VOLUME 12
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 1985
Gearing up for the World
NUMBER 1
D EA D LIN E FOR A PP LIC A TIO N : M A R C H 15, 1985
Two Board M em bers to be E lected
N ow is th e tim e to m ake o u r nom inations
for tw o International B oard m em b ers to be
elec ted by th e d eleg ates at th e annual
International C o n v en tio n in July. T h e tw o
B oard m em b ers elected yearly at th e C o n ­
vention serv e for a term of tw o y ears each.
T h e te r m s of P a t R o b e r ts a n d M arie
C h risten sen will expire in 1985.
In k ee p in g w ith o u r n ew n o m in a tio n
p ro c e d u re s, F orm #N -85-l, “In ten t to S eek
E lection,” a p p e a rs with this article. W e
strongly urge qualified m em b e rs to seek
office. T his is y o u r only o p p o rtu n ity to let
your intentions b e know n. P lease carefully
ch eck A rticle X, Section 1 (page 137) in yo u r
1984-85 M em bership D irecto ry for qualifica­
tions for this office. T hen follow th e se step s:
1. Complete #N-85-1, "Intent to Seek Election ”
2. Make six photocopies (keep one for your files).
IN T E N T T O SEEK E L E C T IO N
Office Sought:
Nam e
A d d re ss
Phone No.
______________________________________________________
Chapter -------------------------------------------------------- S e ctio n ------------99 member since ____________________________ Classification
Date and class of last medical -------------------------------------------------Date of last Biennial Flight Review .
Ratings -----------------------------------Total Hours______________________________ Last Two Years.
Service to Ninety-Nines, chapter level (committees, offices): —
3. Send the original plus four copies to Inter­
national Nominating Committee Chairman
Thelma Cull.
4 Also enclose a background resume (see
guidelines below).
Service to Ninety-Nines, section level (committees, offices):
5. Send one copy of #N-85-1 to International
Headquarters.
Service to Ninety-Nines, International level (committees, offices):
6. Also send to Headquarters one recent black
and white photo (passport type) with a copy of
"Intent to Seek Election” form.
Number of International Conventions attended ------------------------------Sectionals
W h e n H e a d q u a rte r s c o n firm s to th e
N om inating C o m m ittee th a t you a re eligible
to run, y o u r nam e, p h o to a n d brief resu m e
will a p p e a r on th e list of c a n d id a te s in th e
May issue of The 99 NEW S.
C o n cern in g th e resu m e, e a c h can d id ate
is to com pile h er ow n b ack g ro u n d d ata,
N O T T O EXCEED 100 W O R D S, a s she
w ishes it to a p p e a r in th e m agazine. O n e
copy should be sen t to th e N om inating
C o m m itte e C h a irm a n , a lo n g w ith th e
#N -85-l form s. P lease n o te th a t e n d o rs e ­
m ent verification by th e can d id a te ’s ow n
ch a p te r chairm an o r th a t of tw o o th e r
c h a p te rs in th e c a n d id a te ’s ow n sec tio n is
req u ired on For<n #N-85-l.
D o n ’t delay! Tim e is sh o rt sin ce o u r
C o n v en tio n is in July this year. T h e deadline
for F orm #N -85-l is M arch 15.
By publishing th e n am e s an d re su m e s of
all th o s e qualifying an d desiring to ru n for
th e International B oard of D irecto rs, all
m em b ers a re given a voice th ro u g h each
c h a p te r ’s d e le g a te s to th e C o n v e n tio n .
C h a p te rs ca n read, d isc u ss an d in stru ct
their delegates for w hich ca n d id a te s to vote.
W e h o p e th a t you will ta k e a n active p art
in this election by eith er seeking election
yourself (if qualified) o r by urging qualified
m em b ers to file this form . T h en , d iscu ss
th o se seeking election at y o u r ch a p te r m e e t­
ings prio r to C on v en tio n so th a t you have a
p art in this im portant election.
Special aviation related aw ards -------------------------------------------------------------------Membership in aviation oriented organizations and offices held:
Specific training and/or experience related to office sought:.
Occupation:
Endorsement by own chapter or two other chapters from your own section:
Chairman's signature--------------------------------------- Chairman's signature —
I desire to be considered for nomination to the International Board of Directors. This notice constitutes
authority to so advise Ninety-Nine chapters and sections. I understand I must meet all eligibility
requirements at the time of my election.
Date ___________________ Candidate’s signature
Send ORIGINAL plus four copies to: International Nominating Committee Chairman Thelma
Cull, 4433 Kenneth Ave., Fair Oaks CA 95628, (916) 967-1642.
Send one photocopy, brief resume and photo (black and white passport type preferred) to:
International Headquarters, P.O. Box 59965, Oklahoma City OK 73159, (405) 682-4425.
Deadline: March 15,1985
Attach additional sheet if necessary
KN-85-1
PUBLISHER
The Ninety-Nines, Inc.
EDITOR
Lu Hollander
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bib B H b b b is
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN PILOTS ORGANIZATION
VOLUME 12
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 1985
NUMBER 1
ADVERTISING MANAGER
Norma Vandergrlff
EDITORIAL CONSULTANT
Jan Million
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Loretta Gragg
HEADQUARTERS SECRETARY
Pamela Mackey
International Officers
PRESIDENT
Hazel Jones
8536 Mediterranean Dr.. Dallas TX 75238
VICE PRESIDENT
Barbara Sestito
8041 Ravinia Ct.. Fair Oaks CA 95628
SECRETARY
Jean Davis
1812 Center St.. Walla Walla WA 99362
FEATURES
2 Two Board Members to be
Elected
9 Aerospace Education
at Work
10 '85 W inners Announced for
W hirly-G irl Scholarships
12 Ninety-N ines Go
Tandem Skydiving
14 Personality Profiles
16 Ninety-Nines Acquire
AE Birthplace
18 USPFT Just for the Fun of It
20 Two "M usts” for
Baltimore Convention
2115 Sanjo Dr.. P.O Box 193. Lizella GA 31052
BOARD MEMBERS
Chanda Sawant Budhabhattl
Marie Christensen
Marilyn Copeland
Harriet Fuller
Pat Roberts
The 99 NEWS
International Headquarters
Terminal Dr. and Amelia Earhart Ln.
P.O. Box 59965
Will Rogers World Airport
Oklahoma City OK 73159
(405)682-4425
POSTMASTER: Send address changes to
The Ninety-Nines, Inc., P.O. Box 59965,
Will Rogers World Airport, Oklahoma
City OK 73159.
CIRCULATION INFORMATION
The 99 N E W S is published monthly except bimonthly
January/February and July/August Annual subscription
rate is $17 50 and is included as part of the annual
membership of The Nmety-Nmes. Inc Subscriptions are
available to non-members at the rate of $17 50 per year
Postmaster Second class postage paid at Oklahoma City
and additional entry offices (SBN 0273-608S)
M em bership C ount 6 312 a s of Janu ary 24 1985
6 Safety Education: Stress
7 49'/2er Report
7 Gifts to
international Headquarters
8 New Horizons
10 Air Marking News
11 Book Review
24 Chapter News
39 Let’s Go Air Racing!
ADVERTISING
5 Beechcraft
9 Avco Lycom ing
TREASURER
Judy Hall
5 The President's Message
6 Focus on USPFT
DEPARTMENTS
11 Classified
4 New Ratings
18 A e ro In s u ra n c e
4 Calendar
19 GAMA
ON THE CO VER:
23 Le Monde Travel
Gearing up for the World... Precision Flying Competition, that is. A contestant, in
hopes of earning a slot on the US Team, performs a precision landing over a barrier.
(See related article on page 18.)
New Ratings
EAST CANADA SECTION
Muriel Pigeon. First Canadian — AMEL
C a le n d a r _______________
FEBRUARY
Feb. 28: The 99 NEWS deadline for April issue.
MARCH
MIDDLE EAST SECTION
Nan Merrick, Eastern Pennsylvania
- COMM, CFI
Kathy Rodziewicz. Eastern
Pennsylvania — CFI
NEW YORK-NEW JERSEY SECTION
Marsha Lehman, Finger Lakes — IFR
Connie Nelson, Finger Lakes — IFR
Dana Kull, Garden State
-C O M M , AMEL
Mary Sand, Western New York — CFI
Mar. 15: Deadline tor Intent to Seek Election forms, (see September 1984 issue of The 99
NEWS for additional information.)
Mar. 16: Second Annual Shamrock Air Derby Kits, $3.50, Shirley Cochrane, 1500 N.
Markdale, #70, Mesa AZ 85211, (602) 834-0250.
Mar. 17-23: 11th Annual Sun ’n' Fun EAA Fly-In, Lakeland, Florida. Contact Sun n' Fun
Office, P.O. Box 6750, Lakeland FL 33807, (813) 644-2431
Mar. 27-30: Spring Australian Sectional, Perth, Western Australia.
Mar. 29-31: Spring Middle East Sectional. Charlottesville, Virginia.
Mar. 30: Valley Air Derby, sponsored by San Fernando Valley Chapter. Derby kits, $3, Carol
Riley, 6424 Blewett Ave.. Van Nuys CA 91406
Mar. 31: The 99 NEWS deadline for May issue.
NORTH CENTRAL SECTION
Lorraine Kearney, Minnesota — IFR
Gail Rydeen, Minnesota — AMEL
NORTHWEST SECTION
Esther DeYoung, Eastern Idaho — IFR
Diana Dwelle North Dakota — IFR
Margo Evenson, North Dakota — IFR
SOUTH CENTRAL SECTION
Barbara Robinson Abilene Area — IFR
Carol Villandry, Heart of Texas — IFR
Cathy Wappler, Houston — IFR
APRIL
Apr. 1-20: First Annual Easter Egg Hunt Contact Carolyn Rose-Stella, 1803 S. Palouse,
Kennewick WA 99336, or Dee Collins, Rt. 4, Box 324, Berney Dr., Walla Walla WA 99362.
Apr. 13: Shirts ’n’ Skirts Air Race, sponsored by Fullerton Chapter Race kits, $3, June Leach,
1005 Tularosa Ave., Orange CA 92666.
Apr. 19-21: All Canada Spring Sectional Plaza II Hotel, Toronto. Ontario, Canada. Contact
Shirley MacDougall, First Canadian Chapter.
Apr. 19-21: Spring Southeast Sectional, Pascagoula, Florida.
Apr. 26-28: Southwest Sectional. Sunburst Hotel, Scottsdale. Arizona, hosted by Phoenix
and Arizona Sundance Chapters. Contact Ruth Olson, 7232 E. Villa Way, Scottsdale AZ 85257,
(602) 946-7605.
Apr. 27: Spring Caribbean Sectional Green Turtle Cay.
SOUTHEAST SECTION
Ruby Dickerson. Alabama — ASES
Jacqueline H. Marsh Florida Crown
- IFR
SOUTHWEST SECTION
Marci Mauthe Orange County
- COMM, AMEL
Roseanna Ballard, Phoenix
- COMM, CFI Helicopter
Lori Brand Sacramento Valley
- AMEL
Jean Turner, Sacramento Valley
- AMEL
Apr. 30: The 99 NEWS deadline for June issue.
MAY
May 2-3: South Central Sectional, Topeka. Kansas.
May 2-3: Great Southern Air Race, sponsored by Florida Race Pilots Association, 1,000-sm
round robin with $3,000 first prize. Race kits, $7, Gy Beers, 925 N. Halifax Ave., #501, Daytona
Beach FL 32018.
May 11: Poker Run, sponsored by First Canadian Chapter; rain date, May 12. Contact Adele
Fogle.
May 17-19: Hayward to Las Vegas Proficiency Air Race hosted by Alameda County,
Bakersfield and Las Vegas Valley Chapters. No limit on passengers. Awards Saturday night at
the Imperial Palace Hotel ($500 first prize, 15 trophies, Best 99 Pilot award and other specialty
awards). Kits, $3.50. Hayward Air Race Committee, Lou Chianese. 20301 Skywest Dr.,
Hayward CA 94541, (415) 581 -2345, ext. 5285.
May 24-25: Sixth Annual llli-Nines Air Derby, sponsored by Chicago Area. Quad City and
Central Illinois Chapters. Speed and proficiency categories, men or women pilots, $400 first
prize each category. Entry kit, $3, Barb Jenison, P.O. Box 357, Paris IL 61944.
May 31: The 99 NEWS deadline for July-August issue
HEADQUARTERS NOTAM
Each month section governors and
chapter chairmen receive detailed in­
formation from Headquarters, including a
list of chapter members, a list of non­
renewals and a list of members who are
receiving renewal notices for that month.
A numeric list of members for each chap­
ter in a section is sent to each governor.
December's mailing included Amelia
Earhart Scholarship information on dead­
lines for this year's applicants, postpone­
ment of the India C ongress, World
Precision Flying Championship informa­
tion and an update on the Headquarters
Building Expansion.
For detailed information on any of these
mailings, contact your chapter chairman
or section governor.
JUNE
Jun. 15: Buckeye Air Rally. Marysville. Ohio; impound, afternoon of June 14 Kits, $3, Joan
Feibel, 2886 Mt. Holyoke Rd., Columbus OH 43221.
Jun. 29-Jul. 2:1985 Air Race Classic, entries accepted March 1-April 13. Contact ARC. Ltd ,
P.O. Box 1343, Crested Butte CO 81224, (303) 349-6864.
Jun. 30: No deadline for The 99 NEWS.
HEAR YE! HEAR YE! HEAR YE!
Fifty years ago, Amelia Earhart was the lirsl person to fly solo from Hawaii to the Mainland
She took off from Honolulu January 11,1935 and landed at Oakland California January 12. To
commemorate this feat, 100 of the original 1963 Amelia Earhart eight-cent First Day Covers
were canceled at Honolulu (with the Hawaiian statehood stamp) January 11 (50 years later)
and recanceled (with another appropriate stamp) at Oakland on the 12th.
These unique covers are available from Alice Hammond, 15 Oakdale Dr.. Millville NJ 08332.
Make your tax-deductible contribution check for $20 to the Amelia Earhart Scholarship Fund,
and please include a #10 legal-size, stamped, self-addressed envelope with your request.
by International President Hazel Jones
This is the first colum n for th e N ew Y ear, an d 1 w ant to w ish you
all a very happy and p ro s p e ro u s y ea r a h e a d . I am su re all of u s a re
full of resolutions and diet plans for th e com ing y ear. O n e resolution
I h ope we all m ake is to fly safely th is year. W e n e e d e a c h an d every
one of you if w e a re to grow an d p ro sp er.
T h ere w ere m any, m any aviation-related a c c id e n ts in my sta te
during the holidays, an d th ey all s o u n d e d a s if th e y could have b een
prevented. S uch a w aste! T h e se kinds of sto rie s alw ays a p p e a r on
th e front page of th e new sp ap e r, o r as a lead sto ry on TV. It c a n give
general aviation a b ad nam e.
At the last B oard m eeting, O k lah o m a F S D O A ccident P revention
Specialist Jay N elson ask ed if w e w ould co n sid e r adding th e C TA F
frequency to o u r air m arking p ro g ram . “W h at is th e C T A F ?” you
ask. G ood question. C T A F sta n d s for C o m m o n Traffic A dvisory
F requency, an d this info rm atio n c a n b e found in th e A irport
D irectory for any airport in the U S. S o m etim es it is th e sam e as th e
U nicom frequency, an d so m etim es it is a different frequency. E ach
airport has an assigned freq u en cy . If an airp lan e is landing a t an
unfamiliar airport, th e pilot c a n easily dial th e c o rre c t frequency for
either airport advisories o r landing in stru ctio n s — if th e C T A F is
painted on th e ram p o r building in a p ro m in en t location. Y our B oard
thought this w ould be a good safety addition to o u r air m arking
program , particularly at u n co n tro lled airports. It ju st might p rev en t
a mid-air. I se n t th e inform ation to Air M arking C h airm an M ary Hill,
and I am su re w e will be hearing from her.
T he o th e r su ggestion cam e from A ccid en t P rev en tio n Specialist
J o h n Ja rc h o w . H e su g g e ste d ad ding signs n e ar a irp o rts w h ere the
ru n w ay e n d s right at a ro a d o r stre e t. T h e se signs could b e like the
o n e s sh o w n below . Inform ation th a t th e signs w ere provided by the
99s could also be included. A p p aren tly th e re have b een several
in sta n ce s w hen p eo p le h av e b e e n walking dow n c o u n try ro ad s or
s tre e ts an d tu rn e d to w alk o n to th e runw ay, n o t realizing w here they
w ere. T h e re have also b e e n so m e in sta n ce s w hen c a rs have had
aircraft tire tra c k s a c ro s s th eir to p s b e c a u se th e drivers w ere not
aw are of landing aircraft.
I think b o th of th e s e ideas have m erit. It’s nice to know th a t the
FAA, w hen they have identified an a re a th at n e ed s help, co m es to
th e 99s, know ing th a t w e can help.
Fly safely!
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by Ramona O. Young
International Safety Education Chairman
In re v ie w in g th e c a u s e s of a ir c r a f t
a c c id e n ts, it h as b e e n d eterm in e d th a t a
g re a t p e rc e n ta g e of fatal a c c id e n ts a re
a ttrib u tab le to biom edical factors, including
th e p sy c h o lo g ic a l. If n o d e m o n s tr a b le
pathological fac to rs a re d isco v ered in th e
investigation of an accid en t, su c h a s h e art
a tta c k s, b rain tu m o rs, d ru g incapacitatio n ,
kidney sto n e s, e tc ., th e n th e c a u se of an
by Verna West
L e tte rs have gone to ch a p te r chairm en on
a regular basis th e last tw o y e a rs w ith th e
assum ption th a t they will inform th eir m em ­
b ers. W e know m any of you a re u n ab le to
a tte n d m e etin g s regularly a n d m ay n o t
actually get th e latest inform ation e x ce p t
th ro u g h The 99 NEW S. W e n eed e a c h one
of you to be well inform ed.
T h e N inety-N ines is h osting th e W orld
P recision Flying C h am pio n sh ip at K issim ­
m ee, Florida, A ugust 11-18. T e a m s from all
over th e w orld will be arriving a s early as
A ugust 4 and m ay be traveling in th e US
before th a t tim e. S o m e co u n trie s, su c h as
1983 w inner Poland, will probably bring their
ow n aircraft, but m ost will re n t airplanes
here. (W e a rran g e with th e FAA for their
tem p o rary licenses.)
T h e site n e a r O rlan d o , w ith ea sy airline
a c c e ss, w as ch o sen as o n e a ttra c tiv e to
g u ests from o th e r cou ntries. D isneyw orld,
E pcot C e n te r, K ennedy S p a c e C e n te r and
m any o th e r a ttra c tio n s a re n earb y . T h e
tow n of K issim m ee an d airp o rt p erso n n el
w an ted u s to co m e a n d a re being very
helpful. A nyone w ho h as help ed with an
International C onvention know s so m e of
w hat we face in housing a n d feeding people.
W hen we ad d com plex rules for co m p eti­
tion, F ed eratio n A ero n au tiq u e In tern atio n ­
ale p ro to c o l, e tc ., it b e c o m e s a m ajo r
undertaking.
T h e selection of th e U nited S ta te s te am is
also th e responsibility of th e N inety-N ines/
U S P F T C ouncil. W e are raising m oney with
th e h o p e of paying th e U S te a m ’s e x p e n se s,
as well as covering e x p e n se s for th e W orld
C ham pionship.
M ost c h a p te rs charged only a sm all fee
an d a b so rb e d so m e of th e c o s ts of th e 14
local rallies held in th e U S last fall. C o n ­
te s ta n ts will pay a larger en try fee at regional
and national rallies, w hich will help with
so m e of th e e x p e n se s. H a ts off to all c h a p ­
te rs th a t h av e “ b ra v e d th e u n k n o w n ” an d
held a rally! A t least o n e has held three!
It is im p o rtan t th a t a s m any rallies as
p o ssib le b e h eld in th e U S this spring. All
pilots sh o u ld know th a t th e re will b e a U S
te a m e n te re d in th e W orld C ham pionship.
W e h o p e th a t, th ro u g h so m e of th em ,
c o n ta c ts m ay b e m ad e th a t c o u ld lead to
so m e financial help for this big event.
W e h o p e th a t 99s in c o u n tries o th e r th a n
th e U S a re p articip atin g in th e selectio n of
te a m s . N in e ty -N in e s in N ew Z e a la n d ,
K o re a , J a p a n , th e B a h a m a s a n d o th e r
c o u n trie s have re q u e ste d inform ation. (T he
U SSR d eclined th e invitation to se n d a
team , saying th e sp o rt is n o t well developed
in Russia.)
Five 99s from th e U S w ent to N orw ay in
1983, o n e a s a te a m m e m b e r a n d four of th e
C ouncil m e m b e rs “learning th e ro p e s .” W e
m a rc h e d w ith th e U S te a m an d th o s e o th e r
c o u n trie s th ro u g h th e stre e ts of S kien to th e
o p en in g cerem o n ies. W e w ere p ro u d to be
w ith o u r te a m an d w ish ed 99s co u ld have
been with th e o th e r team s.
T h e re a re so m any things being d o n e
ev ery w h ere by 99s, we know n o t all will have
given th e W orld P recision Flight C o m p e ti­
tion th eir first priority. B ut this y ear is
im p o rtan t! W e n e e d en o u g h rallies th ro u g h ­
o u t th e U S to b e able to say “th e b e st we
have a re o n o u r te a m .”
W e n e e d th e su p p o rt of all 99s in w elcom ­
ing th e te a m s to th e W orld C ham pionship.
A s th e tim e d raw s n e a re r, th e circle of
w om en actively w orking grow s larger. N ot
all of y o u will be in F lorida, b u t y o u r
p articip atio n in y o u r ow n local e v e n ts an d
y o u r willingness to help in your ow n h o m e ­
tow n co u ld m ean y o u r favorite pilot (th at
could even b e you) h as a place o n a te a m
th a t m e e ts th e w orld in K issim m ee.
a c c id e n t m u s t b e w ith in th e realm of
p sy ch o lo g ical/b eh av io ral fa c to rs or their
em otional co m p o n en ts.
T h ro u g h a u to p s ie s a n d to x ico lo g ical
s tu d ie s, a c c id e n t in v e stig a to rs can now
d e te c t m o s t p h y sio lo g ical c a u s e s w hen
p re se n t. T h e so p h isticatio n of urine, blood
a n d tissu e analy ses c a n tell u s w hether or
n o t m any ty p es of d ru g s, p o iso n s an d gases
a re p re se n t. W h en biochem ical factors are
ruled o u t, th e c a u se of th e accident is
n arro w ed dow n to th e a re a of psycho­
logical/behavioral/ em otional factors.
A lthough th e pilot’s ac tio n s a re often
re fe rre d to a s “pilot e rro r” o r “poor judg­
m e n t,” in reality it is pilot behavior.
In ap p ro p riate pilot behavior is considered
to b e an y p a tt e r n o f b e h a v io r th a t is
p o te n tially se lf-d e s tru c tiv e . It th e re fo re
follows th a t a p p ro p ria te beh avior is that
w hich will e n h a n ce safety an d survival.
T h e fo rces of s tre s s a n d coping play an
im p o rta n t ro le in th e p ilo t’s b eh av io r.
P sychological stre ss e s a re th o se forces that
t h r e a te n to d is o rg a n iz e a n individual’s
p s y c h ic e q u ilib riu m . T h e c a p a c ity for
a d e q u a te a d a p ta tio n to c h an g e, o r to the
s tre s s th e c h an g e c re a te s , is know n as
coping ability.
T h e a m o u n t of coping ability an individual
h a s varies from tim e to tim e, depending
u p o n th e e x te n t th a t o th e r s tre ss e s place
d e m a n d s o n th e individual. If th e pilot is
c o n su m e d w ith o th e r stre ss e s, such as
financial o r m arital p roblem s, h e /s h e may
n o t have th e capacity to deal successfully
w ith a crisis in th e air.
C op in g m ech a n ism s, o r th e m ethod of
handling stressfu l situations, a re developed
by specific e x p e rie n c e s, proficiency training
o r o th e r general learning inputs. An in­
dividual’s lifestyle is form ed in part by a
c o n tin u u m of stressfu l stim uli, followed by
s tre s s re s p o n se s th a t go o n from birth to
d e a th , with a m ultitude of variables th at
d eterm in e th e individual’s stre ss resp o n se
o r behavioral p attern .
T h e s tre s s stim uli o r em otional factors
p r e s e n t in a n in d iv id u a l’s lifestyle can
accu m u late to a point w h ere they indicate
potential self-destructive behavior. T h ese
stre ss facto rs a re all involved with changes
in th e p ilo t’s life sty le w h ic h , in tu r n ,
d eterm in es th e pilot’s behavior.
S o m e fa c to rs th a t have b e e n o b served to
lead to accid en t-p ro d u cin g behavior are:
L L o ss of spouse by separation, divorce or
death
2. Death in the family
3. Illness in the family
4. Change in job, either promotion or demotion
(pilot may feel inadequate to handle a
promotion)
5. Change in —
a. number of arguments with spouse
b. church attendance habits
c. debts or financial status
d. line of work
e. living conditions
f. residence
g. schools
h. social activities
i. sleeping habits
j. eating habits
k. health
6 Sexual difficulties
7 Son or daughter leaving home
8. Spouse beginning or leaving work
9. Trouble with in-laws
10. Violations of the law
This is a partial list of stressful ev en ts, an d
it m ust be rem em b ered th at o n e ev en t alone
may not be responsible for self-destructive
behavior in th e pilot. It is usually a serie s of
ev en ts that add up an d req u ire d ep letio n of
th e total coping ability. At this poin t, if th e
next stressful variable th at co m e s along
requires m ore coping ability th a n th e pilot
p o ssesses, th e pilot will b e involved in
behavior that could en d in self-destruction.
Remind yourself periodically th a t you, as
well as your airplane, m ust be preflighted. If
you are not em otionally fit to pilot, d o n ’t fly.
If you have a problem , resolve it b efo re you
get into th e cockpit.
