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COMING EVENTS
Vol. 2 No. 10 August, 1975
The Ninety-Nines, Inc.
15th Annual F .A .I.R . (F airladies Annual
Indiana Race)
Anderson M unicipal, Anderson, Indiana
Septem ber 19th, 20th, 21st 1975
Proficiency A ir Race
W omen P ilots - C o -P ilo ts M andatory (male
or female)
Inform ation and entry K it $2.00 fro m :
Sue Bathauer
11861 H oster Road
Carmel, Indiana 46032
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The Los Angeles Chapter has scheduled
its eigh th F lig h t In stru cto r C lin ic, in
c o n ju n ctio n w ith the FAA. It w ill be held
Septem ber 20, 21, and 22, 1975 at the
A irp ort Marina Hotel, 8601 Linco ln Blvd.,
Los Angeles, C alifornia. Reservations may
be made by con tacting eith er V irg inia
Showers, 3111 S. Barrington, No. 1s Los
Angeles, Ca., 90066 (Phone: 213 - 3904715) or G eorgia Lam bert, 1625 Durango
Ave., Los Angeles, Ca., 90035 (Phone: 213
- 556-1531).
The to ta l cost w ill be $40.00, w hich
includes lunches and all m aterials needed.
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O ctober 4 — 11th annual Pacific A ir
Race, from G illespie Field, Santee to
Sonoma C ounty A irp o rt. Sponsored by
San Diego, El Cajon Valley and Santa Rosa
99s. C o ntact: Boo Bergman, 3872 Jew ell
St. A pt. H-208, San Diego, C alifornia,
Oct. 24 - Phoenix A ir Races sponsored
by the Phoenix N inety-N ines. Com prised
of the Roadrunner air race for men and the
Kachina Doll air race for wom en. W rite for
race k it ($2) to C lair E llis, 6340 N. C attle
Track, S cottsdale, Az. 85253. Rain date
November 1.
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FLORIDA DELTONA DERBY
November 7, 1975. Race from St.
A ugustine A irp o rt to Marco Island resort,
via Sanford. W eekend a ctivitie s fo llo w .
Sponsored by Spaceport 99s. C o ntact:
Bonnie Quenzler, 65 Carrigan Blvd.,
M erritt Island, Fla., 32952.
W ill Rogers W orld A irport
International Headquarters
Oklahom a City, O klahom a 73159
Return Form 3579 to above address
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Mardo Crane
C irculation M anager
Loretta Gragg
C ontributing E dito rs..................................................................M ary Foley - B etty Hicks
E d ito ria l A ssistant
Phyllis Pierce
CONTENTS
Report of International Board of Directors — llovene P otter...................................1
C onvention H ighlights — Photos by Daryl Ann K yle ................................................2-3
Am elia Earhart S cholarship.............................................................................................4-6
H ow M any Women In A via tio n ...........................................................................................7
Effects O f B rig ht Lights — M ary F oley............................................................................6
Current Decisions In Aviation Law — Sylvia Paoli......................................................10
1976 International Convention — Joan Jon es............................................................. 10
New Rules For Chapter R eports........................................................................................1
Headquarters Dedication Nov 1-2
Inside Back Cover
99s Serving The Aviation C om m unity (Map& Listings)........................................15-18
REGULAR FEATURES
President Pat...........................................................................................................................1
Chapter Personalities............................................................................................................8
PPD Final — Wanda Cum m ings......................................................................................... 9
New H orizons................................................................................................................. 10-11
C om m ittee Reports
A pt — M argo S m ith.........................................................................................................11
A ir Age Education — Linda H ooker............................................................................12
Flying A ctivitie s — Charlene Falkenberg.................................................................. 11
PPD Bicentennial — Pam Vander Lind en..................................................................12
N Y. - N.J. - Section M eeting — Marcia G itelm an...................................................12
President — Pat M cEwen, 16206 East Central, W ichita. Kansas 67230
Vice President — Lois Feigenbaum, 26 Pinewood Drive, Carbondale. III. 62901
Secretary, Thon G riffith , 314 Robinhood Lane, Costa Mesa, California 92627
Treasurer, Janet Green, P.O. Box 629, Ocean Springs, Mississippi 39564
Board of Directors:
Mary Able, 9009 Braeburn Valley Dr., Houston, Texas 77036
llovene Potter, 22315 6th Ave. South, Apt. 401, Des Moines, WA. 98188
Susie Sewell, P.O. Box 59906, Southwest Station Oklahom a City, OK 73119
Mary Vial, #38 Lincoln H ills Estates, 3500 E. Lincoln Dr., Phoenix, Ariz. 85018
P u b lis h e r.......................................................................................................... Jerry E. Erich
1315 E. Julian Street, San Jose, California 95116
Production M a n a g e r
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On The Cover:
N ew International Board of Directors pose beside the fabulous triplane at Couer
d'A lene during the recent convention. (L to R) M ary Vial, Board Member, Susie
Sew ell, Board Member, M ary Able, Board M ember, llovene Potter, Board M em ­
ber, Lois Feigenbaum, Vice President, Pat McEwen, International President,
Janet Green, Treasurer, and Thon G riffith, Secretary. (Photo by Floyd of Floyd's
S tudio o f Couer d'Alene)
Report Of The
International Board of
Directors Meeting
President Pat's
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LINE
Since many of you were unable to jo in us fo r con ven tion , w o uld like to share w ith you
my message to those present.
We about to bring ACT I to a close and the curtain w ill be risin g on ACT II sh o rtly. ACT
- A ctivitie s - C o m m unicatio ns - T raining. O ur 99 ACTIVITIES th is year have been m any
and varied and your Board is pa rticu la rly pleased w ith your w ork in the educational and
safety fields. M ost chapters have had at least one safety sem inar and many have had up
to three so far th is year. O ur a ctivitie s in air age education have been m ost rew arding and
we have had national reco gn ition from the Aerospace Education Congress. Your co n ­
tinued e ffo rts in these a ctivitie s w ill bring much sa tis fa c tio n and success to us as 99s, as
well as to other p ilo ts and n o n -p ilo ts alike. Let’s co n tin u e to enhance our 99 im age for
accom plishing our goals through ou r a ctivitie s in aviation safety and air age education.
99 COM M UNICATIONS have been excellent - both co n stru ctive and creative. Your
Board has been delighted to hear from so many o f you durin g th is past year. We know
you really care and your Board cares. A ll of us have the a b ility and cap acity to understand
and deal co n stru ctive ly w ith the issues because we, too, fu n c tio n as in dividu al 99s in our
own chapters and sectio ns. So, please, th in k of us as e xte nsio ns of you r co m ­
m unications where it all really begins, at the c hapter level. O ur open d o or p o licy has been
beneficial to all of us. We have learned much th is past year and we w ill co n tin u e to listen
and make de cisio ns in the best interests o f the 99s. Let’s c o n tin u e to com m u nica te
co n stru ctively and creatively!
TRAINING has always been im p o rta n t to the 99s. As active p ilo ts we m ust c o n tin u a lly
discip lin e ourselves to keep p ro fic ie n t in the aircraft we fly . O ur APT Program has set an
example to all those who fly, that the 99s are concerned w ith th e ir p ro ficie n cy and safety
in flyin g . Many of us have an o p p o rtu n ity to w ork in the fie ld o f flig h t tra in in g and,
although there are no s ta tis tic s to back up th is statem ent, in my o p in io n our 99 safety
record w ould put the national record to shame. We are safe p ilo ts because o f our
frequent re-training through ou r APT Program. It is also my o p in io n that throu gh our
flyin g activitie s and in p a rticular our a ir races and flyin g events, we becom e m ore skilled
as p ilots, whatever the m otiva tion . We do seek m ore tra in in g to becom e m ore skille d and
we do becom e more skille d p ilo ts by fly in g m ore races and events. To me, the Powder
Puff Derby - the on ly race endorsed by the 99s - is a great tra in in g ground fo r us all. The
educational program s presented at the start of the race are invaluable, and after the wave
of the starter's flag, ap plying our flig h t tra in in g and s k ills to try to w in the three-day event
is all in the realm of train in g. Even tho ugh many of us are unable to com pete in the race
itself, the 99 a ctivity that is generated across the co u n try is a s tim u lu s fo r us all.
C om m unications are at an a ll-tim e high du rin g th is annual event because of YOU - 99s
everywhere, w orking together as a team on th is o u tsta n d in g event. We have been
recognized as 99s - wom en p ilo ts - w o rld-w ide . W hat a w ealth of good p u b lic relations
the Powder Puff Derby has given us -the 99s - fo r the past 28 years! Thank you, Powder
Puff Derby, for helping us keep p ro ficie n t by ou r con stant up-grading and re-training.
The curtain w ill soon fall on the firs t ACT of o u r 99 perform ance th is year but please
stand by because the second ACT is about to begin. We are lo okin g forw ard to an active,
happy and successful second ACT!
New Rules For Chapter Reporters
1. Copy m ust REACH your e d ito r by the
1st of each m onth or it w ill not be used.
Refer to your schedule (also published in
the Nov-Dee. 1974 issue of the magazine.)
2. Copy is lim ited to one page. Suggested
subjects of interest to all 99s (and leave
out the rhetoric please!) are: New ratings,
chapter fly in g a c tiv itie s ; chapter par­
ticip a tio n in co m m u n ity events to sell
aviation; acco m plishm e nts of individual
99s, even if ou tside of fly in g ; chapter fund
raising ideas; 491/2 or 66 involvem ent in 99
pro je cts; special events and special
honors..Leave out "th a n k yo u s", names of
those who attended; babies born; trip s via
c o m m ’ l; m e n u e s ; s o c ia l a c t iv itie s ;
m arriages; divorce s; and w h o-picked-upw h o -in -w h a t-a ircra ft (even to the N). These
belong in you r local N ew sletter, and if you
haven't one—-w hy not? T h in k —-is my
report of interest to anyone o u tsid e of my
chapter? You w ill get the picture.
3. DON’T FORGET— there are several
feature pockets in to w hich you may slant
y o u r n e w s . N a m e ly :
C h a p te r P er­
s o n a litie s, w h ich concerns o u tsta nding
President Pat McEwen called the
m eeting to order at fo u r o’clo ck July 29,
1975 at the N orthshore Hotel Coeur
d'Alene, Idaho. A ll m em bers were present.
M arilyn Copeland gave a report on plans
for the de dication cerem onies to be held in
O klahom a C ity O ctober 31, Novem ber 1-2,
1975. We hope a large num ber o f 99s and
guests w ill attend th is m ost im portant
occasion in the histo ry o f our organization.
M arilyn has a great weekend o f fun and
a ctivitie s planned fo r everyone.
Margo S m ith gave a report on the APT
program and we discussed the pros and
cons of keeping the program active. We
recessed at six o'clo ck fo r an enjoyable
dinn er and program as guests o f the
N orthw est S ection. Back to w ork again in
Pat’s room at eigh t o ’clo ck. We had reports
on our M em bership drive, nom inating
procedures, and A ircra ft L ia b ility Ins.
Gene Nora Jesson passed out copies of
the new m em bership handbook fresh o ff
the press. Gene Nora did a great jo b on
th is clever little booklet fo r our members.
We again recessed fo r the n ig h t and
reconvened in the m orning to hear Lois
F eigenbaum ’s report on ou r new b u ild in g .
Lois to ld us o f the plans fo r landscaping,
the type, the tim e elem ent in plan ting and
the co sts. She also reported on the parking
lot requirem ents to meet the needs of our
tenants and guests as w ell as our own
em ployees. Lois had brought pictures of
the in te rio r and reported on the progress in
fu r n is h in g s . O u r b u d g e t w as a g a in
reviewed fo r presentation to our members
at the International C onvention. We then
adjourned to jo in convention a ctivitie s. We
were again called to order fo r a short post­
convention m eeting to fina lize dedication
plans and review several qu estio ns from
members.
Ilovene Potter
Board of Directors
mem bers of your chapter, w ith ph oto;
P ro file ,
u s u a lly
of
a p a r tic u la r ly
new sw orthy and accom plished person,
who has made an ou tsta n d in g co n trib u tio n
to the 99s and aviation and women in
aviatio n; and h isto rica l articles s im ila r to
the ones co n trib u te d by histo ria n Glenn
B u ffin g to n .
4. O ur form at is not designed to be
flexible . We are not an ordinary aviation
magazine w hich w rite s up its advertisers.
There are many, m any such magazines.
We are a m agazine w hich is dedicated to
th e N in e ty -N in e s in d iv id u a lly a n dco lle ctive ly, reporting the true facts about
these wom en in aviation, and the ir con­
trib u tio n to General A viation. We do need
ads, and in th is endeavor the m embers can
help. We want any contact w ith an ad­
vertiser who may want W OMEN to buy his
product.
5. WRITE the advertisers. This is the only
way they know YOU know!
CONVENTION
1. Dave Rahm , banquet speaker
2. Dave Rahm , a e ro b a tic p ilo t, gre etin g
Ind ia's Shanda Sawant B udhabhatti who
a rriv e d courtesy of A ir India
3. C h ristin e W ills of A u s tra lia w ith baby,
and husband Desmond
M r. Ed C a rr, who speaks in to a reco rdin g ^
devise, is on R.
13. H o s p ita lity Gang • 49>/2S - B ert F letche r
(L ), J im Wood, peeking th ru , and (R )
Dave Kochanek. 99s Carol F letche r,
M a ria n W agoner, V iola N ixon, M a ry
Kochanek and Elsie M acD ou gall
4. Le ft, B e ttty G illie s, c h a rte r m em b er,
and Sheila Scott, B ritis h G overnor and
A uth or of "B a re fo o t in the S k y "
14. C h ristin e W ills m a kin g her pitch fo r the
'78 convention in A u s tra lia . She w on!
5. Left M ard o Crane, E d ito r and " W illy "
G ardn er, C h a irm a n ' Santa C lara V a lle y
m . G re a te r Seattle Chapter
Chapter
6. Sheila Scott re g is te rin g as delegate w ith
Chicao Area Chapter in charge of
cred en tials
15. MC of the banquet Sandy S ulliva n, Ch
16. Fern Lake, Convention chairperson
17. Phil P atterson, P ip er Rep.
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7. Meg Hatch waves the Idaho G ove rn or's
P ro cla m a tio n a lo ft
8. P resident Pat opens the m eeting
9. V.P. Lois Feigenbaum m akes a point
10. Sec'y Thon G r iffith reads a re p o rt
11. Pat Jetton chm B ylaw s A m endm ent
C om m ittee
12. Hazel Jones shows her g ra p h ics w ith an
assist fro m Exec. Sec'y L o re tta G ragg.
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I n R O P '•
HIGHLIGHTS
18. Faye G illis W ells - W ashington D.C.
Chapter was honored
19. Banquet shot showing some of the 400some attending
27. Louise W hite, C h airm a n Blue Ridge
Chapter w ins a door prize fro m M in n ie
Boyd, N .E . Sect.
28. F ran G ra n t and 49'/2 N orm an clow n it
up
20. M othe r-da ugh ter picnic
21. (L ) Chris Em erson and m o th e r L illia n
of Eastern New England Chapter
22. From Alaska 99s (L to R) Ruby Pap­
pas, A nita Benson, N ita Wood, D orothy
M cC ulloch, B etty Rogers
23. L to R. G re a te r Seattle C hapter 99s,
E llie Cansdale, Frances H eaverlo, Van
Adderson
24. Scarfs given by Eastern W ashington
99s ( L to R) Fern Lake, Lois D e F leu r, Lois
B a u e r (h o ld in g s c a r f) (K n e e lin g L )
D orothy Haupt (G re a te r St. Lo uis), B etty
Denney, Ruth Jacquot (fro n t R. Bay
Cities)
25. Evelyn Braese (Cape G ira rd e a u ) and
49Vi W illia m celeb rate th e ir 30th a n ­
n iv e rs a ry a t the convention
26. Chairperson Fern Lake
29. (L ) Carole Depew and Nancy Goshen of
Las Vegas V a lle y Chapt.
30. Couer d 'A le n e A irp o rt fro m the
Meg H atch)
P ho tos: Daryl Ann
A . E. Scholarship
1975 Winners
(L to R) A .E. Trustees: Iris C ritc h e ll, A lice
Roberts, C hairm an, Pat M cEwen, Inter­
national President, Alice Ham m ond.
M aking the announcem ent of w inners for
1975, is A lice Roberts, Chairm an and
Perm anent Trustee of the A .E. S cholar­
ship.
(L to R) The winners! Margaret Sanford,
Diane W ard, Linda Hooker Rene H irth
A lice Ham m ond, A lice Roberts, Iris
C ritch e ll, Pat Fairbanks
(L to R) Iris C h itch e li, Trustee watches Pat
Fairbanks receive her award in Couer
d'A lene, w ith Louise W icks, Vice-Governor
of the N.W . S ection, Pat McEwen,
Intern ation al President, and A lice Roberts,
Chairm an lo okin g on.
J
(L to R) Iris C ritch e ll (A .E . Trustee), A lice
Roberts (A .E . Perm. Chm), Pat Fairbanks,
Rene H u rth , Linda Hooker, A lice Hamm on d(T rustee ) Margaret Sanford, (peeking
th ru ) D ia n e W a rd . (In b a c k g ro u n d )
ba lo o n ist Gladys Boroker. W inners o f AE
S cholarships actu ally did go balooning!
FACT SHEET
PERTAINING TO THE APPLICATIONS FOR THE
99S A M ELIA EARHART M EM O RIAL SCHOLARSHIPS
The Am elia Earhart M emorial Scholarship application form is made a part of this N inety Nine News. Any N inety Nine wishing to apply
for the scholarship is invited to read it thoroughly. The criteria fo r a candidate include the following:
•have been a 99 in good standing for the two previous years prior to date of application
•h o ld a curre nt medical certifica te
•have a m inim um of 200 hours pilot-in-com m and since receiving her private license
•have need of award financially
•have the support of her chapter
• must have le tte r of recom m endation signed by the chapterA.E. Chairman or chapter chairman
•m u st agree to com plete the course a n d/or training w ithin two years
•subm it a separate application for each rating or educational goal for w hich you are applying.
The application consists of A pplication form , Experience record, E lig ib ility form and letter of recom m endationfrom the chapter. FIVE
copies of each of these must be subm itted to her chapter A.E. Chairman, only one of which must be notarized. One head and shoulders,
black and w hite glossy photo of the applicant (at least 2-1/4 x 2-1/4) must accom pany each copy of the application.
The chapter A.E. Chairman w ill ascertain that the m ember's application is com plete and that all statem ents in it are true. She will
determ ine the num ber of applicants perm itted from her chapter. Each chapter is allow ed one application fo r every 30 members or major
portion thereof. Regardless of size each chapter is allow ed at least one applicant. If there are m ore applicants than the quota for her
chapter the Chairman w ill select a com m ittee to assist her in screening the applications. This w ill be com posed of two or three 99s or
other members of the local aviation com m unity who would have a non-biased interest in furthe ring aviation. This com m ittee w ill screen
the candidates using the follow ing criteria:
•w ha t has the applicant already accom plished?
•h o w much does she need the Award financially?
•h o w w ell w ill she use it to advance her career?
•h o w w ide a field in aviation w ill this benefit?
• is she w orthy of the Award?
• how long has she been a 99 and how active has she been?
Chapter A.E. Chairman w ill mail her quota (or less) of the applicants to the Section A.E. S cholarship Chairman to be postmarked no
later than JANUARY 15th. The Section G overnor w ill have inform ed each chapter of the name and address of the Section A.E. Chair­
man in advance o f this date.
Section A.E. Chairman w ill in turn select a com m ittee (sim ilar to that described for the local chapter) and screen the applications
submitted by the chapters, using the criteria listed above. Each Section A.E. Chairman may subm it one application for each 200 mem­
bers of the section o r a major portion the re of to the Chairman o f the Board of Trustees of the A.E. M em orial Scholarship Fund to be
postmarked no later than FEBRUARY 15th. The Section A.E. Chairman w ill n o tify those candidates not included in the quota submitted
to the Board.
A Section w hich does not have a chapter may itself subm it at least one application regardless o f size.
1976 APPLICATION FORM
AM ELIA EARHART M EM O R IAL SCHOLARSHIP
This scholarship is made possible through the desires of THE NINETY NINES INC., to develop the talents of women in the fields of
aviation and aerospace. The m onies m aking this scholarship possible are drawn partly from interest on the trust fund and partly from an­
nual donations by chapters, sections, individuals and special interest groups w ithin the NINETY NINES, INC.
N a m e -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(as it appears on Airm an Cert.)
A irm a n's C ertificate # ___________________
A d d re s s ____________________________________________________________________________________________
Chapter
------------- 9 9 since_______________________________
M onth
Year
A ge-------------------------------------- S in g le ---------------------------------------M arried__________________________ Husband's nam e_________________________
M inor C h ild ren----------------------------------------------------ages_________________________________ oth er_dependents_________________________________
Private rating rec'd ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Pilot in com m and hours since Pvt_______________________________
Mo / Yr
Certificate & ratings now held______________________________________________________________________________________________________ _ _ _ _
Scholarship would be used tow ard_______________________________________________________________________________________________________
Reasons fo r applying (proposed use of rating, op po rtu nitie s available be com plete!! Use additional sheet if necessary)___________________
Present position and em ployer.
Previous em ploym ent_________
Husband's position and em p lo yer
**_______________
ELIG IBILITY FORM
School from which course of instruction requested in this application would be obtained (if not an accredited school, then the name
of the qualified instructor).
(Name of school o r qualified instructor)
(Address of school or instructor)
The follow ing statem ent is to be com pleted by a responsible official of the school (or qualified instructor) who would give the instruc­
tion.
Approxim ate cost of in stru ction—
__________________________________
—
Approxim ate hours o f i n s t r u c t i o n ________________________________________________________________________________________________
Type of aircraft to be used_________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________
I have exam ined the credentials (certificates, logs, transcripts, etc) o f
and find her to be e ligible to begin instruction, and deemed fu lly qualified to accom plish the rating for the course e n title d :—
_
__________
(full name of course)
The cost quoted above is standard fo r this school:
S ig n e d :____ _______________________________________________________
T it le :
_______________________________________________________
Date:_______ __ _____________________________________________________
(If application is for more than one course copies o f this form, du ly signed, are required for each course.)
The follow ing is to be com pleted by the chapter A.E. Chairman:
I have exam ined all three pages of this application and any substantiating credentials I have deem ed necessary and I find them to be
true and in order. I recom m end this applicant w ith no reservations. A le tte r of recom m endation from the chapter chairman accompanies
this application.
Date:.---------------------------------------Chapter A.E. Chairman
If the Chapter Chairman is the applicant, then the next responsible chapter office r w ill w rite the letter of recom m endation.
Five copies of this application must be subm itted to the Section A.E. Chairman postmarked no later than JANUARY 15th. A black
and w hite glossy head and shoulders photo at least 2-1/4 x 2-1/4 must be attached to each copy. Five copies of the letter of recom m en­
dation from the Chapter Chairman must also accom pany this application.
EXPERIENCE
CROSS COUNTRY: List flig hts in excess of 250 m iles from home base. (Use attached sheet if necessary).
Instructing: (year, place, approx. hours or duration of job)
O ther aeronautical experience or training, including form er ratings:
Hours in various types o f aircrafts: (give details)
(N um ber of flig h t hours or sem ester hours)
Be it known that I am a m em ber in good standing of THE NINETY N INES, INC. that I have been a m em ber for the 2 previous years
prior to the date of this application, that I have logged 200 hours o r m ore as a pilot in command since receiving my private pilot cer­
tificate and that if I receive the A M E LIA EARHART M EM O R IAL SCH O LARSH IP I will com plete the course of instruction for which
this application is subm itted w ithin 2 years and I understand it is to be used only for the pu rpo se/or rating for which I am applying. I
furthe r agree to retain my m em bership in THE NINETY NINES, INC. during this tim e and to keep in com m unication w ith the Board of
Trustees of the AM ELIA EARHART SCH O LARSH IP TRUST FUND and inform them, at least quarterly, of my progress.
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Effects Of Bright
Light On The Eye
By Mary F. Foley
P ilots and th e ir passengers are often
sxposed to c o n d itio n s of extrem e and
/arying brigh tn ess. Direct s u n lig h t as w ell
as s u n lig h t reflected from snow , sand,
clouds o r w ater can be a source o f ex­
trem ely irrita tin g glare.
Ligh t can produce harm ful effects in an
jn p ro te cte d eye. U ltra-violet lig h t rays,
which are in visib le short rays in the lig h t
spectrum , produce pa in fu l eyelid sw e lling
accompanied by extrem e s e n s itiv ity to
lig h t. T his occurs m ost often in the A rctic
and is often called “ snow b lin d n e ss” . It
can also o ccu r after prolonged exposure to
s u n lig h t o f high in te n s ity reflected by
w ater or sand. U ltra -violet does not
dam age the eyes perm anently, but does
produce severe pain. Cold com presses and
rest w ith sedatives are generally the best
treatm ent.
Infrared rays are the in visib le long lig h ts
rays in the spectrum . Both infrared and
visib le lig h t con tain a great deal of energy.
If an in dividu al lo oks d ire ctly at the sun
w ith inadequate eye pro te ctio n (all socalled sunglasses are inadequate fo r th is
purpose), the lens of the eye concentrates
the energy on the retina like a burning
glass causing perm anent damage. This
happens often when in d ivid u a ls w atch an
eclipse o f the sun. E clipse blind ne ss may
occu r if one stares at the sun fo r o n ly 5 or 6
seconds.
Exposure to bring s u n lig h t has a
c u m u la tive and adverse e ffect on dark
adap ta tion . Persons exposed to bright
s u n lig h t fo r 2-5 hours show a d e finite
decrease in th e ir a b ility to see in dim light.
T his p e rsists fo r as long as 5 hours after
exposure. Ind ivid uals w ho norm ally work
in b rig h t s u n lig h t show a loss of night
visual a cu ity and very slow dark adap­
ta tio n . These e ffe cts are cum ulative and
persist fo r several days. A vacation at the
beach o r skiin g in m ou ntains can cause
the same e ffe cts, as can any repeated
exposure to very intense lig h t w ith
inadequate eye p ro te ction .
It's a good idea not to plan a nigh t flig h t
after spending the day in the sun.
(To be con tinu ed )
How Many Women
Pilots In Your State?
FAA printout o f women pilots by state as of January 1, 1975. A ll pilots not included
because of continual updating.
Using the FAA printout of wom en pilots in the ir areas, Chapters are having luncheon or
dinner m eetings w ith aviation orientated speakers, o r holding S afety Seminars w ith these
prospective members as guests.
A irline
Alaska
Alabama
Arkansas
A rizona
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Dist. Columbia
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Iowa
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Massachusetts
Maryland
Maine
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Mississippi
Montana
Nebraska
North Carolina
North Dakota
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New M exico
Nevada
New York
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Virginia
Verm ont
Washington
Wisconsin
West Virginia
W yoming
Foreign
Total
320
190
140
425
3,018
421
245
39
52
1,228
322
91
261
122
831
399
291
155
221
375
270
95
611
417
421
148
121
171
326
100
74
492
169
148
815
802
328
362
591
50
156
72
267
1,132
122
344
51
544
315
73
52
89
18,874
234
116
71
293
2,524
255
158
19
31
689
159
45
199
96
599
306
333
70
141
251
190
45
416
301
310
64
79
141
149
52
49
256
132
93
580
579
276
228
402
19
80
41
183
896
78
203
38
419
223
35
37
48
13,231
53
18
23
71
491
58
32
7
4
146
39
19
34
19
115
69
37
14
28
50
39
7
84
32
57
17
12
22
32
14
14
71
34
27
94
110
45
38
73
8
14
3
44
157
9
40
7
70
28
8
7
17
2,561
2
0
0
2
23
6
1
0
0
9
2
2
0
1
5
1
3
1
2
1
1
0
3
2
2
0
0
1
1
0
0
2
0
2
2
7
2
0
6
0
2
0
1
10
1
2
0
3
2
0
0
1
114
609
324
234
791
6,056
740
436
65
87
2,072
522
157
494
238
1,550
775
664
240
392
677
500
147
1,114
752
790
229
212
335
508
166
137
821
335
270
1,491
1,498
651
628
1,072
77
252
116
495
2,195
210
589
96
1,036
568
116
96
155
34,780
Oh! For The
Good Olde Days
(?)
Reporter, Rosemary Colm an
The fo llo w in g m o n th ly sum m ary of
a c c id e n ts
w as
d re d g e d
fro m
th e
December, 1917 records of the Royal
F lying Corps. Quote.
Resum e o f Accidents
Avoidable A ccid en ts
1. There were 6 avoidable a ccide nts: —
(a) The p ilo t of a Shorthorn w ith over 7
hours experience seriously damaged the
undercarriage on landing. He had failed to
land at as fast a speed as possible, as
recom m ended in the A viation Pocket
Handbook.
(b) A. B. E. 2 stalled and crashed during
an a rtille ry exercise. The p ilo t had been
stru ck on the head by the sem aphore of his
observer who was sig n a llin g to the gun­
ners.
(c) A no ther p ilo t in a B.E. 2 failed to get
airborne. By error of judgem ent he was
atte m p tin g to fly at m id-day instead of
during the recom m ended best lift periods
1.e. ju s t after dawn and ju s t before sunset.
(d) A Longhorn p ilo t lost con tro l and
crashed in a bog near C hipp in g Sodbury.
An error of s k ill on the part o f the p ilo t in
not being able to c o n tro l a m achine w ith a
wide speed band o f 10 m .p.h. between top
speed and s ta llin g speed.
(e) W h ils t low flyin g in a Shorthorn, the
p ilo t crashed in to the top deck of a horse
drawn bus, near Stonehenge.
(f) A B. E. 2 p ilo t was seen to be a t­
tem ptin g a banked turn at a constant
he ig ht before he crashed. A grave error by
an experienced aviator.
Unavoidable accidents.
2. There were 29 unavoidable a c c id e n ts : —
(a) The top w ing of a Camel fe ll o ff due
to fatig ue fa ilu re of the fly in g wires. A
succe ssful em ergency landing was carried
out.
