IB L IC A TIO N OF THE IN TERNATIO NAL WOMEN PILOTS AS SO C IAT IO N SEPTEMBER, 1979

Will We Let Mr. Bond Kill Aviation??

Until now avia t ion has a lways been a f r a g m e n t e d i n d u s t r y - - a i r l i n e p i l o t s , c o r p o r a t e p i lo ts , c h a r t e r p i lo ts , o w n e r pilots, agricultural pilots, sports pi lots, military pilots, air traffic controllers -each has seen their needs from a different prospective.

Mr. I .anghorne Bond and his N P R M 78- 19 has changed all that . Now. all segments of th e a v i a t i o n c o m m u n i t y h a v e j o i n e d t o g e th e r in o p p o s i t io n . All p i lo ts o f whatever g ro u p and the contro llers agree t h a t t h i s m u l t i p l i c a t i o n o f p o s i t i v e contro lled a irspace is extremely hazardous to o u r health! The N A S A figures on near misses and system errors bear o u r this o p i n io n , p a r t i c u l a r l y w h e n th e y a re com pared with F A A ’s figures for the period from July I, 1976 to Nov. 30, 1978 when we had only 21 T C A s, 86 T R S A s and positive con tro l above 18,000 ft. enroute.

N A SA found tha t 65% of those reported occurred in contro l led a irspace and 20% involved a ircraft when both were on IFR flight p lans! T h e i r c o n c lu s io n s : “ D a ta suggested tha t establishm ent o f T C A s create mid-air collision hazards, particularly at their b o u n d a r ie s” and “these d a ta d o not s u p p o r t t h e p r e m i s e t h a t a i r s p a c e s e g r e g a t io n a n d S ta g e 3 p r o c e d u r e s significantly modify mid-air coll ision risks in Term inal A irspace .”

The N P R M will a lso be quite haza rdous to o u r pock e tb o o k s w he ther we are pilots, a i r l i n e o p e r a t o r s , s h i p p e r s , a i r l i n e passengers o r jus t plain consum ers . The cost in m oney and wasted fuel will be ho rren d o u s (to say no th ing o f wasted time).

The P ilots ' l .obby was form ed in M arch fo r th e so le p u rp o se o f k e ep in g the C o n g r e s s — b o th S e n a te an d H o u se o f R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s — i n f o r m e d o f t h e consequences and costs o f this N P R M . It has received suppor t f rom all who a re aw are o f it, in c lu d in g G A M A a n d P A T C O (strange bedfellows!) as well as pilots in all

By Louise Sacchi

areas o f the avia t ion com m unity .The P ilo ts’ Lobby is com p o sed principally

o f Henry Pflanz who is an A T R . FA A E xam iner with 10,000 hrs. He left his posi t ion as sta ff a ide to the House Aviation Subcom m it tee o f the Public W orks and T r a n s p o r t a t i o n C o m m i t te e to s ta r t it because he felt so s trongly ab o u t the si tuat ion . T he o th e r chief m em ber is Allan Landolt . a fo rm er Navy pilot who holds C om m erc ia l & Ins t rum ent with 3,500 hrs. Allan was head o f the Illinois Dept. A eronautics for som e years and m ore recently the A d m in is t ra to r for General Aviation in the FA A until Mr. Bond abolished the Office o f Genera l Aviation. He a lso has spent much time on the Hill a n d is familiar with the w orkings o f the Congress.

W ithout de ro g a t in g the w ork o f A O P A a n d the o th e r o rgan izat ions , it must be adm it ted tha t these two men have done

N A S A

24.3 per million opera t ions17.4 per million opera t ions16.7 per million opera t ions74.5 above 18,000 ft.46.7 between 13,000 and 18,000 ft.

m uch to s top the FA A in its t racks, at least for the m om ent . It would not have been possible without all the 50,000 o r m ore letters th a t we have been pouring into W ashing ton : but now is not the t ime to r e l a x . A s 1 w r i t e t h i s , t h e 198 0 a p p ro p r ia t io n s bill is com ing to the f loor and hopefully will be passed without the

m onies tha t Mr. Bond wants for the im plem en ta t ion of the N P R M . The Senate has a lready th row n this a p p ro p r ia t io n out of their version. There is also HR 3480 which says tha t the FA A may not change the criteria fo r any positive con tro l airspace from what it was in 1973.

However, we must not underest im ate Mr. Bond! He has had “ in fo rm a l" meetings held a ro u n d the coun try to tell us what his new T C A s and T R S A s will be like, and on July 20 p rom ulga ted ano the r N P R M 79-SO-36 for the new and vastly e x p an d ed T C A at Atlanta . The com m ent period is only until August 2 1. which is illegal as well as sneaky. New York will be next and the o thers will follow, unless we keep writing to our C ongressm en a n d the FA A (this only for the record); and support the P ilo ts’ Lobby with o u r m oney and t im e —tell everybody!)

Send con tr ibu t ions to:

P ilo ts’ Lobby II Sixth St. SF

W ashington, D.C. 20003 Telephone: 202-546-5150

Always rem em b er— it is o u r lives and our m oney tha t Mr. Bond is playing with for the sa k e o f an e x p a n d e d , m o re pow erfu l b u re a u c ra c y . We. t h r o u g h o u r elected representatives in the Senate and House are the only ones w ho can s top him.

G ood luck to us all!

“Pe*t ttuyAtct&cuitne SuA&tct— (Witte

/ /

Near Miss & System E rrors

T C A (21) T R S A (86) E nroute Per year

FA A

2 per million opera t io 4 per million opera t io .5 per million operatic 10

O N TH E C O V E RDave Fox with 99 Charter Member Blanche Noyes at Old Rhinebeck

PublisherThe Ninety-Nines, Inc.

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This Month in the 99 NEWSActivities & Projects - A look at 99s on the move ................................................. 23

A.E. Scholarships - Announcing the 1979 Winners ............................................... 12

A ir Age Education - 99s at the First Aviation/Space Convention ......................... 8

Along Legal Lines - Tax Information on 501(c)3 ..................................................... 6

Catalog - Where to Buy 99 Items ............................................................................. 19

Etc. - General Information, Chapter Reports, etc...........................................................29

Hit the Trail to Vail - Sneak Preview of 1980 ....................................................... 37

International Convention 1979 - 4 Pages of Reports and Photos ..................... 14

Psysiological T rain ing - First-hand reports from Iowa and Texas ..................... 18

Thoughts from Thon - Reflections on the Golden Jub ilee ......................................4

W hirly-G irls Scholarships - Application and How to Apply .............................. 11

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'& hts From ThonThe A nnua l Meeting, o u r G olden J u ­

bilee, is history! Was it a success? YES with capital letters. This issue o f T he 99 N E W S will p rov ide a deta iled accoun t o f it with m any pictures. Truly, it would be impossible to describe the thrill we felt at having fourteen C h a r te r M em bers jo in us. All but three living Past Presidents a ttended . Several countr ies ou ts ide the United States were represented, Amelia E a rh a r t ’s lovely sister, Muriel E arha r t M orrisey ch arm ed us all and there were m any to c h a rm — over 550 Ninety-Nines, with the final co u n t including h u sb an d s and children bringing the n u m b er who a t tended the ban q u e t Sa tu rd ay night to over 600.

T h e W e l c o m e P a r t y W e d n e s d a y evening was the first t ime we were all in the sam e place a t the sam e time and it was t h e re fo re a t r e m e n d o u s success . T h e v a r io u s c o m m u n i c a t i o n se ss ions were a lm ost entirely tak en up with discussion on m em bersh ip , how to increase it, how to keep va luable m em bers f rom d ro p p in g out. There were activit ies everyday as you saw by the p ro g ram which ap p ea red in recent issues o f T he 99 N E W S . The educa tiona l p rog ram s and R o u n d Tables were very well a ttended . The exh ib i to rs were happy a n d wro te glowing reports of the a t tendance a t their booths.

T h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l L u n c h e o n o n T h u r s d a y was e v e ry th in g the hos te ss C h a p te r (Palisades) hoped it would be. Ninety-Nines f rom outside the U.S.A. e a c h t o ld us a b o u t f ly in g in t h e i r respective countries . Their experiences were quite an eye opener.

The following day, Friday, we held the A n n u a l B u s in e s s M e e t in g . It w e n t s m o o th ly a n d was c o n c lu d e d b e fo re lunch. Your delegates to conven t ion will u n d o u b t e d l y g iv e r e p o r t s t o y o u r C hap te rs a n d Sections on act ions taken and issues discussed. A few o f the Bylaws were modified an d these changes will be reflected in the 1979-1980 M em bersh ip Directory which we plan to mail in Sep tem ber, 1979.

A f t e r th e B u s in e s s M e e t in g , we a t tended the Am elia E arha r t Luncheon . It to o was beautifu lly a rranged . It is a lways exciting to hear which Ninety- Nines have w on scholarships an d for w hat purposes. M urie l Morrisey gave a

delightful talk a b o u t Amelia. We were so r ry to lea rn t h a t Alice R o b e r t s is retiring as C h a irm a n and Pe rm an en t Trustee o f the Amelia E arh a r t M em oria l Scholarsh ip Fu n d to have m ore t ime to travel a n d en joy life with Chas. We welcome Dr. D o ra S t ro th e r as the new P e rm an en t Trustee . Newly elected Je a n Pearson (a fo rm er A EM S F Trustee) will serve as C h a irm an .

O u r d e d i c a t e d D i r e c t o r , E s m e Williams, is leaving the In te rna t iona l Board, but will co n tin u e the im p o r tan t j o b as M em bersh ip C h a i rm a n for 99s living outside the U.S.A. Betty Jan e S ch e rm e rh o rn o f O n ta r io , C a n a d a is the newly elected Director. Betty J a n e is the East C a n a d a G ove rnor , a knowledgable h a r d w o r k i n g N i n e t y - N i n e . R u t h D obrescu o f New York was reelected for a n o th e r tw o year term , c o n tinu ing as G o v e rn o rs ’ Liaison.

T o con tinue with the activit ies at the C o n v e n t io n — the tours , harness racing at world fam o u s Sa ra to g a , New York City Ballet, Old Rhinebeck A irshow , all were t o p no tch en te r ta inm en t . T he b a n q u e t on S a tu rd ay night was t ru ly m em o rab le and a perfect way to conclude o u r Fiftie th Year. Try to imagine a huge b a n q u e t hall in a spectacularly beautifu l conven t ion cen ter in A lbany, with tables fo rm in g a ‘U ’ a ro u n d the b a ll ro o m floor, a r ranged on ascending levels— C h a r te r M em bers a n d Past P residen ts across the end o f the *U’ on the up p e r level where everyone c o u ld see th e m . T h e th e m e , “ F r o m Balloons to the M o o n ” was colorfully carried ou t with the decora tions . The p ro g ram for the evening was exactly right fo r the occasion. C h a r te r M em b er and Past President Betty Gillies told us a b o u t flying in the P A S T ; Nine ty-N ine Bonnie T i b u r z i K r a n z , F i r s t O f f i c e r w i t h A m erican Airlines spoke a b o u t flying in the P R E S E N T a n d Steven R. Nagel, C a p ta i n U S A F , a p i lo t a n d N A S A A s tro n a u t C an d id a te kep t us enthra lled with a slide show a n d a cc o m p an y in g talk on flying space shuttles in the F U T U R E .

The New Y ork-N ew Jersey Section , — C o n v en t io n C h a irm a n Betty Elliott , — C o -C h a i rm a n Doris Miller, —an d all the o thers w h o w orked so h a rd to m ak e it a p p e a r so easy gave us a never-to-be- fo rgo t ten G olden Jubilee! 9®

September1 Septem ber 99 Renewals Due

O ctober 99 N E W S Deadline 1-3 ‘ Cleveland National Air Races7-8 ‘ Gold Rush Air Rally 12-16 ‘ A m erican B onanza Society

Annual Convention San A nton io , TX

14-17 ‘ Fairladies Annual Indiana Race (F .A .I .R .) Lafayette, IN

22 ‘ New England Air Rally22-23 Western Canada Fall Section

M eetingPort O Call, C a lg a ry — Alberta C h ap te r , Sp o n so r

28-29 *6th Annual Empire State 300 Sa ra toga C o un ty Airport

October1 October 99 Renewals Due

Novem ber 99 News D eadlne4-7 ‘ International Cessna 195 Fly-In

Wichita , KS5-7 ‘ M ichigan SM A L L Race5-7 South Central Fall Section

M eetingWichita , KS, Kansas Sunflower Octoberfest

12-14 ‘ Pacific Air RaceSan Jose, CA

13 ‘ Kachina D oll Air RallyDeer Valley A irport ,Phoenix , AZ

20 ‘ New Orleans Poker Run20 ‘ Treasure Hunt

Nowell, Ml

November1 Novem ber 99 Renewals Due

Decem ber 99 N E W S Deadline2 99s 50th Anniversary

CelebrationSan Diego, C A

4 ‘ General Aviation CouncilAir Show O ah u , HA

15 ‘ 1st Annual All-W om anCalifornia—Baja Air Race Lonp Beach, C A

‘ M ore Inform ation available from the 99 N E W S Editor.

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New RatingsWestern Canadian

Leslie S m ith e rs— A lberta - M E R o b e r ta T a y lo r— A lb erta - M E Judy E llio tt -B rit ish C o lu m b ia - M E G re tch en M ath e so n B ritish C o lu m b ia -

C lass I C F I

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N ancy J o n e s — C aro lin a s - A T P Jan e t Kay D u n h am G re a te r P it tsb u rg

- M E , A T P , P a rt 135

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B am bi Biggs A ll-O hio - M E , C F I D iane C o zz i—C hicago A rea - BG1 E d n a H irs c h — C hicago A rea - C F I S u san Z u rch e r — C h icago A rea - G lid e r M ar ip a t M o n te ru b io — G rea te r S t. L ou is -

C F IID o n n a H ru s k a — In d ia n a D u n es - C A D ebie C alv in — L ake Erie - C A T an y a C u n n in g h a m — W isconsin - C F I T erri M a r t in — W isconsin - C F I

N o r th w e s t

Betty S tee ley— In te rm o u n ta in - S E S

South Central

J u a n ita W addell — F t. W o rth - 1FR K eeta T h o m p so n —N e b ra sk a - M E In s tr.,

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Elexis M o n ta g u e — F lo r id a G o ld c o as t - IF R Joyce F e s te r— F lo r id a P a n h a n d le - C F II N an F ran ce F lo r id a P a n h a n d le - C F II B arb ara M ax e y — F lo r id a S u n co ast - IF R Jan ice New M em p h is - IF R Ju lie C h ap leau —M iddle T ennessee - IF R

Southwest

S h aro n C ra w fo rd — L o n g B each - IF R M arion D it tm a n — L o n g B each - A T P G ene F itzp a trick L ong B each - A T P C olene G ig lio — L o n g B each - F A A D esignee M ary Y earw o o d — L ong B each - B alloon V irginia B o o k s to re — P h o e n ix - IF R Sue C o les— P h o en ix - C F I R enee D a w s o n — P h o e n ix - S E S A nn N elson -P h o e n ix - IF R K itty P o p e — P h o en ix - IF R G abby T h o rp P h o en ix - C F I M ary H o v ey — S a c ra m e n to V alley - C A N ancy L a n c ia n o — S a c ra m e n to V alley - M E Jea n T u rn e r— S a c ra m e n to V alley - IF R B arb ara B enson S a n ta R o sa - M E Beau R am u -S a n ta R osa - IF R W ilm a N ich o ls— U tah - S E S A lberta N icho lson -U tah - BGI

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AOPA Honors Lois Feigenbaum

J o h n L. Baker. President o f A O P A , has a n n o u n ce d th a t the 1979 L aurence P.Sharp ies A w ard for o u ts tan d in g c o n ­t r ibu t ion to the advan cem en t o f general a v ia t io n has been a w a r d e d to Lois F e igenbaum , im m edia te Past President of the Ninety-Nines. Lois was selected for her w ork in p ro m o tin g av ia t ion activity and safety t h ro u g h o u t the world.

This a w ard is presented each year by the A O P A to a pe rson w ho has m ade m ajo r c o n tr ib u t io n s to general av ia t ion in the spirit o f L.P. Sharpies , found ing ch a i rm a n o f the Assoc ia t ion a n d for w h o m the a w ard is nam ed. It is aw arded to individuals w ho do not m ake their l ivelihood f rom general av ia t ion , but w ho unselfishly devote their t ime and ta len ts to its advancem en t.

“ Lois F e ig e n b a u m ex em p l i f ie s th e spirit o f the Sharp ies A w ard ," Baker said. “ Her record has been filled with so m an y accom plishm ents th a t only a few of t h e m c a n be c ited fo r th e S h a rp ie s A w ard .”

Lois will receive the aw ard a t the A O P A ’s a n n u a l Industry Exhibit and C onven tion in O c to b er a t the closing “ P lan ta t io n P a r ty ” banquet . T he S h a rp ­ies t ro p h y is on p e rm an en t d isp lay a t the F rank l in Inst i tu te o f Ph ilade lph ia , but Lois will receive a replica o f the t ro p h y an d a $1,000 h o n o ra r iu m .

C o n g ra tu la t io n s , Lois Feigenbaum !!!

HEADQUARTERSNOTAM

All R e ins ta tem ents m ust have C h a p te r A pproval . If y our m em bersh ip is past the 30 day grace period y o u r c h a i rm a n must sign it b e fo re f o r w a r d in g to H e a d ­quarte rs . R e ins ta tem en t fee is $28.00.

Card Shower . . .F o r Anne A dam s, S h e n a n d o ah Valley C hap te r , VA, crit ically injured in an a irc raf t acc ident on Ju ly 25th a p p r o x i ­mately tw o miles east o f M ontebello , Virginia. Please mail cards to her hom e address: 1001 L yn d h u rs t R oad , W aynes­boro , Virginia 22980 an d her husb an d will see th a t she receives them . T h an k s f rom her c h ap te r members.

NOTAMWe regret th a t Page S h a m b u rg e r ’s by­line was inadvertently om itted from the Activities Section o f the History Book. Page deserves special recognition fo r her invaluable con tr ibu t ions to this project and we apologize fo r this oversight.

Middle*East Section Addresses Needed

A d d re sse s a re n e ed ed o f th e f o rm e r g overnors o f the M iddle-East Section: Genevieve Savage, Harrie t t Sockett , Vee S haka r ian , Lydia C lement, Frances L. Allen, Lu Lu S h an k , Helen Jones, and J e a n S w a r t w o o d . I f y o u h a v e a n y i n f o r m a t i o n , p l e a s e se n d to : D o r i s Ja c o b so n , 25 H u n t in g to n Place, Bel Air, M ary land 21014.