\ 2 er
Report
T h is last A ugust at th e International
C o n v e n tio n , $100 w as d o n a te d on behalf of
all 49'/2e rs to th e H e a d q u a rte rs E xpansion
F u n d . S in ce th a t tim e, th e id ea w as form ed
to collect en o u g h m oney to have a 4 9 ’/2er
“ wing” o n th e W all of W ings d o n o r plaque.
W h a t b e tte r w ay to let all of o u r “b e tte r
h a lv e s” k n o w th a t w e a p p re c ia te th e
su p p o rt, sacrifice a n d love th e y have given
to th e 99s?
A t 99 fun ctio n s, flying activities a n d getto g e th e rs, I ex p lain ed w hat I w as trying to
d o . A long w ith my ow n 49%er, W arren , w e
held o u t o u r h a n d s an d a sk e d for w hatever,
generally a dollar o r tw o. S everal 99s had
s ta rte d to dig in th eir p o c k e ts a n d w ere told
by Nancy Hecksel
th a t it d id n ’t co u n t if th e c a sh cam e from
th em . O n e m an said th a t he didn’t have any
m oney with him , bu t e n d e d u p d o n ating all
of his p o c k e t ch an g e. A n o th er said th at he
d id n ’t believe in th e 4 9 ’/2e rs; he en d ed up
sp en d in g all day filing a p en n y in half to give
m e 49% cents!
T h e e n d resu lt of a few m o n th s of activity
h a s b e e n th a t $200 h a s b ee n se n t to
H e a d q u a rte rs, th u s en su rin g re p re se n ta ­
tion o n th e W all of W ings.
I a p p re c ia te th o s e w ho have helped with
th is e n d e a v o r. I’ve n o t really finished, and
th e 49% ers c a n e x p e c t to se e m e heading
th eir w ay w ith a gleam in my eye.
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M arguerite G am bo W ood
A loha C h a p te r c h a rte r m em b er M arguerite G a m b o W o o d to o k
flight frorne a rth T hanksgiving day, a victim of c a n ce r. O n e of
Hawaii’s pioneer aviators, M arguerite b egan h e r professional avia­
tion c a re e r in 1939 with th e founding of h er G a m b o Flying S erv ice at
H o n o lu lu ’s J o h n R o d g e rs F ield (n o w H o n o lu lu In te rn a tio n a l
A irport). S h e w as H awaii’s first w om an to b e co m e a com m ercial
pilot, to beco m e a flight in stru c to r an d to o p e ra te a flight school.
In recognition of h er p e rso n a l efforts to p ro m o te aviation as a
c a re e r field for both m en and w om en, M arguerite w as h o n o re d by
A loha C h a p te r with th e ded icatio n of a p laque b earin g h e r n am e at
th e International F o rest of F riendship in 1978.
O n D ecem b er 7,1941, M arg u erite’s flying school activities w ere
halted abruptly. S he w as flying with a s tu d e n t o v er th e island of
O ah u w hen Ja p a n e s e fighter plan es su d d en ly cam e flying by. A s sh e
recalled, “T he A rm y Air C o rp s h ad b een holding a lot of sim ulated
a ttack s, and I th o u g h t they w ere certainly g etting realistic.” W hen
sh e saw sm o k e at K an eo h e N aval Air S tatio n , sh e b e cam e
suspicious an d re tu rn e d to h e r h om e field ju st in tim e to ta k e cover
in a ditch while th e field w as strafed.
N ot long after th at, M arg u erite d ecid e d to join th e newly form ed
W om en A irforce Service Pilots (W A SP) organ izatio n , b u t before
sh e m ad e it to C h erry P oint, N o rth C aro lin a, sh e w as sidelined in
C alifornia b e c a u se flight in stru c to rs w ere n e e d e d m o re th a n ferry
pilots. S h e b ecam e chief flight in stru c to r for P ierce Flying S ch o o l at
N ogales, A rizona, training A rm y an d N avy pilots.
T h e re sh e m et h u sb an d R o b ert W ood, a n d after th e w ar they
re tu rn e d to Hawaii. M arguerite con v in ced th e U niversity of Hawaii
to let her te a c h a ground sch o o l c o u rse . By p o p u lar d e m an d to have
a flying school for v eteran s to ta k e a d v an ta g e of th e “GI Bill,”
M arguerite s ta rte d her seco n d flying sch o o l — th e H aw aiian S chool
of A eronautics.
In 1952, h er h u sb an d w as tra n sfe rre d to G e rm a n y . S h e sold her
school and tu rn e d the h an g ars o v er to th e T errito ry of Hawaii with
th e proviso th a t th e tw o h a n g a rs w ould alw ays b e re s e rv e d for th e
use of general aviation.
W hen th e W o o d s re tu rn e d to H onolulu from E u ro p e, “M a,” as
sh e h ad b een n ick n am ed by h e r m ale s tu d e n ts , le a rn ed th a t th e
h an g ars w ere to be u sed for airline freight o p e ra tio n s. W hen sh e
raised a fuss ab o u t it, sh e w as told s h e ’d h av e to “co m e o u t of
re tire m e n t” and tak e over m an ag e m en t of th e tw o h an g ars. S o she
estab lish ed H awaii’s C o u n try C lu b of th e Air, leasing sp a c e to flying
clubs an d o th e rs. H er o p e ra tio n b e ca m e FAA a n d VA a p p ro v e d for
flight training.
E nthusiastic ab o u t en co u rag in g y o u n g p eople in te re ste d in
learning to fly, 99 Life M em ber “M a” regularly p rovided sch o larsh ip s
French author Claudine Mullard and Hazel Jones visit
during her recent trip to the US. C laudine spent tim e at
International H eadquarters researching inform ation on
the 99s for an article in a French aviation magazine.
NOTAM
The National Congress on Aviation and
Space Education is March 21-23 at the
Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada
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Ja n u a rv /F e b ru a rv 1985
to Civil Air P atrol c a d e ts for C A P flying e n c a m p m e n ts in Hawaii and
p rovided sch o la rsh ip s to aid o th e r individuals with their a e ro ­
nautical training, including m any 99s.
A m em orial serv ice for “M a” w as held D ecem b er 1 at h er Hawaii’s
C o u n try C lu b of th e Air, a n d h e r a sh e s w ere sc a tte re d over the
ch an n el b etw een th e islands of O a h u a n d M olokai, a s she had
req u ested .
by Lindy Boyes
Gilbert N. Keller
W ith g re a t s a d n e s s , W a sh in g to n , D .C . C h a p te r m em b ers
learn ed of th e d e a th of Gil Keller, h u sb a n d of M ary M oore “Mitzi”
Keller. A m em b er of th e T ak o m a P a rk Lions C lub, Gil died
D ecem b er 12 at Holy C ro ss H ospital.
Gil e a rn e d his m ultiengine rating in th eir ow n A ztec, in which they
trav eled to M exico, A laska a n d m o st of th e C a rib b e a n Islands. This
active 49!4er will b e deeply missed!
by Lin Clayberg
Charlie Merritt
Phoenix 99s w ere stu n n e d by th e d e a th of C harlie M erritt, dean of
A rizona p a ra c h u tis ts, N o v em b er 24. C harlie, a jovial elf of 77 years,
p re s e n te d a m o st en tertain in g an d inform ative p ro g ram at the
c h a p te r’s regular m eeting only tw o w eek s earlier. Still active as a
ju m p in stru c to r, he d e m o n s tra te d th e o p e ra tio n a n d packing of
p a ra c h u te s, using 66 K ath leen M asters a s a m odel. H e laughingly
re m a rk e d th a t K ath leen , 4'11", d id n ’t look d o w n o n him. H e left us
w ith an invitation to join him in a p a ra c h u te ju m p , prom ising a soft
landing, “even for g ra n d m o th e rs.”
C harlie died peacefully in his sleep.
G eorge Vial
J a n u a ry 6, 1985
49y2er of Phoenix C h a p te r 99 M ary Vial
Barbara Guptill
B arb ara G uptill, P hoenix C h a p te r 99, found N ew H orizons
D ec em b er 11 w hen sh e died of a h e a rt a tta c k in h er C h andler home.
A CFI w ho tra n sferre d from th e N o rth e rn N ew E ngland C h ap ter in
1981, B arb a ra w as em ployed by th e U S F o re st S ervice. S he w as an
active p articip an t in c h a p te r activities, m o st recently serving on the
Rules C o m m ittee for th e 1984 K achina Doll Air Rally.
H er cheerful c o u n te n a n c e an d willing service will be m issed.
by Mary Lou Brown
Aerospace Education at Work
N ^»C A
by Aileen Anderson
M ore than 100 c a d e tte an d sen io r Girl
S co u ts and th eir lead e rs from 16 tro o p s got
a first-hand look at th e w orld of aviation
during A viation C a re e r Day N o v em b er 10 at
th e M anchester A irport in N ew H am pshire.
T he event w as sp o n s o re d by th e N o rth e rn
New England C h a p te r and th e Swift W a te r
Girl S cout C ouncil.
D uring six m o n th s of planning, four m e e t­
ings w ere held by th e A ero sp ace C o m m ittee
and th e S co u t C ouncil. Included w as a to u r
of th e airport and p ro p o sed activity sites.
T h e S co u t C ouncil h andled all th e b a c k ­
ground publicity an d recruiting of th e girls
and leaders. T h e 99s ch o se five ev en ts,
cleared the p ro ject with th e airp o rt m a n ­
ager, tow er chief an d FB O , pick ed th e
com m ercial airline, re q u e ste d a 4 0 -p assen ­
ger plane with a flight a tte n d a n t, an d clea red
with th e statio n m anager for a to u r of
re se rv a tio n s, tick et c o u n te r an d baggage
handling. P erm issio n w as g ra n te d to ta k e
th e girls th ro u g h a m ain ten a n c e h an g ar and
a n a v io n ic s s h o p . A c o n fe r e n c e /lu n c h
ro o m , e x tr a w a sh ro o m facilities an d r e ­
s e rv e d p a rk in g w e re a rr a n g e d . A irp o rt
m ap s w ere p rovided for drivers.
At reg istratio n , th e 100 girls w ere divided
into five g ro u p s. E ach g ro u p h a d four Girl
S c o u t d riv ers, w ith o n e 99 a s a guide, a n d a
p rin te d schedule.
T h e re w ere tw o o r m o re 99s d esignated
for e a c h of th e five activities, plus th e p re ­
a rra n g e d airp o rt p ersonnel.
A fter show ing th e film, “ L ooking U p to
Y o u r A viation C a re e r,” th e 99s re p o rte d to
th eir sta tio n s an d th e g ro u p s d isp ersed,
e a ch to its first activity.
E a c h s e s s io n w a s s c h e d u le d fo r 50
m in u te s (m inus five to give tim e to ch an g e
p laces). T h e re w ere th re e se ssio n s in th e
m orn in g an d tw o in th e a ftern o o n . D uring
th e last 15 m in u tes of th e 45-m inute lunch
b re ak , th e Civil Air P atro l, re p re se n te d by
tw o officers (o n e a 99) a n d tw o c a d e ts,
talk ed a b o u t th eir o rg an izatio n a n d th e
o p p o rtu n ities o p e n to y oung people.
D uring th e FB O to u r, a C FI 99 w as given
sc h e d u le d tim e to d iscu ss flying with th e
girls, a n d p a p e r a irp la n e p a tte rn s w ere
p ro v id ed a s h an d o u ts.
A t th e co n tro l to w er, e a c h gro u p was
again divided after being briefed on w hat
th ey w ould se e a n d h ear. Half th e group
w e n t u p to p , while th e o th e rs rem ained
below w ith a radio tu n e d to th e tow er
freq u en cy . H a n d o u t sh e e ts containing flight
v o cab u lary an d c o m m u n icatio n p ro c e d u re s
w ere review ed.
A t closing, e a c h girl an d adult w as asked
to co m p le te an ev aluation sh e e t provided by
th e S c o u t C ouncil. T h e re su lts ran g ed from
“g o o d ” to “a w e so m e.”
If y o u r c h a p te r h a s n o t tried this ty p e of
p ro g ram , d o it! It’s ea sier th a n you think.
Y ou will also collect a n o th e r G irl S co u t
activity badge. R e so u rc e m aterials include:
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REPORT
by Mary H ill
International A ir M arking Chairman
H ere it is, th e beginning of a new year.
N ow is th e tim e ev ery o n e tells u s w e should
tu rn over th o se new leaves, im prove o u r
lives an d c o rre c t old, b ad h abits. N o t m e! I
w ant to th a n k ev ery o n e w ho se n t m e infor­
m ation a b o u t their air m ark in g efforts, an d
especially th e photos. I love them ! K eep ’em
com ing, folks. I’d also like to th a n k all th e
section chairm en for their re p o rts, hints and
helpful advice. D on’t sto p now!
T h e April issue of The 99 N E W S will focus
on air m arking. P lease se n d any cu te , witty,
exciting o r n otable air m arking ex p e rie n c e s
to th e m agazine by F e b ru a ry 28. N eed
ideas? A nyone have prob lem s with anim als
o r su ch ? W hat ab o u t w e a th er-related p ro b ­
lem s? I receiv ed a re p o rt from Id ah o of air
m arking in a rain of forest fire ash! M ore
details in April. O n e air m arking gro u p had
so m e very im portan t peo p le d ro p by. Ju s t
sen d a sh o rt p arag rap h an d label it, “Air
M arking T hrills.” we will p u t th e m into o n e
article. Be su re to give cred it to th e c h a p te r
an d location.
Y ou air m a rk ers a re th e g reatest! L et’s
hear from th e sectio n s o u tsid e th e US.
W h at p ro b lem s do you h av e? Let u s h ea r
from you.
H e re ’s to a terrific air m arking year!
T his is a co n tinu atio n of th e sto rie s of th e glory y e a rs of air racing sta rte d in Hull’s earlier
b o o k , S eptem ber C ham pions, now o u t of print. T his c u rre n t offering co v e rs th e stories of
Jim m y D oolittle a n d th e G ee Bee, th e flam boyant R o sco e T u rn e r an d G ilm ore, plus many
o th e rs. Included a re sto rie s of h u m o r m ixed with th e tragic a c c id e n ts th a t eventually ended
th e C leveland Air R aces.
W hile m o st of th e h eadlines w ere g ra b b e d by th e m en, th e w om en also c o n trib u ted to the
re c o rd s se t at C leveland. S o m e of th e b e tte r k now n w o m en m en tio n ed include Louise
T h ad en , Amelia E arh art, Jack ie C o c h ra n , J a n e P age an d Hilda Yen.
T h e book, an excellent addition to yo u r aviation historical collection, is well illustrated and
includes a helpful index.
by Dorothy Niekamp
99 Librarian
M em bers of the International B oard pause during their fall m eeting for a picture session Standing are Legal Counsel
Sylvia Paoli. Vice-P resident Barbara Sestito. Board M em ber Chanda Budhabhatti, Im m ediate Past President Marilyn
C opeland, Treasurer Ju dy Hall, Board M em ber Pat Roberts, Secretary Jean Davis. Executive Director Loretta
Gragg, Board M em bers M arie C hristensen and Harriet Fuller Seated is President Hazel Jones.
1985 W hirly-Girls S ch olarsh ip W inners A n n o u n ced
T h e w inner of th e 17th a n n u al D oris
Mullen W hirly-Girls S ch o larsh ip is L au ra
J a n e G o ld sb erry of W est L afayette, Indi­
ana. In addition, in S pring B ran ch , T e x a s,
Enid C. K asp ar is th e w inner of th e 1985
H anna R eitsch A nniversary S cholarship.
S he is Whirly-Girl #460.
T h e D oris Mullen S ch o larsh ip w as e s ta b ­
lished in m em ory of W hirly-Girl #84, D oris
M ullen of Joliet, Illinois. T h e sch o larsh ip is
aw ard ed to a fixed wing pilot to help her
obtain h er initial helicopter rating. T h e 1968
first sch o larsh ip of $500 h as now been
in creased to $4,000 th ro u g h th e su p p o rt of
th e m e n ’s a n d lad ies a u x ilia rie s of th e
W hirly-Girls, th e Flying Physicians A sso cia­
tio n , th e h e lic o p te r in d u s tr y a n d th e
Whirly-Girls.
T h e 1985 H an n a R eitsch S ch o larsh ip for
$4,000 c o m m em o rates th e 30th an n iv ersary
of th e founding of th e W hirly-G irls an d
h o n o rs th e late c h a rte r m em b er, H an n a
R eitsch of W est G e rm a n y , W hirly-Girl #1. It
is given to assist a W hirly-Girl to h elp h er
b e c o m e m o re professional by upgrading h er
h elico p ter rating.
G o ld sb erry , a g ra d u a te of P u rd u e U ni­
v ersity w ith a B.A. in English a n d a B .S. in
p rofessional pilot technology, receiv ed her
p riv a te pilot a n d g ro u n d in s tru c to r’s li­
c e n se s in 1977. S h e financed h e r entire
e d u c atio n with full a n d p art-tim e em ploy­
m en t, free-lance in stru ctio n , typing, g ran ts,
sch o la rsh ip s a n d loans. S h e h a s m o re th a n
4,000 h o u rs a s a fixed wing pilot.
Now P ro fe sso r G o ld sb e rry at P u rd u e
U niversity, sh e is an assista n t p ro fe sso r of
a v ia tio n te c h n o lo g y , flight a n d g ro u n d
in s tru c to r a n d c h a rte r pilot in tra n s p o rta ­
tion of university officials.
A s so o n a s sh e e a rn s h e r helico p ter
ra tin g , s h e will w o rk to e s ta b lis h th e
p ro p o s e d h elico p ter flight training program
at P u rd u e an d se rv e as a pilot for an
em ergen cy m edical helico p ter service.
A free-lance flight in stru c to r, K aspar has
gone to sch o o l in Sw itzerland, Thailand,
P a k istan an d W est G erm an y , w here she
stu d ied su c h diversified su b jects as music,
p h o to g ra p h y , philosophy, stain ed glass and
welding. In C alifornia, sh e a tte n d e d O range
C o a s t C ollege, S a n J o s e S ta te an d th e San
F ran c isco A rt Institute.
A b o rn te a c h e r, n o t o n e of h er stu d en ts
h a s ev er failed a flight te s t, an d their written
te s t a v e rag e h a s b e en 95.5 p ercen t. As a
h elico p ter flight in stru c to r, sh e w ants to
involve m o re w om en a n d m en, too, in
aviation. S h e will u se h er scholarship to
o b tain higher ratings an d type ratings.
All fo rm e r s c h o la rs h ip w in n e rs have
qualified for th e ir h elico p ter ratings and are
now W hirly-Girls.
NOTAM
All address changes, name changes,
membership changes and any queries
concerning your membership must be
sent to International Headquarters.
Working on one of many planning sessions for the upcom ing World Precision Flying C om petition are Jody M cC arrell,
Linda D ickerson, Hazel Jones, Verna West, Pat Roberts and M arie Christensen,
South Central Sectional
The Northeast Kansas Chapter w ill host the spring section meeting in Topeka,
Kansas, May 3-5. The Holiday Inn Holidome, 605 Fairlawn in Topeka, has been chosen
as our meeting hotel. We w ill be using Forbes Field A irp ort and Forbes Aviation as our
FBO for parking and fuel.
The theme is “ Reminiscence: The 1940s.” Some of the high lig hts include the opening
event at the Combat Air Museum to view W orld War II aircraft and memorabilia. We will
be spo tlig hting WASP members of our section, as well as a few w ho are not 99s. Plans
are firm for a symposium on "The Disappearance of Amelia Earhart.”
Sondra Ridgeway, 3247 N.W. Menoken, Topeka KS 66618, is meeting chairman.
Registration chairman is Lonnie Steele, 939 Lawrence Ave., Lawrence KS 66044.
A new co lo r television (donated by South Central
Section) and VCR equipm ent (donated by Southwest
S e c tio n ) are now a v a ila b le at Inte rn a tion a l H ea d ­
q uarters for use with the videotape oral history project
under the direction ot W yom ing 99 Judy Logue
SOUTHWEST SECTION MEETING
The beautiful Sunburst Resort Hotel in Scottsdale w ill be the site of the A pril 26-28
Southwest Sectional.
The Phoenix and Arizona Sundance Chapters w ill co-host the meeting, featuring Dr.
Dora Dougherty Strother, Ft. W orth Chapter 99, W hirly-G irl, form er WASP and director
of Human Factors Engineering at Bell Helicopter-Textron. Dora's accom plishm ents
epitomize the section meeting theme, "99s Diversi-FLY," and she w ill speak at the
Saturday night banquet.
A Friday night Mexican fiesta, educational workshops, optional tours, shopping on
Scottsdale's Fifth Avenue and special events fo r 49Vjers w ill be other highlights.
Contact Ruth Olson, registration chairman, 7232 E. Villa Way, Scottsdale AZ 85257,
(602) 946-7605, for further inform ation.
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Ninety-Nines Go
T andem Skydiving
by Jane Ferrell
T h e re ’s nothing ex trao rd in a ry a b o u t 99s flying airplanes. T h a t’s
w hat they do.
B ut th e re is som ething a little un u su al a b o u t 99s jum ping o u t of
airplanes. T h a t’s w hat th e m em b e rs of th e C a m e ro n P ark C h a p te r
did, safely a tta c h e d to an e x p erie n ce d professional ju m p m aster.
T hey w ent ta n d e m jum ping, a b ran d new w ay to skydive if y o u ’ve
alw ays w anted to skydive, b u t a re relu ctan t to jum p o u t of a plane by
yourself.
T w o m em b ers of th e c h a p te r, R obin R uhw edel (d au g h ter of M ary
B ovee) an d I, skydive regularly. W e to o k o u r big first sca ry leap s a
couple of y ears ago w hen ta n d em skydiving w asn ’t available.
S kydivers in Florida hav e b e en w orking o u t th e k inks in ta n d e m
jum ping for th e last coup le of y e a rs an d finally receiv ed approval
from th e F ed eral A viation A dm in istratio n in J u n e to w aive th e
regulation th at req u ires tw o p a ra c h u te s p er skydiver (o n e m ain and
o n e reserve).
S ince th at tim e, skydivers have b een doing ta n d e m jum ps with
o th e r skydivers and non -sk y d iv ers for th e last few m o n th s in a
handful of p laces aro u n d th e c o u n try . T h e only place in n o rth e rn
C alifornia th at offers tan d e m skydiving now is th e p a ra c h u te c e n te r
at Lodi, C alifornia, w here 4 9 ‘/£er Ray Ferrell ta k e s peo p le for jum ps.
W e sch ed u led a couple of day s in O c to b e r especially for so m e of th e
99s w ho w an ted to try it. M ary L a C ro ix , C h a p te r C h airm an
J e a n e tte Bell and Linda S w an signed up. M ary B ovee p lanned to
w atch. U n d er n o circu m stan ces, sh e said, w ould sh e ev er jum p o u t
of a plane.
T his is how tan d em jum ping w orks: T h e p a ssen g e r, w earing a
h a rn e ss, is h o o k e d in (w ith m etal a tta c h m e n ts a n d safety locks) at
four points to th e front of th e ju m p m a s te r’s h a rn e s s an d stra p p e d in
tightly. B oth w ear goggles a n d so m e ty p e of helm et. T h ey exit th e
plane at 7,000 feet an d fly th ro u g h th e air for eight to 10 seco n d s.
T he ju m p m aster pulls th e re c tan g u la r p ara c h u te . A bout 400 sq u a re
feet of fabric designed to c arry m o re th a n 400 p o u n d s, it’s a larger
version of a military p a ra c h u te d esigned to carry a 200-pound
ju m p er with 150 p o u n d s of gear. A re se rv e p a ra c h u te of th e sam e
size is also p ack ed in th e rig w orn o n th e ju m p m a ste r’s back.
M ost first ju m p s req u ire a day of in stru ctio n , b u t training for a
tan d e m jum p ta k e s only 15 o r 20 m inutes.
T h e first o n e to go w as La C roix. S h e d o n n e d a jum psuit, goggles
an d soft helm et, a n d stra p p e d herself into th e h a rn ess. Ferrell
h o o k ed h e r into his h a rn e ss an d ex plained th a t sh e should place her
h a n d s a c ro s s h e r c h e st w hen th ey left th e plane, keeping her legs
to g e th e r an d b en t b ack b e tw een his. W h en th e c a n o p y o p en ed , she
w as to g ra sp th e h an d le s o n th e ste erin g toggles below the
ju m p m a ste r’s h andles. Ferrell w ould show h e r how to tell the
d ifference b e tw e en a good an d a b a d p a ra c h u te a n d te a c h h er to
ste e r th e c an op y . (M ost sk y d iv ers d o n ’t u se ro u n d p arach u tes
an y m o re; th e sq u a re , o r ram air, can o p ie s can b e ste e re d an d stalled
like a wing so th a t ju m p ers can m ak e tip to e landings.)
Ferrell also ex plained em erg en cy p ro c e d u re s. If th e p arach u te
d id n ’t o p e n properly, he w ould tell h e r to assu m e th e exit position as
he jettiso n ed th e m ain p a ra c h u te an d pulled th e reserve.
Sim ple. La C ro ix w as read y to go (even th o u g h sh e had slept
fitfully th e prev io u s night an d h a d k e p t w aking her husb and, he
said ), b u t sh e h ad to wait for th e C alifornia fog hovering at 2,000 feet
to b u rn off. H er d a u g h te r, R aylene, 16, w as even m o re excited than
h e r m o th er, a n d d isap p o in te d th a t sh e co u ld n ’t go. (FAA regula­
tions prohibit p eo p le u n d e r 18 from doing a ta n d em skydive, a rule
th a t w e’re trying to get c h an g ed . A fter all, stu d e n t pilots can be 14
y ears old.)
