DFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF WOMEN PILOTS

Wings for International Health (Page 2)

JANUARY-FEBRUARY 1972 h ib BB b b ib s NOVEMBER 1971 Vol. 14 m0 op President’s Column THE NINETY-NINES, INC. M Will Rogers World Airport International Headquarters Oklahoma City. Oklahoma 73159 Return Form 3579 to above address 2nd Class Postage pd. at North Little Rock. Ark. LAST FLIGHT Publisher Lee Keenihan THEA RASCHE, Charter Member Valentinestr 1, Germany Managing Editor Hazel McKendrick Jones Art Director ...... Lucille Weeks Production Manager...... Ron Oberlag That deadline makes you think, doesn't it! Another year! 1972! Circulation Manager ...... Loretta Gragg Your Executive Board was delighted with the "new" News, and we hope you all Contributing Editors are just as pleased. It really looked like a little issue of "Flying" or "Pilot", didn’t it! Arliene Dando Darlene Gilmore We did slant a small criticism toward some typos — such as Shomburger, which Becky Thatcher Lois Feigenbaum marred its perfection, but we think it was a fine step forward otherwise. Virginia Thompson Barbara Bonnett Our Computer got excited and sent a few final notices to people who had Dottie Sanders Edith Denny already paid their 1972 dues — we hope you weren’t one of them and if so, Hazel Jones Mona Budding checked your records and just ignored it. Eleanor Bailey Ruth Thomas Membership is down a bit from this time last year. Let's not give up the Ninety Nines if you’ve had to sell your airplane, or if this current economy is cutting into Director of Advertising...... Paula Reed your flying-time. We know you have some talents, and we need them in the Ninety nines — and if you think you haven't any — how about giving us one we know you have — moral support? Contents It takes a lot more people on the ground to make a flying organization go than Suggested New Year's Resolutions there can ever be in the air — and flying or not, if you're a working Ninety Nine, For Chapter Chairmen 1 like the old Uncle Sam poster, WE WANT YOU! Ninety Nine means more things than just exercising your wings. It means wonderful world-wide friendships, it Whirly Girls Report...... 4 means exchange of ideas, it means satisfying work assignments and exciting get- togethers. Women's Advisory Committee SEND IN THAT RENEWAL, late or not. We need you! We hope you miss us! On Aviation Report...... 6-7 As usual, the plums plucked from the news letters delighted me. More and more chapters are joining the Direct Relief Foundation relays, which Dell thinks she Powder Puff Derby Report 8 would like to call "Wings for International Health." Other chapters are doing their Helen McGhee Update...... 9 own mercy flights to missions and areas where there is need. SEVEN of the ten new WACOA members are 99s. Read all about it in Betty 1972 Women's Hicks’ WACOA column. We had a grand time, and saluted that lovely lady of International Air Race...... 9 aviation, Blanche Noyes, who is retiring from her long-time Air-Marking job with FAA. Betty needed a list of 99s who were there other than WACOA members, and I A Memorabilia Memorandum...11 gave her one, but may have left out some people and know one I did — Doris REGULAR FEATURES Langher, former WACOAn, was there, and and I think I left out Alice Fuchs. Ah, the President's Column .. Inside Front Cover fallible human memory! Hope many of you are working as Accident Prevention Counsellors in your Headlines from Hazel...... 1 Regions. This is a job Ninety Nines can do well. Meet with your specialists, your N in ety N in e News A w a rd ...... 2-4 counsellors, and your local pilots, and let’s put safety into a steep upward climb. Coming Events...... 4 "Sky Tales of the Ninety-Nines", from the Long Beach Chapter, is always in­ teresting. This time Wally Funk gave some highlights of two hours in the left seat Safety Tips...... 4 of a Lockheed Lodestar. Golly, that sort of flying must be fun! And — the FAA APT Backward Glance ...... 5 and Safety Clinic at Santa Monica had FOUR HUNDRED in attendance. This Committee Reports...... 10 staggers the imagination of us boondockers! Interesting information about female-type pilots: In 1970 (last available Chapter Reports...... 11-28 statistics), there were 29,472 pilots. OF THESE 15, 787 were STUDENTS, not eligible for 99s. There were 11,409 private tickets, 1897 commericals, 79 ATRs’, 6 INTERNATIONAL OFFICERS helicopter only, 141 glider only, and 153 "other" whatever they might fly! Balloons? President...... i ... Betty W. McNabb 3114 Beachwood Dr., Panama City. Fla. 32401 There were only 589 flight instructors listed on the distaff side. Vice President ...... Susie Sewell Your Prez has adventures once in a while, too. Set out for Louisville, Ky., in a T- c/o Catlin Aviation Co. Bird to see Betty Mosley recieve the FAA second highest award for her un­ Will Rogers Station. Oklahoma City. Okla. selfishness in giving up her PPD race postion to help a lost pilot. Secretary...... Pat Jetton Airport Flying School But Betty got the award without benefit of Presidential presence. On take-off Addison Airport. Dallas. Texas roll, we hit FOUR sea-gulls, had to abort take-off, engaged the arresting gear, and Treasurer...... Virginia Britt did quite a lot of damage to the T-33. By the time we got another one lined up and 6121 Cypress Rd.. Plantation. Fla. 33313 Executive B o ard...... Pat McEwen ready to go, it was too late. We arrived in Louisville at 2 PM — the ceremony was 16206 E. Central. Wichita. Kan. 67230 at 2 PM — in LEXINGTON. Edith Denny Did have the extreme pleasure of seeing Betty Dillon (The Bettys’ were "it" this 439 Temagami Cres., Pt. Credit. Ont.. Canada week) — sworn in as the only woman member of ICAO — with the rank of minister Joan Hrubec 16902 Dartmouth Ave., Cleveland. O. 44111 — the US representative. Betty was a Ninety Nine and delighted your prez by Published monthly, except bi-monthly July-August and January asking immediately for more 99 papers. February. Annual subscription rate is $4.50 and is included as a part o South Central's governor, Marilyn Copeland, sent out a list of proposed "New the annual membership of The Ninety-Nines. Inc. Year’s Resolutions" for Ninety Nines — wish everybody could see them. They are Mailing Addresses Headquarters: Will Rogers World Airport excellent. If there’s room, Editor Hazel, let’s publish them next month? Oklahoma City. Oklahoma 73159 And so — the new year has started, and may it be all happy flying for you every Editorial Office: P. O. Box 38499 one! Dallas. Texas 75238 Advertising Office: P. O. Box 4228 North Little Rock. Arkansas 72116 Betty M cNabb, President Suggested New Year's Resolutions

O e * ° '''t4tMEMOS? For Chapter Chairmen REPORTS? . . . if you haven't already made them CORRECTIONS! Editor

1. Read International Constitution and are to be presented, be sure that the rules, By-Laws in the new roster, as these change regulations, selection committee, method each year due to voting at International of continuation, etc. have been approved Convention. by the local chapter first, then the Section 2. Re-read my local Chapter Constitution officers, then International (if it is of that This issue should be one of the best and By-Laws. If they need up-dating, ap­ scope). Presentation should be in writing. 8. Institute a program to get more mem­ issues we have ever put together. point committee to do so. Be sure all mem­ bers of the chapter have a copy of local bers flying — (APT, prizes, flour bomb There are so many goodies in it. I trust Constitution and By-Laws. drops, spot landings, AOPA Upgrading you will all carefully read Dell Hinn’s 3. Re-read Chapter Chairman Calendar Course, etc.) story. It sounds so exciting and the sent by Governor. Revise the International 9. Get more new members than ever DRF cross country relays from coast officer candidate deadline from March 1 to before in the history of my chapter. Be to coast are a great example o f February 15. selective but not prejudiced. It takes all women making a meaningful con­ 4. Be sure to read the International 99 kinds to make a successful chapter. Flyers, tribution. Just great! Newsletter within a week after it arrives. It typers, thinkers, telephone talkers, leaders, Note to Reporters Is the key to communication. Com­ followers, liberals, and conservatives. Let’s share our organization's benefits with more It is not necessary to number your munication is our greatest helper as chap­ ter chairman. Communicate with: other lady pilots in our area. lines. You are all doing a great job in chapter officers weekly for best efficiency; 10. When saying or doing anything on cutting down on the chit-chat and communicate with immediate past chapter behalf of the 99's, think not only of what it sending in good material. DO NOT officers; communicate with long standing means to you and your reputation, but also SEND IT TO HEADQUARTERS! This members who have had varied 99 ex­ its general effect on other 99’s and aviation only delays it and conceivably would periences; communicate with Section Of­ in general. Let’s keep internal problems prevent your material from being in ficers and Section Chairmen for advise and within the 99’s. Good public relations! the news. DO NOT send changes of help; communicate with local chapter 11. Before sending in any IRS blanks or address to me. Send them directly to members through a monthly newsletter and legal papers (such as incorporation) be sure to check with other chapter officers, headquarters. a good telephone committee. 5. When valuable possessions, books, immediate past chairman, and it also would Note to All Ninety Nines memorabilia, etc. is presented to chapter be good to check with a 49 1/2er who is an I have gotten numerous requests for museum use or other, be sure attorney or accountant. Action taken in from Ninety Nines to sponsor an over­ arrangements are made to store it in a bank haste is often regretted by you and your seas member so that they will get their vault or similar safekeeping (not a home, chapter. news by airmail instead of by pony ex­ due to tornado, fire, theft, etc.). The Chap­ 12. Write a short card to Gov. to relate press or however. I have not had time ter would be very likely liable for such Dec. and Jan. Chapter activities of my up to this point to check on the best valuables and estates sometimes are not chapter by Jan. 5. The news should be of way to handle this. Since the cost will easy to settle. Let’s be safe, not sorry. Often educational, safety, flying activities, etc. 13. "the conscious or unconscious goal vary each month depending on the local bank officials are very understanding and will offer such storage, free. These of every person in every detail of his life is weight of the magazine, it has been valuables should be under the direction of to maintain himself as free from anxiety as decided that an account will be set up at least two or more people — com­ possible” — Dr. Camilla M. Anderson. at headquarters. Here is the way it munication again. 14. Have a HAPPY NEW YEAR AND THE works. If you desire to sponsor an 6. Be sure Chapter expenditures are ap­ MOST MEANINGFUL YEAR OF YOU overseas member, send her name and proved by chapter officers or membership, LIFE!!!!!! address along with $10.00 to depending upon the situation. Sincerely, headquarters. Our "dedicated public 7. Whenever new trophies and awards Governor M. Copeland servant" Loretta will then notify South Central Section Heritage Press. They will send the new format. I’m sure that there are magazine to your member overseas some of you who are not happy with it. and will bill headquarters for the Thank you for not telling me about it. I amount of postage due. DO NOT send feel very good about the whole thing the money to me. Do not send the and am pleased with the progress so RESOLUTIONS money to Heritage. Send it to far. There have been some glitches headquarters. but gradually they are being ironed AND AMENTMENTS Headquarters advises that we are out. I spent several hours in the TO CONSTITUTION TIME: now 3810 strong or weak depending Heritage Offices last week and am on how you look at it. We should be very favorably impressed. twice that many or more. Let’s all get Get APT. . . .Get your nominations Now is the time to prepare busy and recruit new members. in for International Officers. . . .Get your resolutions and amendments If you have a picture that you want new members. . . .Get your proposed to the constitution and by-laws. returned, please contact Loretta changes in for the constitution and Send THREE copies to: Gragg. Tell her what issue it appeared by-laws. . . .Get involved in DRF. . . and give her a clue as to what the pic­ .Get involved in accident prevention. . Eleanor Bailey ture contains. She will then attempt to . Do not become a statistic. 415 Willow Grove Crescent, S.E. run it down and forward it to you. Congratulations!! Kay Brick has Calgary, Alberta, Canada Thanks to all of you who have taken been elected to the Board of Directors the time to write and comment on the of the National Pilots Association. . BSneiusaward Dell Hinn . . . and her Wings for International Health (or DRF) Flights

Dell Hinn loads up for another flight to DRF in SBA.

In 1971 DRF flights flew over 25,000 pounds of medical supplies, contributions, pharmaceuticals, medicaments, etc. to the DRF (Direct Relief Foundation) headquarters in Santa Barbara. These vitally needed supplies have been processed and delivered to needy hospitals in more than 50 countries all over the world. How and why did it all begin. Here is Dell Hinn’s own words: The whole thing started out on a rather selfish note in 1964 when I wanted to fly 200 miles south of our home to visit my mother in Santa Paula. It was pretty expensive to rent a Comanche to have lunch with Mother once a month or so, so my clever husband. Dr. Monterey Bay Chapter - 99's deliver medical supplies to DRF in SBA George, suggested that I deliver some of his surplus sample 1-15-71. (Left to right) Helen Shropshire, Dell Hinn and Helen medicines to Direct Relief Foundation in Santa Barbara which is Harrison. (How do you like the fancy cartons we use? Found the :20 north of Santa Paula, and that part of the trip would be income liquor cartons to be the sturdiest - hee hee). tax deductible. That worked out fine. I told our local Woman’s Medical Auxil­ Sacramento Valley Chapter 99’s meeting, I’m sorry to say that I only got around to 14 iary what I was doing and asked if they and by this time I had made up a little out of 23 California chapters before I would collect samples from their husbands presentation, an album showing before and became so engrossed in “Wings for In­ too so I could go more often. They were after pictures of recipients of DRF’s “good ternational Health" that I haven’t contacted delighted because collecting medical works,” a copy of DRF’s acknowledgment the remaining 9 chapters in California. equipment and pharmaceuticals for DRF (for IRS purposes), letters of appreciation The legal name of the nationwide pro­ was one of their major projects but they from recipients from all over the free world, gram is now "Wings For International had been having a terrible time finding a and snapshots of us gals loading and un­ Health." Informally we call it "Wings For way to get them to SBA. loading our airplanes with the boxes, DRF" because it’s shorter, easier and that’s Soon I was flying my "drug run” (and we (sounds glamorous, but those boxes get where we’ve taken the stuff so far. had to stop calling it that for obvious rea­ pretty darned heavy after 400 or 500 lbs. When Powder Puff Derby time came this sons) once a month, and then the ladies worth). The Scaramento girls too were en­ last summer I talked to Betty McNabb and from the San Francisco County Medical thusiastic, and I was so encouraged by my anyone who would listen to see if the 99’s Auxiliary asked if I'd fly for them; then I re­ success that I started going to a different across the country would be interested in ceived a request from Contra Costa County chapter each month until by January of last using their airplanes and their time for this - Medical Auxiliary, and about that time I year we planned a mass fly-in to SBA with 6 purpose. They all thought it was a great knew that good ole George wasn't going to chapters and 17 airplanes participating. We idea. Betty encouraged me to come to the hold still for this much longer, so in August flew some 5,000 lbs. that day and MD’s convention in ICT in August and talk before 1970 I thought it was time to “share the WIFE, a national magazine published by the assembly. After the meeting quite a few wealth" and I went to my neighboring 99 the Women’s Auxiliary to the American came and gave me their names and ad­ chapter to the north - Santa Clara Valley Medical Assn., took pictures and published dresses and requested more information Chapter - told them my story and asked if our story in the March, 1971 issue. about DRF and the new project. any of them wouldlike to fly medical sup­ In arranging this fly-in I had occasion to I came home and composed a letter to all plies from their area to SBA. Seven of them talk to June Alder, Staff Editor of MD’S chapter chairmen and sent it with a copy of signed up on the spot — in fact Jeanne WIFE in Chicago several times, and she an article that appeared in Saturday McElhatton called me from SFO next mor­ asked me to report back to her in a year to Review, and a copy of DRF’s Newsletter. ning and said "you really turned me on - see how the project was going. It’ ll be a Only had the 1971 roster so of course many when do we start?" So we flew a trip or two year on January 15th. letters did not get where they were inten­ and the next month Jeanne and I went to We continued to fly our own supplies and ded and as a result I feel sure there are many chapters who still don’t know what's wives or clinics somewhere in the U.S. everywhere promoting supplies and pilots. going on. Eventually, and soon, I hope, we will work In fact she has a shipment ready to go now Vera Finlay, a 99/doctor from Byram, CT, with and for the various woman's medical - we're trying to coordinate it with our 1-15- and I spent much time planning and auxiliaries. My next move is to write a letter 71 story and I think I’m going to have to call discussing ways to set up a relay system. to these women, explaining our service and June Alder in Chicago and see if they When I returned from a trip the letters star­ giving each of them the name and address wouldn’t like to do a follow-up story with ted coming in from 99's all over the country of the participating 99 nearest them. Betty's shipment. Also Jan Gammell in wanting to know more or just wanting to be Betty Hood, 99/Md's wife in St. Peter- Denver — she has flown two loads from included in the system. Really exciting. sburgh, Fla. has taken over the southeast Denver to Santa Fe, New Mexico and she So far the relays have been initiated by section and she's doing a great job, visiting got us a store room at the Arapahoe letters of requests to DRF from doctor's other chapters and talking anywhere and Continued on page 4

