Reflections of a New Member - Ninety

L©#KING
UP
WITH LOIS
M any questions have been ask ed , an d som e rath er strong
com m ents have been m ade by a few m em bers over the N ovem ber
24th letter from the B oard o f D irectors to the entire N o rth
A m erican M em bership on the subject o f the 1978 C onvention to
be held in A ustralia. Som e o f these com m ents seem to hold us
responsible fo r w hat we feel will be escalating costs over the next
year and a half. It is my belief th a t you are entitled to a full
explanation o f the background an d decisions giving rise to that
letter.
In C oeur d ’A lene at o u r 1975 A n n u al M eeting, A ustralia
successfully bid to host the 1978 In tern atio n al C onvention. A t
that tim e, we all failed to take in to co n sid eratio n the im pact th at
inflation, escalating energy costs an d changes in air fare w ould
have on the cost o f that trip over the follow ing three years. As we
got deeper into these costs this p ast Fall, the B oard realized th at
by A ugust o f 1978, the cost m ight PO SSIB LY double over w hat
the M em bership expected at the tim e the delegates chose
A ustralia as the site. W hile we sincerely hope the costs will not
escalate to this degree, it is certain they will be significantly
greater than those anticipated in 1975.
Perhaps it w ould have been good politics to say n othing an d let
nature take its course, but 1 believe th a t you elect us as your
O fficers and B oard because we have the guts to represent you and
“ tell it like it is” at least in so far as we see it. W e d o n o t believe
that we w ould be fulfilling o u r responsibility to you by w aiting
until the cost got beyond the reach o f m any w ho planned to go,
only to end up with a few dozen N inety-N ines to m ake decisions
at a C onvention that affects the en tire M em bership for years to
come. W ith the foregoing problem s in m ind, the B oard felt the
M em bership should be consulted; th erefo re, we prepared the poll
and the cover letter w hich you received last N ovem ber.
W e received m any letters an d com m ents from N inety-N ines.
Some were abusive, m ost were genuine expressions o f concern
over the projected high cost. W e received new spaper ads placed
by travel agents at lower costs th a n we p rojected, but the ads
d id n ’t indicate w hat was included o r excluded. W e received
enough travel brochures to o pen o u r own travel agency on
A ustralia! M em bers asked, “ If they can d o it for $1,500.00, why
c an ’t w e?” Y ou can be assured we asked this sam e question.
H ow ever, if we look at the term s o n the back o f the brochure, the
statem ent is m ade, “ Prices q u o ted are based on M ay 31st, 1976
tariffs and rates o f exchange are su b ject to change p rio r to
d ep a rtu re .” I understand th a t an increase, in air fare did occur
prior to planned dep artu re. Since these trips are priced a year and
a half earlier than our 1978 C o n v en tio n , o u r N ovem ber letter
took into account the ad d itio n al an ticip ated air fare increases.
A lso, we m ust all realize th a t m oney needs to be budgeted to
cover the items travel brochures leave o u t. $500.00 to $700.00
w ould seem reasonable to cover these expenses.
The question was asked why we d o n ’t ch arter instead o f using
the G ro u p Inclusive T o u r (G IT ) p lan . W e checked carefully with
P an A m , Q an tas A irw ays and th e A u stralian G overnm ent and
were told th at ch arters to A u stralia are rarely approved and
virtually never done.
T here are several basic facts we sh o u ld all understand:
1. A irlines all charge the sam e fo r flights between given points.
2. Travel A gents charge exactly the sam e fo r airline tickets as
the airlines charge.
3. Travel A gents d o n ’t m ake an y th in g on you directly. T heir
p ro fit is derived from com m issions paid by airlines and hotels.
O u r trip could be done fo r less expense. We could utilize
ch eaper m otels o r hotels w ith p o o re r accom m odations, but our
experience is th at N inety-N ines w ant to stay at first class hotels
with good fo o d and acco m m o d atio n s.
The results o f the poll indicated th at nearly tw o hundred (200)
N inety-Nines are planning on going even if the costs escalate as
estim ated in o u r letter, an d over one h u n d red husbands, relatives
and friends plan to jo in them . W ith this great response, we are
delighted to say, — “ JO IN US ‘D O W N U N D E R ’ FOR T H E
1978 C O N V E N T IO N IN A U S T R A L IA .” '
You will be receiving an exciting bro ch u re from Interconti­
nental T ours, In c ., soon. It will show th e costs presently in effect,
setting forth those services w hich will be provided. A s with all
brochures, you should assum e an y th in g n o t specifically covered
will be added expense. Prices will be subject to escalation p rior to
dep artu re. If you indicated th a t you d o n o t plan to go, but change
your m ind. . .G reat. . .C o m e A long. T he A ustralian
N inety-Nines have w onderful surprises in store for us, and
perhaps the m onthly colum n, w hich will start appearing soon,
will help you realize you ju st c a n ’t miss A ustralia. This colum n,
to be w ritten by Vice P resid en t, T h o n G riffith , the A ustralian
N inety-Nines o r Q an tas, will give us convention updates and a
little insight o n the beautiful an d d ifferen t sights we will see in
this fascinating co u n try on th e o th e r side o f the w orld from the
U nited States.
In the m eantim e, SEE YOU IN SAN FR A N C ISC O T H IS
SU M M ER .
HEA DQ UA RTERS T HANK S YOU
BLANCHE NOYES,
C h a rte r M em ber o f the 99s, fo r yo u r recent
co n trib u tio n to H ead q u arters fo r e q u ip ­
m ent.
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Volume 4
Num ber 2
March 1977
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Special Articles and Features
Angela Masson Barris, Flight Engineer w ith A A ..................................10
Dedication of the AE Vega M odel..............................................................11
Living a Useful L ife ..................................................................................... 18
Nomination Notice .......................................................................................4
Reflections of a New M e m b e r.................................................................. 15
A 66 P rogram .............................................................................................. 14
Survey on the 99 N E W S ............................................................................14
Three Years L a te r....................................................................................... 16
Women'sW orld Records in A v ia tio n .......................................................12
Regular Features
Aviation L a w .................................................................................................. 9
AWTAR............................................................................................................6
Calendar......................................................................................................... 5
Chapter N e w s ....................................................................................... 20-31
Classified A ds..............................................................................................31
Forest of F rie nd sh ip.....................................................................................6
Legislation Inform ation................................................................................ 8
N IFA................................................................................................................ 8
Advertising
Cessna Wants to Clear the A ir .....................................................................7
Cessna Biennial Flight Review .................................................................. 9
S p o rty 's .......................................................................................................12
United States Aircraft Insurance G ro u p ....................................4th Cover
INTERNATIONAL OFFICERS
President — Lois Feigenbaum, 26 Pinewood Dr., Carbondale, IL 62901
Vice-President — Thon Griffith, 314 Robinhood Ln., Costa Mesa, CA
92627
Secretary — Janet Green, Rt. 7, Box 293W, Ocean Springs, MS 39564
Treasurer — Hazel H. Jones, 8536 Mediterranean, Dallas, TX 75238
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Charlene Falkenberg, 618 S. Washington St., Hobard, IN 46342
Gene Nora Jessen, 2814 Cassia, Boise, Idaho 83705
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Pat McEwen, 16206 E. Central, Wichita, KS 67201
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Membership Count: 4702 as of Feb. 14, 1977.
Dear Editor:
This is in reply to Jo an K erw in’s N ovem ber and D ecember
Legislation In fo rm atio n colum n questions.
T he N ational T ra n sp o rta tio n S afety B oard is m ade up o f a
C h airm an , fo u r B oard m em bers, twelve field offices and 132
investigators. T he B oard is in term o d al, in th at accidents
involving highw ay, pipeline, railro a d , m arine and aviation are
investigated. T he selection o f accidents investigated depends
u p o n public interest, geographical location, fatalities, type o f
o p eratio n and the intent to learn som ething new for the interest
o f safety.
B efore I get in to the aviation are a , 1 u n d erstan d that the B oard
was present for the ferry b o at accident investigation m entioned in
the D ecem ber 99 N EW S. A d d itio n ally , taxi-cab accidents are also
investigated on a selectivity basis d u e to the fact th at there are so
m any — and again the intent here is solving the problem for
safety now and fo r the fu tu re.
C oncerning the question o f w hy th ere should be investigation
involving privately ow ned and flow n a irc ra ft and why NTSB and
FA A investigate together?
NTSB investigators are highly train ed fo r crash investigations.
They have the facilities to test p ertin en t pieces or parts, have the
flexibility to visit m an u factu rers w ith a crash problem , and can
devote 100% o f their tim e to a nitty-gritty problem (including
detailed engine, propeller an d co m p o n en t teardow ns) which will
help determ ine the probable cause. A detailed report is w ritten,
including witness statem en ts, m aps, photo g rap h s, w ritten
co m ponent teardow n rep o rts, w eather studies, autopsies or
toxicologies, which is sent o n the the N TSB B oard and then to the
F A A . As a result o f accident investigations, recom m endations
are m ade and som etim es new F A R ’s are instilled — A LL FOR
O U R SA FETY .
T he FA A is a regulatory agency an d helps the B oard in
investigations, b u t they have ad d itio n a l dem anding jo b s not
accident related. They d o investigate som e accidents that the
B oard does n o t, i.e. experim ental category and aerial applicator
a irc ra ft accidents.
I w orked as an FA A inspector fo r fo u r years, and believe me,
certification o f pilots and a irc ra ft, giving w rittens, public
com plaints, violation investigations an d litigations, and num er­
ous o th er tasks keep the w ork load u p . 1 have been with the B oard
fo r tw o years, and it’s been a real eye opener on how to try to
m ake aviation safer fo r all o f us.
A review o f T itle 49 — T ra n sp o rta tio n 800 Series will enhance
everyone’s aw areness o f w hat the N TSB does. A nd please, if you
are ever in the area o f an N TSB office, visit!
A ccording to the B o ard ’s 1975 accident fatalities statistics,
there has been a 2% reduction in fatalities from the 1974
statistics. The 1975 tra n sp o rta tio n fatality figures are as follows:
Pipeline
30 R ailro ad grade crossing 910
P edestrians
8,600 R ailro ad
564
Bicycles
900 M arine-C om m ercial
380
M otorcycles
3,253
R ecreational
1,480
T o tal H ighw ay
44,690 G eneral A viation
1,324
A ir C arriers
124
A day in the life o f a B oard investigator could m ean
investigation in any interm odal situ atio n . T he call can com e just
as you sit dow n to d inner, in a m ovie, at church, or 2 a.m . at
w hich tim e you have to m ove fast. O ne gets to an accident by car,
plane, helicopter, horse, b o at o r hiking. T hen long hours proceed
in attain in g all the facts.
M odern day technology and expert investigations have greatly
helped in m aking all m odes o f travel safe for the public.
Sincerely yours,
M .W . “ W ally” F unk II
N TSB A ir S afety Investigator
M em ber o f th e L ong Beach 99 C hapter.
N-77-1
Intent to Seek Election
Name
Address_
Chapter_
Section
99 member since
Classification
Date and class of last medical
Date of last Biennial flight review_
Offices held:
Last 2 years
Total hours
R a t i n g s _________________________
Chapter_
Section
International
Committees at any level_
Sectionals
International Conventions attended_____
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Specific training and/or experience related to the office sought:
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I desire to be considered for nomination to the International Board of Directors.
This notice constitutes authority to so advise Ninety-Nine Chapters and Sections.
I understand I must meet all eligibility requirements at the time of my election.
Date
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S i g n a t u r e __________________________________
s
Send:
Original and four copies to Ilovene N. Potter
2992G 2nd Place S.W.
Federal Way, Washington 98003
Send:
Attach:
Photo copy to Headguarters.
Recent photo, black and white passport type preferred, to Headquarters
copy.
Deadline:
A tta ch a d d itio n a l sheet if m o re sp a ce is n eed ed .
April 1, 1977
It is tim e to think ab ou t the n o m inations
fo r o u r tw o In tern atio n al B oard M em bers
to be elected by the delegates to the A nnual
M eeting this A ugust in San F rancisco. We
will be electing tw o B oard M em bers this
year an d every year from now o n . Last year
a t o u r A nnual C onv en tio n in Philadelphia
G ene N ora Jessen and C h arlene Falkenberg
were elected fo r a tw o year term . Esme
W illiam s and Betty W h arto n were elected
for a one year term and are eligible to file
an “ Intent to Seek E lectio n ” form this year
if they so desire.
In line with o u r new N om inating
Procedures we are including in this issue o f
the N EW S the new fo rm , “ In ten t to Seek
E lectio n .” We urge q ualified m em bers to
seek office. D o n ’t be afra id to let
yourselves be know n. T he 1976-1977
M em bership D irectory, page 243, A rticle
X , Section 1, will give you the in fo rm atio n
needed to check your qualificatio ns for this
im p o rtan t office. T hen follow these steps:
1. C om plete form 0N77-1, In tent to Seek
Election.
2. H ave six p h otocopies m ade (provides
one for your files).
3. Send original an d fo u r copies to me at
th e address below.
4. Send one copy to N inety-N ine
H eadquarters.
5. Send a recent black and w hite photo
(passport type) to H e a d q u arters with
their copy o f Intent to Seek E lection.
W hen H ead q u arters co n firm s to the
N om inating C om m ittee th a t you are eligi­
ble to ru n , your nam e, p h o to an d brief
resum e will app ear on the list o f candidates
in the Ju n e 99 N EW S.
T his new m ethod will let N inety-N ines
everyw here know w ho will be running for
the B oard well before C o n v en tio n, thereby
giving all m em bers a voice in this im p o rtan t
election. Delegates can be instructed to vote
fo r the candidates chosen by the entire
C h ap ter. C andidates need n o t be at
C onvention to be elected.
In the past we have had no way o f
checking the q ualifications an d eligibility o f
the candidates before election n o r to let our
M em bership be aw are o f w ho m ight be
nom in ated o r w ant to run for office. We
hope you will all take an active p art in the
selection o f o u r new B oard m em bers by
urging qualified m em bers to file an Intent
to Seek Election form an d by discussing
candidates at your C h a p ter m eetings prior
to convention.
Ilovene Potter, Chairman
International Nominating Committee
29926 2nd Place SW
Federal Way, W ashington 98003
Details on
SPRING
SECTIONALS
JOINT C AN A D IA N
20-21
In tern atio n al F orest o f F riendship
C erem onies, A tchison, KS.
D eadline fo r 99 N EW S
M arch 99 Renewals D ue
27-29
Illi-Nines A ir D erby, Q u ad City
A irp o rt, M oline, IL L .
Safety Sem inar, M o n arch Life
B ldg., W innipeg 99s, C an a d a
JU NE
M ARCH
The Easi-West Canada Section Meeting
will be hosted by the E astern O n ta rio
C hapter at the C hateau L au rie r H otel,
O ttaw a, O ntario A pril 15, 16, & 17.
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MIDDLE EAST
The Middle East Sectional will be held at
the A dm iralty H otel and M o to r L odge,
N orfolk, VA, A pril 30, 31. A n a fte rn o o n
meeting followed by a dinner will fill the
schedule on the 30th and m em bers will view
an air show at the N aval A ir S ta tio n on the
31st. C ontact L inda H allow ell, 1225 G lyndon D r., Virginia Beach, VA 23462
(804-424-9176) for m ore in fo rm a tio n .
11-13
SOUTH CENTRAL
South Central Spring Sectional will be in
Dallas, TX headquartered at th e D ow n­
town H oliday Inn. Several T o u rs are
planned, including luncheon at th e W orld
T rade C enter, futuristic B uilding th a t was
the site o f the movie “ L o g an ’s R u n ” ; and
tours o f the A R T C C , A m erican A irlines
Stewardess College, and A m erican A irlines
Flight A cadem y. Activities will w ind up
with a real Mexican Fiesta o n S atu rd ay
night. Dates are M arch 11-13.
SOUTHWEST
D on’t Miss the Boat!
Southwest Spring Sectional will be a
fabulous, fun-filled w eekend a b o a rd the
luxury liner Pacific Princess. P am p er
yourself in luxurious elegance. . .feast on
C ontinental cuisine. . .thrill to to p e n te r­
tainm ent, theatre, sports, live dan ce ban d s.
Relax. . .soak up sunshine. . .
A n d .. .participate in unique sem inars by
and for N inety-Nines. In fo rm al talks,
films, discussions, w orkshops. . .L earn
from the experts, or share y o u r expertise
with others. “ E verything you w an ted to
know about flying” and m ore. . .
Special group rate for this cruise avail­
able to all N inety-Nines and friends. Leave
LA Friday evening, M ay 13, retu rn
M onday m orning, M ay 16th. R ates, based
on double occupancy, are $279, $308, or
$324 depending on cabin location . Send
paym ent directly to T em po T rav el, In c.,
c /o Pat M cK ennon, 1532 So. L a C ienega
Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90035 by M arch 4.
O r call P at at (213) 655-8370.
I
D eadline fo r 99 NEW S
Ju n e 99 Renewals due
APRIL
4
Mini D erby, G olden W est C h ap ter
D eadline for 99 N EW S
A pril 99 Renewals due
3-5
G arden State 300 A ir Race
G ard en State C h ap ter
S outheast Sectional
M ontgom ery, A lab am a
II
New E ngland A ir Race
Sponsored by New E ngland Section
Jo in t E ast-W est C a n ad ian Sectional
O ttaw a, C an ad a
JULY
15-24
L ouisiana A ir T o ur
1
19-21
FA A Flight In stru cto r
C linic — S ponsored by El C ajo n
Valley 99s
1
15-17
NEW YORK-NEW JERSEY
NY C apital District C h ap te r will be
hostessing the N Y-N J Spring Section
Meeting A pril 29 & 30 at the T u rf Inn in
Albany, NY. C all the toll free n u m b er
(1-800-528-1234) fo r reservations. Speakers
will include Dave Fox o f the O ld R hinebeck
A erodrom e and Reece M itchell, A lbany
GADO.
S o u th C en tral Sectional
D allas, Texas
N o deadline fo r 99 N EW S
July 99 Renewals due
D eadline fo r 99 C atalo g
20-22
In tern atio n al B oard M eeting
In tern atio n al H ead q u arters
2-5
A W TA R C o m m em orative Flight
P alm Springs, C A . — T a m p a, FL.
23
Shirts & Skirts R ace, F u llerto n , CA.
20-28
24
A u stralian Sectional
B risbane, A ustralia
A ir Race Classic, Inc.
S onom a C o u n ty , C A . —
T oledo, OH.
21-24
29-30
N Y -N J Sectional, T u rf Inn
A lbany, New York
N orthw est Sectional
A nchorage, AK.
30
M iddle E ast Sectional
N o rfo lk , VA.
AUGUST
1
D eadline for 99 N EW S
A ugust 99 Renewals due
A llegheny A ir D erby
L atro be , PA .
12-14
P alm s-to-P ines A ir Race
17-21
In tern atio n al C onvention
San F rancisco, C A .
MAY
1
D eadline fo r 99 N EW S
M ay 99 Renewals due
8-10
A ngel D erby
C olum bus, O H — F reep o rt,
B aham as
14
Palisades C h ap ter P o k e r R un &
Spot L anding C ontest
13-15
Southw est Sectional C ruise
N o rth C en tral Sectional
L exington, KY.
19-21
N ational N IF A M eet —
S tillw ater, O K.
NOTAM
to
All Chapters & Sections
Please send clippings, bro ch u res, etc., on
Safety Sem inars, E d ucational pro jects to
H ead q u arters fo r o u r perm an en t files.
by Wanda Cummings
T o repeat the basics:
Starting Point: Palm Springs M unicipal
A irp o rt, P alm Springs CA
Terminus: P eter O ’K night A irp o rt,
T am p a FL
Dates: Im p o u n d O pens 0900 P D T Ju n e
29
Im p o u n d D eadline 1300 P D T Ju n e 30
T ake O ff 0800 P D T Ju ly 2
D eadline to finish 1800 E D T July 5
A w ards B anquet July 6
Designated Airports on the Route:
T ucson In tern atio n al, T ucson, A Z ; El P aso
In tern atio n al, El P a so ,T X ; R egional A ir
T erm inal, M idland, T X ; D allas Love Field,
D allas,TX ; D ow ntow n A irp o rt, Shreveport,
LA; Allen T h o m p so n Field, Ja c k so n ,M S ;
M onroe C o u n ty , M o n ro e ^ .A an d T hom as-
ville M unicipal, T hom asville, G A .
T rophies will be given to pilot and
co-pilot, first 10 places. A w ards are
planned fo r the first 3 places in each
contest.
E ntry fee fo r N inety-N ines is $50.00 per
aircraft. If there are less th an 99 applica­
tions, half-entries will be accepted. (PSPD A L, D A L -T P A )
F IR S T DAY D R A W IN G will be held
A pril 9 at the C ath ed ral C an y o n C o u n try
C lub in C ath e d ra l C ity, C A , w ith tra n sp o r­
tatio n from P alm Springs M unicipal A ir­
p o rt. A pril is a lovely tim e in o u r desert, so
load up yo u r plane (or w hatever) and join
us fo r luncheon at n o o n . R eservations are
$5.00, and may be m ade th ro u g h S tart
C h airm an Je a n P a tan e , P .O . D raw er “ O ” ,
C ath ed ral C ity, C A 92234.
T hose o f you w ho were unab le to obtain
a charm fo r the ’76 race m ay now get one
by sending $4.25 to B arb ara E vans, 40
S tu art Place, M anhasset, NY 11030. B ar­
b a ra ’s Bargain S hoppe also features the
C om m em orative A lbum for $10.00, and
past years’ program s for $1.50. (1976
P rogram s are $3.00 each) P L E A S E M AKE
C H E C K S PA Y A B L E T O A W T A R Inc.
