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AIK MARKING
THE WAV
Early Air Marking Pilots (below): Blanche Noyes,
Helen Richey, Helen McCloskey and Louise Thaden
— From April 1985 99 NEWS
E F O R E T H E R E W E R E electronic
n av ig atio n aid s, o n e o f th e m o re
fo rm id a b le c h a lle n g e s to p ilo ts
w as k n o w in g ju s t w here th ey w ere. B ack
in the 30s pilots w ere still d e p e n d in g o n
unusual stru ctu res o r n atu ral la n d m a rk s to
confirm th eir flight plans. T h e h isto ry o f
early fly in g is filled w ith c o lo ssa l n a v ig a ­
tio n a l b o o -b o o s . W ro n g W ay C o rrig a n
co m es to m ind. B ut the rea so n s fo r all this
w ere to ra d ic a lly c h a n g e w h e n P h o e b e
O m lie o b serv ed that “ an a ir ro u te w ith o u t
m ark in g is like a h ig h w ay w ith o u t sig n s.”
T he y e a r w as 1933 w hen P h o eb e, a 9 9 and
a m em b er o f the N atio n al A d v iso ry C o m ­
m ittee fo r A ero n au tics, c o n c eiv ed a p lan
to p aint tow n n am es an d d ire c tio n al in d ic a to rs o n th e ro o fs o f
g ram w ith a p p ro v a ls g iv e n fo r 16,000 m a rk e rs at a c o st o f about
b u ild in g s th ro u g h o u t th e U n ited S tates.
$1 m illio n . A t th is p o in t, th e p ro g ram w as w ell underw ay.
T hen, at E lean o r R o o se v e lt’s su g g e stio n , th e B u reau o f A ir
B lan ch e N o y es, o n e o f the fiv e p ro m in e n t w o m en p ilo ts se­
C om m erce hired five w ell k n o w n w o m en fliers— L ouise T haden,
lected as field re p re se n ta tiv e s in th e a ir m ark in g p ro ject, played
H elen R ichey, N ancy H ark n ess, H ele n M cC lo sk ey an d B lanche
a p iv o ta l role in its fu rth e r ex p an sio n . S he h ad learn ed to fly in
N oyes— to scout sites an d g et p e rm issio n fo r th e m a rk ers from
1929, an d b e cam e the first lice n se d w o m an p ilo t in th e state o f
local o fficials and b u ild in g o w n ers.
O h io . L ik e m an y o f the w o m en o f th at era, B lan ch e b ecam e in­
W orkm en then p ain ted th e sig n s in o ra n g e c h a ra c te rs, seven
te re ste d in a v ia tio n th ro u g h h e r h u sb an d , D ew ey N o y es, an air­
to 12 feet high and legible fro m 3 ,0 0 0 feet. T h e sy stem soon
line p ilo t, w h o ta u g h t h e r to fly.
becam e the an sw er to a lo st p ilo t’s pray er,
B lan c h e m ad e a n am e fo r h e rs e lf in
w ith 16,000 m a rk e rs, o n e fo r e v e ry 15 ...a t E lean o r R o o s e v e lt’s sug g estio n , th e a v ia tio n w ith h e r a e ro b a tic s a n d racin g
m iles, on e v ery a ir ro u te in th e country. B ureau o f A ir C o m m e rc e h ire d fiv e w e ll skills and as a dem o n stratio n pilot fo r vari­
F ro m 1935 th ro u g h 195 5 , th e o n ly a ir know n w om en flie rs — Louise Thaden, H elen o u s av ia tio n -re la ted c o rp o ratio n s.
R ichey, N ancy H arkness, H elen M cC lo skey
m ark in g s d one w ere large c h ro m e y ello w
A fte r h e r h u sb a n d w as k ille d in the
and B lanche N oyes— to s cout s ite s and g e t
letters an d the airp o rt sym b o l p o in tin g to
c ra s h o f h is B e e c h c ra ft S ta g g e r w in g ,
p e rm is s io n f o r th e m a rk e rs fro m lo c a l
the nearest good airport.
B lan ch e d ev o te d h er en e rg ie s to the A ir
o ffic ia ls and building ow ners.
M ark in g P ro g ram as a w ay o f o v e rc o m ­
O v er the years since th en , h u n d re d s o f
w ater tan k s, w areh o u se ro o fs, d rag strip s a n d a irp o rt lan d in g
ing h e r g rief. S h e b e cam e o n e o f its m o st a rd e n t sup p o rters, so
strips have felt the to u ch o f p a in t b ru sh es w ie ld e d by the han d s
m u c h so th a t w h en th e fed e ra l fu n d s fo r the p ro g ram ran out, she
o f g ro u p s o f d ed ica ted 99s. B ut th e A ir M ark in g P ro g ra m began
flew all o v e r the c o u n try to g a in fin an cial su p p o rt from local
w ith the p u sh in g o f a few w o m e n , m an y o f th e m c h a rte r m e m ­
c h a m b e rs o f co m m e rc e an d civ ic groups.
b ers o f T he N inety-N in es.
B lan ch e co n tin u ed in th e A ir M arking P ro g ram th ro u g h o u t
B lanche N o y e s’ p lan w as to b lo c k o ff e ac h state in sectio n s
th e re st o f th e 30s an d w as e v e n tu a lly n am ed c h ie f o f the A ir
o f 20 square m iles. W h e re v e r p o ssib le , a m a rk e r w ith th e nam e
M ark in g S taff, a p o sitio n she h eld fo r alm o st three decad es.
o f the nearest tow n w o u ld be p a in te d o n th e ro o f o f the m ost
In p re-W o rld W ar II y ears, B lan ch e had n o so o n e r set up a
p ro m in en t bu ild in g at each 15 m ile in terv al. W h ere to w n s w ere
th o ro u g h c o v erag e o f th e c o u n try w ith m ark ers th a n she h ad to
g o b a c k an d rem o v e all th o se w ith in 150 m iles o f both coasts
too far ap art, it w as su g g e ste d th at g ro u n d m ark e rs o f ro ck s or
b ricks p ain ted w hite be used.
b e c a u se th e y m ig h t h av e h elp ed e n e m y p lanes. T h e ir loss w as
A t that tim e, few p riv ate p ilo ts w ere fly in g o v e r esta b lish e d
tra g ic to A m eric a n flie rs w h o h ad learned to d ep en d on them .
a irw ay s o r w ith rad io s bu t, w ith th e a id o f th e m a rk e rs, ev en
A fte r the w a r w as over, she p u t th em all back again.
in ex p erien ced pilots c o u ld fin d th e ir w ay sh o u ld th ey b eco m e
B lan ch e retire d in 1972 an d d ied in 1981 a fte r an illu strious
lost o r confused.
c a re e r in serv ic e to av iatio n .
T he p rogram w as fu n d e d by a sy stem o f state g ran ts fro m the
W orks P rogress A dm inistration. It w as set up to ap p ro p riate funds
This article on air marking was compiled from the April 1985 issue o f 99
to aid p riv ate pilots and to p ro v id e jo b s fo r th e u n e m p lo y e d as
N ews; from United States Women in Aviation, 1930-1939 by Claudia M. Oakes,
w ell as estab lish v alu ab le p e rm a n e n t airw ay aids.
published by the Smithsonian Institution Press; and from Women Aloft, one of
B y M id -1936, 20 states w ere ac tiv ely in v o lv ed in th e p ro ­
a Time-Life series on aviation written by Valerie Moolman in 1981.
A IR M ARKING TODAY
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IR M A R K IN G T O D A Y H A S B E C O M E a v ery im porlant part o f w hat T h e N in ety -N in es do. It is fun. it helps
add to the safety o f airp o rts a n d it is a g o o d w ay to get to
k now o th er m em bers o f th e C h a p te rs a n d /o r S ectio n s.
T h e 12-point co m p ass ro se c o m e s d irectly fro m the 9 9 s logo.
In 1985, B ev R o m ero, M t. S h asta C h ap ter, d e sig n e d th e ninepoint rose that is used by a n u m b e r o f ch ap ters.
B esid es air m ark in g ta x iw a y s, ro o fto p s, a p ro n s an d ru n w ay s,
there is a lso w ire h azard m a rk in g , ro a d sig n m a rk in g a n d tax i­
w ay re flecto r gluing. A lth o u g h a ir m ark in g req u ire s so m e skill
an d a c o n s id e ra b le a m o u n t o f h a rd w o rk , it is p a rtic u la rly
ap p reciated by airport m an ag ers w h o o ften tim es o p erate on a
shoestring.
Snapshots and stories o f a few air marking
projects received from som e 99 Chapters at
the time o f this report.
Arkansas Chapter
D ue to m any O c to b e r rain y d ay s, it to o k a g ro u p o f d ete r­
m in ed A rk an sas 9 9 s tw o d ay s, th ree w e ek s ap art, to co m p lete
the co m p ass rose (c o v e r p h o to ) o n th e d e p a rtu re e n d o f ru n w ay
2 o f N o rth L ittle R o ck A irp o rt (N L R ). In fo rm atio n fo r pain tin g
o f the co m p ass rose cam e fro m L in d a D ru sk in s o f th e M ich ig an
C hapter.
T he painting gro u p co n siste d o f C am elia an d B ill S m ith , R uth
and Tom W yatt, S h an elle an d O ran H am , E m m y H all, D onna
M aze, K ay N ew th, M arily n an d K en S to w e, M arth a Jo an d R ay
S hilling, D ebi an d D o n B lak ey a n d m e.
A local C han n el 4 T V cre w cam e to v isit an d to o k aerial fo o t­
age w hile w e p ain ted . M em b ers o f th e A rk a n sa s C h a p te r have
m arked runw ays at m any A rk an sas airports ov e r the years through
th eir safety program s. T h is is the C h a p te r’s sec o n d c o m p a ss rose
project; the first w as painted at S pringdale in northw est A rkansas.
N L R is located in th e c e n te r o f th e state o f A rk a n sa s, su r­
rounded by L ittle R o ck A ir F o rce B ase to th e n o rth ea st, L ittle
R ock A dam s F ield d ue so u th an d C a m p R o b in so n A rm y In stal­
lation to the northw est.
It is h o m e to ab o u t 20 0 g en eral av ia tio n a irp lan e s serv iced by
B arrett A viation and M id S o u th A viation d o in g b u sin ess as N orth
L ittle R o ck R eg ional F lig h t C enter. T h e th ird m a in te n an ce fa ­
cility is L ittle W ing A viatio n w h ich sp e c ialize s in g e n eral and
sport av iatio n services. A lso lo cated o n the a irp o rt is an aircraft
m aintenance school and the N a tio n al W eath er S erv ice.
— K a ren B a skin
Northeast Kansas Chapter
T he N ortheast K ansas C h a p te r h as p ain te d th ree co m p ass
roses in the past three years. W ith th e h elp o f S o n d ra R idg ew ay
and A ir M ark in g C h airm a n V irginia C o lb e rt, so m e o f th e m em ­
bers hav e b eco m e very p ro fic ie n t in lay in g o u t th e letters, n u m ­
b ers and lin es and a p erfect c o m p a ss rose.
O n Saturday, O c to b e r 8, a n o rth w e st w in d c h a se d aw ay the
rain and low clo u d s and c le a re d th e C o ffee C o u n ty A irp o rt in
B urlington, K an., in tim e for C h ap ter m em b ers to pro d u ce a brand
new c o m p a ss ro se fo r them .
W eath er is alw ay s the d e cid in g fa c to r in an y a ir m a rk in g o p ­
eratio n . T he surface m ust be dry ; an d b ein g re a so n a b ly clea n is
Northeast Kansas Chapter members Dottie Martin, Brooks Powell,
Nancy Ezell, Donna Gerren, Leslie Jenison, Dorothy Dickerhoof,
Sondra Ridgeway, Jan Raymond and Virginia Colbert painting at the
Coffey County Airport, Burlington, Kansas.
a lw a y s a plus.
W eath er is also a co n sid e ra tio n fo r p articip atio n by m em b ers
o f th e N o rth e ast K an sas C h a p ters b ecau se w e live in different
to w n s an d c itie s an d airp o rts n e e d in g m ark in g c o u ld be located
a n y w h e re w ith in th e sev eral h u n d re d sq u are m iles o f o u r te rri­
tory. M an y o f th e m em b e rs fly in to h elp an d som e d rive. F or
p a in tin g ru n w a y s, if co n d itio n s are n o t V F R , they p ro bably are
n o t g o o d fo r p a in tin g either.
O n th is S atu rd ay m o rn in g , th e n o rth w in d still had a bite that
n u m b e d th e n o ses an d ch ille d fin g ers and to es o f the eig h t 99s
a n d fiv e 4 9 l/2 s w h o ca m e to w ork.
T h e airp o rt au th o rity h ad alrea d y esta b lish e d m ag n etic north
so, u sin g th a t as re fe re n c e, th e c o n ce n tric circles w ere d raw n in
w ith ch a lk a n d strin g . T h en th e p o in ts w ere c arefu lly m easured.
A fte r th e letters re p re se n tin g th e card in al p o in ts w ere traced and
the b lu e an d w h ite a re as d esig n a te d (w h ich to o k a b o u t an hour),
it w as tim e fo r th e fun part: fillin g in the lin es w ith paint.
C o ffee C o u n ty A irp o rt is no t a sh o estrin g op eratio n . T he FB O
is u p to d a te an d in v itin g ; th e h a n g a r is p ristin e an d the ru n w ay /
tarm a c is an e x c e lle n t c o n crete surface.
T h e p a in t w as from a 55 g allo n barrel o f the best w hite c e ­
m e n t p ain t w e e v e r h ad th e p le asu re o f using. By the tim e air­
p o rt m a n a g e r C h u ck L eM a ste r an d his w ife calle d us to lunch,
all o f th e w h ite p a rts h ad been p a in te d tw ice an d all but a little o f
th e b lu e w as fin ish ed .
