OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF WOMEN PILOTS ' JUS . d ir T l} Flair^for Flight Page 10 MARCH/APRIL 1974 Flying tigers. Meet Lee G. Barnes and a squadron of his flying tigers from the Sky-Life camp near Edinburg, New York. EJ Lee, a former Navy and commercial helicopter pilot with over 10,000 accident-free hours, founded Sky-Life in 1963. It's the nation's oldest flying camp and the first one designed for the purpose of teaching youngsters to fly.EJ To date, Lee has graduated over 250 licensed teenage pilots. Over sixty of his students have soloed on their 16th birthdays; many have gone on to earn higher ratings, and not a single one has ever had an accident during or after his Sky-Life training! O Lee is justifiably proud of Sky-Life’s safety record, but he's prouder still of the boys themselves. “ They’ve made this camp what it is today’’, he says, “ they built it, they run it, and they believe in it.’’ EJ USAIG believes in it too. We have insured Sky-Life from its inception and we are proud ,0 be sharing in its growth and progress. USRIG umnosmtsmmmmmmaemr AlCUk / VADl/ ATI A AIT A a h i a i a a a .. __________________ NEW YORK - ATLANTA - CHICAGO - DALLAS - LOS ANGELES - SAN FRANCISCO b ib SO b b ib s Vol. 2 No. 1 March-April The Ninety-Nines, Inc. 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., and at additional mailing offices. E d ito r Mardo Crane Assistant E d ito r...........................................................................................Betty Hicks Circulation Manager Loretta Gragg Contributing Editor..................................................................................... Mary Foley CONTENTS DON’T LET YOUR AIRCRAFT The Fuel Crisis Policies..............................................................................................16 GO ANYWHERE WITHOUT YOU! International Scene.......................................................................................................5 Southwest Sectional — '74 Convention............................................................ 20-21 Some aircraft have ways of getting Chapter Personalities....................................................................................................8 around . minus their pilots. Tie Flair For Flight by Glenn Buffington........................................................................ 10 downs break. Parking brakes fail. High, Wide, and Frightened — Louise Thaden — Book R eview ............................7 Dental Problems — Mary E. F o le y..............................................................................7 Wing tips lock horns in the hangar. The solution: Check Chock. Regular Features Unlike ordinary chocks, Check Chock's patented design holds on Speaking Frankly with Mardo....................................................................................16 any surface . uphill, downhill, What Its All About — Committee R eports................................................................13 gravel, snow or ice. And the slight­ Air Age Education — Linda Hooker.................................................................. 13 est movement of a tire makes an Apt — Margo Smith ............................................................................................. 13 AWTAR — PPD — Marian Andrew s.................................................................. 13 even tighter hold. 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Art Director.............................................................................Joe Vriend and your plane (or car) w on't go Production Manager Ernie Spencer Advertising Manager Kenneth O. Dean anywhere without you! Published bi-monthly. Annual Subscription rate is $4.50 and is included as part of the annual membership of the Ninety-Nines, Inc. MAILING ADDRESSES Editorial: P.O. Box 477, Cupertino, California 95014 Write: Circulation: Headquarters, Will Rogers World Airport, Oklahoma City, Okla. 73159 CHECK- m w k On the cover: 209 SOUTHWEST 6th STREET Pat Shearer’s plane flies the fantastic shore line of Honolulu a sight to be OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA 73125 enjoyed at the April 27-May 4 Southwest Sectional. Travel can get until you you down... lookup! Airplanes like the Cessna 150 Commuter are going to ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ help America's business and America's industry get their If you'd like to know more about Cessna inter-city traveling job done. transportation and quick, efficient pilot education With speed. And with economy. programs, write today. Because the Commuter travels at 110 miles per hour, Dept. TCG-994 twice as fast as a car. And gets 22.5 miles per gallon while Cessna Aircraft Company it's doing it. P.O. Box 1521, Wichita, Kansas 67201 What's more, the Cessna Commuter operates out of any one of 12,000 airports. And gets to them with straight- Name_________________________________ line travel. Add ress______________________________ And if there was ever a time when we needed to travel less miles, it's right now. C ity-------------------------------------------- State________ When you stop to think about it, traveling by Cessna I Zip------------------------ Telephone. would be a good idea anytime. I_____________________________ CESSNA AIRCRAFT CO./WICHITA. KANS. 67201 {H Jversjty A m e ric a has always found the better way. From a Stripes by Earhart Tote Bag During the current energy crisis, the Board of Directors of the Ninety Nines, Inc., International organization of women pilots, would like to state a policy of assisting in conserving fuel: “Chapters or groups will be encouraged to hold only those flying events which will place increased emphasis on flight proficiency, up-grading of pilot skills, safety and efficient use of fuel.” The 1974 International Convention is still scheduled to be held in San Juan, Puerto Rico! It now looks feasible in spite of the fuel crisis and we are pleased to be able to continue the planning. An alternate site was carefully considered. Two months ago, when the situation looked critical, however the convention committee is working on air transportation arrangements and reports are good. More information is coming and we hope you plan to attend. The decision of the AWTAR Board to cancel this year’s Powder Puff Derby has received very favorable publicity. Many important commitments must be made months in advance in order to conduct this highly publicized and unique flying event. There was no alter­ native but to act wisely and timely. The uncertainty for fuel at some points along the race route was a factor but the AWTAR Board was sensitive to the President’s request to conserve energy and has shown good judgment by cooperating. We encourage all racers to use this year for race proficiency training for an even better race when it can be held again. A special meeting of the Board of Directors for 99’s was held January 17 - 19 in Oklahoma City to discuss many important matters which affect our organization as well as the aviation industry. A policy was formulated in response to the energy crisis which was released to the press and sent to all Governors, chapter chairmen, International committe chairmen and officials of 99-sponsored flying events held during the past 18 months. From mail received, we believe that this reflects the wishes of the member. It should challenge the imagination of 99’s everywhere. The 99 NEWS will carry some of the program ideas which are received; others will be sent to the chapters from the Contest To a complete Committee, Flying Activities and Air Age Education committees. The Board discussed membership at length. Our international membership chairman, set of luggage Pat Shearer, hard at work with questionnaires to the membership, so that responses are now coming in with a good return. Some things learned so far; that those who have responded are proud and glad to be members of 99’s because our organization is AC- for men and women TIVE-and not social primarily, although the social aspects and friendships are im­ portant; that the energy and enthusiasm in most chapters enables us to accomplish many interesting, education, informative and useful goals that we enjoy most of flying and sharing with others has brought the husbands and families in to our activities; and that we have hundreds of reasons for flying. Suggestions included: more publicity in magazines other than flying magazines, “too little publicity is given our charter members who are alive and