INTERNATIONAL WOMEN PILOTS OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE NINETY-NINES INC. Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum VOL. XXIII NO. 3 "G iv e W in g s to Y o ur D r e a m s " A Project to Benefit the Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum Home Restoration Give Wings to Your Dreams has been created especially for the Amelia Earhart Birthday Centennial/by Midwest artist, Diana Augustine Heckman. This delightful image captures the essence of Amelia smiling on two spirited young girls with dreams of taking flight in their homemade aircraft. Above Amelia's birthplace home, on the warm Kansas wind, you'll catch a glimpse of her three most notable planes — the orange Friendship, red Lockheed Vega, and fateful Lockheed Electra. Look closely and you'll find Amelia's first plane, the bright yellow Kinner Canary. Avid Amelia history buffs will be able to identify significant letters and numbers in the famous aviatrix's life and career — such as her birthdate, year of "Give Wings to Your Dreams" her disappearance, the 99s, and her plane's identification numbers. Marilyn Copeland, Past by Diana Augustine-Heckman International President of the 99s and Chairwoman of the Amelia Earhart Birthplace Board of Trustees, states, "We are delighted Diana has created this special limited edition print for 16"x20" Framed - s130 the benefit of the birthplace interior restoration project." Give Wings to Your Dreams will A Limited Edition of 999 touch the hearts of many and lift spirits to a place where dreams take flight. Quality framed with brass plaque, conservation glass, mats, and backing. Fram es — Your choice...Gold or Oak. T-Shirts - s15 Adult - S, M, L, or XL (XXL add ’2) M at C olors - Your choice...Navy with Gold (A), Long Sleeve T-Shirts - s20 Green with Gold (B), or Buff with Green (C). Adult - S, M, L, or XL (XXL add *2) About the Artist- Mugs - s10each Diana's beautiful, nostalgic paintings are To order the prints, rendered in a "Personal Realistic" style, drawing the viewer in and evoking a sense t-shirts, or mugs call: of warmth and joy. The award winning artist has enjoyed national recognition 1- 800- 344-0708 through magazine covers, limited edition J.Franklin Gallery prints, and other published works. In 1993 3605 Beck • St. Joseph, MO 64506 Shipping/handling charges extra. she was inducted into the International Museum and Artist's We accept MC/Visa/Discover/AmExp. Registration Association, Washington, D.C. 99 NEWS The International Women Pilots Magazine (ISSN 0273-608x) INTERNATIONAL Published by THE NINETY-NINES'INC. International Organization of Women Pilots A Delaware Nonprofit Corporation WOMEN PILOTS Organized November 2, 1929 THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE NINETY-NINES® INC. International Headquarters Box 965, 7100 Terminal Drive May/June 1997 Volume 23, No. 3 Oklahoma City, OK 73159, USA 405-685-7969 Fax: 405-685-7985 COVER: Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum, Atchison, Kansas. e-mail: 102126,[email protected] www: http://www.ninely-nines.org. Loretta Gragg, Executive Director Cindy Rusher, Classified Advertising Sales President’s Perspective Woman of the Year in Aviation Editorial Committee hy Lois Erickson ............... Lois Erickson, Pat Ward and Carolyn Carpp by Elizabeth Matarese ... 13 Lu Hollander, Editorial Consultant AE Birthplace Museum and Part III - Staggerwing Beech Betty Rowley, Editor 100th Birthday Celebration )im Simpson, Art Director Commemorative Tour by Marilyn Copeland Tom Hutchinson, Coordinator by Chris St. Onge ...............................14 PATRIC ROWLEY PUBLISHING and Brooks Powell ..................... 6 807 N. Waco, Suite 22, Wichita, KS 67203 Fax:316-263-7350 Second Floor Museum ............15 Convention ’9 7 ............................9 DISPLAY ADVERTISING SALES lohn Shoemaker New Members ..........................15 Village Press, Traverse City, Mich. World Flights of the ’60s 1-800-773-7798, Ext. 3317 by Gene Nora Jessen . 1 0 Sun ’n Fun World Flight ’97 ....................... 11 by Barbara Sierchio ......................... 16 Woman in Flight Conference 13 Careers by Karen Kahn 17 The 99s Annual International Convention, July 9-13, Portland, Maine GRASS ROOTS BOARD OF DIRECTORS Lois Erickson President Section and Chapter News/Races and Rallies/ Books/Ratings and Wings Pat Ward Vice President Letters / New Horizons/Classified Advertising..................................... 