T he C om m em orative A lbum is a p icto r­
ial history o f the first 27 years o f the
Pow der P u ff D erby, and a c o llecto r’s item .
P ast-C h airm an Kay Brick is preparing
docu m en tatio n o f the last 3 years o f the
Race. This supplem ent to the A lbum will be
included with m em bership in the P O W ­
D ER P U F F DERBY A S S O C IA T IO N to be
chartered at the T erm inus in T am p a.
O ld racers, new friends, em bellished tales
. . .L ooking Forw ard!
across the A tlan tic fifty years ago, as well
as the fo rty -fifth anniversary o f A m elia
E a rh a rt’s solo flight across th e A tlan tic,
M ay 20-21, 1932. 1977 also is the fo rtieth
anniversary o f A m elia’s last flight, July 1,
1937.
M ay 20-21 is o f interest to th e p h ilatel­
ists, to o , fo r the P o st O ffice is issuing a
stam p com m em orating the 50th an n iv e r­
sary o f the L one E agle’s flight, th a n k s to
the effo rts o f 99 R uth D obrescu a n d her
T W A C ap tain h u sb an d , C harles. Alice
H am m o n d , C h airm an o f th e A m elia
E a rh a rt S tam p C om m ittee, is w orking o n a
special cover, u p d atin g the 99’s fam ous
cover com m em orating
A E ’s A irm ail
stam p, issued July 24, 1963, to tie in w ith
the L indbergh stam p .
Present plans call fo r a din n er in
A tchison, M ay 20th. A t 11 a .m ., M ay 21st,
there will be a tree p lanting cerem ony in the
F orest, including the unveiling o f the M oon
Tree, to be grafted o n to the ro o ts planted at
the dedication cerem ony last July 24, and
hon o rin g the new add itio n s to M em ory
L ane. T he cerem onies will be over in tim e
fo r those w ho wish to fly to St. L ouis fo r
the L indbergh d inner. T he G rea ter St.
Louis C h ap ter o f the 99s has sponsored
C harles A . L indbergh in M em ory L ane.
M em bers o f the C h ap ter also are w orking
on details for the dinner.
A m ong others w ho will be h o n o red in
M em ory L ane, in the M ay cerem ony, are
ch arter m em bers Louise T h ad en and Bobbi
T ro u t, sponsored by G lenn B uffington.
C h arter m em ber M argaret T h o m as W ar­
ren, o ur Intern atio n al P resident, Lois
Feigenbaum an d the first C a n a d ian w om an
pilot, Eileen Vollick, all sponsored by their
loving husbands. The S acram ento Valley
C h ap ter sponsored its 99 em eritus, G er­
aldine M ickelsen. S enator P a t M cC arran o f
N evada, know n as the “ F ath er o f the A ir
F o rce” for introducing legislation u p g rad ­
ing the “ A ir C o rp s” to the “ A ir F o rce” ,
was sponsored by the form er D irector o f
the M int, E va A dam s. S en ato r Jennings
R andolph, a cham pion o f aero nautics and
an especially strong p ro p o n en t o f w om en in
aviation, introduced the Senate bill creating
the fab u lo u s N atio n al A ir an d Space
M useum . S en ato r R andolph was sponsored
by C h arte r 99, B lanche Noyes.
S ponsors fo r honorees should send their
checks fo r $100, directly to Jo h n Sm ith,
T reasurer, In tern atio n al F orest o f F riend­
ship, A tchison, K ansas 66002. T h e $100
helps defray the expense o f the granite
plaques, 12” by 16” by 4 ” thick, engraved
w ith the nam e o f the h onoree and
em bedded in M em ory Lane.
HAPPINESS IS .
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a w t a h
HAVING A MA ILING ADO.AESS
)
AWTAR Headquarters Moved
Early in Jan u ary , 29 years o f P O W D E R
P U F F DERBY files, ph otos a n d form s
were loaded into a giant van w hich slipped
out o f D allas in a freezing rain an d headed
for C alifornia. N ow , the new H ead q u a rte rs
O ffice in San Diego is bustling w ith
preparation o f entry kits for A W T A R ’s
30th A nniversary C om m em orative Flight,
scheduled for July 2-5, 1977.
B arbara Evans, w ho was m inding the
mails during our re-location, has already
had over 60 requests, an d th e event will be
limited to 99 planes. E ntries o pen A p ril 1,
so if you have not ordered yo u r kit, send
$5.00 to
A W TA R Inc.
P .O . Box 23203
San D iego, C A 92123
In tern atio n al
popest
of
p R ie n O sh ip
u p d a te
by Fay Gillis Wells
Genera) Chairman
99s Bicentennial Program
T hree C h arter m em bers, o u r In te rn a tio n ­
al President, the first C a n ad ia n w om an
pilot, tw o U nited States S en ato rs and
C harles A . L indbergh are am ong those w ho
will be honored in the next cerem ony at the
International F orest o f F rien d sh ip , M ay
20-21, in A tchison, K ansas.
M ay 20-21 are the anniversary dates o f
C harles A . L indbergh’s epic solo flight
Cessna
wants to clear the air
about avionics.
W 99s
UPDATE 99 IN T ER N A T IO N A L
CONVENTION — 1977 —
SAN FRANCISCO, C A LIFO R N IA
by Bea Howell
The count-dow n has begun fo r this, the
biggest and best ever In tern atio n al C o n v en ­
tion. All C hapters that have m oney-raising
projects that wish to sell them at the
International C onvention are urged to
contact GAY M cC A U LEY fo r space. H er
address is 1790 - 8th A venue, San
Francisco, CA 94122. E ntire C o n v en tio n
Sales Space is available for the m odest sum
o f $5.00 per C hapter. Spaces will be
assigned as room perm its, so get your
reservation requests in E A R L Y !!!
There seems to be a layer of haze surrounding the
subject of avionics. Like how to choose from all the
brands. Which equipment is needed to make the most
out of today's airways. How it all works together. Who
should install your avionics. Etcetera, etcetera.
Whether you fly VFR or IFR, Cessna has prepared a
booklet you ought to read. It gives you a clear
understanding of what avionics you need for your
kind of flying. Plus you'll see the m any advantages of
buying a "complete'' airplane.
"The sky is not the limit. It's only the beginning." For
your free copy, see your Cessna Dealer. Or mail
coupon below.
This free booklet does it.
The sky
is not
the limit.
And although the O akland P o rt A u th o r­
ity is allowing us to park o u r p rivate
aircraft free o f charge at th eir facility
during the time o f the co n v en tio n , it is
recom m ended you bring y o u r ow n T IE ­
DOWN ropes and ST A K E S!!! C h icago
may be the “ W indy C ity ” , b u t the Bay
Area has its own built-in air con d itio n in g
and a warm wind has been know n to
frequent the area in A ugust.
PERSONALS
We join the Interm ountain 99s an d the
aviation com m unity in paying special
tribute to C lay H enley, fou n d er o f H enley
Aerodrom e, w ho died Ja n . 8, 1977. H is
wife N adine is a student pilot an d loyal
supporter o f 99 activities. D au g h ter R obin
A nderson is chairm an o f In te rm o u n tain
C hapter.
AIRCRAFT COMPANY/WICHITA. KANSAS
It’s only
the beginning
with Cessna.
Cessna, please send
me your free,
full-color 28-page
brochure:
Address
C lay’s continued helpfulness to 99s was
especially evident during C o n v en tio n ’75
(held in C oeur d ’A lene, Id ah o ) w hen we
journeyed to Henley A erod ro m e fo r o u r
barbeque.
Virginia B ritt, head o f the A ngel D erby
and form er 99 International Vice P resid en t,
is now hom e after m ajor surgery. She is
doing beautifully and will be flying again
by February first. Well done, V irginia!
City
State
Zip
Mail to: C essna, Dept. N, Wichita, K ansas 67201.
Cessna1
AIRCRAFT COMPANY/WICHITA. KANSAS
Number one in tbe sky for some very down-to-earth reasons.
f t
Member ol GAMA
NI FA
by Arlene Walkup
The N ational Intercollegiate Flying A sso­
ciation will meet in Stillw ater, O K , M ay
19-21, to com pete fo r national ho n o rs. The
m any different regions o f the N IF A will be
represented by their o u tstan d in g team s
selected during regional m eets earlier this
year.
M any o f the Regional A ir M eets (called
Safecons) have already been held. I am
pleased to report that Kendall W ynn, an
O klahom a 99 and m em ber o f the Flying
Aggies o f O klahom a S tate U niversity, was
selected as the top team m em ber a n d also as
the O utstanding Fem ale P ilo t fo r this
Region. Let us know if one o f your
collegiate m em bers has w on som ething in
your Region. O ther R egional M eets com ing
up are: Region 1, Boise S tate U niversity,
Boise, Idaho on M arch 18-19. If you w ould
like to help, contact P ro f. W ayne E. W hite,
(208) 344-2096 or 99 G ene N o ra Jessen (in
roster). Region 2, C ochise C ollege, D oug­
las, A rizona, A pril 2-3. C o n tact P ro f. Bill
Bassett, (602) 634-4314. O th er in fo rm atio n
on the N IF A and their m eets m ay be
o b tain ed from H aro ld W oods at N IF A
H ead q u arters, P ark s C ollege, St. Louis
U niversity (618) 337-7500 o r at his hom e
(618) 332-2103.
T he C h ief Ju d g e fo r the 1977 N atio n al
M eet is A lan S tephen, w ith the O ffice o f
G eneral A viation, FA A , W ash in g to n , D .C .
M r. S tephen is a form er president o f the
N IF A and was an active m em ber o f the
Flying T w enty o f San Jo se State. H e has
asked Hazel Jones, In tern atio n al T reasurer
o f the 99s, to be one o f his judges.
T he contests th at are held at th e N atio n al
an d R egional M eets are a lot o f fu n an d do
a great deal to m ake these young people
better pilots. In O k lah o m a, we have o u r
ow n m eets w ithin o u r 99 ch ap te r, an d have
planned to com pete with the local N IF A
team , the Flying Aggies. Y ou m ight try
challenging an o th e r ch ap te r near you as
one o f yo u r program s. I t’s a lot o f fun and
will m ake you a m ore p roficient pilot. Such
meets can include spot landing contests,
Legislation Inform ation
by Joan Kerwin
Isn’t it am azing th a t such a sm all
p ro p o rtio n o f the citizens o f this co u n try as
the G eneral A viation com m unity can excite
so m uch governm ental a tten tio n ? N ow the
G overnm ent A ccounting O ffice is getting
into the act. T he G A O , an arm o f
C ongress, claim s th at 600 accidents due to
pilot death or incapacitatio n fro m physio­
logical or psychological causes occurred
betw een 1965-1975. They say the F .A .A .
could have possibly detected the m edical
im pairm ent in 28 percent o f these accidents
from 1972-1974 th rough ad d itio n a l screen­
ing techniques.
They contend there should be m ore
stringent medical exam inations including
resting cardiogram s, blood cholesterol
testing, an d cigarette sm oking h ab its to
evaluate all pilots. Since present ex am in a­
tions m ust rely on the honesty o f the
applicant to disclose know n o r suspected
problem s, the G A O w ants the D ep artm en t
o f T ran sp o rtatio n to try to have legislative
restrictions lifted w hich prevent the F .A .A .
from prying into other sources o f d a ta such
as m otor vehicle records. T he G A O feels
w ith this in fo rm atio n , 22,900 active airm en
w ho could be potential safety problem s
w ould be detected.
T his gives us a m ath problem : 600
accidents in 10 years averages 60 per year;
28 percent o f 120 (1972-1974) gives us the
staggering to tal o f 33.6 accidents, o r 16.8
per year w hich “ could possibly” have been
prevented. F or this we should be spied
upon? F o r this o u r taxes should be
increased to cover costs o f m edical spies?
F o r this we should bear the added costs o f
E C G ’s, au d io m etric hearing tests and
possibly chest X -rays? Shades o f O rw ell’s
1984. G et o ff o u r backs!
W R IT E O N
N ow fo r som e good news. Exxon plans
to greatly expand p ro d u ctio n o f 80 o ctane.
T hey will switch p ro d u ctio n o f 100 octan e
LL to 80 octane a t tw o o f th eir refineries.
T he switch should m ake 80 octan e available
to users across the co u n try . T h e change is
being m ade because o f “ rep o rts o f plug
fouling, rough engines and p artial pow er
loss” app aren tly resulting from the use o f
100LL in engines designed fo r 80 octan e
fuel.
A t least tw o oth er m a jo r oil com panies
are planning increased p ro d u ctio n o f 80
octan e, Shell an d M obil. H ow a b o u t som e
“ A tta B oy” letters?
bom b drop pin g , preflight and navigational
contests.
In F eb ruary , letters and form s w ent out
to N IF A chapters for girls w ho will be
com peting for th e N inety-Nines A chieve­
m ent A w ard at the N ational M eet. If you
have a college girl in your ch ap ter w ho will
be com peting, encourage her to try for the
A w ard. O r perhaps there are girls in college
w ho are ju st learning to fly an d will be
com ing to the m eeting — they, to o , are
eligible for the A w ard. The rules require 6
hours o f solo time.
M any d o n atio n s to the N atio nal Intercol­
legiate Flying A ssociation have been re­
ceived from 99 chapters an d sections, and
individual m em bers. A ssociate m em ber­
ships in the N IFA are available fo r $10.00,
an d at the suggestion o f Thon Griffith, we
now have a special m em bership card for
N inety-N ines. Sally Tanner an d Polly
Gilkerson, Southeast Section, are co nduct­
ing a cam paign for associate m em berships
in th a t Section. M aybe o th er sections w ould
like to try it too. Each an d every d o n o r will
have their nam e in the p ro g ram at the
N atio n al m eeting.
If you w ould like to co n trib u te, please
m ake y o u r check payable to St. Louis
U niversity, N IF A . Mail to: A rlene W alkup,
2124 N. W ashington, Stillw ater, OK 74074.
T h e co n trib u tio n is tax-deductible. L et’s
p ro m o te G eneral A viation by helping these
young college students w ho are prom oting
aviation safety by learning to be the best.
CORRECTION
In the D ecem ber 99 News I questioned
why the N .T .S .B . was no t involved in the
ferry b o at accident. W ally F u n k , w ho is an
accident investigator for th e N .T .S .B .,
inform ed me th a t they were o n the scene.
Sorry W ally, all reports I read o r heard said
th a t the C oast G u ard was the investigating
body, and you m ust adm it th a t it is quite
unusual for any governm ental agency to
hide their light under a bushel basket.
NEW
H O R IZ O N S
Ellen Jones, Space City C h a p ter
E sther Fleck, San F ern an d o Valley
Jo a n S tuder, S askatchew an M em ber o f
the 99s was killed in an a ir crash while
flying a C essna 185 three miles west of
hom e base, N ipaw in, Saskatchew an. The
investigation is not com plete, b ut structural
failure is th o u g h t to be the cause o f the
disaster.
AVIATIOn LAUU
Sylvia Paoli
A m id-air collision in 1969 betw een a
student pilot, R obert C arey, in a P iper
Cherokee 140, and A llegheny A irlines
Flight 853, a D C-9, gave rise to som e
interesting theories ab o u t flight school
liability and cloud heights in an op in io n by
the U .S. C o u rt o f A ppeals (7th C ircu it) in
1974.
Carey had taken o ff from B rookside
A irpark, Indiana, on a solo cro ss-co u n try
flight, flying VFR with its p ro h ib itio n
against flying any closer th an 500 feet from
the base o f any clouds. A llegheny Flight
853 was IFR and descending to land at
nearby Indianapolis when th e collision
occurred at an altitude o f ap p ro x im ately
3600 feet M SL. B oth planes crash ed and
there were no survivors.
Allegheny A irlines and G E C C Leasing
C orpo ration (w hich ow ned one o f the
DC-9’s engines) bro u g h t this law suit
against the p ilo t’s estate, F o rth C o rp o ra ­
tion which ow ned the C herokee, B rookside
C orporation (the p arent c o rp o ra tio n o f
F orth), and the U nited States (because o f
the involvem ent o f federal con tro llers). T he
lower court fo un d fo r the d e fe n d a n ts, due
to the supposed co n trib u to ry negligence o f
the A llegheny crew in th at they: (1) did not
see the C herokee; (2) failed to give it the
right o f way when it app ro ached fro m the
right o f the DC-9, and (3) descended at an
excessive rate such th at it could n o t be
slowed to the required descent ra te o f 500
feet per m inute when 1000 feet above its
assigned altitude o f 2500 feet.
In order to m ake a d eterm in atio n as to
the duty o f the flight crew o f 853 to see and
give way to the C herokee, the c o u rt h ad to
first decide if C arey was flying th e required
500 feet below the base o f the clo u d s. If he
was not the crew could n o t have been
expected to see him as they b ro k e o u t o f the
cloud layer. T here was substan tial testim o ­
ny as to the height o f the cloud bases,
placing them anyw here from 3500 feet to
4200 feet. T he appellate c o u rt fo u n d th a t
evidence was sufficient to su p p o rt A lle­
gheny’s contention that C arey w as LESS
than 500 feet from the clouds o r p erh ap s
even IN the clouds. T h at c o u rt overruled
the lower co u rt’s finding on th a t p o in t.
Then having once decided the A llegheny
crew could not have seen the C h erokee
because o f his close proxim ity to the
clouds, the appellate court then d eterm ined
that w hether o r not A llegheny w as descend­
ing at an excessive rate was im m aterial,
because the crew w ould no t have been able
to see Carey under any circum stances. T hus
853’s rate o f descent had no th in g to d o with
the cause o f the collision.
A llegheny A irlines claim ed th a t b o th the
pilot, C arey, and F orth C o rp o ra tio n , as
ow ner o f the airplan e, were responsible for
the accident, on the ra th e r u n u su al basis
(fo r airp lan e accidents) th at the tw o were
engaged in a “ jo in t en terp rise” . A s a
general rule, such allegations are usually
m ade w hen tw o or m ore people have jo in ed
together in a p roject an d are p u rsuing it
together. T he essential req u irem en ts o f a
jo in t enterprise are: (1) a co m m u n ity o f
interest in the object an d p u rp o se o f the
u ndertak in g ; (2) an equal right to direct an d
govern the co n d u ct o f the o th e r p articip an t
in respect to th a t purpose; an d (3) a
c o n tract, either expressed o r im plied, as to
th at purpose. A llegheny m ade its case here
by alleging th a t the jo in t enterprise
u n d ertak en by F o rth and C arey was the
obtaining o f a private p ilo t’s license for
C arey, an d th a t the specific flight resulting
in the m id-air collision involved the jo in t
e ffo rts o f b o th in fu rth eran ce o f their
com m on goal.
C arey ’s interest was obviously his p er­
sonal convenience and desire to fly, while
F o rth ’s interest in C arey ’s success was
reflected in the ad d itio n al business to be
derived from C arey as a pilot an d o th er
p otential pilots w ho m ight be draw n to
B rookside fo r training. Even m ore im p o rt­
a n t, how ever, was the fact th a t F o rth ’s
existence as a flight school depended in part
on the success o f C arey an d o th er student
pilots in o b taining their p riv ate p ilo t’s
license o n their first attem p t.
T he requirem ent o f equal right o f control
was fo u n d by stating th a t C arey had
co n tro l over the goal o f o b tain in g his
private p ilo t’s license in th at he alone had
the pow er to determ ine his rate o f progress
by the frequency an d tim ing o f his flying,
an d F o rth had co n trol over C arey w hich
em an ated from the in stru cto r-stu d en t rela­
tionship. In ad d itio n , F o rth w as u n d er an
affirm ativ e obligation u n d er the F A R ’s to
supervise an d co n tro l all facets o f C arey ’s
training.
T he “ c o n tra c t” was satisfied by the
conduct betw een F o rth and C arey , as well
as the express agreem ent entered into
betw een them . T h erefo re, the appellate
co u rt held th a t such a theory o f jo in t
enterprise m ight be successful fo r Alle­
gheny.
T he co u rt also found th a t the absentee
ow ner could be held responsible fo r the
careless an d reckless o p eratio n o f his
airc ra ft by an o th er. T hus the issue o f jo in t
enterprise A N D o f absentee ow ner liability
should have been subm itted to the ju ry as
against C arey ’s estate an d F o rth C o rp o ra ­
tio n . The co u rt reversed the decision for
those d efen d an ts an d sent the case back to
the low er co u rt fo r a new trial.
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so fa m o u s a n d p o p u la r:
C e s s n a Pilot C enter (he's in the
a u d io -v is u a l a id s , y o u r p e rs o n a l
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fa c e-to -fac e d isc u ssio n w ith y o u r
Number one
Iti.sroifU'
J in pilot education for some very down-to-earth reasons.
Air
Race Classic,
Ltd.
T he first annual invitational A ir Race
Classic, a cross-country air race fo r w om en
pilots, will be held July 16-19, 1977.
W hen the venerable P ow der P u ff D erby
announced th at 1976’s race w ould be the
last, over 250 P ow der P u ff p ilots jo in ed
together to form the A ir Race C lassic, L td.
to continue the tradition o f tra n sc o n tin e n t­
al speed com petition.
The S anta R osa C h ap ter o f the 99s will
hostess the start o f the race fro m S o n o m a
C ounty A irp o rt, C A . T erm inus activities,
follow ing the final flyby at T o led o Express
A irp o rt, will center aro u n d T o led o M unici­
pal A irport and the Perrysburg H o lid ay Inn
under the auspices o f the T o led o C h am b er
o f C om m erce.
