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COMING EVENTS HieSH ubius 15th Annual F.A.I.R. (Fairladies Annual Vol. 2 No. 10 August, 1975 Indiana Race) The Ninety-Nines, Inc. Anderson Municipal, Anderson, Indiana Will Rogers World Airport September 19th, 20th, 21st 1975 International Headquarters Proficiency Air Race Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73159 Women Pilots - Co-Pilots Mandatory (male Return Form 3579 to above address or female) 2nd Class Postage pd. at North Little Rock. Ark., Information and entry Kit $2.00 from: and at additional mailing offices. Sue Bathauer 11861 Hoster Road E ditor Mardo Crane Carmel, Indiana 46032 Circulation Manager Loretta Gragg • • • Contributing Editors..................................................................Mary Foley - Betty Hicks The Los Angeles Chapter has scheduled Editorial Assistant Phyllis Pierce its eighth Flight Instructor Clinic, in conjunction with the FAA. It will be held CONTENTS September 20, 21, and 22, 1975 at the Airport Marina Hotel, 8601 Lincoln Blvd., Los Angeles, California. Reservations may Report of International Board of Directors — llovene Potter...................................1 be made by contacting either Virginia Convention Highlights — Photos by Daryl Ann Kyle................................................2-3 Showers, 3111 S. Barrington, No. 1s Los Amelia Earhart Scholarship.............................................................................................4-6 Angeles, Ca., 90066 (Phone: 213 - 390- How Many Women In Aviation...........................................................................................7 4715) or Georgia Lambert, 1625 Durango Effects Of Bright Lights — Mary Foley............................................................................6 Ave., Los Angeles, Ca., 90035 (Phone: 213 Current Decisions In Aviation Law — Sylvia Paoli......................................................10 - 556-1531). 1976 International Convention — Joan Jones.............................................................10 The total cost will be $40.00, which New Rules For Chapter Reports........................................................................................1 includes lunches and all materials needed. Headquarters Dedication Nov 1-2 Inside Back Cover • • • 99s Serving The Aviation Community (Map& Listings)........................................15-18 October 4 — 11th annual Pacific Air REGULAR FEATURES Race, from Gillespie Field, Santee to Sonoma County Airport. Sponsored by President Pat...........................................................................................................................1 San Diego, El Cajon Valley and Santa Rosa Chapter Personalities............................................................................................................8 99s. Contact: Boo Bergman, 3872 Jewell PPD Final — Wanda Cummings......................................................................................... 9 St. Apt. H-208, San Diego, California, New Horizons................................................................................................................. 10-11 Committee Reports Oct. 24 - Phoenix Air Races sponsored Apt — Margo Smith.........................................................................................................11 by the Phoenix Ninety-Nines. Comprised Air Age Education — Linda Hooker............................................................................12 of the Roadrunner air race for men and the Flying Activities — Charlene Falkenberg.................................................................. 11 Kachina Doll air race for women. Write for PPD Bicentennial — Pam Vander Linden..................................................................12 race kit ($2) to Clair Ellis, 6340 N. Cattle N Y. - N.J. - Section Meeting — Marcia Gitelman...................................................12 Track, Scottsdale, Az. 85253. Rain date November 1. President — Pat McEwen, 16206 East Central, Wichita. Kansas 67230 • • • Vice President — Lois Feigenbaum, 26 Pinewood Drive, Carbondale. III. 62901 Secretary, Thon Griffith, 314 Robinhood Lane, Costa Mesa, California 92627 FLORIDA DELTONA DERBY Treasurer, Janet Green, P.O. Box 629, Ocean Springs, Mississippi 39564 November 7, 1975. Race from St. Board of Directors: Augustine Airport to Marco Island resort, Mary Able, 9009 Braeburn Valley Dr., Houston, Texas 77036 via Sanford. Weekend activities follow. llovene Potter, 22315 6th Ave. South, Apt. 401, Des Moines, WA. 98188 Sponsored by Spaceport 99s. Contact: Bonnie Quenzler, 65 Carrigan Blvd., Susie Sewell, P.O. Box 59906, Southwest Station Oklahoma City, OK 73119 M erritt Island, Fla., 32952. Mary Vial, #38 Lincoln Hills Estates, 3500 E. Lincoln Dr., Phoenix, Ariz. 85018 P ub lish e r.......................................................................................................... Jerry E. Erich CLASSIFIED 1315 E. Julian Street, San Jose, California 95116 Production Manager Ernie Spencer ADS Published bi-monthly. Annual Subscription rate is $6 00 and is included as part of the annual membership of the Ninety-Nines, Inc. WW-1 AEROPLANE ART PRINTS Full color, richly detailed portraits of classic old-timers Send 20C for MAILING ADDRESSES illustrated catalog Aeroprint. 