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International Headquarters Terminal Drive and Amelia Earhart Lane P.O. Box 59965 Will Rogers World Airport Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73159 Return Form 3579 to above address 2nd Class Postage paid at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and at additional mailing offices under 2nd class publication #390740. The Membership Problem! How do we get to the roots of it? I Publisher ...... The Ninety-Nines, Inc. would like to lay the problem before you forthrightly and ask you Editor ...... ' Marilyn Ratzlaff (405) 682-4425 to share your view with me with equal candor. This is not a new Circulation Manager ...... Loretta Gragg subject for the President’s column, just the first time this President Headquarters Secretary ...... Virginia Oualline has discussed it. Our Bylaws make it clear that one cannot join Contributing Editors Sylvia Paoli. Joan Kerwin Ninety-Nines simply by mailing a check to Headquarters, - Editorial Assistant ...... Nema Masonhall, Nancy Smith although there are some who advocate that procedure. She must be Advertising M anager Marilyn Ratzlaff (405) 682-4425 “. . . recommended by vote of the Chapter membership or, if no Chapter exists, by vote of the Section Membership Committee..." See Article IV, Section 2 on Page 383 of your Membership Articles & Features Directory. The approach taken by our Chapters vary considerably. Some Activities ...... 5 are unwilling to vote on a prospective member until she has Activities & Projects ...... 24 attended many, many meetings. Some require many consecutive Aeronautical Cultural Center ...... II meetings. Other Chapters interview the prospective member, Air Age Education ...... 12 introduce her at their meeting, write a thumbnail sketch about her Aviation Law ...... 10 for the Chapter bulletin and vote at the following meeting! Still Calendar ...... 4 others (and this seems to be the most common procedure) follow a General Information ...... 29 policy of having the prospective member attend three functions LJ Aviation ...... I4 within six months. Meetings, painting runways, social get- Legislation Information ...... 8 togethers all count as functions. The question I ask you is - Do you Medical Certification Alternatives ...... 22 think we should consider standardizing our requirements? New Horizons ...... 5 Some Chapters have the admirable goal of becoming strong, NIFA ...... 6 active and involved which results in growth. Phoenix is a good Safety Education ...... 7 recent example. Other Chapters appear to have little interest in 23rd Commemorative Brunch ...... 23 growth for reasons which have never been clear to me. Now let’s review a related problem. Each year Ninety-Nines lose Advertisers about 600 members! Here’s an additional shocker, most of those non-renewals are members who fail to renew at the end of the first Cessna Aircraft ...... 18 or second year. Are we failing to involve and stimulate the interest Classified Ads ...... 34 of our newer members? Do we talk in riddles at Chapter meetings Sporty’s ...... 10 using such words and abbreviations as APT, Section Meetings, Wings of H o p e ...... 4th Cover POY, PPD, ARC, AE and AAE then not take the time to explain what it’s all about? There is so much to cover during regular meetings, but do new members understand what we are covering? INTERNATIONAL OFFICERS Furthermore, do we take the time to make them completely President —Thon Griffith, 314 Robinhood Ln., Costa Mesa, CA 92627 welcome and part of the organization? The number of women in Vice Pres.—Janet Green, Rt. 7, Box 293W. Ocean Springs, MS 39564 Secretary —Hazel H. Jones, 8536 Mediterranean, Dallas, TX 75238 aviation is increasing, but our membership is static. We would be a Treasurer—Gene Nora Jessen, 2814 Cassia. Boise. ID 83705 much more effective organization if we could retain the women who show enough interest in Ninety-Nines to join. We have a BOARD OF DIRECTORS broad range of programs. Surely there is something there for Ruth S. Dobrescu, 4 N orm an C o u rt, Glen Cove. NY 11542 everyone. We need to help them feel and become part of our Charlene Falkenberg, 618 S. Washington St., Hobart, IN 46342 Lois Feigenbaum, 26 Pinewood Dr., Carbondale. IL 62901 organization by getting them active in the area(s) of their interest. Barbara Goetz, 8041 Ravina Court, Fair Oaks, CA 95628 Join me in watching the Membership Count which is printed Esme Williams, P.O. Box 3283, Tequesta, FL 33458 each month at the bottom of Page 3 in The 99 NEWS. Come to the Annual Convention next July with ideas and suggestions - or send HEADQUARTERS HOSTESS your Delegate with your thoughts ... or write to me. 111 take your Nancy Smith. 7528 N. W. I Ith, Oklahoma City, OK 73127(405) 787-7923 ideas to Albany. Round Table discussions have become increas­ Published ten times yearly. Jan-Feb and July-Aug Issues combined. ingly popular - we’ll have one for "Membership” this year at our Annual subscription rate Is S7.00 and b included as part of the annual Golden Jubilee. membership of The Nlnety-Nlnes, Inc. Let’s be sure that those who join us stay with us! Additional subscriptions: $7.00 per year.

Membership Count 4,908 as of February 21. 1979 On The Cover Postmuter: Ptcax wnd form 3579 to The NlnHy-Nlnaa, Inc., P.O. Box LJ Aviation—See Story Pg. 14 59965, Will Rogcn World Airport. Oklahoma City, Okla. 73159. M arch M ay 2 'Garden State 300 Proficiency 1 March 99 Renewals Due 1 May 99 Renewals Due Race, Monmouth County Air­ April 99 NEWS Deadline June 99 NEWS Deadline port, NJ 8-9 'Hayward Mini-Derby 24 *Air Age Education Seminar 4-6 South Central Section Meeting, Saskatchewan Chapter Arlington, TX 16-19 'Hughes Airwest Air Race Southwest Section Meeting, Classic 30-31 *IF R -V F R Sem inar, Illinois Wonder Valley Dude Ranch, Dept. Transportation Fresno, CA Middle East Section Meeting 'Tucson Treasure Hunt July Hilton Inn, North Philadelphia 5 'Allegheny Air Derby IV 1 July 99 Renewals Due No Deadline 99 NEWS 31 'Shirts TV’ Skirts Air Race 5-6 '2nd Annual Pinch Hitter Course 13-14 'Buckeye Air Rally 18-20 North Central Section Meeting, •11th Annual World’s Biggest Midland, MI Little Fly-In •Fresno 400 Air Race 18-22 Ninety-Nines International Con­ April 19-28 'San Diego National Air vention, Albany, NY 1 April 99 Renewals Due Festival May 99 NEWS Deadline 25-27 *llli-Nines Air Derby, 20-22 Middle East Section Meeting, Mattoon, IL A ugust Asheville, NC 1 August 99 Renewals Due 20-28 'Louisiana Air Tour June September 99 NEWS Deadline 21 *Jim Hicklin Memorial Air Race 1 June 99 Renewals Due 10-12 'Palm s to Pines Air Race 27-28 'Okie Derby July-August 99 NEWS Deadline 18 *10th Annual Apuepuelele *More Information

Air Age Education Seminar The Saskatchewan Chapter’s Air Age $45 which includes lunch for two at Holiday 91409. Both trophies and cash prizes will be Education Seminar will be held Saturday and Inn. Eligible aircraft must have horsepower awarded. Entry fee is $55.00 and includes two Sunday the weekend of March 24th. It will between 145-600. No turbos will be allowed. banquet tickets and free tiedown. also be held at theTravel-Lodge in Saskatoon. For further information write: Esther Grupen- The lecturer will be Nancy Rand. Call (306) hagen, 1776 A Cedar Glenn, Anaheim. CA 242-8881 for information. 92807. Okie Derby The Okie Derby is a proficiency race sponsored by the Oklahoma 99s and will be IFR-VFR Seminar Louisiana Air Tour held at Westheimer Field, Norman, OK. The An IFR-VFR Seminar will be held at the F o r in fo rm a tio n o r reserv atio n s fo r th e 1979 race is open to all pilots. Any stock aircraft, Sheraton Inn-Springfield, IL, March 30-31. It Louisiana Air Tour write: Fran Salles. Tour single or twin, manufactured after January will feature simultaneous sessions for the IFR Coordinator, 235 So. Acadian Thruway, 1946 is eligible. The entry fee for the cross­ pilot, VFR pilot, and “Pinch-Hitter” pilots. Baton Rouge, LA 70806 (504) 344-0737. country race is $25 and it is sanctioned by the There will also be presentations by Jeppesen, National Race Pilots Association of America. Narco Radio, Foster Air Data, the National Race kits are $2.00 and may be obtained from Weather Service and the I llinois Ninety-Nines. Race Chairman Phyllis Howard. 8108 NW For further details, contact the Division of Jim Hicklin Memorial Air Race 7th, Oklahoma City, OK 73127. Aeronautics, Capital Airport, Springfield, IL The Sixth Annual Jim Hicklin Memorial 62704.(217) 782-2884. All Men’s Air Race sponsored by the San Fernando Valley 99s will be held April 21, Tucson Annual Flying Treasure Hunt 1979. This is a handicap air race for stock Sponsored by the Tucson 99s, the Tucson Shirts ’N ’ Skirts aircraft from 80 to 450 hp and it is limited to Flying Treasure Hunt will be held May 4-6 at A round robin safety, skill and efficiency the first 50 entries. The race start and finish the GAC Rio Rico Airport, AZ. Cash and race from Fullerton Airport, 300 miles with will be at Bullhead City, AZ on the banks of trophies will be awarded to the top five teams fly-bys at Borrego Valley and Giant Rock. the Colorado River. Race kits are $2.50 and plus several other awards. For an entry kit, Entry deadline is March 24th. Race kits are are available from this address: Jim Hicklin send $2,00 to: Tucson Treasure Hunt, 3525 N. $2.00 payable to Fullerton 99s. The entry fee is Air Race, P.O. Box 7260, Van Nuys, CA Camino de Vista, Tucson, AZ 85705.

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Harryette Decklebaum Maryland-Comm. By Pat Mlady Marilyn Don Carlos Maryland-1 FR. Comm. Carol Roberts Maryland-1 FR Now is the time to get all your summer speed or proficiency races held in local areas. North Central meetings, fly-ins, and get togethers carefully Your chapter might want to work up a Gigi Green — Central Illinois-Comm planned and arranged. This past winter has treasure hunt, a photo race, or something Ellen Herring Indiana Dunes-IFR been a tedious one for most of us. It’s also similar. Sue Mohnssen Indiana Dunes-IFR clipped a lot of our feathers—at least Sometime ago I mentioned the films Carol Zander - Indiana Dunes-IFR temporarily. Marie Eaves- Lake Frie-CFII available through the FAA for use at Marcia Klein l ake Fric-IFR You might want to have a “quicky” meetings, seminars, etc. The FAA film Kay Nagel Minncsota-IFR ground school refresher at one of your library has been moved. The library is being Gayle J. Vail Minnesota-CFII. ATP meetings early this spring. You might even handled by a private operator. If you are Terry Zeidler - Minnesota-AGI.FF Tanya C unningham Wisconsin-1 FR. Comm. have an instructor (probably there are interested in obtaining a list of the films several in your chapter) who would be available or the films you should contact: N o rth w est willing to give biennial flight reviews for FAA Film Service, 2323 New Hyde Park Karen Anderson Greater Scattlc-Comm.. MF those who need them. Road, New Hyde Park, New York 11042. Janna Imlay— Rainier-MF, CFI Nita l.oftus Rainicr-IFR Spring is also a good time for one of those Remember the “Ninety-Nine How-To Elise Smith- Rainicr-MF, Comm. spot landing contests. It’ll help everyone get Book.” I still need help. If you feel a book of Debra Thompson AGI. IGI. MF. FF sharp again. activities will be helpful, you must help. South Central This spring or summer might be a good Please send me all available information you Mildred H arkey-Chaparral-IFR. BGI time to tour Center—perhaps arrange an have on various activities. Share your good Patricia Martin Chaparral-IFR “Operations Raincheck.” Check with your ideas with all Ninety-Nines. Many of you Ann Robinson Chaparral-IFR. Comm. local FAA GADO office. They can help you may receive letters from me requesting Mary Adams Colorado-Ralloon Mary M cCoy- Colorado-IFR make arrangements. specific information. I had hoped to get Fair Bridges Dallas Rcdbird-Comm. Now’s also the time of the year to think these letters out earlier, but my time has been Cathy Jones Dallas Rcdbird-DC-3 Type about entering a race. Racing is fun and a pretty well taken up this winter. Don’t wait Carolyn Sanders Wichita Falls-CFI very good experience. There are all kinds of to hear from me—just keep the information Sue Stilley Wichita Falls-CFI races. You can race cross-country as in the coming. Without your help, there can be no Corty Sutton Wichita Falls-CFI Reba Tolbert San Antonio-CFI Air Race Classic, or fly one of the small “How-To Book.” 9^ S o u th east

Merry Robertson Blue Ridgc-IFR. BGI Gary Wheeler Blue Ridgc-SFS New Horizons S o u th w est Lois Weatherwax- Aloha-Glidcr Geri W ieck s- Golden Wcst-IFR By Elizabeth Lane Tracey Rice- Los Angeles-Comm.. IFR Dianne Winn Los Angeles-Comm.. IFR On November 2, 1978, the First Canadian Judy Colwell Santa Clara Vallev-CFI Chapter was saddened to learn that Dorothy Kathy Wilde Santa Clara Vallcy-Comm. Susan Windus- Santa Clara Vallev-IFR Renwick had lost her battle with cancer at Carol C larke U ta h -M F the age of 67. Dorothy’s flying activities began in the mid-sixties when her husband. Doug, joined a gliding club. In order to forestall any lonely weekends, Dorothy also joined and in due course attained her Glider Pilot’s License and later moved on to power flight Official Notice and a Private Pilot License. In 1972 she became a Ninety-Nine and the next year was appointed East Canada Section Museum Chairman with terms of Board Meeting reference calling for the research, contact, and recording of the history of early The Ninety-Nines Officers and Canadian women pilots, with the ultimate goal of forming a permanent exhibit of Board of Directors will meet at the memorabilia and pictures to be housed in Dorothy Renwick Corporate Headquarters in the Western Canadian Aviation Museum in ing the Ontario Heritage Foundation in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on Winnipeg, Manitoba. This display, the erecting a bronze historical plaque to the April 22-25, 1979. culmination of three years intensive re­ memory of Eileen Vollick, who on March search, was formally opened in 1976 by the 22, 1928, became the first Canadian woman Any items to be considered for the Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba and will to be issued a Private Pilot License. agenda should be forwarded to form the nucleus of an on-going exhibition Those of us who were her friends will President Thon Griffith on or to be known as the “Ninety-Nine Collec­ remember her lively personality and deep tion." interest in all Ninety-Nine activities. She will before April 1, 1979. Dorothy was also instrumental in assist- be greatly missed. 9® Here's Your Chance!

Questions - Ideas - Suggestions D ear 99, Have you wished you could talk to an International Committee Chairman face to face? Here is your chance! Come to our International Convention in Albany, New York next July, 1979, and you will have the opportunity on Thursday, July 21, 1979 at the Round Table Discussions. To give the Committee Chairman a chance to come better prepared to serve you please write down some of your questions, suggestions, and ideas and mail them to Charlene Falkenberg, 618 South Washing­ ton Street, Hobart, IN, 46342. She will forward them to the appropriate chairman.

Thanks!

NIFA . . . Mid-Year Report . . . More 99s Support Needed

By Pauline Gilkison The first half of the year shows that the increased interest in serving as judges at National Intercollegiate Flying Associa­ Ninety-Nines are down in the number of Regional SAFECONS this fall. We did tion’s aviation education program SAFE- donations to NIFA. For the period ending reach our mid-year goal in dollars only CON, sixty-nine chapters and sections as December 1978, we have received only because of an outstanding and dramatic gift well as the International Ninety-Nines were Fifteen chapter and section gifts. Last year at from a western chapter. involved in last year’s successful NIFA this same time, the number of contributors The number of donors and amounts are activities. We had also raised our annual totalled thirty-one. Ninety-Nines showed an both important. To support excellence in the giving significantly. Your important gifts and continued support are needed now to help us reach our 1979 goal of $2,800. N IFA National Intercollegiate Flying Association has 501(cX3) status now. I want to be a part of the Ninety-Nines Support Group for NIFA. Please make check payable to NIFA and Please enroll me as an ASSOCIATE MEMBER. mail to: Polly Gilkison Enclosed is my $10.00 tax deductible professional dues. 131 W alker Clarendon Hills, IL 60514 Name ______Thank you C hapter ______Remaining Two Regional SAFECONS Section ______April 7-8, 1979,Pacific Coast SAFECON Host: Arizona State University at Address where I wish Phoenix Deer Valley Airport CONTACT to be sent Contact: Dr. Mike Wood, (602) 965- Street and Number 3578

City March 30-31, 1979, Region X SAFECON Host: Ohio University at Ohio Univer­ State Zip sity Airport, Athens, Ohio Contact: Prof. Francis Fuller, (614) 698-4114 Mail to: We encourage Ninety-Nines capable NIFA Hqtrs. participation at these two final Regionals of Parks College the year. Please contact the host school for Cahokia, IL 62206 details. 99 Safety Education ’ More Information (Cont.)

