast Skyways in their Hypoxia appeared in last month’s 99 plished when she taxied herself around a dispatch and ticket office in Juneau, NEWS and should be of interest to all. pasture in South Dakota before bringing Alaska during the summer months. After Linda Snell, Florida Goldcoast Chapter, home the 1947 Aeronca C hief she had just working hours she rode along on tourist works as an Air Traffic Control Specialist purchased from “a little old man who flew charter flights viewing the countryside. at Miami Flight Service Station. it only on Sundays.” The Chief and all her other flying experience will now be put on NORTH CENTRAL SOUTHWEST the shelf for a while as Sue starts all over and learns to “Fly Navy.” Evelyn Brases, Cape Girardeau Area, is Iris Critchell, Long Beach Chapter, is a Sue applied for the Navy program two now at the FAA Center in OKC for a busy Flight Instructor. She recently saw years ago when the first women were 10-week training session preparing for flight tests completed for 8 new Private accepted into the program. At that time, work in FSS. Pilots, and has 7 Commercial/Instrument she was ineligible since she did not yet have Good News and Bad News. . .there’s candidates in progress. In her spare time, her college degree. She kept her application good news, and bad news in the continuing Iris, with daughter Sandra Clary as up to date and was informed in July that battle that Rosemary Roth Boyd, Greater co-pilot, flies student research flights for she had been accepted. She has spent the St. Louis Chapter, has been conducting for the Harvey Mudd Engineering Clinic last two months in preparation — winding several years with Ozark Airlines to be involved in air pollution research. up personal affairs and getting in shape accepted as flight crew member. The good Gloria Hovde, A & P from Santa Clara physically by a daily program of running news is that a judge ruled the minimum Valley Chapter, has started working for and swimming which the YMCA helped her height requirement by Ozark for a flight United Airlines at SFO in their Sheet Metal to set-up. Now the years of anticipation crew member was unreasonable and dis­ Shop as a mechanic. Gloria says that and weeks of preparation are building to a criminating and should be lowered to 5’5” . repairing and examining those ‘big birds’ is climax and Sue was anxious for October The bad news? Tiny Rosemary is only 5’2” really exciting. She is pouring over travel 12th to arrive so she could get on with the tall! Seems she opened the door for a lot of brochures to take advantage of the benefits business of “ Flying Navy.” people, but lost her own objective. of working for an airline. (Right) Presentation of gold 99 charm on disc and chain from the Fort Worth 99s. (I.-R) Channel 11 TV, 49'/:er Al Hall. F.dna, Carole Sue Wheeler, and Verna Stubbs. (Below) Fdna Gardner Whvlc with Fort Worth 99s Carole Sue Wheeler. Chairman, \erna (Below) Celebration Cake for Fdna. Stubbs and Genie Grimes.

50 Years of Flying Edna Gardner Whyte Day July 1976

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(Above) 49'/:er Boh Barrett and Ted White ( Above) Indian 99. I)r. Sunilla Bhajekar. Tons preparing for Radio Controlled airplane demon­ Page. Fort W orth 99 and Kditor of X-C NKWS. stration. The men are members of the R.C. (l.efl) A Texas Downpour. F.dna and Channel II Thunderbirds. TV photographer under wing.

PALMS TO PINES AIR RACE

The seventh annual Palms-to-Pines Air Race was flown August Comanche 250. Beverly is a member of the San Gabriel Valley 20-21, 1976. The routing, which remains the same each year, Chapter and her daughter, Sandee is a student pilot. They takes racers from Santa Monica, CA to Independence, OR with a finished eighth in the 1975 race and also received the “ Under 500 RON at Red Bluff, CA. The 816 mile race is sponsored by the hour team” prize last year. Santa Monica Bay 99s and the citizens of Independence, OR. Fifty-five aircraft completed the ’76 race course with the The race was won this year by Beverly and Sandee Mahoney, a following results: (Note: The Top Ten prize/trophy winners are mother-daughter racing team from Chino, CA in their Piper ineligible for the leg trophies.)

OFFICIAL WINNERS: TOP TEN LEG PRIZES Name Plane Score

I si Leg Georgia Lamber( PlaceName Plane Score '62 Cessna 172 28.88 Joyce Jones 1 Beverly Mahoney '60 Comanche 250 25.11 2nd Leg Pamela Brands Sandee Mahoney '76 Cessna 172 20.74 Elizabeth Nuckolls 2 Mary Wenholz '71 Cessna 182 24.85 3rd Leg Juanita Thompson Rosemary DeAngelo '73 Piper Arrow II 14.62 Pat Thorpe 3 Norma Futterman '76 Bonanza A-36 24.29 4th Leg Wally Funk '75 Citabria 7KCAB Virginia Showers 23.65 Judy Broom 4 Jean Rose '74 Citabria 7KCAB 23.68 BEST 1ST TIME RACERS Janice Free Eugenia Rohbert 21.81 Jean Johnson 5 Velda Mapelli '66 Comanche 260B 22.45 BEST RACERS UNDER 500 HOURS 6 Eugenia Rohrberg '76 Piper PA-28-151 21.81 Pamela Brands Jean Johnson 18.55 Elizabeth Nuckolls 7 Claire Walters '71 Cessna 172 21.35 BEST GRUMMAN RACER Cara Lund Lorrie Blech Barbara Michaels '75 AA5B 15.68 8 Berni Stevenson '67 Mooney M20F 21.05 Marie Hoefer MYSTERY SPOT AT REI) BI.UFF Mary Firth 9 Kathleen Moskow '74 Cessna Cardinal 177 20.99 '73 Grumman Traveler Karen Charest Waynette Fisher

10 Eva McHenry '76 Piper PA-28-151 20.21 Ed. Note: Many thanks to our good friend, Glen Buffington, for Bonnie Zrust sending the race results to the 99 NE ITS. MOTHER-DAUGHTKR NEWSLETTER INTRODUCED