(b) Sixteen B. E. 2s and 9 Shorthorns
had com p le te engine failures. A marked
im provem ent over Novem ber’s figure.
(c) Pigeons destroyed a Camel and tw o
Longhorns after m id -air strikes.
C ost o f A ccid en ts.
A ccid e n ts durin g the last three m onths
of 1917 co st 317.10.6 pounds — money
dow n the drain and s u ffic ie n t to buy new
ga iters and spurs fo r each and every p ilo t
and observer in the Sen/ice.
Unquote
A cknow ledgem ent to ''A irn e w s".
CHAPTER PERSONALITIES
Doris Renninger
Christine It inzer
Left to rig ht General Richard A. K nobloch,
President of The W ings Club in New York
C ity, announcing the ap po intm en t o f Doris
Renninger as Manager o f the p re stigious
aviation c lu b . General K nobloch is Vice
President of United A ircra ft C orporation of
New York C ity, and Doris has been an
active m em ber o f the N inety Nines fo r 18
years. (1957)
Doris Renninger over the past years has
been very active in the N inety Nines,
having held every o ffic e in the New YorkNew Jersey Section plus being Inter­
national treasurer and Executive Board
member.
She has turned th is N inety Nine ex­
perience, along w ith her m any other
diversified aviation a ctivitie s in to an
executive po sitio n w ith the pre stigious
W ings C lub of New York C ity.
General Richard A. K nobloch, President
of The W ings Club, who announced Mrs.
Renninger’s ap pointm ent, also stated that
the club was founded in 1942 fo r its
members as a place to meet so cia lly and to
discuss business, planning advancem ents
and developm ents o f all aspects of
aeronautics, both do m estic and foreign. It
is located in the B iltm o re H otel, New York
C ity, and has a w orld w ide m em bership of
ap proxim ately 1500 m em bers. The roster
has always read like an aviation W ho’s
W ho — Gen. James H. D o o little , G ill Robb
W ilson, Eddie Rickenbacker, A dm iral C. E.
Rosendahl, Casey Jones, Laurence S.
Rockefeller, Harding Lawrence, C. R.
S m ith, Juan T. Trippe to name a few.
Doris began flyin g at Fort Meyers,
Florida on January 10th, 1955, soloed in
five hours and in May 1955, received her
p ilo ts license and then joine d the N inety
Nines. She was the firs t wom an to receive
an FAA ro to cra ft-H e lico p te r rating in New
York State, thus becom ing W h irly G irl No.
59. During her aviation career she has
received a num ber of s ig n ific a n t aw ards, is
a m em ber of many national aviation
organizations, and is a m em ber o f the
W om an’s A dvisory C om m ittee on A viation
fo r the FAA.
In 1969, she was proud, as General
Chairm an, to w elcom e all N inety Nines
from around the w orld to the 40th
Anniversary C onvention w hich was held at
the W aldorf A sto ria Hotel in New York
C ity. She is eq ua lly proud to be involved in
preserving the histo ry and m em o rab ilia of
all wom an p ilo ts as Vice Chairm an of the
N inety Nines Museum Trust.
(C re d it: Paddock P ub lication s Photo)
Chris W inzer, F A A ’s only wom an accident
prevention sp e cia list, takes o ff from
C hicago's M eigs Field in her blue and gold
Stearman biplane.
F .A . A . 's
o n ly
w om an
a c c id e n t
prevention s p e cia list is C h ristin e W inzer,
m em ber of the C hicago Area Chapter 99s,
and a 1966 w inner of the A.E. S cholarship
Award, according to a release ju s t received
from F .A .A . Great Lakes D ivision.
C h ristin e w ill be entrusted w ith the
active p ro m o tio n of aviation safety and
con tinu ed reduction in general aviation
accidents. She is based at DuPage County
A irp o rt GADO No. 3, W est C hicago,
Illin o is . Her area o f re s p o n s ib ility in ­
c lu d in g
m e tr o p o lita n C h ic a g o , e n ­
com passes the greatest volum e of p ilo ts
and aircraft in the cou ntry, w ith over
25,000 airm en, and 5,000 aircraft.
C hris W inzer’s b rillia n t blue and yellow
Stearman in evitably catches atte n tio n , and
causes conversations and im a gin atio ns to
wander back to the days of daredevils and
barnstorm ers. Her new jo b also caught the
eye o f the news media, and she gave
several "eager” newsmen a ride. “ No one
ever said fly in g s h o u ld n ’t be fu n ," she
says, “ and I w o u ld n ’t give up the open
c o ckp it fo r the w o rld .”
C h ristin e W inzer is, nevertheless, very
serious about her aviation safety job.
Frances Han he
By Frances Haube
from Singapore
I have been a m em ber at large in the 99s
since 1973. My husband and I both learned
to fly and received ou r Singapore Private
P ilo t's Licenses throu gh the Singapore
F lyin g C lub.
We are both 1949 engineering graduates
o f Penn State U niversity. We now live in
B alikpapan, East K alim antan, Indonesia
(form erly Borneo). We have fou r childre n:
one m arried daughter in Pennsylvania, one
son at Penn State, one son in school in
Sw itzerland and one daughter living with
us in Balikpapan.
At C h ristm as tim e in 1973 we took a
C lub plane, a Cherokee 180, fo r a week
lo n g t r ip th r o u g h
M a la y s ia . From
Singapore we made a refueling stop in
Kulal Lum pur, overnighted in Penang, a
resort island called the Pearl o f the Orient,
and overnighted in Langkawi Island. For
th is landing we had to buzz the palm tree
lined la te rite s trip to scare o ff the water
b u ffa lo . Then back to Penang where we
decided to cross the m ou ntainou s interior
of M alaysia if the weather was favorable.
We asked fo r a weather forecast in advance
but were told that the statio n d id n 't give
forecasts in advance. They cou ld give us
yesterday’s forecast. My husband and I
were flyin g alternate legs and th is one fell
to him . I could gaze out at the peaks 7000
feet high and the m ou ntainou s ju n g le was
not so far below as I w ould have liked it to
be. We crept over at 9000 feet to Kota
Bahru on the northeast coast of M alaysia.
Here we spent the n ig h t at a resort called
The Beach of Passionate Love fo r some
reason or other. A rainy flig h t to Kuala
1975 ‘PtmcUn.
Wanda C um m ings, Reporter
A ttra ctive Trina Jarish of C osta Mesa,
CA, pointed to her race num ber 78.
“ This is my eigh th Powder P uff Derby,”
she said, “ Seven from eight is on e.” And
ONE she was, in the fina l scoring fo r the
28th A ll-W om an
T ranscontinental
A ir
Race.
Solo in her Beechcraft A-36, Trina
covered the 2,591 m ile course from
Riverside, CA to Boyne M ountain, Ml at
the speed of 204.331 m ph, 25.331 over her
handicap of 179 m ph, giving her the
highest plus score of the race.
S p o n s o re d by th e C o llin s R a d io
Company, the w inne r received $7,000, the
w inner’s trophy, and assorted prizes. Her
name w ill be engraved on the perpetual
trophy at the S m ithso nian, and added to
the W inners’ W all at Riverside M unicipal
A irport.
Second highest score was a plus 24.137
made in a Bellanca C itabria 7KCAB flow n
by Mary Pearson and Harriet Booth of
C alifornia won $3,000 and a d ditiona l
awards for best firs t leg and firs t day
scores.
In th e ir Cessna 182, Pat Forbes and
Carolyn Zapata placed th ird , to the d e lig h t
of sponsors Forbes Enterprises, Crystal
Lake, IL, and M onarch E lectric Com pany
of San Francisco, CA, w ith a plus 23.223.
Ginny W egener, fly in g her 10th TAR, and
Lynn Carey, both of Santa Rosa, CA, were
4th in a Cessna 180J.
F ifth by seven seconds was Margaret
Ringenberg, G ra b ill, IN, in a Mooney
M20C. The aircraft in d u stry had asked that
fuel be m onitored fo r th is race. In spite of
head w inds w hich necessitated lowa ltitu de fly in g , Margaret averaged 15.5
mpg and a ground speed of 175.36. The
Citabria was next-best w ith 12.7 m pg, and
winner Trina Jarish burned 10.4 m pg.
S is te r-te a m S h ir le y C o te , N e w p o rt
Beach, CA and Joan Paynter, B akersfield,
CA were 6th in a Beechcraft Bonanza. Just
27 seconds behind was 1975 Angel Derby
w inner Esther W righ t of Thom asville, GA
and co -p ilo t V irg in ia McKee, G reenwood,
FL. Their Cessna 182 placed 7th. A nother
Cessna 182, A C itabria, and a Piper
Comanche 260 placed 8, 9, and 10 con­
secutively, w ith tim e elapse of on ly 13
seconds.
Trengganu where we were able to scrounge
som e fuel from sym p a th e tic com m ercial
p ilo ts as none was fo r sale here. The
w in te r m onsson season was in fu ll sw ing
on the East Coast so we hugged the
sho reline the w hole way to Singapore
avoiding the m o u ntainou s flig h t in to Kuala
L um pur fo r fuel. On New Years Day, 1974,
we were hom e to Paya Lebar A irp o rt in
Singapore. We d id n ’t get to see much of
M alaysia as o u rtim e was spent filin g flig h t
plans in tow ers, checking on weather,
p u ttin g 9V BAY to bed and fin d in g fuel.
T his was our firs t experience fly in g as a
husband-w ife team and it was w ith relief
that we discovered that the P ilot in
Com m and at the m om ent made the
de cisio ns w ith no q u ib b lin g from the co­
pilot.
T his year I received the troph y called
“ The G olden B roo m " fo r 1974. It is
awarded to “ The M ost P roficien t W oman
P ilot of the R epublic o f Singapore Flying
C lub” fo r the year. It was donated to the
Club in 1968 by M iss Louise Haase who
received her Singapore PPL at the age of
51. I’m really proud o f it as you can see
from the picture.
Zkn6tf putat
The Powder P uff Derby is the w o rld's
longest and largest speed race fo r lig h t
aircraft. Planes m ust be stock m odel, 145450 hp, no more than 12 years old.
Designated a irp o rts fo r overnight and-or
refueling stop s were: Phoenix AZ, El Paso
and Plainview TX, Tulsa OK, Linco ln NB,
M oline IL, and Toledo OH. The object of
the race is to execute a perfect cro ss­
cou ntry daytim e, visual flig h t, using
know ledge of plane and weather to gain
the highest score.
At the S tart, there were 98 entries to be
inspected fo r safety and e lig ib ility . P ilots
had
ATC
S im u la to r t r a in in g
and
educational b rie fin g s as part o f the pre­
race a c tiv ity .
On J u ly 1, a U.S. D istrict Judge denied a
pre lim ina ry in ju n c tio n file d by a deter­
m in e d m a le a p p lic a n t, w h ic h
had
threatened ca n ce lla tio n of the
race.
M eanw hile, Darryl Greenamyer, speed
record holder, and his c o -p ilo t Bob
Flaherty, w ho had also applied fo r entry,
were "sta n d in g by, ju s t in case.” They
arrived in m atching s u its, and had chosen
race num ber 104.
S tarting at 9 :0 0 AM , Ju ly 4, the wom en
racers were flagged o ff at 20-30 second
intervals. N um ber 104 fo llo w e d ,
but
d iscon tinue d the chase at El Paso.
The S o p w ith Camel, an honorary entry,
continued on via na tion w id e com ic strip.
Mrs. Charles Schulz, w ife of the creator of
“ Peanuts” and her m other, Pam Vander
Linden, were one o f the five m otherdaughter teams in the race.
Youngest p ilo t was Gail C ham plin who,
w ith Del H inn, made up AW TAR’s firs t
grandm other-grandaughter team. O ther
“ F irs ts ” were Lt-JG s Rosemary Conatser
and Joellen Drag, firs t Navy team, and Yae
Nozoki, of Tokyo, the race’s firs t entry
from Japan.
There were 17 p ilo ts fly in g solo, and of
the 40 per cent firs t-tim e racers, M ichigan
team Suzy Parker and Elna Blass were firs t
to cross the fin is h line.
An awards banquet was held in the
Boyne M ountain Lodge July 9. W ell-earned
trophies and prizes were presented by
James Ramsey, dire cto r o f the M ichigan
A e r o n a u tic s C o m m is s io n , and tw o
representatives of the Federal Aviation
A d m in istra tio n in W ashington, D.C., Allan
Landolt and W illia m Fleener.
In 1976, the Powder Puff Derby w ill be
flo w n
fro m
S a c ra m e n to ,
CA
to
W ilm in g to n , DE. Interm ediate stops have
not yet been determ ined.
PPD W INNERS! (L to R) llovene Potter, Jan G am m ell, 10th; Leta P ow ell, Sally Green,
9 th ; V irg in ia McKee, Esther W righ t, 7 th ; Carolyn Zapata, Pat Forbes, 3rd; TRINA
JARISH 1 st; Mary Pearson, H arriett B ooth, 2nd; V irg inia W egener, Lynn Cary, 4th ;
Margaret R ingenberg, 5 th ; Shirley Cote, Joan Paynter, 6 th ; Loretta Jones, Helen
H a m ilto n , 8th. Race flo w n from Riverside, CA. to Boyne M t. F alls, M l., July 4th - 7th,
1975.
By Sylvia Paoli
In March of 1974 the U.S. Court of
Appeals for the 1st A ppellate D istrict (San
Francisco), handed down a decision
eradicating a long-standing sta tu te w hich
freed a p ilo t from lia b ility to a guest in his
a ir p la n e — th e m u c h -d is c u s s e d “ g u e s t
s ta tu te s". A ltho ug h the de cisio n was
precedent-shattering, it did not com e as a
surprise, the fu ll im pact having been borne
a year earlier when the C a lifo rn ia Supreme
C ourt, in Brown v. M erlo held the
a u tom ob ile guest statute u n c o n s titu tio n a l.
The defendants, Boyle and Buscaglia,
were in the process of restoring a W .W . II
trainer as an antique plane. The tw o
ow ners ju s t about had the plane ready for
re -ce rtifica tio n , but in tw o o ffic ia l in­
spections, there were m in or item s s till
needed before the plane could be licensed.
On the m orning of O ctober 8, 1967,
w ith o u t a current license having been
secured, the tw o owners too k the plane for
its firs t flig h t since being re b u ilt. Later that
same day, Ayer, p la in tiff’s husband and a
close friend of the p ilo t, went fo r a ride in
the plane w ith defendant Buscaglia, w hich
flig h t ended in a crash that killed Ayer.
Ayer’s w idow sued both ow ners, but the
su it was disallow ed under C a lifo rn ia ’s
guest statute w hich states that the person
riding in a plane w ith o u t paying fo r it
cannot bring su it against the p ilo t fo r any
in juries suffered as a result UNLESS those
in juries were incurred due to the in ­
to xica tio n or w ilfu l m isco n d u ct of the
airm an. The w idow appealed.
C ounsel fo r Mrs. Ayer bro ug ht the su it
alleging the required “ w ilfu l m is c o n d u c t” ,
but also alleg in g ordinary ne glige nce— an
actio n previously barred under the guest
statute. Since the court based its entire
de cisio n in th is case on the Brown case, it
is necessary to look at the reasoning given
in that case to understand what happened
in th is one.
In the Brown case, the actio n was also
file d on tw o c o u n ts — one for negligence
and the oth er fo r w ilfu l m isco nd uct.
F o llo w in g the guest statute, the court
d isallow ed the su it on the negligence
theory, and, after a tria l, the p la in tiff won a
ju d g m e n t on the w ilfu l m isco n d u ct theory.
In m ost instances, that w o uld have been
the end of it. However, it was looked upon
as a test case, since the C aliforn ia
Suprem e C ourt, in recent cases, had
throw n out such a rtific ia l d is tin c tio n s that
allow ed som e people to recover fo r their
in ju rie s and others not in alm ost the same
circu m sta nce s. The p la in tiff therefore
appealed the sum m ary ju d g m e n t (which
barred that part of the case) on the
negligence theory.
The cou rt decided that the guest statute
as it presently stood made three d is tin c ­
tio n s am ong passengers in an a u to m o b ile :
(1) “ pa yin g" passengers cou ld recover for
in ju rie s from the negligence of a driver
w h ile "g u e s ts ” could n o t; (2) au tom ob ile
guests c o u ld n ’t recover w h ile oth er social
gu ests c o u ld ; (3) it d is tin g u is h e d between
subclasses of auto guests, w ith h o ld in g
recovery from “ guests injured w h ile ‘in a
veh icle’ ‘durin g a ride' ‘upon a p u b lic hig h ­
w ay’ ” , but p e rm ittin g recovery by auto
guests injured in oth er circum stances.
The cou rt fou nd that under the state and
federal “ equal p ro te c tio n " clauses, the
statute was u n c o n s titu tio n a l because it
d iscrim in a te d between various people in a
sin g le class. Federal standards require
such c la s s ific a tio n to be reasonable, not
arb itrary, and related to the ob je ctive of the
pa rticu la r law, so that a ll persons in
s im ila r circu m sta nce s w ill be treated alike.
The tra d itio n a l basis fo r the guest
s ta tu te s — p ro te ctio n of h o s p ita lity and
prevention of co llu s io n in su its against
insurance com p an ies— were also struck
down by the cou rt as being un rea listic in
to d a y’s w o rld. Either all ho spita ble per­
sons sho uld be protected or none of them.
It is in te restin g to note that m ention was
made o f the widespread coverage of
po ssib le in ju rie s by lia b ility insurance.
This fact should invalidate any reason that
m ig h t have once existed fo r d iscrim in a tin g
against the very people placed in a
p o s itio n where they are the m ost likely to
in cur in ju rie s — that is, people riding in
various m otor veh icle s— as opposed to
those
w ho
are
sim p ly
guests
in
som eone’s hom e and much less likely to
be injured.
A lth o u g h there m ig ht be som e illegal
c o llu s io n between an ow ner and a guest in
a s u it against an a u tom ob ile insurer, the
cou rt fe lt that m any more innocent people
were being deprived of pro te ction than
there cou ld be g u ilty ones kept out of
co u rt. In the Ayer case, the co llu sio n
d o ctrin e becom es alm ost lu d icro u s; it is
d iffic u lt to im agine anyone going out and
de lib era te ly crashing an airplane ju s t to
c o lle c t som e insurance.
ThuS the de cisio n throw in g out the
guest statute was perhaps merely a
re fle ctio n on the greater awareness of the
co u rts and the co u n try in general of the
im portance of "equal rig h ts " fo r all people
and all categories of people. Because of
the s im ila rity in the auto and airplane
guest statutes, it was alm ost a m atter of
form when the Ayer case came to the U.S.
C ourt of Appeals, fo r that cou rt to hold the
plane statute also u n co n s titu tio n a l. (An
Appeals Court is bound to fo llo w the law
of the state in w hich it is located, unless
there is som e overruling federal statute to
fo llo w .) Since C a liforn ia law has been at
the fro n t of new law being made in recent
years, it is qu ite like ly that s im ila r statutes
in oth er states w ill fa ll if and when they are
tested again in the future.
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By Joan Jones
E xciting plans are being made. They are
so e xcitin g that we can no longer keep
them under B illy Penn’s hat as he s its high
atop the P hiladelphia C ity H all!
There can be no better way to celebrate
our n a tio n ’s 200th birthday than to v is it the
very heart of its b e g in n in g — P hiladelphia,
Pennsylvania. The Eastern Pennsylvania
C hapter along w ith the entire M id dle East
Section is b u sily organizing the 1976
International C onvention in th is h is to ric
city.
The C onvention w ill be held from August
11th to the 14th at the Benjam in Franklin
Hotel. This new redecorated hotel is
stra te g ica lly situated in the center of
P h ila d e lp h ia ’s h is to r ic a l,
fin a n c ia l,
shopping, and theatrical d is tric t. Every
possible convenience w ill be provided
du rin g your stay there fo r International
C onvention 1976!
B e s id e s th e n u m e ro u s c o n v e n tio n
a c tiv itie s you can see the Liberty Bell
w h ich once proclaim ed our na tion’s
freedom , visit the home of Betsy Ross who
designed our firs t flag, to u r Independence
Hall, Congress Hall (where the Senate and
House met when Philadelphia was the
n a tio n ’s capital), and v is it the m eeting
place of the firs t C ontin enta l Congress at
C arpenter’s Hall.
You can view the lig h t and sound
spectacle at Independance Mall w h ich tells
the c o lo rfu l story of the B irth of our
N ation. You may w ish to fo llo w the
h is to ric Libe rty Trail on your ow n o r be
driven in an an tiqu e horse and carriage
com p le te w ith co lo n ia l garbed escorts!
A c tiv itie s and events are to o num erous
too m ention here, but many m ore gala
happenings are being planned as part of
our n a tio n ’s B icentennial C elebration in
P hiladelphia. Plan to attend th is exciting
con ven tion , and even share it w ith your
fa m ily ; fo r it w ill ce rtainly be a m ost
m em orable c o n ve n tio n — the 99s SPIRIT
OF '76!
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N EW H O R IZ O N S
NEW HO RIZONS: Ed Note re Phoebe
O m lie : Three 99s w rote very fine resumes
and trib u te s to our charter m em ber who
recently died o f cancer. Because I c o u ld n ’t
use them a ll, o f course, I chose to use a
w rite -u p and trib u te w ritte n by the aviation
h is to ria n , Glenn B u ffin g to n , whose copy
reached me firs t. As a w rite r, and friend of
the N inety-N ine s, he personally knew
Phoebe, and his interest in accurate,
h is to ria l reporting does go beyond sim ple
trib u te to a great wom an p ilo t.
Carol Jane W elch - A 99 since 1945.
M ichigan Chapter. A pril 25, 1975 - Cancer.
Anna A. W alker - We are saddened to have
lost Ann W alker, a lo n g tim e 99 and good
frie n d . She died on Ju ly 4 of cancer after
an illne ss of three weeks. Ann was a
m em ber of the F lorida Spaceport Ninety
Nines and was Chapter Chairman 1973-74.
She served as A .W .I.A .R . Stop Chairman
at Vero Beach in '74 and in m any other
capacities as a N inety Nine. She was also
active in her church projects.
Ann is survived by her husband Jim m y,
her childre n, and her sister Lovina Taber,
also a Spaceport 99.
by Bonnie Q uenzler
PHOEBE FAIRGRAVE OMLIE
1902-1975
By Glenn B u ffin g to n
A viation H istorian
Phoebe O m ilie w ith victory garland after
the 1931 Cord T rans-continental A ir Derby
- National A ir Races, Cleveland.
Phoebe O m lie, firs t wom an Transport
licensed p ilo t (No. 199) in the USA and
N inety-N ines charter mem ber, “ died w ith
peace, serenity and d ig n ity the nigh t of
July 16th in an Indianapolis h o sp ita l. She
was buried in M em phis next to Vernon, her
husband, w ith on ly graveside services the
afternoon of the 18th".
Phoebe Fairgrave found steno work too
prosaic, and after w atching a Ruth Law
flyin g e x h ib itio n , she 'jum ped' in to fly in g
circles by m aking parachute ju m ps, w ingw alking and fin a lly form in g her own flyin g
circus. She used a sm all legacy to buy a
WWI C urtiss Jenny at St. Paul and was
taught to fly by Vernon O m lie whom she
married January 22, 1922. They barn­
storm ed together and then form ed a
successful FBO, M id-South A irw ays, at
M em phis where they endeared them selves
to the populace by fly in g mercy flig h ts
during the flo o d in g of 1927.
Phoebe's Transport license was dated
June 30, 1927, alth ou gh she had passed
the exam in A p ril. She also possessed one
of the early-dated A&E licenses, No. 422.
The fo llo w in g year, she was the firs t
woman to fly the annual N ational A ir
R e lia bility Tour, 6,304 m iles. In A ug ust of
1929, she won the light-p lan e d ivisio n of
the firs t W om en's A ir Derby, Santa M onica
to Cleveland.
1930 brought her a victory in the Dixie
A ir Derby, W ashing to n, D.C. to C hicago, a
1,575 m ile race, and in 1931 she was the
Sweepstakes w inner of the Cord A ir Derby,
Santa M onica to Cleveland, in co m p e titio n
w ith 56 other wom en and men p ilo ts . A ll of
these flig h ts were in M onocoupes, a name
synonym ous w ith her own. A lth o u g h she
preferred x-c racing, Phoebe also won her
share of the prize money in pylon racing
durin g these years at the N ational A ir
Races.
1932 fou nd Phoebe fly in g about the
cou ntry aidin g the cam paign of Franklin D.
Roosevelt in his bid fo r the Presidency.
S ubsequently, Mrs. O m lie became the firs t
wom an appointed in aviation by the U.S.
G overnm ent, and through her in flue nce the
A ir M arking program was in stigated.
Syndicated w rite r Mary Margaret M cBride,
in 1934, named Phoebe O m lie as one o f the
twelve wom en c o n trib u tin g
m ost to
Am erican life in various fie ld s. Later,
Eleanor Roosevelt chose her in a group of
ou tsta n d in g Am erican wom en fo r special
services. As Special A ssista n t fo r A ir
Intellig ence on the National Advisory
C om m ittee, Phoebe was able to use her
e x p e r tis e ,
h e a d in g
re s e a rc h
and
developm ent of air safety.
A fte r Vernon’s death in 1936, Phoebe
returned to the M em phis area and aided in
d ire ctin g the CPT Program and the Ground
S e rv ic e m e n ’s T ra in in g P ro g ra m . She
established the firs t W om en’s A viation
In stru cto r Training Program in N ashville
and helped to coo rdinate the W ar Training
Service. F o llo w in g a tw o-year s tin t w ith
the CAA, she actively cam paigned, rallying
support fo r a G overnm ental sponsored
vocational tra in in g b ill.
For the past few years, Phoebe has been
w ritin g her a u tobiog ra ph y and ju s t recently
engaged w rite r Jenira R a tcliffe to help tie
us the loose ends. We are in hopes Ihe
book w ill now com e to fru itio n as a fittin g
m em orial to th is great, pioneer flie r.
An opin ion ated person w ho d id n ’t
h esitate in expounding her beliefs, Phoebe
“ was as con tro versial as she was proud".
In fact, she had too m uch pride to let her
frien ds know of her d e clin in g health,
hearing and living status du rin g the more
recent years. "It m ust have been that same
pride th a t kept her going fo r so many
years” .
My special thanks to Louise Thaden fo r
the quotes.
Phoebe, we w ill rem em ber...
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REPORTS
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M a rgo s rm tn , C hairm an
NEWS FROM CO NVEN TIO N— Go, go,
GO get APT fo r there’s no do ub t the APT
Program is alive and w anted! This co n ­
c lu sio n resulted from d iscu ssio n s w ith
delegates, m any 99s, the Board and from
the m any le tte rs received in the m onth
p rior to C onvention.
There w ill be som e procedural changes
in the fu tu re w hich I shall tell you about in
com ing issues, but here’s a couple you can
begin rig h t now.
C hapter APT Chairm en (CAC) may sign,
as w itn ess fo r 99s who fly fo r a living ATPs, active F lig h t In stru cto rs - those
c o m m e rcia lly em ployed in aviation. This
group c o n s titu te s a sub stantia l percentage
of our fly in g 99s and are ob vio usly APT
even though they fa il to com plete the
paperwork by s u b m ittin g a “ signed” form .
Such a course w ill give a truer picture of
our actively fly in g m em bers, as reflected in
th is Program . It m ig h t also serve to make
them m ore aware of the need fo r the ir
encouragem ent of th e ir fe llo w 99s. It
w ould no do ub t boost the the m orale of the
APT Chairm en!
C hapter APT Chairm en have always
been able to sign as w itn ess for 99s w ith
new c e rtifica te s or ratings and now we
suggest the CAC sign the APT form as
w itn ess when a 99 has a BFR but fa ils to
have the In s tru c to r sign the form when
sig nin g her lo gb ook fo r the BFR. (Please
note on the form it was a BFR!)
S om etim es it is a nuisance, or a form
is n ’t handy, so I’m sure you w ill all be
pleased w ith th is and it should end some
of the fru s tra tio n I hear about. However, if
you th in k there w ill be any con fusio n or a
q u estio n, w rite a note on the back of the
fo rm ! The APT form is not one of those “ do
not fo ld , m u tila te or staple th in g s ” ! Do be
assured that all o f us concerned in the
Program want to ENCOURAGE members
to keep APT - p ro ficie n t and safety­
c o n s c io u s , n o t D is c o u ra g e a n y o n e
because of bookw ork.
We had 1400 APT in 1974 - about 32 per
cent. (Yes, more keep com ing in late.) Can
we get to 40 per cent th is year? Let’s try!
F ly in g A c t iv it ie s
Charlene Falkenberg,
Intern ation al Chairman
DID WE EVER HAVE A TREMENDOUS
FLY-IN? We sure d id ! 102 crew s met at
Riverside, C a liforn ia and too k o ff on July
4th to rendezvous at Boyne M ountain,
M ichigan on o r before Ju ly 7, 1975 at 1800
EDT.
We conquered every obstacle in our
course. We circum vented thrun de rsto rm s
in the m ountains. We had be au tifu l early
m orning flig h ts . We flew in heat that was
95 degrees OAT at 2000 feet MSL between
Tulsa, O klahom a and L in co ln , Nebraska.
We encountered som e low v is ib ilitie s and
som e be au tifu l c lo u d s in the sky. We had
headw inds and we had ta ilw in d s.
94 of the crew s finishe d and everyone
was a w inner in the 1975 - 28th A ll Woman
T ransco ntin en ta l A ir Race. Start planning
to jo in us next year when we take o ff at
Sacram ento, C a liforn ia and term inate at
W ilm in g to n , Delaware, and urge your
Chapter to support the Powder Puff Derby.
International C onvention w ill be a
m em ory when you read th is. Thanks to all
the Section F lying A c tiv ity Chairmen who
sent me a report. My oral report at con­
vention w ill be very short, however, a very
detailed w ritten report is made to the
Executive Board reporting on each and
every activity.
Requests are s till com ing in fo r Spot
Landing S .O .P .’s. Please c o n tin u e to keep
me inform ed of your fly in g activities.
