MARCH 1976

FROM OUR OKLAHOMA CITY HEADQUARTERS: —The Joys of Airmarking — — Have You Had Your Apuepuelele? — — Help Give Hope Wings — America, you look better than ever.

Here’s an inspiring impression of the American Dream seen from a Beechcraft. President Pat’s Hi e SH i w i u s ACTion Line

Have you taken your APT yet? I have — WOW! — was I rusty! Volume 3 Number 1 March 1976 That’s what happens when you fly a desk and don’t make it to the airport often enough. I really enjoyed it even though I was embarrassed to see how my proficiency had dropped. Remember — annual THE NINETY-NINES, INCORPORATED proficiency training is not a check ride — just a check-up to let you know you need to fly a little more often to keep ahead of the airplane. Congratulations are in order to all of you. Our ranks are swelling and International Headquarters Terminal Drive and Amelia Earhart Lane our membership is on the rise. Women pilots are not the exception any P.O. Box 59965 more, and more are learning to fly in spite of the fuel crisis claims. Let’s Will Rogers World Airport Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73159 invite these women pilots to join us and become a part of our ACT. Return form 3579 to above address. And why don’t you all join me and ACT — GET APT — start the 2nd Class Postage paid at Oklahoma City, OK. Phone: (405)682-4425 year out right. No time like the present to call and set a time for your Annual Proficiency Training. It’s FUN, too! Pat McEwen Publisher...... The Ninety-Nines, Inc. Editor ...... Saundra Lapsley (405) 721-3152 Circulation Manager...... Loretta Gragg Headquarters Secretary...... Darla Bullard Contributing Editors...... Mardo Crane, Mary Foley, Sylvia Paoli, Betty Hicks Editorial A ssista nt...... Ima Still Looking Advertising Manager...... Saundra Lapsley (405) 721-3152 Ninety-Nines CONTENTS Past - Present - Future Letters to the Editor...... 5 The Way We Were...... 6 Coloring Book is R e a lity ...... 7 The Joys of Airm arking...... 8 Aviation Law ...... 9 Powder Puff D e rb y...... 10 CO ...... 11 How Safe Are You?...... 13 Under Billy Penn’s H at...... 14 Mid East Friendship T o u r...... 16 Wings of Hope ...... 17 Have You Had Your Apuepuelele?...... 20 Chapter Reports — a New Look ...... 18-28 99 CLASSIFIED ...... 29 Industry Report ...... 29

ADVERTISING INDEX

Beech Aircraft Corp Cover 2 Sporty's Pilot Shop...... 4 Wings of Hope Cover 3 U.S. Aircraft Insurance Group Cover 4

INTERNATIONAL OFFICERS Order Your Copy Through Headquarters! President—Pat McEwen, P.O. Box 2199, Wichita, KS 67201 Vice President—Lois Feigenbaum, 26 Pinewood Dr., Carbondale, IL 62901 The new history of the Ninety-Nines, compiled in honor of the Secretary—Thon Griffith, 314 Robinhood Ln., Costa Mesa, CA 92627 dedication of our international headquarters, is now being Treasurer—Janet Green, Rt. 3, Box 293W, Ocean Springs, MS 39564 offered for sale through headquarters. This pictorial history charts the course of the Ninety-Nines Board of Directors: Mary Able, 9009 Braeburn Valley Dr., Houston, TX 77036 through each international presidency and expands and updates llovene Potter, 29926 2nd PI. SW, Federal Way, WA 98003 previous Ninety-Nine publications. It’s a keepsake and at the Mary Vial, #38 Lincoln Hills Estates, 3500 E. Lincoln Dr., Phoenix, AZ same time, an excellent means through which to promote our 85018 organization and its objectives. Elizabeth V. Sewell, P.O. Box 59906, SW Station, Oklahoma City, OK 73159 Every Ninety-Nine needs a copy for herself, and several more Published ten times yearly. No issue in July. Sep/Oct issue combined. to give to prospects, civic leaders, libraries, aerospace education Annual subscription rate is $6.00 and is included as part of the annual teachers, airport officials and so forth. membership of The Ninety-Nines, Inc. Order today while our supply lasts! $3.00 each, postage Additional subscriptions: $10 per year. included. The Ninety-Nines, Inc., P.O. Box 59965, Oklahoma Membership count: 4,612 as of Jan. 15, 1976 City 73159. THE ONLY MAGAZINE OF ITS KIND

What aviation needs is a whacking good magazine about women and flying! 99 CALENDAR The 99er. A pril 1934 MARCH

15 Entries open for Powder Puff In the nearly 42 years since that statement first appeared in our magazine, The Derby Ninety-Nines have struggled to make our magazine. . .the only magazine of its kind. . .an ongoing, financially sound reality. 27 First Day Drawing, PPD, Rancho Quite frankly, however, recent years have seen only a few of us joining in the struggle. Murieta, Ca. We have blithely accepted the free gratus efforts of longsuffering editors, such as Mardo 28 Flight to Lunch — STL & Indiana Crane and Hazel Jones. We have pawned the job of selling advertising off onto our Chapters to Mattoon printers. We have neglected the task of increasing our circulation through the recruitment of new members and the selling of outside subscriptions; and then we’ve settled back into APRIL our easy chairs to wonder what happened to our advertisers and those stories we sent which never got printed. 1-4 Southwest Sectional, Las Vegas As it always does, however, a day of accountability has indeed arrived. That is why, at their meeting in November our international officers and board of 10 Tenn. 99s Bicentennial Contest/ directors voted to assume full editorial and financial responsibility for 99 NEWS, and to Fly-In. McGhee Tyson Airport retain this writer as editor and advertising sales consultant. 22-25 Spring Swing Sectional (So. Cent. In this position, 1 will be working, at the direction of our officers, to make our magazine & So. East) Baton Rouge, La. both financially successful and editorially respected. But these hats are too big to be worn by me alone. 24 Shirts V Skirts Air Race — If we are to continue m aking 99 NEWS that “whacking good magazine” it should be, I Fullerton, Ca. 99s will need the cooperation and the contributions of every member. So I urge you to be generous.. .be it with your writing skill, your influence upon potential advertisers, or your MAY purchase of additional subscriptions for libraries, schools, F.B.O.’s and so forth. 99 NEWS is all ours now, and it will be as successful as we, ourselves, make it. 1 New England Spring Sectional, W hat does make a magazine? I’d like to answer that with a quote by then-president Hanscom Field Margaret Cooper, which appeared in the first printed issue of the 99er, dated Nov. 2, 1933. Entries Close for PPD By three things a magazine stands or falls: Quality o f editorial matter; amount of the circulation and advertising space. The last item depends on the first two. 15 No. Central Spring Sectional — Bloomington, Ind. Saundra Lapsley 22 Sacramento Chapter Fly-In to Nut Tree 28-30 Illi-Nines Air Derby 27-31 All W om en’s Inti A ir Race In the last issue of 99 NEWS, it was JUNE announced that a Saundra Lapsley would Who Is This be taking over the editorship of this 30 International Ballots Due publication. This Saundra Lapsley may have also sent you a letter requesting a JULY Saundra Lapsley? report or article within a ridiculously short deadline. She may have even asked you to 9-14 All-Woman Transcontinental Air buy an ad. Race Powder Puff Derby Who is this Saundra Lapsley? For starters, she is probably the only Ninety-Nine whose AUGUST 49'/2er (Tiner of the FAA Flight Instructor Refresher Team) knows more Ninety-Nines than she does. But then he’s been around longer. 11-14 International Convention, Saundra (with a “U” as in “ saunter” ) has been around flying for some dozen years and Philadelphia, Pa. has been a member of the Oklahoma Chapter for ten of them. She’s been a flight instructor, freelance writer and for the last four years, has been active in the aviation advertising business. On The Cover: Her current interests include sailing, photography, writing and operating her own Kansas Chapter Ninety-Nines Airmarking business, Av-Marine Associates, through which she handles the editorial and advertising Newton, Kansas, Airport. sales services for 99 NEWS. She is a member of the Aviation/Space Writers Association. With your help, she hopes to make 99 NEWS a publication which commands the respect and interest of not only The Ninety-Nines, but also the aviation community throughout the world. F f REE CATALOG' fFrom World's Largest Pilot Shopl TO REACH SAUNDRA by phone, day or Send to: Sporty s Pilot Shop night, call (405) 721-3152. If no answer, [ Ser Clermont County Airport Batavia. Ohio 45103 leave word at headquarters (405) 682-4425 Phone: (513) 732-2411 and she will get back with you. I heard rumbles in 1974 when the so-called energy crisis stopped the race. I thought at the time that it was not the right thing to do. After all, no auto races or VIEWPOINT Reno type races were cancelled. I went along out of respect for Kay Brick and because God knows she has put her life into it. I heart the rumbles again before the 1975 Chapter Ad Salesperson purposes are “strictly educational, chari­ race. Pam Vander Linden was hitting hard table and/or scientific.” on fund raising, saying we might belly-up if To 99 NEWS: The fact that we have voted to join we didn’t contribute. Her idea of a Powder means to most observers that 99s as a Puff Derby day in each chapter is great. Without knowing the basis of current whole, world-wide, support the activities of She has really put her heart and soul into operation, it’s difficult to build on what we the UN as it exists today. We in Abilene, raising funds. have, but let’s think this through. How Texas, do not. I heard more direct rumbles in August of about having an editor, possibly a paid ad We hereby protest strongly and exhort 1975 when 1 discovered the AWTAR person, an international level ad person others in the 99s to rescind any commit­ Chairman had only planned to take it for who is a member of the 99s and section and ment made at the International Convention two years. Then comments like “ it’s served chapter level ad persons below that? These to become an advisory member of the its purpose” and “we don’t need it people would contact various F.B.O.’s and Economic and Social of the United anymore” were heard, then the scuttlebutt businesses related to aviation, plus others Nations. at the S. W. Sectional, and finally the to advertise. Then to encourage total fiasco at Oklahoma City took place. Marjorie Andrews participation, have a neat 99 sticker that I am hurt, mad, disappointed and feel and others can be affixed to F.B.O. bills or gas tickets such a loss it has taken me over a month to Abilene Chapter saying “99s appreciate your support” or say this. I don’t want to be vindictive or say some other neat slogan saying “a 99 has things I don’t mean, but I feel a lot of Ed Note: In the interest of representing a been here because you advertised in 99 explanations are in order. wide range of views, we will, when NEWS.” How can the Board of Directors of the necessary, shorten letters but will strive to 1 think the current operation lacks Ninety-Nines and AWTAR meet in a closed preserve their meaning and force. My membership involvement, which is where meeting and decide the fate of the greatest apologies for not listing all the signers of the use really is! race in the world? Now, at this time of all this letter. My eyesight was at stake there. times, we as women pilots are the epitome Mary Neil of the liberated woman. The Powder Puff Colorado Chapter Derby is a symbol of that fact. Now, when women are an issue and we are in a position Ed Note: Mary, thanks for your great 99s in Business to help, we give up. GIVE UP! That’s what suggestion. Sorry I had to exerpt part of the I cannot tolerate. That we would give up Dear Pat: details. You’ll find, as I did, however, that when we have an opportunity to be great is your idea is not as new as we thought! (See absurd. The adversity is there, granted, but Regarding your letter on advertising in “The Way We Were” this issue.) 99s, what it is nothing that we cannot handle the 99s magazine, may I add this thought — do you think about Mary's idea? Let me together. I think we should be given the Many of us are involved in business to hear from you. chance to show what we can do. Never were support our “habit” of flying. Perhaps a Additionally, we’d like to thank Mary’s we even asked to rally, never were we, as discount advertising rate for us would be in 49'/ier, DAVID NEIL, president of CTI members of the Ninety-Nines, told of the order. Corporation, for drawing up plans for a impending decision. What was the As you can see, I sell real estate and so travelling display booth for 99s. More on AWTAR Board afraid of that they couldn’t many times I’ve heard, “if I had known this to come. even ask us our opinions. Surely there was a you were in real estate when we moved. . time at convention. They even held a Well, you asked for our thoughts and special meeting to enthuse gals to race. here they are. What about the Headquarters dedication in Nay Vote on U.N. Bev Zirkle Oak City? There were 400 of us there and with a decision imminent one would think To 99 NEWS: Chesterfield, Mo. they would want our opinions. The Powder Puff Derby has been the one We the undersigned of the Abilene Ed Note: Bev’s note is what sparked the idea of having a “99s in Business” column main cohesive force in the Ninety-Nines. Chapter respectfully ask for “ equal time” in our classified section. As you can see, Women have joined, chapters formed and on the subject of the vote at International several 99s have taken us up on it. . .and at sections started because of it. It lends an Convention for admittance of the Ninety- $2 a line, we all can afford it. Even if we excitement to the organization that certain­ Nines to Consultative Status with the have overspent our flying budget! ly cannot be obtained by air age education, Economic and Social Council of the United airmarking or a museum. I have dreamed Nations. of flying this race since I was eleven. What Lest we be accused of creating a tempest are we going to offer the young gals now, a in a teapot, may we point out that the issue P.P.D . End Decried legacy of quitting when the going got a little we raise has to be considered an important rough? How about an exciting afterndon of one since there have been two editorial page To 99 NEWS: articles devoted to it in 99 NEWS. (July and airmarking Yolo County Airport or maybe a tour of the crash fire equipment at your October.) I keep asking myself — How can they do local airport. I think we owe it to ourselves Entry even as a non-governmental organ­ this to us? Why, why, why is this awful and the young gals coming up to reconsider ization at this particular time in U.S. thing occurring at this time? How can five this decision. history focuses attention on the Ninety- people make a decision that personally Nines as a “ political” organization rather affects thousands, without even asking us * Barbara Goetz than a group whose stated aims and our opinion, thoughts or help. Sacramento Valley Ed Note: In looking through old issues of 99 NEWS and its predecessors, I find that the problems editors and advertising direc­ tors face have changed very little over the years. There has always been the problem of “what’s news?” Also, how do we sell more ads and get more readers? Let’s take a look at how 99s in 1934 looked at the problem. The Way We Were

The form of the 99 sectional report is News From April 1934 — April 1934 entirely up to each reporter. One of them prefers to send in a story on a different “ As the ink dries on this issue the world’s member each month. Fine, go ahead. But ** The 99er announced an instrument first magazine about women and aviation don’t forget the smaller news item, too. flying course being offered at Casey Jones will be six months old. How do you — Another suggests having a short paragraph School of Aeronautics in Newark, utilizing reader-pilot, student-pilot and non-flier — on each new member. Very fine. We a device known as the “Pilot Maker”, like it? What do you want to see in it next herewith request every sectional reporter to developed by an E.A. Link. month and the month after that? try to do such a paragraph or even only a Frankly, we want to make it the kind of couple of lines on each new member from ** The center spread featured flying hus­ magazine which will make every reader, now on. band and wife teams and was headed “ Mr. male or ferjiale, who hasn’t long since done FURTHER, if a magazine is to continue & Mrs. Pilot” . so, get his or her feet unstuck from the to grow and widen its field, it must ground. To make it a round table where constantly increase the amount of its ** Among the choice quotes in that article people may come to spread and to catch the advertising. was this one by B. Allison Gillies, 49'/2er of germs of flying interest. We invite all our EACH 99 SECTION HAS AN ADVER­ our indominatable past president and readers to become fellow-conspirators. TISING CHAIRMAN. A 20 per cent charter member Betty. Suggestions, criticisms, corrections are commission will be paid to every member “Flying is the only sport where welcome always. Also news and picture who sells an ad, or if she prefers it so, into women have complete equality, since m aterial.” her own sectional treasury. It’s a way for it’s brains that counts and not every member to earn some extra money to muscle. And women’s heads are just help swell the funds of her local treasury. as good as men’s, if not better.” Non-member readers or prospective adver­ WHAT’S NEWS? tisers are urged to get in touch with the ** In a column headed “Encylcopedia national advertising manager for informa­ Britonnica” , past president Mabel Britton “ In the interest of getting in more news, tion about rates or for contract blanks. reviewed the tome “ Blind Flight in Theory it has been suggested that we draw up a Also, EVERY MAGAZINE NEEDS TO and Practice.” Price $3.00. little outline of what, to The 99er is NEWS. KEEP ON INCREASING ITS SUB­ Here, then, are some of the things 99er SCRIPTION LIST all the time. If every 99 ** Charter member Thea Rasche, licensed readers are interested in hearing about: member sold at least one subscription a to fly in both the U.S. and Germany, was New licenses or changes in rating: month, our list would soon mount up into serving as editor-in-chief of a weekly flying cross-country hops; races, derbies or air the thousands. The report on the contest magazine in Berlin. tours participated in or plans for doing so; for the handsome 99er subscription trophy ships acquired, new or reconditioned; jobs, offered by Margaret Cooper, 99 president, ** Jean La Rene, South Central governor new or not previously written up; special for the section which sells the most sub­ talked about business flying in the feature educational courses; humorous incidents; scriptions by May 1st shows the New “ Bread and Butter Aviation.” personal items, and of course any and all York-New Jersey section in the lead this sectional activities. Also, pictures of indivi­ month. Elizabeth Hayward of Pasadena, ** Emma Catalina Encinas, Mexican pilot duals, groups, airports, ships or new Ca., governor of the Southwestern section, and 99, urged 99s to contribute to her devices. has sold more subscriptions than any other column “Aviacion y la Mujer” (aviation single member, i.e., 13. Laurel Sharpless of and the woman). New York is second with 12 subscriptions And that’s the way it was. . .April and Kay Van Doozer of Los Angeles, 3rd, 1934. The National Pilots Association has with 11 subscriptions sold. announced a new aircraft theft protection For the convenience of would-be sub­ * * * * * * * * scribers, a subscription blank is printed plan, available at no extra cost to all NPA below. It should be mailed to The 99er, 116 plane-owning members. For info write 806 East 11th Street, New York City. Checks “Dream of the Eagle,” the Champion 15th St. NW Wash. D.C. 20005. should be made payable to Clara Gilbert.” Spark Plug film on the Experimental (Price $1.00) Aircraft Assoc., is available from their film Ed note: Who could say more? library. P.O. Box 910, Toledo, OH 43661. Ninety-Nine COLORING BOOK Is A Reality!

