CONVENTION President Pat's ’75

Couer d' Alene, Idaho — There will be o n ly one mailing for registration ACT / ON and reservation for convention. PLEASE ACT ON IT AT ONCE WHEN YOU RECEIVE YOURS. m W N S E Fern Lake Convention Chairman P.O. Box 412 Hayden Lake, Idaho 83836

Spring has sprung, as the old saying goes, and with the dawn Besides tha opportunity for us to participate together in the of spring many of us are digging out from under snow and mud, business of our great organization, plans have been made for us and are preparing to jump into our flying machines, test our to share in some real learning sessions. I am particularly looking skills, and again capture the glory and beauty of the earth below forward to meeting with you all in a good old fashioned “gab us. session” or Comm Session. Communications is right smack dab Soon summer will be here and July 30th is less than two in the center of our 99 ACT and always should be focused in the months away. I know the date July 30th immediately makes you center of all 99 Activities. think of beautiful Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, and the International Fern Lake's latest communication tells about the chapters' Convention, “Idaho Style” . activities in preparing for our arrival at convention. I’m sure they Over the past 40 years our annual convention has always been wish to keep some surprises for us, but frankly I have never a meeting that we all look forward - for months in advance - to heard of so many lovely gifts and fun functions as are being attending. This year “ Round-Up 1975” will be outstanding. Our prepared for us. JAM and JADE - doesn’t that sound interesting? convention chairman, Fern Lake, and her committee have been Let’s all get our convention registration forms in early and let hard at work planning a 99 convention that will be the highlight the NW Section know we’re going to be there with our SPURS of our 99 year. on!

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Will Rogers World Airport International Headquarters Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73159 Return Form 3579 to above address 2nd Class Postage pd. at North Little Rock, Ark. SASKATCHEWAN POKER RUN and at additional mailing offices. Sunday July 13, Rain Date, Sunday July 20, 1975. The Ninety Nines Saskatchewan Chapter is sponsoring a poker run, ter­ Editor...... Mardo Crane minus Regina Flying Club, Regina, Circulation Manager Loretta Gragg Saskatchewan. Contributing Editors...... MarV poley - Betty Hicks Start from any of the following airports: Editorial Assistant ...... Phyllis Pierce Moose Jaw, Radville, Weyburn, or Regina. Start between 8:00 and 11:00 a.m. All CONTENTS hands must be turned in to Regina by 2:30 President Pat's Action Line ...... Inside Front Cover p.m. Entry fee is $2.00 per hand. For Your Information — Joan Kerwin ...... ‘ For more information contact Nadine Current Decisions In Aviation Law — Sylvia Paoli...... Mountain Flying — Betty Hicks...... " Cooper, 7 Compton Rd. Phone— 584-1121. Chapter Histories - Ruth Rueckert...... 4-o Exciting Developments At Headquarters — Marilyn Copeland...... ° PALMS TO PINES Honor Roll of Donors To Headquarters Building Fund ...... o August 15-17, 1975 — ALL Woman Leaves From An E avesdropper's D iary...... ' “Palms to Pines" Air Race — Sponsored Indian Women Pilots — Mohini Shroff...... ' by Santa Monica Bay Ninety-Nines and New Amelia Earhart Medal...... ° Baton Rouge F A A. — Unprofessional? - Fran Salles » City of Independence, Oregon — Entry Kit Spaceport 99s Treasure Hunt — Bonnie Quenzier...... » $2.00 Palms to Pines Air Race; 3200 "First Solo” - Sue Costanzi...... y Airport Ave.; Suite 16; Santa Monica, Calif. 90405 Claire Walters, Chairman — REGULAR FEATURES (213) 398-5766. Chapter Personalities...... 1U June Bonesteil Yvonne Cunha ALL WOMAN NEW ENGLAND Jan Dietrich AIR RACE Bertha Ryan „ The Northern New England Chapter is Chapter Reports...... lo - d ^ hosting the 1975 All Woman New England Coming Events...... V i -in Air Race at Grenier Field, Manchester, Committee Reports...... 1 ™ APT — Margo Smith ...... 1 ' N.H. June 20-21, 1975. AW TAR — W anda C um m ings...... ' - The proficiency race is open to all Air Age Education 99 Style - Linda Hooker...... y licensed women pilots and consists of a Flying Activities - Charlene Falkenberg ...... ” 300 statue mile course, starting and en­ International Women’s Air & Space Museum ...... y ding at Grenier Field. The competition PPD — Pam Vander Linden ...... offers trophies and a banquet after the News Briefs...... ^ New Horizons...... race, with a speaker from a specialty area P ro file ...... a in the aviation field. Robin Miller Dicks . , _____ Entry kits can be obtained from Roster Additions Inside Back Cover Registration Chairman, Mildred Doremus, Roundup 75 - Daryl Ann Kyle ...... ' 117 Essex St. Lynnfield, Mass. 10940, for a fee of $1.00. Deadline is June 2, 1975. President - Pat McEwen, 16206 East Central, Wichita, Kansas 67230 Vice President — Lois Feigenbaum, 103 Pinewood Dr., Carbondale, Illinois 62901 W IS S K Y RUN Secretary, Thon Griffith, 314 Robinhood Lane, Costa Mesa, California 92627 June 20, 21, 11, 1975 Wis-Sky Run, Treasurer, Janet Green, P.O. Box 629, Ocean Springs, Mississippi 39564 Wisconsin 99s 250 mile proficiency air Board of Directors: derby, Morey Airport, Middleton, Wis. Mary Able, 9009 Braeburn Valley Dr., Houston, Texas 77036 P.L.C. must be a woman! Co-pilot llovene Potter, 12705 Shorewood Dr. SW„ Seattle, Washington 98146 required: male or female. Send $2.00 for Susie Sewell, P.O. Box 59906, Southwest Station Oklahoma City, OK 73119 race kit to Pat Weir, Rt. 5 Box 162, Mar­ Mary Vial, #38 Lincoln Hills Estates, 3500 E. Lincoln Dr., Phoenix, Ariz. 85018 shfield, Wis. 54449.

Dallas - N.R.P.A. Proficiency Race P ublisher...... Jerry E. Erich May 17, 1975 1315 E. Julian Street, San Jose, California 95116 Love Field, Dallas, Texas Art Director...... Susa? Hau9h write: Mrs. Barbara Whitsell Production Manager Ernie Spencer P.O. Box 272 Published bi-monthly. Annual Subscription rate is $6.00 and is included as part F arm ersville, TX 75031 of the annual membership of the Ninety-Nines, Inc. October 4 — 11th annual Pacific Air MAILING ADDRESSES Race, from Gillespie Field, Santee to Editorial: P.O. Box 477, Cupertino, California 95014 Sonoma County Airport. Sponsored by Circulation: Headquarters, Will Rogers World Airport, Oklahoma City, Okla. 73159 San Diego, El Cajon Valley and Santa Rosa 99s. Contact: Boo Bergman, 3872 Jewell COVER: Robin Anderson, an Eastern Washington 99, waves to a parachutist at St. Apt. H-208, San Diego, California, Henly Aerodrome, near Athol, Idaho. This will be the site of many of the flight 92109. activities during Round Up '75. FOR YOUR INFORMATION Current Decisions In Aviation Law Joan Kerwln , Legislation Chmn. by Sylvia Paoli Did you know? H.R. 5005 at the present in the House Com­ On December 1, 1974, TWA Flight 514 crashed during its IFR mittee on Ways and Means, reads: "An additional gasoline tax descent into Dalles Airport after a “Cleared for the Approach” (For all non-commercial vehicles, not just general aviation.) at instruction. No decisions have yet been made as to final the rate of 7 cents a gallon is to be imposed on January 1, 1976. responsibility, but for comparison it may be interesting to look On April 1,1977, the tax goes to 15 cents, on April 1, 1978, to 22 at a decision handed down in January, 1975, by the U.S. District cents, on April 1, 1979, to 30 cents, and on April 1, 1980, to 37 Court (5th Circuit), involving a sim ilar question of responsibility c e n ts ." for an instruction given by an FAA trainee in a Flight Service and: Station to the pilot of a twin Comanche which ultimately "Manufacturers excise taxes are imposed on motors for crashed and burned. motorboats, snowmobiles, and general aviation (I.E. non­ George Todd, an experienced pilot familiar with his aircraft commercial) aircraft. The tax is 20 percent on sales after January and with IFR procedures, held a commercial pilot’s license with 1, 1976...... ” (Congressional Record - March 17, 1975) a multi-engine instrument rating. His problems began when he chose not to land at his destination and requested an alternate Did you know? Your representative and Senators still need to airport. Instead of following instructions given him earlier to have your opinion on the Airport and Airway development execute a missed approach in the event of an aborted landing program which would increase user taxes on general aviation. and proceed to a holding pattern, he circled the airport while These proposed charges have been changed from a $5 to $10 contacting approach control. In further violation of FAR 91.83, departure fee from an airport with a control tower, to a 15 cents he also had not included an alternate airport in his original flight per gallon fuel tax increase. (I wonder if they intend to add this plan. on top of the 37 cent tax increase mentioned above?) This Since Todd had cancelled his IFR flight plan when he had his despite the fact that there is a current net surplus of $867 m illion first field in sight, the controller also erred when, without ever in the trust fund. "Coleman (Transportation Secretary William ascertaining Todd’s location, he effectively opened another IFR T.) defended the increase in the fuel tax as being the fairest way flight plan for him by giving him instructions to proceed to his of making general aviation pay its share of operating the airways second choice and, shortly thereafter, his third choice, airport. system.” “FAA officials estimate the tax increase would cost the The direction was to "cruise at 4000 feet.” Answering the pilot’s owner of a single-engine aircraft with up to four seats an ad­ request for clarification of the word “cruise", the controller ditional $54 a year.” (Aviation Week and Space Technology - correctly confirmed that its use indicates to the pilot that he may March 24, 1975) climb to or descend from the indicated altitude at his discretion Did you know? The Honorable Alexander Butterfield has (as opposed to a “ maintain” clearance allowing no discretion on resigned as Administrator of the F.A.A. and the President is the part of the pilot). looking for someone to fill the vacancy. Write the President with Todd informed approach control that he was beginning a your suggestion of whom you think would be good for general descent from 4000 feet. That was the last communication aviation in that position. Do you remember John Baker who did received from him. He impacted with a mountain at the 2100 foot such a fine job for general aviation in the F.A.A. a few years level, 15 miles from his airport of landing, in a wings-level ago? descending attitude. The major issue in the case appeared to be the “cruise” Did you know? Your Representative’s and Senators' names clearance, with the pilot's representatives contending that FAA and addresses can be obtained from your local library or had an obligation to warn the pilot of any obstacles within his newspaper office. flight path, and further, upon being told of his descent, the controller was obligated to inform him that he could not safely Did you know? Letters from individual members, their family, descend at his present location due to high terrain. The friends and members of other organizations, in or out of the defendants insisted that the pilot used poor judgment in aviation community, to their Congressmen or the President in descending to 2100 feet that far from the airport. Additionally, no way affects the Ninety-Nines IRS status. he did not have a sectional chart in the plane from which he W RITE ON might have determined the terrain height for himself. The court extensively discussed the standards of duty im­ requires an air traffic controller to issue clearances in ac­ posed upon both the pilot and ATC, quoting from American cordance with the FAA manuals, and over and beyond the Airlines, Inc. v. U.S. (5th Circuit, 1969), in which four such requirements of the manuals the clearances issued must be standards had been set forth: reasonably designed to insure the safety of aircraft flight. 1. The pilot is in command of the aircraft, is directly The court also noted that the "duties of a pilot do not cease responsible for its operation, and has final authority as to its merely because landing clearance from a tower has been operation. re ce ived ." 2. Before a pilot can be held legally responsible for the The final conclusion of the court was that although the movement of his aircraft he must know, or be held to have controller was negligent in not issuing a warning to Todd about known, these facts which were then material to its safe the terrain height, Todd was negligent in not having a sectional operation. Certainly the pilot is charged with that knowledge chart on board and in making a premature descent. Since which in the exercise of the highest degree of care he should contributory negligence in the governing law was held to be a have known. complete defense to negligence, there was no liability on the 3. The air traffic controller must give the warning specified by part of the government. the manuals. The influence of these 5th Circuit cases upon those which will 4. The air traffic controller, whether or not required by the undoubtedly result from the TWA crash may well depend upon manuals, must warn of dangers reasonably apparent to him. where such cases are brought. However, some of the court's (citation omitted.). statements in TODD may very well be heard again in future To these four, the TODD court added a fifth: cases, as we are reminded once again that the pilot is ultimately 5. Determined by the facts of the particular case, due care responsible for his aircraft.

Why survival equipment, in these days of Perhaps the best guarantee that you'll ELTs, which reputedly will have aid from never need a survival kit is to have one, so Mountain the skies swooping down for you within get it together, like this: minutes after your emergency landing in BASIC SURVIVAL KIT COMPONENTS Flying Betty Hicks the wilderness? We all know that’s not always how it works; even with a locator Container for Equipment: 1 tool box or beacon working for you, it may take fishing tackle box. rescuers hours or even days to find you. Meanwhile, what will you be using to get Attention-Getting Equipment: their attention, to stop your co-pilot’s Flare gun, with six or more flares bleeding, to purify the water from a nearby Signal mirror creek, to keep warm? What will you have to W h is tle drink, especially in desert areas? What will Highway flares, red, 15 minute duration, you have for nourishment if rescue is not 1 o r m ore im m e diate ? Squares of aluminum foil, two 2‘x2‘ Survival kits do not enjoy the over­ Tools: whelming acceptance of the aviation Nylon Seine line, 50 feet community. They are akin to seat belts in Pocket knife, Boy Scout type A flatlands pilot’s concept of mountain automobiles; some people simply regard Screw driver flying prior to her first high country ex­ them as acceptance of their own Slip joint pliers perience can often be a caricatured portrait vulnerability, as omens of disaster. So we 6-inch file continue to read those occasional of gargantuan weather systems, hostile Assortment of nails dramatic stories, (infrequently told by geological formations, and one-way dirt Roll of electrician's tape survivors however) of pilot and passengers strips with 45 degrees runway gradients. Small hammer Yet a book depicting the hazards of of a downed aircraft surviving for weeks on First Aid Equipment flatland flying could easily be as a tube of toothpaste or a package of Life voluminous as one on mountain flying. Savers. It need not be that way. Sterile pads However, because there are some im­ The list of kit components below was Sterile gauze portant distinctions between flying over assembled by a government pilot- Adhesive tape the hills or over the valleys, and because geologist whose work takes him into areas Small plastic bottle of Phisoderm the upcoming AWTAR will take some 99s where the necessity to survive is always a Small bar of soap over western peaks for the first time, editor threat. An inevitable question about some Razor blades Mardo Crane requested a series on the of the items would be: "What do you need Snake bite kit various aspects of mountain flying which that for?" The answer: “You never know!” Kitchen Equipment for the Emergency merit respect. Commercially-prepared kits are available, Cuisine: Safe and pleasant flight over mountains but at astronomical prices. Some of the Sierra Club cup has several elements, each of which will be items on this less expensive version are Bottle of Halazone tablets (water summarized in an article in this series. available at surplus stores. The kitchen p u rifie rs) Planning is paramount. Choice of route is equipment will be found in large sporting Large can of Sterno, or Heatab dry fuel an obvious consideration, but one to goods stores. Carry the water in discarded stove which too many pilots give only the most bleach bottles, the plastic type. They are Matches and waterproof match box cursory attention. Preparation of a survival light and they also will add a tinge of Wilson's meat product bars, 5 or 6 kit is the subject of this first article. chlorine to the water to keep it sweet Small box of salt Mountain waves, so little understood, will longer. Note that minimum requirement of Plastic spoons be discussed in the second of the series. one gallon of water daily— per person-in Water, minimum one gallon per person Mountain weather, reputed to have a desert areas! Since your remotely-possible per day in desert areas propensity to reach up and grab little emergency will not be selective in regard airplanes and impale them on pinetrees, is to site and since mush of our West is arid, Miscellaneous Useful Items grossly overrated as a devourer of small don’t be stingy with the water supply. aircraft but proportionately un­ Additionally, the geologist advises you Kleenex derrespected as a potential for problems. never to fly over any mountain area— Pocket compass Aircraft performance and all of the factors summer or winter— without having a heavy Sewing kit which are capable of eroding it, will be the jacket along. Mountain temperatures can Space blanket subject of another of this series. typically be below freezing at night. Book on survival the Chapter, one in 1968 and the other in lemonade to the air tanker pilots, as their 1972. Twenty-two members have flown the plans are being refueled - time counts, as Chapter AWTAR, and the Chapter was hostess to the pilots do not leave their fire-fighting the 1970 T O., and assisted on other planes. Starts. Members have flown in the Angel Although bringing the membership up to Histories Derby, PAR, Palms-to-Pines, and ran the 14, the Chapter is sponsoring six of their CALIFORNIA terminus for the PAR in 1971. There are members forming a new CHAPTER - By Ruth Rueckert (final) seven airports, airmarked in their area, a SANTA PAULA. Chapter effort. The members have been (Editor’s Note: This series of Chapter and are members of International Com­ Histories has started with California mittees, and been Section Officers. Chapters because it was the first such Every year of its existence, the Chapter history to be received. It has been com­ has contributed to the AWTAR and AEMS piled by Bay Cities Chapter member Ruth fu n d s. Rueckert, whose long and dedicated service in the 99s is well known.) 1966 1963 A ug. 13, PALOMAR CHAPTER, w ith April 7th - 8th, FRESNO CHAPTER was thirteen members, was chartered by Chartered with seven members. Governor President Alice Roberts, and Governor Patricia Lambart. San Diego Chapter Geri Hill presented the Charter, supported SOUTHERN SIERRA CHAPTER Charter sponsored this Chapter, which has grown by other Section officers, Patricia Lam- members, March 22, 1969, at Charter to 30 members, with six of the Charter bart, Secretary and Pat Stouffer, Treasurer. Banquet: Left to Right: Barbara Jamison, Members still active. One of the charter members, Barbara Secty.-Treas., Jo Staffomi, Vice-Chrmn., In the same year, airmarking Oceanside Faller is still listed in the Roster. Phyllis Taggart, Kay Compton, Wanda Airport, the Chapter devised an Airmarking The next year, the Chapter hostessed Wollenman, Ruby Upton, Bertha Coe, Manual, now a money-maker for it. the 1964 T.O. of the PPD, and in 1970 was Chairman, Alberta Nicholson, Governor, A monthly fly-in is held, some of them a Fly-By, and gave a $500 leg price for the S.W.Sec. 1968-70, Donna Myers, In­ weekends to Arizona and Mexico; an first leg, Monterey to Fresno. Members ternational President, 1967-69, at Por­ annual Pilot Poker Party is held, as is an have been contestants in the PPD; the terville, California. All-Men Palomar Air Race, which attracted PAR; Palms-to-Pines, and other Races. It I t I l I is active in Aerospace programs; air­ 30 entires in 1972; members participate in Sept. 15th, ALAMEDA COUNTY marking, and 1 cent lb. airlifts; held the DRF in the APT program, with over 50 CHAPTER was chartered, taking members Treasure Hunts and other flying con­ per cent of membership qualified; and from the Bay Cities Chapter, and gathering tests; and funds are raised for the since it’s chartering, the Chapter has had in women pilots from the Livermor Airport. A.E.M.S. an entry in the AWTAR, eleven members One of the first activities was to airmark In 1971, the Chapter was hostess to the having flown the PPD. The Chapter was that airport. Fall Section Meeting, in beautiful Hostess to the 1973 AWTAR (PPD) Start. Other activities include Safety Yosemite National Park, and the meeting 1967 Seminars; sponsoring a Wing Scout was honored by the presence of President May 6, the 98th Chapter of the 99s, MT. Troop; Fly-in Poker Parties; and fund­ Betty Mcnabb.. DIABLO CHAPTER, was given its Charter raising by sales from Ice Cream Booth at F or 4 9 ’/2S , the Chapter holds an annual by President Alice Roberts, with 18 Charter air shows, and a flea-market sales. The Fresno 400 Men’s Air Race, which attracts members, sponsored by Sacramento Hayward-Las Vegas Race is yearly event many entries. Valley Chapter. It was an occasion for a for the Chapter, helping ro run the Start, 1965 week-end fly-in, and members from other and competing in it. August 14, in one of the most Chapters were present for the dedication. +-H -H photographed areas in the world, the Centered at Buchanan Field, Concord, a Oct. 1, 1969: Although the SAN LUIS MONTEREY BAY CHAPTER w a s major airport in the valley east of the OBISPO COUNTY CHAPTER was char­ presented it’s Charter by President Ruth Berkeley Hills, at the base of Mt. Diablo, tered on this date, the presentation was Deerman, charged by President-elect Alice this group is an active one, but the first made to the twenty charter members on Roberts, and members pinned by News report was a year later - reporting a Jan. 19, 1970, by Dell Hinn of the spon­ Governor Pat Lambart. There were 18 flight to Sacramento to see the State soring Monterey Bay Chapter, with Charter members, sponsored by Bay Cities Ledislature at work, and then celebrating Governot Alberta Nicholson an honored the Chapter’s anniversary. In 1969 a g uest. Chapter highlight was a visit to the 41st With three airports in the County, the Wing Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Chapter assists with aviation projects: and Squadron, Hamilton AFB. In May, 1970, APT program at San Luis Obispo and the Chapter airmarked Buchanan Field. Oceano Airport, the latter the third airport Marty Graham was one of four awarded the in the County. AEMS Award in 1968, for an Instrument Members were entered in the 1966, 1967, Instructor and Multi-engine Land Ratings. 