Allegheny Air Derby IV The Allegheny Air Derby IV is a 230-mile round-robin proficiency contest, which will be Safety is Never Having to Say held at Westmoreland County Airport. Latrobe. PA. The event is sponsored by the You’re Sorry Greater Pittsburgh Chapter 99s. Send $2.00 for race information and a kit to: Sue Simler. Coordinator. 354 Homewood Ave., Trafford. PA 15085. By Barbara Goetz 2nd Annual Pinch Hitter Course My brilliant scheme has failed. I thought I front and a warm front. The Second Annual Pinch Hitter Course was extremely clever by asking other people Knowing where the extra fuses are kept sponsored by the Greater Detroit Area to write safety education columns so that I in your aircraft. Chapter will be held May 5-6 at the Ann Arbor would only have to produce a column for Making sure that everyone’s seat belt is Municipal Airport. Ann Arbor. Ml. For every other deadline. Well, so much for that, fastened. registration or information contact: Kay I am down to the wire and find that I must Knowing whether to ask for a lower or a Bidwell, 4985 Valley Vista Road. Troy, Ml write this one all by myself; so, in the great higher altitude when you encounter 48098 (313) 646-7143. tradition of those of us that really hate to icing conditions. Fresno 400 Air Race write, I took a poll. The question is “ What Not getting into icing conditions at all. The Fresno 400 Air Race is held Saturday, does safety mean to you?” These are some of Making sure the door is locked. May 20. with impound of the planes on the answers: Clearing your own traffic no matter Friday. It covers a figure 8 course of what approach control says. Safety Is: approximately 400+ miles with the start, a Knowing the limitations of both refuel stop (optional) and finish at Fresno Knowing how to make a forced yourself and your aircraft. Downtown Chandler Field. landing, but never having to. Not flying when you’re tired, or sick, or This is a speed race with planes handicapped Always knowing how much gas you hung over. according to the type of plane. The limitations have on board. Being aware of what you did ten are stock aircraft of not less than 90 Using a check list even though you minutes ago. horsepower nor more than 450 horsepower. know it by heart. Anticipating what will happen next. Modified planes will be individually handi­ capped by making special arrangements with Actually looking at the aileron hinges the Race Committee. Credentials and docu­ when you do your walk-around. ments will be checked. Knowing the difference between red Safety is never having to say you’re sorry Cash prizes and trophies will be given the and green gasoline. for any of these things and a whole lot more. first five places, trophies only for the next five Having up-to-date approach plates; Safety is always following procedures, places. Special awards and trophies are also preferably, in the aircraft with you. always using a checklist, always doing a given. Knowing the conditions under which thorough pre-flight. Safety is demanding, This race is sponsored by the Fresno the carburetor ice will occur. safety is elusive, but most of all, safety can Chapter of 99s. The first race was held in 1972 Knowing the difference between a cold save your life. $ and was called the Fresno 400 Men's Air Race. The name was changed to the Fresno 400 Air Race in 1978 as it was opened to both men and women. For information contact: Kathryn M. McNamara. Publicity Chairman. Fresno 400 Air Race. 675 E. Escalon, Fresno. CA 93710.

The Jerrie C obb/99 Fund D rive San Diego National Air Festival The San Diego Aerospace Museum and International Aerospace Hall of Fame We are most happy to report that a expenses and return to her work in the Recovery Fund. Inc. and the Combat Pilots total of $907.36 has been received to date Amazon Jungle with the Indians. It is our Association, San Diego Chapter #1 is from the 99 membership in response to hope that more Ninety Nines will join sponsoring the week-long aviation event May the above captioned article on Jerrie those of us who already support Jerrie 19-29. The Air Festival is a new concept for the Cobb in the December issue of The 99 with a monthly check. Just think what a area and will incorporate soaring, hang NEWS. Our sincere thanks to all of you dollar a month from every 99 would do gliding, skydiving and hot air ballooning with who sent checks and letters. A special for Jerrie. a broad variety of other aviation and flying thanks to the two children, ages 6 and 8, We will continue to receive money for activities. There will also be some of the top of a fellow 99 who sent in $1.36 from their this fund drive from those who care to get stunt and exhibition flight attractions plus piggy banks—how can you miss with involved. Make your check payable to midget racers including the Formula One or IXL prop racers. For more details, contact: enthusiasm such as this! the “Jerrie Cobb Foundation” and mail Jack Broward. (714) 280-2986. For those of you who missed the to either address listed below. Jerrie’s article, please take the time to pick up the IRS num ber is 237003507. Illi-Nines Air Derby December issue once again and read the Thank you for caring! The 10th Annual llli-Nines Air Derby story on pages 16 and 17. It is worthwhile returns to the site of the first race which was reading—something you shouldn’t miss. Barbara Jenison held in M attoon. Illinois. An exciting weekend Jerrie has been living this dedicated life 711 Shaw Avenue is planned for May 25, 26, 27. 1979 at Coles County Memorial Airport. This unique race is for over fourteen years, but, as you all Paris, IL 61944 sponsored by the three Chapters of the Ninety- know, her work has been interrupted due Nines. Inc. in Illinois; Chicago Area Chapter, to overwhelming expenses with the Mary Waters Quad City Chapter, and the Central Illinois engine failure in October. This fund drive 438 W. Wilmot Chapter. The race is sanctioned by the is an effort to help her overcome these Chillicothe, IL 61523 International Ninety-Nines. Inc. Cont. Pg. 9 Legislation Information Gotcha

By Joan Kerwin The FAA has been trying for quite a while Although DOT wants to increase taxes, Rightly so. To paraphrase Billy C arter, there to restrict General Aviation. The lowering of they also want to reduce the funds for the are a heckuva lot more passengers on an the positive control area has been on the Airport Development Aid Program, for airliner than there are in a General Aviation back burner for at least a year. Expansion of which the Airport and Airways Trust was set aircraft. However, General Aviation aircraft the number of TCAs has been in the back of up originally. They would divert the Trust comprises 98.7% of the total number of their minds since the first TCAs were Fund revenues to pay FAA maintenance aircraft in the U.S. civil aircraft fleet. You proposed. They even included Group Ills in and operations. “DOT is proposing to boost can play around with numbers and percent­ the FARs, although they didn’t have any in that (FA A’s M&O expenses) contribution to ages all you want. The fact is, the air carrier operation. $1.6 Billion per year from fiscal 1981 airports and their attendant equipment get In their spare time, they must have found through fiscal 1985 and would divert $8 the lion’s share of the A DAP funds and a few extra moments to read Games People Billion in trust fund money . . . during the therefore should and do pay the lion’s share Play. All these brewing restrictions came to five year period—exactly double the amount of the Trust Fund monies. a boil after the San Diego accident.—A it plans to spend for airport improvements.” If the FAA stops mixing numbers and General Aviation aircraft was involved! (Business Aviation Weekly 1/19/79) Com­ percentages like the proverbial oranges and N1GYYSOB! This was the opportunity they ment: They call it our “fair share”. A few apples, perhaps they can come up with a true were looking for. Certainly the media was all quotes from the NPRM: fair share. For instance, how about the set to back them up and back them up they “The goal is the greatest possible increase number of airline passengers per year did. It was all the General Aviation plane’s in safety at the lowest achievable cost to all against the number of General Aviation fault for just being there. So the FA A will see airspace users and, particularly, the highest passengers per year; The number of airline to it that the General Aviation airplanes feasible level of safety for passengers in ATC contacts per year versus General won’t be any where near. (Has anyone ever public air transportation.” Aviation; The number of facilities at air explained how the two airliners collided at ”... to assure an accurate assessment of carrier airports vis-a-vis those at strictly Tenerife, or the two at O’Hare a few years the critical elements essential to the safe and General Aviation airports; The percentage of FAA monies spent for air carrier facilities back?) efficient flow of air traffic. This is particular­ Despite the fact that both aircraft at San ly true where the safety of passengers carried and airports against that spent on General Diego were under ATC control at the time of by air carrier is concerned.” Aviation airports. Let’s stop twisting the the collision, (as were the airliners in both “Congressional concern for air transpor­ statistics. incidents above) the FAA’s cure is more tation, . . . amended section 102 of the Those interested in being placed on a control. In typical government bureaucra- Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to emphasize mailing list for future NPRMs should tese, if a program isn’t working the panacea the ‘dedication of the Congress to the request a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2 is to apply more of the same. Whether it’s furtherance of the highest degree of safety in which describes the application procedure. money, regulations or controls,—more is air transportation and air commerce, and Address: Federal Aviation Administration, better. the maintenance of the safety vigilance that Office of Public Affairs, Attention: Public The FAA had what they though was the has evolved within air transportation and air Information Center, APA-430 800 Inde­ solution to the problem of congested commerce and has come to be expected by pendence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. terminal areas. Now, when they see it isn’t the traveling and shipping public.’ ”, 20591. s9 working, instead of coming up with a viable Every one of the quotes stresses the solution such as the climb/descent corridor, concern for the passengers on airliners. which had been suggested since before the institution of the first TC A, their minds keep running in the same well-worn rut. 99 Sets Two New World Records One test used by psychologists to determine intelligence involves giving the Kathleen Snaper captured two new crashing? No, “I was more concerned subject a problem to see how many good endurance records January 16, 1979. One with flying too high." solutions the subject can come up with. The was for low altitude flying and the other more solutions, the greater the intelligence. for covering the longest distance in a FAAs IQ?T? closed course at low altitudes. The flight lasted for four hours and Meanwhile back at DOT/FAA, they twenty minutes and covered some 525 show no lack of imagination in inventing statute miles at an average speed of 120 new ways to extract our “fair share” from miles per hour. Although she was flying General Aviation. The latest, included in the between 25 to 30 feet above the floor of FAA’s 1980 budget, is a proposed six Death Valley, the flight was actually percent tax on the sale of all new General below sea level. Aviation aircraft and avionics, (Doesn’t that This type of flying is extremely fit in perfectly with their new regulations hazardous because of the unpredictable which would require the purchase of new or air currents which could send the pilot additional avionics?) and an increase in the crashing to the ground. These conditions current 7 cents'per gallon fuel tax to a 10 cost the life of another pilot in 1977 while percent fuel tax. (That fits in too. We’ll have striving for a low altitude speed record. to use more fuel to comply with these new Kathleen, who is a flight instructor at regs.) Whatever happened to the Admini­ the North Las Vegas Aero Club, was in a Kathleen Snaper stration’s war on inflation and the energy Cessna 172. Was she concerned about crisis? New Scholarship Announced

By Dr. Dora Strother

The Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholar­ received over $13,000. From this large sum ship Trustees take extreme pleasure in invested in the fund, the interest will provide notifying the membership of the 99’s that a complete scholarship each year. Jane’s this year, in addition to the scholarships husband, Mr. Richard R. Kelley, has available through customary procedures, requested that this scholarship be known as one full scholarship will be added. This will the “Jane Zieber Kelley Memorial Account be an ongoing scholarship for enough of the Aeons." The Trustees of the money has been given to the fund, as a Scholarship Fund are delighted to accept special gift, so the interest will provide the this gift and feel that it is in total keeping scholarship on a continuing basis. This has with the intent of the fund and something of been made possible by memorial gifts from which Amelia Earhart herself would be relatives and friends of a 99 in the Aloha exceedingly proud. Chapter who flew on to new horizons last The photo (right) shows Mr. Kelley year. She was Jane Zieber Kelley. holding the letter informing him of the A much loved and respected person and decision of the Trustees to comply with his pilot, Jane Zieber Kelley was an active 99. request that the scholarship be named in Our organization was one of her special honor of his wife. The Trustees know that all interests. In fact, she became ill while 99s who knew Jane Zieber Kelley feel a judging a flying event near Tucson, Arizona tremendous loss with her death. But because Vivian Fagan, Chairman of the Aloha Chapter, on March 1, 1978. In the Tucson Hospital of the great outpouring of love for her, a presents a letter from the Trustees of the Amelia continuing memorial now will help innum­ emergency room, she suffered a cardiac Earhart Memorial Scholarship Fund to Richard R. arrest and died April 20, 1978. Because of erable other women pilots. It is a fitting Kelley. The letter informs him of the special the great respect, honor and love of many memory of the life that came to such an scholarship in the name of his late wife, Jane persons for Jane Zieber Kelley, the Amelia untimely end. s? Zieber Kelley. Earhart Memorial Scholarship Fund has