For a long time it has been just a dream. . .but now it’s a reality. The Ninety-Nine coloring book is now being distributed through headquarters. 48 pages with a color cover, the coloring book introduces aviation to children in the third grade and up. Its objective: to insure a greater public understanding of aviation in the future by showing youngsters the advantages and opportunities which aviation affords for all. The coloring book is the product of the efforts of a great many Ninety-Nines and friends of the organization. In particular, we owe credit to KATHY FORREST, INDIANA Chapter, for the idea’s origin, and to editors of the book, LINDA HOOKER and JO McCARRELL, GOLDEN TRIANGLE Chapter. Art work (and you have to see to believe how good this is!) was prepared by GOLDEN TRIANGLE members ANN HOFFMAN, LINDA HOOKER and MARGE BENTLEY. In the teacher’s guide which accompanies the coloring book upon request, LORNA KRIN- GLE, PUGET SOUND Chapter was responsible for the teaching suggestions, along with HELEN FRIZZELL, elementary teacher and aerospace education workshop director, Northshore School District, Bothell, Washington. Definitions were courtesy of The coloring book, entitled “ Let’s Go Flying — an HAZEL JONES, DALLAS REDBIRD Chapter. Serving as introduction to aviation, ” is available to Ninety-Nines and the technical advisors were M. Ted Goble, Goble Aviation, CFI, general public through headquarters. Cost is S1.50 each, U.S. CFII, ATP, FAA Designated Flight Examiner and Dr. Wayne R. postage included. $2.00 each foreign postage included. Bulk rates Matson, editor in chief, The Journal o f Aerospace Education. for orders above 50 copies will be quoted on request. Upon To all of these people, and the dozens of others working on this request, qualified teaching personnel will be sent a teachers guide truly impressive piece of work go the thanks of the entire for an additional 50 cents. Ninety-Nines and a hearty round of applause. If there was ever an We hope that all Ninety-Nines will join in the effort to promote expression of what the Ninety-Nines are all about, this coloring our coloring book to teachers, parents and aviation organiza­ book is it. tions. Coloring books may be ordered from The Ninety-Nines, The coloring book is divided into five subject areas. The first Inc., P.O. Box 59965, Oklahoma City 73159. covers “airplanes you will see at the airport” . It includes the A SPECIAL THANK YOU from the Ninety-Nines goes to aircraft of every major general aviation manufacturer and BEECH AIRCRAFT CORPORATION, purchaser of 5,000 teaches the child to differentiate between various aircraft and coloring books! their categories of performance, design and usage. Part II deals with “safety in the air and on the ground” and covers such subjects as preflighting and air traffic control. Part III details the many careers in aviation and stresses the fact that women are now Quite A Jump filling all of these roles, along with men. Flight instruments and control surfaces are the subject of Part IV of the book. Discussed For Women Pilots are the functions of instruments, avionics and aircraft controls. Dottie Parsons Part V allows the child to put his or her newly acquired Florida Spaceport Chapter knowledge about aviation to work in the solution of games and puzzles. All contents of the coloring book are copyrighted by The Did you know that in 1965 there were 10,106 women student Ninety-Nines, Inc. pilots, as compared to 19,298 in 1974? At that same time, there Accompanying the coloring book is an eight page teacher’s were 6,147 women private pilots, as opposed to 14,465 in 1974. guide, giving suggestions for additional class discussion and Quite a jump, wouldn’t you say? projects. It includes thorough definitions of many aviation terms. In 1965, there were 1,137 women commercial pilots in contrast The Ninety-Nines feel that the coloring book fills a void in with 2,596 in 1974. Airline transport pilots have increased from aviation education materials, in that it is simple enough to be 40 in ’65 to 116 in ’74. Helicopter only ratings have declined from used by parents and teachers who are themselves strangers to 10 in 1965 to only 5 in 1974. Glider only has picked up from 51 to aviation. Likewise, it can be educational and enjoyable to a child 271. In the category listed as “ other” there was an increase from using it alone. 64 to 192. The Joys — And Rewards Of

Tip o f Texas Ninety-Nines elderly owner in San Marcos showed us an invoice of his ‘new roof’. His ‘new roof’ had part of our old sign that had been “Another ‘Senior 1946’ — wish someone would break a leg painted five years earlier! If a person could see how paint putting that on the water tower — and the name on that RR preserves metal roofs, we believe all roofs would be painted as Station so dim from lack of repainting — and that darned float soon as they are ‘cured’. Vinegar or store bought etching material ‘gas gauge’ sinking lower and lower!” cannot do the job as well as time and the elements do and of These might well be the thoughts of a lost pilot, low on fuel, as course a cured roof is a must for painting and the temperature he searches in vain to identify a strange town from the air. And one does have to fly LOW to read the City Limits signs! This has must be between 60 and 100° when the paint is applied. At last we are ready for the actual airmarking. We take the provided the reason for a group of women pilots to organize, not loaded station wagon and head for the selected sites. Seldom are for tea parties, but to do some good for the hobby and occupation they love. The Tip of Texas Ninety Nines have there four of us and sometimes only two, but if daylight hours permit (and we have had to finish more than once by flashlight), devoted ourselves to airmarking, ie, painting the names of towns on roof tops in letters large enough for a pilot to read. and travel is not too far, we hope to accomplish from three to five signs a day. Repaints, because of preparation, require more time We have had to finance the airmarking entirely by ourselves. than new signs so we have to be satisfied with fewer per day. We Rummage sales, flight rides, decorating scarves, and donations may have to jump from one roof to another, shinny up a pole or by members have been our only sources of revenue and we are never operating in the black. As we have always felt that an climb through a skylight, but we have always managed. Two of us measure and lay out — if roof is long enough we add up to an airmarker on a roof in town was much more effective than one on extra 8’ between each letter to ordinary spacing using chalk line an airport, and because of our financial situation, we have asked rather than templates. As illustrated by the photos the black 7 ‘A” that we be paid for the paint used when we put a marker on an border is started first and we never have to ‘stretch’ over an airport. already painted area and be fearful of stepping back into wet With the exception of our templates which were designed by paint. Blanche Noyes, the chapter has designed and made all of our equipment. Our station wagon loaded for airmarking includes: We have spilled paint not only on the roof, but on ourselves; 22’ ladder on top, roof leveler, border marker, chalk lines with misspelled the name of the city, and have done anything else that blue and red chalk, 7 & 10’ templates, black, silver and two types could possibly be done. A sandwich at lunch after a good yellow paint, thinner, cleaner, brushes with holders & buckets, breakfast, dinner at evening, and then a good nights sleep so as to wooden elevator box with rope to carry up paint, stubby brooms, be on another roof at daylight the next day. rags, steel brushes, yard sticks, measuring tapes, emergency kit We will always have good laughs and memories and many (includes snake bite kit), brake fluid, oil, water for car, coolant, stories to tell. Rain didn’t allow us to paint one day after laying flashlight, pliers, screw driver, ice pick for paint draining, can out was finished. Possibly a week later as three of us were openers, thermos with water & lemonade, hand cleaner, straw climbing onto the roof at daybreak with only paint and rags, a hats, extra paint clothes, shoes, and newspapers & paper bags for Rancher in a Pick-up drove up (all Texas ranchers own at least trash. We have no room left for luggage so clean clothes must be one Pick-up). We politely answered all his questions, but kept carried in a paper bag. working. Soon we had a huge audience with the rancher telling Our first step towards an airmarking is to fly over the towns to them how wonderful we were to just climb up there and start be marked and select two or more likely buildings in each town free-handing the sign without even a ruler to measure. As we for the site of the markers. The multiple selection is because we climbed down they handed us each a Coke and they couldn’t can’t be certain of the condition of the roof from only an aerial believe we didn’t receive any pay. Surely we each felt a little guilty inspection. Marker sites are chosen as near the center of town and in not being more honest. along railroad tracks if possible. As there are few buildings There have been many offers of jobs and once two of us left ideally suited for markers, we have to do with the best available, one on the roof to finish while we went across the highway (in a whether it is quonset type, flat roof, or some with too great a very remote area) to repaint a Grocery Store sign for the pitch; even sometimes the top of an oil tank! depressed, recently widowed lady. True, it was yellow and black The second step is a trip by car to inspect the buildings and but really an eye catcher. We need to go that way again soon. obtain permission to use the one with the best roof. We have After two hard days work, comes the long drive home, usually always received the fullest cooperation — perhaps partially from at night. Then to clean brushes, to prepare the station wagon for curiosity. We do not do a job on Sunday and from experience the next trip, to make ourselves presentable once again, to earn have learned to be sure that the owners does not object to any some more money for paint, to think about the old friends and other specific day. Sometimes we are finished with a sign before the new ones we met, and wondering if those big globs of yellow the place of business is open. We do not wear shorts or smoke on and black paint will help anyone today who thought they were a roof and never have more than four persons on a roof at the ever so secure with their fabulous radio equipment. same time. We possibly are passing up a great opportunity by not Therapy? Yes! And much satisfaction. becoming ‘roof salesmen’, as it doesn’t take long to know a good Tip of Texas Ninety Nines are grateful to part members and all roof and sadly we have at times had to say “we could easily of those who have and are making airmarking possible. damage your roof” after seeing it. A few times the owners have Ed. Note: learned through us that they have been ‘taken’ by roofers. One This chapter has completed 614 airmarkings. Aviation Law

By Sylvia Paoli

In the November issue we discussed the principal of “ res ipsa loquitur” — “ let the thing speak for itself” — as it was applied to the crash of a Cessna 172 in Mexico, just south of Tijuana. In that case, the only evidence as to the cause of the crash was the fact that the gas tanks had only three-sixteenths of an inch of fuel in them when the plane was found, and the Court concluded that, in the absence of any other evidence on either side, the pilot MUST have been negligent and therefore the crash MUST have been his faplt.

A much earlier case (1972) heard by a federal court in Virginia, had a different result. Dr. Philip Trimmer, Jr. and a friend had gone to Florida in Dr. Trimmer’s plane to play golf, landing at Pompano Airpark late in the evening of January 1, 1969. They returned mid-morning on January 5, 1969, and prepared to take-off for the return flight to Richmond. It was raining at the time and there was some conversation between Dr. Trimmer and the airpark manager as to the necessity of the pair leaving in such bad weather. Dr. Timmer’s reply was that he had to get back to his patients. In answer to the manager’s offer to call Flight Service, the doctor stated that was not necessary, as he was not going to file a flight plan, and he further indicated that he probably could not get the clearance he wanted.

The weather was bad when the plane took off and it disappeared from view very shortly. At 12:12 p.m. Dr. Trimmer reported to Vero Beach Radio that he was ten miles SSE of Vero Beach, cruising at 1200 feet VFR, and requested weather at Melbourne and Daytona Beach. He was also given Miami Airmet Alpha 8, as well as the current weather at the locations requested. All reports were unfavorable, with ceilings and visibilities frequently below one thousand feet and two miles in rain, fog, and occasional moderate turbulence in embedded showers. Dr. Trimmer acknowledged receipt of the information, and no further word was heard from him. An air search commenced on January 6; three days later a CAP air search crew spotted what appeared to be submerged objects about 2400 yards off shore east of Melbourne Beach, but ensuing bad weather prevented any recovery. By the time it cleared, the objects had disappeared and no wreckage or bodies were ever recovered.

The executor of the estate of Mr. Kelley, the passenger, brought a suit for wrongful death against Dr. Trimmer’s estate. At trial, the evidence indicated that the submerged objects appeared to be pieces of the tail of the aircraft, that Dr. Trimmer had been in that general vicinity when he reported at 12:12 p.m., and that no other planes were reported missing in that area. Thus the Court concluded that the objects in the water were the remains of the aircraft in question, and went on to the determination of liability of Dr. Trimmer’s estate for the death of Mr. Kelley.

The Court held it to be well settled law that “the burden of proof in aircraft cases is on the plaintiff to prove by a preponderance of the evidence the negligence of the defendant and to prove that such negligence was the proximate cause of the accident.” In discussing the qualifications of the pilot and the plane’s equipment, it was found that the plane was airworthy, and that Dr. Trimmer had held a private pilot’s license since 1967 with some 300 hours total time. He was taking IFR training, but was not IFR rated at the time. Mr. Kelley was a student pilot with about thirteen hours of flying time. He had flown with Dr. Trimmer on numerous occasions. „ Continued On Page 17 Tennessee 99s THE 29TH ANNUAL POWDER PUFF DERBY* Sponsor Historical GENERAL INFORMATION — 1976 AWTAR Air Photo Contest PRIZE MONEY $10,000 to FIRST PLACE 45 CASH AWARDS — $22,000 plus O n April 10, 1976, at McGhee Tyson STARTING POINT SACRAMENTO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, Sacramento, CA Airport, Knoxville 12:00 E.S.T. The Tenn. Bicentennial “Know your Country” His­ Sponsor SACRAMENTO VALLEY Chapter of the Ninety-Nines, Inc. torical Air Foto Identity Contest will award prizes ($1,000.00 first prize) Have a Buffet TERMINUS POINT GREATER WILMINGTON AIRPORT, Wilmington, DE Luncheon, OT time fly-in of O f aircraft, ride a double decker bus to a historical spot Co-Sponsors NEW CASTLE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION BOARD and in Tennessee. It is dogwood time in the MIDDLE EAST SECTION of the Ninety-Nines, Inc. Tennessee; our festival will be on in Knoxville; so if you wish to see our area, DATES: Impound Opens 0900 PDTJuly 3, 1976 buses will be available. Impound Deadline 1700 PDT July 5,1976 This will be part of a package containing TAKE-OFF 0900 PDT July 9,1976 30 photos, (31 if you are a Ninety Nine) Deadline to Finish 2000 EDTJuly 12, 1976 made from the air 1500 to 5000 feet of Awards Banquet July 14,1976 historical spots in Tennessee, which you will have to identify, an air map of the area covered, entry blank and one luncheon DESIGNATED AIRPORTS ON THE RACE ROUTE Statute Miles ** (MUST STOPS) ticket for April 10, (extra luncheon tickets are available) plus gifts and chance rides in 1. SACRAMENTO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, Sacramento, CA O f time aircraft. 2. FRESNO CHANDLER AIRPORT, Fresno, CA 153.57 Entry blanks must be filled out and ** 3. RIVERSIDE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, Riverside, CA 234.46 returned postmarked by midnight March 4. GRAND CANYON NATIONAL AIRPORT, Grand Canyon, AZ 330.74 31. The kits will sell for $25.00. See a 5. SANTA FE CO. MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, Santa Fe, NM 340.52 Ninety-Nine, Tenn Chapter for the forms ** 6. LUBBOCK REGIONAL AIRPORT, Lubbock, TX 277.87 to fill out for your kit or call (615) 693-2528 ** 7. WILL ROGERS WORLD AIRPORT, Oklahoma City, OK 268.91 8. ADAMS FIELD, Little Rock, AR 307.27 to have one mailed to you. 9. NASHVILLE METROPOLITAN AIRPORT, Nashville, TN 327.40 Have fun, Know the Country you fly in 10. WOOD COUNTY — GILL ROBB WILSON FIELD, Parkersburg, WV 363.03 and get together with fellow pilots April 10, 11. GREATER WILMINGTON AIRPORT, Wilmington, DE 311.93 in Knoxville. This is an approved Bicentennial Event. TOTAL ROUTE MILEAGE. . 2,915.70 Enjoy your Country this “76” !