Finally, th e clo u d s dissipated. Ferrell an d La C roix h o o k ed up and
w alked to g e th e r in b ack w ard strid e to th e C e ssn a 182. (Modified for
jum ping, it h ad only o n e se a t for th e pilot). La C roix laughed the
w hole way. R aylene clim bed in b ehind th e pilot so sh e could w atch
h e r m o th er, while Ferrell an d L a C ro ix sa t n ex t to th e pilot on the
floor. A bout 10 m in u tes later, at 7,000 feet, Ferrell o p e n e d the door.
“It w as like b eing o n to p of a m o u n tain in w in te r,” L a C roix said
later.
T hey tu rn e d to p u t th eir legs o u t th e do o r. “A re you ready?”
Ferrell yelled. La C ro ix grinned an d n odded.
T hey d ro p p e d o u t of th e plane an d , a b o u t eight se co n d s later,
Ferrell o p e n e d th e p a ra c h u te at a b o u t 6,000 feet. “I e x p ected a big
..floating dow n under the canopy
iry Bovee suited up before her jump...
...coining in for a landing..
Ray Ferrell and Mary Bovee on the ground
jolt,” said La C roix. “B ut it w as ju st a soft tug. I w as a little sc a re d in
free fall, but o n ce w e w ere u n d er can o p y , it w as fine.”
She an d Ferrell sailed th ro u g h th e sk ies for an eight o r ninem inute ride u n d er th e brightly co lo red c an o p y . T h ey s te e re d th e
p arac h u te a ro u n d in circles an d th e n to w a rd a field n e a r th e
hangars, gently sw ooping out of th e sky a n d sliding to th e earth .
Everyone else did stand-up landings.
Je a n e tte Bell said later, “My h e a rt w as really going before we got
out, but 1 w asn’t scared . I could get h o o k ed . I loved it!”
Bell’s d au g h ter, S herry S h etle r (w ho is w orking o n h e r pilot’s
license), w as w ide-eyed and smiling after sh e landed. S h e said, “T h at
do esn’t co m pare to anything I’ve ev er d o n e .”
A fter sh e re tu rn e d to e arth , Linda S w an ch irp ed . “T h a t’s fun. I’d
do it again! H ey, Bill (h er b ro th e r), w a n n a go ju m p ? T a k e a flying
leap? It’s so m uch fun!” H er b ro th e r, Bill P a rk e r, w ho h a d co m e to
w atch, also m ade a tan d em jum p, a s did his wife.
M ary B ovee, never an e n th u s ia st for th e sp o rt an d initially
reluctant to see d au g h ter R obin jum p, o b se rv e d th e re a c tio n s of h er
fellow m em b e rs an d said in a sm all voice, “Well, m ay b e.” W e all
en c o u ra g e d h e r to try it, a n d th e n ex t thing sh e knew , sh e was
w earing a jum psuit an d listening to Ferrell give h er instructions.
“ My kids will think I’m c ra z y ,” sh e said. “A 53-year-old w om an
skydiving."
S h e w as terrified. “It’s just th a t first ste p ...” sh e k e p t m uttering.
B ut ev ery o n e rem in d ed h er of how m u ch fun it w ould be after she
m ade th e first step.
“ It’s no scarier th a n yo u r first solo flight,” said Bell.
S h e w ent u p in s P latu s P o rte r, riding with sev en o th e r skydivers
w ho w ere planning to ju m p at 12,000 feet. Also accom p an y ing her
a n d providing e n c o u ra g e m e n t w as d a u g h te r Robin, w ho w ore
c a m e ra eq u ip m en t a tta c h e d to h er helm et so th a t sh e could
vid eo tap e h e r m o th e r’s jum p.
A fter they m ad e a sta n d -u p landing o n th e g rassy field, B ovee w as
all sm iles. S h e said, “It w as fun, b u t I’ll n ev er d o it again.”
A nd a few h o u rs later, after sh e had w atch ed herself on the
vid eo tap e, sh e w as saying, “Well, n ever say n ev e r.”
Marion Dittm an
“I th o u g h t I couldn’t afford th e aircraft
rental, let alone flying lesso n s, o n my limited
s a la ry ,” sa y s M arion D ittm a n , av iatio n
safety in sp ecto r with th e W estern-Pacific
R egion of th e Los A ngeles Flight S ta n d a rd s
D istrict office. “B ut,” M arion co n tin u es, “I
have d isco v ered th at in this life you can
afford to do anything you really w an t to d o .”
M arion, w ho h as been a 99 since 1975 an d
is cu rrently a L ong B each C h a p te r m em b er,
e a rn e d th e distinction of being th e first
w om an ev er to ta k e th e B oeing 727 In­
sp e c to r Pilot an d Flight E ngineer Q ualifica­
tion C o u rse at the F ederal A viation A d ­
m inistration A cadem y in O k la h o m a City.
While th ere, she w as also o n e of th e flight
crew m aking th e historic 60,000th landing of
th e 727. B ut, m u ch m o re th a n th a t, M arion
also e a rn e d th e distinction of b eco m in g th e
first w om an air carrier airm an certification
in sp ecto r in th e co u n try , co n d u c tin g airm an
certification in th e B oeing 727.
M arion’s c a re e r has b ee n filled w ith su ch
su ccesse s. D uring the early 1960s, sh e cam e
to w ork for th e FAA as a se c re ta ry in th e
W estern-Pacific R egion’s Flight S ta n d a rd s
Division. “I cam e to th e FAA right o u t of
high sch o o l,” M arion recalls, “ w hen they
had a recru itm en t drive.”
A fter a few years, M arion w ent o u tsid e
th e FAA to p u rs u e a b u sin e ss c a re e r in th e
challenging a e ro s p a c e in dustry. By 1973,
sh e had achieved an e n try level m a n a g e­
m ent position. B ut it w asn ’t until 1967 th a t
M arion co m p leted h e r pilot training an d
received her private pilot certificate.
In 1975, M arion left th e a e ro s p a c e in­
d u stry to actively p u rsu e an aviation career.
S h e th en co m p leted th e ed u catio n al ste p s
req u ired for a co m m ercial pilot w ith ratings
for airplanes, single engine an d m ultiengine
land and in stru m en ts, an d sh e w ent o n to
obtain all flight in stru cto r ratings, earn in g an
airline tra n sp o rt pilot certificate. By now she
w as w o rk in g a s a full-tim e p ilo t, b o th
instructing in all pilot training p ro g ram s an d
ferrying new pro d u ctio n aircraft th ro u g h o u t
th e continental U nited S tate s.
D uring her c a re e r in aviation, M arion has
acquired several th o u sa n d h o u rs of flight
ex p erien ce in a diverse sp e c tru m of aircraft,
including all c u rre n t U S p ro d u ctio n single
a n d m u ltie n g in e a ir c ra ft u n d e r 12,500
p o u n d s. In addition, sh e h as flown several
large m u ltiengine a irc ra ft, in clu d in g th e
SA227 M etro III, N o rth A m erican Rockwell
S abreliner an d th e B oeing 727.
A s G en eral A viation D istrict O ffice avia­
tion safety in sp ecto r, sh e quickly ad v a n ce d
to jo u rn e y m a n level, w h ere sh e w as re ­
sp o n sib le for certification, insp ectio n an d
surveillance of FAR P art 135 air carrier
o p eratin g certificates, pilot sch o o ls, pilot
w ritte n te s t e x a m in e rs a n d o p e ra tio n s
p ro g ra m s of ex ecu tiv e a n d industrial o p ­
e ra to rs. In addition, sh e also w as active in
a c cid e n t/in c id e n t investigation an d com pli­
a n c e /e n fo rc e m e n t of th e F ed eral A viation
Regulations.
In 1982, M arion b e c a m e actively involved
w ith air ta x i/c o m m u te r o p e ra to rs a s an
actin g principal o p e ra tio n s in sp ec to r, ev e n ­
tually com pleting th e Sw earingin SA227
M etro III ty p e ratin g pro g ram . Additional
d u ties w ere th e n ex p a n d e d to include the
c o n d u c t of airm an certification a n d pilot
proficiency c h e c k s in th e SA227, a s well as
ro u te p ro v in g flights a n d e v a lu a tio n /a p ­
p ro v a l of tra in in g p ro g r a m s fo r p ilo ts,
in stru c to rs an d c h e c k airm en.
In 1983, M arion co m p le te d Air C a rrie r
In d o ctrin a tio n training at th e FAA A ca­
dem y. S h e w as p ro m o te d to an air carrier
in sp e c to r at th e L o s A ngeles Flight S ta n ­
d a rd s D istrict Office in 1984 a n d co m p leted
a five-w eek B oeing 727 In sp e c to r Pilot an d
Flight E ngineer Initial Q ualification c o u rse
at th e FAA A cadem y. T h u s, sh e b e cam e
o n e of th e c o u n try ’s first w om en air carrier
airm an certification in sp ecto rs.
In add itio n to m any in d u stry letters of
c o m m en d atio n for job p erfo rm an ce, Marion
recen tly receiv ed an o u tsta n d in g rating with
a Special A chievem ent A ward.
S o far, sh e ad m its sh e h a s h ad very little
tim e for o u tsid e in te re sts. “I d o love to hike
a n d sk i,” sh e say s, “ a n d h o p e to have m ore
tim e in th e fu tu re to d e v o te to th e s e
a c tiv itie s.” S h e is a lso in te re s te d in oil
painting an d plans to ren ew h er efforts in
this field in th e n e ar future.
W h at a b o u t M arion’s fu tu re plans? “I
h ave a g rea t c a re e r,” sh e says, “and I
th oroughly enjoy m y jo b a n d th e people 1
w ork w ith.” W h at m o re could anyone ask?
by Barbara Abels
C harlen e Falkenberg
C h o se n from am o n g 800 in th e G reat
L a k e s R e g io n a s A c c id e n t P re v e n tio n
C o u n se lo r of th e Y ear, C h a rle n e Falken­
b erg w as recen tly p re s e n te d a trophy in
S o u th B end, Indiana. T h e p resen tatio n to
th e fo rm er N inety-N ine International officer
w as m ad e by Lloyd Rich, m anager, G eneral
A v iatio n D is tric t O ffice, a n d A ccid en t
P rev e n tio n Specialist R o b ert B issonnette,
In d ia n a p o lis G e n e ra l A v ia tio n D istric t
Office.
G enie Rae O 'Kelley
A P o to m a c C h a p te r 99, M a ta re se , a
c o m m e rc ia l in s tru m e n t ra te d pilot a n d
g ro u n d in s tru c to r, h a s b ee n serving a s th e
S ta te A viation A dm in istratio n ’s a e ro sp a c e
e d u c a tio n specialist.
H er new d u ties will include overseeing th e
SA A ’s tech n ical a n d financial a ssistan ce
p ro g r a m s fo r th e s t a t e ’s 41 p u b lic u se
a irp o rts, a s well as th e licensing of th e se
facilities. In co o p e ra tio n w ith FAA and o th e r
federal en tities, sh e is resp o n sib le for u p ­
d atin g th e s ta te ’s 9,000 licen sed pilots on
safety issu es, a n d sh e is th e chief c o n ta c t for
gen eral aviation in te re sts in th e state.
A g ra d u a te of R u tg ers U niversity w ith a
M a s te r’s d e g re e from th e U niversity of N ew
H am p sh ire, sh e joined th e A viation A d ­
m in istratio n in 1982. S h e h a s se rv ed in th e
T ra n sp o rta tio n C o n su ltin g Division an d has
ta u g h t at se c o n d a ry a n d college levels.
G en ie Rae O ’Kelley
T h e A cciden t P rev en tio n p ro g ra m is a
joint effort of th e F ed eral A viation A dm ini­
stration an d th e general aviation in d u stry to
help solve safety pro b lem s and c o n c e rn s , as
well as e d u cate general aviation pilots.
An accident p revention c o u n selo r since
1964, F alkenberg h as w orked for safety an d
education in aviation since becom ing a pilot.
S he holds com m ercial single engine an d
m ultiengine ra tin g s w ith in s tru m e n t, a d ­
vanced and in stru m en t gro u n d in stru c to r
ratings.
S h e a n d h u s b a n d W a lte r r e s id e in
F io b a rt, In d ia n a , a n d o w n a M o o n e y
E xecutive airplane.
Elizabeth M atarese
Acting M aryland S ta te A viation A dm ini­
stra to r N icholas J. S c h au s has a n n o u n ced
the appointm ent of Elizabeth M ata re se as
d irector of general aviation.
T e n n e sse e 99s a re p ro u d to a n n o u n c e
th a t G e n ie R ae O ’K elley is th is y e a r ’s
recip ien t of th e FA A ’s Flight In stru c to r of
th e Y ear aw ard for th e S o u th e rn Region “ for
o u tsta n d in g c o n trib u tio n s to general avia­
tion safety .”
O ’Kelley’s h istory of service a s a te a c h e r
g o es b a c k m any y ears. S h e b egan h er
c a re e r a s a ju n io r high sch o o l m ath an d
sc ie n ce te a c h e r. A t th a t tim e, h e r h u sb an d ,
D avis (D ave) w as th e pilot in th e family. H e
e n c o u ra g e d h e r to fly, a n d sh e loved it. H er
in stru c to r u rg ed h e r to co m b in e h er love of
te a c h in g w ith h e r love of flying to b eco m e a
flight in stru cto r. A fter sh e receiv ed h er
ratin g , he gave h e r h e r first jo b a s a flight
in stru cto r.
T h a t w as 20 y e a rs ago, a n d for 15 of th em
sh e h as b e en in stru ctin g full-time. In th a t
tim e, sh e h as logged o v e r 7,000 h o u rs of
flight tim e, th e m ajority of th em teaching.
M any of h er s tu d e n ts h av e g o n e o n to fly for
m ajo r airlines, c o m m u te rs a n d carg o c a rri­
e rs , o r th e y have b ec o m e flight in stru c to rs.
S h e c u rren tly is p re sid e n t a n d chief flight
in stru c to r of V o lu n teer A viation, Inc., a Part
141 flight sch o o l a n d c h a rte r o p eratio n th at
b o a sts 14 in stru c to rs an d 11 airplanes, tw o
of th e m h er ow n P iper W arriors.
O ’Kelley te a c h e s b o th c red it a n d n o n ­
c r e d it p riv a te a n d in s tr u m e n t g ro u n d
sch o o ls for th e U niversity of T e n n essee,
an d sh e h a s b ee n in stru m en tal in starting
g ro u n d sch o o ls at various e a st T e n n e sse e
com m unity colleges an d technical institutes
in C leveland, C rossville, M orristow n and
Knoxville. In fact, C leveland S ta te C o m ­
m unity C ollege h a s h o n o re d h e r with their
O u tsta n d in g T e a c h e r A ward.
V o lu n teer A viation a n d O ’Kelley have
b ee n resp o n sib le for teac h in g th e U niversity
of T e n n e sse e (U T) Air F o rc e R O T C ca d ets
basic flying skills in a p ro g ram th a t d e te r­
m ines w h e th e r th e s e m en will go o n to Air
F o rc e flight training o r no t. F o r this training,
th e Air F o rce has aw ard ed th e U T R O T C
d e ta c h m e n t th e first “ex c e lle n t” ratin g it has
ev e r a w ard ed in th e s o u th e a ste rn U nited
S tates.
“ It’s s o g r e a t ,” sa id th e e n th u s ia s tic
in stru c to r, “to se e th e s tu d e n ts really learn
th e skills re q u ired for flying... you can see
yo u r in stan t su c c e sse s!”
In addition to h e r flight in structing duties
a n d responsibilities at V o lu n teer Aviation,
O ’Kelley h a s b e en an FAA safety co u n selor
for th e s ta te of T e n n e sse e for a n u m b er of
y ears, a n d sh e h as ju st been reap p o in ted for
th e com ing y ear. S h e c u rren tly lectu res on
aviation an d aviation c a re e rs in schools
th ro u g h o u t e a ste rn T e n n essee.
B esides th e se activities, sh e enjoys air
racin g a n d h a s co m p e te d in th e Po w d er Puff
D erb y a n d th e Air R ace C lassics. T his year
sh e a n d h e r p a rtn e r, N ew J e r s e y ’s D iane
S ch u lk e, placed eighth in th e ARC.
S h e is th e m o th e r of tw o children an d the
p ro u d g ra n d m o th e r of tw o. A fter 34 years,
sh e is still m a rrie d to D ave, th e m an she
c red its w ith startin g h er o n h e r flying career.
Ninety-Nines Acquire AE Birthplace
by Marie Christensen
In Ja n u a ry of 1984, Paul an d W innie
Allingham, ow ners an d re sid e n ts of th e
Amelia E arh art B irthplace, died within four
days of e ach o th e r. T h ey w ere b o th g reat
ad m irers of w om en in aviation an d , m ost
particularly, T h e N inety-N ines, Inc.
D uring F o re st of F riendship celeb ratio n s
e ach y ear, th ey o p e n e d th eir h o m e to th e
99s. It w as th o u g h t by m o st of th e to w n s­
p e o p le of A tc h iso n , K a n s a s th a t so m e
provision w ould be m ad e in th eir will for th e
hom e to be d o n a te d to us. H o w ev er, th a t
did not h ap p en . T he h o m e w as left to 10
different relatives to sh a re o r d isp o se of as
th ey saw fit. William Stillings, a tto rn e y for
th e e sta te , w as ch arg ed with c a re of th e
hom e until it could be sold.
In J u n e of 1984, Mr. Stillings c o n ta c te d
m e to offer th e h o u se for sale to th e NinetyN ines. I re fe rre d him to th e n P re sid e n t
M arilyn C o p elan d . T h e th re e of us a rran g ed
to to u r th e h om e J u n e 15 a n d try to
d e term in e th e p rice a n d feasibility of o u r
buying th e house.
A t th a t tim e, M r. Stillings told u s th e
ask in g p rice for th e h o u se w ould probably
b e $100,000, a n d M arilyn an d I b o th ag re e d
th a t it w ould pro b ab ly n eed at least a n o th e r
$100,000 for re sto ra tio n . T h e w hole p ro ject
se e m e d “o u t of th e q u e stio n ” financially, but
w e really felt it sh o u ld b e p re s e rv e d as a
m u se u m an d n o t slip into th e h a n d s of an
individual o w n er w ho m ight n o t w ish to
s h a re it w ith u s o r th e public. W e d ecid e d to
p re s e n t th e facts to th e In tern atio n al B o ard
of D ire c to rs at th e A n c h o rag e C o n v en tio n
in A ugust.
In th e m eantim e, th e F o re s t of F rien d sh ip
c e le b ra tio n w as h e ld in A tc h is o n , a n d
M arilyn to o k th e o p p o rtu n ity to a d d re s s th e
to w n sp eo p le reg ard in g th e n eed to p reserv e
th e h o m e , m a k in g th e m a w a re of o u r
financial position. Fay Wells m ad e a similar
plea in h er sp eech .
E v e ry o n e k n e w th e s to ry w h en Mr.
Stillings c o n ta c te d m e again in July to verify
o u r in te re st in th e h o m e a n d to confirm the
selling p rice of $100,000.
A lth o u g h th e In te rn a tio n a l B o a rd of
D ire c to rs th o u g h t it w ould be a wonderful
idea to ow n th e h o m e a n d tu rn it into a
m u seu m , th e y also ag reed th a t the purchase
p rice w as b e y o n d o u r m ea n s. S ince I was
th e B o ard m e m b e r living closest to the
h o m e a n d h a d b e e n in v o lv ed as In te r­
n ational F o re s t of F rien d sh ip C hairm an,
th ey d ire c te d m e to try to find a w ay to have
th e h o m e p re se rv e d , pledging o u r support
in all w ays e x c e p t financial.
T h a t w as a big o rd er! I c o n ta c te d several
g o v ern m en tal ag en cies, se n a to rs and co n ­
g re ssm en , p lus all th e p e o p le I knew in
A tchison. E v ery o n e a g re e d th a t the NinetyN in es sh o u ld h av e th e h o m e to re s to re and
p re se rv e a s a m useum .
O n e w o n d erfu l lady, E vah C ray , w ho is
very in te re ste d in p reserv in g th e past, ow ns
o n e of th e o t h e r r e s t o r e d h o m e s in
A tchison. S he is also a very en erg etic o c to ­
genarian. O n c e sh e knew o u r sto ry , sh e
d ire c te d all h e r e n e rg y in to h elp in g us
p ro cu re th e hom e. S h e ask ed h er w ealthy
friend, Dr. E ugene J. B ribach, to buy th e
hom e and d o n a te it to us. H e th o u g h t it
so u n d ed like a good idea, but h e w a n te d to
be su re th a t it w ould be m an ag e d p ro p erly ,
th at it w ould alw ays be a m u seu m d e d ic a ted
to p reserving AE’s nam e an d A m erica’s
av ia tio n h e rita g e . H e w a n te d to m e e t
som eone from th e N inety-N ines b efo re he
would agree to buy th e house.
O n S e p te m b e r 1 8 ,1 m et D r. B rib ach an d
spent tw o h o u rs talking with him, aw are th a t
he w as giving m e a te s t of so rts. I g u e ss I
passed his test b ec a u se he decid e d to buy
th e h o u se th a t day an d p re s e n t it to u s as a
gift. H e w as eventually able to p u rc h a s e th e
house for $90,000, so he decided to d o n a te
the e x tra $10,000 to u s to begin resto ratio n .
Dr. B ribach, a w onderful, delightful m an,
w as 102 y ears old w hen I first m et him. H e
would have b een 103 o n N ew Y e a r’s D ay of
1985; u n fo rtu n ately , h e died D ec em b er 1 3 .1
a tten d ed his funeral serv ices, w ith a g reat
deal of sa d n e ss, a s a re p re sen tativ e of th e
N inety-N ines. H e w as a n inspiring g en tle­
m an, a p erfect exam ple of age with dignity,
charm , intelligence an d grace. I wish ea ch of
you had had th e o p p o rtu n ity to m eet him.
His m em ory, as well as A m elia’s, will live on
forever th ro u g h us.
Dr. B ribach officially p re se n te d th e h o u se
to u s N o v e m b e r 19 in a v e ry sim p le
cerem ony in his h o m e in A tchison. P re si­
dent H azel J o n e s a c c e p te d th e keys an d
deed. S h e, G en eral C o u n sel Sylvia Paoli
and 1 w ere th e only 99s in atte n d a n c e . Dr.
B ribach’s p o o r h ealth an d a very cold, d am p
day p rev en ted th e cerem onies from being
m ore elab o rate. W e did have a n o th e r small
cerem on y at th e AE B irthplace, a tte n d e d by
m e m b e rs of th e G r e a te r K a n s a s C ity
C h a p ter, w ith radio, T V an d n ew sp ap er
coverage.
N ow we m ust get on with th e re sto ra tio n .
A B oard of T ru ste e s h a s been estab lish ed to
resto re, p re s e rv e an d m an ag e th e hom e.
F our m em b ers of th e B oard a re 99s, th re e
are citizens of A tchison. T h e 99s a re P at
R oberts, J a n e t G re e n , T h o n G riffith an d
myself; th e A tchison citizens a re E vah C ray,
Jo e C arrigan an d C ath erin e R yan. O u r
biggest task , of c o u rs e , will be to find funds
for resto ratio n an d m aintenance.
P rio r to f o r m a tio n of th e B o a rd of
T ru stees, I a sk e d a K an sas C ity firm of
arch itects to d o a feasibility stu d y for us.
This firm is ren o w n ed for re sto ra tio n w ork,
and we a re grateful for the $500 stu d y they
d o n ated to us. T h ey d eterm in ed th a t w e will
need approxim ately $150,000 to re s to re th e
hom e to its original glory, plus th e c o st of
furnishing it.
W ith th at re p o rt in hand, I c o n ta c te d th e
M uchnic F o u n d atio n in A tchiso n , w hich
don ated $500 tow ard the project. As a
B oard, we will c o n ta c t o th e r foun d atio n s
and organizations. W e think we have a very
w o rth y p ro jec t, a n d w e h o p e th a t o th e rs will
feel th e sam e w ay. M ost im portantly, we
h o p e th a t you, a s 99s, will give us your
su p p o rt.
A t p r e s e n t w e a re in stallin g a sm all
k itch en for a c a re ta k e r (an application form
is included in this issue). W e n eed to do
ex ten siv e electrical wiring a n d so m e plum b­
ing. W e also n e e d a new roof. T h e re a re
m any, m any sm all p ro je c ts w ithin th e overall
effort of re s to ra tio n th a t n e e d to be done.
W e n e e d co n trib u tio n s from individuals,
c h a p te rs a n d sectio n s; it w ould b e possible
to sp o n s o r o n e of th e s e individual p ro je c ts
Now that we own the Amelia Earhart
Birthplace in Atchison, Kansas, we will need
a caretaker to live there. Ideally, that person
will be a 99.
We are looking for someone who has an
appreciation for our aviation history, would
like to live in a small town in Kansas, would be
willing to show tour groups through the home
at times, willing to live through the restoration
process and willing to do light household and
gardening chores. It must be someone with
their own income since we cannot offer a
salary. We will offer free rent with all utilities
except personal phone paid. The application
o r to be financially resp o n sib le for the
re s to ra tio n of a specific ro o m . W e also need
y o u r h elp with historical advice an d gifts or
lo an s of artifa cts. P lease c o n ta c t o n e of the
m e m b e rs of th e B o ard of T ru ste e s for
addition al in form ation a n d let u s know how
you c h o o se to help.
It h a s b e e n my p lea su re to b e involved
w ith th e p ro c u re m e n t of th e A m elia E arhart
B irthplace, b u t now it belongs to all of us.
T h is is a very exciting u n dertaking! Y ears
from now , I th in k w e will all b e very h appy
th a t w e a re th e o w n ers of this im portant
piece of A m erica’s aviation past.
form is being made available to all 99s and
their spouses.
If you are interested in living in the AE
Birthplace, please complete the application
below and return it to Marie Christensen,
4801 W. 87th St., Prairie Village KS 66207
before March 15. Accompany it with a photo
of yourself and anyone else who would be
residing there with you, plus any character
references you might want to include After all
applications are screened, we will contact
those most eligible for a personal interview
We hope this will be just the perfect home
for you.
Application for Amelia Earhart Birthplace Resident
Name
----------------------
Address.