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Both men or women may participate as pilot-in-command and they have the option of entering either the speed or proficiency No Commemorative Stamp for the categ o ry . This fun-filled, interesting, and educational 50th Anniversary of The Ninety-Nines weekend is the fulfillment of a year of work and planning by Mary Waters, Chairman. Chillicothe, IL; Joan Boyd. Vice-Chairman, By Ruth Dobrescu Lincolnshire, IL; Shirley Bonomo. Secretary, Chicago, IL; and Marge Huges, Treasurer, It’s not that we didn’t try—we did. names of women in aviation (not necessarily Sparland, IL; along with many other pilots Carolyn Sullivan (Memphis) wrote an pilots) for consideration. The honoree must from the State of Illinois and Indiana. Arrival for impound on Friday, May 25 is excellent letter to The Citizens Stamp be dead at least 10 years—a rule they will not just the beginning. A briefing on Friday night, Advisory Committee and I went to Wash­ violate. He would like the list by March 31 and early Saturday morning is held for the ington to see the Stamps Division Manager with a capsulized paragraph of why she is sixty excited crews who will be waiting for the of the U.S. Postal Service to request a being recommended, in other words—her dropping of the flag by this year’s honorary commemorative stamp for the SOth Anni­ accomplishments. Off the top of my head, I starter, Thon Griffith, International President versary of our organization. He acknow­ plan to submit the names of Harriet Quimby of the Ninety-Nines, Inc., who will be here ledged receiving some letters on this over the (first American woman pilot) and Amelia from Costa Mesa, CA. The entrants are years. He told me— Earhart. limited to 60 crews and the quota has been 1. They do not commemorate charitable, Let’s get a woman on a stamp for the filled with standbys for the past few years. The course is approximately 250 statute miles with fraternal, political or sectarian organiza­ Aviation Pioneer Series. Submit your two pylons. The airman’s proficiency in fuel tions—the list would be endless and to recommendation to me as soon as possible consumption, power setting, navigation, whom do you say ‘yes’ and to whom do you (along with a capsule of her accomplish­ pilotage and piloting will be tested to say ‘no’. ments) or mail them directly to— determine the winners. First prize—$350 each 2. The S tam p P ro g ram fo r 1979 is Mr. Donald McDowell, Manager category; total prizes—$1,500 plus trophies, finished/closed. No more suggestions are Stamp Development Branch— will be awarded to the lucky at the Awards acceptable. Stamps Division Banquet on Saturday night. W ouldn't you like He did, however, say they now have an U.S. Postal Service—Room 5522 to be among the lucky? Just send $3.00 to Aviation Pioneer Series—the first of which Washington, D.C. 20260 Norma Freier, 225 Kelsey Road, Rt. #1, Barrington. IL 60010 (312-381-1384). Entry was the 31c Airmail issued Dec. 18, 1978 for before March 31st. REPEAT: She must be Chairman, for all the details and kit. Entries the 75th Anniversary of Powered Flight dead at least 10 years and she does not open February I—deadline April 30, 1979. (Wright Brothers). The series will also necessarily have to be a pilot, but a Surprises are in store during this weekend of include Wiley Post. He was delighted when I significant woman in the field of aviation. “FUN” + “FELLOWSHIP" + “FRIEND­ asked about including a woman on one of 9s SHIP". Come join us! these stamps and asked that I submit some award will be given to the team whose Aviation Law combined time is under 1,000 hours with the best score. The Air Race Classic is an invitational race open to members only, both pilot and co-pilot Policy Upheld must be members. The fee is $10.00 and $4.00 per year dues which includes the race kit. E ntries close on A pril 23rd, th e race ro u te is; By Sylvia Paoli Santa Monica. CA; Sacramento. CA; Kla­ math Falls. OR; Walla Walla, WA; Great When pilot William T. King, Jr. attemp­ Therefore the court held that any Falls. MT; Sheridan. WY; Bismarck, ND; ted to make an instrument landing in misrepresentation as to total flying hours of Minneapolis, MN; Milwaukee, WI. Come celebrate 50 years of women's trans­ January of 1972, without an instrument the named pilot was a matter of absolutely continental air racing, fly the Hughes Airwest rating and crashed killing himself and two no importance in the issuance of the policy Air Race Classic! passengers during the attempt, the insurer of and could not be the source for the insurer’s For more information, contact Hughes the plane denied coverage. The appellate avoiding its obligations under that policy. Airwest A.R.C. at 2188 Palomar Airport court, however, held the insurer liable under Additionally, it was the court’s opinion that Road, Carlsbad, CA 92008 (714-438-5179). the policy. the hours listed in the application for The pertinent statements in the policy insurance were not a matter of “words of Buckeye Air Rally required that Mr. King hold an FAA pilot coverage” on which issuance was based, but The Buckeye Air Rally will be held July 13- certificate “at least equal to the Private type was information, or at most, a warranty 14 at Toledo Metcalf, Toledo, OH. Rain date and while properly rated for the flight and which did not void the policy under for the event is July 15th. Race kits will be aircraft, and when having not less than 550 Alabama law, (which required that the available April 1st. To get one, send $3.00 to: total pilot flying hours.” Evidence indicated matter misrepresented must increase the risk BAR, Inc., 1633 LivM oorCt..Columbus,OH that Mr. King had departed from Panama of loss or be made with actual intent to 43227. City bound for Mobile, Alabama, in VFR deceive) 11th Annual World's Biggest I.ittle Fly-In conditions, and had been told by FAA As can be seen from the holdings of the authorities that the weather in Mobile was various courts in these insurance coverage The event, scheduled for July 13-14. will VFR, both at the time of take off and several cases, the precise language used in the policy feature forums only on Saturday instructed by some of America's leading designer-builders. times during the trip. However, upon is the controlling factor. In most instances, Sunday will feature a fly-in breakfast, fly-bys the courts will use the entire policy to reaching Mobile, he encountered bad and an airshow. Free housing will be given to weather, had obtained clearance for an IFR attempt to interpret one particular word or the first 50 individuals or couples to pre­ landing, and was attempting to complete clause, and, unless clearly unreasonable to register. Ladies activities are also scheduled that landing when the accident occurred. do so, will uphold the interpretation that is Saturday with the 3 Rivers Festival. For Using the policy’s definition of “in flight” as against the insurance carrier. s9 details, contact: Experimental Aircraft meaning “the period from the time the Association, Chapter 2, Smith Field. 426 W. aircraft moves forward in taking off, . . . Ludwig Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46825. (219) while in the air, and until the aircraft 432-5244 or (219) 747-5256. Ask for Marc or completes its landing and landing run after •More Information (Cont.) Bob. contact with land”, the court refused to Palms to Pines Air Race break up “flight” into segments that would Garden State 300 consider the landing phase as a separate Entries for the race open June 1st and close If you'd like rules and regulations for the July 31st for the 10th Annual Palms to Pines flight, for which King was not rated. Since Garden State 300, contact Chairman Mary Air Race. The race from Santa Monica to King had undertaken the flight in VFR Helfrick, 15 Colonial Drive, Matawan, NY Independence. OR. will be 816 statute miles conditions and indeed was apparently VFR 0 7 7 4 7 . with fly-bys at Merced and Klamath Falls. almost until the last few minutes, he was RON at Red Bluff. Entry fee is $55 and the considered “properly rated for the flight”. In Hayward Mini-Derby race kit is $2.50, which is available from Claire addition, in checking other policies from the Once again those "beautiful birds" will take Walters Flight Academy. 3200 Airport Ave.. same insurer, the court found that the to the skies for the Annual Hayward Mini- Santa Monica, CA 90405. insurer had employed as an additional Derby. The cruise and proficiency race will be clause of exclusion the words “(this policy held June 8-9 and will cover about 400-500 10th Annual Apuepuelele does not apply) under Instrument Flight nm. Registration kits are available from: This 10th Annual women-only race will be Jackie Freeburg. 715 Regal. Menlo Park, CA Rules conditions unless the pilot possesses a held August 18th and is sponsored by the 94025. valid Instrument Rating .. ."Therefore, the Aloha Chapter 99s. Special plans are under way this year to make the Apuepuelele an court stated, if the insurer had wanted to Hughes Airwest Air Race Classic especially memorable event. Rental planes are state such an exclusion, it knew how to do Date Change available from several FBOs at the Honolulu so, and could have in this policy, since it was airport and, of course, there are seats to be Due to the fact that 25.000 square dancers shown that King had only 484.3 rather than shared in planes being piloted by local women were due to arrive in Milwaukee on June 25th, the 550 stated in the policy, and sought to pilots for any vacationers who might wish to the A.R.C. board decided to change the take­ include the interisland race on their agenda. hold the policy void for that reason. The off date of the Hughes Air Race Classic to For information: Sue Hillman. Chairman, court noted, however, that the same June 16. finishing June 19th at 1700 CDT. in Apuepuelele '79, 2251 Round Top Dr.. company had issued identical policies to order to have adequate accomodations for all Honolulu, HI 96822. King in the past with fewer hours; in 1969 the participants. policy indicated King had a student pilot's Hughes Airwest is giving $20,000 prize certificate and a total of 40 hours; in 1970, money with $5,000 to the first place winners. the policy showed him to have 220 hours; T h e Beech C o rp . is giving $ 1.500 if th e w inning later in 1970 a4>inder was issued on the very airplane is a Beechcraft, or $1,000 to the first FREE CATALOG finishing Beech airplane. Leg prizes will be 1 From World's Largest Pilot Shi plane involved in this accident, showing awarded to those who have the fastest leg time King to have 275 hours. Each of these [ SerSend to: Sporty s Pilot Shop and did not finish in the top ten. There will also Clermont County Airport policies had the same premium charge for be a prize given to the best scoring team who Batavia. Ohio 45103 liability coverage as the one in question in have not raced before in a major race (Powder Phone: (513) 732-2411 this case. Puff, Angel Derby. Air Race Classic). An International Women1 s Air & Space Museum------

“Aeronautical Cultural Center”

Report by: Doris C. Scott, President and Chief Executive Officer, International Women’s Air & Space Museum, Inc., P.O. Box 1387, Dayton, Ohio, 513-223-8141

There is a great need for this Aeronautical The International Women’s Air and tribute was entered into the Congressional Cultural Center. Communities, States, Space Museum is envisioned as being Record of the 95th Congress of the United Countries and Nations throughout the unique, appealing, and sufficiently different States. There is already an area designated in world are progressing as seen in Aeronauti­ to arouse the interest and excitement of the museum gallery plans for a Katharine cal and Astronautical achievements. people of all ages. The museum will be a Wright exhibit that will show what she The universities, the members of industry, beautiful building, not only an area for the contributed to the cause of aviation. the schools and the general public, everyone displaying of artifacts, but a building to Donor acknowledgment letters are mailed can benefit from the knowledge awaiting house a library where research, education when monies or memorabilia are sent to the them in this Cultural Center. This project and scientific aeronautical interests can be Dayton Office. All donation monies are should be supported by every industrial pursued. The main features of the museum being immediately deposited in the bank for concern and by individuals concerned about will be the Educational and Research interest benefits. It is noteworthy that no their nun well being Library Centers together with the newest funds have been used for any operating This Museum will inform the public, type of theater where the historical events expenses. All Board Members, Officers, inspire more young women and men to will be portrayed and it could also be used Trustees and members of the Advisory become active participants in the field of for hospitality gatherings, meetings, award Council are working as volunteers and aeronautics. It will become a home to programs, seminars, lectures, etc. The personally pay all their own expenses. display and preserve aviation artifacts, Multi-purpose theater with the Omnimax Royalties from a book soon to be published documents, books, pictures, memorabilia projection is being thoroughly investigated have been designated to come to the and a few famous aviatrix’s airplanes. at the present time and would be similar to International Women’s Air and Space Research studies reveal it is apparent that the one at the Detroit Science Center. Museum. women have been involved for years and the Movies would be researched, staged, filmed The Museum will be a center where people world knows little about their contributions. and produced similar to the National Air in all walks of life can come to see, to sense, Women have achieved and will continue to and Space Museum movie entitled “TO to touch, and to enjoy the past, the present achieve places of honor in the recorded FLY”, however the movie would be entitled and the dream of the future. history of flight and there will be built, a “WOMEN IN FLIGHT” and would be The success of this project will be judged museum, like none other, to express the projected on the inside of a dom e instead of a by the resultant building which will in turn, world’s admiration and respect for those flat screen. A person could recline in the be judged by the satisfaction and well being women, as well as future women, and to theater seats and actually feel the experience of those who come to enjoy it. insure the inspiration of their lives and deeds of flight. One could sense what it is like to This update seems neither excessive, nor so it will always be available for coming fly, to gain altitude, or the feeling of entering overly ambitious, nor does it appear to be generations, so men and women, boys and space. Planetarium equipment could be deficient or under-estimated, considering girls, can discover and achieve even greater added at a later date when funds become the needs and potential of the services which things to give to the world. available. can be performed for the visitor. Since Dayton has more aviation heritage The Museum Board has received word This facility will be truly meaningful and than any other city in the world, the Dayton that the restored Amelia Earhart’s Vega relevant, it will have appear on a broad Area Chamber of Commerce officials aircraft and Jerrie Mock’s airplane will be basis, in particular, the library, the theater, welcomed the opportunity to help find a site available for display in this museum. Three the exhibits and the center as a whole will for the museum so it could be built in foreign museums are already working on provide, portray and fulfill the needs of the Dayton and leave to posterity, “A Tribute material for future exhibits to send to people who will traverse its halls. The To All Women in A eronautics.” Dayton Dayton. The museum office has received conspicuous absence of such a facility has boasts of the home of Katharine, Orville and numerous inquiries requesting permission to been unfortunate but we are now ready to Wilbur Wright; the first American airplane donate their memorabilia direct to the establish an appropriate Cultural Center to factory, the first airport which is now a part International Women’s Air & Space dedicate to the world. s9 of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base; Museum at the time of death by means of McCook Field where the first organized Wills, Codicils and legal papers. aeronautical research in the United States The President and Chief Executive Office took place, the United States Air Force of the International Women's Air and Space Museum which is one of the largest tourist Museum was instrumental in making an attractions in the country, one-of-a-kind “APPEAL” to officials in Washington, D.C. Think mosaic tile masterpiece depicting the W right for a “TRIBUTE” to Katharine Wright, Brothers famous first flight and the Aviation sister of Orville and Wilbur Wright for the Hall of Fame in Dayton has enshrined many part she played in helping to pave the way Convention *79 famous aviation pioneers including Amelia for other women in the field of aviation. On Earhart and Jacqueline Cochran. April 19, 1978, ‘seventy-five years late’, a Air Age Education A First for Troop 350 . • • and Me!

By Susan Pal

“Do you think any of the girls would be “Making the Difference” which showed preflight planning including routes, alti­ interested in aviation?” was my query when everything from cropdusting and survey tudes, weather and simple navigation. Once scout Badge Group leader Julie Morrison work to medical emergency aircraft. General again we finished up with a short film, “Kites phoned to ask if I would help four or five aviation was an aspect that even the scout to Capsules” which compared comical (in girls with a project in November. Were they! mothers present had hardly realized existed. retrospect) early inventions, many of which Twenty 9-11 year olds signed up for the Aviation careers and the opportunities failed to leave the ground, with today’s special program which I had volunteered to open to women was an area that 1 would smoothly operating big birds and efficient organize with the help of scout mothers have liked to make more effective. We had personnel. Nancy Wentzel and Ms. Morrison. Mem­ reprints of an article on women as pilots with The third session was planned for Friday, bers of the troop, one of whom is my the airlines and we talked about the many a school holiday. The morning was spent at daughter, Anna, attend Brookside Elemen­ people employed in manufacturing, main­ the Seattle Museum of Flight where we were tary School in North Seattle’s Shoreline tenance and avionics and also in airport taken on an informative and entertaining district. operation and education. However, the film tour of the many full scale aircraft. The girls This promised to be as educational for me, that would have illustrated these occupa­ took turns sitting in the cockpit of the a relatively “green” pilot, as for the girls. tions was unavailable and we proceeded on military jet “Freedom Fighter” and then Where was I to begin? For a start, I wrote to Principles of Flight. A plastic model of a relaxed in the Museum’s 747 cabin theater to letters to the education and public relations single engine trainer, hurriedly assembled see a film about flying from the days of the departments of aviation corporations and the night before, was very helpful in pointing Flappers and the heroics of the first airmail telephoned Government aviation agencies out the different control surfaces of the pilots to present day jets. for information and free literature. The local airplane and their effects. The girls had a This day had dawned bright and clear FAA office sent material on everything from great time constructing simple gliders with a brisk northerly breeze, a perfect day careers to why an airplane flies and included although Wilbur and Orville must have used for flying. On leaving the Museum, we took their catalogue of free loan films. Brochures, a far superior glue to attach the tail our sack lunches to King County Interna­ photographs and flight school information components of their machines. Our experi­ tional Airport, also known as Boeing Field, arrived from the aircraft manufacturers and ments proved that flying contraptions were to sit on the grass and watch planes of all Seattle’s Museum of Flight sent background at best, unreliable and that the Wright sizes departing while we dined on tuna fish information and old newsclippings on the Brothers might have done better to confine sandwiches. The mothers dawdled although Boeing Company, aviation celebrities and their talents to inventing the supersonic the girls had long since finished the last local women in aviation. The State Division bicycle. After much cheerful chaos, we got cupcake and I pronounced the time had of Aeronautics offered cloud identification back to such serious considerations as pilot come to proceed a block south to the flying posters and more free loan films. My desk Insert - Susan Pal was piling up with research books and information and the problem now was to organize it into sessions that would hold the interest of young scouts. My notes evolved into four different categories and I decided that the first two sessions, to be held after class in the school cafetorium, would cover History of Aviation/General Aviation and Careers in Aviation/Principles of Flight. “What am I doing here?” was my first reaction standing in front of the expectant group at that first session. However, the butterflies in my stomach subsided as we talked about aviation milestones listed on the large bulletin board (constructed from an appliance carton) with the accompanying pictures of lighter-than-air craft and flying machines. The girls were amused to find out that the earliest heroes to venture into the rarified atmosphere above treetop level were a duck, a rooster and a sheep in the gondola of the Montgolfier Brothers’ balloon before the royal court of King Lous XVI in Paris. For this age group it was important to remind them of some of the primitive aspects of early flying such as the lack of charts, Girl Scout Troop 350, Seattle Washington Photo: Nancy Wentzel navigation equipment and airports that Girl Scouts visited Boeing Field in November (or an introduction to (light in small aircraft as part of their today we take for granted. From here we Aviation Badge. From left to right, back row: Karen Farrar, Jennifer Frazier, Brandy Bresnan, Joni progressed to the many uses of aviation in Morrison, Melissa Cox, Tamara Nichols, Joeli Nelson, Betty Pan, Frederika Pfingst, Julie Zentner, addition to the airlines and military aircraft. Mara Lankow, Jean Topingrud, Kris Knutson. Front row: Kristin Bates, Beth llgen, Jane Wentzel, Stacy This was well illustrated by the film, Hesseltin, Sarah Riecks. club. This was the moment the girls had been items that had been confiscated such as around the planes and air traffic control in waiting for and the air was filled with their weapons, drugs and related equipment, the airport area. excitement and anticipation at what, for some of which had been detected by highly At the Scouts’ Awards Dinner the most of them, was to be a new adventure. trained dogs. We also saw how the various following month, I began to realize how Sally Bell, of the Mt. Tahom a C hapter of the systems in the airport were monitored from much the program had done to promote a Ninety-Nines, on hearing of the project from a central control room, from parking positive attitude towards aviation. The girl’s the Museum, had volunteered to help take garages to the completely automatic enthusiasm hadn’t only spread to me but had the scouts for a short flight. After demon­ transportation subways and baggage mov­ gained the support of their parents for strating the usual preflight check, Sally, her ing systems. Our guide then accompanied us aviation as a field of interest. So many husband and I, flying Cessna 172’s, took to one of the airport’s satellites where people volunteered time and energy to make eighteen girls and three apprehensive passengers were embarking and we could it a success, from the mothers who assisted at mothers for a breathtaking ten minute ride watch the airliners arriving and departing. the sessions, Nancy Wentzel and Julie to view the Seattle skyline. Lake Washing­ Before the hour and a half tour was over, we Morrison, to Georgia Franklin at the ton and the surrounding freshly snowcapped also saw the customs inspection and baggage Museum of Flight and especially, fellow mountains under blue skies. By the time we carrousel areas and many other parts of this Ninety-Nine, Sally Bell and her husband, had completed the seventh flight, our most huge “people port". whose help made flying “come alive” for our timid passengers had become enthusiastic The Seattle Scouting headquarters young prospective aviators. My hope is that, and we didn’t lose one single lunch. informs us that except for Explorer Scouts, in addition to what they learned, in a few For our final meeting on a Saturday, we this is the first time Aviation has been made years some of the girls may wish to learn were scheduled to take a guided tour of available to girls in our area, especially to more about aviation and possibly discover Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The Juniors. From our experience, it is obvious the joy and confidence that comes with tour started with a slide presentation about that this age group approaches the subject learning to fly. the airport, its development and some of the with unabashed eagerness not always found By next year there will have been more people who work there. The newly comple­ in older girls. There are some aspects of our time to accumulate material and possibly get ted facility features many contemporary program that could be improved and, ideas from other people who have been works of art and sculpture in its passageways perhaps, we would pick an airport tour in similarly involved. I’m almost looking and waiting areas. In the Airport’s Security the future that would put more emphasis on forward to it! Department the scouts were intrigued by a involvement with aircraft, their benefit to 9® fascinating display of potentially dangerous the public, the pfeople who work in and