NEW ENGLAND SECTION Mt. Diablo Chapter Connecticut Chapter "Buckie" Johnstone Mary W. Neil (David L.) 3330 Robinson Drive 88 Dingletown Road Wings For International Health Oakland, Cal. 94602 Greenwich, Conn. 06830 Orange County Chapter Eastern New England Chapter Thon Griffith (George) Katherine Tompkins (Richard D.) Iowa Chapter Nebraska Chapter 314 Robinhood Lane 32 Hamilton Road Linda Arnold (Robert) Jan Heins Costa Mesa, Cal. 92627 Box 681 Arlington, Mass. 02174 5915 Garfield Palomar Chapter Ottumwa, Iowa 52501 Lincoln, Neb. 68506 Wanda Miller (Dean) NEW YORK-NEW JERSEY SECTION Michigan Chapter Oklahoma Chapter P. O. Box 1164 Garden State Chapter Marge Hatfield (Forest W.) Norma Wynn (Noble) Hemet, Cal. 92343 18045 Valade Jerry Roberts (Harold W.) Box 429 Phoemx Chapter Riverview, Mich. 48192 1011 N. Park Avenue Edmond, Okla. 73074 Mary B. Vial (George) Haddon Heights, N.J. 08035 Minnesota Chapter Omaha Area Chapter 4602 E. Shadowrock Greater New York Chapter Rita Ann Orr (Burton) Lucille Uleman (Donald M.) Phoenix, Ariz. 85028 635 Fourth Street, S.W. Vera Finlay, M.D. (John) 3723 N. 84th Street Redwood Empire Chapter Faribault, Minn. 55021 Quarry Close Farm Omaha, Neb. 68134 Anita Worel (Jack L.) By ram, Conn. 06830 Quad City Area Chapter Santa Fe Area Chapter 226 Falcon Drive Western New York Chapter Mary Ann Eiff Maj. Muriel E. Guggolz, Ret. Vallejo, Cal. 94590 Rural Route 2 Kathleen Potoczak (Henry) The Trailer Ranch, Rt. 2, Box 344 Reno Area Chapter Pekin, III. 61554 8890 Wolcott Road Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501 Lois Williams (Dr. David) Clarence Center, N.Y. 1403 Wisconsin Chapter Shreveport Chapter 404 Glenmanor Drive Joan D. McArthur (John F.) Elaine R. Snow (Dr. W. T.) Reno, Nevada 89502 1107 Birch MIDDLE EAST SECTION 2011 Betty Street Sacramento Valley Chapter Baraboo, Wis. 53913 Washington, D.C. Chapter Shreveport, La. 71108 June Devine (James H.) Maryann Jessup Chicago Area Chapter Topeka Chapter 2266 Woodside Lane, No. 1 P.O. Box 19101, 20th St. Station Marge Kinney (Burton) Pat Lane Sacramento, Cal. 95825 Washington, D.C. 20036 3348 N. Kilpatrick 221 Edgewood Avenue San Diego Chapter Chicago, 111.60641 Topeka, Kan. 66606 Marian E. Banks (Dr. Gerald) SOUTHEAST SECTION 4282 Middlesex Drive Alabama Chapter SOUTH CENTRAL SECTION San Diego, Cal. 92116 Juanita Halstead (Cecil F.) Arkansas Chapter NORTHWEST SECTION P. O. Drawer O Ruth F. Gray (Dr. Edwin F.) San Joaquin Valley Chapter Greater Seattle Chapter Montgomery, Ala. 36105 No. 2 Lenon Drive Charlotte A. Ryan (Wm. H., M.D.) Little Rock, Ark. 72207 llovene Potter (L. M.) 3520 Wycliffe Drive Carolinas Chapter 12705 Shorewood Drive, S.W. Modesto, Cal. 95350 Evelyn Brooks Hyman Chaparral Chapter Seattle, Washington 98146 5410 Mecklenberg Road Connie Rose (Howard) San Luis Obispo County Chapter Greensboro, No. Carolina 27407 1810 Camino del Rex Emily Cletsoway (Dr. Richard) 1528 Fredericks Las Cruces, N. Mex. 88001 SOUTHWEST SECTION Florida Goldcoast Chapter San Luis Obispo, Cal. 93401 Miriam S. Davis (C. Hubbard) Colorado Chapter Bakersfield Chapter 3305 Southwest First Avenue Jan Gammell (Henry C.) Judith L. Faulstick (Dr. Dyrel A.) Santa Barbara Chapter Miami, Fla. 33145 4741 W. Oxford Avenue 2521 Encina St., No. 1 Pat Rowe (Dr. Henry A.) Denver, Col. 80236 Bakersfield, Cal. 93301 5102 Cathedral Oaks Road Florida Suncoast Chapter Santa Barbara, Cal. 93105 Betty B. Hood (Douglas W.) Dallas Redbird Chapter Fresno Chapter 200 Driftwood Road, S.E. Helen Wilke Voline Dodgson (Paul T.) Santa Clara Valley Chapter St. Petersburg, Fla. 33714 507 So. Manus Drive 5239 N. Sequoia Drive Jeanne McElhatton (David) Dallas, Texas 75224 Fresno, Cal. 93705 2448 Golden Gate Avenue Georgia Chapter San Francisco, Cal. 94118 Yvonne Cooper El Paso Chapter Las Vegas Chapter 1418 Janet Drive Marilyn G. Cragin (George O.) Andrews, Marilyn (Donald A.) Phyllis Pierce (Fred) Tallahassee, Fta. 32301 3731 Waymore 3681 Forestcrest Drive 494 Van Buren El Paso, Texas 79902 Las Vegas, Nevada 89109 Los Altos, Cal. 94022 NORTH CENTRAL SECTION Golden Triangle Chapter Long Beach Chapter Tucson Chapter Greater Kansas City Chapter Brenda M. Strickler Dorothy Waltz (Kenneth R.) Virginia Edwards (Graham A.) Evelyn Rothenberger (Caryl D.) Route 1, Box 32J 24432 Overlake 2839 E. Blacklidge Drive 8315 Santa Fe Lane Grapevine, Texas 76051 El Toro, Cal. 92630 Tucson, Ariz. 85716 Overland Park, Ka. 66212 High Sky Chapter Monterey Bay Chapter El Cajon Chapter Phyllis Gray (Robert) Not a 99 (Yet!) Frances Collins (O. C.) Del Hinn (Dr. George) Vi Chambers (Larry) 3520 N.W. Shadeland 3201 Stanolind Avenue 28 San Pedro 4830 Lomitas Drive Marion, Indiana 46952 Midland, Texas 79701 Salinas, Cal. 93901 San Diego, Cal. 92116 99 News Award Continued Safety Tips County Airport, so that girls flying in from the east can leave their load in the locked room for Jan to pick up when she can. Also Directional Control and the Nose Wheel Thon Griffith has been a one-girl team in Southern California, not only organizing her pilots but the women’a auxiliary as well. Jeanne McElhatton is covering Northern Can a tricycle-geared airplane be straight line. Should the nose wheel fail to California for me now so that I can concen­ groundlooped? Aircraft having tricycle caster, the nose wheel has to slide side­ trate my efforts on "Wings For Int’l Health" landing gear have inherent yaw stability to ways if the airplane is to turn in the direc­ X-C. align themselves with the direction of travel tion it is traveling. In most of the current The future plans call for a relay section due to the center of gravity location for­ general aviation airplanes, there is very lit­ chairman so that more cross country Wings ward of the main landing gear. However, tle or no castering due to the nose wheel for International Health can be accom­ some other factors are involved that may steering linkage design. plished. They have already had four cross prevent this, such as nose wheel steering country relays, one from Byram, Ct., one linkage, aircraft attitude at the moment of In many tricycle-geared aircraft, it is diffi­ from Baraboo, Wise., and two from Denver. touchdown, weight supported by the nose cult, if not impossible, to hold the nose One is ready to launch from St. Petersburg, wheel, and direction the nose wheel is wheel off the ground when the main gear Fla. and a bunch of medical supplies are pointed at touchdown. touches down. This is due to the forward standing by in St. Paul, Minn. A nose wheel that is free to caster will center of gravity, and the lack of effective­ That's the story of DRF. Here is a list of permit the inertia moments to stabilize the ness of the up-elevators. In this situation, participating chapters and the contact in aircraft’s ground path. Few, if any, steer- the angle of attack is decreased almost each chapter. Dell hopes that soon there able nose wheels, are totally unrestrained immediately which unloads the wing and w ill be a contact in every chapter. and completely free to caster on today’s places a considerable amount of weight on The News is proud to salute Dell and all general aviation airplanes. When a tricycle- the nose wheel, and may prevent it from the Ninety Nines who participate in the geared airplane is landed in a crab, the sliding sideways. A poor landing, on all DRF. A classic example of Ninety Ninss inertial forces tend to align the airplane three wheels simultaneously, will produce who are busy doing things for others. What with its track, and if the nose wheel casters the same result. If the nose wheel cannot a nice way to extend the hand of friendship as it contacts the runway, the airplane slide sideways the result will be a swerve around the world. straightens out and continues traveling in a and/or ground loop in the direction the nose wheel is pointed, or damage to the Whirly Girls nose gear. It is not uncommon for the nose gear to break completely off in this situa­ tion. (Illustration No. 1) Fifth Annual Scholarship Winner

Something new for Christmas — her Girl Doris Mullen No. 84, who was fatally in­ helicopter rating — was a dream come true jured in a fixed-wing airplane accident, is for Mrs. Joann Osterud Hull of Seattle, awarded annually to a deserving woman to Washington. assist her in obtaining a helicopter rating. A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Reed With Whirly-Girl No. 50 llovene Potter, College, a former graduate student at MIT who volunteered as her flight instructor, and a commercial airplane pilot/instructor, Joann qualified for her commercial helicop­ in 1971 Joann Osterud (now Mrs. John ter rating on December 24,1971, and now is Gregory Hull) was the recipient of the Whirly-Girl No. 160. fourth annual Doris Mullen Whirly-Girls To date each Scholarship winner has Scholarship. The $500 Scholarship, completed her helicopter flight training and established in 1966 in memory of Whirly- qualified for membership in the Whirly- Girls. The 1968 Scholarship winner was Gale Brownlee — now No. 141. Page Sham- Coming Events burger No. 142 received the Scholarship in 1969 and the third recipient is now No. 152 Feb. 8. 9 & 10 — FAA Flight Instructor — Terry Lee London. The fifth annual Revalidation Clinic (Airplane) at Airport Scholarship will be presented to Miss Marina Hotel, Lincoln Blvd. at Manchester Nance Doyle of Jenks, Oklahoma, at the Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90045. Sponsored Whirly-Girls Award Dinner, January 9,1972, by Long Beach Ninety-Nines. Fee $35.00 at the Stardust Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada. including materials and lunches. Contact A nurse and one of five women Civil Air Joyce W. Jones, 511 Ave. B, Redondo Patrol Commanders, Miss Nance A. R. Beach, CA 90277. (213) 378-4758 or 398- Doyle of Jenks, Oklahoma, has been selec­ During a cross-wind landing, using the 5766. ted to receive the fifth annual Doris Mullen wing low slip method with opposite rudder Feb. 19 — Vixon Frisk, Maggie Burch. 1225 Whirly-Girls Scholarship. A commercial air­ to keep the longitudinal axis aligned with Hillside Drive, La Hambra, Calif. 90631. plane pilot, Miss Doyle has logged 500 of the runway, the nose wheel may be turned April 4-8 — Louisiana Air Tour, Mrs. Emile her 1300 flight hours on CAP search and "downwind," which can induce a swerve Salles Jr., 235 So. Acadian Thruway, rescue missions. With a helicopter rating away from the wind. (Illustration No. 2) Baton Rouge, La. 70806 she hopes to serve as pilot/nurse on future April 7-9 — Southwestern Sectional, New­ CAP ambulance helicopter rescue You are taking a risk of aircraft damage port Beach, Calif. Maggie Burch, 1225 missions. or loss of directional control or both, any­ Hillside Dr., La Habra, Calif., 90^31. The Whirly-Girls were organized in 1955 time you land in a crab or while drifting and April 21-22 — New England Sectional, when there were 13 women helicopter expecting centrifugal force to "straighten Western New England, Host. pilots in the free world. Today the 160 mem­ things out." The tricycle-geared airplane April 26 — Australian Sectional, Charles- bers come from 10 countries in the free can be ground-looped by any pilot. ville, Queensland, Australia. world. May 5-7 — South Central Section Conven­ Announcement of the Scholarship winner Strive for smooth touchdowns on the two tion, Omaha, Nebraska. was made today by The Whirly-Girls, in­ main wheels, holding the nose wheel off July 12-15 — International Convention, Re- ternational organization of women helicop­ and easing it down gently. Try to achieve a aency-Hyatt House, Toronto, Canada. ter pilots. good landing attitude every time. In 1942, Dorothy Broadfield of Missouri Valley became the second winner of the Amelia Earhart Scholarship which she planned to use for an instrument rating. Backward Glance Later, because it was felt that there were so : sJm ,*m II t?15'"-" SB&P -*fPSa _'.i many openings for women in the field of aviation and that many were being trained at the expense of the government, the fund l

Betty Hicks, Reporter bers Juanita B. Halstead, Charlotte Kell, conceiving organization, the Naval Air Test NTSB . . . CARF-ARO . . . NASCOM . , , Patricia Z. McEwen, Susan Oliver, Georgia Center's Service Test Division, Aero-Med­ GRAN . . . SCC-CF . . . AMAD . . . NOS . . . E. Pappas, Ruth J. Renton, Lillian L. ical Branch. That GRAN is blatantly in com­ NOYES . . . WACOA! Snyder, and Betty Hicks. Unavoidably ab­ petition with the already-ordered ELT, "Pilot Training and Aviation Safety" sent were freshmen members Willa Brown Commander Crawford admitted. But GRAN, provided the central theme of the Decem­ and Felicia J. Lee. he emphasized, has many advantages over ber meeiing of the Women's Advisory Com­ "I grossly underestimated the the Emergency Locator Transmitter. The mittee on Aviation in Washington, D.C. challenge," John L. Baker told us, and then system utilizes communications satellites Around the theme were assembled the im­ sent most of us scurrying home to our dic­ to relay the signal. GRAN backers point out pact-filled presentations of agencies and tionaries with his articulate presentation there is no voice requirement for GRAN, systems whose abbreviations are merely which followed. Baker, a refugee from and the signal only requires three seconds. convenient conversational handles, rather Capitol Hill and former Air Force pilot, left It is not, in contrast to ELT, a line of sight than adequate descriptions of their func­ three dozen women with mouths agape, an signal; it is a full system for search and tions and worth. unheard accomplishment for a lone male. rescue, truly global in scope, and one on The meeting program, constructed by the "WACOA represents,” he said in obvious which the development price tag has been uncommon talents of WACOA Chairman sincerety, “an asset to general aviation a bargain $120,000. One satellite can han­ Betty Pfister, Vice Chairman Virginia Hash, more than any other shop in the FAA. dle as many as 40 emergency trans­ and FAA's head of Women’s Aviation Ac­ "General aviation has two reasonably ap­ missions simultaneously! tivities, Nona Quarles, strode with a mar­ parent problems,” he continued. "We are The infectious enthusiasm of Com­ velous pace through the alphabet jungle, the victim of 'aggressive indifference," was mander Crawford and his persuasive prodded on by the incomparable rhetoric of his thought-provoking initial item. Then, presentation of GRAN precipitated an un­ The Administrator himself and of his "We must minimize the penalties and dertone of conversation among WACOA Assistant Administrator for General maximize the utility for all users." members. The love affair of general Aviation, John L, Baker, the down-home, Safety continues a pressing problem, he aviation pilots with ELT has not universally meaningful humor of accident-preventer emphasized. “ There is an unconscionable blossomed. The evidence for GRAN caused "Pete" Campbell, the fact-jammed address loss of human life and talent when 1,200 to even more skepticism among WACOA of Aeromedical's Dr. Stanley Mohler, the 1,300 people are killed every year . . . The members as to ELT's comparative merits. “It's a pleasure not to do business with only expert some pilots have seen since "Ninety per cent of accidents or in­ you!" approach of National Transportation getting their licenses is their medical cidents are caused by the man in the Safety Board Chairman John H. Reed, and examiner," he pointed out, the statement system," Dr. Stanley Mohler told us. “ Note the unshceduled and convincing brief by loaded with implications. His advice? that I did not say," he added quickly, "'pilot GRAN-advocate Commander Crawford. “Organize and adopt a vigilante system.” error.'” Announced the FAA Office of Midway there was the "Splashdown" We must get the "cowboys" out of the Aviation Medicine chief, "We are now run­ party for that magnificent lady of aviation system. “ We hear time after time," he said, ning psychological autopsies, in addition to and airmarking, Blanche Noyes, charter concerning the accident-causers, “ ‘I knew running more physical autopsies." If there's WACOAite, retiring after 35 1/2 years of ser­ he was going to kill himself.' . . . We must nothing wrong with the aircraft, or with the vice to the FAA and its predecessors. stimulate maturity in the general aviation pilot’s arteries, the FAA then proves the "A quiet airport," was Administrator John cockpit. Are we teaching people to fly deceased's psyche. "By delineating the L. Shaffer's opener, "is a dead airport." properly?" was Baker's closing question. mechanisms of unsafe flight it is hoped that Then, on an even more sombre tone, reflec­ The answer was implicit in the accident people will modify their behavior." Dr. ting in the negative the meeting theme, The reports that Thanksgiving weekend. Mohler listed eleven medically-oriented Administrator announced that the just-past Chairman Betty Pfister almost literally points for improvement in aviation safety. Thanksgiving Day weekend had caused no grabbed a young Naval officer by his three Among them were several which were thankfulness behind FAA desks in stripes and hauled him into one of our psychologically slanted. "The pilot in Washington. Fifteen persons had died in sessions, after he had impressed her in an general aviation must become more mature light aircraft. "There is no way," com­ informal corridor-chat. "The Global Rescue in decision-making in flight planning," he mented Shaffer, "to design a damn-fool Alarm Net (GRAN),” declared the obviously said. He listed “ Peer pressure" as another proof airplane. Here aviation faces its ster­ knowledgeable Commander Crawford, orphan-maker. "Self-concept should not be nest challenge." “takes the search out of search-and-res- enhanced by wrong doing. Self­ Administrator Shaffer swore in new mem­ cue.” Crawford is associated with GRAN's development and pride in quality flight

" SWEARING IN" CEREMONY FOR NEW WACOA MEMBERS AT FAA OFFICES IN WASHINGTON, D.C., DECEMBER, 1972. Left to Right: FAA Administrator Jack Shaffer, Charlotte Kell and 99's Betty Hicks, Pat McEwen, Ruth Renton, Lillian Snyder, Juanita Halstead, Group picture of WACOA members present tor fall meeting in Georgia Pappas, Susan Oliver. Washington, D C. must be emphasized instead.'' they will be as conversant with aviation as the Flight Instructor Sub-Committee; Jane A parade of other quotables marched with hot rods." Marshall chaired Public Relations; and Dr. through the Administrator's Conference Dee Dundee stuck with her group, the Room in those three days: Dr. Paul Siegel, Office of Aviation Recommendations Sub-Committee, until Medicine, reassured us: "No, The Pill is not their early-morning labors were completed. NTSB’s John H. Reed: "General aviation viewed as medication." is a real problem area (in accidents)." The Blanche Noyes “Splashdown" party Colonel F.O. Diercks, Associate Director, at Washington’s National Aviation Club "Pete" Campbell, FAA Special Assistant National Ocean Survey, with a hint of found an impressive guest list of VIPs in at­ in General Aviation Accident Prevention: apology: “The sectional charts are a com­ tendance, including DOT'S Secretary John "The accident rate in general aviation is promise, because they are used by the Volpe, to honor the radiant Blanche's third- better. So let's not panic when we have military also." And that new small overlap? of-a-century service to aviation. peak periods of accidents. . .The most im­ “ That’s to give our GS-4 paper cutters Recognizable backs, whose owners were portant person in the world of aviation is ■ some leeway." snatching as best they could at the unique the CFI! The FAA and the industry can no-plate buffet (a Washington trend-setter, build the finest aircraft in the world, but Wedged between the informative ad­ this?) were former Ninety-Nine Presidents they're not worth 15 cents unless the pilot dresses and sometimes chilling, always in­ Louise Smith and Bernice Steadman, can use them." credulous, side trips to NTSB's laboratory, current President Betty McNabb, FAA’s ATC Systems Command Center (Central Margaret Boylan of the General Aviation Kenneth M. Smith, Fauty Administrator: Altitude Reservation Facility/Airport Reser­ staff, and need-no-introduction Ninety- "We re not dragging our heels (on collision vation Office) and the National Airspace Nines Jane Hart, Page Shamburger, Nancy avoidance methods). We are trying to work Communication Center, were WACOA's Lynam, Louise Hyde, Maryann Jessup, Fran out a system to work with the ATC system, sub-committee meetings. All five sub­ Nolde, Jean Ross Howard, Joan Hrubec, not something to work against it." committees worked at four scheduled Katharine Stinson, Mitzi Moore Kgller and sessions, all worked at extracurricular Virginia Thompson. ,Mary Jo Oliver, WACOA member and sessions, some had to ponder on overtime. FAA Aviation Education Specialist: "My Barbara London chaired the Airport and Air In addition to eight new members, ambition is to bring a total aviation ex­ Traffic group; Louise Timken headed Air seasoned WACOA members attending the perience and understanding to students so Safety; Eloise Smith led the discussions in Washington meeting were Fran Bera, Esther Nofke, Dr. Dee Dundee, Joan Barriage, Dorothy Birdsong, Pauline Glasson, Evelyn Bryan Johnson, Barbara London, Betty McNabb, Jane Marshall, Betty Dillon, ICAO Appointee Ruby Mensching, Ruth O’Buck, Mary Jo Oliver, lllovene Potter, Doris Renninger, Marion Banks, Eloise Smith, Louise Timken, Coordinator Nona Quarles, Vice- Chairman Virginia Hash, and Chairman Betty Pfister.

President Betty (left) shakes hands DEALERS with Minister Betty — Mrs. Betty Dil­ lon, right, is sworn in as the USA representative to ICAO; one of her guests at the cere­ mony was Betty McNabb, Ninety Nines President.