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS TO CONTESTANTS: 1. APPLICATION FOR ENTRY AND INFORMATION KIT available February 1976 — Send $5.00 to From Flying Activities ALL-WOMAN TRANSCONTINENTAL AIR RACE, INC. Box 6, Terminal Building Chairman Charlene Falkenberg: Dallas Love Field Dallas, Texas 75235 Now is the time for all FA Chairmen to Phone: (214)352-0374 think about places to fly. Everyone should plan to enter one or more of the many races Entry Fee $300 for members of the Ninety-Nines, Inc. $350 for non-members scheduled. All Chapter FA Chairmen should have a report of their activities in ENTRIES MUST BE POSTMARKED: NO EARLIER THAN March 15, 1976 the hands of the Section FA Chairman by NO LATER THAN May 1, 1976 May. She, in turn, should send a report to •Registered Trademark me in June, so I can make our report at Sanctioned by NATIONAL AERONAUTIC ASSOCIATION International. Every activity a chapter and conducted under Rules of the FEDERATION AERONAUTIQUE INTERNATIONALE participates in concerns the FA Chairman, Endorsed by THE NINETY-NINES, INC. whether it is a DF flight, airmarking, APT day, Safety Seminar or special activity, it’s a flying activity. Most of all, get out there and fly!

From Airmarking Chairman Esther Whitt:

Get Busy on your airmarking plans right now, chapters, so that you can paint as soon as the weather clears.

PLEASE TELL ME WHAT YOU HAVE PAINTED. Send to 220 Ocean View Dr., Vista, CA. 92083. First Biennial Operations Review Tackles Cyd Fougner Awarded . 00 . . . r- a D Whirly-Girls Scholarship Review & Revision of F.A .R .’s y K The winner of the ninth annual Doris Mullen Whirly-Girls Scholarship is Cyd Committees were chaired and staffed by The First Biennial Operations Review Laurie Fougner of San Francisco, Califor­ F.A.A. personnel with all discussion being Conference conducted by the F.A.A. was nia, and Minot, North Dakota. held the first week in December at the taped. There was a summary of discussion Sheraton National Hotel, Washington, on each proposal made by the chairman. A free-lance flight instructor with some D.C.. The purpose of the conference was Everyone sitting in on the committee was 1,900 flight hours, Cyd holds a commercial the review and revision of present F.A.R.s invited and encouraged to give their views pilot certificate with both flight instructor and the discussion of those newly proposed and suggestions. and instrument ratings. regulations submitted in response to a Not all proposals will become formal Working first as an airport secretary, and notice sent out February 28, 1975. rulemaking. Some will be rejected or then a flight instructor, and twice-a-day, deferred for further study. The conference was divided into ten five days a week traffic reporter for Station A pat on the back and a tip of the wing to KTIM, Cyd has been self-supporting since committees: Aircraft and Equipment Re­ the F.A.A. for instituting this Review to quirements, Aircraft Maintenance, Aircraft she was 18. Now 23, she is a junior at San overhaul their regulations. A special salute Francisco State majoring in geography. For Operating Rules, Airmen Certification, Air to Mr. William Broadwater, chairman of Traffic Rules, Certificated Operators and the future, Cyd would like to use her the Air Traffic Rules committee, and his helicopter rating in her three areas of Agencies, Flight Attendants, Flight Time staff, for the fair, impartial and efficient Limitations, Training, and, Special Issues. special interest: ecology, crop protection manner in which that committee was and archeology. Each committee had an agenda and conducted. workbook, based on previously submitted Now, if only the Internal Revenue Announcement of the scholarship winner proposals and containing comments re­ Service...... was made today by Mrs. Lauretta Foy, ceived on these proposals. Attendance at president of The Whirly-Girls, an interna­ the conference was open to all interested Joan Kerwin tional organization of women helicopter persons and organizations and there was no Legislation Information pilots. The $2,000 scholarship, which is to registration fee. Chairman be used for obtaining a helicopter rating or additional helicopter ratings, was estab­ lished in memory of Mrs. Doris Mullen of Joliet, Illinois, who was fatally injured in an airplane accident in 1966. The purpose is Carbon Monoxide Poisoning to further the involvement of women in aviation.

Mary F. Foley There were 51 applicants for the 1976 scholarship, from Australia, France, India, poisoning if the gas is inhaled for a long Carbon monoxide (CO) is one of the and South Africa, as well as the U.S.A. most commonly encountered toxic gases in enough period of time. Slightly higher fif aircraft and automobiles. More deaths have concentrations may produce vague symp­ All of the former scholarship winners been attributed to CO than to any other toms such as mild frontal headache, general have now qualified for their helicopter toxic gas. It is colorless, odorless and weakness and fatigue. Increasing concen­ ratings and all are now Whirly-Girls. They tasteless and cannot be detected by the trations (or longer time of exposure) causes are: Mrs. Gale Brownlee, a flight instruct­ body senses. The presence of carbon more symptoms including nausea, vomit­ or, Woodstock, New York, #141; Miss monoxide should be suspected whenever ing, muscle and joint pain, tremors, Page Shamburger, aviation writer, Aber­ exhaust odors are noticed. Fire aboard an coughing, confusion, severe headache and deen, South Carolina, #142, Miss Terry Lee aircraft or in a car also produces CO. impaired judgement. If exposure to CO London completed her flight engineer continues, unconsciousness, coma and course with United Air Lines, Oakland, Hemoglobin, the oxygen-carrying sub­ death occur. California, #152; Mrs. Joann Osterud, stance in the blood, prefers carbon monox­ Carbon monoxide poisoning also pro­ ide to oxygen. The affinity of hemoglobin co-pilot, Alaskan Airlines, Juneau, Alaska, duces a red flush on the face and bright for carbon monoxide is from 250-300 times #160; Civil Air Patrol Lt. Colonel Nance pink fingernails. In hypoxic hypoxia, the that for oxygen. The CO replaces oxygen in Doyle, Tulsa, Oklahoma, #162; Mrs. fingernails and lips have a bluish tinge. the red blood cells, and also decreases the Esther E. Bennett, flight instructor, Leoni­ When the presence of CO is suspected, das, Michigan, #187, Teresa Jo (Teri) ability of the blood to actually release either from the odor of exhaust gases or the Rupp, demonstration and ferry pilot, D & oxygen into the tissues. Thus, relatively low symptoms of headache, nausea, etc., turn H Helicopter and Enterprises, Inc., and concentrations of CO in the air can produce off all heaters, use 100% oxygen if Flood Flying Service, Inc., San Carlos, very high blood concentrations in a short available or open the windows. Extinguish California, #136. Teri, the first Whirly-Girl time, causing hypoxia. This becomes very all cigarettes. Cigarette smoke also pro­ to receive the scholarship, used it to qualify critical at altitude. duces CO, and the smoker already has CO for her commercial rating. The 1975 The central nervous system and the heart in his red blood cells. Descend to a lower scholarship winner, Mrs. Sue Matheis, muscles are most sensitive to hypoxia and altitude as soon as possible. copter pilot/reporter for Station KMOX- are the first to be affected by CO If an individual has become unconscious CBS, St. Louis, Missouri, is now Whirly- poisoning. In cases of acute poisoning, from CO poisoning, mouth-to-mouth res- Girl #194. there are few warning symptoms since cuscitation and treatment with 100% unconsciousness occurs rapidly. In cases oxygen is needed. where the exposure has been less severe, It’s a good idea to invest in a CO and over a period of time, or is repeated, indicator and have it in a readily visible GOLDEN TRIANGLE’S BEVERLY the symptoms show more individual varia­ location in the aircraft. There are several BASS flew a charter to Florida for the tion. As little as 0.01 percent concentration types of indicators available at low cost. Super Bowl game in her Cessna 411. I’ll bet of CO in air can cause symptoms of Don’t forget to look at it occasionally. that return trip was real quiet. THE NINETY-NINES, INC. PILOT SAFETY MAINTENANCE PROGRAM (BASIC) FOR SAFETY EDUCATION

NAME:______MAINTENANCE PERIOD: from ______t o ______(one-year period) AIRCRAFT MOST FREQUENTLY FLOWN:______

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 above-stated one-year period, in a sincere desire to make herself a safer pilot. I further certify that this pilot is current on the requirements for a BFR.

Signed. . CFI#_ . Exp. Date_

C o -S ig n e d . _ 99 Lie .*»_ M ed & E xp._

D a te d :_____ . C hapter_ S ection______

Every Every Every Every Year P-l-C CHECKS: X -C Flight 3 m onths 6 months (*or Two Years)

Re-read current FAR's 1,61.91, NTSB 430

Re-read theory book

Re-read Owner's Manual and Operating Limitations for Aircraft flown

Re-read and practiced Weight and Balance methods and computations

Practice DF steers

X-wind take-offs & landings (5)

S lip landings (5)

Normal take-offs & landings (10)

Stall landings (5)

Minimum controllable airspeed

Stalls (approach, departure, accelerated)

Steep turns about a Point

Short/Soft Field take-offs and landings (5 each)

Filing VFR Flight Plans

Weather Briefing and Written Plan

X-C Trip via navaids/ pilotage/dead reckoning

Attend Safety Clinic (if available in area)

Take-offs and landings at Controlled Airports (3)

DUAL CHECKS:

Orally quizzed on current FAR's X

Orally quizzed on theory X

Orally quizzed on Owner's Manual. Operating Limitations, weight & bal. X

APT or Safety Checkride X

Biennial Flight Review X*

Use of and familiarity with written checklist and preflight procedures

Emergency procedures

Instrument flying check-out

Spin demonstrations & trial

General dual refresher 3/75; Revised 10/75; Revised 1/76 • When is the last time I verified that an aircraft’s airworthiness was current before I flew it? If you can answer all of these with very "How Safe Are You?" recent dates, you are most likely an active flight instructor or a very rare and excellent pilot. Human nature will lead most of us to be proud that we answered SOME of these by questions with fairly recent dates, thereby Marilyn P. Hibner permitting us to discount others with “ not-so-recent” dates of occurence. But be In addition to being the Chairman of • When is the last time I practiced stalls, cautioned against building up a false sense Safety Education for our organization, I other than for a required flight test or of security in yourself and realize that this have been an FAA-appointed Safety Coun­ BFR? list of questions is but the beginning of a selor for several years. My affiliation with • When is the last time I performed a self-evaluation. My aim is to make each of the FAA safety programs, fellow Counse­ spin or had a good demonstration of us aware of a key word — “ maintain” . We lors and attendance at FAA safety seminars them by a qualified flight instructor? all, at some time, achieved a licensed-pilot occationally stimulates my “ preaching” • When is the last time I did a weight and level; but, have we maintained or, better mechanism on the subject of safety. I balance computation before taking a yet, improved on the level attained at one usually use this column to report on the flight with baggage and/or other time? Do you think a BFR once every two status of our organization’s Safety Educa­ persons aboard? years is sufficient to “maintain” our tion Program — what we’re doing to abilities, skills, knowledge and judgment — educate others in safety. But I have • When is the last time I read through or even once a year if you participate in our decided, for this one issue, to back-track a the FAR’s to see how well I remember APT program? You maintain your cars and little into “our own backyard” for a closer them and if I am complying with aircraft more frequently and by a pre­ look at our own attitudes for safety. If we them? scribed maintenance program to avoid are to be the promoters of safety education • When is the last time I was under a overlooking any items. It gives you — WE have to be believers; WE have to hood for dual instrument proficiency assurance of security and safety when you practice what we preach. (if not instrument-rated)? fly or drive and it protects your investment Let’s examine, for a minute, what “ WE” • When is the last time I was under in the equipment. Are you trusting yourself are — WE are licensed pilots; WE are actual conditions for instrument flight and expecting others to trust you as a pilot human beings; WE are united through our (if instrument-rated)? with anything less than you do for the car organization in the advancement of many • Am I still doing the thorough pre-flight or aircraft? Human error and judgment, causes in the field of aviation and, as such, walk-around and cockpit checks I was not mechanical failure, is the major cause promoters of Safety Education. Further­ originally taught? of aviation incidents and accidents. This more, anyone observing us should be able • When is the last time I went up for the being the case, where is the “ maintenance” to see visible proof of these statements. purpose of practicing a series of falling short? My concern is specific — it deals with our take-offs and landings, i.e., short- ability to convey this proof through our field, soft-field, slip, X-wind, power- Each of you, as a member, should have own actions. As human beings, we occa­ off emergency? received (through your Chapter Chairman sionally practice one thing, while preaching • When is the last time I called and asked via Section Governors) a copy of the Safety another; we sometimes actually believe for a practice DF steer? Education Committee’s “Pilot Safety things can happen to others that couldn’t • I f not instrument rated, do I have a Maintenance Program (Basic) for Safety happen to us. I want to be assured that knowledge of the instrumentation Education” . In the event you haven’t, as none of us will be caught up in this “ snag available to me in the aircraft so that I yet, we feel it is important enough for of human nature” as we go about our could utilize it, if I had to, for an re-print. Therefore, you will find it in this Safety Education program and related emergency in unanticipated instrument issue of the 99NEWS. Please, when you are projects. This calls for an honest self-evalu­ conditions, i.e., glide slope, localizer, through reading this, remove it from your ation on the part of each of you. As long as marker beacons, etc.? (Many non­ copy of the NEWS and get started on it. our aviation endeavors go along smoothly, rated pilots have lost their lives in You can start on it NOW — you don’t have we all tend to build up a false sense of aircraft very well equipped for instru­ to wait for a new fiscal year of our security in our abilities, skills, knowledge ment flight, who probably could have organization to begin. Simply fill in the and judgment. It isn’t until something goes saved themselves had they the advan­ dates of starting and finishing the one-year wrong that we usually begin a self-evalua­ tage of some basic working knowledge program; and hand it in to your Chapter’s tion and develop “hindsight” . of all the equipment available to them Safety Education Chairman when comple­ This may be your one opportunity to in the aircraft they were flying.) ted and co-signed, for processing by her develop this “ hindsight” without an unfor­ • When is the last time I refreshed my and forwarding same on to me as Int’l tunate first-hand flying experience. Hope­ memory on the specifications and Safety Education Chairman. The points fully, it will also be illustrated to you that limitations of the aircraft I fly (the you have earned for your Chapter/Section we must believe in and practice what we Owner’s Handbook); and when is the will be credited to the fiscal year in which “ preach” for aviation safety. Only in that last time I looked at the Operations the form is received by me, providing it is way, can we hope to achieve an increase in Manual or verified that it is on board before June 30th of the year. If it is believers and followers of safe practices in with the other required documents? received too late for point-totaling of a aviation. Below is a brief list of what we particular year (which will be done immedi­ might call “a premature development of ately after June 30th each year), it will be hindsight” which should be given a sincere Heard the latest joke? U.S. Presidential held to be counted in the following years’ evaluation with respect to yourself as a hopeful Ronald Reagan says he would Section point-scoring system. Most impor­ licensed pilot. It is not an all-inclusive list eliminate federal control of ATC! Seems to tant of all, though, score a point for of questions that you can pass or fail, but me that might multiply the problems by yourself. Be observed by others as one who rather a list meant to get your thinking about 50! practices what she preaches. Help us, as an process active for a sober evaluation of organization, maintain our validity as yourself — promoters of safety in aviation. Convention ’76 Under Billy Penn's Hat