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The wives of 25 Lubbock and area pilots were transformed from white-knuckled passengers to cool copilots during a Sky Pals seminar September 16-17. The Lubbock Chapter of 99s sponsored the seminar, and the response was over­ whelming. Due to limited space, and an effort to keep instruction more individual­ ized, attendance was limited to 25 women. Calls were still being received from interested women after the maximum enrollment was reached. Last year 30 women attended the chapter’s first seminar. Last year’s seminar was taught by Betty Wharton, Diane Stocklin, and Ava Car­ michael all of the San Diego Chapter who originated the seminar. Ava and David, her husband, wrote the book, “From White Susie Evans demonstrates preflight procedures to Sky Pals participants Knuckles to Cockpit Cool,” and David taught Medical Facts at the seminar. This pilot, spoke on the “Tools and Terminol­ in the $20 enrollment fee. year local members each taught a different ogy”, and Susie Evans, CFII, explained Pat Cantrell spoke on “Survival and First topic to introduce the basics of flying to the problems of “Weight and Balance” to the Aid”, and Dorothy Nagy on “Medical women. women. Susie is also a helicopter and multi- Facts." Candy Christmas, CFI, spoke on the The two-day seminar began Friday night engine instructor. After an FSS film on aviation computer. The seminar ended with when Wanda Buck of the Lubbock FSS “Weather and Turbulence”, the women and each woman actually preflighting the spoke about “Flight Plans." Then Instru­ their families attended a “get acquainted” airplane and establishing radio contact with ment-rated Angela Boren got the program party in the home of Angela Boren. ground control. off the ground as she explained “How the Saturday morning the seminar resumed The Lubbock Chapter has been invited by Airplane Flies.” Instrument-rated Dorothy with the “Sectional” taught by Delores Key the El Paso Chapter to hold a seminar in El Nagy who received her commercial ticket in and “Plotting the Course” taught by Angela Paso in February, and are now in the process July discussed interpretation of “Basic Boren. Each woman plotted a course on a of organizing and planning for this seminar. Instruments”, Rhylene Stoker, a private sectional that was among the items included 99 Professional

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By Marilyn RatzlafT For all practical purposes, it was the impossible dream. Linda Hooker and Jo McCarrell wanted to manage an airport. Not only that, but if they could also arrange an FBO, a few charter flights now and then, and maybe a little instruction on the side, it would be even better. Of course, the only obstacles that stood in their way was the locale and the fact that they were women. Either could have easily been insurmount­ able. However, with a little luck and years of hard work behind them, Linda and Jo put it all together and LJ Aviation was born in DeQueen, A rkansas, April 1, 1978. LJ Aviation not only manages the airport, it is the only FBO on the field. In addition, it holds two National Forest Service contracts in two states, Oklahoma and Arkansas, and two private industry contracts to fly fire and bug patrols, it offers charter service and all phases of flight instruction. All of its instructors are CFII’s. LJ Aviation employs four full-time pilots, all women, and one part-time male pilot. “We need more pilots desperately,” Jo McCarrell explained. “All In the beginning, there were two partners and one airplane. The original staff and management of of our pilots are averaging five to six hours LJ Aviation included Wayne and Jo McCarrell (left) and Linda Hooker. Today. LJ operates seven of flying time a day, and that’s a lot. We aircraft and has added four other employees to the payroll in less than a year. really need another pilot or two, but the qualifications are so high that it disqualifies started in Dallas years before it became a found it especially taxing financially to most of the local pilots.” The Forest Service reality. Jo and her husband, E. W. “Wayne” continue with advanced ratings. So, it came contracts require pilots with a Commercial- McCarrell, owned and operated a large boat as a welcome surprise in 1975 when the Instrument Rating and at least 1,000 hours dealership in Arlington, Texas. Wayne International Organization of Women of pilot-in-command time. thought it might be fun to learn to fly, so he Pilots, the Ninety-Nines, awarded her a Nine months ago, there were five aircraft bought a 1948 Luscombe and proceeded to $1,000 Amelia Earhart Scholarship which based at Sevier County Airport. Now, there take flying lessons. It wasn’t long before Jo would allow her to complete her Commer­ are over twenty. Seven of the planes are found her way into the left seat. At the same cial, Instrument and CFI Ratings. She operated by LJ Aviation including three time, Linda Hooker had also been bitten by turned in such a commendable performance Cessna 182s, two Cessna 152s, one Cessna the flying bug. It wasn't long before both that she was also awarded Woman of the 206 and a Beech Baron. In addition, one of were deeply involved in flying activities and Year honors in 1978. Since then, Linda has their pilots, Donna Long, owns a Cessna 310 they began to focus on their ultimate added a CFII, BGI, AGI and IGI Ratings. and does some of the charter work in it when objective—airport managership. Jo, on the other hand, holds Commercial, she’s not flying forest patrol. One of the In the beginning, both flew as often as AS MEL, CFII and Designated Part 135 other pilots, Amy Pilkinton, also owns a possible and began to amass ratings that Check Ride Pilot Ratings. Beech Bonanza which has been pressed into would enable them to instruct to offset the Once the learning phase was over, their service on occasion. expenses of flying. Linda, who was a aviation careers could begin in earnest. The The groundwork for LJ Aviation actually secretary for a Dallas-based oil company. Cont. Pg. 15 first step was to instruct. Both began free­ lance instruction at several airports in the Dallas area. Instructing had its rewards, but by this time, their sights were fixed on an airport managership—somehow. Of course, these opportunities were few and far between, not to mention the fact that it was two women who wanted the post. However, until that could be accomplished, they continued to teach student pilots to fly. In 1973, the obstacles increased. Wayne McCarrell, whose objective was to retire at 40, did just that. He sold the boat dealership and bought a farm in Arkansas, a beautiful, but not-too-conducive place for two women to continue a fledgling aviation career. Since Linda and Jo had become somewhat firmly entrenched in teaching Texans to fly, a transition to Arkansas was no easy matter, especially for Jo, who was instructing for Edna Gardner Whyte at Aero Valley. As a result, she ended up commuting between Dallas and DeQueen every week, which is roughly 500 miles round trip. This she continued to do for over a year. Finally, she moved to DeQueen for good. Wayne McCarrell and Linda Hooker take care of some of the administrative details. Then it became Linda's turn to commute. they had to have more planes and pilots to Neither had any intentions of letting a little fly them, and they had to have them thing like several hundred miles stand in the immediately. The scramble began. way of their partnership, so Linda worked at The first full-time pilot to join the fold was the oil company during the week, gave flying Amy Pilkinton, a native of Bossier City, lessons in her spare time and commuted to Louisiana. Amy, who is a Ninety-Nine as are DeQueen on weekends to establish her both Linda and Jo, learned to fly in college career there. and had won recognition as one of the finest During this time, U acquired its first collegiate flyers in the country. She, too, was aircraft, a 1962 Cessna 182. They began to an Amelia Earhart Scholarship winner. move toward their goal seriously, so Linda When she graduated from Louisiana Tech quit the oil company, bought some land near with a degree in Aviation and a string of DeQueen and moved to Arkansas. ratings behind her name, she was immed­ Since things were not progressing as iately hired by Nichols State University in rapidly as hoped for, Linda took a job with Thibodaux, Louisiana, as a flight and Lane Poultry, a large chicken processing ground instructor. After awhile, she began plant nearby. Being the Office Manager was to miss Shreveport, so she signed on as a a far cry from running an airport, but then flight instructor for a local FBO. Jo, who there wasn't an airport to manage. was in a desperate search for pilots, called Then the breaks started to come. Jo Amy during one of her charter trips into picked up a large charter contract which Shreveport. Much to Jo’s surprise, Amy, Charting the status of company airplanes is one resulted in acquiring the Baron and was who had tired of years of right seat flying of the tasks which normally falls to Jo McCarrell. soon flying charter trips nearly every day. and the bumps associated with teaching Then within a few months, the opportuni­ beginners to fly, accepted her offer. Within ty they had been waiting for appeared. The days, Amy, too, was in DeQueen. managership of Sevier County Airport at The next recruit came from Las Cruces, DeQueen opened and LJ was the first in line New Mexico. Donna Long had decided that to apply for the job. The Airport Commis­ * a career in aviation was exactly what she sion accepted their application and they wanted. So, she learned to fly, raced through were in business. Things were beginning to Commercial, Instrument, Multi-Engine, snowball. Wayne was called out of retire­ CFI and CFII Ratings, bought a Cessna 310 ment to man the operation while the girls and accumulated more than 1500 pilot-in- were away. He did everything. He refueled command hours—all in the space of one airplanes, he answered the phones, he did year! However, local lack of confidence in a paperwork, and then, he put in the bids for new pilot, who was female at that, proved the National Forest Service contracts. The difficult to overcome, so when the greener game plan was to bid on both contracts with pastures of DeQueen beckoned, Donna the hopes of winning one of them. The went East. strategy succeeded. In fact, it worked too Besides the ladies, LJ Aviation also well and LJ was awarded both contracts! employs a male pilot on a part-time basis. ■Now, all of a sudden, LJ Aviation was no Bill M ontgom ery, who is a crop-duster in longer a dream—it was a super-dream and it 'Line boy' Wayne McCarrell refuels a plane between the summer, has been taking up the slack was growing beyond everyone’s wildest Forest Patrol runs. Maintaining planes is only one of flying forest patrols during the winter imagination. In order to fulfill the contracts, Waynejs responsibilities months for LJ. Corn Pg 16 damaging events took place within just a few months of LJ’s inception. Linda and Jo had decided to sell their original 182, which was a beautiful customized, but older plane, and replace it with a newer model. The prospective buyer took it on a cross-country trip to try it out. On the return trip, the airplane was crashed. It was a total loss and resulted in one fatality and one injury. Within two weeks after that, another airplane was lost when it stalled on takeoff killing both the pilot and his passenger. Neither accident involved LJ personnel, but this unfortunate set of circumstances took its toll emotionally on everyone involved with LJ Aviation. The underlying philosophy Linda and Jo have adhered to since the beginning is Donna Long oversees the progress of one of her Forest Patrol pilot Bill Montgomery professionalism and it has served them well. student’s preflight inspections. As was expected, there was a great deal of Flying the forest patrol is no easy matter. negativity originally. Women pilots were not First of all, both the National Forest Service accepted in this rural area and there was a contracts and the private contracts are flown certain amount of reluctance on the part of at relatively low levels, about 1000 feet. That prospective passengers which 'had to be means the pilot usually has a rough ride— overcome. However, perserverance and not too pleasant for long periods of time. professionalism won out and now charter The National Forest Service contracts are customers and Forest Rangers alike actually not too demanding as the pilot is joined by two or three Forest Rangers, who are responsible for reading the grid maps and calling forest fires or locating areas of insect damage. The pilot’s responsibility is mainly to stay on course and fly the route accurately. However, flying the private contracts is an entirely different matter. The pilot works alone and must not only fly the route, but also read the grid maps and plot areas of trouble. The average route covers little flight instruction with her favorite student— approximately 400,000 acres of timber and her younger sister Lisa (right) who is also the pilot must be able to pinpoint the spot to employed by LJ Aviation as the Office Manager. within 40 acres when calling reports to firefighters on the ground. This is no easy prefer to fly with the ladies of LJ Aviation. As one of their marketing executive charter task since much of the area looks the same passengers put it, “It doesn’t bother me at all from the air. Finding a small fire in a 400.000 acre tract is no Although LJ Aviation is well on its way easy matter. Harder still is pinpointing the exact to fly with them. 1 think they know what now, it didn’t arrive without its share of location on a map so that it can be found be they’re doing. They are well qualified and setbacks and adversity. Two of the most firefighters on the ground. they really do a good job. I’d just as soon fly with them as anyone else.’’The respect was not easily won, but it was carefully developed until today Jo’s best charter customers refuse to fly with anyone but her. If she can’t take them, they w ont go until she can. It wasnt easy. The climb from the bottom was hard and very frustrating. And, it’s not easy now considering the hours and hours of forest patrol flying, the charter flights which leave in the middle of the night and the countless other things that make up LJ Aviation. But they did it. Linda Hooker and Jo McCarrell created LJ Aviation, an incredible, impossible dream, and trans­ formed it into a prospering reality. &

On The Cover Jo McCarrell (far right) delivers another group of charter passengers. Although normally she flies alone, on this trip she had Oklahoma Forest Service Rangers. Jim Burnett, "Connie" Mullen and Jim Langdon review their patrol a co-pilot—partner Linda Hooker (second route with LJ pilot Amy Pilkinton prior to takeoff. from right). A brief review of regional hazards

Wild Blue Yonder

By Barbara Bagwell

With the coming of spring, most 99s will a strange greenish hue, then it is time to in your own little cow pasture. eagerly ascend into the “wild blue yonder”. bring up the subject and pass out the sick Departing, take off downhill and down a Some may be making extended flights into sacks. You might avoid some such unplea­ valley, if possible. Circle for altitude in the areas with unfamiliar regional hazards. By santness by flying in the early morning. vicinity of the airport. Don’t head for the doing your homework and remembering Most of us are probably familiar with the ridge and pray you can top it. God helps rules of good common sense, not to mention logistics of safe mountain flying, but it’s a those who help themselves! the FARs, you can help ensure that your good idea to review the do’s and don'ts Swamplands of the South contrive a very flight will be a pleasant one. contained in the AIM or the AOPA uninviting place to land an airplane and an Mountain flying presents probably the handbook or other source before flying in even worse place to get rescued from. Tis greatest hazard, particularly if you’re a these regions. By all means, file a flight plan. better to skirt these areas, but if you must fly flatlander. Even without an emergency Flight Following Service is available for all over them, have an added measure of situation, many aspects of mountain flying types of hazardous terrain flying. altitude and try to stay near a highway. If a can create an unsuspected life and death Pilots using their low altitude enroute forced landing is imminent and a highway or situation. charts who choose to fly direct between grassy area is not within gliding distance, Turbulence can be expected in these areas. omnis should remember that the ME As and look for the lightest green—the dark green is Mountain air generally starts to get bad MOCAs are only guaranteed for the eight water. around 10 A.M. and grows steadily worse nautical mile width of the airway. Check a Flying the Great Lakes, many pilots in until 4 P.M. then gradually improves until sectional chart for intervening terrain if the summer months have experienced the dark. Mountain flying at night is a risky ride, area is unfamiliar. frightening, and often fatal, “gray-outs” especially if you’re VFR only. Picturesque mountain passes that look so when overcast sky and water merge. Before Keep in mind, especially if you’re the only quiet and innocent can be deadly. Blunder­ flying in this area, get a thorough briefing, pilot aboard, that your attention to flying ing into an unfamiliar pass can really ruin noting the location of Highs and Lows and can be interrupted by having to deal with a your day, unless you’re proficient in vertical the relative temperature between the land sick passenger. My husband, while still a reverses. If you can’t see room enough to and the water. Lake Reporting Service is low-time pilot, had this fact etched in his turn around, don’t go in. Never try to “scud- available in this area. memory on an early afternoon flight to a run”anywhere, but especially here. Also, the Florida, our “sunshine state” has its own little grass strip in the North Carolina venturi effect of the airflow through the unique brand of weather due to its location mountains. His right seat passenger, a hefty passes causes a pressure drop. We all between two large bodies of water. But do fellow, consumed a hamburger and “the remember, of course, that this causes our your flying here in the early morning or you works” at the airport coffee shop prior to true altitude to be less than that indicated on may not see very much sunshine. Thunder­ takeoff. the altimeter. If visibility worsens, as it often storms are frequent in the afternoons and Arriving at their destination, alas, my does in these valleys where fog forms evenings, but seldom form lines. husband could not spot the little airstrip quickly, this could be fatal. The warm water of the Gulf Stream anywhere. He proceeded to circle and lose Well, you made it through the pass with produces a deadly phenomenon—the some altitude for a closer look, whereby his flying colors and there ahead is that skinny waterspout. Without warning, they may passenger proceeded to become airsick. In little thing called your destination. These drop from a thunderstorm or simply rise up his attempt to turn toward the back seat, the little mountain strips can be very interesting. from the water, even in fair weather. They sick passenger pushed the control wheel full Some have sloped runways and others have can rotate in either direction with speeds up forward with his knee. Spiraling toward the only one access direction which can mean a to 200 knots. The visible funnel itself is little mountain town—and eternity—my downwind takeoff or landing. Usually, it is surrounded by an invisible ring of high husband somehow managed to wrestle the better to land downwind and upslope. In the winds and turbulence. Avoid at all costs! guy off the controls, stabilize the aircraft, thinner air your true airspeed will be much However, should you be caught in the vortex and to some extent, his passenger. Still faster resulting in higher than normal (Heaven forbid!) a higher source than I says unable to locate the strip, they regained ground speed and a longer landing distance. to turn in the direction of the rotation with altitude and returned home. Density altitude information is usually full power, work to the outside of the ring— While my husband gathered his cleaning available for any field upon request from and be ready to recover from an unusual rags, soap, pail, etc. for the task ahead, his your friendly Flight Service Station. attitude! undaunted passenger headed back to the However, make friends with your computer. Waterspouts do not show a radar echo coffee shop. Make it part of your preflight to check your due to their small size. Needless to Say, flight It is probably best not to mention aircraft performance charts in the Owner’s over the warm waters of the Gulf is less airsickness before flight with a passenger Manual. Remember, density altitude is the hazardous to your health during daylight who has little or no flying experience. The performance altitude of your plane under hours. thought itself may provoke the feeling in to d a y ’s conditions, and may be thousands of The Midwest and Southern Plains area some people. Turn an eye to your passengers feet higher than what your altimeter is telling has some of the most violent weather found frequently. If one becomes uncommunica­ you. FAR 91.5 informs us that it is illegal to anywhere in the U.S. Spring is the worst in tive, rigid, stares straight ahead, or takes on run out of runway whether it be at Denver or Cont. Pg 34 “As a salesman with a four-state territory, I found I didn’t need a company car. I needed a company Skyhawk.”