L u n ch is n o t u su ally p ro v id e d but this day, w e w ere treated to
h am b u rg ers an d w o n d e rfu l hot d o g s, g rilled on the spot, and all
the trim m in g s o f b a k ed b ea n s, ch ip s an d so ft d rin k s. W e w ere
h u n g ry an d th e fo o d w as d elicio u s!
A fte r lu n ch , g lass b e a d s w e re a d d ed to the final c o a t o f blue
p a in t to c o m p le te th e sp ark lin g rose.
T h e w h o le o p eratio n w as fin ish e d by 3 :3 0 , an d th en, to o u r
su rp rise , w e w ere p re se n te d w ith a ch ec k fo r $ 2 0 0 m ade out to
o u r C h ap ter! T h is h ad n e v e r h a p p e n e d befo re an d w e w ere both
fla b b erg a sted an d g ratefu l.
T h e A m e lia E a rh a rt S c h o la rsh ip p ro g ram w ill b en efit from
the g e n e ro sity o f C o ffee C o u n ty A irp o rt.— B ro o k s P o w ell
San Fernando Valley Chapter
W h ite m a n A irp o rt n o w sp o rts its nam e in 10 -fo o t w hite let­
ters on its n ew ly a sp h a lte d tax iw ay. U n d er L aura R ic k s ’ expert
tu tela g e , 14 m e m b e rs laid o u t th e letters one d ay an d on Nov.
12, 14 m e m b e rs (n o t all fro m the first g ro u p o f 14) ro lled on the
p ain t. E ach le tte r req u ire d a g a llo n o f pain t, w h ich k ep t the a ir­
p o rt m a n a g e r busy ru n n in g to th e p ain t store. A fte r the w o rk w as
d o n e, th e w eary w o rk e rs e n jo y e d a b arb ecu e.— Amy C o n n er
Four energetic 99s— Phyllis McCollom, Carol Lanning, Karen Tucker along with me and my daughter Kari appeared at the Hillsboro Airport
around 8:15 on Saturday, Oct. 22, fo r a fu ll day o f runway painting. We painted runway 17-35 in 30 fo o t numbers and the name Hillsboro in
30 fo o t high letters. It took 37 gallons o f paint and nine hours to complete the job. We were six tired "puppy dogs" by the time it was finished,
but the result is absolutely gorgeous! — Phyllis Blanton, Kansas Chapter
Bay Cities Chapter
H elen K elton, B ay C itie s C h a p te r (w h o d ie d O ct. 9 o f a m a s­
sive stroke, see N ew H o riz o n s), w as o f g re a t h e lp to m an y 99
C h ap ters w ith her g en ero u s co n trib u tio n o f la y o u t p lan s, e sti­
m ates o f the am ount o f p ain t re q u ired an d o th e r v alu a b le infor­
m ation. She w ould go to a ir m ark in g s ju s t to m a k e su re that
m em bers o f th e S o u th w est S ectio n h ad e v e ry th in g th ey need ed .
H e r m o s t re m a rk a b le m a r k in g w a s th e 8 0 f o o t ta ll N A S
A L A M E D A . T he N avy said th ey w ere h a v in g to o m an y pilots
c o m in g in o ff the P acific m istak in g O a k la n d an d H a y w a rd for
A lam eda.
Some Air Marking Tips
• REM EM BER PERSONAL COM FORT AND SAFETY.
Asphalt and concrete surfaces can radiate a lot of heat and UV.
Have plenty o f fluids on hand as well as sunscreen. Wear a hat
and reschedule if it will be too hot and/or too humid.
• IF POSSIBLE GET GOOD ROAD MARKING PAINT. It
dries quickly and can be walked on relatively soon after being
painted. Thin your paint if it is drying too fast.
• GOOD LIGHTW EIGHT TEMPLATES can be made from
half-inch foam core board that is used for artwork or posters.
• DRY THE RUNWAY FIRST before trying to lay down the
paint. Just sweeping water off w on’t do it when the runway is
asphalt and has millions of tiny indentations. Use newspaper to
absorb the excess water. Although it takes quite a bit o f paper, it
works great.
• IF A COMPASS ROSE W ON’T FIT, with equal length NE-S-W points in the space available, adjust the points. Make the
N-S points the longest if at all possible.
• WHEN AIR MARKING A TIN ROOF, walk only where
the nails are so as not to warp the metal.
• REFLECTIVE CRYSTALS can be added for easy nighttime
viewing.
Greater Pittsburgh Chapter members at site o f completed compass
rose painting at Butler Farm Show airport in Western Pennsylvania.
Front row: International Air Marking Chairman Ellen NoblesHarris, Dottie Meeder, Shirley Betchce. Back row: Billie Latshaw,
Susan Thomas, Mary Lou Aelschlager, Helen Davison and Grace
Miller
Air Marking Manual
Other suggestions and tips are provided in an Air Marking
Manual o f about 70 pages which was prepared by Mid-Atlantic
Section several years ago. It is still available for $15, including
shipping and handling.
If your Chapter does not already have a copy, it would be a
worthwhile purchase. Proceeds from sales benefit the MidAtlantic Section.
Make checks payable to the Delaware Chapter and mail to
Ellen Nobles-Harris, International Air Marking Chairman, 2424
Dorval Road. Wilmington, DE 19810. For more information,
call 302-479-0780 or fax 609-224-3500.
Attention: Air Marking Chairs
Ellen Nobles-Harris, International Air Marking Chairman, re­
quests that all Section and Chapter Air Marking Chairs send her
their names, addresses and phone numbers so she can contact
them with any new information or tips that she receives.
MORE AIR MARKING PHOTOS/STORIES COMING IN NEXT ISSUE.
Delaware State Police helicopter sweeps a 100 ft. circle clean and dry.
PRESIDENT'S
C O M M E N T S
What Is a Board of Directors?
H ow d o they function? W hat d o they do?
JOYCE WELLS
H O S E O F Y O U w h o have serv ed
c a n b e c o m e a d istra c tio n fro m the real
on b o ard s o f o th e r o rg a n iz a tio n s
fo cu s o n the purp o se.
k n o w th at it is n o t a lw a y s easy.
W h a t sh o u ld the resp o n sib ilities o f the
O ften tim es, there is little g lo ry fo r lo ts o f
B o a rd h e? T h e fo llo w in g have been set
hard w o rk and sa tisfa c tio n c o m e s fro m
o u t in a B o a rd M em b e r's M a n u a l received
w ithin rath er than w ith o u t. T h e re are a l­
by all b o ard m em b ers.
w ays new skills to be learned if o n e w ishes
“ 1. Support your administrator (executive
director). Without your administrator’s dayto be the best b o ard m e m b e r y o u can be.
to-day management skills, the policies and
A t a recent aftern o o n sessio n , th e 9 9 s ’
plans adopted by the board would be of little
B oard m et w ith D on F in ch , e x e c u tiv e d i­
impact.
re c to r o f th e O k la h o m a A ir S p a c e M u ­
2. Setting policy. The primary board func­
seum , w ho shared his m an y y e ars o f e x ­
tion
is to fashion policies that ensure your orga­
perience w ith n o n p ro fit o rg an iza tio n s and N AA P resident G eorge Putnam , 99s
nization is run effectively, legally, and ethically.
presid
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(a
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3. Guide long-range planning and devel­
“L e t’s realize w hat a n o n p ro fit really m em ber) Joyce Wells a n d NAA Executive
opment. The board gives direction to your or­
is,” he said. “ It is a busin ess. T o stay aliv e, D irector J a ck C ole at NAA B oard o f
ganization through long-range goals ranging
it has to tak e in m ore m o n ey th an it d is­ D irectors m eeting on D ec. 16.
at least three to five years into the future.
4. Raising funds and monitoring finances.
perses. T o d o so, it has to c reate a p ro d u c t
As a trustee for your organization’s money, you’re responsible for see­
that the pub lic n ot o n ly n eed s, b u t w an ts. T h a t p ro d u c t,” he c o n ­
ing that it is spent effectively in delivering programs and services. You’re
tin u ed , “ has to be m ark eted , so ld an d ev o lv e d . It h as to fill a real
also responsible for looking into the financial future. That means
need fo r th e peo p le w h o are p ay in g th e b ills, (i.e., tax p ay ers,
fundraising when appropriate!
donors, m em b ers, e tc .)”
5. Working cooperatively with other board members. If you can’t
So h ow sh o u ld w e, a s a h o a rd , fu n c tio n ? D o n p o in ted ou t
work with your peers, then your board will accomplish nothing.”
that there should be a sta te m e n t o f p u rp o se o r m issio n state­
T h e m a n u al p ro v id e s 5 6 p ag es o f to o ls (in clu d in g form s and
m en t, w hich is the m an d a te fro m w h ich th e o rg a n iz a tio n is d e ­
c h e c k lists), e x p e rtise an d in sig h ts co n trib u ted by b o ard veteran s
veloped and operated .
o f o th e r n o n p ro fit o rg a n iz atio n s. W e can learn a g re a t deal from
We know that w e h av e a p u rp o se as stated in o u r A rticles o f
it an d p e rh ap s c o n trib u te to the n e x t edition.
Incorporation and th at, in o rd e r to su rv iv e, m em b e rs are n e c e s­
W h e n I w as ask e d at the e n d o f o u r sessio n on b o ard s w hat
sary. T h is is w hat sh o u ld g u id e the b o ard an d k e e p th e focus
m y g o a l is as p re sid e n t, m y a n sw e r w as: to h av e the b o ard w ork
co n sisten t, no m a tte r ho w m an y tim es b o ard m e m b ers ch an g e.
as a team fo r th e b est in terests o f the w hole o rg an izatio n , and to
N ew board m em b ers m ay w an t to leav e th e ir m ark by m a k ­
see th at th e 21 st C en tu ry F u n d is o n its w ay to su ccess so that we
ing drastic ch an g es in the d ire ctio n o f the o rg a n iz a tio n , b u t that
d o n ’t h a v e to rely to tally o n d u es to su p p o rt us. It can be done!
T
NAA Awards
Dinner
BY KAREN TUCKER
Kansas Chapter
John Yodice,
General
fo r AOPA, and
99s president
Joyce Wells visit
at the NAA
a w a rd s d in n er
in Washington,
D.C., fo r Albert
Ueltschi,
president and
CEO o f
FlightSafety.
y h u sb an d , S id , is m a n a g e r o f the
F lig h tS a fe ty C ita tio n D iv isio n
in W ich ita so w h en R u ss M ey er,
p re sid e n t o f C essn a, in v ited u s to g o w ith
h im to a tten d the N atio n al A ero n au tic A s­
so c iatio n aw a rd s d in n e r in W ash in g to n ,
D .C ., fo r A lb ert U eltsc h i, p re sid e n t and
C E O o f F lig h tS afety , w e ea g e rly accep ted
th e in v itation . R uss an d Mr. U eltsch i have
b e e n frie n d s as w ell as b u sin e ss a ss o c i­
ates fo r m a n y y e a rs an d R u ss h ad been
a sk ed to g iv e a te stim o n ia l at th e dinner.
W e b o ard e d a sh in y n ew C ita tio n U l­
tra e a rly th a t aftern o o n , a lo n g w ith R uss
an d his w ife H elen , an d G ary H ay, V P o f
C e ssn a M ark etin g , and his w ife M arilyn.
T h e tw o a n d a h a l f h o u r f lig h t fro m
W ic h ita at 4 1 ,0 0 0 fe e t w a s a b so lu te ly
b e a u tifu l. It w as a sm o o th flig h t, ev en
th o u g h th ere w as a 100 k n o t tail w ind. A s
w e n e a re d D .C ., th e m o o n lo o k ed alm ost
lik e a h u g e b right w h ite m u sh ro o m p u sh ­
ing its w ay thro u g h the clo u d cover, a truly
a w e so m e sight.
S id flew th e U ltra m o st o f the w ay and
m a d e a v ery nice lan d in g at W ashington
N atio n al. I ju s t ab o u t h ad th e fancy, stateo f-th e -a rt in stru m en t p an el fig u red out by
the tim e w e landed.
A fte r reach in g the h o tel an d ch anging
in to fo rm al attire, S id and I p ro ceed ed to
th e re c e p tio n a re a fo r c o c k ta ils an d a
L E T T E R S
I WANTTO COMPLIMENT you
and your staff on the excellent job
you are doing with The 99 NEWS.
The format is easy to read and the
articles are stimulating.
I’ve never heard a hangar fly­
ing story that 1 didn't learn from
and remember long after the dry
academic material in the books
w as filed aw ay to p e rta in to
“somebody else” and I join the
majority o f other members who
particularly enjoy the flying sto­
ries of other women pilots.
Thank you again for your in­
terest and effort on our behalf to
make our publication more attrac­
tive to advertisers (and therefore
to reduce our cost of production).
By showcasing our multitude of
talents and accomplishments, our
publication informs both members
and non-m em bers o f what and
who we are, and what we do as
members of this organization.
I live at a small airport in north
Texas and am proud to put a copy
o f The 99 NEWS on the magazine
rack for the mostly male custom­
ers in our little “mom-n-pop" cafe.
I look forward to more innovative
issues of The 99 NEWS.
P.S. 1 think the new Directory
looks GREAT! It is smaller, lighter
and easier to read.My fax number,
however, is incorrect. It should be
214-347-2917.
— Pat Ward, Director
THE MAGAZINE HAS a great
new look and format. Keep up the
good work.
— Minette Sicard. Aloha Chapter
PREFER 99 NEW S as title of
magazine. Last issue seems to lack
substance and only a showcase for
advertisers.
— Lewie Wiese
Three Rivers Chapter
THE M AGAZINE GETS better
with every issue!
— Charlene Falkenberg
llliana Cardinals Chapter
Y OU’RE DOING AGREAT JOB
with our 99 N ews/International
Women Pilots Magazine.