The HUDSON VALLEY CHAPTER is
again sponsoring the EMPIRE STATE 300
PROFICIENCY CONTEST th is year. It w ill
be held on O ctober 4, starting and ter­
m in atin g at the Schenectady Co. A irp ort,
Scotia, N Y. It is a 300 sta tu te m ile cross­
cou ntry p ro ficie ncy co m p e titio n open to
any licensed p ilo t and may be flow n solo.
K its are available for $1.00 from Doris
M iller, Chairm an, Empire State 300, 979
B alltow n Road, Schenectady, N.Y. 12309.
Let's hear from you!
A i r A g e Education
99 Style
By Linda Hooker
The fo llo w in g is a w rite up by C ynthia
Kem per of the C o nn ecticut Chapter-New
England S ection. C ynthia puts on th is
w orkshop in the elem entary school where
she w orks as a teacher's aide. She is
ob vio usly very w ell organized, en th u sia stic
and dedicated to A ir Age Education. M illie
Doremua, N orth East Section Governor,
has done an excellent jo b in selecting
C ynthia to chair the New England Section
A ir
A ge
E d u c a tio n
C o m m itte e .
C o ng ratula tion s, C ynthia, and welcom e
aboard.
Report of P ilo tin g W orkshop:
Tim e In vo lve d : One hour once a week for
a group co n sistin g of ten to fifte e n 4th and
5th graders; three diffe re nt groups during
school year so each w orkshop lasted about
10 or 12 weeks. I stressed private fly in g as
m ost boys and g irls at th is age have
traveled on a com m ercial jet and have seen
movies of m ilita ry aircraft. Private fly in g is
the least understood in the w hole aviation
picture. A lso , I co n tin u a lly hope that they
w ill pass on to th e ir parents and other
ad ults the confidence that know ledge and
safety go hand-in-hand in fly in g . Cessna
A ircraft C orporation sent educational
m aterial. Two special sheets I have
reproduced and given to all the stud ents one shows parts (and labels each one) o f a
plane; the other shows an in stru m en t
panel. However, th is panel is rather
com p lica ted, so I sat in ou r T aylorcraft
and made my own basic in stru m en t sheet.
Our school library has good film strip s
w hich show how a plane flie s. I th in k it is
im portant fo r the students to learn aviation
vocabulary. In our school library was an
interesting tape on life of A m elia Earhart.
From tim e to tim e I w ould show books on
some aspect of flyin g , and biographies,
and encourage stud ents to read these and
also search in the p u b lic library. Some of
them enjoyed m aking airports, in w hich we
in c lu d e d p e rtin e n t b u ild in g s , p ro p e r
num bers on runways, etc. I wanted them
to appreciate the role of tow er operator,
m e c h a n ic , w e a th e r o b s e rv e r, a irp o rt
manager and others besides p ilo ts . They
liked “ filin g " flig h t plans and stud ying
Sectional Charts (outdated ones w hich my
local airpo rt operator kin d ly donated, and
also my fe llo w chapter m em bers.) I found
that com paring auto travel to plane travel
was h e lp fu l. S ikorsky A ircra ft in nearby
S traffo rd, C onn., has m any excellent,
b e a u tifu lly photographed film s on various
aspects o f h e lico p te r ca p a b ilitie s and
a c c o m p lis h m e n ts ; th e s e w e re m uch
enjoyed. I also loaned them to other
teachers in the b u ild in g . We were fortunate
to have guest speakers. They were either
personal frie n d s, parents o f stud ents or a
v o lu n te e r on f ile (th e s e v o lu n te e rs
represent m any pro fe ssio ns in W estport.)
From the local Nature Center, a weather
expert came. He described and dem on­
strated weather in stru m en ts and the
im portance of foreca sting . It seemed
d iffic u lt to fin d m uch m aterial on weather,
and I th in k it is one of the m ost fascinating
sides of fly in g . A irlin e s p ilo ts (one of
whom is husband of a C o nn ecticut 99)
described th e ir tra in in g and typica l work
day. A salesm an from Lear Jet brought
in te restin g slides and presented each one
w ith a sm all Lear Jet. A stew ardess ex­
plained her du tie s and o p p o rtu n itie s for
travel and m eeting people. In our local
high school a science teacher, w ho is a
flig h t in s tru c to r, gives ground school as
part of the cu rricu lu m and also flig h t in ­
stru c tio n at a nearby airpo rt. Several have
earned th e ir private licenses. We exhcange
ideas and film s and he has appeared
before a group. He was a fig h te r p ilo t on a
carrier du rin g W orld War II and his m ovies
were e x c itin g education!
M ost im p o rta n tly, I hope to in s till in the
stud ents the jo b of acco m p lish m e n t in
fly in g and the beauty of nature of w hich a
p ilo t becom es aware.
P P D B i-C e n te n n ia l 76
Thanks to you gals
W ho sup plied the means
To su p p o rt the ways
For the A ll W oman
T ransco ntin en ta l A ir Race
A few m ore checks have com e in and the
to ta l is m ou ntin g slo w ly. H o pe fu lly by the
31st of A ug ust we w ill reach ou r quota.
We have tw o e xcitin g new projects in
a d d itio n to the “ Powder P uff Derby Days".
The Snoopy pins given by Charles Schulz
at the race were such a success that by
arrangem ent w ith him and the AW TAR
Board we are g e ttin g 5,000 pins s im ila r to
the “ Powder Puff 1975” quote, but w ith the
in s c rip tio n “ Keep ’em F ly in g ". Due to very
special term s, each pin sellin g fo r $3.00
w ill bring a nice p ro fit fo r PPD 1976.
H o p e fu lly we w ill have the firs t ones
available around O ctober 1.
A lso we have Snoopy s h irts w ith short
sleeves and crew necks in blue and yellow
w ith three pa tte rns: 1) Snoopy in a b i­
plane com ing throu gh the clo ud s, 2)
Snoopy in a ta il dragger over the ro llin g
h ills , and 3) Snoopy in a so p w ith camel
w ith a sun bu rst background. These shirts
w ill sell fo r $6.50 each and com e in large
(18 up), m edium (14-16), and sm all (to 12).
They w ill f it men and w om en, boys and
g irls , all sizes.
We also have som e long-sleeved shirts
of Snoopy in an antique airplane in shades
of blue, shades of green, and brown-beige
w hich sell fo r $14.50.
We m ust not forget Mardo Crane’s novel
about the PPD “ Ladies Rev Up Your
E n g in e s !”
a v a ila b le
fro m
AW TAR
headquarters fo r $3.25 in clu d in g postage.
This year PPD w ill get 60 per cent of th is
p rice — a big help indeed.
Q u a n titie s are lim ite d . The above are
exce lle nt p ro fit-m a kin g item s w ith all net
proceeds going to AW TAR, so please get
you r orders in q u ickly. W ith these projects
and “ Powder P uff Derby Days” con tin u in g
through next spring and sum m er, I am sure
we w ill be able to "Keep ’em F ly in g ” .
Pam Vander Linden, Chairmen
1976 W ays and Means C om m ittee
P.O. Box 352, F allbroo k, CA 92028
SECTION REPORT
NEW YORK NEW JERSEY
SECTION MEETING
By Marcia G itelm an
The N .Y .-N .J. section m eeting was held
at the R ochester M arriott Inn on the
weekend of May 3rd 1975 This m eeting we
tried a new “ m in i” convention form at w ith
early arrivals being entertained in the
h o s p ita lity su ite on Friday eve ning,— and
Saturday being fille d w ith the section
o ffice rs-ch a irm a n ’s coffee, brunch, the
business m eeting, and a Saturday evening
banquet. U n fo rtu na te ly IFR weather in the
N.Y. area kept som e of our g irls aw ay—
and som e had to leave before the banquet
as 0-0 weather was forecast fo r Sunday.
The g irls and 491/2ers w ho did make it
though had a great weekend to remember.
The b u s in e s s m e e tin g
in c lu d e d a
presentation by the Rochester Convention
Bureau and also a little talk by Marcia
G itelm an on fly in g the route to Coeur
D’Alene, our convention c ity . John Senn e ff— 49 1/2 of Diane Senneff, W .N .Y.
chapter, kept 491/2ers and frien ds in ­
terested w ith a talk on the U.S. space
program today. He was follow e d by Gerry
C ullen o u r local GADO rep. giving an in­
side view of som e of the de cisio n making
in the FAA. A fte r the adjournm ent we saw
a presentation o f A frican safari tours.
Our weekend convention was ended w ith
a gala co ckta il party and dinn er banquet
attended by m em bers o f the Rochester
aviation co m m u n ity as w ell as ou r 99s and
c lo s e a s s o c ia te s . C a p t. G us K on z,
Am erican A irlin e s, Ret., addressed the
banquet. He to ld us about IFR procedures
from the 1930’s throu gh to the present.
Many tim e s his “ w ar” storie s had us falling
o ff of ou r seats w ith laughter. The girls
from W estern New York Chapter awarded
Gus one of the firs t o f th e ir W ing Plaques.
They now have placed the plaques on sale
as a W .N .Y . fund raising project fo r the
99s.
Ju lie G oo gin s, our raffle chairman
ou td id herself in gathering prizes, and our
very lucky governor Ruth Dobrescu went
home w ith the grand prize— a set of a ir­
craft tires donated by Rochester A ircra ft
Service.
Our thanks to the convention cochairmen and to all of the many com m itte e
heads and the g irls of the F inger Lakes
Chapter who worked so many endless
hours to make th is m eeting a success. The
new form at worked out w ell, we all had a
little more tim e to meet the g irls from other
chapters and we all had a grand tim e.
South A ustra lia is the happening place
th is m onth. The Tivers have bought a
Cessna 182. Happy landings. Thelm a Pye
has ju s t returned from a trip to Japan for
the Trade E xh ib itio n . Thelm a met Yae
Nozoki who was on her way to the U.S.A.
for the PPD. Thelm a has some exotic
stories of the B ulle t Train, su lp h u r baths at
her hotel, top less w aitresses and mar­
vellous h o s p ita lity from the m embers at
by Susan Costanzi large in Japan.
Conn. Chapter
Margaret Kentley flew to M elbourne for a
baby s ittin g session. Stephanie Day has
been tou ring the Barossa Bailey fam ous
for its vineyards. Pat R utherford is o ff to
the U.S. of A. via H ono lulu fo r a trip.
Shirley Harris did a fa n ta stic organizing
task fo r a week-end Fly In to Port
M acquarie in June. In all, 120 attended the
grand banquet on the Saturday nigh t. We
all appreciated the cover of the A pril-M ay
Journal after seeing the "G reat W aldo
Pepper". It made us grateful to Harry
Hawker— an A ustra lia n. Harry Hawker was
the firs t to realize the m ethod of recovery
A ustralian Section
from a spin-n ose dow n, op po site rud de r—
that we were all tau ght in o u r firs t lessons.
O lga Tarling flew to W estern A ustra lia in
March and enjoyed tra d itio n a l western
AUSTRALIAN CHAPTER
h o s p ita lity from Rosemary de Pierres at
Rosemary C olm an, Reporter
C o n g ra tu la tio n s Kay B rick and all W yalkatchem .
Marie Richardson has tried the Indianc o n c e rn e d w ith th e c o lle c t io n and
Pacific railroad trip from Sydney to Perth
co lla tio n o f data and p u b lish in g of the
and recom m ends it to any v is itin g 99s who
P o w d e r P u ff D e rb y C o m m e m o ra tiv e
w ish to see the real A u s tra lia — there is a
A lbum . The fin ish e d volum e is a pleasure
to behold. The A ustra lia n Section has lo t of it.
99s Peg Kelman, D orothy Herbert,
taken great pride in presenting copies to
Sandra Logan and V irg in ia G ilfe lt were re­
our N ational Library in our National
elected by the A ustralian W om en’s P ilots
C apital, Canberra, and to the New South
A ssociatio n as the Federal C om m ittee.
W ales State Library in Sydney. It is cer­
C o n g r a tu la tio n s G ir ls . S a n d ra Lo g a n
ta in ly a m ost su ita b le reference source fo r
organized a F ly-in to the G old Coast and
authors and jo u rn a lis ts and should be
99s who enjoyed a pleasant sojourn were
available to them .
M a rjo rie J o h n s o n , J il l C o llin s , Peg
Instrum e nts ratin gs are in the news w ith
Kelm an. J u lia C lifto n -B ro w n is globe
F irst Class fo r Pat R utherford, Third Class
tro ttin g and attended the B ritish W om en’s
fo r G lenda P h ilp o tt and Fourth for
P ilots A sso cia tio n AG M . Dawn G regory is
Rosemary Colm an.
active in W estern A u stra lia 's fly in g ’ and
A new w ing of the Royal N orth Shore
recently flew a C172 to Yuin S tation from
H o spita l, Sydney, is to be named in
Jandakot and return. Freda Thom pson was
h onour of a fam ous a via to r— S ir Lawrence
eulogised by the Deputy Secretary of Civil
W ackett, D .F .C ., A .F .C ., M .I.D . The new
A via tion , Mr. R.D. P h illip s in his speech at
w ing w ill house devices to help the
the presentation o f trophies after the
disabled, all designed by Sir Lawrence
Annual Freda Thom pson Aerial Derby at
since he was disabled several years ago
the Royal V ictorian Aero C lub, M oorabbin
and is now at 80 years of age con fine d to a
A irp ort on Saturday, 8th February, 1975.
wheel chair. H is in ven tions in clud e liftin g
devices to help the crip p le d in to and o u t of
bed, as w ell as cars, in dependently. His
m o d ific a tio n s to wheel chairs prevented
the spread of in fe c tio n s throu gh hospital
wards because pa tien ts had been picking
up flo o r in fe ctio n s from the wheels. Sir
Lawrence's aviation achievem ents in clud e
the design and b u ild in g of tw o fly in g
boats, a lig h t aircraft and a hydroplane. He
fo rm e d th e C o m m o n w e a lth A ir c r a ft
C o rporation w hich provided the R .A .A .F .
in W orld W ar II w ith the W irriw a y,
Boomerang and M ustang. S ir Lawrence
was guest of ho no ur th is week at the
P ilo ts ’ Dinner o f the Royal Aero C lub of
New South W ales during w h ich he was L-R Rosemary C olm an; Margaret K entley;
presented w ith the 1975 O swald W att Kathleen Fourie. Setting o ff for the week­
Award, the high est A ustra lia n aviation end flig h t w ith perfect weather in a brand
new Cherokee 140.
Photo Courtesy
honour. On th is occasion the 99s were
represented by Rosem ary Colm an.
Cum berland Press.
exuberance and jo b of life itse lf. How very
very special is fly in g .
And
t h e n .. . ‘‘T im e ”
re tu rn s
and
everything slo w s down and settle s back
in to the space of reality, back in to place. A
barely au dible squeak o f re silie n t rubber
m eeting rig id concrete and the lovely little
S kybolt u n w illin g ly becom es earthbound
again.
CHAPTER
REPORTS
G irls of the Palisades Chapter pose at the
N .Y .-N .J. Section M eeting in Rochester,
N.Y. May 3rd. Front row L. to R. Blossom
Friedm an, Clarice B e llin o , Gerri N elson,
Susan G och. Back row L. to R. Helen Levy,
Betty Barlia.
S k y b o lt
F lig h t
The w ind sin gs of freedom and love. The
m ottled earth and ageless sea rapidly
reverse ro lls w ith the lim itle s s sky and
restless clo ud s t ill up is down and down is
up and rig h t is le ft and le ft is rig ht and
everything is one.
The s p o tlig h t sun g lin ts off m in ig h t-b lu e
and burnished-gold w ings as the tin y
biplane dances her graceful aerial solo
w ith clim b s and sw oops and dives and
rolls over the rip p lin g water below.
The sky sm iles blue between m isty
w h ite c lo ud s and everything is gay and free
and fu ll o f joy.
My soul escapes to fly form atio n w ith
the S kybolt in the em pty sphere o f air
w hile I laugh w ith com p le te abandon at the
w ind. Several piercin g, lo ud ly shouted,
“ W aho os!” erupt like a volcano from
somewhere deep, so very deep w ith in me.
But no one, no one except God and me,
can hear over the s a tisfyin g d e licio u s
droning din o f the engine as the fing ers of
the w ind scoop up the blending, rin gin g
sounds of voice and m achine and flig h t
them away, and they disin te g ra te and
become part o f the universe and all tha t is,
forever.
How rare the pure jo y and abandonm ent
of self to the experience of the m om ent.
How precious the feel o f the m ysterious
wind and the rhythm ic flo w in g o f the
plane. How u p liftin g the w h irlin g and
spinning as they seem to becom e the
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South A frican Section
SOUTH AFRICAN SECTION
Merle Ball, Reporter
Republic Day...0 9:00 H rs....a n d the
start of our State P resident’s A ir Race.
Am ong the 97 entrants are 99s Val Hunt
D a vie s, V al H u m p h rie s , C a ro l Lea,
Jeanette van G inkel, Theresa Marais and
Ingrid Heintz. A fte r an e xcitin g race Val
Hunt Davies was presented w ith a Trophy
for being the firs t W oman P ilot home. (The
trophy was a be au tifu l plaque made by
Am alia vo n -M a ltitz.) C o ng ratula tion s Val.
Yvonne van den Dool has recently
returned from a trip to H olland and N or­
way. In O slo she was able to make contact
w ith Turi W ideroe. Jeanette van G inkel is
away on holiday at the m om ent. I believe
that she intended v isitin g Germ any and the
Am ericas. Jenny Louw w ill be livin g in
W itch ita fo r about three m o n th s ...w e all
envy you Jenny, and look forw ard to your
return.
Beth Saltzer, Ann W hite, Eve Ramsay,
and Merle Ball were am ongst the 6 lady
p ilo ts asked to attend the Prem ier o f the
movie "A irp o rt 75” . They were invited on
stage, and a sho rt talk was given about
each of th e m ...a ll th is to encourage in ­
terest in fly in g ...IT w o rk e d !!!!! As a result
of th is bit of p u b lic ity Ann W hite and Merle
Ball were asked to do a radio interview for
a program m e called “ W om ans W o rld .”
Doing the recording proved to be a lo t of
fun, and we look forw ard to hearing the
actual broadcast.
C o ng ratula tion s
to Jeanette
Frazer
Jones on being awarded her P rovintial
colours by having represented Southern
Transvaal in the South A frican Private
Pilots C ham pionships.
I have le ft the m ost e xcitin g news fo r
la s t....A u ria l M iller, now fly in g fo r the
Cape Province, has earned her South
A frican colou rs and w ill be one of the 3
“ m an” team being sent to Sweden fo r the
w o rld C h a m p io n s h ip s . G O O D LU C K
AURIAL.
Southw est Section
A R IZ O N A - C A L IF O R N IA
H A W A II - N E V A D A - U T A H
BAKERSFIELD CHAPTER
Pat Church, Reporter
Joan Paynter and her sis te r Shirley Cote
nailed down sixth place in the PPD th is
year. Joan says th e y’re ready to go again!
Pat Church, 49</2 Dave, and th e ir tw o boys
took a couple of week in th e ir Travelair to
seek out the sunny sands in Boca Grande,
Florida.
On another rather long cross co u n try
Joan, Pat and Charline MacKessy took
C harline's Bonanza to the in te rna tiona l
convention in Coeur D'Alene, Idaho. Later
in A ugust Pat and husband Dave are also
m aking a flig h t to M azatlan, M exico.
Back on the ground th in g s are relatively “ Sky H ig h ” , sta rtin g Septem ber 2, 1975.
quiet at th is p o in t. We had a good turno ut T ickets are $2.00. The door prize alone is
and a great tim e at the annual steak w o rth the cost of the tic k e t, so if Chapters
barbecue at P riscilla Spencer’s house. out of the area want ticke ts please let us
Much sw im pool fun, good food and ex­ know. Proceeds are to be used fo r 1977
International 99 Convention.
cellen t com pany.
We are m aking plans fo r the fall sec­
tio n a l, w h ich really prom ises to be fun fo r
EL CAJON VALLEY CHAPTER
everyone. W e’ll be sending o u t in fo rm atio n
D o ttie Sanders, Reporter
to the S outhw est gals in m id -A u g u st, so
You haven’t heard from us fo r a long
keep your eyes open fo r it!
tim e, but we are s till here and active w ith
regular m ee ting s,
in clu d in g
a fly-in
BAY CITIES CHAPTER
m eeting at Im perial A irp o rt, El Centro, in
Vivian Harshbarger, Reporter
We viewed a "c la s s ic " film at a recent February, arranged by Lynn C oulthard,
m eeting. It was about Oakland A irp ort, who is he lp ing w ith ou r chapter’s spon­
w ith scenes from the tw en ties, in clud in g sorsh ip of a new chapter there. Another
the Dole Race Start, and A m elia Earhart's fly -in to W alker Lake, H aw thorne, Nevada
m a n y re c o rd b re a k in g a rriv a ls and February 28-March 2, arranged by Margaret
departures from O akland. The film in ­ W alton, and m em bers attended the annual
cluded an interview w ith A m elia, w hich B arnstorm er’s Reunion at Lancaster, Ca.
was fo r many, the firs t tim e they heard her A pril 5th and the Southw est Spring
Sectional M eeting in PHX A pril 11-13.
voice.
Ruth Rueckert, recently returned from A lth o u g h we’re not 100 per cent yet, APT
the W ASP C onvention in Nevada where Chairm an Irene Rogers reports the biggest
she was part of the w ork co m m itte e , but percentage fo r our chapter since the in ­
s till had tim e to renew old acquaintances, cep tion of the program .
Boo C hristensen Bergm an, w ith Betty
many of them 99s. A lso had tim e to visit
W
harton,
SAN, are at w ork in planning the
both Margaret Gerhardt and Helen K e lto n ’s
hom es in S m ith Valley. She especially 1975 P.A.R . from G illespie Field to Santa
enjoyed the h ill m arking. A pp are ntly, you Rosa O ctober 3-5. Race k its are available
can’t get lo st unless you have a reading fo r $2.00 to B oo— en tries open A ugust 1,
problem . W ould like to see m ore of that so y ’all hurry!
We have w elcom ed three new members
along the race routes.
We had tw o en tries in the M ini Derby. and are proud to have Ann W h itlo ck, Judy
A stra Joh nso n, w ith c o -p ilo t Janice Ross and Joan Sierecki wearing the ir
G lesser did
w ell
in
the cruise
& shiny, new 99 pins, and by the tim e th is is
p u blished, w e 'll have another, L illy M artin.
p ro ficie n cy. A stra was interview ed by
New o ffic e rs fo r ’75-76: Helen McGee in
Channel 4 TV, and appeared on all the
her second term as Chairm an, Cay Hatch,
news reports. I did good or bad (in the
speed part) depending on how I te ll it. Vice C hairm an, Sue Clark, Treasurer and
Irene Rogers, Secretary. They were duly
Third & next to last.
Joyce W ells, and A lm a H inds (Redding) in sta lle d at a dinn er at the Black Angus, El
were TAR N o.25 in the “ big (Pow der Puff) Cajon A ug ust 11, w ith Evelyn W ing being
de rby", and fin ish e d No. 31 after takin g o ff ou r hostess.
P articipants in the Powder P uff Derby
last and having airplane problem s along
the way. Joyce is taking her n o n -p ilo t were Vi Cham bers and Doris Ritchey and
daughter, A llis o n , w ith her in the Palms to Lynn C o ulth ard, fly in g w ith Mari Hurley of
Pines, and A bigale W agg and I w ill be race El C e n tro , p lu s R o s e m a ry M e rrim s
C onatser, w ho o rig in a lly joined
our
No. 13 in same.
Chapter, and fu tu re m em ber, Joellen Drag,
Abie acquired her Private P ilot License
b o th N avy P ilo t s , R o s e m a ry b e in g
in early June, so w elcom e to her and
stationed in V irg in ia as an S-2 P ilot and
Marge C arm ine ou r newest m embers.
Joellen
at N .A .S ., N orth Island, San
A stra, in a d d itio n to having passed her
Instrum e nt w ritte n and w orking on the Diego, fly in g he lico pters. D ottie Sanders
flig h t p o rtion is co n d u ctin g classes fo r worked on Insp ection S cheduling and as a
gram m ar scho ol stud ents to broaden the ir Tim er, clo c k in g the o ffic ia l tim es o ff on
know ledge, and keep them busy. Part of take off m orn ing .
F littin g aro un g: Sue Clark and Diane
the a ctivitie s included a to u r o f Pan Am.
S to cklin (SAN) on a cross-co un try via
Joyce barely has space fo r Piper Arrow
50J, as her hangar is loaded w ith drugs A rrow to C olum bus, O hio fo r Diane and
destined fo r the DRF. Rose Sharp was co­ Pennsylvania fo r Sue. Isabelle Hale to the
WASP R eunion in Reno; Cay and George
p ilo t on the June trip , and A stra and
Hatch en jo ying th e ir new Cessna 182 for
Barbara S m yth w ill each be taking a load
business, and then th e ir yacht in San
soon.
Diego Bay on w eekends; Helen McGee,
Elly and Roy Jones fle w th e ir Cessna
w o r k in g
on
her
C o m m e rc ia l
and
150 to S eattle in June and w ent on a tou r
Instrum e nt Rating won in her A.E.
(by boat) up the Inland Passage.
Scholarship, plus a trip by Cherokee w ith
The annual picnic-B B Q in July was a
Evelyn W ing to Grand Canyon, Chicago
huge success, except so m any of us had to
and Indiana— they learned a lot of w hat it ’s
drive. The 500 fo o t c e ilin g s are so
like to get weathered in ; and Dottie
e x a s p e ra tin g ( w ith o u t an in s tr u m e n t
Sanders enjoyed a perfect trip via
rating). Three planes did get out and we
Com anche 260 w ith Jan G am m ell (DEN) to
did get to see them take o ff and-or land at
Guadalajara and Mazatlan in March!
the sunny rendezvous p o in t.
A dios, S enoritas, ’til next tim e!
Plans are being fina lize d by the BAY
AREA CHAPTERS fo r 8 to 10 sho w in gs of
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A IR P O R T A N D
B U S IN E S S N A M E
99
A IR P O R T A N D
B U S IN E S S N A M E
Illinois
99
P O S IT IO N
P O S IT IO N
C IT Y
Co-owner
Chicago
Midway
T and G Aviation Activities
Gail Goldthorpe
Co-owner
FBO
Chicago
Pal-Waukee
George J. Priester Aviation. Inc.
Esther Noffke
Manager
FBO
Elgin
Elgin
Tufts-Edgcumbe. Inc.
Arlene Edgcumbe
Co-owner
Alaska
Juneau
North Douglas Heliport (Private)
Livingston Copters, Inc.
Nancy Livingston
Arizona
Nogales
Nogales International
Norma's Flight School
Norma Wilcox
Owner
FBO
Tucson
Ryan Field
Norma's Flight School
Norma Wilcox
Owner
FBO
Van Buren
M arguerite Nielsen
J and J Ranch (Private)
Indiana
Clinton
Toni Ann Roehm
Co-owner
FBO
Decatur
Decatur Hi-way
Josephine Richardson
Owner
Hobart
Hobart Skyranch
J and M Aircraft
Charlene Falkenberg
Co-owner
FBO
Terre Haute
Sky King
Brown Flying School. Inc
Virginia Brown
Co-owner
W aterloo
Flyers
Ruth Schleusner
Co owner
Ida Schlitter
Co-owner
FBO
E dine McCollum
Co-owner
FBO
Jean De Jarnette
Manager
FBO
Ramona M orrell
Owner
Monica J. Reilly
Co-owner
FBO
Clinton
Arkansas
Owner
California
Antioch
Antioch
Graham Flying Service
M artha Graham
Co-owner
California City
California City
California City Soaring. Ltd.
Jean McAdams
Co-owner
FBO
Carlsbad
Palomar
Flight Trails
M ary Pearson
Co-owner
FBO
Chowchilla
Chowchilla
Laverne A Gudgel
Co-owner
FBO
Columbia
Columbia
Tuolumne Air Service
Helen M urphy
Co-owner
FBO
Hawthorne
Hawthorne Municipal
Rose Aviation. Inc.
Jean Rose
Co-owner
FBO
La Verne
Brackett
Gini's Flying School
Gini Richardson
Owner
FBO
Long Beach
Long Beach Municipal
Barney Frazier Aircraft. Inc.
Barbara London
Co-owner
FBO
Long Beach
Long Beach Municipal
Eagle Aviation
Colene Giglio
Co-owner
FBO
Moss Beach
Half Moon Bay
West Coast Aviation Co.
Amy Sylvestri
Co-owner
FBO
Sacramento
Natomas Air Park
Sacramento Aero Services. Inc.
Audrey E. Germain
M anager
'Santa Monica
Claire Walters
Santa Monica
Claire W alters Flight Academy. Inc.
San Jose
Reid Hillview
Amelia Reid Aviation
Amelia Reid
Owner
FBO
Reid Hillview
Airport Properties
Marion Barnick
Owner
FBO
Van Nuys
Viking Aero Service. Inc.
Audrey Schutte
San Jose
Van Nuys
Owner
FBO
Owner
FBO
Connecticut
Groton
Trumbull
Coastal Airways. Inc.
Marcia Spakoski
Co-owner
FBO
Waterford
New London-Waterford
Big Sky Enterprises. Inc.
M. Laurie Spence
M anager
Florida
Arcadia
Harriet Ham ilton/
Patricia Hange
Arcadia M unicipal
Lenox Flight School
Co-owners
FBO
Georgia
Plains
Peterson Field
Nancy S. Petersen
Co-owner
M argaret Stanford
Manager
FBO
Idaho
St. Anthony
St. Anthony
C H A P T E R SALES
A R T IC L E : License P late F ram es
D E S C R IP T IO N : S tanda rd size to f it U.S. A u to License.
Highest q u a lity c h ro m e and ena m e l. W h ite le tte rs on
blue b a ckg rou nd across b o tto m o f fr a m e : " F ly in g Is
M ore F u n ."
S3.60 each o r tw o fo r S5.75 postage p a id . M rs . R .B .
Neal, 7716 L o u is v ille A ve ., Lub b o ck, T x 79423
A R T IC L E : Bag, L itte r .
