CONVENTION President Pat's ’75 Couer d' Alene, Idaho — There will be o n ly one mailing for registration ACT / ON and reservation for convention. PLEASE ACT ON IT AT ONCE WHEN YOU RECEIVE YOURS. m W N S E Fern Lake Convention Chairman P.O. Box 412 Hayden Lake, Idaho 83836 Spring has sprung, as the old saying goes, and with the dawn Besides tha opportunity for us to participate together in the of spring many of us are digging out from under snow and mud, business of our great organization, plans have been made for us and are preparing to jump into our flying machines, test our to share in some real learning sessions. I am particularly looking skills, and again capture the glory and beauty of the earth below forward to meeting with you all in a good old fashioned “gab us. session” or Comm Session. Communications is right smack dab Soon summer will be here and July 30th is less than two in the center of our 99 ACT and always should be focused in the months away. I know the date July 30th immediately makes you center of all 99 Activities. think of beautiful Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, and the International Fern Lake's latest communication tells about the chapters' Convention, “Idaho Style” . activities in preparing for our arrival at convention. I’m sure they Over the past 40 years our annual convention has always been wish to keep some surprises for us, but frankly I have never a meeting that we all look forward - for months in advance - to heard of so many lovely gifts and fun functions as are being attending. This year “ Round-Up 1975” will be outstanding. Our prepared for us. JAM and JADE - doesn’t that sound interesting? convention chairman, Fern Lake, and her committee have been Let’s all get our convention registration forms in early and let hard at work planning a 99 convention that will be the highlight the NW Section know we’re going to be there with our SPURS of our 99 year. on! July 4-7, 1975 CLASSIFIED Powder Puff Derby Here We Come ADS WW-1 AEROPLANE ART PRINTS Full color, richly detailed portraits of classic old-timers Send 20C for illustrated catalog Aeroprint, 405 Monroe Street, Boonton, New Jersey 07005 • • • AIRCRAFT INSURANCE: Low rates, write or call for quote. 60 month financing also available. Don Simpson, 401 Truman Road, Kansas City, Mo. 64106 (816) 842- 6606. • • • AVIATION INSURANCE, personal aircraft, FBO Commercial, Premium financing, low rates. Call (805) 769-8319 or write Joe White Ins., PO Box 605, Maricopa, Ca. 93252. • • • "WORLD’S MOST DETAILED AIRCRAFT JEWELRY. Tie Tacs, Bars, Pendants, etc. Free Brochure. 3R Jewelry, 4502 Newman STUFFING POWDER PUFF DERBY EN­ Ave., Cypress, Ca. 90630.” TRY KITS • • • Lto R - Marian Banks, Pat Jetton, Helen Wilke, Elinor Johnson and Wanda T r n r r pilot’s l Cummings - not shown Kathy Long, Photographer. r l l L C CATALOG Send to: SPORTY’S PILOT SHOP CLERMONT COUNTY AIRPORT Batavia, Ohio 45103 phpne (513) 732-2411 I U w B H nE ius COMING Vol. 2 No. 7 April/May The Ninety-Nines, Inc. EVENTS 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. SASKATCHEWAN POKER RUN and at additional mailing offices. Sunday July 13, Rain Date, Sunday July 20, 1975. The Ninety Nines Saskatchewan Chapter is sponsoring a poker run, ter­ Editor........................................................................................................................... Mardo Crane minus Regina Flying Club, Regina, Circulation Manager Loretta Gragg Saskatchewan. Contributing Editors.......................................................................MarV poley - Betty Hicks Start from any of the following airports: Editorial Assistant .............................................................................................. Phyllis Pierce Moose Jaw, Radville, Weyburn, or Regina. Start between 8:00 and 11:00 a.m. All CONTENTS hands must be turned in to Regina by 2:30 President Pat's Action Line ....................................................................... Inside Front Cover p.m. Entry fee is $2.00 per hand. For Your Information — Joan Kerwin .................................................................................. ‘ For more information contact Nadine Current Decisions In Aviation Law — Sylvia Paoli........................................................ Mountain Flying — Betty Hicks.............................................................................................. " Cooper, 7 Compton Rd. Phone— 584-1121. Chapter Histories - Ruth Rueckert................................ 