Lois Feigenbaum

Along Legal Lines

Incorporation, By-Laws & Tax Exempt Status

By Arlene Butler Feldman with Sylvia Paoli

M any o f us fear and dislike bureaucra t ic regulations and pap erw o rk and associate any m ention o f Inco rpora t ion , Bylaws and Tax Exem ption with them. It is hoped, therefore, tha t the following will exp la in the im portance and advan tages o f each, as they apply to chap ters a n d sections.

An inco rpora t ion , in essence, t rans fo rm s individuals into a single entity and protects them from incurring liability severally in the event tha t an accident occurs in con junc t ion w ith th e i r o r g a n i z a t i o n ’s act iv it ies . T h e person who is alleged to have caused the accident may, o f course, be sued a n d the co rp o ra t io n m ay be sued, but the individual mem ber m ay not.

While it is only necessary for the section to be inco rpora ted to ob ta in a tax exem pt advan tage fo r itself and all the chap ters within it, it is highly recom m ended tha t each chap te r spend the few dolla rs it costs a n d do the small a m o u n t o f paper work involved for its own pro tec tion , as well.

Inco rp o ra t io n m ay take place in the state of the c h a p te r ’s exis tence, in the sta te in which the section officers reside o r in the Sta te o f Delaware in which In terna tiona l is inco rpora ted . The Secretary o f Sta te will send the necessary papers u p o n request while samples o f the p ro p e r w ord ing to be used (to insure tax -exem pt status) have been p ro v id ed to each S e c t io n I n c o r p o r a t io n C ha irm an . Since Sylvia Paoli has spent m any hours researching this subject, it is recom m ended tha t her words and sugges­tions be followed closely and carefully to avoid confusion and rejection.

I n c o r p o r a t i o n m u s t be f o l lo w e d by form ula t ing a set o f Bylaws, which sets forth in deta il the actual w ork ing guidelines for the daily o pe ra t ion of chap ters and sections. Bylaws, while flexible e n ough to provide for specialized needs, supply the un iformity that is required fo r a c lose-knit and well run organization .

C o m p le t in g the S e c t io n I n c o r p o r a t io n certif icate, having it filed, a n d a d o p t in g a set of Bylaws lays the fo u n d a t io n fo r ob ta in ing tax exem pt s ta tus f rom state and federal income and all em ployer taxes as follows:

1. Deductions of contributionsa. All gifts m ade to the Ninety-Nines

(In terna tiona l , section & chap ter)

b. All ou t o f pocket expenses, includ­ing u n r e im b u r s e d e x p en ses in ­curred in rendering services to or fo r the Ninety-Nines, t r a n s p o r ta ­tion , travel, un iforms, telephone, e q u ip m e n t , r e a so n a b le p a y m e n t fo r necessary meals a n d lodging while aw ay f rom hom e overnight d o n a t in g services are deductib le on b o th s t a te a n d fed era l re tu rn s . Exceptions: A ttendance at c o n ­ventions an d sectionals a re not deductib le to individual m em bers un less t h a t m e m b e r is a d u ly ch o se n d e le g a te a n d c an p ro v e services o r official duties rendered at the conven t ion (this is why it is im p o r ta n t to keep good m inutes f rom which one can prove their delegate status).

c. M em bersh ip dues are deductible.

2. Items which are norm ally not deducti­ble

a. Adm ission tickets, except fo r the a m o u n t th a t is in excess o f the fair value o f the benefits received.

b. Raffle ticketsc. D o n a t io n s to polit ically oriented

organizat ions.

3. Other advantagesa. U nder the sec tion’s g ro u p e x em p ­

t i o n s the individual chap ters are not required to file the required tax ex em p tio n fo rm s o r incom e tax forms.

b. The deductib le s ta tus is a “selling p o in t” fo r ob ta in ing c o n tr ibu t ions f rom business and industry.

Note: Purely social func tions are not deductib le in a n y way.

The Section In c o rp o ra t io n C h a i rm a n will need a f o rm in d ic a t in g the in d iv id u a l chap ter 's a ffiliation with the section a n d will need so m e in d ic a t io n o f eac h c h a p t e r ’s activities in fu r therance o f its educa tiona l , char i tab le and scientific purposes. N ew spa­per articles, letters o f th an k s f rom o rg an iza ­t i o n s , e tc . w ill s u f f i c e . W h e n a l l t h e paperw ork has been com ple ted , y our reward will com e in the way o f a sigh of relief and those nice tax benefits . 9s

New Horizons

Aviation Pioneer DiesC la ra T r e n c k m a n n S tu d e r d ied in

Austin , T X Ju n e 19th, 1979 a t the age of82.

Her career included a brief stint in W ash ing ton , D.C. as a vo lun teer in the Navy. Thereaf te r, she pursued a career as a jo u rn a l is t principally in New York City, i n c l u d i n g t h e p u b l ic i ty d iv i s io n o f C u r t i s s - W r i g h t A i r c r a f t C o m p a n y . There she w orked under Amelia Earhart.

In 1929, she jo ined the Ninety-Nines an d acted as the editor o f the 99 NEW S. She also w ro te the boo k , Skyslorm ing Yankee , which is a b iography of av ia to r

a n d m an u fac tu re r Glenn Curtis . It was published in 1937.

A m o n g her o ther accomplishm ents , C la ra S tu d e r was ins trum ental in causing t h e U . S . P o s t O f f i c e t o i s s u e a co m m em o ra tiv e s tam p honor ing Amelia Earhart .

California 99 Murdered

On Ju ly 13th, the Ninety-Nines were s t u n n e d to l e a r n t h a t L o n g B e ac h C h a p te r m em ber, Jo Ella C h a m p io n and a H a rb o r City physician. Dr. George Hill, had been brutally m urdered in Jo Ella’s h a n g a r at the T o r ran c e Airport . Both were found bound , beaten and shot on the f loor o f the hangar . The m urder a p p aren tly to o k place Ju ly 11th after 7:30 p.m. N o motive is kno w n a n d no suspects have been located at this time, a l though her c o m p a n io n ’s car was located in Watts a few days af te r their deaths. A $25,000 rew ard has been posted fo r the a rrest and convic t ion o f their killer o r killers.

99 Dies in CrashMarilyn Powles was killed M ay 27th,

1979 in a c rash at the Landings A irport in Huntley, IL. No o th e r details on the accident a re available. She will be missed by all.

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Air Age EducationWelcome to

99s Attend First S alAVIATION/

Aviation/Space Convention education

By Bett

E le v en N i n e ty - N in e s f r o m th e f o u r corners of the United States a t tended the first Nationa l Avia tion-Space C onven tion held in W ashing ton . D.C., April 18-21. The girls helped m ake up the 200 in a t ten d an ce at this im p o r tan t milestone for the Am erican Soc ie ty fo r A e ro sp a c e E d u c a t io n . This c o n v e n t io n was in i t ia ted to real ize an exis ting need for a convention where m any individuals and organ izat ions involved in the field could c om m unica te and interact for the advancem en t o f Air Age educa tion .

A long with fresh new educationa l exh i­bits, M ake It & Take It W orkshops, model rocketry an d model avia t ion , an o u ts tand ing and p henom enal a r ra y o f speakers were presented. The special guest speaker was Nichelle Nichols, N A S A ’s star recruiter and S ta r T re k ’s Lt. Uhura . Aviation greats, B r y a n A l l e n ( G o s s a m e r C o n d o r a n d Albatross pi lot) and Larry N ew m an (one of the c rew m en of the h is to ry-m aking ba lloon. D o u b l e E ag le I I ) w e re a l s o f e a t u r e d sp eak ers . T he k e y n o te sp e a k e r f o r the C onven tion was M argare t Adam s, Senior E dito r fo r Nationa l Affairs, G ood H ouse­keeping Magazine.

One o f the highlights o f the p ro g ram was th e p re s e n t a t i o n o f N a t io n a l A e ro sp a c e Awards. They include Aerospace E duca­t io n ’s Men & W om en o f the Year Aw ard which is presented to three individuals in the categories o f E lem entary , Secondary , and U n ive rs i ty E d u c a to r . N in e ty -N in e L o rn a Kringle, Puget Sound C hapte r , was honored as the E lem entary E d u ca to r o f the Year. A p roud m om ent for the Ninety-Nines. O ther a w a rd s inc luded : F r ie n d s o f the Year , D is t in g u ish ed A e ro sp a c e E d u c a to r , an d a e r o s p a c e e d u c a t i o n ' s h ig h e s t n a t i o n a l aw ard , the 36th A nnua l F rank G. Brewer T rophy , presented to Michael Collins and the National Air & Space Museum.

The conven t ion was well planned a n d fast moving. It seemed tha t every waking h our was filled with learning o r the sha r ing of ideas. U nder the d irec tion o f the Ninety- N in e s ’ In t e r n a t io n a l A ir Age E d u c a t io n C h a irm an , Evelyn Sedivy, N ebraska C h a p ­ter, a breakfast meeting was held to discuss ideas and fu ture p lans for 99 Air Age Education within each o f the g ir ls’ areas.

D u r i n g th e s e s s io n f o r e l e m e n t a r y t e a c h e r s , B e t ty J o A u l t , E a s t e r n P A C hap te r , shared with the g roup a successful teaching m ethod as well as the goals and am bit ions o f the Ninety-N ines’ Air Age Education effort a t the c o m m unity level.

Jo Ault

Also included was a day a t the G o d d a rd Space Flight Center, a c h am p ag n e reception at the Nationa l Air & Space M useum an d an evening to u r o f W ashing ton , D.C. All in all, the C o nven tion was a rich and reward ing e x p e r i e n c e f o r t h e N i n e ty - N in e s w h o participated.

P lan to a t tend next y ear’s convention . It will be held in Florida in Ju ly , 1980. Dates and location will be released at a later date .

Lorna Kringle (Puget Sound) receives the Elementary Aerospace Educator of the Year Award which was presented by Dr. J. Wesley Crum, President ASAE.

Lorna Kringle pre-launches her rocket during the Rocketry W orkshop at the Goddard Space Center

Betty Jo Ault pauses for a moment outside the Convention Hall.

Mary-Ellen Webster (Maryland) enjoying lunch at the Goddard Space Center.

Betty Jo Ault (Eastern PA) builds a rocket during the Rocketry Workshop.

ReminderIf you are do ing Air Age Education

w ork within your chap ter , you can save a little money!

D o n ’t forget to use y our tax-exem pt num ber . See Arlene F e ld m a n ’s article this m o n th on page 6.

AOPACONVENTION

ANDINDUSTRYEXHIBIT

Welcome 99sto the 1979

V t r u t i l Annul!AOPA CONVENTION

INDUSTRY EXHIBITHOLLYWOOD, FLORIDA

OCTOBER 7-11, irra

You 're invited t ^ o r ! w i u r J n ! i c ! ! I 5 S ^ ! S ^ ^ S ™ P the beautifu l D ip lom a t Resorts, O c tob e r 7 through 11 fo r our 24th Annual A O PA Convention .

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Former 99s International President Honored at AOPA’s ’79 Meet

Mrs. Lois Feigenbaum, immediate past International Ninety Nines presi­dent, has been selected by the AOPA Air Safety Foundation to receive the 1979 Laurence P. Sharpies Award for her outstanding contribution to general aviation.

The award, which carries with it an honorarium of $1,000, will be presented at the closing banquet of the AOPA convention on October 11. The L. P. Sharpies trophy is on permanent display in the aviation hall of the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia. Mrs. Feigenbaum’s name will be added to thoseof previous recip­ients engraved on the trophy, and she will receive a replica of the trophy.

Mrs. Feigenbaum is being recognized for her work in the national and inter­national affairs of the Ninety-Nines; for her service on the President’s Women’s Advisory Committee; for her work as co-chairman of the Citizen’s Advisory Committee; for her work and encouragement to the National Intercollegiate Flying Association; and for her continued support of general aviation through volunteering time, resources and talents.

Week-long Aviation Extravaganza Has Something For Everyone

Programs for pilots, prizes and social events highlight each year’s AOPA con­vention—and 1979 will be no exception. Celebrating 40 years of service to general aviation, the AOPA annual convention will feature more aviation ac­tivities than ever before.

The convention opens on Sunday, October 7 as exhibit hall opens its doors at 1 p.m. and new aircraft go on display at Opa Locka Airport. These exhibits will be open daily. Exhibit hall will also have evening hours on Wednesday, October 10. The 99s have a booth, so be sure to visit them while you’re in the hall. (See schedule on back for hours.)

The AOPA Air Safety Foundation is playing a bigger role than ever at the ’79 meet. Their annual flight training clinic courses are Pinch-Hitter, Airmanship Refresher, Instrument Refresher and Survival Training. In addition, the Foun­dation is showing weather films and will conduct several clinics during the week on the subjects of “Flying Relaxed,” “Coping With ATC,” “Take Two and See” (collision avoidance program), and will sponsor aviation lectures dealing with “Instrument Flight Operations,” “Operations and Maintenance of General Aviation Engines,” and “Pilot in the Airspace.” The convention registration fee admits attendees to all of these Foundation presentations with the exception of the flight training clinics which require separate registration.

FAA representatives will be on board Tuesday for the annual FAA Forum. Based on recent events, this should prove to be even more interesting than last year’s session. Wednesday’s clinic will feature key AOPA staff members in an update session with members entitled “General Aviation Meets the Challenge.”

On the social side, convention goers attending for the full five days may at­tend the opening night banquet and dance, Tuesday’s cocktail party and dance, and Thursday’s gala Plantation Party featuring a social hour, banquet, enter­tainment and grand prize drawings.

For the athletes, arrangements are complete for the annual AOPA/AVEMCO “Beat the Pro” Golf Tournament, the annual AOPA Tennis Tournament, and the AOPA Fishing Tournament. There will also be ample opportunity to test the water in the beautiful saltwater swimming pool at the Diplomat, or any of the other inviting swimming pools situated at participating hotels.

AOPA ladies may learn the art of oriental dancing on Monday, attend a fashion show breakfast on Wednesday (men may attend too), and get the latest health and beauty tips Wednesday afternoon during the “Portrait of a Woman” presentation.

Space doesn’t permit detailing all of the exciting and worthwhile goings-on planned for the ’79 meet, but a schedule on the back of this notice provides fur­ther information on the times and dates.

Plan now to be on hand. Help AOPA celebrate its 40th year of service to avia­tion at the 1979 Annual Convention and Industry Exhibit. Enhancing the conven­tion are chances to win the big grand prize of a trip to Mainland China, or any of the thousands of dollars worth of other Grand Prizes, Exhibit Hall Grand Prizes, Daily Exhibit Hall Prizes, Clinic Prizes or Booth Prizes.

Register using the form on the back of this flyer, or, for more details on the 24th Annual AOPA Convention and Industry Exhibit, call toll free:

( 800) 638-0853— Toll call from Maryland: (301)951-3849

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE 1979 AOPA CONVENTION AND INDUSTRY EXHIBIT

SUNDAY - O ctober 71:00 p .m .- 5 :0 0 p .m .

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Exhibit Hall O p en ; Aircraft D isplay a t O p a Locka A irport O p enO pen ing Night B an q u e t an d D ance (C ash Bar)

M orning T ours a n d Fishing T o u rn am en t “H ow to G et th e M ost O u t of Y our S k y lan e /S k y h a w k S em inar”F our A O PA Air S afety F o u n d a tio n W eather FilmsExhibit Hall O p enAircraft Display a t O p a Locka A irportB in g o /G am e Prizes“T h e Art of O riental D ancing"Triple F ea tu re C linic—“Flying R elax ed ,”"C op ing with A T C ,” a n d "T ake T w o a n d S e e ”

M orning T ours an d Fishing T o u rn am en t A O P A /A V E M C O “B ea t th e P ro ” Golf T o u rn am en tA viation L ec tu re—“Instrum ent Flight O pera tio n s” with D on Sund in Exhibit Hall O p enAircraft Display a t O p a Locka A irport A viation Law ClinicD ouble F e a tu re —“C op ing with A T C ” a n d “T ake Tw o an d S ee”FAA ForumC ocktail Party with D ancing

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Last D ay for Fishing T o u rn am en t T enn is T ou rn am en tA viation L ec tu re—“O pera tion a n d M aintenance of G eneral A viation E ngines" with J o e Diblin B reakfast Fashion S how “H ow to G e t th e M ost O u t of Y our S k y lan e /S k y h aw k S em inar"Exhibit H all O pen

withD oor Prizes a t 9 :4 5 p. m .Aircraft D isplay a t O p a Locka A irport A viation Law ClinicD ouble F e a tu re —"C op ing with A T C " an d “Take T w o a n d S ee"Portra it of a W om an (H ealth a n d B eau ty Tips) “G en era l A viation M eets T he C hallenge” — Aviation U p d a te with A O PA Staff

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F our A O PA Air Safety F oundation W eather Films“C h arts in th e A irspace”Exhibit Hall O p enAircraft D isplay a t O p a Locka A irport A viation Law Clinic“Pilot In T h e A irspace” w ith P e te C am pbell and R on B ragg Social H o u rPLA NTA TIO N PA R TY N IG H T BANQUET, ENTERTAINM ENT A ND G R AN D PRIZE DR AW IN G S

DAILY: Registration a n d Inform ation D esks o pen daily; shuttle transportation b e tw een participating hote ls a n d O p a Locka A irport daily, S u n d ay to Friday. Flight training schedu le will be furn ished a t conven tion .

1979 AOPA CONVENTION AND INDUSTRY EXHIBIT

PACKAGE PLAN REGISTRATION FORMPlease read carefully before fillin g In your registration form .A ll package p lan s In c lu d e : Registration fee; bolo tie o r bracelet; scheduled transportation betw een participating hotels an d O p a Locka Airport; adm ission to exhibit hall, aviation films, aviation clinic program s; prepaid taxes and gratuities for activities included in Package Plan; chances to win all prizes given aw ay from d ay of your registration through P lantation Party night; plus the inclusions show n below for the plan you select. (H otel lodging and incidental charges not included.)Y ou m ay choose from a five, four or th ree day package plan with specific arrival d a tes. A nyone desiring to attend the convention on days o ther than those specified in the th ree package p lans m ust register on a daily basis by paying a daily registration fee.In addition to the inclusions above, the 5 -day Package P lan includes 2 cocktail parties. 2 banque ts a n d 3 en tertainm ent program s Arrival da te for th e 5-day Package P lan is S u n d ay . O ctober 7 , before 6 :0 0 p .m . T he registration fee payable in advance is $85 .T he 4-day Package P lan, in addition to inclusions in parag raph *1 , covers 2 cocktail parties. 1 banque t a n d 2 en tertainm ent program s Arrival da te for the 4 -day Package Plan is M onday. O ctober 8 , prior to 6 :0 0 p .m . T he registration fee payable in advance is $61 .T he 3-day Package Plan is com prised of everything listed in parag raph *1. plus 2 cocktail parties. 1 banque t an d 2 en tertainm ent program s Arrival d a te for th e 3-day Package P lan is T uesday . O ctober 9 . prior to 6 :0 0 p .m . T he registration fee payable in advance is $54.Package Plan pre-registration guaran tees reservation for activities. C ancellations will be h onored until S eptem ber 24 . 1979, after which a $15 per person service fee will be charged.RESERVATIONS AT HOTELS LISTED BELOW WILL BE MADE BY A O PA . BUT PAYM ENTS FOR ACCOM M ODATIONS AND MEALS N OT LISTED IN YOUR PA CKAGE PLAN ARE N OT INCLUDED IN PACKAGE PLAN RATES. P lease select the hotel of your choice on registration form below . R efunds after start of m eeting for early em ergency d epartu re are p ro rated and exclude refund for m eal an d cocktail functions for which AO PA is com m itted to a 2 4 -hour advance g uaran teed a tten d a n ce count.