As an outgrowth of a most enjoyable 99 mother-daughter picnic held during con­ FLYING vention ’75, Intermountain Chapter an­ nounces the beginning of a Mother-Daugh­ ter Newsletter to be published 6 times per CANADIAN Members of the Greater Detroit Area year. The format will include personal Chapter helped with a flying treasure hunt items, career highlights, kids and recipes, After helping man the start of the 1AR at and spot landing contest at Grosse lie flying activities — whatever mother-daugh­ Quebec City, Mary MacMillan flew her A irport on Septem ber 18. Fifteen planes ter flyers are doing. All 99s who have a 99 Cessna 170 to Iroquois, ONT to Eastern participated in the event. A pilot from mother, daughter, or grandmother (natur­ Canadian Chapter’s June Flyaway and won Gross He won first place. Our own Beverly al, foster, adopted or what-have-you!) are the Carson tote bag prize in our bombing Mitchell and her husband, Neal, came in invited to send a letter about themselves competition, so ably organized by Lydia second. 99 members from Ohio and Lake with their subscription fee of $2. to: Little. In addition to Mary, Virginia Michigan chapters were also present. Meg Hatch and Daryl Ann Kyle Cunningham. Isabel Darinzanco, Lorna de Cedar Mountain Sky Ranch Blicquy, Felicity McKendry, Lydia Little Rt. 1, Box 93 and Marilou Comerford participated plus Athol, Idaho 83801 other family and friends. Coleen Carr was a LAKE ERIE AIR DERBY great help in getting all the arrangements Let us hear from you! made. The Lake Erie Air Derby, a proficiency race sponsored by Lake Erie 99s, was held in association with the Cleveland National Air Show over the Labor Day weekend. NEW ENGLAND PERSONALS Twenty-six planes were lined up, but one failed to start (and how disappointing to 99s are “Subjects” for MIT Carol Gale, a pilot of less than two Virginia Hake, Daughter of Dorothy A number of New England Section months). It took only 13 minutes to get the Hake, Western New York Chapter, soloed Ninety-Nines have been flying as “ subject other 25 off on their 234 mile course on her sixteeth birthday, July 29th, with pilots” in aircraft belonging to the Massa- requiring low approaches at three uncon­ less than 10 hours of instruction. Her chusettes Institute of Technology, Lincoln trolled fields. First place trophy went to instructor was Theresa Pirrung. Laboratory. We were invited to participate Joyce and Mickey Odom of Grosse Point, in this testing program to help assess the Vonne Bourgois, Chairman of the North Mich, with a score of .9902. Second was utility and acceptability of a proposed FAA Dakota Chapter, has enrolled in the Richard Maxfield of Aurora, Ohio and collision avoidance system called Intermit­ aviation course at the University of North Robert Barris, Highland Hts. with a .9871. tent Positive Control (IPC). Many test Dakota at Grand Forks. Vonne is undoubt­ Third place Ray Koogler and Gary Fitzmar- flights have already been flown by profes­ edly one of the youngest chairmen of a tin of Cleveland averaged .9867, while sional test pilots to verify the command Ninety-Nine chapter. She is 19 years old, fourth place Lydia Rogers of Broadview logic of an experimental version of IPC. working on her commercial and instrument Hts. and Janet Squire of Akron settled for Full assessment of IPC must, however, ratings and plans to make aviation her .9854. Fifth place Jack Gwynne and include flights in a live air traffic environ­ career. William Adams of Berea, Ohio clocked a ment by typical pilots, i.e., subject pilots, .9832. Jack was our first place winner last Shawnee Culbertson. All Ohio Chapter, unfamiliar with the system. We were year, but admitted that those sod strips are is assisting with the newsletter of World participating, therefore, as part of a large sometimes mighty hard to find. Wings Association, Inc., which is an group of “subject pilots” selected because organization recently founded in Dayton, of our wide range and variety of experience Ohio, for anyone who has soloed any type and unfamiliarity, hence objectivity toward Gini Sutherland and 49'/2er Neal, of the of aircraft to retain their interest in IPC. Our range of responses to the IPC was Greater Detroit Area Chapter, flew their aviation. World Wings is starting chapters expected to be similar to that of the Cherokee 180 for two days for “ Fly High in southwestern Ohio but hopes to expand ultimate IPC users. And, we were advised for Muscular Dystrophy” at Oakland-Pon- nationally and internationally. that we all may be ‘users’ by 1980. tiac Airport. Through all the pilot efforts, Lois and Bob Feigenbaum recently had $5,552 was collected for M.D. at Pontiac or the pleasure of having Rabia Futehally and $10,500, in the Detroit Area. Sunila Bahjarah visiting in their home before their return trip to India. Lois’s NEW YORK-NEW JERSEY Chris Poster from the Greater St. Louis daughter, Sue Long o f Cape Girardeau Chapter, sporting a new Instrument Rat­ Area Chapter, noted that it was hard to Three times Finger Lakes Chapter sche­ ing, really wowed the S.A.C. (Standing explain to her four-year-old that these duled a flight activity to Penns Caves in Around Club) at Weiss airport as she and Indian girls were not the kind of Indians Pennsylvania but were weathered out each brand new private pilot JoAnne Sabo came that wore feathers. time. They did have a nice day for their in first in their annual proficiency race flight to the Thousand Island Club for Due to injury charter member Mary Von August 22nd, and “iced the cake” by lunch. Mach was unable to attend the dedication winning the spot landing contest at the end of the International Forest of Friendship, of the race! Ruth Lake and Doris Kuhn but Lois Broyles, Chapter Chairman, was formed another winning female team, able to represent the Michigan Chapter. coming in 5th out of a mixed field of 16 Special thanks go to Paul Allingham, NORTH CENTRAL airplanes. Ruth and Doris were only 3 publisher of the Atchison Globe and seconds off on their time and Zi of a tenth present owner of Amelia Earhart’s grand­ Martha Velesky, All Ohio, had a picnic off on fuel, coming in 5th, so you can well mother’s home and also where Amelia was at her private sod strip for friends, relatives imagine the competition among those guys born, for allowing the tour of the home. and local 99s. and gals in that race. ACTIVITIES New