A former Ninety Nine is returning to the There was a delightful reception after the fold—at her own request—and she is one ceremony. f a i c e AIRCRAFT whom we will be very proud to take back. Both as a public official and as a private Distributor. She is Betty Crites Dillon, first woman to citizen, Mrs. Dillon has been active in receive a presidential appointment as the aviation matters for many years. She has permanent US member of the International been a top executive with CAB; as Special Civil Aviation Organization—with the rank Assistant to the Administration of Foreign gf Minister. Operations Administration (ICA, now AID) Central Flying Service, Inc. Betty helped establish a civil aviation Your Prez was excited to receive a call Adams Field, Little Rock, Arkansas assistance program for the agency. from the White House, could she attend the Phone (501) 375-3245 In private capacity she has served as Swearing-in ceremonies for Mrs. Dillon at assistant to the President of Overseas the State Department in Washington? National Airways and as a consultant with So off I dashed and had a most delightful aviation attorneys representing sup­ CLAUDE HOLBERT RON OAKES time, as, incidentally, the only Ninety Nine plemental and scheduled airlines. President Sales Manager present. Assistant Chief of Protocol David She is a native of Arizona and has had a Waters administered the oath of office. busy career in the USA and abroad. Powder Puff Derby Reporter: Marion Andrews Betty Moseley of Lexington, Kentucky was presented the Federal Aviation Ad­ ministration's second highest award on Dec. 21, 1971 at ceremonies held at Blue Grass Field. James G. Rogers of the Sou­ thern Division of the FAA made the pre­ sentation of the medal and the citation which said "Mrs. Moseley is being honored for her resourcefulness, sportsmanship and flying proficiency which helped save a fel­ Left to Right: Fan­ low competitor during the 1971 All-Woman nie (Mrs. Paul) Transcontinental Air Race.” Congratula­ Schlundt, Corres­ tions to Betty and her Co-pilot Virginia ponding Secretary Chamberlain. Their State Department of of Indiana Chapter Public Information is planning to do a tele­ of Ninety-Nines, vision story of them. Pauline (Mrs. Ro­ The AWTAR Board had their first meeting bert) Genung, of the new year on Jan. 6th. It was a real Chairman, Indiana long, down to the nitty-gritty workshop of Chapter of Ninety- revising rules etc. The answers to the ques­ Nines, and Gover­ tionnaires that were filled out by the 1971 nor Edgar D. Whit­ racers had more than a little influence on comb, Governor of the decisions made. State of Indiana, The horsepower will be returned to 450 presenting maximum, it was 600 last year if you recall. proclamation for The top prize will be $5,000.00 and there Women in Aviation will be awards given to the top ten places. Week, July 7-14, Requests for the handicapping of an air­ 1972 for State of In­ craft not already handicapped must be in diana. by Feb. 15th. 1971 Standbys will be guaranteed inclu­ that entries open, April 14,1972. Entries will good when she met with 99s, FAA, Airport sion in the 1972 race, provided their ap­ close May 13th and just hopefully, we will and City Officials, including a Mayor. There plications are postmarked on the first day be able to ge get the program out earlier. were as many as 30 people present at some Entries will again be limited to 150. of the stops. Barbara Riggs, Route Director, com­ For entry kits, ready in February, send pleted her initial route survey. She reported $1.00 in cash or stamps to: AWTAR Head­ a very successful "trail blazing." There was quarters, Teterboro Airport, Teterboro, N.J. Like most Out Island lots of enthusiasm and everything looked 07040. resorts, we’re right on the water. Lexington Aviatrix Receives End of similarity. FAA's Award

Our beach is the most beautiful in the Bahamas. And Elizabeth Harbour (famed for the Out Island For Distinguished Service Regatta), the most beautiful natural harbour in the world. (Sailing? Reef exploring? Unbelievable.) We have our own fleet of Flying Scots and Sun- fish. And our own fleet of power boats. We have LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Federal Aviation the lost pilot. They quickly determined her one of the finest gourmet restaurants in the Baha­ Administration's Award for Distinguished position by radar and directed her to a safe mas. A beautiful fresh water swimming pool. Tennis. Service was presented to Mrs. Betty H. landing at Little Rock Air Force Base. Mrs. Brand new air-conditioned rooms. The best bone- fishing and scuba diving anywhere. (Yes. anywhere.) Moseley, noted Blue Grass flyer, in cere­ Moseley's unselfish assistance to the lost The Inn has its own new radio beacon. George Town monies here today. pilot cost her 20 minutes' elapsed race has a new 5,000-foot paved runway and is a Bahamas Presenting FAA's second highest award time. In so doing, she forfeited all chances port of entry. UNICOM 122.8. Refueling service. — a silver medal and citation — was Sou­ to win. And we have a brand new brochure that tells a ll. about Great Exuma, our new resort, and about the thern Region Director James G. Rogers on pure joy of just getting here. (Even the flight from behalf of FAA Administrator John H. Shaf­ Nassau, or from Miami, is something to rave about.) fer. “ Mrs. Moseley is being honored," See your travel agent. Or our international repre­ Early contributors to the 1973 Pow­ sentatives, Leonard Hicks. Or write us, or phone us Rogers stated, “for her resourcefulness, der Puff Derby are: direct: P.O. Box 534, Miami, Florida 33148, (305) sportsmanship and flying proficiency which -633-1961. Managed by Innkeepers Int'l., Inc. helped save a fellow competitor during the 1971 All-Woman Transcontinental Air llovene Potter Race." Northern New England Chapter On July 6, 1971, Mrs. Moseley, flying in (In memory of Jeanne Bennett) her first "Powder Puff Derby," was at the Virginia Chapter controls of her Piper "Cherokee” aircraft New England Section High Sky Chapter MM when the distress call, “Mayday." came over her radio. It was from another race Maple Leaf Chapter contestant, low on fuel, lost and unable to Monterey Bay Chapter out island inn make radio contact with FAA Air Traffic Suncoast Chapter GEORGE TOWN. GREAT EXUMA. RAHAMAS Control. However, through Mrs. Moseley, the tower was able to relay instructions to Helen McGhee Update

Faith! That is the word that comes thru when you hear about Helen McGee and where she has been and more important where she is going. For those who do not know here is a thumbnail sketch of where she has been. On March 28, Helen, a brand new Ninety Nine and a brand new private pilot was in a crash. She was cut, crushed and burned. She was rushed to a hospital and began the long slow painful road to recovery. She was told that she must lose both legs. She could have no company. She could receive no flowers or cards. Day and night she lived with the pain. But she had faith. Faith in herself. Faith in others. She had nine children who were pulling for her. She made it! She was feted at a Christmas party by the E1 Cajon Valley Chapter and they presented her a money tree. She has received cards from all over the world. So many people had faith in her. She could not let go, in those dark hours, and now the sun shines and the worst is behind her. Where she is going. About the time this goes to press, she will be fitted with new legs. She told the Dr. "all I want for Christmas is my two front feet." She plans to return to Grossmont College to finish her teaching credentials. She plans on returning to her job at San Diego Union Staff Photo Grossmont Continuation School in June. She plans on getting back involved with the Horseless Carriage Club. She plans on getting Mrs. Helen McGee, left, pilot who lost legs in plane crash last back to her flying. She has a date to go dancing with her Dr. Next March 28, shows greetings from 99's around the world to Mrs. Anna Christmas. You know, I’ll just bet she makes it! (Boo) Christensen, chairman of El Cajon Valley Chapter, 99’s, of Her address is 9721 Wintergardens Blvd., Lakeside, California. which Helen is a member.

1972 Women's International Air Race Angel Derby'

1972’s "Angel,” flying stock model, un­ supercharged, fixed wing aircraft of not less than 145 horsepower and not more than 520 horsepower, will take off May 15 from Ottawa International Airport and race ( D e i t b y ] 1900.6 miles across the Canadian border, through six states, to finish May 17 at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport, Florida. OTTAWA - FORT LAUDERDALE ^ $6,000 in prizes plus trophies await the MAY 15-17,1972 ^ Ottaw a top six finalists with $2,500 going to the pilot finishing in first place. Entries open January 15 and close April Syracruse 15. Information Kit complete with Rules and Application For Entry may be obtained by 6,000 writing Entry Chief Eloise Ruby of 5821 NE $ 22 Way, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33308. CASH Major Sponsor of the '72 “Angel Derby” PRIZES is the City of Fort Lauderdale. The Florida Women Pilots Association is Organiza­ tional Sponsor with the Eastern Ontario Chapter of Ninety-Nines hostessing the Start. Ninety-Nine Chapters along the route will coordinate and manage the enroute stops. Since sponsoring the 1972 "Angel Derby" the Fort Lauderdale City Commis­ sion has allotted $1,300,000 to the improve­ ment of Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport. “Angel Derby" contenders flying from Ot­ tawa to Syracuse, to Akron-Canton, to Louisville, to Dyersburg, to Montgomery, to For Information Kit including RULES and APPLICATION Gainesville, to Fort Lauderdale will find a FOR ENTRY Write: FORT LAUDERDALE cleaner Executive Airport with NDB and All Women's International Air Race EXECUTIVE AIRPORT VHF-LOC to home in on if they choose. The 5821 NE 22 Way. Ft. Lauderdale. Fla. 33308 Enclose S 1.00 for mailing new Tower is scheduled for 1973 but the "friendly" controllers in the present tower Organized in accordance with the Sporting Code of the Federation Aeronautique Internationale and with the welcome all with their fine assistance. Sporting Regulations of the National Aeronautic Azaociation. Committee Reports

International National Intercollegiate Flying Association Women's Air and Fran Sargent, Chairman is up and in a temperature of about 25 Space Museum This New Years holds many interesting, degrees to get their plane preflighted and exciting, and challenging activities for stu­ in the first event scheduled by seven by Doris Renninger dents in the National Intercollegiate Flying o’clock? For those of us from Florida that The 1971 Holiday Season has breathless­ Association in colleges throughout the was indeed a feat in itself. Surprising ly flown by and many Ninety-Nines and country. You continued support and inter­ enough, those scheduled for later events friends were greeted by the Ninety-Nines' est supplies not only financial assistance were right there at the crack of dawn with Women's Air and Space Museum's first an­ for these events but inspiration for these their teammates. All worked with earnest­ nual Christmas card. The design was con­ young men and women. Regional Air Meets ness but with friendly cajoling among their tributed by artist Lorraine McCarty, Michi­ have been held in many of the 10 regions competitors. gan Chapter, for the benefit of the Museum. and several are being planned for early Power-on and power-off spot landing Her work is greatly appreciated and also, Spring. If you have a Meet in your area, do events filled the morning schedule. FAA the overwhelming response by members lend them a hand. You will find next to fly­ personnel and Ninety-Nines from the Ten­ who purchased and used the cards. ing yourself that it will be a rewarding and nessee Chapter looked more like Eskimos The sale of the Christmas cards has ser­ delightful experience. than judges in the cold crisp November ved a dual purpose — the card will have in­ The Ninety-Nines from the Tennessee morning. By noon coats could be shed and troduced this very worthwhile Ninety-Nine Chapter, sparked by Lady McReynolds and even us Floridians felt at home. The naviga­ endeavor to many people in many places, Fran Davis, found it so as they assisted tion event began with the enthusiastic Ten­ as well as welcome financial support for Middle Tennessee State University in host­ nessee 99's riding as check pilots with the the Museum. Page Shamburger, Museum ing a most successful Region 9 Air Meet. contestants on the 100-miles triangle Curator, was kept busy playing Santa Claus The Middle Tennessee team, novices in course where time is judged to the second filling all the orders for cards. Page writes, hosting an Air Meet, scheduled eleven and gas to a tenth of a gallon. (I wonder "Many members sent contributions for the teams through each event with the effi­ how we older pilots would stack up against Museum along with their card orders and ciency of "pros.” Can you imagine 100 such competition.) The air drop event com­ that they wrote they thought the idea pilots arriving at the airport before the sun pleted the meet activities with plastic bags GREAT!" Remember, ALL contributions are of water tied with colorful streamers. tax deductible. Luckily no judges were given a shower. Response by members with donations of These students are safety conscious, and their treasured books (many personally Membership it is indeed a challenge for each school to autographed by the author) pictures, clip­ examine their safety procedures in prepar­ pings, articles and etc. is also gratifying. Begins at Home ing for the interview with the Safety Judge. Through the article in the November 99 In this case, the FAA Accident Prevention NEWS, Amelia Earhart's "20 Hours 40 Min­ Specialist from Region 9 was the judge. utes" has been offered and it will complete . . . and it appears that Chapters have The busy day was ended with a festive the collection of books by Amelia and the been doing their homework, as is indicated dinner on the beautiful campus of Middle better ones written about her. We are still by reports from International Headquarters. Tennessee State University. A greeting was trying to locate models of the VEGA and For the period from October 1 through extended from Mary Anderson, the most ELECTRA airplanes for the Amelia Earhart December, we have had a total of 133 new gracious President of Aviation Manage­ display. The scale is one half inch to a foot members and 44 reinstatements. The Chap­ ment International, Inc. who turned over or technically 1:24. ter having the most new members in one her office and facilities at the airport for the "WE WERE THERE", a series of tapes single month is the Golden Triangle Chap­ three days to the students’ use. The guest continues to grow. This first series is by ter in the South Central Section with 5 in speaker, Mr. William Kershner, whose avia­ people who knew Amelia Earhart. Betty Gil­ the month of October!! The second highest tion textbook we've all used, added the ex­ lies, Charter Member and Past President of score goes to the Eastern Washington pert finishing touch to a day of enriching the Ninety-Nines has just completed a most Chapter in the Northwest Section with 4 experiences. The Meet was closed with the interesting interview with Elvy Kalep. Elvy new members in December. Congratula­ awards to winners of each event and is an Estonian woman pilot, famous now for tions! dreams of participating in the National her beautiful pictures completely worked in Hats off to the French Section for 3 new Meet at Purdue University in May. SW. Mo. leather. On the tape she talks with Betty members in December! State College was winning team, but since about her early flying in Estonia and Hol­ If Chapters will share their methods of they were participating out of their region land — her records — and writing the book obtaining new members with me, I will pass the prize money award to attend National "AIR BABIES.” She explains why Amelia them on to the membership — maybe we Meet went to So. III. University at Carbon- wrote her first and only foreword for the can have a record year. dale. book. During World War II, Elvy designed It has been the experience of our local Be sure you make a New Year’s Year the Patsy Parachute doll and many of our Chapters that activity within the Chapter Resolution to see that your Chapter and pilots flew with these dolls as good luck stimulates attendance of existing members Section contribute this month for this con­ charms. It would be "Good Luck" if a Patsy and incites the interest of non-members to structive aviation activity! Parachute doll could be located and dona­ become a part of the action. Invite student ted to the Museum for display. Anyone who women pilots to meetings and fly-ins — by has information about the models, the doll, the time they have their licenses, you know or any women in aviation memorabilia, them well, and they are a real part of the please contact curator Page Shamburger organization immediately. Have a few fly- Ninety Nine Contest Committee through Ninety-Nine Headquarters or at her ins which include the husbands in order to For Approval home, 500 Carolina Street, Aberdeen, North gain the interest of prospective members' Carolina 28315. husbands — their approval sometimes CTC: Remember, YOUR Museum is in Ninety- counts a lot in their wives' accepting your Dr. Anne E. Roethke Nine Headquarters, Will Rogers World Air­ invitation to become a member! 4211 S. W hitnall Ave. port, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It is open Dottie Sanders Milwaukee, Wis. 53207 every business day through the business International hours. You'll come and visit it and enjoy it!! Membership Chairman Chapter Reports

pow-wow in the Airport front office, we after and has taken up residence in On­ hope we helped tip the scales a little to jus­ tario. Our eight remaining local members tify continued Council support. Small air­ have rating ranging from private through ports, even those with air movements commercial to instructor’s ratings - and as equivalent to larger International opera­ none of us are lucky enough to own our tions, have a constant up-hill struggle to own aircraft, we rent mainly from the Winni­ FIRST CANADIAN CHAPTER stay in business, let alone cope with the peg Flying Club at the International Airport Shirley K. Allen, Reporter enormous financial expenditures and con­ here. The Club has really opened its doors A funny thing happened on the way from stant negative attitudes towards flying in to us, and acts as our base of operations - the Governor’s Council Meeting in London general. so if any of you are up this way, drop in. (Ontario) - we ran into a solid wall of un­ BUTTONVILLE AIRPORT - don’t let the At this time, we’d like to thank the Wes­ forecasted bad weather - had to return, name fool you! has to be one of our MOST tern Manitoba Chapter in Brandon for really leave the Apache overnight and catch Air progressive private airports. Undergoing introducing us to the Ninety Nines back Canada back to Toronto. Oh, the indignity extensive alterations and improvements last Spring. They encouraged us to start of it all!! this winter. New Terminal - lots of space our own Chapter - with such enthusiasm SAFETY - the name of the game - much and loving care for your flying machines. behind us - how can we lose! has been written and will be written on the We want you to know that they are laying The Club has an annual Wings Presenta­ pros and cons of flying, but at least one down wall-to-wall hospitality this far ahead, tion held each November, and presents a Canadian 99 member has taken positive for our International Convention in July. special Woman Pilot of the Year Award to action. Upon reading a recent series of GREATER WINNIPEG CHAPTER the woman graduate with the highest three articles on air safety in a leading Pat Sullivan, Reporter aggregate average during her training. This Toronto newspaper, by a woman Reporter, Hi! As this is our first article in the Ninety year, our membership chairman - GAIL Etith Denny immediately picked up the Nine News since receiving our charter in DUNCAN - was presented with the award. phone and arranged a fam flight for her. If Regina last September, I’ll try and intro­ Since getting our Charter, we've been we all took ONE GROUNDLING into the air duce our chapter to you. We have at pre­ quite busy sponsoring a week-end fly-in to in this year of '72, we would most certainly sent nine members, one of whom - the for­ Minaki Lodge, a Bar-B-Que and Dance, and reap benefits from better-informed, less mer Lynne Thorkelson - was married soon films and speakers at out monthly meet­ alienated ATC Controllers, MOT officials, ings. In the beginning of February, we’re K ill also hosting a Tally-Ho, Lunch and Dance Weather Briefers, Newsreporters to name a Hill few. DID YOU KNOW that the odds against H ill for everyone. After all, the winter's up here MHU an air collision are one in 6,600,000? Statis­ are great for flying in, but are pretty long tics show that you would have to fly and cold. 220,000,000 Commercial miles before being Special plans are being made now for a fatally injured in a plane crash. This would June Poker Derby here in Manitoba. We’d mean FORTY years of nonstop high-speed really appreciate any ideas or suggestions flying. from other chapters who have either par­ Congratulations Gerda Frieberg on ob­ ticipated in or hosted such events. taining your Instrument Ticket. Hard work, As no chapter of the 66’s has been star­ but worth it all when the Inspector says ted here yet, we're inviting all student pilots “you made it” . . . Phyllis Miller writes from in this area to attend our January meeting. Vancouver, she plans to return to Ontario later this year and live close enough to be a The Executive Committee of the Greater First Canadian Chapter member again. Winnipeg Chapter of the Ninety Nines: SIDE LINE NOTE: The Ninety-Nines added From left to right: Helga Valousek - Vice a little more traffic to the Brantford circuit Chairman, Ftosella Bjornson - Chairman, one frosty Winter Wednesday. Ruth Prowse Pat Sullivan - News Reporter, Gail Duncan - New even drove to Hamilton so that she could Membership Chairman and Kate Dougherty fly back (home) for lunch with Nora Parish. - Secretary-Treasurer. Other members of It just happened to be the same day the the chapter not present: Murtle Paulychka, England City Fathers were holding their annual Arlene Wiseman and Gail Cartwright. CONNECT ICUTT — MAINE MASSACHUSETTS — NEW HAMPSHI RE A Memorabilia Memorandum RHODE ISLAND — VERMONT