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N am e of person snaring room

(Lost) (AOPA " if member)

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Indicate D ate to: Arrive D epartH otel (1st & 2n d choice) R ates p e r night* D S inq le □ D oubleO D iplom at East ( ) $40 $45□ D iplom at W est ( ) $35 $40□ D iplom at Golf & R acquet C lub ( ) $3 0 $35□ H oliday Inn (across street) ( ) $32 $36• plus stale tax D O NOT S E N D HOTEL PAYM ENT W ITH REG ISTRATIO N

PACKAGE PLAN REGISTRATION□ 5-D ay P lan a ttend ing S u n d ay , O ct. 7

th ro u g h T h ursday , O ct. 11 p .m ....................................................................................□ 4 -D ay P lan a ttend ing M onday , O ct. 8

th ro u g h T h ursday , O ct. 11 p .m . J□ 3 -D ay P lan a ttend ing T u esd ay , O ct. 9

th ro u g h T h ursday , O ct. 11 p .m ....................................................................................

Tournam ents:

N a m e ______________________________________________________________________ __□ will partic ipa te in golf to u rn am e n t a t $ 1 5 per p e rso n including g reens fees, t

po rta tion , cocktails, lu ncheon , a n d aw ards.

N a m e _________________________________________________________________________□ will partic ipate in T ennis T o u rn am en t a t $ 5 .5 0 p e r pe rso n including court reg

tion, tenn is balls a n d aw ards.

Flight C ourses:N a m e ____________will partic ipate in A O PA Air Safety F oundation Flight Training:

□ P in c h -H it te r ............................... $ 1 0 0 □ Instrum ent R e fre sh e r ...............$130□ A irm anship R e fre sh e r $ 1 2 0 □ Survival T ra in in g ..................... $ 85

□ I will be flying a _____________________________________________________________(type o f aircraft)

□ I will ren t an a irp la n e , preferably a ____________________________________________

(type o f aircraft)

O thers w ho will be receiving instruction in sam e p lane:

N am e(s) ______________________________________________________________________

C ourse(s) ____________________________________________________________________□ C h eck if you requ ire tiedow n a t O p a Locka A irport

D EPOSITS REQUIRED WITH PACKAGE PLAN RESERVATION:

P ackage P lan selec ted X nu m b er of p e rso n s a ttend ing Golf T o u rn am en t F ee ($15) X nu m b er of p ersons T ennis T o u rn am e n t F ee ($5 .50 ) X nu m b er of p ersons Flight C o u rses— 1 00% of cou rse fee(s)

DO NOT SEND HOTEL PAYMENT WITH FEESTotslEnclosed:

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CALL TOLL FREE: (800) 6 3 8 -0 8 5 3 [TOLL CALL FROM MD (301) 9 5 1 -3851]

Whirly'Girls ScholarshipApplications are now being accepted for

t h e tw o $ 3 ,0 0 0 .0 0 W h i r l y - G i r l s 1980 Scholarsh ips which will be aw arded next February to two deserving w om en pilots for use tow ard ob tain ing initial o r advanced helicopter training.

The Whirly-Girls, in te rna t iona l w om en helicopter pilots, since 1968 have aw arded , annually . The Doris Mullen Whirly-Girls Scholarship in m em ory o f Whirly-Girl #84, Doris Mullen.

In 1978, the first W h ir ly -G ir ls /E n s tro m Helicopter C o rp o ra t io n Scho larsh ip was established.

S c h o la r s h ip a p p l i c a n t s m u s t ho ld a c u r r e n t p i lo t c e r t i f i c a t e , d e m o n s t r a t e financial need, exp la in usefulness o f a helicopter ra ting to her present or fu tu re career, and intend to m ake use o f the helicopter ra ting to fu r ther involvement o f w om en in avia t ion .

Organized in 1955 with the then 13 w om en helicopter pilots in the free world. The W h ir ly -G ir ls n o w n u m b e r 283 in 19 countries . In a dd it ion to the m em b e rs ’dues. The Whirly-Girls scho larsh ip p ro g ram has had the suppor t o f The Flying Physicians Associa tion, the helicopter m anufac tu re rs and The M en ’s Auxil ia ry o f T he Whirly- Girls, whose m em bers a re in te rna t ional industry leaders, h usbands o f Whirly-Girls , military avia t ion and civilian friends.

A 1980 S c h o l a r s h i p a p p l i c a t i o n is enclosed. Deadline for receipt o f completed a p p l i c a t i o n is N o v e m b e r 15. 1979. Addit ional app licat ions are available from The Whirly-Girls , Suite 700, 1725 DeSales Street, N.W., W ashing ton , D .C. 20036, USA.

The 13th A nnua l Doris Mullen Whirly- Girls Scholarship and the th ird Whirly- G i r l s / E n s t r o m H e l ic o p te r C o r p o r a t i o n Scholarship will be presented at the Whirly- Girls Award Dinner , F eb ru a ry 10, 1980 in Las Vegas, Nevada. 99

Among those attending the 1979 International Convention were Claire Angelini, Governor NY- NJ Section; Kay Brick, Past President; Muriel Earhart Morrissey; and Barbara Evans, Past NY- NJ Governor.

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T he S c h o la rsh ip S e lec tion C o m m itte e will ju d g e a p p lic an ts on th e basis o f, in o rd e r o f im p o rtan ce ; (1) F in a n c ia l N eed. (2) U sefu lness o f a h e lico p te r ra tin g to th e a p p lic a n t 's p resen t o r fu tu re caree r, a n d (3) th e A p p lic a n t 's a b ility to fu r th e r th e inv o lv em en t o f w om en in a v ia tio n .

W ith th ese c r ite r ia in m in d , p lease ex p la in in d e ta il, o n a sep a ra te shee t o f p ap er , w hy you w ish to o b ta in a h e lic o p te r ra tin g , spec ifica lly h o w y o u in ten d to use th e ra tin g , an d why y ou need financ ia l ass is tance .

P lease a t ta c h to th is a p p lic a tio n a t least tw o re c o m m e n d a tio n s fro m persons w ho can speak k n o w led g eab ly o f y o u r q u a lif ic a tio n s , p ast p e rfo rm an c e in the field o f av ia tio n a n d /o r o th e r fields o f e n d ea v o r, a n d fin an c ia l need.

A d d itio n a l in fo rm a tio n w h ich you feel is p e rtin e n t to y o u r a p p lic a tio n m ay a lso be a tta ch e d .A p p lic a tio n s a re p re -sc reened by a co m m itte e o f W h irly -G irls b e fo re being su b m itte d to th e S election

C o m m itte e . In o rd e r fo r y o u r a p p lic a tio n to su rv ive th e p resc reen in g p rocess , Y OU M U S T (I ) Fill it ou t co m p le te ly an d leg ib ly (P lease T ype), (2) S u b m it T W O C O P IE S o f the a p p lic a tio n a n d su p p o rtin g re c o m m e n d a tio n s a n d o th e r m a te ria l. (3) In c lu d e th e req u ired tw o re co m m e n d a tio n s a n d ev idence o f f in an c ia l need .

A p p lica tio n s w hich do n o t fu lfill th ese req u ire m e n ts will no t be co n sid e red by th e Selec tion C o m m itte e .

W e h o p e you will ap p ly . . .P lease su b m it y o u r a p p lic a tio n o n o r b e fo re N O V E M B E R 15, 1979.

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D a te S ig n a tu re

1979 Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarship Winners

By Dr. D ora Strother

Jacq u e lin e BreedenJacquel ine is a 1st g rade teacher in the G ra n d Island P u b l ic S c h o o ls , N e b ra s k a . H er s c h o la r s h ip will p rov ide funds for her to earn a M as te r o f E duca tion degree with a M a jo r in A erospace Education . She p lan s to t a k e th is a t M id d le T en n e ssee S ta te University, M urfreesboro , Tennessee. Her goal is . . to use my M .E D in aerospace e d u ca tio n to help i m p l e m e n t a n i n t e g r a t e d a e r o s p a c e e d u c a t i o n cu rr icu lum in the G ra n d Island Public schoo ls .”

Jo an P a tric ia D’AmicoJ o a n c urren t ly w orks as a n A & P m echanic a t Sunbird Aviation , Inc., Belgrade, M o n ta n a a n d as a par t- t im e jo b she refuels Boeing 737s for F ro n t ie r Airlines. She holds a Private Pilot Certif icate a n d will use her scho larsh ip to earn an In s t ru m en t Rating. She hopes later to earn a Flight In s t ruc to r R a ting a n d eventually become a professional pilot.

M ari)ane Nelson H ow ardM arijane, a m em b er o f the A loha C h ap te r , Hawaii , flies as First Officer on a M alla rd for Antilles Air Boats in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Her goal is an upg rad e to a C o n v a ir 440 flying for A m erican Inter- Island Airlines. Her scholarsh ip will be used to earn a n In s t ru m en t Rating.

Anne B. M cNam araA nne, a n Advertis ing Superv isor fo r Bendix Avionics in F lo r ida , has her eyes o n a j o b with the airlines. She a lready has passed her Flight E ngineer’s e x am s and h a s e a r n e d h e r C o m m e r c i a l A S E L & A S E S , In s t ru m en t a n d A M E L Private . She needs m o re flight t im e and p lans to o b ta in this by w o rk in g as a flight ins tructor . She will use her scho larsh ip to get her flight in s t ruc to r rating.

A n ltra Doss R a thA n i t r a ’s scho larsh ip will be used for her C FII . She is now em ployed as a flight in s t ruc to r work ing for C oas ta l A via tion , Pensacola , F lor ida . Her goal is a career as an air l ine pilot. She has passed her Flight Engineer Basic an d T u rb o je t exam s with a g rade of 98%. She ho lds com m erc ia l , in s t rum en t , C F I and multi-engine ratings.

Jan ice O rr YoungW ork ing as a flight in s t ru c to r fo r Skyline Flite, Inc. in M i n n e a p o l i s , J a n i c e ’s g o a l is t o w o r k i n t o a m an ag em en t posi t ion with a fixed base ope ra to r . She will use her scho larsh ip for her m ult i-engine ins t ruc tor rating.

T e rry M. Z eidlerTerry will e a rn a n Airline T ra n s p o r t Pilot ra t ing with her scholarship . C urren tly she w orks as a flight in s t ruc to r a t T h u n d e rb i rd Aviation , M inneapolis , M inneso ta . H er u l t im ate goal is to fly fo r the air lines a n d w ork ing to w ard s this she has a lready tak en her F l ig h t E n g in e e r Basic a n d T u r b o je t w r i t te n in a d d it ion to e arn ing a pocketfu l o f flight ratings.

Honorary JudgesT hree persons, p rom inen t in aviation,

s e r v e d th e N i n e ty - N in e s t h i s y e a r as h o n o ra ry judges by selecting the winners for the Amelia E arh a r t M em oria l Scholarships. A lphabetically listing (we would not like to imply rank since all a re ou ts tand ing ) they are, Messrs. L an g h o rn e Bond, A dm inis­t r a to r o f the FA A , Keith Ferris, Aviation Artist, an d George E. H addaw ay , Publisher and F o u n d e r o f Flight Magazine. We are grateful to these gentlemen fo r the gift of their t im e and talent in assisting us as H o n o ra ry Judges. A short b iography of each follows.

Mr. Langhorne M. Bond, A dm in is tra to r o f th e F e d e ra l A v ia t io n A d m in is t r a t io n since May, 1977 was b o rn in Shanghai, C h ina , son o f a Vice President for Pan A m erican Airways. He holds tw o earned academ ic degrees, a B.A. in Ph ilosophy and a law degree, bo th f rom the University of Virginia. He is an h o n o r g ra d u a te o f the Inst i tu t ion o f Air and Space Law at McGill University in M ontreal , and studied avia tion a t the L o n d o n School o f Econom ics and at O x fo rd University.

Mr. Bond is an active pilot. His expertise in t ran s p o r ta t io n is reflected by a few o f his a s s i g n m e n t s . H e s e r v e d a s a S p e c ia l Assistant to the First Secretary o f T ran s­p o r ta t io n af te r he played a par t in the legislation establishing the D e p a r tm en t of T r a n s p o r t a t i o n . He se rved as A ss is tan t A d m in is t ra to r fo r Public Affairs in D O T ’s U rb an Mass T ra n sp o r ta t io n A dm in is tra ­t io n . He left th is p o s i t io n to b eco m e Executive D irec to r of the Nationa l T ran s ­p o r ta t io n C ente r in P i t tsburgh. Following this he was nam ed to the post o f Secretary of T ran s p o r ta t io n fo r the S ta te o f Illinois, before leaving to be F A A A dm inis tra to r .

Mr. B o n d ’s wife, Queta C a r te r Bond, is a p rivate pilot a n d a geneticist employed by the N a t io n a l Academ y o f Science in the Division o f Medical Sciences.

M r. Keith F erris, a n in te rn a t io n a l ly a c c la m e d a v i a t i o n / a e r o s p a c e a r t i s t , was b o rn in H ono lu lu , son o f a career Air Force Officer. He a t ten d ed Texas A & M majoring in A e r o n a u t i c a l E n g in e e r i n g , G e o rg e W a s h i n g t o n U n i v e r s i ty a n d C o r c o r a n School o f Art. He w orks as a free lance artist s e r v in g a i r f r a m e , e n g in e a n d a v io n ic m anufac tu re rs , their advert is ing agencies a n d av ia t ion t rad e magazines. His w ork is k n o w n th ro u g h o u t the industry. He has f lown in most pa r ts of the world, in aircraft

Langhorne Bond Keith

of all types. He is an H o n o ra ry M em b er o f The U S A F T h u n d erb i rd Flight D e m o n ­stra tion T eam and has traveled with the tea m a n d flow n w ith th e m in p rac t ice demonstra t ions .

‘‘O ne m an show s" o f M r. Fe rr is ’s work have been exhibited in the Aerospace Art Hall of the old N a t iona l Air and Space Museum , the Sm ith so n ian Ins t i tu t ion in Washington, and the Society o f I l lus tra tors in New York. His com m iss ions include the 25x75 foot m ura l in oil entit led “ Fortress Under F ire” which covers the entire back w a l l o f th e n e w N a t i o n a l A e r o s p a c e Museum in W ashing ton . D.C.

A recent b iog raphy o f Mr. Ferris provides 40 full co lor prints o f his work . Entitled “The Aviation Art o f Keith Ferr is”, it is available

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f rom Peacock P re s s /B a n ta m Books, Inc. o f New York.

Mr. G eorge E. H addaw ay, F o u n d e r and Publisher o f Flight Magazine (established in 1934 a n d no w kno w n as Flight Operations) m ain ta ins a perennial en th u s ia sm for all facets o f avia t ion . An active pilot, with over 6 0 0 0 h o u r s , he h a s a lw a y s u se d his knowledge and w ri t in g /p u b l ish in g skill to p ro m o te aerospace. He has served av ia t ion as "a m b a ss ad o r w ithou t po r t fo l io ” to the world . T o n am e bu t a few o f his activit ies will prov ide an index o f his ded icat ion . He was a found ing m em ber o f the Civil Air Patro l, serving in it d u r in g W W II in coas t pa tro l and search. He is a fo u n d e r o f Wings o f H ope an d for this he received the Arnold Air Soc ie ty ’s A nnua l A w ard . He was a

found ing m em ber an d Past President o f the A v ia t io n /S p a ce W riters Association; past c h a i r m a n o f the A v ia t io n D e v e lo p m en t A dvisory C om m ittee ; a past Vice President o f the N A A ; a founde r o f the N a tiona l Pilots Associa tion; an Associate M em ber Advisor to the Board o f the NB A A; a life m em ber of the A A A E ; a n d a bo a rd m em ber o f the National Intercollegiate Flying Association. He has received aw ard s f rom m any o rg a n ­izations, to nam e bu t a few, the F A A ’s highest aw ard , the Gold Medal, the D S M r e c e i v e d in W W I I , a n d t h e N B A A M erito r ious Service Award. He belongs to: the Wings C lub, OX-5, QBs, a n d A lpha Eta

10 and George has been conf idan t and tr iend to m any o f the “g rea ts” th ro u g h o u t the world o f avia t ion . 9s

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Fifty Year Anniversary Meeting

A n d a Giant Step fo r M ankind—July 20th was the ten th year ann iversary o f tha t first step on the m oon. And Ju ly 20th was the business meeting o f The Ninety-Nines, Inc. in A lbany, the capital of the s ta te th a t hosted the found ing o f the In te rna t iona l O rgan iza t ion o f Licensed W om en Pilots 50 years ago.

D o the two anniversaries have a n y th in g in c o m m o n ? Perhaps. Ten years ago walking on th e m o o n was chil l b u m p m ak in g . Fantastic . Fifty years ago, 99 w om en jo in ing forces to p ro m o te w om en in av ia t ion had to be unique. Fac t is, then and to d a y 99 w om en, particularly individuals like pilots, jo in ing together fo r anything was a n d is fantastic. Sobeit.

This y e a r ’s G olden Anniversary C o n v en ­t ion sta rted three days before th a t business meeting. Your new spaper on the m o rn in g o f Ju ly 18 had a p h o to o f a irp lanes lined up on the busiest h ighway in Albany, New Y o rk — W olfsboro R o a d —en rou te to the Ninety- Nine C onvention . W hat great publicity! S ta r ted , th a t is, for all Ninety-Nines except the o n e s in the New Y o rk -N ew Je rse y Section. T he latter, m ost capab ly led by Betty Elliott a n d Doris Miller, had labored hard for several years fo r th is—Ju ly 19-22, the days o f C onvention . S o m eth ing as well- p lanned a n d executed as a conven t ion with o v e r 500 reg is te red g uests d o e s n ’t , like T opsy, ju s t grow. I t’s work , buddy , and d o n ’t forget it. Before this report ends the th ird p a rag rap h , a very grave a n d sincere th an k s to New York-N ew Jersey f rom the N inety-N ines everywhere.