D E S C R IP T IO N : A hea vy w h ite v in y l litt e r bag w ith
blue top and red in te rio r pocket w ith blue " 9 9 " in s ig n ia
on the fro n t. Can be used in a ir c r a ft or a u to m o b ile . $1.00
each ppd. La ke E rie C h apter. O rd e r fro m B e rnice
B a rris , 5480 H ig h la n d R d., C leveland, O hio 44143.
(D iscount p ric e on la rg e o rd e rs .)
A R T IC L E : N e edlepoint K it
D E S C R IP T IO N : 15" x 15" p rin te d c a n v a s w ith blue
and w h ite y a r n . P ic tu re s the 99 com pass rose in blue on a
Iowa
Kansas
Russell
Municipal
Russell Air Service
Kentucky
Frankfort
Capital City
McCollum Flying Service
Louisiana
New Orleans
New Orleans Lakefront
Aero Unlimited. Inc.
Pan Air Corp.
Greenville Junction
Moosehead Flying Service
Seaplane Base
Maine
Maryland
Frederick
Frederick
Aviation Enterprises of
Maryland. Inc.
Massachusetts
New Braintree
Hiller
Catherine Hiller
Manager
Oianne Ritt
Co-owner
FBO
Michigan
Bellaire
Antrim County
Grand Haven
Grand Haven Airpark
M ary Creason
Manager
Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo M unicipal
Kal-Aero. Inc.
Sue Parish
Co owner.
FBO
Kalamazoo
Newman’s International Cow
Pasture (Private)
Marian Newman
Co-owner
Leonidas
Level Acres Farm
Esther Bennett
Owner
Muskegon
Muskegon County
Ottawa Air Training
M ary Creason
Owner
FBO
Petersburg
Gradolph's
Shirley Gradolph
Co-owner
Weidman
Lake Isabella
Dorothy Brewer
Co-owner
FBO
M argaret Manuel
Co-owner
Minnesota
Stanton
Carleton
W illmar
W illmar Municipal
w h ite b a c k g ro u n d w ith a blue edge. Can be used fo r top to
a p illo w or a w a ll h a n g in g . P ric e $15.00 p re p a id . O rd e r
fro m L a k e E rie C h a p te r, Lou ise M u ra n k o , 15341
C o le b rig h t D r., S tro n g s v ille , O hio 44136.
A R T IC L E : Ba ckseat P ilo ts License
D E S C R IP T IO N : P ackets o f fiv e fo r $1.50. W a lle t size,
non in s ig n ia c a rd , "U n ite d States of C o n fu s io n " — fun
g ift fo r passengers. Las Vegas V a lle y 99s, Rene Cros,
5404 Doe A ve ., Las Vegas, N evada 89102
A R T IC L E : S e rviettes
D E S C R IP T IO N : M e d iu m blue m a p le le af w ith 99 in
s ig n ia s ta m p le d in gold c o c k ta il size a v a ila b le 25 fo r
$2.00 pos tp a id . Peggy S m ith , 453 Boler Road, London,
O n ta rio , Canada.
A R T IC L E : Pin
"C a n a d ia n M a p le Lea f on C h a in "
D E S C R IP T IO N : G old p la te d to be lin k e d to the o ffic ia l
99 p in . P ric e $5.50 p o s tp a id . Peggy S m ith , 453 Boler
Road, Lon don, O n ta rio , Canada.
M ary Jane Rice
C o n t in u e d o n P a ge 17
Co-owner
FBO
A R T IC L E : 49' je r T ie Tac o r B a r "
D E S C R IP T IO N : G old p la te d o r R hodium fin is h . One
h a lf Compass Rose w ith squa red 49*‘i in ce n te r Please
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postpaid Tulsa C hapter
Id e n tify y our husband as
belonging to a 99! Lee B ro w n , 1007 South L e w is. P ry o r,
O klaho m a 74361.
A R T IC L E : Bronze Chain
D E S C R IP T IO N : M ade fo r use w ith yo u r A m e lia
E a rh a rt m e d a l. $5.75 each ppd. in U.S. C onnecticut
C h apter. C y n th ia K e m p e r, 16 F a irp o rt Road, W estport,
Conn. 06880
A R T IC L E : W atch
D E S C R IP T IO N : " G re a t n o v e lty w a tc h fo r p ilo ts ."
Blue, w h ite and gold te rm in a l to w e r p ic tu re on face w ith
a irp la n e sweep second hand. State S, M , L band $15 00
plus $1.00 m a ilin g cost. Proceeds to d e fra y cost of 1976
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CATLIN AVIATION CO. offers com ­
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and a large airplane inventory.
S erving G eneral A viation at OKC for
34 years — serving you 24 hours
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W hile your aircraft is being serviced,
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C A T L IN A V IA T IO N C O .
W ill R o g e r s W o r ld A ir p o r t
O k la h o m a C ity
C o n t in u e d f r o m P age 15
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AIR P O R T AND
BUSINESS NAM E
99
POSITION
Mississippi
M argaret Shipley
Owner
FBO
Williams
Ruby Williams
Co-owner
Bruce Campbell
North Jackson Aviation. Inc.
Jenny McW illiams
M anager
FBO
Nancy Badger
Owner
FBO
Greenwood
Greenwood-Lellore
Shipley Aviation
Tutwiler
Madison
Columbia
Woods Memorial
Columbia Flying Service
Missouri
Oklahoma City
W ill Rogers W orld
Catlin Aviation Company
Ann C atlin/
Susie Sewell
Pennsylvania
Bellefonte
Bellefonte Skypark
Bristol
3-M
Hortman Aviation. Inc.
Perkasie
M arion E. Dunlap
Co-owner
Yvette Hortman
Co-owner
M arge Bryant
Co-owner
FBO
Bryant Aviation. Inc.
Etcelsior Springs
Excelsior Springs Memorial
Dorothy Stratton
Co-owner
FBO
Grain Valley
East Kansas City
East K.C. Aviation, Inc.
Loretta Jones
Co-owner
FBO
Nevada
Fallon
Fran Gustavson
Fallon Municipal
Gustavson Flight Service
South Carolina
Columbia
Columbia Metropolitan
M iller Aviation. Inc.
Frances M ille r/
Sylvia Roth
Co-owners
FBO
Greenville
Greenville Downtown
Thermal Belt Air Service
Ruby Guinn
Co-owner
FBO
Bertha M arie Jones
Owner
FBO
Co-owner
FBO
Tennessee
N ew Mexico
Oeming
Manager
FBO
Rene Hirth
Deming Municipal
New York
Albany
Albany County
Greenland Air. Inc.
Ruth G. Green
Co-owner
FBO
Pleasant Valley
Sky Acres
Styles' Aviation
Ginnie Styles
Co-owner
FBO
W urtsboro
W urtsboro-Sullivan
W urtsboro Flight Service
Patricia Barone
Co-owner
FBO
Dayton
M ark Anton
Dayton Flying Service
Dyersburg
Dyersburg M unicipal
Evelyn B. Braese
Co-owner
Hixson
Dallas Bay Skypark
Flewellen Aviation. Inc.
Irene Flewellen
Co-owner
M oore-M urrell
Evelyn Bryan Johnson
Morristown
Dorothea E. Ritter
Brevard (Privatel
Owner
FBO
Morristown Flying Service, Inc.
Sevierville
Sevier-Gatlingburg
Great Smoky Mountain Aviation
Incorporated
Peggy Roberts
Co-owner
Tullahoma
Parish Aerodrome (Private)
Staggerwing Beech Museum
Charlotte Parish
Owner
FBO
North Carolina
Brevard
Co-owners
FBO
Co-owner
Texas
North Dakota
Jamestown
Jamestown Municipal
Comet Aviation. Inc.
Beth Lucy
Co-owner
FBO
M inot
M inot International
Pietsch Flying Service
Eleanor Pietsch
Co-owner
FBO
Ohio
Batavia
Rosalie Burchett
Clermont County
Co-owner
FBO
Blulfton
Bluffton
Dorothy Anderson
M anager
FBO
Cincinnati
Lunken
Cardinal Air Training. Inc.
Pat Fairbanks
Co-owner
FBO
Dayton
Dayton General Airport South
Fliteways. Inc.
Doris Scott
Co-owner
FBO
Fremont
Progress Field
Lulu Damschroder
Co-owner
Painesville
Concord Airpark
Connie Luhta
Co-owner
Sandusky
Griffing-Sandusky
T. Sue Grilling
Co-owner
W ilmington
Clinton Field
Doris R Gill
Co-owner
FBO
Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi International
Glasson and Glasson
Pauline Glasson
Co-owner
FBO
Ennis
Ennis M unicipal
Vi Mason
Co-owner
FBO
Fort W orth
Stubbs Strip (Privatel
Verna Stubbs
Owner
McAllen
M iller International
Ardath McCreery
Co-owner
FBO
Roanoke
Aero Valley
Edna Gardner Whyte
Owner
Washington
Snohomish
Harvey Field
Kandy Harvey
Co-owner
Yakima
Yakima M unicipal
Richardson Aviation
Gini Richardson
Co-owner
FBO
Wisconsin
Beaver Dam
Beaver Dam Lake (Privatel
Seaplaine Base
Leda M isiowiec
Owner
Sturgeon Bay
Door County Cherryland
Diane C. Harris
Co-owner
FBO
Wausau
Wausau M unicipal
M arie Grimm
Co-owner
FBO
Heather Sifton
Co-owner
FBO
Oklahoma
Canada
Bethany
W iley Post
Catlin Aviation Company
Nancy Sm ith/
Dottie Young
Managers
FBO
Edmond
Wynn (Private)
Norma Wynn
Owner
C o n t in u e d f r o m P a ge 17
P e n n sylva n ia C hapter o f 99s, G a il P. L in g o , 17 G u ild
C o u rt, W illin g b o ro , N .J. 08046.
A R T IC L E : A irp la n e Sweater
D E S C R IP T IO N : W h ite " L e R o y " A c r ib ic c a rd ig a n
sw e ate r w ith hand e m b ro id e re d a ir c r a f t designs.
W ashable, sizes m e d iu m , la rg e and esitra la rg e , $35.00
and $2.10 ta x in C a lifo rn ia m a y o rd e r C .O .D ., A u d re y
S chutts, San F ernan do V a lle y C h a p te r, 7600 H a y v e n h u rs t
A ve ., Van N u ys, C a lif. 91406
A R T IC L E : Car Tags
D E S C R IP T IO N : Blue le tte rin g and a irp la n e w ith " I 'd
r a th e r be f ly in g " — Tag cost $1.50 if p ic k e d up, $2.00 if
m a ile d . O rd e r fro m D o ro th y A n to s h , 1524 N o rth O kla
A ve ., Shawnee, O kla . 74801
A R T IC L E : A m e lia E a rh a rt M edal
32 ye a rs old.
D E S C R IP T IO N : On O ctober 5, 1932 A m e lia E a rh a rt
was gue st of honor a t a banquet g iv e n in P h ila d e lp h ia ,
Toronto
Buttonville
Toronto Airways, Ltd.
Prop Shop
Penn, by M r . E llis G im b e l, a p ro m in e n t m e rc h a n t o f th a t
c it y . T his w as in re c o g n itio n of her M a y 21, 1932 solo
T ra n s -A th la n tic flig h t- th e f ir s t w o m a n to a c c o m p lis h this
fe a t. M r . G im b e l had a rra n g e d to ha ve m in te d a gold
m e dal w h ic h w as presented to A m e lia by M a y o r M oore
of P h ila d e lp h ia . M r . G im b e l had also o rd e re d 1200
re p lic a s w h ic h w e re to be presented to o th e r guests a t the
b an quet. Due to in c le m e n t w e a th e r, a tte n d a n c e a t the
b an quet w a s less th a n a n tic ip a te d and a q u a n tity of
m e d a ls w a s le ft o v e r. These w e re p u t a w a y and fo rg o tte n
u n til A m e lia w as lo st in 1937. A t th is tim e , M r . G im bel
sent m a n y of th e m to fe d e ra l and s ta te o ffic ia ls , a v ia tio n
p e rs o n a litie s and a ir p o r t m a n a g e rs th ro u g h o u t the
U n ite d States as a t rib u te to h e r. T h ro u g h an a n tiq u e
d e a le r, one o f our K E N T U C K Y B L U E G R A S S C hapter
m e m b e rs ob ta in e d th e la s t 100 o f these m ed a ls w h ic h are
now 32 y e a rs old. We also have n u m e ro u s "th a n k y o u "
le tte rs w h ic h w e re w r itte n by the 1937 re c ip ie n ts to the
la te M r. G im b e l. O rd e r fro m P a u lin e B a rr ie r , Box 268
M o n tic e llo , K e n tu c k y 42633.
A R T IC L E : N e c k tie s (M ens)
D E S C R IP T IO N : C lassic a irp la n e design on the red,
w h ite , and b lu e m a te ria l m akes these a ttr a c tiv e , eye
c a tc h in g a v ia tio n tie s a m ust fo r the 49’/2. Each a hand
m ade o r ig in a l, $5.00 P ostpaid fro m the W estern New
E n glan d C h a p te r. W here to o r d e r : S kippy O rlitz k i, 3
JoA nn D riv e , W e s tfie ld , M ass. 01085.
D ecals. 4 " c o lo re d de c a ls , e x a c t re p lic a of 99 a rm patch.
Can be a p p lie d to in side o r outsid e o f glass, wood or
m e ta l; also e x c e lle n t fo r id e n tific a tio n on luggage. 50
cents each o r 3 fo r $1.00. postage p a id . M a ke checks
p a y a b le to W y o m in g 99s. W rite to : M a rg a re t W eaver,
P.O. Box 578, W o rla n d , W yo. 82401.
S tam p & Pad, P erson al N a m e-R u bber. 99 Compass Rose
w ith each m e m b e r's n am e and add ress, 4 lines of
w r itin g , 1 w e ek d e liv e r . $4.50 fo r s ta m p , $1.00 fo r 99
b lue s ta m p pad. South Lou is ia n a C h apter. To O rd e r:
Pat W a rd ; 625 S u m m it R idge D r .; Baton Rouge,
L o u is ia n a 70815.
C o n t i n u e d o n I n s id e B a c k C o v e r
Continued from Page 14
FULLERTON CHAPTER
Sylvia Paoli, Reporter
Our big news th is m onth was ou r very
successful firs t annual “ S hirts 'n S kirts"
race— a round-robin speed race from our
home aiport F ullerton . O ut of 21 entries,
we lost three to the overcast weather the
m orning o f the race, w ith those three
either unable to get out of the ir hom e base
or unable to get in to F ullerton . Take-off
was delayed alm ost tw o hours, but once
o ff and running, th in g s went like c lo c k ­
work. We are very grateful to Ken Bem is
and his daughter Braw ley who spotted for
us, and to Jean Patane and her husband of
the C oachella Valley Chapter w ho spotted
for us at Berm uda Dunes. ESTHER and
MAX GRUPENHAGEN tim ed the planes as
they came by the Diem er W ater F a cility
(courtesy o f the M etropolitan W ater
D istrict), located about seven m iles from
the a irport. At the banquet w hich follow e d,
the winners were announced as fo llo w s :
Best A ll-W om an Team — NORMA FUTTERMAN AND VIRGINIA SHOW ERS: Best
A ll-M ale Team and Overall F irst Place—
Stanely Parker; Best Mixed Team w ith
Male P ilo t— Norm an M orong and M arjorie
M orong; Best Mixed Team w ith Female
P ilo t — A u d re y S c h u tte and R a ym o n d
Schutte.
Of course the big "a w ard s" go to the
g irls w ho did all the w ork on the race and
spent all day race day at the airpo rt.
W ithou t such a great team e ffo rt, the race
w ould not have been possible, esp ecially
considering our sm all m em bership. W ith
prom ises of more and better next year,
we’re lo okin g for m ore o f you gals to get in
there w ith the w in n in g c o m b in a tio n !
In July ESTHER GRUPENHAGEN flyin g
the Powder Puff Derby— made a good try!
15th!
MONTEREY BAY CHAPTER
Dell H inn, Reporter
Hi 99s— yes, there really is a M onterey
Bay Chapter of 99s! We're alive and w ell
and Chairman Kay Harmon has a w hole
year of varied and in te restin g a ctivitie s
planned fo r us. A ssistin g Kay w ill be Vicechairm an Geneva C ranford who w ill also
be hostessing our annual (we hope) Fun
Pot Luck BBQ at her home on A ugust 6th.
Taking over the Secretarial d u tie s, a fa irly
new com er to ou r chapter, Sandy Pratt is a
m ost w elcom e m em ber. She w ill volunteer
at a drop of a “ we need som eone to —
Tina Svendsen, Treasurer, w ill keep our
bank account balanced. To start the year
o ff right and give Tina a little balancing to
do, we have entered a booth in the Del
Monte Center Fair to be held in M onterey
July 26 and 27. We w ill sell 99 cookbooks,
Strawberry Shortcake, Blackberry Cobbler,
homemade pies and coffee. The booth w ill
be judged fo r beauty w ith cash awards of
$300, $200 and $100. Let you know how we
did next m onth. Jo Dieser and Geneva
Cranford, w ith 491/2ers John and Douglas,
flew to Riverside to give Dell H inn and Gail
Cham plin a push in the right d ire ctio n on
July 4th and to see w hat to expect when
they enter the 29th Powder Puff Derby next
year. They w ill fly Jo's Cessna Skylane.
Dell and Gail had such a good tim e being
the PPD’s firs t G randm other-G randaughter
team they n a turally are schem ing on
sponsor p o s s ib ilitie s fo r next year. Joanne
Nissen flew her Debonair to Riverside and
spent the w h ole week before takeoff day
w orking on the Insp ection Team. She even
caught TAR 74 on a te ch n ica lity, w hich
should prove there’s no fa vo ritism shown
even am ong chapter sisters. She was as
happy as we were when we fin a lly got the
te c h n ic a lity ironed out.
MT. DIABLO CHAPTER
Fran M ilfo rd , Reporter
We w ould like to w elcom e some new
m em bers: Jan S loan, transfe rring from
Hawaii Chapter, Joan Eychner, and Marian
F lorsh eim , fo rm erly from New York,
reinstated a fte r 30 years.
We have a cou ple of entries in the Palms
to Pines A ir Race, Pauline Wade and Fran
M ilfo rd fly in g in th e ir Cessna 192, and
Lorraine Hoag and Ju lia Dryer possible
entrants. We have several o f our m em bers
who w ill be fly in g in the P.A.R. th is year.
Our June fly -in . see photo, included our
fly in g “ G reat-Grand M othe r" w ith her
g ra n d d a u g h te r, g u e s t and G re a tgrandson. He te lls us that he likes to fly
w ith grandm a.
O ur Ju ly fly -in was to the 94th Aero
Squadron. We had a nice tu rn -o u t.
However, Friday aftern oon s are q u ite busy
for them . In A ug ust, we are planning
som e th in g d iffe re n t fo r o u r group. O ur flyin is going to be a surprise. We w ill all
meet at Buchanan Field at 9 :0 0 A .M . and
w ill then be to ld of our "S u rp rise "
d e stin a tio n . A fte r p lo ttin g the course we
w ill be o ff to our d e stin a tio n fo r a Sunday
Bruncheon. It sho uld be lo ts of fun and
anyone interested can con tact Fran M ilfo rd
at (415) 656-1443. Three m em bers w ent to
Coeur d'A lene fo r International Con­
vention, Pauline Wade and Fran M ilfo rd
w ith th e ir husbands as M t. D iablo’s
delegates and Lou Rollen.
M t. Diablo Chapter F ly-in to Red Top
Ranch. Marie Porter w ith grandaughter,
guest and great grandson. Jan and Alan
Cole, Pauline and Harry Wade, Fran and
Vic M ilfo rd .
ORANGE COUNTY
Sharron A. Tem ps, Reporter
We con gra tu late ou r ow n Trina Jarish,
PPD 1 st place w inner, and say that we have
all enjoyed the reflected glory of helping to
put on the start, and being rewarded w ith
w inners from Orange Co. S hirley Cote and
her siste r Joan Paynter from Bakersfield
placed 6th, and Esther Gruphenhagen
placed a respectable 15th.
On Ju ly 17 we had our own honors night
at the South Shore S ailing Club, Newport
Beach. G inny Flannery, o u r outgoing
chairm an, really m issed her ca llin g as a
stand-up com ic, fo r her jo b of MC was
superb. M aggie Burch brought out her
Ukelele and along w ith Darlene Brundage,
Peggy Law ton, and G inny, sang their
farewell song to us. They are all m oving
over to the F ullerton chapter, taking loads
of s p irit and fun w ith them.
We had three “ all in fu n " trophies. For
Margo S m ith, in re co gn ition of her
splendid w ork in R egistration at Riverside,
we awarded a free nig h ts lo dg ing for one at
the Hoiday Inn. O nly catch w a s— it was fo r
the nigh t before. For service above and
beyond all natural du ty to her fellow p ilo ts
Marie C hristensen received a gorgeous
trophy o f blue denim dressed d o lls
m ounted on a coffee can. She probably
doesn't know what to do w ith all her
leisure tim e now. For the m ost hours in the
air w ith out it c o u n tin g tow ards the POY
placem ent, S hirley Baker won a p lastic toy
plane that had rotatin g prop, flapping
w ings, and retractable m achine guns. In a
more serious vein, we presented to Shirley
B. a ce rtific a te fo r her em ployer, Les Hall,
who has been ill but now is recuperating
nicely. Les in the past year was always
ready to take us airm arking in the Grand
C om m ander. For her e ffo rts as airm arking
chairm an, S hirley Cote was gifte d w ith a
tee-shirt bearing the in s c rip tio n No. 1
Airm arker on the back. Diane Hixson was
awarded a plaque for being ou r m ost
prom ising new mem ber, picking up her
p riv a te , c o m m e rc ia l and in s tru m e n t
ratings all in one year. For being cochairm an of the PPD Helen Crantz received
a com m em orative plaque.
G inny Flannery, our w itty ex-chairm an
for 1974-75, was g ifte d w ith a gold disc
w ith gavel; to be worn as a charm.
Our runner-up fo r P ilot of the Year was
Betty Carrier, POY banquet chairm an and
im pound director.
And now fo r the bigg ie to som eone who
really was c o n siste n tly deserving for
several years past. Elizabeth Shattuck
came forw ard to c o lle c t the P ilot of the
Year troph y lo okin g a trifle dazed, but very
pleased. To th in k she alm ost d id n ’t make
out her form th is year!
For all the w inners, and the whole
chapter, we w ill all rem em ber 1975 as
outstanding.
PALOMAR CHATER
Mary M cCord Pearson, Reporter
H arriett Booth and Mary Pearson have
not com e down o ff clo ud nine yet, having
flow n th e ir little orange citab ria to a
second place fin is h in the Powder Puff
Derby! N ot the least of th e ir pleasure was
from the good w ishes and con gra tu latio ns
of frien ds and fe llo w racers.
Needless to say, the chapter was
delighted w ith all its racers, Sue A dler and
Mary S antosuosso placed 21 st in the ir very
firs t Powder P uff. Pam Vander Linden and
daughter Jean Schulz had a fine race,
PLUS all the p u b lic ity through Jean's
husband's “ Peanuts" co m ic strip.
We understand more and better th in g s
are forth com ing from Charles Schulz to
assist in fund raising fo r the Derby. Tsh irts, pins, etc. w ith the Peanuts
characters w ill be sold w ith p ro fits to the
PPD. The special pins fo r PPD '75 were
really appreciated by racers and workers
alike. Thanks “ S noopy" and frien d!
Again on the subject of ra cin g — our
Palomar M en's Race loom s on the horizon.
We expect lo ts o f entries th is year, maybe
even our m ale “ Powder P uffers"? !?
Encourage your guys to enter.
Alaska m ust have som e special ex­
citem e nt th is year. Our chairm an Evelyn
A shton is already there, G ertrude Lock­
wood (w ith B etty G illies) is enroute, and
Esther and Lou W h itt are ready to leave via
camper.
This is my last literary e ffo rt. I’ m sure
Mardo w ill be glad to have a more prom pt
reporter, but it has been fu n . Good fly in g .
PHOENIX CHAPTER
Natasha Swigard, Reporter
A sm all, representative gro up gathered to
honor a nd say farew ell to M arilyn B rafford.
She's m oving to M ichigan and shall jo in a
chapter there. Seated at the ta b le : Ruth
O lson, Carol B orgerding, M arily B rafford ;
sta n d in g : June Cleverly, Donna Reisener,
Jan Edens, Eileen Athey, Barbara Herd and
Mary M cPherson.
G overnor o f Arizona, Raul Castro, sig n in g
a procla m a tion declaring the week o f the
PPD W omen in A viation Week in AZ.
Nancy Crase, Jan Edens Carol B orgerding
and Kathy N ickolaisen help to see tha t he
signed it in the rig ht place!
Very slo, lazy m o n th — lo ts o f w ind and
BIG Q, so fly in g is som ew hat pe rilo us at
pa rticular tim e s. Be A .W .A .R .E ., and
watch the W X— wherever you g o !!
Going to do som ething d iffe re n t th is
year w ith program AW ARE. It shall be in
the evening w ith in vita tio n extended to
both men and wom en, p ilo t and o r non­
p ilo t. Hope that there are o th e r chapters
planning AW ARE program s.
A ugust is ou r P otluck M onth. A ll the 99s
and fa m ily and frien ds in AZ w ill have held
a pot luck day and sleep-under-the-stars
nite at P rescott. Great fun fo r all there.
Carol B o rg e rd in g —chairm an, and M illie
Dawe, active-m em ber-at-large w ill have
attended the Intern at’l Ceour d'Alene.
Everyone that worked the PPD stop at
P h x-L itch fie ld had a great tim e. Our
chapter's entry p ilote d by V icki Bruce and
Pam Marley came in 16th. W e’re proud of
them .
W ith fall som ewhere around the corner,
and h o p e fu lly coo le r tem ps, we can look
forw ard to som e sm oo th , pleasant flyin g .
Sue Harper and Sandi Haag, ever present,
always h e lp fu l, giving aid to a PPD racer at
O perations Table, P h x-L itch fie ld stop.
One o f the m ost c o lo rfu l and e xcitin g PPD
planes to sto p at Phoenix was Fran Bera
and M arilyn Copeland in Pat M cEw en’s
Bonanza.
RENO CHAPTER
May E. H askell, Reporter
O ur June m eeting on the 12th was fun as
w ell as in fo rm ative . Q uite a few o f us met
fo r din n e r at the B lack A ngus p rio r to the
m eeting and th is gave us an o p p o rtu n ity to
get acquainted
w ith
som e
of
our
prospective m em bers. O ur m eeting was
held at the ASI G round School Instructio n
room . Because of an unexpected num ber
in attendance, som e o f the personnel from
ASI helped w ith m oving cha irs from the ir
o ffic e to ou r m eeting. Thanks, ASI, fo r the
help as w ell as the use o f the room . We
had a very special speaker. B ill Hughes
from the Reno GADO bro ug ht Josh Mann.
Josh is C hief, P sycho lo gica l T raining,
C ivil A ir M edical In s titu te , O klahom a C ity,
Ok. Josh, w ith the help of B ill and some
volunteers dem onstrated the Barany Chair.
For those w ho had not ridden o r seen the
cha ir before, som e a sto n ish in g results of
d is o r ie n t a t io n
w e re
show n.
T h is
d e m o n stra tio n was fo llo w e d by some
exce lle nt slid e s and a m ovie. Josh talked
about survival and gave us som e h in ts. He
showed us his coffee can survival k it and
th is was tru ly a Pandora’s Box! It was
noted tha t a fte r Josh had removed
everything from the can, he made no a t­
tem pt to put everything back in but stuffe d
everything in to a satchel. W onder w ho got
to sort it all ou t!
O ur next m eeting w ill be on Ju ly 20th at
the Carson C ity A irp o rt. Peggy Twedt w ill
give hot a ir balloon rides to all o f us who
can make it, weather and fo rtitu d e per­
m ittin g . Peggy said that the air currents
are best in the early m orning hours and we
should get started by 5 or 6 A .M .!
We ju s t th o u g h t we were fin ish e d w ith
snow. On June 24th we had a pretty heavy
sn o w fa ll and have had som e yucky w inds
so fly in g in o u r area s till hasn’t reached the
le isure ly, fun stage yet. Oh w ell, July w ill
be better.
SACRAMENTO VALLEY CHAPTER
Connie C onolley, Reporter
At our m eeting, new Chairm an, Thelma
Drew, passed around her Cam el’s b e ll— a
g ift from 491/2er, Bob. That should bring us
to a tte n tio n ! Gary G ilm ore, Thelm a's
in s tru c to r from Solo throu gh Instrum ent,
beamed w ith pride!
Our gu ng -ho aviatrix, Dorothy Erickson,
challenged the Rockes to retrieve her son
atten din g colleg e in Illin o is . And Sandy
Case logged 581/2 hours on a trip across
the United States. The h ig h lig h t of her trip
was the w in n in g of tw o tires at a Fly-In
w h ile on her way hom e! Shirley Lehr
p ilote d n o n -p ilo t, 491/2er, on a business
and pleasure trip to various c itie s across
the United States. A “ m ust s to p " was
Coeur d'A lene, Idaho, where she attended
the 99’s Intern ation al C onvention.
The eagerness of our new Flying
A ctiv itie s Chairm an, Shirley W inn, has us
a d ju sting our calendar to in clud e lunch at
Pine Beach Inn near L ittle River A irp ort,
M endocino C ounty, and river rafting on the
Truckee River— both scheduled fo r th is
m onth. S hirley ju s t returned from an
Alaskan flig h t w ith n o n -p ilo t 491/2er and
tw o childre n.
H elping Riverside Chapter w ith the
awesom e du tie s associated w ith the
Powder P uff Derby Start were Thelm a C ull,
A n n M o lin a , R u th L u m m is , S h irle y
Kam meyer, S hirley W inn, June Devine and
Marie Durbin. Now no thin g can possibly
go wrong when the ladies “ rev the ir
e n gines” here in C a lifo rn ia 's C apitol C ity
at the ’76 B i-C entennial PPD Start???
