OFFICIALHiBSSnEius PUBLICATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN PILOTS ASSOCIATION CANADIAN 99s. Canadian women pilots and 99 chapters will be featured in an issue next spring that will be similar to the one on international women pilots in Jan/Feb of 1981. Please send information, articles and pictures to Roberta Taylor ATTN: 99 NEWS Contributors and/or Rosella Bjornson. A PERSPECTIVE ON HISTORY: 99 Chapter News Reporters contributions are heartily encouraged. We are fortunate to have several guest editors June 1982. We’d like to celebrate some of 1. Deadline: Material must reach 99 Head­ who will be developing the theme material our old-timers and share with everyone their quarters by 1st of month. for these issues and if you wish to experiences, advice and everything else 2. All material must be typed, double­ contribute, materials may be sent directly to they have to offer. Contact the women in spaced. them or to 99 Headquarters. Please let us your chapter/area who began their asso­ 3. Try to limit report to one type written know right away if you can plan to help. ciation with aviation in its early years and page. Include news about chapter proj­ capture some of their favorite anecdotes ects, activities, meetings, outstanding WOMEN IN SPACE, edited by Beverly and incidents for us. Naturally, we’d love to achievements or items of note about in­ Fogle, is scheduled for November ’81. Any have some pictures, too. (We will return dividual members, etc. as timely and ap­ information, pictures, articles you have on them if requested.) Elaine Levesque is propriate. (You are also welcome to sub­ women involved directly or in support of (all putting this together for us and she’d like to mit longer “articles” about significant or the backup, experimental programs, etc.) hear from you by January 31,1982. Contact innovative activities or projects or ex­ should be RUSHED to Beverly at 11117 her at P.O. Box 2713, Alameda, CA 94501. periences of individual members that N.E. Sylvan Terrace Vancouver, WA 98665 Phone: 415-536-3921 (O) or 415-869-,347 would be of general interest or provide by September 20th. Do it NOW. (H). timely information to other chapters/ HIGHLIGHTS OF CHAPTER PROJ­ WOMEN ONLY: HUMOR IN THE members. These will be published as ECTS: Jan/Feb 1982. This type of issue COCKPIT. Have you ever had one of space permits.) seems to be one of vital interest to chapters those flights that seemed to progress 4. Pictures are heartily encouraged. Black around the world. Let’s share the know-how according to Murphy’s Law? (Remember and white glossy preferred. Color can be it takes to put together an effective Murphy! “If something can go wrong, it used if picture has good contrast. Attach speaker’s bureau, run a Flying Companion will.”) Maybe it wasn’t funny at the time but captions so they are visible below pic­ Seminar, a Fear of Flying Clinic, work with somehow it became hilarious in the retelling tures. Include stamped, self-addressed scouts or school systems in educational later. Whether you slid on bird droppings on envelope if you want pictures returned. endeavors, put on an air race, sponsor a the ramp getting into the seaplane, or 5. Submit new ratings on separate page. really good general aviation seminar, mount thought you’d been gunned down when the 6. Submit calendar items on separate a campaign to save an airport or whatever it seat belt you’d closed outside the door page. is you’re doing out there. What made your started banging aainst the fuselage, Betty 7. If contribution arrives after deadline or project successful? Where didj/ou get your Wright would like to hear your story. Betty should the chapter news section ever background material? What tools, equip­ has a two-fold purpose: to do a humorous need to be deleted due to space require­ ment, personnel and materials are issue for The 99 NEWS, and to publish a ments, material will be held over for next necessary? Send us the write-up and lots of book on same. She says writing expertise is issue. pics of your chapter doing it. We need your not a requirement, so jot down your story Special themes/issues help to make this issue a success. Share from beginning to end and rush it to Betty your knowledge. To avoid duplication, Your Help Wanted Wright, P.O. Box 1069, Moore Haven, FI- query editor ahead of time; maybe we can 33471. We have a theme or special focus planned combine info on popular projects. Send for several issues coming up over the next materials to 99 Headquarters. Deadline: REMEMBER: Your magazine won’t reflect year and your articles, participation and December 1, 1981. your interests without your input. /letters to the editor. returned to his ship. Noonan stayed on. minds of supervisors and city councilors, RE: A.E. photographs Marion Brown and now that more and more airports are donated by Betty Miller South Louisiana