T h a t first night, a W ednesday, echoed with all the "Hey, 1 haven't seen yo u fo r at least a year!" o f a t least a mill ion voices at the wine and cheese reception a t The T u r f Inn, the headqua r te rs motel. The m ore wine, the m ore folks long missed and seen again, the louder the voices an d the harder to hear w ho did win each bottle o f wine d o n a ted to t h e t e n t h r e g i s t e r e d N i n e ty - N in e . T h e hostess section did th a t , t o o — New York Sta te Wine for their guests.

T h e a i r p l a n e s , by t h e w a y , a n d a helicopter were pa rked in The T u r f ’s f ront yard. They did com e d o w n the h ighway from the a irp o r t a t 5 A. M. on the 18th. All, th a t is, except tire ’copter . It did its own thing!

Inside The T u r f is a covered cour tya rd an d fo r the Ninety-Nines, it was filled with educationa l an d fascinating displays P L U S a b a r P L U S a sw im m ing pool P L U S the g r e e d y m e r c h a n t s (9 9 s s e l l in g t o 99s) boutique.

The next m orn ing , T hursday , if y o u ’re confused, the C o m m Session called in a couple o f hun d red som e fresh an d lively from things like the C h a i rm a n ’s breakfast

By Page Sham burger

and G o v e rn o r ’s get- together. T he C o m m Session, in case you d o n ’t know, s ta r ted out as a “ R ap Sess ion” a n d was b o rn o f the need for m em bers to ques t ion the officers and o t h e r m e m b e rs a b o u t m u tu a l p ro b le m s . This was a fairly polite sess ion— som etim es they can get row dy an d pe rhaps , better?

All mixed in with the scheduled events were p resen ta t ions a n d historic to u r s and slides and e xp lana t ions o f the Po w d er Puff D erby and o f the early Ninety-Nines.

T hen the them e music o f “ A Sm all W o r ld ” heralded the In te rna t iona l L un ch eo n pu t on by the Palisades C hap te r . Eight countries were rep resen ted— USA, o f course, A u s tr a ­lia, C a n a d a , F in la n d , Brazil , G e r m a n y , Korea and India. We a re In te rna t iona l , you know , and these 99s travel m any miles to be with us a t C onvention .

The R o u n d Tables a n d m ore p re sen ta ­tions fo llowed lunch a n d led to the Sa ra to g a Evening. Buses to o k m any to the S a ra to g a Perfo rm ing Arts C ente r , a cu ltu ral com plex s ta r ted nearly 15 years ago by tow nspeop le an d stable owners. Part o f the g ro u p went to the races where a feature race was nam ed in h o n o r o f the N inety-N ines a n d the w in n e r ’s t ro p h y was presented by C h a r te r M em bers o f the O rgan iza t ion . 1 u n d e rs tan d som e big w inners cam e hom e, like winners o f the Daily D oub le and the losers d id n ' t lose T O O much.

A n o th e r b u n c h headed fo r a play in the C e n t e r — “ B r o a d w a y ” — a n d t h e o t h e r s opted for the ballet, a three w orks p re sen ta ­t ion th a t s ta r ted with a w ork by G ia rd in o di Scaria tt i and ended with the spec tacu lar

M ikhail Baryshnikov. They got hom e about 11:30 P .M . bushed bu t excited.

T he an n u a l business meeting s tarted at 8:15 A .M . on Friday, the ann iversary o f the m o o n walk, a n d went a long briskly and fairly painlessly led by our President Thon Griffith. Fifteen o f the nineteen sections w ere r e p re se n te d by 201 w a rm bodied delegates bringing in 244 votes. Probably a n o t h e r 100 N i n e ty - N in e s w e re th e re lis tening a n d learning. J e a n Pierson was elected to the Amelia E arh a r t Trustees and fo r th e B o a rd o f D ire c to rs , i t ’s R u th D obrescu a n d Betty S c h e rm e rh o rn — Ruth was an incum bent, f rom L ong Island, and Betty is f rom Eastern O ntar io .

Next on the agenda was the famed AE Scholarsh ips a n n o u n cem en ts a n d luncheon. Mrs. Muriel Morrissey, A m elia ’s sister, was there a n d presented us with som e thought provok ing poems. Alice R oberts , a dedicat­ted A E T rustee since 1953, has resigned. S h e ’s d o n e a magnificent j o b a n d will be missed. T he A E Scholarships have grown f rom one o f $150 to Pat G ladney in 1941 to t h i s y e a r — S E V E N — w in n e r s w e re a n ­n ounced separately.

The a f te rn o o n and early evening were filled with educationa l meetings, a Whirly- Girls H overing ( they’re 99s, too!) , a C ha r te r M e m b e rs g e t - to g e th e r , a n d t h a t g reat A u s t r a l i a n — N a n cy -B ird W a l t o n —en te r - yain ing guests she's kno w n for “20 to 40 years .”

If y o u h a v e n ’t been to a n a n n u a l convention , try o n e— y o u ’ll like it. The next is in Vail Ju ly 23-27, 1980! 9»

GOLDEN JUBILEE MEMENTOSWHILE THEY LAST!

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Golden Jubilee Convention Summary

M ore th an 500 o f you jo ined us in A lbany for the G olden Jubilee. Airplanes taxied in the street, p h o to s a ppea red in newspapers a ro u n d the world . . . you w e re g r e e t e d in m o r e t h a n f i f te e n languages a t the W elcome Reception. Greetings were received f rom President C ar te r a n d New Jersey G o v e rn o r Byrne .. . a P ro c lam at io n from G o v e rn o r C arey and Legislation passed in the N.Y.S. Senate on T h u rsd ay cit ing the achieve­m en ts o f W o m e n in A v ia t io n . Y o u r luncheon a n d b a n q u e t C h a irm en hosted nearly 2000 at these fou r events . . . som e o f you enjoyed B aryshnikov, som e won a t the Race t rack , som e were soo thed by th e A c t in g C o m p a n y . T h e n o s ta lg ia created by old friends m eeting a t Old R h in eb e ck A e r o d r o m e will never be forgotten by those w ho observed so much of o u r Aviation history in person.

Y ou w ere e d u c a te d by L y co m in g , Jeppesen, Edo-Aire, N A S A , F A A , F S S and Dave F o x . . . Jo y ce Y oung trea ted us to the premier o f " P o w d e r Puff Derby C o m m e m o r a t iv e F l i g h t . ” Y o u visited each o ther, the C om m erc ia l Exhibits and the Gift Shop in the C o u r ty a rd . . . d ran k 40 gallons o f coffee a n d punch at the 99 and 49'/$er Hospita li ty ro o m s an d . . . visited som e m ore! F o u r teen C ha r te r M em bers and th ir teen Past Presidents shared o u r celebra t ion . . . o u r 86 year old C harte r m em ber was a t tend ing her first convention!

The first ever . . . s tatic disp lay o f new airp lanes a t the C o n v en tio n hotel, the t ran sp o r ta t io n com m ittee traveled som e 4000 miles f rom the a irp o r t to the hotel, to res tauran ts , the tra in a n d bus sta tions and best o f all, loved the o p p o r tu n i ty to visit personally with so m an y o f you. O u r p e r s o n a l t h a n k s f o r y o u r g r a c i o u s com m ents to these people w ho worked so very hard to act as hosts fo r the entire committee.

Yes, there were m ore events th a n one could cover com for tab ly , how ever so many wanted to share this celebrat ion w ith us a n d we d id w a n t t o o f fer “som ething for ev eryone”, thus the busy schedule. O u r C om m erc ia l Exhibits were diverse and so very professional . . . A th an k you from the heart to those who served, observed and shared so gen­erously to m ake this a tru ly Golden Jubilee.

—The 1979 Convention Com m ittee

D irectors9 MeetingReported by Barbara Goetz

1979 Convention E veryone was in a t tendance , in A lbany , New York, on July17, 1979. T he m eeting was s ta r ted at 1:30 p.m.

99 Slide Show T he Ninety-N ine Slide Show Presen ta t ion “ F o r the Fun ofPresentation I t” is still in the process o f being m ade ready for sale. By

p o p u la r request, the tape a lone will be available at $10.00 each. H e ad q u a r te rs has several copies which have been used on several occasions and those tha t went to C onven tion were able to see it. A nyone watching the p roduc tion o f this pe rfo rm an ce realizes th a t it takes superb co ncen tra t ion to co o rd in a te the slides with the sound track on a m anua l basis. If this tape is to be used as a PR project for the Ninety-Nines and show n at o th e r th an Ninety-N ine functions, the Board o f D irectors feels tha t this show should be upda ted to include a u to m a t ic slide chang ing synchronized with the tape. This will require the renta l o f a specific piece o f a u d io ­visual eq u ip m en t, however, we feel tha t the p resen ta tion is w or thy o f that.

New Chapters H ead q u a r te r s reported tha t the New Zealand Section is in and Sections the process o f being formed. T he S o u th Africa an d the S o u th

C en tra l Africa Sections have been am a lg am ated in to the Africa S o u th Section. New C h ap te rs th a t have been form ed or re insta ted are: Natal, F lor ida C ro w n , P o to m ac , and S o u th e rn Sierra.

Conventions T he 1980 C o nven tion , o f course, is set fo r Vail, C o lo rado .T he S o u th C entra l Section is w ork ing diligently to provide an o u ts tan d in g c onven t ion in an ou ts tan d in g location. One o f the highlights o f the conven t ion will be the Amelia E arh a r t L uncheon on to p o f a nearby m oun ta in . In 1981, the C o n v en tio n is set fo r Boston. The Board approved the logo to be used. T he place is the Copley Plaza, in Boston. F o r 1982, the selection o f St. Louis was ann o u n ced by the N orth C en tra l Section. The da te and hotel a re to be de term ined at a later date .T he N ine ty-N ines’ T ax C o n su l tan t , Sylvia Paoli, rem inded us th a t o u r tax s ta tus is a very precar ious th ing and tha t all chap ters an d sections should d o w hatever is necessary to p ro tec t this status. Please check with Sylvia if there is any quest ion co ncern ing your tax status.The Board o f D irectors was unable to endorse this activity fo r individual chap ters due to the liability p rob lem s tha t arise. T he likelihood o f a nyone suing the Ninety-Nines is minim al, but the possibility is still there. A S ta tem en t o f C o o p e ra t io n an d insurance coverage would have to be entered into between the Ninety-Nines and the Red Cross a n d th a t has no t happened .O u r T reasurer , Gene N o ra Jessen, was asked to be sure tha t all o f o u r funds a re in the au thor ized financia l ins trum ents to insure the best re tu rn o n o u r m oney.The Board agreed th a t Board M e m b ers ’ expenses to the In terna t iona l C o n v en tio n are to be paid by the Board M em bers . This will a llow the Board o f D irec tors’ budgeted expenses to be used for a t ten d in g individual section meetings t h ro u g h o u t the year.Past President, Pa t M cEwen, has agreed to take on the jo b o f retrieving past Ninety-N ine m em bers . She h as presented lots o f go o d ideas an d will s tart by following up on all m em b ers w ho d o no t renew with a personal letter. She plans to go in to full swing with her p ro g ram a t the Vail C o n v en tio n next year.

N otice o f Fall The Fall m eeting o f the In te rna tiona l Board o f D irectors will Board M eeting take place O c tober 28, 29, 30, a t the In terna tiona l

H ead q u a r te rs , Will Rogers W orld A irport , O k la h o m a City.

501c3T ax Status

N inety-N ines Flying for the Red Cross

M axim izing Investm ents

Board C onvention Expenses

Ninety-N ine D ropouts

Convention ’79 ScrapbookBy Betty Jo Ault

Tuesday the 17th, 04:30— The Convention has begun, long before the first “ chirp" of 99s' tires are heard at the Albany Airport. With the cooperation of police and the airplane manufacturers and dealers, planes are taxied in the early morning haze to the Turf Inn for an outside display. Someone's great idea paid off in excellent national PR for the 99s.

"Here they come There they go . " 99s at Saratoga Harness Racing fun night at the track. One horse's name in the 9th race seemed to catch all of the 99s' $2 00 bets— “ Good Time Flyer"— and would you believe — He WON!!!

A necessary function of every Con vention — Registration.

Although very IFR and wet, 99s with 49'/?ers boarded buses for a guided tour of historic Albany which included the Schuyler Mansion and State Capitol.

By the end of the week, it was clearly evident that 99s "love" to spend money on aviation related articles.

"...those wonderful men in their flying machines..." Old Rhinebeck featured original aircraft, most with the original engine, still flying.

Before the air show, Charter 99 Members were honored by being escorted in an old “ buggy” along the runway in front of the audience Also special mention was made of the history of our organization and our 50th anniversary.

The International Business Meeting Morning meeting— Issue: Membership

At the A E Luncheon, President Thon Griffith congratulated the scholarship winners.

The Convention made national headlines Fay Gillis Wells is interviewed by an NBC reporter

MORE COMING N EXT MONTH!

Special guest at the convention— Muriel Earhart Morrisey, Amelia Earhart's sister.

These ladies made it happen. (L-R) Betty Elliott, Con­vention Chairman, Alice Borodkin, Public Relations Chairman and Doris Miller^Convention Co-Chairman.

International Ninety-Nine Presidents— Past and Present

Iowa 99s Take Physiological TrainingA f t e r a 6 :30 a .m . b r e a k f a s t a t th e

Rodeway Inn. 14 Iowa 99s and 49 '^ers were off to N ebraska for Physiological Train ing at Offut t AFB. They were expecting us, plus a b o u t 30 m ore people. Prerequisites for the tra in ing were o u r FA A medical certif icates and an applicat ion , plus $5 prior to coming.

AH 'the instructors were highly qualified. We began the day with class un d e r C ap ta in Craig. We learned th a t m an is well suited for life on the g round , but when he jo u rn ey s to red u ced p re ssu re s a n d t e m p e ra tu r e s o f alt i tude, he has limitations. We learned that a t 18,000 ft. one can do w ithout oxygen for 25-30 minutes, whereas at 25,000 ft. we can survive only 3-5 minutes. These lectures ran fo r four hours and included vivid descrip ­t io n s , b o th o ra l ly a n d on f i lm , o f th e prob lem s one might encoun ter when flying at these alt itudes.

If we’re ever in an air l iner that suffers rapid decom pression , we know w hat to expect and what to do ab o u t it— oxygen mask NO W ! O ne o f the men told Walt and Jeanne Bedinger tha t if they saw “ A irp o r t”, when the passenger went into the lavatory and exp loded the b o m b , it is a realistic po rtraya l o f what a real experience like tha t would be. In fact, it is so realistic tha t the Air Force uses tha t pa r ticu la r piece o f film in their t ra in ing p rog ram . It's the closest th ing they have to rapid decom pression on film.

The a lt i tude c h am b er was na tura lly the highlight o f the PTS. The ch am b er was a large sealed steel-type room. It held 16 o f us a t a time. After we entered the c ham ber , the d o o r was closed and sealed, and a large p u m p outside began to suck the air ou t o f the cham ber . Of course we were all issued oxygen m asks p r io r to entering. We also had individual c o m m u n ica t io n by in tercom. The outside ope ra to r , as well as others , were in visual con tac t with us. By removing the air, the ba rom etr ic pressure inside is reduced sim ula t ing an actual flight. The ch am b er ascends to a pressure a lt i tude of 25,000 ft. at a rate o f 3,500 ft. per second. At 25,000 ft. we were divided in to tw o g ro u p s—one group removed their oxygen m asks to experience their own hypoxia sym ptoms. M eanwhile , the o th e r g ro u p watches. W hat a s trange thing to see y o u r friend next to you twitch or see his f ingernails tu rn blue! Then the second g ro u p removes their m asks and we watch them. We also took a very short written test.

The a lt i tude c h am b er ends with a rapid decom press ion experience. We expec ted o u r ears to hurt with the sudden change in a tm osphe r ic pressure bu t such is not the case. T h ere ’s a rush o f air, cold c lam m y air and instant fog which clears up in a m at te r o f m oments.

The g ro u p had been told tha t af te r being on 100 percent oxygen for so long, we would experience ex trem e weariness tha t night.

By Bonnie Kenny

Most o f us fo u n d this to be true. However, all those w ho par tic ipa ted felt th a t it was time well spent a n d we gained som e valuable knowledge. *v

Recognize these two? Actually, it's Bonnie Kenny (L) and Annetta Haach. They are trying out the a ttitude and rap id decom press ion chambers.

Annetta Haach steps out after successfully surviving a "flight" in the Vertigon trainer.

While Lubbock 99s Visit Reese AFB

Courtesy United States Air Force

A g ro u p o f civilian w om en pilots and their h usbands became a little “tipsy” in a visit to the Aerospace Physio logy C ente r at Reese Air Force Base in April.

A nyone w ho has experienced the effects o f h y p o x i a k n o w s w h a t t h i s m e a n s . A c c o r d i n g to T S g t . C h a r l e s C a r s t e n , Physiology T ra in ing Superv isor at Reese, hyp o x ia is a cond it ion th a t occurs when the bo d y is deprived o f the n o rm al a m o u n ts o f oxygen. It is a n ever-present d a n g e r when flying at very high a lt i tudes w ithou t p roper oxygen b rea th in g equ ipm ent.

It does no t hurt , bu t it will m ake the pilot “t ipsy” a n d im pa ir his jud g em en t. If left u n c h e c k e d , it w il l e v e n t u a l l y l e a d to unconsciousness.

After initial instruct ion on the physical e ffects o f h igh a l t i tu d e , th e g r o u p was familiarized with oxygen brea th ing eq u ip ­ment.

They also experienced high a lt i tude flight cond it ions in a n a lt i tude c h am b er du r ing the final pa r t o f the day-long session. In the c ham ber , the par t ic ipan ts were subjected to a rapid d ecom press ion and flight a t heights up to 25,000 feet above sea level.

During the high a lt i tude s im ula t ion , the pilots were asked to rem ove their oxygen masks. Then they were asked to pe rform routine tasks, such as simple m ultiplication. After a few m inutes m ost found it very hard o r impossible to work the problems.

“ After a while, it got to where you just d id n ’t care w he ther you did them o r n o t ,” said 99 G inny Patterson.

“ I became very dizzy an d was unable to do th e a r i t h m e t i c , ” sa id J i m E a r s le y o f Lubbock .

After each person had experienced one or two sy m p to m s o f hypoxia th e^ were asked to replace their masks. “The purpose o f this exercise is to familiarize the people with hypoxia so th a t they will be able to recognize its sy m p to m s if it occurs d u r in g a real flight," explained Sergean t Carsten . s»

TSgt. Charles Carsten, Physiology Training Supervisor at Reese AFB, makes sure there are no leaks around Connie Earsley's oxygen mask Connie attended an all day training session at the Aerospace Physiology Laboratory at Reese with the Lubbock Chapter U S.S Air Force photo by Ted Houghton.