O ur Chairm an asked that troph ie s won
fo r her 1940 P orte rfie ld by th is reporter at
W atson ville A n tiq u e F ly-In and O roville
Fly-In be m e n tio n e d — but she refused!
H appiest news o f a ll— Our Chapter
Secretary, Marie D u rbin’s m arriage to Jim
M cClaskey th is m onth in Napa. Best
W ishes to them fo r a long and happy flig h t
plan together!
Racing e n th u sia sts, Barbara Goetz, and
past Intern ation al 99’s President Jerry
M icke lson , o u r on ly Powder Puff Derby
e n tra nts, were w elcom ed home w ith
banners fly in g , TV camera ro llin g , and
frien ds happy to know they placed in the
to p half th is yeaH
SAN DIEGO CHAPTER
Betty W harton, Reporter
W ell gang, we did it again..and I mean
W E ...a ll of us who w ork so hard to make a
near-professional race o f the Powder Puff
Derby. When you stop to th in k of ALL the
people involved, you know there are bound
to be g o o f-u p s ...(l even made one m yself
o n ce)...b ut overall, I th in k we do a good
job, and have a good safety record to show
fo r it, and I fo r one, want to thank all those
w onderful, w illin g people at every stop,
and especially those who carry the
heaviest burdens at the start and term in us.
The
name
of
the
game
is :
"99
C ooperation” !
Elsie W atson, Diane S to cklin and Bea
W heeler from our chapter came to
Riverside to help inspect airplanes, and I
thought Diane sum m ed it up w ell by
saying: “ I'll bet many racers th in k the
same th in g . I know I came home from my
firs t race and th o u g h t: “ I’m a real p ilo t
now, I can do it M YSELF."
Joanruth Bauman, Eva M cHenry, Laura
L ittle , and ou r new chapter Chairm an
Shirley W o lff all showed o ff by fin d in g all
the airpo rts on the race route, had NO
problem s, even at Boyne M t....w h e re it
took the o ffic ia l ship (me) 15 m in. to fin d
the place).
Oh, y e s ...if anyone has an extra (?)
Snoopy Powder P uff '75 p in ...o r if you
know anyone w ho is w illin g to part w ith
theirs, Diane S to cklin is dying fo r one, and
she worked out in the hot sun all week at
the start. Let me know, o.k.? She is back in
O hio th is m onth, w ith her tw o sons and
Sue Clark from El Cajon Valley Chapter,
v isitin g fa m ilie s. C om ing home from
Boyne M t., we m issed them at 99 Hdq. by
20 m inutes!
Fearless leader M arilyn Eimers is busy
p la n n in g a n o th e r F ly in g C o m p a n io n
Seminar, in A ug ust. T his w ill make 215
no n-flying wives we have introduced to the
m ysteries of flig h t and navigation. M arilyn
was also at Riverside, as factory rep fo r the
ATC S im ulators provided fo r the co n ­
testants. Now that the Powder P uff Derby
is over, start th in k in g about the P acific A ir
R a ce ...it’s gonna be a “ really good shew "
th is year! See you in O ctober!
SAN FERNANDO VALLEY CHAPTER
Donna Z w ink, Reporter
Our in s ta lla tio n banquet was w ell a t­
tended and our new o ffice rs have con­
ducted th e ir firs t m eeting very e ffic ie n tly .
Shirley Thom , Pamela Brands, Liz N ickols,
Liz Dinan and Ely Rickabaugh head our
squadron.
A super big con g ra tu la tio n to Audrey
Schutte who was named FAA D istrict
F lig ht In stru cto r of the Year. In a d d itio n ,
con gra tu latio ns to Lola Ricci earned her
M ulti CFI, Faye Chavez her CFI, Kay Fisher
and M arjorie G illen, th e ir Private ratings.
Cec Schulm an and Donna Z w ink got APT.
An extrem ely successful Revalidation
C linic was held 6-14 to 6-16, directed by
Audrey Schutte. S hirley Thom and Delores
Pynes along w ith m any others assisted,
113 were in attendance. The Chapter made
a very good p ro fit and plans to reserve tim e
for the next several years.
Coralee Tucker and Liz Dinan are
cu rre n tly in s tru c tin g our three W ing
S couts and report the g irls are doing very
w ell.
Bonnie Seym our is in So. C alif, fo r the
sum m er and pro ud ly announced she is
busy fo rm in g a new C hapter in Tahoe, has
five prospective m em bers so far.
Our C hapter en tra nts in the Palm s-Pines
Race w ill be Ced S chulm an and Margie
R o bb ins; S hirley Thom and daughter,
Deolores Pynes and frie n d ;
Audrey
S chutte and Harriet B air; M ichele Naples,
Ely Rickabaugh and Lorie Blech.
Some of o u r m em bers drove, yes drove,
to Edwards AFB fo r a day fille d w ith tours
o f NASA fa c ilitie s and clo se up in ­
spe ction s o f various test aircra ft in clu d in g
the B-1, B-52, F-5, F-15, X24B, F111, F104,
YF16 and A10.
We had a luncheon fly -in to Catalina.
Our next luncheon fly -in w ill be to the
Chandelle Restaurant, Santa Maria.
WASP gathering in Reno was attended
by Lola R icci, Nevada governor stated "he
was pleased to take part in a trib u te to ou r
great Am erican w o m e n ."
Pat Cannon fle w to Sonom a fo r wine
tastin g and the N ut Tree lu n ch ; Liz
N icko lls landed at every paved fie ld bet­
ween B F L-F resno ; Ellen M ille r flew a C182
firs t tim e fo r years; Doris T otans landed a
C150 w ith a broken seat; Donna Z w ink
flew w ith 49'/2er to Nebraska got the red
carpet treatm ent at Grand Island. Fran
Baron lo st her radios on a solo cross
co u n try; Vesta M alby convinced her
491/2er she knew w hat she was doing
landing at San D iego; Audrey S chutte took
her eigh t week old grandson fo r his firs t
ride and found a new scenic route from the
M idw est to C a lif. We are a fly in g chapter.
SAN JOAQIN
VALLEY CHAPTER
Rebecca C layton, Reporter
O ur luncheon m eeting was held in
M odesto at Cote D’Oro restaurant June
10th. Seven m em bers and three guest
attended.
Helen McGee flew the P.P.D. was met at
Boyne M ountain by 491/2 Harvey.
D ottie M c A llis te r and Laverne Gudgel
preflew part of the P.P.D. route from
Riverside to M oline in D o ttie 's Com anche,
“ U n fo rtu na te ly not to Boyne M ountain as
they later learned" They returned by way of
W ich ita where they met Laverne’s son Tim
G udgel and fo llo w e d him part way back,
Tim ferryed hom e the firs t o f tw o new
Cessna ag planes.
Laverne and D ottie fle w the P.P.D. in
Laverne's plane, 49 1/2 Mac M cA lliste r
joine d the g irls at Boyne M ountain.
Rosie H ijos flew to Coeur D’Alene, Idaho
fo r the 4th of Ju ly weekend, then back to
Pendleton Oregon on return trip , w ith
guest 99 Rebecca C layton and 491/2 Claud.
O ur Ju ly 15th m eeting was held at
M ission Tesoro near Los Banos. Ten
mem bers and five guest attended.
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY
Sharon Gates, Reporter
Mary Stephan and husband, Hugh, flew
th e ir pre-antique 1948 S tinson to W at­
sonville, where it appeared in the W at­
son ville A ntiq ue A ir Show.
E m ily C letsow ay plans to fly her Cessna
210 to Kansas C ity w ith c o -p ilo t, our
retiring 99s chairm an, Judi G orham . They
w ill sto p at the headquarters and FAA
Museum in O klahom a C ity.
Grace M cChesney w ill jo in her husband,
a State Aeronautical Board mem ber, on a
g o o d w ill to u r of Russia. It is a people to
people air travel program .
Marci Barnet and p ilo t husband, Bob,
com peted in the S h irts-S kirts A ir Race
sponsored by the F ullerton 99s. Marci
said, “ We had a great tim e, but we did
ro tte n !”
In sta lla tio n of new o ffice rs is planned
for A ug ust. The slate in clu d e s: Chairm an,
Grace M cC hesney; Vice Chairm an, Mary
Stephan; Secretary, Pat K am m ; Treasurer,
M a rc i B a rn e t; A e ro s p a c e E d u c a tio n ,
Sharon G ates; A.E. S cholarship, Sharon
G ates; A .P .T ., W anda S trassburg; Air
M arking, Shirley G un th er; A ir and Space
Museum , Em ily C le tso w a y; C ontest, Criss
Yecny; DRF, E m ily C letsow ay; Flying
A c tiv itie s , Lois S m ith ; Legislative, Judi
G o rh a m ; M e m b e rs h ip , C ris s Y e c n y ;
Reporter, Judi G orham ; M em bership,
Criss Y ecny; Legislative, Judi G orham ;
N om inating C o m m itte e, Marci Barnet,
Em ily C letsow ay, Judi G orham ; P ub licity,
Judi G orham ; Safe P ilot Program, Criss
Yecny; Scrapbook, E m ily C letsow ay;
Ways and Means, Mary S tephen; Tax,
Marci Barnet.
SANTA MONICA BAY CHAPTER
Angela M asson, Reporter
Tbis m onth the Santa M onica Bay
chapter has been busy g e ttin g ready for
that fam ous and e xcitin g race, The Palms
to Pines A ir Race. This race was co­
founded by Claire W alters, of our chapter
here in Santa M onica, and John Koich of
Independence, O regon. Claire is now
serving as race co m m ittee chairm an.
Kathy Grant, a v is ito r to ou r chapter and
a new p ilo t, has been exploring the Santa
M onica area by air. So far she has been to
Zuma Beach and back, as w ell as Santa
Paula. We are lo okin g forw ard to having
Kathy jo in ou r chapter.
Claire W alters has moved her flig h t
school to another bu ild in g on SMO A ir­
p o rt— 3400 A irp o rt Ave. Claire has an­
nounced that the runway in Independence,
Oregon w ill be newly paved— in honor of
our race!
Emma M cG uire and Angela Masson flew
the 1975 Angel Derby in Em ma’s Cessna182. Emma also flew the Powder Puff
Derby th is year w ith Rita, ou r SMO tow er
con tro ller.
Maureen and Dan M otola made it to
Riverside in th e ir plane to watch the
Powder P uff Derby take -o ff. Nina Laughbaum, C rispy C ritte r and frien ds also made
the take-off banquet in Angela's Bellanca
Viking.
Other chapter m em bers w ill be seen
keeping qu ite busy th is A ugust at SMO
A irp ort and in Independence, Oregon
ge tting ready fo r the Palms to Pines Race.
See you there!
Preparing fo r the Palms to Pines A ir Race
at Claire's new flig h t school are: (from le ft
to rig h t, fro n t row) Kathy G rant, Claire
W alters, Jackie, Nina, Maureen M otola
(back row) Angela M asson, Kara, Brenda,
and Juana.
SANTA PAULA CHAPTER
Gwen Dewey, Reporter
Sally Allen won firs t place in the M iniDerby w ith her own 115 hp C itabria named
Jonathan. And, although she placed 34th
(and we re proud of her) in the Powder Puff
(her first) she did w in three leg prizes! She
flew solo, was sponsored by M ichael
Dewey A via tion , w ith a 150 hp C itabria,
and a long lis t of friends who helped w ith
the finances.
Several mem bers of ou r chapter flew to
Riverside to see her o ff, all w ishin g they
were also on the ir way.
Gwen Dewey and husband Jim , flew
the ir 1936 M onocoupe, powered w ith a
Lam bert 90A, to the Merced A ntiq ue Flyin. They are proud of the be au tifu l trophy
they received. They are busy now bu ild in g
a w inning F airch ild 22, w ith tim e out fo r a
trip th is sum m er to O shkosh and Fond du
Lac W iscon sin and northern M ichigan.
Betty Johnson and husband Ken flew
the ir little P itts Special to Fond du Lac,
W isconsin fo r the N ational A erobatic
C ham pionships. Both are fly in g the
Sportsman Category in the co m p e titio n .
She is another 99 to be proud of in our
chapter.
Della Abernathy helped in ju d g in g the air
races at M ojave again th is year. Della was
appointed our chapter delegate to the
International C onvention in Idaho.
Our chapter chairm an fo r the com ing
year, Evelyn Perry has already sold the ir
Piper C olt and is shopping fo r a Cessna
172.
We have several m em bers planning to
enter the P acific A ir Race in O ctober. It is
tru ly a great fun race and the El Cajon
Valley, San Diego, San Joaquin Valley and
Santa Rosa Chapters are to be co m ­
mended.
SANTA ROSA CHAPTER
Ruth Foster, Reporter
We're sh o u tin g the news, we had a
w inner! The team of G inny W egener and
Lynn Cary took fou rth place in the PPD.
Our five other p ilo ts returned w ith five
fascinating stories, all having crossed the
fin is h line. O ur chapter had more entrants
than any other in one year, and w e’re
hoping fo r another record next year.
A w elcom e hom e dinn er was held fo r the
" 3 1/2" teams and a real w elcom e it was. A
large group attended, in clu d in g several
members of the Zonta, and all were
d e lig h tfu lly entertained by the storie s of
events experienced by the p ilo ts along the
route.
Our m em bership co n tin u e s to grow.
G loria S tillin g s and Marian Henderson are
welcom ed a d d itio n s to our chapter.
Under the heading of "n e w ” we include
the in stru m en t rating Ann Tunney earned.
Alw ays on the search fo r news are the
new e d itors of our new letter, “ W ing s ’n
T h in g s", M arilyn Jack and Carol Valette.
A great num ber of our m embers spend
many hours sta ffin g a booth at the
Sonom a C ounty Fair w ith the “ W om en's
Resource Center” . It was an o p p o rtu n ity to
spread the word about the goals of the 99s.
Testing th e ir s k ills and com ing thru to
take a firs t were Barbara Johnson and Fran
Johnson (not related) on our recent APE
(A irp la n e P ro fic ie n c y E x c u rs io n ) to
Sunriver, O regon. A fte r ca lcu la tin g tim e
and fuel six planes took to the air. Close
on the heels of the w inners in second place
were M arilyn Jack and her c o -p ilo t, Gail
B artlett, a stud ent p ilo t. Taking th ird was
Diane Cory w ho had Lynn N ich o ls as her
passenger. Claudia A nsaldo and Carol
V alette planned the hundreds of de tails it
took to make the “ E xcursion” a perfect
one.
S am pling the skies over A ustra lia
recently was M argit Lin d h o lm . M argit
joine d a group fly in g sm all planes around
the perm iter of the co n tin e n t. F lying close
to the ground all the way enabled them to
see the sig hts. M argit is ready to go
a g a in —anyone fo r co -p ilo t?
TUCSON CHAPTER
Jayne H unter, Reporter
The dust has settled from the 28th PPD.
A lm o st all m em bers co n trib u te d to the
success of the h o s p ita lity room at the 1st
stop at P H X -L itch fie ld A ir Park. Terry and
Dune Robertson hosted a party to welcom e
home our entry, TAR No. 20. Lorraine
Newhouse and W yn Hayward lo st a
p o te n tia lly good score in the weather that
obscured the a irpo rt at the term in us.
A fte r je a lo u sly w atching the racers
whizz by in the PPD, Barbara W elsh has
entered her C om m anche 250 in the Palmsto-P ines and is takin g along a " fu ll crew "
co n sistin g o f Jayne Hunter, Jean Servaas,
and Joan M acDonald.
New chairperson Jean Servaas con­
ducted her firs t m eeting in July. The
program was so c h o c k fu ll that the o ffic ia l
program of FAA film s never did get shown.
Plans were made fo r a booth-refreshm en
stand at a Bi-C entennial Fiesta in our Civic
Center in A ug ust w ith H ilde Peterson in
charge and proceeds fo r the PPD Fund.
Maggie Shock set fo rth proposals fo r
Pennies-A-Pound at Tucson International
in O ctober. W yn showed START m ovies of
the PPD in Riverside and recounted, w ith
Lorraine, th e ir adventures in the Race.
Jean announced that Ann P ig g o tt has
plans under co n sid e ra tio n fo r a Starter
C lin ic for n o n -flyin g spouses of aviators. A
unanim ous vote gave the go-ahead fo r next
year’s Tucson Treasure H unt. JoAnn
H inkle, s is te r o f our late m em ber, Chris
Ruck, was an honored guest and spoke
about the Ruck Trophy and ten ta tive plans
to set up a Fund in C h ris’ m em ory.
V irg in ia Edwards and Barbara Harper
have earned Instrum e nt Ratings. V irginia
is sta rtin g a new Chapter scrapbook and
w ill be A ir Safety Chairm an, w h ile Barbara
w ill be our M em bership Chairman and also
handle A ir Age Education.
One of ou r newer m embers, Ida Ruth
Davis, w ho is a teacher and was a can­
didate fo r State Legislature in the past
e lectio n, has been chosen to head our
Legislative C o m m ittee. P h yllis Courtney is
A.E. S cho la rship chairm an and Lorraine
N ewhouse is in charge of F lying A ctivitie s.
Judy Preble is taking over P u b licity. The
next e d itio n of th is colum n w ill com e from
the typ e w rite r of Em elie Haugh, and your
old reporter w ill henceforth do the chapter
new sletter, T alew inds, and free Hilde
Peterson fo r m ore du tie s on Bi-C entennial
projects and ou r “ Project E lectra", the
renovation of a siste r ship to A .E .’s plane
that is on displa y at the Pima C ounty Air
M useum .
Tucson crew at P h o e n ix-L itch fie ld A irport
on Derby Day, the 4th of July. TUS 1st
Stop Co-Chairm an Barbara Welsh and
Jayne H unter, kneel in the foreground.
T ucson’s TAR entry No. 20 flank the 1st
row stan din g, Lorraine Newhouse (L) and
Wyn Hayward (R) w ith Terry Robertson and
B ill H unter between. Rear row (L to R)
Dune Robertson, tw o guests, Chairman
Jean and 49 1/2er Pieter Servaas.
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A L A S K A - ID A H O ■ M O N T A N A
N O R TH D A K O T A - OREGON
S O UTH D A K O T A
W A S H IN G T O N - W Y O M IN G
EASTERN IDAHO CHAPTER
Jeanenne E llsw o rth , Reporter
M ost of our chapters e ffo rts th is m onth,
have been directed tow ard fin is h in g up our
project of assem bling slides fo r the
neckerchiefs w h ich w ill be given to par­
tic ip a n ts at the International C onvention in
Couer d ’ Alene.
A fly -in
p icn ic to Jackson
Hole,
W yom in g, at the base of the scenic Teton
M ountains, was enjoyed by Lois Bauer and
Sharon Laird. Purpose of the m eeting was
to in fo rm and encourage the wom en p ilo ts
of that area to jo in us in 99s.
W hen the Red Baron F lying Service of
Idaho Falls recently sponsored a Flying
show, many 99s were on hand to cheer on
such greats as Bob Hoover, M ira Slovak
and Duane Cole. This was a firs t fo r many
of us, and was made even more exciting
because of the extrem ely high w inds.
The p rim itive area o f Idaho w ill soon find
99s trying out many of the backcountry
airstrips. More on th is next tim e.
EASTERN W ASHINGTON CHAPTER
Daryl Ann Kyle, Reporter
Eastern W ashing to n 99s are happily
pu tting our v is itin g prospective m em bers
to work on ROUND UP '75 a ctivitie s. They
are Linda Bakke, a 100-hour private p ilo t
who flie s out o f Sandpoint, Idaho and
w ould like to eventually be in stru m en t
rated; Susanne Kinzer, a Coeur d ’ Alene
area student p ilo t w h o ’s current project is
to obtain more tied ow s fo r the Cd'A A ir­
port; Karen Hirte, a private p ilo t do in g her
flyin g at Felts Field in Spokane who
recently was weathered in during a trip to
Seattle and spent tw o extra days there
w a iting fo r som e th in g fly a b le ; and Vivian
M ille r from Le w isto n, Idaho.
Margie W ood has her m u lti-e n g in e
rating now. She ju s t returned from
C a liforn ia and found the frie n d lin e ss of the
Santa Clara Valley Chapter mem bers
hadn't changed a b it w ith in the last year.
She says, “ It was like ‘old hom e w eek’ to
visit them a g a in !" M argie also reports on a
near brush w ith a tornado in N orth Dakota.
It passed w ith in 50 feet o f her m otel u n it!
W eekends fo r Barbara Dunlop and her
491/2er are being spent w orking on a
sum m er home on Decatur Island in the San
Juan Islands. Since all b u ild in g m aterials
m ust be barged or flo w n in to the island,
the ir Cherokee Six is being w ell u tilize d .
A special treat to G randm other Berta
Norris came on M other’s Day. Grandaughter Lana Basler, 99 from Spokane,
made a d e lig h tfu l flig h t w ith her parents to
Everett, W ashing to n fo r a v is it!
FAR WEST CHAPTER
Mary Cole, Reporter
Our May m eeting place was changed
from Couer D’Alene to Port Townsend
A irp ort w ith a v is it to the Rhododendron
Festival in Port Tow nsend. O nly three
planes made the June flig h t to Auburn
Center due to bad weather. W ith be au tifu l
sunshine again, July 12 m eeting was a
picnic luncheon
on
the
beach
on
Dungenesss at hom e of Elene Duncan.
Eleven m em bers converged on Port
Angeles A irp ort on July 19 to b e au tify the
new park fo r p ilo ts at the east end o f the
airport. C o lorfu l annuals were p la n te d fo r
now and plans made to plant bulbs and
shrubs in the fa ll and spring. The park has
picnic tables, a place to cook, and tie
downs are being prepared for planes flyin g
in to use the park area. We also pulled a
few weeds around the letters “ Port
Angeles” made o f rocks to prepare them
for w h itew a shing in the near future.
Members busy fly in g : Mary Kochanek
and Elsie M acD ougall p a rticip a tin g in
a irlift fo r Explorer S co u ts; M ildred W ood
and 491/2er tou ring sm all airpo rts in area;
Elene Duncan and 491/2er fly in g to Baja,
M exico; Jean Rutz and Mary Cole and
491/2ers flyin g to Kelso to look over M ott
Taylor’s experim ental airplanes and the
“ flyin g a u to m o b ile ."
We have a new mem ber, Carol Fletcher,
who attended the m eeting at Couer
D’Alene along w ith M ildred W ood, Vi
N ixon, Elsie M acD ougall and Barbara
Lathrop.
210. I am ashamed to ad m it th a t w ith three
women p ilo ts about we let George do all of
the fly in g . A lso , I got on a irsick on fin a l at
Reno airpo rt. I have been a regular
passenger in tha t aircra ft since I was six
weeks old and I choose fina l to get airsick.
W onderful. If I had not go tte n a glim pse of
a sick sack the idea probably never w ould
have occurred to me. U n fo rtu na te ly, my
gam bling was no better than my airw ork
that weekend. It was the firs t tim e I had
been to Reno since I have been 21 so I
really enjoyed m yself.
Ju ly 17th at Elise S m ith ’s house on
South Prairie a irpo rt we worked on our
balloon project fo r the banquet room at
Coeur D'Alene. That pa rticu la r workshop
was no th in g , I mean no thin g, but a fiasco.
We were planning to use real 40" balloons
w ith harness and, basket attached un til our
two experim entals lite ra lly exploded in our
faces w h ile we were w orking w ith them .
So, rather than sub je ct us fu rth e r to that
unnerving experience Peggy Verger was
bright and kind enough to design and
"la u n ch ” the firs t cardboard pro to type that
went to the assem bly line July 22nd and
again Ju ly 24th. We are th in kin g of you
g irls as the hot airless balloons dangle
over your dinners. Keep in m ind that there
is great genius behind those works of art.
GREATER SEATTLE CHAPTER
Carol A. Cansdale, Roving Reporter
Hope you all had as good a tim e in
Coeur d ’Alene as we did. It was ce rta in ly a
great experience to meet so m any wom en
p ilo ts in one place at one tim e.
J u ly 's m eeting was held at Fancher's in
Renton. It was reported that several
Greater Seattle m em bers were present at
the recent AOPA In s tru c to r’s Sem inar on
Ju ly 8, 9 and 10 in clu d in g V irg in ia H ub­
bard, Ulla H iatt and Suzie M cG uire. In
return fo r th e ir help w ith the event, these
ladies attended the sem inar free of charge.
C h a irm a n S a n d y S u lliv a n p ro v id e d
en tertain m en t fo r the m eeting w ith a
narration of her experiences fly in g a Super
Cub from Louisiana. It was enjoyed by all.
C onvention plans were also discussed.
Several mem bers also participated in a
99s d isp la y at the Paine Field A irsh ow July
19 and 20, in clu d in g Iona Funk, Suzie
M cG uire, D orothy Haubert, Carol and Ellie
Cansdale, U lla H iatt, and V irg in ia Hub­
bard. In a d d itio n , the new ly established
S tila gu am ish Chapter to o k charge of the
d ispla y Sunday. Several planes were
displayed and lite rature of 99s was
d istrib u te d .
YAKIM A VALLEY CHAPTER
A LOUD AND CLEAR co n g ra tu la tio n s to
Jan LeCocq, Reporter
llovene Potter, w ho fin ish e d 10th in the
We gathered at the Yakim a V a lle y
Powder P uff Derby, was num ber one in the
M unicipal A irp o rt fo r our last m eeting. A
Piper class and received a medal fo r very e n th u sia stic group considered the
horsepow er class (245 - 284 HP). B etty p o s s ib ilitie s o f a h isto rica l display. Jim
Denney was on hand to cheer her on in Eakin the a irp o rt manager was helpful,
Phoenix, where the PP en tra nts staged a encouraging and supportive to ou r ideas.
fly-b y.
We are all fo llo w in g up on pioneer p ilo ts.
T hat’s all fo r th is m onth. Keep your .Our fall m eeting w ill be resu lts o f sum m er
fing ers crossed fo r sunny skies!
research.
A dding tw o more to our g ro u p — lanice
RAINIER CHAPTER
W e lls , c u r r e n tly a tte n d in g C .W .S .C .,
C indy K nechtel, Reporter
Public relations co -o rd in a to r on volunteer
Ju ly m eeting was at Jeri Reynolds
basis fo r Yakim a C o un ty Departm ent of
be au tifu l home. We discussed by-law s and
Emergency Services; also m em ber of
fu tu re p ro je cts fo r the group. For a sm all
DNUD National Disaster Cadre and in­
group, we have excellent ideas for
dividual assistance. Jean Lewis ju s t
projects, however alth ou gh we have fu ll
departed w ith husband Bob fo r Port Hardy,
tu rn o u ts fo r all m eetings we s till end up
B.C. They w ill jo in frien ds cru isin g in the
over-extending ourselves. Each m em ber in
area. She is a W arrior fan.
the chapter is em ployed fu ll-tim e and
W eather super, so many com ing and
m any of us have fa m ilie s at home. C on­
going at the airport. Have a great vacation.
sequently, we are go in g to postpone as
m any p ro je cts as po ssib le u n til later
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m o n th s w h e n a c t iv itie s are lim ite d
because o f weather.
Our chapter brought survival k its to sell
in the Crest A irpark p ilo t lounge. They sold
pretty w ell. However, the fe llo w w ho cuts
my hair sold m ost of them in his barber
shop in do w n to w n A uburn. He said people
showed great interest in them fo r cam ping.
Elizabeth Lundin has transferred from
W estern W ashing to n to Rainier Chapter.
She has been in the 99s longer than m ost
o f us so she was a great help in
deciphering the by-law s and w eeding out
parts that d o n ’t apply to us.
Jan Markey, one of our CFI m embers
managed to fin d tim e to get her in stru m en t
rating the beginning of July.
J u ly 4th weekend my m other, V irg in ia
N esland, and I fle w w ith George and Pat
Jo g tich to Reno, Nevada in th e ir Cessna
South Central Section
A R K AN S AS - COLO RADO - LO U IS IA N A
KANSAS - NEBR AS KA - NEW MEXICO
O K L A H O M A -T E X A S
ABILEN E, TEXAS CHAPTER
M arjorie A ndrew s, Reporter
In June the chapter co-sponsored a
Safety M eeting w ith GADO-4 and Abilene
Aero, Inc. The film “ Graveyard S piral"
pointed up the need fo r pre -flig h t plan­
ning, and provided, we th in k, the best
argum ent fo r retention o f the VFR F lig ht
Plan, w hich is now threatened w ith ex­
tin c tio n . M arjorie was added to the lis t of
N inety-N ines who pa rticip ate as A ccident
P re v e n tio n C o u n s e lo rs in th e FAA
A ccident Prevention Program. We heard
from Dyess AFB Safety O ffice rs who
described and showed the low a ltitu d e
high speed train in g routes in ou r area. We
were introduced to the A irw ays F a cilitie s
personnel w ho actu ally m aintain the VORs
and other navaids; we p ro m p tly decided
on a tou r of the “ w itches h a ts" fo r the
August m eeting. Two days after the Safety
M e e tin g , o u r c h a p te r h o s te s s e d a
retirem ent party fo r Jim Bearden, local
RAPCON c h ie f; we taped the event and
presented the tape along w ith best wishes
and many thanks fo r 20 years’ service.
July 3 saw A lice, Evelyn, and Bunny
load up the A ndrew s’ m otorhom e and w ith
Marj in the driver's seat, head fo r the
Plainview, Texas M ust Stop in the Powder
Puff Derby. Rained all the way, but a call
placed for Marge M itch e ll's o ffic e assured
us that the show w ould go on in Palo Duro
Canyon; the "s h o w ” there being "T exas",
the co lo rfu l m usical d e picting early life in
Texas. Breakfast in a cam pground on top
of the canyon w ith a view of the clo ud fille d crevasse led to an early departure
back to Plainview to aw ait the flyers. They,
w ise p ilo ts a ll, never arrived that day
because of weather, in clud in g a tornado
sighted NW of Plainview. Excitem ent b u ilt
early in a hurry the m orning of the 5th, and
by 3 p .m ., 94 planes had landed, and m ost
had been sent on the ir way to Tulsa and
Lincoln. We were o ffic ia l greeters and had
all the fun w ith none of the re sp o n sib ility
that Marge, Kathy Long, Hazel Jones,
Linda Hooker, and the oth er m em bers o f a
great crew that manned the stop. Evelyn
kept the tape recorder going and we had
fun playing the results at ou r Ju ly m eeting.
