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JUNE 2005 OFFICERS

Chair Melanie Hancock 694.4571 From the Chair

Vice Chair We had a great time at the Trade Show! Thanks to every- Clarissa Quinlan 248.5530 one who helped by manning the booth, setting up, taking down or just stopping by to say hello. I did get to go to Secretary Janet Oxford 696.7888 McCarthy and then on to Long Lake for the Memorial Day weekend breakfast on Sunday. The Park Service is doing a Treasurer great job of renovating the buildings at the Kennicott Mine, Michelle Williamson 345.3431 so there are new things every year.

COMMITTEES It’s going to be a busy summer. Keep your eye on the calen- Chapter News dar. Here’s what’s up and coming. Scholarships NEXT MEETING Helen Jones 222.9977 FAA Pilot Safety Seminar on Sat. June 11, at Take Flypaper Flight Alaska, . Subjects to be covered are op- When: Wednesday, June 08 Michelle Bartleman 868.4736 erations at controlled , VFR operation in controlled What: Chapter elections airspace, Merrill Field arrival and departure procedures -

Sunshine FAR 93, and an overview of the Medallion Program. As Louise Gettmann 243.5643 Where: Peggy’s Cafe space is limited, you are requested to register online at Flying Companion faasafety.gov or call Tony Fischer at 271-2006. Time: 6:00 p.m. Melanie Hancock 694.4574 The Ultralight Flyers of Alaska Summer Solstice Fly- Melanie and Clarissa are willing to Membership in and BBQ will be held at Birchwood June 23 - continue in their present positions Mio Johnson 696.3580 25. ULFA invites all ultralight and light sport aircraft to as president and vice-president. this event. Activities include a Friday evening potluck BBQ, However, we need people to fill the Fly-ins field events and a poker run. Intro flight lessons will be Secretary and Treasurer positions Audrey Cole 696.3580 this year. Please consider seriously if given with all proceeds going to the EAA museum's special you might be willing to run for one Scrapbook ultralight wing and in honor of Mike Jacober, founder of of these positions. If you are inter- Lavelle Betz 243.1898 Arctic Sparrow Aircraft. For more information, contact ested, please contact Melanie at ULFA president Bud Gish at 333-2148. 694-4571 or [email protected] Airmarking Gloria Kragness ASAP. The annual Mike O'Neill Dawson City Fly-In will be Publicity held June 24 - 26. There will be a traditional no-host get Sandi Sumner 694.2080 together sponsored by the Airmen's Association on Friday, 99s ONLINE June 24, at the El Dorado Hotel (1-800-764-3536). Get in on the Saturday Night Midnight Golfing event, gamble at Dia- Flypaper Facts Chapter Web site mond Gertie's and more. Room reservations need to be www.geocities.com/ak99s made by June 4. Call the Anchorage Airmen's office at 245- The submission deadline for the July issue is June 30, 2005. If you have an article, ad or 1251 to make reservations and get additional details. information for the Flypaper, please contact For Web site updates and addi- Michelle Bartleman by phone or fax at 868.4736 tions, e-mail Caren della Cioppa at The Airmen's Association has relocated their office to the or by e-mail at [email protected]. Ads in the [email protected]. Old Ketchum Hangar, 4201 Floatplane Drive. They will be Flypaper are free for members.

having an open house and BBQ on Saturday, August Subscription Rates: National Web site 13, from noon to 6 p.m. October—September (Full year) $15 www.ninety-nines.org February—September (Half year) $10 Hope to see you at some of these events AND at our meet- June—September (Summer) $ 5 The national site includes news ing on Wednesday, June 8. Until then, remember to do ran- updates, scholarship opportunities dom acts of kindness and FLY SAFELY! The subscription cost is to cover printing and and mentor connections. mailing, or you can read the Flypaper Melanie electronically at www.geocities.com/ak99s. PAGE 02 THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE ALASKA 99S JUNE 2005

A PIECE OF HISTORY Merrill Field celebrates 75 years!