18-24 Beverley Sharp Treasurer STATEMENT OF EDITORIAL POLICY Carolyn Carpp Secretary The opinions expressed in the articles presented in Directors: Connie Wilds, Cathie Mayr, The International Women Pilots Maga­ Joy Parker-Blackwood, Mary Wunder zine are those of the authors and shall not be construed to represent the policies or opinions of The Ninety-Nines® Inc. Deadline: 9th of month preceding date of publication: Dec. 9, Feb. Past President: Joyce W ells 9, Apr. 9, June 9, Aug. 9 and Oct. 9. Spelling of proper names is proofed against information submitted. All photographs submitted are returned to 99s Headquarters. COUNCIL OF GOVERNORS United States: Mid-Atlantic: Gayl Henze 99 News/The International Women Pilots Magazine is published bimonthly by The Ninety-Nines, New England: Martha Dunbar Inc., the International Organization of Women Pilots, at 4300 Amelia Earhart Rd, Oklahoma City, New York/New jersey: Charlotte Shawcross OK 73159. The price of a yearly subscription of $9 is included in the annual dues of The Ninety- North Central: Linda Neumann Nines' members. Nonprofit second class postage permit at Oklahoma City, OK, and additional Northwest: Nancy Jensen mailing offices. South Central: Dorothy Dickerhoof Southeast: Vicki Lynn Sherman Neither The Ninety-Nines® Inc., nor the Editor nor the Publisher can accept any responsibility for Southwest: Diane Pirman the correctness or accuracy of the matters printed herein or for any opinions expressed. Opinions Canada: of the Editor or contributors do not necessarily represent the position of The Ninety-Nines, Inc. East Canada: Grace Moffit Publisher reserves the right to reject any material submitted for publication. Copy submitted for West Canada: Sonja Wilford publication shall become the property of The Ninety-Nines and shall not be returned. Articles Arabian: Monica Hackett submitted with accompanying pictures w ill receive publication preference. Pictures will be re­ Australian: Mary O'Brien turned to Ninety-Nines Headquarters in Oklahoma City for its Archives. British: Aileen Egan Annual Dues: POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: Caribbean: Francesca Davis U.S. - $55 Canada - $47 The International Women Pilots Far East: Rikako Sugiura Carpenter Overseas -$44 (U.S. dollars) Magazine/99 News, The Ninety-Nines® Finnish: Mila Maarit Kempas One-time initiation fee: $10 Inc., Box 965, 7100 Terminal Drive India: Chanda Sawant Budhabhatti Non-member subscription rates: U S.: $20 Oklahoma City, OK 73159 USA Israeli: Rina Levinson-Adler Canada and other countries: $30 (U.S. dollars) New Zealand: Pamela Marion Adams Copyright 1997 PERPETUAL CALENDAR 15-17 — 2nd International Ladies Cup, 7-8 — AWTAR Powder Puff Derby 50-Year 1997 Eindhoven Airport, The Netherlands, (Entry Reunion. Palm Springs, Calif., Hilton Hotel, MAY deadline, May 31) Thea Geris-Vogels, 00-31- Barbara Evans, Phone/Fax 510-736-1795, or 30 — Southeast Section Poker Run, 77-466-2255, or Fax 00-31-77-466-1364 Marian Prophett, 619-272-7914/ terminus point, Orlando (Florida) Executive 23 — Maple Leaf Poker Run, London, Ontario Fax 619-272-6155 (ORL), Tamra Sheffman, 305-674-0495, or Canada, Betty Ellison, 519-439-3564 Reba Ludlow. 904-285-8026 DECEMBER 24 — Mt. Sterling Aviation Annual Fly-in and 8-11 — Convention of International Council 30-6/1 — 28th Annual llliNines Air Derby, of Air Shows, Las Vegas, Nev., 517-782-2424 Vermillion County Airport, Danville, III., Illinois Airshow, Mt Sterling, Ky., 606-498-1000 Chapter, Mary Panczyszyn, 847-729-1309 SEPTEMBER 1998 JUNE 11-14 — Reno Air Races, Reno, Nev. APRIL 8 — Wisconsin Chapter Pancake Break­ 19-20 — Sunflower Rally, Mid-Continent 8-12 — First Asia/Pacific Conference, fast Fly-in, Watertown, Wis., Linda Airport, Wichita, Kan., Carol Lanning, Queenstown, New Zealand, hosted by the Neumann, 414-649-5079 316-722-4492 New Zealand Airwomen’s Association, Fax 64-3-312-5818 13-14 — 1997 Buckeye Air Rally, Sporty's 19-21 — Southwest Section Meeting, Clermont County Airport, Batavia, Ohio (Rain Hi-Desert 99s, Victorville, Calif., Margaret ATTENTION: date, June 15). Sylvia Sears, 216-235-5274 Bolton, 760-247-2756 GOVERNORS AND CHAPTER CHAIRS 14 — Pennridge Airport Super Saturday, 23-25 — National Business Aircraft To list your 99s events on this calendar (FAA Seminars), Perkasie, Pa., Laurie Forte, Association, Dallas, Texas page, send information to: 215-345-8917 26-28 — Mile High Air Derby, Denver, Colo., Carolyn Carpp 14-15 — Evelyn Sharp Days -1997, Evelyn to Aztec (Farmington), N.M., Colorado Chapter, International Date Coordinator Sharp Field, Ord, Neb. Al Baeder, 308-728- Gretchen Jahn, 303-450-6557 11021 NE 123rd Lane #116 3128, or Heloise Bresley, 308-728-3000 Kirkland, WA 98034 U.S.A. OCTOBER Fax 425-823-9799 15-22 — Paris Air Show, Paris, France [email protected] 2-4 — National Conference of Silver Wings 20-21 — Forest of Friendship, Atchison, Fraternity, for those who soloed more than 25 Please indicate the name and location of the Kan., Fay Gillis Wells, 703-960-4632 years ago, Marriott North Central Hotel, event and the name, phone and fax num­ Atlanta, Ga„ 1-800-554-1437 bers of the contact. Deadlines for info are: 24-27 — Air Race Classic, Boise, Idaho, to Dec. 9, Feb. 9, Apr. 9, June 9, Aug. 9 and Knoxville, Tenn., Pauline Glasson, 3-5 — North Central Section Meeting, Oct. 9. 512-289-1101 or fax, 512-289-6034 Rochester, Minn., Elaine Morrow, 612-955-2802 JULY 8-12 — American Bonanza Society FUTURE 99 NEWS 9-13 — The Ninety-Nines International Convention, Wichita, Kan., Nancy Johnson, • July/August issue will focus on past AE Convention, Portland, Maine, Mary Tait, 316-945-6913 207-935-4266 Scholarships winners, what they’re doing now, 23-25 — AOPA Expo '97, Orlando Fla., how they got there.