By Joan Jones

The entire Middle East Section is busily preparing for International Convention, August 11-15, 1976. The city of Philadel­ The Ninety-Nines, Inc. phia is preparing to greet the 80,000 people who are expected to be visiting center city International Convention daily during this summer. “99s SPIRIT IN 7 6 ” Here are>some tips to help make your convention visit more enjoyable: August 11-15 If you fly commercially and land at Philadelphia International Airport, trans­ Philadelphia, PA portation will be provided to the Benjamin Franklin Hotel. Due to the increased travel into the Philadelphia area for Bicentennial festivities, airline reservations should be SCHEDULE made well in advance. If you prefer to fly in your own plane, land at North Philadelphia Airport. Transportation will also be pro­ vided from this airport to the hotel. Send in Tuesday — August 10 — Chapter & Section Meeting your hotel reservation early (use the form in this issue) to assure yourself of a room at this extremely busy time. August temper­ atures in Philadelphia vary from a daytime Wednesday — August 11 — Noon- 6:00 Registration high of 85° to a pleasant 65° in the evening. 3:00 Communications Session Bring comfortable clothing as you will want 6:00 Cocktails, dinner (on own) to walk to the many nearby historic sites Meet friends in hospitality room and other points of interest. open to 12:00 p.m. 8:00 Communications Session cont’d Future articles will describe convention and Bicentennial events in greater detail. Thursday — August 12 — 8:00-12:00 Registration (late arrivals) This will enable you to celebrate to the 8:00- 9:00 Governors Breakfast fullest both the “Great American Birthday 9:00-10:30 Chairmans Coffee Party” and Convention 1976 in Phila­ 9:00-10:30 Educational Seminar delphia — August 11-15th. 11:30- 1:30 Amelia Earhart Luncheon 2:00- 5:00 Business Meeting 6:30- 7:30 Cocktails 7:30-10:00 Buffet 10:00- Entertainment “ Mummurs Phoenix Has Chapter String Band” Ad Sales Already Friday — August 13 — 7:00- 7:45 Continental Breakfast To offset the high cost of printing and 8:00-12:00 Business Meeting mailing their newsletter, the PHOENIX 12:30- 2:00 Lunch (on own) Chapter is selling ads for its CLOUD 99. 2:30- 5:00 Business Meeting PAM MARLEY is their advertising lady 6:00- Cocktails, Dinner (on own) and the ads are rolling in. Because of the 8 :00- Educational Seminar ads, the membership is not having to pay Evening Sightseeing additional chapter dues. Saturday — August 14 — All Day Shop, sightsee, have fun!! Their rates: Zi page — $80 per year 8:00-12:00 Tennis Tournament Vi page — $60 6:30- 7:30 Cocktails Business card size — $40 7:30- Banquet PAM, if you run across anyone wanting to advertise to the Ninety-Nines nationally, Sunday — August 15 — 7:00-10:00 Fly-Away Breakfast send them our way. The Ninety-Nines, Inc. ADVANCE CONVENTION REGISTRATION

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If a room at the rate requested is unavailable, one at the nearest available rate will be reserved. Applicable 1976 Tax Added to Above Rates Check Out Time 1 :00 P.M. THE NINETY-NINES, INC. Written Confirmation will be Sent to You. AUGUST 11-15,1976 MAKE RESERVATIONS NOW FOR THE Spread The News! FRIENDSHIP TOUR We’re proud to be Ninety-Nines and we want the entire aviation community to be aware of who we are and what we do. So. .. Your “FRIEND” — a 99 from the Middle ments during the time you allot for that What better way is there to spread our East Section stop. story than through the pages of Ninety- Your “SHIP” — an airplane (yours or Coordinator for the State of Virginia is Nine News? commercial), auto, train, cycle, or etc. Virginia Riley of the Virginia Chapter. On Do your part to spread the News! Your “TOUR” — to see the areas where it her committee is Linda Hollowell, Hamp­ Purchase a subscription to 99 NEWS for an all began. ton Roads Chapter and Anne Adams of the *F.B.O. Your date — enroute to the 99 Bicentennial Shenandoah Valley Chapter. Other coor­ ‘ Library Year Convention in Philadelphia. dinators are Barbara Baron, West Virginia ‘ School The 99’s of the Middle East Section Mountaineer Chapter; Joan Bates, Mary­ Government or Civic Leader invite your visit in August, beginning on the land Chapter; and Maureen Long of the first and culminating in Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C., Chapter. All communi­ And why not have an extra subscription with a fantastic tour of the newly dedicated cations and inquiries about this Tour for yourself or your chapter library? National Air and Space Museum on August should be initially directed to Irene N. Send $10 for each extra subscription to: 10. Wirtschafter, Washington, D.C., Chapter, 99 NEWS Plan your own tour from the selections the chairman of this Friendship Tour. P.O. Box 59965 scheduled below. Tell us where you want to KEEP IN MIND that time is of the Oklahoma City, Ok. 73159 visit, what day you wish to arrive and your essence in this Bicentennial Year. Initial means of transportation. You will then be contact must be made before May 1. A card will be sent, noting your gift. If personally contacted by a local 99 who will Limited space is available in the hotels and you have no one in mind for a subscription, meet you, assist you in finding lodging, and motels. We do not wish to disappoint any send your donation anyway and headquar­ help you with your sightseeing arrange­ of our friends. ters will choose a worthy recipient. WHAT BETTER $10 GIFT THAN A FULL YEAR OF NINETY-NINE NEWS!

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I am interested in the following itinerary I have checked for my FRIENDSHIP TOUR: My first stop will be ______on A u g u s t______

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□ Oglevay Park (Museum and □ Home of Blenko Glass □ Norfolk Naval Base □ Colonial Williamsburg Vacation Lodging Factory and Store □ Norfolk Tour □ Busch Gardens (a visit to old Europe) □ Site of Last Battle □ Indian Battlefields □ Gardens by the Sea □ Jamestown Island of American Revolution and Mounds □ Virginia Beach □ Yorktown Battlefield

Richmond Virginia Charlottesville, ya. Luray, Virginia Washington, D.C. Byrd Field Charlottesville Airport Luray Airport Dulles Airport

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Saundra Lapsley Today, WINGS OF HOPE, staffed primarily by volunteers, and its planes As a charitable organization, The Nine­ carry doctors and teachers to all parts of ty-Nines are always on the lookout for the globe; fly the sick and injured to worthy, aviation-oriented causes; and the hospitals and supply food and medicine to St. Louis based WINGS OF HOPE is an people struck by earthquakes, floods and airborne humanitarian mission to the other disasters. More than 95% of the forgotten people in the remote corners of To procure such an aircraft, Houlihan funds donated to the group have gone to the world. Through the media of aircraft and Edwards enlisted the support of Joe supplying aircraft, technical assistance and and radio communications, the organiza­ Fabick, a construction equipment distri­ support. The organization offers its help to tion brings hope to the sick, injured and butor, George Haddaway and Paul Rod­ any legitimate humanitarian enterprise, starving in areas where help might other­ gers. Fabick laboriously engaged in barter­ without charge, regardless of affiliation. wise arrive too late. Its mission is truly one ing for, repairing and selling used boats, Emphasis is placed upon supplying the of life and death. And its continued trucks, cars, generators and airplanes, right plane for the mission involved, be it existence depends solely on the support of while Haddaway, Rodgers and Edwards set float plane, light twin or utility single. organizations such as ours and the tax about creating the legal entity “ Wings of Also, WINGS OF HOPE supplies techni­ deductible donations of individuals such as H ope” . cally trained professionals to fly and you and me. At last, funds were procured to purchase maintain the equipment or train others to WINGS OF HOPE has long been of the specially equipped Cessna Skywagon do so. interest to me, I having written much of its which Houlihan felt would fill the area’s As it enters its second decade of service, promotional material while in the employ transportation needs. And in April, 1965, WINGS OF HOPE is reaching for ever of Tom P. Gordon, one of its staunchest the “all-metal miracle” , piloted by Max further miracles, including the parachuting supporters. The organization also enjoys Conrad, was delivered to the Turkhana of emergency aid to those regions where the backing of aviation notables such as desert. even its aircraft can not penetrate. But the George Haddaway, founder and publisher Immediately, requests for more miracles real miracle of WINGS OF HOPE lies not o f FLIGHT magazine, who recently retired began pouring in from all over the world. so much in its airplanes and equipment; it to serve as the organization’s full-time An aircraft was soon produced for a lies in the fact that a handful of people have board chairman; Max Conrad; astronaut sponsoring mission in Peru, another for had the dedication to turn a single request Neil Armstrong; Paul J. Rodgers of Ozark New Guinea, then for Guatemala, Suri­ for a metal airplane into a worldwide Airlines; Mrs. Henry Timken, Jr.; Robert nam, New Ireland, Kenya, Mexico and the humanitarian mission. Won’t you, too, Chatley of Rockwell International; John C. far reaches of Canada and Alaska. lend hope a hand? Mosby of Sky Prints; the Airline Pilots Association; general aviation manufactur­ ers and our own President Pat McEwen. It is indeed a worthwhile charity and one which we hope each Ninety-Nine will Aviation Law Continued support through monetary contributions or the donation of used aircraft and equip­ On the day of the accident, a VFR evidence fails to supply any proof as to the ment. The ad on our inside back cover has private pilot with eight years’ flying exact or proximate cause of the accident.” been donated to Wings of Hope by Ninety- experience had flown from Vero Beach to In the Cheatham case the wreckage had Nine News, and we hope you will, in turn, Pompano in very bad weather, testifying been found and lack of fuel had been show your support through mailing your that he had been in and out of showers all shown, but no PROOF was even given as to contribution to Mr. William D. Edwards, the way and flying at about 200 feet AGL. the cause of the crash. Here, there was Executive Vice President, Wings of Hope, Three other small planes were known to be abundant evidence of bad weather but no 2319 Hampton Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri flying between Pompano and Vero Beach PROOF that such weather was the cause of 63139. that morning. It appeared that the airports the crash. Had this case been in California WINGS OF HOPE had its beginnings in along the way to Richmond were also open, under the current Cheatham ruling, that 1962, when a missionary named Houlihan, and the Court concluded that although “ it Court might very well have found for the just returned to St. Louis from 20 years of may be foolhardy” to take off in such plaintiff, the estate of Mr. Kelley, on the service at a remote medical mission in the weather, it is not “ negligence per se” (that basis that planes don’t crash, as a general Turkhana desert of Kenya, poured out his is, the very fact of taking off is PROOF of rule, without the negligence of someone. story of drought, suffering and death to a negligence) to do so. Therefore, even if the However, here the Court dismissed the manufacturer’s representative named Bill plaintiff could PROVE the doctor had been case, adding also that the passenger, Mr. Edwards. negligent in taking off (which proof was Kelley, had sufficient experience with small The mission, at that time, had a Piper not forthcoming), unless the plaintiff could planes to appreciate the danger of flying in Super Cub, donated by two airline pilots further prove that any such negligence weather conditions such as were present. and flown by Sister Michael Therese, but it actually CAUSED the accident, he could He voluntarily exposed himself to that was often inoperable, due to the affinity of not recover. danger, thus “assuming the risk” , and he hyenas for its fabric covering. The only The Court refused to apply the doctrine would have been precluded from any solution to supplying the area with needed of “ res ipsa loquitur” , as it was applied in recovery even if the doctor’s negligence had drugs, food and medical care, Houlihan the Cheatham case referred to above, been proven. felt, was a metal airplane. saying that “ it does not apply. . .where the Continued on Page 18 Southeast Chapter Reports CONNIE BRUNGER, GULF STREAM — Instrum ent New Ratings NEAL PAPINEAU, ALABAMA — Com­ In this issue of the NEWS, you will see a mercial, Instrument, CFI, CFII (Wow!) new twist to chapter reports. . .a break­ MARLYN HOLMAN, ALABAMA — down by subject, as well as by geography. The Ninety-Nines offer the heartiest o f Multi-Engine This was done chiefly for one reason: congratulations to these recipients o f important chapter news was becoming NEW RATINGS! buried by the routine and lost to those not having the time to read through every North Central South Central chapter report. VON ALTER, QUAD CITY AREA — EARLENE BILES, TULSA — instrument Multi-Engine RENE HIRTH, CHAPARRAL — Instru­ This new method is far more time-con­ ment Instructor suming for the editor; but now that the New England (Rene was a recipient of the 1975 editor’s time is yours, I will be happy to JEANNE OHNEMUS, EASTERN NEW A.E. scholarship and is the first of continue this type of breakdown if you ENGLAND — Instrument those award winners to complete her prefer it. Please let me know your reaction. course of study!) Ed. Middle East JOAN JONES, EASTERN PENNSYL­ CAROLE WHEELER, FT. WORTH — VANIA — CFII Instrum ent HELEN ZUBROW, EASTERN PENN­ NANCY TEEL, TOPEKA — Airline SYLVANIA — Instrument Transport Pilot SHIRLEY CHATFIELD, WASHING­ SONDRA RIDGEWAY, TOPEKA — To Chapter Reporters TON, D.C. — Flight Instructor Flight Instructor JO McCARRELL, GOLDEN TRIANGLE New York - New Jersey — CFII VICTORIA ANN SEARLES, NEW JER­ In January, I sent to you and to each SEY PALISADES — Instrument chapter chairman a letter describing the JACKIE ACOSTA, PALISADES — Flight type of reports we would like to have from Instructor Southwest you. I was not very specific in what I asked, 6th CFI in this chapter!) CLAIRE ELLIS, PHOENIX — Commer­ nor did I set limits on what you could send. cial Northwest This is because I want you to send me JOAN STRAND, PHOENIX — Instru­ ROBIN ANDERSON, EASTERN WASH­ whatever, in your opinion, constitutes news m ent INGTON — Private Glider or items of interest. Your job is to get me PAM MARLEY, PHOENIX — Instru­ the news. Mine is to worry about how to get m ent Germany it into print. NANCY CRADDOCK, LAS VEGAS — SIGR1D SIKORSKY — Commercial and Instrum ent NEWSLETTERS I do want to receive. Instrum ent KATHLEEN SNAPER, LAS VEGAS — I’ll be compiling much of the news from Having taken her flight checks in Instrum ent them, saving you added labor. Stamford, Conn., she is reportedly MARY ANN JAMISON, ORANGE now ready to blaze some IFR routes PHOTOS should be black & white COUNTY — Instrument in Europe with her Cessna 172. glossies. Polaroids will generally not repro­ duce adequately. Color slides or transpar­ encies are needed for the cover. DEADLINES will be the 10th of the month for routine news. If you have a hot Aviation Law Continued news item, send it immediately and I will from page 17 get it in the first possible issue. The To understand and compare decisions magazine will be open for late breaking About That “ Buying such as these, it is necessary to know which news of importance until presstime. If you Power’’ Questionnaire decisions are “ binding” on which courts. need extra time for something you want to Generally, a federal court is bound to publicize, just let me know. I will do my follow the case law decided in the state in best to work with you on it. We are pleased to note the tremendous which it is located. Thus this case, tried in a Deadlines for news reporters* and issu­ member response to our questionnaire on federal court in Virginia, must be decided ance dates are as follows: “99 Buying Power.” Over 3,000 replies accordant to precedents set by the Virginia Issue Issuance Date Deadline have been received! Since a return from state supreme court. Both federal and state M ay April 28 M arch 10 10-25% is considered normal in a survey court decisions are subject to review by the June May 26 A pr. 10 like this, we are simply overwhelmed by this U.S. Supreme Court under certain condi­ tions. We have here, then, a situation where August July 28 M ay 10 show of interest. We think this proves that our membership really does care about cases of this nature tried in Virginia — Sep./O ct. Sept. 8 Jul. 10-Aug. 1 making our organization and our magazine either in state or federal courts — could (will include grow. The results are still being tabulated very well end up favorably for the convention and we anxiously await these. We would defendant, as did this case, while those in news) especially like to thank Mr. Harold Pigg courts located in California, following the Nov. Oct. 27 S e p .10 and the staff of Turco, Inc’s computer Cheatham case, could end up for the Dec. Nov. 24 Oct. 10 center for the cooperation shown in plaintiff. Only when the U.S. Supreme Jan. Dec. 29 Nov. 10 compiling these questionnaires. Also we Court hands down a decision in a case Feb. Feb. 2 Dec. 10 owe a dept of gratitude to Vice President similar to these, will a national standard for *Ad deadlines LOIS FEIGENBAUM and BOB for mak­ the application of the “res ipsa loquitur” are the 15th ing these facilities available to the Ninety- doctrine to small airplane crashes be of each month. Nines. established. Ninety-Nines In The News