1970 and 1971 PPDs; they have flown They actively participate in the yearly supplies for the DRF; and in 1972, Concord Air Fair; members enter races, together with the San Luis Obispo pilots and hold fly-ins, and monitor state aviation Association, actively campaigned to legislation. Members of the Monterey Bay Chapter in defeat an airport measure designed to lim it their bicentennial costumes on the Steps 1969 and cripple airport growth. of historic Colton Hall ready to welcome Feb. 1, SOUTHERN SIERRA CHAPTER. the 1970 Powder Puff Derby Contestants. with 8 Charter members, was presented its 1970 1970 was old Monterey’s 200th birthday. Charter by Governor Alberta Nicholson, April 25th, GOLDEN WEST CHAPTER The convention to form the Constitution of with President Donna Myers, and honored was presented it's Charter at the Spring California convened in Caolton Hall in guest, at Porterville. Section Meeting in San Jose, by Governor 1849. Enthusiastic, the Chapter promptly won Alberta Nicholson. There were thirteen and Sacramentao Valley Chapters, and the Attendence Trophy at Sacramento’s original members. The Charter dinner was most of the original 18 are still active in the Section Meeting, the same year. held June 5th, in San Mateo, with two Chapter, which has grown to 38. The main project for this Chapter is more members added to the roster. Two Section Meetings have been held by being on hand to serve iced tea and A steadily growing San Carlos Airport and a large number of women pilots discovered eight other women in the area California Chapters, attended the residing in San Mateo County was a source anxious to belong to the 99s. presentation. Mardo Crane 99 News of membership for the new Chapter. Flying Margaret was elected Chairman, Yvonne Editor was the speaker. activities, such as a five-airport scavenger Koepke, Vice-Chaiman, Ruth Ann Rich, Membership has increased since the Hunt, gave way to fund raising for the Secretary, and Marlene Kniss, Treasurer. Chartering, and the Chapter has already AWTAR and AEMS - an exhibition ball "Beautified” the airport and plans to air­ game with the S.F. Giants, a rummage f \ i r p v ’ mark same when the strip is re-oiled. Other sale, and Safety Seminar. activites include races, local fly-ins, DRF Money was raised to bid for the Start of flights, and a monthly BREAKFAST the 1972 AWTAR, and the Co-chairman of MEETING. the Start, Toni Kuhns (Levitt) and Pat Appel, (Forbes), entered and placed sixth. 1974 Incorporation proceedings, as well as Big Valley Chapter, located inland in plans for a one-day non-stop Mini-Derby mid-California, held its first meeting July for low-time pilots in low-HP planes - a 11, 1974, and received its charter at the brainchild of Vivian Harshbarger, were Southwest Sectional meeting in August, successfully accomplished. presented to new chairman, Charlene Kirk, HI-DESERT CHAPTER, (Chartered by by International President Pat McEwen. Mary Vial, Gov. SWSEC. Feb. 17, 1973) This chapter has six active members and Left to right: Margaret Bolton, Chairman, has already had two members (Imogene Ruth Ann Rich, secretary, Pat Weldy, Anderson and Bertie Hargis) in addition to Prospective member, Marlene Kniss, the chairman attending a Sectional Treasurer, Jo Ann Locke, Charter member, Meeting. Charlene Kirk then went on as a Trudy McComas, Charter member, Eva delegate to International Convention in Conrad, Charter member. Puerto Rico. Fullerton Chapter, spark-plugged by +++++ new chairman Esther Grupenhagen also MARIN COUNTY CHAPTER: Early in received its charter in Salt Lake City at the 1973 Karen Kahn, Jane Chadwick, Southwest Sectional. It has wasted no Margaretha Hinman, Helen Kampo and time in getting involved, especially with Ann Morrissey, all Bay Cities Chapter the upcoming Powder Puff Derby start in members, applied for a charter, which was Riverside, helping another new chapter, granted March 1st, 1973, although it was the Inland California Chapter. This chapter not formally presented until September, at received its charter June 29, 1974, at a the Fall Southwest Section Meeting. Bay celebration of past PPD winners in GOLDEN WEST CHAPTER, HOSTESS Cities Chapter had recruited women Riverside, Ca. Chairman is Lynne Greer. COMMITTEE, 1972 START OF PPD pilots from Marin County for some three Its first efforts were completely dedicated Row 1, bottom (I to r) Toni (Kuhns) Levitt, years, with just such a Chapter in mind. to a successful race start. Pat Appel, Co-Chairmen of Start. There were ten Charter members and Santa Monica Bay Chapter, a spin-off Row 2, Vivian Harshbarger, Chapter two additional before the end of 1973, with from Long Beach and Los Angeles Treasurer, Fran Grant, Wilma Bennett, Rae four more prospective members in that chapters, had seven original members — Gilmore, Joan Hansen, Chapter Secretary. area. Luckily all are within close touch Susan Caldwell, Lillian Camden, Nina Row 3, (center-alone) Barbara Chase with one another, and plans are afoot for Laughbaum, Emma McGuire (Chairman), Row 4. (top) Jane Baker, Jeanne activities which uphold the general pur­ Angela Masson, Doris Minter, and Claire Abramson, Barbara LaPoint, Chapter pose of the 99s. Walters. In three meetings after receiving Chairman, Loretta Gabrielson, Eldris their charter at the Southwest Sectional in Shogren. +++++ Salt Lake City, they have grown to eleven members. A very active and growing group 1972 SANTA PAULA CHAPTER: C hartered o f 99s. Sept. 1st., the SANTA ROSA CHAPTER June 1,1973, as a result of the recruiting of was Chartered with twelve members - all Norma Williams, with seven Charter HIM new except for three 99s; Virginia "Ginny" members, and Norma as Chairman. Marion Wegener and Phyllis Cantrell, both in­ Barnick, Southwest Section Treasurer, 1932 to 1974, 42 years of history for the structors, having gathered in all their presented the Chapter its Charter at a many Chapters in the State of California licensed pilots. The membership has luncheon held at the airport, in Vice- should be a volume of considerable size - grown to twenty, with more to come. Chairman Sally Allen’s Hangar. Over 100 and as reported at the 1973 Fall Section Three teams from the Chapter went in people, including representatives from ten Meeting, delays in the publishing of the the 1973 PPD; three teams entered the history were unavoidable. ( The bulk of this 1972 PAR; members were active in Safety history was written several months ago.) Clinics and Operation Raincheck and had a My thanks go to the many who contributed field trip to the Pan American Training the highlights of her Chapter. And thank F a cility. you to the many members who should Member(Pauline) Goslovich is irst officer have been mentioned because of the on a Britten Norman Islander aircraft for labors performed so the PPD could be Stol-Air, a commuter airline serving flown; the scholarships awarded to a few; Sonoma County and San Francisco In­ the airmarks planned and executed; the ternational Airport. drugs collected and flown;' the hours spent with Civic Committees to better your 1973 community aviation-wise; the monitoring of aviation legislation; the poundage February 17th, HI-DESERT CHAPTER I / weighed and sheparded fo the planes for (Apple Vallery-Barstow-29 Palms area) was airlifts; and the many hours spent to make SANTA PAULA CHAPTER 99s: Front row chartered by Governor Mary Vial, with the Section Meetings a beauty to behold L to R : Jill Williamson, Sally Allen, Norma twelve members, sponsored by Orange and the entertainment a joy. County Chapter. Williams, Barbara McKenna; Back Row: Ruth Rueckert, Four 99s in the area, headed by Margaret Gwen Dewey, Adrienne Nater, Barbara Bay Cities Chapter. Bolton, wanted the Chapter, and Deeds. EXCITING DEVELOPMENTS AT HEADQUARTER S

By Marilyn Copeland One of the most exciting things that has happened recently at Headquarters was the renaming of the street just north of our new building to a very special name: Amelia Earhart Boulevard. O ur new building is now located at Amelia Earhart Boulevard and Terminal Drive on Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City. It has taken a beautiful shape this past month with the walls in place, and interior work beginning. International Headquarters Building International Headquarters Continuing The architects are working closely with Progress Report 3-20-75. progress. Pictures taken 3-20-75. the construction company to make a truly outstanding addition to the airport and to meet our needs and wants. They are coordinating colors and the blue bathroom Hoiqor Roll o.p Dohors fixtures for the ladies room were ordered recently. to HeadqaaRteRS The Cape Girardeau Chapter has Bculdirag Food donated the lovely, large 99 doors which Additions and Updates as of March 25, 1975 open onto the terrace, facing south. A beautiful mannequin will soon be SUSCRIBERS Wirtschafter, Irene N. ($5.00 thru $98.00) Woodward, Velma wearing a WASP uniform, as soon as she Beuchat, Stephanie Mapelli Cozzi, Diane M. can hop a flight to Oklahoma City from her * * PATRONS Green, Janet former W ichita home in a fabric shop. She ($100 thru $998) M apelli, Velda King will be a very attractive addition to the new Campbell, Grace N. MeEwen, Pat display area. * SPONSORS ($99 thru $198.00) Falkenberg, Charlene (Memorial to Jeanine Tellekson) The big Dedication Weekend is shaping Able, M ary G riffith, Thon up nicely for November 1 and November 2. Antosh, Dottie White, Louise Reservation forms for the festivites and Beard, Melba Blakely, Mabel CHAPTE RS-SECTIONS room arrangements will be in the June Buffington, Glenn (Tribute to the Charter Members of Dallas Chapter, * Sponsor issue of Ninety-Nine News. the 99s) Ft. Worth Chapter, * Sponsor Orange County Chapter, Subscriber Dallas models are already practicing Cumberland, Edna Guy, Hazel (Memorial from Kansas Chapter) their entrances, turns, and etc. (?) for the Inkley, L. M., Jr. exciting Flying Fashion Show. Inciden­ Jessen, Gene Nora SPONSORS, PATRONS AND ANGELS w ill be Lennertson, Jean tally, if you have a particular period of memoralized on a Plague to be prominently displayed in Lissant, Bettye L. the new Headquarters Building. flying dress, costume, goggles, scarf, or McWilliams, Janelle (Jennv' To be included on the Honor Roll Plaque, pledges must other super flying outfit, that you think Pearson, Jean H. be made by July 31, 1975. Pledges may be divided over Rosenman, Bea three (3) equal annual payments. Contributions are tax should be included in the fashions, Schiffmann, Jean M. deductible under the appropriate IRS regulations. contact: Hazel Jones, Dallas Redbird St. Onge, Ruby The Ninety Nines wish to Thank all members who have Chapter (also S.C. Section Governor). Wicks, Rene L. helped make the new Headquarters Building a reality. Oklahoma Chapter members are busy with preparations for an air rally and static air display, banquet, and many more exciting activities. Remember to mark your I calendar for November 1 and 2. | 99 HEADQUARTERS BUILDING CONTRIBUTOR SUBSCRIPTION FORM I I NAME. HEADQUARTERS I A D D R E S S . NOTAMS I I | C H A P T E R . International Ballots will be mailed in I Amount Pledged $. May. Please VOTE! Ballots must be postmarked by June 30th, 1975 to be valid. I Amount Enclosed $. Renewal Forms will be mailed in May. Please return it by June 30th. Check your I forms carefully and update all information Method of payment of Balance. before returning. I Renewal Forms are sent to ALL Charter I s ig n a tu re and Life Members. You do not owe dues, but please return the forms by the due I ______d a te date. This is the ONLY way we can keep our information current. Send all contributions and pledges to THE NINETY-NINES, INC. Do not send Chapter News Reports to the International Headquarters Editor addressed to Headquarters. Send it to her at the address on page 7 of the | P.O. Box 59965 current roster and in each issue of the 99 OKC, OK 73159 News. Checks payable to The 99 Building Fund (Ed. Note: The Heading NEW HORIZONS Leaves From An Eavesdropper's Diary reflects the belief that death is a horizon toward which we all fly, even though this CO PILO T: But why are you sending PILOT TO COPILOT: Remind me to mail new adventure is brought about by diverse more money? this donation to the Headquarters Fund on causes. In a sense it is a flight from the PILOT: Oh, you know how much costs the way to the airport. “bonds of earth" to unknown “New COPILOT: More money to Headquar­ have gone up in the past two years since Horizons”) ters? You've already donated and you’re the building first began to be planned on going to do it again? Why? paper. Why leave it up to our hard-working PILOT: I sure did, back in 1973. Board of Directors and Headquarters Flying on to Committee to worry, worry, worry about COPILOT: Then why now? where they are going to get the next square PILOT: Several reasons. In the first foot of carpet! Besides, all those gals are place, I fished out the Ninety Nine News just like us, unpaid volunteers giving up - NEW HORIZONS -~J and really read the information which had hours and days of time trying to do been sent to us. I asked questions, I something for US. I think we need to make visited our present Headquarters. I found their lives a little easier, at least in the Stacel Irene Schwan, A ll O hio out that there was no room for growth of financial picture, After all, it is the Ninety- Chapter. She died mid-February, expansion in our present set-up, so why Nines Headquarters Building, and we are due to cancer. not our own building? Ninety-Nines. I feel good about my little COPILOT: But with rising construction piece of the Ninety-Nine Rock, to borrow costs and interest rates why now? somebody else’s phrase. If I’m going to ROUNDUP PILOT: That is why after reading all in belong to an organization, I'm going to information, it looked like the very best give as well as receive. And the Ninety- • 7 5 Nines happens to be my very favorite thing we could do to insure ourselves By Daryl Ann Kyle against rising rental costs. Besides, group of women. So I’ll help as long as I Oklahoma City has been our home for over can. Don’t you enjoy your membership 18 years and they are especially interested enough to help make us grow and THE WELL-DRESSED COWPERSON! in us, so they offered us a place to build progress? Howdy Pardner! I see you’re packin’ our building on over five acres of ground CO PILO T: ...... , I didn’t know you those saddle bags, gonna fly to Round Up with a lease rental agreement which can be were a preacher in disguise. All right. I'm '75. Well, I been 'round these here parts renewed up to 99 years. And that is about convinced, I’ll go ahead and buy my square nigh on to twenty years now and got a as long as I can plan ahead! of carpet! Besides, it’s tax deductible. couple of suggestions fer ya! First, l-de-ho in August is usually havin’ a dry spell. Now that don’t mean we ain't Kansas, the birth place of Amelia Earhart, gonna have thunderstorm is some ole cu- the first president of the Ninety-Nines. The Indian Women Pilots nim gits overgrowed, but generally program also includes tree planting By Mohini Shroff speakin’ we’re in fer warm sunny days. ceremonies at international airports by Now an interestin’ thing happens The tree planting ceremony at Bombay's state dignitaries invited by the respective hereabouts. Round afternoon when lotsa Santa Cruz Airport at the hands of Shri. Ninety-Nines members. folks are expectin' the highest tem­ V.P. Naik, Chief Minister of Maharashtra, In Bombay, the program has been peratures, we’re still a workin’ on it. Why, is part of a world-wide tree planting sponsored by the Indian Women Pilots’ usually takes till five, six o’clock till we git program sponsored by the Ninety-Nines, Association, three of whose members - our hottest part of the day. Now, the nicest Inc., U.S.A., an International organization Chanda Sawant Budhabhatti, Mohini part 'bout this here country is that it don’t of licensed women pilots with more than Shroff and Rabia Futehally are members of git too hot (like maybe 85 to 95 degrees 4300 members in 30 countries, including the Ninety-Nines. The suggestion to hold usually) and the old humidity is way dow n. the ceremony in Bombay was made by Fay India. So given a bit of a breeze of that be-u-tiful The world-wide program consists mainly Gillis Wells, Chairman, Second Flyaway of lake its right down pleasant! Later in the of Ninety-Nines and the American Forest the Ninety-Nines. evenin’ the ole shadders'll lengthen and its Institute jointly creating an International Among those present at the simple time to git that little summer jacket out. Forest of Friendship, which will include ceremony were Mrs. V. Naik, Mr. M.H. Now mind you, its not a real heavy one, trees from every State in the U.S.A. and Limaye, Director, Bombay Airport and Mr. just somethin’ to keep the chill off. Krishna Prasad, Regional Director, Civil from the 30 countries. This Forest of In our fancy buildings like that there Aviation Department. Friendship is being sited at Atchison, Convention Center, we got all the newest and fangledest appointments includin' air conditionin'. But, anybody cornin’ to l-de- ho is missin’ out by stayin’ in. Why we’re even planin’ a gun-u-ine, cooked-in-a-pit bar-be-que fer ya out at Henley Aerodrome if we can git them steers caught in time. So be sure to throw in a pair of honest to goodness jeans and yer most Western lookin’ shirt and if ya got one, a cowperson hat. When I was a kid we used to call that last bit of clothin’ a cowboy hat and it was OK fer everybody. Hardly sounds like the same thing with this modern non-sexist language hooked on! If ya got one of them old ones just bring it along anyhow. If ya got cowperson boots and the weight and balance looks good, throw them in too. Now a neckerchief and a lariat and yer all Being performed by Shri. V.P. Naik as a part of world-wide Tree Planting program set. But like I say, be sure to bring what sponsored by the Ninety-Nine, Inc. U.S.A. them fashion editors call "Western” duds Seen from Left: Dr. Sunila Bhajekar, Mohini Shroff, Raymond D. Anderson Jr. (ISIS), along cuz you'll be needin’ ’em. Lookin' Rabia Futehally, Chanda Sawant, (President IWPA) and Mrs. V. Naik and Mr. M.H. forward to seein’ YOU at ROUND UP '75. Limaye. Neto Amelia EaRbaRt Medal Our Nation will be celebrating its 200th birthday next year. The Ninety-nines are celebrating their 45th birthday this year. A truly exquisite birthday present for you has been commissioned by executive action of your Board of Directors. OUR Robin Miller Dicks OWN AMELIA EARHART MEDAL. By Rosemary Colman The lovely Amelia Earhart medal used by There is nothing worse than a night the Ninety-Nines in the past was pur­ flight into one of the towns or camps in the chased from Felicity Buranelli, founder of Australian Hammersley Ranges. With no the Medal of the Month Foundation. When horizon for reference because of the black her medal was no longer available, your hills, no radio navigation beacons or in­ Board began an extensive research to have struments approach procedures, one is a medal struck for the exclusive use of the entirely dependent on one's own judgment Ninety-Nines. to find the place, descend and land (in one Medallic Art Company of Danbury, piece) on that narrow, badly lit strip in Conn. was chosen because it is one of the amongst the mountains. Flights into most pre-eminent creators of fine medals these strips at night except in emergency Australian 99, Robin Dicks. Contestants in in America. Among the many notable are forbidden by the Department of Civil the 27th A.W.T.A.R. will remember Robin medals they have produced are ten official Aviation because of the risks involved but who flew with the Vicomtesse de Pierres Presidential Inaugural Medals. They were in this service as most flights are sponsored by the Zonta Club of Perth to officially designated Medallist to com­ emergencies, for Flying Doctor pilots, raise money for the Royal Flying Doctor memorate the inauguration of Gerald R. hazardous strips, night landings, low Service of Western Australia. Photo — Ford on August 9th, 1974 as 38th President dashes and flying in minimal conditions Courtesy of the Australian Women's of the United States. We sincerely ap­ must become almost routine. (Adrenaline W eekly. preciate the cooperation and expert concentration is nevertheless very high on assistance of Mr. William Louth, President such occasions.) routine clinic flights covering most of Western Australia. In command her flying of Medallic Art Co. and Mr. Charles Robin, flyer and nurse, who works with hours are 5,000 odd. B re slo ff. the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Western As well as emergency flights for sick Australia will verify this. and injured around the Northern bases and She gained a PPL and graduated as a the flights to Perth with serious cases General trained nursing sister (SRN) in Robin does a number of clinic flights on a 1962. Subsequently she trained as a routine basis. These include visits to town Midwife and Public Health Nurse and with no doctor like Wiluna, Nullagine, worked in this capacity around Perth and Marble Bar, Mt. Goldsworthy or to the ‘outback areas' of Western Australia. larger stations. These routine clinics Robin gained a Commerical License in naturally help detect and prevent what 1967, has owned a Cessna 182 and later a otherwise may turn out to be an Mooney and flew these throughout the emergency, for example, expectant State on Public Health and immunization mothers are brought into the Base hospital duties. Robin has held a first class in­ about two weeks before they are due and strument rating since 1969 when she those in need of attention are brought in started working full time for the Royal for treatment or hospitalization. Flying Doctor Service of Australia, West “A strange job for a girl" many people Mr. Clarence Doore-Artist Sculptor of Australian Section. She has made six say when referring to her particular work. New Ninety-Nine Medal Pacific crossings in new and second hand To Robin it is normal. She was brought up Beech Barons and flown two Beech Dukes with aeroplanes, her father is a pilot, and Clarence Doore, sculptor of the new from Wichita home to Australia, via the she has always been keenly interested in medal is one of our countries most out­ North Atlantic, Greenland, Iceland and medicine — stimulated by her training at standing artists. He is a native New Europe (all of these were for the Flying the Royal Perth Hospital. Englander and currently resides in Doctor Service) and two other aircrafts Westport, Conn. from Europe to Australia. Wichita, bir­ Mr. Doore has faithfully reproduced thplace of all the aircrafts presently flown Amelia’s airplane among the clouds. To by her has become a second home and the right of her scarf is Amelia's signature. Robin has a wonderful number of friends Along the lower edge of the medal reads there many of whom are 99s. She is the NINETY-NINES FIRST PRESIDENT. The author of "Flying Nurse" and another book back of the medal is free for inscription which is now on the press. purposes. Her husband is Dr. Harold Dicks who is The bronzed obverse artist’s model was currently Federal President of the Royal Lygie Hagan - Governor officially displayed January 11th in Wash. Flying Doctor Service of Australia and Northwest Section D.C. at the Salute to Women in Aviation Executive Director of the West Australian Keep it under your hat, but with cape-rs "Take-Off” banquet which began Inter­ Section of the Royal Flying Doctor Service. like these - well - come see for yourselves national Women’s Year 1975. The January As Robin laughingly says “There is, the fun times my girls in the Northwest 11th date was chosen to honor the 40th therefore no ‘getting away from it’ ", They Section have prepared for you. anniversary of Amelia Earharts record work together alot both in his general WELCOMING all NINETY NINES to the breaking flight from Honolulu to Oakland. practice and on the flying side. She is ‘on 1975 Round Up in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho — It has been an honor and a privilege for call’ 24 hours a day for emergency and at the North Shore Hotel. See you there? your committee to participate in this significant and outstanding project. Wearing or presenting this new medal will SPACEPORT 99s keep the memory of Amelia alive and will give the Ninety-Nines universal recognition. TREASURE HUNT Amelia Earhart Medallion Committee Bonnie Quenzler, Reporter Julie vom Saal • Marion Andrews The fifth Spaceport Chapter 99s helped break answer sheet ties. Back at Treasure Hunt was held in Kissimmee, Kissimmee a late lunch was provided by Florida on March 15. Entries numbered Ninety Nine hostesses replete in pirate twenty five, including aircraft, pilots and paraphernalia, while teams exchanged crew from Florida, New York, Connecticut, notes and comeraderie. Georgia, Alabama and Toronto, Canada. Pilots were required to be ladies but The photographic hunt originated at the navigators and spotters were of optional Kissimmee airport and followed a one sex. hundred fifty mile course on the First prize was the Eastern Airlines Jacksonville sectional. Along the route Challenge Trophy and one hundred dollars contestants were required to match a given by the Kissimmee Chamber of number on their chart with one of twenty- Commerce. Trophies or prizes were two photos. awarded through fifteenth place. A con­ All entrants but one completed the solation eye exam was awarded to the Photo taken at IWY banquet Jan. 11th. course in the assigned amount of time and unluckiest spotter team by an Doris Renninger, 99s Charter member Fay executed a spot landing. (It always works ophthalmologist 491/2. Next year—join us. Gillis Wells and Julie vom Saal holding when you DON’T have to do it.) The results The winners: Obverse model of new medal. PILOT AIRCRAFT COPILOT PLACE 1) Peg Smith Cherokee 180 Freeman Smith O rlando 2) Bonnie Quenzler Cherokee 180 Laird Quenzler Merritt Isl. Baton Rouge F.A.A. 3) Shirley Davis Cessna 150 Bret Davis Pompano Beach 4) Betty Dodds Cherokee 180 Gene Ewbank M argate --Unprofessional ? 5) Ann Walker Cessna 172 Sharon Leavine Vero Beach By Fran Salles Baton Rouge Aircraft Pilot’s Assoc.