CVVUATA7V Today more OliXXlTlVlXi than ever- a company car just means transpor­ tation. A Cessna means business. The most popular airplane ever built. What makes Skyhawk the best-selling airplane in the world? Look at it through a pilot’s eyes: It takes off in 805 feet, clears a 50-foot obstacle in 1440 feet, climbs at 770 feet per minute, cruises at 122 knots (140 miles per hour), has a useful load of 910 pounds and a maximum range of 750 nautical (863 statute) miles (with optional long- range tanks). Now look at it through a businessman’s eyes: The Skyhawk opens up 10,000 airports the airlines ignore; it can turn a grass strips and short fields. That’s Underneath the Skyhawk beats four-day business trip by car into a why so many businessmen fly a the heart of a Cessna. short ten hours. It has the room to Skyhawk. Because it’s one thing to Like all Cessnas, the Skyhawk take along associates or clients, the land on a short field. It’s a whole is made to make flying not only a useful load for merchandise and new problem taking off from it. It pleasure but a profitable venture samples and the range to complete takes off 75 feet shorter than the as well. the mission — nonstop. next best plane, clears a 50-foot Because of its proven high wing The Skyhawk’s not just an obstacle 160 feet shorter, climbs 60 design, the Skyhawk takes off airplane. It’s a time-saving, money­ feet per minute fester and has a quickly, climbs to altitude fast, is making business machine. Ask any maximum altitude of 14200 feet — remarkably stable in the air and businessman pilot — Cessna 1200 feet higher. The higher the lands at small airports — its stall means business. density altitude, the more important speed is 44 knots, with full flaps, Where’s the competition? Still these differences become. lowest in its class. on the ground. When it comes to getting you out Not all clients are perched at the of a tight spot, Cessna means business. end of a runway. Many are found next to private dirt roads, pastures, Its modern tubular steel Land-O- The bottom line. attc gear can handle the roughest The Skyhawk is the best-selling For more informa landings and is virtually airplane in the world. And it comes tion regarding the Cessna aintenance-free. backed by the Cessna system — Skyhawk. or to arrange for a demonstra tion, contact your Cessna dealer or com - Its 360° Omni-Vision provides a which includes the largest plete this coupon and send it to: sar picture of what’s happening in financing program in the world Skyhawk. Cessna Aircraft Company. mt, back, below, left and right. and the strongest warranty in Dept. N, Wichita. K ansas 67201 U.8A. It has a reliable gravity feed general aviation. al system. Measure the Skyhawk against N A M E _ Also, you have the option of the competition’s purchase price, ADDRESS . ntrolling the climate of your operating costs, performance, CITY_____ yhawk’s cabin, with either an economy, maintenance schedules, STATE. _ZIP_ ’-conditioner or a cabin resale, financing and warranty. PHONE. ntilation fan. Learn for yourself... at Cessna, we Obviously, when it comes to mean business. signing an airplane, Cessna sans business. X-Country

Mexico on 220 Pesos a Day

By Jeane Wolcott

For those of you who can look out the with 2 inches of ice to continue my sojourn Their home is right in town and delightful. window and see blowing white stuff or just to OKC. No problem, so Nancy and 1 We ate up the history, sightseeing and white stuff and are sick and tired of winter departed the next day for Tucson. We interesting features of this quaint little town even though it has just barely begun, I am decided to spend the night at the Sheraton and its people. The Bays’ hacienda was going to take this opportunity to reveal my Pueblo. It is close to the airport and they shaped in an “L”. The bedrooms and kitchen secrets on how to fly to sunny Mexico, spend sent a car. The chef there is fantastic and are located in the long part and the living a week enroute, a week absorbing sun and both of us definitely ate to put on weight room is in the short part of the L. The patio only spend 220 pesos a day (or to you, (more weight). had a pool, surrounded by fresh spinach, gringos, $2.00 in American green backs.) The next m orning we departed Tucson for lettuce, lemons, onions and tomatoes in Each morning, the week of 24 December, Hermosillo, Mexico. (Navigator to Jan bloom. All the rooms have fireplaces I was glued to the TV watching AM Million) super navigator Nancy missed including bedrooms and baths. The weather Weather, John Coleman on Good Morning, Nogales, Arizona and Mexico airports! Let during the days is warm but cool at night. America and of course, calling FSS in me quickly say, though, Nanc is a good So, a fireplace roaring at night as the body Columbus. A storm was building in the west navigator and from then on we had our you- climbs into bed is really ideal. and it appeared that 1 would have to start for know-what together. A trip to Mexico last year was a disaster Oklahoma City earlier than predicted. The We found Hermosillo, no problem, and for me, because an unknown passenger plan was to spend New Years Eve and New started through Immigration and Customs. named Montezuma climbed on board and Years Day with OK Nancy Smith and then My impression of Nancy Smith is that she you-know-who had nothing to take for it. (after much arm twisting) she would has her head on straight or, if you will, This year, I had Kay and Nancy to care for accompany me to Alamos, Mexico to visit wound pretty tight. The lady brought me and never had a hint of a problem . . . with Maryland 99 Kay Bays. nothing to prove she was a U.S. citizen! The well, one problem, overeating. Jim is an So, the morning of the 29th, 1 called only item she had was her pilot’s license excellent cook, as is Kay, and then the Greater St. Louis 99 Tex Wickenhauser and which states her nationality. Well, the restaurants we visited were outstanding. explained that if I spend that night with her immigration man and I started to communi­ On Monday or Tuesday, Jim left with the due to the storm coming in, the 30th looked cate “You help me and I’ll help you!” kids for Maryland and Uncle Larry, who good for going on to OKC. The usual Although Nancy Smith is a friend, I am not was also there, headed for Utah as did two of response to this request was a delightful, “Of certain she is worth $5.00! Other than this the children, Jimmy and Jody. They are course!”. My packing was in haste, but who small, expensive problem, the officials were students at BYU. was going to need a lot of clothes for sunny helpful and did not expect any remuneration Now, the gals had the house. We sat by the Mexico? The Beech perked right along and for their services. If anyone else had hit me pool, went shopping, ate delicious fish in the head wind wasn’t too bad and I arrived in up for money I would have sold them Nancy. Obregon, walked to the hotel to hear friends Alton at the agreed time. Tex was thoughtful How else could I write a “$2.00 a day story"? of Kay’s sing and went to the Bishop’s for enough to procure an empty T-hangar for We taxied for gas and filled up. Eighty drinks and dinner. It was a vacation of do- the Beech and after snuggling her in, off we octane is available and gas is very inexpen­ whatever-strikes-you-at-the-moment. went to Tex’s home. sive in comparison to the states; however, On the 12th of January, we helped close Five days later, Tex’s husband, Joe, told either cash or Master/ Visa are good. No oil up the house and headed out for Hermosillo. me he really hated to see me go; it was like credit cards are accepted. Kay had to pay $2.50 to get Nancy out of the another member of the family leaving home. From Hermosillo, we filed VFR to country (her value is going down). We During those five days, Tex and 1 papered Alamos via Ciudad Obregon. All the gassed and then went on to Tucson. There is the bathroom in her son’s new home. This controller and/or tower operators speak really a delay in Tucson and, if given the was after a couple of Bloody Mary’s to keep good English and were very courteous. If opportunity again, 1 would suggest Nogales, our radia«3is from freezing. As the papering there was any misunderstanding, they would Arizona for Airport of Entry. Customs, gas progressed, remarks such as: “If they put the repeat their request. and food would have been much simpler. waste basket here no one will notice" or Finally, we found Alamos, which is Our next stop was Lubbock and then on “Please put dirty books in the bathroom for located in some foot hills not far from into OKC. Weather caught us for another reading material so no one will realize we O bregon and Navojoa. The Com m andant, a day in OKC, but then Kay and I flew on into screwed up the pattern”. The daughter-in- man in his 70’s or 80’s, directed us to a tie­ CMH. One other place I would by-pass is law, Jan, is really a great gal and she was just down. The Commandant had on an ordi­ Lambert Field, St. Louis. Approach was happy that we finally finished it. Three days nance dress blues hat and an Air Force surly, a runway stated by ATIS as good was is a long time to paper such a small room, jacket, but we didn’t recognize the pants. It nil and FSS should be ashamed to call their but it all depends on what and who you are seems that the Americans who visit there message a briefing. working with! take him hats, etc. so he is really dressed By now, it is evident how I can fly to There were too many exciting incidents to well. There are no buildings or gas at the Mexico on $2.00 a day. All that is needed are relate at this time, but suffice to say, Tex’s airport. The Commandant or one of his friends who will put you up or put up with Place is one heck of a place to visit. Her aides sleep under the wings of the aircraft you. Also be certain to take your birth accommodations are highly recommended. parked on the field. We had buzzed the town certificate or passport or be prepared to On Tuesday, 2 January, I ice skated the (not too low) on our way in, which was the spend a couple of unnecessary dollars. ^ Beech on runways and taxiways covered cue for Jim and Kay Bays to collect us. Professional

Kansas 99 to Fly for National Airlines

By Pat Mlady Susan Horstman, a member of the Kansas Chapter of the Ninety-Nines, has some exciting news. On February 5th, she started classes which will enable her to become National Airlines’ first woman co-pilot. Susan’s flying career has been rapid and varied. In 1973 she obtained her Private Pilot’s license while working as an operating room technician at a hospital in Honolulu, Hawaii. As many are, by this time she was hooked on flying and was eager to learn as much as possible. She left Hawaii to enroll at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida. By 1975 she had a Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical Studies as well as her Commercial, Instru­ ment, Multi-Engine and CFI. While at Embry-Riddle she got involved in N1FA and competed in 1975 at Santa Fe, New Mexico where she won the 99’s Achievement Award. (Also, it was here she met her husband, Chriss.) After her graduation Susan did free lance Susan Horstman instructing for awhile before going to Susan Horstman is an example of what Tennessee to become involved in full-time the chief pilot, had a DC-10 simulator check ride, had a very thorough physical plus stress desire and dedication can do. However, she flight instruction. Both Susan and Chriss is quick to give a great deal of credit to her went to Salina, Kansas where Susan was a tests. She must have done very well because husband who has been her biggest booster. flight instructor first at Aircraft Services and she was called to enter a five-week class The Ninety-Nines can be very proud of then at Nelson Aviation. While at Aircraft beginning February 5. Immediately after her class is completed she will go directly on Susan Horstman. Not only is she a very fine Services, Susan obtained her CFII and Part young lady, but she is also a terrific pilot. 135 charter certification. At Nelson Avia­ standby line status. She is also a Ninety-Nine who contributes a tion, she set up a Part 141 flight school, Susan’s family will remain in Wichita— great deal to the Kansas Chapter. organized and ran the FAA and VA Chriss is a test pilot for Cessna now. Susan Congratulations, Susan! & approved school, was the school’s chief will now become a com m uter. flight instructor and also continued to fly charter. In September, 1977, Susan went to Florida to attend ground school for her ATP. Upon returning to Kansas she took a Scholarship job as manager and chief flight instructor of The Sacramento Valley Chapter of Ninety-Nines. Inc. is sponsoring a scholarship in the Fort Riley Flying Club. The first week the amount of $300.00 to be awarded in June 1979. on that job she obtained her multi-engine 1. Applicant must apply the scholarship toward continuing education in an aviation flight instructor rating. oriented field, (i.e. career pilot, flight instructor, mechanic) At about this time Chriss was hired as a 2. Male or female applicant must be between the ages of 17 and 25 years. test pilot for Gates Learjet in Wichita. Susan 3. A financial need will be considered by the scholarship committee. immediately found employment with Flight 4' Members of Ninety-Nines, Inc. and their immediate families are not eligible. Safety International in Wichita as a Systems 5. Final selection of the recipient will be made by the scholarship committee. Instructor for the Cessna Citation. While 6. Each application should be accompanied by two letters of recommendation. employed at FSI she got her ATP on the 7. Applications must be received by April 1, 1979. Citation along with her type rating. After Send to: eight months with Flight Safety she was Mrs. William L. McClave offered a position as a flight test engineer at 5317 Diablo Drive Cessna Wallace Division working on the Sacramento, CA 95842 Citation II and the early stages of the For further information call: Mrs. McClave 331-1158. Mrs. Alair 383-1222. or Mrs. Citation. III. Somewhere along the line she had an Warmoth 925-0564. interview with National Airlines. She was interviewed by the personnel manager and The Alternatives to Accepting a Denial

What Can You Do If Your Medical Certificate Is Denied?

By Arlene Feldman Although the thought of an unsuccessful case receives individual consideration, with The Administrative Law Judge’s decision flight physical can cause apprehension decisions based upon medical evaluation, among even the healthiest of pilots, it is is final unless an appeal is filed by either flight tests, considerations of flying exper­ somewhat comforting to know that there are ience etc. party to the proceeding. If an appeal is alternatives to accepting a denial of medical For example, the Federal Air Surgeon taken, the full Board (five members, certification. The first alternative, relin­ may impose a requirement that the pilot appointed by the President) issues an quishing that important license, is not as wear corrective lenses while flying and/or opinion affirming, reserving or modifying desirable to most of us as pursuing the may require that certification expire at an the Law Judge’s decision. avenues of appeal to the FAA and the earlier date than is customary. Although it is not required, it is advisable NTSB; therefore it is hoped that this If she is unsuccessful in obtaining a special that the pilot be represented at an NTSB capsulized overview of the process of appeal medical certificate or if the condition is one hearing by an attorney who is familiar with will provide some guidance in selecting the of the listed ones requiring mandatory the categories of disqualifying conditions option best suited to the pilot's individual denial, the case is “ripe for review” after and the accompanying evidence required for case. reconsideration and the pilot may pursue the each type of condition. The pilot must first understand that she appeal route of her choice. For example, if there is a specifically can do nothing until the Federal Air One of the several avenues of appeal leads disqualifying condition, the pilot has the Surgeon reconsiders and affirms the to a petition to the FAA for an exception obligation of presenting evidence to support decision of the Aviation Medical Examiner. from the applicable standards of Part 67 the contention that the condition in question Therefore within sixty days of the date of a (often erroneously referred to as a “waiver”). never existed, does not now exist or that the denial letter, the pilot must take the first step This request is considered by the Federal Air diagnosis of the condition was erroneous in in the process by requesting a reconsidera­ Surgeon and a board of medical specialists the first place (it is not sufficient that the tion. If she does not, it will be assumed that who have a “personal interest in the medical pilot has merely recovered from the she has accepted the denial. aspects of aviation safety." The panel condition). Knowing that if she fails to The outcome of the reconsideration evaluates recorded medical information support her contention she loses, the pilot depends upon the category of disqualifying without an examination of the pilot. It will want to offer expert medical testimony condition(s) within which the pilot’s case should be provided with the most current and any other medical evidence available to falls. Since many of us have the tendency to and complete data available to substantiate substantiate her position. ignore Part 67 of the Federal Air Regula­ the pilot s belief that a grant of her request If there is no specifically disqualifying tions, this is the time for a review. Part 67 would not adversely affect aviation safety. condition but the FAA has denied certifica­ explains that there are conditions of the Although it is not cause for apprehension, tion because the pilot’s condition is alleged eyes, ears, nose, throat and equilibrium the pilot should be alert to the reality that to make her an unacceptable risk to air which could improve and warrant certifica­ FAA staff physicians tend to be conservative safety, the pilot has the obligation of proving tion at a later date. Then there are those and skeptical in their considerations. that despite the condition she is not a conditions for which denial is mandatory Since only the FAA may grant or deny an “general risk." The presentation at this type even if there is subsequent improvement. exemption request, there is no right to of hearing will, of necessity, take a different The conditions are easy to list, but more appeal the Administrator’s final judgment. form from the former. difficult to explain in terms of what each When an exemption petition is denied, the A third alternative to denial is to seek condition encompasses. Therefore the FAR pilot is compelled to wait until her condition review through the FAA and the NTSB must be consulted for definitions etc. as you has improved significantly (usually at least simultaneously. As one appeal is pursued, read the following: two years) before petitioning the FAA the other avenue is kept open and may be (a) A personality disorder that is severe again. subsequently followed. Recognition of the enough to have repeatedly manifested itself There is a second alternative, however, for categories and the accompanying “burden of by overt acts. a pilot who believes that she is qualified for proof* requirements will provide a fair and (b) A psychosis. and entitled to a medical certificate. She mav speedy adjudication. (c) Alcoholism. instead request that the National Transpor­ In summary, the pilot may choose to seek (d) Drug dependence. tation Board grant her relief from denial. review either through the FAA or the NTSB The NTSB is by law the overseer of U.S. (e) Epilepsy. or to both simultaneously. She may, as well, transportation safety, with the authority to (0 A disturbance of consciousness seek further review from the decision of the review on appeal the order of the FAA to without satisfactory medical explanation of NTSB by the Court of Appeals of the United deny medical certification. The end toward the cause. States. No matter what route she chooses, which its efforts are directed is the (g) Myocardial infarction. however, the pilot must not lose sight of the prevention of aviation accidents. (h) Diabetes mellitus that requires insulin fact that by law she must be physically able The NTSB provides a formal proceeding or any other hypoglycemic drug for control. to perform the duties required of her. The at a federal facility near the pilot’s home for If the condition does not fall within those risks she takes, if she is not qualified the convenience of all the parties. An listed, the Federal Air Surgeon may, during medically are obvious. Therefore, when a Administrative Law Judge presides at the reconsideration, issue a special medical denial letter is received, the pilot must ask hearing and prepares and issues an initial certificate where it is determined that a pilot herself if an appeal is justified. While none of decision based on his analysis of the can perform her duties “in a m anner that will us like to think of it, an honest answer may evidence. He is not bound by any of the not endanger safety in air commerce.” Each mean that it’s time to move out of the left findings of fact of the Administrator. seat. 23rd Commemorative Brunch in honor of Amelia Earhart Sunday, January 14, 1979 Held by the Ninety-Nines of Michigan at the historic Dearborn Inn (world’s first airport hotel) Dearborn, Michigan

Full House! Neither wind nor freezing rain and snow could keep the "clan" from gathering to honor Amelia Earhart. Winning poem in the Amelia Earhart middle school competition. Born to Fly

By Maria Christian*

She was born to fly. Low and high. Over the lonely sea and plains. Through the air and back again Through the clouds, deep thick, and white Happy in her soar in a flight. The hum of engines was her song Sometimes short, sometimes long The Electra, her pride and joy Was her life-long love. H er toy. Although she is lost. She’s not totally gone. For the planes in the sky. It takes hand demonstrations by speaker, Bill Flener, Associate Are singing her song. Administrator for Air Traffic and Airway Facilities, FAA, to get the new *(Maria is a student at Amelia Earhart Middle School in Detroit) rules through to Loma May and Lil Snyder

Edith Ann Disler, CAP cadet receives a Wheel! A new 66! Mary Hoontoon. student pilot. scholarship through solo from June Pailthorpe as being initiated into the "Goonie" squad by Lt. Col. Sandoff, Bill Flener, and Lt. Col. Graham Sammy McKay. look on.