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HANNA REITSCH, GERMAN Section, was a guest of the “ Society of Experimental Test Pilots” in California in September. She was the only woman ever invited to give a speech. The reaction of members was overwhelming and she received a standing Hanna Reitsch displaying her certificate of L to R Loma May, M.C. Amelia Earhart ovation. LAURETTA FOY, president of accomplishment from the “Society- of Brunch; Lois Broyles, Chairman Michigan Whirly Girls, received special permission Experimental Test Pilots”, of which she Chapter; Trina Jarish, winner PPD 1975; from the chairman to attend the meeting. has been a member since 1972. Her Mary Anglin, Co-Chairman Michigan Small nickname “Supersonic Sue” fits her aptly. Race; Kathleen Gerhold, Chairman Michi­ ELINOR MERRILL is serving as secre- Her right hand holds a silver plate, a trophy gan Small Race; and Anna Himmelberger, tary-treasurer of Silver Wings. She’s from won in a sailplane contest. President, The Zonta Club of Detroit. the NEBRASKA Chapter, as is PAULIE PERRY who has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Scottsbluff Chamber of OKLAHOMA Chapter members SUSIE ciation. BETTY McNABB adds to her Commerce. DIANE MANN was elected SEWELL, NANCY SMITH, DOTTIE collection of honors the National Comman­ secretary of the Nebraska Association for YOUNG, SAUNDRA LAPSLEY and our der’s Citation, Civil Air Patrol, a National Aerospace Education and EVELYN SE- 99 Manager LORETTA GRAGG were Commodore’s Citation from the US Coast DIVY has retained her position as president guests on the 30 minute television program Guard Auxiliary and has been seconded to of that organization. Woman’s World in Oklahoma City, shar­ a Florida independent School Board by ing the story of the Ninety-Nines and some state aviation interests. She recently spoke COLORADO Chapter member JEAN of our headquarters memorabilia with a to 200 federal women, and a few male FERRELL of United Airlines spoke on “ A statewide TV audience. colonels and generals, at Tyndall AFB and Woman in a Man’s World” to the Englewood Littleton Chapter of Zonta, to the EAA in Panama City. during their Amelia Earhart program. ANGIE IZZO, of EASTERN PENN­ TENNESSEE’S EVELYN BRYAN MARY ADAMS is newly elected presi­ SYLVANIA Chapter, has received her JOHNSON, manager of Morristown Air­ dent of the Colorado Pilots’ Association Mission Pilot Rating with Group 80, Civil port, is the first woman Board Member of and MARGARET DWELLE has been Air Patrol at Reading Municipal Airport. the National Flight Instructors Association. reelected vice president/secretary. MARY This allows her*to fly as a Mission Pilot She is soliciting 99 input for their meetings, will also be serving on the FAA Rocky when the CAP is called upon to locate the next of which is in August. Mountain Region Airport Development missing aircraft. and Planning Committee as General Avia­ tion Representative. Speaking to the Memphis Zonta Club at Charter members BLANCHE NOYES the Amelia Earhart memorial program was JUDY GUESS, TULSA, has joined the and FAY WELLS, along with JEAN MEMPHIS Chapter Chairman PAT KEL- Army for training in meteorology, and HOWARD and GLADYS WISE, all of LETT. She talked about the organization, hopes to become a control tower operator. WASHINGTON, D.C. Chapter, were history and goals of the Ninety-Nines in She will be based at Ft. Sill, Okla. guests at the Amelia Earhart dinner of general and the Memphis Chapter in Members of the SAN ANTONIO Chap­ Washington’s Zonta Club. Speaker was particular. ter attended the annual Zonta-club spon­ Anna Chennault, VP of the Flying Tigers, sored Amelia Earhart Scholarship Fund Inc. CAROL HALLETT of SAN LUIS dinner at Randolph AFB. Speaker was OBISPO COUNTY Chapter will be on the South Central Section Governor HAZEL June ballot seeking the Assembly seat from HARRIET BREGMAN is serving as JONES. They also were in attendance at a the 29th District. Carol, JUDI GORHAM co-chairman of the Public Affairs Commit­ program on “Women in Action” , spon­ reports, “has been the mainspring in the tee for the North East Pilots Association. sored by the San Antonio branch of Republican Office of the county for several She’s a NEW YORK CAPITAL DIS­ AAUW. Speaking at that event was DR. years and certainly knows her way around TRICT Ninety-Nine. KATHY BOUR­ DORA STROTHER of FT. WORTH. Washington and Sacremento, not to men­ GEOIS reports HARRIET volunteered for tion the cockpit of an airplane.” LEROY MARIAN BANKS, a member of DAL­ the post. LAS REDBIRD Chapter and Chairman of McCHESNEY, 49'/2er of chairman AWTAR, has been named to the Board of GRACE also deserves accolades, having been elected chairman of the California Directors, National Pilots Association. Spokanne 99s LYGIE HAGAN and State Aeronautics Board. This board serves MILLIE SHINN from the EASTERN EDNA WHYTE and ALVERNA WIL­ in an advisory capacity to the Division of WASHINGTON Chapter presented a talk LIAMS, GOLDEN TRIANGLE Chapter, Aeronautics, a sub-part of the Dept, of on Amelia Earhart to their Zonta group. flew to the “Fun in the Sun” Fly-In at Transportation. Lakeland, Florida in January. EDNA was the guest speaker at the “Gathering of From ORANGE COUNTY, SHIRLEY Eagles” banquet for pilots who flew in the DEEP SOUTH’S JUDY HALL is secre­ C O T E ’s 49'Aer G EO RG E is the new ’30s. tary of the Middle Georgia Pilot’s Asso- director of the Riverside, Calif., Airport. Continued On Page 23 19 By Lindy Boyes Cross-country flying in Hawaii is a matter of island hopping and is taken in stride by light plane pilots as not out of the ordinary. Since island-hopping is an accept­ ed way of flight in the Aloha State, it comes as no surprise that the Aloha Chapter, 99’s, schedules its annual Apuepuelele between a neighbor island and Oahu, home of Honolulu International Airport. Apuepuelele (Hawaiian, meaning contest in the air) might have a strange sound to it, but don’t let that fool you. It’s a fun thing to do. Pronounced ah-poo-eh-poo-eh-leh- leh, Apuepuelele is the Aloha Chapter’s annual proficiency flying contest. This immediate past event, held Novem­ Have You Had Your ber 30, followed on the heels of some torrential rainfall that took its toll of two Apuepuelele? airplanes that were intended to be flown in the contest. The rain-soaked craft were Aloha Ninety-Nines “ malfunctioning” and Eleanor Sharpe had Sliow You How! to forego piloting her own Ercoupe and switch command to her “ co-pilot” Glenda Watts who was able to rent a Cessna 150 Photo courtesy Hawaii Visitors Bureau the morning of takeoff. Meanwhile Sue Y oung’s Cessna 172 the route crossed Molokai to Lanai and shore towards our next check point on wouldn’t start at all, and Lindy Boyes, who another touch-and-go landing on the pine­ M olokai. had taxied away from the FBO rental base apple island; after which the final landing Not far from Dillingham Field are the to the Civil Air Patrol hangar rendevous was at Kahului on the island of Maui. polo grounds at Mokuleia, a very big site with radio blaring, later couldn’t raise a The planes were clocked off at Honolulu Sunday sport from March through August. whisper. Pat Davis had started a day early and timed again at Kalaupapa and at On past Waimea Bay where the big surf and checked on her intended plane to Kahului. The two legs were two-thirds of appears every winter and where interna­ discover it had been drowned out of the the basis for judging the event, the third tional surfing competitions are held, or at competition, so she called on Aloha part being the estimate of the fuel used en Sunset Beach a little further on. Laie Point Chapter member Jane Kelley for use of her route. passes beneath us and ahead is Kaneohe Cherokee Arrow. They made sure every­ The flight-seeing aspects of participating Bay. The beautiful moss green mountains thing was in working order. Jane was in such an event are sheer delight. on our right are the Koolaus which separate official timer for the start and a non-com­ From Honolulu the course took the fliers Honolulu proper from its windward com­ petitor this time. Other “co-pilots” were past Pearl Harbor which logs more visitors munities of Kailua and Kaneohe. 99’s Ann Fix with Sue Young, Florence annually than any other “ attraction” in the We leave Oahu and head on to our next Beamon with Lindy, Betty Skold and Aloha State. Looking out your left window check point where we must make a Georgia Hughes with Pat Davis. you can clearly see the famous Arizona touch-and-go landing, Kalaupapa peninsu­ The efficiently planned event to check Memorial, a white concrete structure that la on the north side of Molokai. We cross proficiency got off to a piece-meal start. straddles the sunken battleship adjacent to the empty channel and study the west end But it did finally get off with Lindy’s Beech Ford Island where civilian student pilots of the island. There are some beautiful Musketeer the last to check out some three and others practice touch-and-go landings. crescent shape beaches and nothing else. hours after the official starting time. But, The breadth and irregular shape of Pearl That’s going to change soon with the start as they say in Hawaii “ ain’t no beeg t’ing” , Harbor is unexpected to the first time of construction of an extensive resort so it took a little longer. Everybody viewer. development. scheduled to go did go in one airplane or Onward to the first check point we fly Beyond the beaches, Molokai’s west end another which added to the guess work over the central portion of the island of is barren, but soon we see fields of aspects of the proficiency contest. Oahu, above pale green fields of sugar cane pineapple, dark green, marked by rows of This was the fifth such event and and darker green fields of pineapple, past red earth. The coastline becomes a vertical proceded on an unusual course. Schofield Barracks and Wheeler AFB, into wall that is increasingly higher as we draw All the contestants were prepared to fly view of the north side of the island. Bearing nearer to the isolated Kalaupapa peninsula. from Honolulu International Airport to the left as we come to the brilliant blue water No wonder it was selected as the site for the Ke-ahole Airport on the Kona Coast on the that is ruffled in white along an unending afflicted suffering from leprosy more than island of Hawaii, the announced finish site white sand beach, we head for Dillingham a hundred years ago. All that has changed of the contest. Always, an en route check Field, a few miles ahead. A sharp lookout is now, however, and the only residents are point is required and made known only at kept for gliders in the area, Dillingham is those few who choose to stay there. And the pre-takeoff briefing. What the partici­ the only glider base of operations in all the that’s a story in itself. pants didn’t know this time was that the Islands. Along the Waianae Mountains, the We spot the runway on the peninsula’s planners of the event decided to change graceful craft soar back and forth and can tip, make our approach, roll our wheels on course on them. At the briefing preceding stay up almost indefinitely, courtesy of the the surface, wave at our timers — Bud the scheduled takeoff, the revised route was constant trade winds that blow most of the Davis, Pat’s husband, and Ralph Andrews revealed: from Honolulu, across the island year. — then up, up and away to head for Lanai, of Oahu to Dillingham Field for a fly-by At Dillingham we make a turn into the south of Molokai. and check-in with the tower, then on to the pattern and report to the tower that we are Climbing for altitude to skim over the Kalaupapa peninsula for a touch-and-go merely checking in as we reverse course and top of the cliff of that rugged Molokai landing at that isolated spot on the north fly over the 10,000-foot runway, heading side of the island of Molokai. From there easterly and continuing along the north Continued On Page 21 coastline, we turn on course for Lanai. The bright rain-fresh green pasture land of a cattle ranch falls away below us as the KANSAS Chapter’s MARILYN COPE­ HANNA REITSCH, whose home is in terrain starts “ downhill” toward the south LAND and her 49'Aer have taken delivery Frankfurt on Zeppelin Allee has sold her shore of Molokai. We fly over the world’s on a new Piper. This must be Marilyn’s standard Cirrus sailplane and ordered the largest rubberlined reservoir — 1.4 billion reward for the thousands of hours of Cirrus 75, a more high performance model, gallons capacity — and past the town with downtime she accumulated as headquarters for delivery in the spring. the name made famous years ago in a chairman, planning our marvelous dedica­ popular song, Kaunakakai (“The Cock­ tion ceremonies. JOYCE WILLIAMSON, CENTRAL eyed Mayor of Kaunakakai”). Lanai is PENNSYLVANIA, is the new owner of a ahead of us, and we cross the intervening O K LA H O M A ’S SUE M ASON is the 1972 Cherokee 180. water with nary a bounce. Smoother flying proud owner of a “brand new” 1947 for us than the sailing was for the tanker Aeronca Chief. below us that ran aground some years ago From EASTERN NEW ENGLAND and now marks what is known as C hapter, CARO L H O G A N ’s Tri-Pacer is ship-wreck beach on the north shore of MAGGIE and BILL FIELDS, DEEP reported progressing slowly but nicely. Lanai. SOUTH Chapter have moved their business Instead of just the fuselage, the whole plane to Quincy, Fla. and are planning their own is being covered. It will be just like one off The lee side of all of the Islands is the assembly line, she says. invariably dry, desert-like except where strip there. humans have introduced plants to soften the harshness. And Lanai is like that, until MEMPHIS Chapter’s DOT WILSON ANETTA and BOB HAACK flew to we approach the small island’s central basin was one to whom Santa displayed his Florida to pick up a new Piper Lance. She’s where pineapple fields extend for miles. utmost generosity. She got a new Cherokee from the IOWA Chapter. Owned by the Dole Co., Lanai is known as Six. the “pineapple island” and has one town, JOAN LINDER, SAN FERNANDO Lanai City, which is high at an elevation of In the Vero Beach area, there is a VALLEY, is expecting her first. A Cessna 1700 feet in a forest of Norfolk pine trees. Cherokee 140, with the rosiest red lips and 182, that is. It looks like anything but the visitor’s idea the longest black eyelashes an airplane ever of a Hawaiian island. sported. It’s “Hot Lips Schatzy,” pride Another Cessna 182 was in the Christmas The airport is just ahead at 1300 feet and joy of GULF STREAM Chapter’s stocking of MARIAN CARTER, SOUTH­ elevation, and again we make a pattern and ELLIE McCULLOUGH. Officially, ERN OREGON CHAPTER, a surprise touch down for a moment. No one else is in Schatzy is N4478J. . .but you can’t miss from 49'/2er WALT. MARCELLE and sight other than an air taxi parked on the her. BILL JOHNSON also have one on order. ram p. The Apuepuelele terminal point is on the next island — Maui, at the Kahului airport in the flat land that divides the island. On southerly course we head over the Alenui- at the Ke-ahole Airport in view of the the west side are mountains and magnifi­ haha Channel, for the Big Island. With gloomy conditions prevailing at Kamuela. cent valley vistas. To the east is towering Maui a little behind us we can now see The got close to Kamuela before turning Haleakala, at 10,025 feet. The dormant Haleakala’s rim rising above its mantle of back to the sunshine to fly over lovely volcano is a national park, and the white clouds. Visible on the rim are white Anaehoomalu Beach, past the tropical mammoth crater looks like the moon’s pill-like dots, observatories of various retreat of Kona Village Resort which has its surface. scientific centers. own airstrip and to Ke-ahole Airport which Carpets of green sugar cane cover the Ahead of us, but obscured from view by serves the Kona Coast of this island. The earth below us as we fly across Maui’s clouds on this occasion, lies our destina­ airport was opened in mid-1970, and narrow-ish isthmus and land at the airport. tion. No other planes are in sight, nor any previously has been the starting point for We taxi to the gas pump where our timers boats below us. Only white caps on the the Apuepuelele with the finish at Honolu­ have arrived from Kalaupapa well before us water indicate the usual, for flight in this lu. and also meet up with Sue Young and her direction, quartering headwind. It’s nearly A benevolent acquaintance drove from crew. an hour before we spot at the shoreline the Kamuela to pick up the pair of pilots at tiny port of Kawaihae. Nearby is the Ke-ahole Airport. The sturdy little Musketeer refueled, we magnificent Laurance Rockefeller vacation take off again. This time our destination is resort, the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel. It is All contest participants and guests Kamuela in the “high” country of the only a hop, skip and a jump to Kamuela assembled for an appropriate dinner pro­ gram presided over by Aloha Chapter island of Hawaii. Kamuela is also head­ (also known as Waimea) which is up the hill Chairman Sue Young. When it came time quarters of the Parker Ranch, the largest at 2,600 feet elevation. cattle ranch in the United States under We follow the road from the Mauna Kea for presentation of the trophy to the winning pilot, Pat Davis, who chaired the single ownership. Beach Hotel up the hillside to within view contest, was happy to announce that none of the small town. Off to the right is the Once again we have reversed course, other than Sue Young had completed the airport with clouds sitting low over it and flying over Maui’s cane fields, and on our course with near perfect estimates on both the general area. Out of the sunshine we left is Haleakala whose soaring crater rim is scoot in under the gloomy ceiling and touch time en route and fuel to be used. more often than not wreathed in clouds. down on the runway. Cross-country flying in Hawaii is always We are told that to be at the rim at The timers’ plane, a Beech Sierra, is a happy flight-seeing experience. By adding daybreak is an awe-inspiring experience already secured as is the Piper Cherokee the competition of the Apuepuelele there is that lends credence to the Hawaiian name Arrow. Just as we leave our plane, the contributed a certain zest and an individual that means House of the Sun. Cessna 172 arrives. The Cessna 150 with challenge which makes the experience even Skirting around the mountain on a two new private pilots aboard opted to land more rewarding. Minotx/.MinO l\/l oo t i n n c The interesting things Ninety-Nines talk IlM llw iy l^llllw I w I v v 111 I y w about and do when they get together