N inety-Nines an d other friends o f av ia­
tion will be assisting along th e ap p ro x i­
m ately 2600 mile course. E n ro u te sto p s will
include Jackson C ounty A irp o rt, M ed fo rd ,
O R .; Boise A ir T erm inal (G ow en Field),
ID .; O gden M unicipal A irp o rt, U T .;
C heyenne M unicipal A irp o rt, W Y .; H all
C ounty R egional A irp o rt, G ra n d Island,
NB.; C edar R apids M unicipal A irp o rt, IA .;
and Dress Regional A irp o rt, E vansville,
IN.
T here will be cash prizes an d tro p h ies for
the first ten places, based on 50% o f the
entry fees, plus leg prizes an d o th er aw ards.
Entries will be lim ited to 110.
A RC now receives the proceeds fro m the
sale o f S noopy Flight Bags. C o n ta c t P am
Van der Linden, P alo m ar C h a p ter, to find
out w here to buy them .
E ntry kits will be available a fte r F e b ru ­
ary 15. E ntries are to be p o stm ark ed no
sooner than M arch 20 an d no later th an
M ay 20, 1977.
T he A ir Race Classic will be a m em bersonly race. M em bership in A ir R ace C lassic,
Ltd. is open to all licensed w om en pilots.
M em bership initiation fee is $10.00. A n n u ­
al dues o f $4.00 will entitle a m em ber to an
entry kit for the current y e a r’s race if she
w ould like one. Inquiries sh o u ld be
addressed to:
A ir Race C lassic, L td.
2386 P alo m ar A irp o rt R oad
C arlsbad, C A . 92008
Phone: 714-438-5179
W ANTED: Qualified 99 Speakers
for
AOPA Flight Instructor Revalidation
Clinics.
For m ore in fo rm atio n , con tact Jim Stargel,
A O P A , 800-638-0854.
Angela
Masson
Barris
Flight Engineer
for
American Airlines
By Maureen Motola
Recently hired by A m erican A irlines as
flight engineer, Angela Masson Barris at
age 25 has an incredible list o f achieve­
m ents. B orn in Los A ngeles, she a tten d ed
school there except fo r high school w hich
was com pleted in Sw itzerland w here she
studied art.
H er fath er J.W . M asson, M .D ., FA A
m edical exam iner, ow ns a Bellanca Viking
in w hich A ngela has accum ulated over 2500
hours. Soon a fter soloing she began
accum ulating ratings which now include
SEL, M E L , C om m ercial, In stru m en t, C F I,
G lider, and Jet.
A n avid racer, A ngela eagerly entered as
m any races in her old overly h andicapped
Bellanca as her busy schedule w ould allow .
A t age 19 she was the youngest w om an to
fly the P o w d er P u ff D erby solo. She has
also flow n the P A R , P alm s to P ines,
K achina Doll and m any others. H er
favorite race, how ever, was the 1974 A ngel
D erby w here she m et her fu tu re hu sb an d ,
C ap tain D .A . W eath erb ee, A m erican A irlin es,
M anager o f F lig h t, N ew Y o rk , p in n in g w in gs on
A n g ela M a sson B arris.
R obert B arris, w hose M o th er, Bernice
B arris o f the L ake Erie C h ap te r, w as also
racing. B ob, a pilo t o f course, is a H ospital
A d m in istrato r.
U pon finishing her P h .D ., she and Bob
were m arried in S an ta M onica. Jum ping
into their d ecorated (m inus the tin cans),
tru sty Bellanca they flew dow n to th e tip o f
B aja C alifo rn ia fo r their h o neym oon — a
trip p lotted by A rn o ld S enterfitt, a u th o r o f
“ A irp o rts o f B aja” .
A ngela has w orked as a com m ercial pilot
for Express A irw ays out o f L em oore N aval
A ir S tatio n and as flight in stru cto r with
C laire W alters an d in O range C oun ty.
E ncouraged to apply a t A m erican A ir­
lines, A ngela, w ith her m any ratings and
q ualifications, was intim idated by the other
a p p lican ts’ m any h ours o f je t flying
com pared to her six h ours in a sim ulator.
H ow ever, she has ju st received her wings at
the flight academ y in A rlin g ton, Texas
w here she is now a full fledged Flight
E ngineer. H er duties include a w alk-around
preflight, cabin check, hydraulics, fuel,
pressurization, and electrical systems
check, reading o ff the check lists, radioed
p osition rep o rts and m aintaining the log
books.
Being one o f the first w om en hired by
A m erican A irlines she helped design the
uniform s w hich will be sim ilar to the mens
w ith a ‘few m o d ificatio n s.’ A t present she
is based in New Y ork b u t will soon be flying
ou t o f D allas.
V ice-chairm an o f the S anta M onica Bay
99s, A ngela will be sorely m issed; how ­
ever, her accom plishm ents have given us all
encouragem ent an d pride.
D r. an d M rs. M asson have an o th er
d aug hter in school at M assachusetts Insti­
tute o f T echnology w ho holds a glider
rating. M rs. M asson, w ho has flow n in the
P alm s to Pines A ir R ace, is excited ab o u t
A ngela’s career b u t w ould ra th e r see her
pursue her artistic talents.
Interesting Facts
A b o u t the
A M E L IA E A R H A R T
M E M O R IA L
S C H O L A R S H IP
T R U S T !!
6e6icAtion of Amelia eaRhaRt
Veqa moOel
A n experience long to be cherished was
the dedication and hanging o f a votive
model airplane o f A m elia E a rh a rt’s L o ck ­
heed Vega in which she becam e th e first
w oman to solo the A tlantic. T h e votive
airplanes are sym bols o f pray er given by
individual airlines in the sam e sp irit th a t
sailors o f old, carved and gave m odel ships
to hang in the churches o f E u ro p e. Special
prayers are offered each Sunday.
In the center o f the C hapel hangs the
W right Flyer, m odel o f th e first heavierthan-air plane to fly on D ecem ber 17, 1903.
The father o f Orville and W ilbur W right
was an E piscopal Bishop, T he Rev. M ilton
W right, w ho encouraged his sons w ith th eir
invention.
The solem n service in m em oriam held at
the P ro testan t C hapel, JFK In te rn a tio n a l
A irport, NY, Dec. 17, 1976 also co m m em ­
orated the 73rd A nniversary o f the W right
brothers’ flight and celebrated the 12th
A nniversary o f the C h ap e l’s A viation
Shrine. The first m odel dedicated w as an
SAS DC-6 m arking its first flight betw een
C openhagen and JFK A irp o rt. Bernt
Balchen brought the b an n er attach ed
thereto from the King o f N orw ay. A m elia is
the first w om an to be so ho n o red in the
C hapel.
United A irlines C ap t. Jack H ill, C lo ster,
NJ and his son, T im , w ho bu ilt the
authentically scaled 41” w ingspan m odel,
presented it to the C hapel on b e h a lf o f the
At the D edication (I.-R ): Kay B rick , C h airm an
o f the Event; E d G o rsk i, A E ’s p erson al
m echanic; M arion A ndrew s, E vent A rtist; J a ck
H ill, builder o f the m o d el, and B arbara E v a n s,
Event C o-C hairm an .
P ow der P u ff D erby, B oard o f D irectors,
sponsors o f the event.
The service was atten d ed by an overflow
gro u p o f 200 am ong w hom w ere Fay Gillis
W ells, W ashington, D .C ., guest speaker on
“ The M iracle o f A m elia,” w ho reunioned
with oth er friends o f A m elia’s: Teddy
Kenyon and Nancy Hopkins Tier o f C T,
ch arter m em bers o f the N inety-N ines; the
current In t’l. 99s P resid en t, Lois Feigenbaum, C arb o n d ale , 1L; M r. & M rs. Ed
G orski (E d, ow ner an d o p e ra to r o f Lincoln
P ark A irp o rt, N J was A m elia’s personal
m echanic and flew w ith her a n d Bernt
Balchen to H a rb o r G race to see her o ff on
her solo A tlan tic Flight).
T he cham pagne reception w as hostessed
by the N Y -N J Section o f the 99s u n d er the
capable direction o f Ruth Dobrescu assist­
ed by Alice Borodkin, Nina Claremont,
Carol Rubman, Judy Roth, Claire Kurica
(Section Vice G overnor); 99s C h ap ter
C hairm en: Doris Renninger (G reater NY);
Clarice Bellino (P alisades, N J); Steve
Crested (G arden S tate, N J); N icole Radecki (Long Island, NY); Section G o v ern o r,
Doris Miller, Schenectady, NY also a tte n d ­
ed.
T he C H A P E L P R O JE C T , sp o n so red by
the PO W D E R P U F F D ER B Y , B oard o f
D irectors, was u n d er the leadership o f
C h airm an , Kay Brick, N o rw o o d , N J,
Barbara Evans, M anhasset, NY a n d Mari­
on Andrews, W hitestone, NY.
99 C harter M em bers a tten d in g w ere: N ancy
H o p k in s T ier, T ed d y K enyon and Fay G illis
W ells. W ith them are Ed G orsk i and Jack H ill.
D ID YOU K NO W T H A T . . .
• the first scholarship was given in 1941
• the am o u n t o f the aw ard was $150.00
• there have been 70 aw ards presented
since th a t tim e
• the last aw ards being in the am o u n t o f
$ 1000.00
• all bu t SIX have com pleted the training
fo r w hich they applied
• all this is m ade possible by Y OU R
co n trib u tio n s
• all m onies given as a m em orial goes into
the T ru st F und
• all m onies (n o t so designated) are equally
divided betw een the T ru st F u n d and the
A w ards F und
• only the interest earned on the trust is
available fo r aw ards
• you should send yo u r c o n trib u tio n s to
the A E T reasurer
• you should N O T m ake yo u r checks out
to ‘Alice R o b erts’.
• your co n trib u tio n is T A X D E D U C T ­
IBLE
• you can still buy FIR ST DAY C O V E R S
FRO M A L IC E H A M M O N D
• if you d o , you help the A E Fund
A ren ’t you glad you know all those things
a b o u t the A E T ru st? W e encourage you to
c o n tribu te so m ore aw ards m ay be given.
T h an k you,
Alice R oberts, C hairm an
& P erm anent T rustee
W a n t to V i s i t
99 H E A D Q U A R T E R S
On a W eekend?
H ead q u arters is norm ally o pen during
regular w orking hours (’cept lunch) on
w eekdays, but we will be happy to m ake
special arrangem ents fo r you to visit on a
weekend if y o u r path happens to cross
O K C . W hy not m ake a visit to H e a d q u a r­
ters a c h ap te r flying activity this spring or
sum m er? If you w ould like to set up a
special w eekend visit for yo u rself or your
chapter, co n tact N ancy S m ith, H ostess
C hairm an (fro n t o f roster) three weeks in
advance and she will m ake plans to meet
you and give you the grand to u r.
Women’s World Records
in
Aviation
San dy Su llivan
Scrapbook
Chairman
Needs Your Help
Hi! I am the Internatio n al S crap b o o k
C hairm an, Sandra Sullivan — Greater
Seattle Chapter, N orthw est Section.
Just a few thoughts ab o u t this jo b . My
jo b as chairm an is to com pile tw o
scrapbooks. O ne fo r the In tern a tio n a l
P resident, Lois Feigenbaum , a n d one for
the 99 H eadquarters. T o co m plete this
interesting task, I am asking fo r yo u r
support as sections, chapters, an d ind iv id u ­
al 99s.
I need m any articles, new spaper item s,
features, and d ata pertaining to the 99s. T o
expedite the paperw ork, may I suggest you
send three copies o f w hatever you have to
your Section S crapbook C h airm an . She
will then cut out the article, include the
new spaper nam e and date an d go th ro u g h
the m aterial to m ake certain it is a b o u t 99s.
Then she will keep one copy fo r the
sectional scrapbook an d fo rw ard the
rem aining tw o to me. This should explain
the need for three copies. A lso, m ake sure
your copies are readable.
O ur International O fficers are now
holding tw o year term s. Please — let us not
wait until term end to send in articles! D o it
while the inform ation is still fresh. Since
Septem ber I have received eight letters with
som e new spaper articles. I am sure 99s are
doing m ore than that!
Thanks for your cooperation,
International Scrapbook Chairman
Sandy Sullivan
T he follow ing m aterial is a co n tin u a tio n o f o u r list o f W orld an d W orld-C lass
R ecords. In the Jan u ary -F e b ru a ry issue we reported on spacecraft, balloons an d piston
engine airplanes. This m o n th we bring you records dealing with gliders an d helicopters.
(Please note th at th e US has now lost all the helicopter records to the U SSR .) W e hope
th a t som e o f you 99s will be encouraged to try fo r som e o f these records.
T hese records are cu rren t as o f Septem ber o f last year. A t the end o f the H elicopter
records are som e corrections a n d verifications o f som e o f the records th a t w ere printed
last m o n th . These records have all been verified w ith the F ed eratio n A ero n autique
In tern atio n ale.
O u r th an k s again to 99 H isto rian V irginia T h om pson fo r providing us w ith this
in fo rm atio n .
FEDERATIOR AER0IIAUTIOUE I 8 T C m m « l t
FEMININE UORLD OR CLASS RFCOROS AS nr 9/30/70
CLASS 3-1, GLIDERS
(Sinqle-Place)
7/C/33
DISTANCE II! A STRAIGHT LINE
O.Kleoikova
"P.ot-Front 7” Glider
Moscow to Otradnolc, USSR
USSR
749.203 Kms.
465.532 111 .
7/29/66
DISTANCE TO A GOAL
Tamara Zaiganova
A-15 Sailplane
USSR
731.595 Kms.
454.591 Mi.
5/29/73
DISTANCE TO A GOAL S RETURN
Adel a Dankovska
Jantar Glider
Lezno,Poland
POLAND
672.2 Kms.
417.68 Mi.
4/14/55
ALTITUDE ABOVE SEA LEVEL
Betsy Woodward
Pratt-Read Sailplane
Bishop,California
USA
12,190.2 Meters 3S.993 Ft.
1/13/Cl
ALTITUDE GAINED
Anne Burns
Skylark ''3"
Kimbereley, South Africa
U.K.
J F r o m World's L a r g e s t P ilot S h o p }
S e n a t e S p o rty s Pilot S h o o
C le rm o n t C o u n ty A irp o rt
B atavia O h io 45103
Phone (513) 732-2411
29,918 Ft.
TRIANGULAR COURSE
2/6/75
19D KMS SPEED
Susan Martin
Nimbus 11 Sailplane
AUSTL.
143 KPN
3G.99 MPH
2/11/72
300 KIIS SPEED
Susan Martin
11431 Kestrel Sailplane
AUSTL.
114.45 KPH
71.11 MPH
13/16/74
503 KMS SPEED
Yvonne Leeman
Libelle 331 Sailplane
Salisbury, Rhodesia
RHODESIA
113.9 KPH
73.77 MPH
CLASS 0-2. GLIDERS
(Multi-PI ace)
6/3/67
DISTANCE IN A STRAIGHT LINE
T.Pavlova, Pilot
Filomechkina, Passenger
Blanic Sailplane
USSR
864.862 Kms.
537.399 Mi.
6/3/67
DISTANCE TO A GOAL
I Gorokhova,Pilot
Z.Koslova, Passenger
Rlanic Sailplane
USSR
364.862 Kms
537.399 Mi.
I^FREE CATALOG'
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9,119 Meters
CO
F E D E R A T IO N A E R O N A U T IQ U E IN T E R N A T IO N A L E
F E M IN IN E W O R L D O R C L A S S R E C O R D S A S O F 9 / 3 0 / 7 6
CLOSED CIRCUIT
6/3/73
DISTANCE TO A GOAL 8, RETURN
Isabella Gorokhova,Pi lot
Natalia Tinkova, Passenger
Plavsk, USSR
USSR
515.8 Kras.
320.5 Mi.
3/5/75
ALTITUDE ABOVE SEA LEVEL
Babs Nutt
Schweizer 2-32 Sailplane
Colorado Springs, Colorado
USA
10,809 Meters
35,463 Ft.
ALTITUDE GAINED
Adela Dankowska,Pilot
Maria Hatelska,Passenger
POLAND
10/17/67
8,430 Meters
27,363 Ft.
7/18/75
100 KMS SPEED
USSR
Galina Rastorgoueva
A-10 Helicopter
(2) TV2 117A Engines, 1500 H.P.
Ramenskoye, USSR
334.464 KPH
207.82 MPH
8/1/75
500 KMS SPEED
Galina Rastorgoueva
A-10 Helicopter
USSR
331.023 KPH
205.688 MPH
8/13/75
1,000 KMS SPEED
Galina Rastorgoueva
A-10 Helicopter
USSR
322.646
200.48
USSR
TO 3000 METERS
Galina Rastorgoueva
A-10 Helicopter
(2) TV2 117A Engines, 1500 H.P.
Ramenskoye, USSR
2 Minutes
33.5 Seconds
USSR
TO 6000 METERS
Galina Rastorgoueva
A-10 Helicopter
(2) TV2 117A Engines, 1500 H.P.
Ramenskoye, USSR
7 Minutes
43 Seconds
MPH
TRIANGULAR COURSE
TIME TO-CLIMB
8/13/74
5/29/68
100 KMS SPEED
POLAND
Adela Dankowska, Pilot
Irene Kostka, Passenger
Halny
Leszno-Kotla-Wroniawy-Leszno
300 KMS SPEED
Adele Orsi
France, Bellingeri
Calif A-21 Sailplane
Rieti, Italy
ITALY
500 KMS SPEED
Miss Zaiganova,Pilot
Miss Lobanova, Passenger
Blanic Sailplane
USSR
104.1 KPH
97.741 KPH
64.684 MPH
60.733 MPH
8/26/75
69,598 KPH
43.245 MPH
CLASS E-1, HELICOPTER
3/15/69
9/14/67
1/12/65
7/16/65
CORRECTIONS to January-February 1977 Issue
DISTANCE IN A STRAIGHT LINE
USSR
Inna Kopets
M I -8 Helicopter
(2) "V” Type Turbine engines
2,232.218 Kras. 1,387.03 Mi.
DISTANCE IN A CLOSED CIRCUIT
Inna Kopets
MI-8 Helicopter
USSR
2,082.224 Kras. 1,293.8 Mi.
ALTITUDE
Tatiana Roussian
MI-4 Helicopter
(1) ACH-82V Engine
Podmoskovnoe Airport
USSR
The 99 NEWS
CLASS A BALLOONS
A-l, Less than 250 Cubic Meters
A-2, 250 to 400 Cubic Meters
8/12/72
SPEED OVER A 15/25 KM COURSE
USSR
Galina Rastorgoueva
A-10 Helicopter
(2) TV2 117A Engines, 1500 H.P.
Ramenskoye, USSR
7,524 M.
24,685.04 Ft..
DISTANCE (Wilma Piccard) ... date corrected from 8/12/27
A-3, 400 to 600 Cubic Meters
5/8/53
DISTANCE
(Paulette Weber)... 511.978 Kms corrected from 511.937 Kms.
HOT AIR BALLOONS
341.32 KPH
212.086 MPH
Sub-Class AX-3
Sub-Class AX-4
8/3/65
ALTITUDE (Brenda Bogan)
date clarification
Sub Class AX-5
Between 900 and 1200 Cubic Meters
9/3/65
ALTITUDE (Brenda Bogan)
date verified
Virginia Thompson
Historian
MARCH 1977
8/12/75
R eturn your
SURVEY on th e
9 9 NEWS
by April 1
In case you were busy last m o n th or
d id n ’t notice, the last page o f the Jan u a ry F ebruary issue o f the 99 N EW S has a form
for you to fill out and send back to
H eadquarters giving your opin io n s on the
form at o f the m agazine. T his is your
chance to influence the fu tu re c o n ten t &
layout o f your m agazine.
We have been receiving a steady num ber
o f replies each day. W hile we h av e n ’t m ade
any kind o f official tab u latio n o f th e results
yet, we can safely say they represent b o th
ends o f the spectrum o f the old an d new
form at and everything in betw een. W e
thought you might like to share a view o f
som e o f the com m ents we have been
receiving, so w e’ve included a sam ple
below.
“ New fo rm at is very readable a n d m akes
it easier to keep abreast o f the w hole
organization. W e d o n ’t miss the old “ tea &
crum pets” .
“ 1 liked it the old way best. I could find
my own chapter or others I am interested in
instead o f looking th ru all o f it. I have
moved from my chapter but enjoy know ing
w hat’s going o n .”
“ I like the changes. T ry aw hile — ad ju st
as necessary. I think th ere’s more news now
and it’s m ore g lo b al!”
“ I ’ve alw ays loved the ch ap te r rep o rts —
M akes one feel m ore involved an d closer as
a m em ber.”
“ E verything is fine except the cover.
Please do w hatever you can to im prove. I
am aw are o f the cost p ro b le m .”
“ It took som e getting used to b u t I find
m yself reading m ore o f the m agazine th a n I
did before under the old fo rm at. K E E P U P
T H E G O O D W O R K !”
“ M ore pow er to you! T h a t is o n the
feature stories and articles, e tc., b u t the
chapter reports like they ap p ear now are
n ot easy to follow and seem ju m b led —
please change back to run as one re p o rt.”
“ W hen all single chapter news tog eth er,
m ost (including me) tended to read only my
own chapter. As a reporter, I never had an
inquiry a b o u t my w rite-ups — so I d o n ’t
think m any read them because they w ere all
very stim ulating.”