SOUTH CENTRAL Meyer greeted us, and we were divided into Ratings three groups, with one heading first to the A Fly-in Ice Cream Supper was an giant 727 and DC-10 simulators, another to RATINGS unusual activity this summer for Lubbock the computor reservation center, and the Chapter. It was hosted by Susie and Robert third to the maintenance hangar. Everyone Ann While — South Africa — IFR Evans at Slaton Flying Service. had a chance to crash at least one of the CANADIAN simulators, and many agreed that the Spanish Peaks Chapter took part in the maintenance hangar was almost more Felicity McKendry — Eastern Ontario — Class II CFI annual Easter Seal Penny-a-Pound flights fascinating than the simulators. It is one of at Pueblo Airport on September 23. the largest cantilever buildings in the world, M IDDLE EAST Spanish Peaks Chapter had their annual and has ninety foot doors which open and Jan Churchill — Delaware — IFR fly-in brunch on October 17 at the close electrically. We saw many other Dottie Hines — Eastern Penna — IFR Minnequa University Club in Pueblo, marvels, including their computor system. NEW ENGLAND Colorado. William Madsen, U.S. Air Force Academy, spoke on Colorado Aviation SOUTHWEST Jeanne Ohnemus — Eastern New England — ME History. A side of beef was raffled off with Carol Stiles — Eastern New England — CFI the proceeds going to upcoming chapter After two stay-at-home meetings plan­ Pam Hawes — Eastern New England — CFI ning the annual Palomar Men’s Air Race, aviation education projects. NEW YORK-NEW JERSEY Sept. 25, the Palomar Chapter is looking Oklahoma Chapter co-hosted a CFI forward to their fly-in brunch at Imperial Theresa Pirrung — Western New York — Examiner: refresher course along with the Oklahoma Airport in November. PVT. COMM. IFR Aeronautics Commission one weekend in October. This was the last of the free ones Los Angeles Chapter 99s have taken to NORTHWEST (with the FAA conducting the classes) on the air in great numbers this summer — five Jean M. Davis — Intermountain — IFR the schedule. teams from this chapter in the Powder Puff Dorothy F. Albright — Roundup — COMM Derby and three in the Angel Derby. They Lois Lange — North Dakota — MEL Oklahoma Chapter also assisted with the really came out in force for the 7th annual Sally Plumley — Stillaguamish — IFR annual Big Brother-Little Brother Fishing Palms to Pine race from Santa Monica, CA NORTH CENTRAL Derby taking place on the small lake at Will to Independence, OR. Three teams placed Rogers World Airport in September. Ruth in the top ten spots: Norma Futterman and Sharon Fall — All Ohio — CFI. IFR Jones and Skip Carter helped supervise the Virginia Showers tood 3rd; Eugenia Rohr- Janet Bone — Greater Detroit Area — IFR, AGI, IGI fishing. International 99s donated coloring berg and Jean Johnson, 6th; and Berni Judy Graham — Indiana — IFR Nancy Hagans — Indiana Dunes — IFR books for prizes. Sue Halpain took the 6 Stevenson and Marie Hoefer, 8th. Other winners with the biggest catches for an Charlene Fee — Lake Erie — CFI trophies were won by Georgia Lambert and Bea Axelrod — Lake Erie — IFR airplane ride. Joyce Jones for the first leg of the race; Colleen Bradley — Michigan — COMM The Tulsa Chapter had a record turnout Eugenia Rohrberg and Jean Johnson for SOUTHCENTRAL at their July fly-in at Fountain Head Lodge best first time racers; Mary Firth and Karen on Lake Eufaula. Members, 49‘/2er, and Charest for spot landing. Katherine Caraway — Coastal Bend — Spanish PVT guests were eager to greet Jan Mauritson Donna Castor — Golden Triangle — IFR San Diego’s Eva McHenry placed 10th in and Sue McBride, back from the PPD and Cheryl Shaw — Lubbock — IFR the recent Palms to Pines race. . .but we Susie Evans — Lubbock — IFR to hear their descriptive report of their hear the REAL fun was when WX kept Marge Culwell — Oklahoma — AGI, IGI exciting experiences. many racers in Medford overnite coming Norma Wynn Vandergriff — Oklahoma BGI Amy Pilkinton — Shreveport — IFR home! Evelyn Snow — Shreveport — IGI The San Gabriel Valley Chapter is Earlene Biles — Tulsa — CFII Deanna Robertson — Tulsa — ME SOUTHEAST planning a fly-in to Willets, CA for a ride on the Skunk Train, a diesel train which SOUTHEAST Blue Ridge 99s again sponsored a “ Fly makes its way through the Redwoods. Carolyn Pilaar — Blue Ridge — H for Life” day, August 22nd, in Greenville, Barbara Leitner — Carolinas — COMM S.C. Proceeds from this event go to the Karen Stone — Carolinas — CFI American Cancer Society. They topped off with $2,800 — not bad for a day’s work! SOUTHWEST Lilly Martin — El Cajon Valley — COMM Tookie Hensley — Inland CA — IFR Alberta Brown — Inland CA — IFR 99s Fly-in to Tour Nola Rhodes — Inland CA — IFR National’s Training Facilities Joan Reese — Long Beach — AGI Norma Futterman — Los Angeles — Seaplane Florida Gulf Stream Chapter's Dottie V irginia Showers — Los Angeles — Seaplane Betty Ackerman — Orange County — COMM Shaw and Marilyn Burch (whose husbands Susan Lea — Redwood Empire — COMM are National Airline Captains) hostessed a Norma Futterman and Virginia Showers, Los Marilyn Eimers — San Diego, CFI & CFII tour of the National Air Line Training Angeles, and Evelyn Kropp, Connecticut, re­ Marion Barnick — Santa Clara — ATP Sherry Salveson — San Gabriel Valley — IFR facilities in Miami on August 25, 1976, and ceived their Seaplane rating at Moosehead Lake Sherry Knight — Santa Rosa — BGI about forty 99s flew in to Opa Locka for in Maine from Northern New England 99 and Carol Clarke — Utah — IFR the event. Chief Systems Pilot Capt. Jimmy FAA FXaminer Ramona Morrell. Starting in September, the Eastern Ontario Chapter has been granted permis­ sion to use the meeting room at the War Museum as a regular meeting place on the MEET 3rd Wednesday. It has been indicated that their attendance may improve by having a fixed base available by public transporta­ NORTHWEST the second Wednesday (Greater Seattle’s tion. meeting day) was excellent in September. The Far West Chapter held its September Yakima, Washington was their destination MIDDLE EAST membership meeting at the Clallam Omni and besides the eight members from their Station. They were escorted through the chapter they happily welcomed four mem­ The Delaware Chapter’s August meeting facility by FAA Technician Claude Cad- bers o f the Yakima Chapter and Jean Davis featured slides of the 1976 PPD Terminus man. The presentation and question and from Intermountain. Elli McElroy from that were taken by Greater Wilmington answer session served to familiarize the Ranier chapter flew to Yakima from Airport’s general manager. Bill Comer. members with the inner workings of this northern California just to attend this The Maryland Chapter fiew into a 3200 important navigational aid. meeting and then RON with her husband in grass strip called Russell, which is part of For their October meeting, Greater Seattle (he works for the airlines). Jan the Great Oak Resort, for their September Seattle Chapter asked each member and LeCocq, Yakima Chapter, surprised them meeting. The strip is smooth with nice clear prospective to fly solo to Arlington, even if all by presenting each of them with a bag of approaches, and the dining room had good they had to rent or borrow an airplane to apples. food and a view of the 85-slip marina. If accomplish this mission. Hopefully this got Audrey Baird was hostess for the that wasn’t enough to make your day in the the “ inactives” flying again. They did this September meeting of the North Dakota beautiful fall weather, there was also a 9 once before and everyone agreed that it was Chapter at her home in Dickinson, N.D. A hole golf course and a swimming pool. a barrel of fun. They really invaded the guest at the meeting was Judy Beckman of The Shenandoah Valley Chapter met in field! the Central Missouri Chapter, who has July for a swim party at the home of For a welcome change, the weather on recently moved to Bismarck, N.D. Barbara Barber in Woodstock, Virginia; August, a pot luck dinner at Mary Horner’s home in Staunton, Virginia. NORTHWEST SECTIONAL

The last weekend of summer found the Mary Jo Oliver Knouff, FAA, Washing beautiful resort community of Sun River, ton, D.C. conducted a seminar anc, Oregon full of 99s, aircraft and activities discussion on aviation education and ways surrounding the Northwest Section meet­ the 99s can familiarize the public with ing. aviation. The Executive Board meeting and Chap­ Our salmon bake banquet, hosted by the ter Chairman meeting had the good fortune Columbia Cascade Chapter, concluded Shenandoah Valley Chapter 99s Barbara Barber, of Pat McEwen’s and Lois Feigenbaum’s with a humorous talk by Jim Yarnell of Chairman Anne Adams, Klizabeth C'uadra and expertise. A mountain flying seminar was Beechcraft Corporation, Wichita, Kansas, Middle Hast Governor Maryann Jessup. Back taught by Sparky Imeson, Jackson Hole, whose subject was — mailboxes! There row: Virginia Thompson, Kthel Garber, Mary Wyoming for four hours Friday, followed were half-Cessnas, full-Cessnas, half-Az- Horner, and Nancy Belote. by a delicious steak fry by the Deschutes tecs and pigeon mailboxes. It was hilarious! River. To quote Sparky Imeson, “ Happiness is Saturday’s section business meeting was a clear day in Sun River and the time to go NEW YORK-NEW JERSEY conducted by Gene Nora Jessen, Northwest flying!” Section Governor and heard reports on Submitted by: The August dinner meeting held by 501 (c) (3) by Liz Lundin, the convention Willamette Valley Chapter Western New York Chapter was a planning report by llovene Potter, and an invitation with additions from the Columbia session for the fall section meeting. Shirley to Sectional in Alaska next June by Joyce Cascade Newsletter /w illing brought her daughter, Bonnie Bergstrand and the Alaska members. Quenzler, who along with P. Mallary, In addition to Pat and Lois, Thon placed fifth in the Powder Puff Derby. Griffith, International Treasurer, llovene Members all enjoyed hearing about her Potter, Betty Wharton, and of course Gene experiences. Nora Jessen, International Board mem­ bers, were present. GADO officers gave short ground re­ views and offered BFR rides free through­ out the weekend.