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HATS: Hand-crocheted warm w inter hats. W h ite , Powder B lue , Royal Blue or Navy, with contrasting "99” . O n e size fits all. $3.50. ppd. M ake check to Northern New England Chapter 99s, mail to Betsy A lexander, M errill Lea, Sunapee, NH 03782.

VISOR HATS: Chapter m oney m aker at air shows! Red visor w ith 99 Compass Rose, history of 99s and m em bership requirem ents printed on it. 9 adjustable slots on band. 500—$65.00; 1,000— $120.00; 2,500—$105.00; 5.000— $95.00. Shipping charges additional. M ake checks to Chicago Area Chapter 99s. M ail to Nancy Haraldson, Rt. 2 Box 378, Barrington, IL 60010.

SUN VISORS: W hite w ith dark navy double 9 insignia and w ords "B .C . 99s” . $3.50 ♦ $1.00 postage, Canada. (Foreign Postage $1.25) B .C . C hap te r, Judy W illiam s, 8580-16th A ve ., Burnaby, B .C . V3N1S6, Canada.

NYLON JACKETS: 100% nylon w ith sanforized lin ing . W hite w ith b lue Compass Rose or navy w ith w hite Com pass Rose. “ International O rgan ization of W om en Pilots” around Compass Rose. $16.50 plus $2.00 shipping. Sizes are M EN S— Ladies equivalent in parenthesis. XS (30-32), S (34-36), M (38-40), L (42-44). NY residents add sales tax and list county. Finger Lakes Chapter, Terry Barr, 288 Thornell Rd ., Pittsford, NY 14534. (XS in navy only)

100% NYLON W IND BREAKER: Royal B lue with 11 inch Com pass Rose on the back. $15.00 plus $1.50 shipping. Name on the front of jacket w ith w ords Ninety- Nines must be printed on order. Sizes for ladies are the m en's jacket sizes: S (34- 36), M (38-40), L (42-44). A llow up to four weeks for d elivery . W aco Cen-Tex Chapter, Eula Heath , Rt. 2 Box 152, W aco, TX 76706.

JUMPSUITS: Com fortab le polyester and cotton poplin w ith tie belts. Red , navy, sky b lue, den im , khaki and gold ; red , navy and sky b lue available with contrasting stripes. Sizes 6-20 regular or tall (over 5'7"); $25 ppd. O rder from Florida Goldcoast C hap ter, M rs. L. Eig, P .O . Box 330502, M iam i, FL 33133.

SCARF: 5"x54" white polyester, washable (no iron) w ith b lue 99 insignia. Compass Rose. $6.00 ea. postage paid. Ruth Thom as, M ontvale A irp ark , Rt. #10, Best Road, M aryville , TN 37801.

SCARF: W hite w ith royal b lue 99 insignia in co rner. Size approxim ate ly 30" square. W ashable. $4.00 ppd. M ontreal Chap ter, Irma Selig, 5526 Randall Avenue, M ontreal, Q uebec , Canada H4V 2V8.

LOVELY HANDCRAFTED SCARF: M ade of 100% acrylic f ib e r, soft and pleasing to the touch. U nique design of tiny airp lanes w hich look like beautiful birds. This scarf w ill be personalized for you at no extra charge. Scarf p rice $20.00 plus $2.50 postage. C o lo r: w h ite or b lue background w ith contrasting airplanes. Eastern New England Chapter, Jean D oherty , Box 152, Southboro , M A 01772.

99 SCARF: Tie one on! Perm anent press w ith silk screened entw ined 99. $5.00 ppd. New O rleans Chap ter, Ede B randon , 2112 Belle Chasse Hwy. N orth , No. 206, G retna, LA 70053.

WARM COM FORTABLE CARDIGAN S: 100% wool or acrylic . N avy-Royal-W hite . All with insignia. Sizes: Small (34-36), M edium (38-40), Large (42-44). P rice : W oo l, $44.95, acrylic $39.95 plus $2.50 shipping. Eastern New England Chapter, Jean Doherty, Box 152, Southboro, M A 01772.

SKI SWEATER & SKI HAT: 100% w ool handcrafted sweater and hat. Designed and made by one of our own 99s. W hite w ith blue 99 insignia o r b lue w ith w hite 99 insignia. Sweater sizes: Small (34-36), M edium (38-40), Large (42-44). Sweater may be personalized for $2.00. Eastern New England C hap ter, Jean D oherty , Box 152, Southboro, M A 01772.

TRAVEL SWEATER: Heavy acrylic w hite sweater w ith em bro idered travel them e: planes, ships, balloons, etc . W ere $35.00, now $27.50 ppd. San Fernando Valley Chapter, Cecilia Stratford, 10855 M orrison St., No. H o llyw o od , C A 91601.

99s LADIES CAPPED SLEEVE T-SHIRT: 50% polyester, 50% cotton , navy shirt w ith small powder b lue 99design, dyed into fabric . Statesize SM L. $5.50each plus 50<t postage. Cynthia Kem per, Connecticu t Chapter, 16 Fairport Road , W estport, C T 06880.

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NOTAM T-SHIRTS: W hite w ith dark navy silkscreen ing . Fronts show Stearman silhouetted w ith words above : “ B .C . 99s” and words b e lo w : “ N O T A M ” . Backs read: “ W om en pilots don't stall a ro und .” $7.50+ $1.00postage,Canada. (Foreign postage $1.50). Sizes S, M , L, XL. B .C . C h a p te r ,c /o Judy W illiam s,8580-16th A ve ., Burnaby, B .C . V3N1S6 Canada.

T-SHIRT: W hite T-Shirt w ith “ M y M om ’s A P ilo t” or “ M y Grandm a's A P ilo t” printed in b lue on the front. S izes: C h ild —$5.75— Very Sm all, Sm all. M edium , Large. Adult— $6.75— Sm all, M ed ium , Large. Long Island C h ap te r,C aro l R ichard , 35 W . Adams Street, East Is lip , NY 11730.

W O M EN ’S 99 T-SHIRTS: Fully fashioned ladies T-shirts of high quality 50/50 polyester cotton. Three sizes, S, M , L. $5.00 plus $.50 postage. A lbuquerque Chapter. Jan Flora, P .O . Box 8263, A lbuquerque, NM 87108.

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“Pat etc.BUMPER STICKERS: Style *1—w hite & b lack , “ Here's a 9 9 on the M o v e ." Style #2, w h ite , b lue & black (w ith 99 eyelashes), “ 99s Love F ly ing .” Specify #. E. Pennsylvania Chap ter, Gail Lingo, 17 G u ild C t ., W illingboro , NJ 08046.

99 IRON -ON TRANSFER: W hite 8"x9" transfer great for T-shirts, canvas bags, cush ions, etc. Perfect for meetings and all 99 occasions. Very durab le and washable. Any T-shirt shop can apply. C hapter name w ill be included above compass rose free for orders of 30 or m ore. $3.00 ppd. Arkansas C hapter. Bonnie Anderson . Rt. 1, Box 101, H indsville , AR 72738.

NINETY-NINES I.D. BADGE: $3.25 each. Prompt d elivery . Pat Forbes, G o lden West Chap ter, Box 136, San C arlos, CA 94070.

99 NAME BADGE: Shape of your State, w h ite , b lue letters, $3.50 ppd. Central Illino is Chapter, Norma N ew berry, Rt. #3, Jacksonville , IL 62650.

99 NAME BADGES: 99 insignia, m em ber name and chapter, w h ite w ith black letters, 2" d iam eter, safety lock pin. M atching 49V2er badge. $3.00 each ppd. A llow 4-6 weeks for delivery . Colorado C hap ter, Linda Sch re ffler: 10667 Tabor C o u rt: B room fie ld , C O 80020.

DECALS: 3"x3" pressure sensitive Compass Rose em blem s. 354 3/$1 ppd. G reater St. Louis Chapter, Laura Se llinger, 640 F. Jefferson A ve ., St. Louis, M O 63122.

PATCH: Blue w ith w h ite letters. 4" d iam eter w ith 99s in center. W ashable. $3.00 each. W isconsin C hap ter, Geri H e in tskill, 214 E. Alta Loma C irc le , Th iensv ille , W l 53092.

PATCHES: For D R F , APT and A IR M A R K IN G participants. Em bro idered, red , w hite and b lue , w ashable, 2" in d iam eter. $1.25 ppd. each . O range County C hap ter, Joyce Young , 13046 Kerry Street, Garden G ro ve , C A 92644.

NEW APT PATCH: For all 99s APT 5 yrs. or m ore. G o ld star available for those APT 10 yrs. 3V2* dia. washable , em bro idered , w hite w ith red and b lue. Proof of elig ib ility must be sent. $3.25 ppd. Those APT 10 yrs. add 254 for gold star. O range Co . C hap ter, Bev A llen , 2326 Corne ll D rive , Costa M esa, C A 92626.

SW SECTION PATCH: Lovely co lors outlin ing the SW Section states, with airp lane leaving contrail of 99. Co lors are goldenrod (Y e llo w ), light and royal b lue. Patches $2.00 + 154 handling. (O rders of 10 or m ore , no charge for handling .) Also availab le : T-shirts and iron-ons. Shirts $7.95 + 504, Iron-ons $3.50. Names. N-nos available . San Fernando Valley C hap ter, Cecilia Stratford , 10855 M orrison St., No. H o llyw ood , C A 91601.

W ING SPONSOR PATCH: For chapter m em ber sponsoring new m em ber. Two overlapping c irc les representing the pilot and her sponsor, w ith the 9 9 symbol in the hub of the p rope lle r. Co lors red and b lue on w hite . $2.00 ppd. San Fernando Valley C hap te r, C ecilia Stratford , 10855 M orrison St., No. H o llyw ood , C A 91601.

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AIR M ARKING GUIDE: $3.50. Palomar C hap ter, M arcia Schofie ld , P .O . Box 686, Solana Beach, C A 92075.

C O O K B O O K “W INGS IN THE KITCHEN” : A Lady Pilo t’s New England sam pler. Pilot tested recipes for the gal on the go. Pireps on places to fly and eat in New England. $3.25 ppd. Eastern New England Chapter, Cora Pustaver.4 Kendall Rd., Sudbury, M A 01776.

FLYING CO M PA N IO N SEMINAR S.O.P.: C om plete instructions for a sem inar that increases chapter cohesiveness and funds. $25 ppd. for S .O .P . and Ava C arm ichae l’s book “ From W hite Knuckles To Cockp it C o o l" . Check payable to San Diego Chapter 99s. Betty W harton , 6411 M ontezum a R d ., San D iego. CA 92103.

SKY PAL’S SEMINAR KIT: It ’s easy to put on your own Sky Pal's Sem inar using our Sem inar Kit. The kit contains over 70 visuals to assist in the presentations and slides of the cross co untry from Lubbock to A b ilene , as described in the “ W hite Knuck les Book” . The kit items may be ordered separately: (a) 8V2X II Handout of visuals—$4.00: (b) 8V2X II T ransparencies—$10.00; (c) C o lo r Slides of Cross Co untry— $12.00; (d) Com plete set—$25.00. Lubbock 99s. G inny Patterson. 3004 81st Street, Lubbock, TX 79423.

POSTERS: Build chapter m em bership— locate posters at area airports. 8V2X I I . Lt. blue heavy stock with “ The N inety-N ines, Inc. In ternational Organization of Licensed W om en Pilo ts" welcom es active wom en pilots, statement of purpose, cartoon figure and 99 symbol. Space for name and address of local contact person. $1.75 plus $1.15 postage for 25. $3.25 plus $1.75 postage for 50. Central NY Chapter, M arcia Bu lle r, 113 Belle Terrace, Syracuse, NY 13212.

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ADDRESS LABELS: V ^ x l3/*" self adhesive, peel off/press on address label. 99 Com pass Rose in b lue on left side. 20 letters & spaces allowed per line , 4 lines per label. Any message that fits. Current p rices: 225— $5.00; 450— $6.90; 1,000— $13.15, ppd. G o lden Triangle Chap ter, P .O . Box 243, H urst, TX 76053.

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CHRISTM AS CARDS: Style No. 1 is b lue w ith w h ite “ sno w flake" Compass Rose 4"x5". Verse : “ Season's G reetings and M ay the New Year Bring You C lear Skies and Tail W in d s ." Style No. 2 is w h ite w ith blue tree decorated w ith compass Rose. 4VV'x5$4T. Verse : “ M ay the Lights on this tree m ake Your W ho le Year Bright.” W ith envelopes. 15 for $3.00 ppd. Iowa C hap te r, M ary Lou W right, W ebster, IA 52355.

49Vier CERTIFICATE: $2.00 ea. ppd ., b lack & white parchm ent prints of famous husband's pledge. 9"x12". First ride cards— 10for $1.00 ppd. Plain for 49Vtersand non-m em bers. Compass Rose for 99s. Please specify. Las Vegas Valley Chap ter, Liz H e lle r, 5212 W . O akey . Las Vegas. NV 89102.

PILOT CERTIFICATE: In gold or silver on 8"x10" w alnut. Provide follow ing inform ation or certificate co py: Date of b irth , height, w eight, hair co lo r, eyes, sex. nationality, type of pilot certificate , Cert. No., ratingsand lim itations,dateo f issue and Adm in istrato r’s nam e. Must have your signature on separate sheet of white unlined paper in b lack or red ink . $29.95 ppd. Ft. W orth C hap ter, juanita W addell. Rt. 4. Box 65. Ft. W orth . TX 76112.

SOLO CERTIFICATES: W hite , b lue lettering and Compass Rose. “ The N inety-Nines co n g ra tu la te _______________on your first solo f lig h t." 25c each , m inim umorder 4. Utah Chapter, Sarah G underso n , 961 30th St., O gden . UT 84403.

99s PERSONAL POCKET D IARY— 1980: Blue kid fin ish— white 99 Logo on m iddle of front co ver—6Vi"x3%". $1.50 ea. ppd. Palisades Chapter. Helen E. Levy, 366D Hackensack St., Wood Ridge. N) 07075.

INVITATION CARDS: W allet size cards inviting prospective m em bers to a 99 M eeting. Spaces for meeting place and 99s name. 20 per package, $1.00 ppd. Bay Cities Chapter. Abigail Wagg. 1890 C lem ens R d ., O akland , C A 94602.

NOTEPAD: 50 white 5V2wx81/2" sheets w ith aviatrix, p lane and logo “ Right On Target” in upper right. $1.00 ppd. G reater St. Louis C hap te r, Elizabeth Jordan, 726 S. Balias Rd .. St. Louis. M O 63122.

NOTEPAD AND ENVELOPES: Notes from a 99. Notepad and Envelopes w ith 99 Compass Rose on upper left. Pad— 5ttx8H , 75c ppd. Pkg. of 25 enve lopes. 75c ppd. Eastern New England Chapter, Christine Em erson, 5 M ae Road. Bedford . M A 01730.

NOTEPAPER: W hite w ith Com pass Rose in b lue. Tw enty sheets and twenty en ve lo p es. $2.00 ppd. M ake ch ecks payab le to Kansas C hap te r. Phyllis M cC o llom , 3010 Halstead, W ich ita , KS 67204.

RUBBER STAMP: 99 Compass Rose. 2" diam . Reproduction of official seal. Price $6.50 postage paid. W rite Dorothy M ercer, Colom bia Cascade Chapter, 7001 E. Sleret A ve ., Vancouver. W A 98664.

PERSONALIZED RUBBER STAMP: 99 Compass Rose Logo. Name and Address. Name Stamp $9.00, Stamp Pad $1. O rder from South Louisiana Chap ter, Polly Baughm an, 533 O akford D r., Baton Rouge, LA 70815.

STATIONERY: Rare opportun ity to purchase ind ividualized chapter stationery (8 1/2x 1 1 ) . Elaborate Compass Rose, individual chapter nam e, and N inety-N ines in exotic type style. Paper is Classic Laid in tan with warm tone brown ink . M atching Ko-Rec-Type w ith each order. Send for sample of paper and envelope. P rice : 500 letterheads and 500 envelopes $168, plus $1.50 handling and postage. Cost of larger quantity on request. M arin County Chapter, Sally D ennett, 19 Elkin C o urt, San Rafael, C A 94901.

99s STATIONERY: No envelopes needed : notes fold and are secured w ith gold seal: com e in p ink , b lue , lim e, grey and avocado, each with superim posed 99 embossed in gold at top. O rder all one co lor or m ixed. 20 notes and seals. $2.25. Bakersfield Chapter, Judi Faulstick. 5409-A M ing A ve ., Bakersfield , C A 93309.

AIRPLANE PINS: Gold or silver tone $11 ppd. Indiana Dunes, Sh irley Spry, 21410 W icker A ve ., Low ell, IN 46356.

99 JEWELRY: Large 99 monogram style #1115 Pin or Charm (specify ): sterling $19.25: gold-filled $24.40; 10K $95.25. #1115Charm w ith heavy curb link Bracelet. #1115Br3: sterling $29.80. GF $33.50. Small 99 m onogram w /p rop (3/4") style. #1403 Pin or Charm (Specify): sterling $13.75, GF $16 .00 ,10K $38.25. Chairm an's Pin style #1403 10K w /synthetic ruby set in hub of prop $42.11. #1403 Stick P in : sterling $13.75, GF $16.00. #1403 Earrings (Specify screw type or for p ierced ears): sterling $25.60, GF $30.30. Dangle style $2.20 additional. Charm only style #1403- 847TT small 99 monogram w /p rop on d isc : sterling $16.40, GF $20 .40 ,10K $75.00. Add $1.50 for postage and handling. Checks to Ch icago Area Chapter 99s. M ail to Nancy Haraldson, Rt. 2 Box 378, Barrington. IL 60010.

LAPEL PIN: Stunning gold plated airp lane towing banner, “ Fly W ith M e .” $6.95 ppd. Delaware Chap ter, Lorraine Raym ond, 1801 Eugene C t ., W ilm ington , DE 19810.

MAPLE LEAF: G o ld , w ith cha in , to be attached to the offic ia l 99 pin. For Canadian members on ly . $8.50 ppd. M aple Leaf Chapter, Hilda D evereux , 1115-200 Westfield D rive , London, Canada N6H 2M4.

99 Sterling Silver

PENDANT: Needlepo int oval 1"x1 V2" , b lue w ith white 99 logo. $2.00 ppd. Greatei St. Louis C hap ter, Barbara W ilp e r, 1255 Teson Rd ., H azelw ood, M O 63042.