S h ir le y Winn
Sacramento Valley Chapter
I AM NOT HAPPY with some of
the changes to The 99 NEWS. I
don’t have a problem with the cos­
metic changes to make the maga­
zine easier to read. However, I feel
that The 99 NEW S is being taken
away from the members and into
the hands of advertisers. I read The
99 NEWS for NEWS.
I want to know what is happen­
ing with this organization. What
are the issues facing us that need
to be addressed by the members?
W here are we to get such infor­
mation if not from the “Official
Publication of the Ninety-Nines”?
The recent issue disturbed me
for several reasons. The "survey
card” was not to find out what I
wanted to see in my magazine. It
screamed “market research” for
advertisers. My household income
is no one's business but my own!
— Anna L. Taylor
High Country Chapter
NAA Awards, continuedfrom page 8
ch an ce to ch at w ith friends. A n d th ere she
w as: Jo y ce W ells, p resid en t o f the In ter­
n ational 99s! She w as ju s t as su rp rised to
see m e as I w as to see her! T h e N in e ty N ines are affiliate m em b ers o f the N A A .
Jo y ce w as elected to th eir b o ard o f d ire c ­
tors on D ecem b er 16 an d w as in v ited to
sit at the head table d u rin g th e c erem o n y
for Mr. U eltschi. Jo y ce and I h ad b eco m e
acq u ain ted several y ears a g o w h ile fly in g
in the A ir R ace C lassic, so w e h ad lots to
talk ab o u t before d in n e r beg an .
M r. U e lts c h i w a s h o n o re d fo r “ a d ­
v an cem en t o f w o rld w id e av iatio n safety
th ro u g h so p h isticated tra in in g m e th o d s,
and use o f av iatio n to d e liv e r state-o f-th eart h e a lth care to p e o p le o th e rw ise d e ­
p riv ed o f su ch high q u ality m ed ical ser­
CONGRATULATIONS and thank
you! I am so excited about our
m agazine and directory, I ca n 't
contain myself! What a wonderful
job on both!
First, the magazine is finally
one I can display next to Flying,
AOPA Pilot and Sport Aviation on
my coffee table. It is truly profes­
sional and in terestin g to read.
You’ve started what I had always
thought possible for our magazine.
Keep up the good work!
Then there’s the D irectory...
finally a size that is usable and easy
to read at the same time. It will
easily fit into either my flight bag
or briefcase.. .or even a large purse
with my planner. Thank you... it is
super!
I am su re y o u w ill g et
c o m p la in ts ...th e re are alw ays
some, but I want you to know that
this International Director loves
both.— Carolyn Carpp, Director
1 REALLY LIKE the new look of
our magazine. Especially the color
on the cover. I, too, hope that one
o f these days w e’ll have a monthly
magazine.
— Marilyn Moody
Western Washington Chapter
GOOD WORK on the 99 NEWS
and the Directory! You are to be
congratulated for a job well done.
— Lois Erickson, Vice President
IT OCCURS TO ME that you may
not know that Pauline Glasson in
C o rp u s C h risti is the all-tim e
cham pion o f air marking. S he’s
done hundreds by herself and does
many each year.
-G ene Nora Jessen
Idaho Chapter
I LOVE THE NEW FORMAT. It
is a great mix of articles about our
“fellow” members, flying activi­
ties and Chapter news. Keep up the
good work.
I am looking for some help. I
am planning a trip in March or
April and I would like to hear from
anyone who has flown in these
areas to give me advice.
O ur route will be down the
C arib b e a n Islan d s, alon g the
northern coast of South America
(Venezuela and Colom bia) and
through Central America before
we return over Cuba to the U.S.
If anyone would like to give
me input, they can leave a mes­
sage at my office 317-464-3907,
or send a note to 30760 Tyrrell
Rd.. Mackinaw, IL 61755.
— Linda Schumm
Central Illinois Chapter
G OO D JOB on the re-vam ped
magazine!—Catherine Morshead.
Marin County Chapter
L etters to the E ditor, with the
w rite r’s nam e and C hapter
sh o u ld be sen t to B etty
Rowley. 807 N. Waco, Suite
22, Wichita. KS 67203 or faxed
to 316-263-7350. Letters may
be edited for space and clarity.
tio n h a s r e s to r e d th e
v ic e .” M an y p eo p le are
s ig h t o f m o r e th a n
aw are o f his h ig h ly su c ­
1 8 ,0 0 0 p a t i e n t s a n d
c e s s fu l F lig h tS a f e ty
c o m p an y , b u t few know
ta u g h t
s ig h t-s a v in g
skills to 2 8 .0 0 0 d octors
o f M r. U e l t s c h i ’s h u ­
and n u rses in 7 0 co u n ­
m a n ita r ia n
p ro je c t
tries aro u n d the w orld.
O R B IS . A sid e from his
D u r in g th e r e tu r n
fam ily an d th e co m p an y
f lig h t th a t e v e n in g , I
he fo u n d e d , h is sin g le
kept th in k in g about how
m o st co n su m in g interest
a v iatio n has affected so
is in th is in te rn a tio n a l
flying/teaching
m any lives in so m any
Karen Tucker and Joyce Wells at
o p th a lm o lo g ic a l h o sp i­ the 47th annual Wright Memorial
d iffe re n t w a y s. It c e r­
tal fo r w h ich h e serv es dinner held in Washington, D.C.
ta i n ly o p e n e d u p a
as ch airm an .
w h o le n e w w o rld fo r
O R B IS c o m b a t s w o r ld b li n d n e s s
m e. H ave you e v e r asked y o u rs e lf if there
th ro u g h th e ed u c atio n an d h a n d s-o n tra in ­
w as really life before yo u becam e involved
ing o f e y e care p ro fessio n als. S in ce 1982,
w ith fly in g ? I have. A v iation h as a w ay o f
th is n o n p a rtisa n h u m a n ita rian o rg a n iz a ­
d o in g that. It’s po w erfu l!
-§■
1996 World Precision
Flying Championship
JODY MCCARRELL
W PFC ’9 6 , Ft. W orth, T exas
Sept. 18 to O ct. 6, 1996
What is it?
B ack in 1983, T h e N in ety -N in e s asWORLD
s u m e d r e s p o n s ib ility f o r th e U n ite d
PRECISION S tates P recisio n F lig h t T eam (U S P F T )
"FLYING
fro n t A O PA w h o h ad m a n a g e d it since
1980. S in ce th a t tim e, the o v erall conCHAMPIONSHIP
cep t o f w o m en in v o lv ed in av ia tio n on
an in te r n a tio n a l b a s is h a s in c r e a s e d
greatly. U n d er the lead e rsh ip o f the 9 9 s, the first c h a irm a n w as
L ois F eig en b au m , w ith Ja n e t G reen an d H azel Jo n e s as staff. A
little later, Pat R o b erts, Jo d y M cC arrell an d V erna W est jo in e d
them .
In 1983 the U .S. T eam , led by L o is as T eam M a n ag er an d 99s
H azel, Jan et, V erna, Jo d y and C a ro ly n P ila a r as te am m em b ers,
w ent to N orw ay to co m p e te in an In te rn atio n al C o m p etitio n .
W hen th ey retu rned, they w ere so e n th u sia stic th at T h e N in ety N ines placed and receiv ed the bid to h o st th e 1985 W orld C h a m ­
p io n sh ip in the U nited S tates.
F lorida w as selected b ecau se o f its c o n v e n ie n t lo catio n , as
w ell as the fact that there w as p len ty to d o in K issim m e e , the
h om e o f D isn ey W orld.
By this tim e, all the m en w h o ru n the p ro g ra m in E u ro p e
w ere g ettin g the id ea th a t th e 9 9 s w ere g o in g to d o th is all by
th em selves. B ut this w as g o in g to b e a b ig u n d e rta k in g and it
o ccu rred to us th at m ay b e w e b e tte r g et so m e help.
A U S P F T C ouncil w as fo rm e d to h elp p ro m o te fly in g in the
U n ited S tates, an d o f co u rse , it w as m a d e up o f 99s. In ad d itio n
to those already nam ed, D oris A bb ate w as head o f n atio n al events
prom otion and L ou ise W h ite an d V irginia S h o w ers w ere o n staff.
Since then, th e U .S. team h as c o m p e te d in D e n m a rk , A rg en ­
tina, P o lan d , F inland, U .S .A . an d C ze c h R ep u b lic . E ach tim e
they w ere led by 99s. F o r th e first tim e , w o m en w ere ap p o in ted
as International Ju d g es. T h e first fo u r w ere all 99s: H azel Jo n es,
Pat R oberts, C arole Sue W h e e le r an d m e. N ow , sev eral c o u n ­
tries have w om en In tern atio n al Ju d g e s an d T eam M an ag ers, as
w ell as w orkers— and w e tak e p rid e in h a v in g led th e w ay. O th er
In tern atio n al Ju d g es, in a d d itio n to th e o rig in al four, are Jerry
A nne Ju ren k a and Jan M ax w ell.
1994 U.S. Team and Representatives Marvin Ellis, Pat Roberts, Jerry
Anne Jurenka, Teri Trenary, Jody McCarrell and Carolyn Pilaar.
th e bid. W e sp en t th ree d ay s an d n ig h ts try in g to sell th is id ea to
th e c o u n trie s g ath e re d at the an n u al w in ter C o m m ittee In tern a­
tio n al A viation G en eral (C IA G ) m eetin g .
W h en th e v o te cam e to th e floor, w e so ld it. D eleg ates asked
if 1996 w as g o in g to be as g o o d as F lo rid a h ad been an d I said:
“ L ik e e v e ry o n e w h o w o u ld like to be 20 ag ain , th is is o u r chance
to d o ju s t that. I f th ey th o u g h t th ey had fun last tim e, ju s t w ait
‘til th e seco n d g o -ro u n d .”
Funding the Ft. Worth W PFC '96
A t th e P o rtlan d C o n v en tio n in 1993, m em b ers w ere ask ed to
ratify h o stin g th e w o rld ev en t. T h e m o tio n w as p re se n ted to add
$1 to m e m b e r d u e s in 1994 an d 1995 to h e lp fu n d the event.
T h en each m e m b e r co u ld say: “ I h elp ed p u t on the W orld P reci­
sion F ly in g C h a m p io n sh ip .” T h e m o tio n carried .
We need you!
N o w th is is y o u r p ro ject. It is o n e o f th e v ery few ch an ces w e
all h av e to g e t in v o lv ed w ith a real W orld E v en t. N o t only can
y o u b e co m e a p a rt o f th is, if y o u w an t to, you h av e an o p p o rtu ­
n ity to b e c o m e in v o lv ed in a big w ay by o rg a n iz in g a team to
p articip ate.
If y o u n eed h e lp in o rg a n iz in g a team , m y sta ff and I are able,
re ad y an d w illin g to w o rk w ith y o u in any w ay w e can. Ju st call
o r w rite: Jo d y M c C arre ll, W orld P recisio n F ly in g C h am p io n ­
ship, Rt. 1, B ox 4 8 7 B , D eQ u een , A R 7 1 8 3 2 U S A . H om e 5016 4 2 -2 5 0 8 . W ork 9 0 3 -7 9 3 -4 7 7 6 . Fax: 5 0 1 -6 4 2 -4 8 2 9
Competition Staff
I f y o u d o n ’t w a n t to be o n a te a m , sign up to h elp w ork. A n
e stim a te d 1,500 p e o p le w ill be n ee d e d to sta ff th e p o sitio n s o f
N a v ig a tio n an d L a n d in g ev en ts ju d g e s an d co m p e titio n p erso n ­
nel. C o n ta ct S o u th east S ectio n G o v ern o r N an cy W right fo r m ore
in fo rm a tio n a b o u t av a ila b le p o sitio n s and to volunteer.
So here we go again!
A fter m any req u ests from p e o p le w h o w an t to h elp ag ain and
from o th e r co u n tries w ho w an t to co m e b ack to th e U n ited S tates
ag ain , I ap p ro ach ed the In te rn a tio n a l B o ard o f D ire c to rs in the
fall o f 1991 and ask ed fo r ap p ro v a l to p lac e a b id fo r th e 1996
P recisio n Flying W orld C h a m p io n sh ip s. T h e v o te w as u n a n i­
m ously in favor.
In N o v em b er 1992, P at R o b erts and I w en t to F ra n c e to place
Match your aircraft with a WPFC pilot
A n e stim a te d 7 5 - 100 a ircraft w ill be n e e d e d to fill requests
by to p -ra te d p ilo ts fro m aro u n d the w o rld fo r th e W P F C c o m p e­
titio n . F lig h t te a m s are e x p e c te d to b eg in a rriv in g in T exas about
S e p te m b e r 22 to o b ta in th e ir U .S . E q u iv a le n c y P ilo t L icenses
an d fo r fa m ilia riz a tio n w ith lo cal flight p ro c ed u re s an d terrain.
M o st o f th e n o n -U .S . p ilo ts sen t to W P F C to rep re sen t th eir
Deadline for filing application to com pete in USPFT national championship is July 1, 1995.
co u n tries are highly q u alifie d p ro fe ssio n a l p ilo ts w h o train yearround fo r co m p etitio n in p re cisio n fly in g ev e n ts an d h av e w o n a
place on th eir team in lo cal q u a lify in g ev en ts.
U .S. aircraft o w n ers w ill be p ro v id e d in fo rm a tio n a b o u t p i­
lots w ho req u est aircraft, in clu d in g th e ir e x p e rie n c e , ra tin g s and
credentials. A ll rental o r u se a rra n g em en ts w ill be n e g o tiated
betw een the o w n er an d the pilot.
A ll aircraft m ust hav e a fresh 10 0 -h o u r in sp ectio n w ith all
A D n o tes satisfied , be ce rtifie d fo r hire, an d m u st be eq u ip p e d
w ith tw o -w ay rad io c o m m u n ic a tio n s, lig h ts a n d b asic n a v ig a ­
tion instrum ents. A ircraft m u st be ferrie d to an d fro m Ft. W orth
by the o w n ers, w ith a ircra ft logs av a ila b le fo r in sp ectio n .