"If a plane falls it may kill the pilot and also may kill some other people.” Are these the fears of a little old lady who has never flown, who knows nothing about aerodynamics or glide ratio? No, these words were headlined by “Regional Official of FAA urges closing Downtown Airport Soon” on the front page of our morning paper, and repeated on the front page of Baton Rouge evening paper. Unfortunately our FAA Regional Office has been a big part of our problem, constantly Winners of the Spaceport Chapter Treasure Hunt are I to r, Paul and Diane Bowman, harassing for the closure of our airport, spotters, and Peg and Freeman Smith from Orlando. 99 pilot Peg is holding the Eastern even though there are no federal funds in it Airlines Challenge Trophy, while copilot Freeman has conveniently pocketed the and the FAA has no jurisdiction over it. Kissimmee C of C first prize check for $100. The FAA should hire educated, professional people dedicated to the betterment of aviation, certainly not bent A little slower please, my heart. on its total destruction. After this My soul return to me right now. statement of eminent danger, how can we I'll let you soar when we are down, get our relocation site approved by the And down I have to go somehow. residents? Who could be expected to want any plane anywhere, much less allow an For there's the runway rising fast airport to be built near them? Egad! I’m much too high to land. Be still, my heart! Be still, my soul! This scare tactic certainly is a slap in the Dear God, please calm that thumping heart We are alone - yet not alone- face of our pilots who have worked so And lend a needeo helping hand. valiantly to inform the public of the value For God is always near at hand, And many times this plane I ve flo w n . of business aviation. They are a very active That’s better. Now around again. group, who has presented programs on TV The flaps are down. The runway’s there. 'Tis true that then the other seat and radio, almost daily newspaper reports, “Flare out. Wheel back - wheel back some Held Rich, the man who teaches me, and nearly 35 speeches to Civic Clubs this m o re ,” But now he's left the plane to prove year, trying to solicit the support of the A voice sings from the empty chair. public toward a better airport. That I can fly it easily. As it is, our downtown airport has had That's it! I'm down and rolling true. No planes approach; push throttle in; an impeccable record of safety for its Soar high, my soul, and take my tears With hands and feet keep plane in line entire 45 year history, with under a handful And offer them to God in thanks A bit more speed; now pull on wheel. of accidents. In fact, as far as “kill some For helping me through foolish fears. She’s up! She's up! and rising fine. other people," not one person has been S .T .C . M arch 15, 1971 killed or even touched on the ground by a Sue T. Costanzi small plane anywhere in the entire region Oh God, forgive my senseless tears as far back as our regional safety director That fall unchecked for joy unbound. (Note: Sue is a friend of the Connecticut can even remember. Such an unwarranted At last I solo with the birds Chapter. Her poem is bound to strike a statement is incomprehensible. That wing so free above the ground. familiar note with all.) Chapter Personalities

June Bonesteel Yvonne Cunha Jan Dietrich a big gal in aviation in By Gene Nora Jessen Information from Bruni Bradley the Valley of The Sun Ninety-Nine Bruni Bradley (Phoenix By Natasha Swigard Chapter) thought correctly, that other 99s would be interested in the career of the June made “the great mistake”, took a first Belgian woman airline pilot, Yvonne plane ride and was hooked! She had hoped Cunha (member-at-large). An unusual to be a veterinarian, when women weren’t aside, Bruni met Yvonne while she herself accepted into medical schools of that was administering check flights to type...so new plans had to be made for the Yvonne’s Indonesian Airline trainees. future. Yvonne’s love of flying started as a child Marion (left) and Jan Dietrich just before June was born in Milwaukee, and moved when she “flew” her dolls out the window. departing Wichita, Kansas for Bremen, with her family to Phoenix in 1948. She Some folks might look upon that as Germ any. attended Arizona State University, and in strange, but we 99s who flew off porch Jan Dietrich, whose identical twin 1959 received a BS in Agriculture. Since roofs with blanket parachutes and engaged Marion’s death from cancer was reported in veterinary medicine was out, June sought in other flying games understand. Her the last issue of our magazine, is a another "dream". She took flying lessons ambition was realized after graduating member of the Bay Cities, Ca., Chapter, and earned her Private license back in from high school in 1962 and joining a and is a past chairman. Marion’s tragic, 1965. June continued her flying lessons, glider club. She went on to the com­ untimely death reminded us that it is hard earning her Commercial Rating in 1966, mercial, instructor, instrument, in­ to think of these pilots separately. Over the and her CFI and ME in 1967.For other strument instructor, and multi-engine. years they have each had an outstanding “hobbies", she was raising Shetland All that sounds smooth and easy when Sheep dogs and doing lots of horseback record in flying. we rattle it off real fast, but Yvonne worked Jan solo’d after six hours at the age of riding. And in 1969 when the people June hard to pay for her flying hopping sight­ 16. Her interest in flying led her to many learned to fly with decided to retire, she seers, ferrying, and instructing. Soon her took over the flight school at Deer Valley. honors — Cadet Commander of San achievement led to full time employment Francisco CAP; first woman to be elected She gave flight instruction while she was by an airline training school for instrument busy earning a Gold Seal Instructor Award to President of the U. of Cal. Flying Club; and multi-engine instruction. and an Instrument Ground School Rating organizer of the first Pacific Coast Her big break came when Trans in 1968. Among her other achievements Intercollegiate Air meet; winning the European Airways hired her as second are: 1971 - In stru m e n t In s tru c to r R a tin g ; Chico-San Mateo Air Race, competing with officer for their charter flights to many 1973-an SE and ME ATR; 1974 - A and P; 37 planes (4 flown by women); second parts of Europe, Africa and the Middle and the latest among her ratings is her place, competing with 87 planes in the East. She went through Boeing 707-720 Commercial Helicopter Rating (1974). June 1951 A W TAR , again w ith tw in M a rio n ; won training in Ireland at the Air Lingus facility is the 191st female in the world to receive the 1952 Amelia Earhart Scholarship to and also received her type ratings in these that rating! help complete her Instrument rating; airplanes. Yvonne has no problems getting graduating from The U. of Cal. her first job around since she is fluent in English, was Chief Pilot of a flight school, working French and her own language which is with 3 men instructors; Chief Pilot of the Flemish. She had to design her own flight then largest lightplane distributor in the uniform, an attractive blue pant suit, since world -- Cessna at Long Beach, Ca., the tailor had nothing suitable for a female working with 4 men on this job; was one of p ilo t. 13 women to pass the preliminary tests for When not flying for Trans European Astronaut candidates; then adding Airways, she instructs part-time for the Seaplane and Airline Transport Pilot rating airline training school. Her ambitions are to her achievements, she went into cor­ to become captain of a Boeing 707 and poration flying, which included flying a really to be free and alone to try her hand at Oueen Air and a Convair for Litton a French Mirage and an American Star- Industries; a DC-7, and a Lockheed Jetstar fig h te r. for a San Francisco corporation; Do you doubt for a moment she’ll qualifying in 1968 for an APT rating in the JUNE BONESTEEL succeed? JetStar for a San Francisco Corporation A short time ago she sold her flight (the first and only woman in the USA to school, and plans on "doing as little as hold a 4-engine Jet rating, and to receive possible...but fly.” She does teach ME at the National Business Aircraft Association Taylor Aviation in Phoenix, and has 3 Safety Award. Jan and her twin flew a new planes working for her. She is hoping that Oueen Air A-80 from Kansas to Bremen, the revenue for these planes will allow her Germany, with 90 percent of the flight on sufficient funds to relax and enjoy doing solid instruments. An Aero Commander, things she hasn't had time for until now. ten minutes ahead of them, crashed near June flew the Kachina Doll Race twice - Gander due to icing. Radar helped them the first time she brought up the tail end of avoid the worst storms. Three years later, the race, and with lots of margin for doing Jan flew a Jetstar to London, Heathrow, better, she flew it the next year (1972) and but that first victory was the real challenge. took home the biggest and best trophy of Now with over 18,000 hours, Jan enjoys a ll!! flying, and considers it a great privilege Our hats off to June for all her ambition Yvonne Cunha (R) and Bruni Bradley (L) at and responsibility — which she never takes and dedication to aviation. the Antwerp Airport. for granted. A talented and dedicated Ninety-Nine, Westfield District was born in Worcester, who deserves our salute! Mass., and earned her private license at What it's all about Hanscom Field in 1966. Earning her Bertha Ryan commercial license and flight instructor’s certificate early in 1968, she then went to Bertha Ryan of China Lake, California work as an instructor at Newport Aero in COMMITTEE and a member of the Hi-Desert Chapter of Rhode Island. In 1969, she started with the 99s is a member of The American AirKaman, Inc., at Bradley Field, and she Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, is now senior instructor there. She now holds an Airline Transport Pilot’s license, REPORTS which is the Professional Society for Aerospace Engineers. They have several both single-and multi-engine, instrument technical committees and have recently flight and ground instructor ratings, and formed the General Aviation Technical the FAA “Gold Seal.” Committee. Bertha is a chairman of this A Ninety-Nine since 1966, she is special committee. Membership in the currently Annual Proficiency Training committee is by invitation. There are 24 Chairman and Safety Chairman for the members including Director of General Connecticut Chapter. She has participated Aviation for NASA, General Council of in the Powder Puff Derby (1971, 1973) and GAMA, Engineering Manager of Win- the All-Women’s New England Air Race, decker, Chief of Aerodynamics R&D for and was operations chairman of the latter Beech, Chief of Flight Test for FAA, Chief when it was run from Windham, Conn. She of Aerodynamics and Propulsion for Gates is married to Dennis Zimmerman, and has Margo Smith, Chairman LearJet, Engineering Manager Grumman, a nine-year old daughter. In addition to her “The time has come,” the walrus said, Vice President of Engineering for Beech, other activities, she is an accomplished “to speak of many things..." Unlike Alice Vice President of Engineering Piper, Two v io lin is t. in Wonderland, we cannot take a magic pill Professors and a Dean, etc. Among the Ms. Zimmerman was notified of her and become bigger or smaller, or APT. plans for the group are a Technical selection personally by Quentin Taylor, Wouldn’t YOU like to be listed APT in symposium in Poland, A Technical Director of FAA’s New England Region. the next roster? Wishing won’t make it so. assessment of General Aviation, etc. The award will be formally presented on When you return your membership renewal Bertha’s particular task on the committee March 8, during the Flight Instructor form (which you will receive in May and is Section Activities— Primarily obtaining seminar to be held that weekend at return before June 30th), be sure to en­ a list of speakers for the sections of AIAA. Windsor Locks, Conn. close the bottom of the APT form to have Bertha has a commercial Glider, Air­ the APT listing in the roster, which will be plane SEL, Instrument, Glider Flight printed in September, 1975 for the 75-76 Instructor and 1600 total hours. fiscal year. That listing says you were APT between July 1, 1974 and June 30, 1975. Confusing? - you bet it is, but that's because it takes so long to gather statistics and process them. The 1974 forms and year-end reports are being forwarded to me by our competent Section APT Chairmen and so far the quantity of paper is impressive! Shall have some figures for you next month. All our International Officers are APT - and the Governors too, I believe. Several Chapter APT Chairmen have Conn. Chapters' Ruth Crowell Zimmerman asked me how to organize an APT Day for of Enfield, Conn. has Been Selected “CFI their Chapters. While the mechanics are of the Year” for the New England States simple, what I don’t know is the magic region. photo by Dechert ingredient that makes the Day a success. Bertha Ryan of Hi Desert Chapter 99s and Will someone please tell me about yours - her Cherokee successful or not? Ruth Zimmerman REFRESHER FLYING ACTIVITIES New England Flight Instructor CLINIC by Charlene Falkenberg, Chairman of Year August 12-14,1975 Meet Marie C. Lepore, Chairman Flying Los Altos Hills, California Activities, Eastern New England Chapter. A panel of representatives from the FAA Flight Instructor Refresher Clinic Marie, who has been in social work more various New England states, meeting at Foothill College than 15 years, has more than 1200 hours as FAA Regional Headquarters, Burlington, Sponsored by a pilot-in-command. She began her lessons at a grass field in 1942 and kept Mass. on February 25, selected Ruth Santa Clara Valley Ninety Nines Crowell Zimmerman, 34, of Enfield, Conn., the whole thing secret until she was able as Flight Instructor of the Year for 1974. C ontact to take her family out for a ride. Ms. Zimmerman, senior instructor at M. J. Like She has been involved with Civil Air AirKaman Flight School, Bradley Inter­ 530 Alberta Avenue Patrol since its inception and is Com­ national, was nominated from the Sunnyvale, California 94087 mander of the CAP Squadron in Wor- Westfield General Aviation District Office, Phone (408) 735-9167 chester - the largest in the State. and now will be considered for a like Irving, Lepore, her husband since 1945, national award, to be made in April. is also a pilot, however he leaves most of Ms. Zimmerman, whose selection in the the flying to Marie. Marie joined the 99s in 1945 and has poor Miss W— drifted over a forest fire. held many offices and served on all Air Age Education Bless her heart, by the time she crossed committees. She is a Charter Member and the fire, she had to land in the dark - quite Incorporator of Massachusetts Aviation a feat in those days of 1858! Council, former member of National 99 Style Which is to say - how many of us do Aerospace Education Council, member of realize the many, many flights ladies made By Linda Hooker, Chairman Worchester Area Pilots Association, and in balloons over a CENTURY ago! Easily, Just received my copy of the Directory the first and only women and the only pilot those gals made enough flights to fill a serving as Commissioner to Worchester put out by the Journal of Aerospace small archives room all of their own. Those Airport Commission. Education and the only word for it is ladies in balloons are still doing it, too - “FANTASTIC.” It is an absolute MUST fo r Her awards and citations in aviation and setting records and flying just for the fun every educator, 99 Air Age Education community affairs are too numerous to of it. Is that a part of our Museum? You Committee member, and 99 interested in mention. She enjoys cooking and painting, better believe it is! Air Age Education. Besides an Overview of but despite all these activities manages to Ninety-Nine charter member, the Aerospace Education it contains a listing fly once or twice a week. One of her delightful Nancy Tier stopped here on her proudest achievements is the Aviation of everything needed for a basic aerospace way south. Naturally, we talked Museum Education Award for her outstanding work library, a listing of the major aerospace and looked over several items that Annette with the young of Massachusetts in education programs (i.e. CAP, 99s, ROTC, Gipson Way has donated to our Archives aviation education. etc.), a listing of resource people and via Nancy. These items include a copy of places, how and where to obtain free and Tiny, trim, and terrific, is the description the Florida Magazine RENDEZVOUS of inexpensive aerospace materials, listings of this dark-eyed Flying Activity Chairman. January, 1942. Annette, one of the early of aerospace materials available from the She is especially proud of the “Special members of the 99s still lives in Florida. government, and listings of career Fund” scholarship project which will help She learned to fly in 1931, according to the materials, commercial materials, in the further education and promotion of Magazine, and had a ball doing it! By 1934, aerospace periodicals, and aerospace aerospace to be given to an Eastern New there was a big all-women air race named organizations. From cover to cover, you England Chapter member. in her honor, the Annette Gipson All- will find the DIRECTORY packed full of Marie is just another example of the Women Air Race with Amelia Earhart as “Everything you ever wanted to know many activities encompassed by a FA starter and Ruth Nichols “Chief Scorer”. about Aerospace Education, but could Chairman. There is no end to the That race had a purse of $850 and was the never find out.” This DIRECTORY is possibilities of making it one of the most mighty distance of 30 miles, three laps of available for $2.00 per copy from The interesting and worthwhile committees in the 10 mile course. Journal of Aerospace Education. your Chapter. '***' If you haven’t seen the February issue of Circulation Manager Another fascinating actively flying 99 is AEROSPACE, you should. Jean Ross National Aeronautic Association Sheila Scott of England. I had such an Howard wrote "A Salute to Women in 6I0 Shoreham Building interesting newsletter from her full of all Aerospace" in that, and it’s excellent. 80615th Street, N.W. the flying activities of our 99 in England. Washington, D.C. 20005 They have a “Round the Island Race”— Order yours TODAY and become current sounds exciting doesn’t it. However, if you in the field of Aerospace Education. think that is exciting listen to this. On AWTAR April 2nd will find yours truly at the Aviation Day part of the program is a first Fontainbleau Hotel in New Orleans for the drop by a 99, who must volunteer to do this National Aerospace Education Congress and to quote Sheila, “one of us must as it's annual meeting. International committee part of the Show". member and South Central Section's Air I do enjoy the newsletters from the Age Education Committee Chairman, Jo Sections and Chapters so keep them McCarrell, will also be attending. com ing . DATES TO REMEMBER: May 24-26 — llli-Nines Air Derby - Chicago Area, Quad City, and Central International Women's Illin o is . June 7 — Garden State 300. Contact Air and Space Museum Janis Blackburn Page Shamburger, Curator Wanda Cummings, Reporter June 13-14 — Arkansas Air Derby - W ill 1976 be the last year for the Powder Arkansas Chapter The other day, I was lustfully looking Puff Derby? Very possible...In 1973, race June 21-23 — AWNEAR - Connecticut through a beautiful book called THE costs were $60,000. Inflation will up that at C hapter DREAM MACHINES. It's English and not least 15 per cent, About $1,600 has been June 21-23 -W IS SKY Race - Wisconsin very big for $15.75. It does have some good contributed by the 99’s, one half of that by C hapter stories about lady Aeronauts as the early three chapters. This leaves over $73,000 to July 4-7 -AWTAR balloonists were called. One, in particular, be raised by the Board. August 1-2 -Skylady Derby - Arkansas is the story told by Rufus Wells, a Con­ If the 99s want a race, we will have to C hapter federate balloonist, of a Miss W . Likely support it, in every chapter. We could start in those days, ladies who flew aloft in by buying the Commemorative Albums. balloons didn’t want their REAL names The attractive P.P.D. pins in 14 carat gold used. Anyway, Miss W hailed from are still just $27.50, and the gold filled are New Orleans and made a couple of trips only $15.00. Past race programs are both exciting, to say the least. In the first, available for $2.00...all of these from either she landed in a swamp and had to aid her Headquarters or Barbara Evans. ground crew in a fight with an alligator. Plans for the Bicentennial Year’s race The alligator simply didn’t want all the are already progressing at the Start in balloon folks to leave his swamp. And all Sacramento, and W ilmington, Delaware is of them DIDN’T. Miss W-— made it though buzzing with arrangements for the Ter­ and soon afterwards, according to Mr. minus. We hope to develop the course Wells, she went aloft again and this time along the historic cross-country Air Mail floated all the way across Lake Pont- route. Marie C. Lepore chartrain. All that was fine and good Marian Banks is not only blue-eyed, but Eastern New England Chapter except on the OTHER side of the Lake, blue-fingered and elbowed. We finally got it all together, and Headquarters rocked total of $10,000 by August 31, 1975. ATTENTION ALL CHAPTER AND SECTION OFFICERS. with the rhythm of "her” mimeograph There has been considerable en­ Allow (3) weeks lead time when ordering machine. Dallas Redbird Chapter turned thusiasm for “ Powder Puff Derby Day" as a mailing tapes or lists from Headquarters. out in mass to assembly-line the entry means of raising additional funds. These come from our Data Service in kits, and over 200 were mailed. Palomar Chapter members are working Then, off to San Diego for a Board Illinois, not from the Headquarters office. feverishly for their "great event" which was Cost is 2 cents per name, plus a set-up Meeting with Phyllis Pierce, West Coast on April 6 at Fallbrook Community Airpark. Rep., and Betty Wharton, AWTAR’s charge and postage. Telephone charges The excitement and activities of a will be added on Rush orders. Mother Inspector. Betty asks that racers be Powder Puff Derby Day not only bring in Attention Chapter Chairmen very certain all AD notes for their aircraft the much needed funds, but also give Officer List requests and Item for Sale are entered in the log book before im­ tremendous publicity to the Powder Puff Lists will be sent in late May. If you do not pound. There was a conference with Thon Derby and Flying in general. All you gals receive these copies, write Headquarters. Griffith, Chief Judge-Timer and her who have flown the Powder Puff Derby in Attention Membership Chairmen husband, big George, who is con- past years, get busy and inspire your Please send full years dues with New cientiously planning every detail for a chapters with enthusiasm. If you can’t Member and Reinstatement Applications smooth take-off July 4. hold a Powder Puff Derby Day this year after Renewal Forms are in the mail. These Back in DAL, last-minute check on the because of a Sectional or a Start, Stop or will be for the entire fiscal year 1975-76 and "First Day Drawing” Luncheon for April 9. Terminus, start planning for one next year. they will be listed in the roster. If you have Charlie Hillard, world champion aerobatic If we want to continue racing, it is our questions, query Headquarters. pilot, will pull the early TAR numbers from enthusiasm and hard work which will make Self-stick address labels, white with the hat. Kay Brick will be an honored it possible. blue 99 design, available from the Golden guest, and stay a few days to help us begin I have just received 48,000 PPD route Triangle Chapter. Allow 20 LETTERS and processing of entries, which close May 1. postcards from Aero Publishers, Inc. I SPACES per LINE, 4 lines. On my desk is the embryo of the ’75 think they are the most attractive yet. 225 for $4.50 +10 cents shipping charge Race Program in which Richard Bach has 48,000 thank you’s to Ernie Gentle of Aero 450 for $6.50 +10 cents shipping charge agreed to let Jonathan Seagull “do" the Publishers for supplying these postcards. 1000 for $12.50 + 24 cents shipping Guest Page. charge During the May clamour, I’ll sneak off to Pam Vander Linden, Chairman Send checks to Golden Triangle Wichita to give my zany speech on Flying 1976 Ways & Means Committee Chapter, P.O. Box 243, Hurst, Texas into Mexico. Some days it sounds like a P.O. Box 352, Fallbrook, CA 92028 76053, along with order. marvelous idea.

• • • Impound Deadline June 30 Take-Off 9 A.M. July 4 MOTHER-DAUGHTER CELEBRATION Deadline to Finish July 7 NEWS BRIEFS PLANNED by Daryl Ann Kyle PPD Bi-Centennial 76 Hey there, 99! Are you a daughter of a ABOUT THE CONVENTION 99? Coming to convention together? Then Thanks to you gals plan to join other mother-daughter pairs who supplied the means 99 Convention Stationary is available for a special outing during Roundup '75. to support the ways from Fern Lake, P.O. Box 412, Hayden And daughters, those moms can come in for the All Woman Lake, Idaho 83835. Cost is $1.75 and in­ any category including: natural, adopted, Transcontinental Air Race cludes folded notes and logo stickers. foster or step mothers, mothers-in-law, and like-a-mother-to-me mothers! Pam Vander Linden, Chm. Ways & Means Eastern Washington mother-daughter As of today we have received con­ If you have a tip for Eastern Washington 99s will provide food and transportation for tributions of a little over $2,000. Thanks 99s on how to help run the convention a this special event tentatively scheduled again to all who have contributed. This is little more smoothly, jot it down and send Saturday August 1. We look forward to great, but we still have a long way to go. to Convention Chairperson Fern Lake, meeting other mother-daughter pairs. Bet We are hoping to raise at least a grand P.O. Box 412, Hayden Lake, Idaho 83835. you are as proud of you 99 mom as I am! Chapter Reports