A irm a rking w ill be a m ajor project fo r
th is year and w e’re open to any helpful
suggestions,
sho rtcu ts
and-or actual
physical help from
experienced airmarkers.
We said good-bye to m em ber A lice
Foeh. W e’re lo sing her to the San A n to n io
C hapter— the y’re ge tting a W ORKER!
ALBUQUERQUE CHAPTER
Becky Lutz, Reporter
A dinner honoring Jo Eddlem an, au thor
of Cows on the Runway, was held recently
at La Hacienda.
Jo
organized
the
Albuquerque chapter in 1954 and was
elected its firs t chairm an. She later moved
to W ashington and only recently w rote her
book recounting some o f her fly in g ex­
periences. Harriet Nye was hostess.
Roz Kinlen and Claudia Beckner flew to
Plainview to help w ith the Derby stop.
They had an e xcitin g tim e, and report that
the plainview gals and the tow n of
Plainview did a te rrific jo b of w e lcom ing
the racers.
C o ng ratula tion s to our newest m em ­
bers— Ingeborg Pom m er and Buehlah
W ood fin. And w e’re proud of Claudia
Beckner fo r earning her CFII.
On Septem ber 28, M idvalley Airpark
plans a big fly -in and the chapter w ill
sponsor spo t-lan din g con tests in the
private and com m ercial d ivisio n . B. J.
Slawson reports an interesting flig h t to the
Cessna factory in W ichita . Jerry W arrick
enjoyed a flig h t over La Veta Pass and on
to W alsenburg, C olorado. Rita and Glenn
E llio tt flew to Ft. C o llin s to enroll their
daughter at C olorado State. They also flew
to San Diego fo r a week of sail boating.
Roz and Jim Kinlen spent a week in
Canada enjoying the sig h ts and v isitin g
general aviation a irpo rts. My own flig h ts
have been sho rt hops to F arm ington,
Navajo Dam, and Raton. Ingeborg Pommer
c o m p le te d a th r e e - n ig h t s e s s io n of
O peration Raincheck at the A lbuquerque
C ontrol Center.
Kathy Fox was hostess fo r ou r August
m eeting at her home. A po t-luck dinner
was held and 491/2ers were invited.
ARKAN SAS CHAPTER
M arguerite N ielsen, Reporter
Charlene and Dr. Mac Poe flew in to
Pinehurst, North Carolina where they were
met by th e ir frie n d s from P hiladelphia fo r a
very nice v is it. They also flew in to Tampa,
F lorida where Mac qu a lifie d fo r the U.S.
M edical Open G olf T ournam ent.
Cary H unt, p ilo t and Charlene Poe, co­
p ilo t have entered the Skylady Derby, and
several others of our chapter may be flyin g
the race.
Jo Eddlem en 99 of W ashing to n D.C. and
au thor o f “ Cows On The Runway” RON d
in Van Buren enroute to the 99 Inter­
national
C onvention. Jo and
Marge
Nielsen met her fo r d inn er and a very lovely
evening of hangar fly in g . Jo w ill be com ing
through th is way again after the con­
vention.
A ll chapters of SCS please rem em ber to
m ail fly in g a ctivity reports to Marge
Nielsen Route 1 Van Buren, Arkansas
72956. Happy F lyin g.
EL PASO CHAPTER
Norma K udiesy, Reporter
O ur m o n th ly m eeting was com bined
w ith a pot luck supper and sw im m in g party
held at Sim L in d le y’s house the 27th of
July. Sim is atten din g the fa ll sectional
and w ill take the m ou ntain fly in g course
offered. George and M arilyn Cragin and
Rene H irth fle w to in te rn a tio n a l. George
and M arilyn recently flew th e ir tw in
Apache to M exico C ity fo r business and
pleasure. Doris Shreve, Sim Lindley,
M arilyn Cragin, L o is Hailey, and Ruth
Deerman attended a three day flig h t in­
stru cto r c lin ic in El Paso sponsored by the
Texas A ir C o m m issio n and the FAA. Ruth
was reappointed to the FAA safety cou ncil
fo r our local area. Johnny Hickey and
husband Harry have both retired and w ill
be vagabonds fo r a few weeks before
se ttlin g dow n. Cathy Lind ley has been
gadding about th is sum m er before leaving
fo r the service fly in g to
C olorado,
C a lifo r n ia , and to H o u s to n . E ve lyn
Underwood too, w ith trip s to New York
C ity, B osto n, P hila delph ia on business
and pleasure. Evelyn is now APT.
GOLDEN TRIANG LE CHAPTER
Pat M oore, Reporter
The early part of th is m onth centered
around the a c tiv itie s of the Powder Puff
Derby's annual race. Jo M cCarrell, our
Chapter C hairm an, and Linda Hooker were
o ffic ia l tim e rs fo r th is event at the
Plainview stop. They fle w on to the ter­
m inus at Boyne Falls Lodge, M ichigan for
the banquet and awards presentation and
reported that it was a trip they w ould never
forge t, both fo r the pure jo y and ex­
citem e nt of being involved in th is fo r the
firs t tim e and o l’ man weather who d id n ’t
sm ile too b rig h tly on m ost po rtion s of their
trip.
Several o f our mem bers were on
vacations durin g the tim e of the race and
reported having seen the gals at the El
Paso stop . D o ttie Hughes and her husband
were on th e ir way hom e from C alifornia,
having stopped at El Paso to refue l; and
o u r n e w e s t in s tr u m e n t ra te d p ilo t ,
Jeannett Barrett, and another chapter
member, Janet D illo n , stopped in El Paso
on th e ir way out to C a lifo rn ia on Jean­
ne tte’s firs t trip to “ try o u t” her new rating.
A ctiv itie s fo r our chapter, per se, shaped
in to high gear w ith the dawn of July 19th.
In c o n ju n c tio n w ith the Dallas chapter and
the F .A .A ., a dual safety sem inar was held
at M ountain View College, one session
being held in the m orning and one after
lunch in order to accom m odate both Dallas
and Tarrant C ounty p ilo ts . There were over
600 in attendance fo r the tw o sessions, the
main them e fo r w hich centered around
weather. It proved to be h ig h ly successful.
Friday, Ju ly 25th, a banquet was held in
our honor by the S outhw est Region of the
FAA
to
p re s e n t a C e r tific a te
of
A pp reciation fo r the c o n trib u tio n s our
chapter has made to aviation in all areas
since its in ce p tio n . This was the firs t tim e
such an award was ever presented to a
group rather than an in d ivid u a l, which
made us honored and indeed grateful.
Sunday, July 27th, we were invited to a
fly -in breakfast and program at Caddo
M ills , Texas airpo rt by the A irp o rt Manager
in appre ciatio n fo r having airmarked the
runways earlier th is year in com bined
e ffo rts w ith the Dallas and Redbird
chapters. The program presented by Dallas
area accident prevention s p e cia list, Joe
M onterosso, was o u tsta n d in g .
Joe M cCarrell and Linday Hooker were
our representatives at the International
M eeting in Idaho the last of July.
HOUSTON CHAPTER
Stephanie V ickery, Reporter
H ouston Chapter O ffice rs fo r the 197576 year were announced at the June
chapter m eeting. New o ffice rs to be in­
stalled in A ug ust are:
Chairm an-Pat
Jam es; V ice-chairm an Gene G onzales;
Recording Secretary, Sally G luckm an;
C orresponding Secretary, Audrey Haley,
Treasurer, Delle H ightow er.
The June m eeting was held in the home
of Ann E nglish. We were delighted to
w elcom e guests Kathy Long and Helen
W ilke from the Dallas Redbird chapter. The
Ju ly m eeting was held in the hom e o f Pat
James where chapter m em bers were
shown tw o excellent film s by FAA
A ccid en t Prevention S pe cia list Charles
Noble. The film on the m ountain wave
w hich
occurs
in
the
Rockies
was
especially apropos fo r those planning to
fly to the Intern ation al convention.
Patty Vick has ju s t earned a com m ercial
license - one year and one day after ear­
ning her private p ilo t license.
Margaret Brown was elected secretary of
the Texas Private Flyers A sso cia tio n in
May. Margaret, Eulalia N ichols, and Delle
H ightow er attended the Texas Private
F ly e rs A s s o c ia tio n m e e tin g in San
A ntonio.
Am ong those fly in g to Hot S prings,
Arkansas, fo r the Arkansas Aero air race
June 14 were H o u sto n ’s A lice Seaborn and
Patty Vick. Patty is lo okin g forw ard to the
Sky Lady Derby in L ittle Rock A ugust 2.
Gene Gonzales enjoyed a brief vacation
at M erida and Cozum el on the Yucatan
Penninsula. M. E. O liver and her Nervous
Navigator Jim went to M exico C ity and
then spent a weekend in Mazatlan. Audrey
Haley and 49 1/z Pete flew to Nassau in Late
May.
KANSAS CHAPTER
C arolyn W esterm an, Reporter
The Kansas C hapter's July m eeting was
held at Park V illa , W ichita . The 1975-76
Kansas Chapter O ffice rs were in sta lle d,
who are Chairm an - Elizabeth H ouse; Vice
Chairman - Jackie Luke; Secretary Carolyn W esterm an; Treasurer - Dorothy
Dickerhoof.
Pat McEwen is back in ACTion and
feeling great after her recent surgery. Pat’s
son, Clay, who also had surgery is
speedily recovering.
C o ng ratula tion s to our PPD g irls M arilyn
Copeland & Fran Bera who came in 18th
and Jackie Luke & Pat M lady, 69th.
I’m happy to report that th is reporter,
C arolyn W esterm an, has received her
instrum ent rating.
This w ill be my last news report and the
new Kansas Chapter Reporter is Kay
Weber. W elcom e Kay.
Safe F lyin g !
LUBBOCK CHAPTER
Beth Covey, Reporter
The LBB N inety-N ine s are com p le ting
th e ir th ird year, and fo r a group of seven
99s, we believe we have con tribu te d rather
w ell to aviation in th is area, as w ell as to
r e s p o n s ib ilit ie s at th e S e c tio n and
International level.
Chairman Angela Boren gave several
programs to various groups fo r A ir Age
Education. She also taped a program on
N inety-N ines a ctivitie s fo r Plane Talk on
K T X T -T V , a lo c a l a v ia tio n p ro g ra m
fo llo w in g A viation Weather.
Linder the leadership o f APT Chairm an,
Harvella Johnson, we received the Section
APT Trophy fo r chapters o f 10 m em bers or
less. The LBB Chapter was 100 per cent
APT fo r 1974-75. We also airm arked the
Slaton and S hallow ater a irp o rts w ith
num bers and center stripes.
LBB 99s co-sponsored tw o Aviation
Safety C lin ics w ith the FAA GADO office .
The Chapter also supported the South
P la in s S a fe ty C o u n c il th ro u g h p a r­
ticip a tio n at the quarterly m eetings. A lso
co n trib u tin g to A via tion Safety was the
P hysiological Training Course arranged by
Harvey Johnson at Reese A ir Force Base.
This was the firs t tim e wom en had been in
the a ltitu d e cham ber at Reese.
Angela, Harvey, and Mary Badgett and
the ir husbands attended the May 1st
N inety-N ine Day in Texas in A u stin . In
December, the 99s made homebaked
goodies and took them to the LBB FSS and
Tower in appre ciatio n fo r the help those
people give p ilo ts in our area year in and
year out. We also enjoyed a coo kou t in
A ugust in the home of Mary B adgett, fo r
mem bers and prospective m em bers.
We w elcom ed tw o new m em bers th is
year, Dee Lowe and B etty R ichardson. The
tw o flig h t in s tru cto rs in ou r Chapter,
Rosemary Stidham and Beth Covey, were
appointed Safety C ounselors for the FAA.
Rosemary helped Angela Boren com p le te
her in stru m e n t rating th is sum m er. Angela
is serving her th ird year on the Lubbock
Regional A irp o rt Board of D irectors.
Rosemary com pleted her m u lti-eng in e
rating and her in stru m e n t in s tru c to r
c e rtifica te th is year.
New Chapter o ffice rs elected at ou r May
m eeting
in clu d e d :
C hairm an,
Angela
Boren; Vice C hairm an, Harvella Jo h n so n ;
Secretary-R eporter,
Beth
Covey;
and
Treasurer, Joyce Neal. The June 9th
m eeting w ith the South Plains Safety
C ouncil included dinn er and a to u r o f the
T-38 m aintenance fa c ilitie s and the non­
destructive in sp e ctio n fa c ilitie s at Reese
A ir Force Base.
A lso in June, the LBB Chapter airm arked
a new hangar (owned by Carole W heeler of
the Fort W orth C h a p te r) near Cone, Texas
w ith the name WHEELER FARMS on top
o f the hangar. T his was o u r firs t “ from
scra tch " le tte ring .
Ju ly 4, several mem bers w ent to
Plainview to help w ith the AWTAR m ust
stop there. The Plainview Cham ber of
C om m erce, the tw o FBO's, Marge M it­
c h e ll’s M ille r F lyin g Service, Inc. and
H u tch in son F lyin g Service, Inc., the Ham
Radio C lub in Plainview , and all the
citize n s of Plainview did a great job.
Happy F lying.
NEBRASKA CHAPTER
Sharon Meyer, Reporter
There we w ere— at 7:0 0 a.m . on Sunday,
July 6th, after sending over sixty Powder
Puff p ilo ts on to M oline, relaxing in the
m id st of Snoopy cartoons on the General
A viation B u ild in g M eeting Room flo o r, and
recapping the flu rry of a c tiv itie s of the
preceeding day's M ust Stop. Except fo r a
few q u ick hours of sleep, it was the firs t
breather after the racers started arriving on
Saturday. Yes, there's all kinds o f ex­
citem e nt in the life of a 99! The Nebraska
99s th o ro u g h ly enjoyed ho sting one of the
1975 Powder Puff Derby M ust S tops!
A t ou r Ju ly m eeting in H astings, we
discussed the fin a n cia l p lig h t of AW TAR at
length. The Chapter feels stro n g ly that the
Powder P uff Derby is a w o rth w h ile en­
deavor and w ants to see it con tinu ed . As a
result o f the d iscu ssio n , the Nebraska
Chapter decided to donate $100 to AWTAR
and urges oth er Chapters to make a
com parable e ffo rt to insure the co n ­
tin u a tio n o f the Derby.
Carmen Stinem an and Gay Boardman,
w ife of her local FBO, recently com pleted
an a irpo rt b e a u tifica tio n project. They
spent 2 Vz days pa in ting the o ffic e bu ild in g
at Superior A via tion , Superior, Nebraska.
Again th is fa ll, the Nebraska 99s w ill
provide rides from the L inco ln A irp o rt to
M em orial Stadium fo r persons who fly in
for U niversity of Nebraska fo o tb a ll games.
So, if yo u ’re a fo o tb a ll fan w ho w ill be
flyin g in fo r a Nebraska game, look fo r a 99
in the Genral A viation B u ild in g coffee shop
area. We w elcom e c o n trib u tio n s from
passengers to help fu rth e r the work of the
99s. Vera Bartunek is organizing the ride
service th is year.
O KLAH O M A CHAPTER
M arjorie H udson, Reporter
The Ju ly m eeting was held at the new
B lackw ell-Tonkaw a A irp o rt in the ir nice
new a irco n d itio n e d b u ild in g . There were 23
mem bers and 6 guests present, 3 of the
guests were prospective m embers. We
were glad to have M arilyn Copeland from
the Kansas Chapter v is it us and set up
com m ittees fo r the de dication cerem onies
and a ctivitie s when ou r new Headquarters
bu ild in g is dedicated in November.
M axine L e ftw ich has ju s t returned from
Egypt, where her husband lectured on
econom y fo r the G ibson Stores. He is a
professor at O klahom a State U niversity.
Diane M oretti has gone to C a liforn ia for
the sum m er w ith her husband, who has
received a grant to stud y engineering at
Stanford U niversity. Norma V andergriff
and D ottie A ntosh are w orking on their
in stru m en t ratings. Norma flew her son to
A tlanta recently and to St. Louis for a
ballgame.
The propeller from M aybelle Fletcher's
210, w hich came o ff near El Reno during
the PPD has not yet been found. The
GADO o ffic e here is planning to run an
advertisem ent appealing to farm ers in the
area to turn it in if fou nd. M aybelle landed
safely at M ustang a irfie ld .
T he O k la h o m a
N in e ty -N in e s
are
planning to pa rticip ate in an extensive
safety c lin ic program over the state in
August.
SAN ANTONIO CHAPTER
Pamela H. Crane, Reporter
A via tion -orie nted a ctivitie s fo r the San
A n to n io Chapter were on a reduced power
settin g durin g the m onth of July, as the
m a jo rity of m embers were occupied w ith
other events that too k them out of tow n , or
at least precluded active p a rticip a tio n in
chapter a ctivitie s. As a result, the July
b u s in e s s
m e e tin g , and th e “ G etA cquainted” p icn ic were cancelled.
Ann Lowell is presently in the m id st of a
m onth-long cro ss-co u n try in a fuelinjected Cessna accom panied by tw o of
her childre n. Her travels have taken her
north to M innesota, w est to the Pacific
coast, down the coa stlin e, and back to
Texas via the southern border route.
New o ffic e rs fo r the chapter w ill be
in sta lle d at the next m eeting, to be held at
noon on A ugust 9th, at the airport m eeting
room (G en-Aero, Inc.) Two recent transfers
to o u r chapter are Becky Beaudoin from
Arizona and A lice Foeh from Abilene.
M em bership Chairm an Saralda Ross, a
teacher in one o f San A n to n io 's local
school d is tric ts has turned student to
obtain the q u a lific a tio n s required for
pa rticip a tio n in th is area's bi-lin gu al
educational program .
SHREVEPORT CHAPTER
M arjo W right, Reporter
Mary Jo Voss, D ottie Ports, Evelyn
Snow and Jere Saur participated in the
Powder Puff Derby.
Mary and Don Friday now have a redw h ite-b lue tw in Piper C om anche...M ary
and Don know th is plane w ell since they
received th e ir tw in rating in it.
O ur chapter sponsored an Instrum ent
Seminar in Ju ly w hich was w ell attended
by area p ilo ts. This sem inar was in con­
nection w ith the FAA and G AM A. N inetyNine, Helen W ray did an ou tsta n d in g jo b
p u tting it all together, w ith som e back-up
help from the rest of us, o f course! A
special treat was the arrival of FOG­
BOUND A irlin e , the m ost questio na ble
a irlin e in the w hole w o rld. Of course FogBound A irlin e s personnel are from Ruston,
Louisiana and are w ith the colleg e of
Louisiana Tech’s A viation Dept. The s k it
te lls one what happens when a p ilo t does
everything wrong ... its fun ny and te lls a
message at the same tim e. Hazel and Roys
Jones were in tow n apd stayed fo r the
sem inar.
Hazel, Roys and Duane Perry, Dogwood
Chapter, came to Shreveport to attend a
retirem ent dinn er honoring Mr. Powell,
GADO M's C hief. Earlier ou r Chapter
presented Mr. Powell a cake and offered
our best w ishes. The cake pictured a man
in a boat catching a big one (fish)! Mary Jo
and Bennie Voss drove Fog-Bound A irlin e s
to Ft. W orth where they gave the program
for the banquet honoring the G olden
Triangle Chapter. The FAA presented the
Chapter w ith the Award of M erit.
We have a new member, M iss Linda
Carney, w orking g irl, private p ilo t and fly s
out of South Shreveport’s airpo rt. Jere
Saur, Evelyn Snow and Mary Jo Voss
participated in a CAP Air-Search. Helen
W ray and 491/2, Charlie flew to the
International C onvention in Idaho. N inetyNines attended the A irp o rt A u th o rity
M eeting show ing the M aster Plan fo r
Shreveport’s A irp orts.
SPACE CITY NINETY-NINES
Lu cille Bethard, Reporter
Space C ity N inety-N ine s held o ffic e r
elections in July. The new o ffic e rs are:
C h a irm a n ,
L u c ille
B e th a rd ;
V ic e Chairm an, Mary B yers; Secretary, Linda
Peterson; and Treasurer, M arci Butler.
C om m ittee chairm en fo r the next year
in c lu d e :
APTM a y b e lle
F le tc h e r ;
M em bership - Judy C o vin; News Reporter
- Helen Jackso n; A-E S cholarship - Bonnie
Y oung; P u b licity - Janice G low czw ski.
Space C ity has been a chapter fo r a very
short tim e, but we are already m aking
plans fo r a succe ssful and fu n -fille d
com ing year. We are planning another
Safety Sem inar w ith the FAA in the very
near future . Several past sem inars were
quite in fo rm ative and w e ll-a tte nde d. We
are also w orking on several fu n d -ra isin g
projects In A ug ust and Septem ber, in­
clu din g a Poker Run and hangar dance.
Two of our m em bers, Mary Byers and
Maybelle Fletcher, had a hair-raising
experience w h ile com p etin g in the Powder
Puff Derby. Near El Reno, O klahom a, the ir
Cessna 210 threw its prop and slung oil
over the w in d sh ie ld . They were able to
make a b e a u tifu l w heels-dow n landing at
the El Reno a irp o rt, and are s till lo okin g for
the prop.
N in e ty - N in e rs M a rc i B u tle r , G w en
Peyton, Jackie Kierby, Mary Byers w ill be
fly in g to L ittle Rock, Arkansas in A ugust
to com pete in the Sky Lady P roficiency
Derby. O nly wom en may enter th is race as
p ilo ts ; men may fly as navigators.
Helen Jackson, o u r chairm an, w ill a t­
tend the convention in Idaho as our
delegate. She and husband, Roy, are also
fly in g in to the EAA C onvention in
O shkosh.
W ICHITA FALLS CHAPTER
Nan Park, A ctin g Reporter
The Executive O ffice of Southern
A via tion , at M un icip al A irp o rt was the site
of our m eeting June 25, 1975 and Ju ly 10.
C om m ittee chairm en were maned to
serve the fis c a l year, C hapter objectives
were o u tlin e d by tho se present, includ in g
safety sem inars, airm arkin g and flyin g
a ctivitie s.
The Jim m ie Kolp M em orial Award was
reviewed and the pre lim ina ry com m itte e
w ill meet p rior to the A ug ust m eeting when
the 1975 recipie nt w ill be selected.
The fa ll safety m eeting was discussed
and plans are being form ulated fo r
November.
The chapter w ill purchase the United
States and N inety-N ine flag s fo r the new
headquarters b u ild in g .
NEW M EM BER: We w elcom e V ictoria
S chum acher who is V irg in ia Thomas'
d a ug hter— th is is o u r second m otherdaughter team.
CHAPTER OUTFITS: The A ll O hio 99s
w ill be easily recognizable in th e ir new red
vests, w h ite blouse, w h ite or navy slacks
and skirt, and red and w h ite hat.
OFFICERS fo r 1975-76 are Pat Fair­
banks, C h airm a n;
Vi B low ers, Vice
C hairm an; Marcia Greeham, Secretary and
Jane W iesloge l, Treasurer.
DAYTON AIR FAIR, Ju ly 26-27: A ll O hio
C hapter g irls were the o ffic ia l hostesses
and we manned several in fo rm atio n
centers, souvenir booth, etc. Doris S cott
was presented a D istingu ish ed Service to
Youth award fo r spo nso ring Sky F lig ht
Explorers A ir Post 741 stationed at
F lite w a y s F B O , M o n tg o m e ry C o u n ty
A irp o rt, Dayton. Last year, Doris donated a
Cessna 150 to the post fo r in stru ctio n
purposes. M artha Velesky participated in
the General A via tio n A ircra ft F ly-By flyin g
a 1975 Cessna Skylane.
IL L IN O IS - IN D IA N A - IOWA
K E N TU C KY - M IC H IG A N - M INNESOTA
MISSOURI - OHIO - WISCONSIN
Dayton A ir Fair, Cox M un icip al A irp ort,
July 26-27 Vi B low ers, Doris S cott, Doris
G ill, Marcia Greenham (o u tfits are red and
w h ite , o u r new o ffic ia l uniform )
ALL OHIO CHAPTER
Charleen M ehaffie, Reporter
AW TAR : Toledo was a fly -b y stop . Mary
Sawyer reports 92 planes stopped w ith 11
RON. Toledo Chapter of Zonta provided
refreshm ents served from V irg in ia and Doc
T hom as’ m o to r hom e. O ur thanks to Mary,
16 A ll O hio, and 10 Lake Erie workers.
JULY M EETING: N ickell Field. T his was
an o v e rn ig h t c a m p o u t and c o o k o u t
com p le te w ith b o nfire and lo ts of hangar
fly in g . O ur hostess B ernita N ickell and
host Roger N ickell dem onstrated the ir
Grum an Ag-Cat.
CONGRATULATIO NS to Sandy Storhok
and S hirley Stewart fo r g e ttin g th e ir in­
strum en t ra tin g ; 49’/2 Dick T aylor got a
private p ilo t license.
VACTIONERS: Pat Prem selaar backpacked and rode Eurail throu gh Europe
along fo r tw o weeks. Clara Tharpe enjoyed
her AOPA to u r o f Narobi and Kenya,
A fr ic a . She m e t D e n is e M o rc h a n d ,
Governor of East A frica Chapter, and was
taken fo r a v is it to th e ir local aero club.
Clara was inform ed that the A frican
chapter plans to s u b m it a bid fo r one of the
fu tu re c o n ven tion s and says it w ould be an
un forge tta ble trip .
CENTRAL ILLIN O IS CHAPTER
Joan B oyd, Reporter
Saturday, J u ly 12, was a fin e day fo r our
annual pool party at Libby and Dick
D unseth's be au tifu l home in Lawrenceville, III. F ifteen m em bers and 19 guests
enjoyed the fin e pool, de licio u s chicken
dinner, and warm h o s p ita lity .
Libby Kaiser announced com m ittee
chairm an fo r next year...Jayne Schiek,
m em b ersh ip; Norm a Newberry, “ 66” ;
Barbara Jen iso n, p u blic re la tio n s; Jeanne
Morse, A .E. sch o la rsh ip ; and Lila F lin t, air
m arking. Speaking of airm arking, a great
tim e was had at the Canton airm arking on
June 21st. Theo Som m er, Sarah Allen,
Jayne Schiek, Sandra Bernard, Ruth Teel,
and Linda G arlock, assisted Lila F lin t, our
new
a irm a rk in g
c h a irm a n .
E s th e r
Salam one hostessed w ith coffee and
do nu ts. Dave F lin t was “ strong arm ” man
and in charge of m ixing the paint. We plan
to airm ark Paris in Septem ber.
The new Paris airpo rt was also dedicated
on June 21st. Libby Kaiser and Martha
M cM ahon helped Barbara Jenison at the
cerem onies and were de lig hted when a
surprised Barbara was presented w ith a
corsage in appre ciatio n of all her hard work
in securing the new a irpo rt fo r Paris.
N orth Central Section
We voted to send $100.00 to the museum
trust fund. Jayne Schiek reported on the
upcom ing EAA C onvention at O shkosh,
W is. She is in charge of w om en's a ctivitie s
there.
Jean W est, Barbara Jenison, Mary
Waters, and Barb Brusseau all worked on
the Powder P uff stop at M oline th is year.
Marge and Don Hughes, Mary W aters,
and Barb Brusseau flew Hughes Bonanza
to Boyne F alls, M ichigan fo r a recent
Bonanza S ociety fly -in ...a trip to M ackinac
Island on Sat. tested th e ir physical fitn e ss
w ith a nine m ile bike ride around the
island. Libby and Bob Kaiser attended too.
Ruth and Bob Teel spent 31 hours in
their Cherokee 235 in 9 days as they
celebrated th e ir 25th anniversary on a trip
to Vancouver, B .C .— then down the coast
to San F rancisco, and back across via the
Albuquerque route. The “ hig h ” p o in t of the
trip was fly in g 17,600 ft. over the Rockies
to clear broken clo ud s out of Great Falls.
Jayne Schiek recently visite d Ann
Pellegreno at Storey C ity, Iowa. W hile
Jayne and Ann worked on the W om en’s
Forum fo r the EAA C onvention, the ir
husbands had fun fly in g P ellegreno’s
newly restored Aeronca C-3. (Someone
remarked that it looks like a pelican!)
Joan and John Boyd and fa m ily visited
his parents in North Carolina the last week
of June. The Cessna 192 perform ed ad­
m irably, esp ecially since it is sp o rtin g a
new engine! New engines are fine, but
w ith o u t in stru m e n ts you s till w o u ld n ’t be
able to fly on many of the very poor
v is ib ility days Illin o is had fo r several
weeks in June and July.
Ruth R itter, APT chairm an, is proud to
report that about 40 per cent o f ou r chapter
is APT. Keep fly in g gals and turn in your
APT form s.
CHICAGO AREA CHAPTER
Sandy K lo ck, Reporter
C o ng ratula tion s to M arion Jayne and
daughter Pat, w ho placed second in the
Angel Derby fly in g Barbara S ila g i’s Twin
Comanche!
Chicago Area 99s entered in the
Powder Puff Derby were Elsie W ahrer and
Julia Konger, Charlene Falkenberg and
Joan Kerw in, and M arion Jayne and
daughter Nancy (again in Barb’s tw in).
Planeless Barb got together w ith George
Hartshorn and his Com anche on June
29th, and won firs t place in the Suburban
Aviation cross-co un try w ith 278 out of a
possible 280 p o in ts! Barb fin a lly got her
tw in back long enough to fly over to the
Reading A ir Show and help in fla te the hot
air balloon on the last day.
Sandy K lock and M adeleine K im otek
attended the N ational Cub Fly-In at
B u rling ton, W ise, on June 28th and 29th.