(Above) Back row: l.ois Feigenbaum, Pal McKwen, Pegge Blinco, Jane Capizzi. Jim Yarnell, Thon Griffith, George Griffith. Front row: Arthur Kamm, Charlotte Kamm, llovene Poller, Betty Wharton, Claud Finger Lakes officers Marcia Gitelman, Chair­ Wharton. Louise Wicks and Noel "Pappy" Wicks. man: Alice McKachern, Corresponding Sec.; (Left) Northwest Section Achievement Award winner Billie Dulcher being Sally Hershberg, V. Chairman; Joye Swanton, congratulated by Betty Prakken. Recording Sec.; and Justine Mathews, Treasur­ er. Iowa 99s had their August meeting at Greenfield where they saw slides and movies of the Powder Puff taken by the Iowa racers and by the chapter members who had gone to the OKC stop. Following NGS the program, glider rides were offered and 8 people took the opportunity to soar. Ann Clay reports, “ Still don’t see how you can Dave Empey, an I.A., talked to the Secretary’s decision was to build in Illinois. concentrate on flying the thing when you Stillaguamish Chapter about the repairs This was not the favorite idea of the can enjoy all the peace & quiet and the they could attempt if they were caught out Missourians. bubble gives you such a beautiful view.” at a field with an airplane engine that We were also pleased to have Mr. & Mrs. Quad-City Area held their September refused to start. Thanks, Dave, for Ron Skinner of Aviation World News, a meeting in Iowa City during the weekend of reminding 99s how to give T.L.C . to the general aviation paper for the Midwest the Section Meeting. They were planning to radios and mikes, plus the plane’s batteries. area, as our guests. Mr. Skinner covers the have a big percentage of their women there to be in the running for the attendance NORTH CENTRAL eastern part of Missouri and is most trophy. The All Ohio October meeting was held anxious for news about women in aviation. at New Philadelphia, Ohio, with a program Hope to receive nice coverage from him SOUTH CENTRAL on forest patrol presented by an Ohio about our installation. New Indiana Dunes Chapter District Forester who gave a demonstration Chaparral Chapter members flew to of fire fighting techniques by flying a water Has First Installation of Officers Silver City, New Mexico to hold their drop from a helicopter. Their hostess Lansing, Illinois Municipal Airport was the scene of the first installation of officers August meeting with Marjorie Ketterling as Jeannette Jenkins started flying in 1941 at hostess. Mary Wooten and Rene Hirth were New Philadelphia. One of the other for the Indiana Dunes Chapter. Barb Gross the pilots for the flight. Marge served us a students on the field was John Glenn. and Carol Zander, hostesses, provided beautiful weather so that the August very enjoyable lunch after our meeting and meeting could be held outside. An inspiring her husband, Duane, helped with the installation service was led by Barb Gross, transportation to and from the airport, Installing Officer, assisted by Joan Kerwin, which is 20 miles from town. newly elected chairman of the Chicago COLORADO GOES AEROBATIC Area Chapter. The new officers are: Barbara Jennings, Chairman; Mary Ann Bellafiore, Vice-Chairman; Diana Austin,