Nina Hetman presiding while Chairman June 20, 21, and 22 with plenty of time 'til Evelyn Kropp is recovering very nicely from deadline, so how about it gals? Evelyn New England Section surgery and will soon be back into cir­ Kropp and Laurie Spence plan on the race CONNECTICUT - MAiNE culation. The usual business was covered and Laurie is also entering the Garden MASSACHUSETTS ■ NEW HAMPSHIRE along with plans for our Spring Section at S tate 300. RHODE ISLAND - VERMONT Mystic Seaport April 11, 12, and 13th. We Bobbie Herbert and Vivian Utko attended were delighted to hear Pres. Pat McEwen the “round table discussion" sponsored by will be joining us. The meeting was Greater N.Y. Chapter which proved to be a highlighted by some of Bobbie Herbert’s most informative and interesting evening slides of her trip to Europe. with representatives from GADO and FAA CONNECTICUT CHAPTER Ruth Zimmerman was chosen “New plus traffic controllers from the West­ Vivian Utko, Reporter England CFI of the Year” and is now chester County Airport. February was the month for winter candidate for the National award and we’re Mary Scribner and charter member doldrums and ‘thought we’d never see all rooting for Ruth, of course. Nancy Tier attended the Bicentennial another CAVU day again. Then came our AWNEAR board members Peg Davidson launching in Wash. D.C. with a reception March meeting and so did more IFR and Bobbie Herbert say plans are well on at the White House. Nancy’s mission was conditions, nevertheless the meeting took the way for the round-robin proficiency for our Chapter, and the upcoming place at Brainard Airport with Co-chairman race from Manchester, New Hampshire Heritage Trail she has been planning and mapping out. Mary attended as W. Hart- beautiful state. Dorothy Smith is off to Congratulations to Eileen Sopanen on folds' representative and enjoyed and Florida again and just after returning from receiving her instrument rating. accomplished. Aspen, where she enjoyed a two week WHO?WHAT?WHERE?...Congrats to skiing vacation with her family. Janice LONG ISLAND CHAPTER Connie MacLiesh on her recently acquired Blackburn, not to be outdone, is into Anita Coderre, Reporter Commercial rating...then she and her “ hang-gliding.” She and 491/2 Blackie gave 491/2er stepped out in their 182 for a week it a try on a recent trip to California. Irene Brunks and Irene Henry flew in Florida and North Carolina...In this new Grace McGuire will visit her native Brunks’ Piper Arrow to Miami during year, Carol Phelps, Laurie Spence and Scotland in May and upon her return will February vacation. From Raleigh-Durham Vivian Utko are the first three APT...recent start working on her CFII. to Suffolk County they recorded 207 mph guests at our meetings have been Sharon We should have a very favorable report ground speed with 40 kt. headwinds even Luciani, Sue Norman (Santa Clara on our APT Day, April 12th. Mr. John Karp, though they were loaded with a plane full Chapter), Cheryl Monroe and Shiela together with three volunteer instructors of oranges. Madeline LaCarubba is Stewart...N999BH and the Herberts are off will conduct the program at Manmouth promoting aviation in her community by to Vero Beach, Florida for a while and out Airport. There’s no excuse for not “doing flying females fora bird's eye view of Long of our March weather...heard from former your thing" early in the year - the time is Island. Carol Richard, prospective member member Jerry Gardiner, now with Reno ripe and your APT is waiting! And that’s attending her first meeting, told us that Chapter and she tells us she ferried a the tru th . she earned her Private in August 1974 and Super Cub from Lockhaven to Reno. has 90 hours logged. Ruth Dobrescu and Marchs’ Fly-In took place on the Carol Rubman attended “Operation HUDSON VALLEY CHAPTER scheduled raindate at Islip Airport Raincheck” given by FAA for their 4 day Arlene Spiesman, Reporter breaking the record of four successive seminar. Marilyn Hibner, employed as CFI months of cancellations due to poor and AGI of Islip Aviation, Ltd., was During the past cold, snowy months in weather conditions. The CAVU day recently appointed Secretary of Islip the Hudson Valley, the only time we girls brought in Peg Davidson and her guest Aviation, Ltd. She is also serving as a CFI have been flying is when we take lessons. Mildred Bray, Claudia and Jim Stuart, for FAA employees' flight club at Islip- One girl who hasn’t been kept on the Connie MacLiesh, and Vivian Utko with her MacArthur Airport, known as Eastern ground because of the weather is Gale sister Joan Rogers. We’re hoping that this Region Aero, Ltd. Brownlee. Gale spends more time in the air beautiful flying day is just the beginning of The Bishop Wright Air Industry Awards than on the ground. Gale is an instrument, good flying weather for our future planned Luncheon held on March 11th was at­ IFI, commercial and helicopter rated pilot events. We deserve it. tended by Alice Borodkin and Ruth who within twelve years of flying has Dobrescu. Alice Borodkin and Carol logged over nine thousand hours. She is Rubman flew to Danbury to meet the one of the founders of our Hudson Valley E d ito r o f Flight Line Times for lunch. Alice Chapter which started in October 1968 with is the official Long Island Correspondent only seven gals. She was also winner of fo r Flight Line Times. Bob Heckman and New York-New Jersey Section the first whirly girls “Doris Mullen Warner Mills of GADO were the recent NEW YORK - NEW JERSEY Memorial Scholarship. More recently she special guests of the Ida Van Smith Flight has instigated, supervised, and raised Clubs' Cable TV Program. These clubs funds for a hospital heliport in Kingston, expose children of the New York City N.Y. An accomplishment for which we can Public Schools to aviation. Alice Borodkin gratefully thank Gale was the saving of our is one of the pilots who works with Ida. GARDEN STATE CHAPTER landing strip at Kingston Ulster airport. Madeline LaCarubba brought a young high Dolores Jane Zilincar, Reporter She was a one woman campaign, school student from Northport, L.l. and desperately trying to keep Central Hudson chaperones to the Islip FSS, control At our March 9th meeting we met at the from erecting smoke stacks at the end of tower and N.Y. ARTCC at the request of home of Chairman, Claire Kurica. Bob our runway. We are very proud of Gale. Kathy Lusteg, our newest 99 who teaches Dehls, former flight instructor with the She is a real inspiration to all lady pilots at in Northport. The new S.A.F.E. Clinic Army showed us slides entitled “Alaska our fie ld . starts March 27 at La Guardia with Marilyn Flight.” His spontaneous commentary and On January 11 we held a meeting at Hibner as moderator for the 7 week rapid recall of names, places and events Dutchess Co. airport in Poughkeepsie with seminar and specialist lecturer for the first indicated a profound interest in the an interesting tour of the flight service session. Anita Coderre continues working somewhat remote, challenging and station. Our guest speaker was Jim beautiful northerly State-Alaska. Governor Wonzer of Pkpsie FSS. This was very Ruth Dobrescu joined in together with informative especially to our 66s. (66s are other guests, Betty Barlia, Chairman of the gals almost ready to become pilots) On newly formed Palisades Chapter and Micki February 8 we flew and drove to a meeting T hom as. at the brand new Internation Arrivals It was exciting to discover the rapid building at Stewart Field in Newburgh. progress we are making with plans for our Our fascinating guest speaker was annual GARDEN STATE 300. Most of us Helen Jobst an intrepid 99 who gave vivid have been to the famous Smithville Inn so descriptions of her work as a helicopter we can envision a fabulous banquet. pilot serving off-shore oil rigs. It is in­ Besides coveted prizes and special guest - teresting to note she was the only female actor and pilot - Cliff Robertson, it’s out of 400 pilots. Now Helen is President Marilyn Hibner (far left) Chairman of Long almost too much. The date - Saturday, of Kenny Beck Helicopters which is based Island Chapter, along with members of June 7, 1975, Smithville, N.J. at Stewart Field. Among many ventures Zonta from Suffolk County, look on as News: Phyllis Eckert, is progressing one is patroling power lines. Peter Cohalan, Supervisor of Town of Islip toward her instrument rating. Phyllis is The meeting ended with a tour of the offers Town’s official Proclamation of one to be greatly admired. Her rewarding New York state helicopter base at Stewart Amelia Earhart Week, as week in January career involves a dedication to teaching Field. Our interesting tour guide was Lt. (W om en in Aviation month), in conjunction incapacitated and or permanently han­ John Ryan of N.Y. State Police. with “I.W .Y.” Marilyn was guest speaker at dicapped children. Dana Mack has added Doris Miller reports plans are already January meeting of the Zontians in Suffolk herself to the growing number of Garden underway for the second annual Hudson County, speaking on 99s and her own State 99s who provide air tours to out-of­ Valley Empire 300 which will be held in background in the S.A.F.E. program she staters so that they may see for them­ October. This race is open to men and founded. She was also guest speaker in selves the glorious attributes of our w om en. January for Nassau Zontians’ meeting. with her group of students from Sagamore Fly Railroads” was the only way! Early on your jeans - here we come - air­ Junior High School. They recently toured pilots used Dept, of Commerce maps marking—under the guidance of Clarice the N.Y. ARTCC and are presently busy which only showed rail routes. Recently, Bellino—of Caldwell-Wright Airport, preparing themselves for their first flights with his wife and daughter, and in a newer Saturday, May 3. in the left hand seat that is due to take vintage Cessna 182, Glenn flew a nostalgic WASHINGTON D.C. CHAPTER place sometime in the Spring. Daisy Poss flight down memory lane, turning off all Gladys E. Wise, Interim Reporter is still working on her CFI but is also very his radios, and retracing the old mail excited about the possibility of in­ route, using only the aids he had years Spring still lurked in more southerly troducing an aviation course in Sachem ago. This trip was the basis of his slide climates when the D. C. Chapter resumed High School starting in September. show, and his pictures gave us the im­ its fly-in meetings. The Historic Towne of pression of actually flying with him. We all Sm ithvi lie, New Jersey, targeted for NEW YORK CAPITAL DISTRICT CHAPTER thank Glenn for an immensely enjoyable March, proved to be a delightful place and, Peg Weiss, Reporter evening. for the first time in weeks, Sunday, March Four of our members, Nancy Fitzroy, 16th featured decent flying weather. Kathy Bourgeois, Harriet Bregman and Eight airplanes full of Ninety Nines and Betty Humphris, attended the Hudson their guests descended on the very ac­ Valley Chapter meeting to offer our commodating airport at Sm ithvi lie. We chapter’s assistance with the 2nd Annual were transported to the village for lunch, Empire State 300 Proficiency Air Race to sightseeing, a little shopping and—oh, be held October 4th out of Schenectady yes—a short business meeting. County Airport. Patience DesPrez, Kathy Lehman, Vicki McQueen logged their second 99 meeting PALISADES CHAPTER enroute, we hope, to full-fledged mem­ Helen Egan Levy, Reporter Glenn G. Davis, Schenectady engineer and bership this month. New member, Doris veteran pilot, with a model of his own Canter, flew over with nearly-promoted restored Stearman which he still flies on Irene Wirtschafter—nominated to be a good days around the Capital District. Navy Reserve Captain, pending Senate Our March meeting was an outstanding confirmation of the promotion list. one because we were privileged to have Despite a generally uncooperative Glenn G. Davis, a Schenectady engineer winter, the D.C. group keeps flying. Betty and prominent local pilot as our guest Fisher checked out in a Citabria for the speaker. Besides our regular members, 3 first spins she has indulged in for years. prospectives and several 49Viers gathered Maureen Long flew commercially to at Chairman Nancy Fitzroy’s home to hear Honduras and Mexico; her accounts of the F eb . 28 Pool-Party-Meeting of the Glenn tell of his entry into the world of trip left us suitably tinged a shamrock Palisades Chapter of The Ninety-Nines, aviation and show slides of some of his shade for St. Patty's Day. Velta Benn, Bea Inc., at residence of Mr. & Mrs. Thomas trips. Wilder and Gladys Wise picked one of the Glenn was raised on an Idaho Hubin, Fort Lee, N.J. windiest days of the year for a part- Left to right: Bettylou Hubin, Flying homestead, some of which is today part of carrying trip to Upper Long Island but it Activities Chairman, George Meade, Guest the famous Sun Valley resort. His interest turned out to be gusty below and delightful Speaker, Kay Brick, Betty Barlia, Chapter in aviation began very early, for even as a above 2500 feet. Chairman and Louise C. Galfas, Treasurer. small boy, he fashioned himself a pair of Hedy Jaffe, Bea Wilder and Betty Fisher wings for his arms from an old crate, and HAPPY SPRING!! “The Holiday rush is are working now toward the May Treasure attempted a flight by jumping from a roof. on! Traffic on the George Washington Hunt—our first in years. We hope Needless to say the flight ended in a Bridge is backed up right through to New Chapters in our general area will join us. hurried trip to the doctor’s office for Jersey - from up here in the 710 bubble it repairs! Glenn laughlingly stated his belief looks like a long week-end!” This is only f \ to be the only aviation accident victim to part of the ups and downs chatter of be treated by a Civil War doctor! George Meade, who pilots WOR Helicopter The Davis family moved to the Portland, 710 over the New York-New Jersey-Long Middle East Section Oregon area where Glenn attended high Island area to bring the latest traffic in­ DELAWARE - MARYLAND school, and became friends with Tex formation to drivers jamming in and out of PENNSYLVANIA - VIRGINIA Rankin, the champion aerobatic pilot who the “Big Apple” . The Palisades’ Chapter operated a flight school. This time Glenn members were really enlightened from the did things right and learned to fly in an sky view when he showed slides and spoke airplane, washing planes and parts and at our Chapter meeting on February 28th. helping the mechanics to pay for his Out hostess, Chairman and other members CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA CHAPTER lessons. In 1928 he received his limited of the Chapter are pictured here. Mary Galbraith, Reporter commercial license, and joined a barn­ Aviation history and celebrities were storming group which performed at county brought to the fore at the most impressive Our March chapter meeting was held in fairs. and enjoyable Bishop Wright Memorial Lock Haven at the home of Alice and Bill During this time after World War I the air luncheon attended by Betty Barlia, Clarice Fuchs. Thirteen members, one prospective mail service was begun. The earliest routes Bellino and Mickey Thomas at Kennedy member and two 49’/2ers were present. were between New York, Washington, Airport on March 11th. Plans for the Middle East Spring Sectional, Pittsburgh and Chicago, and were flown by The April 8th Chapter Meeting was which our chapter hosts, were finalized army pilots untrained for cross-country “strictly business” when we met at Betty and preparations for the forth coming flight. Little wonder that 30 of the 40 men Barlia’s home. Plans were discussed, safety program were begun. were killed in crashes over the Allegheny among many, to participate in the “Sky Once again our planned Penny-A-Pound Mountains! In 1929 Glenn joined the air Above" celebration held at Willowbrook was cancelled because of the economy mail service, flying for Boeing Air Tran­ Mall on April 17th, 18th and 19th, when all s itu a tio n . sport in an open cockpit single engine merchants “upped" Aviation and its Congratulations go to Betty Harlan and biplane designed by Lloyd Stearman. historical personages and events. Joanne Wright for receiving their C.F.I. Glenn’s route was between Salt Lake City, Palisades Chapter “manned” a booth to ratings. Joanne and her 491/2er, Dr. Utah and Oakland, California—all bring the 99s to the doorstep of N.J. and W illiam Wright, spent several weeks skiing mountains and no charts! This was the visiting residents. More to come. Get out in Colorado and in February visited in beginning of “IFR” , Glenn said, because I the paint brushes - clear the runways - put Florida. Other members that visited Florida were Jane and John Theurer who being our own Angie Izzo. The competition on both counts! A tour of Goddard Space enjoyed a well deserved vacation. Carol involved take offs and landings, pattern Flight Center in Beltsville will serve as our Windsor flew an Arrow to Vero Beach and flying, power on and power off landings. April meeting. Lakeland on business for Piper Aviation. Wilmington Airport, hopefully, will be the Alice Fuchs ventured to Lakeland twice in terminus for the I976 PPD. Kate Macario February to fly back a Navajo each trip. and Ann Grussemeyer are working Mary and Bob Galbraith flew to Orlando to diligently on these plans with the visit relatives one weekend. Alice and Bill Wilmington folks very much interested in Fuchs visited with a former chapter having the girls fly in here. member, Marty Owens, and 49’/2er Bob, Some Chapter doings: Alice and Ray and daughter in Cherry Hill. They flew Meisenheimer had an exciting 10-day air them to Lock Haven giving the new baby cruise to Mexico which included 58 air­ (born in December) her first airplane ride. planes. Their Navion performed in the We enjoyed seeing Kay and Mike Tyson faithful way all “old” Navions should and at our last meeting. Kay is a stewardess for took them to many interesting Allegheny and Mike is a pilot for the same places...The trip originated in Juarez and Md 99 Gail Ranadive gets ready to “take airline. They recently flew to St. Thomas Alice said the atmosphere and en­ off” in a Link GAT I directed by Ron Rapp, for a 5 day vacation. tertainment provided reminded her of the Chief Instructor Ground and Simulator, at Martie and Champe Pool returned PPD with the exception there were men General Aviation Pilot Studies (GAPS) in recently from a trip to Charleston, South aboard and no lively competition...just Towson. Carolina where Dr. Pool attended a lots of fun! Joan and Bob Jones went on a refresher course for Aviation Medical four day junket to Disneyworld and ex­ Examiners. They also spent some days of perienced flying home in a 1011. Mary and relaxation at Hilton Head, S.C. Des Robinson flew their Cherokee 180 to Kay Martin is preparing to relocate to sunny Florida. While they were gone their Australia where she has accepted a apartment was burgularized but the culprit teaching position. was caught. Ann Shields is speaking to Hazel Bartolet’s name has been sub­ various groups and her most recent was to mitted for nomination for International the Pottstown Aeroclub showing the PANELISTS WITH ‘UNUSUAL’ CAREERS Vice President. Hazel is well qualified for Amelia Earhart film. Judy DeMarco and at an in-service training session for this office and we wish her luck. Kate Macario attended the Pennsylvania Baltimore County teachers at Towson­ Betty Parthemer has been welcomed as Aeroclub dinner at the Red Oak Restaurant towne Jr. H.S. L to R CFI Kay Bays, Ms. our Chapter’s newest member. in Philadelphia recently and listened to a Anita Sterrette—President Shed Con­ 4 man panel discuss aviation problems in struction Co, Vincent Druding—nurse, Pennsylvania. Dottie M iller and 491/2er Bud Maurice Dorsey-home economist, and spent the month in Florida flying down in Cherry Marshall-ordained Presbyterian their Cessna 150 to Bradenton. Kate and minister. Herman Barcus took a commercial flight to New Zealand. VIRGINIA CHAPTER February Lunch-with-a-Bunch was held Kendra J. Roth, Reporter at Hess’ Department Store in Allentown with eight girls flying into Queen City Rain, Rain, go away ! And it did for Airport. Jean White did a great job the Virginia Chapter monthly meeting. As planning, even to a beautiful day! a result, we had a nice turn out for our pot New Members Aboard: Sylvia Merritt luck lunch at Navy Squadron VRC-40. flies a Cessna 195 out of Periomen Valley. Commander Roth gave a brief talk on the Helen Sheffer, obviously elated, as she Sally Koch flies out of Pennridge Airport background of the squadron, its place in puts finishing touches to Oregon Hill and has her Instrument, Commercial and is todays Navy and its future role. Following airmarking. working on her 1.1. a film on the Naval Air Museum in Pen­ EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA SECTION Our Chapter is very busy working out all sacola, he invited us to tour the C-1. Rosemary Conaster was reinstated into Gail Lingo, Reporter the details for the ‘76 Convention in Philadelphia at the Benjamin Franklin the 99s. In case you missed the article in On March 21, our Chapter was privileged Hotel, August 11*14. Plan your family the News on Rosemary, she is a Navy pilot to have Louise Sacchi, one of our mem­ vacation that summer in the “City of stationed at Oceana. bers, entertain us with her delightful talk Brotherly Love"...there will be something Following our lunch and meeting, we and slides of her most recent ferry trip in a for everyone...99s Spirit of ‘76. had the drawing for the five band radio. Bonanza 36 and where to...Australia, land Linda Hollowell, our Vice-Chairman won. of lush green countryside, flowers bur­ MARYLAND CHAPTER Congratulations!—that's what you get for sting with color and kangaroos with babes Paulette Jones, Reporter selling so many tickets. in pockets who for some reason love to In April we sponsored a Poker Run. May sun on runways! This was Louise’s first 99 Connie Ball has received her multi- Lady Luck be with us to provide a beautiful trip ferrying to Australia, but number 265 engine commercial license and several VFR day. ocean crossing. Her longest leg on this others are working on new ratings and-or trip was 2400 nautical miles and took 15 licenses. / \ hours with 5 hours of fuel to spare (260 Maryland Chapter has organized a gallons)...We were honored to have Connie Speakers’ Bureau. Our members have Southeast Section and Abby Wolf with us also. Connie is a lectured at Rotary Clubs, Zonta Inter­ ALABAMA - FLORIDA - GEORGIA world reknown balloonist and 491/2er Abby national, schools, and other club groups. MISSISSIPPI - NORTH CAROLINA is a retired Air Force General and holds the 99 Kay Bays participated in a panel SOUTH CAROLINA - TENNESSEE distinction of AOPA number 5. He also discussion at Towsontowne Jr. High writes the column “Legally Speaking” in School. More such engagements are being Pilot magazine. planned. Our March meeting was held at One of our meetings was held at the ALABAMA CHAPTER Wilmington Airport where the first Towson GAPS office (General Aviation Juanita Halstead, Reporter Precision Flight Team Competition was Pilot Studies) where we tried our skills on being held. 33 people entered the com­ their Link Trainer. There was also a quiz on The Alabama Chapter met in Mobile on petition with only two female pilots, one controlled airspace. A few amusing results March 1st & 2nd, for an overnight meeting. As always at this time of the year AMELIA EARHART forcing the poor man to try again next fall. Mobile’s Gardens were beautiful, with We met in Dana Auditorium of Guilford An aviation pioneer was born, azaleas, camelias and other Spring College, not far from the Airport serving Amelia Earhart her name; flow ers. Greensboro and High Point. The entire her destiny was eternal fame. Part of the group visited Bellingrath group stuck together for the major Through the air she flew; Gardens on Saturday afternoon. Included presentations. Edward Stimpson, to conquer the sky of blue. in this group were Janet Green of Executive Director of GAMA, showed the She became a symbol in the sky; Mississippi, Eunice Miller of Pensacola new general aviation film, Pete Pederson searching the unknown up on high. with guests Ruth Davis and Robbie Cudd. of FAA, Washington, the National Weather A.E. had a special kind These girls could not remain overnight. Service. Then the large group was sub­ of magnetism on earth There were eleven other members and divided into smaller groups of about 25 of as in the sky. two 491/2ers who did stay over and toured the same licenses. These smaller groups She gave faith, courage the gardens after the business meeting on met to hear the scoop from the FSS, from and lift to our morale; Sunday. GADO, and from Air Traffic Control. trying to fly the world around. The girls will again don working clothes The day was long. The meeting started She could reduce crowds to tears of joy; and fly into Luverne on April 6th to at 7:30 a.m. and ended at 5:30 p.m., but if an airplane became her little toy. complete their painting job. This time the you didn't learn something, you weren’t center line on the airport’s single runway. A lady with insatiable curiosity paying attention! Kitty Hawk Chapter Then Spring Section in Franklin, N.C. about people, member, Hazel Monroe and her husband the first weekend in May. Sounds like fun! but yet she was distant drove in, leaving home at 4:30 a.m. in a strange sort of way; Now on the agenda for the Carolinas BLUE RIDGE CHAPTER with dreams of places so very far away. Chapter is the pleasurable job of being Virginia Gilreath, Reporter The love of airplanes spellbound her, hostess for the Southeast Section meeting the earth’s gravitation the first weekend in May. This is SURE to A fly-in meeting was held in Greer, had no way to bind her. be a different kind of meeting, looking for South Carolina on March 23. Many High above hung myriads of stars rubies in the supposedly gem-filled Cowee members flew in from North and South within her reach; Valley of North Carolina, near Franklin. Carolina, bringing their 49'/2ers. The Each star a symbol Blue jeans are considered “fancy” clothes chapter had a spotlanding contest in of some conquest to seek. up there. Like we said, very different from Spartanburg, S.C. April 26th. Her dreams became a reality; last fall’s resort-type section meeting at Patty McManus recently purchased a in spite of difficulties she pressed on. Marco Island. Cherokee 140, for business and pleasure. Not only for her alone, Anne Adams is teaching ground school, but for all women pilots who seek she is a “new” ground instructor and has to conquer the unknown; her class in Mooresville, N.C. To share her love Virginia Gilreath flew to Dallas, Texas, of the high and mighty April 8th for the official drawing of race blue heaven above. numbers in the 1975 Powder Puff Derby. A real American heroine was A.E.; Marian Banks and Kay Brick hosted the through her ambitions affair on April 9. Virginia was a guest at Jo death became her destiny. McCarrell’s, Chairman of the Golden By Virginia Gilreath General Aviation Seminar, Feb. 15, Triangle Chapter, during her week stay in Guilford College, (L) Herman Smith, FAA Dallas. She was greeted by the Texas CAROLINAS CHAPTER Accident Prevention Counselor (volunteer), Chapter members on her arrival at Dallas Louise Smith, Reporter Carolina’s 99s Barbara Moore, Jo Payne, Field. Later in the week, she attended the Tommie Lou Smith, with (R) Edward South Central sectional meetings with The Tommie Lou Smith’s 491/2er Herman is Stimpson, Executive Director of GAMA. Golden Triangle members. She also an Accident Prevention Counselor worked at the AWTAR headquarters office, DEEP SOUTH CHAPTER preparing the race kits for the derby (volunteer) for the FAA. This isn’t special news, of course, but the General Aviation Betty W. McNabb, Reporter contestants. Recently Virginia was honored by artist Seminars that Herman spearheaded are. The Deep South Ninety Nines met with Skip Shelton of Greenville, S.C., when It happened this way. Some of the representatives from the North Georgia presented with a painting of Amelia Carolinas Chapter members helped chapter and the regional GADO, in March, Earhart. The original was taken in 1932 and Herman with the stuffing of envelopes. to work on plans for a landing and Take-off Skip, with brush in hand, duplicated it. Invitations for this free Seminar went to Seminar sponsored by the FAA, Georgia Virginia was so inspired that she wrote a 6,000 pilots living within 100 miles of Aeronautics Bureau, Cordele (Ga.) poem about Amelia and wants to share it Greensboro. The returns were fantastic! Chamber of Commerce, and some fifteen with all 99s everywhere and all those who Herman had planned on one Seminar. aviation organizations, including Ninety love flying. Air Service, Inc., the Beech dealer on Greensboro’s airport “sponsored” the N ines. event. By that, Air Service footed the As is often the case, the Ninety Nines actual bills and it cost participating pilots seem to be doing a lot of the nitty-gritty. nothing. Herman planned for and expected We'll hostess and help out and be message 200. Within two days, all of those seats center and register and fly, and watch and were filled and no 99s made it. Except listen and learn. Tommie Lou, of course. There will be people from the Big Five So then Herman had the Second General with their demonstration aircraft and Aviation Seminar on February 15th. 270 pilots, and there’ll be video-tape if you've “over-solds” on the first were signed up. nerve enough to let the world see you land And that time, Carolinas members did not only on the runway but also on video­ make it. Aileen and Emily Hamrick (not tape later on! But what a fine way to Blue Ridge Chapter Reporter, Virginia relatives, would you believe?) flew in in a critique your own techniques! Gilreath with her Cherokee Arrow 200, Rallye, Louise Smith, Barbara Moore, Flying in the Angel Derby are Esther displays a painting of Amelia Earhart. A Page Shamburger, and even Louise Wright of Deep South with Pauline (Sox) gift she proudly cherishes, that was Thaden briefly made the scene. Akers of the North Georgia Chapter, Ellie presented to her recently by artist, Skip Herman’s Seminar is different. The first McCollum, one of our honorary or Shelton. of a kind, we hear, and the popularity is borrowed or something members who visits us from Vero Beach, and possibly opened to a downpour. Afterwards the Judy Hall of Macon. three pilots departed in sodden con­ Esther’s deep in building a convention ditions, consoled only by some actual Ernestine Mahan and Margaret Shipley hall on her Holiday Inn. We plan to have a tim e. could write a book on “HOW TO BE THE sectional there when it's our turn. Our March Treasure Hunt was a large PERFECT HOSTESS FOR A 99 MEETING.” Thomasville is a beautiful little city. success for our