Ruth W. Thomas With newspaper clippings, - save the Scrapbook Chairman whole page. Why bother with scissors CONNECTICUT CHAPTER Your personal scrapbook - and I do hope when careful folding will preserve and Connie Mac Leish, Reporter that you are keeping one - is a part of the show the story, the date, and the name and Our Christmas party, held in the lovely total picture of women in aviation. It is your edition of the newspaper. Newspaper edi­ home of Rosie and Jack Crim, was blessed story, the history of your chapter and sec­ tions or issues are important research with good weather for a change this year, tion, and so a significant part of the activi­ clues as those of you who have visited the and we had a great turnout. We gained an ties of the International Organization. Why local library well know. old member — Mary Horton and 49 1/2 Ken, not make a resolution for this new year Those working with our new museum will who surprised us with their appearance, (and every year henceforth) to date each underscore the above since dating and have returned to live in New Jersey after a item in your scrapbook; to record (legibly) authenticating memorabilia for OUR three-year absence in Texas, and although the correct and full names of persons in the MUSEUM has become their responsibility our meetings are rather distant, Mary hopes photos; and to note pertinent facts (title, if and eventually your scrapbook may appear to be able to attend a great percentage of officer or chairman) about each one pic­ on the acquisitions list. them. tured. Then to evoke recall in later years be Meanwhile, back in the spare bedroom, a We last saw Mary at the 1970 Convention sure to name the place and event which cleared spot is awaiting your ‘worthy of held in New Hampshire. And we are losing caused the piece of memorabilia to earn a remembrance' materials to be put in the a member — Irene Eschelman and family place in your scrapbook. 1971-1972 International scrapbook. Dig?? will be leaving for El Paso, Texas, this month. They will base their plane at Fort ginia enjoyed her airport chat with Joan WESTERN NEW YORK CHAPTER Bliss where Dave is Command Sergeant Steinberger. Peg Pieper, Reporter Major. We will certainly miss their enthu­ Our December project was baking and December found most of the Western siastic participation in all our events. All delivering cookies to the Airport Managers, New York 99's very busy. Our Christmas the members outdid themselves in the food FBOs, Weather Bureaus, and Control party was a huge success however towards department, for the buffet supper was fit for Tower Personnel. Happy Smiles and kind the end of the evening I thought we might kings and queens. While everyone else was offers of “Straight-out, Right Turn and make the local head-lines. Some of the enjoying the aviation-oriented games, Downwind Departures" were some of the girls decided to auction off their gifts. Nell which certainly were thought-provoking, rewards. At Sterling Airport, Clint Brown, Ducther and Ginny Mac Krell were the my 49 1/2 and I were in the garage enjoying New England Beech Representative, gave highest bidders. Jean Valvo was the the Crim’s collection of racing skimobiles, Marie Lepore, Harriet Fuller and Lucille highlight of the evening when she tried to motorcycles and other mechanized equip­ Flynn, the opportunity to fly a new Super R, sell her stuffed donkey. I can’t use the ment. And to top it off, we all went home “Sierra,” to do their appointed rounds. exact words that were used that evening as with prizes — African violets grown and What a way to get into Airmail Deliveries! they would be censored. A good time was nurtured by Mary Neil. The Neils, by the had by all. The following 99’s, 49 1/2ers and way, are now commuting between Denver, prospective members that attended are as Colorado, and White Plains, New York, by follows: Arlene and Milford Bray, Aggie Bonanza. Denier, Nell Ducther and her co-pilot Mr. Nancy Tier, one of our two charter mem­ Bucky Boatwright, Ethel Fedders, Donna bers, was also able to attend the party. and Bill Joss, Virginia Mac Krell, Peg and Nancy, as advisor to the Museum Commit­ tee, had the privilege of contacting a mem­ ber of our newly-formed Ninety-Nine chap­ ter in France. Her contact was with Marie- Joseph de Beauregarde, who is the winner of five successive men and women cross­ country races. Marie was especially in­ HUDSON VALLEY CHAPTER terested in our museum work, as she is in­ Gertrude Felsen, Reporter volved in Musee de L’Air in Paris. It is with The January 22nd meeting will be held at her that we will exchange information per­ taining to Ruth Nichols. Marie will bring an our favorite spot, Mickey Duncan’s exhibit to us at our next convention in beautiful Hidden Valley. It will be a joint Toronto, Canada, this year. She is anxious meeting with the New York State Aviation also to plan a European tour for Ninety- Historical Society. The meeting will be Nines, about which we will all hear in the open to families and friends—with snow- future. mobiling, ice skating, or whatever outdooi Nancy’s flights were all ideal and her activity appeals to the group. The New York Western New York 99's - Seated L. to R. ■ Federation Aeronatique Internationale li­ State Aviation Historical Society will Kathy Potoczak, Arlene Bray, Jean Valvo. cense dated August 9, 1930, and signed by provide the speaker, Rick Allen, who wrote Back Row L. to R. - Virginia Mac Krell, Orville Wright opened all cockpits to her, "Revolution in the Sky." It promises to be Peggy Pieper, Terri Pirrung, Aggie Denier, including a 707 and 727. She flew in Italy, an extremely informative and exciting day. Donna Joss, Nell Dutcher, Ethel Fedders. Germany and France, and this passport, to Your reporter and Mickey Duncan have Gentleman grinning ip background (how her amazement, added a great deal to the been spreading the word on "Women in fun of the trip. This license is, by the way, Aviation." Within the last two months we did he get into the picture?) is our favorite on record, having been photostated in the have given talks to the Kingston Rotary, the Santa - Henry Potoczak. Musee de L'Air in Paris. The one foreign Rhinebeck Rotary and we also did a half- plane Nancy had the opportunity of flying hour radio show. Our audiences have been Peter Pieper, Kathy and Henry Potoczak, was a 200 hp Savoy a Machete in Germany. very receptive and, of course, we enjoyed Jean and Burt Valvo. Kathy Potoczak’s 49 After a very long drive in snowy condi­ immensely having a captive audience while 1/2er Henry played Santa again this year. tions, we had a fruitful meeting in Williman- we discoursed about our favorite subject. He tried to pawn the job off on another 49 tic with the Eastern New England Chapter Chairman, sponsors last year of the All Women's New England Air Race. They be­ stowed upon us well-thought out s.o.p.’s, for which we gratefully thank them. The AWNEAR is tentatively set up for May 5, 6 and 7 at Windham Airport.