Treasurer; Kathy Walker, Recording Secre­ ton Fourth o f Jul> Parade. factor in the blood of those with M.S. and a Paint by the numbers, brushes bristling, close, well relative. busy 99s and ’49'/2ers surely set the scene at Pinch Hitter Course Popular at Oshkosh The flight was made in Lois’ Piper, and several airports for the Montana Big Sky Jayne Schiek, Jean West, and other 99s met by director of M.S., Lucille Ulrich, feminine flyers. from Central Illinois Chapter helped out at who thanked the 99s for the good job. Last In May the group ran, drove, or flew to the AOPA Pinch Hitter course at Oshkosh year a plane was chartered at great cost to Laurel, not to paint the town red, rather to this summer. Several hundred women the charity. Both Pat and Lois said they freshen the runway numbers with bright attended. They had the use of a bank of would happily do the task again. That’s yellow. At the local pizza parlor, luncheon ATC simulators and it was the most what 99s are all about! was provided the workers through the popular place on the field. The women are Laurel Chamber of Commerce. really getting enthusiastic about flying. In September some more painting was Claudia Jones of Las Vegas (99, instructor, SOUTH CENTRAL done on Augusta airport, which is at the and Piper girl) got herself released to this base of the Rockies and west of Great Falls. project (instead of handing out T-shirts in The airport is beautifully nestled among the Piper booth) and was wonderful in low lying hills and has the towering peaks “Chats with Instructors” and instructing just a few miles west. on the simulators. This project has a lot of The first Saturday of October it’ll be a potential in the making of future 99s and is Roundup “roundup” of Montana 99s to a lot of fun, too. Next year, come, see and do airmarking. That may sound sorta’ like help! double talk but the gals will gather on the Graduate Students Build Plane airport at Roundup, the first town north of Sandra Frank, o f Greater Detroit Area Billings. The letters atop a hangar have Chapter, worked with 14 other graduate need o f being redone; then, if tim e, paint ’n students at Eastern Michigan University NRG last, runway end identifier posts building a Sonerai II, a two-place tandem might be painted for the first time. sport plane. Eighty per cent of the plane Although Roundup (RPX) is a relatively was completed in four weeks time. (Did you small community there is quite a bit of get to fly it, Sandra?) aerial activity coming in on coal, lumber Four members of the Cimmarron Chap­ Kathy Walker, Indiana Dunes, is one of and oil exploration as well as new ter made the front page of the Garden City many 99s who have been enthralling construction along the Musselshell River Telegram — all decked out in their organizations by speaking to them of her town site. photographic best while painting the air­ experiences flying the last Powder Puff North Dakota Chapter has also been port tetrahedron. In conjunction with this Derby. In her case, as Kathy told the Lady busy airmarking the City of Mohall this same project, they also painted the runway Lions Organization, the last PPD was also summer. light covers — extending up and down the her first PPD. runway for 1200 feet plus ends! NORTH CENTRAL Coastal Bend 99s painted the numbers MISSION OF MERCY and centerline at the Edna, Texas airport There are almost as many different ways Gerri Kuehn this summer. In August they helped of raising money as there are 99 chapters to sponsor a safety seminar at Wharton, do it. Cape Girardeau Area Chapter is A phone call from Wisconsin 99 histor­ Texas attended by 60 area pilots. going to try a rummage sale, and Iowa ian Florence Toney (an M.D.-grounded 99) Dallas Chapter co-sponsored the first Chapter reports that its new sale item, to Pat Weir, chairman of Wisconsin 99 safety seminar scheduled for the Dallas Christmas Cards, is doing very well. Chapter, resulted in a relay mission for GADO area this fall. This one was a Quad-City Area Chapter had a plane wash Multiple Sclerosis. A need to fly blood Stall/Spin Program put on by ex-99 NEWS in August and netted their chapter $110. samples of afflicted patients and close E ditor Saundra’s 49'/2er, Tiner Lapslay, They washed, debugged, and cleaned the relatives to research centers at Bethesda who’s the new Accident Prevention Special­ interiors of 9 airplanes. N.I.H., and L.A. Medical Center for ist there. This was the first time a Stall/Spin Bay Cities 99s assisted with a FAMILY rojects AWARENESS SEMINAR put on by the FAA and Sierra Academy of Aeronautics in October. The seminar concentrated on the psychological and emotional effects of program has been offered in the Dallas San Antonio 99s really plan to work out pilot stress and strain, and featured special area. Incidentally, as part of their co-spon- during the coming AOPA convention guests from the FAA Civil Aeromedical soring duties, Edna Wright, Mary Kit­ October 26-31, 1976, in San Antonio. Branch in Oklahoma City and a representa­ chens, and Judy Cobb helped Dorothy Ninety-Nines, and other interested organi­ tive from the FAA Accident Investigation Warren put address labels on about 7000 zations, plan to help greet AOPA members Branch of Aviation Medicine in Washing­ flyers. and transport them from their aircraft to ton. buses which will take them to the hotel. A The El Paso Chapter has really been busy DRF is still going strong in California. with projects of many kinds lately. They few of the members are also planning to Inland California had 5 airplanes and 15 help man the 99 booth at the convention. had a successful day selling lemonade people out one Sunday this summer to during the airport open house on National South Louisiana Chapter assisted with transport 1700 pounds of medical supplies Aviation Day, and the ranch-style fly-in the Blue Angels Air Show at Chennault Air to Santa Barbara. Nina Rookaird from breakfast they sponsored at Cloudcroft Force Base on October 3rd — the last air Redwood Empire Chapter, 49'/ier Dick airstrip was so well attended that they have and granddaughter Hope drove to Santa been invited back to do it again. show at the AFB before Chennault is decommissioned. Barbara to deliver 250 pounds of DRF El Paso Chapter held a one week seminar material. Incidentally, they report that the on aviation for Girl Scouts. Lois Hailey Airport beautification is of special warehouse is extremely interesting to visit. taught navigation and aerodynamics. Doris interest to the Shreveport Chapter and one Golden West Chapter was planning to take Shreve talked about the weather. Others of their members, Jere Sauer, has person­ DRF supplies with them to Santa Barbara assisted on tours. On the last day, Sim ally supervised planting an area in front of when they attended the Fall Sectional there Lindley, Joyce Canavan, and Marilyn the terminal building and has also land­ over Labor Day Weekend. Cragin gave the scouts rides in their planes. scaped the Civil Air Patrol trailer. Jean Cartier organized the entire seminar Pennies-a-Pound Flights Popular Spanish Peaks Chapter had an aviation and appeared on TV with the Girl Scout display at Pueblo Regional Library from Fullerton Chapter has a Pennies-a- Counselor. August 16 to August 31. Aviation books, Pound event scheduled for November 6. Marilyn Cragin and Doris Shreve have aircraft photographs, and model aircraft This seems to be a successful kind of also been busy giving talk and slide furnished by Sky Corral R/C Club made up money-raiser. Santa Rosa Chapter recently programs about the PPD to the El Paso the display, which featured the official had such an event in which they carried 292 Aviation Association, with another sche­ proclamation of the Pueblo City Council passengers on rides and made a profit of duled for the Welcome Wagon Club. proclaiming August 19 National Aviation $655.75. They were charging 3c a pound. Day in Pueblo. According to library W hen the Palomar Chapter treasurer Last Minute Effort Brings 2nd Prize personnel, the display attracted great reported a shockingly low balance, emer­ Golden Triangle members Jo McCarrell interest. gency measures were set in motion. Instead and Linda Hooker (with one day’s notice of an outright assessment, each member is and assisted by some of Jo’s neighbors) put SOUTHEAST planning a personal project to bring in $10. together a float for the local county fair to the treasury. Offers of homemade parade in Arkansas. Their float won second The Carolinas Chapter is donating biscuits, jam and jellies were made. Some prize out of twenty-five or more floats. The $25.00 to the Kansas State University for promises were made that no questions most stand-out feature was the 10’xlO’ the purchase of the South Carolina tree in would be asked when the money is turned airplane (painted 99 blue) mounted on a the Friendship Forest. It was also decided in. pickup truck, high above the ground-fea- to make a yearly project of donating Redwood Empire Chapter members Ha­ tures, which were in the bed of the truck. $100.00 to member Nancy Wren’s Aviation zel Bertangna, Pat Stouffer, Fran Gauger, Linda designed it and they put it together Science Class at Swannanoa High School, Erma Chance, Jeanne Gibson and Esther with chicken wire and newspaper. It turned Swannanoa, N.C. Harri participated in an Airport Use Survey out so well, Jo has it stored in her barn for at Napa Airport for one week. Jane Fuller future use by the chapter. 99s Part of Study Group in Miami Area (Las Vegas Chapter) also assisted. The San Gabriel Valley Chapter will have There is now a “ Miami Terminal Area Nebraska 99s Sponsor Poster Contest their annual Air Life on November 6, under Study Group” to study the volume of air the guidance of Chairman Helen Blan­ In conjunction with “General Aviation traffic in the general Miami area, which chard. Awareness Month” , Nebraska 99s are includes traffic from Homestead Air Force sponsoring an aviation poster contest for Base to Palm Beach. The study hopes to Utah 99s co-sponsored (with the Utah elementary school age youngsters. Ninety- locate problem areas and try and suggest Pilots Association and Salt Lake GADO) a nines in different areas of the state sponsor ways to solve them, as well as to generally “ Density Altitude Clinic” at Wendover, local contests. The winning local posters expedite air traffic safety in the area. Utah in August. After the events of the day are then entered in a statewide contest. As a Florida Goldcoast Chapter members in­ were over, the sponsors decided to have the part of the poster project, Nebraska 99s volved are: Fran Sargent, representing next clinic on “Crosswind Takeoffs and provide information about general aviation Miami Dade Community College; Ruth L andings.” to elementary teachers. Sally Van Zandt is Fleisher, representing the 99s; and Lois and Kay Howells and Wilma Nichols did a chairman of the aviation poster project. 49l/2er Saul Eig, representing general great job helping with the preparations for Nebraska 99s are also providing rides aviation. the clinic. In the activities of the day, again this year for pilots and passengers Sidney Sandau won a prize for the shortest who fly to Lincoln for Nebraska football Sun Coast Chapter got its air education take off distance at the closest gross weight. games. They drive football goers from the off the ground when Margie O’Riorden Janet Knowles overestimated her take off airport to the stadium. They’ll be especially took a group of Girl/Boy Scouts on a tour distance the most and was awarded a World eager to meet any 99s from other states. of the Sarasota Airport. War II drag parachute. MEETINGS. . .Continued Memphis 99s waded through at least 6 inch deep fioodwaters and sat around in as a guest speaker. They will enjoy having wet stocking feet at their September her in their area and hope to be of meeting. Anybody not there really missed a assistance to her. treat. You could tell by the look on their South Louisiana Chapter is having an faces that the tourists at the Sheraton really organizational meeting in November with knew that they were in Tennessee when the several glider-rated women pilots to explore 99s came in with pants legs rolled up, the idea of sponsoring a new Chapter at the barefooted and shoes in hand! Oak Hill Gliderport to serve southeast Louisiana women pilots, particularly Ham­ SOUTHWEST mond, Slidell, Covington, Franklinton, Outgoing Redwood Empire Chairman Lynn Amite and Bogalusa. Ahrens hands the gavel to new Chairman Janet In December, they will be hosting a Allbeck. Christmas party for the Flight Service J.C. and Ginny Boylls Station and Ryan Airport personnel, and celebrate 49'/2er Day as their families. nine new recruits are Redwood Empire Chapter recently held a San Antonio 99s have been concentrating added to the Palomar meeting at the Velvet Turtle in Pleasant Hill fold. on improving their knowledge lately. In at which new officers were installed. July, members were awakened to the San Gabriel Valley Chapter began the importance of keeping current in new New 49'/2ers installed by Palomar Chapter. new year with a gathering of 99s and developments and remaining familiar with At an afternoon pool party and potluck 49'/2ers at Beverly Mahoney’s home for a the AIM when Peggy Kemble presented a at Pam Vander Linden’s, nine husbands of luau. Following dinner the 99s had a quiz on AIM. The September meeting saw recent members were royally installed into business meeting to plan future activities. informative IFR tips for the VFR pilot the mystic order of 49!/2ers by Esther presented by Jane King. About thirty 99s, Whitt. Those honored were: Bob Robin­ 49'/2ers and guests attended a dinner at San son, J.C. Boylls, Ray Grimsinger, Jim Antonio International Airport Restaurant Hatfield, Bob Harris, Allen Thompson, in September where Col. Carl Crane Bill Mizell, Norm Copus, and Fred Torres. TEN WOMEN BEGIN AIR FORCE (husband of Pamela Crane) gave a very Bringing their own specialty salad, PILOT TRAINING interesting slide-show presentation on the Palomar’s October meeting was a combina­ history of IFR flying and a new aircraft tion gourmet salad luncheon, officer The Air Force has begun the training of instrument he is introducing (which is his installation and money-raiser as well. the first class of women in Pilot Training. own invention). They are currently in the Flight Screening San Diego Chapter celebrated it’s 30th Porgram at Lackland Air Force Base where Anniversary with a WOW party at Diane & SOUTHEAST they are in academic courses including Bob Stocklin’s home. It was a pot luck flight principles and analysis of aircraft dinner, with TWO decorated cakes. We An interesting gentleman, Mr. Len systems. From there they will go to San invited those members in El Cajon Chapter Povey spoke to the July 25 meeting of Blue Antonio for flight instruction in the T41, a who were previously in San Diego Chapter, Ridge Chapter. Mr. Povey spent four years military version of the Cessna 172, and then and many of them joined us, and presented in Cuba training pilots for Batista’s air on to Williams AFB for a 49-week course in us with a beautiful scrap book. (Diane force and is the originator of the Cuban 8. the T37 and T38 jets. He now resides in Highlands, N.C., and is bubbled all evening about her recent “ ride” employed by Stevens Aviation. in a 727 simulator.) A covered dish supper at the home of Jo Hartness was the setting for the Blue Ridge SOUTHWEST SECTIONAL Installation of Officers. Carolinas Chapter held their August Labor day Weekend and a college shower at once. Apparently, the volley ball meeting at the beautiful Flying H Farm campus formed the background for the game at the beach bar-b-que was worth the belonging to Elizabeth Hamilton. Her Southwest Section Meeting this fall. Inter­ price of the whole trip. Anytime this beautiful 3500’ grass strip (maintained by national Officers Thon Griffith, Vice collection of magnificent pilots just man­ Betty personally!) went begging as tropical President, and Hazel Jones, Treasurer, aged to find the ball was considered a storm Dottie brought IFR weather to pilots were on hand as was new Board Member major triumph. and drivers alike. This meeting is a yearly Betty Wharton. event and is looked forward to by all the The Santa Barbara 99s were warm and Many awards were presented at the members. welcoming hostesses. The University of banquet. Marie McMillan won the “Wo­ A joint meeting with the Kitty Hawk California Santa Barbara Campus was men Pilot of the Year award”, and Chapter and the First Flight Society was right on the beach and very lovely. Reports well-deserved it was after noting her held at Nags Head, N.C. in September we received indicate that dormitory life was incredible list of accomplishments. (Plagia­ where there was a ceremony honoring the a riot with everyone trying to get into the rized version of Bay Cities Loghorn) Wright Brothers and the Fiftieth Anniver­ sary of Commercial Flight. (Left) Past Governor Marion Barnick hands At their September meeting, members of silver pitcher to Governor Verna West as Vice the Deep South Chapter enjoyed a tour of Governor Margo Smith looks on. Photos by the Gruman-American plant in Savannah, Maggie Burch. conducted by Howard Sandbeck, manager of the Gruman-American FBO. (Right) Maggie Burch, SW Section P.R. Chair­ The Florida Gulf Stream Chapter’s first man, awards trophy to Santa Clara Valley meeting of the “ new year” took place on Chapter for outstanding work accomplished in Public Relations this year. Marion Barnick Saturday, September 18th at the Rathskel­ accepts for Nancy Rodgers, Chapter P.R. Chrm. ler Restaurant in Fort Lauderdale where the new officers were introduced. A Travelogue of Ninety-Nine Trips and Flying Fun G o n e