O w n ers w ill be req u ired to carry b o th hull a n d liab ility in su r­
a n ce an d m u s t ad d th e c o m p e titio n p ilo t to th e ir in su ra n c e
certificates.
U.S. aircraft ow ners can ex p ect flight team m em b ers to fly the
aircraft approxim ately 50 hours during the tw o-w eek period. Rental
rates w ill be at the discretion o f the o w n e r at the “d ry ” rate.
E ligible aircraft m u st h a v e a fu el ca p ac ity o f th ree h o u rs su s­
tained flight. M odified airfra m e s, p ro d u ctio n , h o m e o r k it-b u ilt
and ex p erim en tal a ircraft are acc ep tab le , alth o u g h m o st p ilots
w ill p refer C essn a 150s, 152s an d 172s o r sim ila r aircraft.
O nly basic, m in im u m n a v ig a tio n e q u ip m e n t is u sed d u rin g
the co m p etitio n . T w o -w ay ra d io c o m m u n ic a tio n c a p a b ility is
req u ired in each aircraft; a d d itio n al n a v ig a tio n e q u ip m e n t w ill
be taped and sealed ag ain st u se b y th e p ilo t d u rin g co m p e titio n
ex cep t in case o f d iso rien tatio n .
H E A D Q U A R T E R S
“ P re c isio n ” flig h t d o es n o t in clu d e fu ll-p o w er o p e ra tio n such
as th a t in v o lv ed in a ir racin g . T h e u se and care o f the a ircraft are
c lo se ly m o n ito re d an d reg u la te d by co m p e titio n sta ff w ith safe
a irc ra ft o p e ratio n an d h a n d lin g req u ire d at all tim es.
Aircraft owners who are interested in renting aircraft to WPFC
pilots should send information on their aircraft in writing to:
Pat Ward, Attn: W PFC Aircraft, Rt. 1, Box 206M, Aero Country
Airport, McKinney, T X 75070 Fax 214-347-2917
Tryouts for the U.S. Team— Fall 1995
T ry o u ts fo r p o sitio n s o n th e team th at w ill re p re­
sen t th e U .S. at the W P F C w ill be h eld in th e fall o f
1995. E n try k its are $5 an d w ill in clu d e the official
W P F C R ule B ook. K its w ith in fo rm atio n ab o u t the
h ea d q u a rte rs h o tel, in su ran ce req u ire m e n ts, airc ra ft
eligibility, pilo t qu alificatio n s and an ap p lication m ay be obtained
fro m Jo d y M cC arrell at the ad d re ss listed else w h ere in this ar­
ticle.
U S P F T m em b e rs m u st be a re sid e n t o f th e U n ited S tates and
h o ld a v a lid P ilo t L icen se o f P riv ate Pilot o r h igher, in cluding
c u rre n t M ed ical an d B F R . P ilo ts w h o w ish to co m p e te fo r a
p la ce o n th e U S P F T m u st pay a fee o f $250 to d efray the co st o f
a d m in iste rin g th e co m p etitio n .
R e g istra tio n fo r th e fo u r-d ay ev en t is $ 5 0 p e r perso n to co v er
th e c o st o f m ea ls, tra n sp o rta tio n an d o th er am e n itie s o ffered to
th e c o m p etito r, th e ir fam ilie s an d frien d s.
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REPORT
The Ninety-Nines History Book
T he N in ety -N in es are d e d ic a ted to fly ­
ing, frien d sh ip and ed u catio n . W h a t b e t­
ter w ay to let the w o rld k n o w o f o u r a c ­
co m p lish m en ts than to a sse m b le a reco rd
o f o u r h isto ry and p u b lish a b o o k a b o u t
us? It’s u n d erw ay now by T u rn e r P u b lish ­
ing C om pany. A nd y o u r h elp is n eed ed .
T here is no charge fo r p articip atio n . A ll
y ou need to do is w rite a p e rso n a l 150
w ord b io g rap h y fo llo w in g the ex a m p le s
w hich you should have rec e n tly receiv ed
in the m ail. If you prefer, y o u can ju s t fill
o ut the form w hich w as in clu d ed in the
m ailing and a com petent T u rn er ed ito r will
c om pose a b iog rap h y fo r you. P lease send
a photo, p referably in y o u r flig h t gear.
You can su b m it a b io g ra p h y fo r a d e ­
c eased m e m b e r o r o th e r fam ily m em ber.
A nd you m ay also su b m it a sp ecial re c o l­
lection o f an event w hich o c cu rred d u rin g
y o u r tim e in T h e N in e ty -N in e s (2 ,0 0 0
w ord lim it).
T he book is sch ed u led to be read y fo r
sh ip p in g in 1996. You m ay re serv e a co p y
o f the book by sending in the o rd e r form
w hich you should have alre ad y rec eiv ed
in the m ail to N in ety -N in es H isto ry B ook,
T u rn er P u b lish in g C o m p an y , P.O. B ox
3 1 0 1 , P a d u c a h , K Y 4 2 0 0 2 -3 1 0 1 . F o r a
free c a ta lo g o f o th e r T u rn e r p u b lic atio n s,
c all 5 0 2 -4 4 3 -0 1 2 1 .
Ninety-Nines gear up to fly information
highway!
C o m p u S e rv e w ill b e co m e o u r first link
to e a c h o th e r an d th e av ia tio n w o rld . T h e
p o ssib ilitie s are lim itless. D eta ils w ill be
c irc u la te d as soon a s p la n s are fin alized .
Open House at International Headquarters
A n O p en H ouse is sc h ed u led to be h eld
d u rin g th e M arch B o ard m eetin g . A n im ­
p o rta n t m e m o ra b ilia c o lle c tio n w ill be
u n v eiled o n S aturday, M arch 4. C o m p le te
c o v e ra g e o f th is ev e n t w ill be in th e n ex t
issue o f th is m ag az in e.
Phone-A-Thon
T em p o ra ry te lep h o n es w ill be installed
at H e a d q u a rters d u rin g th e M arch B o ard
o f D ire c to rs m e e tin g a n d O p e n H o u se.
T h ey w ill be m an n e d b y o ffice rs an d S e c ­
tion G o v ern o rs to raise m o n ey fo r o u r 21 st
C e n tu ry F und.
A n ita L e w is, N W S e c tio n G o v e rn o r
an d 2 1 st C e n tu ry C h a irm an , w ill o v ersee
th is im p o rtan t ev en t an d p lan s to sh o w the
h isto ric “ slid e p re se n ta tio n .”
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DESK
H A P P Y N E W Y E A R ! S e rv in g as y o u r
e d ito r is a s tim u la tin g c h a lle n g e an d a
g reat o p p o rtu n ity to m eet som e o f the m ost
in terestin g w o m en in the w o rld o f flying.
E very day, it seem s, b rin g s a new o p p o r­
tu n ity to v isit w ith o n e o r m o re 99s. I am
e x tre m e ly p lea se d w ith the w ay the m e m ­
b ersh ip co n tin u es to co o p erate in resp o n d ­
ing to m y req u ests fo r new s and photos
a n d o th e r in fo rm a tio n . It a p p e a rs th at
w e ’re on a roll!
T h e n e x t step is to in crease th e num ber
o f a d v ertisin g p ag es to su p p o rt a full co lo r
m ag az in e th ro u g h o u t! I en co u rag e you to
d isp lay y o u r c o p y at F B O s and airports
an d o th e r p lace s w here p ilo ts gather. It is
im p o rta n t fo r new
w o m e n p i l o t s to
have an op portunity
to p a rtic ip a te in the
n e tw o rk in g an d e n ­
jo y the frien d sh ip s
th a t th o s e o f y o u
w h o h av e been 99s
fo r a lo n g tim e hold
so dear.
I h o p e all 9 9 s w ill fill out and return
th e in fo rm a tio n re q u e s te d fo r the N e t­
w o rk in g D irecto ry .— B e tty R o w le y
C A R E E R S
Interviewing
for the airline job
KAREN KAHN
S a n ta B a rb a ra C h a p te r
N T E R V IE W IN G P R O B A B L Y R A N K S h ig h o n th e list o f
m ost d read ed ev en ts fo r the a v erag e pilot. L ik e y o u r fly in g ,
it is a learned skill an d d e se rv es y o u r a tten tio n
an d p ractice prior to use. T h in k a b o u t the tim e and
effort you d ev o te to p re p a rin g fo r ch e c k rid e s and
plan to d ev o te th e sam e th o ro u g h c o n sid e ra tio n and
p rep aratio n to an u p co m in g interview .
T here are fo u r b a sic a rea s th at d ese rv e y o u r a t­
tention: k n o w led g e, a p p ea ra n ce , a c tio n s an d w ords.
All o f them are im portant in yo u r qu est fo r a success­
ful interview. L e t’s exam in e each area m o re closely.
I
y o u ’re c o n sta n tly in the p u b lic view . R em em b er, y o u ’re a p p ly ­
ing fo r a p o sitio n as a p ilo t, n o t a flig h t a tten d an t. D ress to c o n ­
vey a p ro fessio n a l yet fe m in in e im age. M in im ize m a k eu p and
je w e lry . S im p le an d c o n se rv a tiv e is the w a tch w o rd here. N ote
w hat c o lo r u n ifo rm s the a irlin e ’s p ilo ts w ear an d co n sid er a pants
o r sk irt o r sh irt o f th e sam e color. You w ant y o u r a p p earan ce to
im p ress them w ith y o u r c o m p e ten c e and p ro fessio n alism . You
w o u ld like th e in terv ie w e rs to ea sily e n v isio n you as o n e o f th eir
pilo ts. R ead T h e W om en's D ress f o r S u c ce ss B o o k by Jo h n T.
M o llo y fo r m o re tip s o n d ressin g .
3 . A c tio n s a n d w o rd s g o h a n d in hand. Y ou’ll need
to act an d talk like the p ro fessio n al that you are. You
w ill h av e a re la tiv e ly sh o rt tim e to co n v in ce them o f
y o u r h ireab ility , so m ak e sure y o u d o n ’t have any
a n n o y in g m a n n e rism s th at c o u ld d etract from your
p erfo rm a n ce . “ P e rfo rm a n ce ,” y o u say. “ Is this a per­
fo rm a n c e ? ” Very d efin itely . T h is m u st be a w ell-re­
h earsed re n d itio n o f y o u r best q u a litie s, co m p ressed
into a sh o rt tim e fra m e that d e liv e rs y o u r best at­
trib u te s cle a rly a n d concisely.
1. K now ledge is p ro b a b ly co vered b y y o u r resum e.
4. P r a c tic e a n sw e rin g th e q u e stio n s y o u know
Y our resu m e lists y o u r c re d e n tia ls fo r y o u r p r o ­
Interviewing
sp e c tiv e e m p lo y e r to re v ie w . N o w , d u rin g y o u r
y o u ’ll be ask ed . T h e y ran g e from seem in g ly sim ple
o n e s like “T ell us ab o u t
in terv iew , y o u ’ll n e e d to c o n firm y o u r k n o w le d g e
is a learned skill
Airline pilot hirings
by a n s w e rin g q u e s tio n s a b o u t w h a t y o u lis te d o n
and deserves your y o u r s e l f , ” to tr ic k i e r
o n e s w o rd e d to d e te r­
y o u r re s u m e , a s w ell as h a n d le g e n e ra l a v ia tio n
attention and
1994 a i r l i n e p ilo t
m in e w h a t y o u w o u ld
k n o w le d g e q u e s tio n s .
practice.
h ir in g s
exceeded
do if y o u fo u n d y o u rse lf
Be prepared to a n sw e r q u estio n s ab o u t the e q u ip ­
8 ,0 0 0 , u p 5 5 % o v e r
m ent y o u ’ve flow n, in clu d in g sy ste m s q u estio n s o n
-------------- ------------- fly in g w ith an in e b ri­
1993’s to ta l o f 5,1 8 7 .
the h ig h e r p erfo rm an ce aircraft. F o r e x a m p le , y o u r
ated captain. O r “W h a t’s
1995 c o n tin u e s to
y o u r best attribute ...y o u r w o rst?”
resu m e show s 35 h o u rs o f a C e ssn a 3 1 0 tim e. B e p re p a red to
look like a full re co v ­
d iscu ss the o p eratio n o f the lan d in g gear. Is it ele c tric o r h y d ra u ­
You need to g ive these q uestions a
lo t o f th o u g h t and fram e y o u r a n ­
e ry y e a r a n d s h o u ld
lic? W h a t’s the em erg en cy e x te n sio n p ro ce d u re? H ow a b o u t that
sw ers to represent the real you.
p r o v i d e o v e r 9 ,0 0 0
tu rb o p ro p tim e you acq u ire d last w in ter? D id that B eech 9 9 have
S in ce in terv iew in g is so m eth in g
new airlin e p ilo t jo b s.
G arrett o r Pratt & W h itn ey e n g in e s? C an y o u re m e m b e r the hot
y o u ’d like to d o o n ce w ith p o sitiv e
F ifte e n o f 3 0 n ational
start pro ced u re? T h is line o f q u e stio n in g is d e sig n e d to en su re
a irlin e s a re c u rre n tly
y o u ’ve actually flo w n th e a irc ra ft in q u estio n . S o d o so m e d ig ­
re s u lts , ra th e r th a n se v e ra l tim e s
recru itin g .
w ith neg ativ e on es, plan to get som e
ging into y o u r files a n d rev iew so m e g en eral in fo rm a tio n about
in terv iew c o u n se lin g p rio r to y o u r
P ro jected 1995 m a­
each type you list on y o u r resu m e an d be p rep a re d to fin d it in
f i r s t a tte m p t. Y o u ’ll fe e l m o re
jo r airlin e h irin g cou ld
y o u r logbo ok fo r c lo se r in sp ectio n .
ex ceed 2 ,0 0 0 w ith a n ­
G eneral k n o w led g e q u estio n s can ran g e from in stru m en t p ro ­
confident and y o u r interview results
n o u n c e d h ir in g a t
w ill li k e ly r e f l e c t y o u r w is e
ced u res to th e A IM to FA R s to y o u r k n o w led g e o f h o w things
U n ite d
(6 0 0 -8 0 0 ),
w ork. E xplain the d iffere n ce b etw een am p s a n d volts. W h a t’s an
in v estm en t.