99 PINS, PENDANTS & SEALS: All of same design V A inch d iam eter. Pins anc pendants are a seal decoupaged on quality hardwood by Lylbet (pins & pendant* survive laundering !) Seals 45/$1-Pin $4 each-Pendant $5. M aryland Chapter, June Hanson. 1416 T rim b le R d ., Edgewood, M D 21040.

99 RING: 10K Yellow Go ld 99 Ring w ith Prop, Florentine F in ish . $148.75. Satin F in ish : $140.00. W hite G o ld , $2.50 Additional. Prices subject to change. Send check and ring size to Cape G irardeau Area Chapter, Lois Feigenbaum , 26 Pinewood D r., C arbondale , IL 62901.

99 RING: 2 square 9's overlayed on small base: very fem in ine—great for p inkie . 10K ye llow or w hite availab le . Cu rren t p rice : $50.00 ppd. Go lden Triangle Chap ter. P .O . Box 6361, H urst. TX 76053.

99 STERLING SILVER: 14K post earrings 3/8" $21. stick pin 7/16" d iam eter $16. Blazer button p rice upon request. Prices include insurance and postage, NY Cap ital District Chap ter, Suzanne Po lsine llo , 141 A iken A ve ., Renss., NY 12144.

WINGS: Elegant craftsm an-designed w ings w ith the official 99 insignia in the center. Size V / i" w ith safety clasp . S ilver $7.50. Go ld filled $15.00, 14K gold available by special o rder. Sacram ento Valley Chap ter, C o rky C ro n in , 6110 Holstein W ay, Sacram ento, C A 95831.

& 'Pun&e4 ,CH ECK B O O K CO VERS: W hite shoe kid vinyl w ith blue 99 Compass Rose. 6 V i" x 3 V *" fo lded . $3.00 ppd. Checks payable Ft. W orth Chapter, Au leen K. Hall, 3908 Co untry C lub R d ., A rling to n , TX 76013.

A E o r 99 Handbags

F light Bag

FLIGHT BAG: W hite nylon-fin ish viny l, b lue p iping. 12"x12"x4". Compass Rose w ith N inety-N ines underneath . Adjustable shoulder strap, zipper closure and hard bottom w ith bell studs. $6.50 ppd. ($7.50 outside USA). Iowa Chap ter, M ary Lou W right, W ebster, IA 52355.

HANGER BAG O R FLIGHT VALET: W hite plastic garm ent travel bag, 50" length with full zipper opening. Im printed w ith b lue and gold Compass Rose and “ N inety-N ines” underneath . $6.00 ppd. Dallas Redbird Chap ter, Helen W ilke , 7049 Helsem W ay, D allas, TX 75230.

A.E. or 99 HANDBAGS: V in y l, hand painted, A .E. bag, w h ite on ly . 99 bag w h ite , navy or black w ith gold , silver or w hite Insignia. $30.00 ppd. A llow 4 w eeks for delivery . Florida Spaceport Chapter, V irg in ia G ilrea th , 8354 M eadow Lakes D r., C harlo tte , NC 28210.

WALLET: Sky b lue . Princess G ardner, leather, 99 Compass Rose stamped in gold. Snap closings, queen-sized co in purse, 8 p lace photo-card w indows. Guaranteed w orkm ansh ip . $8.50 each. Large w alle t, w ith checkbook secretary, $17.50. Checks payable to Puget Sound Chapter, Lorna K ring le , P .O . Box 731, Bothell, W A 98011.

& S o u v e t t vAUTOM OBILE LICENSE TAGS: “ I ’d Rather Be Flying” license plates. B lue letters on white background. $3.00 ppd. Oklahom a Chapter. Poochie Rotzinger, 1807 W estm inster PI., Oklahom a C ity , O K 73120.

CANDY DISH: Crystal V / i ' x W i " w ith hand-etched 99 insignia. Can be used as m ulti-purpose dish. $6.50 inc. postage. M ake checks to Ch icago Area Chapter. Mail to Nancy Haraldson, Rt. 2 Box 378, Barrington, IL 60010.

99 CLIPBOARD: Blue vinyl w ith white compass rose. 6"x9". $5.50 ppd. M innesota Chapter, Jane G o odw in , 4141 W . O ld Shakopee R d ., Apt. 33, B loom ington, MN 55437.

DASH PLAQUE: A metal p laque V /i" high and 3" long. W hite w ith blue printing with 99 on left and “ M em ber of 99s International O rganization of Licensed W om en Pilots” on right. Another plaque with a B i-W ing airplane on the left side and printing “ Flying is Fun” on the right side. Has adhesive tape on the back and sticks to anything. $1.00 each. San Antonio Chap ter, Laura R ich ter, 11206 C lifton Forge, San A nton io , TX 78230.

EYEGLASS CASE KITS: Needlepo int eyeglass case kits, b lue and w h ite , b lock 99 design; for sm aller size glasses. Send $5 to W estern New England Chapter, M ary Koh ler, 278 M idd le St., Am herst, M A 01002.

HIGH FLIGHT: Poem with 99 logo. Suitable for fram ing. Some parchm ent for decoupage still available . Specify if for decoupage. $1.35 plus .65 postage U .S .A . M em phis C hap ter, Carolyn D. Sullivan, 4807 Ch ilds D rive , M em phis, TN 38116.

H O O D , PORTABLE, COLLAPSIBLE IFR: Sturdy w hite cardboard im printed with bright b lue “ 99” . Adjustable for all head sizes. Small enough to fit purse or flight kit. Just right for practice IFR . $2.00 ppd. Dallas Redbird Chapter, Helen W ilke , 7049 Helsem W ay. Dallas. TX 75230.

NAPKINS: Fine quality w hite paper w ith blue 99 Compass Rose in co rner. Cocktail or luncheon size . Package of 20 for $1.50 ppd. Centra l N Y, Harriette H illia rd , 5 M arshall A ve .. Ilio n , NY 13357.

99 ARMETALE M U G : Sandcast w ith 99 Compass Rose $11 ppd. Indiana Dunes, Shirley Spry, 21410 W icker A ve ., Low ell, IN 46356.

M UGS: W hite ceram ic w ith b lue 99compass rose em blem . Set of fo u r , $6.00 ppd. A ll-O h io , Rosalie Bracht W yse, 2186 St. S .W ., A k ro n , O H 44314.

PEWTER ITEMS: Keychains & M oney clips $3.75. C u fflinks in Pewter Box $6.50. Pewter Boxes S, M , L—$4, $5. $7. A ll depicting old tim e aircraft. A ll ppd. Indiana Dunes Chapter, Shirley Spry, 21410 W icker A ve ., Low ell, IN 46356.

GENUINE LAMBSKIN SEAT CO VERS: W ashable, fits any auto or p lane seat. Cool in sum m er, warm in w inter. $48.00 ppd. A ll-O h io Chap ter, Jeane W olcott, 1633 Liv-M oor C t ., Co lum bus, O H 43227.

99 SICK SACS: W hite 5"x9" w ith 3" powder b lue c irc le w ith 99 in the center. 5 sacks $1.00 ppd. G reater St. Louis Chapter, Elizabeth Jordan, 726 S. Balias R d ., St. Louis, M O 63112.

SPEC-MINDERS: Holds your glasses. Inscription “ Pilots Have M ore Fu n .” Self- adheres to smooth surface on car or p lane. Blue $1.50 ppd. Centra l PA Chapter, Barb G ay, R .D . #5, Tunkhannock , PA 18657.

99 TRAY: Tray by C o uro c of M onterey. Round IOV2" , black w ith gold Compass Rose. Indestructib le , im pervious to alkalis, boiling w ater, salad oils and a lcoho l. Use as serving tray or as wall p laque. A real co llecto r’s item , $12.75 ppd. M onterey Bay Chapter, Ruth Huston, 1810 Prune St., H o llister, C A 95023.

ALEXANDER G R A H A M PLANE TELEPHONE: Type ce rt if ic a te just issued! Adaptable com m unications equipm ent. Dual purpose wing. Pilot can dial prop setting in absolute safety. Co lor options: cam ouflage, racy red & ye llow , or warm white . $109.99 ppd. (until Nov. 1). San Diego Chapter, Eleanor R ichardson, 5632 Linfield A ve ., San D iego, C A 92120.

WINGS PLAQUE: Distinctive pew ter-like plaque with 99 w ings m ounted on w alnut fin ished w ood. 5V2"x 9". Inscrip tion : “ International O rganization of Licensed W om en Pilots” . Perfect for your own hom e, o ffice , e tc . Also has been popular for gifts and special awards. $10.95 ppd. W estern New York , Arlene LoPresti, 11 Chestnut H ill C o u rt, W illiam sville , NY 14221.

A V A I L A B L E F R O M 99 H E A D Q U A R T E R S : T h e f o l l o w i n g i t e m s a r e a v a i la b le u p o n

r e q u e s t f r o m T h e N i n e t y - N i n e s , I n c . , P .O . B o x 59965, O k l a h o m a C i t y , O K 73159 .

COM PASS ROSE CU T: For stationery printing . $5.00.

CERTIFICATE O F APPRECIATION: Parchm ent 8V T x i r . gold seal and ribbon, b lue and b lack offset inscrip tion : “ In recognition of your interest in Aviation and you r g rac ious p artic ipa tio n in the activ itie s of our o rg an iza tio n . Your contribution to the Ninety-N ines is deep ly appreciated and we hope this Certificate w ill serve as a lasting m em ento .” $3.00 ppd. The N inety-N ines, Inc., P .O . Box 59965, O klahom a C ity , O K 73159.

MEDALS, AM ELIA EARHART: Bronze (with or w ithout rings) $12.50, Silverplate, $15.00. Sterling S ilver, $35.00. 99 Headquarters, P .O . Box 59965, O klahom a C ity, O K 73159.

PIN, O FFICIAL MEMBERSHIP: G old plated w ith moveable prop. $1.00 ppd. 99 H eadquarters. P .O . Box 59965, Oklahom a C ity , O K 73159.

C O LO R IN G B O O K : “ Let’s G o F ly ing” .Designed and w ritten by N inety-N ines, this educational tool is factual and accurate w h ile rem aining sim ple and enterta ining . Teachers’ guides available for classroom use. Great for k ids, g randch ild ren and student pilots!Individual orders: Co loring Books, $1.60 ppd. Teachers G u ides, 50<r ppd. Order from Jo M cC a rre ll. RR #1, Box 489A, D eQ u een , AR 71832.

Bulk orders of 25 or more should be d irected to 99 Headquarters,

THE NINETY-NINES . . . PAST—PRESENT— FUTURE: History of the Ninety-Nines com piled in honor of the dedication of our headquarters building in 1975. This p ic to ria l h isto ry charts the co u rse o f the N inety-N ines th rough each international presidency and expands and updates previous publications. $3.00 ppd. The N inety-N ines, In c ., P .O . Box 59965, Oklahom a C ity , O K 73159.

THE 99 NEWS: Additional copies, $1 each as available . The 99 NEWS, P .O . Box 59965, O klahom a C ity , O K 73159.

99 APPLICATIONS: Be sure the forms you give to incom ing members are up-to- date and have the correct fees listed.

BRO CH URE, MEMBERSHIP: Blue w ith embossed gold design. G ives brief outline of purpose, m em bership requ irem ents, projects and activities of the 99s. G reat for prospective m em bers. Q uantities up to 50 available free from 99 Headquarters, thereafter $1.00 per dozen .

NEW MEMBER H AN D BO O K: O utlines background and structure of the organization and gives exam ples of the many kinds of activities in w hich 99s are invo lved . 50c ppd.

99 ROSTER: Members only. Roster— 1978-79. $5.00 ppd. U .S . & Canada; $8.00 e lsew here.

Activities&

Projects

Western Canada Deals Two Chapters In

By Roberta Taylor and Judy ElliottThe British C o lu m b ia C h a p te r sponsored

a very successful M o u n ta in Flying Sem inar with Burnaby C o m m u n i ty E du ca tio n and the M.O .T. T he sem in a r which featured Des Price, M inistry o f T ra n s p o r t Regional Safety Officer, was very well a t tended with over 80 pilots participa ting . Plans a re underway for m ore sem inars in the fall.

O n J u n e 10th, t h e B.C. C h a p te r participated in the Sa ltspr ing Island Fly-in, which was hosted by the Pacific Flying Club. The chap te r raised o pe ra t ing funds th rough the sale o f fresh sa lm on d inners cooked on barbecues.

A n o th e r c h ap te r project in con junction with the Pacific Flying C lub is the Abbotsford Airshow. B.C. m em bers will be advertising the 99s and selling si lkscreened 99 T-shirts and 99 visors.

British Colum bia Chalks Up Three Successful

Projects By Roberta Taylor

T h e A l b e r t a C h a p t e r o n c e a g a i n sponsored an ex trem ely successful Poker

R u n in Ju n e . The a n n u a l event d rew a large c row d o f A lber ta fliers an d their poker- p laying passengers . First prize was a t r ip for tw o to Victoria , B.C. on Pacific W estern Airlines.

The S ask a tch ew an C h a p te r a lso hosted a successful P o k e r R un recently with 28 a irc raf t par t ic ipa ting f rom th ro u g h o u t the province. T he youngest w inner this year was a 6 year old boy w h o had the 9th best Poker Hand.

Saskatchewan Poker Run leader Lynn Shaw

New York-New JerseyFinger Lakes Takes in Washing

J u n e 2nd was a day o f profit a n d pleasure for the Finger Takes C hapter . M em bers ga thered early a t the R o ch es te r -M o n ro e C o u n ty (NY) A irpo r t fo r a p lane wash. Jo a n n Navik was c h a i rm a n o f th e e v e n t . She had advised the girls to b ring pails, rags, ladders an d creepers a nd . most im por tan tly , a picnic lunch. G o o d times c an n o t be forgotten .

After a m o rn in g o f hard w ork washing fou r planes, a lunch break was declared. In the a f t e r n o o n , five m o re p lanes were tackled. M arcia M cDow ell had carelessly b rough t a creeper, so she was assigned, a lo n g w ith C a ro l M o h a n d i s s , to the undersides. Jus tine M athew s and Alice M cE achern flew up from Dansville (abou t fifty miles aw ay) to pa r tic ipa te and Jan e t Moffett drove in f rom Naples. M an n in g the ladders and pails were M arcia Gite lm an , C onn ie Nelson, Julie Googins. Ju d y Stiles, Terri Barr, Evelyn G a n and expec tan t m o th e r B arbara Flick. T he t reasu ry was nicely au g m en ted by this day 's work.

H u d so n V a lley H o sts T o u r By M ary M atthew s

The H ud so n Valley C h ap te r hosted the to u r to Old Rhinebeck A erodrom e for C o n v en tio n goers. Six buses with 99s and guests rode d o w n the H udson Valley and crossed the H udson to see the an tique aerop lanes in their na tura l setting. The highlight of the to u r was to watch the old t ime flying from the period of 1900 to 1937. H udson Valley m em bers rode some of the buses with the visitors giving im p ro m p tu guided to u r in fo rm a t ion o f the area on the w ay d o w n . A t th e A e r o d r o m e , o th e r H u d s o n V a l l e y m e m b e r s p r o v i d e d in fo rm at ion as to loca tion of the facilities.

H udson Valley Tour G u ides ' (L-R ) M ary Matthews. Martha Woods. Ada Friedman and Norma Hampson take a break at Old Rhinebeck.

S tra ig h ten in g th e C ou rse

The last issue o f the 99 N E W S reported the unveil ing o f the 99 collection a t the Western Canada Aviation M useum . The report should have read tha t the initial research for the collection was d o n e by D o ro th y Renwick, funded by the 99 chap ters of Eastern Canada. In the final phases of developm ent, the G rea te r Winnipeg chap ter assisted with lay-out and d ocum en ta t ion .

Shirley R ender o f W innipeg is now the m useum co -o rd in a to r for the 99 collection. She has m ade a plea for help in t racking d o w n in fo rm a t io n on C a n a d a ’s early w om en pilots.

If an yone would be able to assist her with in form at ion , please con tac t her a t Box 99, S ta tion C, Winnipeg.

M anning Long Is land 's booth at the EAA Convention are Jane Duggan (standing), Pat Rockwell and Madeline LaCarubba. Chapter Chairman (seated) com pg 24

Washing away are Finger Lakes Chapter members Janet Moffett. Marcia Gitelman and Julie Googins

H e lp in g H an d s By P at R ockw ell

Ju n e 23rd and 24th. 1979 saw m any mem bers of the Long Island C h ap te r helping the EAA at Brookhaven Airport . We had o u r own boo th and met m any w om en pilots and studen t pilots looking for in fo rm at ion on the 99s both locally and from nearby states. We tried to help ou t by giving them nam es from o ther chap ters that they could con tac t for in fo rm at ion on becom ing prospective members. Ronnie Minnig chaired the comm ittee, spent bo th days at the a irpo r t with Pat Bizzoso and did a super jo b o f handling o u r c o m m itm e n t to the EAA.

North CentralBusy, Busy . . .By J e a n e W olco tt

The acquisi t ion and receipt o f the 99 History book has caused a nu m b er of mem bers o f the All-Ohio C h ap te r to d o n a te the books to libraries. Kay Jo h n s o n don a ted hers to the Grove City Public L ibrary and Jeane W olcott purchased an extra book and d o n a ted it to her a lm a m ater Kent State University.

A i r m a r k i n g C h a i r m a n M a r g a r e t Golledge has com ple ted the flyer which has been sent to all the com m unitie s in the state o f O hio to encourage a irm ark ing . The pam phle t enti tled, “O hio M arks The Sky R oads For Safety S a k e " explains the purpose o f a irm ark in g and encourages com m unitie s to con tac t the 99s for m ore in fo rm at ion a n d / o r assistance.

The fou r days o f the D ayton Air Show was a huge success with m any A ll-Ohio 99s remaining behind to work the Show ra the r th an a t tend ing the C onvention in Albany, reports C h a irm an Vi Blowers. Ninety-Nines worked the in fo rm at ion desk, sold tickets and helped in the C o m m a n d Center . Fo r services rendered , the Air Show C om m it tee dona te s monies to the W o m e n ’s Air and Space Museum .

Speeches, Awards & Celebrations By D eb b ie K aras

Rose B onom o and o ther Chicago Area 99s have been speak ing to the Chicago Public Schools on avia t ion for the avia t ion e d u c a t io n p ro g ra m s . R ose b r ings over several planes f rom "W ing It" (the largest o p e ra to r at M idway Airport owned by Rose, o f course) and she answers a variety o f quest ions and quest ions a bou t careers in aviation.

