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Box 26650, Dept: NNJN15 Oklahoma City, OK 73125 Equal Opportunity Employer Discover Today’s FAA LETTERS NINETY-NINE Warm thaw Monthly Magazine of the In reply to the letter “Chilly International Women Pilots. Welcome” in the December/January News The Ninety-Nines Inc. NINETY-NINE News, the local April/May 1990 chapter was surprised to say the least. Everyone—chapter through President's Message 4 international— is trying to build up NEW! Member Profile: Arlene Feldman 7 the membership and our members Convention Registration Forms 9-12 are proud to be a member of this Section News 13-20 unique group. Career Opportunities 25 The first notification received of New Horizons 26 a member of the section level in our NEW! My Day To Learn 28 area was the arrival of the 1990 Safety Education Guidelines and Form 29 roster the third week of January, just Seaplane Pilots Assn Calendar 30 prior to our meeting. Fortunately, a member of our chapter met the COVER— Ercoupe 415-C N3665H is the author of the letter just a few days "pride and joy" of Eleanor Sharpe, Aloha chapter: "It's a 1946 model, hut has a $$$ before our January meeting and zero time engine. I've owned it since 1976 invited her to attend, which she did. (received my license in 1975, also in an The chapter wholeheartedly Ercoupe) and we are now based at agrees with the author that Dillingham Field. My toy poodle Iwa has headquarters should notify the local flown with me since she was six weeks old. chapter immediately of a person She's named for the hurricane during joining on international or section which she was born in 1982. 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We’re not afraid to "Aircraft mechanics are steer young women toward the rewarding field of aviation maintenance and avionics. about where we were 30 In your excitement about your own love, flying, don’t overlook the girl who might be years ago in getting the good at fixing. Opportunity is unlimited. 1 like the poem below taken from the Greater Kansas City chapter newsletter, word out to girls about author unknown. careers in aviation." Through the history of world aviation many names have come to the by Gene Nora Jessen Some years ago my job description fore - Great deeds of the past on our included Career Day visits in schools, memory will last as they’re joined by meeting with girls and their counselors to more and more. promote pilot jobs. This was shortly before Emily Howell Warner got on with Frontier When man first started his labor Airlines, the first woman to fly for a modern scheduled air carrier. High school guidance in his quest to conquer the sky he was counselors restricted theiraviation job intros designer, mechanic and pilot, and he to girls to the stewardess corps. Women built a machine that would fly. didn’t fly in the military or for the airlines, weren’t astronauts (female astronauts were The pilot was everyone’s hero, still 20 years in the future) and counselors he was brave, he was bold, he was knew nothing of women who taught flying, flew charter or sprayed crops. I told girls grand, as he stood by his battered they could really manipulate the controls biplane with his goggles and helmet in themselves— for pay! hand. Aircraft mechanics are about where we were those 30 years ago in getting the But for each oftheseflying heroes word out to girls about careers in aviation. “Boys repair airplanes” (just as it used to be there were thousands o f little reknown, “boys fly airplanes”). “Girls don’t and these were the men who worked on understand mechanical things or get their the planes and kept their feet on the hands dirty”. Wrong! Girls today don’t buy ground. that sexist stuff. The Professional Aviation We all know the name of Maintenance Association discussed the approaching personnel crisis at their recent Lindbergh and we’ve read of his flight meeting in Houston. I spoke with of fame - But think if you can, of his representatives from several maintenance maintenance man, can you remember science schools and their percentage of his name? female students is small—they’d like more. Aero tech schools range from the bare minimal graduation qualifications to the And think of our wartime heroes, main line universities, such as Purdue Gabreski, Jabara, and Scott - Can you University, which basically turns out an A tell me the names of their crew chiefs? and P mechanic/engineer. There are choice A thousand to one you cannot. jobs waiting for graduates and a cry ing need for more of the same. So when you see mighty jet An air of panic permeates the av iation maintenance industry because the need for aircraft as they mark their way through people is so great and the prospects for the air, Remember the grease stained filling that need so slim. Ninety-Nines can man with the wrench in his hand is the help. As pilots we understand the man who put them there. responsibilities of and requirements for maintenance technicians—including the LETTERS welcomed and put in touch with the Continued from page 3 nearest chapter. Since there are no NINETY-NINE chapter geographic designations, we phone number of said individual. felt the governors would be better News Then she can be welcomed into the able to make the determination. These group and be kept informed of all section lists now include telephone Monthly Magazine of the chapter activities. numbers and are sent monthly. Chapters allowing “pre-approval” International Women Pilots We have had names appear on computer printout that is received of members who would otherwise be listed as section members receive a April/May 1990 every month, not know their address, etc. and had to call headquarters to copy of the application when the Vol. 16, No. 4 obtain the necessary information so membership is processed. This is sent we can contact them. to the chairman. It is unfortunate such a thing has After reading the letter from BOARD of DIRECTORS Kathryn Koshan, it was apparent that The Ninety-Nines, Inc. happened. We do hope for notification from section to the President: Gene Nora Jessen cooperation from headquarters on this Vice President: Marie Christensen matter of letting local chapters know chapter in her area had not been Secretary: Doris Abbate of a new member. We do attempt to received and her application was Treasurer: Pat Forbes contact new people all the time. immediately forwarded to Suncoast Director: Lu Hollander Norma L. McReynolds, chairman chapter. Since Kathryn had contacted Director: Roberta Taylor Florida Spaceport chapter their membership chairman herself, Director: Joyce Wells the cause of the communications Director: Carole Sue Wheeler breakdown is still unclear. Gene Nora Immediate Past President: Barbara Sestito Headquarters replies Jessen, international president, had When the bylaws were changed begun her own inquiry, contacting the to allow “section membership”, a list international membership chairman Editorial Director: Marie Christensen of those members was sent quarterly Editor: Robyn Sclair to each governor, so they could be Continued on next page Editor's mailing address: PO Box 98497 Tacoma WA 98498 (313)481-8016 voice & fax (206)588-1743 By overnight express: 1765 E. Laurel Bay Dr. Ypsilanti MI 48198 Cut Your Gas Bills! 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