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Once upon a time, a young, tall, slim, blond 99 with windblown hair flew to Traverse City, Michigan. Little did she know Amelia Earhart was expected Suddenly she was surrounded by VIPs, the red carpet rolled out and she was given red roses. Lo and behold, the roses and carpet were taken away when the mistaken identity was discovered. Years later, the Ninety-Nines of Michigan returned the roses and the red carpet to toastmistress. Loma May. along with a plaque honoring her for her contributions for the past 23 Bonnie Krentler introduces years to this annual event commemorating speaker with upcoming original Amelia Earhart's flight from Hawaii to the hit song, "What a helluva way to Mainland on January 11, 1935. L. to Ft. Loma Ox-5er Michael Errard shows toastmistress his French pilot fly up in Bill Flener's skies". May. Lil Snyder. license autographed by Amelia Earhart. the setup to the 12 gals in attendance. This is pregnancy as it affects a commercial pilot's a proposed expansion of the Operation license. The effect of conversion to the Skywatch that was started with the First metric system as it affect aviation will also be Canadian Chapter last summer. (See page discussed. 15 of the Jan./Feb., 1979 issue.) A briefing session for those who wish to participate as either pilot or observer is planned for March 26-27 at the Skyline Hotel, Ottawa. Saskatchewan Chapter is proud of a Activities friend they have in the British Section of the 99s. Their chairman. Dr. June Mills, corre­ sponds with Connie Fricker, whose flying Western Canadian activities last year have amazed her friends & in Saskatchewan. Connie won the Isle of Alberta Chapter’s main winter project has Man trophy for the third time. To earn it she been to develop a “Flying Companion flew to Biggin Hill, on to Leauville, France, Projects Seminar.” This is a day-long program for and then to just north of Paris. She people who ride regularly as passengers on continued to Cape Griz Nez, and across the light aircraft, particularly those whose channel to Southend, then to Birmingham, spouses or friends are pilots. Topics to be and the Irish Sea to Isle of Man. It was a covered include basic theory of flight, basic journey of 650 miles in eight hours with only instruments, radio work, map reading and two brief stops for customs clearance. plotting. Also to be covered are the tools a Connie says there was no time to stop for pilot uses, fear of flying and the medical food, and the weather was horrible! She aspects of aviation. All teaching is done in departed after breakfast at 4:30 a.m., and lay terms, for these non-pilots. The seminar did not get a chance to sit down and rest and eat again until 8 p.m. This same lady won East Canada is scheduled to be presented for the Flying Farmers organization and the Alberta two trophies when she came 6th overall out Operation Skywatch may be coming to Aviation Council. of 5! competitors in a competition run to Eastern Ontario and Ottawa. A meeting was Alberta Chapter is encouraging its Malta, and also took the ladies trophy in held December 6 at the Skyline Hotel, members to train as pilots and navigators to that event. The 99s have honoured Connie Ottawa to explore the possibility of forming serve in CARES, the civil air rescue by awarding her the Sir Alan Cobham a Skywatch operation based in Ottawa. Ron emergency service, which assists the trophy for achievement, which previously Johnson, Toronto, of the Ontario Ministry Canadian Armed Forces on search and has been won by Sheila Scott. The of the Environment and Monty Monteith of rescue missions. Saskatchewan chapter salutes Connie the Ottawa office of the Ministry, explained B.C. Chapter is approaching the M inistry E ricker, ol Britain who is amazing active as a of Transport about airmarking procedures pilot, for a lady who is supposedly retired! in B.C and they also plan to organize and AWARE conference in the spring, the B.C. chapter has tentative plans to co-sponsor an air rally or precision navigation contest with Middle East a local flying club. The chapter is pleased to have had one of The Greater Pittsburgh Area Chapter’s their members. Barb Robinson, elected to a membership drive meeting was a big success three year term as a trustee on the Pacific with 30 prospective members attending. Sue Aviation Museum. Simler presented a short lecture about the 99s and Georgia Dix provided the girls with a film about aerobatic flying. After the meeting, everyone enjoyed coffee, donuts Operation Skywatch— (L-R) Monty Monteith, Greater Winnipeg Chapter has been and conversation. com. Pg. 25 Betty Jane Schermerhorn, Suzanne Frogley and Ontario Ministry of Environment’s chief photo­ teaching basic groundschool to 4th year air grapher Ron Johnson cadets. They are members of Squadron 191 who will be starting flying lessons in the spring. Classes were held at the Winnipeg Air Force base, with eight 99s serving as instructors. Chapter members are also busy preparing a room dedicated to women in aviation for the new Canadian Western Aviation Museum in Winnipeg. 99s are engaged in filing, re-copying, verification of docu­ ments, and lay-outs. Greater Winnipeg chapter is hosting the East-West spring Canadian sectional conference in Winnipeg on the weekend of Operation Skywatchers— (Front L-R) Betty Jane April 28. Governor for Western Canada, Schermerhorn, Elizabeth Barnes, Carol Thomas Helga Valousek has announced that »i ’s g Wita Schlewien, Felicity McKendry, Terry Stokes International President of the 99s, Thon and Mary MacMillan. (Back L-R) Suzanne Griffith will attend. Plans call for discussion (L-R) Helen Davison, Section Secretary and Marge Bartko, Greater Pittsburg Chapter Frogley, Hildegarde Henderson, Virginia Cun­ on the Ministry of Transport regulations ningham, Dorothy Drew and Sue Chapman. Chairman with (Back Row L-R) Evelyn Hankey pertaining to medical standards, and and Mary Lou Waite. Long Island 99 Alice Borodkin addressed Celebration of Flight” was shown following an assembly of 100 ten-year-olds in a Rego the FAA slide presentation on aviation Park, NY elementary school in December. safety. Approximately 150 people attended. There was great discussion on all phases of The January meeting found the New York aviation and questions that really had her digging into her background to answer. In return for her patience and information, she received 100 letters and drawings of all sizes and shapes to say thank you. As editor of “The Airport Press”, the newspaper serving the JFK International and LaGuardia Airports, she has recently had the distinction 3reater Pittsburgh Chapter's Sue Simler of receiving a much sought after New York second from right) shares a cup of coffee with City Working Press Identification Card— jrospective chapter members. more commonly known as a ‘Press Card.’ Congratulations and thank you, Alice, for Doris Jacobson and June Hanson are all your efforts on behalf of General :ontinuing Maryland Chapter’s activ e Aviation. Ken LaPenta of the National Weather Service sarticipation in Air Age Education. Doris The Long Island Chapter also held their Bureau at Albany County Airport demonstrates recently spoke to a group of students at second meeting with the new 66 group. The new equipment to the NYCD Chapter (l-r) Harford County Day School about the 99s, program included a film presentation and a Virginia Ryan (66), Elizabeth Collins (66), Ruth General Aviation, and the safety of flying. mini-ground school. There are approxi­ Green, Sue Polsinello, Harriet Bregman, Betty June Hanson presented a slide-talk called, mately twelve 66s interested in the program Lindhe (66), & Florence Dooley. ‘Around the World with the 99s"at her local and as a result, at the next monthly meeting, Capital District 99s at Albany County library and introduced a troop of Brownies the chapter will vote on whether or not to and Girl Scout Cadettes to General Aviation Airport for a tour of the Flight Service include the 66s at all of the chapter meetings, Station, the National Weather Service at Fallston Airport, complete with a tour of since they seem to be very interested. her Piper Colt. Also, several 99s are involved Bureau, the IFR room and the control tower. A warm welcome was received from in the formation of the new Maryland • Aerospace Transportation Education Asso­ the personnel giving the tour. The evening was very informative with demonstrations ciation. The New York Capital District Chapter of equipment just installed. It was interest­ and the Albany General Aviation District ing to see what it’s like on the other side of Office Accident Prevention Program the radio conversation. A special note about New York ■ New Jersey sponsored an aviation safety seminar and the Golden Jubilee in July: Albany County dinner to commemorate the 75th Anniver­ Airport the oldest municipal airport in the Besides the chapter Christmas party in sary of the Wright Brothers First Flight on country, celebrated its 50th Anniversary in December, the Long Island C hapter 99s held December 6, 1903. The dinner and seminar June of 1978. It’s conveniently located their annual flour bombing and spot landing was held at the Polish Community Center in within one mile of the Convention! See you contest on December 2. The weather Albany, NY on December 6. After dinner. at our 50th! dawned bright and clear with just enough Peg Weiss, Membership Chairman, spoke wind to make the drops and landings on what it means to be a Ninety-Nine. interesting. Ronnie Minnig flew off with two Convention Chairman Betty Elliott was also first place prizes in her Piper Comanche. She introduced and talked for a few moments Ninety-Nines from the Western New York landed just 25 feet from the line in the spot about the Golden Jubilee coming up in Chapter were invited to speak at the 75th landing contest and her bombardier, Ron Albany in July. Betty chose this time to Anniversary of Flight Ceremonies at both Klepper, came the closest to the tarpaulin present a Certificate of Appreciation to Buffalo and Niagara Falls International with his bomb. Carol Rudman. working on Ward Shandoff, FAA Accident Prevention Airports. her CFI, came within 45 feet of the line to Specialist, for his continuing support of 99 Ninety-Nines of the Western New York win the second place trophy in the spot activities and projects. A film entitled, “In Chapter attended an Amelia Earhart landing contest. Mae Smith was the 99 judge Luncheon given by the Amherst Zonta keeping the CAP cadets on their toes. She Club. The speaker was Capt. Jean Bogart, also provided delicious homemade Portu­ Co-pilot, stationed at Griffiss Air Force guese soup for all the frosty entrants. Base, Rome, New York. Jean was in the first As an added attraction this year, Elaine group of women chosen to become Air Devino and her 49'/$er Vinny, provided the Force Pilots and spoke of her experiences in ingredients for a “pre-flight contest”. Vinny training for the Air Force. taped over various outlets on a Beech Sundowner, unscrewed screws and stuffed paper into the exhaust stack. Pat Bizzoso was the winner finding six out of the ten pre­ flight problems on the plane which was North Central unfamiliar to most of the contestants. By the Pilots from the Columbus area attended end of the contest, there was a new problem, the FAA Safety Seminar sponsored by the one not previously arranged. Apparently in A ll-O hio 99s and hosted by Yolanda checking the gas caps, someone didn’t know Yourell. GADO representative, Tink Cully’s how to put one back on and left it loose. main topics were the touch and go accident Eventually the contest papers came back Convention Chairman and NYCD member Betty and cold weather flying, plus some facts on with this as one of the things wrong during Elliott presents a Certificate of Appreciation to aircraft maintenance. Three hundred and pre-flight. It was soon replaced and the Ward Shandoff, FAA Accident Prevention fifty pilots were in attendance and were contest continued with only legal irregular­ Specialist, for his enthusiastic and continuing Cont Pg 26 ities. support of the 99s. treated to coffee and cookies during the breaks which were donated by the All-Ohio members. In addition, eight door prizes were awarded during the seminar. All-Ohio Jeane Wolcott, as a member of the Civil Aviation of Ohio Emergency Plan Committee, announced that the State of Ohio and the committee had reached an agreement to work together to support the State’s Disaster Services Agency. Those pilots from all over Ohio who volunteered and joined CAO will have a meeting in February to review the plan and dry-run a number of scenarios.

Members of Rainier Chapter flew to Diamond Point for a lovely day in the sun to meet with members of Far West, Stillaguamish and Puget Sound Chapters to discuss plans for the Northwest 1979 Sectional Meeting, which will be held at Ocean Shores, Washington August 16-19. 1979

through which six members of Rochelle, held at the Hangar Inn. The FAA’s General Illinois Junior High School’s seventh grade Aviation Operations Inspector, Jack Weav­ were able to receive flight instruction. er, gave a wonderful presentation and prizes Indiana Dunes Chapter members met donated by local aviation companies and January 27 to start plans for another trophies were awarded. Rainier Chapter did Pilots que-up for coffee and cookies prepared by Aviation Clinic to be held in April. The manage to hang on to a few of the trophies the All-Ohio 99s at the FAA Safety Seminar held chapter will also be working on hospitality with the help and skills of Janna Imlay and in Columbus, OH. The seminar attracted 350 for the Uli-Nines Air Derby to be held in Elsie Smith. pilots. May. All women pilots residing in the State of Wyoming were invited to participate in a N orthw est Hands-On Mechanics session in Casper January 14. Wyoming 99s and prospective The Alaska Chapter 99s have decided to members equipped with Phillips screw­ bid for the 1984 International Convention. drivers set about removing inspection plates Joy Craig has been nominated as convention on a new Cardinal, the first two registration chairman and will attend the Board of numbers of which appropriately were “99”. Directors/Site Selection Committee’s Harold, the mechanic at Casper Air Service, meeting in Seattle on February 3 to present a volunteered to answer questions and proposal to the Board. demonstrate some of the functions of a grease monkey. One observant guest noticed • what appeared to be a “chore girl’’ positioned in the air intake. Harold informed us that indeed “chore girls” are Far West’s Elene Duncan an d her used at the Cessna factory because of their husband, William who is an orthopedic All-Ohio Dee Barrows holds pilot statue which is surgeon, will be serving as volunteers for the excellent screening properties. Dr. Maggie Murdock spoke briefly to the group on the being raffled to obtain funds for the Buckeye Air Care-Medico program in the Dominican Rally. Similar statues are available for sale. Republic during the month of February. recision of the Equal Rights Amendment measure currently being debated in the July will be a busy month for the All-Ohio • Wyoming Legislature. 99s. Port Columbus International Airport, Columbus, Ohio, will celebrate their 50th Rainier Chapter held their first annual anniversary. All-Ohio Dee Burrows is a “Aerosafe” at Puyallup Industrial Airport. South Central member of the committee and will chair the It was a fun filled day open to 99s and the hangar dance the chapter is sponsoring. public. Thanks to Professor Harold Wood The Chaparral Chapter sponsored an and NIFA, the air events consisted of power “Airman’s Educational Review” on Decem­ • on and power off spot landings and a ber 12th in cooperation with the FAA precision air drop. The ground events were Accident Prevention Program. Pete Camp­ The Indiana Dunes is well into the computer accuracy and an FAR test. There bell, Flight Standards Branch Chief at the planning of their spring Aviation Clinic. It were also many other activities to keep FAA Regional Office in Fort Worth, Tom will be held at Porter County A irport, everyone busy. Powered hang-glider dem­ Campbell and G.C. Johnson, Accident Valparaiso, IN, on April 28. This is an all onstrations, continuous FAA films, ATC Prevention Specialists from El Paso and day clinic with seminars aimed at both pilots 610J simulator by Avemco and the FAA’s Albuquerque, presented the topics: “The and non-pilots. The co-chairmen of the Vertigon were also available. The temporary Pilot and the Airspace,” “The Anatomy of a clinic are Carol Zander and Charlene tower furnished by the FAA reported over Landing,” and “An IFR Approach.” The Falkenberg. A new class they are planning 500 operations. program was termed “one of the best" by he for this clinic is a search and rescue seminar. Rainier C hapter’s Debra Thompson was one hundred plus who attended. Sally Sawicki was the course instructor chairman with Liz Lundin as mistress of The Chaparral Chapter also took part in for a federally and state funded program ceremonies presiding at a lovely banquet Conl. Pg. 27- e Las Cruces Vaquero Days by entering a >at in the parade.