EASTERN NEW ENGLAND CHAPTER Lucille Flynn, Reporter The week following Thanksgiving, Georgia Pappas went to Washington to at­ tend her first meeting as a newly appointed member of the Women’s Advisary Commit­ tee on Aviation. Elaine Roehrig, 49 As a prelude to a busy holiday season, 1/2er George and a substitute for our regular monthly Osteyee, who re­ meeting, 99s and 49 1/2ers, gathered the ceived 99 Certifi­ evening of December 10th, at the home of cates of Apprecia­ Carol and Frank Stites in Wayland, Mass., tion for their Air­ for our annual Christmas party. marking activities. California lured Virginia and Charles Our chairman, Bonesteel and their two children for the Doris Miller, and Christmas holidays. Their mostly VFR flight Allen Dorwin, FAA was made in their Cessna 182, and the Accident Preven­ most rewarding aspect was the bringing of tion Specialist, who six cases of Dental Supplies to the Direct presented the film, Relief Foundation in Santa Barbara. Vir­ "Weather to Fly." 1/2er but we all agreee that Henry has the Shannon Airport (Downingtown) and has 99 Eleanor S. Starkey has moved to 3534 heartiest Ho! Ho! already been an asset to our chapter. With Palmer Drive, Titusville, Fla., 32780, and 99 Membership chairman, Ethel Fedders one more meeting to go, we look forward to Jacquelin Marie Geiger is now at 403 Tenth reports two new members. They are Arlene having Edwina Hansen, a member. Edwina Street, Fort Madison, la., 52627. Lo Presti of Tonawanda, N.Y. and Phillis and her husband have a Navion at Wings WASHINGTON, D. C. CHAPTER Blanchard of Henrietta N.Y. Field. Hazel Dwiggins, Reporter Until next month—a healthy and We're rooting for Joan Zaharfy and Judy Mary "Mitzi” Keller modestly admits she prosperous New Year to all! DeMarco (a most recent addition to our has her Instrument Rating now but we chapter) who are planning to fly the Angel know “You gotta be good!" to take your Derby. check ride in an Aztec, her very own too. Reserve the date, March 25th, for an in­ Velta Benn won that coveted above all teresting tour of the Narco plant in Ft. ATR Rating in July and has been so busy in Washington. Details will be forthcoming her many flying activities I haven't been in from Alice Meisenheimer, who is in charge. even IFR minimums of her since. Blanche Noyes and Bea Wilder have MARYLAND CHAPTER returned from the AOPA tour of Japan. Unknown, Reporter Bea's only regret is she couldn’t fly while Fabulous gifts for everyone were presen­ there. Irene Wirtschafter is now on an ex­ DELEWARE — MARYLAND ted at the Maryland Chapter’s annual tended tour of Japan, Hong Kong and many PENNSYLVANIA — VIRGINIA Christmas party. The gifts ranged from air­ other exciting orient cities. WEST VIRGINIA craft to RON bags; all purchased at the 5 & FAA had a big "Splashdown" for Blanch 10. Noyes on Nov. 29th. Many 99's from all over Our many thanks to Don Sullivan (49 the country flew in to wish her well. EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA CHAPTER 1/2er) for a very interesting talk. So many people expressed interest in Kate Macario, Reporter Catherine Grover and her 49 1/2er, Tom, FAA's “ Operation Raincheck" I called Mr. Since our roving reporter, Louise Sacchi, and her son, John, flew to Puerto Rico Pierce and he made arrangements to have is off again on a ferrying trip, this time (commercial) and she says they had a won­ one more on Nov. 16, 17, 18 at Leesburg delivering a Comanche to London, I was derful time. Center for us. It is a free program of lec­ asked to fill in for her. I'm pleased to have Cleo Sherbow sold her Twin Comanche tures and discussions on IFR Enroute Air this opportunity to tell you of another ac­ in October and is anxiously waiting until Traffic Procedures and Services. Many tivity of hers, which keeps Louise busy bet­ spring when she will purchase another thanks to the Controllers, Dulles Tower's ween trips. Louise has a marvelous collec­ plane. Meantime, she has joined a flying Dick Wade and Mr. Truxler and also Mr. tion of slides, the majority of which have club that has four airplanes to use on her Paul French who presented a new weather been taken from the air, and she ac­ travels. film on the last night. We were joined by companies them with a narration of her In November Cleo went to Canada, members of the Andrews-Boiling Aero Club numerous (174) ferrying experiences, England, and Israel and her husband, Ted. and Fort Meade Flying Club. Capt. Judy In Montreal she spent a day with Chapter gearing it to what would appeal most to a Willis of the Orange Co. Chapter is a mem­ Chairman, Selma Selig. Selma took Cleo particular audience. This also enables ber of the Board of Directors of the Ft. on a three hour flight over Eastern Canada. Louise to give a “big boost" for General Meade Club. We are happy to have her In England Cleo spent a day with Polly Aviation to the many non-aviation groups stationed in our area. Pinkard, formerly with the D. C. Chapter, she addresses. Many 99's were able to meet Hanna Reit- and now most active in the British Section. We grabbed Louise far in advance for our sch at a reception and dinner in her honor In Israel Cleo talked to Yael Rom but con­ own chapter, so on Nov. 20th at Jim Flan­ Nov. 16. She was the first German woman flicting schedules prevented them from get­ nery’s (the restaurant with the Con­ to fly a helicopter, jet aircraft and a rocket- stellation on top) she kept us intrigued with ting together. Cleo is so enthusiastic about powered plane. She told of many exciting Israel that she hopes the Ninety Nines will her version of the London to Victoria Air sailplane flights. Race. Fifty of us enjoyed her talk and hold the 1978 Convention there. Mary Ann Jessup is now the proud owner descriptive slides, following an informal Jeane Wolcott recently sold her Beech of an airplane and a sailplane. She and meeting in the cabin of the Constellation. and has replaced it with an earlier Beech Judy Willis soar out of Frederick Muni. Again, quite a few from our chapter were Bonanza. present when Louise received the Wright Helen Downs and 49 1/2er, Clark, have Brothers Memorial Award at a dinner on purchased a summer place near Rehoboth Dec. 17th which was given by the Aero with a private landing strip. Club of Penna. On Dec. 21st she spoke to Elaine and Jill Brown and 49 1/2er, Gil, the Foulkeways Retirement Community in made it to the party, along with Jill’s friend, Gwnedd Valley, on Dec. 28th to the com­ Taqi, from India. They are still busy getting bined Rotary and Kiwanis of Lansdale, and their farm and landing strip ready in West on Jan. 4th to the Zonta Club of Phila. On Virginia (40 miles from Cumberland Air­ Jan. 22nd she will fly out to San Francisco port), but they are taking time out for a 15 to speak before the local Zonta Club and day trip to Mexico on December 18. ALABAMA — FLORIDA — GEORGIA Sheila McEntire has added her MEL and MISSISSIPPI — NORTH CAROLINA the 99 Chapter. So you see, Louise keeps SOUTH CAROLINA — TENNESSEE pretty busy. hopes the CFI w ill be next. What a wonderful Christmas Party we Latest word from our sailing group is that had at the Wm. Penn Inn on Dec. 11th! on November 14, 1971, 99 Lois Baty acting Eleanor Smith, who kindly took charge of as crew and her daughter, Laurie, as skip­ CAROLINA CHAPTER the affair (and probably wished she hadn’t per, won the last race of the season at Lake The following telegram received by “ Ye been so kind!) and ably assisted by Jane Marburg, Codorus State Park, Hanover, Pa., Olde Ed”. "Hilton Head Lethergy plus Squires, did a tremendous job of planning, “The Red Flannel Special." There were ten November Fiasco equals dormant Decem­ preparing, and arranging a delightful boats in the race including their Javelin ber Do Nothings. Your deadline was too evening. One very nice surprise at the party and they were the only two girls. Congratu­ quote absolute unquote. Request Ab­ was the offer from Marge and Jack Bryant lations! solution with next sensational release. of Pennridge Airport of an hour dual in the Prospective member Edna Somerlock is Signed. . .Buzz Taylor. 'Nuff said! new Cardinal RG. Sally Hull, whom we taking basic Aerobatics with Jack Poage at FLORIDA GOLDCOAST CHAPTER haven't seen for quite a while, was the Aldino and enjoys every minute of it; and Eloise Ruby, Reporter lucky winner. This should put Sally in the prospective member Sue Sherrill says she Necessity makes us go back and do a lit­ air again. got the best Christmas present she has tle “catching-up" on meetings, events, etc. We are happy to welcome our newest ever had; she passed her private flight test since no report has been filed for quite a member, Maysie Henrotin, who flies out of on December 23rd, Congratulations Sue! while due to the holiday recess. 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NARCO AVIONICS A DIVISION OF NARCO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES FORT WASHINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA 19034 Go! Go! Go! Get APT!!! opening their lovely new home to us. FLORIDA SUNCOAST CHAPTER The biggest news from Memphis is the Reporter Betty Hood Spring Section meeting here. We are all The Florida Suncoast and the Florida working toward making it fun and in­ Spaceport chapter held a combined formative. Please plan on joining us. More meeting Wednesday Dec. 8th at Daytona next month on this. Happy New Year!! Beach, Florida. Twelve girls came to the MISSISSIPPI CHAPTER meeting even though the weather was IFR Wanda Garson, Reporter over most of the State. The date for the Our news this time is very brief. Suncoast Chapter Poker Run is Sunday, Congratulations to Peggy McCormick our January 16th. This year any pilot can par­ first member to become APT. Those at­ ticipate since this is the only fund raising tending the joint Christmas party with the Joyce Toman (left) and Virginia McKee project of the Suncoast Chapter. All the South Louisiana Chapter were Peggy (right) greet Alyce Strong, Chairman of the girls are being encouraged to get their IFR McCormick and 49 1/2er Frank and Wanda Georgia Chapter, as she, with eleven other rating and we are proud of Joyce Diamond Garson and 49 1/2er John. 99 families, flew into the Greenwood Strip who has just received hers. NEW ORLEANS CHAPTER Evelyn Lyons, Reporter for a 99 meeting. There was a discussion about the “Wings for DRF & IHA" and with all the enthusiasm December 17th dawned cloudy and rainy, At our dinner meeting, November 21, shown this program should get into full but that didn't dampen the holiday spirits of 1971 in Fort Lauderdale, three guests at­ swing by the early part of '72. the New Orleans Ninety-Nines and their tended: Joyce Pittman, sponsored by Lois The Florida Flying Farmers had their an­ husbands who attended our annual Christ­ Porter, became a new member of the nual convention and coronation at Naples, mas Buffet Dinner at John and Virginia Florida Goldcoast Ninety-Nines; Marge Florida and chose 99 member Betty Hood MacDonald's home. Mr. and Mrs. Lanky Forood owns and operates "Quality Air­ as Queen for '72. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Ray, Mr. and craft" in Fort Lauderdale. She is the The Spaceport Chapter announced it Mrs. Charlie Wills, Rose Mancini, Pam distributor for Minerva and also buys and would have its annual Treasure Hunt for Holly, Evelyn Lyons and Patsy Carbonette sells other used aircraft. Anesia Machado the 99’s Wednesday, February 9th. and guest were there. Visiting with us were is from Brazil and is a Ninety-Nine Member- Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Wallace, Mr. and Mrs. GEORGIA CHAPTER at-Large. She has been in aviation fifty Ronald Mills and two prospective members Judy Hall, Reporter years and is known as the first woman of Mrs. Carol Thomas and Mrs. Roberta Rose. Our November meeting at the Green­ aviation in Brazil. Mrs. Lee Wallace, a student pilot and wood, Fla. home of Murray and Virginia A report from Frances Sargent on the future Ninety-Nine member, had her Christ­ McKee, Indiana Ninety-Nine and mother of outcome of the raffle on the Ford Pinto mas present early. She soloed on Dec. 21. Georgia Ninety-Nine, Joyce Toman, was whereby the proceeds would assist the Patsy Carbonette and Glorice Wills one of the years best. Thirty were present favorite pasttime these days seems to be to Flying Team of Miami-Dade Jr. College- including nine Georgia members, three In­ fly to the neighboring towns and shop in South to attend the Sectional National In­ diana members, nine 49 1/2ers, four 24 3/4s, old curio shops. Can anyone think of a tercollegiate Air Meet indicated that not four prospective members and our standing nicer way to spend the day? enough chances were sold to purchase the visitor from California, Sue Clark. NORTH GEORGIA CHAPTER Pinto. As a result a drawing was made and The Indiana Ninety-Nines conducted a Peggy Husby, Reporter the winner received $500. and the balance spot landing contest for us on the McKee’s Well fellow Pilots, here we go starting out of $600. went to the Flying Team. grass strip with first place going to In­ New Business Discussed: Our AE a New Year. Let's hope that this will be a ternational Prez, Betty McNabb in Bonanza great year for flying for all our members, Scholarship applicant’s name will be for­ 24-Charlie and second place to Georgia warded to National. A committee is to be with a few new rating added to those Chairman, Alyce Strong in Cardinal 41- formed to review our Chapter’s Con­ tickets. Xray. stitution. Suggestion was made for the The North Georgia Chapter had their Sandy Myerchin then conducted a safety three Florida Ninety-Nine Chapters to get Christmas party on December 12th. The quiz and found us all slightly unprepared. together and decide on a location and sub­ party was held at The Barn Dinner Theater The entire membership made a special mit a bid for the 1974 International Con­ in Marietta, Ga. A three part play began at 8 presentation of a charm to Betty McNabb. vention. A chairman is needed in the S.E. o’clock called “My Three Angels," which The heart-shaped charm with a ruby moun­ Section to organize a relay system, which we all enjoyed. ted on it was inscribed "W e’re proud of our will be nationwide, to fly medical supplies During the Thanksgiving holidays Georgia girl” — Ga. 99s. to California where the Direct Relief Foun­ Pauline, Pete and Tracy Mallory drove up to The chapter voted unanimously to sup­ dation will send the supplies to foreign Michigan to visit relatives and friends. port the Direct Relief Fund, drug transport countries. The Chapter will look into the Denise Blankinship and her parents flew system and appointed Yvonne Cooper as possibility of getting a tax exempt number their twin Beech Baron to Arkansas and our chapter chairman for DRF. from the Internal Revenue for future use if Texas to spend the holidays with relatives, December meeting found us at the and friends. Mavis and Tom Cheek flew needed. Coolidge, Ga. home of Shirley NeSmith. The Christmas Party, at Connie Stafford's their Bonanza to Washington, D C. for the Attending: Alice & Byron Strong, Betty & home, was held jointly with the members of holidays to visit relatives. After having a Harold McNabb, Esther Wright, Joyce & the Florida Women Pilots Association. The new annual and a new aileron put on their Joe Toman, Murray McKee, Shirley & Gene bird for its Christmas. Bob and Peggy latter, which currently consists of ap­ Otis, Shirley NeSmith and Shirley’s mother, proximately thirty members, has been con­ Husby are getting ready to open up the Bessie NeSmith, who served a lovely buffet ducting the annual international air race, fixed base operations at the West Georgia luncheon. "Angel Derby", for the past twenty years. Airport in Carrollton. Shirley Otis was voted into the Georgia Our Chapter Secretary, Margaret Balck- Chapter after being re-instated to the welder, decided in November to change her Ninety-Nines. name to Mrs. Ron Henningsen — and as could be expected — Ron is a real fine MEMPHIS CHAPTER fella. Incidentally, he is a pilot and has his Holly Smith, Reporter rnrr p ilo t ’s own airplane. Guess they have a “ His and Our Christmas meeting is more than a r i l L l . CATALOG Hers" now, as Margaret has an airplane holiday party. For the Memphis Ninety too. Nines, it is a reunion. This year we The next meeting is scheduled as a “fly- gathered at the home of Hilda and Doyle Send to: SPORTY’S PILOT SHOP CLERMONT COUNTY AIRPORT in" to Key West on January 22nd. Hope Savage for a casserole supper and games, but as usual for our Christmas gatherings, Batavia, Ohio 45103 everyone will plan to arrive early and spend phone (513) 732-2411 the day in this wonderfully and interesting renewal of friendship was the main bill of spot. fare. We all thank Hilda and Doyle for CENTRAL ILLINOIS CHAPTER graders—she taught a unit on science Jayne Schiek, Reporter called “Air" and told the youngsters about December was not the best flying month the airplane. Nita is flying high about all in Illinois, however ten members, two 49 this, and also just celebrated her 25th an­ 1/2ers, and two guests made it to our niversary with 49 1/2er Sid. meeting at Cole County Airport near Sandy Klock spent a very happy new Mattoon. Theo Sommer flew in in her Car­ year flying with a friend to Kitty Hawk (First dinal bringing along Jeanne Morse, Pat Flight) and to Williamsburg, Virginia. Sheridan, and I la Zaborac, and made it George and Arelen Edgcumbe flew an ILLINOIS — INDIANA — IOWA back before the weather closed in. Aztec to the Bahamas to participate in the - KENTUCKY — MICHIGAN — MINNESOTA 7th annual Bahamas Flying Treasure Hunt. MISSOURI — OHIO — WISCONSIN However Deed and Max Holcomb were not so lucky. They only got as far as Effingham Good luck to our two Amelia Earhart eriroute home to Marissa. They spent the Scholarship applicants, Charlene Falken- night with Kathleen and Jean Woods and berg and Pam Stowell. We’ve got our the next day had to drive home anyway wingtips crossed for you both. ALL OHIO CHAPTER leaving their plane behind! Guests were Peg Traner is our latest APT member. Isla Haas, Reporter Bette Hughes of Mattoon who has recently Our January meeting will feature fittings IAR stop in Akron-Canton. Marilyn soloed and Joyce Cooper who flew in from for our chapter jackets—wait till you see Collette and Sandy Walter are Co- Springfield in her Cessna 182. our Chicago Area gals! Chairmen. JoAnn Stype and Jean Hixson, Following the businsss meeting, Deed We're all anticipating our annual Official Timers. Holcomb showed pictures of the '71 Achievement Awards banquet, scheduled We have two new Commercial Powder Puff Derby in which she flew as co­ for March 18th at the Clayton House, Pal- ratings—Barbara Baron and Priscilla pilot with Kathleen Wood. Jeanne Morse waukee Airport. McGinnis. Priscilla also has a new son. announced proudly that her youngest son, A sad ‘bye to Ann Haller, who has left us Congratulations. Randy Crocker, is now working on his com­ for Ohio. Also, our friend Jane White has Doris Scott rented a plane while on an mercial and instrument ratings. A letter decided to join Minnesota Chapter, where African Safari and flew over the Victoria from Phyllis Hanlon reports that although she’s been living the past year. Falls. She's working on her instrument she hasn't been able to atttend meetings Best wishes for a quick recovery to ailing rating. lately, her “ IFR" flying still goes on .. . and Char Falkenberg. Also to Donna Dom- New girl in the tower at Cincinnati . . . on . . . and on . . . as she seeks that browsky, who is recovering after foot Lunken: Connie Huffman. elusive rating! surgery. Edith Killen, Lee Damschroder, Terry Paris, Illinois, now has a heliport! It just Our sympathy goes out to Joan Schoger Shofstahl are organizing a wing in the doesn’t take Barbara Jenison long to get in the loss of her husband, Clarence. Fremont area. things done! Barbara also reports that Paris The racing season is soon to begin Doc and Virginia Thomas back from a authorities ara going through the again, and I Ili-Nines Air Derby entry kits ara Fla. disneyworld trip. necessary preliminaries to get all the available now for $1.00 from Jayne Schiek Following November meeting we had a authorizations needed to start construction of Central Illinois or Pam Stowell of our very interesting tour of the NASA Plum of the recently approved airport. chapter. Brook Reactor plant. Many thanks to all our Arlene Johnson, Jayne Schiek, and Jean GREATER KANSAS CITY CHAPTER guides. West have been attending monthly Frances Dunfield, Reporter A very lovely Christmas Dinner in Colum­ meetings of the IIli-Nines Air Derby Race At our Christmas dinner dance, 49 1/2 bus. Thank you to hostesses Marilyn Miller Committee in preparation for that race John Maple was presented an award and and Anne Esselburne. which is to be held on May 20 at the Quad money as thanks for conducting our North Central Section in Cincinnati April City Airport at Moline. The race will have refresher ground school. This was the 29-30th. Plan to see us then. two categories—speed and proficiency and second course he has conducted for us. is open to all pilots. Many of the 99s are taking advantage of CAPE GIRARDEAU AREA CHAPTER Libby and Bob Kaiser met Jayne and Ben Nadine Heuer, Reporter the Kansas City ARTC Center’s course Schiek on the slopes of Aspen . . . and the Norma Norrid entertained us at our last “Operating Raincheck," concerning princi­ comment made by others in attendance meeting in Kennet, Missouri. The Chief of ples of air traffic control. was that it was the first time they had ever Enforcement of the Missouri Air Conser­ Theda Beningfield and Lois Willy are ap­ heard flying being discussed "apres-ski" vation Commission asked us to help him plying for the Amelia Earhart scholarship instead of the day's skiing conditions! The fight against pollution by flying various fund, and we wish them success! Schieks were staying at a house which had members of his staff over areas close to us Rosamond Oliver has been given the go- a perfect view of the traffic pattern for for inspection. This we will do. ahead to start distributing point system Aspen Airport . . . and continue to wonder Virginia Britt requested us to sponsor an sheets to be filled out by chapter members at the skill with which those mountain identification flyby for the Angel Derby in to pick out our outstanding Greater Kansas pilots bring in their planes under the most May at the Dyersburg, Tennessee airport. City 99 of the year. Rosamond reports that adverse conditions. The Derby begins May 15th and ends May after two years, 49 1/2 Bob Oliver flew with A tornado which hit the Macomb-Clug- 17th. Our tentative timers will be Millie Lim- her in their 140. ston airport just before Christmas com­ baugh, Evelyn Braese and Norma Norrid. At our installation dinner, Fay Glenn, Air pletely destroyed the hangar which housed Our chapter is donating decals to the Education Chairman, presented Kathy the three homebuilts owned by the Schieks Saluki Flying Club of Southern Illinois O'Connor a $100.00 scholarship for flight and Norcrosses. It was almost unbelievable University and member of the NIFA. A instruction, Kathy is a laboratory technician that the damage to the Cougar and the donation of decals will also be made to the and a student at the Johnson County Skycoupe was very minor consisting of a Flying Indians of Cape State College in Junior College, where she obtained her few dents here and there. The apparent Cape Girardeau, Missouri. private license. The scholarship money will damage to the Durl-e-aire was a "stove-in" Our congratulations to Margie Hall and be used toward her commercial license. section on the bottom of the fuselage Paul Loiseau who were married during the Margaret McDowell was in the waiting where it hit the headlight of a car parked in holidays. room at Kansas City Municipal Airport, the hangar in back of it, and a damaged Elmer and Nadine Heuer are receiving when an airliner taxied too close to cartons carburator heat box. sympathy cards due to the recent tornado of freight, scattering debris over several which totally destroyed their Cessna 182. CHICAGO AREA CHAPTER blocks. The tip of the propeller smashed The Pilot of the Year Award dinner will be Sandy Klock, Reporter into the waiting room and passed two feet held January 8th in Dyersburg, Tennessee Chairman Nita Fineman just got her over the head of Margaret and her mother. in Evelyn and Bill Braese's "Wired for Bachelor of Arts degree at Northeastern Margaret reports that the only way to get Music” Dog House; about 500 yards from Illinois University. Nita was student rid of a hairfull of shattered glass is by the airport. teaching her last semester with 4th vacumming it out! Our January fly out to Neodasha, Kansas. given a column and our reporter will be 49 1/2er’s and guests. We hope it w ill be more successful than the Lois Kennard. We might also mention that Betty Moseley received the Federal November fly out, which was cancelled Indiana will be giving the style show at the Aviation Administration’s second highest three weeks in a row because of weather. International Convention in Milwaukee in award for distinguished service during Mary Ann Hamilton didn't hear about one of 73. ceremonies at Blue Grass Field December the cancellations and went anyway. She Josephine Richardson and her husband 21. Betty was honored for her resour­ reported that there were no problems and Wes were invited to the Michigan Chapter cefulness, sportsmanship and flying she got to watch a D.F. Stear at the Flight 0X5 Club of America meeting on Nov. 7th. proficiency which helped save a fellow Service Station at Chanute with none of us Babe Ruth of Lansing, Michigan was their competitor during the 1971 All-Woman to get in her way! chairman. The Richardsons were in­ Transcontinental Air Race. INDIANA CHAPTER strumental in raising money for their MICHIGAN CHAPTER Cari Downes, Reporter treasury by supplying an antique airplane Gloria Wildbur, Reporter In beginning our new year with new of­ quilt. We would like to thank Nancy Brandon, ficers, we are having each section of the IOWA CHAPTER Lucille Quamby and everyone who made state meet with our new Chairman. This Marcia Grismore, Reporter the Christmas party a success. There was a gives her a chance to hear their opinions Our last meeting was held in the Terrace great turnout for it in Lansing at the Walnut and views on our chapter, and it’s an op­ Room at the Cedar Rapids Airport with Hills Country Club. portunity to get to know everyone better. good attendence. This has been an Now that the holidays are over we have Our girls are doing a very good job of especially busy time for our Chairman, An- more time to concentrate on aviation. We becoming APT, I might mention we have a netta Haack and the Sioux City gals — congratulate Lillian Snyder on her recent new APT chairman — Mary Miller in Au­ Jeanne Bedinger and Carolyn Rowney. appointment to the Women’s Advisory burn, so anyone in Indiana wanting to be­ They have been busy planning for the SUX Committee on Aviation. Michigan now has come APT should get in touch with her. identification fly by during the AWTAR. two women on this very important com­ They met with Kay Brick, AWTAR Board mittee. Eloise Smith has been a represen­ Chairman, and Barbara Riggs, Route Direc­ tative since 1969. Her term ends this year. tor, and with many F.A.A. people, press and The January meeting was held in Detroit T.V. reporters, airport and Chamber of this year. It is always a very enjoyable and Commerce representatives, etc. for a busy, interesting gathering. Joining the 99’s at informative, interesting and productive the Amelia Earhart Commemorative Brunch couple of days. With that kind of was the Zonta Clubs of Detroit and Dear­ organization and planning, I am sure that born, The Society of Women Engineers and success is already assured for SUX in July. The Women’s Aeronautical Association. Iowa 99’s ar are joining in the Direct There was a special program given by Relief Flights and Linda Arnold is our con­ Betty Finout and Jackie Markham. They tact. spent the summer traveling the East Coast Hazel Sigafoose flew her clip-wing Cub to New Orleans in their antique Aeronca to Philadelphia to attend the International named “The Baby Bird” . It was a camping Model Airplane Meet. Sig Mfg. has created trip and one might say they spent the sum­ a model airplane exactly like Hazel’s! mer roughing it. It was certainly a very in­ Progress: New member (welcome!) teresting and fun filled summer. Pictured are (left to right) Mr. & Mrs. Larry Carolyn Rowney got her instrument rating. Everyone interested in racing has Ironmonger, Lois Hawley, Barb Simmons, Jean Ellingson and Gloria Harmon have probably heard about the ‘Derbies’ by now. Ann Black, Carol Moss, Dotty Gall, Dorothy started instrument ground school — Jean's Michigan is thinking about the races Hodgson and Pauline Genung. husband is teaching it. New 66 — Dody coming up this summer too. They have in­ Vander Schaaf from Oskaloosa (welcome vited Margaret Mead to hold a race clinic in The race board of our F.A.I.R. race met the near future. with the Dept, of Commerce of several also!) Marcia Grismore got her commercial license and instrument rating during the We welcome two new members to our cities in Indianapolis the first week of organization. They are: Elna Beass and November and it was very successful. We fall — and a job flying for Professional Pilot Training, Inc. in Des Moines. APT: Annetta Becky Gibson. We also have two new Sixty- have the cites for our next 3 years races Haack, Jerri Walker, Claudette Parker, and Sixes, Margaret Zerbst and Thelma Conar- and maybe more from this meeting. 