chapter. Please read the On March 8, they entertained no less than Meanwhile we’re looking forward to ruby report elsewhere in this issue. Proceeds fifty people at Panola County Airport in mining at Franklin, North Carolina for were given to the Mary Blackwell Batesville, MS. There were door prizes to Spring Sectional. Joehrandt Memorial Fund originated by numerous to list, bouquet of red roses for Maybe we’ll see you there? this chapter. A treasure hunt has many our honored guest, Susie Lambert, and a And please don’t forget about scrapbook possible formats and can be conducted beautifully decorated cake which depicted items— Your prez and your International safely even with a large number of entries. Susie's recent Award as 1975 Mississippi HQ need those books full and fat. They are fun and inexpensive to fly INSTRUCTOR OF THE YEAR. These fifty compared to other aviation competitions. people, comprising a dozen or more MS FLORIDA GOLDCOAST CHAPTER The Alabama Flying Petticoats are another 99s, past and present students of Susie’s, Joyce Pittman, Reporter group that sponsors a fine treasure hunt. and various town officials, were treated to Taking advantage of Florida’s stable, We are hoping for even better participation luncheon by Ernestine and Margaret. On sunny “winter" season, the Goldcoast here next year. hand to present the Award was Mr. Jack Chapter organized several fly-in meetings April we met at Cedar Key for lunch. McDonald, FAA Safety Specialist of the during past weeks, to River Ranch Resort Afterwards we continued enroute to Jackson, MS G.A.D.O. Special guests near Lake Kississimme and Ocean Reef Tallahassee for an overnight visit and tour were Mrs. McDonald, Batesville Mayor Mr. and Marathon in the Florida Keys. of the state capitol. Our hostesses are F. G. Craig, and also the President of the Helen Krumholz soloed her Mooney 21 members Gail Sims, spouse of Panola County Board of Supervisors, and out of the State of Florida to Dallas in Congressman Walter Sims, and Joan the Chairman of the South Panola Area connection with a new business en­ Davis, an assistant working there for the Chamber of Commerce Airport Committee. terprise. congressional session. This being a SAFETY MEETING for our Margaret (Peggy) Brown visited from the MEMPHIS CHAPTER Chapter, it was only fitting that the first Western New England Chapter and Belle Hedges, Reporter female recipient of Mississippi’s IN­ together with Shirley Davis and Myna Memphis Ninety Nines star on local STRUCTOR OF THE YEAR be the one to Elschner flew to Nassau to see Queen television. A delightful film segment of our give a talk on SAFETY. We are doing our Elizabeth. Sorry to say, though, the Queen latest fly-in to Pocahontas, Arkansas, and best to comply with the program set forth was late arriving and missed the girls! an interview with Chairman Nancy Miller by President Pat McEwen in the newly Shirley Davis' flying family includes her was shown as a feature on the evening designated International Committee on two sons, 18-year old Mark who recently news. TV News Reporter Joe Lesem flew Safety Education. Susie's talk was entitled soloed, and Bret, only 15 but who already to Pocahontas with Gladys Estes for some "Making Lemonade" wherein when you are has 100 hours and will be ready for the “in-flight" shots. There were nine planes dealt a “lemon" of an airborne emergency private flight test on his 16th birthday and over 20 Ninety Nines and guests situation, with proper knowledge, skill, soon. Shirley plans to fly the Angel Derby taking advantage of the sunny weather and and “cool", then you will be able to “make with co-pilot Peggy Brown from Mass. home cooking at “Kelly’s GriM". lemonade” out of an otherwise bad Also planning to fly the “Angel" are Connie Anne Thrash, Air Education Chairman, situation. A clever topic and talk by a Brunger and prospective member Marilyn organized an aviation presentation for clever instructor-pilot. General Aviation Birch as co-pilot. approximately 200 fourth-grade students can use more people of the caliber of Susie Helen Mennitto will entertain two high at the school where she teaches. Bob Lam bert. school students from Essen, Germany Harrison of the FAA showed a film and he Harriett Hall is the third one of our group during the boys’ three-week spring break. and 99 Netta Holden answered questions to get APT for 1975. No doubt Cindy Bass Happy to report that Dottie Shaw is now from the students. will be next when she takes her Instrument fully recovered from back injuries, Carolyn and John Bell have just returned Check Ride. sustained in the crash of an airline jet from a fantastic vacation flight to Freeport. Wanda Garson, our Chapter’s APT while she and her family were on a trip to In Florida, Fern and Chuck Mann were Chairman and also Membership Chairman, India and Nepal last year. Fortunately, no judges for the recent Sandy Shoes recently won a unique prize: First Place in other members of the family were hurt, but Aerobatic Contest sponsored by the a Decorative Cake Contest in Meridian, Dottie spent much time in the hospital as a International Aerobatic Club. Seeking a MS. Her winning entry was none other than result. little more “Aspenglow" this spring a “SNOOPY”-styled cake. FLORIDA SPACEPORT CHAPTER vacation, Belle and Posey Hedges flew Bonnie Quenzler, Reporter their family back to Snowmass at Aspen. February found our chapter meeting in Everyone packed their suntan lotion and Jacksonville at the Mayport Naval Station. swimsuit for the April fly-in to Gulfport, Ninety Nines were invited to fly in (after Mississippi and a fun weekend at the completing landing request forms in Biloxi Holiday Inn. quadruplicate) by Naval Air Station Operations Officer Commander Klein. Gere Basler and Jo Christman were our local 99 hostesses. We were treated to a Navy welcome, lunch at the O’Club and a tour of Destroyer Escourt USS Capodonna. We are invited to return next month for an impromptu gathering when Mayport's Judy Peteet, Member of Mississippi resident aircraft carrier, the Kitty Hawk, Chapter, receiving gift as first to arrive by returns. plane at our March 8 Meeting in Batesville. Due to deteriorating weather, only three A Safety Meeting combined with awarding aircraft flew in. The remaining 99s arrived Susie Lambert (Far Left) the 1975 by car, alternately muttering and gnashing Braniff pilot Sandra Simmons (Dallas Mississippi INSTRUCTOR OF THE YEAR teeth at the clear skies above. By lunch Chapter) and Nancy Miller (Memphis Award, first woman to be so honored. time their appetites returned as clouds Chairman) at the January 11, 1975, lun­ Batesville, Miss. Mayor F.G. Craig making crept over the horizon and aboard ship cheon to kickoff International Woman’s the award to Judy. Members of the their best humor was revealed as the skies Year in Memphis. Mississippi Chapter in the background. Our March meeting was attended by a CAPE GIRARDEAU AREA CHAPTER prospective new member—Jeannie Mason Sue Long, Reporter of Newton, MS. We also expect Karen Bearss of Jackson, MS to be joining our Weather in our area has been so un- Chapter soon. Karen wants to make a predicatable that not too much flying is career in Aviation, and is already working being done except by those with in­ as co-pilot on a weekly cargo run to strument ratings. Our rain and snow has Atlanta, AND in her spare time, she kept many of us indoors except for those parachutes!! She has 43 Jumps to her vacationing in the warmer climates. Lois and Bob Feigenbaum are cruising the credit as of March 1. Carribean before Lois rushed home only to Members of the Central Illinois 99s are wash and repack for the spring sectional hard at work planning the llli-Nine Air she attended in Phoenix, then our own Derby to be held at Willard Airport, spring sectional in the Ozarks. Champaign, Illinois, May 24th. Pictured We are pleased to welcome two new Worth Central Section here, left to right, are Ruth Teel, Jayne members into our chapter. They are Nancy ILLINOIS - INDIANA - IOWA Schiek, Dorothy Wright, Libby Kaiser, and Irvin from Ripley, Tennessee, and Helen KENTUCKY • MICHIGAN - MINNESOTA Eleanor Schmelzer. Photo courtesy Halliburton from Dyersburg, Tennessee. I MISSOURI - OHIO - WISCONSIN Macomb Daily Journal. know they will enjoy the Ninety Nines and all the wonderful friends they will meet. V ■-* CENTRAL ILLINOIS CHAPTER ALL OHIO CHAPTER Joan Boyd, Reporter Charleen Mehaffie, Reporter We finally got that nice day for our Our March meeting was the first one March 2nd meeting held at the Macomb, we've been able to fly to since November. Illinois Holiday Inn. The sun was so bright This past winter in Ohio has been very and the sky so blue that no one minded frustrating for us VFR pilots. Maybe that’s that inch of snow on the ground! Thirty why Connie Huffman hasn’t been members and guests were present, in­ swamped with APT forms. Lt. Col. Jeane cluding Mary Krautkramer and Gail Wenk Wolcott was first to become APT in 1975 of the Chicago Area Chapter. so let’s follow her lead. Plans were made to help host a Safety The Central Illinois Chapter celebrated its Bonnie McSwain was our March hostess Seminar at Coles County Airport (Mattoon, 30th birthday with a luncheon at the at the Cherry Creek Recreation Center in III.). Then everyone marked their calendar Ramada Inn, Champaign, III. on Saturday, Columbus, and it's always a pleasure to to fly to our North Central Section Spring April 5. From left: Libby Kaiser, vice meet there at their lovely facilities. Tim Sectional meeting at Four Seasons Lodge, chairman; Mary Krautkramer, Julia McSwain presented our program showing Lake of the Ozarks on May 2, 3, and 4. A Konger, both from the Chicago Area slides on experimental aircraft. “Merry May Getaway” sounds great to us Chapter; and Rose Andrew, Central Rosalie and Bill Burchett have been winter weary lllinoians! Illinois Chapter. putting their Seneca to good use. They Mary Waters, race board, reported on vacationed in South Carolina, supposedly our upcoming llli-Nine Derby to be held at McLaughlin flew the Travelaire to Florida to fish but saw only rain, sleet, and snow. Champaign, Illinois—Willard Airport on and the Bahamas to rendezvous with Then they flew a “mercy mission” to May 24th, Rain date May 25th. (Impound Jean’s 491/2, Mac, who met them there in Tennessee to bring back a Clermont M ay 23rd) the “Dern Dove” . They spent a few glorious County pilot and his passenger on Eleanor Schmelzer, Macomb, was days in the sun and arrived home in a stretchers — seems his aircraft failed reinstated as a member and new member blizzard naturally. Lila logged several mechanically over the Tennessee hills — Sandra Bernard, Peoria, was pinned by hours multi-time in the Travelaire. not exactly the ideal spot for an emergency Jayne Schiek, membership chairman. Helen Lewis is completely recuperated landing. Joan Boyd, Decatur, won the prize for and back flying—with 5 hours just logged Nancy Shaw and Cam Stomberg are 1st to land, and Jan Vanatta, Charleston, in a Skylane 182. The FAA also gave her a both on the Board of Directors of Delaware won the award for coming the farthest. The clean bill of health after her engine failure Aviation, Inc., and are busy trying to make tail gate prize was handed out—then 40 and forced landing in a bean field last fall. their airport more attractive. They welcome minutes later Lila Flint, Jackie Klaus, and Jean West and 491/2 Bob took another all fly-ins. (Delaware, Ohio) We are sup­ Linda Garlock arrived! They had left Peoria turn at gliding at the Black Forest, Colo. posed to air mark their airport whenever we at 10:00 a.m. in a Navion, had an electrical Jean found a wave and rode it to 31,000 ft! can get it together. failure, turned back to Peoria, and then She now has a diamond award for altitude Pat Fairbanks learned that she is one of came in a Travelaire. Three hours and 10 and may soon be seen in the Sport Flying the 9 finalists for the Amelia Earhart minutes is not exactly good time for a 65 magazine. A writer for the magazine was Scholarship in the North Central Section mile flight! also at Black Forest and kept taking and we are as anxious as she is an­ While eating lunch, we enjoyed an in­ pictures of Jean while she was soaring up, ticipating the results. teresting program. First, Libby Kaiser’s up and away. In May, Clara Tharpe is going on an 11 movies of 491/2 Bob and son Jim hang Ruth Teel recommends a visit to the day AOPA tour of Africa, the jumping off gliding off snow skis at Aspen and then Mennonite colonies at Amana, Iowa. Even place being Narobi. Alma Poole, FSS from Burlington, Iowa though it's not O’Hare Field, you could Margaret Golledge, originally from spoke. Alma, a black woman, has been experience a slight delay; she and 49Vi Canberra, Australia, flew home in January with the FAA for 21/2 years, took her Bob circled their Piper 235 while the snow to visit her family, and while she was there training in Emporia, Kansas, and hopes to was being cleared off the sod runway! the Australian 99s held a special meeting advance in her work to get back to Kansas Norma Newberry and 491/2 Frank have for her in Sydney. City where her husband and family still been enjoying their latest “70” Skylane We’d like to welcome the following new live. Now it is a long way to commute... 182. Just got home from a trip to members to our chapter: Margret Nelle Our thanks to Jayne Schiek, Dot Wright, Washington, D.C. Bryant, Elizabeth Sluhan, Arwilda Hodge, and Eleanor Schmelzer for hostessing a Our chairman Kathleen Wood, and her Shirley Stewart, Gloria Salley Berryhi 11, great meeting! 49’/2 Jean have been commuting from Kathleen Mullins, Catherine Schuchmann, Georgia to Illinois in their C-310. Their and Pat Premselaar — a transfer from the Flying notes from our members: latest business interest in Georgia "keeps Greater Seattle Chapter. Recently Lila Flint, 491/2 Dave, and Jean them flying." GREATER KANSAS CITY CHAPTER Chairman, Gerry Beetz said that in June, Dorothy Strattoh, Reporter our regular meeting will be replaced by an APT day aimed at getting all our members The Michigan Chapter held its March Greater Kansas City Chapter helped enrolled in this very worthwhile program. meeting at the Pines in Owosso. The Chief begin the Celebration of "1975 IN­ Always delighted to report our member's of the Saginaw FSS provided the day’s TERNATIONAL WOMEN'S YEAR" when up-grading and the latest accomplishment program which included a discussion of several of our members met with Zonta of former Chairman, Rosemary Roth Boyd, new operations at the facility and an in­ International on Amelia Earhart Day, Jan. who holds every rating you can think of, formative question and answer period. 11th. Ruth Stafford and 49'/2 Sheldon were including A.T.P., is that she passed her The Michigan SMALL Race Board met speakers at the dinner meeting at the check ride and is now an F.A.A. preceding the general business meeting. Alameda Plaza Hotel. Zonta Clubs from Designated Examiner for; Private, Owosso has now been selected for the site Johnson County, Atchison, Wichita, Commercial, Instrument, and Multi-Eng. of the 1975 SMALL Race. The race will Salina and Topeka, Kansas joined with ratings! How 'bout that? return to its original format this year. Cash Kansas City for the event. Looking forward to seeing many of you prizes and trophies will be awarded to the Our members were present and wit­ N.C. Section ladies at the Spring Sectional winners of the two-hundred mile, round nessed Missouri and Kansas Governors at Lake of the Ozarks. Should be great. Till robin, proficiency race which will be held signing proclaiming “Women in Aviation then, Happy Spring and Happy Flying. next October. Kathy Gerhold will serve as Week” Jan. 11 to 18th. Kathy Zimmerman the local SMALL Race chairman. and Jean Wilson flew to Topeka, Kansas, IOWA CHAPTER Marge Hatfield and Lillian Snyder made and had Gov. Bennett sign the Annetta Haack, Reporter a trip to Washington, D.C. to discuss with proclamation while Marge Englemann and the FAA, AOPA, and GAMA the The March meeting was held in Waterloo Bobbi Miller went to Jefferson City arrangements for two Michigan Pilot with 42 attending. Guests included Joni Missouri to have Gov. Bond sign for Education Clinics. The Michigan Chapter, Dunn of Mason City, Shirley Helseth, M isso u ri. Ninety Nines, presented the first Theda Benningfield was the star of a Sioux City, and Esther Niederhauser of nationwide Safe Pilot Sweepstakes 11 in film taken of her daily life as a typical Waterloo. We are very happy to welcome support of the FAA Accident Prevention American — at home, with family, at work Stephanie Wells of Ames to our mem­ Program on April 3 in Grosse Pointe. The and as a flight instructor. This is to be bersh ip. second program was held April 4th in shown in foreign countries. After lunch, Wilbur and Cornelia Davis Flint. Speakers at the seminar were Bobbi Miller was hostess for our gave a talk and showed slides on mountain Stanley Mohler, M.D., Chief Aeromedical January meeting held at her home. We climbing. The talk was fascinating, and the Applications Division, FAA, Washington, welcomed two new members, Sandra view from the mountain-tops was D.C.; Pete Pederson, Safety Program Damon and Janie Blust. breathtaking — but I don’t think they made Specialist, FAA, Washington, D.C.; Frank Fran Dunfield and 49'/2er recently flew many converts. You could get hurt doing Kingston Smith, aviation writer and to Ann Arbor to visit their son, who is in th a t!!! humorist; and Woody Staman, Safety law school, his wife and baby son. Fran We are beginning to plan for 1976 Fall Specialist, FSDO No. 63, Ypsilanti, Ml. not only has a new grandson, she also has sectional. “Stay tuned for further details.” Special guests were John Shaffer, Board a new Instrument Rating. Methods of raising money for our depleted of Directors, Beech Aircraft Corporation February meeting on the 6th was at the treasury are also being discussed. and Robert Stanberry, Vice-President, Buttonwood Tree. After dinner we enjoyed Des Moines 99s had a party at Gwen and AOPA Flight Safety Foundation. Plans hearing Ruth Stafford tell about her ex­ Keith McClures recently. A good time AND were made for nationwide publicity perience flying the Atlantic. She has made champagne punch was had by all. Tell us highlighting the participation of the Ninety several trips ferrying planes and in about the "pop” on the ceiling, Keith. Nines in sponsoring these important pilot December was a guest of Johannasburg 99 Our planes are “chompin at the bit” for education clinics. Registration was Chapter. more flying — and things were lookin’ up organized by Imogene Ross in Flint and February Fly Out was to Mexico for a few days. But today the snow is Bertha McMenemy in Grosse Pointe. (Missouri) for Lunch. falling, with wind gusts to 50. The forecast — “sunny, tomorrow". The Powder Puff Derby Terminus GREATER ST. LOUIS CHAPTER Sunny tomorrows (and todays) to all. Committee met on March 2, at the home of Jan Pocock, Reporter Winnie DuPerow, Terminus Chairman. The banquet will revolve around "It’s a Small, Like a breath of fresh air, during a LAKE ERIE CHAPTER Small World” in observance of Inter­ Helen Keidel, Reporter dreary, cloud laden month! Five airplanes, national Women’s Year and in honor of the carrying a total of 17 women, landed at strides women have made in bringing Spirit of St. Louis airport March 13th for a Barbara Baron, who instructs at the different parts of the world closer together day of Easter shopping at our brand new Wheeling County Airport, Ohio, has through aviation. initiated a Pinch Hitter course for non-pilot Neiman Marcus store in St. Louis County. Dorothy Brewer was invited by the flyers and has 14 women attendees. The This was the March fly-out for the Greater Owosso Zonta Club to be the dinner Kansas City Chapter and ten of our STL course includes two 4-hour ground school speaker for their Amelia tarhart com­ sessions and four hours of actual flying. gals were delighted to join them for a memorative program. lovely luncheon at N-M, followed by a Bernice Barris, our 1974 Pilot of the Imogene Ross of Flint flew a PA 28-180 Year, has applied for the Amelia Earhart guided tour of this fabulous store. WX to Jekle Island off the coast of Georgia for scholarship. She is working toward a cooperated for them, opened up just for a few days of golf, sun, and good seafood. Flight Instructor’s rating. that day, and the next day — zap! How She made the flight in February with her As soon as our Ohio weather lucky can you get? All of our gals agreed husband and two friends. that it was a really fun thing. We wish to cooperates, the girls are ready with the Claire Ojala (Vice-Chairman, Michigan brush and roller to start air marking. An invite any other chapters to do the same Chapter) and 491/>er Keith became the April 5th location has been set up in hopes thing! Just give us a little advance notice. proud parents of a 9 lb. baby boy who of getting an early start. Our March meeting was devoted almost arrived the last week in February. entirely to planning for our Fall Sectional. FOR SALE: Needlepoint Kit, 15” x MINNESOTA CHAPTER You N.C. Section gals are really in for a 15” pillow or wall hanging, blue Clara Johansen, Reporter treat! Phyllis Morgenthaler received her compass rose and edging on white pin and our congrats, for becoming our Legislation affecting general aviation background. $15 complete. Order newest member. It was announced that we (and us 99s) which is before both our State from Lake Erie Chapter, Louise will tour the home of the F-15, McDonnell- and Federal lawmaking bodies has been Muranko, 15341 Colebright Road, Douglas, as guests of Betty and M.A.C. V- brought to our attention by our members Strongsville, Ohio 44136. P, Chet Braun, on April 26th, and our APT who have attended sub-committee hearings, written articles in our newsletter, charter members to their newest members RUN which will be held on June 21. Pat and encouraged us to voice our opinion to says 99 Pfeifer. They kept her so busy Weir, registration chairman, reports that our representatives. At our April meeting, sight-seeing and “just good old flying talk" requests for race kits are coming in. The we heard three experts on this subject. that she came home doubly enthusiastic limit is 60 planes, so register now! 99s, your letters to representatives do about the 99s and says she just can’t thank Deadline is May 31. Late fee until June 10. co u n t! them and 99 Jessen enough! Send $2.00 to Pat for race kit. Her address is Rt. 5, Box 162, Marshfield, Wis. 54449. After our chapter saw a display of actual QUAD CITY AREA CHAPTER Pat Back, flying activities chairman, has aircraft engine parts and at the same time Judy Hodges, Reporter heard Mr. Darrell Balduc’s explanation of mapped out a schedule of fun flying events what causes wear and tear to these parts, that include poker runs, fly-in lunches, air and heard his tips on maintenance and games, overnight camp-outs at repair, we went home resolved to give our Washington Island and the Apostle Islands engines even more T.L.C. and canoeing on the Brule River. A tour of ARTC Center, Farmington, Mn. Diane Gorak was elected Chairman of gave our members new and useful in­ the Bi-Centennial Committee. She will formation, even to those members who select a committee to work with the State had been there on previous visits. Aeronautics on an exhibit of Wisconsin Our chapter has approved Jane Strovas Aviation History for the Smithsonian and Jan Porter for membership. New In s titu te . ratings for our members are Commercial The Quad-City Area Chapter celebrated Our thanks to Diane for writing and for Linda Erickson, and CFI-A for Gerry their 7th Anniversary with a luncheon and designing a brochure called "Introducing Bendickson. Gerry’s partner Bobby Smith cake at Galesburg, III. on March 8. the 99s" and to Lana Cain for helping with the art work and printing. The brochure is working on her Instrument rating and A.P.T. was the theme of our February tells what the 99s and our Wisconsin C.F.I. They are the two Mn Members who meeting with five members having taken Chapter is all about and will be given out to started a do it or die project. They have their A.P.T. rides. Neil Probanz, Barney prospective members. given up their former occupations and Young, and Charlie Alter were generous Diane Harris was one of 14 women gone wholeheartedly into Aviation. enough to donate their time and effort to honored this Spring by the Door County Located in Forest City, Iowa, they have the give us our check rides. Chapter of NOW for achievements made by only pilot shop and flight training facility The Alters along with Judy Hodges, Neil women in their own right. Diane is a in the area — Viking Aero, Inc. They have Probanz, and Joanne Walker have attended commercial pilot, a qualified weather completed one ground school session for race board meetings for the llli-Nines Race private pilots, have quite a few students observer, and co-owner of Harris and in Champaign and Morris attended another Harris Aviation, Sturgeon Bay. She will flying, and will have more when the snow on April 5th in Champaign. The Illinois head the transportation section of a career and high winds subside. Gerry quit her job Chapters are raffling a Poncho with the 99s as a teacher at Rochester Jr. College, is fair this year sponsored by the County name on it. Education Vocational Committee. Diane is still a Flight Nurse in Air Force Reserve, as Galesburg, Illinois was the scene of our Operations Chairman for this year’s Wis- is Bobby. The people in their community March meeting which was the 7th Sky Run. are still unbelieving that two women Anniversary of our Chapter Charter. We Congratulations to Peggy Mayo for should even want to run a flight facility but enjoyed a luncheon and cake after the are supportive. Installation of Unicom and getting a multi-engine rating and to Jean m eeting . Zapata for her flight instructor’s cer­ VASI for their airport is scheduled. Both Von and Charlie Alter recently returned tificate. Her first student is 491/2er Gene! women have been busy informing the from a trip to Australia with visits to New public about 99s. Bobby talked at the Zealand, Figi and Tahiti. Their new Austin Area ZONTA Club about their Zealand visit included a flight in a Cessna eleven-week participation with NASA last 180 equipped with skiis to a landing on top winter and Gerry gave the same presen­ of a glacier. They reported having a tation to the Austin Kiwanis Club and the marvelous time and were very impressed Forest City, la, Rotary Club. They are also with the lands they visited. giving a presentation about NASA Other flying trips have included the Research and Gravity Program at the FSS Rathe's skiing trip to Aspen, Colorado and Mason City monthly pilot meeting. Good the Millar's taking to the slopes in Utah. 4 - A publicity, Girls, and Congratulations! JoAnne Walker flew some friends to Marie (Towle) Grimm, charter member of Another member of our chapter who has Madison, Wisconsin and the Hodges the Wisconsin Chapter, is on the acquired an additional rating recently is visited relatives in Missouri. Wisconsin Aerospace Education Com­ Maxine Pfeifer from Duluth, Mn. She JoAnne Walker recently gave a talk to a mittee and is the first woman president of passed her Ham Radio Test and is now fourth grade class on “Careers in the Wisconsin Aviation Trades WBOTF. To quote Macine, “ My 49Vi Walt A v ia tio n ” . Association. has been a flying ham for several years — On March 22, our Chapter toured the so I have joined him in his hobby. We have new FAA Control Tower and Radar a rig installed in the Citabria so when we facilities at the Moline Airport. Moline now fly our short cross-country home etc., we has an ATIS on frequency 121.2. The Radar South Central Section talk to our friends from the air." Maxine Approach Control is on frequencies 118.2 ARKANSAS - COLORADO - LOUISIANA thought the written exam harder than the and 120.8. Jan Gresham, Air Traffic KANSAS - NEBRASKA - NEW MEXICO flying one, but did not have any difficulty Controller at Moline Airport and OKLAHOMA-TEXAS with the Code as she had expected. They prospective Ninety Nine, along with other keep skiis on their citabria and flew Tower personnel were most courteous and ABILENE CHAPTER commercial to Mexico in Dec. When her willing to answer the numerous questions husband Walt spent three weeks in Boise Marjorie Andrews, Reporter asked. on a work detail, she accompanied him If any of you fly into Moline to try out our “The Gov.” was our guest at the February meeting. Hazel Jones and friend and had a delightful time thanks to