SOUTHWEST service. Also an attorney, he formed giant C-5A. Herb Schaaf of F a A and Lee Acorde, Inc., publishing a monthly news­ Rogers and Ed Garner, public relations letter, lobbying for aviation in general and men for Lockheed, coordinated the event. In SANTA PAULA Chapter, the after- being the “pilot’s voice to government.” “ Do nothing, do it well” is the motto of business order of business was to pile into ALI SHARP reports he brought views airplanes and fly to Santa Maria for lunch a disorganized group of lady pilots known from “both sides of the fence” on the as the Grasshoppers. FLORIDA SPACE­ and a visit to the weather station. Four many problems confronting pilots, control­ planes made the trip, including JOANNE PORT members and some 84 people all lers and governing agencies. total met with the group for a fly-in to MILLER’S beautiful classic Bellanca. At the Christmas meeting of GREATER Sanford in December. MONTEREY BAY Chapter’s Jan. meet­ SEATTLE CHAPTER, FRANCES HEA- A promise of “no business” brought ing in Salinas featured Jack Jella, an FAA VERLO reports that the 30 attending Accident Prevention Safety Counselor, some fifty 99s to the December meeting of members brought gifts to be distributed to the TENNESSEE Chapter, LURA OD- Flight Examiner, ATP and the chapter’s the patients at the Seattle Children’s LAND & JO CHANDLER report. Site of “Mr. 99” . He talked to the group about Orthopedic Hospital. Various members the meeting was the famous former railroad “ airspace” mostly — T C A ’s, Stage 1, 2 attended an all day FAA Seminar at Sand station/restaurant, “Chattanooga Choo- and 3 radar, transponders, encoding alti­ Point, covering stress and its effects on the Choo.” A raffle produced $50 for the meters and how to work ourselves into the body, flying abilities and attitudes. The Middle Tennessee State University Chapter “system” . DELL HINN reports. chapter also visited Auburn Air Route of NIFA to use toward preparing for A videotape program by Gene Kropf, Traffic Control Center. national competition. Western Region Public Affairs Officer, Jim Page from Ephrata, Washington, FAA, on “Women in Aviation — 1975” provided EASTERN WASHINGTON was seen by the LONG BEACH Chapter in Chapter with an overview of communica­ January. The presentation features the tions at the Jan. meeting. He reminded outstanding flying activities of COLENE everyone of the importance of saying GIGLIO and WALLY FUNK. “roger” only when the full transmission Guest speaker at GOLDEN WEST’S has been understood and of practicing January meeting was Jim Bigelow, who surveillance approaches. JAN HENRICHS covered the usage being made of satellite responded with a tale of the day when she weather photos to help determine the heard a pilot say “eenie, meanie, miney, conditions, such as wind direction, at the mo, if you hear me, let me know”. time a plane is reported missing. This Comment from reporter DARYL ANN allows searchers to better pin point downed KYLE, “Oh, no!” aircraft. Results have been very favorable and search time in the area has been cut SOUTH CENTRAL Meeting in Little Rock, Ark., to plan the over 500 hours in the last year. This Powder Puff Derby race stop were: Seated, Chapter also has a unique contraption left to right: Wanda Cummings, Linda which made its first appearance at their The members of SAN ANTONIO chap­ Hargraves, and Marion Banks. Standing, Christmas party in the guise of Rudolph the ter contributed to the cost of their left to right: Cary Hunt, Marge McLean, Ruth Gray, Kay Newth and Donna Harris. Red Nosed Reindeer. It was guessed to be Christmas party, annually hosted by BET­ everything from a dehydrated C essna 150 SY and BILL HOGAN. BETSY accepted to a printing press, but turned out to be an this donation and immediately turned it MIDDLE EAST airport marking device in disguise. They are over to the Chapter Scholarship Fund, thinking of renting Rudolph to other which memorializes the late MARIAN From the CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA chapters as a money making scheme. Any BURKE and enables selected members to Chapter, as reported by Joyce Williamson, takers should contact reporter BEA HOW­ maintain proficiency. comes this suggestion for “fun fund ELL or Rudolph’s faithful companion At their JAN. meeting, safety chairman raising.” “Our Ways and Means Chair­ Mrs. Claus, better known as BETTY JANE KING presented an informal brief­ man, FLO SHIREY, works at Oregon Hill WALSH. ing on Stage III, Terminal Radar Service Ski Resort. She made arrangements for an evening of cocktails, dinner and entertain­ FRANCES GIBSON, ALAMEDA Area procedures which are now in effect at ment at a restaurant located near the air COUNTY Chapter reports that fly-ins are San Antonio International. Pilot participa­ strip at the resort. The cover charge for the planned once a month for that chapter, tion is presently voluntary, but it is felt all evening was donated to the Ninety-Nines.” with speakers or programs alternating members should be familiar with and monthly with business meetings. support this program, PAMELA CRANE At the EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA reports. Christmas party, one game involved the MARY LUE GARRISON of HI DES­ identification of 13 parts of an airplane. ERT has arranged high altitude chamber Past International President ALICE HAM­ training for chapter members at George SOUTHEAST MOND did not win, but had some AFB. interesting answers. They include: Magneto The January meeting of MISSISSIPPI — Kitchen Magician; Impulse Coupling — Chapter was a combination A.W.A.R.E. Brazilian coffee grinder; Engine Mount — NORTHWEST and GAMA program, with more than sixty Ear protectors for a rock session; Gaskets in attendance. Jenny McWilliams reports. — Bangles for an infant African; Coil — Guest speaker at SOUTHERN ORE­ NORTH GEORGIA and DEEP SOUTH Seven Dwarves cookie roller. Back to GON’S January meeting was George Milli­ Chapters combined meetings for a tour of ground school for you, ALICE, but we’re gan. A veteran of 31 years in the tower, he Lockheed-Georgia and Dobbins Air Base. naming you 99 NEWS” official humorist. founded Mercy Flights, Inc., a very active Some 40 members and guests toured the NANCY GAYNOR is their on the scene business engaged in emergency ambulance large collection of planes, including the reporter. “ Riverboats will never replace the air­ Members of the MAPLE LEAF Chapter MARIE CHRISTENSEN of ORANGE plane,” WASHINGTON, D.C. Chapter attended a survival course conducted by COUNTY has a new Cessna 182 and reports, but they did join together in a 43 National Wilderness Survival, Inc., in BETTY MARSHALL’S C-150 has a new person Christmas Cruise up the Potomac. Dorset, Ontario. Lectures covered the paint scheme. We can only speculate on the psychology of survival, food, edible wild justice of this, since at the Rancho Fly-In in plants, navigation by compass, proper December, each little Ninety-Nine who sat NORTH CENTRAL dress, signalling and keeping warm. Course on Santa’s lap asked for a new airplane, leader was Bert Berglund, a Swedish born and none were received. Betty Marshall survival expert who has conducted courses refused to sit on Santa’s lap and Marie At a recent meeting, KANSAS CITY for the Canadian Armed Forces and other didn’t even attend the fly-in. Chapter 99s “ flew out” rather than “in” , groups who live and work in the remote An interesting thing happened on the to Topeka, for a tour of the state capitol. Canadian North. After lectures, groups put return to Orange County from this fly-in. A They were then treated to a tea and into reality some of the survival techniques Cherokee, taking the long route home, beat reception at the governor’s residence, talked about in an outdoor simulated a Bonanza! Seems both aircraft took off hosted by the first lady of Kansas, Mrs. emergency landing. Not only were the skills from Rancho at approximately the same Robert Bennett. SHERRY QUINLAN of survival learned, reports SHARON time. Over El Toro, the Bonanza called reports Mrs. Bennett expressed a great CLULEY, but the experience increased Orange County Tower for landing and admiration for women pilots. confidence about ability to cope in the learned of a slight delay due to the daily wilderness. IOWA Chapter has been making good dozen in the pattern. So the Beech settled use of all the IFR ratings acquired in recent down for a hold over Seal. After a while, a months. Seven planes made it to Cedar Cherokee in the Santa Ana Canyon called Rapids for the Jan. meeting on a very IFR the tower for landing. Yes, Miss Piper would have to wait, too. Time passed. day, ANNETTA HAACK reports. Other planes called in requesting entry for WISCONSIN Chapter’s Dec. meeting landing. The time arrived for a change of included a balloon drop contest and controllers in the tower. The new controller another for the “ least wurst spot landing” . had so many planes waiting he didn’t know Winner of the former was ELAINE what to do — so he decided to take them in STRICKLAND (9 ft. from target). CARO­ order (no one knows what order), and he LINE MOREY took the spot landing event began by clearing the Cherokee for entry. (100 ft. beyond the line) and SARA Miss Piper headed for the pattern while the GREER and ELAINE STRICKLAND tied Beech held at Seal and counted to ten along for 2nd (200 ft. short). Guest speaker was with many other planes who had called in BOB NIEMANN, who is a storehouse of long before Miss Piper. The moral of this information on flying in Europe during and story is a change of controllers can have an astounding effect on performance figures! prior to WWI. Also speaking to the group L. to R.: MAPLE LEAF CHAPTER, East (Stolen from Plane Tales, Orange County was DON RICH, public relations repre­ Canada Section; Ann Judd, Sharon Clu- sentative from the Aviation History Com­ ley, Jean Fenton, Ann Hider, Phyllis newsletter. Editor BETTY ACKERMAN.) mittee. He and DIANE GORAK have been Miller, Peggy Smith, Hilda Devereux. working together to assemble aviation LONG BEACH’S GENE FITZPAT­ historical data for the state history. RICK has a newly acquired Piper Tripacer Ninety-Nines in the News. .. in which to travel to her ranch in Monterey. Joe Kimmel’s “ Pitch and Prop” room, a Continued museum-like place filled with flying memo­ Many 99s have joined her for good times rabilia, was the site of QUAD-CITY’s Jan. AUDREY SCHUTTE of SAN FER­ there. meeting. For February, the feature attrac­ NANDO VALLEY was the subject of an tion was the biennial flight review. This will article in the Nov. 16 Home Magazine of become a yearly event, incorporating the the L.A. Times. annual A.P.T. meeting, JUDY HODGES reports. IOWA Chapter member SUE KOLWAS- Dec. 4 was the date of a Press Club KI is General Aviation Representative on luncheon honoring LONG BEACH’s TI­ the Aviation Advisory Council of IOWA NY BRODRICK and other Early Birds, DOT. She is looking for feedback from the with Buzz Aldrin a special guest. Many 99s on various questions which come before chapter members were in attendance. the Council.

WISCONSIN’S MARLYN DONAGAN NANCY DREWS, LONG BEACH, has & CAROLINE MOREY were guest speak­ been subbing for Ted Misenheimers at his ers at the Saratoma Middleton Service Adult Aviation Ground School at Redondo Club, talking on the Powder Puff Derby. High School.

Six Anchorage 99s flew to Kenai to meet CENTRAL ILLINOIS’ BARBARA JE- with women pilots to discuss forming a NISON was a moderator for a panel at the JANET HITT former Aviatrix of the chapter in the Kenai Area. Results look Illinois Aerospace Education Committee Year from the SANTA CLARA Chapter very good for a new Kenai-Soldotna held in Chicago in conjunction with the was featured in the December issue of FAA Chapter. Pictured Standing (L to R) Anita Illinois Science Association. She also spoke WORLD magazine. ATP rated Janet Benson, Janet Rarick, Dorothy Thompson, joined the FAA as an inspector in the Carol Fleming, Ruby Pappas, Edith Miller. at a women’s meeting at the Bloomington Seattle Flight Standards District Office a Kneeling are Virginia Savoie, Kit Moody, Airport conducted by JOYCE COOPER Joyce Bergstrand, Betty Rogers and and helped at an FAA Aviation Safety year ago last fall and is now in the Oakland Marion Zaegel. Seminar at Edgar County Airport. office. M I n p t\/* M I ri 0 P r O I G C t S A compilation o f the thousand and one J 3 things Ninety-Nines do to further aviation and aviation safety '