1972 ton. will be at Fort Wayne, 1973 in Terre Haute, Marcia Grismore. Edna Van Wyk and Marcia Grismore at­ Michigan Ninety-Nines are saddened by and 1974 will be in Anderson. tended the Flight Instructors Recertification the loss of three 49 1/2ers in the past few The AWTAR will have a mandatory fly-by course at Iowa State University taught by months. Ned Dixon (Liisa), Bill Steinhagen in Fort Wayne next year. Mary Miller is the the F.A.A. It was a most informative three (Ann) and Robert Welch (Carol). Their sup­ Chairman of this stop, Bonnie Mortorff is day workshop with much knowledge port in the chapter will be greatly missed. Operations Chairman, Ruth Christen is the gained by all who attended. QUAD CITY AREA CHAPTER Social Chairman, and Marty Wyall is Happy flying in 1972! Ellen J. Thiel, Reporter Publicity Chairman. Preliminary plans for December found us doing very little the fly-by were revealed in November at a KENTUCKY BLUE GRASS CHAPTER flying, due to the rush of the Holidays and meeting in Baer Field, Fort Wayne. Mrs. Dot Arnett, Reporter foggy weather. We are planning a family Barbara Riggs, Route Director of PPD and November 6-7 Pat Paulsen attended a fly-in lunch at Dodgeville, Wisconsin for Mrs. Kay Brick, Chairman of the Board of Search & Rescue Seminar at the Ramada our January Meeting, so hopefully the PPD were personally present to trail blaze Inn sponsored by the Kentucky Wing of weather will co-operate. the 1972 route. Also attending the meeting CAP for Kentucky Pilots who may need to Plans are progressing nicely for hosting with our chairmen were Pauline Genung, be Mission Coordinators. Pat holds the the IIli-Nine Air Derby and the Powder Puff. our Indiana Chairman of our Chapter and rank of captain and is very active in the Hats off to the publishers of the new 99 Mrs. Tannie Schlundt, the corresponding CAP. News Magazine. We think it is great. secretary for Indiana Chapter. November 14 — Regular monthly This reporter started the New Year right Tannie Schlundt has been elected Vice- meeting held at Cardinal Aviation. Those by taking the Tri-Pacer up and shooting President of the Indianapolis Aero Club. flying in from out of town were Pat Davison, cross-wind landings January 3rd. She's the first woman they've ever elected Madison, Ind. Betty Mosley, Lexington, Ky. to an office in the club. Mid Cassidy got her Welcome — Kay Baker a transfer from Instrument rating. Tina Sturdevant received the Orange Co. Chapter. Ratings — Diane her Commercial license on November 4, Stafford, Instrument (Congratulations) 1971. December 18 Christmas Party, Dot Ar­ Get APT! Indiana has a new newspaper, Indiana nett’s. Those present, Diane Stafford, Jo Aviation News. The Indiana 99's will be Ann Kinnison, Kay Baker, Pauline Barrier, to Tucson in the Southwest Aviation’s Members flying in were given the "red car­ Cherokee 6. pet" treatment by 49 1/2er Harold Kiker. That’s the really "important" thing the Mayor Schwartz of Schulenburg exten­ ded a welcome and presented Honorary Burgermeister certificates to out of town Coastal Bend Ninety Nines. After lunch, Mr. Jim Lightfoot, guest speaker who is a practical meterologist with the Department of Meterology at A&M ARKANSAS — COLORADO — LOUISIANA University, discussed weather services and KANSAS — NEBRASKA — NEW MEXICO OKLAHOMA — TEXAS facilities available to the public, weather forecasting procedures and other interest­ ing and informative incidents concerning meterology. ALBUQUERQUE CHAPTER Following the program, Mr. Alton Hafer, Wanda Cothran. Reporter on behalf of the Schulenburg Chamber of Becky Lutz reports that she is taking Commerce presented the visitors with sau­ vocational education at Univ. of New sage links donated by Oakridge Smoke­ Mexico and one of the requirements is to Chaparral ‘‘missions of mercy" pilots are house. set up a display on one career. Becky left to right: Kay Bond, Connie Rose and The next meeting will be the Karnes chose aviation and set up a diaplay at Los Hank Hallinan at the Las Cruces Municipal County Airport, Kenedy, Texas. The chapter Lunas High School where she teaches. She Airport with medical supplies ready to be will present a program detailing the pro­ acquired material on all phases of aviation loaded and flown to Tucson. That’s Hank's jects and activities sponsored by the such as airline pilot, charter pilot, crop Cessna 182 fresh in from Sante Fe with the Ninety-Nines, and ways in which the mem­ dusters, general aviation, mechanics, and goods. bers can be of service to their communities. many others. In addition she had displays DALLAS CHAPTER of flying magazines, 99 Newsletters, and in­ chapter's been involved with, but we were Betty Hundley. Reporter formation on flight training schools. She equally as proud of that threesome plus Thank you, Red Bird Chapter, for hosting brought her radio and let students listen to Marge Blue and 99 1/2-ers Jim Hallinan and a lovely Christmas party at Helen Wilke's the tower, unicorn, and to weather broad­ Cal Bond when they brought back from the home. Our January meeting was on the casts. Wichita Falls Sectional, a trophy awarded 20th at Chrm. Sue Andrews house in The principal was so impressed with the for having 30 per cent of their members at­ Richardson, co-hosted by Jan Wahrer. Co- display, he broadcast over the com system tending from over 500 miles away. chairmen of the Dallas Sectional (next Sep­ a recommendation that all students visit the Back in September Hank Hallinan, Kay tember), Dorothy Warren and Betty Hun­ exhibit. Los Lunas is not normally an avia­ Bond, Pauline Hall and her 49 1/2er Milton, dley, presented preliminary plans for dis­ tion minded community, but enough with guests Larry Confer, Ray Spiller and cussion and vote. students are impressed that aviation will Jack Harkey went to Clovis, New Mexico Exciting news is that of the maiden flight come to mean something there in the and participated in a day-long tour of the on Nov. 18 of 44TD, a Starduster (two seat future. Physiological Training Center at Cannon bi-plane with 200 HP Lycoming engine) Congratulations to our newest member, AFB. which cruises at 135 MPH) built by Mar- Julie Rhodes. We are very glad to have you. Cal has been very graciously attending celine and Bill Todd and Phyllis and Glenn Johnnie and Harry Hickey had a special our meetings for the last 30 minutes or so Duke. It has a temporary airworthiness cer­ harness made and take their dog Sassy and boning us up with a ground school re­ tificate which will become permanent after flying with them. fresher course and changing FAA rules and 50 hours of solo flight. May your many Hello, Rita Elliott. regulations. hanger (garage) hours become happy fly­ ARKANSAS CHAPTER Our Christmas season was off to a tre­ ing hours. Cary Hunt, Reporter mendous start of good cheer as well as Elinor Johnson attended a Safety Clinic Xmas Party was in Fort Smith, Arkansas. good will with a dinner party at Connie's in Dec.; Tanya Thornton took time out for Our hosts were Poes (Charlene & Doc) with house. Each couple contributed $3.00 to a surgery after the holidays; Barbaras Powell a good turnout and 99 Spirits were flying fund which was spent by Mary DeKinder on vacationed in the Virgin Islands; the Ong high. Christmas gifts for boys in a local Boy’s family made their annual holiday journey to Gals with new ratings are: Carolyn Pugh, Home. Puerto Vallarta, Mexico for two weeks and Portland, Ark. Instrument Rating; Ruth COASTAL BEND CHAPTER the latest news off the telephone wires is Gray, Little Rock, Commercial; Cary Hunt, Peggy Zapalac. Reporter that Sandra Simmons and Dorothy Warren Little Rock, Commercial, Instrument (Have will fly the Powder Puff as pilot and co-pilot the written behind me and working on in­ respectively. strument). Gals working on ratings: Kay Newth, Lit­ DALLAS REDBIRD CHAPTER tle Rock, Instrument; Beverly Harp, Com­ Hortense Applegate. Reporter mercial; Carolyn Walters, Instrument. Helen Wilke and Kathy Long flew a Coming Events: Arkansas gals are plan­ mission for the DRF taking some drugs to ning to meet with Shreveport group in Feb­ Midland. ruary. The new Adams Field Dedication Hazel Jones was in Little Rock to ad­ was January 6th. dress annual joint meeting of service club We are proud of Kay Newth who was in­ for women executives. Her topic was "Early stalled in December as the Aero Club Birds” and had to do with the ladies before President for 1972. Amelia Earhart. CHAPARRAL CHAPTER The two Dallas Chapters of Ninety Nines Joan Rundel. Reporter are sponsoring a safety seminar called “Vacation Flying." It will be on March 11 Three members of the Chaparral Chapter Left to right: Jim Lightfoot, Mrs. Lightfoot, (Saturday). Plan now to attend. have been busy flying "missions" for the Vel Kiker, Mayor H. N. Schwartz, Mrs. Sch­ Direct Relief Foundation in the "Wings for wartz, Chamber of Commerce President EL PASO CHAPTER DRF" program. Hank Hallinan, in her Alton Hater. Deloris Dyvad, Reporter Cessna 182 transported boxes of medical Our December get together was a big supplies from Santa Fe to Las Cruces, then The Coastal Bend Chapter held a lun­ Christmas party at the home of Mary Fran Connie Rose took it from Las Cruces to cheon meeting in the Amber Room of the Seidl and her 49 1/2er Hank. Tucson, Arizona in her Cherokee 160. Kay Oakridge Smokehouse Restaurant in Marilyn Cragin and 49 1/2er George flew Bond flew another mission from Las Cruces Schulenburg, Texas with Vel Kiker hosting. in their Cessna 172 to Phoenix Arizona for a Memorial service for his Mother. Indian Chief “War Bonnet" presented to away to Chairman Adelle Baker or Trea­ Some of the El Paso Chapter 99's atten­ her at the Experimental Aircraft Association surer Mackie Fusilier (addresses in roster). ded the weather seminar held in Ala­ Fly-In in Tulsa, Oklahoma this fall. The South Central and Southwest Central mogordo sponsored by the Alamogordo Director of the Oklahoma Aeronautics members and their families are beginning Aviation Association. Commission awarded Tony the “War Bon­ to fill up our “Backseat Special” charter We are also working on the Aero Space net” from an honorary fictitious Sycamore plane for the Toronto Convention. Flyers education program. tribe, in recognition of her many years writ­ were sent to all chapters in these sections, We had a letter from Jackie Fagin, former ing aviation news. so ask your Chairman for details or write Vice President who now lives in the Chi­ A new future pilot? Roger Ty Coon was Gene Gonzales, Charter Committee Chair­ cago Area. born December 14th to Diane Coon and her man, International Travel Agency, Inc., P. Received fliers about Houston Chapter’s 49 1/2er Roger. O. Box 1461, Conroe, Texas 77301. Flight charter flight to International at Toronto. Edna Whyte is expanding the number of originates at LAX with stops at ELP and Many are making plans to go. T-hangars at her Aero Valley Estates air­ DAL enroute to YYZ on Wed., July 12, The January meeting w ill be at the FAA port again. She was quite happy that plans returning Sun., July 16. That "Backseat Bldg. at International Airport in El Paso. have been approved for a new highway to Special” designation means we pity the Marilyn Cragin is in charge of the program. run directly by the South end of her airport, poor airline pilot flying this particular Dutch luncheon will follow at the Skychief thus making it more accessible to pilots. Boeing 727 loaded with licensed pilots in Restaurant. Chapter Chairman Hester Jean Bishop and her 49 1/2er Tom recen­ practically every seat! Any volunteers to Oakes will fly their Cessna 175 to the El tly sold their new helicourier and the South­ give him his APT checkride? See you en Paso meeting. west ParaCenter at Aero Valley Estates Air­ route to Canada! port. FORT WORTH CHAPTER OKLAHOMA CHAPTER HIGH SKY CHAPTER Carolyn Merrithew, Reporter Annie, Reporter Patsy Hoelscher, Reporter December 17th, a beautiful, cool, clear It is going to be a very good year. We Ninety Nines of High Sky Chapter are night was the occasion of our Wright’s Day Oklahoma is really jumping, and we like it! busy doing “nonstructive" things! Airmark­ Dinner held at the Panorama Room of Last year was good too; we had our com­ Greater Southwest Airport. It is the perfect ing in November in Lamesa. Patsy Hoel­ bination APT Clinic/Christmas party Dec. setting for this affair as the full length win­ scher & 49 1/2er, Weldon & Betty Espy Business meeting in Stillwater with the dows overlook the runway where American (along with the wonderful assistance of the Walkups. I miss most of the best, but I Airlines jets practice touch and go’s. With cap) were all there to help! surely hated to miss that one. From all the new Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Air­ November safety meeting in MAF with reports the week end must have been port taking shape before our eyes just to FAA Accident Prevention Specialist, Ray super, but I can bet there were two very the North, this may be the last W right’s Day Raney. Program was “Area Navigation, tired (and probably very happy) 99s after­ Dinner held here. Course Line Computer, Terminal Control wards — Connie Jones and Arlene Walkup. Mrs. Hazel McKendrick Jones was the Areas.” Well over fifty people attended. Connie donated her sweat and blood and mistress of ceremonies and brought us two December was "dinner-time” at the flight instructor experience to give APT excellent films from the FAA files, one of Beautiful home of Frances Collins in MAF. rides all day long Saturday. Dottie Young newsreel shorts, "On the Oddities of Fly­ Exciting coming events: January - In was going to help, but she — ouch — ing," showing early flying machine inven­ Ozona - will sponsor a Safety Clinic. March Broke Her Toe (ask her how; I’m not going tions; the other a Clarence Chamberlain - in Maf - three day Safety Seminar. April - to tell you). Arlene was hostess all day at film on his flying memoirs, with some excel­ in Maf - Poker Run. the airport — thru the wee hours in her lent candids of Admiral Byrd and Charles We’ll see y’all in Omaha! home for the Christmas party — in the Lindberg. Trophies were then presented. HOUSTON CHAPTER morning for breakfast and the meeting — Colonel Foster received the award for hav­ M. E. Oliver, Reporter and then hostess for the Flying Farmers ing traveled the furthest to the dinner. He The second FAA-99's Flight Safety Semi­ Christmas party, to which 99’s were invited, came from Wichita Falls. nar for Houston area pilots was held that afternoon. It made for a mighty long The oldest active pilot award was given December 15 at Lakeside Airport. Mary weekend for her; Hats Off. to Captain Bill Garrett- The oldest held in­ Able, our Section Vice-Governor, is plan­ APT clinic was a success. Christmas structor’s rating was presented to Edna ning the next two to be held at Beaumont party was fun. Husbands Hoyt Walkup, Gardner Whyte, who had taught since 1931. and Conroe, and she feels the informal, Smitty, Bob Stanton, Mr. Fila and Mr. Truel The oldest held A & P license was presen­ hangar-confab atmosphere of these small and the top male colligiate pilot and the top ted to Sam Baker. Tony Page recorded a gatherings makes them more successful female regional collegiate pilot (both OSU taped interview of Willis Brown, a pioneer than previous seminars held for large students) were guests at the party. Who pilot who received his license in 1917 from crowds. Our FAA-GADO officials have also helped Bob put his Playboy Puzzle toge­ the F.A.I. and who has Amelia Earhart's expressed this opinion, based on the en­ ther? signature on his license. He is a new mem­ thusiasm of the pilots in attendance. The business meeting was fruitful. High­ ber of the OX-5 group and his wife was a Houston Chapter 99s enjoyed a memora­ lights were a motion to help a school class former 99. He now resides in Garland. This ble Christmas buffet with Joyce and Larry taking aerospace education take airplane taped interview will be presented to the Johnson hosting. Instead of the usual gift rides and discussion of an idea for a new University of Texas at Austin Museum of exchange game, a drawing was held fot the safety program involving the placing of Historic Aviation. $50 cash prize, won by host Larry, who con­ fluorescent tape on fences and like ob­ At our December dinner meeting at the tributed his winnings back to the club’s structions at the ends of airport runways. Continental Inn in Fort Worth, two prospec­ treasury. Now that's our idea of a super­ Want to do the same in your area? We will tive members, Barbara Ruth and Jean Lem­ host, and a super-nice guy. keep you posted on our progress. mon were present. A ground instructor for The season is off to a slow start, but Approximately 3,000 invitations are being American Airlines, Mr. John Jackson gave we’re developing thrust. Pat James is work­ mailed in the area for our 99-sponsored a hilarious account of amusing incidents in ing on a spot-landing contest in Conroe in FAA Safety Clinic to be held Jan. 27. Dottie public relations on the airlines. Betty Par­ February, and APT Chairman Mary Jane Young w ill be on local television that day sons was presented a plaque with a map of Norris hopes to have the other instructors telling folks about it. She has worked hard Texas and a gavel in appreciation for her join her in giving APT rides the same day. arranging this clinic. Jan. 9, we are having efforts as past president. The attractive white vinyl binders are still a guest luncheon at the Okla. City Gold On December 13th and January 20th, available for keeping your year’s collection and Country Club, and we are making an Betty Jo Parsons and Auleen Hall presen­ of Ninety-Nine Newsletters, or simply for all-out effort to invite prospective members. ted a program on Accident Prevention for use as a notebook. Those old issues are al­ From the number of good potential mem­ the Aerospace Course at Tarrant County ready collector’s items, and what better bers coming to it, and once they discover Junior College. They showed several F.A.A. way to keep them than in these special bin­ how enjoyable 99’s is, this chapter is going films to the group. ders. The cost is only four dollars ($4.00), to grow larger. Tony Page has added to her trophies an postage included; send your order right Susie Sewell has been to Las vegas for a National Air Taxi Conference meeting Our December meeting was a brief one was held at the lovely home of John and (NATC is an organization that ties air char­ at the Christmas dinner party at Margaret Norma Barr. ter companies to the Airlines by adhering Sobeck's home. Other members present at The day after Xmas Bill and Betsy Hogan to safety standards). the meeting were Claudine Kean of Hum­ and daughter Patty left San Antonio for a Dottie Young and 49 1/2 Dick Taliaferro boldt, Burtis Aufenkamp of Auburn, tour by "auto” through New Mexico. It are FAA appointed Safety Coordinators. Lavonne Tripp, Lucille Uleman, Betty Jar­ sounded like a fun trip and we're anxious to Minette Brown has a new name — Mrs. vis, Barbara Krejci, Verdayne Menze, Helen hear all about it. Harvey Drake! And a Bonanza to go with Ehrlich, Inez Stocker, Shirley Risk and The Jan meeting was held Sat. Jan. 8 at him!! A member less than a year, we are Georgiann Rynearson, all of Omaha. Gen Aero. Members enjoyed guest very proud to have Minnette among us. She Guests were Bobby McCaffree and Pat speaker, Mr. Erick Andreson from San An­ is working on her ATR, teaches a most suc­ Krueger of Omaha and Maria Waring of tonio GADO. Plans for FAA coordination, cessful ground school, writes and prepares Geneva. Husbands were guests at the din­ Air Marking, membership drives, a March her own teacher's aides, and is considering ner. Helen and John Ehrlich showed slides flight rally, air races, convention plans and sharing those aides with others in book of their recent trip to Europe. It was evident an APT program have started the New Year form; also she runs a chrome plating busi­ that they are pilots, as many of their pic­ off with a “ bang!" JOIN US! MAKE FLYING ness. tures were of European airports and air­ MORE SAFE FOR YOU IN '71! The Eaves celebrated their 25th wedding craft. SHREVEPORT CHAPTER anniversary. Margaret and Guenter Sobeck and Judy Evelyn Snow. Reporter The Hudsons basked in New Orleans in and Ken Kohler flew to Hawaii just before Our annual Christmas dinner party was the glory of the Sugar Bowl. Christmas. Judy visited Rosemarie Bur- held at the home of Dan and Evelyn Snow The Youngs have impossible-to-get kette, a former member of our chapter who on December 20th. A picture of our Chapter tickets to the Boston Bruins Hockey game is now living there. However, her husband members gathered around the Christmas in St. Louis. How? They have friends play­ will be transferred back to the mainland in tree was taken by a photographer from The ing for the Bruins. In closing, please give May, and we hope it will be to Omaha so Shreveport Magazine. It will be used in Susie Sewell the consideration she deser­ that Rosemarie can rejoin us. their February issue, which will feature an ves when considering your vote for Interna­ Verdayne Menze made a visit to Califor­ article on the Shreveport Ninety-Nines. tional President. nia but she had to go on the airlines, too. We’re honored that they want to tell about KANSAS CHAPTER When there are only two days of sunshine us and our flying activities. Edna Paulson, Reporter out of three weeks of fog, drizzle and low Our newest member, Mary Wheelock, The Kansas Chapter had their Christmas overcast, how else can you go? celebrated her birthday by flying several of Party on December 11th at the lovely home Inez and Herb Stocker had to abandon us to the Flying Fish Inn for lunch — we of Pat and Owen McEwen. Eighty guests plans to fly their trusty 172 to Salt Lake City were her first passengers, other than were in attendance. For their Christmas for Christmas and drove. family, since getting her license. Then she Project the chapter sponsored a needy Charlene Taylor did get out one day to fly went out to get her night check-out with in­ family — one adult and six children. Food, another pilot to Kearney to bring back a structor, Helen Hewitt. Helen said she did toys and clothing were contributed. plane for an F.B.O. at Eppley. She is ready great, exclaiming all the while over the Our Chairman, Charlotte Parker will be in for a check-ride for a new rating as soon as pretty Christmas lights below. Tulsa, Oklahoma, January 7th through 9th, the weather clears up. Ann King isn't letting any dust collect on attending an AOPA Instrument School. PIKES PEAK CHAPTER her instrument rating. She's made frequent Several members of the Kansas 99 s have Marion Hein, Reporter practice and actual IFR flights in her 175, been fortunate recently to meet and talk Now that 1971 and all of the holiday festi­ including an actual IFR night flight from with Robin Miller of the Australian Section. vities are becoming just a fond memory, we Victoria, Texas with her brave non-pilot Robin is in Wichita with Dr. Harold Dicks. want to wish everybody a happy year ahead Mother as co-pilot. Dr. Dicks is head of the Royal Flying Ser­ with many good flying hours. Dottie Ports flew by commercial jet the vice. This is a service that maintains a fleet The Christmas party held at the home of week after Christmas to Israel for a tour of of planes for the sole purpose of getting Arlene Feldman was fun, a covered dish the Holy Land. We're all anxious to hear medical aid and medicines to the people of dinner, with lots of good hangar flying. about it when she returns! Australia's remote areas. December 16th, the Pikes Peak Chapter SOUTH LOUISIANA CHAPTER. INC. Pat McEwen has been very busy with all visited the Physiological Training Center, Pat Ward, Reporter of her duties, and has acquired two more Lowry Air Force Base, near Denver, Colo­ After a lovely Christmas meeting at the since last writing. Pat has been issued an rado. This consisted of a tour through the home of Polly Baughman in December invitation to join WACOA (Women's Advi­ ground school and the altitude chamber. (with guests from the Miss. Chapter joining sory Committee On Aviation). Pat attended Much valuable information was made avail­ us), the South Louisiana Chapter finds it­ her first meeting in Washington, D.C. for able to all pilots, especially important for self steadily re-grouping for Action in '72 three days, November 30th, December 1st mountain flying. This was an interesting with two major projects: and 2nd. The next meetings will be held in and educational tour and we hope another First, is something that we hope will be­ Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at the FAA Aca­ will be scheduled later. come an annual affair but for this year is - demy on May 8th, 9th and 10th. Dorothy Meyers, our absent member, has the First Annual Louisiana Air Tour which Pat is the only women in Kansas that the joined a flying club in Kitzingen, Germany, we are co-endorsing with the Baton Rouge FAA has appointed to be on the Accident where she and her 49 1/2er will be sta­ Aircraft Pilots Association. Emile Salles is Prevention Committee, this is a program tioned for a three-year tour. She reports she Prez of BRAPA for '72 and his 99 wife, Fran, that the Kansas Chapter adopted over a has lined up ten students, Rudy 7, and they is busy putting the tour together for what year ago. (Congrats - you finally got also are running a ground school. Visibility will be a beautifully southern week for all GADO's attention-Ed.) there is always bad, Dottie says, usually 3 participants. Fran submitted a detailed OMAHA AREA CHAPTER to 5 miles, and if they can see 10 miles they report of the Air Tour for the 99 News, and Georgiann Rynearson, Reporter think it is forever. An instrument rating is we hope that many 99s from out of state A pleasant evening was spent having getting top priority in her planning for next will participate. dinner at Eppley Airfield with Kay Brick and year! Second, we have undertaken to investi­ Barbara Riggs while they were in Omaha to January is a good month for planning, if gate the feasibility of an association of confer with Annetta Haack, chairman of the not for flying in the Rockies. We will meet pilots throughout the State of Louisiana. Iowa Chapter, regarding the Powder Puff at the home of Marge Potanko this month We have asked the SMV and NEW Chap­ Derby stop in Sioux City this summer. Shir­ to formulate a few plans for flying activities ters to join us in an effort to bring the ley Risk, Helen Ehrlich, Verdayne Menze, in the not too distant future. nearly 1000 licensed pilots in the State Charlene Taylor, Betty Jarvis, Inez Stocker together for a “gathering of the flock" next and Georgiann Rynearson of our chapter SAN ANTONIO CHAPTER fall, during which time a Louisiana Pilots attended and we've promised Annetta our Marian Burke, Reporter Association will be discussed. With the help if needed. The San Antonio Chapter Xmas party cooperation of both the SHV and NEW FAA GADO offices, we look forward to an in­ We are hoping to have these finished by tee with its new members met in Washing­ formative, educational and entertaining March 2, when we intend to hold our ton, D.C. November 29, 1971. convention. Our state badly needs closer second Aviation Safety Seminar with the Ruth Renton is the second member of communication among the aviation com­ full cooperation of our "Mr. 99" John P. our chapter to serve on this committee. munity for legislative lobbying and state­ Brown (Mizzou Aviation) and Kansas City Serving on the first Women's Advisory wide recognition of aviation as well as a GADO. Our wonder chairman Nancy Teel Committee was the late Jimmie Kolp. means of comraderie — and the 99s could said that we are going to have a vertigo be the catalyst to get the ball rolling. At any chair provided this time, and suggests that rate, by the middle of February, every licen­ all pilots take a trip in this “ vehicle." As she sed pilot in the state will have received a says, “ Vertigo can happen to ANYONE." communication from the 99s — and if they Phyllis DeTar had a few regrets, maybe don't know who we are by now, they will be even shed a tear or two as she parted with asking and learning, and that can't be any­ her Commanche 9312P last month. She thing but good PR! says that they're looking for a replacement, Northwest Jane Kimball's 49 1/2er, Jim, has received and we wish them the best of luck! Karl and his IFR ticket, and Janie is about half-way Mazie Lipscomb spent part of their holiday ALASKA — IDAHO — MONTANA there. Gloria Holmes flew another mission flying to and from their fantastic mountain NORTH DAKOTA — OREGON SOUTH DAKOTA for the American Red Cross to survey flood home near Colorado Springs. No trips to WASHINGTON — WYOMING conditions the week of Dec. 8th — between Dallas???? Our CFI Ann B. Perry gave an new students, two of whom are ladies, Aviation Program for the Vinita Lion's Club, three of whom are mere teenage boys. and will be working with Tulsa GADO on an ALASKA CHAPTER Efearnor Lowry has been given a responsi­ Accident Prevention Program in Miami, OK Dorothy McCulloch, Reporter ble position in the engineering firm for the first part of February. The Hardings flew The Dec. 8th Luncheon Meeting at which she works as Supervisor of Industrial to Jacksonville, Illinois, for Christmas, but Peggy's Airport Cafe was attended by 17 Electrical Engineering — and still she has that's not all! They also flew commercial to members plus one guest. Tom Westall, FAA time to fly several times a week in her little California for a week or two, in early Safety Specialist, was Guest Speaker fol­ Colt which is sporting new strobe lights December. Marilyn has been having door lowed by questions and answers. Ninety and instruments. Dee and Bill Comeaux trouble again! Once again, a Piper door has Nine's Kitty Wayer was elected secretary of and Shirley Bernhardt make a trip for the popped open in flight — this time a Chero­ the Alaska Airman's Association, Inc. real estate company for which Dee and kee 180. Oh well. Those darn Piper doors Betty Rogers and Ruby Pappas attended Shirley are agents. There are now four just don’t stay shut in flight, do they the Airman’s December Meeting. members of our Chapter who are in real es­ Marilyn??? Nita Wood reports it takes two hours to tate in Baton Rouge — Dee Comeaux, Shir­ Our Cross-Country prize of the year has preheat and de-ice her Cessna 172 to fly for ley Bernhardt, June Kern and Pat Ward. to go to Robin and J. D. Davis. After receiv­ one hour. Since winter days are so short Molly Stockwell is now working for an in­ ing his orders off the Blue Angels to the and cold this is the general procedure as surance company. Jane Kimball is full-time West Coast. J. D. and Robin packed up hangar space is unavailable. bookkeeper for her husband's technical in­ their gool ole Stearman and flew, in Stephany and Perry Dedrick are flying strumentation firm. With all the business December, no less, from Pensacola. Flor­ their Baron to New York for Christmas and experiences we have among us, we should ida. to La Jolla, California. WOW. then to the Bahamas and possibly the Vir­ open our own "one-stop shop" for various WICHITA FALLS CHAPTER gin Isles. services: photography (Fran and Emile Nan Park, Reporter After spending a week skiing in the Paci­ Salles), bookkeeping-accounting, in­ The Ninety-Nines of Wichita Falls, Inc. fic Northwest Area, Marion and 49 1/2 Wil­ surance, real estate, electrical and archi­ received notice from the Internal Revenue liam Zaegel are flying to Hawaii for Christ­ tectural engineering and when the going Service that they have been granted mas and New Years to do some island gets rough, Yvonne Fort can provide the exemption under 501 (c) (3) as a charitable, flying. pharmacy! educational and scientific corporation. This Anne Wilbur attended Cessna Pilot Cen­ The Audubon Girl Scout Council has status was granted to our predecessor ter training seminar in Oakland, Calif, asked us to participate in a week-end work­ association. Having this type execmption studying for her Flight Instructor Rating. shop of troops for the purpose of assisting enables us the deduction of dues, travel ex­ Our Christmas Party was held at the these young people with their aviation bad­ penses and convention expenses. home of Lavelle and Dick Betz with a ges. Several of us have done this pre­ A special meeting of area pilots was held potluck dinner and Chinese Gift Exchange. viously and find it refreshing and reward­ on December 8, 1971. Guest speakers were Old 1971 was an interesting year for ing. Mr. Ernest B. McFadden, Chief of Survival Yours Truly, first flight down the Alcan The month of December was National Equipment Research, Protection and Sur­ Route with my 49 1/2. Ferried Cessna 150 to CAP week and we were happy to take part vival Laboratory, Civil Aeromedical Institute Reno Nevada, due to weather we were en- in recognizing this fine organization with and FAA Oklahoma City. His subject was route seven days, then to Gimlet Airport at special thanks for the fine job they did for “ Aircraft Fire and Smoke" how to handle Sun Valley, Idaho to fly our Bonanza 10N us in July with the PPD, through news the various types of fire, such as electrical, home after a major overhaul by our son-in- media publicity being conducted on them. mechanical or fuel. Mr. H. B. Gowin, FAA law AH Larry Johnson. The return trip took We will comment on the new 99 News Accident Prevention Specialist with GADO three days dodging thunderstorms. After 6 last. We would like to see 99s featured on 4, Ft. Worth, showed the newly released 1/2 hours and many thrills Soloed Super the cover instead of a non-descript picture weather judgment film, “Weather or Not.” Cub 40227, checked out in Cessna 182, of an airplane like every other aviation The film describes a flight from Michigan to flew as observer in ION with CAP pilot magazine. We agree with controlled adver­ California, revealing weather forecasts vs. McCulloch and watched the rescue of a tising for financial support. The Ninety- weather actually encountered in flight, plus downed pilot. The highlight of the season Nines connotes professionalism, accom­ icing and winter mountain flying over the was becoming a Ninety Nine and the dona­ plishment, proficiency, personality, versa­ Rocky Mountains. tion of Bonanza ION as Alaska Chapter's tility and the highest degree of femininity As a public service, complimentary blood first entry in the Powder Puff Derby. (not "female", but femininity!) — and that's typing of area pilots was provided. Cards Kathy Staden and Ruth O Buck are trying why we’re 99s! were issued and a record kept so that in to encourage one or two Ninety Nines to TRI-STATE CHAPTER the event of need, a fellow pilot can be your enter the race in the AWTAR in 1972. The Diane Teel. Reporter blood donor at no cost to you. Chapter has funds in reserve for the pur­ Due to the December holidays, the gen­ Mr. H. B. Gowin presented a special FAA pose of sponsoring an entry. So file your eral consensus of the membership was to Award to Ruth Renton at the meeting. flight plan girls. eliminate the December meeting. We are Ruth Renton has been named to the EASTERN WASHINGTON CHAPTER all still hunting goodies and other similar Women’s Advisory Committee of the Fe­ 4Helen Shanewise. Reporter neat stuff to deposit in our “Survival Kits." deral Aviation Administration. The commit­ Much effort has been put forth recently by several members of our chapter to pro­ One of Joyce Harding's houseguests ditional ratings, helping with a business, vide a Pilot's Lounge at Felts Field, Spo­ over the holidays had recently met Beth spending a little time with husbands and kane, Wn. Lygie Hagan, Leona Heberling, Oliver at a newcomers club meeting in Min­ families, a cup of coffee with friends now Irene Anrode, Millie Shinn and Alberta An­ neapolis. Beth and Joyce used to come to and then and an occasional trip here and derson have met with the local Airport 99 meetings together as they didn't live too there, we won’t have much time to sit Board to plead our cause but so far only far apart, then Beth moved to Hawaii for around twiddling our thumbs which is just the newspapers have given us much no­ over a year, and now she's in Minneapolis. the way we like it, — BUSY!! tice. And this was in the form of a It's fun to think of our ties all over the world PUGET SOUND CHAPTER “women's liberation” jab! In reply to this, through our 99 friends. Reporter - Betty Curran quote Lygie: “Our interest in undertaking MONTANA CHAPTER Our Christmas meeting was held at the this project for general aviation was offered Judy McCrum, Reporter lovely home of Marchine Dexter. Marchine in the same spirit we have offered our ser­ Two months and two heavy Montana had everything so beautifully done that we vices for various aviation activities we have snow storms have passed since Montana's sat around all evening admiring her original supported in the past. If being public spiri­ last contribution to the NEWS It is handy work. Mildred Pearson is recovering ted and willing to contribute and cooperate unanimous from the Montana Chapter: The from an accident in which she tore the for the betterment of Spokane and its busi­ new “ NEWS" is impressive. ligaments in her right knee and sprained nesses is an indication of women's libera­ November's meeting was held in her left thumb. Margaret Ames' 49 1/2er tion, then we stand accused." Bozeman, with ten members and three Percy passed away December 5 at home Leona, Lygie, Irene and Helen Shane- guests present. Due to obscurred passes, very suddenly. Our hearts go out to wise, along with representatives from other several members drove to the meeting. In Margaret. Percy was a wonderful man and aviation oriented groups have been helping December the meeting was held in Great dear to every one who knew him. Margaret in the planning for a Survival School to be Falls, where eight members, two 49 1/2ers is so important to our little 99 group and we conducted by men based at Fairchild Air and two guests were present. all felt her absence at our Christmas Force Base. Sue Lueneburg from Billings made ap­ meeting. Marchine provided us with a won­ Six prospective members were enter­ plication to join and now is Montana's derful festive dessert tray and we all sam­ tained at the December Christmas lunch­ newest member. Sue is a medical pled a wee bit of everything. Our next eon held at the Lamplighter Lodge. Lois technologist at a Billings hospital and meeting in January will be at Willard's LeFleur, our tall, willowy blond, played began flying at an early age with her father, Flying Service at Paine Field. Santa Claus and then she and 49 1/2 Mel Fritz, well known in Montana as an FAA in­ SOUTH DAKOTA CHAPTER took off in their Piper 180 for a ski trip in spector. Sue was a student at Montana Ramona DeWald, Reporter New Mexico. State University in Bozeman and was a Rapid City, November 20, started the GREATER SEATTLE CHAPTER member of the Flying Bobcats. chapter's new officers on another year. Pamela Holm, Reporter In January the meeting was held in con­ Lois Saxton in