“ The old fo rm at was relevant to a
sm aller organization with few er ch ap ters.
H ow ever, the increased m obility o f m em ­
bers m akes the new fo rm at m uch m ore
p ractical.”
“ The new fo rm at is a m agazine w o rth
read in g .”
We will try to have all th e results
tabulated in tim e for print in the M ay issue.
N ow, why d o n ’t you take a m in u te and
send in the survey with Y O U R opinion.
Right now.
A 66 Program
by Norma Newbery
T he C entral Illinois C h ap ter o f the 99s
has had a 66 pro g ram fo r stu d en t pilots fo r
m any years.
A few years ago this p ro g ram was
separated from the duties o f the m em ber­
ship ch airm an , and a 66 ch airm an was
established. It has been the d u ty o f this
chairm an to keep a list o f active 66 pilots.
She corresponds w ith them fro m tim e to
tim e, giving encouragem ent an d any help
she may render.
E ach 66 is requested to fill o u t a form
w hich serves as a good b ack g ro u n d source
for the ch ap te r an d also serves as a record
o f her atten d an ce at o u r m eetings. She is
then presented with a m em bership card th a t
we have had printed w hich identifies her as
a m em ber in good standing o f th e C en tral
Illinois 66s.
T he follow ing five guidelines are used in
o u r program :
1. A prospective 66 m em ber should be an
active fem ale student pilot cu rren tly flying
an d p referable w ith 6 h ours solo tim e.
2. She should be invited by a 99 to a
regular ch ap te r m eeting and given tim e,
place an d in fo rm atio n concerning m eeting.
3. T he 66 P ro g ram should be fully
explained as well as in fo rm atio n on the 99s.
4. T he C en tral Illinois C h a p te r requests
$2.50 fo r the new sletter cost an d this
enables the 66 to receive the new sletter for
one calen d ar year.
5. She will be presented w ith a 66
m em bership card an d may a tten d fu tu re 99
meetings an d expect en couragem ent and
fellow ship from her sister pilots.
A N inety-N ine “ sp o n so r” v olunteers to
help an d encourage “ h er” 66 in all flying
activities leading to her o b taining her
license. T he 66 may particip ate in all o f our
activities except she may not hold office or
vote, an d o f course she is no t recognized by
In tern atio n al. A fter receiving her license,
she is invited to apply for m em bership in
the N inety-N ines and o ur C h ap ter.
W e feel this is a successful an d beneficial
p rogram . O ver 50% o f the 66s involved in
the program earn their license an d becom e
99s. O th er chapters w ho wish to begin such
a p rogram m ay feel free to w rite to us for
any ad d itio n al in fo rm atio n they may wish
to have.
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Jeanette Louise Zapata, a W isconsin 99,
vanished from her hom e in M ad iso n , Wise.
on O ctober 11, 1976. Jean e tte is a flight
in stru cto r w ho is 5 ’9 ” , has blue eyes and
platinum hair. In fo rm a tio n on her w here­
ab o u ts should be sent to Investigative
Services B ureau, M adison Police D e p art­
m ent, 211 S. C arro ll S t., M adison, Wise.
53701 (608) 266-4945.
Reflections
of a
New Member
Notes from the
INDIA
SECTION
by Gayl Caramella
by Rabia Futehally
It all began several years ago — the
decision to not stay hom e alo n e, b u t to hide
the fear surrounding you as the m an o f the
house flits you ab o u t th e sky in an
obviously unsafe cloth-covered flying m a­
chine. It really isn’t the up-in -th e-air flying
flat-stuff th a t’s so spooky; it’s the com ing
up and the going dow n. F o rtu n a te ly , there
are fo u r h ours o f w h at’s called h an g ar
flying or socializing fo r every one h o u r o f
actual flying. Y ou listen to d ifferen t pilot
types — older, bolder, younger — all w ith a
penchant for telling ab o u t th eir n arro w
escapes and ground loops. O ne c a n ’t help
but develop a sense o f tim ing — to be in the
bathroom w henever a pilot asks, “ W ho
w ants to ride aro u n d the p a tc h ? ” A book
dealing w ith fear m ight be the answ er, so
. . .“ T he Fear o f Flying” was acq u ired .
Subject m atter was not applicable to local
problem .
Little by darn little, you begin to place all
your weight on your seat in the plane. You
find a few airplane drivers th a t instill
confidence. By chance, a couple o f these
were gals. O ccasionally you n o te these tw o
having a palaver about flying m edicine here
o r there and an o dd num ber is o v erh eard .
W hat the heck is a 99er? Lesson #1: T h e
“ e r” is a “ z” . A quick exp lan atio n o f the
99z and you m arvel at the w hole w o n d erfu l
concept.
N ow, you m ust realize th at th e th o u g h t
th at you, too, could ever be one o f these
h asn’t even flitted into yo u r p re-scripted
life pattern. T o even hold a stick o r a wheel
or push a rudder pedal was surely fo r o th er
people — not you!
T hen cam e the day a 49 Zi places you in
the fro n t seat o f an A eronca C h a m p . Y ou
fly fairly flat, do low buzz jo b s on p astu res
and interesting geographical terrain in clu d ­
ing a low pass inspection o f an a b a n d o n ed
strip. This is the greatest. M aybe a lesson
o r tw o w ould help. . .just enough to get a
plane on the ground.
You sneak aro u n d — n o t telling a b o u t
your 180 degree turn in a ttitu d e. D o n ’t tell
the hubby — surprise him ! Y eh, th a t’s it.
Then to o , if y o u ’re to o u n c o o rd in ate d to
drive an airplane, you need n o t explain.
Six, seven, eight hours. A irp o rt bum s are
aware o f your endeavor, bu t still keep it a
secret from your hubby. T hen, the solo day
comes! Y ou ca n ’t be in the b a th ro o m an d
go around the patch at the sam e tim e. It’s
up to you. . .
O f course you hear m ore now a b o u t the
“ N inety-ninz” . P an cak e b reak fasts. Sec­
tional C onventions, an A lask a trip for
D orothy. Y ou get lots o f encouragem ent
an d ju s t a plain push now to keep going.
You really are enjoying yourself. But will
you ever be skillful enough to get a license?
T u rn s aro u n d a p o in t, entering speeds fo r
stalls. Stalls! O h gad, did all those 99z have
to go th ro u g h this? N ight flying, cross
country. . .
A n o th er p an cak e b reak fast. In vitations
to 99z m eetings an d functions. Y ou meet
m ost o f the rest o f the C o lu m b ia C ascade
C h ap ter m em bers, read a chronicle o f a
flight w ritten by a w om an pilot a n d protege
o f Tex R ankin. A lunch at P o rts-o f-C all, a
visit to E astern A irline; L ockheed 1011;
Pinch H itters C ourse. . .help ?. . .me?
Y o u ’re really getting to be p a rt o f this.
These gals are letting you be a p a rt o f their
activities. Still the faith from them th at
y o u ’ll m ake it. G lad they have th e faith;
som eone has to have it, cause th ere are still
the days th a t you hope th ere’s a reason you
can ’t take the plane up. A n o th e r h o u r to be
com pleted, an d then one day — y o u ’re at
T H A T poin t. D o your 99z friends still have
faith in you th a t y o u ’ll pass th a t checkride?
T here was cham pagne, cake, a p a ir o f
wings to w ear on y o u r h at. T hey m ust have
know n som ething in advance. T h e m em ber­
ship ch airm an has an ap p licatio n all signed
fo r you to becom e a m em ber o f the
In tern atio n al O rgan izatio n o f Licensed
W om en P ilots an d there you are! I t’s
unreal — YOU — yo u r life’s script has
been re-w ritten — from house w om an,
g ran d m o th er, pre-school teacher to include
licensed w om an pilot. Y ou really have to
think th a t over. Y ou really did it!
O f course, the In tern atio n al H e a d q u a r­
ters h asn ’t acknow ledged yet, so keep it low
key. T he C hristm as P arty . T h ere are a few
m em bers you h aven’t seen b efo re. Y ou get
the congrats — b u t still, y o u r tu rtle neck
blouse d o esn ’t have a pin on it, so it still
c a n ’t be real. M aybe the next m eeting. You
c a n ’t recall if the flight check m ade you this
excited. Be sure to w ear y o u r turtle-neck
blouse — ju s t in case.
T he m eeting is a T uesday night gathering
an d all the gals will be there. Sounds like a
good p ro g ram , to o . W onder if th e pin will
be there? H ere we are, everyone w earing
her pin. A re you a m em ber yet? Pegge is
talking — good grief! I th in k . . .Yes. . .she
is!!! H oly M ackeral. H ere it is!!!
H ey, folks. . . “ I ’m a 99” !!!
T his season was full o f visitors in
B om bay. W e received w ith g reat pleasure
Margaret Kentley, 99 from Australia, who
spent three days in B om bay on her way
from A ustralia to T eh ran .
Mohini Shroff took tim e o ff from w ork
to show her aro u n d tow n, an d to help
arran g e her o th er sightseeing. D r. & Mrs.
B hajekar hosted her to a typical Indian
“ T h a li” d inner, an d th ereafter to ok her to
a soiree o f Indian classical vocal m usic at
the hom e o f a close friend, C a p t. K arnik,
the C h ief H a rb o u r P ilot o f the B om bay
P o rt T ru st. M argaret had earlier visited
Delhi an d A gra, w here she enjoyed the
ancient m onum ents, including the Taj
M ahal, an d w atched Indian d ancing. The
next day, Rabia and Sadiq Futehally had
her visit them a t their hom e an d thence to
d in n er at the O tte r’s C lub, a place on the
beach u n d er the palm s. H er visit to
B om bay was w ound o ff by a visit the next
day to B om bay’s oldest section, a typical
oriental b azaar where an tiq u es (some
priceless) are sold in heaps!
T he next visitor was Helene Thompson
from Kittyhawk Chapter, N .C . a fter she
had finished w ith the m ost u nusual project
o f spending a week in the in terio r o f India
in a typical village, living, dressing, eating
an d learning to think like a villager! She
had a lot o f interesting an d instructive
stories to tell. M ohini S h ro ff was glad to
have her stay with her while in Bom bay.
R abia Futehally had her over fo r dinner
an d ju s t sitting and chatting a n d m eeting
the fam ily, an d one S atu rd ay Sadiq was
able to fly her at the B om bay Flying C lub in
th eir P ip er Super C ub, so th a t H elene could
have a b ird ’s eye view o f o u r beautiful
B om bay. The next day M o h in i’s sister
prepared a fabulous d inner fo r H elene, to
be eaten in Indian style w ith fingers, and
later M r. N erukar o f R aiji & C o. took her
on an evening to u r o f the city.
T he Indian N inety-N ines are busy pre­
paring for the visit by the A m ericans in
F ebru ary . It will be thrilling to see old
friends again an d return in som e m easure
the hospitality we so m uch enjoyed in the
States. W e have lots to show you in our
cou n try ; a lot th a t is historic, artistic,
cu ltu ral and m odern technologically too.
W e hope a lot o f you can m ake use o f the
fan tastic term s th at A ir India is o ffering on
this package tour.
See you all soon!
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Sandra S im m on s
A t first glance this petite m o th er o f four hardly looks like your
typical airline pilot. But she is an d it h a sn ’t been all peaches and
cream getting there. Sandra Sim m ons, Dallas Chapter, was b o rn ,
July 14, 1941, in P rescott, A rizo n a, o rp h an ed at the age o f 4 and
brought up on her gran d p aren ts farm in A lm a, A rkansas. S an d ra
has always been a doer tho u g h . In a d d itio n to her flying career,
Sandra is an accom plished sculptress, snow skis, plays the p iano
(again expertly) an d on and on. W ith the aide o f the W ar
O rphans Bill (her fath er w as killed at G uadalcanal an d her
m other was killed a couple years later in an autom obile accident)
and w orking after class S an d ra spent her F reshm an year at the
U niversity o f A rkansas. The follow ing sum m er S andra cam e to
D allas for a sum m er jo b w here she m et H aro ld Sim m ons, an
up-and-com ing fellow from G o ld en , T exas. H aro ld and Sandra
were m arried an d S an d ra assum ed the new responsibilities o f wife
an d m other (H aro ld had tw o d au g h ters ages 8 and 5). Enough?
N ot fo r S andra, she enrolled in S o u th ern M ethodist University
determ ined to get her degree. H er fam ily c o u ld n ’t see any reason
fo r her to continue her ed ucation b u t in the long run it was to pay
off.
A n earlier business venture her hu sb an d had entered into
pro m p ted them to move to W aco w here on a pleasure trip in a
Sandra
Simmons
light plane with som e friends S an d ra got “ h o o k e d .” W hen she
first approached H arold w ith the idea sh e’d like to learn to fly his
reaction was extrem ely negative. A m ong o th er things he said
. .if anyone learns to fly, first it will be m e!!” (N ot yet initiated
to the creed o f a 49'/2er.) H ow ever, he finally agreed th a t if she
could get the financing she could learn to fly. W ell not only did
she learn to fly but over a five y ear sp an S an d ra obtained ratings
as P rivate, M ulti-Engine, In stru m en t, C om m ercial, In stru cto r,
C itation Type R ating, A ir T ra n sp o rt P ilo t, Flight Engineer an d
C o-Pilot Boeing 727.
S andra eventually got H aro ld interested in flying and although
his ratings are not as num erous as S a n d ra ’s he holds a pretty
bright candle o f his own in the av iatio n field.
As their business grew S andra becam e com pany pilot starting
with light single and m ulti-engine a irc ra ft and progressing u p to
the com pany ow ned C itation. Flying as co rp o rate pilot w ould
have been enough for a lot o f people (m ale or fem ale). But
S andra w anted a career in aviatio n o f her ow n, one not quite so
dependent upon her h u sb an d ’s business interest. This caused
quite a conflict w ithin the fam ily b u t all are now in agreem ent
that each person is entitled to th eir ow n career. As a m atter o f
fact A ndrea an d Sarena, the tw o d au g h ters still at hom e, thin k it
is great th at while m ost o f their frie n d s’ m o th ers are at hom e their
m other is “ up in the a ir .”
Now S andra really started in earn est. She set herself up a
schedule o f w hat she w anted to accom plish an d a time span to do
it all in. S andra becam e the first w om an ever to go thro u g h the
A m erican A irlines School fo r a C ita tio n Type R ating and at the
sam e tim e received her A T P ratin g . She then enrolled in B ran iff
E ducation Systems Flight E ngineer C o u rse. W hile attending the
Flight E ngineer’s C ourse S an d ra sub m itted her application for
em ploym ent to B raniff In tern atio n a l. It was at this tim e th a t her
fam ily’s question o f “ W hy?” w as answ ered and her earlier
persistence in getting her degree m ade the struggle truly
w orthw hile. The first question asked by her prospective em ployer
was, “ Do you have a college deg ree?” L ittle did she know earlier
how im portant th at degree was to be.
O n A ugust 9, 1973 S andra finished the m am m oth project sh e’s
form ulated for herself with the receipt o f her Flight-Engineer
T urbo-Jet Pow ered License. T he fuel crisis had ju st hit and the
Pilot
for
Braniff
fu tu re d id n ’t look to o good. B ut luck was w ith her and while
o th er airlines were furloughing p ersonnel, B ran iff was hiring and
S andra becam e their first fem ale airline pilot on M arch 19, 1974.
A lthough S andra is presently occupying the Second O fficer’s
position, in N ovem ber 1974 she com pleted C o-P ilot check out on
the Boeing 727.
A fter 3 years, based everyw here except her hom e here in
D allas, she still loves her jo b and intends to continue on through
“ C ap tain and until the m an d ato ry retirem ent age o f sixty.” Very
recently her bid to be based in D allas was approved and although
it m eans a little less seniority and a longer period before
progressing past Second O fficer she is glad to be back hom e
w here she can devote m ore o f her free tim e to her family.
In her own w ords “ I t’s a trem endous jo b . N o pay
discrim ination. I ’ve been very well received. I feel my fellow
pilots are very fair to me. We respect each o th e r.” She also adds,
“ I’ve m ade it because o f them an d n o t in spite o f th e m .” S andra
also claim s one o f the added side benefits her jo b has had is the
im proved fa th e r/d a u g h te r relatio n sh ip w ithin her own fam ily
an d in the fam ilies o f fellow pilots “ as they ap p ro ach with excited
grins a fte r finding out their d au g h ters hope to join them one day
as airline p ilo ts.” O n occasion she claim s she feels like “ a m other
h en ” as she watches flight a tte n d an ts w ho have approved her
w anting to know m ore a b o u t flying go on to start their own
program s fo r a m ore extensive career in aviation. As you may
have guessed by now S andra believes th a t “ anything is possible if
you m ake it h a p p e n .” But m ost o f all th a t “ It was all w orth it!”
S andra jo in ed the N inety-N ines in Ja n u a ry 1971 shortly after
her retu rn to D allas. A lthough her schedule is full she has held
c h ap te r offices and has been extrem ely supportive o f the 99s in
all areas. She is p articularly suited to the jo b o f A erospace
E ducation chairw om an. She has told her story and that o f the
N inety-N ines to everyone w ho is interested from elem entary
schools to Z o n ta L uncheons. S an d ra has flow n in tw o A W T A R ’s
and p articipated (either in p lan n in g , flying, or ju st plain hard
w ork) in various local activities. W e in D allas are happy S andra is
a m em ber o f the N inety-N ines an d o u r C h ap ter. She is a good
exam ple o f how w om en can achieve success in the aviation
com m unity and willingly helps a n y o n e else w ho would like to do
the sam e.
New
Ratings
J e r r i e a n d t h e B ird
N E W Y O R K -N E W JE R S E Y
Ida Van Sm ith — L o n g Is la n d — 1FR
M ary R ich — W e s te rn N Y — C o m m
C hris H o h en see — W e s te rn N Y — BG1
NORTH CENTRAL
T racy Pilurs — C h ic a g o A re a — C o m m
Pat C lark — C h ic a g o A re a — IF R
C hristina I. Branch — M ic h ig a n — A T P
Terry M iller — M in n e s o ta — IF R
J o a n M cA rth ur — W isc o n s in — C F I
L ois T ru ch inski — W isc o n s in — C o m m
NO RTH W EST
Fran Bryant — G re a te r S e a ttle — IF R
K athleen H itch co ck — I n te r m o u n ta in — IF R
L e a r J e t C o -p ilo t
M argrette T h o m a s — S tilla g u a m is h — S E S
SO U T H C E N TR A L
Jan M illion — O k la h o m a — C F I
A m y P ilk en to n — S h r e v e p o rt — C F I
E vie T um lin — S p a c e C ity — 1GI
P atty V ick — S p a c e C ity — C 1FI
D u a n e Perry — T e x a s D o g w o o d — IF R
Son dra R idgew ay — T o p e k a — C F IM E
SO U TH EA ST
W and a H o o p er — M id d le T e n n . — C o m m /
S & M E In lin e
SO UTH W EST
D eb b ie P ettey s — A lo h a — IF R
M ary F u lce — B a k e rs fie ld — IF R
R ae G ilm o re — G o ld e n W est — IF R
J ack ie Freeberg — G o ld e n W e st — IF R
J u lie A m es — G o ld e n W est — M E
S tevie P arker — O ra n g e C o u n ty — IF R &
C om m SM E
M ary A nn R a tliff — O ra n g e C o u n ty — C o m m &
IF R
L ola R icci — S a n F e r n a n d o V a lle y — L e a r J e t
R a tin g
B everly M ah on ey — S a n G a b rie l V a lle y —
C om m
SIGN NEEDED FOR H E A D Q U A R T E R S
Som e people have told us they c a n ’t find
o u r H ead q u arters Building, a n d suggest we
p ut up a bigger sign. We have a d raw in g for
a beautiful concrete obelisk, w ith a cube on
top. T he official 99 insignia is o n th e fo u r
sides o f the cube, an d “ N inety-N ines, In c .”
w ritten on the fo u r sides o f th e “ ste m ” . All
we need now is funds. . .w ant to buy a piece
o f it?
Betty W harton, Board Member
N ative child ren lik e to p ose w ith T h e B ird.
Jerrie C o b b , a devout C h ristian w ho
believes in living an d sharing her fa ith in
G o d , uses her exceptional ability as a pilot
to bring help and hope to prim itive,
isolated Indians th ro u g h o u t th e S outh
A m erican A m azon.
T he A m azo n , an area larger th a n the
U nited S tates, is an unforgiving en v iro n ­
m ent. R ainfall averages 300 inches yearly.
T he A m azon River w ith its 1100 m ajo r
trib u taries create a vast inland sea w ith in a
trackless, im penetrable jungle w here m a n is
tolerated by th e barest m argin. M a ln u tri­
tio n , floods, snakebite, m alaria a n d oth er
diseases tak e a fearfu l toll; m an seldom
survives beyond the age o f 40. B ut this is
w here you will find Jerrie C o b b , here in this
m ost forb id d in g co rn er o f the e a rth , flying
a tw in-engined A ero C o m m an d er, N 12JC
— m ore fam iliarly know n as T he Bird —
in to an d o u t o f sh o rt, sloppy, m uddy
clearings, su rro u n d ed by trees th at so a r 200
feet into th e air, as intim ately at hom e, as if
she m ight be in her own back y ard in P o n ca
C ity, O k lah o m a.