City/State/Zip
P ho ne ____________________________ Social Security # .
Date of Birth ___________________________ Place of Birth
Marital Status: □ Married □ Single □ Divorced □ Widowed
Highest educational level achieved---------------------------------------Approximate annual income ------------------------ Status of physical health
Date of last physical exam ination---------------------------------- D octor----------Do you have medical insurance? ------------------------------life insurance? —
Do you smoke? _______________________ Do you own a p e t? ----------Describe p e t -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Do you own an automobile?.
Are you willing to do light housework? --------------------------- light yardwork? .
Are you willing to provide guided tours through the home? --------------------Would you plan to live in the home 50 weeks per yea r?--------------------------Why do you want to live in the Amelia Earhart Birthplace?
Are you willing to enter into a contract with The Ninety-Nines, Inc.?
FOc)US ON USPFT
by Doris Abbate
Just for the fun of it
In A ugust 1 9 8 3 ,1 w elcom ed H azel Jo n e s
an d J a n e t G re e n with o u r U S P F T T eam
from S kien, N orw ay after th ey c o m p e te d in
th e W orld Precision Flight C o m p etitio n . All
w ere e x h a u ste d but glowing w ith e x cite­
m ent. T hey n ever s to p p e d talking, e sp e c i­
ally H azel. Jo h n K angro’s co n n ec tin g flight
w as th e n ex t m orning, so h e sta y e d ov e r for
b a rb e c u e and a bed.
I alw ays th o u g h t it w ould be nice if my
c h a p te r could h o st a U S P F T Rallye, but
now I w ould se e to it perso n ally . T h e
en th u siasm constantly perco latin g am o n g st
th e team w as so co n tag io u s, 1 b ecam e
ho o k ed . I m en tio n ed th a t I’d help if I could.
T h e n e x t thing I knew , V ern a W est a p ­
pointed m e co o rd in ato r for th e N o rth e a st
R egion, o r a s H azel p u ts it, “th e w hip.” I’ve
tried to sp re a d th e new s of U S P F T su p p o rt
th ro u g h o u t my region ev er since. I b ecam e
my c h a p te r’s first U S P F T c h a irm a n an d
chief judge. L ong Island C h a p te r h as h o ste d
its th ird local rallye since th e n . L ast April 21,
of 14 c o n te s ta n ts, seven w ere w om en; on
D ecem b er 1, five of th e eight c o n te s ta n ts
w ere 99s. E a ste rn N ew E ngland C h a p te r
e n th u s ia stic a lly h a n d le d 15 c o n te s ta n ts
O c to b e r 13. C o n n ecticu t C h a p te r’s local
rallye is sch ed u led for M arch 2, a n d R e­
gion 7 is well on its way.
I e lec ted to be a c o n te s ta n t for L ong
Island’s D e c e m b e r rallye. T h e C AV U c o n ­
ditions m a d e th e 103-nm navigation event
sh o rt a n d crisp, a n d th e a c c u ra c y landings
m o st challenging, especially th e pow er-off
d u e to g u sty c ro ssw in d s co m b in ed with
traffic. My ch e c k pilot m ad e my day w hen he
said, “I’ll fly with you any tim e, c o m e fly with
m e .” My g u ess... w e h av e th e ch e ck pilots
nailed d o w n tight for o u r n e x t rallye as
co m p etito rs.
It w as g re at to b e a c o n te s ta n t in U SPFT .
I t’s u n c o m p lic a te d a n d c o s t effic ie n t.
T h e re ’s n o im p o u n d , n o n u m b e rs to paint,
no fuel figures, n o h otel ex p e n se , n o w ork
day s off, n o packing, no cock tail clo th e s an d
no b ab y sitters! J u s t a g o o d local VFR flight
within daylight ho u rs.
E ven th o u g h th e selectio n of a precisio n
flight te a m is th e re a s o n for th e rallye, th e
resu lt is g etting th e m em b e rs back to th e
field. T h a t w as fun! N o t to m en tio n th e
ex c ite m e n t of w inning th e s e c o n d place
rib b o n ed b ro n z e U S P F T m edal. N ow I have
m atch in g m ed als w ith my 49’/ 2e r, R on, w ho
to o k se c o n d place in L ong Island’s April 21
rallye. W e’ll b o th b e invited to c o m p e te in
th e regional rallye to b e h o ste d by E a ste rn
N ew E ngland C h a p te r in April.
B enefit: J u s t th e th o u g h t of co m p etin g
g e ts u s o u t to th e field to practice a n d help
friends p ra ctice . W h e re ’s th e p lo tter? T h e
E6B? S cru tin ize th e ch arts! R eunite with the
p eacefu ln ess of flight; be in unison with
J o n a th a n Livingston Seagull.
Epilogue: R ealistic p erso n al judgm ent of
o u r ow n skill. O bv io u s recognition of areas
th a t n e e d m o re p ractice. H an g ar fly. Strive
to im prove. S tro n g se n se of accom plish­
m en t. PS: R on a n d I sig n ed u p for A OPA
grou n d sch o o l this w eekend.
“I did it! I w an t to d o it again... b e tte r.” I
plan to c o m p e te in th e regional, and I hope
to c o m p e te in th e N ationals at Kissimm ee...
an d w hy n o t in th e W orld, to o ? How about
y ou? C o n ta c t m e if you n e e d help in hosting
a rallye.
W hen N an cy D avis, L ong Island C h a p ­
te r ’s landing judge, h e a rd th at U SPF T was
sorely in n e e d of m o re funds, sh e personally
d o n a te d an d o rg an ized a raffle of an Alaskan
m ink snuggler for th e benefit of U SPFT. The
p rize w as d raw n in D ec e m b e r at the Long
Island C h a p te r holiday p a rty , and I c an ’t
believe I w on it!
L et’s have all 99s get b eh in d th e National
C ouncil an d show th e w orld a thing o r two
as w e h o st o u r first w orld co m petition this
su m m er in Florida.
I wish all 99s co u ld p a rticip ate in a U SPFT
rallye, as AE alw ays said, “ju st for the fun of
it.”
Chief Landing Judge N an cy D avis (right) answers lastm in u te q u e s tio n s fro m USPFT c o n te s ta n ts M ary
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Am elia Earhart's Lockheed Vega is am ong m any vintage a ircra ft on display at the S m ithsonian’s N ational Air and Space Museum
The National Air and Space Museum and the Garber Facility
Two ‘musts’for Baltimore Convention-goers
by M arilyn DonCarlos
T hey co m e by the th o u s a n d s — in 1983 a tte n d a n c e w as 10.6
million. Ever since it o p e n e d July 1, 1976, th e S m ith so n ian ’s
N ational Air and S p a c e M u seu m h a s b een W a sh in g to n ’s m o st
p opular to u rist attractio n . It’s easy to see why.
T w en ty -th ree exhibit a re a s h o u se artifa c ts ranging from th e
W right b ro th e rs ’ original 1903 Flyer to A m elia E a rh a rt’s L o c k h e ed
V ega a n d L indbergh’s “Spirit of S t. L ouis” to a S kylab o rbital
w o rk sh o p . Included in th e 200,000 sq u a re feet of exhibit s p a c e a re
d o zen s of airplanes, sp a c e c ra ft, m issiles, ro c k e ts, en g in es an d flight
in stru m en ts. D isplays are designed to inform an d e d u c a te th e visitor
in an enjoyable way. F o r ex am p le, a re-creatio n of an aircraft carrie r
d eck allows visitors to th e Sea-A ir O p e ra tio n s G allery to w itness
landings an d takeoffs while stan din g in a facsimile of th e c a rrie r’s
co n tro l tow er. In the Hall of Flight T echn o lo g y , a P ra tt an d W hitney
R985 W asp piston engine th a t h a s b e e n cu t th ro u g h to e x p o se its
inner w orkings is run by an electric m o to r to show th e o p e ra tio n s of
th e pistons, valves, co n n ectin g ro d s a n d o th e r p arts.
T h e cen tral glass-roofed gallery facing th e mall is d e d ic a ted to
M ilestones of Flight. H ere th e m u seu m h o u se s sev eral historic an d
priceless craft, including th e W right Flyer, C h u c k Y e ag er’s Bell X -1,
L indbergh’s “Spirit of St. L o u is,” G le n n ’s M ercury sp acesh ip ,
“F riendship 7,” and th e Apollo 11 c o m m an d m odule, “C olum bia,”
u sed by A rm strong, Aldrin an d C ollins in th eir lunar flight.
It’s an ex tra o rd in a ry sight. S ide by side a re aircraft, ro c k e ts a n d
sp a c e c ra ft, all of w hich w ere built in th e 20th cen tu ry , and all of
w hich ch an g e d th e co u rse of h istory. H e re is a fragile aircraft w hose
first flight la sted a m ere 12 se c o n d s a n d a silver m onoplane that
carrie d its sole p a sse n g e r a c ro s s th e A tlantic in 33 a n d a half hours
at altitudes of 10 to 10,000 feet. H ere is th e ex p erim en tal aircraft that
first p e n e tra te d th e so u n d b arrier, flying at 700 m p h an d 43,000 feet,
a s well a s a sp a ce c ra ft th a t carried th e first A m erican into orbit
a ro u n d th e e a rth . A nd h e re is th e c o m m an d m odule th a t took m en
to th e m oon a n d b ro u g h t th e m b a c k again.
It’s p re tty heady stuff to view th e se M ilestones of Flight, but
th e re ’s m u ch m o re to see . N inety-N ines will w ant to visit the
P io n eers of Flight G allery, w h ere A m elia E a rh a rt’s L o ckheed Vega
is on display. AE u sed this V ega in 1932 for tw o historic flights — the
first solo flight by a w om an a c ro s s th e A tlantic an d th e first solo flight
by a w o m an a c ro s s th e U n ited S ta te s. T h re e y e a rs later she flew a
similar V ega solo from Hawaii to th e U S m ainland, becom ing the
first p e rso n — m an o r w o m an — to d o so. Also in this gallery is the
W right “Vin F iz,” th e biplane u se d in 1911 to m a k e the first
tra n sc o n tin en ta l flight. T h e o d y ssey to o k 49 days, 69 sto p s (includ­
ing 16 c ra s h e s) a n d 82 h o u rs of flight tim e. T h e pilot w recked the
“Vin F iz” so m any tim es th a t en o u g h sp a re p a rts w ere u sed during
th e trip to build four airp lan es; th e only orig in a l p a rts th a t visitors
se e a re th e ru d d e r an d tw o wing stru ts.
T h e Hall of Air T ra n sp o rta tio n is a n o th e r p o p u lar gallery. H ere
Bill Reese rem oves parts from the Vought-Sikorsky O S 2U -5 Kingfisher before it is
ch e m ic a lly treated a gainst corrosion Flown by the US N avy during W orld War II as a
scout plane, the Kingfisher is currently on exhibit at the Garber facility
The m ilitary version of Pan Am erican Airw ays' "Baby C lipper," the Sikorsky JRS-1
flying boat served the US Navy during World War II as a patrol bom ber and transport.
The only one of its kind to survive the war. this JRS-1 is on exhibit and awaiting
restoration at the Paul E. Garber Preservation. Restoration and Storage Facility
visitors can see a D C-3 hung from th e m u se u m ’s ceiling. At 17,500
pounds, it’s th e h eaviest aircraft s u p p o rte d by th e m u seu m ’s steel
stru c tu re. T his gallery also h o u se s th e N o rth ro p A lpha, a beautiful
silver m onoplane. D esigned by J a c k N o rth ro p , w ho d esigned AE’s
L ockheed V ega, the 1930s A lpha ca rrie d four p a ssen g e rs in a
h eated cabin, while th e pilot sa t ab o v e an d b ehind in an o p en
cockpit. A lthough th e A lpha w as u se d for only a few y ears, its
multicellular cantilevered wing, m o n o c o q u e fuselage, stream lin ed
cowling an d sh a p e d landing g ear fairings re p re se n te d a d v a n c e s in
design con cepts.
T h e Air and S p a c e M useum d e v o te s a gallery to aircraft in ea c h of
the world w ars. In th e W orld W ar I exhibit, th e m u seu m has
re c o n stru cted th e hangar te n t of an Allied a d v an c e airstrip at
V erdun, F ran ce. T h e F o k k e r D. VII biplane o n exhibit h e re w as
actually landed at an airstrip by its lost G e rm a n pilot n e a r V erdun
two days before th e A rm istice w as signed. T h e flying c h a ra cte ristic s
of this F o k k er m ade it so re s p e c te d th a t its su rre n d e r w as
specifically included in the te rm s of th e A rm istice ag reem en t. T h e
o th er tw o aircraft in this exhibit a re a S p ad th a t w as u se d by G en eral
Billy M itchell a n d an A lbatros D . V a., o n e of only tw o rem aining in
the world.
By W orld W ar II, the sizes an d ty p e s of military aircraft had
increased considerably. T he m u seu m h as sev eral o n display. T hey
are th e best-know n, including a S u p e rm a rin e Spitfire, a J a p a n e s e
Z ero , a M e sse rsc h m itt 109 a n d a P-51 M ustang. T h e re is also the
n o se-sectio n from a B-26 b o m b e r th a t flew 202 m issions over
G erm an y , H olland an d F ran ce.
T h e re a re m any o th e r galleries, all of th em fascinating. V isitors
c a n se e a Lilienthal 1894 glider, a Bleriot XI, M cC re a d y ’s G o ssa m e r
C o n d o r, th e D o u b le Eagle II a n d E x p lo rer II gon d o las, a Flying
W ing, a F o rd T ri-M otor, th e S ik o rsk y XR-4 h elico p ter a n d m any,
m any m o re fine ex am p les of historic aircraft.
T h e re a re also sp a c e artifacts, including missiles, ro c k e t engines,
s p a c e a n d d e e p se a diving su its, a S o y u z sp a c e c ra ft, sp a c e shuttle
tiles — even Sally R ide’s sp a c e suit. A Viking L and er, similar to the
o n e s w hich m a d e so ft lan d in g s o n M ars, is o n display. S o is the
Apollo L unar M odule a n d m odels of th e sp a c e sh u ttle an d V oy­
ag er 1 sp a c e c ra ft, w hich s e n t b ac k p h o to g ra p h s of Ju p ite r in its
fly-by.
T h e re a re also tw o special p re s e n ta tio n c e n te rs at th e m u seum —
a p lan etariu m a n d a th e a te r. T h e A lbert E instein P lanetarium
fe a tu re s sim u latio n s of th e h e a v en s a n d of sp a c e travel. A new
p ro d u ctio n , “C o m e t Q u e s t,” d ra m a tiz e s th e h istory of c o m e ts and
th e re tu rn of H ailey’s C o m e t, w hich will re a p p e a r in late 1985. A
Z eiss p ro jecto r, gift to th e U nited S ta te s from W est G erm any,
p ro jec ts sta rs, p lan ets, co m e ts an d satellites o n to th e 70-foot
d iam eter dom e.
cont'd. on page 22
The N orthrop Alpha, seen on display here in the Hall ot
Air Tra n spo rtatio n in the museum , w as designed to be a
hig h -p erform a n ce plane that could carry mail and
passe n g ers The plane was a ttra c tiv e to airlines
b e ca u se ot its co m pa ra tive ly high top speed (177 mph
for later m odels) and high reliability.
G arry C line a dju sts the wing rigging on the Albatros
D.Va M anufactured near Berlin, the Albatros was flown
during W orld W ar I by m ajor G erm an aces, including the
legendary 'Red B aron," Requiring m ore than 8,500
hours to restore, th is A lbatros is one of two rem aining in
the world
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c o n t’d. from page 21
T h e Langley T h e a te r sh o w s films re la te d to flight, p ro je c te d o n a
sc re e n five sto rie s high an d sev en sto rie s wide. F o u r different films
a re show n e a c h day — all sp e c ta c u la r, especially o n th e m am m o th
screen . T w o of th e films, “T o Fly” a n d “F ly ers,” a re so realistic th at
pilots w ho have seen th em have b e en k n o w n to e x p e rie n c e sw eaty
palm s, u p set sto m ach s an d ex cessiv e G -fo rces during th e show s.
It’s n o t surprising to see why th e N atio n al Air an d S p a c e M useum
is so po p u lar w ith to u rists a n d local re s id e n ts alike. M ost of th e m
d o n ’t know , how ever, of th e “o th e r” S m ith so n ian Air a n d S p a c e
M useum . C alled th e Paul E. G a rb e r P re se rv a tio n , R esto ratio n and
S to rag e Facility, it is n am ed after th e m an w h o w as resp o n sib le for
ac q u irin g a larg e p o rtio n o f th e S m ith s o n ia n ’s a e ro n a u tic a l
collection. T h e G a rb e r Facility, as it is know n, is th e S m ith so n ian ’s
se c re t gem . It h o u se s appro x im ately 280 air a n d sp a c e c ra ft in 25
buildings in Suitland, M aryland, ju st a few miles from W ashington.
Five of th e G a rb e r Facility’s w a re h o u se /e x h ib itio n buildings a re
o p en to th e public for free guided to u rs, c o n d u c te d by en th u siastic
a n d know ledgeable guides, th a t last a b o u t th re e h o u rs. (R eserv a­
tions m ust be m ade in a d v an ce.) E x am p les of p lan es o n display
include a N ieuport XII fuselage, a N o rth A m erican F-100D S u p e r­
sa b re , th e B-29 “Enola G a y ,” a S ik o rsk y S-43 flying b o a t, a B u eck er
Ju n g m e iste r, a H aw ker H u rric an e , a S tin so n R eliant a n d a C u rtiss
Jenny.
B ut th e thing th at m a k e s th e G a rb e r Facility special is its
re sto ra tio n w ork. H ere aircraft a re re s to re d to th eir original
co nditions by 16 c o n se rv a to rs , including P o to m a c C h a p te r’s M ary
Feik. O nly four airplanes c an b e re s to re d p er y ea r, b e c a u se th e
re sto ratio n p ro cess generally ta k e s b etw een 2,500 a n d 10,000
h o u rs. A ircraft to be re s to re d a re co m pletely d isa sse m b le d an d
cleaned. P a rts are replaced with th e real article w hen possible; if no t,
new p a rts a re re p ro d u c e d using th e original m aterials, to o ls an d
tech n iq u es. By the tim e an aircraft is re s to re d , it h as b een
re se a rc h e d , d o cu m en ted a n d is, in m any c a se s, airw orthy. V isitors
w ho to u r th e G a rb e r Facility o n w eek d ay s m ay o b se rv e this
re sto ra tio n p ro c e ss, w h e th er it is chem ically o r m echanically
cleaning c o rro d e d an d ru sty p a rts, reco v e rin g a w ing o r rebuilding
an engine to original specifications.
B oth th e Air an d S p a c e M u seu m a n d th e G a rb e r Facility should
n o t be m issed by aviation buffs w h o visit W a sh in g to n o r th e NinetyN ine C o n v en tio n in n ea rb y B altim ore. A s is th e c a se w ith all
Sm ithsonian m useu m s, th ey are o p en sev e n d ay s a w eek and
adm ission is free. D o n ’t m iss th e m w hen you co m e to B altim ore in
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99s attend either of these events.
by Donna Deaken
Chapter Hews
AUSTRALIAN SECTION
Best wishes fo r Christmas and the New
Year were exchanged am ongst 99s despite
the usual m ail-go-slows and strikes. Elec­
trical storms have caused severe bush fires in
outback NSW, and some members spent the
holidays figh ting to save their properties.
N ancy-Bird Walton, O.B E., was nominated
and accepted to be one of five Honorary
Women of the Year to attend the Women of
the Year Luncheon ce le b ra tin g the 10th
anniversary. The other ladies who found
themselves in Nancy's illustrious company
were Mrs. Babette Stephens, MBE, Dame
Mary Durack, DBE, Dame Beryl Beaurepaire,
DBE, and Dr. Ella Stack, CBE
Victorian 99s farewelled Carol Kitching at
the AWPA Christm as drinks, held as usual at
the T oc-H , T oorak. C arol and Rob have
moved to Sydney. Carol w ill be back in the air
at Bankstown soon.
New 99 Heather Bat has com pleted her
night VMC obtained w ith the assistance of an
AWPA M emorial Grant. Heather manages an
engineering office in Darwin, but she is able
to fly the com pany A36 around the Northern
T erritory on business.
by Mary O'Brien
EAST CANADA SECTION
The fall section meeting in Ottawa in midO ctober was a “ capital success.” Fifty-five
99s, 49%ers and friends were treated to our
N ation’s Capital clad in its glorious autumn
finery, although frequently and coyly shroud­
ing herself in fog. Five 99s astutely chose
their tim ing and flew to the meeting. The
program was exciting and rewarding.
At the business meeting, two awards were
announced. The Canadian Museum of Flight
and T ra n sp o rta tio n at R ichm ond, B ritish
Colum bia has been given the Ninety-Nines'
Canadian Award in Aviation fo r its efforts to
promote a greater understanding of Canada's
aviation heritage. This award is given an­
nually on behalf of all Canadian 99s. The
Schermerhorn Award, given to the chapter
with the greatest percentage of members
APT, was won by the First Canadian Chapter
by a fraction of a point over the Eastern
O ntario Chapter.
We toured the David Florida Laboratories
(a division of SPAR Aerospace) where the
Canadarm used on the space shuttle was
tested, and we saw the testing facilities and
satellites in the assembly stage.
The h ig h lig h t of the S aturday evening
banquet was ourentertaining and inform ative
speaker, Frank Kingston Smith, a noted avia­
tio n co lu m n ist and au thor. C hapters ex­
changed ideas in fo u r S unday m o rn in g
com m ittee workshops. To bring the meeting
to a clim atic conclusion, we were treated to
MIDDLE EAST SECTION
an excellent and very practical presentation
by Debbie White, a 99 and owner of W hite’s
A ir Service in St. Andre Avellin, Quebec, on
"W inter Flying W alk-Arounds."
by Donna Deaken
Eastern Ontario Chapter
The section meeting came off w ith ou t a
hitch, and all our members breathed a sigh of
relief. The highlight was the tour of the SPAR
testing laboratories. We were shown the test­
ing chambers and all the intricate testing
equipm ent, as well as several of the com ­
m unication satellites in various stages of
assembly. SPAR is the designer and manu­
facturer of the Canadarm that plays a key role
in the NASA shuttle program. We also viewed
com ponents of the Canadarm that were in the
labs fo r testing.
The N ovem ber m eeting featured guest
speaker Madame G eraldine Vachon, widow
of Romeo Vachon. An early Canadian bush
pilot, Romeo was a pioneer in the air mail
service in Canada. Madame Vachon, who is
now in her 80s, spoke about her husband's
career in aviation and showed photos and
mementos of her husband and the other
pioneer pilots with whom he was associated.
by Isabel Peppier
First Canadian Chapter
The O cto b e r m eeting was held at the
Canadian W arplane Heritage Foundation at
H a m ilto n C iv ic A irp o rt. Eleven 99s and
49Vi>ers enjoyed viewing the restored World
War II aircraft and marvelling at the w ork­
manship going into the restoration projects.
One of the most recent and exciting ac­
qu isitio ns has been the MK XII Hurricane —
one of only tw o flyin g Hurricanes in the
world. Some 40 different warplanes are all
either airw orthy or undergoing restoration.
T heir aim is to have one of each type of
aircraft flow n by the RCAF in W orld War II —
in Canadian A irforce markings, of course.
Bram pton Flying Club was host to our
N ovem ber m eeting. We viewed and d is ­
cussed a safety film , "Tim e in Your Tanks,"
and were then treated to a pictorial overview
of Daphne S chiff and Adele Fogle's trip to the
International Convention, from T oronto to
Anchorage in Adele’s Piper Arrow. On a non­
aviation theme, Adele whetted our appetites
fo r international travel with slides from her
recent trip to China.
O ur members and 49Viers celebrated the
festive season together with a potluck dinner
at the home of Gwen and Leslie Hems. This
was a jovial occasion w ith lots to eat and
much news to exchange. G ifts were brought
fo r delivery to the Ronald M cDonald House, a
residence of fam ilies with children in Sick
C hildren's Hospital.
Two work groups are busy organizing the
All-Canada spring section meeting and a May
C enlral Pennsylvania 99s V ickie Williams. Jan Miele. Flo
Shirey and M ine Edwards paint the nam e at Clearfield
Airport.
Central Pennsylvania Chapter
O u r A u g u s t m e e tin g was held at the
sum m er home of M artie and Champ Pool at
Kam pel A irp o rt in D illsb u rg . D ire cto r of
Aviation Charles Hostetter spoke on new
aviation legislation. His m other is a 99, and he
showed us a card from the 99s at the time of
his birth. The September meeting was air
marking the Clearfield Airport, which lays in
the only clear spot in the state A small group
of hearty workers included Mine Edwards,
Janice Miele and Vickie W illiams, as well as
Flo and John Shirey.
November's meeting was held at Lycoming
Air, W illiam sport A irport. Prospective mem­
bers attending included Mary Jo Johnson,
Gail Hoffman and Lou Bowersox. Since we
are responsible fo r registration and goody
bags, plans fo r 1985 Convention duties were
discussed.
Helen Sheffer flew to San Diego for the
WASP Reunion. She later presented the AE
Medal to Russ Brinkley on “ his day" for all the
work he has done fo r the 99s.
Alice Fuchs has been chosen Woman of the
Year by the Silver W ings, and Debbie Bartolet
was married in September.
by Margaret Wellington
Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter
O ur September Pennies-a-Pound Day was
blessed with perfect weather and outstanding
success. The Doylestown FBO was very hos­
pitable, even to the point of lending us two
C-172s when we desperately needed them.
Kate Macario was. as usual, the able or­
ganizer. She was assisted by 15 members and
prospectives, as well as eight husbands.
We welcome Pam Sanderson to our chap­
ter. She is a transfer from Idaho, and we are
the beneficiaries of a very helpful member.
O ur only WASP, Anne Shields, went to San
Diego fo r the WASP Reunion, and she reports
that it was the hottest week in San Diego
memory. She had only kind words for the
Aviation Museum and its recovery from fire.