W hat a th rill it was to be part of a fo r­
m ation of 14 cla ssic airplanes, as we
accom panied Gar W illia m s in his 1940
Cessna A irm aster, sheparding the Cubs
and others to the W aukesha fly -in break­
fast. W ith poor v is ib ility , we fle w IFR (I
Follow R ailroads!), and received a Special
VFR clearance in to the c o n tro l zone. As
the group, com posed m ostly of yellow
Cubs, approached the airport, people on
the ground firs t th o u g h t they were seeing a
flo c k o f ye llo w du cks! W ish I cou ld have
been both in the air and on the ground to
see it all. From the air, it was a w onderful
sig h t, a feeling of being a part of the past,
to be remembered always.
Judy S uit and 13-year old daughter
C in d y have been f ly in g e v e ry w h e re
together. A fly in g gal since 3 weeks of age,
C indy is a super navigator and plans to
race w ith her m om as soon as she solos.
Jean Ingle and 491/2er Russ enjoyed a
M em orial Day trip to Cable W is. via
Skyland. Jean's son, Tom , le ft fo r A ir
Force e n listm e n t at the end of May, and
hopes to be trained in aircra ft m aintenance
and to be statio ned in a warm clim a te !
by International 99s, all over the w orld.
Traveling as extensively around our globe
as she has, has afforded her the op ­
p o rtu n ity to know, firs t hand, what it
means to be a m em ber of an international
organization o f wom en p ilo ts . And, what a
fan ta stic am bassador fo r St. Louis, she
has been!
Both of these super ladies are form er
Chairmen of ou r Chapter and con tinu e to
be active, c o n trib u tin g mem bers in all
areas. We were so sorry that Lydia Dunn,
another of our Life m em bers, was unable
to attend, due to ill health, but she was
honored, ju s t the same.
Rounding out our m em ory flig h t, our
very firs t Chapter Chairm an, Adela Scharr
had a few w ords fo r us about what it was
like for a wom an flig h t in stru cto r, back in
the “ good old days” . Pretty bad, actually,
because nobody fe lt wom en were qu alified
to fly, let alone in stru ct fly in g ! The
do ub ting thom asses at Lambert Field were
fin a lly convinced when her husband
became her student and soloed right
before th e ir eyes! Del served our cou ntry in
W.W . II as a ferry p ilo t in the WASPS and
continued in service as a reserve M ajor in
the U .S .A .F . at S cott A ir Force Base, after
the “ big vah” was over.
Truly, all o f us “ Jen ny-co m e-la te lys”
owe a considerable debt to wom en like
these fo r th e ir de term in ation in paving the
way fo r us to become p ilo ts . Perhaps we
too often take the earlier struggles for
granted, w ith our many nav-aids, tri-cycle
gears, and
the
F .A .A .,
instead
of
depending on the Farm er's Alm anac for a
weather b rie fin g ! This is why we slowed
down long enough to honor these women
and, w hy I’ve devoted th is m o n th 's le tte r to
that occasion. It was a d e lig h tfu l evening,
tru ly enjoyed by all.
LAKE ERIE CHAPTER
Helen K eidel, Reporter
W ell, o u r pilo t-o f-th e -ye a r,
Bernice
Barris, d id n ’t make it in the top ten o f the
Powder Puff Derby, but she and her co­
p ilo t, Lydia Rogers, did com e in firs t
a m o n g th e G ru m m a n e n trie s . T hey
received a case of cham pagne from the
Grum m an Am erican A viation Com pany as
the “ Best o f C lass” award.
Those w ho flew eith er the Angel or the
Powder P uff Derby got a chance to see
how the Great Lakes a ffect weather. This
year was pa rticu la rly bad in both races,
and if y o u ’re not used to fly in g in th is
lim ite d v is ib ility , you are at a d isa d ­
vantage.
Our Silver A ir F lig h t, scheduled fo r
A ugust 16th, is fin d in g good response
from local flye rs. This is our firs t attem pt
w ith an exce lle nt com m ittee .
For all o u r good in te n tio n s, o u r air­
m arking program th is year has been
fa lte rin g . We tried to get started in A pril
and it to o k us tw o weeks to fin is h the firs t
airpo rt. For the June air-m arking in
Painesville, rain was predicted fo r all of
northeastern O hio. It came down hard in
IOWA CHAPTER
Cleveland, so those g irls d id n ’t show.
Annetta Haack, Reporter
However, Painesville that m orning was
A lovely, special day in Cresco fo r our
dry, so the m arking was done by ju s t fo u r July m eeting. The specialness was the
local 99s. They had a ball m arking a store rededication of th e ir airpo rt, renam ing it
roof in the center of tow n , w ith plen ty of the “ Ellen Church F ie ld ".
"sid e w a lk su p e rin te n d e n ts".
Ellen Church, native o f Cresco, in itiate d
the idea of wom en flig h t nurses, or
stewardesses w ith Boeing A ir Transport
GREATER ST. LOUIS CHAPTER
(forerunner of United A ir Lines). She was
Jan Pocock, Reporter
N o sta lg ia seems to be the “ in " th in g , nam ed c h ie f s te w a rd e s s — h ire d and
these days, and ou r chapter isn 't above tra in e d o th e rs , h e lp e d d e s ig n th e
in d u lg in g in a little flig h t dow n m em ory un iform s, and helped w rite the stewardess
airway, so we did ju s t th a t at our July manual.
Present to honor her on th is day, were
dinn er m eeting honoring our Life m em­
local and state d ig n ita rie s, a m em ber of
bers.
As o u r to a st-m istre ss par excellence, one of her firs t stew ardess classes, p ilo ts
Tex W ickenhauser, in tro du ced each of our from United A ir Lines and N orthw est
honorees and presented her w ith a lovely A ir lin e s , 2 U n ite d A ir lin e s c u rre n t
Pellegreno,
Com ­
bouquet, how sweet it was to relax and stewardesses. Ann
lis te n to th e r e m in is c e n c e s . La u ra m issioner, Iowa Dept, of T ransportation,
S ellinger te llin g how she learned to fly and a 99, was the princip al speaker.
w ith o u t realizing she was a stud ent p ilo t! Rounding out the day’s a ctivitie s were a
Rather, ju s t a gal going fo r airplane rides, flig h t breakfast, parachute ju m p in g , air
m ost of w h ich began w ith fly in g over her show, and m odel plane de m on stra tion s.
house! A ll agreed that th is is s till S.O .P .! M innesota 99s joined the Iowa Chapter for
Laura gave us a verbal taste of w hat it was the day's fe stivitie s.
United A irlin e s has an a rticle in its July
like to be up to you r elbow s in “ g o o k"
cleaning engine parts, or " s n iffin g ” air­ M AINLINER en titled “ We Proudly salute
plane dope w h ile helping put fab ric on a the o rigin al e ig h t". This includes a picture
w ing! Loretta Slavik spoke of the many of the o rig in a l stewardesses, and te lls of
tim es she’s been so g ra cio usly hostessed .the beginning of the program .
Many of our members are lo okin g
forward to International. Sounds like a
grand place to be g o in g !!
Sonja M ille r and Eleanor Linderbaum
were disappointed when the W is-Sky Run
was cancelled. They were entered and
ready to go.
Sonja and Gwen M cClure fle w to L in ­
coln, Nebr. and observed the PPD Stop.
They report a very busy tim e by all. This
reporter and 49'/2er, Bob were in Linco ln to
watch the last planes com e in about noon
on Sunday. We had a good v is it w ith TAR
21, Elsie W ahrer and Ju lia Konger, as they
waited fo r the opportune tim e to leave.
Jean and W alt Bedinger flew to northern
M innesota fo r a houseboat vacation, and
had a w o nd erful tim e.
C o ng ratula tion s to Fran Doherty, w ho
got her Instrum ent rating on June 15.
MICHIGAN CHAPTER
Bette Crook, Reporter
Election of M ichigan Chapter o ffice rs
was held in June. Lois Broyles is Chapter
C hairm an; Elna Blass, Vice-C hairm an;
Dorothy Brewer, Secretary; and June
Pailtrhorpe, Treasurer. Mary A ng lin and
Claire Ojala, Executive Board, and Elsie
Karasinski and Beverly Price, N om inating
C om m ittee.
The May Poker Party was a grand
success. L illia n Snyder drew the w inning
poker hand and chose to donate the $99
firs t prize to the chapter treasury. The
event was scheduled to a ssist w ith raising
funds fo r the Powder P uff Derby Term inus.
Elna Blass and Lois Broyles coordinated
the project.
Doris K ilanski served as hostess fo r the
June m eeting w hich was held at the Ann
Arbor A irp o rt. Doris has been updating our
lis t of S ixty Sixes and conducted a S ixty
Six in itia tio n at tha t tim e.
The June lunch bunch flew to Lake
Isabella. D orothy Brewer invited everyone
to jo in her fo r lunch at the clubhouse.
A ngels from the M ichigan Chapter were
Sammy M cKay and W innie DuPerow. They
flew the 1975 Angel Derby.
PPD T erm inus was a great success!
MINNESOTA CHAPTER
Clara Johansen, Reporter
The firs t Mn 99s Am. Red Cross Blood
A irlift was made June 26. Linda Haedge
and Jan Hoppe arrived in Linda's Mooney
at H olm an Field, St. Paul from Eau Claire
w ith 50 u n its o f blood and Dorothy
Bolander and 49Vi Dave in th e ir Travelair
arrived later w ith 50 m ore u n its. Inter­
viewed by Eau Claire TV D orothy explained
the necessity of transp ortin g the blood by
air because it m ust be processed fo r
platelets w ith in 4 hours from the tim e it is
drawn. Sally W oodburn in her M ooney w ith
an o ffic ia l from the Red Cross encountered
thu n d e rsto rm s,, did a 180 and returned to
Eau Claire. A lth o u g h d isa p p o in tin g it was
an o p p o rtu n ity to fo rm u la te procedure fo r
the future . The blood can be u tilized as
Plasma, sent to pharm aceutical firm s , or
used fo r research at the U. o f M inn, even if
the lift is not com pleted w ith in the
prescribed tim e if it is m aintained
properly. On Ju ly 24, the 2nd Blood A irlift
was com pleted from Fergus F alls, Mn to
St. Paul, a dista nce o f 150 N autical m iles,
so the g irls w ith the faster planes were
needed. Rita Orr in her Bonanza flew the 3
p.m . flig h t, Dorothy Bolander in Travelair
the 5 p .m ., and Eileen Barbarisi in Piper
Com m ache the 7 p.m . flig h t. More Mn 99
w ill be fly in g these vital a irlifts .
When Ellen Church F ield, Cresco, Iowa
was dedicated on Ju ly 13, the la. and Mn.
99s were w ell represented. C resco’s Ellen
Church, a nurse, origin ated the idea of
A irlin e stewardesses in 1930. She was a
stud ent p ilo t at the tim e and was looking
fo r a way to com bine her love fo r flyin g
w ith nursing. Mn. 99 Mary Jane Rice
worked w ith the IA chapter in arranging the
jo in t fly -in m eeting. At the luncheon at the
Tower C lub where we had an o p p o rtu n ity
to meet and hear som e o f the people on the
program in clu d in g 99 Ann Pellegreno,
W riter, C o m m issio ne r Iowa D .O .T., who
gave the keynote address. 99 Maxine
P feifer and 491/2 W alt o f D uluth were there
and W alt did a d e lig h tfu l jo b o f M .C .ing
the days events w ith a good pitch about
the 99s.
Mn 99s have been criss-cro ssin g the
U.S. th is sum m er. Linda Haedge is back
from Natl F lyin g D e ntists C onvention in
San Diego where she met
M arilyn
Copeland and B etty M oseley. Linda
Erickson and 49’/2 Gary flew th e ir 210 to
M ackinac Island in Lake M ichigan, then to
P inehurst No. C a rolina fo r g o lfin g . When
Linda cam e back, she got her C .F .I. rating.
Carolyn O lson w ho recently became
Assoc. Grand C onductress o f Grand
Chapter of Mn. O .E.S. put 15 hours in
con ne ction w ith Eastern Star w ork during
June on the New M ooney Ranger she and
491/2 Ray ju s t purchased. This included a
trip to W inn ipe g. T his reporter and 491/2
are o ff to Jeneau, Alaska in th e ir c lu b ’s
new 172. They now q u a lify as ‘‘flyin g
grandparents” — they too k up fly in g 9 years
ago when son Tom g o t m arried— 1st
gra nd child, Eric Johansen, ‘landed’ MSP 7-
25, 26, & 27. Von A lte r and Barney Young
flew the race in Von’s Cherokee 180 and
yours tru ly flew w ith Joe Svec in his
B e lla n c a . T h a t b e a u tifu l li t t le 1947
Bellanca w ith it ’s 36 turns on the hand
crank gear came in 2nd Place and also
received the tro p h y fo r the oldest plane.
We all had a good tim e.
O ur Chapter w ill hostess a Safety
Sem inar in Davenport on Ju ly 31. We have
also been asked to Hostess an EAA
displa y in Davenport on A ugust 16th. Our
A ug ust m eeting w ill be our annual Plane
W ash at the Davenport A irp ort.
C arolyn Pobanz was able to use her new
in stru m en t ticke t on a flig h t to Keokuk.
G ood practice fo r Carolyn and I are leaving
in her Cessna 170, Aug. 10th to do a little
fly in g around K entucky and soak up a little
sun. Vacation tim e at last!
W ISCONSIN CHAPTER
Betty W illm ore, Reporter
Due to not enough re g istra tio n s, it was
disa p p o in tin g to have to cancel the W is
Sky Run especially after so much work and
planning had gone in to it. We used radio
interview s lined up fo r W is-Sky p u b licity
fo r 99 P.R. Louise Yeazel, N ew sletter ed.
was interview ed on M adison radio about
W ing s fo r International Health and other 99
a ctivitie s. Louise and husband, Dr. Roy,
ferried 200 pounds of m edical supplies
from W ausau to M anistique, M ich last
m onth.
F irst tim e PPD racers, Marlyn Donagan
and C a roline Morey (TAR 8) placed th irty
th ird ! They’re already ta lkin g about next
year.
Pat Back got in som e soaring tim e at
C alistoga, C alif. There is qu ite a contrast
between soaring there and here. Pat says
she picked up therm als w ith in 500 feet of
the m ou ntains and cou ld have stayed
u p ...in d e fin ite ly !
6.
QUAD CITY AREA CHAPTER
Judy Hodges, Reporter
Fern and John Rathe invited us to the ir
sum m er home in G uttenberg, IA. fo r our
June m eeting. Som e o f us were able to fly
in to the a irs trip on the island w h ile others
had to take the long way around. Everyone
enjoyed a great day. My husband, Bud,
even put on a little airshow fo r us in the
Flybaby.
Speaking o f Bud, he now has a new toy
called a KR-1. I th o u g h t the Flybaby was
little but th is one takes the cake. He wears
it rather than flie s it. Sure is cute,
especially gear up and 140 mph.
A no ther o f our 49 1/2ers is in the news.
Robert Thiel ju s t received his m u lti-e n g in e
rating.
C o n g ra tu la tio n s to all in the PPD. We at
M oline enjoyed having everyone sto p on
th e ir way to Boyne Falls and hope we were
able to help you on you r way.
Several from ou r area were able to go to
Keokuk, la. fo r the WOW SKYDERBY July
Pat W eir, M arsh field ,
W isco n sin Chapter.
’75-’76 chairm an,
New o ffic e rs fo r 1975-76:
C hairm an: Pat W eir, M arshfield. Pat has
been treasurer fo r tw o years and was
re g istra tio n chairm an fo r the “ 73 Inter­
national C o n ve n tio n .” Pat and her fam ily,
Dr. John, Debbie, and Alan enjoy the great
o u td o o rs ; backpacking, canoeing, and
horseback rid in g . They have th e ir own
horses and are active in the Saddle Club.
Pat is the o n ly one in the fa m ily who flie s.
V ic e - C h a ir m a n :
D ia n e
G o ra k,
M ilw aukee. Diane is chairm an o f the Bi­
centennial c o m m itte e w orking on history
o f aviation in W isco n sin . Diane, an en­
th u s ia s tic 99 and m other o f five, was
tau ght to fly by her husband, Greg. Heraim
is to get “ all the licenses and ra tin g s.”
Secretary: Ann Lytton, M adison, is
always w illin g to help w ith any jo b ...la rg e
or sm all. She's responsible fo r the neat
typing jo b on the new sletter lately and
she's put in lo ts of hours on fly in g ac­
tivities.
Treasurer: Elaine S trickland, M adison.
Elaine manages the o ffic e for CPA hubby,
John. How's that fo r type ca stin g ! Elaine
joined the chapter last year as soon as the
ink was dry on her private license, after
having put in a lo t o f hours on 99 a ctivitie s
when she was a prospective member.
At th is w ritin g , M artie and Cham pe Pool
are a tten din g the aerobatic co m p e titio n in
Fond du Lac and also the EAA at O shcosh.
Mary H u ll, Helen S heffer and Flo Shirley
attended the 99 convention in Idaho, flyin g
F lo ’s Cessna.
A d e lig h tfu l experience was had by th is
reporter when she and her husband, Bob
took ou r firs t flig h t in a hot air balloon. We
travelled ju s t over the tree top s fo r ap­
pro xim ate ly 16 m iles in an hour and a half.
O ur Captain even did a touch and go.
Mary & Bob G albraith as they begin the ir
flig h t in a hot air balloon.
EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA CHAPTER
Kate M acario, Reporter
In June on a CAVU day we had a Fly-in
to B lock Island fo r a lo bster lunch and a
to u r of th is unique island. T h irty-five
mem bers and guests fle w in.
The w eather dam pened that m o n th ’s
“ Lunch w ith the B unch” , w ith on ly Eileen
Reider, D o ttie M ille r and H arryette Jordan
arriving Bay Bridge A irp o rt in Md. Ju ly saw
13 wom en fly to Sky M anor A irp o rt. We
were entertained by perform ances of an
AT-6 and the appearance o f a 1917 TriPlane.
Our Saturday Ju ly m eeting was held at
Nancy and Buzz Diem ands home. A t the
business m eeting, Chairm an Joan Jones
asked Eileen W eigand to te ll of the plans
fo r an nouncing ou r ’76 C onvention at th is
year’s in Coeur d'Alene. O ur Convention
C o-C hairm en, Eileen W eigand and Gail
Lingo were also o u r cha pter’s delegates
t h is y e a r.
M e rle S ta re r, a n s w e re d
qu estio ns about the Powder Puff Derby.
She, Ann Lem m on and Yvette Hortm an
agree they are ready to try again next year
... Joan Bertles and Kate M acario were on
the Insp ection team at Boyne Mt.
We welcom ed the arrival of a guest from
C a liforn ia . Sue Clark of the El Cajon
chapter to ld us about 99 a c tiv itie s in
C a liforn ia and the P.P.D. start. Sue came
to ou r Lunch w ith the Bunch at Sky M anor
w ith B etty G rosky in her 172.
We had o u r 3rd m eeting at Greater
W ilm in g to n A irp o rt to interest wom en
p ilo ts in the state of Delaware in our
organization and the P.P.D ., w h ich ter­
m inates there in '76. By the tim e the ’76
Race is over we hope to have a Delaware
Chapter.
Anne S hields and Helen Zubrow broke
th e ir records: they came in 1st in the
AW NEAR. Louise Sacchi has com pleted
272 ferryin g flig h ts at th is w ritin g and
keeps A lice M eisenheim er on the move.
The m onth o f Ju ly saw ou r chapter
members airm arking the Yunway at G et­
tysburg and because of bad weather, many
of the g irls were unable to fly in to share
the fun and a ctivitie s. Since it had been
postponed once because of bad weather,
the Harrisburg area gals recruited the help
of husbands and com pleted the job. Credit
goes to M artie and Champe Pool, Ann and
J.D. Turley, B etty Parthemer, Mary and
Bob G albraith, Georgene and Art Peters
and Kay and M ike Tyson from the
W ashington area w ho arrived in th e ir newly
acquired Yankee. M ost o f us flew on to
Hagerstown fo r lunch. Flo and Shirley
marked the num bers ahead of tim e.
MARYLAND CHAPTER
Paulette Jones, Reporter
MD Chapter has been honored by
receiving an A viation Education C e rtificate
of M erit, given by the A viation D istrib u to rs
and
M a n u fa c tu re rs
A s s o c ia tio n ,
P hildelphia, PA.
MD 99 Donna H aw kins is fly in g fo r the
Departm ent of T ransportation at Essex.
She does the fly in g w h ile they m o n ito r
tra ffic fo r W FBR.
MD 99 C atherine Grover, p ilo t, w ith LTC
Jeanne W o lc o tt as c o -p ilo t, entered the
28th Powder P uff Derby. Sponsored by
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M iddle East Section
D ELAW ARE - M A R Y L A N D
P E N N S Y L V A N IA - V IR G IN IA
CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA CHAPTER
Mary G albraith, Reporter
Speaker, Merv Enck of A vco-Lycom ing and
Thon G riffith , Intern ation al Secretary, at
Central Pa. sectio na l.
m anufacturers of p ilo t sup plies and ac­
cessories, they flew a sin gle engine Piper
Cherokee 180 over the course and finished
49th.
W ith everyone away on vacation now,
next m on th 's report should be better.
VIRG INIA CHAPTER
Kendra Roth, Reporter
Rain prevented our scheduled m eeting,
but being
a determ ined group
we
rescheduled the A pril “ poker-run" and had
a nice turn out. New-m em ber, Patti
Carwell, flew the route w ith her husband.
At her second stop she was asked where
th e ir next sto p w o uld be. “ Divorce C o u rt” ,
a n s w e re d
P a tti.
O ur
th a n k s
to
C h e s a p e a k e -P o rts m o u th , C h e s te rfie ld
Co., F ranklin, W illia m sb u rg , and New
Kent A irp o rts fo r a llow in g us to use their
fields.
May and rain again, but as previously
m entioned, we are determ ined. Many of
our m em bers drove to Hum m el fo r lunch
and a m eeting.
The tetrahedron at Portsm outh A irp ort
has a fresh coat of paint, thanks to those
who attended the June m eeting.
The be au tifu l new a irpo rt at Chesterfield
County was the spot fo r our Ju ly fu n ctio n .
Doris P h illip s sup plied the drink, fru it and
desert to add to ou r sack lunches.
M arti Pearce has moved from V irginia
Beach to Phoenix, Arizona. We all m iss her
and w ish her success in her new area. She
has already received her g lid e r rating and
is w orking on a m u lti-e n g in e in stru cto r
rating.
Doris P h illip s had been reinstated in to
the 99s. We are pleased to have her back in
the chapter.
We have tw o new m em bers in our group,
Patti Carwell and Becky Broach.
It do esn’t look th is big from the air! So we
painted it orange. The V irg inia Chapter
members worked hard at the Portsm outh
A irp ort.
Aug. 2 w ill be an e xcitin g day fo r tw o of
our m embers — Linda H o llo w e ll and Lucy
Thom pson. They depart from N o rfo lk in a
Cessena 172 heading west. A stop is
planned in O klahom a to see the new
headquarters, in Phoenix to pick up Marti
Pearce, on to C a liforn ia , then return.
The V irg in ia Chapter w ill be host to the
M iddle East Fall Sectional to be held at the
W illiam sb urg Lodge, O ct. 18. This is a
doubly e xcitin g tim e since the Ham pton
Roads Chapter w ill be chartered.
Rosemary Conatser flew the Powder
Puff Derby w ith Joellen Drag. As the firs t
Navy p ilo ts they had a lo t of en­
couragem ent from the N o rfo lk area.
Rosemary gave us a briefing on the event
and many interesting side lig h ts.
W ASHINGTON D.C. CHAPTER
Gladys E. W ise - Interim Reporter
A fter weeks of sodden skies, the
weather sm iled ten ta tively fo r our Ju ly fly in to
Tappahannock
(on
the
Rap­
pahannock), V irg inia, a charm ing and very
h isto ric colon ial-era village. Jack Brandt of
Tappahannock A ir Service had repainted
runway m arkings ju s t fo r us, he said. W ith
his good service we had a pleasant day all
around.
Katharine M ille r of the M arin C ounty
Chapter was w ith us — we hope to keep
her perm anently. Rhonda G riffith
of
A ustralia flew in IFR — her firs t such trip
since earning her in stru m en t rating a few
days earlier. Maureen Long too k tim e off
from preparing fo r com m ercial check-ride
to jo in us. Jan C urtis and Mary E llis
qualified and were un an im ou sly voted to
m em bership.
We paid a belated, but sincere trib u te to
Joan Stalk, form er Chapter Chairm an, w ith
the award of a sm all gavel charm engraved
w ith her name and term of service. Joan
served w ith d is tin c tio n
in 73-74 and
con tinu es in a less visible , but no less
im portant jo b — M em bership Chairm an
and as a m em ber of the no m inating
com m ittee.
C o n v e n tio n d e le g a te s M itz i K e lle r,
V irginia Thom pson and Jo Eddelman w ill
report at our annual A ugust sw im fe st
thanks to Hedy Jaffe's h o s p ita lity .
Southeast Section
A L A B A M A • F LO R ID A - G EO RG IA
MISSISSIPPI - NORTH C A R O L IN A
SOUTH C A R O L IN A - TENNESSEE
DEEP SOUTH CHAPTER
Betty W. M cNabb, Reporter
Deep South met at the home o f M aggie
and 491/2er B ill Fields in Tallahassee,
conducted much business.
Your chapter reporter com bined a Coast
Guard A u xilia ry patrol and the m eeting,
wending her way at low a ltitu d e down the
G ulf coast from Panama C ity to Shell
Point, then north to TLH, and homebound, back the same way, looking for
sm all boats in distress. There are so many
boating people these days that the
A uxilia ry does a yeoman jo b of lo catin g.
Two other N inety Nines, Esther W righ t
of our chapter, and Irene Flew ellen of
Tennessee, are m embers of the A uxilia ry.
We are so proud of Esther fo r placing
seventh in the Powder P uff, w ith the
assistance of ou r on-loan Deep South
member, V irg in ia McKee (actually Indiana
Chapter but livin g , m uch o f the tim e, in
Greenwood, F lorida.)
C h a p te r C h a irm a n J o y c e T o m a n ,
V irg inia's daughter, of M arianna Fla., has
become so involved w ith L ittle League,
PTA, and a hundred activitie s having to do
w ith her youngsters, th a t she handed the
chairm anship over to VC Pat Darley of
Cordele, Ga., w ho has assum ed the
leadership re s p o n s ib ility fo r the chapter.
Capable Pat was Secretary to the School
Superintendent fo r years, and president of
the organization of A d m in istra tive School
Secretaries of G eorgia, and is now head of
the Business Education Departm ent in her
high school, (where, in cid e n ta lly, another
Deep S outher teaches, Jean Vance of
Cordele).
Judy Hall w ith 49!/2er Jerry and daughter
C indy w ent to Couer D'Alene fo r the 1975
convention, Judy as delegate, m aking a
com plete ho lid ay trip of it in th e ir shiny
1975 Cessna 172.
The A lternate d id n ’t get the re— namely
your correspondent. My dad, w ho was 98
years old Ju ly 26, has been in the hospital
fo r nearly a m onth, but is slo w ly im ­
proving. He is the last man alive w ho saw
the K itty Hawk fly in 1903, and soloed my
TriPacer when he was 82 years old!
Y'all com e see us in the Deep South. We
are m eeting on the second Saturday now,
instead o f Sunday.
FLORIDA “ G ULFSTREAM ” CHAPTER
Ellie M cC u llo ug h, Reporter
Here we are— 31 99s w ith Charter in
hand dated July 1, 1975. O ur Chapter may
be new but our o ffice rs are very ex­
perienced, som e of whom are fin is h in g out
th e ir du tie s in the G oldcoast Chapter un til
Septem ber 1st.
Mina E lschner is our firs t Chairm an,
D ottie Shaw Vice Chairm an, M im i Bond,
Recording Secretary, E llie Reichenbach,
C orresponding Secretary and Eloise Ruby,
Treasurer.
We com p rise 21 transferees from the
G oldcoast Chapter, 2 from Long Island and
1 each from W isco n sin , Palisades and the
Greater New York Chapters. We have five
new m em bers, M arilyn Burch, Lori Fine
and Ruth P h illip s o f Ft. Lauderdale; Irene
Van Dyke G oodw in from Vero Beach and
Eeva Lappala of Lake W orth, F lorida.
Anne Roethke represented us at the
International C onvention as our firs t
delegate. A lth o u g h M ina says we are to be
a “ F un" Chapter, her co m m itte e s are
already operating and it appears that every
m em ber has an assign m ent, but then
anyone who has ever worked w ith Mina
knows she is a great organizer in ad dition
to being "fu n ” .
D ottie Shaw heads M em bership w ith a
c o m m itte e of 10, Connie Brunger is
Program Chairm an w ith 6 m em bers, Apt
Chairm an is Ruth P h illip s , W ays & Means
is headed by Helen K rum holz & Anne
Roethke, P ublic R elations is handled by
ou r "p ro " M arjie Forood, A. E. S cholarship
Chairm an is Connie Brunger and yours
tru ly is Chapter Reporter. We are on our
way to “ F lyin g F un"!
FLORIDA SPACEPORT CHAPTER
B onnie Q uenzler, Reporter
A fte rno on F lorida thu nde rsto rm s reduce
the num ber of fly in m em bers to our
sum m ertim e m eetings. The weather is
perfectly gorgeous in the m orning and
perfectly ho rrible by afternoon. Usually
those black b o ilin g clo ud s threaten only
half the horizon at a tim e, leaving at least a
departure co rridor. Tsw's are easy enough
to circum navigate. The tricky part is
guessing w hether your hom e fie ld is going
to be sw allow ed by a lig h tin g laced cunim
when you get back.
The June and Ju ly F lorida G rasshoppers
m eetings turned out that way, as w ell as
the June, Ju ly and A ug ust 99 meets.
Spaceport 99s are developing a game plan
to cope w ith the s itu a tio n . We report it
here as a note o f in te re st: 1) Leave house
announcing that dinn er w o n 't be cooked at
home in case of late arrival. 2) Enjoy the fly
in m eeting, lunch and program w ith o u t
casting eyes too su sp icio u sly at the
darkening clo ud s. 3) Languor at the FBO
en mass as the thu nde r crashes. Exchange
p le a s a n trie s , k e e p in g in m in d y o u r
representation o f wom en in aviation to the
manager and all the student x-c p ilo ts who
are stuck there, too. 4) When (if) blue skies
appear send one q u a lifie d 99 o ff towards
hom e. Once up, she radios a pirep to FSS
and if necessary a brief report to unicorn or
ground c o n tro l fo r her w a iting friends.