Back in 1964, Jerrie resigned her p o sitio n
as an executive a n d chief test pilo t for
Rockwell In te rn atio n al’s A ero C o m m an d er
D ivision in O k lah o m a C ity, having p u t
A ero C o m m an d er o n the m ap by setting
w o rld ’s records in distance, speed and
altitu d e. M eanw hile, she h ad qu alified fo r
space travel, the first w om an to successfully
com plete an d pass the N atio n al A v iation
a n d Space A d m in istra tio n ’s a s tro n a u t test­
ing p ro g ram . B ut Jerrie chose to tu rn her
back on fam e an d fo rtu n e, an d use the one
skill she possessed in the nam e o f G od for
the b etterm ent o f her fellow m an.
Flying is the nam e o f the gam e. W ithout
it, n one o f Je rrie’s astonishing accom plish­
m ents w ould be possible. But this is not the
w hole story. F o r Jerrie brings to those w ho
need help as badly as any people on earth
m edical assistance for the sick, seeds to
p lant fo r the hungry, speaking quietly,
gently o f a G od w ho cares and shares with
u nfailing love. T he p ro o f: she is there,
w hether it is dow n on her han ds and knees,
g rubbing aro u n d in flood plains, exposed
during the so-called dry season, teaching
the Indians how to p lant an d harvest rice,
the one cro p th at grows well in the
A m azon, tending the ill w ith m odern
m edicine, o r talking o f G o d ’s eternal truths
w ith dow n-hom e com m on courtesy and
concern.
D uring these years o f living w hat Jerrie
calls, “ A useful life ,” she has supported
herself an d T he Bird, while thoughtful
people in Je rrie ’s hom e state o f O klahom a
created T h e Jerrie C obb F o u n d atio n to
lend a h an d in this m ost w orthy extension
tow ard m a n ’s finest hour.
“ Every penny, nickle, dim e and dollar
from th e fo u n d a tio n ,” Jerrie explains,
“ goes to w ard buying seeds and medicines
fo r th e Indians. I have alw ays believed in
su p p o rtin g m yself, and insist T he Bird does
the sam e. So w hen we get b ro k e, we go do
aerial surveys in the countries th a t encom ­
pass the A m azon, o r we go to B ogota or
by Belly Wright
A m elia E a rh a rt M em orial A w ard an d the
A m elia E a rh a rt M edal. She has been Pilot
o f the Y ear an d W om an o f the Y ear in
A viation. She received the G old W ings o f
the F ederation A ero n au tiq u e In te rn a tio n ­
ale. She was aw arded the H arm o n In tern a­
tional T ro p h y fo r her flying in the A m azon.
M ost recently she was inducted into
O k lah o m a ’s H all o f Fam e as the m ost
o u tstan d in g aviatrix in the U nited States.
R ecognition has com e o ften to this
well-directed and courageous w om an. But
perhaps the m ost m eaningful recognition
arrives when m inds an d hearts consider a
w om an w ith an ex trao rd in ary talen t w ho
chose n o t to exploit it, bu t ra th e r to use it in
a cause th a t is larger than self.
Betty Wright, the author o f this article,
normally resides in El Paso, TX. Her
fam ily also spends time in Florida where
they are neighbors o f Jerrie Cobb.
Betty is part o f a flying family. Her
daughter, Betsy, received a lot o f help from
99s when she was learning to fly and getting
started, both in Texas and Arizona. Betsy,
now 20, flies pipelines fo r oil companies
out o f Houston. A nd last summer, Betty
herself learned to fly when Jerrie Cobb "in
her spare tim e” taught her to fly in a 1941
J-3 Piper Cub.
C'ulva Indian s w e lco m e Jerrie’s arrival.
Miami and do som e aviation consulting.
Knowing how badly these people need help,
I could never use a cent o f the fo u n d a tio n ’s
money for me or T he B ird .”
T o keep in touch w ith people w ho assist
the fo u n d atio n , Jerrie types a letter o n her
activities when she hits a civilized waystation, has the letter copied, w rites a
personal note on the bottom o f each letter,
types the envelopes, sticks on the stam ps
and sends the message along. It is a
pow erful message:
“ Last night 1 sat with the chief o f this
Ticuna Indian village as he lay dying from
meningitis. M y medicines could n o t help
him. He was a fine, young leader o f his
people. T hrough o u r effo rts here, he had
taught his people to feed them selves, trad e
rice with neighboring tribes fo r wild gam e.
H e had learned th at he did not have to live
in fear o f any m an, did not have to fear
death, his spirit to be eaten by som e huge
snake or left to roam the jungle forever; he
understood G o d ’s prom ise o f life everlast­
ing.
“ Everytim e he could find the stren g th he
would ask me about G od. In m y lim ited
Ticuna I told him G od loved him , cared for
him and w ould carry him to H is eternal
resting place. H e died peacefully.
“ It all seemed so u n fair. H e w as a victim
o f a white m a n ’s disease. O ften I w onder
why I am here. I know I ca n ’t save 6 m illion
Indians. Som etim es when I am lying in my
ham m ock in som e Indian village, I get so
down and out. But the next day th e sun
does shine, I get up into the air, a n d , yes,
m any are dying, m any are su fferin g , but
som e are living because I am here. . . ”
A nd so, Jerrie goes her w ay, living on a
wing and a p rayer, not know ing fro m one
night to the next w here she will lay her
head, stretching a do llar into infinity:
during one year alone, Jerrie su p p o rted
15,000 Indians on $1200 from the fo u n d a ­
tio n . But as she will tell you, “ Shoe strings
for tying um bilical cords are c h e a p ;” and
she will tell you this w ith the lively blue eyes
and the wide smile th at accom panies the joy
o f serving G od, the pleasure th a t goes with
the courageous kind o f flying th a t m akes
this w orld a b etter place in w hich to live.
T h ro u g h o u t the A m azon, T h e Bird is a
sym bol o f hope in tim es o f tro u b le , not
only fo r the Indians, b u t fo r o th e r planes
th at may have lost their w ay over a
geography alm ost as rem ote as the m oon.
Jerrie has gained a rep u tatio n fo r finding
dow ned a irc ra ft w hen others have given up
a n d gone hom e. W ith a particularly
perceptive feel fo r w ind an d w eath er, with
eyes so sh arp p erhaps their equal is rare,
she has com e to know this w orld a p a rt
unlike any oth er pilot.
Jerrie is a credit to the h u m an race; and
in a like fashion, she is a credit to the
profession o f aviation in the tra d itio n of
99’s fo u n d er A m elia E a rh a rt w ho is
rem em bered alw ays for her ch arity an d love
o f m ankind.
M any distinguished h o n o rs have been
bestow ed on Jerrie, b o th in this cou n try
and a b ro a d . She was the recipient o f the
A FOLLOW -UP on the LINDBERGH
STAM P
(See Dec. 99 NEWS)
A personal telephone call from S enator
B arry G oldw ater to Ruth & C harles
Dobrescu in D ecem ber inform ed them that
a stam p com m em orating the 50th A nniver­
sary o f the solo flight across the A tlan tic by
L indbergh in 1927 will be issued M ay 20,
1977.
A giant effo rt is now being m ade to pay
trib u te to the m an w hose epic flight was the
key th at opened up tran s-A tlan tic aviation
as we know it today. T he D o b rescu ’s are
the C o-C hairm en fo r the p rep aratio n o f the
official cachet for the M ay 2 0 /2 1 , 1977
celebration. The celebration itself, which
was originally planned for a one day event
at Roosevelt Field (from w hich L indbergh
to ok off) has now grow n to a five day event
involving all o f Long Island. T h e them e,
“ L ong Island, the C rad le o f A v iatio n ” will
include a coord in ated A ir A rm a d a th a t will
encircle all o f L ong Island by A ntiq u ers,
Silver W ings, A rm y, N avy and M arine
C o rp s, airlines, etc. N B C ’s T o d ay Show
will d o a docu m en tary on all the efforts
being p u t fo rth for this event to be show n
nationally before the celebration.
T he celebration will be concluded w ith a
fly-by at the P aris A ir Show on Ju n e 4 by
the sam e Ryan doing the fly-by at
Roosevelt Field on M ay 20, co m m em or­
ating L in d b erg h ’s successful tran s-A tlantic
flight. T he Ryan will th ereafter be exhibited
at the U .S . Pavillion at the show .
O n b ehalf o f East Canada Section, Irma
Selig and Anita Nunns o f Montreal
Chapter are keeping in to u ch w ith events
relating to the C om m ission o f In q u iry in to
Bilingual A ir T raffic Services in Q uebec.
Niagara Trillium Chapter has a new
fund-raising schem e — a “ C hicken P o t” .
T he idea *began with a new sletter rep o rt
w ritten by Wendy Fowler en couraging
m em bers to fly every m o n th unless they had
a “ com pletely honest” reaso n (illness,
w eather, m echanical problem s, etc.) fo r not
doing so. N ow, fo r those w ho wish to jo in
in, a 99 cents do n atio n is m ade to the
“ C hicken P o t” each m o n th a m em ber has
neglected to fly fo r less th a n “ h o n e st”
reasons. T he response has been am azing.
4 9 '/is and 99s from o th er ch ap te rs have
been joining o u r m em bers in fatten in g up
the beady-eyed little chicken! Som etim es
it’s good to be a “ chicken” — fo r how else
can you ever know how g reat it is to be a
pilot!
WEST C A N A D IA N
Jean Hanft & Nadine C ooper, Saskat­
chewan Chapter atten d ed the S potters
C ourse held in S ask ato o n , N ovem ber
18-20. The A ir D ivision o f E m ergency
M easures O rganization held the course,
w hich was attended by 36 p ilots. It seems
the Search & Rescue (M ilitary) have a
shortage o f trained spotters and are willing
to train som e civilian pilots in this capacity.
T his course was a “ first” and now th a t the
A ir Division have the necessary slide
presentation and instructions they intend to
sponsor classes in the 10 divisions o f the
organizations.
N adin e C o o p e r , G o v e r n o r , W estern C a n a d ia n
S ection and I)r. J u n e M ills, C h a irm a n , S a sk a t­
chew an C h ap ter, sm ilin g at the c o n c lu sio n o f
their lesson at S a sk a to o n , S a sk a tch ew a n .
Saskatchewan’s Dr. June Mills and
Nadine Cooper instructed a g ro u p o f pilots
at a program m eeting held in D ecem ber in
S askatoon. D r. Mills spoke on “ C rash
D ynam ics” , a very absorb in g su b ject w hich
is to o technical to describe, b u t should be
on everyone’s list o f subjects you should
know m ore ab o u t. N adine spoke a b o u t the
need for trained spotters an d gave a
detailed account o f the m ain requirem ents
needed for the jo b .
99s
PRO
M IDDLE EAST
Angie Izzo b ro u g h t back such a glow ing
report o f her C A P sq u ad ro n to u r o f A ir
an d Space M useum o f the S M IT H S O N IA N
IN S T IT U T IO N th at o u r Eastern Penna.
Chapter has planned a fam ily trip by bus to
the Sm ithsonian on Feb. 19, 1977. The
response is excellent.
T he Shenandoah Valley Chapter an d the
New M arket A rea C h am b er o f C om m erce
sponsored a P ilo t’s Safety M eeting o n Dec.
6, 1976. M r. P au l F rench, F .A .A . A ccident
P revention Specialist discussed flight at
critically low airspeeds, airp o rt traffic
p attern s, use o f low lead fuel, em ergency
lo cato r tran sm itters and w inter flying.
NEW YORK-NEW JERSEY
T he Long Island Chapter will be sp o n ­
soring a Safety C linic in co n ju n ctio n with
the FA A in A pril. A t the sam e tim e they
will run a P ro ject A w are fo r non-pilots.
m em ber th a t has flow n the m ost miles
receives a book th at pertains to flying o f
one n atu re o r oth er, b u t is actually the
p ro p erty o f the ch ap te r. E ach m onth
everyone brings their books fo r exchange
reading.
W e feel it is a w onderful idea, and is
p robably a “ first” for any chapter.
C o n g ratu latio ns, P auline C lendening!
Kansas City 99s Help Santa
A gro u p o f K ansas C ity 99s hand
delivered an assortm ent o f boxes of
layettes, school an d health kits an d clothing
to M issouri S tate D irector o f th e C hristian
R ural Overseas P ro g ram (C R O P ) at C o ­
lum bia R egional A irp o rt. C R O P is the
clothing an d hunger appeal arm o f C hurch
W orld Service.
T he happy outcom e was m ade possible
by the fact th at the M issouri P resident o f
C h u rch W om en U nited, one o f the
sponsoring groups, is K.C. 99 Rosamond
Oliver, w ho also is a past chairm an o f
Great Kansas City Chapter.
NORTH CENTRAL
T he Greater Detroit Area Chapter co­
sponsored a C FI refresher clinic along with
A O P A at P o n tiac in Ja n u a ry . Joyce and
M icky Odom recently delivered b o oks for
this ch a p te r’s book pro ject to L exington,
KY.
Indiana Dunes Chapter m em bers m ade
plans to save their special recipes to be used
in puttin g together a co o k b o o k as a fu tu re
m oneym aking p ro ject. It w as also a n ­
n ounced th a t pew ter m ugs w ith 99 insignia
will be available fo r sale soon.
Charlene Falkenberg, Indiana Dunes,
gave her slide presentation on “ W om en in
A v iatio n ” to m ore th a n 60 m em bers o f the
L ake F ederated W om ens C lub o f In d ian a.
T his club sponsors young w om en careerists
each year an d were especially interested in
aviatio n as a career fo r a young w om an.
Kansas City Floating Library
A year or m ore ago, Greater Kansas City
99s started giving a little to k en o f
achievem ent to the 99 th a t h ad flow n the
m ost miles fo r the m o n th .
As tim e w ent by an d a p p ro p ria te gifts
were becom ing m ore d ifficult to find, K.C.
99 Pauline Clendening cam e up w ith the
g reat idea o f startin g o u r ow n library
th ro u g h this p roject. Now each m o n th the
(L -R ) W inn ie D u p e r o w , A E , M ary V on M ach,
L illian Snyder at T h e A m elia E arhart C o m ­
m em orative B ru nch. P h o to by C arol B o b b .
Amelia Earhart Commemorative Brunch
Held in Michigan
N inety-N ines from th e M ichigan, Lake
Michigan and Greater Detroit Chapters
jo in ed the Z o n ta C lub o f D etroit in
organizing an A m elia E a rh a rt C om m em or­
ative B runch w hich to o k place in Jan u ary .
T he b ru n ch com m em orated th e 40th A nni­
versary o f A m elia E a rh a rt’s F inal Flight
w hich ended when she passed her “ point of
no re tu rn ” o n the last leg o f her attem p t to
circle the globe at the eq u a to r, som ew here
in the vicinity o f H ow land Island, on July
2, 1937.
A compilation o f the thousand and one
things Ninety-Nines do to further aviation
and aviation safety
CTS
In cooperation w ith the M innesota
D epartm ent o f T ra n sp o rtatio n , A viation
Division, and the FA A the M innesota 99s
presented a Safety Sem inar on D ecem ber 1,
1976. C hairm an o f the sem in ar, Peggy
Johnstone was delighted w ith the a tte n d ­
ance o f over 450. T he C h a p te r will
co-sponsor an o th er sem inar on M arch 9 in
St. Paul.
Scouts. She has 13 teenagers, 3 girls an d 10
boys, w ho meet once a week an d stu d y the
sim pler phases o f gro u n d school m aterial.
T hey have access to a sim u lato r a n d have
spent 10 to 15 hours in it. T hey w ash planes
an d do o th er w ork to raise m oney to pay
fo r short local flights. T o h o n o r R ene, they
nam ed their g ro u p “ T h e N inety Nine
A viation E xplorer P o s t” .
Colorado Air Travel Pack Available
C o lo ra d o does not yet have an A ero n a u ­
tical C om m ission, so in the interest of
safety, the C o lo ra d o P ilo t’s A ssociation
has put together a travel pack co n tain in g a
c h art an d a irp o rt d irectory w ith over 300
p h o to s as well as in fo rm a tio n o n flight in
C o lo ra d o ’s m o u n tain o u s an d desert areas.
T he prim e a u th o r an d ed ito r o f the Pack
fo r the C o lo rad o P ilo t’s A sso ciatio n was
Colorado 99 Reta Bradley. Y ou can order
y o u r P ack fo r $6 (see classified).
Clara Joh an sen and P eggy J o h n sto n e at the
M innesota S afety Sem in ar.
NORTHWEST
The Alaska Chapter will once again be
sponsoring the Pinch H itter C o u rse in the
A nchorage area. This year A O P A ’s P ilot
R efresher C ourse will also be offered
during the sam e week o f A pril 18-22.
Intermountain 99s assisted the FA A and
Felts Field A viation (Spokane, W ashing­
ton) in an A ircraft P erfo rm an ce W o rk sh o p
Jan . 22, 1977. P articipants figured ta k e -o ff
distance, flight-tim e, and fuel con su m p tio n
for a cross-country flight to S an d p o in t,
Idaho, C oeur d ’A lene, Id ah o an d retu rn .
99s presented a silver bow l to H o w ard
Heflin o f S pokane fo r best estim ate on
tak e-o ff distance, while Felts Field A via­
tion topped o ff the tanks o f H o w a rd ’s
plane for capturing the cross-co u n try
aw ard as well!
In Jan u ary , 1977, the Stillaguamish
Chapter volunteered its tim e at the reg istra­
tion o f the final FA A & W ashington S tate
A eronautical C om m ission spon so red In­
structor Sem inar in the state o f W ashing­
ton. Assisting were Kandace Harvey, Lois
Tompkins and Darlene Fletcher.
SOUTH CENTRAL
The Ninety Nine Aviation Explorer Post
Rene Hirth o f Chaparral Chapter has
organized an A viation E xplorer Scout
program for the Dem ing, New M exico
El Paso 99s Airlift Retarded Children
El Paso 99s annually airlift m entally
retarded children hom e to El P aso from
A bilene for the holidays. T he children w ho
are flown back an d fo rth are ones w ho are
unable to take the long trip via bus.
P articip atin g in this y e a r’s flight were
Marilyn Cragin in a P ip er A ztec, Joyce
Canavan in a C essna 340, an d Polly
Thomas in an A ero Star.
The El P aso 99s also co -sp o n so red a
G eneral A viation Safety M eeting in Ja n ­
uary.
Golden Triangle Re-marks Grand Prairie
The first p a rt o f Ja n u a ry , o l’ man
w eather smiled on us for one h a lf o f a day
w hich was ju st long enough fo r us to
re-m ark G ran d P rairie A irp o rt an d plant
shrubbery aro u n d the term inal building to
enhance sam e.
D uring D ecem ber Pat Evans, Helen Hill,
Maggie Strieker, Mary W heelock and
Carolyn Brooks were very busy w ith air-age
education program s, b o th in a ju n io r high
school and an elem entary school. M ary and
C arolyn gave p resentations on th e 99s and
general aviation to fo u r classroom s of
children.
Sightseeing Flight by Lubbock 99
To be Auctioned
Angela Boren will o ffer a sightseeing
flight over L ubbock an d the S o u th P lains at
the A RC S F o u n d atio n , Inc. A u ctio n in
F ebruary. W ith full ap p rov al o f the FA A ,
the flight will be auctioned to the highest
bidder. T he an n u al A R C S A u ctio n is a gala
a ffa ir a t w hich “ services” o f p rom inent
citizens are d o n ated . F unds from the
au ctio n provide scholarships fo r university
students.
Nebraska 99s have assisted w ith several
refresher courses sponsored by the N ebras­
ka S tate D epartm ent o f A eronautics. Diane
Mann assisted with a N o rth P la tte VFR
C ourse; Sue Askew with a N o rfo lk C ourse;
Sally Clark, Mildred Barrett, Sally Van
Zandt, an d Diane Bartels with a Lincoln
Clinic; and Jean Scoggin w ith a S co ttsb lu ff
Clinic.
Nebraska 99 Diane Mann to o k her high
school aviation class to her hom e to study
b lueprints o f airc ra ft co n stru ctio n . D iane
has also organized a Civil A ir P atro l
p rogram in the G o th en b u rg , N ebraska
area.
Oklahoma 99s
Participate in FAA Experiment
T he Civil A erom edical In stitu te o f the
FA A is investigating the 8 h o u r b ottle-toth ro ttle syndrom e on pilot skills. The
experim ent attem p ts to sim ulate situations
in which pilots may be involved in drinking
socially during the evening, sleep perhaps
less th an the usual am o u n t, and then get up
and fly the next day. F our O k lah o m a 99s
are am ong the gro u p o f pilot volunteers
w ho have been attending the three required
fo u r-h o u r training sessions on the com plex
tasks they will be asked to p erfo rm when
the actual experim ents get u n d er way early
in F ebruary.
Space City 99s are getting into full swing
setting u p their Las Vegas night to be held
on A pril 23 at the R am ada Inn at H obby
airp o rt in H ou sto n . It has been a great
success for Space City and lots o f fun for
all w ho atten d . This year should be even
m ore successful since Space C ity is m aking
their own tables with the help o f their
4 9 ‘/2ers.
Space City’s Evie Tumlin has been
teaching in the A erodynam ics P ro g ram at
Sterling High School in H o u sto n w here
they have purchased a $30,000 Singer Link
T rain e r for the kiddies to “ p la y ” w ith.
Ma.vbelle Fletcher introduced a g ro u p o f
Boy Scouts to flying, 25 o f them , by taking
them all on in tro d u cto ry flights.
Joan Alyea, Spanish Peaks Chapter,
loaned a big basem ent floor to 66s planning
a dual cross-country trip from P ueblo,
C o lo rad o , to F lorida — lots o f sectionals
needed — and found it an excellent way to
brush up skills.