the new facilities, be sure to give one of us a Idaho 99s and especially Gene Nora Jane Eidson from Dallas came to help us c a ll! Jessen (who Maxine discovered is both tie up loose ends for the Spring Sectional. Vice-Gov. of N.W. Sec. and USA Intnl WISCONSIN CHAPTER They approved our plans and were Membership Person). Through 99 Jessen, Betty Willmore, Reporter delightfully enthusiastic about our town Maxine met most of the Idaho Chapter, all The Chapter is working on plans for our and West Texas in general. They did miss, of whom are outstanding ladies from their second proficiency air race, the WIS-SKY however, the tour that same day that member Alice Foeh arranged, of a home­ is about to rejoin our chapter is on the a visit from our out-of-town member, grown industry which is “the ultimate in critical list in Jonesboro, Arkansas Leslie Rose. Leslie is a stew for American service facilities for maintenance, hospital due to an aviation-weather ac­ and bases out of St. Louis so we only get overhaul, repair and calibration of elec­ cident. Marge Nielsen has been released to see her a few times a year. We're always tronic and electromechanical equipment." from the hospital and is recuperating at glad to have “Little Leslie” come This portion of our meeting was a preview home. Our thanks to you all for the many down she’s a rare and precious of a Sectional event we think the 491/2ers lovely cards, flowers and visits. We ap­ m em ber. will really enjoy. preciate you. Next month looks like a fun, and busy, A big blow came with the hospitalization Aline Kay Newth is one of the nominees month. We’ll all go to the Powder Puff and consequent emergency surgery for our for the “Jimmie Kolp Award”. Derby first day drawings and see WHO is Chairman, Betty Heise. She was more Ramonia Mitchell and husband Jim will in that coveted no. 1 spot. Then, a Section upset at being out of the Sectional be doing the aerial show to kick off the '75 meeting at Abilene. Looks like about three planning activity than the surgery and stock car racing season at the local airplanes going on that. mom, Evelyn Snow, of the Shreveport speedw ay. And then back to work, stuffing and Chapter said she "came to” mumbling Several of our Arkansas Ninety Nines mailing and planning for the Vacation about the Sectional. Shaky, but mobile, attended the Flight Instructor’s Clinic in Flying Seminar which we’ll hold in May. Betty made it to the March meeting where Hot Springs last month. We’ve all got fabulous plans for the 8 of us assembled luncheon programs, The Powder Puff Derby Albums are out summer hope to see you somewhere made out name tags, stuffed goodies in and they are lovely. A real tribute to the along the way. bags and did a lot of last minute planning. ladies in the sky. EL PASO CHAPTER We are intrigued by the deluge of pre­ CIMARRON CHAPTER Norma Kudiesy, Reporter registrations and can hardly wait for the Patty McClure, Reporter first arrival. See you there! Cindy Williams is our newest member. The January meeting of the Cimarron ALBUQUERQUE CHAPTER She received her license last July and is a Chapter was held at Larned, Kansas. student at the local university working Becky Lutz, Reporter Seven members and three guests enjoyed part-time for South West Air Rangers. The Albuquerque Chapter sponsored a lunch at the Blue Goose Cafe. After lunch, Sim Lindley and Doris Shreve flew to General Aviation Gripe Session in March in Ken Tate gave an interesting talk on his Denver in a Cherokee 235 for a week of which representatives were present from home-built airplane and learning to fly a business and pleasure activities. the Albuquerque Tower, GADO, flight tail dragger. Jean Cartier is in charge of service, and the various fixed base Snow showers was the weather of the arrangements for our annual fly-in break­ operations in the area. Discussions were day for the February meeting. Six mem­ fast on May 4 to raise money for MS. It will held on a wide range of topics including bers and two guests arrived for lunch at the be held from 9 a.m. to 12 noon at Inter­ the uses and abuses of unicorn, jet noise, Garden City Airport Cafe, and after lunch, national Airport in the South West Air encoding altimeters, faulty radio and Grace Crist showed a film “Thunderstorm Rangers hanger. All 99s in the South traffic pattern procedures, biennial flight Icing and Turbulence”. Central Section are invited to attend. reviews. Chapter news has been scarce this In conjunction with International Kathy Fox, Roz Kinlen, Claudia winter. Our great Kansas weather just Women’s Year 1975, Betty Rogers and Beckner, and Jewel Lundgren attended the won’t cooperate with Blue Bird Flying Doris Shreve were each featured in a 1/2 South Central Sectional in Abilene on April Weather on our meeting dates. page spread with pictures in our daily 10, 11, 12. Quite a few of the girls par­ We are happy to report Gayle Smith has morning paper. ticipated in the annual Flying Poker Rallye passed her instrument written. We hope to Preparations are being made for the held in March Kathy Fox and Jerry Warrick have another instrument rated member real Powder Puff Derby fly-by. Noel Olmstead were among the lucky poker hand winners. soon. has agreed to coordinate the ham Roz Kinlen was on the committee that Safety surveys have been completed for operators, Polly Thomas will handle planned the annual fun event. the Airports at Maxville and Dodge City. housing, and Johnny Hickey, tran­ Joyce Buehler will represent the 99s on a We are proud to report the Safety Guide we sportation. central aviation board composed of turned in on Dodge City has resulted in the Ann Nobles Stone has transferred to the representatives from the various aviation FAA taking action to correct the confusing Ft. Worth GADO office. Louise Mitchell groups in the state. The board is in the runway members on runways 02 & 20. attended a missionary conference in planning stages yet, but Joyce has long DALLAS REDBIRD CHAPTER Saltillo, Coah, Mexico for a week. She is a advocated this idea, and we know she will Pat Jetton, Reporter substitute teacher at the Sergeants’ Major be a real asset to the group. Academy at Ft. Bliss and at the El Paso Joy Feak is busy these days chairing 99 March has been a busy month for the Community Junior College. A represen­ activities of the National Intercollegiate Dallas Redbirds. However, most of it has tative of the Organized Flying Adjusters in Flying Association annual competition in been spent on the ground. Some call the USA gave a talk on airplane liability Santa Fe. Several of the girls have in­ M arch a lion, some call it a lamb, and hull insurance at a breakfast meeting dicated they will attend to assist as judges Redbirds call it crum m y. of our members. El Paso 99s planning to and hostesses. But, it looks like (maybe) we'll be getting attend Sectional in Abilene are: Jean B.J. Slawson is happy about passing her some good weather soon. We did get to do Cartier, Marilyn Cragin, Johnny Hickey, instrument written and can now con­ a little local flying. Betty Worstell and Norma Kudiesy, Sim Lindley and family, centrate on flying. Joyce Buehler is Elinor Johnson flew the Fort Worth Poker and Doris Shreve. logging time in a J-3 Cub. Rita Elliott Party and WON. They were in Betty’s 182 reports flights to Angel Fire and Stillwater and only missed the Spot Landing Contest in her Commanche. Jerry Warrick spent a by a few feet, came in second in that. FORT WORTH CHAPTER pleasant day recently sight-seeing in the Congratulations. Jean Bishop, Reporter Cabezon Peak area. Becky Lutz reports her Marian Banks and Wanda Cummings usual monthly flying trips to La Mesa Park flew to Arizona to visit Lou Timken and Tony Page, one of our esteemed Airport in Raton to visit her parents in 88R. then on to California for a Powder Puff members, Whirley Girl No. 67, aviation Derby Board meeting. writer, editor and publisher, was saluted in ARKANSAS CHAPTER Kathy Long has been doing some timing the March 4th, 1975, Congressional Marguerite Nielsen, Reporter runs in American Travelers and Tigers for Record. She is one of ten women in the Arkansas Ninety Nines have been the Powder Puff. Helen Wilke has been United States named by California socked in lately although the weather is sharpening up those racing skills of hers Congressman Don H. Clausen in his lovely as usual. Cary Hunt has undergone for the upcoming races. tribute to the floor of the House to minor surgery and is doing very well, up New member, Doris Fuller is hard at “dynamic and dedicated women who have and flying, we hope. Ruth Me Adams, who work on that Instrument Rating and we had been our aviation pioneers and played a lead role in advancing aviation, chapter contribution to the Amelia Earhart Scholarship. We are all keeping our fingers aeronautics and aerospace programs and Memorial Scholarship Fund was held on crossed for Linda. sciences." Tony is editor and publisher of Saturday, March 22nd, consequently, KANSAS CHAPTER Cross Country News. Tony, we are proud Golden Triangle will proudly donate $99 to Carolyn Westerman, Reporter of you. the AE Scholarship Fund this year. On March 23 our chapter held a Poker For several months the chapter has been Derby and Spot Landing Contest at Edna trying to airmark Sevier County Airport at Whyte's Aero-Valley Airport, between Fort DeQueen, Arkansas, being rained out Worth, Dallas, and Denton. The winners every time. Finally, on March 1st, Jo were: Poker Derby, Betty Worsted, Dallas McCarrell, Linda Hooker, 491/2er, Wayne Redbird 99; Spot Landing for Men, Don McCarrell, and a "used to be” friend of Moss; Spot Landing for Women, Nancy Jo’s, Hazel Wallace, got the job done. Dodd. Tom Bishop, one of our 49'/2ers, After painting the name, elevation, and treated us to an aerobatic demonstration numbers on the airport, Wayne com­ complete with hammerhead stalls, spins, mented that, “You 99s should be paid a rolls, and Cuban eights, in his Clipped $1,000 an airport for that kind of work.” Wing Cub. Tom did a fine job and we really On March 31st, Golden Triangle will co­ appreciate the entertainment. Some of the sponsor a Safety Seminar with the Hustler rest of us looked like we were doing low Composit CAP Squadron. The meeting will level aerobatics during the spot landing be held at Tarrant County Junior College contest in that strong crosswind! — North East Campus, and will feature Edna Gardner Whyte, Charter member to such guest speakers as Dr. Barnes, FAA Kansas Chapter Birthday Party Whirly Girls, attended the Whirly Girls Southwest Regional Flight Surgeon; Rich Left to Right, Pat Me Ewen, International Banquet at Disneyland Helicopters Worstell, General Manager of Engine President; Pat Mlady, Kansas Chapter International Meeting. She also attended Components Division of Electrocoatings; Chairman; and Hazel Jones, South Central the OX-5 pioneers banquet meeting in and Troy Fuller, co-owner of Mangham Section Governor. Houston, Texas, in February. Edna has set A irp o rt. Kansas Chapter had their 24th birthday up an instrument department and is now At the chapter’s March meeting Brenda in March. We celebrated by having an teaching instrument rating courses in Strickler was chosen by the membership to evening dinner meeting at the Canterbury addition to her other instruction at Aero- compete for the “Jimmie Kolp Award” to Inn inviting 49>/2ers and guests. Hazel Valley. be given by the W ichita Falls Chapter. Also Jones, South Central Section Governor, Our members were flying all over the receiving nominations of a different sort, our guest speaker, was introduced by our country in February and March. Auleen the chapter is proud to have Jo McCarrell, International President Pat Me Ewen. Hall visited Los Angeles and while there, nominated to run for SCS Nominating The Kansas Chapter is busy planning a flew around to her old favorite spots in the Committee, and Linda Hooker, nominated spring safety seminar. And now that winter area. Mary Ann Hudak flew to El Paso with for a 2nd term as SCS Secretary. We have is just about over, we are looking for Don Osborne, an instructor at Boardman just received word that both girls have airports to air mark. Flight Service in Fort Worth. Nancy and been accepted and will appear on the Good news as this reporter has passed Jim Armstrong flew their Cessna to ballot of 1975-1976 South Central Section her instrument written. Lubbock where they joined with friends in o ffic e rs . Looking forward to the South Central their King Aire for a flight to Pecos to On April 2nd, Linda Hooker, Inter­ Section Meeting. attend a retirement party for a friend in national Air Age Education Committee Happy flying!!! geophysical work. The party turned out to Chairman, and Jo McCarrell, SC Section be a reunion of friends from forty years Air Age Education Committee Chairman, OKLAHOMA CHAPTER ago. journeyed to New Orleans for the National Marjorie K. Hudson, Reporter Ernie and Gladys Latham also went west Aerospace Education Congress meeting. Carol Collins, of Enid, Oklahoma has in their Bellanca and spent the day in April 11, 12, and 13 many of the Golden earned her Commercial ticket. Carol has Midland. Lucky Verna Stubbs flew to West Triangle members went to Abilene, Texas also passed her CFI written and is readying Palm Beach, Florida, for deep sea fishing. for the South Central Section Spring for her checkride. Marge Culwell has Henrietta and Bob Pence Skylane’d to m eeting. completed her CFI rating and is instructing Pecan Plantation for the Texas State May 1st, 1975, has been declared “99 for Catlin Aviation in Oklahoma City. Aviation Association luncheon. All pilots DAY IN TEXAS” by the Texas Legislature. Dot Clum has traded her Cardinal for a are invited to join the association. For This special day of recognition of 99s has 206. information on dues and activities, call been made possible through the untiring March 11, the Oklahoma Ninety Nines (817) 237-3486. efforts of State Representative, Charles spent the evening on the telephones at Anne and Gene Cozart had special Evans, of Tarrant County (Charlie is also Channel 13 working for the Telethon. reason to celebrate Wright Flight day this the 49Vier of Pat Evans, Golden Triangle Nawasa Station's son, Steve, who is also a year. Their daughter, Angela De, arrived on member). There will be a special pilot, works for the station, so we joined December 17! Proclamation Ceremony at the Capitol in with the Oklahoma Flying Farmers on this Austin at 10:00 a.m., May 1st. Preceding project. The money that is brought in from GOLDEN TRIANGLE CHAPTER the Proclamation Ceremony, the Golden this telethon can go toward things of Linda Hooker, Reporter Triangle Chapter will host a Reception at interest to us — for instance the Aviation Whew!!! Golden Triangle members 7:30 p.m., April 30th, honoring 99s and Weather Program put on by AOPA on continue a very busy schedule. Several state officials, and also a banquet-type Wednesday and Friday evenings. members and a couple of prospective breakfast at 8:00 a.m., May 1 st, with guest Jan Million DID leave March 2, but just members made the fly-in to Lake Murray speakers. We want to urge all Texas 99s to to look for a house. Now she is back, on the rain-date, March 2nd. The fly-in, come to Austin for this momentous oc­ getting ready to move. I think we should originally scheduled for February 23rd, casion and invite all 99s and 491/2ers to have another farewell party for her, the first was a complete “white-out” that day due to jo in us. one was such fun. 3-4 inches of snow and high winds. See you there. Velma Woodward has been a very busy The weekends of March 8 & 9 and 15 & (Addition by Jo McCarrell, Chapter gal this winter. She took a Christmas tour 16 found Golden Trianglers selling wares C hairm an) to Alaska to visit a friend for several at Trader’s Village Flea Market in an effort The chapter is extremely proud to have weeks, then took care of four grand­ to raise funds to help finance chapter one of its members, Linda Hooker, chosen children for two weeks while her son and airmarking and air age education projects. as one of the South Central Section’s four his wife went to Central America with the Also, a bake sale to raise funds for a nominees for an Amelia Earhart Flying Farmers. Upon their return she left with a friend for New Orleans by river boat, Evelyn and Dan Snow’s Cherokee. Dottie SPANISH PEAKS CHAPTER attended the Mardi Gras, then flew back. Ports, pilot and Mary Jo Voss, co-pilot are Joan Alyea, Reporter The Oklahoma Chapter members have entered flying a Cessna Cardinal. These A windy, snowy Colorado “spring" has been busy planning the CFI Refresher ladies plan on flying to Dallas, April 9th to kept us more often on the ground than in Clinic held April 1-3. Our banquet speaker attend the “ Post-No.” drawing. Excitement the air during February and March. was Dr. Story Musgrave, NASA Astronaut, is beginning to run high around here! Hopefully, April will find us flying more, if who was back-up science-pilot for the first Speaking of Jere Saur, she has found the weather cooperates. manned Skylab mission. the time to compose a Bi-Centennial However, we have been more than busy musical and will present it in Shreveport SAN ANTONIO CHAPTER planning our "Women in Aviation" April 8th and 16th. Pamela H. Crane, Reporter seminar, to be held during Southern Desk-size Bi-Centennial Flags have been The regular monthly meeting of the Colorado State College’s "Women’s made by several of the Chapter's members. chapter was held at the airport meeting Week”. Date is April 23, 8 p.m., in the FAA GADO 11 District — Mary Jo Voss, room (at Gen-Aero, Inc.) at noon on March Chameleon Room, Student Center Apollo School, Bossier City, La. — Martha 8th. Mary Ann Greer was welcomed back building on the Belmont Campus. Christy, Captain Shreve High School — after an absence of several months while Speakers will be Jean Farrell and Grace Helen Wray, were recipients of the flags. 491/2er John, one of the chapter’s most Mayfield, both of Colorado Chapter; This reporter will be giving Aviation talks Shirley Marshall, Pikes Peak Chapter; and loyal “workers", recovered from an auto to the kindergarten classes, Summerfield accident. We are glad John is doing so Marilyn Sidwell, Michigan Chapter Elem. School, April 15th and 16th. And member now living in Denver. A wide well. Routine business was transacted at with the help of the Chapter will take a the meeting and the following dates for variety of career and general aviation in­ field-trip to Downtown Airport. I like the chapter activites were confirmed: formation will be available. No charge, and little-ones, they can’t ask complicated March 15 - airmarking, Guadalupe you’re all invited. questions — just the teachers. County Airport, Seguin, Texas. Chairman Ann Frink and Vice-chairman Joan Alyea and their 49'/2ers toured Hawaii April 6 - proficiency event (for chapter SOUTH LOUISIANA CHAPTER members), Municipal Airport, Devine, during March—checked in with Aloha Texas. Chapter Chairman Florence Beamon and April 12 - regular meeting. had a nice talk. The weather was lovely and Congratulations to Linda and Bill thawed out our chilled mainland bones a Pearson, who on March 4 became the little . proud owners of 9229V, a sharp blue and Joan Alyea is a member of the Advisory white (’69) Mooney. It has been well Board to the Pueblo members of the checked out in their first few weeks of Governor’s Committee on the Status of ownership and they are very happy with it. Women, and will be keeping a close eye on Your reporter and 49’/2 Carl, attended aviation legislation in the Colorado State the 1975 National Business Aviation Legislature from now on. Meeting and Engineering Display in Pat Ward, South Louisiana Chapter, gets Our condolences to Ann Frink on the Wichita, Kansas, April 8-11, where Carl is her shirt-tail clipped after soloing a Switzer death of her father early in March. on the program, speaking on “‘See’ to Land 2-33 at the Louisiana Soaring Center in — in Obscure Visibility". Oak Hill, Louisiana. Owner of the Center, TULSA CHAPTER Ruth Nichols, Betsy Hogan, Jane King, (L), is Jack Frost, Captain for Delta Jan Mauritson, Reporter and Mary Ann Greer are chapter Airlines, and on her right is 49’/2er, also a Our studious member, Deanna representatives for the South Central Delta pilot, Roger Ward, her instructor Robertson, is still stacking up new ratings. Sectional at Abilene, Texas, April 11-13. through private, commercial, seaplane and She has just started her first flight student, They have dash plaques available for those multi-engine ratings. Sister-in-law, Gloria a future 99 naturally, and she is quite who have not been able to obtain them Holmes gave Pat her BFR checkride four excited about it. earlier. days after her solo glider flight. Johnny Salyer, with 491/2er Bill and Sue Other coming chapter activities will and Ken Duncan, flew over of Stroud, Ok. include tours of various facilities at Kelly to a Fly-in on March 1 with intentions of AFB and Brooks AFB, and a safety clinic, doing just what one always does at a Fly- which is being planned by Linda Pearson, in. However, almost immediately they got Aviation Safety Chairman. Also, the air­ pressed into service serving lunch and marking of Guadalupe County Airport, continued in that capacity until the lunch foiled again by bad weather in March, has operation was completed. The people at been once again rescheduled—to April 19. Stroud were pretty smart at that. They Chapter members are also looking couldn’t have found better, more ex­ forward to participating in the events for perienced help, and Johnny and Sue said it “99 Day in Texas” — May 1. This effort is was great fun. Johnny and Bill also flew to sponsored by the Golden Triangle Chapter Hot Springs one weekend for the races, as and w ill include a reception on April 30 and have several of our other members. That is a banquet-breakfast on May 1, in the state a favorite place to go this time of year. capitol, to be followed by the delivery of Jan Mauritson flew to Dallas one the official proclamation. Governor Dolph weekend in March to visit with some of her Briscoe has been invited to be the break­ children. She and her two daughters went fast speaker. Dee Wilson, South Louisiana Chapter, over to Jacksonville Tx. for a tea given in SHREVEPORT CHAPTER unloads bedrolls and fishing gear at the Barbara's honor due to her recent Marjo Wright, Reporter Ward’s camp on Toledo Bend Lake (Texas- marriage. Would you believe the weather Spring-beautiful days of flying ahead, if Louislana border) near the Pendleton was beautiful! I think it is the only good the rain will stop. Our 99 Helen Hewitt was Bridge while son, Eric, installs her tie­ weekend we have had all spring. selected instructor of the year for the downs. On the lake, Dee traded wings for We got rained out again on an air­ GADO 11 District. Helen will receive the floats for a dip in the fresh-water lake. The marking project, but we’ll keep trying. Instructor of the Year Award in Ruston, camp belongs to Gloria Holmes' parents Things have got to improve some time! Louisiana, April 15th during a CFI Clinic. (Pat Ward’s in-laws) where they promise a We had a good meeting the last week in Powder Puff Derby — here they come — fly-in for 99s next summer. Ammons’ March at Deanna’s house. We had several Shreveport 99s. Evelyn Snow, pilot and Airport is within a stone’s throw of the end guests, took in a new member, Jean Jere Saur, co-pilot will enter the race flying of the pier. Conkling and, after the business meeting, had a very interesting movie “Down to flew home to Lewiston, Idaho between happen by themselves it seems, so we're M in im u m s". tornado warnings. We're pleased that chugging about with preparations for that Alberta and Rod Anderson planned their and for our May co-pilot course. / trip to Arizona, Mexico and San Diego Some are flying - and how. Dr. Jane McKewen sailed through her commercial IMorthwest Section between 99 meetings. Irene Anrode has a problem. She inadvertantly acquired a ride and celebrated with her instructor ALASKA - IDAHO • MONTANA second aircraft (a Cessna Skyhawk with a Laura Conner in Las Vegas for a weekend. NORTH DAKOTA - OREGON 175 hp engine) via public auction and can't They got weathered in down there an extra SOUTH DAKOTA two days. Just couldn’t fly, they said. Do WASHINGTON - WYOMING figure out how to fly with left foot in one cockpit and right foot in another! you believe that? Eula Logsdon has been Remember— ROUND UP '75! See YOU! in Las Vegas too, but on the great iron b ird. ALASKA CHAPTER Marcia Downs gave birth to an heir, Sam Margaret Wagnon, Reporter III, diplomatically choosing the birth date The Flight Instructors Course, held by of two chapter members. Gene Nora FAA, was attended by several 99s - Betty Jessen is now in the aviation insurance Rogers, Cindy Moody, Stephany Dedrick, business as Aero Insurance. Jo King has Blanche Krager, Ruth O'Buck, and Beth been flying the Baron. Pat Jenkins has Wade. been shuttling between their Oregon ranch On April 5th the 99s will assist the FAA and Boise lately in the Cessna 185. in their new program on safety, which is Visiting 99 Maxine Pfeifer from Duluth, aimed toward the non-pilot wife or girl Minnesota was enjoyed immensely by the friend. Members and guests, Eastern Washington Boise gals for three weeks. Her husband Plans for our Pinch Hitters Course are Chapter. Fern Lake, Convention Chair­ was doing some work at the Boise progressing. It will be held in April. person holding lariat, left to right, back Interagency Fire Center so Maxine row. Meg Hatch, Leona Heberling, Alberta “played" with the 99s. We envy you COLUMBIA CASCADE CHAPTER Anderson, Mildred Balser (face hidden), Minnesota Chapter and would love to Mary Calvert, Reporter Irene Anrode, Helen Shanewise, Marjorie snatch her away from you. Wood. Sally Simudson. In the middle with As a kick off for the year, 220 women hats: Lana Balser and Pearl Manchini. RAINIER CHAPTER attended a 99-Zonta International luncheon Front, left to right Barbara Dunlop, Jan Peggy Verger, Reporter honoring Amelia Earhart and International Henrichs, Nadine Henley, Gladys Buroker, Washington's weather has slowed the Women's Year 1975. Santa Clara Valley and Galye Heaton. flying activities down to a minimum here in chapter’s Betty Hicks was guest speaker Western Washington, but has given us a and showed a selection of slides fitting to GREATER SEATTLE CHAPTER chance to have some hangar sessions with the occasion with descriptive comments Carol Cansdale, Reporter local talent. Ted Garlatz guides us as by Betty which were informative and Several months have slipped by since 99 drivers, from his airplane via the radio on enjoyable. News has heard from us. Your reporter has KOMO. Not only does he fly, talk to the We had a tremendous response to our been playing hooky from writing, but not radio announcer, talk to the tower and first Pinch Hitter classes on February 24 from school. Carol Cansdal° has been check the traffic for accidents and slow- and 26 due greatly to a full page spread in busier than usual at the University of one of our local papers on women pilots, ups, but he maintains a sense of humor Washington where she graduated in March while doing it. After dinner at Roy’s Chuck complete with pictures, and a half hour in the School of Business Administration. Wagon, he gave a lively talk on his ex­ interview of our chairman, Billie Dutcher, March’s meeting was held at Fancher periences and some clues on how he flys by a local TV station concerning the Pinch Flyways in Renton on March 20. A meeting patrol in our Seattle weather. Hitter and 99s in general. As we limited the originally scheduled earlier in the week Ralph Carpenter of the FAA gave an first classes to fifty, we plan another found several gals flying to Bellingham exceptionally informative talk at the last session the latter part of April to ac­ amidst wind and rain squalls to find the meeting on the Biennial Flight Review. commodate the balance of the applicants. meeting has been postponed. Some Here in Washington State, we also have a Something newly voted upon is a weatherman! "safety" pin which involves a ride with an monthly newsletter with Mary Calvert as At the meeting, centerpieces were instructor. As with the BFR, your license editor and Pegge Blinco as associate presented ‘ for the 1975 International is not at stake. The object is to sharpen up editor. Each member submitted a name Convention banquet which Greater Seattle and find the weak spots in our flying. The and after the votes were counted the is hostessing, and plans for the Paine pin itself is the shape of a large safety pin "Columbia Cascade Tale Spinner”, sub­ Field Air Fair display were discussed. with an aircraft in the middle. The safety mitted by Betty Prakken, entitled her to a Also...we hope to see some of you from pin is strictly volunteer. It is very much in year membership dues as the prize. out west at the Nut Tree annual get- character for our membership to work hard together on May 16th and 17th. Should be and get both of them, since one of our EASTERN WASHINGTON CHAPTER fu n ! major goals is to be better pilots. Mr. Daryl Ann Kyle, Reporter Visiting us for their third meeting were Carpenter’s BFR meeting was opened to As you can see, convention chairperson prospective members Suzie McGuire and 491/2S, friends, guests and anyone who Fern Lake is keeping Eastern Washington Priscilla Cole. Welcome! wanted to try our homemade cookies. Ever 99s “rounded up!” From the smiles on our Our members seem too busy or too shy noticed how every meeting of this chapter faces it’s obvious that planning a con­ to tell me of themselves this month, but I is involved with food?? vention isn't all work. Two March meetings did find out that Fran Bryant received her Not all of our meetings have been have resulted in many decisions and, we float rating in February as a Christmas gift hangar talk. We are in charge of some of honestly admit, a bit of panic! from her family. Congratulations! the decorations for the Coeur d' Alene We have a new prospective member! See you next month, and in the meet. Elise Smith is Chairperson and our She's Jan Henrichs, a private pilot from meantime...Happy Landings! next meeting will be devoted to lunch and Pullman, Washington. Come to Round up decorations. Between meetings the '75 and meet Jan. IDAHO CHAPTER membership is as busy as usual. Lots of Just a few shorties: Barbara Dunlop and Gene Nora Jessen, Reporter “book learning” going on. Instructors 49'/2er flew to Salt Lake City. Marjorie and Idaho 99s are keeping busy with seminars. Lunch fly-in at Snohomish field. 