That later practice goes a long way toward
representing actual c o n d itio n s, when it
appears less than ideal from the ground. 5)
Lastly, even if arriving home in tim e, opt to
eat out anyway. Plan B: Take the car in­
stead. Sound fam iliar?
In Ju ly we toured
Embry
Riddle
Aeronautical U niversity. A ugust found us
m eeting in Vero Beach. Septem ber in­
sta lla tio n w ill be held in O rland.
Travels; W anda M organ of K issim m ee
and hubby flew th e ir 172 to North Carolina
to attend th e ir so n ’s colleg e graduation.
A lm a and Glenn Drum m ond recently
returned from Costa Rica in th e ir A36
Bonanza. Lovina Taber, 172 p ilo t, is o ff in
C olorado v is itin g . Bonnie Quenzler met
K itty Hawk m em ber Lorrie T unnell who
flew in to w atch the launch of A p p o llo Soyuz and stayed to exchange ideas on
flyin g a ctivitie s. Q uenzler’s Cherokee
recently gave c o n tro lle rs a start when their
transponder broke on the IFR approach to
W ashington N ational. It kept squaw king
7700. On the way hom e the same thing
happened at G reensboro!
Ann W alker, 99 and frien d, has travelled
on to new horizons. She died of cancer on
Ju ly 4 and w ill be sorely m issed.
KITTY HAW K CHAPTER
Jane Tisdale, Reporter
The S.E. S ectional at F ranklin, N.C. in
May saw 3 carloads and 4 planeloads of
K itty Hawk 99s atte n d in g . O ur Xenia, O hio
member, Esther Z elnick and 491/2 Charlie
even flew in fo r the fun o f m in ing rubies,
sapphires and garnets.
May 10 fou nd 7 m em bers becom ing
APT, assisted by CFI B ill Moneypenny and
GADO's F rien dly Andy Abernathy (FAA),
w ho were later treated by the chapter to a
bu ffe t luncheon at G overnor’s Inn.
O ur June 14 m eeting at the Tisdale's
w elcom ed new m em bers to K itty Hawk,
Peggy H ill and Joyce M unford. Movies of
the T isda le’s 1974 trip to A frica were
shown.
Our "m o n so o n ” season ended ju s t in
tim e for the Ju ly 20 rain date at Ester and
Ace Fordham ’s annual fly -in p icn ic. T heir
id ylic sum m er hom e on M errim on Island
provides fa m ily a irstrip and w ater spo rts.
Your reporter's firs t sail boating ex­
perience was provided by 21 s t-b irth d a ygirl, Terry Fordham , w ho ju st got her own
w ings last m onth. Younger V icki and Jeff
Fordham have soloed, and that fa m ily 210
w ill need a hanger m ate soon to ac­
com m odate all the p ilo ts.
Potential 99 Dee Sw inson reports her
daughter Pam has also soloed.
Tessie and Bobby Cox ju s t returned
from Alaska, on the way c irc lin g beautiful
Mt. Rainier in th e ir 210. Oh, I have slipped
the surly bonds of e a rth ......
Left to rig h t, at
m eeting; hostess
Sw inson, Jane
C h a irm a n -E le c t
O tw ell.
K itty Hawk 99s July
Esther Fordham , Dee
T isdale, June
Rodd,
Jan C le m e n s , La ura
MISSISSIPPI CHAPTER
Jenney M cW illia m s, Reporter
Ruby D ickerson and Sara W illis are now
APT, bring ing us up to 32 per cent. We
hope to better our 1974 total w h ich was 45
per cent, and w ith 5 m onths to go, we ju s t
m ight make it!
Our July m eeting was held at M adison,
MS. The M ississip p i Soaring A sso cia tio n
is based at Bruce Cam pbell Field there,
and welcom ed fourteen o f us to take G lider
Instructio n. We had good the rm a ls, a
picnic, and lo ts o f fe llo w sh ip .
Two days p rior to the m eeting, a 66 from
Jackson, Dr. Madge Pfaffm an and Jenny
M cW illiam s attended a GAMA M eeting at
the same airpo rt. Jenny won one o f the
Door Prizes, but had to turn it down
because she w orks there. Can it be an
omen that she w ins the plane?
W anda Garson has been selected as
Southeast Section M em bership Chairm an
for the 1975-76 year. Peggy M cC orm ick
has been elected Vice-G overnor o f the
Southeast Section fo r the com ing year.
W anda w ill also serve as Chapter ViceChairman and Peggy w ill help ou r Chapter
as R egistration Chairm an fo r the Spring '76
Sectional.
Janet Green was ou r Delegate to the
International C onvention, taking a group in
her Twin Com m ander.
Peggy M cC orm ick and Ernestine Mahan
have
been
re -a p p o in te d
A c c id e n t
Prevention C ounselors by the Jackson
G .A.D.O . C o n g ra tu la tio n s!!
Dot Etheridge placed 13th in the Angel
Derby in M ay; we have a 4 ft. by 6 ft.
B icentennial Flag on a flag po le at the
F.B.O . in M adison; our Section Planning
C om m ittee Chairm en are m aking progress
and lo okin g forw ard to A pril '76 in Baton
Rouge.
C indy Bass passed her Instrum ent
W ritte n in July. The FAA gave her one of
the ir new tou ghies, but she came through
w ith fly in g c o lo rs !!! (Pun intended).
TENNESSEE CHAPTER
Ruth W. Thom as, Reporter
T e n n e s s e e 99s A n n u a l A w a rd
fo r
pro m o tio n of general aviation w ent to Dr.
Bealer S m otherm an, M id dle Tennessee
U niversity, Aerospace W orkshop D irector.
L. to R .: Evelyn Joh nso n, Chairm an of
Awards C o m m itte e ; Dr. S m oth erm an ; and
Ruth Thom as, w o rksho p s ta ff m em ber fo r
15 years. The o rig in a l plaque made of
w a lnu t in the shape o f the State o f Ten­
nessee was designed and carved by Ferris
Thom as.
The annual award to a Tennessean who
has, in the ju dg em en t of the awards
com m ittee , prom oted general aviation was
presented to Dr. Bealer S m otherm an,
D irector of the Aerospace w orkshop,
M iddle Tennessee U niversity.
The Awards Luncheon was held the firs t
Saturday of June in N ashville w ith 71
present. V is ito rs from out of state were:
Judy H all, North G eorgia C hapter; L illia n
Snyder, M ichigan Chapter.
Mr. Paul Metz, FAA D istrict O ffice ,
N a s h v ille ,
w ro te
In te rn a tio n a l
Headquarters praising Tennessee 99s fo r
th e ir assistance to S afety Sem inars.
Bea Reid, Southeast Section Governor,
and B etty M cNabb, Past International
P re s id e n t s p o k e a t th e A e ro s p a c e
W orkshop in M urfreesboro, Tennessee in
June.
Sym pathy to Jane H ilbertand and Joyce
Hewins, they lo st th e ir husbands w ith in
three weeks of each oth er th is sum m er.
Evelyn Joh nso n, M orristo w n A irp o rt,
reports a firs t. She soloed 6 wom en in
June, the m ost fo r one m onth in her 28
years of fly in g . A no ther ‘firs t’ fo r Evelyn,
she is the firs t wom an to be on the Board
of D irectors of the N ational Assoc, of
F lig h t Instructors.
Ruth Sells and daughter are tou ring
Europe th is sum m er. They w ill return in
tim e fo r the beginning week of college.
Bertha and Guy Jones have sold o u t the
Dayton, Tenn. F lig h t School and are
retiring to th e ir home on M elton H ill Lake.
G eorgianna M cC onnell w ent to Boyne
Falls, M ichigan to help w ith term in us of
Powder P uff Derby.
Genie Rae O’Kelley and Mary Ann
M cA lliste r entered the Powder Puff Derby
(th e ir firs t one) sponsored by Dick Hash of
Executive A irw ays, K no xville, Tennessee.
NEW M EM BER: Susan G oss o f Hen­
dersonville, Tennessee.
C harlotte Parish, Edna Broyles and Pat
Garner assisted w ith the Staggerw ing
Beech Fly-In in Tullahom a.
Donna Bower w ill be handing the
Chairm an's gavel over to Edna Davis,
newly elected Chapter Chairm an.
Irene Flew ellen was re-elected Treasurer
of the Southeast Section.
Dr. Laura O dland has been named one of
the ten m ost honored women in Ten­
nessee.
Ruth Thom as, tw o stud ent p ilo ts and a
nurse make up a Sweet A deline quartet
who entertained at the G AM A Safety
Sem inar in C hattanooga and at the
graduation exercises o f the Aerospace
W orkshop in M urfreesboro.
N ew Y o rk -N e w Jersey Section
NEW YO RK - NEW JERSEY
GARDEN STATE CHAPTER
Dolores Jane Z illin ca r, Reporter
The Garden State 300, our th ird annual
p ro ficie ncy race, held at S m ith ville A irfie ld
on June 7th, was such an overwhelm ing
success w ith thirty-seven entries, that next
year loom s even brighter. Entries lim ite d
to 50 plan es— when entries are opened —
move fast!
Garden State 300 Chairm an, Janice
Blackburn and 491/2 B lackie did a superb
jo b in co o rd in a tin g th e ir hard w orking
com m ittee s and all Garden State 99s who
particip ated. Space lim its m en tion ing all
who worked so in d u s trio u s ly to achieve
our success, but you all should have a
m arvelous feeling of se lf-sa tisfa ctio n .
Awards to the top ten w inners were
given at a banquet held at the S m ithville
Inn. Special awards were donated by Optel
C orporation, Phoenix Industries Inc. and
Preston A irp o rt. The top three winners
were: firs t place, Alexandra T aylor (99) and
Rev. Robert Bryan; second place, Dr.
Helen Zubrow (99) and Anne S hields (99);
third place, B ill Cram er and Don Albanese.
Our June m eeting on the 29th at Preston
A irp ort included the race debriefing at
w hich we devised new and im proved plans
for the Garden State 300' 76. Janice Black­
burn was selected as Chairman again and
it was decided a co-chairm an is needed—a
choice to be made at a later date.
The annual election o f o ffice rs gave us
the fo llo w in g sla te : Chairman Claire
K u ric a ;
V ic e
C h a irm a n ,
S te p h a n a
Joel Spivak, Claire Kurica, 1st Place
W inners: Alexandra T aylor (99) and Rev.
Robert Bryan, Janice Blackburn.
G restred; C orresponding Secretary, Dana
M ack; Recording secretary, Ann Daly;
Treasurer, Janice Blackburn. W anda and
Lewis Mammel w ill con tinu e as chairm en
of the spot Landing C ontest and Dorothy
Sm ith was named m em bership chairm an.
“ s o a k in g " g o o d tim e w ith J u a n ita
Blum berg and m any of the Grasshoppers
at the ir Vero Beach m eeting on May
2 8 th...gre at fu n ! And o ff to the Derby are
Peggy Naumann and Clarice B e llin o in the
Arrow and
M ickey Thomas
in
the
210...w ho ops, th a t's a Six, not an Arrow.
And w h ile fly in g around the co u n try, our
Palisades’ gals were pa in ting up that storm
at C a ldw ell-W righ t A irp ort.
Those 99 blue and w h ite watches we
spoke about did the rounds of T itu sville ,
w ith one of the firs t purchasers being Irene
Keith, of G reater New York Chapter, doing
a s tin t fo r Pan Am down Florida way. 'til
soon, Happy F lyin !
Race Chairm an, Janice Blackburn and
C h a p te r
C h a irm a n
C la ire
K u ric a ,
presenting awards for second place (three
consecutive years) to 99's Dr. Helen
Zubrow and Anne Shields.
NEW YORK
CAPITAL DISTRICT CHAPTER
Peg W eiss, Reporter
Sum m er is here in all its glory, and our
chapter m em bers are scattered to the
w inds! We did manage to corral eleven 99s
for a great dinn er party at the Steak and
Brew in Albany on July 9. Hangar flyin g
was ram pant. We have a new prospective
m em ber: the hostess asked fo r an ex­
planation of 99s, and then exclaim ed, “ I’m
a p ilo t." She has a brand new ticke t and
w ill soon be part of our group.
Several Capital D istricte rs jo ine d the
Hudson Valley Chapter 99s fo r the ir
Aviation Day picnic at Hidden Valley, New
York on July 12. It was a great day fo r all
who attended.
Perfect weather on July 26 was the order
of the day fo r the fly -in to Cape Cod. Blue
skies, warm sunshine, be au tifu l beaches,
plus Joan G annon's h o sp ita lity.
Harriet Bregman flew her plane to
O shkosh, W iscon sin that weekend w ith
Doris M iller as passenger. Doris continued
on to Coeur d'Alene to the C onvention by
com m ercial airline.
Four NYCD’s are o ffic ia lly A P T : Nancy
Fitzroy, Ruth Green, Estelle P olsin ello and
Kathy Bourgeois.
Happy sum m er fly in g !!
PALISADES CHAPTER
Helen Egan Levy, Reporter
The Garden State Chapter’s 300 in June
found our B etty Barlia and M ickey Thom as
racing to the tune of 300...W e calls it
cam araderie, cooperation and ju s t plain
“ 99” . ..a ll for one and one fo r a ll! The
Derbies were o ff...A n g e ls 11, P ilot, Doris
M iller, our Section Vice Governor, and
Helen Levy, c o -p ilo t, and met in flyin g
from H a m ilton , O ntario, to T itu sville ,
F lo rid a , o u r F in g e r La ke s C h a p te r
Chairm an, Carole Freeman.
The A ngels all made it safely and
celebrated w ith form er Northeasterners,
E llie
M c C u llo u g h
O d ric o ,
H e len
McChesney M en nitto, M ina Elschner and
Jane Sultan. You m ight say th is was old
home week! “ Old A u n t", Bernie Steven­
son, flew in as Angel (guess what?) 99.
Doris, Jane and yours tru ly had a
M b
Angel 11 - P ilo t, Doris M ille r, Hudson
Valley Cahpt. Angel 6 - P ilo t, Carole
Freeman, F inger Lakes Chapt. Angel 11 C o -P ilo t, Helen Levy, Palisades Chapter.
T erm inus, Angel Derby, T itu s v ille , Fla.
New England Section
CONNECTICUT - M AIN E
M ASSACHUSETTS - NEW HAMPSHIRE
RHODE IS LA N D - VERM O NT
CONNECTICUT CHAPTER
Vivian Utko, Reporter
At our regular m eetings we have
“ m ystery g ift tim e .” A g ift is brought in by
the person who won the m ystery g ift the
previous m onth, and chances are sold on it
at 25 cents each. We add a little extra cash
to our chapter and a little extra fun to the
m eeting.
Sue Norm an, who is on loan to us from
the Santa Clara Chapter w h ile she is
spending a year on the East coast fo r the
P r e s id e n t’s
E x e c u tiv e
In te rc h a n g e
Program, is serving as an operations
a n a ly s t
w ith
S ik o r s k y
A ir c r a ft
in
B rid ge port, Conn. She is returning to
N ASA’s Am es Research Center at M offet
Field near Palo A lto , Cal. sh o rtly, although
we d id n 't have an o p p o rtu n ity to become
m ore acquainted w ith such a talented and
reknowned gal, we enjoyed the honor of
having her w ith us.
Charter mem ber, Nancy Tier, is busy
sharing her slides and old film s o f aviation
and her experiences to o , th is tim e w ith the
Central Conn. P ilo ts A ssoc, and the
Lakesville Rotary C lub. Recently Nancy
represented our chapter at the Museum
T rust Board and A dvisors.
F ly in g h e a d in g s w ith in 1 de g re e
tolerances seems very cha lle ng in g and
th a t’s what Lorraine Jencik has been up to
lately. She has been fillin g in as p ilo tnavigator fo r an aerial
photography
com pany in a supercharged 206, flyin g
these g ith headings at 12,000 feet.
M arcia Spakoski co-hosted a successful
GAM A Safety Sem inar fo r Coastal Airw ays
in G roton, Conn. in June. Marcia, our
c o n tin u in g Treasurer, has been on the
Com m , fo r W om en of the Year for New
England and was involved in the Spring
Section in M ystic Seaport th is year.
Marcia, along w ith Lorraine Jencik, has
been appointed to the A irp ort Safety
C o m m itte e at T rum bull A irp ort in Groton.
N e w e s t m e m b e r, S h a ro n L u c ia n i,
recently soloed her firs t student and is
now one of ou r busy C F Is...M ary Suisman
stayed on the ground long enough this
spring to present her husband Joel w ith a
new baby b o y...C h airm a n, Nina Hetmanenko, is in Cape Kennedy to view the
space sh o t...V ivia n and B oris Utko are the
proud new ow ners of a S kyhaw k...and
there goes the sum m er.
NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND CHAPTER
Anne Good, Reporter
The A ll W om an New England A ir Race at
M anchester, N .H .’s G renier F ield, June 21,
1975, was won by p ilo t Helen Z ubrof and
her co -p ilo t Anne S hields, both of
Philadelphia, Penna.
S e c o n d p la c e w in n e rs w ere p ilo t
Elizabeth Brown of Cape Arundel North,
Maine and c o -p ilo t Sheri G oodw in of York,
Maine. Elizabeth has her Instrum ent
Rating. Sheri is entering the New England
Aeronautical In s titu te , Nashua, N.H. this
Septem ber.
Best w ishes from all the Chapter
mem bers to Leanne Buck, who postponed
her wedding fo r a week to help as an
op era tions com m itte e member. Leanne is
now Mrs. Joseph Fernald.
Elizabeth Brown w ill be a delegate at
Coeur d ’Alene, Idaho in July. Her fa m ily
w ill accom pany her. Lois C hesterley and
husband flew to W ashington state and
returned thru Canada, by way of W innipeg.
Betsy Alexander and her husband flew to
W yom ing.
New o ffic e rs fo r the com ing year are:
E liz a b e th
B ro w n , C h a irm a n ,
B e tsy
Alexander, V ice-C hairm an, Jane Heutterm an, Secretary, Rae T ally, Treasurer,
and Anne Good, Reporter. Sheri G oodwin
is the M em bership Chairm an, Lorraine
R ic h a rd s and J a c k ie M c K e n n e y are
handling P ublic R elations.
Sm iles of victo ry as Elizabeth Brown (L)
and Sheri G oodw in (R) who placed second
in the AW NEAR at M anchester, New
Ham pshire June 21, 1975.
N inety-N ines
Come Celebrate — Let's Dedicate
Gala Dedication W eekend
Novem ber 1 and 2, 1975
O klahom a City, Oklahoma
W ill Rogers W orld A irport
Please pre-register and check your choice o f events so that tours can be arranged.
BE SURE TO BRING YOUR OWN TIE DOWNS. TH AN K YOU.
Friday, Oct. 31 :Early arrivals—
8:00 p.m .Friday N ight at the M ovies including: Powder Puff fo r Joan; Stamp o f Friendship.
Saturday, Nov. 1:99 H eadquarters w ill open from 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
9:00 a.m.Registration, H o spita lity and Transportation — H ilton Inn
10:00
No. 1 FAA Aeronautical Center Tour
12:00
Past Presidents and Charter M em bers Luncheon
12:00
A ir Rally Participants check-in at Catlin Aviation
1:00 p.m .Air Rally Take-off ($15. en try fee) (Trophies & Awards)
(49-1/2 e rs and m ore than one co-p ilo t invited)
2:00
No. 2 FAA Aeronautical Center Tour
2:00
Cowboy Hall of Fame Tour
7:00
C elebration R e cep tion—Ballroom , H ilton Inn West
8:00
Dedication Banquet — H ilton Inn W est
Featuring: "Boots to H e els’’ — A M usical H istory of the 99s,
Lilaha Bolen, D irector
M aster of Cerem onies: Mr. James Yarnell,
Public Relations, Beech A ircraft
Sunday, Nov. 2:Today is the 46th Anniversary of the 99s
9:30 a.m.Buses Load for D edication Cerem onies and Reception
10:00
Dedication of New 99 H eadquarters Building
F ly-B y featuring 99s in all types o f aircraft
11:30
Fly Away!!!
$15.00 includes registration and Banquet,
$20.00 includes tours, reg. and Banquet,
$25.00 includes tours, reg, Banquet, &
Past Pres. & Charter M em ber Luncheon
Special prizes awarded fo r pre-registration.
(Before Oct. 15)
Nam e___________
.A d d re s s .
Husband's N am e.
.C h ild re n .
O ther G uests________
Arrival date and time
Please mail advance registration to:
Loretta Gragg, International 99 Headquarters,
P.O. Box 59964, W ill Rogers W orld Airport,
Oklahoma City, Oklahom a 73159
Recommend making early Hotel Reservations d ire ct to:
HILTON INN WEST, 401 So. M eridian, OKC, o r call 405 947-7681
(most activities held ta re ) Singles, $18., Doubles $24. each add. person $6.
SHERATON INN, Okla. C ity A irport, 6300 E. Term inal Dr., OKC, o r 405 681-7511
(about 1/4 m ile from 99 Headquarters)
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Cookbook. "C o o k in g M a n e u v e rs " L ig h th e a rte d ro s te r
size g ift book th a t c o o rd in a te s m enus and flig h t plans.
$3.25 ppd. O ran ge C ounty C h apter 99s, Inc. To o rd e r:
Noreen K ilb o rn ; 13412 W o o d ru ff; B e llflo w e r, C a lif.
90706.
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postage A d u lt sizes - S, M , L , XI 15.50 8. 50 cents
postage. S hort o r long sleeves. To o rd e r: G rea ter
Kansas C ity 99s, P.O. Box 8199; Kansas C ity , M O 64122
A lle n , H a rrie t
A n d re w s, M a ria n T.
B a nker, E liz a b e th C.
B a rlia , B e tty
B a rto le t, Hazel E.
B euchat, Stephanie M a p e lli
B ig e lo w , Juanda
B liss, R u th C.
Blue, M a rjo r ie A.
B ock, D o ro th y E.
Bonzon, Rachel
B ro w n , Lee
B u tle r, M .T . 'M a r c i'
C a m p b e ll, M y r tle M .
C a ry e r, Jane H.
Cozzi, D iane M .
C ra g in , M a rily n
C ritc h e ll, Iris C.
D ugdale, M ic k e y
E c k e rt, P h y llis
E ise m a n , M a ry E lle n
E step, D o ro th y P.
F e lla b a u m , M a ry E liza b e th
F la u m , Donna L.
F le m in g , P a u lin e E.
G ilk is o n , P a uline
G illila n d , H. V irg in ia
G illis , J u d ith E.
H a e v e rn ic k , S a lly
H a rs ta d , M a rg a re t
H o lla n d , P a tric ia M .
In g le , L illia n Jean
Jensen, L y d ia L .
K e lle y , E m ily C am p
K enney, C h arlotee
K u d rn a , A lic e ( in m e m o ry of O liv e
Gooch T u ttle )
L a m b e rt, B e tty
Lan e, Pat
Lep ore , M a rie C.
L o ckw ood, G e rtru d e E.
M a h n , S h irle y
M a p e lli, V e lda King
M ason, Joan E.
M c E w e n , Pat (In m e m o ry of M a ria n
B u rke & R uth H ild e b ra n d )
M c K illip , M a ry Jane
M c M a s te r, M aureen
M e is e r, Joan
M in e r, O liv e S.
P a rsons, B e tty Jo (In m e m o ry of
M a ria n B u rke & R ufh H ild e b ra n d )
P e tersen, S.K.
P o w e ll, B a rb a ra L.
R aabe, A n gela D.
R id g e w a y, Sondra'
R o b ich a u x, G ayle G.
R u ck, W illia m
L . ( In m e m o ry of
C h ris tin e R u ck)
S a ile r, Helep R.
Saxton, P a tty Shea
S ells, R uth F ord
S im m ons, H elen I.
S m ith , N a ncy E.
Speer, V irg in ia
S tahley, Adele R.
S tra ssb u rg , W anda
S u lliv a n , Sandra E.
T h e m , L u c ille E.
W agne r, E le a n o r I.
W a lku p , A rle n e
W enholz, M a ry
W in d so r, C arol Ann
W o lf, M a rie H.
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A b le , M a ry
A d derson, Van
A ik in s , M a ry L.
A ltiz e r, M ercedes
A m a b ile , Penelope K.
A n derson, Bette S.
A n tosh, D o ttie
B a d g e tt, M a ry
B anks, M a ria n
B a rk e r, D o ro th y
B a rn ic k , M a rio n
B a rr, N o rm a M .
B eard, M elb a
Beers, Cy
B era, F ra n ce s S.
B e rk e ly , E s te r G.
B la k e ly , M abel
B ohannan, K aye M oore
B o n d ^ J ^irg in ia K.
B ra ^S e T E ve lyn B.
B rd w n , V irg in ia R.
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B yers Jones, C h a rm ia n
C a rp e n te r, M a d in e
Cook, V irg in ia
C opeland, M a rily n
Cote, S h irle y T.
Cox, S a lly Jean
C rane, M a rd o
C ra w fo rd , G wen
C u ll, T he lm a
C u lv e r, E ls ie
C u m b e rla n d , Edna
C u rry , E le a n o r N eem ann
D a v is , M a r jo r ie B.
D a v is , M ir ia n S.
D aw e, M illie
D e v e re u x , H ild a
D ic k e rh o o f, D o rothy
D o rr, M a ry W.
D o w n in g , B illie M .
D unne, L y d ia V.
E a c re t, D o ris M .
E a rly , M ild re d
E ig , Lois
E s h e lm a n , Ire n e S.
E v a n s , Broneta
Felsen, G e rtru d e
F is h e r, M u rr a y Hake
G a rd in e r, E s th e r H.
G enung, P a u lin e
G la s e r, E liz a b e th B.
G oetz, B a rb a ra
G ra h a m , J u d y Ann
G riffin g , T . Sue
G r iff it h , Iren e
G uy, Hazel (M e m o ria l fro m
C h a p te r)
H a d le y , B onnie Rae
H agan, L y d ie lle n M .
Hahn, Constance
H a llin a n , H e n rie tta C.
H a rp e r, Sue M app
H a rp e r, S y lv ia Irene
H a tc h , M a rg a re t Ann
H a v ic e , L u c y T h e lm a
H a y d u , B e rn ic e
H eise, E u genia R.
H ib n e r, M a r ily n P.
H itc h c o c k , K athleen
H u d g in s, Jaye
In k le y , L .M ., J r.
Jacobson, W ilm a M .
Jensen, E la in e D.
Jessen, Gene N ora
J e tto n , Pat
J ex, D iane S.
Jobe, Bea
Johnson, Joy
Johnson, Ronnie
Johnson, V a le ra G.
Jones, Hazel M e K e n d ric k
K e lle r, M a ry 'M itz i*
K id d , L o u ise E.
K ilb o u rn e , M a ry W.
L a n d is , Joanne M .
L a s k a , P e a rl B.
L a w s , A m y E liz a b e th
L ee bold, N ancy
L e n n e rts o n , Jean
L e v y , H elen E.
L is s a n t, B e tty e L .
L on g, K a th y
L u k e , J a c k ie
L u m , V a da M ae
M a s o n h a ll, W ynem a
M a y le , R u th O.
M c C o rm ic k , P eggy H.
M c G u ire , E m m a
M c N a b b , B e tty W.
M e R e ynold s, Sara
M c W illia m s , J a n e lle 'J e n n y '
M e tz g e r, L y n n
M ic k e ls e n , G e ra ld in e W.
M illio n , Jan
M la d y , P a tric ia Ann
N a nce, G a rn e tte H a stin g s
N ic h o ls , W ild a I.
N ie k a m p , D o ro th y R.
O liv e r, M .E .
Page, Tony
P a lm e r, J u lie t B.
P a rson s, B e tty Jo
P a ulsen , D o ro th y
P a y n te r, Joan
P earson, Jean H.
P eerce, P a u lin e N.
P e ters, C h a rlo tte M ae
P e tty , J a c k ie
P o tte r, llo v e n e
Kansas
P o w e ll, D o ro th y M .
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Reed, B e tty Jo
Reed, J a c k ly n A.
R o berts, A lic e
Rosenm an, Bea
R u e c k e rt, R uth Nevada
Sage, K a th le e n K.
Sasser, E v e ly n L.
S c h iffm a n n , Jean M .
S c h litte r, Ida
Seaborn, A lic e
S h a w v e r, Vee
Shonk, Sara E.
S ila g i, B a rb a ra W.
S im m ons, Helen
Sleeper, Sara F a ir
S m ith , K ay Tisza
S m ith , M a rg o
S p ie lb e rg , Jeanne
St. O nge, Ruby
S to ry , Irm a
S tre e te r, R uth
T a c k le , M a g d a Tisza
T a lia fe r ro , E s th e r D.
T ee l, N a ncy
T ho m pso n, V irg in ia L .
T in k e r, A d e la id e
T is d a le , Jane
T u c k e r, R a dina Petersen
V ass, K a m a la S.
W a h re r. E lsie
W eber, K ay
W e s te rm a n , C a ro ly n J.
W h ite , Ann
W h ite , V iv ia n 'P e n n y '
W ic k s , L o u ise C.
W ic k s , Rene L.
W ilk e , Helen
W illia m s , E s th e r J.
W ils o n , V e rn a L.
W ir ts c h a fte r, Iren e N.
W oodw ard, V e lm a
W o o d w o rth , Gene
W ra y , H elen H eath
W rig h t, M a ry Lou
W ynn, N o rm a A.
Y e n k e lu n , B e rn ic e W elicka
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B e rti, P a u lin e M .
B oren, A ngela
B u rc h a m , M ir ia m Parsons
C a rbo n, Jean
G reen, Janet
P e rry , P a u lie
Rhodes, Nola L .
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G r iff it h , Thon
M c E w e n , Pat
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Tho m pso n, L u c y G.
W e in h a rd t, S h irle y E.
W h ite , Lou ise
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