SOUTHWEST Must say, the gals in Phoenix know how PARKENING and second place to ELI­ to do it up right. SANDI HAAG, who with NOR MERRILL. Achievement trophies “CRASH” CASE is filling in as reporter are awarded each year to the Nebraska SHARE THE KNOWLEDGE programs for the ailing NATASHA SWIGART, even Ninety-Nines who have accumulated the have proved very successful in the SANTA sent their newsletter special delivery to beat highest number of points in categories CLARA VALLEY Chapter. The brainchild the deadline date. related to 99 activities and aviation in general. Reported by SHARON MEYER. of Flying Activity Chairman VERNA SAN FERNANDO’s JOYCE NEAL and The Nebraska International Women’s Year WEST, “STK” is an innovation designed DONNA ZWINK were the only women Coalition is sponsoring a Contemporary to place aviation more vigorously at the flying in the annual Litton Flying Club Hall of Fame during 1976 to recognize heart of Ninety-Nine activities. Verna Charity Flight. Approximately 5000 lbs. of women who have made outstanding contri­ conducted a meeting on “Camping from an food and clothing were flown to two Indian butions. FLORENCE BORING has been Airplane,” complete with equipment, tribes in San Diego County. packing and great ideas in know-how. The selected by a committee of the 99s to Wests have flown through Alaska, Canada The Radina Tucker Memorial Award to represent 99s in the Hall of Fame. SOUTHERN OREGON Chapter’s elected and the U.S., camping along the way. The charitable activities of GOLDEN Pilot of the Year has gone to BETTY DIAN WARD shared information on TRIANGLE Chapter are almost too nu­ GLINES. She’s an instructor, a full-time precision landings in preparation for the merous to mention. Not only have these bookkeeper, teaches ground school and Hollister Air Meet. DR. HENRY ROWE, gals been active in getting the coloring book often runs a pinch hitter course. P A T ’s 49'Aer, spoke on medical emergen­ to the presses; they have been everywhere cies in flying, medical contents for Survival ORANGE COUNTY 99s with a paint else at the same time. For Wright Brothers kits and gave pointers on ways to help crew headed by BETTY MARSHALL Day, they installed a display of both survive if you find yourself “ going down” . airmarked Meadowlark, Ca. Airport in the historic and current aviation “artifacts” at MAYETTA BEHRINGER spoke on VFR course of three mornings, having to play North Richland Elementary School. SUE pilotage navigation, an art threatened with Cinderella and be gone by noon of each SHRADER has been active in talking with extinction much too prematurely for safe­ day. Some planes tried to rush the painters all sorts of youth groups. ELLEN VAN- ty’s sake. These are just examples of the off, but the gals held their ground and DEVENTER is working with Aviation many subjects which can be covered. SCV reportedly shook their paint rollers at the Explorers in the Arlington area. DOTTIE Chapter has much more “sharing of offending aircraft. Those who couldn’t HUGHES donated the entire month of knowledge” planned for future months. paint held a fly-in to Rancho, Ca., planned December as a volunteer with the Arlington PAT ROWE reports. by URSULA TRACY. Christmas Samaritans Group, seeing that LONG BEACH Chapter conducted a others had a Christmas. Flight Instructor Refresher Seminar Feb. COLORADO Chapter members assisted 21-23, with SUSAN GREENWALD at the SOUTH CENTRAL with a GADO Safety Seminar in February helm. and sold cookies and coffee. (We know a lot of chapters are giving away refresh­ LAS VEGAS Chapter was co-sponsor, CHAPARRAL Chapter has come up ments at these events, but we’re sure most along with the Nevada Safety Council and with an interesting new chapter project, participants would be happy to pay, AOPA, of a Flight Instructor Refresher thanks to “idea person” JANIE FLOYD. enriching 99 coffers all the while.) Another Course, at the Hotel Sahara, Las Vegas, It’s “P.P.D.’s” and that’s not “Powder project of importance to the COLORADO Feb. 17-19. They also assisted with the Puff Derby”. Rather, they are “Plane group has been the Wright Brothers National Convention of Agsprayers meet­ Panel Drapes” for airplanes which are not Memorial. The 99s are one of three ing in Las Vegas in December. hangered or sit out in the hot sun. They are founding groups of this award, presented PHOENIX Chapter, on the third try, custom-made to cover the instrument annually to a Coloradan who has done succeeded in airmarking Falcon Field with panel, LELA CARWARDINE reports, and something outstanding in the field of 45’ high and 8’ wide lettering on the drape over the front seat to keep out the aviation. EMILY HOWELL was the first taxiway. EILEEN and HOWARD ATHEY light and prying eyes. Whenever possible, to receive this award and is now serving on were the organizers of this project. The fabrics are used to compliment the interiors the Board of Directors, as are BETTY JO Mesa Aviation Development Association of the individual plane. Their first customer REED and MARY NEIL, PAM BUGG, donated the 100 gallons o f paint used, was ZIA AIRLINES! Coloado’s aerospace education chairman, lunch for the paintees and the man power LUBBOCK Chapter put on a “standing and MARTHA THOMASON aided 16 Girl of seven members. Braving the cold, wet room only” safety clinic, coordinated by Scouts in earning their aviation merit winds were 99s JANE PATTERSON, BETH COVEY and publicized by CHE­ badges. TRUDY MURPHY, NAN SHEAR, MA­ RYL SHAW. SUSIE EVANS appeared on Several TULSA 99s assisted at an A & P RILYN BRAFFORD, MELBA BEARD, a TV talk show to invite local aviation Mechanic Clinic held at Spartan School of m a r y M cP h e r s o n , m a r g e j e n s e n , enthusiasts to attend. LUBBOCK is also Aeronautics. DONNA REASER, PAT MORELAND, among the many chapters across the Due to untimely and very heavy rains in CAROLINE REIBERT and EILEEN country who remember FSS and tower late November, TOPEKA Chapter’s BAR­ ATHEY. By the time you read this, this personnel at Christmastime. “ It was a cold, BARA RUHNKE reports that permanent dauntless crew will have also spread 200 snowy night,” reports Chairman ANGELA plantings in the Friendship Forest will have gallons of paint at Parker, assisted by the BOREN, “ and our friends at these essential to wait for spring. BARBARA lives in Parker City Council and the Colorado services were pleased to be remembered.” Manhattan where the Kansas Forestry River Indian Tribes. Other prospective Extension Service is based and is keeping in fields, NANCY CASE reports, are “Care­ NEBRASKA Chapter has announced the close touch with both them and the free, Wickenburg, Safford, Long Beach winners o f its 1975 Achievem ent A wards. Atchison Bicentennial Commission. She First place trophy was awarded to DAWN International and my drive way. . Continued On Page 25 applicant has soloed. Since many stop flying at this point, it was felt that participating and associating with other and SONDRA RIDGEWAY also partici­ women pilots might be the prescription to pated in a meeting of the Flint Hills make these students go on for a private Aviation Association honoring the 72nd ticket. Some Good News anniversary of man’s powered flight. They [Ed. Note] To all chapters sponsoring 66 ask the question: does anyone know who groups: we are interested in doing a feature And Some Bad was the first woman to solo and when? on the operations and success stories of SPANISH PEAKS Chapter will be partici­ these chapters. Send 99 NEWS information pating in an FAA Safety Seminar in Pueblo on how long you have sponsored your News For 99s the first of this month. Featured topic: chapter, what your requirements are, what mountain flying, reports JOAN ALYEA. kinds of meetings you plan, how many have gone on to 99 membership, and so forth. MARY HAYS of the OKLAHOMA SUE MASON of the OKLAHOMA Chapter has been nominated by Senator Chapter, a flight instructor for Oklahoma Recycled Motor Oil? That’s the latest, Henry Bellmon to the U.S. Air Force State University, recently spent a weekend picked up from the Jan. newsletter of the Academy. The nineteen year old engineer­ giving thirteen Flying Farmer women their CHICAGO AREA Chapter. They, have a ing sophomore at Oklahoma State Univer­ first flying lessons. Many now plan to go on center to where they can take used oil from sity reports she has spent some three years with their training, and hopefully, to either airplane or car and buy reprocessed trying to get into the academy and admits become Ninety-Nines. oil (for cars only) at 45 cents a quart. to having faced some frustration. “Some people,” she said, “think I’m doing this for WICHITA FALLS Chapter and SUE women’s lib. Or else they think I’m boy STILLEY, a new member and airmarking SOUTHEAST crazy. I’m not interested in being the first chairman, managed to get weather, paint woman admitted. I just want to go to and people all together for an airmarking at DEEP SOUTH has been active in school there.” Kickapoo Airport, LOU ELLEN FOSTER assisting the FAA with flying seminars, reports. both from the podium, the typewriter and on the ground and has always included Mary is in the ROTC program at O.S.U. safety on the chapter meeting agenda. No and working toward a commercial pilot’s NORTH CENTRAL wonder they’ve snagged an FAA Safety license. Her objective: to eventually work for the National Aeronautics and Space Specialist as a 49!/2er for Chapter Chair­ Administration as an astronaut in the space Over 300 persons paid tribute to Amelia man PAT DARLEY, now Mrs. Herb Earhart at the Amelia Earhart Commemor­ Schaff. shuttle program. ative Brunch on Jan. 11 at the Dearborn Hyatt Regency Hotel, Dearborn, Mich. ANN TAYLOR of ALABAMA Chapter Mary’s nomination has been sent to the The event is traditionally cohosted by the has announced plans for an all day seminar Air Force Academy where final selections MICHIGAN Chapter and Zonta Club of on March 13 in Pensacola called “Opera­ will be made. Our best wishes are with her. Detroit. LOMA MAY served as M.C. and tion Family Awareness” . This seminar is Some “not so good” news comes from Col. Russell Schiebels, Michigan Wing being sponsored by the Alabama Chapter, the PUGET SOUND Chapter. KAREN Commander, Civil Air Patrol presented JUANITA HALSTEAD reports, along GALLAGHER is now working as a quality Amelia Earhart awards to deserving cadets. with FAA/CAMI and GADO/JAX. It will assurance specialist, a civilian employee for TRINA JARISH was guest speaker for the be geared mainly toward the non-flying the Department of the Army. Karen had occasion. members of pilot families. Alabama will hold its March meeting in conjunction with tried to apply for the Navy Flight Program, Over the Christmas Holidays, several the seminar and hopes to have lots of only to be told that they had a pilot members of GREATER ST. LOUIS Chap­ women pilots on hand to encourage these program of eight women and that the ter joined with Ozark Airlines to meet non-flyers. program is NO LONGER OPEN. Karen is arriving, holiday-weary travelers, present­ hoping to transfer to their program if ing them with a Welcome to STL smile and openings ever become available again. She a sprig of holly. This display of goodwill, NEW YORK-NEW JERSEY did report, however, that the Navy is JAN POCOCK reports, brought T.V. LOOKING FOR WOMEN WITH SCI­ cameras out and resulted in an interview of PALISADES C hapter’s M A R IA N N E ENCE AND ENGINEERING back­ SON, giving them a chance to explain NERI had her dreams come true when grounds. something about the 99s and how much we Capt. A1 Bevilacqua of the 77th Air appreciate the kindnesses rendered at Command at Stewart Airport landed his Two of those lucky Navy pilots are “foreign” airports. In January, several 13-seat Huey helicopter in the yard of the members of the HAMPTON ROADS members of that chapter presented a Highland Godwin grade school where she is CHAPTER. ANNA MARIA FUQUA, a program on “women in aviation, past, a teacher. If you can’t bring schools to the helicopter pilot, is a new member, and also present and future, ” to the STL Chapter of planes, bring the planes to the schools! But a member of Whirlygirls. ROSEMARY Missouri Pilots. DEL SCHARR covered first, make sure to get the proper clear­ CONATSER has returned from Texas, the way things were a few years back. VAL ances. . .something of a feat in itself, where she completed jet transition training JOHNSON represented the “ now” period, PALISADES reporter HELEN EGAN and is now assigned to fly the A4. Reporter and addressing the subject of the future was LEVY indicates. PATTI CARWELL says she’s their avia­ Aero Dynamics Engineer NELDA LEE. tion sophisitcate at the ripe old age of 22. TEX WICKENHAUSER served as toast- MIDDLE EAST Best news of all: the U.S. Air Force has mistress. announced it will join the Army and Navy RUTH TEEL reports the CENTRAL LUCY THOMPSON of HAMPTON in training women as pilots of non-combat ILLINOIS Chapter has chosen new uni­ ROADS Chapter completed the aviation aircraft. 18 women officers will be selected forms: powder blue blazers with navy requirements for her Hermitage Girl Scouts in July for classes to begin in the fall, piping. That chapter, sponsors of a 66 of Newport News, Va., with plane rides on winter and spring. Women will have to group, has also voted that the only require­ Jan. 17. Now to make those girls Ninety- meet the same standards as male officers ment for 66 membership be that the Nines! applying for undergraduate pilot training. FAIRVIEW FLY-LADY DERBY

In this annual Oklahoma event, winners were reported as 1st — BILLIE KINNARD, reinstating to the OKLAHOMA Chapter FLYING 2nd — HELEN JOHNSON, KANSAS C hapter 3rd — INGE SCHOLZ — OKLAHOMA Leg prizes were won by NORMA VANDERGRIFF and TERE LYNCH, both of OKLAHOMA Chapter. Activities ACTIVITIES during the course of the race included a visit to Anadarko’s Indian Village. Races, Proficiency Activities and Fly-Ins as Reported from OKLAHOMAN NORMA VANDER­ our Chapters GRIFF has also joined the aerobatic crowd, taking lessons in a Citabria. POWDER PUFF DERBY Lewis at 7:00 A.M., Friday, April 2. 1st DAY DRAW ING And not to be outdone, KANSAS Captain Bill flies the traffic watch each SET MARCH 27 Chapter’s JACKIE LUKE was reported week-day morning for radio station KORK. doing some fancy flying, breaking balloons SACRAMENTO VALLEY Chapter has over the Eureka, Kansas, airport. In the set March 27 as the date for the First Day MARGARET BOLTON of the HI course of an open house, that is. Drawing for the 1976 Powder Puff Derby. DESERT Chapter is reported to be doing The event will be held at the Rancho lots of aerobatic flying and has been flying Murieta Country Club at 12:30 P.M. the experimental Stevens Aero. A TOPEKA Chapter fly-out to Minden Tickets are $7.00. Contact THELMA N ebraska is now scheduled for M arch 13, CULL or BARBARA GOETZ for further In the HI DESERT Chapter, STEPHA­ with a rain date of March 20. information. NIE WELLS, a transferee and a forecaster for the USAF, is also taking aerobatics. ALCAN CORP. has donated to SA­ GOLDEN TRIANGLE Chapter’s first CRAMENTO VALLEY Chapter a spectac­ MADELINE LIKE of SANTA CLARA APT Day was scheduled for Jan. 24 at ularly beautiful art form statue of a SOLID VALLEY, has soloed in aerobatics and Mangham Airport, with Hurst Aviation POLISHED ALUMINUM SEAGULL says, “ that first hammerhead really grabs giving each chapter member a 10% (may be “Jonathan” ). The statue, swivel- ya”. PAT ROBERT reports that her #3 discount on aircraft rented to take an APT based on white granite, will be RAFFLED son, Wayne, has soloed in their Decathlon. ride. Three instructors donated their time, OFF at the SOUTHWEST SECTIONAL With four male pilots in her family, Pat and the terminal building was donated by on April 3. Tickets are $1.00 for this $300 now sports larger earplugs. And what a manager George Wakefield to be used for a work of art. Proceeds go to the Powder race it is for the front seats!! bake sale. Puff Derby Fund. SHIRTS n’ SKIRTS Another fund raising event, a Gin Fizz Brunch, was held by SACRAMENTO Coats, anyone? Boots? Socks or ties? NORTH CENTRAL VALLEY on Feb. 29, with HELEN No, the FULLERTON Chapter is thinking HOFFMAN putting her heart and soul into of other apparel and appellation, like: the event and excellent gin into the fizzes. “Shirts ‘n’ Skirts” . That’s the big racing WISCONSIN Chapter’s CAROLINE Reporter CONNIE CONOLLEY also ad­ event coming up on April 24, DARLENE MOREY passed a 10 hour aerobatic course vises that SANTA CLARA Chapter has BRUNDAGE reports. “Trying to maintain with “3/8 inch to spare on the glass.” Says contributed $100 toward the PPD fund. some sort of order,” she says, is race she’s going to learn more about this Sacramento is, of course, the start for this chairman SYLVIA PAOLI. She is backed challenging phase of flying. And HELEN KELLY not only soloed a glider, she rated year’s race. up by a readily available crew including a kiss from her instructor to boot. JUDY STOH, who is in charge of sending SACREMENTO Chapter invites every­ race kits to would-be participants. The one to their annual fly-in at the Nut Tree in race, for anyone who forgot from last year, ST. LOUIS Chapter’s flying activities chairman PEG KILBY is trying to get Vacaville on May 22 at 11:00A.M. Contact is a handicapped speed event, open to men Thelma Drew or La Rue Brown for further and women or any combination thereof. In everyone into the flying act, by having not only regular 4th Thursday flights, but a info. case anyone wants to be reminded of this — a man took first place overall last year. For Saturday Flight to Lunch Bunch, as well. Mar. 28 will be a flight to Coles Co. Mem. LAS VEGAS VALLEY Chapter started the details, drop a note to JUDY STOH, Airport, Mattoon, for a lunch with the its ’76 flying activities off with a “Fun 1720 Morningside, Orange, Ca. 92667. INDIANAPOLIS Chapter. In April, the Match” at NLVAT on Jan. 31. Included Enclose $1.00 for a race kit. That date: events were “Barf Bag Bombing,” Spot April 24, with rain date May 1. flight plan says Wichita and on May 23, Landings and Balloon Busting.” So reports Jefferson City. Other chapters are invited to join in the fun. KATE CLIFFORD. She says there will be a GOLDEN W EST C h ap ter’s January special prize for one current pilot register­ fly-in was to the 94th Aerosquadron at San ing by Mar. 1 and planning to arrive on Jose Airport. BEA HOWELL reports that VON ALTER of the QUAD CITY Thursday April 1 for the Southwest Spring anyone flying to this area should make it a AREA has been asked to Co-Chairman the Sectional: From a drawing of those point to stop at the French Farm House, a W.O.W. DERBY in Keokuk, Iowa, the last registered, one Ninety-Nine will win a flight unique restaurant done in that style with weekend in July. The race route is being with Las Vegas’ Sky-Watch Captain Bill lots of flying memorabilia. selected. ILLI-NINES AIR DERBY BREAD & BUTTER 99s have lost a strong supporter, as has Entries are now open for the ILLI- the rest of the U.S. aviation community, in NINES AIR DERBY to be held May 28, 29 AVIATION the sudden death of SAN LUIS OBISPO’s and 30th at the Quad Cities Airport, BOB BARNET. A WWII Thunderbolt Moline, 111. Send $2.00 for an entry kit to pilot and active in men’s racing circles, Bob Von Alter, RR # 1, Box 419X, Coal Valley, was a staunch supporter of MARCI in her Reports on our Members Who Have Made 111. 61240. racing. Our heartfelt sympathies are ex­ Aviation Their Livelihood tended to her and her family.