49'/2er Woody Wood winged their way to necessary ground chores but fonching at Elli Cunningham just got her instructors Vero Beach, Florida for—you guessed it— the bit for some springtime flying ac­ rating for instrument flying. New member a new plane (Piper Seneca II) which they tivities. Section meetings don’t just Janna Imlay has soloed her glider. Jeri Reynolds, organizing informative sessions several activities for International from a tour of the South Pacific. While in with local talent is about to give birth. Women’s Year. On the 8th we joined Zonta Sydney, she was entertained in the home Since we are 99s, the spouses are 49'/2S, International. Business and Professional of Nancy Walton. She had a delightful will this make the new baby a 243/4? Women’s Club, and other business lunch and visit with Nancy Leebolt. Most women's clubs for a dinner with guest exciting thing was sitting in the cockpit of SOUTHERN OREGON CHAPTER speaker Mary Ellen McCaffree, Director of UTA’s DC-8 while on approach to Sydney. Ginny Walsh, Reporter Revenue, State of Washington. Our own Our chapter has had quite a number of Mr. Ralph McGinnis, director of the Jean Freeburg, amidst butterflies, gave an visitors from the Mainland. We do try to at National Transportation and Safety Board impressive talk on Amelia Earhart. The least meet all these nice gals if they will for state of Oregon presented the Radina following Saturday Mary Kirk and Jean just let us know that they are over here. Tucker Memorial Award during a luncheon represented the Ninety-Nines at a similar You have to be patient with us tho, since at the Grants Pass Airport. The Tucker meeting in Bremerton. most all of our Chapter are working gals. family was represented by Mrs. E. M. We had our rummage sale on February Tucker Sr., Mr. J. Morris Tucker and 1. Our business was slower than summer BAY CITIES CHAPTER Vivian Harshbarger, Reporter children Tungsten and Nellie. Award is in time but our members, kids, husbands, the form of a revolving permanent trophy and fathers enjoyed the day. Our 43 year anniversary “ Fly-Drive-ln" to with it’s accompanying scholarship, Our members have been busy with all Santa Rosa was a success, but we could awarded each year to Southern Oregon’s sorts of activities besides flying. Rita have used a little more cooperation from outstanding woman pilot. Our gal this year Prettyman was busy in December planning the weather. We missed friends from some is Aline Sharp. Her statistics are: a wedding, sewing, and baking cakes for a of the Chapters that couldn’t get thru, but Apt four years in a row. Four Palms to daughter coming home from Spain. Jean were pleased to see members of Golden Pines Races. Two Pacific Air Races. 1974 Freeburg and husband were in Paris for West, Redwood Empire, Santa Clara Valley Angel Derby. Delivered many Direct Relief three weeks with their daughter Carol. A and Santa Rosa. Renewing friendships, Foundation boxes of medical supplies nice graduation present for Carol and we enjoying lunch and devouring the three (22). Chairman of Southern Oregon are all envious! Janet Penner attended the innovative cakes (one complete with tower) Chapter 1973 - 75. Bookkeeping for Western Washington Chapter’s meeting in made our anniversary celebration a very 491/2ers manufacturing company. Working February at the home of Della Mae Koss. special event. on Commercial and ground instructor Spring is suppose to be here if the rain Despite Rose Sharp’s plea of “don’t rain ratings. Has over 600 hours. Air Education ever stops and besides we are tired of on my parade"—it did—in buckets. Even Chairman for Northwest Section. Not too flying in it! And to the Maryland Chapter, so the Bay Area Chapters March 7 rum­ shabby. thanks for mentioning Aldino Airport and mage sale went on as scheduled and to The February meeting was held in Coos Jack Poage. This reporter is a former quote Rose, "Once again we have proven Bay at the home of Vera Baker. It was a Marylander and student of his. that Ninety Nines along with their won­ drive in not a fly in. Ali Sharp, Betty derful husbands, families and friends can f " " i Glines, Betty Mault, Bobbie Hughes, and successfully work together on a difficult Barbara Carl attended. Vera has just two project and have happy results.” One of hours of hood time left to accomplish Southwest Section the “ happy results” is a $1000 plus profit to before she will take her check ride for ARIZONA - CALIFORNIA use toward the 1977 International Con­ Multi-engine. Betty Glines needs 6.2 more HAWAII - NEVADA - UTAH vention. Rose is already making plans for before she can take charter in the Sky- an even bigger sale next year. master. Bobby Hughes just passed her Another plus was a casual phone call check-ride for her instrument rating and from a student pilot, Abigail Wagg, asking Barbara Carl passed her check-ride for for information about 99s. (I’m sure you ALOHA CHAPTER flight instructor. The gals are really know how this turned out) She was im­ Florence Beamon, Reporter w o rkin g . mediately recruited to help with the sale. Barb, Bobby and Betty Mault were voted Our chapter is very proud of our 2nd Lt. Made all the signs and saved Rose hours favorably by the membership and think Sally Hall who is on active duty at Chanute of extra work. Even though not official yet that Barb and Betty will become members. AFB in Illinois. She has been there since it seems like Abigail has always been a A hearty welcome to all. January and will be there till July. Sally is 99—and a friend too. Guess that brings us up to date, taking the Air Craft Maintenance Officers Our next official fly-in is to the Inter­ hopefully more next month. Happy flying course. Wayne, her 491/2er, really wishes national Worm Races at Pearce Field, to a ll. she were home. Clear Lake, Ca on April 26. Kathy Walton Pat Davis has been flying every day in has made all the arrangements and Joyce her job as co-pilot for Tropic Aire. She co­ Wells has the "rent-a-worm” concession. pilots a Queen Air and really loves her job. We are looking forward to an unusual When going to the other Islands she gets program for our May meeting. We have to go to the beach or play golf while invited Bob George, who is not a pilot, but waiting for her passengers to see the is working diligently to get California to various Islands. pass laws making it mandatory to make Eve Kerr has a position as Department “invisible” wires and towers. Bob started Head at Kuakini Hospital. She is a oc­ this campaign because his brother and a cupational therapist. For extra things to do friend were killed when their helicopter she is Operations Officer and Board intercepted the wires visibly blanked out member for the Wheeler Air Club. When by the Carquinez Bridge. He has done a lot not working or flying Eve keeps busy with of research and needs all the help he can their two very active children. get, especially ours. Accepting the Radina Tucker Memorial Just found out that Trippi and Tom FULLERTON CHAPTER Trophy and scholarship as first named Penland were home from their travels all Sylvia Paoli, Reporter pilot of the year for Southern Oregon over the Mainland. They flew everywhere Chapter is Aline Sharp of Grants Pass, they could and even found time for Tom to With great enthusiasm from its even Oregon. The scholarship is funded by J. give flying lessons to nephews. Both were dozen charter members, the Fullerton Morris Tucker. very impressed with the new Headquarters Chapter, after receiving its charter in Salt building in OKC. While in W ichita they had Lake City, launched into a major fund­ MOUNT TAHOMA CHAPTER a tour of the Beechcraft plant. Trippi will raising project to get us off the ground. Janet Penner, Reporter leave next week for schooling in San Even before the “O fficial” beginning of the In January our group participated in Francisco. Florence Beamon just returned chapter, our hard-working members managed to hold a Pennies-a-Pound fund­ Wiecks, 1588 Forge Road, San Mateo, Ca. McElhatton of the Santa Clara Valley raising event at Fullerton Airport. We gave 94402 or from Carolyn Zapata, 1910 Chapter of 99s spoke on the role of women rides to many of our new friends, and took Bayview, Belmont, Ca. 94002. in Aviation; and, Madine Carpenter, a 99 our former ones up again, all with the help New members Pat Denny, Bea Howell, from Orange County Chapter represented and blessings of the airport manager, Dorothy Carroll and Lois Golarte are and spoke of the work in the California Brian Douglass and our great tower per­ having difficulty keeping up with this Department of Aeronautics. The affair was sonnel. With five to six airplanes busy all chapter’s activities. warmly received and the audience had the time, we gave 175 rides, and were able Briefings during Feb., March and April many questions. The news media was to open our bank account with an extra on “Desert Flying” , “ Mountain Flying” and most generous with publicity. At the $370.00! Now we're ready to branch out "Crossing International Borders" by Jerry suggestion of Jane Baker, Golden West into some community projects, with Wiedmeyer, G.A.D.O. San Jose, Ca.; Hart Chapter member and Mayor of the City of enough funds to at least buy punch for the Postlethwaite, Janie's 491/2 and Carolyn San Mateo, we received Proclamations for affair! Already we have made several trips Zapata were all in preparation for fly-ins to January as IWY-75 month from many of the to Santa Barbara, hauling medical supplies Mexico and to Anza Borrego in April and Mayors in our county which has 19 in­ fo r DRF. May, respectively. corporated cities. We felt we had opened a Avery Grey is doing a tremendous job The Mexico trip to San Felipe, following door that needed to be opened more with our newsletter, the "Sky-Writer". For a busy Phoenix Sectional for many 99s, frequently...These women presented anyone interested in receiving it, Avery will was an invitational from the “Happy themselves and their work in an out­ be happy to accept your donation of $2.00 Flyers", headed by Hart. That group and standing fashion and the depth of their once a year for twelve issues. G.W., headed by Janie, enabled members to involvement was strongly felt by everyone. We were well represented in Orange improve proficiency with major flights at County's annual Picture Hunt. They least once a month. LONG BEACH CHAPTER managed to walk off with the first place The Anza Borrego Sky Tour, organized Jean McConnell, Reporter (just barely! a matter of which circles by Carolyn for May 10-11, was designed by As the days get longer, our membership touched!), and our chapter chairman the National Parks and Recreation Dept. is busy with plans for future fly-ins and Esther Grupenhagen, along with one of her The fly-in will include a day and night in airmarking activities. Airmarking Chairman student pilots, Mary Louise Vandr, took "high desert” Apple Valley, Ca., and an Mary Wenholz has been surveying the second place. Enjoying the beautiful early morning departure for the “low southern California area for faded or weather and the steak sandwiches at the desert” area tour out of Borrego Springs. unmarked fields. First on her list was Apple Valley Inn after the finish were Betty Walsh made use of the briefings Airport-in-the-Sky at Catalina Island. On Sylvia and Pete Paoli and guests. when she flew her husband and two February 27th, ten of our members joined Fullerton Chapter is going to be hard at children to Furnace Creek in Death Valley several Orange County and Los Angeles work on the PPD start in Riverside this recently, making her first contact with Chapter members who spent the day summer, and Verna Lindsey, Mary Dyer, mountain waves during her return flight. painting threshold, numbers and center and Avery Grey, among others, have been Sandra Green, Emelia Williams and line markings on the slightly “bent" Avalon attending the periodic meetings there. Janie, who attended the "Women in airport. The unicorn frequency is to be Never let it be said that we fear to tackle Aviation” conference at San Jose, Ca. added at a later date. Beautiful weather big projects. Word has it that Esther found talks by Claudia Carleson on the prevailed on the island but coastal fog Grupenhagen and Avery Grey are all set to control tower and Barbara Getts on power delayed departure of two Aero Com­ win the Angel Derby in May! Good luck, plant of particular interest. manders carrying most of the girls and gals! The fund-raising wine and cheese enabled Los Angeles’ Berni Stevensen in Congratulations to Avery Grey on her tasting party, headed by Nancy Stock April her Mooney to be ready and waiting at recent Multi-Engine rating, to Esther 5 at San Carlos Airport was a greater Catalina after a VFR departure from Van Grupenhagen on both her single and multi- success because of the unusual door N uys. engine ATP (that's rarefied air you’re prizes. Prizes included free rides in hot air Last month Joyce Jones and Georgia breathing up there, Esther!), and to Mary balloons, gliders and airplanes. Lambert, flying Georgia's Cessna 172, Olsten on her Multi-Engine rating. We're Other fly ins and fund raising events in joined twenty-three other planes in won­ pretty proud of our small chapter’s March were by invitation of Bay Cities dering over the southern Mojave desert on ratings: we have 6 Commercial licenses, 6 Chapter in Oakland. the Orange County Picture Hunt. It was the instrument ratings, Esther's ATP’s, 3 first picture hunt for both and a real “fun” Multi-Engines, 1 CFII and 1 "almost” CFII. INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S YEAR -1975 experience. Alice and Bob Maynard flew In the works for the near future is an The San Mateo County Way! their Travel Air to Mexico over the long Open Air Race for Guys and Gals—a speed SPECIAL REPORT, Fran Grant weekend in February. After spending two race, round-robin from Fullerton Airport. When the Golden West Chapter received weeks down there in November, they went Now we'll give those guys a chance to “put the 99s request to participate in IWY-75 we back to see if it was really as great as it up or shut up" once and for all! Trophies joined forces with the Redwood City Area seemed. It was! Paul and Rita Gibson flew will be given to the best All-Men team, All- Club of Zonta International in an effort to to Moon Lake, Washington where he is Women team, Man (Pilot) and Woman (Co- present to members of our Community this testing modified aircraft. Terry London has Pilot) team, and Woman (Pilot) and Man “kick-off" function by inviting all the passed her ATP written test and is working (Co-Pilot) team. people in our area to attend a luncheon on at San Francisco International scheduling January 11th at the San Mateo Elk's Club. DC10 overhauls. GOLDEN WEST CHAPTER The committee was made up of 7 mem­ The annual Flight Instructor Melba Erickson, Reporter bers, 3 from Golden West, 3 from Zonta Revalidation Clinic sponsored by the Long Midnight, May 15 is entry deadline for and chaired by Fran Grant a member of Beach Chapter for the past several years, the third annual Mini-Derby, a non-stop both groups. The committee felt it could was held at Rochelle's near the Long 300 mile Round-Robin scheduled for June best present IWY-75 to the public in the Beach Airport February 22-24th. With more 7 at Hayward Air Terminal. form of informative talks by women than 265 in attendance, many from out of The race, sponsored by Golden West working in the fields covered. Aeronautical state and at least one from outside the Chapter, is open to women, men, mixed or Science was represented by Constance country, it was the largest clinic to date. student-instructor teams with less than Golden a consultant at Lockheed's Palo The team from the FAA Academy in 750 hours in aircraft limited to 450 H.P. Alto plant and current President of the Bay Oklahoma City, consisting of Cliff Sheker, (stock models). Area Section Society of Women Jim Kelln and George Williams did an Contestants can enter either speed or Engineers; Dr. Jean Fetter from Stanford outstanding job in all catagories. Susan cruise-proficiency catagories. spoke on Astronomy; Atmosphere and Greenwalk, Clinic Chairman, and the many Entry kits, at $1.50, are available Space was presented by Audrey Summers, chapter members who worked with Susan, through May 15 from co-chairman Geri a mathematition at NASA-Ames, Jeanne were rewarded for their efforts with a smoothly organized operation that did herself, to "Headquarters of the 49th Aero perfect at cutting out circles in tin foil. The much for the chapter treasury. During the Squadron” , a delightful restaurant located variance in sizes of circles was intriguing. first day of the clinic, it was announced by on the west side of San Jose Municipal Marie is also going to find out if we can the Flight Standard District Office, Long Airport. Sandy was presented at this time sew since she has ordered material for Beach, that none other than our own with her membership papers and pin. PPD skirts. If the circle cutting is any candidate for Flight Instructor of the Year, Our Chapter now has a 99 display case indication, several people will have to be Coleen Giglio, had received the award. in the terminal at the Salinas Municipal trading skirts. Coleen was right there at the clinic and the Airport to inform the public of Ninety- Betty Ackerman is teaching some high Certificate was presented on the spot. Nines and their activities. We will par­ school students how to become ground ticipate in the Monterey Exposition at the crew for the PPD. Barbara Ward has lent LOS ANGELES CHAPTER Monterey Airport as we did last year. This her Cessna 182 for the lessons. Helen Grace McGettigan, Reporter year, the show, which will be held May 16- Cranz, our PPD chairman, is busy driving 18, will be sponsored by Private Pilot back & forth between Orange County and The Los Angeles Chapter celebrated its magazine. We will have a hospitality booth 43rd birthday March 11 with a banquet at R iverside. At our last meeting, we were trying to the Old Venice Noodle Company. and information for the public as well as a think up ways to earn more money for the Following a tasty repast of Italian cuisine, fo od sale. Joanne Nissen, Sandy Pratt, Geri PPD. One of our guests, Robbie Gross, topped off by birthday cake, members, 49- Viers and guests were entertained by the Halfpenny, and Geneva Cranford attended volunteered to collect items and sell them the activities in recognition of “Inter­ at a swap meet which she will do at the end wit of veteran pilot Max Conrad who has o f A p ril. twice attempted to fly around the world national Women’s Day” held at Monterey Peninsula College, March 8. The 99s film, Another promotion to earn money for from pole to pole. Max, who has the Ninety “The Stamps of Friendship" was shown the Race is headed by Shirley Baker. She Nines' compass rose painted on the tail of has T-shirts with a map of the PPD route in his airplane, was voted an honorary Los along with several other film s pertaining to Angeles 99 by our membership. women's activities. We had a 99s display red, white, & blue on the backside of the Thereafter, official guest speaker for the and information table which gave us an shirt. The frontside is plain with the evening, Leigh Manelski from Accelerated opportunity to explain what the Ninety- Riverside logo, a bell, on the pocket. She says that both children and adult sizes are Ground School, gave an informative talk N ines are. Geri Halfpenny and 491/2er, Norm, at­ available. You can get more details by regarding the impact of the New FAA writing to Shirley Baker. regulations upon those who intend to tended the Annual Calif. Aerospace Education Assoc, meeting in San Jose. acquire new ratings. PALOMAR CHAPTER Speaker for the evening was Capt. Elgin Congratulations to Berni Stevenson who Mary M. Pearson, Reporter recently passed her ATP written exam! Long of the Flying Tigers Line. His topic was “New information regarding Amelia Sunny southern California has been LA 99s Norma Futterman, Virginia Earhart.” Capt. Long has been doing in­ playing tricks on us! Or we have chosen Showers, Jean Pyatt, and a friend of Jean’s tensive research into AE’s last flight. Capt. the wrong weekends for fly-ins. We were from Chicago, participated in the Santa supposed to fly to Solvang for lunch in Monica Bay Chapter Poker Party February Long is presently writing a book regarding his research of Amelia. He is attempting to February, but only a few instrument rated 22 and brought home a total of five awards. promote a quarter of a million dollars to gals were able to go. Coming from dif­ Georgia Lambert, Berni and Jim finance an expedition to Howland Island to ferent airports each thought she was the Stevenson assisted the Long Beach only one, so no one saw anyone else. Chapter in airmarking Catalina’s “Airport scan the ocean floor and hopefully find the missing Electra and Amelia. Proceeds Along came March, a fly-in we all looked in the Sky”. from his book will help finance the ex­ forward to, the Robinson's cabin at Weeks later on the morning of March 22 Mammoth for a skiing weekend. Friday LA 99s arrived at Santa Monica Airport p e d itio n . Kay Harmon and 49'/2er, Ron, have afternoon the cold front moved in. wearing their nifty new Chapter T-shirts returned from Phoenix on a trip in their Mammoth reported zero-zero in blowing obtained for our members by Airmarking SuperChicken. Geneva Cranford and snow, our area began to clear Sunday Chairperson Betty Nesser. All were eager 491/2er, Doug, went to Phoenix for the morning. Another no-go! to begin refurbishing our home base only S ectio na l. Powder Puff Derby fund raising day was to discover that during the night heavy April 6 at Fallbrook Airport. All of you California dew (commonly referred to by W illiam Dix Brady, former 491/2er, killed in a light plane crash near Tampa, Florida, know our own Pam Vander Linden is fund some as “rain”) had rendered the runway has flown the last flight to New Horizons. raising chairman for the 1976 derby. Her surfaces too wet to paint! Regretably our idea for each chapter to have a “Powder airmarking project was rescheduled for the ORANGE COUNTY CHAPTER Puff Derby Day" is excellent and easy! A following Saturday. Jean Garrett, Reporter one shot effort, not an all-year campaign. Cloverleaf Aviation, Inc. is now our Let’s give it our best. Chapter’s official airport headquarters and Shirley Cote has gotten us out air­ Sue Adler and Mary Santasuosso are owner Hank Jordan, Chief Pilot Dave marking again. Catalina Airport has a new definitely going in the PPD, as are Mary Huntington, and our own Jean Pyatt who center-line, runway numbers, and Pearson and Harriett Booth. We’re is an instructor there, have gone all out to displaced threshold, and we will soon combining efforts to sort out handicaps make us feel welcome. We invite all local paint the unicorn frequency. Those people and find the best airplane available. Mary Ninety Nines, as well as out-of-towners, to airmarking in such a gorgeous place were: and Harriett already have their Angel Derby drop by Santa Monica Airport and visit the Shirley Baker, Betty Marshall, Sharron number, No. 18! home of the LA 99s. Temps, Barbara Stewart, Barbara Ward, & In reading my Kiplinger tax letter the Dorothy Pepin and Rachel Bonzon flew Shirley Cote, plus the gals from the Long other day, I came across some alarming their bird to Denver for Easter week with Beach Chapter. We also received some news. It predicts that, in an attempt to enroute stops at Prescott, Page, Lake help from lies Hall who flew the Orange force auto manufacturers to build fuel Tahoe and the Grand Canyon, with a side County crew out there in her Aero Com­ conservative cars there will be a tax on trip to Silverton for a jaunt on the antique m ander. "gas hogs.” Additionally, it said there was railroad. Congratulations are in order for Kathy a 20 per cent tax planned for light planes! Boyer, Marie Christensen, Elizabeth MONTEREY BAY CHAPTER Really shocking—a $25,000 airplane would Shattuck, Shirley Baker, & Ginny Flanary Elaine Brady, Reporter have a $5,000 tax. Could we ever afford to for becoming APT. Shirley Baker also buy a new airplane again? Our March meeting was held at Sally earned her multi-engine rating in an Aero Plummer’s Pebble Beach home. Sandy C om m ander. PHOENIX CHAPTER Pratt, our newest member, gave a report on The PPD is starting to monopolize our Natasha Swigard, Reporter the luncheon fly-in made by Kay Harmon, meetings. Marie Christensen, our PPD WOW!! Did we have a busy month! All Geri Halfpenny, Geneva Cranford, and decorations chairman, found out we aren’t those who are usually counted on to be active, and some who aren't, have been up San Francisco Bay Area Chapters com­ Mojave only to find it was too windy to ride to their wing-tips in preparing for the bined forces and had a giant rummage sale bicycles. Mary Totans flew to Fox airport. Spring Sectional (held April 11-13). We had in downtown San Francisco. Assisting Doris Totans got a little IFR time. Liz lots of fantastic events planned for with the selling activities were Jeanne G., Dinan is planning to fly in the Angel Derby everyone to engage in - all of you who Esther H., and 49V2ers David Hussey and as well as the PPD. Ellen Miller worked missed the fun will be able to read about it Dick Rookaird. Elaine Hussey joined the flying a 337 to Oakland IFR for real; on to next month. group just in time for lunch. We were all Las Vegas and Phoenix in a 340. Loretta Besides being busy with sectional pleased to learn that the joint effort raised Hines reports she got back in the air last plans, a bunch (approx. 