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A P T A IN K A T H Y M C D O N A L D o f th e T e x a s A ir
N ational G u ard b e ca m e th e first fe m a le fig h te r p ilo t to
g ra d u a te fro m th e G u a rd ’s F -1 6 a ir c o m b a t tra in in g
school at K ingsley F ield, K lam ath F alls, O re., o n S ept. 16, 1994.
S ince K athy is alread y a m e m b e r o f th e K an sas C h ap ter, she
w as ad o p ted as an h o n o rary m e m b e r b y th e local ch ap ter, the
C ra te r L ake F lyers. S he sp o k e to th e g ro u p at a Ju n e m eetin g ,
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B rita in ’s R oyal A ir F orce.
F ollow ing graduation, K athy retu rn ed
to h e r a ir defen se unit at E llin g to n F ield ,
H ouston, T exas. O th er w o m en are fly ­
ing d ifferen t m issio n s in the F -1 6 (airto -g ro u n d roles, fo r e x am p le) b u t K athy
is the first in the a ir-to -a ir fig h te r/in te r­
c e p to r specialty.
K a th y ’s six -m o n th tr a in in g c o u rs e
w ith the O reg o n A ir N atio n a l G u a rd ’s
fo u r y ears. S h e alw a y s h o p ed to tran sitio n in to fig h ters, if and
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K ath y m o v e d o n to A W A C S an d serv ed in the P ersian G u lf
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T h e fo llo w in g y ear, she flew K u rd ish refu g ee su p p o rt m issions
o u t o f T u rk ey w h ere she m e t h e r h u sb an d. In an o d d tw ist o f
fate, M ik e h a d p re v io u sly d o n e so m e fly in g w ith th e U .S. A ir
F o rce, a n d h ad , in fact, flo w n an F -1 6 that K athy w o u ld later fly
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Captain Kathy
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T h e acad em ics alo n e re q u ire d w eek s
o f fu ll-tim e study, su p p lem e n te d by a d ­
d itio n al h ours on h er ow n tim e. K a th y ’s
e ffo rts p aid o ff handsom ely . S h e tied the
s c h o o l’s all-tim e b est acad em ic sc o re o f
9 9.63 percent!
BY DENA BULLION
Crater Lake Flyers Chapter
an d jo in e d the T exas a ir d e fe n se u nit fly ­
ing su p p o rt aircraft. W h en the m ilitary
fin ally o p e n e d the w ay fo r w om en to fly
fig h ters, K a th y ’s y ears o f h o p efu l p rep a­
ra tio n p a id off. She w as p o ised to p io ­
n e e r a n ew w o m a n ’s c a re e r field.
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sen se o f h u m o r set the to n e fo r a w arm
an d p erso n a l look at h e r back g ro u n d , her
e x p e rie n c e s an d h er th o u g h ts an d feel­
ings. S h e rela te d m any fu n and fa scin at­
in g stories, inclu d in g one ab o u t b ein g so
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she p u lled 9.2 g ’s, d esp ite a bu ilt-in co m ­
p u te r th a t is su p p o sed to lim it turns to
9 .0 g ’s
K athy started h er flying c a re e r by b e ­
c o m in g a p riv ate p ilo t at a g e 19. S h e
m ajo red in co m p u ter scien ce at th e U n i­
v e r s ity o f O k la h o m a a n d e a r n e d an
R O T C flight training slot. A fte r g ra d u a ­
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C ra te r L ak e F ly e r’s ch a irm an , R hea
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B Y P A T T Y H A L E Y , P a lo m a r C h a p te r
H E E X P E R IM E N T A L A IR C R A F T A S S O C IA T IO N
(E A A ) C o n v en tio n at O sh k o sh , W is., in late Ju ly is a
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Patty Haley (climbing in plane) and Royce Clifford leaning on 1941
I w as fo rtu n ate to fly to O sh k o sh w ith R o y c e C liffo rd (a n ­
Stearman.
o th er 99) in h er 1941 S tearm an b ip lan e. T h e trip to o k fo u r
days.
reac h in g A lam o g o rd o , w e tu rn ed e a st to w ard s the m ountains.
T h e first leg on S aturd ay w as to Y um a, A riz. S o arin g te m ­
T h e 2 2 0 h o rs e p o w e re d ra d ia l e n g in e slo w ly lu m b e re d that
peratu res o f 110 F. cau se d o u r 1939 D o d g e b ra k e s to lo ck after
S tea rm an up the p in e -c o v e re d m o u n tain sid e.
landing w hile w e w ere ta x iin g to a tu rn o ff. T h e re w e w ere, stuck
R o y c e tru ste d m e as I co n tin u e d to lead h e r a lo n g an alpine
on the runw ay. L uckily, th e re is m o re th a n o n e ru n w a y at Y uma
ro ad . W e flo a ted by an o b se rv a to ry and o v e r a q u a in t m ountain
so w e d id n ’t tie up any a ir traffic.
v illag e at 5 0 0 feet A G L (9 ,0 0 0 feet M SL ). W ith the 85 degree
R oyce acted quickly. S he ju m p e d ou t an d m ad e an a d ju st­
te m p e ra tu re alo ft, 9 ,0 0 0 feet w as o u r serv ice c eilin g that day.
m en t w ith a sc rew d riv er she k e p t o n b o a rd an d u n lo c k e d the
T w en ty m in u te s later, w e w ere o n ce ag ain o v e r d esert, the high
brakes. W e refu eled , flew o n e m o re leg to T u cso n a n d c a lled it a
d e sert o f N e w M ex ico .
day b ecau se o f w id esp read th u n d e rsto rm s an d tu rb u len c e along
W e lan d ed at R o sw ell, N .M . fo r fu el and lu n ch , th en flew the
o u r pro p o sed route.
last leg o f th e d ay to A m a rillo , T exas. R o y ce a rran g ed to h an g ar
A t the crack o f d aw n on S unday, w e w ere in the air. W e landed
th e S te a rm a n b e c a u se sev ere th u n d e rsto rm s w ith h ail w ere e x ­
at D em ing and L as C ru ce s, N .M . fo r fu el. W e p lo tte d o u r next
p ecte d th at night.
leg aro u n d and betw een tw o re stricte d a rea s th at lay ab o v e the
W e left A m a rillo o n M o n d ay at 7:15 a.m ., an d clim b ed to
W hite S ands N ational M onum ent, an d decid ed to cross the S o u th ­
5 ,5 0 0 fe e t M S L . It w as fa ir w e a th e r all the w ay to W ich ita, K an­
ern R ocky M o untains at A lam o g o rd o (8 ,5 0 0 ft. M S L ).
sas, b u t w e d id e n c o u n te r a c o u p le o f areas w ith a b ro k en puffy
A fter o u r ta k e o ff from L as C ru c es, R o y c e left th e n av ig atio n
la y e r at 4 ,5 0 0 feet M SL .
to m e. A s w e w ere sco o tin g n o rth u p a c o rrid o r b e tw e e n th e tw o
A s w e flew V F R o v e r th e to p , it w as re a liz ed that w e w ould
restricted areas, I n o ticed o n th e ch art th a t w e h ad to d esce n d to
n o t h av e en o u g h fu el to last us to W ichita. R o y ce saw a large
500 feet A G L to go u n d er a se c to r o f the re stricte d area. W e
b reak in th e clo u d s an d slo w ly w e circle d d o w n . U n d er the o v er­
w ere at 4 ,0 0 0 feet A G L .
c a st at 1,500 fe e t A G L , w e h a d to d iv ert to a n o th e r a irp o rt, but
A quick descent w as initiated as w e b ecam e the o riginal stealth
w h ich o n e a n d w h ere w as it? A t th a t altitu d e it w o u ld be hard to
airp la n e w h e n w e sw itch e d o ff o u r tranv isu ally sp o t it. T h a n k G o d fo r o u r G PS.
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steer 220 d eg rees fo r 33 m inutes.
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the u n it to reserv e e n e rg y as w e c o n ­
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tin u ed on the head in g . Ten m in u tes later,
she tu rn ed it back on an d — w ith a te m p o ­
rary surge o f p ow er— th e G PS let us know
the a irp o rt w as dead ah e a d . 18 m in u tes
A TCHISO N
aw ay. F ifte e n m in u te s p a sse d w hen w e
AM ARILLO
p assed o v e r the to w n an d th en o v e r the air­
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board.
W e decid ed to have lunch there an d drove
CRU CES
the F B O ’s courtesy c a r to a cafe called S ourdoughs.
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It tu rn e d o u t to be a p o p u lar m o m an d pop sort
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P I L O T
S T O R I E S
M ost o f th e san d w ich es w e re serv ed o n so u rd o u g h b read that
had been b ak ed that m o rn in g b y th e o w n e r n a m ed F ran k . A lo­
cal re p o rte r w h o w as also h av in g lu n ch th ere o v e rh e a rd us ta lk ­
ing to the o w n e r’s w ife, Iren e, a b o u t o u r trip in th e S tearm an .
S he in tro d u ced h e rse lf as H elen , an d a sk e d u s if she m ig h t d o an
article on us fo r the local paper, so w e in v ited h e r b a ck to the
airp ort.
A fter the interview and som e p h o to s, w e fu e le d u p , to o k o ff
an d head ed fo r A tch iso n , K an s. T h e n e x t day, w e m ad e th e front
p ag e o f The W oodw ard N ew s.
A fte r lan d in g at A m elia E a rh a rt M em o ria l A irp o rt a n d se t­
tlin g in at o u r m otel, R o y ce a n d I to o k a n ig h t w alk in g to u r o f
d o w n to w n A tchison. W ith a to u r b ro c h u re in h an d , w e strolled
by m an y historical lan d m ark s, e ac h w ith a to ta lly d ifferen t a r­
c h itectu ral style.
A to u r o f the A m elia E a rh a rt b irth p la ce an d th e F o re st o f
F rien d sh ip on T uesday m o rn in g w as o n e o f th e h ig h lig h ts o f o ur
trip. T h at sam e day, w e flew th ree leg s to O sh k o sh w ith o u t sto p ­
p in g fo r a real lunch.
O n the last leg o f o u r trip from C e d a r R ap id s, w e started h a v ­
ing w h at w e th o u g h t at first w ere ra d io p ro b le m s. I file d o ur
flight plan to O sh k o sh . W h ittm an F ield (at O S H ) c lo se d at 8:30
p .m . S u n set w as 8:45 p.m . W e w ere d u e to ta k e o ff at 6 :0 0 p.m .
A fter en g in e start, R o y ce tu rn e d o n th e rad io s. I c o u ld n ’t h ear
h e r but she could h e a r m e an d she w a s n ’t ab le to tra n sm it to
anyone.
If w e d id n ’t take o ff by 6 :0 0 p .m ., the c h a n c e s w ere slim that
w e ’d m ake it to O sh k o sh b efo re th e fie ld clo sed .
R o y ce shut dow n the e n g in e a n d sa id an g rily , “ W ell, it looks
like w e ’re not g o in g ,” to w h ich I rep lie d , “ M ay b e i t ’s th e h e a d ­
sets. L e t’s sw itch !” S ure en o u g h , it w as h e r h ead set.
A t 6:25 w e w ere in the a ir an d R o y c e o p e n e d o u r flig h t plan.
A ll the w ay to O sh k o sh w e sk irte d rain sh o w ers, b u t w ere able
to fly a pretty straight course. 1 c o m m u n ic a te d b a c k to R oyce
w ith w ritten notes an d w as ab le to h e a r h er tran sm issio n s.
T he sun w as g ettin g c lo s e r to th e h o rizo n , an d as it p assed
b ehind the rain clouds, it p ro jected g o ld en su n b eam s th a t w ashed
o v e r the co u n try sid e o f p re d o m in a n tly fa rm land.
A cco rd in g to the O sh k o sh V F R p ro c ed u re s, w e w ere to re ­
p o rt o v e r the tow n o f R ip p o n , 10 m iles so u th w est o f O sh k osh .
W e arriv ed at R ippon at 8:2 2 p .m . an d m a d e o u r rep o rt. T h e A ir
T raffic C o n tro llers sittin g o n the field b elo w w ith b in o c u la rs in­
structed us to co n tin u e to O sh k o sh . T h e y a lso in fo rm e d us th a t if
w e cou ld not m ake it in eig h t m in u te s, w e w o u ld h a v e to g o land
so m ew h ere else.
E ig h t m in u tes later, w e w ere g iv en in stru c tio n s to c o n ta c t the
tow er. It w as 8:30. L uckily , th ey a c c e p te d us a n d w e lan d ed at
8:35. W ing w alk ers g u id ed us to th e an tiq u e classic p a rk in g and
an E A A v o lu n teer in a g o lf ca rt g re ete d us an d g a v e us a ride to
o u r cam psite.
W hile R o y ce and I w ere cle a n in g th e p la n e th e n e x t day, a m an
w alked by and said to us, “ B oy, so m e g u y m u st h av e p ro m ised
you g irls the m oon to p o lish th a t p la n e .” In d isb e lie f, I said,
“W h a t? ”
A fter the m an rep eated w h a t he h ad said, R o y ce resp o n d ed ,
“T h ere are o th e r p o ssib ilitie s.” N eed le ss to say, he felt a little
fo o lish w hen w e p o litely in fo rm e d him further.
O u r arriv al there w as fo llo w e d by a w eek o f fly in g , fun and
ed u cation.