Members of the Colorado Chapter spent e first weekend of February skiing at spen thanks to Jan Sauvage.

Mary Wheelock and Helen Hill of the olden Triangle presented a program to ur classes of third graders during the onth of December and told the students it as in commemoration ofthe Wright •others’ Kitty Hawk flight of 75 years rlier. A Safety Seminar was held January 30th 99 and Civil Air Patrol Aerospace Education Officer Gloria Burlette, (far left rear) with the 926th onsored by the FAA, Golden Triangle and Composite Squadron before a flight in "Lucille” . Southeast

New Orlean's 99s have been involved in Aerospace Education in many different areas. Frances Bozeman,Chapter Safety Chairman and General Manager of a Cessna Pilot Training Center in New Orleans, arranged a pilot seminar program on December 8th, which was sponsored by New Orleans 99s in conjunction with the FAA Accident Prevention Program. The subject was topical for southern Louisiana—“Over the Water Flying". Evelyn Studlick was designated Accident Prevention Counselor by the FAA at the Seminar. Evelyn is a natural for the position, as she’s an active flight instructor at Lakefront Airport and safety is her daily by-word. She’s working on her PhD specializing in Climatology and currently holds SMEL, CFI, CFII and IGI. Chapter Secretary Pat Bessellman is the Aviation Counselor for Boy Scout Troup 263 and helped seven scouts earn their Aviation Badges. Each scout had a demon­ stration ride with CFI Evelyn Studlick and nn Lowell on the wing of the Stearman, which is hangared at Stinson Airport She and 49’/?er, George, logged the time in a brand new log book. ike people sight-seeing and do banner-touring, etc. The number on the aircraft— N99AN, of course. Two other New Orleans Chapter mem­ bers have also been busy. Chairman Judith othron Aviation. Most of the chapter’s It took approximately fifteen San Maggiore leads an Aviation Club at St. ctivities have been work sessions preparing Antonion members, 49i4ers and guests to >r Spring Sectional. Make your plans now airmark the Burnet, TX Airport (name and > attend. numbers) in November. Jack King, Mana­ ger of the FBO at Burnet, treated everyone to a luncheon in town.

The San Antonio Chapter 99s had a joint • teeting with the Zonta Club January 5th in te Ft. Sam Houston Officer’s Club, Ft. The Wichita Falls Chapter held a Safety am Houston, TX. Alice Foeh, Chairman of Seminar on Family Flying in the Texas te San Antonio 99s, presented the “Life Electric Company’s Ready Room. FAA Membership" certificate to Ann Ash, a long- slides were shown of actual flying accidents. me member of the San Antonio Chapter An explanation of the slides was given by nd a new member of the Zonta Club. 99s in James L. Harris, who was introduced and ttendance were: Alice Foeh, Jane King, assisted by John Jarchow, the GADO 'irginia SDikes, Ann Lowell, Barbara representative from Oklahoma City. The aulk, Sally Stalley, Ann-Marie Benham, program dealt with causes of accidents and tuth Nichols, Ann Ash, Mary Schwende- was extremely informative. Around forty lan and prospective member, Peggy people were in attendance and all were fitted Evelyn Studlick proudly displays her FAA 'lummer. with complimentary ear plugs. Accident Prevention Counselor Certificate Charles High School and demonstration flights are on the agenda for the enthusiastic Dell Hinn flew a Cherokee Six accompanied teens. News Reporter, Gloria Burlette, is the by Dr. and Mrs. Stan Paine. Joy Paine is the International Health Activities Chairman Aerospace Education Officer for the Civil for the Monterey Women’s Medical Auxili­ Air Patrol, 926th Composite Squadron. The ary. 926th is very active and has been able to provide thirty orientation flights in the past year and hopes to have a ground school next year. These 99s are working on a day to day <. a i m - The Sacramento Valley 99s are very basis to promote Aerospace Education in proud of their Scholarship Program that has the New Orleans area and to encourage been under consideration and now is young people to consider a challenging implemented. The amount of the award is career in aviation. $300.00 and will be awarded for the first time ■ t in June of 1979. The purpose of the Charline Mackessy, Bakersfield Chapter Chair­ scholarship is toward an education in an man, and Loretta Grant hold the chapter's 36th aviation oriented field (i.e. career pilot, Suncoast Chapter members Gray Bower Anniversary cake. flight instructor, mechanic, etc.) Scholar­ and Sophia Payton spoke at the Fifth ship details can be found in the Air Age Annual Sun ’n Fun Fly-In held at Lakeland, Education section. Florida. The Women’s Forum before which they appeared also dealt with the general topic “Women in Aviation,” and discussed the issue of air races. Gray is a full-time flight Not one, but two “Flying Companion” instructor in the Tampa area and has shared Seminars have been held by the Santa Clara her Cub on several occasions with Suncoast Valley Chapter orienting over one hundred members eager to get “tail dragger" time. and ten persons who fly, but are not pilots, Sophia is an experienced air race pilot and to the pleasures, problems and challenges of winner of last year’s Air Race Classic. flying. The feedback has been most Another chapter member, Sandy Mott favorable and enthusiastic. One previously and her 49'/$er, John, are affiliated with the petrified “com panion” is now taking flying local EAA Chapter helping to sponsor this lessons as a result. The SCV’s treasury also very successful “Winter Oshkosh” in Loretta Grant (with back to the camera), Pat benefited greatly from the efforts of nearly Church, Achsa Donnels (a Charter Member) and Lakeland. Sandy coordinated the activities every member of the chapter. Janice Brown paint the runway at Bakersfield of the Women’s Forum. Sandy and John run Airpark. After thirteen members of the Air a popular new flying club and flight school Marking Committee and other chapter at St. Petersburg’s downtown Albert The Los Angeles Chapter held a success­ members turned out to mark South County Whitten Municipal Airport. ful instructor validation clinic with Aviation Airport (near San Jose), the Committee Suncoast 99 Ann Werly, ATR, FAA Training Enterprises of Santa Monica. thought repainting the compase rose at Reid Flight Safety Counselor and Flight Exam­ Georgia Lambert was the chairman of this Hillview Airport (San Jose) would be a iner, organized a meeting for area pilots. The project. This proved to be a valuable way to snap. Not so; thinking they weren’t needed, guest speaker was Colonel Pitts, NASA maintain the chapter treasury. volunteers stayed away in droves. The 20- Research and Development. Ann is deeply foot radius rose was painted entirely by hand involved in flight safety projects for the • by Chairman Gloria Hovde and Evelyn region and is gratefully backed by the other Lundstrom plus their 49!4ers. Suncoast Chapter members. On the 18th of October, the Monterey Bay Gloria Hovde is also teaching a short Chapter 99s delivered 430 pounds of medical course at Foothill College dealing with supplies to the Direct Relief Foundation in preventive maintenance for aircraft owners Southwest Santa Barbara, California. and operators. Gloria is the only member of Sandy Pratt flew her Cessna 182 accom­ the SCV Chapter with an A & P rating. Aloha Chapter 99s manned the food panied by Chapter Chairman Harriette Picture yourself sitting in the left hand booth at the General Aviation Council of Brin. Kay Harmon flew her Hawk K-P and seat of a 747 . . . (am I really that high off Hawaii’s Aviation Day at Dillingham Field the ground and we haven’t even started the the end of November. This event provides us engine?) . . . You begin rolling down the with our major fund raising project of the runway at San Francisco International and year. This year, the goal of the event was to five minutes later you set her down in introduce the non-general aviation oriented Tokyo. That’s the experience you can get in public to just what General Aviation was all a 747 simulator at the Pan Am San about. By all reports, it was a success! Francisco Training Center, as several members of the Santa Rosa Chapter did last • month. Just marvelling at the fantastic engineering knowhow responsible for all October was a busy month for the those cables, wires, pipes, tubes, etc. leading Bakersfield Chapter. Painting the runway at into the 747 cabin and watching it careening Bakersfield Airpark was one of their major about on those eerie legs made the trip projects. At its completion, all hands were worthwhile in itself. But then, when you treated to lunch at the Airpark Restaurant, stepped into the cockpit and saw all the followed by a meeting of the chapter gauges, gadgets, buttons and lights, it was celebrating its 36th anniversary. even more impressive, not to mention the thrill of actually getting your hands on the A current chapter project is taking school Chart depicts the routes of women pilots flying in children on guided tours around the airport. controls of that baby. Another trip is supplies for the Direct Relief Foundation. planned soon. 99 Two other chapter members were busy with new airplanes. BeBe Owen and her 49'Aer are restoring their recently-purchased 1956 Cessna 170B, while Mary Feik took the easier route when she purchased an original- condition 1952 Piper Pacer that she fell in love with last summer in Oshkosh.

GENERAL New York * New Jersey

Long Island Chapter member Diane Fisher and her 49'Aer, Bill, have their own INFORMATION club, Mid-County Flyers, Inc., located at L.I. MacArthur Airport. An interesting item to note is the staff. There are four 99 flight instructors including Diane. The office staff consists of a 99 and a 66. To keep status as an equal opportunity employer, Diane has hired one male flight instructor to fill in on busy days. A nother Long Island Chapter member, Nicole Radecki, Assistant Chief Pilot for McIntyre Aviation at L.I. M acA rthur Airport has been asked to fly a Cessna 340 to last Canada Middle East Wichita, KS in mid-February to attend the Cessna 340 Series Workshop in conjunction Dr. Carol Roberts, Maryland Chapter In January, the Eastern Ontario Chapter with her position at McIntyre. Nicole was and NTSB Digital Flight Recorder Special­ ade good use of the spacious tables at their also asked to speak at the annual meeting of ar Museum site when the program for the ist, recently returned from Rome, where she Zonta, the organization of all business and had been requested to serve as a technical ening was a flight planning session for a professional women, on January 24th. expert to supervise the readout of the ip from Ottawa via Kingston to Toronto The 99s are indeed a friendly group, recorder from an Alitalia DA-9 that crashed land in a Cessna 172. Suzanne Frogley, always welcoming other 99s to their cities. In near Palerm o, Sicily on December 23, 1978. hapter Chairman and a new CFI, guided November, L.I. member Mae Smith trav­ Carol, who was afforded full newspaper and e exercise. All pertinent weather, weight & eled commercially to Laguna Beach, CA and TV coverage, was impressed with Alitalia's dance, performance charts, flight logs & El Paso. TX. In both areas, she contracted large and modern EDP center. “The hectic ght plan forms were provided. Members other 99s through the roster. As a result, El :re asked, among other things, to figure work schedule afforded little time for Paso Chairman Margaret Thompson sightseeing,” but she made many new friends el consumption in Imperial and U.S. invited her to their meeting which was being illons as well as in litres! It was agreed that among her Italian counterparts. held the afternoon she was in town. Another Rosalie McNish, a n o th e r M aryland is should be an annual occurrence, since it chapter member. Marily Cragin and her Chapter member, was an official observer at as such a good review of so many facts. 49>/$er, George, escorted her to a lovely NISB’s week-long public hearing, looking lunch. So, when you’re a 99, you have into the facts of the tragic mid-air collision friends all over the world. on September 25th at Lindbergh Field in New members in the New York Capital San Diego. Rosalie is confidential assistant District Chapter are Barbara Cheles and to Safety Board Member Francis H. Patience Hutty. Barbara is a New York McAdams, who was Chairman of the Board Conl Pg 30 W hat You of Inquiry. See Is W hat We Cot!

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Florence Dooley, a New York Capital District 99, chooses her grab bag gift at the chapter's Christmas party. State Insurance Examiner. She holds a 2nd plane to arrive. Since everyone drove, again held at the beautiful home of Annett private pilots license with over 200 flying everyone got to partake of the great pie. and Jo h n Fedor of Pepper Pike. A deliciou: hours. Patience transferred from the President Thon Griffith and Secretary sit-down dinner was served to thirty-foui Hudson Valley Chapter. She is a commer­ Hazel Jones were in Columbus at the end of members and husbands. After dinner cial pilot with an instrument rating and she is January to attend a seminar. The All-Ohio Secretary Margaret Wellington was sur currently working on her flight instructor 99s from Columbus met with the interna­ prised with a birthday cake. Then there was ticket. She is a pilot and writer by vocation. tional dignitaries and enjoyed a get-together dancing into the wee hours of the morning Both girls are single and fly out of Albany over dinner. Another chapter member, Pat Stark County Airport. Charlene Falkenberg, Indiana Dunes, attended the WASP Conference at Colo­ rado Springs in September. A record-setting 586 attended the Conference. As an additional highlight, Pat rented a Cessna 182 and flew over Pike’s Peak and vicinity. She reports that it was a wonderful experience.

All-Ohio Christmas. Chapter members gathered to celebrate Christmas and share it with all 99s. Lake Erie's Marcia Klein poses with her newly acquired 33F Bonanza. It was just a thoughtful little gift from her hubby. North Central represented the 99s and Northwest Indiana on a panel for Aviation Forecast for the Lake Erie Chapter’s Pilot of the Year is All-Ohio 99 and North Central Governor, years 1980-90. It was sponsored by the Dodie Jewett, who was coaxed into flying by Marilynn Miller, played hostess for the Federal Aviation Agency at Northwestern her pilot husband in 1957. She received her chapter at their annual Christmas bash. University in Evanston, IL. Charlene Private license in 1972; G round Instructor in Marilynn has been the hostess of this represented General Aviation as a provider 1977, and Commercial in 1978. particular event for quite a few years. The of transportation. Others on the panel She has been a member of the 99s since party was well attended and everyone represented the airlines and business 1973, and received a ‘fun trophy’this year for exchanged gifts, ate a delicious buffet and aviation. never missed a monthly meeting. She joined cheered each other with champagne. (Those Charlene is now teaching her third weekly the Organization of Private Women’s Pilots not flying, that is!) ground school She teaches private ground International, and is Advisor for the Braving icy roads and chilling winds for school at the local Hobart Junior High Painesville “Aviation Explorers’ Post.” PIC their mext meeting, the All-Ohio Chapter School, nearby Merrillville High School and Michigan SMALL race—won the ‘Tail-end traveled to Mansfield where Marge Gorman at the Purdue Calumet Continuing Educa­ Tony' Trophy. and daughter, Gayle, out-did themselves as tion Campus. At present she is an Attendance Officer, hostesses. The meeting was held at the Each month, the Indiana Dunes features a and Advisor for the Aviation Club at the Gorman-Rupp Pump co. and while the gals member. This month, it is Anne A bbott, Geneva Secondary Schools. conducted business, the guys toured the who is recovering from a back injury. She Unusual Incidents: Landing her air- plant with guides Jim and Jeff Gorman. An has been unable to attend meetings or fly Conl. Pg 31 excellent buffet of ham and beef with hot much lately, but hopefully she will be able to German potato salad was topped off with a again soon. Everyone in the chapter misses pumpkin pie that Air Activities Chairman Anne and sends wishes for a speedy recovery. Kay John baked as one of her prizes for the The cold, but sunny weather did not prevent thirteen Lake Erie Chapter mem­ bers from attending the December meeting at Portage Airport. An excellent film entitled, “More Thoughts on Winter Flying” was shown by Margaret Juhasz while chapter members munched on her delicious cookies and coffee. The group presented Bernice Barris with a specially designed stained glass airplane as a token of appreciation since Bernice has been our very able ‘leader’ for the successful proficiency and speed races at the September Cleveland Hostesses Marge and Gayle Gorman invite All- Air Races. The group then adjourned to a Ohio 99s, 49!4ers and guests to chow down at near-by restaurant for more ‘flight-talk’. January's meeting in Mansfield, OH. Lake Erie’s January dinner-dance was Dodie Jewett ane, unaware that a wheel was missing. On 99s monthly newsletter. The paper will now of one of its worst winters, had been closed cross-country, using a reservoir for a be officially entitled the “Fly Paper". due to two to four inches of ice on the ndmark, the second time around, the Kent Olson, chief pilot for Pearson runways, plus having no electrical power, servoir was drained, became disoriented Aircraft in Port Angeles and also an FAA which had been knocked out by the storm. id called Oberlin Control. Escorts were Accident Prevention Counselor, was the Eastern Washington was involved in a heavy nt out, but she even lost track of them. guest speaker at the January meeting of the snowstorm, which left Seattle as the only Lake Erie Chapter is proud of their Pilot Far West Chapter. He discussed pre-flight open (?) area, and it was strictly IFR with the Year, Dodie Jewett. The trophy is procedures and cold weather operation of fog. Even so, it was a most informative three :ing placed in her school for all to see and aircraft as well as recent changes in Part 91 hours and gave a new perspective on Air :lp her celebrate her year. of FAA regulations. Traffic Control.