On July 16 Merrill Field Gen- construction was complete on eral Aviation Airport will be host- Fort Richardson in 1941, their CALENDAR OF EVENTS ing an open house to celebrate 75 planes flew from Merrill Field. years of service to Anchorage and WED JUNE 08 For more information, the state of Alaska. The airport was known as The 6 PM contact ULFA president Aviation Field until 1932 when it Alaska 99s meeting @ Bud Gish at 333-2148. The event will be held at was dedicated to and took on the Peggy’s Café (across Merrill Field from 8:30 a.m. name of early Alaska aviation from the Merrill Field JUNE 24-26 until 4 p.m. And is open to all pioneer Russell Hyde Merrill. Tower). All day members of the public. The day Russ Merrill was the second pilot Annual Mike O’Neill will include a pancake feed spon- to fly up to Alaska from the Pilots and non-pilots are Dawson City Fly-in. sored by the Alaska Airmen’s Lower 48 and the first to make a always welcome! There will be a no-host Association, historic memora- flight across the Gulf of Alaska. get together sponsored SAT JUNE 11 by the Airmen's Associa- bilia, an airport open house with In November 1927 he was also FAA Pilot Safety Seminar tion on Friday at the El tower tours, vintage aircraft and the first pilot to cross the Alaska @ Take Flight Alaska on Dorado Hotel (1-800- static displays as well as several Range and fly over the Kuskok- Merrill Field. Subjects to 764-3536). Get in on the guest speakers and a commemo- wim River. In an attempt to navi- be covered are opera- Saturday Night Midnight rative ceremony. gate through Rainy Pass he dis- tions at controlled air- Golfing event, gamble at covered a second pass farther ports, VFR operation in Diamond Gertie's and Established in 1930 one mile east south, now known as Merrill controlled airspace, more. Room reserva- of the city on 436 acres, Merrill Pass. Merrill Field arrival and tions need to be made Field was Anchorage's first true departure procedures - by June 4. airport and home of the first In September 1929 Merrill disap- FAR 93, and an overview aviation beacon in Alaska. Be- peared on a flight to Bethel. Sev- of the Medallion Pro- Call the Anchorage Air- gram. men's office at 245-1251 cause of its geographical location, eral years later, on Sunday, Sept. to make reservations and the airport would not only serve 25, 1932, a beacon was erected As space is limited, you for information. the needs of the city of Anchorage and Merrill Field was dedicated are requested to register but also served the needs of com- in his memory and honor. online at faasafety.gov or JULY 2-4 mercial aviation and even offered If you are an aviation vendor or call Tony Fischer at 271- All day a temporary military base for use own vintage aircraft and would 2006. Fly-in to be organized. by the Army and Navy in Alaska. like to participate in the event, please call 907-343-6303. For SAT JUNE 11 SAT JULY 16 In 1940, the 4th infantry, Elev- more information and schedules The Birchwood Airport 8:30 AM—4 PM enth Air Force and the Alaska of the days activities logon to: Association will hold its Merrill Field 75th Anni- Member Appreciation versary Celebration. See Defense Command began build- www.merrillfield.com. BBQ in the afternoon. left. ing a new military base. Until

JUNE 17-18 TUES JULY 19 All day 9 AM—6 PM Girl Scout encampment Annual Picnic—see page at the Palmer Fair- 03. grounds, Ninety Nines are running an aviation SAT AUG 13 program. Call Angie 337- 12 PM—6 PM 0253 or Judith 746-0991 The Airmen's Associa- if you can help out. tion an open house and BBQ @ their new office JUNE 23-25 in the Old Ketchum All day Hangar, 4201 Floatplane The Ultralight Flyers of Drive. Alaska Summer Solstice Fly-in and BBQ @ the If you have an event you Birchwood Airport. Ac- would like published in the tivities include a Friday calendar, please contact Mi- evening potluck BBQ, chelle Loscher at 868.4736 or e-mail field events, a poker run. [email protected]. And intro flight lessons JUNE 2005 THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE ALASKA 99S PAGE 03

UPDATES… FUN IN THE SUN...