Funds from the Sidney H all M em orial
Fund (Sidney was late fath er o f Spanish
Peaks C h airm an , Jo an A lyea) were recently
used to buy aviation books for tw o local
m iddle school libraries, the P u eb lo R egion­
al L ibrary and a d o n atio n to the 99s library.
T he books were presented in D ecem ber.
Continued on page 22
More 99's
Projects
SO UTHEAST
The Florida Goldcoast Chapter is sp o n ­
soring another Safety C linic at M iam i D ade
C om m unity College (South) o n M arch 22,
1977 in cooperation w ith the F A A M iam i
G A D O office.
In the near future Memphis Chapter will
have for sale the poem “ H igh F lig h t” (w ith
o r w ithout 99 logo) suitable fo r fram ing.
A lso available in a lim ited n u m b er will be a
desk plaque with the poem (w ith o r w ithout
99 logo).
Memphis Scouts Earn Aviation Badge
Memphis 99 Jean McCarthy is also a
cadette G irl Scout L eader. She has w orked
with troops earning the aviation badge in
the past, but this year her “ o w n ” tro u p
earned it. T he girls studied the h istory o f
aviation, safety regulations, m ade m odels,
toured M em phis aviation facilities and
learned to read aeronautical ch arts u n d er
ground instructor Je a n ’s leadership. T he
only problem which cro p p ed up cam e
ab o u t when Jean took the girls to sit in a
plane while she explained the co m p o n en ts
o f an aircraft, the controls an d flight
instrum ents. H er own plane had been
rented, so she asked an FBO if she could
‘b o rro w ’ a plane fo r her scout g ro u n d
school. T o her surprise, Je an , accustom ed
m ore to 150’s and 140’s, fo u n d herself
‘helpfully’ provided w ith a L ear Jet! You
never saw such a fum bling g ro u n d in­
structor! The scouts, how ever, w ere de­
lighted with the jet, and Je an finally was
able to identify all the in stru m en ts and
controls to their satisfaction.
Suncoast 99s Dottie Birdsong an d Millie
Lafferty have also been assisting scouts.
They recently helped 20 girls in 2 C adet
T roops in Tem ple T errace, FL meet
requirem ents fo r their aviation badge.
SOUTHW EST
Aloha Chapter Establishes “ H elp” Award
The Aloha Chapter has decided to
establish an annual “ H elp ” A w ard an d an
annual Recognition A w ard w ith funds that
have in the past been co n trib u ted to
A W TA R . These tw o projects will be the
basis o f m ajo r fund-raising activities for
the C hapter to u n dertake in the fu tu re.
El Cajon Valley Chapter an d the FAA
will sponsor an FA A F light In stru cto r
Refresher C linic (Instrum en t an d A irplane)
at H analei H otel in San D iego, A pril 19-21.
Fee: $35. C ontact Lilly M artin , 4341 68th
S t., La M esa, CA 92041 at (714) 444-3158
(days) o r Jo a n Sierecki, 528 El M onte R d .,
El C ajo n , C A 92020 at 444-5188.
LA 99s Share Opinions with Legislators
T he Los Angeles Chapter believes in
letting legislators know c h ap te r m em bers
feelings — especially in th e area o f
aviatio n . In ad d itio n to w riting letters to
S enators an d R epresentatives in W ashing­
to n , D .C ., protesting the d isco n tin u atio n
o f F .A .A . A cadem y team s, th e ch ap ter
m em bers have also w ritten to C alifo rn ia
G ov. Brow n asking him to rea p p o in t the
m em bers o f the State B oard o f A eronautics
w hose term s have expired. All are aviation
o riented an d w ell-qualified to serve.
99s Airmark Palomar
P a lo m ar A irp o rt was airm a rk e d by
Palomar Chapter in Ja n u a ry o n a busy
b eau tifu l S atu rd ay w ithout disru p tin g tra f­
fic except fo r a few com m ents to the tow er
a b o u t ‘those w om en dow n next to the
ru n w ay ’. A special area w as paved by San
D iego C o unty ju st to acco m m o d ate the
fo rty -fo o t lettering, not on the runw ay, but
ad jac en t to it.
FLYING
EAST C A N A D A
First Canadians Take Children
For Night Flight
O n D ecem ber 17th, u n d er th e chairm an­
ship o f Adele Fogle, th e First Canadian
Chapter took tw enty-eight children flying
over T o ro n to for a C h ristm as lights night
flight. D raw n from B attalion 1427 o f the
C hristian Service B rigade, the boys were a
g ro u p from the inner-city an d to insure
fem inine rep resen tatio n , som e o f their
sisters were invited, to o .
A fter the flight, we served them hot
dogs, drinks, and h o m e-m ade cookies. The
cookies, courtesy o f several o f th e m em bers
were a notable success. E ach child was
presented with a t-shirt saying th a t he o r she
had flown with the N inety-N ines and
everybody — pilot an d passenger — had a
m arvelous time.
Amelia Earhart Memorabilia
Purchased by
Sacramento Valley Chapter
by Ruth Rueckert
Bay Cities, Mt. D iablo, Sanla Clara
Valley an d Sacramento Valley Chapter
m em bers gathered on Sunday, Ja n . 16th, at
the M ariposa A irp o rt to view the A m elia
E a rh a rt m em entos ow ned for m any years
by M r. A .R . M ichael, an d w itness the
purchase o f this collection.
L ate in 1963, som e friends o f o u r late
m em ber Rita Hart alerted her the collection
was in the M ichael F u rn itu re Store and
Sw ap Shop. O ver the next 12 years several
a ttem p ts to acquire the collection were
m ade. W hen he retired, M r. M ichael finally
set a price. C h airm an Barbara Goetz o f the
Sacramento Valley Chapter urged her
g ro u p to purchase the collection.
T he purchase becam e a ‘civic a ff a ir’,
w ith the airp o rt crow ded w ith tow nspeople,
99s and fam ilies. T he entire valley was
covered w ith fog, but 22 99s were at the
event, including Governor Verna West.
Several carloads o f S acram en to Valley
C h a p ter m em bers drove in, in o rd er to
tra n sp o rt the purchased collection.
A sincere vote o f th an k s to the S acra­
m ento Valley C h ap ter fo r its p u rchase o f
the collection — so long desired — an d a
welcome ad d itio n to o u r historical records.
T he collection will be on display at the
H y att Regency during o u r In tern atio n al
C o nvention in San Francisco this sum m er.
S o m e o f the child ren m od elin g their T -shirts
after a night flight o v er T o ro n to w ith the First
C anadian C hapter.
M IDDLE EAST
Allegheny Air Derby II Planned
Allegheny A ir D erby II, a proficiency
race, is planned for A pril 30 w ith a rain
d ate o f M ay 1. L atro b e A irp o rt, L atrobe,
P a. will be the base w ith Vee-Neal
A v iatio n ’s hangar as h e ad q u arters. The
W estm oreland C o u n ty A irp o rt A uthority is
planning an O pen H ouse in conjunction
w ith the D erby and is providing all
necessary services fo r the race. F or rules
an d entry kit, send $2.00 to: M aryA nn
G rechen, 400 C am elot C o u rt, P ittsburgh,
P a . 15220.
Eastern Penna. sponsored a P o k er Run
at P N E o n N ov. 20, 1976. Eight planes
took p art and one helicopter. It turned out
to be very pro fitab le, because we sold many
hands to passers by. T h an k s to Judy
D ’Marco, Shelly Katz and Mary Robinson.
look at all th e races
ACTIVITIES
and flying events
being planned
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NEW EN G LA N D
NORTH CENTRAL
NEAR Planned for June
Ju n e 11th is the d ate set fo r the New
E ngland A ir Race (N E A R ), a 275 mi.
ro u n d robin proficiency contest o pen to
both men and w om en licensed pilots. The
deadline for the race, w hich is sponsored by
the New E ngland Section o f the 99s, is M ay
11th. E ntry kits are $2 an d m ay be o btained
by w riting N E A R , M arcia S pakoski, 63
Valley R oad, G ro to n , C o n n . 06340.
Illi-Nines Air Derby Planned
Q uad City A irp o rt, M oline IL will be the
site o f the 8th A nnual Illi-N ines A ir Derby
to take place M ay 27, 28, 29. E n try kits for
this Proficiency an d speed race, open to
m en and w om en, are $2. W rite to N orm a
F reier, 225 Kelsey R d., R o u te 1, B arring­
to n , IL 60010.
Date Set for Shirts & Skirts Race
Fullerton Chapter has set A pril 23rd as
the date for the 3rd A nnual Shirts & Skirts
Race fo r Safety, Skill & Efficiency. Race
goes from F ullerton, C A to A pple Valley.
Im p o u n d from 8-10 a.m . E n try kits ($2) are
available from R eba T h o m p so n , 2831
H em lock, F ullerton, C A 92635.
Quad-City Area has BFR Day in February
A n annual BFR day, w ith a ground
refresher m ini-course in th e m orn in g and
flight reviews in th e afte rn o o n , w as planned
fo r Feb. 12 by Quad City Area 99s. Pilots
from the A rm y A ir Section at M oline
A irport volunteered th eir tim e to instruct
a n d review, b o th in the air a n d on the
gro u n d .
Golden West Chapter Plans Mini Derby
Golden West 99s will sp o n so r their Fifth
A nnual Mini D erby on S atu rd ay , Ju n e 4.
T he cruise & proficiency com petition
features b o th a long (500 mile) an d short
(300 mile) Mini D erby. L ots o f prizes in this
derby starting from H ay w ard A ir T erm in­
al. E ntry kits are $2 from M IN I DERBY,
P .O . Box 136, San C arlos, C A 94070.
AIR FAIR and E N E
Treasure Hunt Planned
The Eastern New England Chapter is
sponsoring an A IR FA IR on M ay 21 at
M ansfield A irport, M ansfield, M ass. C u r­
rent plans include P A Y -Y O U R -W E IG H T
FL IG H T S to give non-pilots an o p p o rtu n ­
ity to sam ple the thrill o f flying, a
F L A PJA C K FLY -IN for area pilots,
sailplane and helicopter rides, in fo rm atio n
on aviation insurance an d a irc ra ft fin an ­
cing, career counseling for stu d en ts in ter­
ested in aviation, spot landing contests, a
h angar sale and lots m ore!
The day will also serve as the finale for
the 1st A nnual E N E T reasu re H u n t.
P articipants will be required to identify no
m ore than 10 aerial p h o to s taken in the
central M assachusetts area. Kits fo r this
fun-to-fly, and challenging event will be
available from M ay 1 on w ard . P ilo ts and
sharp eyed passengers m ay fly the desig­
nated area at their leisure as o fte n as they
wish, as long as their answ ers reach the
T reasure H unt C om m ittee no later th an
M ay 19. C ash prizes will be aw ard ed to the
w inners — w ho need n o t a tte n d th e A ir F air
to win.
F or further in fo rm atio n on the A IR
F A IR , the T R E A SU R E H U N T or o th er
participation write: Susan Linsley, 85
W oolford R d., W rentham , M ass. 02093.
NEW YORK-NEW JERSEY
Long Island Chapter planned a fly-in
luncheon on Jan u ary 22nd. All three planes
w ith ten 99s on b o ard w ere the victim s o f
“ right mag failure” !! T he luncheon was
quickly detoured to B arons #3 R estau ran t,
adjacent to Islip M acA rth u r A irp o rt.
SOUTH CENTRAL
Space City 99s Plan Proficiency Derby
M ay 28 is the d ate set fo r th e 3rd annual
Proficiency A ir D erby in h o n o r o f R uth
H ildebrand. M ore details later.
SO U TH EAST
Fran Sargent and Ruth Fleisher p artici­
pated in the U .S . Precision Flight Team
com petition held at M elb o u rn e, FI. in
D ecem ber, where F ran co m peted, an d Ruth
acted as a judge.
Louisiana Air Tour
Fran Salles, New Orleans 99, is T our
C o o rd in ato r fo r the 1977 L ou isian a Air
T o u r, A pril 15-24. T he to u r em phasizes to
the residents o f LA the safety an d pleasure
o f private flying, an d show s th e pilot-guests
first h and the beauty an d tran q u ility o f our
great state, its varied interests an d cultures.
SOUTHW EST
Bakersfield Chapter 99s had a fly-in to
S anta M aria on F eb ru ary 5. A to u r o f the
A ero star factory and a luncheon were on
the agenda for ' V day.
Joan Paynter, fly-in c h airm an , an ­
nounced th at each m em ber p articipating
had to give an E TA . A prize w as aw arded
to the m em ber with the m ost accu rate E TA .
A lso, each pilot had to fly the course by
pilotage and dead reckoning only — so out
cam e the tru sty co m p u ters an d plotters!
T he C hairm an an d S ecretary o f the Los
Angeles Chapter have d o n e it again.
Virginia Showers and Norma Futterman
to o k 3rd place in the speed category o f the
H enry O hye T rophy Race. A n o th er honor
to add to their racing accom plishm ents!
Beulah Kee, a m em ber o f the Los
Angeles Chapter w ho is now living in Twin
Falls, Id ah o , cam e “ h o m e” fo r a visit with
the chapter m em bers. B eulah an d tw o plane
loads o f 99s flew to C a talin a Island for
lunch to celebrate. U n fo rtu n a te ly , a third
plane load was g ro u n d ed w ith a dead
battery!
Mt. Diablo has January Fly-In
Mount Diablo Chapter Ninety-Nines had
their Jan u ary fly-in to S acram en to Execu­
tive A irp o rt. They were m et there by six o f
the Sacram ento 99s an d a guest. A great
tim e was had by all an d the food was
excellent.
San Diego 99s Plan PAR
San Diego 99s are already planning the
1977 Pacific Air Race. It will be in early
O cto b er and will follow th e ro u te o f their
“ b u sted ” ’76 race — SA N to C C R . Lois
Bartling and Pat Volkerts are planning a
T reasure H unt for San D iego C h ap ter in
M arch. W onder w hat the treasu re will be?
Entry Kits Available for Tucson
Treasure Hunt
T he A nnual Flying T reasu re H u n t spon­
sored by the Tucson 99s will be held M ay
6-8. C ash and trophies will go to the to p 5
team s. E ntry Kits ($2) available from :
T ucson T reasure H u n t, 3525 N . C am ino de
V ista, T ucson, A Z 85705.
Pictured below are 99s Rosemary Colman, Margaret Kentley, Nancy Bird W al­
ton, O .B .E ., Lauretta Foy, an d Peg
Kelm an. The occasion was a cham pagne
supper given by L ifetim e A ssociates in
honor o f Nancy Bird Walton a fte r th e film ­
ing o f her “ This is Y our L ife” p ro g ram .
Lauretta Foy flew from the U .S .A .
especially fo r the occasion.
99s ir
Meet <vW SS (^UBWAYS HeideHafner
Weekdays, Heide subways to her job at Potamkin Cadillac but
weekends she zooms into the wild blue yonder! She has a private
pilots license and recently co-piloted a plane in the women’s
cross-country air race. After 2,915 miles, 23 hours, nine stops
and bad weather, Heide modestly termed it “ most challenging.”
Her goal: a flight instructors rating. Down-to-earth pastimes:
chess, tennis and reading. Some gal!
M iss N ew V ork C ity S u b w a y s, 9 9 H eid i H afn er.
NEW YORK-NEW JERSEY
EAST & WEST C A N A D IA N
The Niagara Trillium C h a irm a n ’s T ro ­
phy for 1976 was presented to Wendy
Fowler, w ho is a com paratively new
m em ber, and flies a m u ch-m odified old
B onanza. She has been new sletter ed ito r fo r
the C hapter for the past fo u r m o n th s an d
she was also C hairm an o f th e N iagara
T rillium A ir Rally in Septem ber.
M IDDLE EAST
Rosemary Conatser, Ham pton Roads
Chapter, was interviewed a b o u t the role o f
m ilitary w om en in co m b at on a recent
NBC-TV show concerning the E q u al Rights
A m endm ent.
If y o u ’ve been to New Y ork lately and
have happened to ride the subw ays, you
may have looked u p to see the face o f Heidi
Hafner, Long Island 99, sm iling d o w n on
you from a poster. H eidi was elected New
Y ork C ity Miss Subw ays, an d in a d d itio n to
having her poster in the subw ays, she’s
been m aking guest appearances on TV.
Heidi entered th e contest because, “ It was
my way o f pro m o tin g w om en in a v iatio n . It
w ould illustrate to the tho u san d s o f people
w ho ride the subw ay daily, th a t if 1 could
learn to fly, they could to o !” T h an k s to
Sharon Conover fo r sending a copy o f the
poster.
aircraft) fro m A u b u rn U niversity, A uburn,
A lab am a, she jo in ed the engineering staff
o f M cD onnell-D ouglas A irc raft C o rp ., in
St. Louis, M o. T here, a fter w orking in the
stru ctu ral design d ep a rtm e n t, she was
selected to particip ate in th e Personal
D evelopm ent P ro g ram w here she has the
op p o rtu n ity to w ork in all areas o f design
and m an u factu re o f new airc raft.
Now her Engineering S upervisor foresees
th at the W hirly-G irls Scholarship w inner
N elda may well becom e the co m p an y ’s first
w om an helicopter Flight Test Engineering
pilot.
N elda is the second m em ber o f this
ch ap te r to receive this scholarship. “ C o p ­
te r” Sue Matheis paved the way a couple o f
years ago.
Long Island 99 Carol Richard presented
a m ap o f A m elia E a rh a rt’s flight from
T eterb o ro to N ew foundland to U lster,
Ireland a t the recent cerem onies at JF K for
the hanging o f the votive m odel o f A E ’s
Vega.
NORTH CENTRAL
Joan W oodruff, Greater Detroit Area
Chapter, has been ap p o in ted by the
M o nroe City C ouncil to a tw o year term on
th e M onroe C ity-C ounty C u ster A irp o rt
B oard.
P en n sy lv a n ia A w ard w inners.
The 17th A nnual M eeting o f th e A viation
C ouncil o f P enna. h o n o red Eastern
Penna.’s Ann Shields w ith the D istin­
guished A viation C itizen A w ard an d Marge
Bryant for O utstanding C u sto m er Service.
Pictured with the recipients are Nancy Hall,
Kate Macario, Marie D ’Alterio, Ginny
Terry an d Helen Sheffer.
St. Louis 99 Chairman Wins
Whirly-Girls Scholarship.
Nelda Kaye Lee, C h airm an o f the
Greater St. Louis Chapter, was presented
the 10th A nnual W hirly-G irls Scholarship
in A naheim , C A in F ebruary.
A stru ctu ral design engineer with nearly
300 flight h o u rs, N elda holds a com m ercial
pilot certificate w ith b o th flight in stru cto r
an d in stru m en t ratings.
A fter receiving her B.S. degree in
A erospace E ngineering (w ith special in ter­
est in the design o f fixed a n d ro ta ry wing
N eld a Kay Lee
W hirly Bird S ch olarsh ip W inner
Michigan 99 a Fighter Pilot
Sue Parish, Michigan 99, ow ns and pilots
her own P-40 W W II fighter. A t a P-40
W arhaw ks Pilots A ssociation reunion re­
cently held at D ayton, O H , Sue was elected
Vice P resident.
Nebraska 99 Evelyn Sedivy was re-elect­
ed president o f the N ebraska A ssociation of
A erospace E ducators, and Florence Boring
was elected treasu rer o f the gro u p .
he News
Lake Erie Pilot o f the Year
Lake Erie Chapter’s P ilot-o f-th e-Y ear
for 1977 is Jane Hubben, a vivacious, w itty
gal w ho know s how to enjoy life while
obtaining her goals. She began her flying in
1972 from a grass strip in C o rn in g , New
York w here her instructor w as, as she tells
it, an “ old b arn sto rm er” w hose flying was
second nature to him .
A fter m oving to C leveland in 1974, she
found an active flying club a t C u y ah o g a
C ounty A irport an d began flying seriously
Carrol Kunkel, W isconsin 99 has been
a p p o in ted to the W isconsin A erospace
E d u catio n com m ittee, an advisory co m m it­
tee to the S tate S uperinten d en t o f Public
Instruction.
Sally Staley, San Antonio Chapter, was
presented with the A ccident P revention
C ounselor C ertificate by F A A ’s A P S Eric
A ndreson during the c h a p te r’s Jan u ary
meeting.
SOUTHEAST
NORTHW EST
Far West Chapter’s Joann Rice is the
newly appo in ted S afety C h airm a n and
A ccident P revention C ounselor. Jo a n n flies
a C essna 182 w hich she an d her h usband
bought in A nchorage w here each earned a
private pilot rating.
Ilovene Potter, Greater Seattle, spent
five days in W ash ., D .C ., as a B oard
m em ber o f the N atio n al P ilo t’s A ssociation
an d was a guest o f Jean Ross H ow ard, first
president o f the W hirly G irls. It w asn ’t all
business, how ever, as she sto p p ed over in
D enver, C o lo ra d o to stay w ith friends and
play golf.
Jane Hubben
again. She got her instrum en t ratin g ,
com m ercial and ground school in stru c to r’s
ratings, and then decided to get her own
plane again. She found a C essna Skylane
182 w hich seemed in perfect c o n d itio n but
it turned out to be quite the o pp o site. The
plane had som e serious problem s a n d the
whole engine had to be to rn d o w n . U nder
supervision from her m echanic, Jan e
pitched in to help, becom ing a m echanicapprentice. She laughs as she rem em bers
how she very carefully kept each n u t, bolt
and screw in separate piles so they could
easily be replaced in the sam e holes. T hen
the m echanic dum ped everything in one big
container! It seems th ey ’re sta n d a rd sizes so
Ja n e ’s careful organizing w asn ’t really
necessary.