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The Arkansas Chapter reports that the advice of local pilots is being sought to develop procedures for the Fort Smith Municipal Airport’s new radar service according to Ed Stacy, FAA Control Tower Chief at Fort Smith, AR. Stacy said the service will be implemented within the next year using the airport’s current manpower and equipment. He said the service will involve positive radar separation for aircraft flying under visual flight rules in the terminal’s radar area. Stacy defined the terminal separation area as a 15 to 20 mile horizontal radius and up to 7,000 feet vertical space from the airport. The service, he emphasized, will be volun­ tary. But, he added, 90 percent of the pilots at airports where the service is offered have Photo: Susan Pal accepted it. This service is currently ased at busy King County International Airport in the heart of Seattle, this Cessna 152 takes my available at Tulsa. The tower chief said that even year old daughter, Anna, and me on jaunts to airstrips like this one, Ranger Creek State, at the the new procedure will decrease the iot of Mt. Rainier. Anna has already had her first flying lesson in N714TD which Mom purchased and possibility of mid-air collisions by requiring fried from Monroe, Michigan to Seattle in April, 1978, one year after obtaining my private license pilots under VFR to maintain a 500 foot he solo trip, with a few detours to stay VFR, took three and one half days. Now instrument rated, I am orking on my Commercial and Instructors ratings. vertical separation and a \ 'A mile horizontal separation from other aircraft. Currently, Elsie MacDougall explained the struc­ VFR aircraft have no separation minimums. lorthwest ture, purpose and goals of the Ninety-Nines Colorado's Sharon Bigelow is now flying organization for the benefit of both left seat for Trans Mountain Airlines, a Denver-based commuter line. Meanwhile, The Alaska Chapter 99s held their members and guests. Chairman Mary Cole Babette Andre has announced the opening hristmas party at the Elmendorf Officer’s announced plans for another Pinch-Hitter lub. The surprise attraction for the event course to be offered in the spring with Mary of CAVU, a full service aviation public as the mysterious Chante, the hypnotist. It Kochanek, CFI, conducting the course. relations and advertising company. She and as discovered that several of the chapter Eighteen Greater Seattle Chapter mem­ her partner, Dave Scherer, were recently featured in a Denver Post article. Another lembers are easily hypnotized and the bers combined their January meeting with Colorado gal, Beverly Miles, was spotlight­ ^suiting performances were entertaining to an indepth tour of the Auburn Air Route ed by the Post. Bev was seriously injured in a ty the least. Although none' of the Traffic Control Center, learning about the crash of a Falcon in April, 1977. She has ypnotized subjects actually crash landed, entire air traffic control environment and as returned to flying with the use of hand :veral did indeed have difficulty maintain- a result are looking forward to becoming tg straight and level postures. The even better pilots. It wasn’t one of the controls on a Cessna Skyhawk. .nchorage community was extremely Center’s busier days. Portland, in the throes It didn’t quite fit under the Christmas tree, apportive of the 99s event, so the chapter but Ellen and Kevan Corder, also Colorado, ras able to give away over ten door prizes, are the proud owners of a Brantley B2B icluding three hours of helicopter time and helicopter. inner for two at Stuckagain Heights (en The December meeting of the Dallas legant restaurant in the Chugach Foothills) Redbirds was a Christmas party. Guests were husbands and boyfriends; Marie ia helicopter. A new member was sworn into the ranks Genaro, a WASP; Wildflower’s Jo McCar­ f the Alaska Chapter. Kathleen Bostwick, rell; and prospective member Linda Wack- ’ho received her license in 1978 and has a witz. The January meeting was a combined Hal of 80 hours, is a census worker and flies business meeting/puppy shower for Hazel ) nine different bush villages each month, Jones’ new Cocker Spaniel, “Deefer Dog”. All chapter members agreed to write letters he was also the winner of the spot landing Edy Miller, Alaska Chapter Vice Chairman, ontest during the 99s recent fly-in to in opposition to the first Notice of Proposed watches as Anita Benson, Chairman, receives Rule Making. eldotna, AK. and reads the door prize at the annual Christmas The Golden Triangle Chapter plans to fly Congratulations to Betsy Nobmann who party. The prize was three hours of helicopter jbmitted the winning entry for the Alaska instruction time! Conl Pg 32 to Oklahoma City February 24th for a tour past and present). The meeting took place in the National Contest in January. Caroly of 99 Headquarters and the Cowboy Hall of their new meeting place, Flight Center, Inc., Fame. In the meantime, two chapter recently ferried a Stinson from Sout Gen-Aero, at International Airport. Carolina to Alaska, dead-reckoning all tl members, Judy Bruce and Pat Evans have At the Wichita Falls C hapter’s January gone skiing. way. She is working toward a job with tf meeting, which was held in Chairman Lou airlines. She passed her ATR written with If O klahom a Chapter Air Marking Ellen Foster's home, members wrote letters 96 and Flight Engineer’s test with a 98. Sh Chairm an Dot Clum had a motto it would to the FAA and sent copies to their be : ‘Have 206 will Airmark’. holds eleven different ratings which ari Senators, Representatives and President ASEL, AMEL, SES, IFR, BGI, AGI, CF CFII, A & P, Helicopter and Glider. Hilda Goley, another Blue Ridge 99, wa elected Career Woman of the Year by he Business and Professional Women’s Clut She will compete for the SC State Title ii January. The Blue Ridge C hapter will host th Southeast Spring Sectional in Asheville NC. Those Cloggers o f NC really know hov to put on a show, so don’t miss it! New Orleans 99s are off to a good start fo the new year. The January meeting fell righ at the start of the Mardi Gras season, so the> enjoyed “King Cake” at the Bogalousi airport while CFI Evelyn Studlick startec her mini refresher courses. Her first was a review of the recent FAR changes and additions and a discussion of the same. Gloria Burlette, Ede Brandon and Gloricc Wills, all New Orleans 99 and Civil Ait Oklahoma Chapter members Phyllis Howard. Jan Million, Nancy Smith and Marilyn Ratzlaff perform Patrol members, attended a CAP school in Christmas carols aviation style 49'/?ers Dick Smith and Bob Howard (back) also helped out on one of Lafayette, LA on Search and Rescue for tne numbers. pilots and observers. Belonging to CAP and Oklahoma Chapter’s Christmas party had Carter concerning the newly proposed spending many an hour in a search pattern its usual fun and games, but it also featured rulings brought about by the San Diego on missions has made them all aware of some very unusual carols. Jan Million, tragedy. The members do not feel the carrying flares, mirrors, etc. on all flights. At Nancy Smith and Phyllis Howard teamed proposals will be of any benefit in stopping the end of the weekend seminar, Glorice flew up with the chapter’s resident guitar picker, mid-air collisions and may cause more her sister 99s back to New Orleans in her Marilyn Ratzlaff to write and perform problems, possibly even more collisions. Cessna 185 and demonstrated her fine Christmas carols aviation style. The The members also took copies of their piloting skills by a very sm-o-o-th landing on program included, “The 12 Days of Action Sheets to distribute to interested a small strip in strong x-wind conditions. Christmas (My True Gave to Me a Used persons. Florida Suncoast Chapter members Piper Cherokee, Two Dented Wings, Three The Chapter also reports that one of their joined Goldcoast, Gulfstream and Space­ Blemished Tires ... )”, “Away in a Hangar”, members has received a special honor. Dr. port 99s and a group from the Women “We Four Queens of Air Space Galore” and Eleanor Irvine, a pathologist whose flying Pilots’ Club of Florida at the lovely “Dashing Through the Sky”. The gift has enabled her to serve many hospitals in waterfront home of Gulfstream Chapter exchange had some very popular items, the area, has recently been named as the first member, Shirley Zillig in Fort Lauderdale which passed from hand to hand. Included female President of the Wichita County during December. in this group were some “genuine, non­ Medical Society. A traditional Christmas buffet luncheon imitation” cow chips, a ceramic early day had been prepared by willing and hospitable pilot made by Betty Hammer, an airplane hands, and guests tried to keep the planter and airplane mobiles. Skip Carter Southeast “Christmas spirit” in the warm temperatures and Jane Sparogowski modeled their T- which prevailed over sunny Florida. About shirts (“No Hand Propping”?!?), need more Blue Ridge 99s had another very thirty-five persons attended. be said? 47 Ninety-Nines, husbands and successful Poker Run in spite of all the guests didn’t miss the fun. yellow-jackets who tried to eliminate the Southwest On the second hitch at it, the Oklahoma judges in the spot landing contest in Membership meeting almost got weathered Spartanburg, SC. If you want to try your out again. However, despite 30 to 45 knot The Aloha Chapter’s first fly-in of the new luck, come on down; the powder on the year will take place the week-end ol winds that day, there was a nice turn-out. finish-line was hardly touched! After flying The San Antonio Chapter reports that February 17-18 at the W aianapanapa State all over the Piedmont Area of SC, trophies Park cabins at Hana, Maui. Visiting 99s are CFI Jane King has moved to Lampassas, were awarded to Merry Robertson, Mary TX, bought a Cessna 150 and opened her invited. Our 10th annual Apuepuelele Ellen Castelloe and a bunch of visitors from (translation—‘Female Pilot Contest in the own flight school. She has several students Johns Island, SC. and has even soloed one student already. Air1) will be held the weekend of August 18- Carolyn Pillar, Blue Ridge, is really 19. Any 99s planning to visit Hawaii that Jane and two other chapter CFI’s, Ann setting records these days. In September, Lowell and Sally Stalley, also attended the time are invited to participate, either as she, as co-pilot and C.L. Chandler, pilot, contestants or passengers. Flight Instructor Revalidation Clinic held in won 1st place in the 1978 Flying Rebels 600 San Antonio January 4-6. Coral Hansen, Aloha Chapter, has been Precision Race down in Atlanta, GA. Then named an FAA designated examiner for For their January 13th meeting, the San last month, Carolyn won First Place in the Antonio Chapter members were treated to a Private and Commercial licenses. Coral U.S. Precision Flight Team Regional in teaches at Hawaii Country Club of the Air. film entitled, “T-Birds”, (The Thunderbirds, Terre Haute, IN. She will be a contestant in Cont. Pg. 33 other chapter member, Pat Davis, has a Jackie Petty, Ginny Collins and her mother, v job—teaching instrument flying to the Olive Dyler. This took place on a beautiful my helicopter pilots at Wheeler Field. She fogless day, November 9, 1978. 1 use the helicopter simulator, but she also Tahiti, New Zealand, Australia. Everyone s to log helicopter time, dreams of making a trip to these foreign n November, Bakersfield C h a p te r lands. The Palms Chapter 99s made that trip mbers met at the home of Priscilla while settled snugly in huge, comfortable, tncer for a meeting and a Christmas party overstuffed chairs at the chapter’s January rkshop. The Christmas party was held meeting held at the home of Chapter ly in December and was well attended by C hairm an Claire Walters. al pilots, airport officials and friends of A large turnout of 99s and their guests ation. enjoyed the slide show presented and iolden West Chapter Chairman Pat narrated by Elizabeth and Don Dinan, who Inter and husband, David, picked up their actually made the trip. “Every year we try to v Mooney Turbocharged 231 from San check out a different part of the world and tonio, TX in December. The trip back to look around,” said Don, Liz nodding t Carlos Airport was a nightmare and Norma Futterman (1) presents special Service agreement. y scary. Not only did they encounter icing Award to Dorothy Limbach for years of editing Liz, a San Fernando Chapter 99 and of El Paso, all their instruments went the chapter newsletter "Flypaper". instructor at Claire Walters Flight Academy id in actual IFR conditions. The good old in Santa M onica, and her 49(/$er Don, were n and bank’ and compass helped them featured speakers and guests of the Palms ch home safely, but shaken. Chapter 99s. ■'ran Grant and husband, Norm, had a W armed by Cara Lund’s Irish coffee, and ch more pleasant trip. They toured the munching on tempting snacks provided by intry for seven weeks by camper and flew Claire, the group sat back and viewed palm he Outback by plane after the Australian tree-lined beaches of Tahiti, the Paul ernational Convention. Their great Gauguin Museum, the oldest French ■enture was climaxed by a 28-day trip by Cathedral in Papette and a French police­ ghter from Brisbane to New Orleans. She man staring wide-eyed at Liz and Don as i, “Thanksgiving was great on board.” they rode on Papeete buses reserved only for : especially enjoyed the warm hospitality natives. :he Australian 99s, We all chuckled when Don told us that im Allen, Pan Am 747 Senior Flight when flying to Morea in a Twin Otter, he ptain, spoke at the Golden West Chapter mentioned to the pilot that Liz was also a sting about women in aviation. He heads Service Awards: Georgia Lambert (1), Rachel pilot. She was honored by being allowed to the rigorous 747 testing program. Not Bonzon (c), and Virginia Showers with awards for sit in the co-pilot’s seat. As they landed, the y do the Pan Am pilots go through a outstanding service to the chapter in 1978. pilot asked Liz, “How many hours do you gh four hour test yearly, they also must have?” “2500,” she answered. Then, accord­ nplete proficiency training every six computer controlled simulator at San ing to husband Don, “he bounced the nths. Most of the testing is done in a Francisco Airport. About women, he said, landing. Liz had more hours than he had.” “The airlines are not willing to test public reaction to women pilots.” Also, he mentioned that Pan Am is not hiring due to a huge backlog of furloughed pilots. “Advancement is very slow with the airlines. All the pilots receive numbers and must wait for attrition to move ahead.” Carolyn Zapata, Karla Straube, Geri Wiecks and Donna Vasko, all Golden West skiers, have discovered that snow skis really do fit inside a Cessna 172. They have also discovered some really interesting new experiences including flying with 43K headwinds, cold weather engine starts, how long it takes to scrape frost and snow, night flying over snowy mountains, freezing fog and constantly changing mountain winter weather. The Monterey Bay Chapter 99s joined the Santa Clara Valley Chapter for lunch and girl-type hangar flying at Harris Ranch. It is a neat place where they grow all their own food, bake their own bread and features a Elizabeth Dinan, San Fernando Valley Chapter member and Palms Chapter guest, who shared nice San Joaquin Valley atmosphere. her experiences touring Tahiti, New Zealand and Members attending from M onterey Australia with other chapter members. Bay—were Tine Svendson, Geneva Cran­ ford, Kay Harmon, Dell Hinn, Liz Smith, It was a balmy day when the Dinans flew Sandy Pratt, Shirley Ramsey, Charles and to Mt. Cook. “At the airport, the pilot Judy Dake and June Knapp. Santa Clara pumps his own gas,” said Liz, “and the bus 8 Pilot of the Year: Wally Funk accepting Pilot Valley members were Pat Rowe, Pat driver who lives near the airport waits for te Year award from Virginia Showers. Roberts, Nancy Rodgers, Phyllis Pierce, Com. Pg 34 Wild Blue Yonder (Cont.) this “Tornado Alley” when temperature contrasts are greatest. Thunderstorms here may reach the 60,000 foot mark. Hail is to be s a expected in or near them and can be thrown CLASSIFIED out as far as 40 miles. Naturally, we can't always keep 40 miles between us and the Complete Real Estate Service—homes, This section is for the advertising of nearest 'bumper, usually 20 miles is a safe acreages, lots, commercial NE Okla employment opportunities, jobs wanted, distance for a severe storm. NW Ark—Donna Lancaster, Walter 99s in business, items for sale and so If when flying near cells, an area appears Gray Agency, Inc., Siloam Spgs., AR forth. 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each plane to take off before driving away to Luis Obispo County 99s gathered at All metal, military stick-grip, dual make sure everyone has left.” Joshua’s Restaurant in Paso Robles for their controls, 22,000 ft usable ceiling, 1450 There were many pictures including the annual Christmas luncheon. One plane and FPM climb, Cruises 525 miles at 135 Opera House in Sydney, the home of Capt. four members flew from San Luis Obispo to MPH with a top speed of 148 Takeoff Bligh, etc., the female kangaroos with their Paso Robles for the occasion. After a over a 50 ft. obstacle in just 440 ft. and little ones (“we didn’t get too close to the delicious luncheon, a short business meeting land in 450 ... Lycoming 150 HP Engine males—they love to box!”). was held and an exchange of gifts was the ... fly it with canopy open and experience The trip was over too soon for the Dinans perfect climax. the open cockpit excitement of flying ... and for the Palms Chapter 99s. However, as Carol Rayburn, Utah Chapter, is attend­ YES . . . this is YOUR AIRPLANE! an added bonus, all were treated to the ing an air carrier indoctrination course at the Dinan's trip made the year before to India FAA Academy in Oklahoma City. Mean­ Joyce Hibbard and the Holy City, Nepal, the Himalayas while, another chapter member, June Bay Cities 99s and Katmandu, where there was no TV, no Welling has returned to Utah after several “Ready to Serve 99s papers and no pollution. A real vacation. years at the University of the Phillipines. Anywhere—Anytime!” Fifteen members and friends of the San Have You Seen The Airshow at Old

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