Adelle Bedrossian was lucky enough to be
at the Dayton A ir Show when the NinetyNines were presented with the Spirit of Flight
Award. Adelle has just returned from a trip to
Egypt and Cyprus. She left Cyprus just before
the latest bom bing there, and she got home in
tim e to greet her newest grandson.
Thirteen members attended the fall section
meeting and were delighted to be able to visit
with President Hazel Jones. The W ashington,
D C. Chapter provided an outstanding hos­
pitality room with enough delicious food that
no bo dy w ent o u t fo r d in n e r. T hey also
enjoyed Captain R oberta Russell, whose
program on the effect of drugs, alcohol and
medication on a pilot's mental and physical
capabilities was very impressive. An unex­
pected bonus was being able to watch 18
balloons take off for a race to Manassas.
M argaret Braden, o u r liaiso n w ith the
Pennsylvania A viation Council, reported that
the state legislature has fina lly passed the bill
which (among other things) ensures that
privately owned public-use airports in the
state will now get some tax relief.
by Louise Sacchi
Maryland Chapter
We had a booth at the O ctober 27-28
Chesapeake A p p reciation Days at Sandy
Point State Park. Many members participated
in an 11-plane fly-b y Saturday that departed
from Annapolis A irport.
We spent the first two Saturdays in Novem­
ber at F rede rick A irp o rt w o rk in g on air
m arking project. Tw o members from the
Delaware Chapter, Judy Foster and Betty
Wolfe, joined us to help w ith painting taxiw ay
lines and a helicopter circle.
Our chapter has initiated an Achievement
Awards Contest in an effort to boost mem­
bers’ participation. An annual banquet w ill be
held to honor award winners.
Chairman Joan Kosek and Vice-Chairman
Johnetta Hobbs hosted a lovely Christm as
party at Johnetta's home. Ed Kosek per­
formed the initiation ceremony fo r 49'/2ers
Ben Carey and Ron Watson. We were de­
lighted that Lucy Browne, our first 66 to
become a 99, could jo in us. Lucy is now a
member of the C hicago Area Chapter. O ther
guests from C hicago included Bobbie and
Mac McAdam.
We co-sponsored a safety seminar with
local FAA officials December 12 at Martin
State Airport. The seminar was chaired by
Sabrina Kipp, and Marvin Merryman, Jr. gave
an excellent presentation on “ Tips on W inter
P reflight." Gail Heffner was presented with
her Phase II Wings.
by Catherine Hanson
Potomac Chapter
It may have been cold and w indy (so what
else is new?) when the Cam bridge air mark­
ing day dawned November 3, but six of us
showed up anyway and made short (rela­
tively!) work o f it (so we could fly to Lee
A irp ort in A nnapolis fo r lunch afterward —
o u r re w a rd !). D isc jo c k e y Tom G au ger
stopped at C a m brid ge on a long cro ss­
country while we were w orking and later gave
us some nice coverage on WMAL.
November 12 was a fly-in lunch-w ith-thebunch at the A ir Transport Command in
W ilm in g to n , Delaware. N in e ty-N in e Judy
Foster met us and provided transportation to
the restaurant.
The night was beautifully clear when we
toured the National A irp o rt radar room and
tow er November 14. We were impressed by
how nice these busy controllers were. They
even le t H a rry e tte D e cke lb a u m ta lk to
daughter Marcy, who was inbound in the
rig ht seat on a Suburban flig h t from Phila­
delphia.
M a rily n D o n C a rlo s , E lle n B ow ie and
Elizabeth Matarese met and talked with fellow
99 Sally Ride at a Decem ber 11 reception in
her honor sponsored by the Federation of
O rg a n iz a tio n s fo r P ro fe s s io n a l W om en.
M arilyn also hosted our December 19 potluck
Christm as party, when we all proved we can
cook alm ost as well as we can fly!
Finally, Robin Hosenball is now first office r
fo r COM AIR out of C incinnati — loving it and
the Bandierante she’s flying!
by Elien Hahn
N o v e m b e r’s m o n th ly m e e tin g was in
Plym outh, M assachusetts, and the tim ely
subject of insurance was the focus of our
program. Each m em bercam e away with new­
found knowledge of the “ fine print" traps
which can be lurking in even the most un­
s u sp icio u s p o licies. A sum p tu ou s bu ffe t
lunch was prepared by the staff of the airport
restaurant, enabling us to continue inform al
discussion with our speaker on those insur­
ance quirks that hit closest to home.
by Lit LeBlanc
N orthern N ew England C hapter m em bers gather a lter
the section meeting.
N orthern New Englanders Betty Erickson. Lorraine
Rickert and Aileen Anderson (third, lourth and tilth trom
lett) w ork with G irl S couts and their leaders at a recent
successful Aviation C areer Day
Steel Valleys Chapter
M arylanders air m a rking Fre d erick A irpo rt inclu d e
(above) Judy Foster, Jet Hobbs Judith H utchinson.
Betty M cSorley and Ed Kosek. as well as (below ) Pat
Carey. Betty M cSorley. Sabrina Kipp. Doris Jacobson,
Betty Wolfe and Catherine Hanson.
Members Laurie Alcorn, Jane Althar and
C arolyn Getsie attended the fall sectional.
O ur chapter sponsored a November 15
A v ia tio n S afe ty S em ina r in M o n roe ville,
Pennsylvania. G uest speaker was James
Harris, manager of the Aerom edical Educa­
tion Branch at O klahom a C ity ’s FAA Aero­
nautical Center. He discussed stress and how
the use of drugs and alcohol affect our ab ility
to perform cockp it duties. A group of about
300 fellow pilots attended the seminar.
O ur December 15 meeting was the annual
Christm as potluck buffet brunch at the home
of Sherree Seaber.
by Sherree Seaber
NEW ENGLAND SECTION
Eastern New England Chapter
We have decided to hold a fly-in each
month to an airport in the region fo r fun and
food. O ur first excursion was scheduled for
O ctober 28 at Barre-H iller Airport. This small
town airpo rt in central Massachusetts serves
incredible delicacies of gourm et quality for
every meal. Much to our chagrin, we awoke
on the m orning of ou r fly-in to zero-zero in
the vicin ity of our planned repast We w ill
keep trying!
Northern New England Chapter
Robert Smith, director of aerospace edu­
cation from M aguire AFB in New Jersey,
came to visit Betty Erickson’s fourth and fifth
grades at Newbury Central School in New­
bury, New Hampshire. He discussed balloon­
ing and the aerodynam ics of flying. The
children received papers on the parts of an
aircraft and the instrum ent panel. The slide
presentation took us from the beginning of
flig h t up to the present day space shuttle.
The fa ll sectio na l fou nd New England
meeting at Hyannis, Massachusetts.
One hundred G irl Scouts and their leaders
w on't soon forget the November Aviation
Career Day in Manchester. There was Ed
Stead’s Vam pire jet. Some cou ld n't make up
th e ir minds if the tow er was better than the
40-passenger airplane and the free peanuts.
Then everyone fell in love with the handsome,
uniform ed, blond CAP cadet. It was great fun
fo r everyone, and we are considering doing it
again next year. Lorraine Richard and Aileen
Anderson, aerospace education com m ittee
members, appreciate the super job done by
chapter members in support of this program.
S e ctio n G o v e rn o r Bea vo n T o b e l c o n ­
ducted another G irl Scout aviation career
program in Portland, Maine in December.
by Aileen Anderson and Betty Erickson
The 99 N E W S
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NY-NJ SECTION
NOTAM
M em bers o f the New Y o rk-N e w
Jersey Section are interested in learn­
ing more about the beginnings of their
s e ctio n b e fore old a n ecd otes and
knowledge are lost forever. If there is
anyone who can con tribu te to this
e ffo rt, please d ro p a n o te to Pat
Rockwell (see page 18 of the Mem­
bership Directory). Send any details
an d/or dates, or just plain personal
recollections, of section activities from
the past.
It's 55 years later — do you have any
inform ation for us?
Judy Stiles poses with the 99s jack-o-lantern
Ph o to b y H u tch Frederick
Finger Lakes Chapter
We re feeling proud about the success of
the fall section meeting. (You've got to admit,
New York C ity is a hard act to follow .) Held
O ctober 19-20 at the M arriott Thruw ay Hotel
in R ochester, Rosem ary G ibson was the
overall chairman.
The hospitality buffet dinner held Friday
night featured a most appealing and artistic
jack-o-lantern carved by Judy Stiles' 49%er,
Steve, esp e cia lly fo r the occasion. A fte r
dinner, 99s were bused to Rochester's stun­
ning Strasenburg Planetarium for a laser light
show.
Alberta Bachm an. Linda M cN eil and A lice Ham m ond
happily arrange airplane rides at the pennies-a-pound
affair
Saturday Registration Chairman Marsha
Lehm an re p o rte d th a t we had ab ou t 55
people in attendance. We welcomed our new
governor, Mary H elfrick, who skillfu lly led us
through the business meeting. An unusual
interlude in the proceedings was provided by
99 Vijayalakshm i Vijayakumar, a native of
Bangalore, India, who performed classical
Indian dances in costume. She is tem porarily
residing in western New York.
O ur new Finger Lakes banner was dedi­
cated by J u lie G o o g in s at the S aturday
afternoon luncheon. Table decorations and
d o o r prizes were handm ade by ch a p te r
members under the guidance and tutelage of
A lic e M cE a ch e rn and H u tch F re d e rick,
com m ittee co-chairm en.
O u r a fte rn o o n sp e a ke r was Dr. Lynn
Smaha, a card io log ist from the G uthrie C linic
in Sayre, Pennsylvania. Form erly a flig ht
surgeon fo r the A ir Force in Alaska, he held
o u r rapt attention even when he wasaddressing the medical aspects of flight.
All of the section meeting activity has not
slowed down our flyin g — not a bit! Julie
G oogins and 49'/2er Frank were VIPs at the
August launch of the space shuttle, "D is­
covery." Marcia Gitelm an and 49Vier Dave
flew to Calgary in August and toured the
Canadian R ockies. M arcia was return in g
from Florida in O ctober and, at the RaleighDurham A irp o rt, fo llo w e d Jan M o ffe tt in
pattern. Jan was w inging it to Savannah,
Georgia to meet her 49'/2er, Wes.
Chairman Betty Roman has been elected
secretary of the Rochester Pilots Association,
and she also received her FAA Pilot Pro­
ficie ncy Wings. Mary Hunkeler became trea­
surer of the pilots' group. She also earned her
Pilot Proficiency Wings.
We w ill miss G eorgeAnn Garms and 49'/2er
M ickey. Im m ediately after return in g from
Norway, they set out fo r C alifornia. They w ill
reside there fo r a year while Mickey is on
sabbatical. However, in conclusion, we would
like to welcom e back Barbara Flick and 49'/2er
Don. They have returned to our area after
living in Hong Kong for three years. We would
also like to welcom e in to our membership
Sally Smudski, a transferee from the Steel
Valleys Chapter.
by Marcia Gitelman and Judy Stiles
Garden State Chapter
Energetic Janet Leatherdale, Sue Parker,
D ia n a D e La nge , A lb e rta B ach m an and
Racquel McNeil, together with 49%ers Bill
Dade, Joe McNeil and W ill Dade, painted a
new air m arking at Blairstown A irport.
The second annual pennies-a-pound to
fina ncially assist the Mercer C ounty Com ­
m unity College Flight Team, the chapter and
the section turned out to be a very productive
and enjoyable weekend. Ninety-Nines from
several area chapters as well as friends and
relatives joined our members, the college's
aviation students and numerous volunteers
from M arlboro A irp ort fo r two days of nearly
non-stop flyin g. The memories of flig h t w ill
long be w ith the hundreds of happy pas­
sengers we flew, many of whom were taking
their first trip in an airplane.
Diana DeLange treated us to two enjoyable
film s on soaring at our O ctober meeting at
Sky M anor, and we re all ha pp y fo r Pat
Valdata, the proud new owner of a Schweizer
1-26E sailplane. Pat, an avid soaring enthu­
siast, is expanding her horizons to include
power flight!
One of ou r newest and bravest members,
Valerie O 'B rien, USAF, survived Survival
Training! She "volunteered" to put her mind
and body to the test of the elements, and lived
to tell us about it at our November meeting at
M cG uire AFB. Valerie taught us many im­
portant lessons, which we hope she will share
in an article fo r The 99 NEWS.
by Betty Piter
Greater New York Chapter
O ur annual Christm as party was held at
Vice-Chairm an Julie Talbert's house Decem­
ber 12. Attendance was the best ever, with
several 49'/2ers and new members, including
G inny Hart, who has her CFI and gives
lessons at Caldwell A irp ort in Essex, New
Jersey. M ollie Ward from the Los Angeles
Chapter w ill be jo in in g our chapter while she
com pletes her studies at New York Univer­
sity. Chairm an Eleanor Friede prepared a
delicious blanquette de veau accompanied
by Nina Clarem ont's smoked trout fettucine.
Nina also treated us to her unusual and tasty
salmon and caviar mousse.
Several awards were presented — Penny
Am abile fo r having the most hours in two
categories (land and lighter than air); Nina
Clarem ont, the most exotic trip; Julie Talbert,
the trip farthest from home; Irene Keith,
staying current since 1946; and Mollie Ward,
our most recently certified member. Eleanor
Friede received tw o awards, one for owning
the most "h is to ric ” airplane and the other for
ably serving as chairm an the past two yeas.
We also had a good turno ut of 14 pilots at
our November 13 meeting at the Wings Club.
Chapter Secretary Lisa LaPrelle arranged a
slide show from AOPA on “ Avoiding M id-Air
C ollisions."
by Marian A. Campbell
Long Island Chapter
The bubbles flow ed again at the chapter's
November meeting. The celebration was for
Chairman Pat Bizzoso on com pletion of her
m ultiengine rating, which she obtained with
an AE Scholarship. The cham pagne helped
raise the bidding on items at the auction held
that night, w ith m onies raised to be used
toward the bronze "w ing s" plaque pledged to
the Intern ation al H eadquarters expansion
program.
Novem ber 10 saw another successful Ida
Van Smith Flight Clubs Day at Brookhaven
Airport. The turno ut of children was not as
large as expected as the weather service was
predicting one of the worst weekends of the
fall. As it turned out, fo r the third time in as
many m onths, it was wrong and the chapter’s
p ro je ct w ent fo rw a rd . Mae Sm ith, Joyce
Pat Bizzoso is congratulated by Pat Rockwell on co m ­
pletion of her m ultiengine rating.
Malkmes. Pat Rockwell and new 49VS>er Vince
Bonnard took approxim ately 24 children on
plane rides around the area. Follow ing a
picnic lunch, a balloon launch was con­
ducted. We’re hoping to have at least one
postcard (attached to all balloons) returned
this year. All of last year's balloons quickly
headed out to sea on northerly winds.
December 1 saw brigh t skies w ith many
gusts of wind for the local USPFT com peti­
tion. also held at Brookhaven A irport. Carol
Maffetone was this year’s chairman. The early
morning power-on landings could be done
with some d ifficu lty. O nly a few power-off
landings could be done because of the 90degree weather and gusty crosswind. Later in
the day, after the cross-country portion was
held, a different runway was used to complete
power-on and power-off landings. Of the
eight contestants, our first place winner was
ogue of her m ost recent trip to Kenya, East
Africa. The slide show was a com posite of
experiences Trish had, including a balloon
safari over the Masai Mara Game Reserve.
This was T rish's fou rth trip to A frica but her
first experience in a hot air balloon.
New members Barbara Fioravanti and Mary
Louise Falco were welcom ed. Barbara re­
cently became manager of the Rensselaer
C ounty A irport, while Mary Lou is currently
flyin g Cessnas out of Schenectady County
Airport.
Ida Van Smith and other Long Island 99s help children of
the Ida Van Smith Flight C lubs launch their balloons.
Kathy Potoczak and Linda D ickerson w ork in the 99s
booth at the AOPA Plantation Party in Tennessee
by Trish Bianchi
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by Patricia Rockwell
W estern N ew York 99s attending the section meeting
included (standing) Kathy Potoczak. Pat Kneiss. Mary
Sand, (se a le d ) D o ro th y H ake. D ia n e Senneff and
R osem arie Sutherland
NORTH CENTRAL SECTION
Aux Plaines Chapter
New York Capital District Chapter
The cha pter's fa ll season opened w ith
guest speaker A rnie Fowler, c h ie f flig h t
instructor at Greenland Air. “ The BFR: A
Requirement and An O pp ortunity" was an
enlightening and entertaining presentation.
O ctober was highlighted by an air m arking
at Great B arrington A irp o rt in the Berkshires.
With a beautiful fall day to com plem ent the
scenic airstrip, Chairman Barbara Stover,
Harriett Bregman, Florence Dooley and Carol
Keinath manned rollers and markers to dress
up the field. The crew painted runway num ­
bers and GBR on the taxiway.
At the O ctober meeting, Vice-Chairm an
Trish Bianchi presented an African Travel­
Central Illinois air m arkers finish the |ob at M uscatine
Central Illinois Chapter
Mae Smith, with Doris Abbate in second
place and C onnecticut 99 Sandy M cDonough
in third place.
The Christm as party was attended jo in tly
by Long Isla n d and G re a te r New Y ork
C hapters. N ancy Davis raffled her m ink
snuggler for the benefit of USPFT.
Working on the G reat B arrington air m arking are Barb
Stover, Carol Keinath. H arriet Bregm an. (kneeling)
Florence Dooley and 49%er Rick Stover
D iane Lew is gloats over the air m arking aw ard won in
1984
The h ig h lig h t event fo r the chapter in the
past several m onths has been participation
by Sue Johnston, Sue DeWulf, Joanne Noll
and Dee G reisheimer in an EAA project at
Oshkosh. At the request of EAA, they assisted
in c a ta lo g in g a v ia tio n p u b lic a tio n s and
m em orabilia at the museum. DeWulf and
Johnston spent the weekend roughing it in
the EAA bunkhouse. It was a fun time, and
they also had an invitation to Paul Pobrezny’s
home. Dee and Joanne came up fo r the day
and also enjoyed the activity.
One member attended Novem ber’s AOPA
Flight Safety Sem inar at Rosemont, Illinois.
Subjects included the biennial flight review
and stress management.
The year's activities were culm inated with a
December 2 Christm as dinner, followed by a
chapter meeting at which plans fo r 1985 were
discussed. Treasurer Dee Greisheimer made
all of the arrangements and was responsible
for the seasonal decorations.
by Virginia Rabung
It was a ho rribly cold, rainy day when Diane
and Stacy Lewis hosted the Muscatine air
m arking. The Alberts, Reeds, W ests and
Holcom bs (all well trained at earlier jobs
under Jean West's tutelage) made as short
work as possible of the whole thing.
S pe arh ea ded by Barb Jen iso n, J e rrie
Cobb's South Am erican Indians have be­
come our main charitable endeavor. Our
treasury is lean, so we passed the hat and
supplemented our gift by a goodly amount.
Flying into S pringfield were Kathy Palmer,
W anda W hittset, Barb Jenison, Lind alo u
Foellner and Lynne Trupin with spouse Lou.
Susan Hull, Jean West and Dede Holcom b
flew first to breakfast at Bloom ington, then all
three planes and spouses flew on to the
meeting, bringing M ildred Weaver, a twoyear pilot who had been hiding around the
Decatur Airport.
Kathy Palmer, selling orange T-shirts at
Illinois NIFA activity, persuaded "extra-large”
people into "la rg e " and "large '’ people into
"m edium " and sold all but two "smalls" for
our treasury. (Don't order "smalls.” )
The Trupins and Lindalou presented in­
te re s tin g slid e s of th e ir flig h t from Los
Angeles up the coast to International The
Alcan led them home, m ostly IFR with icing
and poor visibilities
by Clarissa Holcom b
Greater Detroit Area Chapter
D orothy Butler, Margaret Demond, Mearl
Frame, Sherry Giesler, D orothy G illis, Marie
L ittle r and Susan Philpot enjoyed Oshkosh
and the W isconsin Chapter’s annual barbe­
cue fo r another year.
M ardi D re b in g , D o ro th y G illis , N ancy
Hecksel, June Jarvis and Gini Sutherland
became tho ro ug hly immersed in Convention
Detroit Boat Club on beautiful Belle Isle in the
m iddle of the D etroit River was particularly
well attended in spite of the fou r-p lu s inches
of wet snow in the air and on the roads.
by D orothy Price Gillis
Greater St. Louis Chapter
Greater D etroit Area 99s M ardi D rebing, Gini Suther­
land, June Jarvis (standing). Dorothy Price G illis and
N ancy H ecksel (seated) attended International C on ­
vention in Alaska
Nine 99s and one daughter gathered early
November 13 to sell the special "O ld News­
boy Day” edition of the St. Louis GiobeDem ocrat newspaper. Those participating in­
cluded Nikki Caplan and daughter Elizabeth,
Rosie C o rbe tt, Lori G reenstein, D o ro th y
Haupt, Val Johnson, Amy Laws, Sue Matheis,
Jan Pocock and Laura Sellinger. The news­
paper is sold cityw ide by various groups to
support many children's organizations.
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'84 w ith all its educational and fascinating
program s and seminars. As Intern ation al
Com mittee Chairman fo r 49'/2er Membership,
Nancy was particularly busy. G ini served as a
teller during the business meeting.
We erected our 99s booth at M onroe Custer
A irport for their annual Dawn Patrol. A large
percentage of our membership came to sup­
port the airport, promote Ninety-Nines and
seek new members.
Mearl Frame was hostess fo r our August
meeting in her gorgeous new home. Mearl
showed slides taken during her recent at­
tendance with Susan Philpot at the annual
Cardinal O wners’ Convention at Shangri-La
Resort in Oklahoma.
Nancy Hecksel and Phyllis Wood worked
very hard on the annual Paul Bunyan A ir Race
held at Sugar Loaf Ski Resort. Mearl Frame.
S h e rry G ie sle r, lle n e H e m ing w a y, P atti
C leary S chroeder and Eileen W ehr were
active and enthusiastic com petitors.
D orothy G illis, Kathy Herschelmann and
Susan Philpot took advantage of the op po r­
tun ity to fly-in to an active A ir Force base
during W right-Patterson's September 15 an­
nual open house for general aviation. A large
num ber of East Coast based F-15s were
parked on the Dayton, O hio ramp, sheltering
from a hurricane. Free bus transportation was
provided to and from the fabulous A ir Force
Museum.
O ur September meeting was at OaklandPontiac A irp o rt’s term inal building, where
our five members who attended Convention
'84 shared their experiences and showed
many pictures.
The fall section meeting in St. Louis was
attended by Dorothy Butler, Mardi Drebing,
D orothy G illis, Nancy Hecksel, llene He­
mingway, June Jarvis. Kathy Hershelmann,
Marie Littler, Bernice M illar and G ini Suther­
land. C h a p te r H is to ria n D ot B o b ro w ic z
deserves full credit fo r w inning the Scrap­
book T rophy that Nancy brought home, while
Dorothy G illis won the "Best Time A loft in the
Paper Airplane" contest.
A fte r weeks o f un usu al w a rm th , high
hum idity and fog, the sky cleared just long
enough fo r our annual Treasure Hunt, Poker
Run and Spot Landing Contest O ctober 20.
Most of our members turned out as workers,
participants or both, m aking this an espe­
cially successful year.
O ur November annual jo in t brunch meet­
ing with the Michigan Chapter at the elegant
Vivian W aters and Jan Pocock hosted our
N ovem ber 20 m eeting at V ivian 's hom e.
Twenty members and four guests enjoyed
h e aring b a llo o n is ts Lori G reenstein and
Linda Kohlberg tell about their flig hts to
25,000 feet. Fourteen balloonists became
members of the 4-M ile-H igh-C lub last year at
Mt. Vernon, Illinois.
N ikki Caplan and Jane Buckles flew their
hydrogen balloon O ctober 13 in the G ordon
Bennett Balloon Race in Zurich, Switzerland.
Of 14 teams invited, they were one of three
American teams participating.
Although the weather in St. Louis felt like
spring was approaching, the spirit of C hrist­
mas was d e finite ly in the air when 31 mem­
bers and guests attended the December 18
Christm as dinner meeting. New members
Jan Eveans and Jeanne Vance were wel­
com ed, and an in te re stin g program was
presented by Claudine Johnson from M ighty
God M inistries, Inc. This non-profit, nondenom inational group of Christian women
dedicated to the preservation of the fam ily
provide a shelter, Jireh House, for families
involved w ith foster care. Each 99 gave a toy
fo r children under their care.
Adela S charr, life and ch a p te r cha rte r
member, gave the chapter a gift which was
outstanding. An aviation scholarship fund
was started with a gift of $5,000!
by Nelda Lee
Indiana Chapter
November 18 was a day like all 99 meeting
days, o r so it seemed. Not only was flying out
of the question, but hazardous driving con­
ditions accounted fo r the absence of several
members from ou r meeting. Ironically, the
fo llow ing weekend was like a perfect spring
day. In spite of the weather, it was a good
turno ut fo r our pitch-in luncheon hosted by
Rae Cawdell. It was good to have prospective
members Ann Nobles and Dottie Hildebrand
w ith us. Dottie's soon-to-be 49'/2er is Dr.
W illia m H ilde bra nd, an FAA m edical ex­
aminer. When he bought her an Aeronca
Champ, she decided it was tim e to learn to fly.
During our afternoon gab test, Rae Cawdell
was asked to show the beautiful trophy she
received November 13 from the Indianapolis
Aero Club. A traveling trophy, it w ill be
passed on to another next year, but the lovely
plaque that accom panied it is fo r keeps.
For the past few years, the Ninety-Nines
and the Indianapolis Aero Club have enjoyed
the ir Christmas party together. This year was
no exception, but som ething different was
planned by com m ittee members June Nor­
man, Tannie Schlundt and Midge Moore.