FOREIGN NORTHWEST Von Alter, Quad-City Area, has been / getting a little practice filing IFR on trips to Many of the East Africa members have Margaret Layton, Far West' Chapter, central Indiana. Judy Hodges and Joanne been visiting overseas! Dr. Anne Spoerry to flew in her friends’ 150 to Yankton, SD in Walker recently flew to Morris, IL for an France and Switzerland; Virginia Gay July taking her dog as her co-pilot! Illi-Nine Race Board meeting. Judy re­ Stephenson to Athens and Corfu in Greece; Robbie Taylor, a member of Alberta mains as the Chairman of the new board. Nani Croze to Germany; Veronica Scott Chapter from Cranbrook, B.C. flew down Mason to Oregon; Marcia Gordon to for Intermountain’s September meeting. SOUTH CENTRAL Albuquerque, New Mexico and Geneva, Kay and Dave Vogel of Bismarck, ND Switzerland; and Carolyn Thresher to Henrietta Hallinan o f Chaparral Chapter flew their Skyhawk to Sun River, OR for Wichita, Kansas. and 49'/2er Jim, are back from a fishing the Provident Life Insurance Convention, trip and vacation in Canada. They flew to and also flew to Winnipeg, Manitoba over CANADIAN Lynn Lake in Northern Manitoba, and Labor Day to take in the races. took a seaplane to Waterbury Lake in Betty Jane and Carolyn Thomas were Gail Bashforth, Stillaguamish Chapter, Saskatchewan from there. Santa Fe 99s E.O .C .’s only entry in the PPD as Lorna de wondered why her Cessna 140 was a bit Phyllis Brasher and Kay Bond, along with Bliquy and Marilou Comerford’s entry was squirrely handling on landing at Abbots­ her husband Cal, joined them, flying a snagged due to the Civil Aviation Inspec­ ford, BC. Her passenger, 99 Grace Greer, separate plane. They reported fishing good tor’s strike. Without the proper paper work noticed while walking behind the plane that and a great trip. completed on their newly imported aircraft, a tailwheel spring was missing. When the Betty Rogers and Ruby Tatman, El Paso, they didn’t get past Toronto. Some anxious gals returned to the plane after their took a 21 day tour of Russia in September. moments were even created before Lorna meeting, a new spring was in place. How’s Fort Worth’s Gladys and Ernie Latham and Marilou left on the IAR, not knowing that for international relations? kept their Bellanca warm this summer — 50 when the Air traffic Controller’s strike due hours in six weeks, with trips to San It has been a busy summer for Ali Sharp, to concern over air safety and bilingualism Willamette Valley Chapter, who logged 270 Francisco, Louisiana, and southern Texas. would be called. PIC hours since January. She flew the IAR, Gene Anne Cozart still manages to keep up on her flying even though she has her the PPD, the Palms to Pines, and was MIDDLE EAST entered in the PAR. She toured Headquar­ own Indian jewelry outlet and is doing ters before the IAR and made a tour of the shows from Hawaii to the East Coast. Susie Simon, Eastern Penna Chapter, Mooney factory before the PPD. Verna Stubbs, Henrietta and Bob Pierce, flew a Navajo Chieftan to “ see America Ft. Worth, participated in the Texas Air first.” From PHL to Lancaster to Morris­ Willamette Valley members Frieda Bunt­ T our. The Armstrongs and the McEarherns town to Cleveland, to Louisville, KY, ing and Nancy Spaniol flew the Palms to flew to Albany, NY with the lost Angels, staying overnight. From there to Tulsa, to Pines for the first time this year, while and then took a bus tour through New Austin, then Georgetown, TX — 11 hours Marge Petersen and Janet Fitch had their England States. of flying in two days! Her home “ Flying second try. Jeannette Barrett, Golden Triangle High” in Lafayette Hill is well-named. Chapter, flew a straight 9 hours from her Maryland 99 Kay Bays flew her Twin parents home in Detroit with her children Comanche to Utah to join a 9-day rafting on board one Tuesday (meeting day) and trip down the Colorado River. She’s also NORTH CENTRAL she still had the stamina to attend the been putting her CFI rating to good use meeting that evening. teaching her daughter Jody to fly. Central Illinois Chapter had a letter from Shenandoah Valley 99 Martha Morrison, Jerrie Cobb thanking them for the gift of 99 Flies Own Representative to the U.S. for the Interna­ seed corn for the Amazon Indians. tional Council of Women, attended the Plane to Europe Triannual International Council of Women Jerrie said the floods this summer were at the University of British Columbia in the worst in 40-50 years. She has been Martha Christy, Shreveport, and 49'/2er Vancouver this summer. She highly recom­ flying, searching for survivors and deliver­ Ray logged 97 hours in their Twin mends a tour of the Northwest, Lake ing rice and medicine to muddy strips if Comanche on a transatlantic flight. They Louise and Baniff Springs in Alberta, they aren ’t under water. left Bangor, Maine, headed for Goose Bay, C anada. Joyce and Mickey Odom, Greater De­ Labrador, refueled in Greenland and Iceland and landed in Ireland. They troit Area, won the Cleveland Air Race, NEW YORK-NEW JERSEY lunched with Helen Wray in Oxford, part of the Cleveland Air Show, in Septem ber. England, then headed for the continent Finger Lakes 99 Marcia Gitelman and with stops in Spain and Belgium. Shreve­ family spent 3 'A weeks flying to San Mary West and husband Abe, from port 99s enjoyed their marvelous television Francisco and Seattle. True to Seattle Michigan, flew to Durant, OK in a Pacer appearance and will look forward to weather they took off into a horrible ceiling PA 20 visiting their oldest son. Abe reading their article FREEDOM TO FLY and encountered carburetor ifce which received a Glider Rating in December from and a showing of their slides at our next required 3 hours of heat to melt. a 99 in Florida, Pat Haynes. meeting. Gwen Zimmerman has combined her returning to the East Coast for the Gone flying with her cats. . .flying to various cat International in Philadelphia. They visited shows throughout the country, and what — in their plane — Washington, D.C.; we hear — she has been bringing home the Annapolis, Md. (where they hopped a ride Flying bacon. We will be anxious to hear about aboard a 55-foot yacht escorting the Tall . . .Continued Gwen’s trip to Poland and Czechoslovakia. Ships Race down the Chesapeake Bay); Boston; Greenville, Maine (where they got Shannon (Hawthorne) Crouse, Spanish SOUTHWEST seaplane ratings); Chicago; Dayton, Ohio; Peaks Chapter, and new 49 'A Dick flew to Kentucky and Oklahoma before going to Cortez after returning from Hawaiian Hawaii’s travelling members have really Philadelphia for the Spirit of ’76 meeting. Honeymoon in August. Also in August been at it recently. Coral Hansen and Dee Joan Alyea and 49 Vi Dale flew to Keaveny are back from the mainland and US 99 Visits Australia Longmont and Van Aire (Brighton) Color­ Florence Beamon has been in Florida. Jane Sharron Temps o f Orange County ado, and made a leisurely flight to Lamar, Kelley and her family are going to East Chapter reports that going to Sydney, Colorado, spending an hour aerial photo­ Africa for a month. Eleanor Sharpe has a Australia on Qantas was quite an enjoy­ graphing the newly restored Bent’s Fort Mainland trip in the near future and plans able experience. “For those of you who near La Junta, Colorado. to do part of the flying herself. Kathy plan to attend the 1978 Convention in From Tulsa Chapter, Sue and Ken Walton and husband, Rich, will also be off Canberra, just be prepared for lots of TLC. Duncan are off again for a lengthy vacation that-a-way, also. The people of Australia are very warm and through the west in their Bonanza. Kay Do 99s Have 9 Lives? caring to travelers. Brunton and Bill are back from a trip along If 99s, too, have nine lives, Gay “The aviation community is especially the East Coast, and Carol Brown is strong and is fortunate in that the whole working on an active rating in a Cherokee McCauley, Bay Cities Chapter, is dow n to seven. A while back she was to take a country supports aviation, because without 140. rented 182 on a business cross-country with air transportation Australia could not have her associates. The renter just before her developed economically as fast as it has. SOUTHEAST trip encountered an engine out on take-off The majority of the Great Outback is still and managed to “cream” the plane in the without road or rail lines.” Barbara I^itner, Carolinas Chapter, and Arrested in the sky? It can happen! Betty husband Tommy flew their Cardinal to emergency landing. A short time ago, Gay scheduled to take Kitchin of Palomar Chapter reports seeing New Orleans, La. recently. Guests were the it happen while viewing the tall ships at wives of two friends who were attending a non-pilot friend for a tour of the area in a 172, and would you believe the preceeding Baltimore. A small plane lazily circled at a National Guard camp. They landed at renter had an engine out on take-off? This very low altitude. A police helicopter, beautiful Lakeside Airport, enjoyed a tour clearing the area for the anticipated arrival of the city and had a memorable ride on the time the plane was landed intact, but without operable engine.. .Gay opted for a of President Ford, approached the plane Riverboat President. 150. Her friend didn’t know that this was with siren screeching, and escorted it to a Jean Turner, Carolinas Chapter, and unusual, and proceeded to enjoy his tour. higher elevation and then out of the area. husband Don attended the national conven-. Carolyn Zapata, Golden West Chapter, The highlight of Redwood Empire 99 tion of Flying Dentists at Hilton Head, had last minute panic before the PPD when Donna Spontak’s visit to Pennsylvania was S.C. Can you imagine 250 aircraft parked the owner of the plane she was scheduled checking out in a rented 172 and flying over alongside a single runway and no taxi for “changed his mind” about the plane grandm a’s house. strips? The planes were all tied down being flown in a “speed race” . Thanks to Wendy Meyer, Redwood Empire Chap­ together with continuous steel cables. One Alameda Chapter's Fran Milford and her ter, is in the Air Force Reserve. While big wind would have wiped out nearly all of husband, Vic, Carolyn had a plane — their stationed at Vandenberg, she was able to the planes at once! 182. Makes you feel good when the day is obtain some jet time. Jean also recently attended a board saved by a fellow 99. meeting of the International Flying Nurses Sally LaForge, Rachel Bonzon and Margaret Lawson o f San Gabriel Valley Association held in Atlanta, Ga. This is a Dorothy Limbach attended the Spirit of Chapter visited Great Britain this summer newly chartered group of professional Flight Film Festival at Claremont, Califor­ and was given an official welcome by nurses and related fields. Any flying nurse, nia, a program which included the viewing Barbara Cannon o f the United Kingdom tech., etc. is invited to join. of a number of new films on soaring, sky 99s. She was invited to the Bizzin Hill Air Show commemorating “the Battle of Lois Eig, Florida Goldcoast Chapter, got diving, hang gliding and included films by Britain (1940)” by 99 Connie Fricker. Both quite a thrill when she took off from Dulles Mira Slovak, Art Scholl and Richard Bach. Barbara and Connie plan to attend the Airport. She left at the same time as the Norma Futterman and Virginia Showers, International Convention next year in San Concorde (Air France) and the tower made after completing the Powder Puff Derby, Francisco. the Concorde hold for Lois’ Twin Coman­ decided to do some sightseeing before che take-off. Mary Jane Law, Spaceport, and 4 9 Vi . . .Continued from Page 2 Bob, Peggy Brown, Gulf Stream and Patsy viewpoint Judges, First Canadian, flew out to the To the Editor: Reno Air Races in Patsy’s 310 and Mary I know this may not be an appropriate letter for the 99 NEWS, but I want the 99s to Jane’s Comanche 260, respectively. It was know how I feel. reunion time again at the Holiday Hotel in Our son, David, who was nine years old, went to Heaven on August 31, 1976. During Reno for them and Berni Stevenson, the preceding three weeks we found out just how wonderful the 99s are. Norma Futterman, and Virginia Showers, David was able to die at our lake home with those who loved him because we had all Los Angeles Chapter. support from friends like the 99s. They sent cards and made phone calls to express their Sun Coast Chapter's Ethel Gibson and love, the flew medicine to us, sent flowers, and one 99 we met at the PPD came and husband flew their airplane to the Interna­ stayed to share our sadness and to give us strength. tional Convention of the Flying Farm ers... We are happy now that David is free of his cancer. And I am proud to be a 99. St. Petersburg to Saskatoon, Saskatche­ Jo Dieser wan. Dottie Birdsong and husband airlined Monterey Bay Chapter it. Woman & ffi^LASSIFIED Machine