Chicago Area is celebrating the c h a p te r ’s 45th anniversary. The b ir thday par ty sta rted in J a n u a ry with C h icag o ’s biggest snow sto rm in 10 years but this d id n ’t s top the 105 p eo p le w ho a t t e n d e d . T h e c h a p t e r is recognizing the m em bers fo r 5th. 10th, 15th, 20th anniversaries as 99s an d there are 28 this year. R uby W yant, 10th; M arion Jayne , 10th; 25th for G ean Burson, Nita F inem an and Helen Sailer; a n d 30 years fo r Esther Noffke. Sandy Klock, 10th, and Louise

Kokesh m arked 20 years.A successful Aviation Clinic was held in

M arch a t A u ro ra A irport and it was a t ten d ed by over 175 people. M arion Servos, C h a irm an , and J o a n Kerwin, Co- C h a irm a n , with Nancy H a r a ld s o n a s Lunch C h a irm a n led 24 o th e r m em bers and 49(^ers t h ro u g h the busy day. Je a n Ingle, Ellen O ’H ara . J o a n Kerwin and 49|/2er, Gerald Servos, gave lectures a long with FA A p e r s o n n e l a n d th e N a t i o n a l W e a th e r Service, fixed base o p e ra to r and mechanics. The A O P A Air Safety F o u n d a t io n had a slide p resen ta tion and there was som eth ing for all.

The 1978 Achievement Aw ards C ontes t was held a t the O ’H are Hilton. The new m em ber aw ard went to E dna Hirsch for being 2nd in to ta l points , 1st in n u m b er of ra tings a n d 2nd in flying time. N o rm a Freier won the service a w ard and J o a n Kerwin won this y e a r ’s C h ap te r Scholarsh ip o f S500 to use to w ard a new rating. M ary Panczyszyn was the c h a i rm an o f the festive event an d it was enjoyed by all.

One-W oman Tours By J a n P ocock

G r e a te r St. L o u is ’ C h r i s St. O nge conducted to u rs o f Weiss A irport for youngsters w ho were so delighted, they sent “th an k y o u s" in the fo rm o f original draw ings o f what they saw at the a irport . This is a one w o m a n project tha t o u r flying nurse decided to do a couple o f years ago as a one shot deal, bu t was so successful, she has d one it several t imes and says she gets as m uch en joym ent as the kids do!

Runs & RalliesBy C h ar le n e F a lk en b e rg

Ind iana D unes spon so red a P o k e r Run which began at M ichigan City, Ind iana , co ­chaired by Sue M ohnssen and Bonnie Lewis with help f rom the Activities C h a irm a n , Chris M urdock . The t u rn o u t was fantastic. T op h onors went ou t to Sheila Dick w ho won $25. T he spot land ing con test was also won by Sheila bringing her an ad d it iona l $10. Sheila did have an advan tage . She flew with her eight m o n th old d a u g h te r in the cockpit with her. A real prospective 99.

Sheila was aga in in the spotlight in Ju ly as C h a irm a n o f the Ind iana Dunes Air Rally. The par t ic ipa tion was good a n d it was a real fun d a y fo r all . W alt a n d C h a r le n e Fa lkenberg cam e in as first place winners and besides the beautiful ro ta t ing t ro p h y they a lso earned the h o n o r o f cha ir ing the event in 1980.

M ichigan 99s Help M ATBy Ju n e P a ilth o rp e

The Michigan Air T o u r was a great success! I t’s hard to believe th a t the weather c oopera ted , giving us 5 V F R days in a row! A p p ro x im ate ly 75 planes (split in 3 g roups accord ing to speed) spent 5 days flying a ro u n d the state , an d collectively covered 100 a irpo r ts a n d flew 111,000 miles.

Michigan 99s f rom all th ree chap ters not only flew the Air T o u r , but spent h undreds

o f hours work ing on the m any jo b s tha t an Air T o u r o f tha t size entails . Their w ork and su p p o r t was much apprec ia ted .

T o u r co -cha irm en . Bob and M ary Lyons, the 50 th A n n iv e r sa ry A s so c ia t io n Co- C ha irm en . Dave and Dott ie Seibold and M A T co o rd in a to r , M ary C reason did an o u ts tan d in g j o b on the project.

T he Air T o u r final ban q u e t was also the re tirem ent party for Jam es D. Ramsey ( fo rm er D irector o f M ichigan Aeronautics C om m iss ion for 22 years), a t which time the 99s presented him with a "P laq u e of A pprecia tion" .

(L-R) Betty Finout. June Pailthorpe, Michigan Chapter Chairman, Bonnie Krentler and Jeanie Willette presented this plaque of appreciation to re tiring D ire c to r of M ich igan A eronau tics Commission James Ramsey

NorthwestSaratoga Glitters

By Shirley E vere ttSara toga , W yoming, was the site for the

W yom ing 99s’ taxiway a irm ark in g Ju ly 8th, 1979. Due to the th o ro u g h p re-p lann ing of C h a irm a n Ju d y Logue a n d the rap p o rt of M arge Kleiner with Sa ra to g a townspeople, t h e p a i n t i n g was c o m p l e t e d r a p id ly , a llowing time for a rendezvous a t the Sa ra toga Inn. An added touch was the app lica t ion o f glit ter to the wet paint which m akes the n am e visible at night.

Stayin' Alive By EJene D u n can

Survival was the subject of the p rog ram presented by Hildy C raw ford at the Far West C h a p te r ’s May meeting held at the h o m e o f D o ro th y Skerbeck. Hildy is a prospective m em b er with her Private license and well qualified to d em o n s tra te the use of c u r r e n t a v i a t i o n s u r v iv a l e q u i p m e n t inasm uch as she and her h usband are avid backpackers , boaters a n d pilots and the needs a re similar. She stressed the need for separa te emergency packs since one does not a lways have the pack in the right place at the right time. Hildy is employed as a nurse at a local clinic. She has tested the equ ipm ent d u r i n g h ik e s a lo n e in t h e O ly m p ic M o u n ta in s a n d a flight to a relatively remote a re for the sam e purpose. Sister Mathew, missionary an d teacher, w ho has flown in Alaska as a passenger to the rem ote areas a n d w h o is presently pursu ing her Private t icket, was an enthusiastic guest at the meeting. Com pg 25

G o ld en T r ia n g le V isits HQThe Golden Triangle C h a p te r visited 99

H eadquarte rs in Ju n e af te r being rained ou ton our previous date. We were met by O k lahom a C h ap te r M em bers J a n Million, Nema M asonhall and N orene Lapsley and given the grand tour . If you h a v e n ’t m ade the trip. I can highly reco m m en d it. While we were up there, som e o f the 99s toured the C ow boy Hall o f F am e also.

Golden Triangle members finally got to tour 99 HQ They are joined here by three Oklahoma member hostesses, Jan Million (center back). Norene Lapsley and Nema Masonhall (right back)

N eb ra sk a N in e ty -N in e s W in T rop h y

Nebraska 99s (L-R) Mimi Haworth, Evelyn Sedivy. Diane Bartels. Nancy Alley. Sally Clark. Rosie Kleber, Carole Sutton, Paulie Perry, Keeta Thompson and Sharon Meyer stand before their award winning float.

By S h a ro n M eyer" H e r e ’s a g o rg e o u s f l o a t ! " was the

com m ent o f the TV a n n o u n ce r as a float designed by N ebraska N inety-N ines came i n t o c a m e r a r a n g e a t t h e s p l e n d i d N ebraskaland Days P a rad e in N or th Platte, Nebraska on S a tu rd ay , Ju n e 23. The Ninety- Nines, under the able d irection o f Flying Activities C h a irm an , Mimi H a w o rth , had spent m any hours p lann ing and prepar ing f o r t h e i r f i r s t e n t r y in t h e a n n u a l

N eb rask a lan d P a rad e and were thril led to receive a second place t ro p h y in the float divis ion.

The float was deco ra ted in light blue floral sheeting t r im m ed with royal blue festooning a n d carried a spark ling yellow an d blue an tique A rrow Sport a irp lane m anufac tu red in Lincoln, N ebraska in the late I920‘s. It was pulled by a blue p ickup t ruck also decora ted with festooning and carry ing a br ight yellow windsock. N ebraska Ninety- Nines, dressed in str ik ing blue and white outfits , escorted an d rode on the float.

Final p rep ara t io n s for the float began on T hursday , Ju n e 21st, as Ninety-N ines began converging on N o r th Platte . O n Friday, with lots o f ingenuity, Ninety-Nines, friends, and fa m i ly m e m b e rs t r a n s f o r m e d a sc ru ffy flatbed trailer , on loan f rom the local In te rna tiona l Harves ter dealer , in to an eye­catch ing float, a n d then par tic ipa ted in o ther N eb raskaland activit ies including a ban q u e t ho n o r in g G u n sm o k e s ta r Buck T ay lo r and a w e s t e r n m u s i c a l e a t t h e C o m m u n i t y Playhouse.

On Sa tu rd ay m orn ing , Ninety-Nines and friends convened a t the a irp o r t to tackle the jo b o f load ing the precious cargo o n the flatbed and , with police escort , m aneuvering

Mimi Haworth and Evelyn Sedivy proudly display the trophy which the Nebraska 99s received for their Nebraskaland Days float.

out o f the a irp o r t and into town. There, at the city park , under the eyes o f cu r ious and interested specta tors , the final decora tions and signs were added.

The p a rade sta rted at 3:00 p.m. and . right on cue, Nancy Alley, o u rc a p a b le C ha irm an- elect, eased the p ickup and float into the line and the en tourage was off for the first time ever, representing av ia t ion and the Ninety- Nines in the N ebraska land Days Parade. Jud g in g by co m m e n ts and applause , the float was much adm ired by the crowd along the route.

The Ninety-Nines gratefully acknow ledge the Kearney Welding Supply C o m p an y of Kearney. N ebraska for sponsoring the float. The sponsorsh ip was a rranged by 49'/$er H a r ry A m en . T he A r ro w S p o r t was graciously loaned to the Ninety-Nines by Dr. Roy C ram , retired physician, from Burwell. Nebraska. In carry ing out the project, the Ninety-Nines also received the co opera t ion o f m any o ther people, including Jo a n C o o k . North Pla tte Airport M anager , the N or th Platte Airport A u thori ty , Trego A v i a t i o n , t h e N e b r a s k a l a n d D a y s C o m m i t t e e , th e N o r t h P l a t t e P o l ice D epar tm en t and others. The project also m o s t c e r ta in ly e x em p lif ied the su p e rb talents and skills represented by the gals who are m em bers o f the Ninety^Nines.

O k la h o m a 99s F lo a t By M arilyn R a tz la ff

Despite m arginal w eather a t the s tart, ten O k la h o m a 99s and their eleven guests m a n a g e d to c o m p l e t e th e f l ig h t to T ah lequah , OK July 8th for a canoe trip dow n the Illinois River.

Once on the river, it became instantly obvious that we were pilots and definitely no t canoeists . Most m em bers o f the floatilla, p a d d l in g tw o a n d th ree m a n can o e s , m anaged to capsize at least once. Som e m em bers o f the exped it ion spent m ore time in the river th an they did in their canoes, but it certainly d id n ’t d a m p e n a n y o n e ’s spirits.

P r io r to the 4'/$ h o u r float trip . Flying Activities C h a irm an Marilyn Ratz laff and her assis tant Poochie Rotzinger init iated the first phase o f the ad v en tu re— ‘The Great Mystery Lunch E xchange’. No one knew for sure whose lunch they were getting. Needless to s a y , t h e r e w e re a few s u r p r i s e s , fo r tunate ly all pleasant.

A tired and wet, bu t high spiri ted g roup flew hom e C A V U vowing to d o this one again.

Elementary Teachers Learn Aerospace Education

By M ary J o VossHelen Wray, Je re Saur, Becky N ether ton

a n d E la in e P o t t e r t a u g h t a e r o s p a c e educa tion to a g ro u p o f e lementary teachers at Louis iana Tech in Ruston, LA. Helen put the p ro g ram together and the response was terrific. Using the talents o f our chap ter , she asked Becky to speak on “ W om en in Avia t ion ." This went a long with an “ oldie bu t g o o d ie” film th a t correlates developing

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The Kitty Hawk Chapter, in conjunction with the North Carolina Chapter of the Petticoat Pilots, painted Johnston County on the taxiway at the Smithfield. NC airport in April. The letters were drawn and outlined by art students from the Johnston Technical Institute which made our job a lot easier.

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aviation to o u r evolving times. This was Becky’s first speak ing engagement for us and she was great. Elaine Porte r , one o f our newest and hardest work ing members is an artist. She taugh t the teachers a way to use basic art form s in av ia t ion by m ak ing airplanes, balloons, and helicopters from them. She also m ade a irp lanes f rom th u m b prints. Quite talented , this one. O u r very good, tried and tested m ember, Je re Saur presented a film entit led "A via tion Today" . This showed all the curren t uses o f avia t ion , chart ing , etc. She also showed them how to m ake a com pass rose from a pap er plate. Helen W ray closed the session with a sum m ary o f the p rogram and discussion. We u n d e r s t a n d it was o n e o f th e b e t te r aerospace workshops,

Helen W ray and M ary J o Voss a lso flew Helen’s C o m an c h e dow n to T h ib idaux . LA to talk to a g ro u p o f teachers in a w o rkshop sponsored by Nicholls Sta te University. It was a small class tha t led to a lot of discussion.

F ly -In B runch C o m m e m o r a te s S p a n ish P ea k s 50 th A n n iv ersa ry

By J o a n A lyea Gerry Z im m erm an , United Airlines pilot,

was the guest speaker a t Spanish Peaks C h a p te r ’s 50th Anniversary Fly-in Brunch, held a t the R a m a d a Inn in P u e b lo , C o lo rad o , on Ju n e I Ith. Z im m erm an , who is also an aeroba tic pilot, a ccom pan ied the U.S. aeroba tic team to the 1978 world com petit ion in Czechoslovakia . T he brunch a lso celebrated the c h a p te r ’s tenth b ir thday, and char te r m em bers were honored . 66 Cindy Wright won the d o o r prize, a f ram ed p h o to g rap h o f “The Spirit o f St. Louis”, d on a ted by 49'/$er Dale Alyea. C indy said she is sure to finish her license soon, with that hanging on her wall! After a week of s to rm y weather, we must have lived r igh t— the weather was C A V U for o u r ou t-of- tow n

guests!J o a n Alyea presented a class session on

“ W om en in A v ia t io n ” at the University of S ou the rn C o lo r a d o ’s Aerospace E duca tion W o rk sh o p in June . Highlight o f the session was J o a n ’s slide p resen ta tion , “ Blue Skies and T ai lw inds— the S tory of W om en W ho Fly”—and m any, m an y questions.

Later in the w ork sh o p , J o a n and 49!/2er Dale Alyea to o k class m em bers for a irp lane rides as part o f their to u r o f Pueblo M em oria l A irport . The Alyeas an d Ann Frink jo ined w o rk sh o p part ic ipan ts on a 3- day tr ip to H o u s to n to to u r J o h n s o n Space Center. If a n y o n e has any good suggestions on how to drive th ro u g h Baytown, TX, these people would sure like to know!

M e m p h is H o n o r s V ern o n & P h o e b e O m lie

Bv C a ro ly n S u llivan“The Ninety-N ines a re hon o red to be a

par t o f this very special m o m en t in M em phis a v i a t i o n h i s t o r y . L i k e M e m p h i s In terna t iona l A irport , the 99s, In te rna tiona l O r g a n i z a t i o n o f W o m e n P i lo t s , is c e le b ra t in g its 50th a n n iv e r s a r y th is sum m er. Amelia E arhar t was o u r first president a n d Phoebe Omlie was one of the 99 C h a r te r m em bers . It is m ost fitt ing that this Aviation Historical R o o m be dedicated to P hoebe and Vernon a n d we a re especially happy to pa r tic ipa te in this dedicat ion . The N inety-N ines congra tu la tes M em phis for th is m a g n i f ice n t h is to r ica l r o o m an d M e m p h i s ’ F i f t i e t h A n n i v e r s a r y in A v ia t ion .” T hus did S ou theas t Section G overnor , Peggy M cC orm ick , (Mississippi C hap te r ) represent the 99s a t the dedicatory ceremonies o f the Aviation Historical R oom to V ernon a n d Phoebe Omlie on Ju n e 14, 1979.

The ded ica t ion culm inates several years of effort. After P h o e b e ’s dea th , efforts were begun to have her m emorialized in some concre te way for her great and unselfish efforts in m ak ing Tennesseans aw are of avia t ion . Envisioned was an a irp o r t named for the O m lie ’s. A lthough this has not becom e reality, yet, the d o o r is certainly not closed on this possibility.

M uch deep th o u g h t preceded the r o o m ’s reality. M any M em phians have preserved m uch o f M em phis early av ia t ion history and it was difficult for the com m ittee to decide w hat m em entoes should be included.

A m o n g the a rtifacts included are the cloth h e lm e t w o rn by V ern o n d u r in g his

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Spanish Peaks Chapter members celebrate a half-century of Ninety-Nines and their own tenth birthday at a fly-in brunch. Four of the chapter's charter members were also present for the celebration. (L-R) Ann Frink and Chris Berry (both charter members), Gerry Zimmerman, Denver aerobatic pilot and guest speaker, Mary Lou Millbern and Anne Courtright (both charter members), Shannon Crouse and Joan A lye a — Photo by Dale Alyea

b a r n s t o r m i n g d a y s , a n e w s p a p e r advertisement o f Phoebe 's “T he W o r ld ’s Greatest Flying C ircus” and a m outhp iece she wore in her m o u th while hanging from the a irp lane in flight, p h o to g rap h s of the first “ glimpse o f a irc ra f t” M em p h ian s g o t— Glenn Curtiss flying 100 feet in the a ir in his8-cyclinder aircraft . The first com m erc ia l jet to land at M em phis ( Delta C o n v a ir 880) on August I, I960 is also p ictured. Models o f aircraft flown by airlines a re encased in a glass ro o m in the center o f the small museum.

The ded icat ion was a t tended by 99s’ m e m b e r s o f t h e M e m p h i s A i r p o r t A u th o r i ty , f o r m e r A i r p o r t A u th o r i ty officials, persons w ho have worked at M em phis A irport fo r fifty years. M em phis and Shelby C o u n ty governm en t personnel and num erous o th e r aerophiles.

M em phis Vice C h a irm a n M ary Ellen Parks, Secretary Jan ice M oore a n d Carolyn Sullivan were 99s in a ttendance . The M e m p h is C h a p te r p ro v id e d a f lo ra l a r rangem en t fo r the ro o m 's dedication.

Especially po ignant was the presenta tion o f a Ms. A. T harp . Ms. T h a rp , at the age o f 10 entered an av ia t ion essary contest sponsored by the local night newspaper. Fearing her en try would not be considered if it were known she was a girl, she signed her essay “ A. T h a rp . " Needless to say, she did win the contest . Her a w ard was an a irp lane ride. This was in 1929.