405 Monroe Street. Editorial: P.O. Box 477, Cupertino, California 95014 Boonton. New Jersey 07005 Circulation: Headquarters, Will Rogers World Airport, Oklahoma City, Okla. 73159 • • • r n r r p il o t ’s 1 On The Cover: I IlL L CATALOG New International Board of Directors pose beside the fabulous triplane at Couer d'Alene during the recent convention. (L to R) Mary Vial, Board Member, Susie Send to: SPORTY’S PILOT SHOP Sewell, Board Member, Mary Able, Board Member, llovene Potter, Board Mem CLERMONT COUNTY AIRPORT ber, Lois Feigenbaum, Vice President, Pat McEwen, International President, Batavia, Ohio 45103 Janet Green, Treasurer, and Thon Griffith, Secretary. (Photo by Floyd of Floyd's L phone (513) 732-2411 i Studio of Couer d'Alene) Report Of The International Board of Directors Meeting President Pat's President Pat McEwen called the meeting to order at four o’clock July 29, 1975 at the Northshore Hotel Coeur -7\CTI ON d'Alene, Idaho. All members were present. Marilyn Copeland gave a report on plans for the dedication ceremonies to be held in LINE Oklahoma C ity October 31, November 1-2, 1975. We hope a large number of 99s and guests will attend this most important occasion in the history of our organization. Since many of you were unable to join us for convention, would like to share with you Marilyn has a great weekend of fun and my message to those present. activities planned for everyone. We about to bring ACT I to a close and the curtain will be rising on ACT II shortly. ACT Margo Smith gave a report on the APT - Activities - Communications - Training. Our 99 ACTIVITIES this year have been many program and we discussed the pros and and varied and your Board is particularly pleased with your work in the educational and cons of keeping the program active. We safety fields. Most chapters have had at least one safety seminar and many have had up recessed at six o'clock for an enjoyable to three so far this year. Our activities in air age education have been most rewarding and dinner and program as guests of the we have had national recognition from the Aerospace Education Congress. Your con Northwest Section. Back to work again in tinued efforts in these activities will bring much satisfaction and success to us as 99s, as Pat’s room at eight o’clock. We had reports well as to other pilots and non-pilots alike. Let’s continue to enhance our 99 image for on our Membership drive, nominating accomplishing our goals through our activities in aviation safety and air age education. procedures, and Aircraft Liability Ins. 99 COMMUNICATIONS have been excellent - both constructive and creative. Your Gene Nora Jesson passed out copies of Board has been delighted to hear from so many of you during this past year. We know the new membership handbook fresh off you really care and your Board cares. All of us have the ability and capacity to understand the press. Gene Nora did a great job on and deal constructively with the issues because we, too, function as individual 99s in our this clever little booklet for our members. own chapters and sections. So, please, think of us as extensions of your com We again recessed for the night and munications where it all really begins, at the chapter level. Our open door policy has been reconvened in the morning to hear Lois beneficial to all of us. We have learned much this past year and we will continue to listen Feigenbaum’s report on our new building. and make decisions in the best interests of the 99s. Let’s continue to communicate Lois told us of the plans for landscaping, constructively and creatively! the type, the time element in planting and TRAINING has always been important to the 99s. As active pilots we must continually the costs. She also reported on the parking discipline ourselves to keep proficient in the aircraft we fly. Our APT Program has set an lot requirements to meet the needs of our example to all those who fly, that the 99s are concerned with their proficiency and safety tenants and guests as well as our own in flying. Many of us have an opportunity to work in the field of flight training and, employees. Lois had brought pictures of although there are no statistics to back up this statement, in my opinion our 99 safety the interior and reported on the progress in record would