4-o Exciting Developments At Headquarters — Marilyn Copeland..................................... ° PALMS TO PINES Honor Roll of Donors To Headquarters Building Fund .....................................................o August 15-17, 1975 — ALL Woman Leaves From An E avesdropper's D iary....................................................................................' “Palms to Pines" Air Race — Sponsored Indian Women Pilots — Mohini Shroff..................................................................................... ' by Santa Monica Bay Ninety-Nines and New Amelia Earhart Medal.......................................................................................................... ° Baton Rouge F A A. — Unprofessional? - Fran Salles » City of Independence, Oregon — Entry Kit Spaceport 99s Treasure Hunt — Bonnie Quenzier..........................................................» $2.00 Palms to Pines Air Race; 3200 "First Solo” - Sue Costanzi........................................................................................................y Airport Ave.; Suite 16; Santa Monica, Calif. 90405 Claire Walters, Chairman — REGULAR FEATURES (213) 398-5766. Chapter Personalities...................................................................................................................1U June Bonesteil Yvonne Cunha ALL WOMAN NEW ENGLAND Jan Dietrich AIR RACE Bertha Ryan „ The Northern New England Chapter is Chapter Reports...................................................................................................................... lo - d ^ hosting the 1975 All Woman New England Coming Events...................................................................................................................... V i -in Air Race at Grenier Field, Manchester, Committee Reports.............................................................................................................. 1 ™ APT — Margo Smith ................................................................................................................. 1 ' N.H. June 20-21, 1975. AW TAR — W anda C um m ings................................................................................................' - The proficiency race is open to all Air Age Education 99 Style - Linda Hooker..................................................................y licensed women pilots and consists of a Flying Activities - Charlene Falkenberg .........................................................................” 300 statue mile course, starting and en­ International Women’s Air & Space Museum ..................................................................y ding at Grenier Field. The competition PPD — Pam Vander Linden ..................................................................................................... offers trophies and a banquet after the News Briefs................................................................................................................................... ^ New Horizons..................................................................................................................................... race, with a speaker from a specialty area P ro file .................................................................................................................................................. a in the aviation field. Robin Miller Dicks . , _____ Entry kits can be obtained from Roster Additions Inside Back Cover Registration Chairman, Mildred Doremus, Roundup 75 - Daryl Ann Kyle .................................................................................................. ' 117 Essex St. Lynnfield, Mass. 10940, for a fee of $1.00. Deadline is June 2, 1975. President - Pat McEwen, 16206 East Central, Wichita, Kansas 67230 Vice President — Lois Feigenbaum, 103 Pinewood Dr., Carbondale, Illinois 62901 W IS S K Y RUN Secretary, Thon Griffith, 314 Robinhood Lane, Costa Mesa, California 92627 June 20, 21, 11, 1975 Wis-Sky Run, Treasurer, Janet Green, P.O. Box 629, Ocean Springs, Mississippi 39564 Wisconsin 99s 250 mile proficiency air Board of Directors: derby, Morey Airport, Middleton, Wis. Mary Able, 9009 Braeburn Valley Dr., Houston, Texas 77036 P.L.C. must be a woman! Co-pilot llovene Potter, 12705 Shorewood Dr. SW„ Seattle, Washington 98146 required: male or female. Send $2.00 for Susie Sewell, P.O. Box 59906, Southwest Station Oklahoma City, OK 73119 race kit to Pat Weir, Rt. 5 Box 162, Mar­ Mary Vial, #38 Lincoln Hills Estates, 3500 E. Lincoln Dr., Phoenix, Ariz. 85018 shfield, Wis. 54449. Dallas - N.R.P.A. Proficiency Race P ublisher................................................................................................................. Jerry E. Erich May 17, 1975 1315 E. Julian Street, San Jose, California 95116 Love Field, Dallas, Texas Art Director............................................................................................................