20) of our gals (and $1,088 towards the San Francisco Inter­ month for a whole half hour. That’s a half their families) were also busy helping the national Convention expense fund. hour more than some of us. Vesta Malby DSPA put on their annual Airshow. The flew to “what's new” Utah, also enjoyed a RENO AREA CHAPTER proceeds these pilots make go toward first. After leaving Bishop she flew down Mary Haskell, Reporter supporting the U.S. Aerobatic Team. It is through the Owens Valley without a bump. really a very worthwhile, exciting, and In lieu of our regular meeting for March Versatile Delores Pynes mastered a little thrilling show every year. we opted to attend a FAA Safety Seminar. flap problem in a C-182 while doing touch- The biggest and most fascinating event The seminar was presented jointly by the and-goes. She got some local time in a of the past month was a scheduled visit to Reno GADO Office and the tower con­ Citabria, after which she went home and Luke AFB. They laid out the red carpet for trollers. The meeting was held at the Reno got sick. Cec Schulman found out what it us. We are grateful for the gracious at­ National Guard Armory and, among the means to be “Apt". Cec flew to Desert Hot tention given our group. There were ap­ many people in attendance, there were a Springs to have lunch with her mom. We’re proximately 40 99s, family and friends that good number of 99s. The seminar was to looking forward to a fly-in soon. had the opportunity of a guided tour of the update us on TCA’s and an explanation of Marge Robbins enjoyed the fun fly-in to F-15 and the F-4. What fantastic birds! the new Las Vegas TCA. There were guest Las Vegas. Pat Cannon added a baby girl In a recent issue of AOPA, a female speakers and movies and the time was well to her own flight crew. Congratulations specialist at PHX FSS was praised for the spent. The FAA boys present many such Pat. Suzzie Neff is a tennis enthusiast as fast, efficient way she helped out in a programs here and we appreciate them. well as a fantastic pilot. Welcome to simulated emergency. We are proud to tell Helen and Luggi Foeger were all set to Elizabeth Ewing who is transferring from everyone that “specialist” is our own Dee fly their 172 to Las Vegas on Thursday, Orange County chapter. March fly-in for Southard. We’re glad to have such an March 20th when impending bad weather lunch at Freddie’s resturant in Bakersfield efficient, helpful gal on our team. Shirley forced them to go commercial. It’s a good was windy, but Oh! what a beautiful day. Rogers and Joan Strand took time to get thing they weren’t able to get out, on Friday we had 26" of snow! SAN GRABIEL VALLEY CHAPTER Early in March, Dave and Lois Williams Betty Skiles, Reporter flew their 182 to Baja fora week in the sun. The March Meeting of the San Gabriel On the return trip they ran into bad weather Valley Chapter was honored to have and had to leave their plane in Tonopah Eugene London of the Ontario Flight and continue commercial. That seems to Service Station as their speaker. He held a be the story of flying in our area this time question and answer session that was very o f year. informative and the girls really put him to Kathy Gray, her husband and children the test. are headed for a week in Tahiti! Kathy’s San Gabriel Valley Chapter is very proud husband, Worlin, is a Captain for Pan Am of member Marion Marriott being and the trip is a bonus for 25 years of nominated as Tax Representative for the service. They just recently sold their 182 so Phoenix Sectional. maybe the trip will be some consolation. We are also proud of member Beverly Things have been quiet in our Chapter Mahoney, and Marge Robbins of the San Here are some of the 99s, family and but we hope to dig out in April and get Fernando Chapter, who will fly the Angel friends that took advantage of the op­ back in the air!!! Derby on May 29 in Beverly's Commanche portunity to see the fantastic F-15 and F-4. 250. On July 4, these same gals will be SAN FERNANDO VALLEY CHAPTER flying the Powder Puff Derby in Marge’s Virginia Rainwater, Reporter Cherokee 180. Best of luck girls! March meeting brought many stories of Two new members, Vi Dobins and Helen exciting flying experiences. Coralee Blanchard have joined our chapter. Tucker earned her Instructors license, and Welcome girls, we are always happy to the rest of us got a box of candy in lieu of have new members. her physical presence. Seems Coralee is Peggy and Dick Marsh were hosts at the teaching ground school for Berg-Bramham fly-in to Palm Springs where the Marsh's This is the fantastic F-15 - with more of the flying school at VNY. Audrey Schutte and have a second home. Weather in our area group looking it over. Ray got to fly a Jet Ranger to Lakeview prevented some of the members from Florida. Audrey said “That’s a lot of low flying. Sad, because Palm Springs was REDWOOD EMPIRE CHAPTER flying". They had a great weekend in really warm and beautiful once you got Elaine Hussey, Reporter Florida. Lee Morton is fueling aircraft at there. Some of the members brought their March found members of the Redwood the Burbank airport. Ester Fleck and children and made use of the pool. Inland Empire Chapter joining Bay Cities Chapter Virginia Rainwater are back to college Chapter members were also invited and a for their Anniversary Party at Sonoma flying through their Real Estate books to great time was had by all. Thanks again for County Airport. Members making it up on get their brokers license. Lorrie Blech has your great hospitality, Peggy and Dick! that stormy, rainy, overcast day includeo covered and doped both wings of her Sherry Salveson, yours truly, Beverly Janet Allbeck, her daughter Wendy (voted "Bird”. This little smartie has a sponsor for and 491/2er Mickey visited the George Air in at that meeting), Nina Rookaird, Jeanne the Angel Derby and the Powder Puff Force altitude chamber on Feb. 28. Sherry Gibson, Esther Harri, Kay McGeehan and Derby. Don't know how she does it, but I'm and I flew with the Mahoney's in their Lynn Ahrens. A good time was had by all. jealous. Pauline Fleming flew with Shirley Commanche 250 with Beverly pilot and This writer was understandably jealous Thom to Santa Barbara to have lunch with Sherry co-pilot. Took off at 7:30 in the because she was stranded in Berkeley with the SBA 99s. Shirley is now with Burbank morning and arrived 17 minutes later at the a plane, but no instrument rating, and a Piper. Apple Valley airport only to have to wait an malfunctioning car. Sally Kinsey who has acquired two hour and a half at the airport for the car During the early part of March, the seven folding bicycles for their airplane, flew to that we had rented to show up. Needless to say, we were a bit late for the lectures located 67 miles from the state capitol, on busy getting ready for the Palms to Pines that had already begun by that time. Lt. the 097 degree radial of Sacramento Air Race, set for 15, 16, & 17 of August, Colonel Richard Pilmer and his assistants VORTAC. There the Murphys own 1975. Send $2.00 for your Information Kits gave a fine lecture on the problems and Tuolomne (pronounced Twah-lah-me) Air to Claire Walters Flight Academy, 3200 effects of high altitude. We all survived the Service. There too, Helen and Bill are Airport Ave., Suite 16, Santa Monica, altitude chamber and it was quite an ex­ hopeful they will soon own Tuolomne Calif. 90405. Entries must be postmarked perience. If anyone has a chance to attend Airlines, a scheduled carrier. The Murphy’s no earlierthan June 13th, 1975 and no later one of these programs, it is well worth it. have proposed to the state public utilities than July 28th, 1975. Our friends in It was reported by all who participated in commission that they operate a Beech Independence, Oregon are looking forward the Hearst Castle fly-in as some of the best Queenair from Columbia to Oakland to seeing all the girls again this year. weather we have ever had. It was a great Metropolitan Airport. Their application has We were surprised and pleased when day for flying and visiting such a beautiful requested a permit to operate two round Emma announced Claire Walters from our area. The Marriott’s and the Cook’s along trips each week, May through September, chapter will be on the ballot for Inter­ with Sherry Salveson and children made and one two-way flight per week from national President, this year. Many of us the flight and drive to San Luis Obispo, October through April. The Queenair are already plotting our course for Coeur arriving in time for the 1:30 tour. would carry eight passengers for $22 one d'Alene, Idaho. Sherry Salveson has made several trips way, an attractive price tag compared with Emma and Angela are busy with their taking friends to La Costa, and I had the the $70 Mother Lode commuters now have charts and plans for the Angel Derby. pleasure of accompaning her on the last to pay for charter flights. Tuolomni Doris Minter, member of the Airport flig h t M arch 25. Airlines will also offer air tours, which the Commission, reports the Santa Monica Murphys consider a vital supplement to Airport Commission is having numerous SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CHAPTER the scheduled service. The proximity of study sessions in the Airport Director’s Rebecca Clayton, Reporter Yosemite and Lake Tahoe provides scenic Office regarding the new Airport Ordinance Our Chapter meeting was neld in splendor for the tours. that will eventually go to the City Council Stockton at the home of Shirley Dare on Helen and Bill consider the most im­ for their approval. The ordinance will March 11th. Ten members were present. portant aspect of their fledgling airline is include a 600 foot displaced threshold at We were happy to have Marie McDowell the support of the citizens of the Mother each end of the airport. You will be able to at the meeting, a former member of our Lode. “What really counts,” Bill insists, use this area to “take off” but not to land. Chapter, she plans to reinstate; Faye Kirk “is an air-minded community, people who Another issue is the noise or decibels that from Santa Rosa Chapter and Ruth believe in and use air service.” planes make on take off and the City has Jacquot from Bay City Chapter. A retired Navy test pilot, Bill would be employed a company to monitor the Dottie McAllister and husband Eugene one of the airline’s captains. Helen, still a planes taking off from the Santa Monica and another couple flew to Alamos and Santa Clara Valley Chapter member, has Airport. The report came back with no Guaymas Mexico. her eye on the co-pilot seat. plane registered over 88 dbs. and now the Jean Murray with husband Harley flew to Back in San Jose, Monterey Bay and residents are concerned about the number Columbia, had lunch and flew around and Santa Clara Valley 99s were featured in San of planes instead of the noise. Doris urges looked at the beautiful green hills and wild Jose Mercury News’ Sunday women’s us all to keep working to please our neigh­ flowers. On another trip they flew to Los pages. The headlines proclaimed “High- bors so we can keep our airport. Banos for lunch. Spotted some “Tule Elk” Flying Dell Keeps Her Hands On the SANTA PAULA CHAPTER in a wild life game preserve between Controls” and “Socially Yours: Flying Norma Williams, Reporter Gustine and Los Banos. Jean was told High to Keep a Luncheon Date” in an The Santa Paula Chapter completed years ago they were native in the area and article by Marjorie Pierce, an intrepid their first airmarking project. With the help are trying to re-establish them. reporter who actually flew with SCV of our 491/2ers, Santa Paula Airport has Faye Kirk flew to Georgetown for lunch members Jackie Petty, Nancy Rodgers and beautiful letters and numbers on the with Airmen’s Association in Marion Pat Rowe. She couldn’t have had more runway for all the world to see. Barnicks plane. capable hands on throttle and wheel than Sally Allen now has her instrument Laverne Gudgel has been Re-appointed ex-WASP Jackie. rating to add to her Commercial Cer­ as accident Counselor by Fresno GADO. Dell earned her accolades by being 50 tificate. Betty Johnson and Barbara Deeds Rosie Hijos has also done some local per cent of the first grandmother- are working on their instrument rating. fly in g . granddaughter team ever to enter the Kathy Yandell has passed her ATP written. Rebecca and 491/2 Claud made several AWTAR. Ms. Hinn is also newsworthy Beth Fruchey is our newest member, trips to Blythe to visit their son Jim and because she is a deputy sheriff in Mon­ making a grand total of 20 members for our fa m ily . terey County, airlifting female prisoners to relatively new chapter. Our “ Fly out” to Salinas March 25th was and from the state facility in Chino. Ventura County Airport will be having an canceled, due to bad weather. In addition to the Petty-Rodgers-Rowe- air show on May 10 and 11. Our chapter SANTA CLARA VALLEY CHAPTER Pierce foursome, also with a Salinas will be actively participating with a con­ Betty Hicks, Reporter destination filed in their flight plans were cession booth and display booth. We look Marilyn Howard, Santa Clara Valley Evelyn Lundstrom, Willy Gardner, Sally forward to seeing many of Ninety-Nines Chapter’s scrapbook chairman, has sent Rohlfing and guest Betty Smiley in a there. out a Mayday call. Her paste supply is second Flying Country Club aircraft, and a Betty Johnson has been busy practicing exhausted. Marilyn can't be blamed for third airplane with Mayetta Behringer for her first aerobatic competition at the poor preflight planning in this case. captaining her Skylane as Verna West 49er Gold Cup Regional Aerobatic Contest Chapter members have earned so much navigated. All pilots were pictured in the being held at Apple Valley Airport, May 10 newspaper space in recent weeks that not Mercury’s feature. thru 13. Her 49'/2er, Ken will also be even slowing down to best L-D ratio speed Santa Clara Valley Chapter-sponsored competing in their beautiful Pitts Special. and leaning her mucilage mixture could Flight Instructor Refresher Course will be Since purchasing their Pitts only last she extend her supply adequately to afix held at Los Altos Hills’ Foothill College summer, Betty has a total of 50 hours with all of the clippings to scrapbook pages. August 12-14. Madeleine Like is the 30 of those in aerobatics. She plans on Helen and Bill Murphy loosed the chapter member coordinating the clinic, entering several other competitions during newsprint inundation by grabbing which will offer optional college credit. th is year. headlines in Sonora’s “The Daily Union Over 250 CFIs and CFI aspirants are ex­ Gwen Dewey, with 491/2er Jim, flew their Democrat,” whose banner proclaims it to pected to attend. Comanche to Miami on their way to the be the “leading Newspaper of the Mother Virgin Islands to visit their son. Lode.” For the benefit of non-Californians, SANTA MONICA BAY CHAPTER Joanne and Johnny Miller, in their the Mother Lode is historic gold rush Nina Laughbaum, Reporter Bellanca Cruisemaster, Gwen and Jim country. Its primary airport is Columbia, The Santa Monica Bay Chapter is very Dewey, in their Monocoupe, and Norma and Vic Williams, in their Taylorcraft, flew complishments, including the single­ to the Antique Fly-In in Casa Grande, engine ATR, should she be the recipient of Arizona. the Amelia Earhart Scholarship Fund. Barbara Deeds, Della Abernathy and We should be suffering from growing Norma Williams flew in Barbara's Cessna pains, but to the contrary, we are very 172 to the Spring Sectional in Phoenix. proud of our “numbers". Ruth Robinson, Phoenix. Holly Bott, Barbara Johnson, and Bettye Our chapter flew to Santa Maria for DePew are joining the group. Welcome lunch on April 5. We invited Santa Bar­ 99s! (left) Mr. Kue Sung Lim— Korean Deligate bara, San Luis Obispo, Santa Maria and r ------\ Dr. Andre Dumas— FAI President Bakersfield Chapters to join us. Mrs. Kyung O. Kim— Head Delegate of SANTA ROSA CHAPTER ROK Ruth Foster, Reporter Mr. Hea Sung Lee— Korean Delegate Members-At-Large One of the most difficult jobs a reporter 67th FAI Conference in Sydney, Australia. has, is to report the loss of a member. Eileen Berkland and her husband Bill, owner and operator of the Ukiah Flying Service based at Ukiah Airport, were killed India in a plane crash near Healdsbutg in March. Mohini Shroff, Reporter South African Section A sad time for those who knew them. Our Zonta Club of Bombay and the Indian deepest sympathy is extended to their members of the Ninety-Nines inaugurated fa m ilie s. the International Women’s Year on January In place of our regular March meeting, 11, 1975 when Dr. Najma Heptulla, we had our 49Vz Appreciation Night member of the International Women’s Year RHODESIAN FLAME LILY CHAPTER Dinner. The turnout was great, and the Committee presided. Barbara Thompson, Reporter men enjoyed being "appreciated”. Ed The function started with Chief guest, Foster, (my permanent flying partner) Dr. Heptulla, placing a red rose before the Arrangements had been made for member of the Airport Advisory Board for portrait of Amelia Earhart. Tributes were members of the Flame Lily Chapter to visit Sonoma County, gave a brief summary of also paid to other women pioneers in Glendale, a depot belonging to Agricair his “White Paper” on aviation in Sonoma various fields while the first women to Crop Sprayers in Rhodesia. We coincided County. This will be presented to the enter the Vocation of Law, Banking, the visit with our February meeting so that Supervisors in conjunction with the Master Architecture and Social Service were we would have a “meeting with a dif­ Plan on Aviation due in May. The report honou re d . fe re n ce .” stresses the benefits of General Aviation There were seven Ninety Nines who were and the need to retain all of our general able to go along to what turned out to be aviation airports. We have lost one airport, one of the most interesting and exciting with three more threatened. So, before it's afternoons imaginable. We set out in fine too late, support is needed from all groups style, with two aircraft flown by Ninety having a prime interest in aviation. The Nines, an Agricair helicopter, an Agricair White Paper is the method of reaching the Aztec and a Pawnee. public with this information. Volunteers to fly in the helicopter were The meeting was also special for six of numerous but one look at, and worse still, our new members. Chairman Aliene one whiff of the Aztec, Agricair’s old work presented them with their 99 pins. Smiling horse, was off-putting to say the least. Chanda Sawant, President, IWPA, member happily were: Marilyn Jack, Dee Neal, Rae However, Scottie, the operations manager of the Ninety Nines and Zonta, paying Pass, Joy Reinemer, Barbara Pedley, and appeared to be rather fond of the faithful tribute to Amelia Earhart, (at microphone) Suzi Skoglund. old aircraft, so I agreed to go along with Seen from left are:-Frene Irani, Vice The terminus for the Pacific Air Race is him. As it turned out, I was very pleased President, Zonta, Dr. Perin Kerawalla, our Sonoma County Airport, and the date that I did. These crop sprayers are fan­ President, Zonta, Dr. Najma Heptulla, is October 4. Plans are well under way to tastic pilots. They fly an aeroplane as if Chief Guest and Mohini Shroff, Area they were part of it. We zoomed along the make this an outstanding event. Santa Director Region I, Zonta. Rosa will roll out the red carpet for the 99s tops of maize fields and tree tops with when they set 65 planes on the ground. barely inches to spare. I was really sorry Frank Johnson and her “helpers" are Korea when we finally made a thrilling stall turn working on details for the banquet and the right onto what must be about the worst take-off breakfast. Look for the posters at airstrip I had ever seen. your airports and in the community. We were the first to arrive at Glendale It is now definite. We have five planning and by the time I had been introduced to to fly the Powder Puff: Ginny Wegener and the rest of the crop spraying contingent Lynn Cary, the ninth Derby for Ginny and the first of our girls arrived overhead and the second for Lynn; Lynn Barthel and shortly after the second appeared. There Sheri Knight, the second for Lynn and the was much good humoured banter while the first for Sheri; Jean Schulz will fly with her men amusedly watched the careful mother Pamela Vander Linden from precautionery runs which the girls made Palomar Chapter, the fourth for Jean and before attempting to land. Undoubtedly the sixth for Pamela. Let's have a winner! they were surprised when the girls greased Saturday, March 22, the Bay Cities onto the strip in a most professional Chapter celebrated their 43rd anniversary manner. I admit to a feeling of decided with a fly-in to Santa Rosa. Our members relief! Finally, the helicopter arrived. It joined them for lunch at the airport. Rain hurtled straight towards us and only or shine, we’ll be getting acquainted with Kyung O. Kim, only woman pilot in Korea, several feet away it whisked around 360 m ore 99s. 99 member-at-large, shown receiving a degrees as if on a pivot and backed off to Ginny Wegener is all smiles these days. Paul Tissander Diploma for Korea, land near the other aircraft. Reason? She is the proud owner of a J-3 presented by Dr. Dumas, FAI President, at We were given a cropspraying Cub. Ginny hopes to add a multi-engine the 67th FAI Conference in Sydney, demonstration in both a Pawnee and a ATR to her long list of ratings and ac­ Australia, on Nov. 4. Thrush. The various techniques were explained as well as demonstrated. Then Bryony Blackburn, a Charter member of with a final run over the strip the aircraft the Australian Chapter; Vice Governor, demonstrated a “dump.” This is a safety, Layne Glanville-Williams and but costly, precaution which may be taken Secretary-Treasurer, Rosemary Colman should the aircraft find difficulty in gaining All were elected unopposed. Convention height or should this be expedient for any Committee organizing member is Layne other valid reason. Glanville-Williams. After the demonstrations our hosts laid on rides in the helicopter. We all agreed that this was an incredible experience which, unfortunately, had to be cut short because there was a sudden cloudburst which reduced the airstrip to a muddy g uagm ire. While waiting for the storm to pass, our hosts drove us to their “mess" for refresh­ ments. The “mess" is a house where the Left: Louise Sacchi of Eastern Pen- Sheila Scott, Reporter cropsprayers live while working in the area nyslvania Chapter in Sydney sampling This month’s meeting was at Wycombe and we were pleasantly surprised to find it South Australian wine with Rosemary Air Park with a marvelous collection of free neat and cosy. The cook, “ Mechanic” had Colman, Hon. Secretary-Treasurer, rides in a powered glider; a J2 Super Cub even filled vases with gorgeous roses to Australian Chapter. Louise was returning Gyroplane and a balloon! Alas British welcome us. While partaking of tea and to the States after ferrying an aircraft weather wrecked the flying though some enough food to feed an army, Scottie gave across the Pacific to Tasmania. flew the Simulators instead. We were us a very good talk on crop spraying in All flying interest has been centered on delighted to meet Julia Clifton Brown general. He explained all aspects of this Perth, Western Australia, where the 99s visiting from the Australian Section. most dangerous means of earning a living Sectional was held during the same week We welcomed new member Gwen and of the problems which have to be as the Australian Women’s Pilots Bellew and her 49'/2er James. Gwen is our faced. He made little problems such as Association’s 25th Annual General first Balloon Commander, and as she owns crashing through tree tops and uprooting Meeting. The girls from the West showed two balloons most of the Section are now high tension wires sound like just part of us what real hospitality is. developing balloonmania. Gwen is also a the days work. Ninety Nines received prominent glider pilot, and holds a women’s cross Too soon it was time to return to Charles mention amongst trophy winners at the country record in balloons, and won the Prince where we were privileged to a treat dinner in the Regency Room. Observer Balloon Championships in 1970. in the Agricair club which sports a Bronwyn Searle, pilot and Esther Ann Welch, our famous glider pilot and delightful bar. We had spent a really Mather, navigator won the Civil Flying author, is now a Vice President of FAI, and wonderful afternoon and finally went home Services trophy in the Reliability Trial recently attended the FAI Conference in filled with admiration for the men who by Section for single engine aircraft with an Australia on U.K.s behalf as well as to virtue of their work have to comply with air speed greater than 120 kts; as well as receive the Lilienthal Medal for her past such high standards of aviation. being declared over all winners. gliding achievements, and superb work on SOUTH CENTRAL AFRICA The Piper Aircraft Trophy for best behalf of the International British Team Brigitte Hildebrandt, Reporter performance in a Piper aircraft was won by and many other aviation activities. Preparations are under way for our 7th S. Logan, pilot and Katherine Flynn, Aerobatic Lynn Williams is appearing in bi-annual meeting, to be held on May 23rd n avigator. many Air Shows this year to earn the at Ranch Motel, Pietersburg, Northern Marjarie Johnson, pilot, Jill Collins, money to help her accomplish her training Transvaal. Guests are heartily welcome - if navigator and Peggy Kelman, observer for selection for the International British we have to ask the hotel management to won the 25th Anniversary Navigation Trial. Aerobatic Team. cut down more grass to make room for a The winning flight took them from April and Jimmy Clavell, who recently great profusion of aeroplanes next to the Archerfield in Queensland to Jandakot in acquired helicopter ratings, are back from strip, all the better! Western Australia in E.R.X. the Mooney Jamaica where they say a car costs as Congratulations to Myrtle Brooks and once owned by Margaret Kentley. Now much to hire as an aircraft - so why use 49’/2er for getting their Tiger Moth back in rebuilt, it is owned by Jill Collins. four wheels anymore. the air after a drawn-out battle to find a The Symposium featured most in­ Shelia Scott attended the Government suitable and affordable radio. What with teresting talks by 99 Robin Dicks on Health reception at Lancaster House to celebrate the Tiger and Val and Ken Humphrey’s Hazards in Flying; Sydney Air Traffic Womens International Year, and also the Taylorcraft we should draw a few admirers Controller Shirley Anderson on A.T.C.; ZONTA Amelia Earhart dinner. She is now at Pietersburg! Ken, by the way, will have Sue Folks on Aerial Fire Spotting and Jano spending several weeks in South Africa achieved his commercial rating by the time Foulkes - Taylor on Aerial Mustering of and Rhodesia and looking forward to this goes to print. Sheep. meeting old friends in the Ninety Nines The Rhodesian Flame Lilies, I believe, Robin Dicks is to ferry a C421B from the there. visited Thornhill Airforce base recently and U.S.A. to Western Australia. The Cessna Our American 99 Suzanne Brooks is still undoubtedly had a very interesting day. has the Robertson conversion with ex­ working at the American School in London We are waiting to hear how they coped ceptional STOL capabilities and is con­ but has almost become Anglicized. She’s with the jet simulator??! sidered most suitable for Flying Doctor still mad about her new ‘Hang Glider.' Despite the fact that we are living in a w ork. Pat Richardson and test pilot 491/2er very out-of-the-way 99 country, we have 99 Nancy Leebold flew to Berwick in John seem to be firmly installed and happy really been spoiled as far as visitors are Victoria for the spectacular Air Pageant in in their new house in Belfast in spite of the concerned. Just before Easter we had the February last. IRA and the bombs. John is Project Test privilege of meeting Sheila Scott of the The 25th Anniversary of the Australian Pilot for Shorts SD330. British Section at an impromptu dinner Institute of Navigation was celebrated with Ann Oliver Taylor has moved to Tanzania hosted by Angela Heinz. It was a most a dinner at Manning House, Sydney where she often flies her 491/2er, Eric, on enjoyable and memorable evening in more University. The guest speaker was Sir John his business trips with the Sir Alexander ways than one; our sincere thanks to Kerr, Governor General of Australia. 99s in Gibb Company. Jeanette van Ginkel for organizing this attendance were Margaret Kentley, Nancy Forthcoming meetings are an Air Show very welcome get-together of the South Leebold and Rosemary Colman. in the North of England, and, May 11th African and South Central African Sec­ The 1975-76 Committee for the Bridlington, and ‘A Round the Island Air Australian Section are: Governor, Helen Race’ in the Isle of Wright on July 5th. tio n s! Holten, M ajoria Larie (Melvin C.) Rt. 2, Box 51 D ROSTER ADDITIONS Monroe, WA 98272 206 794-4155 EAST AFRICA SECTION Staloff, Jane Elizabeth (Marcus) Michigan Thomas, M argrette H. (Paul V.) Gordon, Marcia Corbett (Saul) 244 Catherine Street Bach, Bette Jeanne Rt. 5, Box 225 Box 20531, Nairobi Williamsville, NY 14221 20 Jefferson Arlington, WA 98223 Kenya, East Africa 716 634 0465 Newburyport, MA 01950 206 659 7491 617 465 0493 Langata 530 M ID D LE EAST SECTION Thomas, Sandra Kay (Michael D.) McLellan, Barbara Anne (Robin H.) Gerhold, Kathleen J. (R l) (Jack R.) 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