Museum Display >>> Annual Alaska 99s Picnic

Is anyone interested in preserving the The multi-chapter annual picnic will be held on Tuesday July 19 at unique history of women in aviation in Gayle Kase’s hangar at Wolf Lake. Hamburgers and hotdogs will be Alaska? We have a primo opportunity to de- provided. Bring a side dish to share. Also remember to bring a chair. velop, design and see to fruition a first-class Invite a friend or potential new member. Families welcome. We will be exhibit of Alaska Women pilots at the Alaska taking group and individual pictures with airplanes. Wolf Lake gals Aviation Heritage Museum. Forming a commit- will have a group picture done with our planes at the Wolf Lake air- tee to oversee the design and implementation of an Alaska women pilots exhibit will be discussed marking. at the next Alaska Chapter meeting. If you can Gayle’s hangar is right across the from Jill and Judith. For help with this or are willing to chair the commit- those driving take the Glenn Hwy towards Wasilla, take the Trunk tee please contact Melanie Hancock at 694.4571. Road exit and turn right. Follow Trunk Road across the Palmer- Wasilla Hwy to the stop sign which is Bogard Road. Turn left onto Bo- gard. Take the first right onto Engstrom. Follow Engstrom about 2 NW Section t-shirts >>> miles. Turn left onto Hart Lake Loop (airplane sign on hill). Take the first right onto Phantom Place. This dead-ends in one block. Jog left Even if you are not going to the Northwest Sec- and turn into first driveway onto the right. Driveway has big dip in it tion Meeting, t-shirts are still available for pur- and is paved. Looking forward to seeing everyone there! chase. The white and blue shirts are available to anyone - we are reserving the sales of the red ones for our ladies for the event and will sell them to others afterwards. The shirts are polo REWARDS... style with a “Free to Fly” logo on the left breast. They are available in Ladies S-XL for $20 each, and Ladies 1X and 2X Scholarships for $23. Send an e- mail to Patti Payne at The Alaska 99s are offering three flight [email protected] to order one. We need training scholarships to women this year: to get our order in ASAP, so please don't One $1,000 Advanced Rating/Career wait too long! Scholarship for a female pilot with a private pilot certificate pursuing an ad- vanced rating or career in aviation.

MAT-SU 99s Two $500 Private Pilot Scholarship for a female student pilot with a solo en- News from the Valley dorsement pursuing her private pilot li- MAT-SU CHAPTER MEETING cense. No June meeting. Applications must be received no later than June 30, There will be no June meeting for the Mat-Su 2005. Scholarships will be announced Aug. 1 and Chapter Ninety Nines; our annual picnic with awarded Aug 10, 2005 at the Alaska Chapter Picnic. the Alaska Chapter will be held on Tuesday July Applicants must be an Alaska resident. Scholarship winners must agree to complete the goal for which the 19—for more information see top right. scholarship will be used within 12 calendar months of award. She will also be required to attend a 99s meeting The flying companion seminar had 24 partici- to report on the progress toward her goal, or to sub- pants and had many favorable comments. The mit a written report if unable to attend. Medallion Foundation brought their simulator in addition to our other usual sessions. Thanks to Judith Foster for organizing this event. For more information or to download ap- plication forms, logon to the Alaska Officers were all re-elected for another year. Chapter Web site. If you do not have Contact Denise 745-5867 for any meeting sug- Internet access, contact Helen Jones at gestions. Lastly, if anyone has Ninety-Nines busi- 222.9977. ness, contact either Judith 746-0991 or Gayle 746-5273. www.geocities.com/ak99s/scholarships

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