command assisted by Barb Rather than a December meeting, we had junction with the Flight Safety Seminar in Lampert; with Secretary, Ramona Dewald: a Christmas party at the home of Ken and Lewistown. Only five members were and Treasurer, Elizabeth Magnusson. Fran Bryant. Early that evening snow began present: Chairman Joan Orley and Carol Seven members attended and we were to fall which really adds to the Christmas Fraser, both from Lewistown, Louise But­ happiest to see Barb Lampert all the way spirit in this rainy land. But because of its cher from Winifred, and Juli Peden and from Madison, alone, especially for the rarity and our many steep hills, driving be­ Judy McCrum from Billings. Guests of the meeting. Issues discussed and decided comes quite hazardous. In spite of this, group were Marion Marshall, and Jeannine upon were contributions to AWTAR, Amelia only one member failed to show up be­ Woodward and Mary Batchelder, wives of Earhart Scholarship Fund, and writing the cause of snow (O.K., I confess, it was me, FAA men, Don Woodward and George Bat­ next years' agenda. but I've had three accidents in the snow so chelder. Membership was reviewed. We’re happy far). Roy and Darlin Beach certainly added The program had much in it to keep us to relocate Carol Rayburn in Montana to the party by generously giving a com­ all on our toes! where she spends her time flying in search plete ground school course at their North­ NORTH DAKOTA CHAPTER of forest fires. Beverly Blake, Rapid City, west School of Aviation as a door prize. It Eleanor Pietsch, Reporter was newly added to our roster; and Betty was won by Charlotte Kamm who plans on There’s a lot of activity in N. Dak!! Davis although living in Florida, keeps us taking the instrument course. She has quite The October meeting at Minot Air Force posted about her flight instruction. Dorothy a few hours of instrument work behind her Base was really a high light as we were Moore is faithfully working toward a com­ already, but has never gotten around to the privileged to be able to fly the KC-135 and mercial rating. In October, Elizabeth written, so she couldn't be happier. F-106 Simulators. November meeting was Magnusson and Gordon piloted their Several members have taken their planes held in Bismarck and altho conflicts in Mooney to Mexico where they joined other and headed south for some sun. Florence schedules kept several of us away, plans dental pilots on vacation. Bell flew to Palm Desert in November, re­ were flying thick and fast among those December 11, was the annual Christmas turned for December, and is gone again un­ present for the Northwest Section Con­ Dinner Party in Rapid City. Enjoying the til mid April. On the way down her panel vention next September to be hosted by the party and gift exchange were Elizabeth lights went out at dusk, but luckily she was N. Dak. Chapter in Bismarck, N. Dak. Do Magnusson and Gordon, guests Dayton over Palmdale and spent the night there. plan to come!! and Lois Chisholm, Olive Jacobs and Ted, Virginia Nastuik and her husband were en­ The members in our Chapter have really Dorothy Lee, Lois Saxton, Wanda Busfield joying a few days in Orange City when they been working—Cyd Fougner now has her and Dick, Dorothy Moore with guest Lynn received the most shocking phone call at Instructor's Rating at the tender age of 19, Wall, Lenette Macy and Ralph. their motel. It was the airport who informed Helen Hurly has her Instrument Rating and Welcome 1972, new ratings, more flying, them that the plane parked next to theirs Betty Banker has her Commercial. The rest and continued safety! You're all worth had accidentally run into their plane when of us have some catching up to do. having! starting up. It seems one brake released Our December Chapter meeting was held SOUTHERN OREGON CHAPTER and it spun into their plane, which suffered in Minot on December 4, prior to our 2nd Shirley Haussler, Reporter $2,500 worth of damages. They came home Annual Ninety Nine Dinner Dance which December found the Southern Oregon commercially, but will have to go back was held that evening. Our chairman for Chapter of the 99’s meeting in Grants Pass, down this week to pick up the plane. the Northwest Section Convention, Betty Oregon. Members in attendance were One of llovene Potter’s students, Joann Banker, had plans for the convention well Chairman Rose Ellison, Aline Sharp, Hull, has received her commercial heli­ outlined and work has been progressing to Maxine Pike, Ginny Walsh and Shirley copter rating. A Whirly Girls' scholarship make this convention one that you will en­ Haussler. Guests present were Louise Car­ provided the money. joy and remember. How about a ride on the ter, Babe Dughman, Jean Spalding, Betty Fran Bryant and family spent two weeks Breezy? Do you like square dancing? Fordyce all of Grants Pass, Or and Hermion over Christmas and New Years with her With the Northwest Section Convention Clower of Medford, Oregon. It's that time of mother who lives in Canada. coming up, along with working on ad­ the year again when most of us are groun­ ded because of the weather so, you contributed to the Aloha Chapter. The and Boo Christensen return you can bet guessed it, everyone drove to the meeting. gaining chapter will be most fortunate. they’ll have stories to tell about that We all enjoyed lunch at the Royal Inn com­ BAY CITIES CHAPTER weekend. plete with a gift exchange. If possible, we Kathy Marquardt, Reporter From Ef Cajon Valley Chapter a very hope to get together later in December for A Happy New Year to all. Our January special HAPPY NEW YEAR to all 99s. an evening out with our 49 1/2's. meeting is traditionally a business meeting. LAS VEGAS VALLEY CHAPTER Having very little business to discuss, we We select our nominees for International Marie McMillan, Reporter all just enjoyed getting together and and Section. Our meeting was held at Jean The last meeting of the Las Vegas Valley visiting with our guests. We decided to Tinsley's where we were able to hear first Chapter was graced by the presence of Mr. have our January meeting in Medford, Or at hand about her experiences in the alitude John Feeney, a General Aviation District the Red Lion and hope to have more of our chamber. Several of us will be joining Officer of the FAA, who showed a very in­ members present then. Maybe we will be Santa Clara Chapter for a tour of a 747 at teresting film on Vortex. Guests were Pilot lucky and the weather will let some of our San Francisco. We will get to see the cock­ Carole Vilardo, Sgt. Don Dickson and 49 members fly to the meeting. We will keep pit as well as the other “forbidden” sec­ 1/2ers Ed Gunderson and Don Andrews. our fingers crossed. tions of the giant plane. Liz Heller piloted a Cessna 150 for KORK The old year is out and a new year has Gertrude Cherry gave herself a very nice Sky Watch. Liz reports all traffic moving started, so we want to wish all 99's Christmas present..Her Commerical rating. smoothly. Marilyn Andrews passed her everywhere Happy Flying in 1972. Santa couldn't have beat that. commercial written with flying colors. She Rose Sharp pre-viewed the PPD take off should have her commercial ticket soon. with Vivian Harshbarger (Golden West) San Margaret Moore had as her guest, nephew Carlos is a nice little airport but she’s glad Sgt. Don Dickson, just home from Vietnam she didn’t have to learn there. on 30 day leave before re-assignment to the Marga Hinman had a very nice write up White Sands Missile Base, New Mexico. in her Marin County newspaper. She has Don got a lot of air hours in C-130’s and C- just earned her mission pilot rating with the 7A’s on the Courier run out of Cam Ranh CAP. She took the reporter for a ride and Bay. Linda Snyder is anxiously awaiting the simulated search in a T-34. The woman was maiden flight of the Las Vegas Experimen­ ARIZONA — CALIFORNIA very impressed and wrote in a very positive tal Aircraft Association's "Breezy." She will HAWAII — NEVADA — UTAH manner about women pilots. Gertruce appreciate any warm clothing for her flying Cherry was also mentioned as an active time in the Breezy. member of that unit. We are presently making plans for a 99 ALOHA CHAPTER EL CAJON VALLEY CHAPTER Air Cruise in the Spring. More about that later. We wish all the 99 members and their Pat Davis, Reporter Vi Chambers, Reporter families a "VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR." After much agitation from the men pilots The last month has been a busy one for of Honolulu, an "open" proficiency contest me, with so many things going on in ad­ LOS ANGELES CHAPTER was held in the same manner as our annual dition to the Holidays that it is difficult to Jo Ann Steiert, Reporter Apuepuelele. They wanted to know how know where to begin. The month just past has been a hectic they would fare with the women pilots and Here goes — after living in the same one, busy with holidays partying and they found out! First place, Judy Andrews; house for 20 years my 49 1/2 Larry and I festivities. Since this is the first report of second place, Jane Kelley; third place, decided to try mobile home living. It was a the New Year, may we start by wishing all Patricia Davis. Fourth place was captured big move for us but so far we are both the sister members all of the best for the by Dick Albee. All the social activities were happy with our decision. coming year. reported last time — it was a most suc­ On December 11th I, with co-pilot Boo A big thanks for all the hard work from cessful weekend. Christensen, flew to Santa Barbara to the gals that devoted much time and effort Her many friends will be surprised to deliver medical supplies to the Direct Relief to making a success of our Flight Instruc­ know that Marguerite Gambo Wood un­ Foundation. The shipment of supplies tor's Clinic. derwent surgery just before Christmas and originated in Baraboo, Wisconsin with Thanks to Norma Futterman, our Christ­ w ill be happy to learn that she is already various 99s flying short hops, with our flight mas Party Hostess. The word must be back at the airport for a while each day. being the last leg. We were welcomed at spreading. Every year the parties get bigger Two 99 s were elected to the Board of the airport by Joan Steinberger, Pat Rowe and better. Governors for the General Aviation Council and Mary Tavenner. After unloading the Lynn and Bob Opper hosted a pre- of Hawaii and then were elected within the plane we enjoyed having lunch with the Christmas party prior to departing for a Board as officers. Pat Kelley is the new girls before returning to San Diego. holiday visit to Hawaii to see their daughter secretary, and Dorothy Kelsey is treasurer. The evening of 11 December was the an­ and son-in-law. The chapter membership Congratulations. nual pot luck Christmas party for El Cajon got a chance to meet and know Victor Contratulations to Irene Rogers on a Valley Chapter. What a wonderful time we Spisak, visiting from Erie, Penn., for the brand new seaplane rating. Welcome to had with our host and hostess. Marge & holidays. Virginia Showers has been new members Dee Pratt and Sue Hillman. Bruce Brown. The highlight of the evening wearing his ring for several months now, Also a worm Aloha to visitors here from the was the presentation of a money tree to our with the wedding slated for early '12. • mainland over the Holidays. Nita Irwin of own member Helen MeGee. Special thanks Please forgive the subjective, first- the Kansas Chapter visited both Oahu and to not only El Cajon Valley members but all person, but over the holidays your reporter Kauai; Win Conroy was here from Calgary, the other 99s who made the presentation survived one of the (humps) milestones in Canada; Joan Paynter and Julie Pieden possible. flying, the instrument written. I also got from Bakersfield, California and Billings, Sunday, 12 December found Margaret acquainted with a link trainer which in turn, Montana, respectively, completed the list. Walton, Doris & Chuck Taylor, Betty & is acquainting me with holding patterns, As has happened in many other cities, Claud Wharton and your reporter flying to approaches, etc. Who said flying was fun? our FAA people had a small ceremony and Long Beach for breakfast with the Southern The newest aviation venture in our chap­ presented Accident Prevention Counselor Calif. Flying Breakfast Club. We were met ter is the Flight School being started by certificates to selected pilots. In this area at the airport and taken to the Princess Anna and Rene Boca. The offices will be among those selected were 99's Betty Louise, berthed at Terminal Island, where over the Kitty Hawk at Santa Monica air­ Miller, Jane Kelley, and Pat Davis. we had a most enjoyable brunch and ex­ port. We are most sorry to report that Win change of Christmas gifts. Norma Futterman has also started the Miller is moving the first of January to Pen­ And what could be nicer than celebrating year off with a new aviation acquisition, a nsylvania. We are not only sorry personally the new year with a fy-in to Overton, Cessna 310. Her Cessna 150 was not to see her go, but she was the news repor­ Nevada? When Margaret & Walt Walton, neglected with the purchase of the twin. It ter for the 1971-72 year! Good luck to you Betty & Claud Wharton, Maud & Gack Gor­ got new instrument avionics, complete with Win, and mahalo for all the time and effort don, Marie & Jack Lewis, Lynn Coulthard transponder. Maybe two planes are not exactly a fleet, but it’s a good start toward PHOENIX CHAPTER like cement. Elaine went over to a nearDy one. Beth Ussher, Reporter ranch and borrowed some thinner. This, It seems a little strange to be heralding M illie Dawe, our Chapter Chairman, dumped into the paint, solidified it com­ the fact, but we’re having a 40th birthday. shared her beautiful home with over 60 pletely. So the gals consoled themselves Our chapter, that is. We haven't settled on Ninety-Nines, husbands and guests before with hot buttered rums and fell asleep in how to observe the event. Something is in Christmas. Two 49 1/2ers, Cliff Crase and their respective cars while the 49 1/2’ers, order. Besides a good cry, what is ap­ David Ellis (husbands of Nancy and Clair exhausted from all that paint-stirring, drove propriate to a 40th Birthday? respectively) were initiated into that mystic them home. Our thanks to Doug Severs of order with due ceremony over which Bill the Nevada Highway Department for ob­ Harper (Sue's “old timer") presided. Ad­ MT. DIABLO CHAPTER taining the paint. ditional joys of the evening included the Sharon Ketchum, Reporter Those of you outside Nevada may never presence of our International Vice- We celebrated our December meeting have heard of Winnemucca, but you will president, Susie Sewell, and the announce­ before the 1972 TAR. That fair city will be a with a Christmas Dinner Party at the Naval ment of Melody Bohanan's engagement. Powder Puff Derby stop. Greater New York Weapons Station, Commissioned Officers’ Melody is the daughter of our noted Laura Mess, Concord. We were happy to take this Chapter’s Kay Brick, and Barbara Riggs of Bohanan, whose many lovely paintings opportunity to "welcome” into our Chapter Connecticut were recently hosted in Reno adorned M illie’s home. by Kathy Gray, Barbara Mouchou, and two new members, Susan Hamilton, who Safety was very much in our minds in Katie Bolstad. They took the gals to dinner has been a pilot for two years, and Pauline January 12 3 of our 99’s and two 49 1/2ers and then put them up in Harrah’s, our Wade who is a new pilot. Susan and her have been involved in a search recently for husband, Rocky, have one son, Vance. newest Casino-Hotel. They all drove to Bob Montana, a local pilot who helped fly Pauline and her husband, Harry, who is Winnemucca the following day, where Joe in last year’s air lift, by offering his Cessna lackey, owner of the Star Broiler and Win­ also a pilot, have two children, Paula and 411. Those who gave many hours to this Tom. It’s nice to have these two flying ners Inn really rolled out the red carpet. still unsuccessful search were Gwen Dare, families in our group. The local radio station interviewed them, Erna Blatt and Bill Blatt, Nancy Crase and On January 5th, we started the New Year and the Cahmber of Commerce is going all Bill Harper. Many times Gwen has given out to back the race. out with a Business Meeting at Pacific numerous hours as a member of the Civil Lois Brown, formerly Chairman of our States Aviation. Looks like our gals are Air Patrol to such efforts. We are all going to be busy, busy, busy this year with chapter, is also President of the Reno grateful for members like her. Chapter of Folded Wings, International, an Nominating Committees, A.E. Scholarship In this same line of thought, Don organization of former airline stewar­ Committee, Program Planning (I might add Houghton, safety specialist at the FAA in desses. Elaine sold raffle tickets for Folded here that Marty Graham is doing a tremen­ Phoenix, has asked the 99’s to help with his Wings at a recent Ninety Nine Meeting, the dous job), Special Events Planning, etc. We program to make husbands more con­ prize being ten days for two in Hawaii. And were all interested and delighted to find out scious of safety. He is trying to get through who won but our own Faye Steware! that they will soon start construction on a to those busy executives who "pile into Lois and Dave Williams report that they new Motel and Restaurant here at our their planes" and "go!" without adequate visited Ninety Nine Katherine Miller in Car­ Buchanan Air Field. This will certainly preflites, weather briefing or filing of flight mel, Calif. And Phyllis Ahlswede says she make it more convenient for everyone to plans. The 99's are to aid the wives in an checked out in a 150 — first she's flown in come visit us. Due to several illnesses, we FAA organized program by giving two years. only had 12 members present in our testimonials about how to get over the fear meeting. We really missed those of you of flying and how to convince "Dear SAN FERNANDO VALLEY CHAPTER who could not make it! Hubby" to do it the "safe" way. Gerry Vickers, Reporter Our Chairman, Marie, and 49 1/2er Walter Our newest member deserves a hearty There has been a great deal of flying ac­ Porter, have made plans to attend the welcome — Pat McGinn. tivity in our chapter recently. To mention a H.A.A. Convention in Las Vegas this few, Ellie Hauch and Marguerite Marsh REDWOOD EMPIRE CHAPTER January. Marie tells me that when she have been building up time by making Anita Worel, Reporter joined the Whirley Girls, she was their cross countries; and Ruth Mayle gave her Our chapter celebrated Christmas with a 117th member. There are currently ap­ son’s in-laws their first flight. Among our joint dinner party with the Solano County proximately 155 members. sportswomen who use their planes for such Sheriff's Air Squadron. Also some of our HAPPY AND SAFE FLYING TO are Coralee Tucker, who flew with husband members attended the Bay Cities Chapter EVERYONE IN THE NEW YEAR!!!! Al for some lucky (45 pounds) salmon Christmas party at the home of Margaret fishing in Morro Bay; and Vesta Malby with Gerhardt. Anita Worel and 49 1/2 Jack ORANGE COUNTY CHAPTER Don who bagged two deer in Utah. Lorrie Worel spent a white New Year’s Eve in Virginia Flanary, Reporter Blech just obtained her instrument rating Fallon, Nevada with Fran Gustavson and 49 The Orange County Chapter of Ninety and shared her exciting first experience at 1/2 Gus Gustavson of Reno Area Chapter Nines is hostessing the Southwest Section real, and unexpected, IFR flight with new and Mary Pinkney and 49 1/2 Bob Pinkney Semi-annual Convention. The theme is commercial pilot, Margie Robbins. of Long Beach Chapter. Mary and Bob flew “Southland Safari." Some 300 plus hunters Mindy Leonard and Deb Margins, our in and were unable to leave as planned due (lady pilots & their husbands) are going to Wing Scouts, soloed recently. Marge to POGO NIP which means WHITE DEATH. camp at the Newporter Inn, April 7,8, and 9, Morong and Audry Schutte each have POGO NIP is the Indian name for a freezing 1972. bought 1 /20th the interest in Lockwood Air­ fog which beautifully coats all folliage with Trophies and gifts will be given for the port which is 12 miles from Frazier Park. A ice. first plane in, the one coming the greatest delightful place for fly-in picnics. Rodg distance, the oldest and the youngest pilot. RENO AREA CHAPTER Rodgers is still working on her "Fly Baby” The hospitality room will welcome the in­ Hazel Hohn, Reporter in her garage and now Lohman and coming travelers with souvenirs, coffee and Lovelock, Nevada, got its name and Barkley, of KFI, are interested in televising cookies, and small gifts. Sponsored tours almost its elevation painted on the airport the maiden flight. Liz Dinan has applied for and functions throughout the weekend will runway recently. Reno Area Chapter mem­ the Amelia Earhart Scholarship fund, and of take everyone through "Africa," “Mexico" bers Barbara Mouchou, Phyllis Ahlswede, course we’re hoping she comes out winner. and “Haiti" searching for the very illusive Elaine Brown, Pat Henning, Faye Stewart, Two new members, Sally Kinsey and Kae “Irafaw." Grand prizes and door prizes at Lois Brown, and Kathy Gray and her Parker, were pinned at the January meeting the final banquet will finish everyone off. children did the hard work while 49 1/2'ers and immediately consented to help with the When you all return home after visiting Stan Brown, Howie Henning and Mike Ox-Tank and airmarking, respectively. with us, we hope it will be with a warm Brown made themselves comfortable in the At a recent chapter meeting, Earl McKen­ feeling for our area and for all the people Flight Service Station. Oh, yes, they did am­ zie, 1st officer of United Airlines showed you have met here. ble out now and then to mix a little paint. two interesting and informative films, “Man Hope to see all of you in April at the The gals had painted Lovelock and El of Up Front" and "Hawaii" to 99's and friends. “Southland Safari." Elevation when the paint began to get hard Our chapter showed appreciation to the tower boys at Burbank and Van Nuys elected to fly Western Airlines, since their a lot of confidence, and is looking forward towers during the holidays by following our time schedule-precluded landing along the to her next one. annual custom of baking Christmas way in their Comanche to wait for im­ We enjoyed meeting girls from the cookies for them. They seem to be greatly proving conditions. They spent the whole Orange County and Monterey Chapters appreciated. trip glumly looking out the window of the when they flew in with medical supplies for SAN GABRIEL VALLEY CHAPTER jet at clear blue sky. the Direct Relief Foundation this month. Marie A. Hight, Reporter Santa Claus brought the Nealon’s a two- The FSS at Santa Barbara has agreed to Our Christmas Party was a great success seated take-apart motor bike, just the right help us to know when you are on your way with a crowd of 99s and 49 1/2ers ex­ size to fit into their Bonanza. On the trial with supplies. Please be sure to file a flight changing gifts by playing the game of run to Half Moon Bay Rene and Van had it plan, and say, “ DRF Flight" on your plan. Double Exchange. The gift made by Chuck out of the plane, assembled, and were Then they will be able to tell us when to ex­ Woolsey was one each 99 wanted to take zooming off toward the beach in just ten pect you. home. In about two hours he had silver- minutes. Minds are turning toward the Derby with soldered some welding-rod into a Sopwith- Charlotte Morrill wonders whether Chuck Pat Rowe, Joan Steinberger, and Ann Camel plane with Snoopy at the controls. had an ulterior motive in urging her to get Louise Swanson working on potential Shirley Justin's husband, Frank, made the checked out for night flying just in time for sponsors and lining up their airplanes. final exchange and took it home. the flight to (and home from) our holiday Thanks for the new look of the magazine! Four new members were welcomed; party in Stockton January 9th. We really like it! And HAPPY NEW YEAR! Bob Gudgel was barely out of his casts Marg Loomis, Eve Hunt, Dorothy Monsanto SANTA CLARA VALLEY CHAPTER and back in the pilot’s seat when Laverne and Kathy Woolsey are now 99’s. Marijane Betty Hicks, Reporter went into the hospital for major surgery on Nelson and her husband were guests and Program Chairman Adrienne Parker can­ December 27th. Both of them are looking she told us of her experiences at Santa not be accused of being unimaginative. forward to a brighter 1972. Paula where she has taken aerobatic The January 20 get-together of the chapter As the New Year begins, best wishes to lessons and has soloed! was held on board a Trans-World Airlines all Ninety-Nines all over the world. May we Kathy Woolsey helped rebuild their Boeing 747! all move forward not only in contributing Champion and did the re-upholstering of The jumbo was on the ground, perhaps our time and efforts for aviation, but also in the plane. regrettably, but it was available for the less concrete but no less important Mrion Marriott earned her APT, and Por­ thorough inspection by chapter members goals of providing good fellowship and in­ tia Cornell reports a trip to Las Vegas. The and their guests who journeyed to San spiration for each other, and strengthening Millers do a lot of flying in their business. Francisco International Airport for the the unique bond which unites us all, Margaret Lawson, a new Instructor, reports meeting. TWA crews donated their time for whether Sunday pilot or professional with five students and two Cal Tech Flying Club the indoctrination. thousands of hours. aircraft to work with. No business meeting was held. The pop The recent Fly-In to Santa Ynez included SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CHAPTER of TWA champagne corks rendered a ride to Anderson's Split Pea Soup WandaEwing, Reporter proposal-hearing impossible. Restaurant and Zoo. Her latest flying accomplishment: Wanda Santa Clara Valley Chapter's Executive SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CHAPTER Strassburg has been appointed the Board has forwarded a bid to sponsor the Dorothy McAllister, Reporter designated FAA Examiner at the San Luis Pacific Air Race’s terminus for next Oc­ The season of the valley fog is upon us, Obispo county airport for private and com­ tober. . .A fund-raising program has fallen with even our instrument-rated pilots earth- mercial licenses. into the chapter’s lap. Marion and Bob bound during weeks of zero-zero con­ Marci Barnet who piloted three races last Auburn, the famous flying photography ditions. It’s the season when lonesome air­ year proudly reports that husband, Bob, team, will be in the bay area in May to planes sit tied down at strange airports flew his first race, the All Mens Palomar Air screen three of their airborne travelogues. waiting for their owners to retrieve them, Race, and placed second, flying solo with Without help in this area, the Auburns tur­ their pilots having elected to land short of 21 planes in the race. ned to the Ninety-Nines for assistance with their destinations rather than to "continue Cross-country flights: ticket sales and usherette personnel. Our the flight into adverse weather conditions. . Carol Hallett and husband, Jim, are incentive? Five per cent of the Auburns’ ." Helen McGee's Comanche sat at the vacationing in the islands for two weeks gross will go into the SCV treasury. Oakdale airport for several days, Helen and have made arrangements to rent a January apparently was the chapter's having landed there after abandoning hope Cessna 210 for an aerial look-see (spen­ month for innovations, and Fly-In Chairman of getting home to Columbia after our ding one week on Maui and renting plane Evelyn Lundstrom did not fail us. No two December meeting. Shirley and Gary Miller, there and flying to Molo Kai and the island airplanes had the same destination airport with Deb, Nan and Ed, Cessnaed to Mexico of Hawaii). for the January 13 fly-in, which could scar­ for the holidays. Finding Stockton below Laurie Sinton and husband, Jack, are cely be tagged a social event. Reason for minimums on their return, they left their flying to Grand Junction, Colorado. the unique plan was that the pilots plane at Livermore, providing a good ex­ Emily Cletsoway and husband, Bill, are distributed Safety Seminar brochures to air­ cuse for an afternoon outing later in the flying to La Paz, Mexico. ports within range. . .Another fly-in for the week for Jean Murray, Lee Roesch and Priscilla Berger and husband, Jim, are working girls, dubbed "Patti Sherwood Shirley to get the plane back to home base. commuting between their two homes in a Day," went to The Point Restaurant in Rio The heavy winter snow in the Sierras also Cessna 310 (San Luis Obispo airport and Vista. . .February 10 featured a luncheon provided its frustrations. The day after Visalia airport). flight to Sacramento Metropolitan, while Christmas the McGee's were preparing to SANTA BARBARA CHAPTER longest fly-in of the year was on the load skiis and baggage in their Comanche Virginia Moser, Reporter schedule for Santa Ynez and Solvang, for when a phone call to their destination air­ Christmas at the Santa Barbara mission all chapter members whose passions are port at Truckee disclosed that the runway was a rainy one. open-faced sardine sandwiches and hadn’t yet been cleared after a record Thanks to Marion Fickett, thought, this ebleskiver pans. Solvang is a delightful snowfall. Buried in the same storm were chapter did a little more flying this month Danish community in the Santa Ynez Charlotte and Chuck Morrill who were that it might have done. Marion gets on the Valley. holidaying at Tahoe when the snow started. phone every week or so, calls everyone, Desiree Stuart-Alexander, our chapter’s Charlotte says it’s quite an experience to and says, “ I don’t know about you, but I’m Mars-mapper, earned her multi-engine have nine people cabin-bound for three going flying and I have an empty seat." We rating on a December volcano-chasing ex­ days with one magazine. usually end up with two or three planes full pedition in Mexico! Dee Thurmond Conversely, there’s the frustration of and a nice trip. generously offered the use of her Beech "could have flown and didn’t.” After When Erma Christian didn't have any Travelair to recently airplaneless Des and receiving a dismal forecast for obscurred grandchildren around to play with the other your reporter, also recently rendered air­ mountains and icing conditions for a flight day, she slipped out and took her first planeless (both via the bill of sale route), to Salt Lake City, Dottie and Mac McAllister aerobatic lesson. Says she loved it, gained for the research flight conducted at the behest of a major periodical. Des logged on occasion, to check in with her faculty The two members of the club from over 30 hours of dual multi time on the trip, adviser at the university "New College’’ Kuopio-small town in Middle Finland - sent including an hour’s session of touch-and- where classroom attendance is obviously a telegram for this occasion. Influenza had go's for single engine work at Puerto not mandatory. Her major? Russian unfortunately hampered them from coming Vallarta, much to the consternation of the literature! to the party. This was the main reason, too, tower. Des’ flight test with Dee Thurmond why there was only one member present on December 31 was scarcely a ho-hum af­ from outside Helsinki. fair, but it added that multi-engine rating to Between the different dishes old well Des’ commercial-instrument. . .In the multi known Christmas carols were sung. In the department there’s also Pat Roberts, off to ■ middle of a song, loud tapping on the door Boston for Christmas, Aztecing, of course. was heard. The door opened and Santa No. 3 son, Wayne, 13, was aboard and Navy I®■ Claus came in to join the party. As every­ son Steve was loaded on the airplane at Finland one got presents, the members of the Fin­ Memphis. . .Evelyn and Oscar Lundstrom, nish Section have apparently been very whose 26th anniversary was celebrated good during the year, and have been flying during the anti-social January 13 fly-in, put eagerly. The parcels contained funny small on a "Show and Tell" at the San Jose things, like gaily colored artificial eye­ Bunny Club, nee Purple Pussy Cat, in Riitta Blomstedt, Reporter lashes, tiny dolls and so forth. The night December. Further details are lacking, On Monday, December 13th, a group of went on merrily, everybody telling news perhaps fortunately. . . .Sandra Klukas women pilots of The Ninety-Nines, Finnish and singing carols. Greetings from the win­ logged 50 hours of backseat B707 time, as Section, gathered to celebrate their own try Finland to all the women pilots. husband Herb labored up front on a recent Christmas party. Santa Claus, May Aminoff, Raili Aronen, Pan Am Pacific flight. “ It was exhausting," A cozy cabinet in "Bankett Hilden,’ a res­ Riitta Blomstedt, Christine Hedman, panted Sandy. But 50 hours was little in­ taurant in the center of Helsinki was Helena Heide, Pirkko Helminen, Rita vestment, for the return of Christmas chosen; it was quite a success. Holmborg-Tienhaara, Ulla Honkanen, together, down-under. . .ATC’s Claudia The club’s treasurer, Rita Holmborg-Tien- Irma Hyttinen, K. Anneli Kokkola, Eira Carlson and the FAA had a short haara, had decorated the table for this Kuorinka, Tuovi Laakkonen, Anita honeymoon. They're shipping Palo Alto occasion with big colorful paper flowers. Meinander, Mirkka Partinen, Ulla Siimes, controller Carlson to Spain, almost as far The menu consisted in typical Finnish Pirkko Uusi-Eskola and Irma Vahakallio. as possible from the PAO traffic pattern. It's Christmas dishes, like lute fish, ham with not a permanent assignment, however, but all sorts of delicious tidbits, and different rather a temporary exchange which baked dishes - smashed potatoes, smashed Claudia is happy to accept. Her sister is rutabaga, smashed carrot baked in the there. . . .Marge Barrett is our new publicity oven. Homemade beer (kalja) was the spe­ chairman, replacing Irene Leverton, who cial drink. At the beginning of the party, K. has decided Columbia and the Helen and Anneli Kokkola presented the club’s gover­ Bill Murphy air service there has permanent nor, Raili Aronen, with an original bouquet attraction. . .Marge commutes to Honolulu of oats.