December 11 we went to the Beef & Boards
Dinner Theatre, where our party of 100 (the
largest of the special groups in attendance
that evening) saw a New York production of
the play, "Annie."
by Rae Cawdell
Indiana Dunes Chapter
We held a successful Flying Companion
Sem inar Novem ber 3 in South Bend. It was
apparent by the response we received that
there was a need to hold this program more
often. Charlene Falkenberg instructed the
session, aided by chapter members and 66
Ann Bowman.
T he N o vem b er m e e tin g was in Carol
Zander's new home in Glenwood, Illinois
The chapter gave Carol a red, white and blue
w indsock as a housewarm ing gift, and she
presented the troph y the chapter won for
activities at the fall North Central Sectional.
We were glad to see Joy Black, our safety
chairm an, up and around after having an
em ergency abdom inal operation in October.
Joy gave us a "surprise" test on our aircraft
perform ance, and Charlene Falkenberg pre­
sented "IFR Charts and the VFR Pilot.”
Sue Mohnssen and husband Ray hosted
the Christm as party at their home in Michigan
C ity . C o -h o s ts were B arbara and Harry
Jen nings and Linda and Lynn M attingly.
Keeping w ith tradition, members brought the
hostess an airplane ornam ent to hang on her
tree. In addition to the custom ary gift ex­
change, members brought a gift for a resident
of a local convalescent home. We enjoyed an
evening of cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, a potluck supper, games and, of course, hangar
stories.
Jane W ilson, due to her health, had to give
up her apartm ent and move to a nursing
home. Jane attended Purdue University dur­
ing the tim e Amelia Earhart was teaching
there, and she is a chapter charter member.
Her new address is W oodview, 1101 East
Coolspring, M ichigan City IN 46360.
by Audrey Karp
Iowa Chapter
A very successful poker run was held in
O ctober, organized by Ardis Luthe and Ruth
P rescott. The A m es-low a Falls-W aterloo
route was flow n on a beautiful day, ending
with a sum ptuous potluck in Waterloo, which
was hosted by Karen Hanus and Verna Mae
Prochaska. The best four hands won aviation
Christmas tree ornaments.
The November “ You and Your Airplane"
m e e tin g was c a n c e le d due to h o rrib le
weather, but all the form s were completed
and mailed fo r our Jackie Kilburn, our AE
Scholarship candidate. We also telephoned
inform ation about Iowa hosting the North
C entral S ectio na l, organized by Barbara
Brotherton, in the fall of 1985.
O ur annual Christmas party was hosted by
M arcene G rant and Barbara Brotherton.
Although the weather was bad and the airport
closed, there was a large turnout, and the
Chinese g ift exchange was a humorous high
point of the evening. Entertainm ent was pro­
vided by Des Moines' Hoover High School
Chorus, which then serenaded the stranded
air travelers in the terminal.
M em bers attended a show er fo r Linda
D ickerson , w ho is m a rryin g T. W ic k liffe
Com er of Nashville February 2 in Kissimmee,
Florida. Several members are planning to
attend the wedding.
by Marg Juhasz
Michigan Chapter
O ur November meetings are special, and
this one was no exception. It has become
tradition al fo r members Julie Clarke and
S ixty-five 99s, 49'/2ers and guests enjoyed
socializing, cocktails and dinner at a holiday
party in a V ictorian setting provided by a 19th
c e n tu ry m an sio n on St. P a u l’s h is to ric
Sum m it Avenue. The site was the AAUW
C lu b h o u s e , ju s t a few b lo c k s fro m the
governor's mansion. When three 99s from the
Duluth area decided that blow ing and drifting
snow made driving impossible, they, along
w ith the ir 49V!>ers, flew the Aztec way and
joined the party.
by Hope Isaacson
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Kentucky Blue G rass 99 Kathryn Snider helps with
registration at the annual K entucky Aviation A sso cia ­
tion convention
M eeting with the W om en in Travel group are Lake Erie
99s Ruth Sitter. Pat Baron, Bernice Barris, Dodie Jewett,
Meigs Adams. Pat Stark. Helen Sammon. Marg Juhasz.
Doreen Susman. Susan Chiari and Linda Dickerson
Bev Demko waves from the G reat Wall of China
Lake Erie Chapter
Members met at the home of Pat and Paul
Stark in November, follow ed by a to u r of the
Cuyahoga County A irp ort tower. We wel­
comed new member Nancy Piltch, who is
private and instrum ent rated and w orking on
her com m ercial. Nancy works fo r NASA in
Cleveland and flies out of Lorain County.
Members met recently with the “ W omen in
Travel" group for dinner and a program,
coordinated by Linda Dickerson, on women
in aviation. Doreen Susman gave a lively and
humorous talk on her ATP experiences, and
Hortense McGhee updated us on the Cleve­
land Flight Standards District Office.
Members are busy planning the next flig h t
com panion/pinch-hitter course, which will
be May 19-20 at Akron Muni.
Doreen Susman, Eastern A irlin e s flig h t
attendant, spoke about passenger safety,
while attorney Alice Henry gave us year-end
tax tips during our December meeting at the
Christopher Inn in Northfield.
Lillian Snyder to invite us and the Greater
Detroit Area Chapter to the D etroit Boat Club.
In spite of a how ling snowstorm that made
flyin g im possible and driving hazardous, the
turno ut was gratifying, and the meeting fully
lived up to expectations.
Tim id souls w ould say it co u ld n 't be done
w ith our members spread over a huge area,
with the busy pre-Christm as season when
everyone already has more than enough to
do, and with December's weather in Michigan
so unpredictable. W hat did we do? We had a
progressive dinner in December. It was our
firs t fu n d -ra is e r fo r the Fall '87 sectio n
meeting, w hich we w ill host. O ur generous
hostesses were Sammy M cKay and Beverly
M itchell.
by Ftenate McLaughlin
Minnesota Chapter
Thirteen 99s, 49'/2ers and guests flew or
drove to the Mankato A irp o rt fo r the Novem­
ber FBI hosted and catered by Marion Lutes.
Low c e ilin g s, icy runw ays and a broken
weather com puter at M inneapolis FSS com ­
bined to keep others ground-bound. Marion's
lunch was delicious, and those who made the
trip enjoyed meeting two prospective 99s
from southern Minnesota.
Jeep Adamson appears on the February
page of the 1985 calendar of the Minnesota
C h ap te r of the N a tion al O rgan iza tion of
Women (NOW).
Sixteen guests joined us at November's
annual m em bership/inform ational meeting.
Jim m ie O lson hosted the meeting with Lu
Purdy p ro vid in g “ s c ra tc h " pu m pkin pies
made from "real'' pum pkins, which de cor­
ated the chapter’s O ctober Casino Nite. Hope
Isaacson presented slides de scrib ing the
history of the Ninety-Nines and current chap­
ter activities, while a question and answer
session led by Joan Somm erfeld and Terry
Ludtke concluded the meeting. Five licensed
women pilots joined the chapter that evening,
and several others became 66s.
Gayle Vail, 1984 AE Research Scholarship
awardee, spent several weeks last fall on the
East Coast, visiting colleges, aviation fa cil­
ities and NASA, as she continued her inves­
tigation of human factors in aviation. Gayle
w ill be studying at the Human Factors Lab,
O hio State University, this winter. AE Scho­
larship w inner Terry Ludtke w ill com plete her
CFII training this winter.
Santa came early to Marci Glaesmann,
stuffing her stocking with a C-172. Although
Marci operates a flig h t school and charter
service in A lbert Lea, it's still nice to have an
airplane she can call her own.
Three Rivers Chapter
O ctober 11 found 18 members and guests
meeting at Bowman Aviation, Smith Field, Ft.
Wayne. What a surprise during our meeting to
have Indiana G overnor Robert O rr drop in to
chat a few minutes! As many know, Mrs. O rris
a form er pilot and WASP.
O ctober 20 was a very busy day as our
second annual Flying Com panion Seminar
was held under the direction of CFIs Judy
G raham and Sheila D ick. In a d d itio n to
answering questions from the attendees, Sue
Fox of Ft. Wayne FSS spoke about the duties
and how weather briefings are given. The day
ended w ith a ta lk -d o w n tape between a
con tro l tower and a non-pilot after the death
of the pilot.
Ten members and several guests, including
Teresa Sm ith and Wendi Tittle, Montpelier,
Ohio, traveled to the Kendallville, Indiana
hom e o f Sandi S h u ll fo r a N ovem ber 8
program on the Spruce Goose and a surprise
baby shower fo r 99 Jody Hawbaker She
presented husband Jon with son Nicholaus
Jerome, born December 15.
Thanks to the generosity of one of our
newest m embers, K athy M olargik, and a
chapter donation, we w ill have copper wings
on the Wall of Wings at 99 Headquarters.
A nother new member, Margie McQueen,
along w ith Chairman Judy Graham, Linda
Pulverand members of theirfam ilies, painted
a compass rose at the airport in Sturgis,
M ichigan. S till another new member, Susan
Lynn David, brings our membership to 26. We
are small and new, but we keep growing.
Members and guests met December 13 in
Ft. Wayne for a Christmas party dinner, with
hostess Sally Hawkins m aking ding-a-ling
bell-ringers opt of us again. Cookie boxes
were packed fo r FSS, the control tower and
area FBOs.
The on-going garage sale being held by
Josephine Richardson at the Decatur Hi-Way
A irp ort is proving to be a continuous supply
of funds fo r our small treasury.
Newlyweds include Bonnie Buhr Crosby
and Beverly Zahner Pazder.
by Linda Rice
NORTHWEST SECTION
Columbia-Cascade Chapter
O ur Novem ber meeting at the home of
Shirley Twigg found 11 members present on
a windy, rainy O regon day. Guests included
Janet Bell and Jan Mercer, who are student
pilots, as well as p ilot Raeann Lumen. Mary
W olgemuth reported on the Red Cross VolunTEAM program . O ur speaker was Shelly
Hartman, an air traffic con tro ller at Hillsboro,
Oregon tower. She is actively involved in
aviation education with the FAA. She speaks
to school children of all ages, letting them
know of the jobs available in aviation. She is
looking forward to w orking with Aviation and
A e ro spa ce E d u ca tio n C h a irm a n S h irle y
Twigg and assistant Madelyn Heesacker.
O ur C h ristm a s p a rty was held at the
N orthw est A ntiq ue A irc ra ft clu b h o u se at
Evergreen Field, Vancouver, W ashington. To
the delight of all present, we had a lively gift
exchange, potluck and refreshments. After
much deliberation, Mary H ill received the
Columbia-Cascade “ Traveling Chicken." It
w ill be in te re stin g w hat M ary does w ith
"Traveler" next Christmas.
approved a donation to the AE Scholarship
Fund. Sandi and Cathy Pusey gave a report
on the Anchorage Convention.
Marsha Ball has been approached by the
State Search and Rescue to help conduct a
workshop in Idaho Falls fo r pilots who want to
observe Search and Rescue Procedures.
Esther DeYoung has attained her instru­
ment rating and purchased a Cessna 182,
which is fu lly instrum ent equipped.
A fter the business m eeting, tw o instructors
from Idaho Falls conducted a ground school
on mountain flying and then gave checkrides
fo r the members. The food was wonderful,
the weather fantastic, the com pany incre­
dible and the knowledge gained keeps us
flying safely in the mountains.
by Pat Lundahl
by Mary W. Kilbourne
CHAPTER NEWS. ETC.
members to participate in the Wings pro­
gram. We were able to use last month's work
at Vista Field to identify the field for pilots
flying in to November's business meeting.
The year was rounded out by a Christmas
party at Ellin Larim ar's home in the Tri-Cities.
by Anne English
Mount St. Helens Chapter
O ur chapter spent New Year’s Eve provid­
ing “ Care Cars” fo r those who could not drive
a fte r to o m uch p a rty in g . We had three
vehicles stationed at large restaurants and
bars and, from 2400 to 0300, we delivered 18
people safely home to spend New Year's Day
in the com fort of their homes instead of the
possibility of spending it in jail or the hospital.
It was quite an experience, and we were
surprised to find that all our riders were
courteous and well behaved. We all met at a
local restaurant fo r an 0330 breakfast.
Our December party was canceled due to
snow and ice conditions.
by Marilyn J. Britt
North Dakota Chapter
Eight members attended the November 17
m eeting in M inot. We voted to send $99 to the
Headquarters B uilding Fund, and Beth Lucy
provided a challenging lesson and quiz on the
“ Pilot Safety Maintenance Program."
The latest report on “ O peration Heartbeat"
is that Audrey Baird flew a two-year-old girl to
M inneapolis December 7, accompanied by
Beth Lucy and the girl's mother. She was
taken to the Shriners Hospital for hip surgery,
which she had needed since birth.
New office rs for Colum bia G orge C hapter include
S ecretary Linda Wagner. C hairm an Jeanne Hills and
Vice-C hairm an Lois Blumenstein.
by Lorraine Boehler
Judy C ochran and C arolyn M cC ord sell raffle ticke ts at
The D alles Rotary Air Show
Southern Cascade Chapter
C arolyn R ose-S tella (above) and D ee C ollins finish the
" N ", w hile (below ) an aerial view show s the alm ostfinished job
Columbia Gorge Chapter
Judy Newman and daughter Donna, also a
99, hosted the summer barbecue at their
beautiful home at the Hood River golf course.
The tra d itio n a l C hristm as social at the
majestic old Columbia Gorge Inn included
induction of new members C arolyn McCord,
Pat Davis. Linda Wagner, Helen Fargher and
Mickey Sampson These five would be a lively
addition to any chapter, and we are lucky they
are in ours.
by Jan Mtnarik
Eastern Idaho Chapter
The fall meeting was held in conjunction
with our annual Mountain Flying C linic at the
Flying "B " Resort Ranch in the M iddle Fork of
the Salm on River of c e n tra l Idaho. The
business meeting was conducted by Chair­
man Sandi Bills, and the group unanimously
Mid-Columbia Chapter
The O ctober meeting was a first for the
m ajority of members. A fter figu rin g how to
lay it out, the taxiw ay painting had many
he lp ing hands. The usual m istakes were
made, and a member suggested black paint
to cover the worst. It worked well and, from
the air, pilots can't see the areas filled to hide
mistakes. A local reporter inspected the job
and took a ride in Jean Davis' plane to take
photos.
A fter all the hard work, a "pum pkin pot­
luck" was held. Vista Field FBO provided a
room for the brief meeting.
The chapter sponsored a November FAA
Safety Sem inar fo r pilots in the surrounding
area. The to p ic s covered in clu d e d local
accidents and why they occur. That enabled
"W in te r Flying Safety” was the theme for a
presentation by Tom Magussen in November.
These lo ng w in te r m onths can be spent
sharpening our minds on the many aspects of
flying we should know so well.
We have elected to plan ahead for monthly
activities. Each members is in charge of one
m onth, and we try to plan interesting aviation
related projects.
O u r th ird an nu al C h ristm as party was
successful w ith Santa (friend Jerry Scott)
handing out gag gifts that Dana Hardie and
her com m ittee had carefully selected. She
and Steve were gracious hosts, opening their
lovely home fo r the event when airplane
ornam ents were exchanged
Women pilots have earned more attention
in recent years. One example is our own
Linda Mayfield. She earned her license a
couple of years ago and now flies hubby Gary
on occasional business trips. Business as­
sociates and other pilots usually are a bit
surprised when they learn that Linda is the
pilot. In addition, Laurie W oodard completed
her first BFR, and Laura Smith competed in
the Hayward-Las Vegas A ir Race, coming out
in the top third.
by Barbara Grace
SOUTH CENTRAL SECTION
Aspen Chapter
We had our first air m arking last July. A few
Denver 99s flew in to assist, and we had a
b e a u tifu l day pa in ting “ ASPEN" plus the
Aspen C hapter's first air marking, in a photo taken by
Lou Dequine from his ultralight, gives a good view of a
hard-working cre w of 99s and friends.
Ninety-Nines logo on Sardy Field’s central
ramp.
Member Lori Farmer is the only woman
p ilo t fly in g fo r A spe n A irw a y s . She is
presently in England, training to fly the new
BAC-146 jets that Aspen w ill be using soon.
Chapter Chairman Betty Pfister was re­
cently inducted in to the C olorado Aviation
Hall of Fame. We re all very proud of her
con tribu tions to air rescue as well as general
aviation.
We co-hosted a December 4 Christmas
party with the local EAA chapter, and we
invited all of the pilots in Aspen. We had a
great turnout, introducing a lot of new people
to the Ninety-Nines and EAA.
by Polly Ross
ou r first annual fly-in . A fter a week of rain in
unusually dry New Mexico, we were graced
with beautiful fall weather. The local EAA
chapter cooked breakfast fo r all who wanted
a good meal and, although attendance was
small, com petition was keen. Mary Sweetser
walked away w ith a fabulous win in the spot
landing event and was presented with two
tropies, one from o u r chapter and one from
Lela Carwardine. Lela had won her trophy in
1965 and wanted to present it to a 99 if a
member won first place.
The fo llo w in g Sunday, the El PasoChapter
again invited Chaparral 99s to their annual
fly-in brunch. Included in the activities was a
spot la nd ing co n te st upon arrival at the
M cQ uire Ranch in Fabins, Texas. The best
landing 99 was again Mary Sweetser.
Dallas Redbird Chapter
Coastal Bend Chapter
Chapter happenings included a tour of El
Campo Metro A irp ort by the local kinder­
garten class. The tou r was conducted by
Speck Morgan, Vel's 49'/2er. The Morgans
also represented the c h a p te r at the fall
section meeting in Tulsa, accepted the sec­
tion 66 Award fo r Coastal Bend.
Available at the Tulsa meeting was Takeoff!
by Bonnie Tiburzi. She takes her readers
through her adventures of becoming "Am er­
ica's first woman p ilo t fo r a m ajor airlin e.”
Those of you w ho have copies of Takeoff! are
in fo r a wonderful experience!
A flig h t safety sem inar focusing on pro­
peller strikes was held in August at El Campo
Metro, co-sponsored by the FAA and 99s.
C o n g ra tu la tio n s go to Lael M artin and
49'/2er Kenny fo r the O ctober 22 birth of
daughter Ashley Elizabeth.
Colorado Chapter
Austin Chapter
Major General Charles Bond, author of A
Flying Tiger's Diary, was our guest speaker
November 19 at Ragsdale Aviation, Mueller
Airport. He enthralled 23 listeners w ith his
experiences as an original Flying Tiger and
the one responsible for the tiger's m outh on
the nose of the airplane they flew in WWII.
Guests included local QBs and a few gals
from the Heart of Texas Chapter.
O ur December 8 Christmas party was held
at Barbara Gard's home, and she announced
that she's moving to Massachusetts in early
January.
Member Judy Carpenter was married De­
cem ber 22, and ou r January m eeting in ­
cluded a baby shower for new m other Teri
Gooch as well as a planning session fo r our
anniversary meeting in February.
by Judy Reinhart
Chaparral Chapter
November 4 was a com bined meeting and
by Phyllis J. Kramer
by Audrey P. De Lanoy
by Barbara Kurtz
Thelma H avice and m o lher-fo-be Teri G ooch visit at a
recent Austin C hapter meeting
and C liff Hach, M ary M c K illip and Barb
Hobson, as well as Jan, C huck and April
Clemen and guests, enjoyed beautiful flying
weather. November's speaker, 49Vjer Ben
Kramer (A&P), ably answered questions and
helped separate fact from fictio n with respect
to aircraft care and maintenance.
T he a n n u a l C h ris tm a s p a rty at M ary
M cK illip 's home was a great success Pikes
Peak Chapter members were also invited, and
they helped make the evening even more
special.
Cari W ilson, a recent graduate of Metro
State College and a CFII flig h t in stru cto r with
nearly 1,000 hours, is curre ntly providing
excellent safety tips as the chapter safety
chairman.
A nother successful session of the Flight
W ithout Fear C linic has been com pleted. The
November 17 graduation flight, Denver to
Albuquerque, became a real test for parti­
cipants. Before reaching cruising altitude,
the 727 captain leveled off and advised his
passengers th a t the y w ere re tu rn in g to
Denver because of hydraulic problems. W hile
naturally apprehensive, the graduates came
through with flyin g colors as a result of the
clinic.
A fter the problem was corrected, the trip
resumed, but not w ithout another test. During
the flig h t, a graduate and s ta ff m em ber
m oved to the sm oking sectio n. A n o th e r
passenger had dropped some ash on a seat
cushion. The resultant smell alarmed the
graduate, but q u ick a ctio n by the flig h t
attendant and the attitude of the staff calmed
the passengers.
Because o f th e en ro u te delay, V ice Chairman Diana W illiam s was called upon to
make alternate luncheon arrangements. She
a b ly a cco m p lish e d th is w ith the a irp o rt
term inal restaurant, and a trip that could have
re su lte d in d is a p p o in tm e n t and d is tru s t
turned into an adventure. Graduates and staff
99s Carol Leyner and Diana W illiams, who
ch a ire d the pro gra m , alon g w ith N ancy
A ldrich, Joyce Hilchie and Phyllis Kramer,
fu lly enjoyed the delayed graduation dinner.
A recent fly -in to North Platte was topped
o ff w ith a g re a t S un da y b ru n ch . T hose
attending, Bonnie and Ralph Harden, K itty
Bryant H utchinson, Hazel Jones and Kathy
Long spent several busy November days in
T h ib o d a u x, Lo uisiana, h e lp ing make the
NIFA meet successful. Despite m orning fog
and IFR weather Saturday, all scheduled
events were com pleted. Bill Kerschner was
an inform ative, entertaining speaker at the
Saturday night banquet. Hazel and Kathy
remained an extra day fo r a tour of the bayou
cou ntry w ith Annie M iller, the alligator lady.
U nfortunately it was too cold for the alligators
to come out and respond to Annie, but the
scenery was beautiful.
The November chapter meeting was held at
Kathy Long’s home. Tina Steen, a newly
licensed 16-year-old, was a guest. Margie
T aylo r related the astonishing saga of the
theft of the ir Bellanca from Addison Airport.
(It is still missing.) Changes in the Inter­
national Bylaws and postponem ent of the
Education Congress in India were discussed.
Like m igratory birds, most members, in­
clu din g Pat Jetton and Cathy Jones, now of
C olorado, gathered fo r the December meet­
ing, their special annual Tex-Mex party at
Fran S helton’s lovely home, com plete with an
exquisitely decorated tree brushing the ceil­
in g . T in a S teen and L o rra in e B ru ch , a
C onnecticut 99 who has recently moved to
Dallas, were w elcom e guests. W onderful
fo o d and m uch hangar fly in g made the
evening pass quickly, and then it was an IFR
drive home in thunderstorms.
by Elizabeth Jordan
Ft. Worth Chapter
Looking back at the fall season, members
enjoyed many activities together with the
scheduled new events ahead.
In O ctober, our gals met at Meacham Field
to hear FAA's Don Muzeroll speak about the
W ings Proficiency Program, plus a couple of
excellent film s. Members and participants
enjoyed an early m orning November 3 air
m arking of Ennis A irport. Town and airport
officia ls provided a lovely lunch. Also during
O ctober and November, Jeri Gault, chapter
reporter, taught night classes in basic ground
school at Grapevine High School.
Carole W heeler was inducted as section
governor at the fall meeting. Several chapter
members attended when Carole received a
dozen red roses.
O ur Edna G ardner W hyte was inducted
in to the O klahom a A ir and Space Museum’s
Aviation Hall of Fame November 11.
by Jeri L. Gault
The chapter celebrated its 15th birthday in
O ctober with invited guests of form er years.
Each related how she became involved in the
Ninety-Nines. Beverly Stephens recorded the
meeting on videotape, and we also welcomed
new m ember Jan Smith as w ell as Carole Sue
Wheeler, section governor.
O ur USPFT event was rained out twice, and
air m arking at Keene was also rained out. But
we did have three workers, W inky Fortune,
Betty Carter and Dottie Hughes, for an air
m arking at Aero Valley A irport. The hangar
top now has "A E
____________ 622.”
W eather perm itting (most of our trouble has
been wind), we w ill eventually fill in the rest of
the letters.
by Dottie Hughes
do ctor ordered."
T w en ty-fo ur ladies air marked Houston
Southwest A irp o rt November 10 in 10-foot
letters. Several Space C ity gals were there to
help on this day, when we had 25 to 30-knot
d ire c t crossw inds th a t made fo r very in ­
teresting entertainment.
We're all excited to announce that our first
poker run is to be December 1. It’s a secret
course w ith a spot landing contest on final
d e stin a tio n . Fun, tro p h ie s and lunch are
being planned.
O ur Christmas party every year has be­
come one of our favorite occasions. This
year, prospective mem ber Tish Gossen and
husband Dick opened their home for cock­
tails, dinner and a g ift exchange. What a great
way to end the year w ith all your friends!
by Carol Phillips
Heart of Texas Chapter
In November, a program planned by the
Austin Chapter was attended by Chairman
Beverly G ibson and Derra Raymor. Retired
General Charlie Bond spoke on “ The Forma­
tion and Career of the Flying Tigers" at
Ragsdale East. The December meeting was
held at Beverly's home in Lago Vista.
Carol V illandry and 66 Lynne M cM illan
returned from a trip to San Francisco, and
they are excited about their new barge-type
d rillin g down to 18,000 feet off the Louisiana
coast. We hope it's a gusher!
Derra Raym or is flying every weekend and
recently took her brother, a fearless Green
Beret, on a flight, while Virginia Mattiza just
returned from spending November in her
home state of Oregon. Imogene Cham berlain
stays busy teaching aviation courses at Texas
A&M University and was a nominee fo r the
national Flight Instructor of the Year award.
The chapter still has a few of the excellent
handbooks, "Survival fo r Pilots and Passen­
gers," for sale ($6.50 by mail). We encourage
all pilots to have a copy in their airplane.
Members wish Robbie M cBride a speedy
recovery from recent surgery.
Looks great, gals! H ouston Southwest w asn't so hard to
air m ark atter all
by Virginia Dare Mattiza
Kansas Chapter
High Sky Chapter
Presents from a December 15 "B ring a G ift
Luncheon” at the Midland Regional A irport
were donated to the young ladies of the
Odessa Youth Shelter.