Jane w ould like to find a niche in the
aviation w orld. She applied fo r a jo b in the
FAA office, passed all the tests an d at
present has her nam e on the w aiting-list for
a w eather briefer.
Lake Erie C h ap ter is very p ro u d o f Ja n e
and the tw o previous annual P ilo t-o f-th eYear w inners w hose nam es are inscribed on
the base o f the trophy w hich is loan ed to
the newest aw ardee for the com ing year.
Minnesota C hairm an Linda H aedge is on
the A viation A dvisory C ouncil fo r A n o k a
C ounty. She was also ap p o in te d an
Accident Prevention C ounselor by G A D O .
Darlene Fletcher, a ch arter m em ber o f
Stillaguamish Chapter, jo in ed the Civil Air
P atro l last Septem ber an d has recently
becom e qualified to fly as a volunteer
m ission pilot for the C A P in search o f
m issing a ircraft in W ashington state.
D arlene, a g ran d m o th er o f tw o, learned to
fly in 1974 an d received her C om m ercial
C ertificate in 1975. She was a practical
nurse and D irector o f F irst A id and
N ursing P ro g ram s for the A m erican Red
C ross before retiring.
D arlen e F letcher
S tillagu am ish C hapter
P h o to : A r lin gton T im es
Carolyn Pilaar
First 99 to Qualify
for National Championships
O u r C o n g ratu lation s to Carolyn Pilaar
o f Blue Ridge Chapter, the first (and so far,
only) fem ale pilot to qualify fo r the
N ational C ham pionships o f the U .S.
Precision Flight T eam . C aro ly n finished
second in R egional C o m p etitio n held
in M elbourne, F lo rid a, D ecem ber 4-5,
1976.
T his was no sm all feat as C aro ly n merely
went dow n to observe, b u t w ound up
piloting a plane th a t was n o t her ow n.
Being am ong the five to p scorers o f the
regional m eet, C arolyn is invited to
com pete in the N ational C ham pionships
scheduled for May-1977 in W ichita, K an­
sas. T he official fo u r m em ber team o f the
U .S . N atio n al Precision Flight T eam will
then be selected to represent o u r co u n try at
the 1977 W orld C ham pionships to be held
in A ugust 1977 at Linz, A ustria.
Precision flight com petition is intended
fo r solo pilots, flying single engine light
a ircraft. Pilots com pete in flight planning,
navigation an d landing events a n d , are
scored fo r their accuracy an d degree o f
skill.
C arolyn is a C F II and also holds a
helicopter rating; she has over 3,000 hours
logged. W e wish her well in W ichita and
hope she m akes it to Linz, A u stria.
99s in the News. . .
Continued from page 25
F our m em bers o f Blue Ridge Chapter
were recently highlighted in a featu re article
in the Greenville N ews-Piedm ont. Carol
McKinney, Merry Robertson, Mary Ellen
Castelloe. and Eleanor Sankey are know n
as the L unch B unch. These 99s m ake a
practice o f flying o ff to lunch to g eth er at
least once a week, w eather p erm itting.
The article zeros in on M ary Ellen (pilot)
and E leanor (co-pilot) w ho have tak e n news
sta ff w riter, Gigi M oses, o ff to C o lu m b ia,
S .C ., for lunch so that she m ight experi­
ence, first-hand, the adventures o f the
Lunch B unch. M s. Moses ends the article
with a quote from E leanor S ankey, “ Fliers
are the friendliest p eople.”
Florida Goldcoast Chapter ch airm an
Fran Sargent has ju s t been ap p o in ted
Accident P revention Specialist by the FA A
for the M iam i area.
Betty Patton, Suncoast 99, will be having
a one m an A rt Show this m o n th in
D unedin, FL.
Kittyhawk Chapter Proud o f Laura Tunnell
B ouquets an d accolades are in o rd e r fo r
Laura Tunnell o f the Kittyhawk Chapter
w ho has ju st been ap p o in ted state re p o rter
for The Journal o f American Aerospace
Education. She is the only rep o rter
ap po in ted from N o rth C aro lin a. T h ere­
fore, she has her w ork cut o u t for her.
L au ra got her private license in D ecem ­
ber o f 1974. F or the second year in a row ,
she is the p ro u d recipient o f the C lairol
C o rp o ra tio n Scholarship an d is currently
w orking on her com m ercial rating th ro u g h
this scholarship.
SOUTHW EST
L unch B unch 9 9 , M ary L llen C a ste llo e , pre­
fligh tin g plane prior to ta k e -o ff fo r C o lu m b ia .
SC w ith new s reporter G igi M o se s a b o a r d .
MOVING?
Let the 99s know you are m oving. O ne
report o f address change takes care o f all
mailings from Internation al H ead q u arters,
including the 99 NEW S. Let us know 6
weeks in advance to avoid delays and
forw arding.
Send to: The 99s
P .O . Box 59965
O klahom a C ity, OK 73159
Joan Paynter, Bakersfield Chapter, was
presented a special aw ard by th e Kern
C ounty B oard o f Supervisors com m ending
her fo r bringing n ational recognition to
B akersfield. Jo a n and her sister Shirley
C ote, Orange County Chapter, took second
place in the 1976 P ow der P u ff D erby.
Janie Postlethwaite was nam ed Golden
West Pilot o f the Year. Several local papers
did nice articles on Jan ie and her 99
involvem ent. Jan ie an d her hu sb an d H art
are also tourin g the area giving lectures on a
search technique H art has perfected.
Norma Futterman, secretary o f th e Los
Angeles Chapter, was the guest speaker at a
luncheon o f the Beverly H ills O ptim ist
C lub. T he all-m ale audience was fascinated
to learn th at w om en were involved in such
activities as “ A ir R acin g ,” the topic o f her
speech. In a q uestion and answ er period
a fter her presentation, N orm a had an
o p p o rtu n ity to explain w hat the 99s are,
w hat they d o , and the involvem ent o f
w om en in m any areas o f aviation.
Redwood Empire’s Nina Rookaird and
4 9 'A Dick spent an evening with C A P
G ro u p 156 at L iverm ore show ing th e A T C
510 to the 16 cadets. A lso, tw o days were
spent at W ill C. W ood Ju n io r H igh in
A lam eda with tw enty-three eager eighth
graders in a new aviation class. T h ere is
nothing like a w hite-knuckled p o ten tial
pilot.
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A nyone notice w hat A m y C arte r had
over her shoulder in the new spaper pictures
show ing her arriv al fo r the first day o f
school in W ashington, D .C .? W hy, it w as a
bright blue Keep ’Em Flying S noopy bag!!
W oman
&
Machine
Gini Buck, Hampton Roads Chapter,
will be dusting o ff her m ulti-engine rating
now th a t she and h u sb an d Jo h n have
becom e the p ro u d ow ners o f a P iper Aztec.
Alaska's Betty and Jo h n Rogers went to
T ulsa, O k lah o m a to purchase their latest
a ircraft, a Beech Travel A ir. They then
m ade a to u r o f the “ Low er 48” with
excellent flying w eather th ro u g h o u t the trip
until reaching O regon. R unning out o f
tim e, they com m ercialed back to A laska
leaving the plane in P o rtlan d to be picked
up later.
M l. Tahom a’s Janet Penner has acquired
a new dependent, a slightly dam aged
C essna 150. O n her way back from the East
C oast she spent a week in K ansas drilling
o u t rivets an d dism antling p arts o f a wing
an d ru d d er. She left the re-assem bly w ork
to som e friends and hopefully can soon go
and get it.
Kay & G eorge Stearns, Greater Seattle,
trad ed their C om anche B fo r a beautiful
new Aztec. T h ere’s n o d o u b t as to w here we
will find her fo r the next few weeks! In fact
there probably will be a race to see w ho gets
the left seat until the novelty w ears o f f — if
ever! H ave fu n , b o th o f you!
Susie Evan’s “ new ” plane is a 1946
Stinson V oyager. It is fully IFR equipped.
Susie, from Lubbock Chapter, has flow n it
to L ake LBJ near A ustin, to O k lahom a and
K ansas recently.
Mina FJschner, FL Gulf Stream Chapter
Chairman, has wings again, a year since she
sold her A ero b at. She’s jo in ed a small
flying club which has a couple o f new IFR
S kyhaw ks, the P o m p an o Flyers. O th er club
m em bers are Barbara Cockran an d Alexis
Montague, new 99 m em bers o f the C h ap ­
ter. M in a’s check-out In stru cto r fo r her
m em bership and BFR was B a rb a ra ’s
fath er, an d he had glow ing rep o rts on her
flying ability. O ne super lady pilot, even
a fter a year on the ground.
North Georgia Chairman Carolyn Baker
and 49'/2er W inn spent the holidays flying;
first to W ichita, K ansas fo r C hristm as and
then to St. Sim ons Island, G eorgia fo r New
Y ears. They are flying high these days
having b ought an antique 195 w hich is also
a cross-country airplane.
San Gabriel Valley 99 Kathy W oolsey
and 49'Aer C huck now have a plane with
train in g wheels, a C essna 182.
B R E A D A N D B U TTER A V IA T IO N
M any 99s and their fam ilies ow n and
operate FBOs across the co u n try . F rom
tim e to tim e, we will try to tell you
som ething ab o u t them so you can sto p in
and visit on your cross-country travels.
Christina Branch and her hu sb an d own
and operate Aim A viation at M t. P leasan t,
Michigan. C hristina is an active, 3000 hr.
com m ercial pilot and acts as ch ief in ­
stru ctor for their P a rt 141 school as well as
chief pilot for their ch arte r business.
C hristina, incidentally, is the p ro u d new
holder o f an A T P rating!
Ruth K. Phillips, Florida G ulf Stream,
an d 4 9 Vi Lewis, have recently b ought
L auderdale A viation, Inc. located a t Ft.
L auderdale International A irp o rt. A full
Cessna dealership, they also have airp lan e
rental and charter, and o f co u rse, a
com plete flight school. They w ould love to
have anyone flying to Florida sto p in and
say hello.
Claudia Beckner continues as p ro fessio n ­
al pilot for A V C O R , the Beech A ero C lub
in A lbuquerque. Margaret Lawson o f the
San Gabriel Valley Chapter has left her
position as C hief Pilot for F lo r A irc raft in
El M onte, CA to be a C o-pilot fo r N A SA .
She has flown a Twin C om an ch e, N avajo
and a Q ueen A ir into places such as
E dw ards A ir Force Base.
W hen a group o f EA A m em bers from
S outhern C alifornia recently flew u p to see
the w ar replicas being built in C a rso n C ity,
NV (including the M E-109 being built in
Hazel H ohn’s garage by her 4 9 ‘/2 W erner),
it was Fullerton, CA 99 Esther Grupenhagen at the controls o f their ch artered T u rb o
210 .
NEW M EM BERS
OF THE M O N TH
Hampton Roads Chapter welcom es
Chrys Levesque, an A ir F orce intelligence
officer stationed at Langley A FB . C hrys
can tell interesting tales ab o u t inadv erten tly
crossing the N orth K orean b o rd e r durin g
her student pilot solo cross-country days.
All-Ohio has five new m em bers: Judy
Sayors; Sandra Bowdon; Bambi Lynch;
Dorothy Zenni and Sandra Gardner.
Ju d y ’s husband ow ns the FBO a t M ario n ,
O hio w here she w orks as a secretary. Bam bi
has a com m ercial license and is studying for
her A & P m echanics license an d enjoys
parachuting and aerobatics.
M any, m any 99s are involved in the
business o f teaching o th er people to fly.
A viation seems to be m ore an d m ore
p o p u la r in the curriculum o f com m unity
colleges an d universities, an d m any 99s are
involved in these p rogram s. Doris Kilanski,
Greater Detroit Area Chapter, is teaching
Basic G ro u n d School in the A n n A rb o r
A dult E ducation P ro g ram . Norma Vandergriff, Oklahoma, has 80 stud en ts enrolled
in gro u n d school courses she is teaching in
tw o college program s this spring. Jody
W heeler, Mt. Tahoma Chapter C h airm an ,
is teaching a class in aerospace edu catio n in
T aco m a thro u g h W ash in g to n ’s C entral
S tate College.
T he airp o rt is still a p o p u lar place. Nancy
M oore, Hudson Valley Chapter, has just
started her second gro u n d school at the
K ingston U lster A irp o rt, w here she also
gives flight instruction fo r C a rro ll A ir
Service. Marie D estefano is now w orking as
gro u n d instru cto r an d m anager o f E m pire
Flight C enter on Long Island.
Shreveport Chairman, Amy Pilkinton,
has accepted a position w ith N ichols
U niversity in T h ib o d au x , LA as flight
instru cto r in their new college pro g ram .
A m y will com m ute to m eetings in her
faith fu l B onanza, C harlie.
P ast Golden Triangle C h a irm a n Jo
McCarrell is now instructing at A ero Valley
for Edna Gardner Whyte th ree days a
week. Sue Stetson is a flight in stru c to r for
C arso n T ah o e A viation in C arso n C ity,
NV. Joan McArthur, form er W isconsin 99
C h airm an , has earned an in stru cto rs certifi­
cate and is flying ou t o f B arab o o w here she
teaches flying, an d conducts a ir to u rs o f the
scenic Dells area.
Susan Hartung, a new m em ber o f the
Chicago Area Chapter, is a TV news
p h o to g rap h er fo r W R EX -T V . She w rote
an d film ed a pro g ram a b o u t th e an tiq u e
airc ra ft at Dacy in H a rv a rd , IL w hich was
p urchased by A BC an d sent to all its
affiliates for their own use.
M innesota Chapter has three new m em ­
bers. Diane Fagan and her h u sb an d are
starting an a irp o rt in G ran ite Falls. Valery
Price is a curriculum specialist w orking in
a n altern ate high school fo r d ro p outs,
th ro u g h the M inneapolis U rb a n League.
Jan Young, d au g h ter o f fo rm er N orth
C en tral G o v erno r Rita Orr, brings to
M innesota C h ap ter their first m otherd au g h ter team .
M t. Tahom a’s Sally Bell has her private
an d in strum ent ratings an d is w orking on
Margaret Shipley, Mississippi 99, has
added a Bellanca Scout to her school in
G reenw ood, an d reports th a t it’s really
gone over big! Tail wheel experience plus
flying o ff the 200 fo o t grass strip really
m akes som e skillful, resourceful, students.
Katherine Caraway o f Coastal Bend is
now w orking at the Y oakum , T X M unici­
pal A irp o rt w here she an d her h u sb an d also
plan to use their 150 for stu d en t training.
Felicity McKendry, Eastern Ontario, has
been selected to atten d the Civil Flying
In stru cto r R efresher C o u rse at L o ndon,
O n tario in F ebruary. . .one o f tw o such
schools held in E astern C a n a d a each year.
M any 99s spend tim e th ro u g h o u t the year
in O K C when they o r their h u sb an ds are
atten d in g one o f the m any train in g sessions
at the FA A A cadem y. W e h ope all o f you
will stop in and visit H ead q u arters. T he 99
N EW S is always glad to relieve you o f a few
hours o f your ti m e .. .we try never to be too
busy to find som ething fo r a v olunteer to
do. . .and OK 99s love an excuse to go out
to d inner, so let us know w hen you are
here.
Tw o 99s are recent g radu ates o f FAA
C en ter T raining. Debbie Plymate has just
retu rn ed to H awaii where she will tak e up
her new duties in H o n olulu. Jackie Acosta,
Palisades Chapter, is now back in New
Y ork w here she will be a T ow er C o n troller
at JFK . Incidentally, these gals deserve a lot
o f respect. Even a fte r all the screening and
testing th at goes on befo re they are
accepted fo r training, w ashout rate (at least
for co ntroller training) is still 2 o r 3 o u t o f
every class o f 18 when they get to O K C and
the A cadem y.
A nd ju st to wind things u p , let’s tu rn on
the rad io an d see how m any 99s are in the
air during high traffic hours. W e all know
a b o u t “ C o p te r” Sue in St. L ouis, an d OKC
has D ottie Y oung flying the Red R over
traffic p atro l for rad io statio n K TO K. A nd
m ore?
her com m ercial. She is originally from
E ngland, w here she obtain ed her private
license and has flow n extensively in
E u ro p e.
Leota Golden from L a P o rte , T X is a
new m em ber o f the Space City Chapter.
L eota has a new C FI and is using that
ratin g at La P o rte M unicipal A irp o rt. She
has 6 sem ester hours left to co m plete a 2
year C om m ercial Pilot pro g ram a t San
Jac in to College with a 3.96 grade average.
Florida Goldcoast Chapter is developing
an in tern atio n al flavor with its new
m em bers. Jocelyn Dean, w ho w orks for an
FBO at O pa Locka a irp o rt an d is currently
w orking on her instrum ent ratin g , is from
A ustralia. Betty Hunt w ho ow ns a C essna
180 is from C an ad a. Fran Fegley lives in
M arblehead, M ass. during the sum m er and
F lo rid a in the w intertim e.
MEETINGS
EAST C A N A D A
O ver 50 attended Eastern O ntario’s O pen
M eeting in Jan u ary featuring M r. Ken
M acKenzie o f the O ttaw a R adio C o n tro l
C lub. Ken was in p art responsible fo r all
the models o f old, often extinct, a irc ra ft
that were used m ost effectively in the
film ing o f P atrick W atso n ’s 4 p a rt d o cu ­
m entary series “ F L IG H T , T H E P A S ­
SIO N A T E A F F A IR ” produced by the
C anadian B roadcasting C o rp o ra tio n . W e
also enjoyed viewing the part in w hich these
m odels were used extensively to reco n stru ct
aviation’s progress in C an ad a.
MIDDLE EAST
Shenandoah Valley N inety-N ines and
E .A .A . m em bers learned a b o u t w ind sheer
from nationally know n D r. C h arles W oodhouse. He and his wife, M arth a, one o f o u r
newest m em bers, are developing system s
for reporting wind direction an d velocity
during landing approaches. (Y ou m ay have
seen one o f their fish flying a t R oanoke
A irport in V irginia.) T eledyne T est P ilot,
H arry P aun, displayed an d discussed the
newest instantaneous vertical speed indica­
tors (which are now being coupled with
glide slope receivers) and angle o f attack
indicators w hich are unsurpassed as an
approach cue and offer a precise yet sim ple
means for optim izing endu ran ce o r range.
NEW YORK-NEW JERSEY
Hudson Valley Chapter had a jo in t
meeting in Jan u ary with th e New York
Capitol District Chapter in A lbany. An
inform ative talk was given by Reese
M itchell, A lbany G A D O w ho stressed the
im portance o f using your shoulder harness.
Bill R hode, A u th o r o f “ Bailing W ire,
Chew ing G um and G u ts” was the guest
speaker at the dinner m eeting o f the
Palisades Chapter in F ebruary.
NORTH CENTRAL
T he Jan u ary m eeting o f the Greater St.
Louis Chapter was a fun lesson in “ d o n ’t
let this happen to y o u !” Flight In stru c to r
m em ber, Martha Norman han d ed everyone
a quickie quiz on the latest p a rt 61 FA R s,
an d a bunch o f us found o u t th a t we really
need boning up! D iscussion follow ed an d it
was really a very enlightening p ro g ram for
all o f us. H ow easy it is to forget! In
F eb ru ary , we are to fly-in (o r drive?) to
S cott A ir Force Base fo r o u r m eeting, to u r
o f th e facility, an d luncheon at the
O fficer’s C lub. If n othing else is accom p­
lished by this to u r, o u r gals now know
a b o u t the paperw ork involved in o b taining
p rio r perm ission to land at a governm ent
installation! S hould be a fun to u r, how ­
ever, with fam ilies included.
Barbara Gross’ 49'/2er, D ick, gave a slide
presen tatio n to the Ja n u a ry m eeting o f the
Indiana Dunes Chapter on “ Flying the
B ah am as” . T his was especially presented
fo r Barb Jenning’s benefit. She an d H arry
are leaving for the B aham as on Ja n u a ry 19.
T he gals thinking a b o u t the A ngel D erby
paid close a tten tio n also.
FA R s. She related experiences she has had
as a crew m em ber in A laska, an d as a
flying-show particip an t th ro u g h o u t the
cou n try . She is also featu red in a career
ed ucation program th at I.orna Kringle,
Puget Sound Chapter, is p reparing for
N o rth sh o re School D istrict, B othell, W A to
encourage girls tow ard n o n -trad itio n al
careers.
(L -R ) Joan n
Jo h n so n
O sterud
and
T h elm a
B urleigh
SOUTH CENTRAL
Albuquerque Chapter nam ed Jewell
Lundren as Outstanding Girl o f the Year at
their an n u al H oliday b an q u et held at Old
T o w n ’s La P lacita.
NORTHW EST
T he Ja n u ary m eeting o f th e Alaska
Chapter was held at A ircraft R ebuilders in
A nchorage. This m o n th ’s topic was “ W in­
ter S urvival” . Jim S um ner gave an excel­
lent presentation on w inter survival gear
and procedures, along w ith tw o film s
describing actual survival situations.
Mt. Tahoma Chapter had a to u r o f
T aco m a In d u strial T ow er in Ja n u a ry . Even
th o u g h it was in strum ent con d itio n s there
was plenty o f traffic to observe an d
co m m unications received from T aco m a
A p p ro ach C o n tro l.