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Amelia Earhart, Yesterday, Today
and Tomorrow
March 30, Washington, D.C.
e a d i n g e x p e r t s on
A m e lia E a rh a rt as a
woman, feminist and pilot will
hold a panel discussion moder­
ated by Dr. Deborah Douglas at
the National Air and Space Mu­
seum (NASM) in Washington,
D.C. on March 30. Dr. Douglas
is a research collaborator with
N ASM ’s Department of Aero­
n au tic s and a u th o r o f U .S.
Women In Aviation. 1940-1985
in the Smithsonian Studies in
Air and Space Series.
Panelists Doris Rich, Susan
Ware and Amy L. Fraher, along
with Dr. Douglas, will present
an insightful and comprehen­
sive look at the woman who
captured and held the hearts of
contemporaries who knew her
or have read of her exploits. A
new g e n e ra tio n o f y o u n g
people has only recently dis­
covered Amelia through cable
television presentations.
Doris Rich is the author of
Amelia Earhart: A Biography
(which was selected by the New
York Times as a “notable book
o f th e y e a r”) and B e ssie
C olem an: D aredevil A viator
(b o th p u b lish e d by SI
Press).She was a speaker at The
Ninety-Nines 1994 Convention
in Norfolk, Va.
Dr. Susan Ware, is an asso­
ciate professor, Department of
History, New York University
and author o f S till M issing:
Amelia Earhart and the Search
fo r M odern F em inism . Both
Doris and Susan have brought
the accomplishments of Amelia
to a wide audience through their
publications and teachings.
U.S. Navy aviator, Amy L.
Fraher, is a m em ber o f The
Ninety-Nines and president o f
Wings Around the World Foun­
dation. In 1997, Amy seeks to
acquaint more of today’s young
people with A m elia’s accom­
plishm ents through a re-cre­
ation of Amelia’s flight aroundthe-world at the Equator.
For additional details, con­
tact the NASM program man­
ager, Ms. Jo Hinkel, at 202633-8925.
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Dr. Deborah Douglas
Doris Rich
Dr. Susan Ware
Amy Fraher
P I L O T
S T O R I E S
On the ground
in Guadalajara
KAREN HARKER
Phoenix Chapter
C O U P L E O F S U M M E R S A G O , as m y
husband and I w ere p rep arin g fo r a w e e k ’s
vacation together, w e receiv ed a p hone call
from a local co m p an y n e ed in g p ilo ts fo r a L earjet
trip. T he co m p an y h ad ju s t b o u g h t a L ea rje t 24
and th eir pilot w as u n av a ila b le fo r th e trip.
M y h usb an d and I are b o th p ilo ts so he su g g ested p ro v id in g
his ow n copilot. T h ey a g re ed an d I w as elated ! B e tte r y et, the
trip c o n siste d o f se v e ra l d e s tin a tio n s in M e x ic o , in c lu d in g
T orreon, Q u eretaro , O ax ac a and G u a d a la ja ra . T h is trip turn ed
o u t to be a g reat ad v en tu re fo r m y h u sb a n d an d m e, as w ell as a
v alu ab le learning ex p erien ce.
T h e first thing that really c a u g h t m y a tte n tio n w as th e fact
that on ce south o f the bord er, all th e ra d io c o m m u n ic a tio n s w ere
in S panish. E ven th o u g h E n g lish is th e o fficia l IC A O lan g u ag e ,
o th er co u n tries use th eir o w n la n g u ag e w h en talk in g w ith local
p ilots. I had k no w n th is fo r q u ite so m e tim e, b u t e x p e rie n c e d a
feelin g o f u n easin ess w h en I re a liz ed I d id no t k n o w th e in ten ­
tions o r p ositions o f the o th e r aircraft. T h is m ak e s situ atio n al
a w aren ess a bit m ore o f a c h a llen g e an d fly in g 1FR at F lig h t
L evel 4 1 0 is no ex cep tio n .
S everal people at th e in tern atio n al airp o rts in M ex ico sp eak
E nglish and are ea g e r to brid g e the gap. T h is w as esp ecially h elp ­
ful w hile clearin g c u sto m s an d filin g flig h t p lans.
T h e n ext ch allen g e w as g e ttin g fu el, the rig h t a m o u n t, in the
right place, at the right tim e! If y o u fly in to M ex ico , be p rep ared
to co n v ert p ounds to k ilo g ra m s, g allo n s to liters a n d d o llars to
pesos.
M any p eople aro u n d th e airp o rts in M ex ico see m e d su rp rised
to see a fem ale L earjet pilot. W h ile o n the g ro u n d in G u ad alajara,
a few local m ilitary p ilo ts a p p ro a c h e d m e o n the ra m p w an tin g
to see the L earjet.
I w as ready to g iv e th em the to u r w h en o n e o f th em ask ed m e
w ho the captain w as. I to ld th em “ El C a p ita n e s e sp o s o .” (T he
captain is m y h u sb an d .) O n e g u y w h o w as a lread y in th e air-
A
A few tips when flying into Mexico:
• P u rch ase in su ran ce fo r flig h t an d c a rry it a b o ard th e a ir­
craft. B ring y o u r p assp o rt, b irth c e rtific ate o r p ro o f o f c iti­
zenship. B ring p len ty o f c ash in sm all b ills fo r tip s, flight
plan s, landing and airw ay fees.
• Be sure to put A D C U S (ad v ise c u sto m s) in th e re m a rk s se c ­
tio n o f y o u r flight p lan an d p ro v id e at lea st o n e h o u r ’s n o tice
fo r c u sto m s th at you are co m in g .
• W hen filing IFR flig h t p lan s, b e p re p a re d to file ag ain once
airborne; oftentim es, w e fo u n d that they w ere not p assed along
to ATC.
Karen H arker in the copilot's seat o f the Learjet 24.
p lan e c a m e ru n n in g o u t o f it a n d th ey all left in a hurry!
T h e L ea rje t w as b a se d at Q u e re ta ro w h ere w e flew in and out
o f fo r the w eek . E ach e v e n in g , w e R O N ’D in th e lovely to w n o f
S an M ig u el d e A llen d e , a p p ro x im ate ly 2 5 0 nm n orth o f M exico
City.
W ith a little e x tra p la n n in g an d p re p a ra tio n , fly in g a p riv ate
a irp la n e in M e x ic o c a n b e a g re a t a d v e n tu re a n d le a rn in g
e x p e rien ce .
Karen Harker. a 99s member fo r 10 years, is a Delta Airlines flight
attendant based in Los Angeles, Calif. She holds a commercial
license and works as a CFII/MEL
• B e a w are th at Jep p c h a rts co m b in e the V ictor A irw ay s and
Je t R o u te s o n a sin g le ch art fo r M ex ico . S o m etim e s th ere is a
V icto r A irw a y an d a Je t R o u te w ith the sam e n u m b e r that
d e p ict c o u rse s a b o u t 15 d e g re e s apart. It’s im p o rta n t to verify
w h e th e r ATC h as a ssig n ed th e V icto r R oute o r the Jet R oute.
• H ig h altitu d e a irsp ac e in M ex ico b eg in s at 2 0 ,0 0 0 feet and
b elo w th is altitu d e you w ill m o st likely n o t be in rad a r c o n ­
tact. B e p re p a red to g iv e a ltitu d e an d p o sitio n rep o rts a c co rd ­
ingly.
• B e sure to clo se IF R flig h t p lan s as they are n o t a u to m ati­
ca lly c lo sed in M ex ico o n arriv al.
LEGISLATION
News you can use
BY LYNNE TRUPIN
INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN
C L I P
&
S A V E
TH E NINETY-NINES® INC.
Member Benefits, Se rvices & Resources
= ORGANIZATION RECEIVES REBATE INCOME
= MEMBER-OWNED/OPERATED BUSINESS
Effective: January 1, 1995
Middle class tax cuts?
W h a te v e r h a p p e n e d to lo w e r m id d le , m id d le m id d le , and
u p p er m iddle? M iddle class tax c u ts are g o in g to be o n th e m inds
o f the m em b ers o f the 104th C o n g re ss th a t c o n v en e s Jan. 4. N o ­
body seem s to ag ree on w h at is “ m id d le c la ss.” P ilo ts w ill d is­
c o v er th at they are still p e rc e iv e d a s “ fat c a ts” by th e g en eral
public. M ost o f us p erceiv e o u rse lv e s as “ m id d le c la s s” w ith
som e d iscretio n ary m oney. W ell, w e h ad d isc re tio n a ry fu n d s
before w e started flying!
W h ate v er legislative c h a n g e s o c c u r in th e R ep u b lic a n d o m i­
n ated C o n g ress, it w ill c o st g e n e ra l a v ia tio n p ilo ts m o re m oney.
U ser fees fo r pilots w ill in crease. T h ere is a slig h t p o ssib ility
that som e form o f in v estm en t tax c re d it c o u ld retu rn w h ich could
help the sale o f new airplan es.
More responsive FAA
T he 103rd C ongress passed a new p ro cu rem en t law. T h e FAA,
in co m p ly in g , has a new o rg an iz a tio n p lan tig h te n in g its stru c ­
ture w hich creates a p o ten tially m o re re sp o n siv e FA A w ith few er
m an ag em en t layers and few er o rg an iza tio n a l b o ttlen eck s. FA A’s
new R esearch and A c q u isitio n s area c o u ld n o w be o rg an ized
around in teg rated p ro d u ct team s rath e r th a n o ld fu n ctio n al lines
sep aratin g research, co n trac tin g , p ro c u re m e n t an d a d m in istra ­
tive activities involved in develo p in g and b uying new technology.
Personnel policy reforms
S ep arately , n ew ly a n n o u n c e d g o v e rn m e n t-w id e p e rso n n e l
p olicy refo rm s, being co n sid ere d u n d e r the a d m in is tra tio n ’s “ re ­
in venting g o v ern m en t” in itiativ es, h o ld th e p ro m ise o f a m ore
flexible and p erfo rm an ce-b a se d g o v e rn m e n t p erso n n e l system .
T h e new 104th C o n g re ss is e x p e c te d to p a ss th e se re fo rm s
quickly, allo w in g FA A an e arly o p p o rtu n ity to im p ro v e its p e r­
sonnel m an agem ent.
T h ere are m ajo r d iscu ssio n s in v o lv in g d o w n sizin g o r e lim i­
nation o f cab in e t level d e p a rtm e n ts, su ch as th e D ep a rtm e n t o f
T ransportation. S om e av iatio n g ro u p s are p ro m o tin g an in d e­
p e n d en t FAA. T he U n ited S tates P ilo ts A sso c ia tio n b e liev es in
the co n cep t o f an in d ep en d en t FA A o n ly as a n e w d ep artm e n t,
su ch as the D ep artm en t o f A ir a n d S p ace. A g e n cie s rep re se n te d
at cabinet level have m ore clout. “C o rp o ratio n s,” su ch as A m trak,
TVA and the U .S. P o st O ffice, h a v e e n o rm o u s p ro b le m s, so p i­
lots are g en erally o p p o sed to “ A TC , In c .”
NPRM on Medical Standards
M any o f the m assiv e c h a n g e s in the N P R M o n M ed ical S ta n ­
d ard s and C ertificates hav e b een o p p o se d by p ilo ts. P ilo ts w ant
sim p lificatio n . T his N P R M is “ m a ssiv e c o m p lic a tio n .” It is a n ­
ticip ated that a huge n u m b e r o f p ilo ts w ill m ak e th e ir o b jectio n s
k n ow n to the FAA by the d ead lin e o f F eb. 21, 1995.
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Follow up on '94 AE
Scholarship winners
CHARLENE FALKENBERG
CHAIRMAN
SUSAN BARBER o f W estern
W ashington Chapter com pleted
her train in g and receiv ed her
multiengine rating Aug. 21.
ROBIN ANDERSON. Santa Rosa
Chapter, received her Flight In­
structor certificate on Aug. 10.
BELINDA ALLEN. Dallas Chap­
ter, received her flight Instructor
certificate, as well as her A d­
vanced Ground Instructor Certifi­
cate on Aug. 25.
MIA JO A N N E D O N N E L LY ,
Eastern New England Chapter,
became an Airline Transport Pilot
on July 12.
M IC H E LE Y A R B R O U G H o f
Southwest Section writes, “I am
very happy to report that I passed
my CFII checkride. I want to thank
you all again for giving me the op­
portunity to achieve this rating. It
will certainly help me to accom­
plish my goal of becoming an air­
line pilot.”
LA U RIE C A M ER O N , T ucson
Chapter, has completed her Flight
Engineer Training.
Has y o u r Chapter sent its
contribution to fund the
A E S cholarships to be
awarded at the 1995
A E Lun cheon in Halifax?
If not, send it today to 99s
Headquarters in Oklahom a
C ity or to Charlene
Falkenberg, 618 South
W ashington Street,
Hobart, IN 46342.
Make checks payable to A E
Memorial S cholarship Fund.
a li f a x ...w h e r e la n d m e e ts se a ! E x p lo re th e b u s ­
tl in g c a p i t a l o f N o v a S c o tia d u r i n g C o n v e n t i o n
1995. T h e S h e ra to n H a lifa x , C o n v e n tio n C e n te r, is
lo c a te d in th e “H isto ric P r o p e r tie s ” d is tric t in th e h e a r t o f th e
city . O ffe rin g o v e r 3 5 0 g u e s t ro o m s a n d s u ite s , th e S h e ra to n
h a s th r e e re s ta u ra n ts ra n g in g fro m e le g a n t d in in g a t th e G ra n d
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B a n k e r to lig h t fa re a t th e B o a rd w a lk G rill o v e r lo o k in g th e
w a te r. P la n o n ta k in g a d ip in th e p o o l a fte r a b u s y d a y a n d
re la x o n th e r o o f to p s u n d e c k s u r r o u n d e d b y g a rd e n s .
(F o r h o te l in fo rm a tio n , call 1 -8 0 0 -3 2 5 -3 5 3 5 , to ll fre e .)
R e g istra tio n b e g in s o n W e d n e s d a y , J u ly 5, fo llo w e d b y
a lo b s te r d in n e r in th e e v e n in g . A t T h u r s d a y ’s lu n c h e o n ,
a n n o u n c e m e n t o f th e 1995 A m e lia E a rh a rt S c h o la rs h ip
re c ip ie n ts w ill b e m a d e .