Program topics included “ Safety-Survival
International'' and "D o you Have the Right
A ttitude for Ninety-Nines?" Serious thought
was also given to "The Rewards of Being a
Ninety-Nine" and "The Legacy We Leave to
O ur C hildren, G randchildren and GreatG randchildren."
by Velma Lee Barnett-Copeland
Three prospective members attended our
November meeting in the GADO office. In
preparation fo r the next weekend’s Fly Lady
Derby, Sid T ucker gave us several good
tid b its on how to fly our airplanes more
efficiently.
Several Kansas members flew in the No­
vem ber 10 derby at Fairview, O klahom a.
Those w inning trophies included Ellen and
Rex Boyle fo r third place overall, as well as a
leg prize each fo r the teams of Kay Alley and
Beverly Benjes, Janet and Don Yoder, and
Carol and John Lanning.
Houston Chapter
O ur annual C h ristm as bazaar, held in
October, was such a huge success that we
held three parties this year to accommodate
everyone O ver $500 was raised fo r our
treasury.
Sue Ruggs, Ethyl K night and J. Ward from
H ouston FSS spoke at the past tw o meetings.
A 20-m inute video was shown in order to best
explain the recent changes in FSS all over the
country. W eather briefings were the main
topic of conversation as our Houston weather
really gives us a run for our money. Refresher
courses such as these are “ just what the
Kansas w inners in the Fairview air race included Ellen
Boyle, C arol Lanning, Janet Yoder and Kay Alley
Rex Boyle. Olga Saleh. Phyllis Blanton and Vickie
Lanning paint the Elkhart runway.
O ur chapter w ill be selling car license
plates w ith our new logo of the women in
aviation wings, as well as stationery and our
portable booths, at the May section meeting
in Topeka.
O ur latest air m arking was November 15 at
Elkhart, Kansas. Those helping were Carol
and Vickie Lanning, Phyllis Blanton, Olga
Saleh and Rex Boyle. The reception from the
town's people was great, including treating
us to lunch on an unusually nice November
day that was just perfect fo r a last-m inute air
marking.
Janet and Don Yoder gave us all a very
m erry welcom e in to the ir home December 8
fo ro u ra n n u a l Christm as meeting dinner. The
well attended party featured a covered dish
dinn er that was certainly a big hit. We were
very pleased to have several 66s and other
guests in attendance.
We decided to spread the holiday cheer by
baking and decorating 20 dozen "airplane”
cookies and delivering them to the local
G ADO o ffice , FSS and to w e r personnel.
Cooks included Carol Lanning and Vicki, Kay
Brunton, Phyllis Blanton and Olga Saleh.
Pat and Frank Mlady returned November 9
from a five-week trip to the Orient. Pat com­
mented that they unexpectedly ran into Kay
Brick and Marian Banks when they arrived in
Beijing and again in Xian.
Diana and Lloyd W ittman are the proud
parents of a new daughter, Maria Dyan, born
O ctober 16, and Chairm an Carol Lanning has
moved into a beautiful new home. The phone
num ber is the same, but the new address is
1636 Old W ick Rd., W ichita KS 67235.
by Phyllis Blanton
Oklahoma Chapter
Over 40 members and guests gathered at
the O klahom a A ir and Space Museum No­
vember 4 fo r our regular chapter meeting. We
were warm ly welcomed by Clarence Page,
executive director. Following lunch, Captains
T erri A rm b ru ste r and Asima Syed, pilots
stationed at T inke r AFB, were our guest
speakers. Their inform ative and interesting
slide and movie presentation described the
E-3A Sentry aircraft they pilot. We all have a
better understanding of, not only the plane,
but the capabilities of the 552nd Airborne
W arning and Control System (AWACS).
At the November chapter board meeting,
A ccident Prevention Specialist Jay Nelson
presented a com pletely reconditioned 16mm movie pro je cto r donated by Ray Thomp­
son of Tulsa. He demonstrated the machine
by sho w in g a sh o rt film . We tho ro ug hly
enjoyed Christopher Reeve (Superman) dis­
cussing flyin g with us.
A p p ro xim a te ly 68 m em bers and guests
attended our annual Christmas party at the
home of Shirley and Charlie Brown. We were
also happy to welcome Pat Mlady, section
vice-governor, and Carolyn Schmalz of the
Kansas Chapter. Food was served buffet
style, followed by a gift exchange.
O ur new m em bers fo r D e cem b er are
Captains Terri A rm bruster and Asima Syed,
USAF. Kay Carpenter transferred from the
Shreveport Chapter, and Lucinda Schultz
from the Nebraska Chapter.
by Nancy Smith
the N ovem ber m eeting was held w ith o u t
incident, weather-wise.
Chairman Phyllis W ells gave her report on
the Tulsa section meeting. O ur infant chap­
ter, in C olorado Springs, is scheduled to be
the site of the fall 1987 section meeting. It
seems another chapter canceled that date,
and Phyllis snatched it. Bravo!
O ur guest fo r the meeting was M ick W ilson
from the Denver GADO office, who presented
a slide show on spatial disorientation. He
brought the fam ous "V ertigo Chair," and
several members gave it a whirl. It is always a
surprise to those first-tim ers to misread the
body’s signals, and interesting to learn what
Bill and Ann Ash. John G reer and B arbara M artin visit at
the San Antonio C hristm as party.
CHAPTER MEWS. ETC.
APS Jay Nelson visits with Oklahom a 99s JoAnn
Carpenter, Charlene Davis, N ancy Smith and Shirley
Brown at a recent chapter board meeting.
causes these sensations — all the more
reason to start on that instrum ent rating.
The November flyin g activity to Nebraska
was canceled because of bad weather, but
the "Breakfast Bunch,” which usually flies on
Monday, at least once a month, had a lovely
breakfast at LaVeta A irp o rt November 12. It is
hoped that this w ill become a regular event
fo r our chapter.
by Von Alter
Oklahom a 99s and th e ir guests enjoy an excellent
buttet at the D ecem ber C hristm as party.
Purple Sage Chapter
Omaha Chapter
After 18 m onths of cancellations due to bad
weather, we fin a lly marked the airport at
Seward. A picture and short article on our
achievement even made the local newspaper.
Two of our members were lucky enough to
attend the fall section meeting in Tulsa, and
are proud to welcome two new 66s — Mary
M cG ilve ry and C andace H all. T hey are
enthusiastic about obtaining their licenses
and becoming full-fledged 99s Jane Burch is
another new 99 member.
We took part in the River C ity Round-Up
festivities by helping with the fly-in breakfast,
sponsored by the Shriners' Flying Fez group
September 29 at M illard Airport. All proceeds
went to the Shrine Burn Center.
O ur December 4 Christmas party was a
great way to wind up our year. We enjoyed a
d e licio u s meal and in te re stin g slid e s of
Rosemary Block's flying trip to Alaska for
Convention and hunting. Barb Herd, who
also attended the Convention, added her
experiences to the presentation.
by Jan Johnson
Pikes Peak Chapter
O ur meeting for O ctober was canceled due
to a typical “ freak Colorado snowstorm ,"
which made all travel out of the question But
T h s n e w ly fo rm e d c h a p te r has
elected P riscilla Barbee, chairm an;
In g rid Zeec.k, v ice -ch a irm a n ; Judy
Day, treasurer; and Betty Jones, sec­
retary.
Three mem bers attended the fall
se ctio n m eeting in T ulsa. P riscilla
Barbee, Kim W illiam s and Mary Alice
T idw ell had such a good tim e that we
all wish we had been there.
F o r o u r N o ve m b e r m e e tin g , 14
members and guests were treated to a
slide presentation by Gene Beggs. He
started his travels in Europe as a
member of the United States Aerobatic
Team.
The chapter was well represented at
the A b ile n e Area C h a p te r’s social,
enjoying the irgre at hospitality. Six99s
fle w to th e m e e tin g d e s p ite bad
w e a th e r, th a n ks to m em ber B etty
Henry’s beautiful King A ir and capable
pilot.
The Charter fo r ou r chapter was
received in early December, and we are
all looking forward to a great flying
year.
by Betty Jones
San Antonio Chapter
O ur chapter had a lovely Christm as party at
the home of Ann and B ill Ash. The weather
was perfect at 74 degrees in the afternoon
and about 60 degrees in the evening.
But wait a few minutes and the weather in
Texas w ill change. Yesterday San Antonio
had its first snow in 10 years. Unannounced, it
stopped traffic and schools. Today the sun is
out and 50 degrees.
The best news fo r us is that Enid Kasper
received a scholarship from the W hirly-G irls.
by Mary Ann Greer
Shreveport Chapter
O ur chapter is very proud of the fact that,
not only do ou r members prom ote aviation,
but we also take an active part in com m unity
activities. Karen Logan has played a vital role
in establishing McDade House, which will
serve as a home away from home for out-oftown relatives and families of patients in
intensive care in local hospitals. Up to now,
only a hospital waiting room was available to
those who could not afford a motel room.
Now, due the efforts of Karen's group, a bed,
bath and lounge facilities are w ithin walking
distance.
Dot and Floyd Lindsey have returned from
the annual AOPA Plantation Party in Nash­
ville, and both report an enjoyable and stim u­
lating three-day visit with enthusiastic pilots.
Joan Price has done it again! Earlier she
astounded us by m aking parachute jumps,
and now she reports taking a hot air balloon
ride in Albuquerque. Her description of the
jaunt — no seat belt! — held us spellbound
Renee Sharp has left her copilot's seat with
Royale Airlines fo r tw o weeks to take a well
deserved vacation in Ireland.
One of our busiest members is Dr. Jean
Mason, who stays at Riverside Hospital most
of her waking hours. To get away from it all
this summer, Jean bought a midget m otor­
cycle, stowed it in the baggage com partm ent
of her Skylane, and took off for a solo tou r of
the Midwest. She visited all of the states she
had always wanted to see w ithout having any
deadlines or com m itm ents and, according to
her glow ing report, that is the way to take a
vacation.
Eileen Anderson is putting her ground
instructor's rating to good use. She jo u r­
neyed to Minden, Louisiana November 18
and taught a day-long session on meteor­
ology and navigation to the CAP cadets in the
Minden Squadron.
We were happy to welcome three new
members to our November meeting, which
was held in ou r newly redecorated trailer —
Hangar 99. O ur membership has grown from
a nucleus of five to 38!
by Helen Hewitt
South Louisiana Chapter
One of the highlights during the production
of the play, "D aughters of Heaven," was a visit
from Edna G ardner Whyte, past International
President, and Donna Yancy, who flew in
from Ft. Worth to discuss the role of women in
aviation with the cast. In addition to Sandra
Leder. Sigrid Scholtz and Pat Ward, who
With the cast of “ D aughters of H eaven" are playwright
Shelley Fitze (foreground) and (se con d row) 99 Sandra
Leder and dire cto r Susan Kelso, as well as 99s Ann Self
and Sigrid Scholz
as Cal Farley's Boys Ranch, speaking on
future NASA programs.
Another honored guest was G ib Satterwhite, FAA/ATC. Chairman Virginia Pownell
presented him w ith the Ninety-Nines Cer­
tificate of Recognition fo r his most recent life
saving. O ur 99/artist, Ann Crouch, painted a
po rtra it of Gib, w hich she presented to this
man who is always ready to assist at any
aviation related function.
D elphine Bohn was guest speaker at the
EAA m eeting in A m a rillo . O u r 99/W ASP
related he r firs t trip s fro m G reat Falls,
Montana to Jackson, Mississippi in the PT-17
open cockpit in December 1942.
by Mary M. Vermeulen
Flight, and three generations of 99s were
present at the December meeting, including
M innie F. Wade, daughter M innie Coggins
and granddaughter Christie C. Coggins.
A sc a v e n g e r h u n t fo r o b je c ts in the
m useum and a plan e view of Alabam a
airports to be identified were arranged by
R uby D ic k e rs o n , w ho has been named
Alabama's Outstanding 99.
by Rachel Snead Hunt
CHAPTER NEWS. ETC.
briefed cast members on the technicalities of
flying, 99s attending performances included
Polly Baughman, Eleanor Lowry, Anne Self
and Fran Taylor, as well as form er members
'Dee W ilson and Nita Polland.
C h ap te r m em bers also p a rtic ip a te d in
h o n o rin g Eddie D uffard, lo n g -tim e flig h t
instructor in the Baton Rouge area.
Ann McMahon hosted the Christm as party
in her home.
by Sandra J. Leder
Three generations of Alabam a 99s — Christie C
C oggins. M innie W ade and Minnie C oggins — look over
a G reat Lakes aircraft at the Southern Museum ot Flight.
W inner ot the O utstanding Alabam a 99 award is Ruby
D ickerson, with her trophy
Telling an interested youngster about the styrofoam
a irplane w rapped with $99 are W aco 99s Edna Rankin.
Helen Jessup and Shirley Holub.
Waco Centex Chapter
Top of Texas 99s join F A A /A T C Gib Satterwhite at his
award luncheon.
Kathy and E.W Landreth, Ann Piggott and Marnell
Presley visit at the chapter C hristm as party
T he c h a p te r held its re g u la r m ee ting
December 4, then we provided refreshments
fo r the EAA Chapter #59 meeting. Christmas
cookies, candies, nuts, apple cider and coffee
were served to members and guests. The
Christm as treats were a surprise fo r EAA
members.
We also sponsored a fund-raising booth at
the EAA fly-in , September 14-16 in Kerrville,
Texas. The chapter accepted $1 donations
for a chance to win a styrofoam airplane
wrapped with $99. The drawing fo r the lucky
winner was held at the EAA banquet. Money
raised from the event was placed in a local
scholarship fund for a deserving lady to
prom ote her aviation career. (The styrofoam
airplane really did fly!)
Wichita Falls Chapter
Top of Texas Chapter
The High Plains Aviation Association (13
Ninety-Nines are members) hosted a lunch­
eon in honor of M ajor Jerry Ross, USAF,
NASA mission specialist. Attended by over
200 dignitaries, guests and members, Mayor
Rick Klein presented Ross with a key to the
city and our city flag, w hich w ill be carried on
his firs t space flig h t in May. He tou re d
A m arillo for three days, visiting four high
schools and two elementary schools, as wen
O ne o f o u r m em bers, M artha “ T u c k "
Harvey, and her husband, Ralph, recently had
a fly -in at their hangar at W ichita Valley
A irport. Several planes were on display, in­
cluding a hom ebuilt plane and Ralph’s agplane. Also, three AT-6s and a Corsair per­
form ed fly-bys. To conclude the afternoon's
activities, a film about the Confederate Air
Force was presented.
O ur December 14 Christmas party was held
in the home of Hellen and Tom Hutchison. We
enjoyed a delicious M exican dinner, follow ed
by an exchange of "gag" gifts.
by Betty Kidd
SOUTHEAST SECTION
Alabama Chapter
Renee West presided over the meeting held
in Birm ingham at the Southern Museum of
Florida Goldcoast Chapter
Raquel Tedder and husband George at­
tended the Southeast Sectional in Memphis
and then the AOPA meeting in Nashville,
where they helped man the 99 information
booth. A fter Nashville, they were on to El
Paso and A lbuquerque fo rth e Balloon Fiesta.
Lois P orte r traveled to Jacksonville in
O ctober for her WAVE Reunion, then flew on
to Niagara Falls fo r the OX-5 gathering.
Miami Dade C om m unity College (South)
won th ird place in the November 17 NIFA
re g io n a l m eet at M elbo urne and is now
eligible to compete in the national compe­
tition. Fran Sargent, advisor for Miami Dade,
and Ursula Davidson, chairman of Broward
C om m unity College's Aviation Department,
attended the meet, as did Felicia West, Helen
Mennitto, Barb Chapman and Ruth Fleisher.
W inner of the chapter's Martha and Les
G riner Scholarship Award was announced at
the Christm as luncheon at the O fficer's Club,
Homestead AFB. W inner Barbara Selwitz,
Spaceport Chapter, and husband Jack flew in
so she could accept the award in person. She
w ill use the scholarship to obtain her com­
mercial rating.
by Ruth S. Fleisher
Celebrating our Christmas party Decem­
ber 8 at the Sound in Ft. Walton Beach, 99s
toasted each oth er, 1984 and C hairm an
Barbara Bethea, who is getting married the
week after we host the A pril section meeting.
As usual, we distributed candy, cookies and
Christmas favors to the ATC-FSS over the
panhandle area, honoring those people who
work to keep the skies safe while we fly to
spend the holidays w ith fam ilies and friends.
Becky W agner just received her Master of
Science in management from T roy State
University, and Barbara Bethea received a
B.S. in com puter science from the University
of West Florida.
by Cam Westberry
Florida Suncoast Chapter
Twenty-six members gathered at the St.
Petersburg-Clearwater A irport in November
for a tour of the FSS. We were briefed on all
operations, including preflight and weather,
filing a flig h t plan and explanation of the
various equipment. We then toured the tower,
where we watched the smooth flow of air
traffic, including general aviation, airliners
and Coast Guard C-130s.
Skip Fernandez hosted a fabulous C hrist­
mas party at her Tampa home. The bountiful
buffet was devoured by 38 happy, hungry
members and friends. Dottie Birdsong won
the award fo r "the most effort to attend,"
having attended the Flying Farmers' C hrist­
mas party in Leesburg the same day.
Lillian Emerson and her husband attended
the AOPA Convention, w hile G u di Lashbrook
is now busy tow ing gliders in Crystal River.
Mary Fletcher is w orking on the sixth annual
World Precision Flying Cham pionships to be
held in K issim m ee in A ugust, and Roni
Johnson and Pat Judges continue their work
on May's Great Southern Air Race
by Barbara Sierchio
V irginia Midgette, Chairman Ramona Young
and 49'/2ers Don Green and Obie Young acted
as navigation observers and briefers. FAA
Accident Prevention Specialist Billy M iller
presented a program on aviation safety and
m id-air collisions.
Later in September, members Helen Drane,
M iria m Loe, P eg gy P ose r and V irg in ia
M idgette attended the Southeast Sectional in
Memphis, Tennessee.
The O ctober regular meeting was also
replaced, this tim e by the Jackson County
Airshow. Many members drove or flew in for
the day, and the chapter sponsored an in fo r­
mation and display booth. Section Governor
Alexis Montague-Ewanchew was an honored
guest.
We resumed a regular schedule with a
November 3 luncheon meeting at the newly
opened Sheraton Hotel in Natchez. Members
and guests in clud ed Janet Green, Helen
Drane, G lorice W ills, Miriam and Justin Loe,
Gail Lofdahl, Mary and Steve See, Virginia
Midgette and Chairman Ramona Young.
T h e la s t m e e tin g o f th e ye a r was a
December 8 Christm as party at the beauti­
fu lly renovated G ulf Coast home of Janet
Green and 49%er Don. Members and guests
exchanged gifts.
by Virginia Midgette
Mississippi Chapter
In lieu of a regular meeting in September,
the chapter sponsored a local USPFT com pe­
tition. A com plim entary continental breakfast
preceded p ilo t b rie fin g and re g istra tio n ,
followed by the flig h t planning and cross­
country navigation event. After an inform al
lunch, the com petition concluded w ith a spot
landing contest. In firs t place was Hank
Lewis, a Pascagoula pilot. Carolyn Goings,
New Orleans Chapter, took second place,
and CAP Captain Rudy W illiam s was in third
place. A cameraman from the local television
station film ed the event for the evening news.
Faye Shearer, Peggy Poser, Janet Green,
SOUTHWEST SECTION
Bay Cities Chapter
A lavish luau was enjoyed by 25 members
and 49'/2ers in m id-O ctober at the home of
M iriam Brugh. Special guests included pro­
spective member Pat Chan, who is not only a
pilot, but a jum p master as well, and Marge
Forood, a transferred member from Florida.
Seven members flew to the "Pasta Party"
given by Cameron Park fo r their fifth anni­
versary. Patty Torm ey flew a Twin Comanche
and Joyce W ells flew her 210, the only planes
flyin g due to marginal weather.
T h re e new m em bers — p riva te p ilo ts
Margaret Race and Ann Keith as well as 66
Faye Adam s — a tten ded the N ovem ber
m ee ting at B e cke tt E xecu tive T erm in al,
Oakland Airport.
The annual Christm as party was hosted by
Joyce and Hal Wells. A delicious roast beef
d in n e r w ith all the trim m in g s and a g ift
exchange highlighted the evening.
by Vonne Anne Heninger
Clear Lake Chapter
T ennessee 99s and other co nte sta nts gather at the
poker run term inus at Lovell Field. C hattanooga
Tennessee Chapter
Mary Webb (foreground) and other Florida Suncoast
99s tour the St P etersburg-C learwater tower
Evelyn Johnson and Ruth Thomas manned
ou r display booth during October's A ir Force
ROTC Day at Heritage High School. We also
spo nso red and ju d g e d avia tio n displays
created by the students. Pat Guthrie, Ruth
T h o m a s and E velyn L yo n s w o rke d the
Ninety-Nines display booth at the AOPA
C onvention in Nashville, and we all congre­
gated at Dallas Bay O ctober 13 for a day of
fun and flying w ith the Chattanooga Fliers
and the local gyrocopter club One of the
gyro pilots ended up giving introductory
rides — what a th rill! Later in the day, we held
flo u r bom bing and spot landing contests.
The past few m onths have certainly been
busy fo r this chapter.
We sponsored a June 9 poker run with
term in us at Lovell Field in C hattanooga,
where the Krystal FBO was kind enough to let
us have some space fo r ou r group. The
com mittee, chaired by Nell Weathers, in­
c lu d e d M artha C lin to n , Irene Flew ellen,
Rachel Pruett and Anita Sasser, who pro­
vided barbecue, chips and soft drinks for sale.
O thers who helped included Lola Culberson,
M arilyn Ayers, Nancy Daily, Lisa Bates and
Ingrid Ramsey. W inner of the poker run was
Jerry Phifer of Dalton, Georgia. Jerry gra­
cio usly returned the $99 first prize money to
our chapter to be used fo r ou r scholarship
fund, which w ill be donated to a Tennessee
college student actively involved in aviation.
August saw a num ber of ou r members
headed fo r the Alaska Convention. Marilyn
A ye rs and 49'4>er Joe l, as w ell as Ruth
Thomas and 49'/2er Ferris and Irene Flew­
ellen, flew their own planes fo r experiences
that we are certain w on't soon be forgotten.
Evelyn Lyons also attended.
We sponsored an “ honor system" p ro fi­
ciency run in Septem ber to Chattanooga's
Dallas Bay Airport. Each contestant planned
her flig h t, including tim e en route. W inner of
the event was Ruth Thomas.
Chartered in March 1984, we are comprised
of six 99s and five 66s From the start, we have
encouraged the 66s to participate fu lly in
chapter activities.
We conducted a Right Seat Safety Seminar
in November. We are in a somewhat isolated
area and were happy to have 10 participants
fo r our first seminar Mary Ann Penson, who
chaired the event, enlisted the help of all our
99s and three 66s as instructors. We chose
the day-long form at with breaks fo r lunch and
dinner. Because of the small group, we were
able to know our participants on a more
personal level. Much as we tried to solicit
constructive criticism , all we garnered was
praise. Participants could not believe this was
our first effort after being organized only nine
months.
It should be noted that only Kathy W alton
Students plan their c ro s s-cou n try trip at the end ot Clear
Lake C hapter's Right Seat P roficiency Seminar
and Mary Ann Penson were form er 99s. The
other five members knew nothing about 99s
until late last year. Hats off to 99 member
instructors La Daun Ingle, Rose Le Clerc,
Kathryn Reisland and Peggy Boynton. And
d on’t forget to involve your 66s. For our
seminar, we used the help of Marie Hummel
(medical facts), Connie Knoke (instrum ents)
and Helen Diehl (weather).
All of our members now have a sense of
purpose ab ou t our org an izatio n and our
chapter. We would highly recommend that
cha pters u tiliz e th e ir 66s. W hether yo u r
chapter is large or small, take a positive
attitude and get involved. You’ll be glad you
did. We sure are!
by Kathy Walton
El Cajon Valley Chapter
Vi Chambers, Dottie Sanders and Dottie
Campbell represented the 99s O ctober 25 at
the East County Chamber of Commerce "Ice
Breaker" at Gillespie Field. Its objective was
to present our airport to the com m unities and
businesses of the area.
Doris Ritchey was one of 500 invited guests
to attend the launch of a new NOAA weather
satellite from Vandenberg Launch Site. Rain
and gusting winds caused cancellation of the
launch, but Doris was pleased to have the
chance to see the new launch site and hear
the program they presented.
November 3 was the first air m arking fo r the
year. Members Frankie Clemens, Eleanor
Richardson and Marian DeLano drove to
B o rre g o to re-w hitew ash the ro cks and
segmented circle. We were met by members
of the new Borrego Springs Chapter. South­
west Section Governor Pat Forbes was there
to present the new cha pter's charter. Vi
Chambers and Lynn C oulthard represented
our chapter at Borrego’s installation, and
Lynn was very im portant to our air marking.
When the rope broke while we were changing
the windsock, it was Lynn’s jo b to sit on the
bottom end so it w o u ld n ’t flop up and break
the light on the top end.
Dottie Campbell and 49'/2er Dick again
o ffe re d th e ir hom e fo r o u r D ecem ber 8
C hristm as party. A fte r playing Santa fo r
members, fam ilies and guests, Marian De­
Lano had a very special g ift fo r one of our
members. In appreciation of 35 years of
continuous service as a 99, Dottie Sanders
was presented a certificate stating she will
have a plaque in Mem ory Lane, Forest of
Friendship, A tchiso n, Kansas. D ottie was
totally surprised and, in her words, “ I feel
deeply honored and touched."