Chapter threatened with closure every month, I feel (July/August issue) that it’s vitally important that we mount a ... They were taken in Honolulu in 1937 by Those AE pictures were taken by Carl campaign of public awareness as to the World Wide Photo. In the cockpit with Bigelow, deceased husband of Alameda positive aspects of aviation. Amelia was Paul Mantz, technical advisor County 99 Juanda Bigelow. Connie, the 99s and other aviation friends for the flight. He flew along as co-pilot on the Frances Gibson are doing just that in the Santa Clara, first leg of the flight from Oakland, CA to California Valley. They’ve started a Hawaii. Public Relations Projects Speaker’s Bureau with aviation enthusiasts The group, left to right: Mantz, Amelia, ... I came across the letter to the editor ready to extoll General Aviation for the and the two navigators, Harry Manning and from Connie Gould.* . I must say I agree Rotary, Lions, and other service clubs and Fred Noonan. with her entirely. We must start schools, and they’re having a Public After the aborted take-off and resulting emphasizing the value of General Aviation Awareness Day at their airport, etc. This is groundloop of the Electra at Luke Field the again — and again — and again! Now that the type of public relations we should be plane was shipped back to the Lockheed we’ve had some bad publicity about airplane doing, and if your 99 chapter is looking for a factory in California for repair. Manning’s accidents, and now that noise abatement for project, why not take this one on? leave would soon expire. He therefore their constituents is firmly entrenched in the cont. on p. 4 OFFICIALihBSSnEws PUBLICATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN PILOTS ASSOCIATION PUBLISHER VOLUME 8 NUMBER 7 SEPTEMBER 1981 The Ninety-Nines, Inc. EDITOR Jan Million DESIGN and PRODUCTION Lu Hollander EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS This Month In The 99 NEWS Nema Masonhall Contents Nancy Smith ADVERTISING MANAGER Attn: 99 NEWS Contributors ..................................................... 2 Norma Vandergriff EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Letters to the editor .................................................................... 2 Loretta Gragg Calendar ....................................................................................... 4 HEADQUARTERS SECRETARY Aviation Insurance ...................................................................... 4 Virginia Oualine On the Go with Janet ................................................................ 5 PUBLIC RELATIONS ASSOCIATE Legislation Information: Help Wanted .................................... 6 Joan Kerwin NIFA .............................................................................................. 6 Intent to Seek Election Information ........................................ 7 International Officers New Horizons ............................................................................. 8 PRESIDENT Here I come ... Ready or Not! ................................................... 9 Janet Green Oregon crash claims “The Rose” ............................................ 10 Rt. 7, Box 293W AE Scholarship W inners............................................................ 10 Ocean Springs, MS 39564 Safety Education.......................................................................... 11 VICE-PRESIDENT Hazel Jones 1981 Business Meeting .............................................................. 12 8536 Mediterranean Diary of a Convention ................................................................ 13 Dallas, TX 75238 1981 Convention ... a learning experience ...............................20 SECRETARY Chapter News ................................................................................21 Charlene Falkenberg New Ratings ................................................................................... 25 618 S. Washington St. Whirly-Girl Scholarships .............................................................33 Hobart, IN 46342 AE First Day Covers .................................................................... 33 TREASURER Air Racing Update ........................................................................34 Barbara Goetz 8041 Ravinia Ct. Fair Oaks, CA 95628 Advertising Board of Directors Gaston’s ........................................................................................ 5 Marilyn Copeland Auto Pilots Central ...................................................................... 9 Ruth Dobrescu Ada Aircraft Paint, Inc.................................................................. 12 Thon Griffith K-Rob’s Steak H o u se .................................................................... 20 Gene Nora Jessen C lassified.........................................................................................33