O n F rid a y e v e n in g , y o u ’ll b e tr e a te d to th e fa m o u s
N o v a S c o tia In te rn a tio n a l T a tto o . T h is y e a r ’s m u s ic a l
e x tr a v a g a n z a c o m m e m o r a tin g th e e n d o f W o rld W a r II
a n d th e o ffic ia l o p e n in g o f th e I n te rn a tio n a l G a th e r ­
in g o f th e C la n s w ill fe a tu re th e Q u a n tic o B a n d o f th e
U.S. M a rin e C o rp s; th e Q u e e n V icto ria S c h o o l, S c o t­
tis h P ip e s , D ru m s a n d D a n c e rs ; th e F ly in g G r a n d ­
p a s , a G e r m a n a c ro b a tic te a m ; a n d m ilita ry p re c i­
s io n d is p la y s, c h o irs a n d g y m n a s ts. In all, o v e r 2,000
p e r f o r m e r s fro m s e v e n c o u n tr ie s w ill e n te r ta in y o u
in th is fu n -fille d , u n f o r g e tta b le e v e n t.
S e v e ra l N o v a S c o tia c o m m u n itie s h a v e c o m p ile d in fo rm a tio n fo r y o u r c o n ­
v e n ie n c e o n fly -in v a c a tio n s a v a ila b le in th e p ro v in c e . F ro m D e b e rt to Y a rm o u th ,
N o v a S c o tia h a s six re g io n a l a n d th r e e in te rn a tio n a l a ir p o rts o ffe rin g v isito rs a v ia tio n
s e r v ic e s a n d a c c e s s to g re a t v a c a tio n d e s tin a tio n s . C all 1-8 0 0 -5 6 5 -0 0 0 , o p e r a t o r # 5 0 0
fo r d e ta ils .
If y o u a re in te n d in g to fly to H a lifax , th e a ir p o rt (C H Y Z ) o ffe rs tw o lo n g p a v e d
r u n w a y s (1 5 /3 3 7 ,7 0 0 ' x 2 00' a n d 0 6 /2 4 8 ,8 0 0 ’ x 2 00').
In fo rm a tio n o n C a n a d ia n a e r o d r o m e s a n d fa c ilitie s is c o m p ile d in th e C a n a d a
F lig h t S u p p le m e n t w h ic h is is s u e d e v e ry 56 d a y s . T h e CFS a s w e ll a s VFR N a v ig a tio n
C h a rts, E n R o u te N a v ig a tio n C h a rts (LE a n d H E ), a n d C a n a d a A i r P ilot, w h ic h in ­
c lu d e s all C a n a d ia n in s tru m e n t a p p r o a c h e s to la n d a e ro d r o m e s , c a n b e o r d e r e d b y
c a llin g 1 -8 0 0 -4 6 5 -6 2 7 7 to ll fre e (C a n a d a a n d USA). M a ste rC a rd a n d VISA o r d e r s a re
a c c e p te d M o n d a y th r o u g h F rid ay , 12:3 0 -2 1 :3 0 Z.
P ilo ts p la n n in g to fly th e ir a irc ra ft in to C a n a d a c a n o b ta in a fre e b o o k le t e n title d
A i r T o u rist I n f o r m a tio n C a n a d a b y w ritin g to:
T r a n s p o r t C a n a d a (A A N D H A ), A e ro n a u tic a l
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In fo rm a tio n S e rv ice s, P u b lic a tio n s a n d D istri­
H A L IF A X
b u tio n , O tta w a , O n ta rio , K1A 0N 8— S u e K im e,
M a p le L e a f C h a p te r
NEWS FROM SECTIONS A N D CHAPTERS
SE/SC Section Meeting
Finnish Section
Our 25th Anniversary celebra­
tion was held at the Finnish Avia­
tion Museum in Helsinki on Sept.
9. We had a wonderful time there
with our guests. We had a small
exhibition at the museum for a few
weeks showing our 25 years in
aviation. We now have 30 mem­
bers in our section. Last year, we
attended many and various avia­
tion happenings in our country.
Beginning in 1995, we will be tak­
ing part in a couple o f ski flying
cam ps. Then, after the w inter,
there will again be lots o f summer
flying activities waiting for us.
— Out i Ruokolainen
Finnish Section members at the Finnish Aviation Mueum during the
25th Anniversary celebration from left to right are: Mrs. Inkeri
Kurkela, Miss Kaisa Mollari, Mrs. Jaana Kahonen, Finnish Section
Governor, Miss Outi Ruokolainen, Miss M arja Uusiaho, Miss Paivi
Saarinen and a fe w others. Photo by Janne Horma
Australian/New Zealand
Women in Aviation
Conference
C ountry C om fort Inn
Adelaide, South Australia
M arch 29 -A p ril 1,1995
Adelaide is Australia’s most el­
egant and one o f the best planned
cities o f the world! The climate is
perfect, being distinctly Mediter­
ranean. In this city o f just over a
million people, you can stroll on
vast white sandy beaches, drive
through the picturesque Adelaide
Hills, cuddle a koala, pat a kanga­
roo or visit the wineries.
You can go ballooning over the
Barossa Valley vineyards or glid­
On Halloween weekend, New
Orleans Chapter was host to the
Southeast and South Central Sec­
tions for concurrent Section m eet­
ings. A ttendees participated in
sem inars covering new mem ber
orientation, hot air ballooning,
Young A stro n au ts, career n et­
working, and a very impressive
roundtable discussion with the
m em b ers o f the In te rn a tio n a l
B oard o f D irecto rs w ho w ere
available at the time.
For those who could not find
anything to do in New Orleans,
there was a Thursday night private
party at the w orld fam ous Pat
O ’Briens that ended at the piano
bar in the wee hours o f the morn­
ing. And if that were not enough,
Friday night there was a costume
party, complete with a DJ. Party
goers competed in costume, hula
hoop and lim b o c o n te s ts and
joined in a traditional Mardi-Gras
style “second— line” around the
ballroom. There were a few mum­
mies, some Indians, Draculas and
cat-w om en, Flying K isses and
Adam and Eve. There was even a
w olf in sheep’s clothing, a clever
disguise for a local FAA Inspector
who was a guest of the Chapter.
The Saturday luncheon fea­
tu red g u est sp e a k e r St. E lm o
“Buz” Massengale, FAA Accident
Prevention Program M anager for
the Jackson, M iss., FSDO who
reminded us o f our opportunity to
provide that first flight experience
to many future pilots in an effort
to reduce the downward trend in
ing at Waikerie where World Glid­
ing Championships are conducted.
And for something really different,
either fly or go by fast catamaran
or ferry to visit the natural unspoiled
beauty o f Kangaroo Island.
The Women in Aviation Con­
ference will combine education
seminars, aviation activities, fly­
ing competitions and social activi­
ties. For m ore inform ation and
conference details, contact:
Barbara Collins
P.O. Box 185,
Glen Osmond. SA 5064
Fax 61 8 3798527, or
June Wheeler, P.O. Box 4
Inman Valley, SA 5211
Phone and fax 61 85 588388.
total pilot numbers.
New Orleans Chapter Chair­
man Lisa C otham , a 1992 AE
Scholarship recipient, was pre­
sented with her medallion for ob­
taining her multiengine instructor
rating by her former instructor and
AE sch o lar A m y P ilk inton of
Shreveport Chapter who is now an
inspector with the Baton Rouge,
La., FSDO.
The spirit o f Laissez le Bon
Temps Roulle (let the good times
ro ll) p re v a ile d as m any new
friendships began and opportuni­
ties were made and even more
friendships renew ed. A fter all,
isn’t that part o f what we are?
—Lisa Cotham
North Jersey
In October, Pennies-A-Pound
was successful with 216 passen­
gers flown by 15 pilots in 13 air­
planes. New Jersey Cablevision
interviewed 99 members at both
Teterboro and Blairstown airports.
— Aileen Trotter
Old Dominion Fly-in
The Annual “Broomstick FlyIn” to the New River Valley Air­
port was held over the weekend of
October 29-30. R.J. McGlasson
and her 49 1/2 Dan were hosts at
th eir B land C ounty (V irginia)
cabin for a feast o f gumbo, dove
stew, roast pig and many other
delights.
As usual, a highlight of this
gathering was the costume party.
We had visits from “Tammy Faye
B akker,” E lvira, Q ueen o f the
Dark, Fred and Wilma Flintstone,
the Pillsbury Doughboy, and as­
sorted animals, among others.
Flying weather was great with
crisp fall weather both days, blue
skies and great performance from
our aircraft. All in all, the event
was a great success and met our
goals of providing fun, fellowship,
food, flying and “just plane fun.”
— Susan K. Bennett
NEWS FROM SECTIONS A N D CHAPTERS
Kansas Chapter
High Point Airpark in Valley
Center was the scene o f an Open
Hangar Party for the legendary 99s
wing walker, Jessie Woods.
Jessie is a native Kansan and
was in Wichita for two weeks vis­
iting with her long-tim e friend
M arguerite L aw rence. Je s sie ’s
barnstorming days are chronicled
in the book On The Wing by the
former 99 NEWS editor, Ann Coo­
per. Jessie enjoyed a ride in a
C u rtiss R obin flow n by Dave
Blanton and she really seemed to
enjoy signing numerous copies of
her book. She loved talking to the
many youngsters who were in awe
of her tales o f what she had done
when she was young.
Approximately 70 people had
an opportunity to meet and talk
with this charming “tell-it-like-itis” lady during the evening.
— Karen Tucker
In a Frankfurt Gasthaus, left to right, Sivika Bitterman, Gloria
Sands, Paul Sands, Heinz Bitterman and Marion Hof.
New 99 friends in Germany
I recently traveled to Ger­
many with my husband, Paul.
Before we left, I wrote three
Ninety-Nines to let them know
we would be visiting their city
and would love to meet them.
Immediately, we received
invitations to stay with them in
their home for as long as we
wanted. We were overwhelmed
with their hospitality.
Marion Hof, a 99 in Frank­
furt, met us at the airport and
took us to her home. If she
hadn’t met us, we would still
be try ing to find our way to our
luggage and rental car. Marion
has written a book in German
on A melia Earhart. My hus­
band has been reading it to me
as he understands German. It
is by far the most comprehen­
sive book I know of on Amelia
Earhart.
On the second day, Marion
drove us (at 100 mph) on the
A utobahn to W iesbaden to
have lunch w ith 99 Siv ik a
B itterm an and her husband,
Heinz. These 99s had not met
before so it was exciting we
could all be together. Interest­
ing ly , I had m et S iv ik a at
Oshkosh this summer so it was
an exciting reunion. It made our
world seem very small.
The third 99 was Ute Toelke
from Bremen. U nfortunately,
we didn’t have enough time to
visit Ute, but hope we will go
to her home some time in the
future. She was planning a trip
to India to visit 99s there so she
will have wonderful adventures
to share.
Paul and I are looking for­
ward to having these people
visit us in the U.S.A. We learned
so much from them about be­
ing a friend, and although we
didn’t have an opportunity to fly
in Germany, we learned how
lucky we are to have relatively
inexpensive aviation fuel and
safe, wide-open skies for flying
in the U.S.A.— Gloria Sands
Intermountain Chapter
Dave Blanton in Curtiss Robin takes Jessie Woods fo r a ride.
Jessie Woods and
Phyllis Blanton at
hangar party.
Maple Leaf Chapter
The 25th anniversary o f the Maple Leaf
brought a turnout of over 50 members.
Sacram ento Valley Chapter celebrated
its 47th anniversary with a fly-in to the Nut
Tree Restaurant at the Nut Tree Airport on
Nov. 19. The members spent most o f their
time brushing up on the rich history o f the
Chapter and discovering all m anner o f
things about our fe llo w flie rs. Shown
a b o v e are B a rb a ra C la rk , C h a p ter
C h a irm a n , F lo re n c e B reen , B o b b ie
C a m p b e ll, W alt C a m p b e ll, J e a n n ie
Dunlap, Susan Kennedy, Pamela O'Brien,
Dorothy Flynn, Sandy Peterson and Shirley
Lehr.— P am ela O ’B rien, Sacram ento
Valley reporter/photographer
SCHOLARSHI P
AIR
RACES
AND
The Marion Barnick
Memorial Scholarship
landing gear had not locked, they
came in with full flaps and nose
high, like landing in a muddy field.
“T h a t w as a little e x c itin g ,”
Bonnie said. “But at least every­
body knew about us.”
The M arion Barnick M em o­
rial Scholarship in the amount of
$ 1,000 requires the following cri­
teria. The applicant must be fe­
male with at least a private pilot
certificate; any qualified member
of The 99s, or a student attending
San Jose State University, Gavilan
College, Foothill College or West
Valley College. The deadline for
entry is postmark of July 1, 1995.
Those interested should contact
M ay etta B eh rin g er, M arion
Barnick M em orial Scholarship
C omm ittee, 1749 C urtner Ave.,
San Jose, CA 95124.
Scioto Valley Chapter
Scioto Valley Chapter has been
diligently working on the rules and
qualifications for the A lice Jack ­
so n S c h o la r s h ip aw ard. T his
scholarship is primarily for a bal­
loon rating, however, it will not
preclude its use for other type rat­
ings.—Marilynn Miller
Coyote Country Chapter
T h e d ea d lin e for th e $500
Pam Van Der Linden M em orial
Scholarship for fem ale pilots has
been extended to A pril 1, 1995.
Contact Penny Fedorchak at 619728-0658, Fax 619-728-2829, or
write her at 241 Foxfire Lane,
Fallbrook, CA 92028.
Chairman Vivian Steere pre­
sented the Chapter’s Pam Van der
L inden M em orial Sch olarsh ip
aw ard to 99s m em b er D a lita
Harmon for her advanced flight
training-A irline Transport Pilot
rating at an awards dinner in No­
vember. Coverage of the event was
featured in their local newspaper,
The Southwesterly.