Eleanor R ichardson, Cay Hatch, D ottie
Sanders, Susan Maule and Frankie Clemens
took Christm as goodies to the tow er crew,
maintenance crew and Sheriff’s Helicopter
Squadron for the ir support and help during
1984. The cookies and candies were made by
our members, who cou ld n’t all attend but sent
their regards.
by Frankie Clemens
Playing Santa Claus at the Golden W est C hapter
C hristm as party is none oth e r than Pat Forbes, section
governor
Eldris Shogren donates her 99th pint ot blood
Our chapter’s annual fund-raiser, selling
hot dogs, beer and soft drinks at the TruckeeTahoe Air Show, was a success. The money
we earned w ill enable us to again award a
flyin g scholarship and increase our dona­
tions to other scholarship funds. During the
awards ceremony, the 1984 winner of our
scholarship was announced. Carin Cooper of
Reno, Nevada w ill use her award to earn her
com m ercial rating. Also awarded was the
Greg G ojkovich Memorial Seaplane Scholar­
ship. This scholarship is sponsored by Cindy
S eym our G o jko vich and adm inistered in
con ju nction w ith our scholarship. The 1984
w in n e r of the M em orial S cholarship was
Sandra M cG innis of Placerville, California.
To get us motivated again after the lull
fo llow ing the air show, Chairman Barbara
N o rthrop invited members and 66s to her
home fo r dinner. After a delicious dinner and
much chit-chat, everyone recounted how,
when and where they started flying. For such
a small chapter, we represent many flying
hours and varied experiences.
O ur m other-daughter members were for­
tun ate to be to g e th e r fo r the Christm as
holidays. Barbara N o rthrop’s daughter, Kim,
a third-class cadet at the A ir Force Academy,
was home. B onnie S eym our's daughters,
Linda, a hostess for Continental Airlines, and
Cindy, a hostess for Western Airlines, were
both home, as well as daughter Loretta, a
p ilot fo r Resort Airlines. Having our daugh­
ters home had to be the highlight of the
holidays for all of us.
Most of our members were present at our
Christm as party, and we had a wonderful
evening. We were unable to have our awards
banquet in October, so honors were pre­
sented at this party. Kim Necessary won the
Service Award, and B rigitte De Saint-Phalle
was named Woman Pilot of the Year.
by May E. Haskell
Los Angeles Chapter
Golden West Chapter
Bob and Lynn G reer. D o ttie M c A u le y a nd D ottie
Sanders enioy the chapter's C hristm as pady.
Dottie C am pbell presents the AE S cholarship medal to
Susan Maule lor com pleting her ATP
Eldris Shogren recently donated her 99th
pint of blood at the Peninsula M emorial Blood
Bank in Burlingame, California.
She gave her first pint to the Red Cross
during W orld War II. When she found out how
easy it was fo r her, she continued to donate
more o r less regularly. The only interruptions
since have been for medical reasons.
“ Everyone cannot donate blood," she says,
"b u t I believe that everyone who can should
become a regular donor. It takes so little of
your tim e and is needed so desperately."
Congratulations, Eldris, on your 99th visit!
Sounds like som ething other 99s could and
should do. You can’t fly in an unpressurized
plane fo r 72 hours after you donate, but with
proper scheduling, that should be no prob­
lem. How about it, 99s?
by Janie Postlethwaite
Jane and Link Vaughn spent several weeks
in San Felipe. Jane reports she still has to
learn to sail into the wind, but they caught lots
of fish and did some surf sailing.
Mary Haizlip was invited to speak at the
Oklahom a A ir and Space Museum. Unfor­
tunately, she had to decline due to a broken
foot. Mary was the mistress of ceremonies at
the M alibu Board of R ealtors Christm as
party. To her surprise, she was named Realtor
of the Year. The theme was "Touch of Class,"
which is quite appropriate to honor Mary.
Rachel Bonzon and Dorothy Limbach met
form er member Mary Dorr at the Westwood
M ethodist C hurch. M ary has a television
interview show on religion. Her last book
about her flyin g experiences, Family up in the
A ir, was purchased by Rachel, who w ill
donate it to the chapter library after she has
read it.
T ra n s fe re e J u d y B rau n a tte n d e d the
November meeting. She has just earned her
m ultiengine and Citation ratings.
Sandy M organ fin a lly has herC itabria back
together, and she is continuing her aero­
batics instruction.
by Sally LaForge
Orange County Chapter
O ur Flying Com panion Seminar was ex­
trem ely successful, boasting a large turnout
and an extra nice location. Thanks to 49V4er
Pat Humphreys, we now have a videotape ot
the entire seminar.
Furnace Creek Ranch is a prime fly-in
resort to which 14 of us flew fo r an overnight
Dodie C um m ings and Betty C arrier air m ark the runway
at Meadowlark Airport. H untington Beach. California
party in November. This part of Death Valley
is 211 feet below sea level. As the valley is for
the most part unpopulated, it's interesting to
fly below sea level, observing the strange
mineral form ations that make up the "Devil's
Playground."
N ight recurrency flyin g took the place of
our regular Novem ber meeting. However, we
did not miss the o p p o rtu n ity to get together
afterw ard at M c C o rm ic k ’s Landing, John
Wayne A irport, fo r dinner. Special thanks go
to Barbara Ward fo r a super jo b of organizing
this event. She had a reservation system in
effect, team ing instructors w ith members so
that no tim e was wasted doing our favorite
thing — flying.
The fly-in for December was to Calexico for
lunch. O ur chapter generally holds a fly-in
each m onth on the third Saturday, when we
invite members of other chapters to join us.
(Please call Adrianne O ’Brien, (714) 2504822, for inform ation.)
Shark Island Yacht Club hosted our festive
Christm as party. We watched the Newport
Harbor boat parade of lights, follow ed by a
fantastic feast and dancing after dinner.
One of ou r chapter personalities, Lois Cura
Dillman, and her fam ily participated in the
"Fam ily Feud" television show. The showing
aired twice, once in September and again in
December, and they won!
by Adrianne O'Brien
CHAPTER NEWS. ETC.
''I'm ready!" says Beverly Niquette.
Pai and Ron Noyes enjoy the. O range C ounty fly-in to
Furnace Creek Ranch
Reno Area Chapter
C harlie Merritt (above)
a n s w e r s q u e s t io n s
fro m A g g ie L ilje g re n
fo llo w in g a film and
dem onstration, w hile 66
Kathleen M asters
( r i g h t ) m o d e l s as
C h a rlie d e m o n s tra te s
his parachute
Phoenix Chapter
A nd now for a recap for all to enjoy
o f the year E ight-Four that Reno employed.
The Sagebrush News from Hillm an and Hohn,
went through the spring, u n til Hazel was gone.
New rating from Piper, and Shilling instructs,
while Ferret planned the spending o f bucks.
We held the spring section o f the great Southwest
which naturally we thought was the biggest and best.
Summer was trips for many o f our gals,
Degraff, Smith, Hart, fly with fam ily or pals.
Sweeney and Becker flew up to Alaska
and shared stories and pictures, "It ain't flat like Nebraska!"
September brings races with P-51s —
99s help out, tor a week do we run!
From the pits to the stands, we all give a cheer,
for the racers, the fans, and dear Moya Lear.
New officers Sweeney, Hillman, Bishop and Patterson
were installed with a fla ir that was quite flattersome.
Gardiner, Jerry is in Florida flying for pay,
and our parties are great, "Thank you, Kathy G ray."
Rio Bravo was home fo r the section in fall,
and Becker and Sweeney again had a ball.
November a seminar White Knuckles did give,
so others can enjoy flying and learn how to live!
So Reno's been busy in the year E ighty-Four —
Sorry The 99 NEWS didn 't get a ll the score.
I prom ise to write often in year Eighty-Five,
and tell o f our doings, and spirit, and drive!
by Penny Becker
W hirly-G irl Roseanna Ballard rates as an
achiever. She was awarded the 1984 Dr.
D orothy J. Flint Memorial Scholarship last
January fo r advanced helicopter training. In
spite of three surgeries and a bout with Valley
Fever during the year, she com pleted both
com m ercial and CFI ratings fo r helicopters.
She is married, has two young daughters and
worked fu ll-tim e w hile earning her ratings.
Roseanna has already been rewarded for her
efforts w ith a job at Arizona W ing and Rotor
where she took her training.
The 66 program has turned out two more
99s. Janet Reid and Barbara Spears have
graduated in to fu ll cha pter m em bership.
Caroline Brewer is also a new member
Two super supporting FBO friends, Sun­
burst Aviation at Deer Valley A irport and
S u p e rstitio n A ir Service at Falcon Field,
p ro vid e d fa c ilitie s fo r tw o b a ck-to -b a ck
Flying Com panion Seminars in November
T h re e tee nag e sons of a p ilo t and the
husband of a 99 were among the 54 clients
who participated. One woman client is now
ta kin g flig h t lessons (a prospective 99!).
Stacy Hamm and Ruth Olson co-chaired the
seminars.
One fun Saturday in November, Sharon
W eber put to g e th e r an APT day. Some
members provided airplanes, CFI members
donated their services, and seven 99s became
APT. Later in the day, Shirley Rogers and Ann
Newcombe hosted a “ Sneaker Day" outing,
also at Deer Valley Airport. Guests brought
their own "hobo stew” ingredients plus a pair
of sneakers. Je rrie Cobb, then, was the
recipient of 26 pairs of sneakers for her
beloved Amazonas people.
Several members placed a marble marker
in front of Sky Harbor A irp o rt’s Executive
Term inal to commemorate the 1973 planting
of a tree from the Forest of Friendship. Sad to
say, the 1983 Forest of Friendship seedling
planted at the Arizona State Capitol Building,
was tram pled by construction workers. Now
we have a marker, but no tree until a new
seedling can be obtained from the Forest of
Friendship.
Jim m ie Hall hosted the 1984 Christmas
party in her secluded desert hideaway in the
heart of the m etropolitan area. Sharon Weber
som ething new on display — a bouncing
baby boy named David Troy, who made his
debut August 17,1984.
Santa Clara Valley Chapter
Betty W harton and Ramona Burk enjoy the San Diego
99 C hristm as party.
CHAPTER NEWS. ETC.
conducted initiation rites as her husband,
Bob, and Grant Malouf joined the mystic
realm of 49'/2ers.
by Mary Lou Brown
Intrepid Sacram ento Valley air m arkers finally tmished
m arking the aero club strip at Travis AFB. in spite ot
heavy rains. Participating were Lynn Lhoelcher, C orky
Cronin, Mary Ben M cClave, Betty Alair, A udrey Thoney,
(kneeling) Jeannie Dunlap, Thelm a Cull and Bobbi
Campbell.
San Diego Chapter
Lieutenant Cheryl Martin, USN, stationed
at the Fleet Logistics Support Squadron at
North Island Naval A ir Station, was our guest
speaker at O ctober's meeting. She explained
the tough requirem ents fo r acceptance into
the N avy’s p ilo t tra in in g program , w hich
includes heavy emphasis in math and sci­
ence, as well as m aintaining top grades.
M artin curre ntly flies the C-1, a “ Carrier
O nb o a rd D e liv e ry " a irc ra ft (pa ssen gers/
cargo) powered by two 1,450-hp reciprocat­
ing engines. She has an enviable record of 98
carrier landings, and her presentation in­
cluded an explanation of some of the in­
tricacies of this hazardous maneuver.
No fog, no rain, just clear skies made it easy
to fin d G e rtru d e L o c k w o o d 's ho m e in
December fo r the annual Christmas party.
G ertrude's grandson, Gregg, was on hand to
help make this an enjoyable evening fo r the
many 99s and 49%ers who attended.
by Sandra Bliss
Sacramento Valley Chapter
San Gabriel Valley Chapter
Thirteen chapter members flew down to
Rio Bravo Resort in Sef>tember to attend a
delightful fall section meeting, hosted by the
B akersfield C hapter. A h ig h lig h t fo r the
group was the installation of our own Shirley
W inn as vice-governor and Lois Erickson as
treasurer.
The follow ing weekend, 99s and 49V4ers
from Santa Clara Valley Chapter joined us for
our Sunday m orning fly-in brunch to the Yolo
Fliers Club. That week also saw final prepara­
tions by Chairman Bobbi Campbell fo r our
role as term inus chapter for the O ctober 13
Pacific A ir Race. A great group of pilots
participated in this annual event, including
Sacram ento Valley s Barbara S estito and
Thelm a Cull, winning the third leg prize in
B arb's C om anche. Jea ne tte F ow ler and
Shirley W inn placed sixth overall in Jean­
ette's A-36. The day was clim axed with an
evening of g o o d fe llo w s h ip at the race
banquet at the Sacramento Inn.
O ctober 27 was the date fo r local USPFT
com petition at Lincoln A irport. Six area pilots
competed in navigation and spot landing
contests, with the top two pilots being eligible
to co m p e te in the re g io n a l m eet. P atti
Trussler and her com m ittee had the events
s m o o th ly planned, and the w eather was
mostly ideal, despite some smoke in the area
that caused the field to go nearly IFR just in
time for the landing com petition.
Margaret Lawson and husband David have
been sharing w ith other envious pilots their
fabulous pictures and slides from their recent
flig h t to Europe. The 14,000-mile flig h t in
their Mooney Executive included stops in
Greenland, Iceland, Norway and Germany
before the tw o pilots headed back to good ole
El Monte Airport.
A showcase box w ill soon occupy the
Brackett A irp ort Term inal waiting room in an
e ffo rt by o ld m em bers to gene rate new
member interest. The case w ill be used to
display The 99 NEWS as well as achieve­
m ents th ro u g h N in e ty-N in e h isto ry. Bob
Sandhagen has offered to build the box, and
S hirley E ckloff was kind enough to donate
the glass.
Beverly and Nathan Epstein already have
by D orothy Flynn
Realizing that the elevation num bers of Brackett Airport
included a "9 9 ." Traude Gom ez and a tellow Fullerton
99 pose with the appropriate numbers.
Despite wet and blustery weather, we did a
lot of flying in November. The first weekend,
our poker flig h t attracted almost 70 "players."
W inners received generous cash prizes, and
we still had enough for a sizeable contribu­
tion to the chapter's scholarship fund. Lois
Letzring was chairman.
The next day, 44 people in 20 aircraft visited
Travis AFB. We met at Nut Tree where the
tour's organizer, Peggy Ewert, briefed us on
procedures. Then, we descended on Travis,
where we spent an exciting day learning
about this im portant logistics wing of the Air
Force. Captain Surratt, a flig ht instructor as
well as a C-141 pilot, gave us a briefing and
showed a film of M ilitary A irlift Command
(MAC), including its work during the Berlin
A irlift and in returning POWs from Vietnam.
We walked through the huge, low-bellied 141
(known as the "Green Lizard") and the even
larger C-5, which is able to carry two tanks
and was once called to help the Navy with
delivery of a 19,000-pound propeller for a
disabled aircraft carrier.
We learned that there is one female pilot for
a C-5, and five or six women flying the 141s.
H ighlig ht of the Travis visit was our chance to
"fly ” a C-5 sim ulator. Since Travis runs the
sim ulator training weekends as well, we were
grateful that they shut down long enough to
allow each of us an unforgettable hands-on
experience.
We made another DRI flig h t November 18
to Santa Barbara. Again, Chairman Barbara
Murren took part. Others were her 49'^er,
John, Stella and Ray Leis, Debby and Bob
M orton, Carole Lushbaugh, Kathleen Burns
and Mayetta Behringer.
by Kathy Pelta
# j0 [
O ne ot the a irc ra ft toured by Santa Clara Valley
m em bers during a recent visit to Travis AFB was the
Lockheed C 5A Galaxy
Santa Paula Chapter
Maggie and Tom Bird recently returned
from a trip to England, Sw itzerland and
Rome. They shared photos taken on the
Concorde flig h t to Heathrow. She said, for a
six-hour dissertation on the Concorde, "just
push my button!"
Sue Cedarquist-Yom am oto was bombard­
ed w ith questions about her job on Imperial
Airlines. Sue was chapter chairman a couple
of years ago, and loves flying with the airline.
Melody Rich told us all about the Southwest
Sectional at Bakersfield and what we missed
by not going! Ruth Buirge, chapter activities
chairman, showed us several beautiful pho­
to g ra p h s taken at the B allo on Fiesta at
Albuquerque.
D a i a /o i /
Let’s go air racing
Autumn Gold Air Rallye
G reat Southern Air Race
T h e A utum n G old Air Rallye is behind us
now, an d th e resu lts have been tab u lated .
T ro p h ies an d ca sh prizes w ere aw ard ed at
the aw ards b an q u et. T hanks to th e efforts of
L ouise W hite an d h u sb an d Neil, m any of us
ex p e rie n ced o u r first “pig-pickin” at th e
F letch er C om m unity C en ter, w here the
ev e n in g ’s e n te rta in m e n t w as a clogging
ro utin e by th e W hite children.
S u e C h risaw n w as p re sen ted an aw ard
for th e highest sc o re of any 99. Jo h n F ertig
trav eled th e farthest to participate, and
L o u ie D e jo u c k h e e re w as c re d ite d w ith
being th e pilot with the least n u m b e r of
h o u rs logged. They also received aw ard s for
th eir special feats. G ordon R oberts w as th e
chief judge for the event.
W e hope to see m ore pilots p articip ate in
th is a n n u a l e v e n t in A sh ev ille , N o r th
C aro lina. T h e re ’s b e a u ty in th o s e Blue
Ridge M ountains in th e fall, so m ak e plans to
join us in O cto b er for o u r n e x t A u tu m n
Gold.
C o m p e tin g in an air ra c e is o n e of th e
m o st exhilarating, satisfying an d fun ex p e ri­
e n c e s in flying, yet m o st pilots have n ev er
e n te re d o n e. T h e Florida R ace Pilots A sso ­
ciation, Inc. w as form ed to organize a new
ty p e of ra c e , a ra c e in w hich th e average
n o n -ric h pilot c o u ld p a rtic ip a te w ith o u t
m issing a w e e k ’s w o rk an d draining th e
family b a n k a c c o u n t — th e G re a t S o u th e rn
Air Race!
T h e May 2-3 ev en t will be a ro u n d robin,
a p p ro x im ately 1,000 sm , lasting tw o a n d a
half day s, for bo th m en a n d w om en, with the
em p h a sis o n fun, good sp o rtsm an sh ip and
im proving pilot skills. T h e re is $6,000 in
p rize m oney, with $3,000 for first place.
B est of all, w e have re d u c e d im pounds,
in sp e ctio n s an d re d ta p e to an ab so lu te
m in im u m so th a t y o u c a n r e g is te r o n
W e d n esd ay a ftern o o n an d b e winging your
way h o m ew ard S u n d ay aftern o o n . T h e re ’ll
b e lo ts of fre e p a r tie s , w o n d e rfu l b u t
reaso n a b le h otel acco m m o d atio n s, a first­
tim e ra c e rs ’ clinic an d a safety sem inar.
B oth sto c k an d m odified aircraft can
c o m p e te in this h an d ica p race. T h e ro u te is
in terestin g , b u t n o t overw helm ing. A nd all
th e a irp o rts along th e w ay a re very e n th u ­
siastic, planning a big w elcom e. O rlando,
F lo rid a will b e th e s ta rt/te r m in u s , w ith
Jekyll Island a n d W a y c ro ss, G eorgia, S t.
P e te rsb u rg , M ara th o n Key an d V ero B each,
Florida in b etw een . R ace kits a re $7, avail­
able th ro u g h C y B eers, 925 N. Halifax A ve.,
#501, D ay to n a B each FL 32018. E ntries
close April 14.
H ave fun in th e S o u th e rn sun!
by Madeline Kennedy
AUTUMN GOLD RALLYE RESULTS
First Place
Sue C hrisa w n /S on n y Fowler
Second Place ........... John and Ja ckie Fertig
Third Place
C huck T ra u gh b e r/K e n Hair
Fourth Place ___ G rady and M adeline Smith
llli-N ines Air Derby
T h e 16th llli-Nines Air D erby will b e held
May 24-25 at G re a te r R ockford A irport,
Rockford, Illinois. T h e 99s c h a p te rs within
the state w ork to g eth er for this event.
T h e llli-Nines Air D erb y is o n e of m any
sta te ra ces held in th e M idw est during th e
year, and it w as o ne of th e first to in tro d u ce
tw o categories — sp e e d an d proficiency. It
w as also one of th e first to o p en th e c o m p e ­
titio n to b o th m e n a n d w o m e n . T h e
popularity of this event is w itnessed by the
fact th a t c o n te sta n ts co m e from all p a rts of
th e U nited S tates and C an ad a. T h e ra c e is
limited to 60 planes and usually fills th e field
R uth F ran tz, a m em ber of th e C hicago
A rea C h a p te r, ch airs th e 1985 race. In b o th
sp eed an d proficiency categories, a $400
first prize will be aw arded. In th e sp eed
categ o ry, th e aircraft is h an d ica p p ed b a sed
on m any facto rs. T h e proficiency cate g o ry
allows th e pilot to pick his sp e e d a n d fuel
co n su m p tio n . B o th c a te g o rie s a re v ery
challenging.
A w eekend of fun, fellowship a n d friend­
ship, as well as th e o p p o rtu n ity to win c ash
prizes an d tro p h ies, m ay be h ad by th o se
participating. All in te re ste d m ay se n d $3 for
entry kits and fu rth er inform ation to B arb
Jenison, P.O . Box 357, Paris IL 61944.
H ayw ard-Las Vegas
Proficiency Air Race
N ow is th e tim e to re ad y y o u r airplane
a n d fine-tune y o u r flight planning skills for
th e 21st ann u al H ayw ard-L as V egas P ro ­
ficiency Air R ace, May 17-18.
R ace rules g u a ra n te e every p articipant an
equal c h a n c e of v ictory by basing scoring
solely o n a c c u ra te navigation, c o rre c t esti­
m a tio n of tim e e n r o u t e a n d p re c is e
p red ictio n of fuel co n su m p tio n . S p o n so rs
a n d s u p p o rte rs , w hich include th e cities of
H ayw ard, C alifornia a n d L as V egas, N e­
vada, c o n te n d th a t th e an n u al proficiency
air ra c e h as n o lo se rs b e c a u se all c o n ­
te s ta n ts , th e ir c o p ilo ts a n d p a ss e n g e rs,
finish with a g re a te r ap p reciatio n of th e art
of skillful flight an d a w e e k en d in L as V egas.
T h e ra c e , o p e n to all licen sed pilots, will
b e flown in tw o sta g e s w ith an in term ed iate
sto p at M eadow s Field, B akersfield, C ali­
fornia, for tim ing an d refueling. Pilots will be
inform ed o n th e evening prior to d e p a rtu re
of m a n d ato ry c h e c k p o in ts o v er w hich th eir
flights m u s t p a s s to g au g e nav ig ational
accu racy .
T h is y e a r’s ra c e will d e p art H ayw ard
A irport M ay 17 a t 0800, with th e su p p o rt of
th e A lam eda C o u n ty , B akersfield a n d Las
V egas Valley C h a p te rs . Also co o p erating
w ith th e ra c e p ro g ra m will be th e crew s of
th e FA A c o n tr o l to w e r s a t H a y w a rd ,
B akersfield an d N o rth L as V egas A irports.
T ro p h ie s an d c a sh p rizes will be aw arded
a t a p arty a t L as V e g a s’ Im perial P alace
H otel S a tu rd a y evening, M ay 18. In addi­
tion, th e N inety-N ines will p re s e n t a b e a u ­
tiful p e rp e tu a l tro p h y to th e to p finishing 99
for th e fifth year. In keeping with th e ra c e ’s
n o tio n th a t ev ery p artic ip a n t is a w inner, a
special tro p h y will b e p re s e n te d to th e last
p la c e fin ish er. A c c o m m o d a tio n s will be
pro v id ed at th e Im perial P alace H otel.
T h e ra c e c o m m itte e w e lc o m e s all li­
c e n se d pilots to p a rticip ate. A $3.50 infor­
m atio n kit is available from th e H ay w ard Air
R a c e C o m m itte e , 20301 S k y w e s t D r.,
H ay w ard C A 94541. T e le p h o n e inquiries
will b e a n sw ered by L ou C h ia n e se at (415)
581-2345, ex t. 5285. D ep o sits of $50 will hold
a p lace for you in th e ra c e if mailed by
M arch 1. A pplications will be a c c ep ted until
April 1 o n a sp a c e available basis.
by Bette Davis
B ITS Air Ralley
M ay 11 is th e d a te for th e “B asics In T h e
S k y ” Air Ralley, sp o n s o re d by C leek A via­
tio n , C lin to n -S h e rm a n A irp o rt, a n d th e
O k lah o m a 99s.
T h e 250-sm ro u n d robin ralley will req uire
all in stru m e n ts (e x ce p t FAA req u ired ) to be
co v ered . C a sh p rizes will be aw ard ed , with
first prize being $300.
Ralley kits m ay b e o rd e re d for $3 from
Ralley C o o rd in a to r C h arle n e Davis, P .O .
Box 408, Erick O K 73645
G arden State 300
T h e 13th annual G a rd e n S ta te 300, sp o n ­
so re d by th e G a rd e n S ta te C h a p te r, has
b e e n sc h ed u led for S atu rd ay , J u n e 15 (rain
d a te , J u n e 16), at th e Flying “W ” A irport,
M edford, N ew Jerse y .
T h e 300-sm proficiency c o n te s t is o p e n to
all licensed pilots, w ith a s h o rte r c o u rse
available for aircraft w ithout a 300-mile
range.
E ntries o p e n April 1 an d close May 11.
K its a re available for $5 from C h airm an
C h ery l H o y t, P .O . B ox 2, B law enburg N J
08504. M ake c h e c k s p ayable to “G ard en
S ta te 300.” F o r fu rth er inform ation, co n tac t
Kitty A lessi, c o n te s t ch airm an , 300 T enby
C h a se D r., V o o rh e es N J 08043, (609) 768
1524.
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Sharing common goals and interests is what it’s all
about — through participation and affiliation with THE
international organization of women pilots. If you’re a
99, spread the word. If you’re not a 99 and would like to
know more about the organization, just let us know.
W e’ll also put you in touch with
some active members in your area.
Y es, I’d like to know m ore about the N inety-N ines.
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