This section is for the advertising of AIRCRAFT FOR SALE MIDDLE EAST employment opportunities, jobs wanted, 99s in business, items for sale and so forth. PITTS S-l. Uniquely beautiful acft. June Hanson, Maryland, had her Piper We hope it will be used readily by 99s and for women aerobatic pilots. Mint Colt recovered. It has new colors — white the aviation industry alike. with international orange stripes. Rates: $2.00 per line. Count 35 charac­ condition; proven, 475TT. Has 85 HP Maryland 99 Rene and 49 V i Phil Birch ters or spaces per line. Introductory words Cont.-inverted fuel-oil. Outstanding remodeled their Cherokee 180 with new in caps. Minimum — $6.00 Payment must performance, and not overpowered interior and exterior. The new colors are accompany ad. monster. Remember Betty Skelton’s white with brown and gold trim and brown To continue running the same ad in the feats in 85 HP Pitts. First $8000. Col. interior. next issue, send payment to headquarters R.E. Bohan, Ret. 9532 Victoria Dr., by the advertising closing, or send payment Upper Marlboro, MD 20870. NEW ENGLAND for several issues at one time. AIRCRAFT WANTED Pat Thrasher from Eastern New England is the proud and excited new owner of a sunflower bright Mooney Ranger, N6870N. JAN MILLION & NANCY SMITH “Pete” Ingals, Finger Lakes Chapter, want a 1968-72ish Cream-Puff. Will has a “ new” 68 Aztec and is busily working ARTICLES FOR SALE consider 180 to 235 hp. Need full IFR on her multi. instruments. Gotta have a bargain! Connie Weeda is thrilled over her newly AMELIA EARHART photo T-Shirts; Write Jan at 99 NEWS. acquired Grumman American ’72 Traveler. also other women historical figures. $6 She now flies by all red, white, and blue. each or 4/S20 postpaid. White shirts, Stillaguamish Chapter is happy for her and 99s IN BUSINESS wishes her many joyous and carefree hours sm, med, Ig, xlg. (m en’s sizes). flying above our beautiful country as she WSSP, 29 Warren St., Cambridge, DO YOU WANT MORE MONEY MA 02141. views it from on high. FOR FLYING? Jackie Klaus, Central Illinois Chapter, Then become a Beauty Consultant. For traded in the Warrior for an Arrow and AVIATION BOOKS for pilots and information, contact Ruth Deerman, reports there’s a lot of difference between their kids. Prompt mail service. Book­ 150 H P and 200 HP. 405 Camino Real, El Paso, TX 79922. list 20c from BROAD HORIZONS, (915)584-0562 NORTH CENTRAL Rt. 1, Port Elgin, Ontario, Canada NCH2CO. TRAINING & SERVICES Doris Kilanski, Greater Detroit Area WESTERN FLIGHT GLIDE Chapter, bought a Cessna Cardinal and ATLANTA. Flight Training — Rent­ immediately took off for Escanaba. SPECIAL: Pat Hayes and 49'/2er Jim, from Iowa $12.95 CA Residents add 6% Sales als — Ground Schools — Charter — Chapter, are now building an Aeroduster Tax. Includes 1 years Revision Service Sales. Call VIRGINIA YATES — One — one of 18 under construction in the Scarf & Goggles Pilot Center, 8060 404-455-8622. Yates Air, Inc. DeKalb- USA. “A” Joe Crosson Dr., Santee, CA Peachtree Airport. #110 Administra­ 92071. tion Bldg. Atl., GA 30341. SOUTH CENTRAL