T w o fam ous w om en were featu red a t the
D ecem ber m eeting o f the Puget Sound
Chapter. Thelma Burleigh Johnson, C h a r­
ter M em ber w ho now lives n ear A rlin g to n ,
W A , en tertained them w ith rem em brances
o f her early days o f flying, as w hen she flew
a Jen n y in and o u t o f a race track , getting
up at 5 A .M . to take public tra n sp o rta tio n
to the track to get a lesson b efo re going to
w ork. Joann Osterud, w ell-know n ae ro ­
batic pilot, in stru cto r, and pilot fo r A laska
A irlines, kept us on o u r toes as we reviewed
South Central Fall 77 Sectional
Changed to Galveston, TX
Coastal Bend 99s are busy p lanning a
b ang-up convention to take place O ct. 7-9
a b o ard the Flagship H otel located over the
Bay o f G alveston. The airp o rt is w ithin 5
m inutes o f the Flagship, and G alveston has
fo o d o f the m ost superlative q uality and
activities fo r the w hole fam ily. C om e see
w hat a great convention a really small
chapter can p u t on all by them selves.
A fter a b rief m eeting at C h airm an Pat
Evan’s hom e in Ja n u a ry , Golden Triangle
m em bers were taken on a to u r o f Bell
H elico p ter’s p lan t. P at w orked fo r Bell for
a num ber o f years an d m ade all the security
arrangem ents fo r this to u r. I th in k m ost o f
us agree th at the process involved ju s t to
m ake a blade fo r a helicopter is the m ost
com plicated, yet intriguing thing we were
fo rtu n ate enough to w itness.
San A ntonio Chapter has m oved their
m eeting place to Rebel A viation at In tern a­
tional A irp o rt, b u t w o n ’t be seeing m uch o f
their new location fo r aw hile. F ebruary saw
them at K ardys A irp o rt for an A erobatics
program , including free flight d e m o n stra­
tion. M arch will find them in K errville, TX
touring the M ooney P lan t.
CHAPTER PERSONALITY
In
Jan u ary ,
Shreveport
m em bers
brought a salad and a prospective 99 to a
meeting in the hom e o f Jere S au r. They
recom m end this type occasion as it provides
an o p portunity for the student p ilots to
discuss problem s with o th er stu d en ts and
receive encouragem ent from those already
rated.
Texas D ogw ood C h ap ter had a film
m eeting in Jan u ary and saw “ T he W arm
F ro n t” , “ The C old F ro n t” , an d “ Som e
T houghts on W inter Flying” .
T opeka C elebrates T enth A nniversary
O n S aturday M arch 26, the T o p ek a
C h ap ter o f N inety-N ines w ould like to
invite you to attend an open house in h o n o r
o f o ur T enth A nniversary. It will be from
one to four o ’clock at P hilip Billard
A irp o rt term inal in T opeka, K ansas.
N ebraska 99s Sh aron M eyer and M ildred
Barrett, recipients o f C h a p ter A ch iev em en t
A w ards.
A nnual C hapter A chievem ent A w ard
T rophies for the N ebraska C h a p te r were
presented to S haron M eyer (first place) and
M ildred B arrett (second place) at the
December m eeting.
SO U T H E A S T
The Jan u ary m eeting o f Blue Ridge
C hapter was loud and lively. N inety-N ine
Debbie Fischer organized a S afety Bowl
Contest based on the form at o f television’s
College Bowl. T w o team s, the D ing-bats
and the Angels, answ ered tim ed q uestions
about all aspects o f flying safety: first on a
group basis, then on an individual basis in
the enlightening round. W e soon fo u n d o u t
all we knew. . .o r was it all we d id n ’t
know ?! The D ing-bats w on.
Dr. Bob R ichards, FA A M edical E x am ­
iner from W ilson, gave a very interesting
and inform ative presentation on “ H igh
A ltitude Physiology” durin g a recent
Kittyhawk C hapter m eeting. H e talked
about the relationship o f sm oking and
alcohol to flying, and you m ight be
interested to know that if you sm o k e a pack
o f cigarettes a day, you are physiologically
at 10,000 feet or better, all the tim e.
Topeka C h a p te r’s
S O N D R A R ID G E W A Y
O n M ay 17, 1966 a sm all nucleus o f
w om en pilots form ed the “ P ettico a t P i­
lo ts” o f T o p ek a. W ithin th e y ear, the
m em bers decided to becom e 99s a n d the
Topeka Chapter o f 99s was b o rn . As of
M arch 18, 1977 the ch ap te r will be ten years
old. W ith the advent o f o u r tenth
anniversary there is one rem aining C h a rte r
m em ber — Sondra Ridgeway.
S o n d ra, m o th er o f fo u r y o u n g sters, now
either m arried or in college, learned to fly
in the fam ily 172 in 1965. T h e re a fte r her
aviation enthusiasm has been lim itless. She
has held every ch ap te r office (som e twice),
has been on num erous c h ap te r com m ittees.
D onald R. G oss, P h .D . h u sb an d o f 99
Sue G oss, an d C h airm an o f the D ivision of
H um anities at V olunteer S tate C om m unity
College at G allatin was sp eak er a t M iddle
Tennessee C h a p te r’s m onthly m eeting. He
refreshed o u r m em ory a b o u t pilotag e, dead
reckoning, m agnetic headings an d “ seat o f
th e pants flying” in Tennessee.
held the position o f S outh C e n tral Section
A P T C h airm an fo u r years and has a r­
ranged or assisted with n u m erous FA A
Safety Sem inars.
A n avid air-racer, S o n d ra placed first in
the Skylady D erby in 1970 and placed in the
to p five o f m any o th er races. She finally got
to fly the P ow der P u ff D erby in 1975, an
am b itio n for a num ber o f years.
S o nd ra w orked full tim e in th e fuel
service office at T opeka M unicipal for 2Vi
years, durin g which she earned her com ­
m ercial ratin g in 1972, follow ed by the
instrum ent ratin g in 1974 an d w ould you
believe C F I, m ulti-engine and m ulti-engine
in stru cto r in 1976. S o n d ra a n d her 49'/2er
Dale now ow n and o p erate Blue Sky
A viation in T o p ek a so S o n d ra really gets to
pu t her ratings to good use as a c h a rte r pilot
an d flight instructor.
W ith a schedule like S o n d ra ’s you
w o u ld n ’t expect to o m any extra activities.
N o t so. S o n d ra was also a p rincipal in the
arran g em en t o f an air show by the Blue
Angels in T opeka to assist the A ir Scout
E xplorer Post with their “ P aul Revere III”
flight aro u n d the b o rd er o f the con tin ental
U .S . She also d o n ated the use o f the
A pache an d her ow n tim e as pilot to fly one
o f the air crews to F lorida an d retu rn an air
crew to T o p ek a. This d o n a tio n cost S o ndra
dearly, as on the return trip to T o p ek a the
tw in threw a p ro p tip, an d w ith a full load
o f passengers she m ade a successful landing
at B utler, M issouri doing no d am age to the
plane. U pon opening the cow l, how ever,
she n oted th at the engine had d ro p p ed 8
inches. A fter m uch delay fo r repairs and
p arts S o n d ra and the plane are now back in
the air an d the aviation en thusiasm is still
untarn ish ed and limitless.
SOUTHW EST
If M ost is Best then the A loha C h a p te r’s
an n u al C hristm as P a rty for m em bers,
h usbands, and friends o f 99s was the best
fo r all fo r it had the m ost fo o d , the m ost
fun an d the m ost people — all at Ja n e
Kelley’s lovely D iam ond H ead hom e.
T he M t. D iablo C h a p ter has m any plans
fo r the new year including hosting the
Pacific A ir Race T erm inus next O ctober
an d also helping w ith plans fo r the
In tern atio n al C onvention next A ugust in
San Francisco.
W a tch in g D r. G o ss d iscu ssin g p ilo ta g e are
G eo rg ea n a M cC o n n e ll, M id . T en n . C hapter
C h airm an , and R osem ary W rig h t, Secretary.
22 m em bers o f S u n co ast’s C h ap ter
listened to a m ost interesting speaker in
Jan u a ry — C huck M iller o f FA A w ho
talked on Safety. C huck is the h u sb an d o f
Betty M iller, form erly o f the A loha
C h a p ter now living in Belleaire B each, FL.
(L -R ) M t. D ia b lo C h ap ter C h airm an Fran
M ilford and V ice C hairm an l.u c ile R ollen .
C ontinued on p. 31
G
C A N A D IA N
Madeline and Jo h n Fielding, Eastern
Ontario, are back from a m edical stin t in
A fghanistan w ith interesting tales including
m ode o f air travel.
M any C anadians are heading so u th fo r a
w arm er clim ate this cold w inter. A m ong
those heading fo r Florida w ere Eastern
Ontario's Lorna and Dick DeBlicquy in a
Seneca and Betty Jane and Jo h n Schermerhorn. T w o o f First Canadian's m em bers
were headed in the sam e directio n . Shirley
and Neil MacDougall flew th eir C essna 172
while Beryl and N orm Scudellari w ent in
their M ooney.
M IDDLE EAST
Eastern Penna.’s Gail an d Jack Lingo
won 24th prize in the B aham a T reasure
H unt. T here were 156 entries. T heir prize
was a weekend on W alke r’s C ay.
W inter vacations for Hampton Roads
m em bers included a trip for Garnett Casey
and fam ily to N assau in a C h ero k ee Six, a
C an ad ian skiing trip for Sherry Barnett and
49'/2er Jack in a C essna 210, an d a F lo rid a
trip in a C essna 172 fo r Sarah Cockrill and
son, C hris.
NEW YORK-NEW JERSEY
Garden State Chapter m em ber Alice
Hammond flew out to O regon in her
M ooney “ Susie Q .” W hile th ere, she
experienced the joy o f flying in a Blanik
Soaring glider at “ Sister’s G lider P o r t.”
Now she is eager to pursue this m agnificent
aspect o f flying further.
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p an ts in the B aham a T reasu re H u n t as
guests in a B aron. L inda especially enjoyed
m eeting the m any C arib b ean Section
m em bers w ho were so active in the H u n t.
Clara an d A rnie Johansen flew 5279R to
O shkosh, W isconsin to m eet new g ra n d ­
d au g h ter K irsten M ard a, b o rn D ecem ber 1,
the first girl to be b o rn in the fam ily since
C la ra herself was bo rn .
Carolyn Haley, Greater Detroit Area
Chapter, traveled som e 4,500 miles an d 31
flying hours visiting friends along her ro u te
to C alifo rn ia an d retu rn .
D ue to an ap p a re n t sw ap in clim ate with
the n o rth pole, m ost o f Greater St. Louis
99s have had to be satisfied w ith h an g ar
flying, o r com m ercial, as was the case o f
Loretta Slavick and Laura Sellenger w ho
spent a delightful 2 weeks in Ja n u a ry in
South A m erica — I m ean really SO U T H !
R io and Buenos A ires, am ong o th er stops,
including a sh o rt visit with Anesia “ Shor­
ty ” Machado, o u r charm ing 99 in R io.
O nly tro u b le w ith a trip like th a t is com ing
back to reality an d th e frozen tu n d ra!
NORTHW EST
T aking ad vantage o f an u nusually blueskied, Puget Sound w inter day, Far West
Chapter's Mary and Ray Cole in th eir 150,
Margaret Layton an d G o rd y M cD onald in
a 150, flew with Vi and R od Nixon in their
140 to B ellingham for lunch. O n the way
M ary an d M argaret d em o n strated their
sh o rt field proficiency in landing and
dep artin g an unm ow ed, wet strip . T he
feature o f the return to P o rt Angeles was
com parison o f the p erfo rm ance o f the
newly refurbished 140 w ith the 150’s.
NORTH CENTRAL
g
A Travelogue
o f N inety-N ine
Trips and F lying Fun
F t. W o rth . O ver 750 aerial a p p licato rs were
present to receive in fo rm atio n on the
com ing licensing procedures fo r ag ricu ltu r­
al spraying.
New Shreveport pilots, Fiileen Anderson
an d Joyce Wilkins, checked out in a
B onanza and bravely set out for Ft.
L auderdale, FL . They gained a w ealth o f
experience on the retu rn trip w hen they
encountered 50 knot headw inds, snow and
ice.
SOUTHEAST
Florida Goldcoast 99s Helen Mennitto,
Fran Sargent, along with Lois Eig, Kather­
ine Albury, and Katie Shrehle, accom ­
panied by their 49'/2ers, atten d ed the big
‘SU N 'N F U N ’ w inter Fly-in sp onsored by
EA A at L akeland the w eekend o f Jan.
23rd. This is getting to be an o th er
‘O sh k o sh ’ from all reports.
O n a recent trip to G erm any w here she
spent C hristm as w ith her fam ily, Laura
Tunnell, Kittyhawk Chapter, had a stop­
over in Iceland an d m et an d had a very
en joyable visit with an o th e r N inety-N ine by
the nam e o f Jyette Marcher from Reykja­
vik, Iceland.
Middle Tennessee 99 Sue and D on Goss
flew their M usketeer to W ashington, D .C .
an d report th a t tu rbulance on retu rn trip
ju st o u t o f Knoxville found them doing a
True Ground Speed o f 57 M P H — W O W !
Sandy Sparks, Middle Tennessee, was
found ferrying a M ooney all the way from
K errville, Texas, having tro u b le w ith fuel
co ntam in atio n w hich forced a stop for
repairs in Jack so n , T ennessee, but hom e
safely!
SOUTH CENTRAL
New Quad City Area m em ber Maureen
Kahle and husband G lenn sp en t the
holidays in the B aham as and the lucky
Smiths, Norma an d R oger, are escaping the
cold on a cruise from P u e rto R ico to the
islands.
M any Minnesota m em bers have been
flying lately. Gerry Rodengen rep o rts a
fabulous trip to C osta Rica. D orothy and
D avid Bolander w ent to A tla n ta , along
w ith daughters Kris an d S usan. M any
thanks for som e super service from
T ri-State A ero in Evansville a fte r an
in-flight problem necessitated an u nsche­
duled landing on New Y ears Eve. Linda
and C arl Haedge were en thusiastic p artici­
SOUTHW EST SECTION
Karen Iselin, Chaparral, and 49'/2er Bill,
w ith their tw o sm all children, flew a
C herokee to K ansas for the C hristm as
holidays. O n the retu rn , b ad w eather
delayed them an d K aren rep o rts concern
th a t they m ight not be hom e to w elcome
th eir newest baby. But they m ade it, ju s t in
tim e. A n o th er little prospective 99!
Doris Shreve and Norma Kudiesy, El
Paso, are taking the 99 to u r to In d ia. We
u n d erstan d th a t 70 99s are going and
several m ore were on a w aiting list.
A loha’s Marguerite W ood will be the
first in H aw aii to fly the C o u g ar w hich will
be added to the fleet at her H aw aii C ountry
C lub o f the A ir later this year. T o St.
T hom as, V .I. and a m o n th o f right seat
tim e with A ntilles Flying B oats is Marijane
Nelson w ho decided to get her BFR there
instead o f in H aw aii. T o V ero Beach with
49'/2er B ud, is Pat Davis to pick up and fly
cross-country in a new C herokee 140 which
will jo in the aircraft lineup at A erom arine,
Inc.
Lubbock’s Susie Evans was the only
w om an pilot a t a recent A g C o n v en tio n in
Orange County 99 Betty Ackerman put
her new IF R ticket to good use during a
vacation flight to New O rleans. She got hit
with snow , ice pellets, an d p o u rin g rain.
Helen Cranz, an o th er Orange C ounty 99,
will take her IFR X -country to D enver,
then A spen, w here she’ll take tw o days o ff
to go skiing with her In stru cto r an d an o th er
fellow passenger w ho is a fo rm er Ski P atro l
m em ber. N ow , th a t’s the w ay to d o a
x-country!
Eleanor Todd will be an official w hale
spotter fo r her O range C o ast College
M arine Biology class.
The flying Grimsingers, Val and Ray o f
Palomar Chapter have hardly had tim e to
repack between trips with a flight to Texas
for Thanksgiving, to T o ro n to d u rin g the
C hristm as holidays, and now o ff to S outh
A m erica on an A O PA to u r.
Elaine Hussey, Redwood Empire and
49 Zi David m ade a third leg in th eir weekly
com m ute from P asadena to R eno to
C oncord. They were grounded at S acra­
m ento, and finished the trip by a u to . E laine
was elated with the experience o f flying for
21 hours in her C essna 150 to break in the
engine before it returns to leaseback. She
left from Los Angeles and to u red N evada,
New M exico, and A rizona.
Kay McGeehon was o ff to B aja C ali­
fornia to count whales again. She w ent with
the N ational E nvironm ental Studies gro u p
o f U niversity o f C alifo rn ia at Berkeley
extension. Besides counting w hales from
the air, they were researching plans fo r an
extension course.
MEETINGS
C ontinued
New officers fo r the Los Angeles
Chapter are Virginia Showers, re-elected
C h airm an ; Jane Vaughn, vice C h airm an ;
Eugenia Rohrberg, T reasu rer; an d Norma
Futterman, re-elected Secretary.
Orange County 99s had M r. J o h n H untly
o f the C hristian P ilo ts’ A ssn. as their
Ja n u ary m eeting speaker. H e m ade a slide
p resentation o f their w ork a m o n g the
Indians o f A rizona an d o rp h an ag es in
M exico, plus helping the people o f G uatam ala rebuild a fter the e a rth q u a k e . F ood
a n d clothing plus building m aterials were
flown to these people.
Ruth Dilg entertains the Palomar Chap­
ter at a chili luncheon as her individual
m oney-raising p roject at the F ebruary
m eeting. A t a desert fly-in m eeting a t Palm
Springs in Ja n u a ry , Sue Adler a n d 49'Aer
Neil surprised the gro u p by flying in from
their new hom e in n o rth ern C alifo rn ia.
Flying activities ch airm an , Ginny Boylls
has arranged fo r an o th e r fly-in m eeting in
M arch — this tim e to D eath Valley.
Reno’s Shirley Weise did all the flying on
a recent C essna 310 trip from R eno to
F urnace Creek and back. She was sad to see
the sm og in Owens Valley. She flew her
Skyhaw k solo to M cCall a n d C hallis,
Idaho, stopping at W innem ucca, N evada
for fuel. But the really fun flight w as a local
one in a J-3 C ub.
O ne (typical) CAV U S atu rd ay in Jan .
fo u n d San Diego m em bers an d guests at the
A rm ed Forces A ero C lub h an g ar fo r a
sem inar on “ Inside Y our E n g in e” (or w hat
does th at funny lo o k in ’ thing d o in there?)
W e are all now on a first nam e basis with
cam sh afts, disc brakes, flap a c tu a to rs, etc.
Vi Dobbins o f the San Gabriel Valley
Chapter spent one and a h a lf m on th s flying
around the South Pacific visiting A ustralia,
New Z ealand and T ahiti, to nam e a few
countries.
Helen Cranz o f the Orange County
Chapter p aid a visit to the San Gabriel
Valley Chapter to speak a b o u t the N aval
A ir Reserves with her co-w orkers W alt
H erdm an an d D an C ooper.
S E E T H E A IR P L A N E ?
T he special tennis garb that 99 T reasurer H azel
J o n e s is w earing w ill not g u aran tee that sh e'll
win the m atch (she fix es the sco re to tak e care o f
that). But the airplan e on her skirt w ith N 9 9 on it
w ill insure that her o p p o n e n ts k n o w o f her
interest in avia tio n . Sp ecial clo th e s w ere design ed
by " J o y c e e ” . F or in fo rm a tio n o n her sp ecial
aviation designs or h o w to get Y O U R a irp lan e on
special item s, w rite J o y c e e , 9 8 4 8 D a le C rest,
#1088, D allas, T X 752 2 0 .
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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
AOPA is looking for qualified 99s as
speakers on their CFI R evalidation
Clinic Team s. Those interested should
contact Jim Stargel, 800-638-0854 for
m ore inform ation.
SERVICES
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PAINTING
99 mem ber B arbara Green and 4 9 V i t x
husband Tom have recently opened a
new aircraft paint shop in A m bler, PA.
featuring custom designs and using
D uPont polyurethene paints. They
hope to further the reputation Tom
had built in the V ancouver, W A area.
Their fully equipped facility is located
on Turner Field. Stop in for a cup o f
coffee and a cheerful free estim ate or
call 215-646-6938.
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George J. Priester is a
railroad engineer who in 1928 also became a pilot. In 1953, he bought a Chicago-area field with
sand and gravel runways which he has since developed into Pal-Waukee Airport, one of the
nation’s finest. 5 paved and lighted runways. 400 based aircraft. 70 T-hangars, 5 acres of roofed
hangar space. Jet charter operation. Tower, ILS, restaurant— you name it, he’s got it. A profes­
sional business operation resulting from a sophisticated management approach. I /Son Charlie
joined George at age 14. Holder of both an ATP and a degree in Business Administration, he
is currently Pal-Waukee’s general manager. Sisters Sheila and Sharon are commercial pilots.
Several of Charlie's children now work at the airport part-time. It must be in the blood. / 'Looking
back over the past twenty-odd years, George commented, “ It's been a battle all the way. Law
suits. Noise complaints. Tornados. And being privately-owned, the most we get from any level of
government is crippling tax bills.’’ O “ 0ne bright spot,’’ said Charlie, “ is we’re insured with
USAIG. We would have been out of business if USAIG had not had the capacity to provide adequate
limits, engineering and claim services.’’ D T h e Priester family and USAIG . . . sturdy aviation
pioneers providing continuity of leadership in a rugged world of change.
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