— Marilyn Murphy
Three generations o f fem ale p i­
lots: Kay Brick, Dalita Harmon
and Barbara Brotherton.
RALLIES
Palms to Pines
Air Race Classic
The 19th A ir Race Classic
from Reno, Nevada, to Hunting­
ton, W est V irginia, (2,573.45
sm)will be June 22 to 25. Entries
opened January 10 for this all
women race and must be post­
marked by April 7.
Contact Pauline Glasson, Air
Race Classic, Ltd., International
Airport, 318 Glasson Drive, Cor­
pus Christi, Texas 78406-1801.
Phone 512-289-1101. Fax 512289-6034.
1994 Air Race Classic
B onnie Johnson and Janet
Yoder of the Kansas Chapter cap­
tured some attention when they
flew in the 2,500 mile Air Race
Classic last June in their Cessna
Cutlas RG. On the last leg o f the
race, a retractable gear switch
malfunctioned. The plane was at
full throttle when the warning
hom went off and kept blaring.
Getting the plane on the ground
took precedent over finishing the
race.
They took a pass over the
tower before attempting to land.
“Tower,” they asked, “is our gear
down?” The reply came: “Clas­
sic 12, your gear is down.”
As a precaution, in case the
The 25th A nnual P alm s to
Pines A ir Race for w omen last
August saw 105 women in 49 fam­
ily a irp lan e s race from S anta
Monica Airport, Calif., to Bend,
Ore. The 1995 race will be held
August 4-6.
The race is open to all women
with current private or commercial
certificates. Copilots and passen­
gers must also be female and at
least 16 years old. Each pilot com ­
petes against her aircraft m odel’s
par speed. What really counts is
how skillfully she implements her
flight knowledge of weather, navi­
gation, radio work and character­
istics of her aircraft. Flight is day­
time VFR only. There is an over­
night stop at Redding with a din­
ner get-together.
Race entry blanks may be ob­
tained from Claire Walters, Coor­
dinator, 13026 Psomas Way, Los
A ngeles, CA 90066. for $5.—
Linda Ellis, Mt. Diablo Chapter
u.s.
Air Race
& Rally
r ^ j> ?
This fun-filled cross-country
race and rally will be held June 10
- 15. It is open to ALL pilots and
all types o f planes It is flown un­
der VFR conditions during day­
light hours.
For those pilots who do not
want to race but want to come
along for the challenge o f estimat­
ing en route time, fuel, etc., they
can enter the rally.
The route of the race and rally
is from wine country in Napa, Ca­
lif., to cowboy country in Fort
Worth, Texas, via Laughlin, Nev.,
and Gallup and Clovis, N.M.
In ad d itio n to all the fun,
camraderie and promotion of gen­
eral aviation, there will be a mini­
mum of $ 10,000 awarded in prize
money.
Entry kits are available for $ 15.
Write U.S. Air Race & Rally head­
quarters at 123 Fairway Village
Dr., Trophy Club, Texas 762629296 or phone 817-491-4055.
— Marion Jayne,Dallas Chapter
Great Southern Air Race
The E leventh A nnual G reat
Southern Air Race from Panama
City, Fla., to Freeport, Bahamas,
(l,193nm ) will be held May 1-7.
Entry fee is $250. Close April 15.
Limited to 80 aircraft. For infor­
mation, call 1-800-247-1006.
Entry kits may be ordered by
sending $5 to Florida Race Pilots
A ssn ., In c ., P.O. B ox 11464,
Daytona Beach, FL 32120
— Alexis Koehler,
Florida Spaceport Chapter
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Reunion in Colorado
T W E N T Y -O N E w o m en
p ilo ts, all o f th e m m em b ers
o f 9 9 s b efo re 1981, m et at
th e h o m e o f P atsy K n o x in
B ro o m fie ld , C o lo ., la st O c ­
to b e r fo r a reu n io n .
B esid es a lo t o f “ R em em ­
b e r w h e n ..
talk , th e y also
cele b rate d the 7 2 n d birth d ay
an d re c en t je t ra tin g o f K itty
H a c h in h e r n e w C ita tio n ,
and L u cille B le d so e ’s ad m is­
sio n into th e C o lo ra d o A via­
tio n H all o f F a m e . L u cille
b e g an fly in g at th e ag e o f 55
a n d co n tin u e s to in sp ire C o lo ­
rad o y o u th an d all ag es in a v ia­
tion
You can vicario u sly share in
th e fu n — a n d the rec a llin g o f
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film e d by A n ita H essen , ed ited
b y Jim m y M o o re. It is a v a il­
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K itty H a c h c e le b r a te s h e r
7 2 n d birthday a n d recent je t
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w hich has a 99s em blem on
its wing.
N E W
H O R I Z O N S
F R A N C K S B R O W N . Idaho
Chapter, passed away on Oct. 28,
within days of the 40th anniver­
sary of the birth of her dear Chap­
ter which she joined as a charter
member in 1954. Fran Brown and
her Ercoupe were the center of the
airport camaraderie as she reveled
in the exhilaration of flight. Al­
ways a strong participant, Fran not
only supported the “airport gang,”
she and her husband Fay took
troubled young people into their
home to help kids through their
own turbulence. L ife’s lem ons
were turned into lemonade as Fran
nursed Fay during the years of a
debilitating illness.
— Gene Nora Jessen
KATHRYN
CAM PBELL,
(K ay ) G av ilan C h ap ter, the
C hapter’s most recent member,
joined the 99s in March 1993. She
received confirmation of her pri­
vate certificate on her 80th birth­
day. She had earned her ticket on
July 17, 1947.
Kay, an adventurous young
woman, took flying lessons at her
home town dirt strip: Gilroy Air­
port. Dr. Roger Campbell, K ay’s
late h u sb an d , p u rch ased a
T aylorcraft for his c h ief pilot.
Their daughter, Gayle, joined the
fam ily at six-w eeks o f age, a
month before her mother received
h er p riv ate licen se. K ay w as
Gilroy’s first woman pilot.
—Jean Blake, Gavilan Chapter
A N N A M A R IE E N G L E R
D IE T R IC H , charter member of
the Long Island Chapter, was bom
in 1909 in Germany. She passed
away Nov. 27 in West Hills, Calif.
She learned to fly and did three
parachute jum ps at the age of 54.
She owned an Ercoupe which she
later replaced in 1967 w ith a
Cherokee 140. She loved to fly and
permitted the Chapter to use her
plane in Penny-A Pound airlifts
and other Chapter events. When
she retired, she sold the plane to
Ellie McCullough-Odorico and it
is now known as “Schatzy.” Ev­
eryone who knew Anna loved her
and we know she is now flying
h ig h . — E llie O d o rico a n d
Marilyn Smith.
B A R B A R A G R E E N , fo rm er
Greater Seattle Chapter Chairman,
passed away just before C hrist­
mas, after fighting various forms
o f cancer for many years. She
earned her pilot’s license in 1981
and was active in both the 99s and
the Fear of Flying Clinic.
Always supported by her 49 1/
2, Raymond, Barbara’s heart was
in her home and the raising of her
daughter, Amber. Her good sense
o f humor, her taking on a variety
o f jobs related to flying and her
teaching at Bellevue Community
College were all ways she chal­
lenged h er disease. She w as a
friend to everyone she met and an
example of courage to us all.
— Nancy K. Jensen
Greater Seattle Chapter
H ELEN K ELTO N , a member of
Bay C ities Chapter for over 50
years, died o f a massive stroke on
Sunday, Oct. 9. She has gone to a
happier life than she had experi­
enced since 1987 when she was
brutally attacked by a prowler at
her home. Her beating was so se­
vere, it was months before it was
known whether she would live.
H elen w as a native o f San
Francisco; attended UC-Berkeley,
and in the summer o f 1940, was
one o f 10 fem ales aw arded the
Civilian Pilot Training Program at
Oakland Air Service, Oakland Air­
port. She was licensed in 1940.
This was an interesting time since
there were 80 male students, too.
Among the 10 ladies were future
99s Adele Chase Hollander, Lewis
Coleman Adie and I.
Helen served in all Chapter of­
fices and w as g overnor o f the
Southwest Section. She received
an AE Scholarship in 1968 for
$700 which allowed her to obtain
her Aeronautical E ngineer’s de­
gree. She subsequently was em ­
ployed by NASA-Moffet Field.
Helen and I took our first long
trip in a Taylorcraft (65 HP) from
Livermore, Calif., to Albuquerque,
N.M. to our first International 99s
Convention. We both continued to
attend as much as possible while
raising our families.
Many Southwest Section 99s
will remember Helen for her help
w ith air m arking. She w ill be
m issed by many.—F ran Grant,
Santa Clara Chapter
PA T R IC IA “ PA T” N O L A N , a
valued member of the Indiana Chap­
ter for over 20 years, departed for
New Horizons Sept. 29, 1994. —
Dorothy J. Smith, Indiana Chapter
JU N E A. N O R M A N , In d ia n a
Chapter, was called to New Hori­
zons January 5, 1995. June had
su ffe re d and o v erco m e m any
health problems during the past 10
years and was doing her best to
experience a quality life.
—-Dorothy J. Smith
Indiana Chapter
m o th e r’s lo v e o f fly in g . A
Sandhurst graduate, he had served
for eight years as a Gazelle heli­
copter pilot with the Army Air
C orps. He w as also a licensed
fixed wing and balloon pilot.
In his spare tim e in Belize,
Captain Pooley was supporting the
S arten eja O rp h an ag e. Yvonne
would like to carry on his work.
She plans to visit the orphanage
and is appealing for donations.
Those wishing to help in this ef­
fort can contact Yvonne at her ad­
dress in the 99s Directory.
— Submitted by Nancy Taylor
Arabian Section.
JU L IE P A LM ER . Tulsa Chapter,
passed away Sept. 14 after a long
and
v a lia n t
b a ttle
w ith
Alzheim er’s disease. Julie joined
the 99s in 1966 as a member of
the Long Beach Chapter. She and
her husband, Lt. Col. W alter G.
“Pete” Palmer, flew their Cessna
172 over most of the U.S.A., in­
cluding the Alaskan Highway sev­
eral times. They were active in
aero clubs in C alifornia, South
Carolina and points in between,
since they m oved around
frequently.
Russ G ardner, 49 1/2 of Willy,
died suddenly in July 1994. He
was an avid pilot who supported
the 99s. He and Willy, along with
their sons, Scott and Bruce, flew
to Alaska shortly after three of
them had earned private licenses
w ith instrum ent ratings. O ther
flights took them to South Ameri­
can islands. Russ and Willy had
landed at most small airfields in
northern and central C alifornia
during their years as active pilots.
— Jean Blake, Gavilan Chapter
C ap tain Ju lia n P ooley, son of
Yvonne Trueman o f Bahrain, was
killed in a m otorcycle accident
w hile p o sted w ith the B ritish
Army in Belize, Central America.
C a p ta in P o o le y sh a re d his
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Correction'. Jeanne Wolcott and Donna Moore called to our attention that in the
Nov/Dec. issue we reported Martha Case in Lake Erie Chapter. It should have
read: Martha Case, Women With Wings, Commercial. I apologize for the mixup.— Editor
G. A.
N EW S
CO RRE CT I O NS
BRIEFS
1994: A dramatic, dynamic year in aviation industry
General aviation won a big
battle with the passage in August
of the General Aviation Revitaliza­
tion Act of 1994. Also known as
the statute of repose law, the act
pre-empts state liability laws with
an across-the-board 18-year limit
on lawsuits claiming product de­
fects in private planes.
One of the most immediate ef­
fects of the signing of this law is
the fact that Cessna Aircraft Co.
w ill start m aking three o f the
single engine piston airplanes that
had not been produced since 1986.
Cessna announced in December
that Independence, Kans., will be
the site of the new production fac­
tory for the 172, the 182 and the
206.
The number of piston planes
produced annually in the U.S. has
been at a very low level o f near
500 for more than two years, a far
cry from the 17,800 glory days of
peak production in 1978.
It is expected that prices will
fall on engines and avionics when
C essna’s return to piston produc­
tion helps boost output o f these
and other components.
Pilot magazine is sponsoring a
contest promotion by its publisher,
the 3 3 0 ,0 0 0 m em b er A irc ra ft
Owners and Pilots Association.
First prize in AOPA’s 1995
Membership Sweepstakes will be
the first Cessna 172 to come off
the line in 1996. The 1996 Sweep­
stakes prize will be the first Cessna
182 coming off C essna’s resur­
rected piston-plane production
line— the first two sales from its
first y ear’s planned production of
2,000 planes.
The 1995 National Aviation
Exploring Conference will be
held June 13-18, 1995, at the
Mike Monroney Aeronautical
Center and Tinker Air Force
Base in Oklahoma City, Okla.
The conference w ill in ­
clu d e m any a c tiv itie s and
hands-on experiences for the Ex­
plorers, such as aircraft orientation
flig h ts , a e ro s p a c e A m e rica
airshow, cabin evacuation simula­
tor, Air Traffic control simulators,
Flight simulators, aviation compe­
titions and seminars taught by in­
dustry leaders.
Aviation Exploring is a divi­
The cover o f the Nov/Dec. issue
(which showed a colorful hot air
balloon descending over desolate
territory) was supposed to contain
these words: “ N inety-N ine Jetta
S ch an tz d e sc e n d in g from n a ­
tional altitude record o f 32,572
feet over C h in a L ak e, C a lif.”
E D U C A T I O N
Youth Education
In the Nov/Dec issue, page 19, the
heading should have been Women
W ith W ings, not Lake Erie.The
members of the Chapter worked
so hard, reported Jeane Wolcott
and Donna Moore, that they would
like to see credit go where credit
is due. E d ito r ’s a p o lo g ies to
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They were somehow omitted and
a few east coast members have
written and called to ask where the
photo was shot.
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