Liz Lautner, Coastal Bend Chapter, owns a Cherokee Warrior with her fiance, SOUTHEAST SOUTHWEST John Weaver who recently made a fabulous 98 on his Private Pilot test. Pat Kirkland (Oklahoma Chapter — now Phoenix mem ber Shirley Rogers is Anne & Gene Cozart, Fort Worth, are living in Sumter, S.C.) and husband Dr. sporting a new C-175 with a 180 HP the proud owners of a new Piper Lance. Charles are the proud new owners of a new Conversion. Cathy and Jack Nickolaisen Shannon Hawthorne, Spanish Peaks Cherokee Arrow. are the proud owners o f a new 1966 V35 Chapter, became part owner of a Piper Bonanza. . .just in time for the Air Rally. Cherokee 6 in August in the process of Jean Turner, Carolina Chapter, and Marena Palmer from Cedar City (Utah becoming Mrs. Richard “ Dick” Crouse in husband Dr. Don are also proud new plane Chapter) has a new Citabria. She will be a Honolulu, Hawaii, ceremony. Congratu­ owners — a new Cessna Skyhawk II, teaching at the College of Southern Utah lations to Shan and Dick — we are always fondly referred to as “ Little Bird” . this year. glad to add a new 49‘A. The San Gabriel Valley Chapter is proud Eleanor Lowry, South La., recently to have two new planes in the group. bought a little Grumman American, Jean and Johnny Pate, Deep South Deborah Taylor and James Biever have N9955L — bright yellow with a black Chapter, sold their Cessna 172 and bought purchased a 1968 Cardinal and Joan and racing stripe. She is still building her Bede a Commanche 250. Quite a change of pace Ed Winter have a 1961 250 C om anche with 4. for Jean! a personalized N number, N328EJ. HELP OUR TEAM GET OFF THE GROUND

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