MIDDLE EAST HI DESERT C hapter’s JEANIE Mc- ADAMS has a soaring school at California In 1974, MARGIE WOOD and 49'/2er BAHAMAS TREASURE HUNT City, which has turned out to be an WOODY from EASTERN WASHING­ excellent site for wave soaring. BERTHA TON Chapter presented their three sons HAMPTON ROADS Chapter members RYAN reports it has been possible to catch with gifts of private pilot licenses, provid­ CAROLINE SCHUTT and LUCY the wave consistently with a 1500 foot tow, ing they completed within a year. Steve, 26; THOMPSON flew Caroline’s Bonanza in and altitudes to 30,000 ft. have been Mark, 24 and Craig, 23 not only ended the 10th Bahamas Flying Treasure Hunt. attained. Most wave soaring locations find 1975 with a private, but each has a Out of 138 planes, theirs was the only one it necessary to tow to 10,000 or 12,000 ft. multi-engine rating and a solid start on an piloted by two women. Even though they Doubtless, there are now some new soaring instrument! Says MARGIE, “ My consola­ didn’t win any awards, Caroline was enthusiasts in the HI DESERT Chapter, as tion is they can’t be 99s!” presented Bahamian memorial plates for this was to be the site of their February doing all that island hopping, sans male. meeting. They report, “we highly recommend the ELLY BEINHORN, GERMAN Section trip to anyone seeking beautiful scenery, SHERRY and LARRY HARTLEY, Governor, had a surprise visit from serenity and a super holiday.” CENTRAL ILLINOIS, have added opera­ NANCY-BIRD WALTON of the AUS­ tion of the Effingham Airport to their busy TRALIAN Section and had the honor of schedules. hosting a birthday party for Nancy-Bird to GERMAN SECTION celebrate her sixtieth year of successfully Arrival on the line of a new Grumman defying earth’s gravity. (“ Pilots are born,” Tiger and a Trainer made ALOHA adds Bruni Bradley.) BRUNl BRADLEY reports, “when the C hapter’s MARGUERITE GAMBO ceiling lowers and the visibility deteriorates, WOOD one of Honolulu International’s most light plane owners pickle their largest. . .if not the largest. . .F.B.O.’s. KATHY and JOE MITCHELL of powered craft and sailplanes. Pilots take Marguerite is noteworthy not only because IOWA Chapter have issued the following off on skiing vacations and hope to take to she is a woman pilot and a 99, but because “PIREP REPORT.” “Due to a faulty the sky again when the sun steepens its of the time she has been active in aviation. auto-pilot, the Mitchell’s experienced an angle to announce spring. Here in Germa­ Among her firsts: that of the first woman unscheduled arrival on Dec. 10 at 22:27 hr. ny, sports flying comes almost to a CFI to receive a USA certificate, but who The Model N girl’s delivery was solid IFR standstill during winter.” Elsewhere. . .! lived outside the USA. At that time, 1940, until an altitude of 2 ft. when everything Read on. Hawaii was, of course, a territory. Since, became VFR with a squall line developing her career has been continuous and she is soon after. Gross weight 9 lb. 6 Vi oz. with presently chief flight instructor for her fuel. The latest AD on this model issued is a school, Hawaii Country Club of the Air. new muffler system to be installed immedi­ EDNA WHYTE of FT. WORTH has ately. After repairs were made, Pilot and From HAWAII, PAT DAVIS reports been busy giving talks at high schools and Co-Pilot were reported in fine shape, even that SUE YOUNG and her copilot ANN civic organizations. She’s just added an though the Pilot thought she had lost an FIX have won the annual Apuepuelele IFR simulator to her instrument training engine, but did notice the CG was back to Proficiency Contest. department. normal. N- MEREDITH ANN is well on JOYE and JOHN BAKER, COLORA­ her way to making it severe clear that she is DO Chapter, have purchased an interest in a born pilot.” (Thanks to PHYLLIS Colorado Flight Safety, a Boulder F.B.O., BARBER, editor of Iowa Flying Farmer Projects. . .Continued and are now Grumman American dealers. Newsletter for allowing the 99s to reprint JOYE is also reported to be taking this classic announcement.) NORTHWEST aerobatic lessons in a Citabria. The ALASKA Chapter has awarded its DOTTIE PARSONS, FLORIDA $500 flight scholarship for 1975 to DeAnn SPACEPORT, invites all visitors to Kis­ NEW HORIZONS Gleason from Talkeetna. DeAnn must simmee to stop in at the yellow hanger (her drive 80 miles for her flight lessons in place), say hello and exchange ideas. CENTRAL ILLINOIS Chapter was Palm er. JO DIESER, MONTEREY BAY C hap­ saddened by the sudden death of BETTY A pinch hitter course instructed by EMMA ter, is taking courses in radio electronics at HUFFMAN. Betty was an active 66 and and JIM WALTON was conducted in Hartnell College. She wants to start her had recently received her private license. November, with the class limited to 30 own aircraft radio shop at Paso Robles She was to have become a Ninety-Nine at students for better, more individualized A irport. DELL HINN reports “ she’s just the December meeting and the chapter has instruction. Two extra nights were included the gal who can do it, too. You build a made arrangements for her name to be for instruction on the ATC Simulators better radio shop and I can guarantee there added to the active roster for this year. A from Penny Mall Pilot Shop. The class is will be many aircraft owners from Salinas plaque will be placed at her home airport, planned again for the spring. beating a path to your door.” designating her a Ninety-Nine member. A Travelogue of Ninety-Nine Trips and Flying Fun

SOUTHWEST up their “poor old Comanche” . Seems a OKLAHOMANS LUCILLE PREG- friend and wife retracted gear instead of LER, ARLENE WALKUP and MARGE SUSAN and CONRAD SOSNOW, flaps upon landing. HUDSON have just returned from a Flying Santa Clara Valley, are home from a Farmer tour of Central America. Marge is sun-filled Caribbean cruise to Haiti, Jamai­ SHIRLEY WINN, SACRAMENTO, and family are back from a three week trip now preparing to depart for a cruise in the ca and Nassau. Before returning home, South Seas. they visited the Piper factory in Vero to Russia. When she asked a native Beach. Susan exclaims, “Women Weld­ countryman about the small private plane From GOLDEN TRIANGLE, PENNY ers!” (Shades of Rosie the Riveter, huh!) in Russia, he exclaimed, “why should WHITE and hubby have been taking in the NANCV and ED RODGERS enjoyed a anyone want to fly a small plane when my cultural attractions of Washington and flying trip to Scottsdale and Las Vegas. country supplies huge jets!” Shirley also Pennsylvania. KONDA PULLEY visited VERNA and HARRY WEST went off to flew to Illinois to pick up a newly acquired Chicago and later joined her husband in a Lake Tahoe for some skiing, but with little Cessna 206 and is working on a glider deer hunting expedition. So did PAT rating. All while raising seven offspring. snow toschuss, they went down to Truckee EVANS. BEVERLY BASS and JEAN­ instead and ballooned it up into the clear How does she do it? “ She smiles a lot!” ETTE BARRETT were among the many visiting Florida over the holidays. blue sky. WILLY and RUSS GARDNER GOLDEN WEST C hapter’s RAE GIL­ flew off to Denver to visit, and have an eye MORE and ERNIE chalked up over 40 CHAPARRAL Chapter’s gad-abouts in­ on a new plane. PAT and HENRY ROWE hours of flying on holiday visits to family in clude PAT MARTIN and JIM, who took have returned from a Hawaiian R&R where the Mid-West. their Cessna 310 to Guaymas, Mexico, for a they were guests at the Castle & Cooke, short vacation. Dole company beach house. BETTY FAUX, a form er 99 who is reinstating to the HI DESERT Chapter, has COLORADO’S SUSAN BURT spent Skiing season has found EMILY CLET- been keeping the route to Colorado Springs Christmas in Cardiff, Wales, and cele­ SOWAY, SAN LUIS OBISPO, with family warm in a Comanche 260. A 9,000 hour brated New Year’s eve in Scotland. in tow, winging her way to various ski pilot, she’s another who should be able to MARTHA and HOWARD THOMASON resorts. give some tips on Australia, her past homed back to Oklahoma for the holidays MONTEREY BAY Chairperson KAY activities having included ferrying an Aztec and BETTY JO REED passed the season in HARMON had to leave “Super Chicken” over. MEXICO. BETTY JO and her King Air tied down in the snow at Lake Tahoe — From LAS VEGAS Chapter, Kate have since been flitting around Oklahoma then had to rent a plane to go get it again. Clifford reports NANCY SCHIRMER, and Texas, visiting McDonalds restaurants. Her comment, “better safe than sorry” . LIZ HELLER, LOIS ERICKSON and All in the course of improving their Denver Member-at-Large CONNIE HOOD was prospective 99 BETTY KROLAK were operations, that is. home from Australia for a couple of weeks among twenty-one “Airport Bums” ventu­ FT. WORTH Chapter Chairman CAR­ and she and DELL HINN flew a prisoner ring to Mulege, Baja California on a OLE WHEELER made an actual IFR trip to the California Drug Rehabilitation weekend trip. Marie McMillan has been to Albuquerque in her 310 the day after Center in Corona. Dell reports having a flying to Fresno to take care of her oranges receiving her instrument rating. GLADYS sore throat at the end of the day from and JOANNE and BILL NELSON rented and ERNIE LATHAM flew their Bellanca “catching up” over the engine noise. What Grumman from CAROLE DePUE and to Scottsdale, Ariz. and then to Mason, she didn’t catch up on, she’ll learn when flew to Lake Havasu City, Arizona. Tex. NANCY & JIM ARMSTRONG 182’d she and GEORGE fly Qantas to Sydney to to East and Central Texas and HENRIET­ attend an American College of Surgeons SOUTH CENTRAL TA and BOB PENCE took their 182 to meeting there. They’ll then go on to North Carolina and Pennsylvania, with a Manila, Hong Kong and Tokyo. ANN LOWELL o f the SAN ANTONIO stop at Kitty Hawk thrown in. Chapter and 49'/2er GEORGE took their ORANGE COUNTY C h ap ter’s JOAN Cherokee Six to Minnesota, where Ann was SANBORN spent 40,000 air miles seeing NORTH CENTRAL able to make use of her instrument ticket on Asia, while URSULA and DICK TRACY visited Switzerland. MARGO SMITH is both arrival and departure. ALICE FOEH CHICAGO’S BARB SILAGI Hew to St. and ADOLPH took a Ft. Sam Houston back from South America and is now a Petersburg, stopping by Brown’s Seaplane Flying Club T-41 to Tennessee for a family CDI in the C ha-C ha. BETTY MAR­ Base, the Spaceport at Cape Kennedy get-together. SHALL is back from six weeks in where preparations are underway for the Washington, D.C. (Hope she straightened KANSAN ELEANOR KNOTT has re­ space shuttle and toured the Piper plant at those foke out up there.) turned from a trip to Australia. We hope Lakeland. She visited with DORATHEA she brought back lots of interesting tips to LOUGH’s folks in Winter Haven and says In the SANTA PAULA C hapter, GWEN they welcome any 99s. ELLEN O’HARA DEWEY reports, flying to Catalina Island share with those of us who will be going to the international convention there in 1978. and family were off to Ft. Lauderdale, via has seemed the thing to do. The JOHN­ commercial carrier. SONS and the DEEDs both report flights IOWA Chapter member KITTY HACH there. Santa Maria was the destination for and CLIFF made a recent flight to Hot JAYNE and BEN SCHIEK of CEN­ BETTY and AL CUNEY, while JANYCE Springs. MAURINE and GLEN KAHLE TRAL ILLINOIS made a flying trip to the and FRANK SHIPPY flew to Brown Field have been to the Bahamas and MARY East Coast, which included a visit to Plum and to Tijuana. GWEN and JIM DEWEY JANE and GENE SWANSON to A capul­ Island Airport, viewing antique aircraft didn’t fly any place, as they are busy fixing co. with Betty Bach as their guide. NORTHWEST REPORT ^UTCLASSIFIED Marvin B. Small’s program “ General DOROTHY MERCER from COLUM­ Aviation Benefits the Nation” is being BIA CASCADE Chapter and 49!/zer BOB promoted through Beechraft Aviation and This section is for the advertising of have taken off for Hong Kong. SUZY Aero Centers. In 1976, the program, aimed employment opportunities, jobs wanted, WARD and family winged to Idaho for a at creating aviation awareness through 99s in business, items for sale and so forth. skiing vacation over the holidays and their non-aviation organizations, will tour cities We hope it will be used readily by 99s and bird (being unable to ski) is still there. in the East. In 1977, it will move West. the aviation industry alike. Other visitations include MARY (am as­ Contact Beech if you would like to book Rates: $2.00 per line. Count 35 charac­ suming reporter WOHLGEMUTH) to the M r. Small’s program . ters or spaces per line. Introductory words Santa Clara County Air (person’s) Asso­ in caps. Minimum — $6.00 Payment must ciation gang. Who? GAMA predicts a 1976 production of accompany ad. 15,000 new aircraft. This tops the 14,200 To continue running the same ad in the NEW YORK-NEW JERSEY units scheduled for production in 1975. next issue, send payment to headquarters Student starts continue to look good, as by the advertising closing, or send payment NEW YORK CAPITAL DISTRICT’S well. for several issues at one time. ANN MATTHEWS flew to Pompano Beach, Fla. for a two week warm-up. A Frost & Sullivan study predicts production of general aviation aircraft will 99s In Business MIDDLE EAST climb 140% by 1983.

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BILLIE and STUART DOWNING, Mrs. Olive Ann Beech, chairman of the AVIATION INSURANCE. Licensed EASTERN NEW ENGLAND C hapter, board at Beech Aircraft, has been selected in several states. Call SUSIE SEWELL flew to Bennington, Vt. to check out the as one of the 10 best chief executives of (405) 681-2331. Or write P.O. Box airport for the Bicentennial Flight. DOT companies with sales under $1 billion. She 59906, Okla. City, Okla. 73159. and WIN BUTLER flew to Florida and was one of two women selected by JEANNE OHNEMUS and husband took Gallaghers President’s Reports. The Nine­ MOVING to or from Okla. City, call their Comanche to San Diego. CAROL ty-Nines add a hearty second to the motion. SUZETTE McPHAIL collect. Jim STITES delivered a Cessna 182 from Campbell Realtors, Inc. (405) 721 - Morristown, N.J. to Marlboro, Mass. 2514. 6221 N. Meridian, Okla. City, Charles B. Husick, President of Narco 73112. Res. phone (405) 722-0881 or SOUTHEAST Avionics, has been elected a Corporate Vice 0888.______President of Narco Scientific Industries. A For those of you who attended the pilot and a sailor, he will now head Narco Books headquarters dedication ceremony and plus two marine oriented subsidiaries. wondered about the ownership of that AVIATION LITERATURE. Out-of- plush landcruiser, it belongs to HILDA print & current. State specific needs. SAVAGE of MEMPHIS Chapter and was Spartan School of Aeronautics, Tulsa, is JOHN ROBY, 3703B Nassau, San operated by her and her co-drivers GLA­ developing plans to recruit more women Diego, CA 92115. DYS ESTES and DOT WILSON. The students. Right on! weatherman reportedly sparked their deci­ “ Barefoot in the Sky” sion to “take the bus” . Gone Flying to Sheila Scott Snowmass for some skiing, via the Baron, Latest from the Grumman American $7.95 + 50c postage stable — or should we say cage — is the 150 were ROSEMARY and BOB WILLIAMS. ROSEMARY LONGMIRE Reporter CHRISTINE BROWN joined hp, 157 mph 4-place Cheetah; also, for the ag market, a new “fuel fighter”, the 2732 Cita Ave. them there in Jan. Ag-Cat B. A new commercial/instrument Escondido, CA 92025 course developed by Jeppesen-Sanderson is Cost includes a donation to AWTAR GERMAN being offered through Grumman American Ways and Means. Flying Centers. BRUNI BRADLEY, GERMAN C hap­ ter, flew formation with a flock of geese, J.K. Downer is the new C hief Executive heading south over the Alps at 11,000 feet. Rockwell International has introduced the Officer at Bellanca Aircraft Corp. He’s a These geese, she claims, must have had a Rockwell Commander 114, a 260 hp single long-time Bellanca man. built-in tailwind sensor, because her Cessna engine retractable; and the 112TC. The 210 was kicking along at 190 knots 112TC’s 210 hp engine is equipped with an New general manager o f C essna’s C om ­ groundspeed. She was enroute to Naples, Auto-Boost turbo charger system and the mercial Jet Marketing is Derek Vaughan. Italy, where she administered flight checks wing is lengthened 2’1” as compared to the He replaces James B. Taylor, Jr., who at the Navy flying club there. 114 and the 112A. resigned. Roster Additions 99 Membership List

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