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The films to help out with 99 activities, giving en­ showed approaches, departures, etc. to couragement and a friendly word. She is Christine Henderson, Reporter most aerodromes in the world, in color and the former Newsletter Reporter for our Sec­ It was wonderful to meet Velma Wood­ cinemascope — very realistic. They were tion, and tiny as she is, she leaves an ward of the Oklahoma Chapter, during her also shown the magnificent training awfully large gap to fill! all too short visit to Adelaide. Peg Kelman facilities and general international In the past couple of months we have and Olga Tarling entertained Velma to din­ operations. The Air Traffic Control trainees had a couple of visitors from the States. ner at Olga's home in Brisbane. Whilst in will undertake this course in the future, Fay Green from the Colorado Chapter, and Sydney, Velma was delighted to tour the giving them a very good education in this her 49 1/2er, Ken, were over on vacation City with Margaret Kentley and Marie field of aviation. and gave Barbara Cannon a ring. She very Richardson and also flew to Camden for kindly took them flying in her Cherokee, the N.S.W. A.W.P.A. Fly-ln/Meeting/Picnic, along with her 49 1/2er, Eddie, and then and Goulburn for the Caltex Cup they all went to lunch. In November, a week Aerobatics Competitions, in November. before our yearly party in London, Cleo Robin Miller is at present in Wichita, Kan­ Sherbow, recently of the Washington, D.C. sas preparing to ferry out a Beechcraft Chapter, and presently of the Maryland Duke ‘a serious aircraft'; probably via the Chapter, and her 49 1/2er, Ted, visited Lon­ Atlantic, across Africa to the Seychelles Britain don on a business trip before taking a Islands, land in the Maldive Islands, Cocos holiday in Israel. She and I got together Is., then Australia. and spent an afternoon in the converted The Annual Christmas Party of the coach house they were staying in (un­ N.S.W. Branch of the Australian Women believable!) having a good old fashioned Pilot's Association was held at Nancy Bird BRITISH SECTION natter and getting caught up on one Walton’s home, an unexpected Guest of Pollie Pinkard, Reporter another. Cleo’s always been one of my Honor was Dr. Archie Ballantyne, Secretary Portrait of Janet Ferguson — Janet is a favorite people and we had lots of catching of the Royal Aeronautical Society, London; diminutive little gal, with a pixie haircut, a up to do. who flew out on the inaugural BOAC 747 constant smile and a gleam in her eye that Our annual party was held in November flight with Mrs. Ballantyne. makes one wonder what’s going to happen at the Royal Air Force Club in London’s Ruth Hodges and her daughter Pie Gur- next. Picadilly. What a smashing success. We sanscky are planning a Mother and Janet started flying in 1951 and since that had six new 99s to introduce, along with daughter team for the 1972 Powder Puff time has obtained her full instructor’s their 49 1/2ers, and Sheila Scott won the Sir Derby. rating, commercial rating, twin instructor Alan Cobham award for her outstanding In November, Marie Richardson enjoyed rating and instrument rating. Though she’s contribution to aviation in 1971. The guest talking to Finnish 99, Karen Hellemaa a small lass, she does a king size job: list included the Assistant Air Attache from during her brief visit to Sydney. Freelance ferry pilot, not ferrying from state our American Embassy, members of Margaret Kentley flew to Broken Hill in to state, or even country to country, but Britian’s aviation world and of course, all early October, for the Royal Federation of rather continent to continent! Part of her the British 99s. To say the least, a great Aero Clubs National Flying Competitions. job even includes ferrying pedigree cows time was had by all and we look forward to They also visited Arkaroola; flying out at overseas for a farmer! 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