I I I A m v m I ONFERENCE 2 .0 0 0 San Diego, California - July 12-16 Registration information inside VOL. XXVI NO. 2 March/April 2000 ONE GIANT STEP FOR AVIATION When you’re in an orbit of 235 by 226 statute miles, you need to be able to depend on your communications equipment. When the USA’s First F.xpeditionary Team inhabits the International Space Station later this year, they will be depending on the PA 17-79 ANR headset for their communications. After exhaustive testing, NASA has cer­ tified a slightly modified version based on the headset’s performance, dura­ bility and comfort over long periods of time. T o the best of our knowledge, this is only the second time an ANR has been certified for use in space— the Russian MIR Space Station also used the self-contained PA 17-79 ANR. We have stated in our past advertisements that our ANR was the “Quietest on the Planet." W e respectfully amend that at this time. 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II DIRECTORS President MEMBERSHIP Beverley Sharp By Ilse Hipfel......................................................................................................................... 12 Vice President NEW MEMBERS and RETURNEES............................................................................... 12 Carolyn Carpp Treasurer INTERNATIONAL HEADQUARTERS........................................................................... 13 Jody McCarrell MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION........................................................................................ 14 Secretary Elaine Morrow CONFERENCE 2000 REGISTRATION MATERIALS................................................ 15 DIRECTORS: Mardell Haskins, Elizabeth Jogtich, Vicki Lynn Sherman, Mary Wunder GRASS ROOTS: Section and Chapter News Past President: Lois Erickson Ratings, Wings, Air Races, Awards, Forest of Friendship, Scholarships and New Horizons .................................................. 2 L COUNCIL OF GOVERNORS Arabian: Verna B. 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Tahoma and Western Washington 14-16 — South Central Section Meeting, Denver, Chapters. Marilyn Moody, 360-678-6341 Carolyn Carpp Colorado. Mary Ducey, 303-501-4151 Internation Date SEPTEMBER 28-29 — Southeast Section Spring Meeting, Radisson Coordinator 2-4 — Cleveland National Air Show, Burke Lakefront Admiral Semmes Hotel (historic hotel), Mobile, Alabama. 14401 NE 30 PLace Airport, Cleveland, Ohio. Call 216-781-0747, fax 216- Hosted by the Alabama Chapter. Hilda Ray, 205-221-2518 781-7810 or website www.clevelandairshow.com #24B or e-mail [email protected] Bellevue, WA 98007 15-17 — South Central Fall Section Meeting, U.S.A. 29-5/1 — 2nd Fly-in and Elly-Beinhorn Trophy, Damme, Sheraton Old Towne, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Hosted Fax 425-861-9994 Germany. Hosted by the German Section. Andrea Moeller, by the Albuquerque Chapter. 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