The room , located in the N ortheas t co rner o f t h e m a in t e r m i n a l a t M e m p h is In terna tional A irport will be con tinuously open to all future M em phis a ir travelers and visitors. The Omlie m em oria l p laque is seen on the left as one enters the room.

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This plaque memorializes the Aviation Historical Room at the Memphis International Airport to Vernon and Phoebe Omlie, International Charter Member

Following the ded ica t ion ceremonies films o f early av ia t ion in M em phis were shown. The ded ica t ion o f the a irport 50 years ago was a bit m o re exciting. Then , more th an 200 a irp lanes par tic ipa ted in a ir races to m ark the official open ing o f the a irpo r t and the beginning o f com m ercia l a ir travel in Memphis . Films, in rem arkab ly good shape for their years, were show n o f a port ion o f the fly-over and aeroba tics performed by som e o f the celebrants.

Memphis C h a p te r is p roud to have had a part in ob ta in ing m em oria l to Vernon and Phoebe Omlie. W henever you com e th rough Memphis , visit this lovely room .

Memphis Chapter member Chris Brown (L) and Chapter Chairman Janice New (R) pose with Martha Tobey Award Winner Chris Alsup, who was awarded this plaque, a plane ride and his school an Airport Services Display Box subscrip­tion for his wind tunnel entry

New Orleans 99s UpdateBy Ede B ra n d o n

Several o f the New O rleans 99s had the o p p o r tu n i ty to par tic ipa te in a pi lot sem inar a t Nicholls S ta te University in T h ib o d a u x , Louis iana on Ju n e 23rd. S p o n so rs for the p ro g ram were Nicholls S ta te University, Nicholls F lying Colonels , S ta te D O T and D e v e l o p m e n t O ff ic e o f A v i a t i o n in c o o p era t io n with the Federal Aviation A d m i n i s t r a t i o n A c c i d e n t P r e v e n t i o n

.P rogram .

M em bers Ede B randon . Ju d i th Maggiore, a n d T ru d y O ppenheim flew in for the inform ative sessions which included basic review a n d techniques o f interest to the Private, C om m erc ia l , a n d Ins t rum en t pilot. The 8 -hour sem inar began with a s tudy o f F A R Part 61, Part 91, and N T SB 830. A via tion weather , w eather reports , and recent a irspace changes were also on the m o rn in g ’s agenda .

A luncheon barbecue was served between sessions and boiled crawfish was the bill of fare fo r later in the evening. The sessions were rew ard ing for the low-time as well as the h igh-time pilots w ho were in a ttendance . Such topics as “ Am I and My Airplane

Ready to Fly," c ross-country tips, engine opera t ion , a n d rad io co m m u n ica tio n were covered for the Private pilots. Stress and stabil ity, tu rbochargers , the “co m p lex " and multi-engine a irp lane were studied by C om m erc ia l pilots. T he Instrum ent rated pilots reviewed A D F tracking, en rou te p rocedures, hold ing pa tte rns and ap p ro ach planning.

This p ro g ram and related pilot seminars help the 99s as well as o ther pilots to carry ou t the trad i t iona l goals o f the o rgan izat ion th a t is “T o engage in strictly educa tional, char i tab le , and o r scientific activities and purposes and particularly to p rom ote a e ronau tica l science."

Southwest21 M em b ers A irm a rk Long B each

By Kiln M ay I’a ttiso nLong Beach C h ap te r 99s have m ade three

recent t r ips to Long Beach A irport for a irm ark ing . The paint parties have painted the w ords Long Beach on two taxi-ways. the chevrons, letters and num bers on 25 and 7, left a n d right and the num bers and letters on 34 and 16, left and right. The pa in t ing took place on rare days with no usual m orn ing overcast an d the tem pera tu res were in the 80s an d 90s. The c hap ter plans to re tu rn in the fall to finish the chevrons and thresholds.

The pain ters , on one or m ore days, were N o ra Perry, Rita G ibson. Mary Wright. M ary Ja n e McNeil, Gene Fitzpatrick. Beverly W an am ak e r , M argare t Callaway, M ar ion D it tm an , George Shaw, R uth Gay, Ja n e M ikru t . Mary Wenholz, J o h n Kane. Jo Ann Walter, Edna Bowers. F ran Bera. Mary Yearw ood , Ella M ay Pattison. Marie Hoefer, S h a ro n C raw ford , and Betty Engstrom.

Rita Gibson (center) makes sure Edna Bowers (L) and Marie Hoefer stay in the lines as the Long Beach Chapter painted airmarks on the Long Beach Airport

In o rd e r to h o n o r those 99s who have c on tr ibu ted much to the establishment, g row th and co n tin u an ce of the L ong Beach C hap te r , and , in so doing, to p ro m o te the a im s and purposes o f the In terna tiona l O rganiza tion , L ong Beach C h a p te r voted to o rde r Plaques in M em ory Lane for the fo l lo w in g w o m e n -p i lo ts : Iris Cri tche l! (C h a r te r M em bers 1952), Barbara L ondon

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Taking a break at the Nicholls State Pilot Seminar are New Orleans 99s (L-R): Ede Brandon, Judith M aggiore and Trudy Oppenheim. The NSU Flying Colonels (L-R) Johan Runmg. Charles David. Director of Support Services— LA Office of Aviation. Mark Milstead. Philip Robichaux, Jr. and Danny Vincent

Winners and runners-up of the San Fernando Valley Chapter awards are: (L-R) Faith Hillman, Donna Zwink, Lorrie Blech, Delores Pynes. Misti Vreeland, Ceci Stratford and Virginia Rainwater (not pictured).

(C h a r te r Member), Rita G ibson, R uth Gay, M argare t Berry, M ary Pinkney, Marie Hoefer, Joyce Jones , Je a n Schiffm ann, Joyce Failing. Susan Greenwald . Mary W en h o l / and M argare t Callaway. The plaque presentation cerem ony will take place in Ju ly with m any o f the honorees in a ttendance .

Long Beach C h a p te r 99s purchased extra copies of History o f the Ninety-Nines. Inc. and presented them to libraries in Long Beach. N o r th ro p Institute. R edondo Beach. T orrance, Palos Verdes Peninsula and Lakewood. One copy remains in the chap ter and may be checked out by chap te r members.

A ‘F ir s t’ fo r O ran ge C o u n ty By G w en H aynes

The Orange C o un ty C h ap te r sponsored th e i r f i r s t , 3 -d a y F l ig h t I n s t r u c t o r Revalidat ion Clinic beginning Ju n e 29. It was held at U.C. Irvine. Instruction was given by Accelerated G ro u n d School personnel, which included Cindy Rucker, a Flight Engineer fo r Western Airlines— she is not a 99?!? The clinic was considered a success with over 90 registered. O u r th an k s to the 99s w ho had typing chores and those w h o kept the coffee and goodies com ing dur ing breaks.

The Ju n e ‘F ly -In ’ for O.C. 99s was overnight at C o lum bia . CA in the heart of the M othe r Lode cou n try with it’s own work ing G O L D mine. T h o u g h you can still ‘p a n ’ for gold, no one struck it rich. The town, nestled a m o n g pines, is right out o f a western movie, featuring a s tagecoach and ‘sm ithy ’, with the townsfo lk wearing old- t ime dress. The friendly F B O at C o lum bia A irport is run by 99 Helen M urphy , who, with her h usband , owns T u o lu m n e Air Service and Yosemite Airlines.

R e d w o o d E m p ire T a ck les H u g e A ir m a k in g J o b

After their initial p lunge into a irm ak in g with Lodi and the usual num bers , the R edw oods took on 11,143.5 square feet of pa inting a t K ingdon Air P a r k —lotsa letters, plus the usual num bers , plus threshold lines a n d arrow s, plus a center-l ine! Betty Sernas and new m em ber (who w asn ’t even a m em ber yet) Rosie W ard o n were the prime movers.

N ew S c h o la r sh ip W as 10 Y ears E n ro u te

By H azel H o h nTen years af te r the R eno Area m em bers

began ta lk ing ab o u t giving a W o m e n ’s Aviation Flying Scholarship , the task was finally accomplished, th an k s to the hard work o f ou tgo ing C h a irm a n Jean Seaton. The scholarsh ip was presented at the Ju ly Insta lla tion L uncheon to Ja n a Simcoe.

The R eno C h ap te r has also purchased Ninety-Nine History b o o k s to present to Churchill C o un ty and W ashoe C o un ty Libraries. One is also being ordered for the O rm sby L ibrary in C a rson City.

A n n u a l A w a r d s— H o lly w o o d -S ty le By C elelia S tra tfo rd

The San F e rn a n d o Valley C h a p te r 99s recently recognized o u ts tan d in g m em bers and o thers w ho assisted the C h a p te r in their av ia t ion-re la ted endeavors th ro u g h o u t the year. The p resen ta tions were m ade at their A nnua l A w ards Banquet, held at M aison G erard R estau ran t . N orth Hollywood.

The W o m a n Pilot o f the Year t ro p h y was aw ard ed to D o n n a Zwink o f Simi Valley. This aw ard is based on ou ts tan d in g ach ievem ent in flying activit ies, such as ratings, pa r tic ipa tion in flying events, races a n d service flights.

Misti Vreeland of S tud io City w on the T rix ie A nn Shubert A w ard fo r o u ts tan d in g s e r v i c e t o h e r C h a p t e r , t h r o u g h par tic ipa tion in events, hold ing offices and w ork ing on comm ittees.

R u n n e r-u p for bo th the above aw ard s was Ceci S tra tfo rd o f N o r th Hollywood.

The “ R ook ie of the Year" aw ard was w on by Fa i th Hil lm an o f Van Nuys, for being the m ost o u ts tan d in g new m em b er o f the San F e rn a n d o Valley 99s.

Special aw ards were presented in two o ther categories. T he venerable Herb Green o f K M P C , was voted M a n o f the Year. This a w ard is given to a m em b er o f the c o m m u n ity w ho has p rovided excep tional su p p o r t an d assistance for the 99s'activities. The “49'/4er o f the Y ear’’ h o n o rs went to Gene T h o m o f La C an ad a . This is given to the hu sb an d w h o provided the most su p p o r t and service to the C hap te r .

S a n L u is O b isp o C o u n ty F lie s A w a y By G race M cC 'hesney

The sun was shining, the weather was warm an d the a ir was sm ooth . T he San Luis O b ispo C o u n ty C h ap te r of the 99s with Nancy Stacy, flight ch a i rm a n for the m o n th o f Ju n e , m ak in g the a rrangem en ts . Five a irc raf t carry ing 13 people (m em bers , 49'/2ers, friends, a n d guests) flew to the

“ H a r r i s R a n c h ’’ fo r lu n ch . W h at a w onderfu l experience. The flight was most p leasant, c o m p an io n sh ip was great, and the food was “ ou t o f this world". The Harris R anch with its a irport adjacent to its re s tau ran t is highly recom m ended for any flight g ro u p , big o r small.

S u cc e ss !By C o n n ie G ould

The San ta Clara Valley C h ap te r has com ple ted a n o th e r highly successful Flying C o m p an io n Sem inar, under the leadership o f M a y e t ta B ehringer . F o r ty “ flying c o m p a n io n s" a ttended.

M any o f the wonderful kites tha t were m ade a t the W onder Valley Southwest Sectional were don a ted to the M cK innon School , whose children m ade the C hris tm as tree d ecora t ions fo r o u r par ty last year.

S a n ta R o sa E n jo y s D in in g P ro g ressiv e ly By Ju d i S chu ltz

The Sa n ta Rosa C h ap te r members recently enjoyed a progressive d inner held in h o n o r o f o u r 49'/5ers. Lil lyann L e lan d ’s h o m e was “ the place to b e " fo r H ord 'oevres ; followed by d in n er in the hom es o f Judi Schultz , Ju d y H udson , Maggie Bock, Joy R einem er, and Claudia Ansaldo. Barbara B enson’s hom e was the scene o f the dessert a n d pa r ty house where we gorged ourselves on m ake-your-ow n ice c ream sundaes and danced to the tunes of T he C o u n t ry Express. T h an k s to Ju d y S im m ons for organizing this fun event.

U ta h 's D e n s ity A ltitu d e C lin ic is a S e ll-o u t

By C aro l C larkeThe Utah 99s’ Annual Density Altitude

Clinic was once again a sell-out as we bring to o u r av ia t ion c o m m unity the facts abou t flying at o u r high a lt i tude in hot weather. This y e a r ’s clinic also featured a pre-flight contest . 9s

ETC.

Amelia Earhart Scholarship winner Roberta Taylor completed her Multi-Engine Rating in this Beech Baron at Cranbrook, B.C.. which is nestled up against the Canadian Rockies Roberta is a member of the Alberta Chapter and the news reporter for the Western Canada Section She is also a partner in Taylor Aviation, Ltd.. an aircraft maintenance and repair business operated with her husband, who is an aircraft maintenance engineer Roberta test-flies and ferries aircraft for the company in addition to administrative duties. At 4 '11", 100 lbs., she is one of the smallest multi-engine pilots around1

Western CanadianThe new G o v e rn o r fo r W estern C anad ian

section is Rosella Bjornson, o f the Greater Winnipeg C hap te r . Rosella was C a n a d a ’s first w o m an to be hired to fly fo r a scheduled jet airline when she s ta r ted flying for T ransair six years ago.

She serves as First Officer o n F-28 jets, based ou t o f Winnipeg. Rosella is featured in the Western C a n ad a Avia tion Museum.

Vice-Governor for W estern C a n a d a is Dr. Ju n e Mills of the S ask a tch ew an Chapter . Ju n e is a physician with a practice in North B a tt le fo rd , S a s k a t c h e w a n . She is th e cha irm an o f the 99 task force which has called on the C an ad ian governm ent to change its regulations regarding pilots m ed ica l s t a n d a r d s as th e y re fe r to pregnancy.

Ju n e recently re tu rned f rom a work ing holiday in Alert Bay, B.C., in the fa r no r th , where she travelled by seap lane to provide medical consu l ta t ions to the Indian bands.

AlbertaThe A lberta C h a p te r has a new slate o f

o fficers: C h a i r m a n , J o H a rr is ; Vice- C ha irm an M ary Oswald, Secretary, Karen Klein; T reasurer , Edie Zak; News Reporter , R oberta Taylor; Aerospace Education , Nancy Rand; A. E. Scholarsh ip , Leslie Smithers, M em bersh ip C h a irm an , E leanor Bailey.

The A lberta C h ap te r is p ro u d o f E leanor Bailey, one o f its c h a r te r m em bers , as Eleanor is the first w o m a n ever to be elected to the Calgary Exhib it ion and S tam pede Board o f Directors. T he bo a rd presents the fam ous Calgary S tam pede annual ly in Calgary. E leanor became well kno w n for her o rganizat ional abilities som e years a g o when she was one o f the 99s w ho hosted the start o f the Pow der Puff D erby f rom Calgary. She was also the c h a p te r ’s delegate to the In terna tiona l C onven tion in A lbany, New York in July.

The A lberta c h ap te r also welcomes new members, L inda Heppelshouser , Debbie

M cClain , an d Ley G oodw in .

British Colum biaC o n g ra tu la t io n s go to Gre tchen M a th e-

som o f the B.C. C h a p te r w h o recently earned her Class I In s t ru c to r ’s Rating , the highest possible in s t ru c to r ra t ing a t ta in ab le in C a n ad a . T here a re no t very m any Class I in s t ruc to rs in C a n ad a , and the B.C. C h a p te r is j u s t i f i a b ly p r o u d o f G re tc h e n . In co n g ra tu la t in g her with a b o u q u e t o f yellow roses, the c h ap te r said “Gre tchen is the beacon m ark e r to all w om en in av ia t ion , and the c h ap te r is h o n o u re d to have her as a m em b e r .”

SaskatchewanThe Saska tchew an C h a p te r has d o n a ted

funds fo r a t ro p h y for the G o v e rn o r G en era l ’s Air Rally which was held in W eyburn , Saska tchew an in July.

M ildred Beamish and N adine C o o p e r bo th o f the Sask a tch ew an C h a p te r flew to O k la h o m a City in August to a t ten d the In te rna t iona l Flying F a rm ers C onvention . T hey flew M ild red ’s Syhawk a n d enjoyed a to u r o f the 99 H eadquarte rs .

C h a p te r M em ber L ynn S haw has received her license to opera te a Flight T ra in ing School in S ask a to o n . Called “ Professional Flight Services”, the school will offer basic pi lot t ra in in g and ins t ruc to r ratings. It will be the first new flight school in S ask a to o n in 15 years.

Middle EastShenandoah Valley

A couple o f S h e n a n d o a h Valley C h ap te r m em bers are getting in a little flying these days, th an k s to som e good weather. S an d ra M c P h e r s o n ; s o n , M a t h e w ; d a u g h t e r , S a d o n n a and her baby, Je rem y , flew to her m o th e r ’s ho m e near C o lu m b u s , Ohio. Anne

A dam 's par t- t im e jo b as flight ins t ruc to r has becom e a full t ime position, but she loves it. She has becom e V FR Air Taxi Certified and is do in g som e char te r work in a 182. Besides th a t , she is building up time in a Baron and an Aztec.

New York-New JerseyCentral New York

The C entra l New York C h a p te r 99s met at K a m p ’s A irport in Durham vil lc . New York on Ju n e 9th to finalize their plans for their th ird a n n u a l fly-in breakfast on July 1st. A h a n g a r lu n c h e o n was h o s ted by 66er Mari lyn Kamp.

The vests a re comple ted and we plan to wear th em to the In terna tiona l C onvention in A lbany so tha t we may easily be recognized.

M uff English, a Girl Scout leader, is w ork ing on an Aerospace Kit with her g ro u p a n d Pat Sforza has passed her wri tten C om m erc ia l test.

Finger I.akesOnly a week after the chap ter 's plane

wash. B arbara Flick became the m other o f a beautiful baby girl. L au ra Ashley, 6 lb. 14 oz. 49!/;er D ona ld is a proud pilot papa. He declares tha t by the t ime she is sixteen, she will he a m em ber o f the Finger Lakes C hap te r . T h a t is likely to be t rue since he is a C FI I. C o n g ra tu la t io n s to the Flicks from all the 99s.

Long IslandThe L ong Island C h ap te r had two very

in teresting guests at the Ju n e meeting. Paul Rizzo, an old time pilot, ins tructor and exam iner showed his personal slides and described how' it was to fly in days gone by. No licensing was necessary for m any years

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Central New York Chapter members pose at the June meeting at Kamp's Airport in front of Marilyn Kamp's pink and lavender Aeronca Champ At the prop is Marilyn with her granddaughter, Rachel. (Front L-R): Mary Myers. Millie Murray. Elaine Cost. Sue Frazee, Robert Sforza, Shirley Ludington and Joyce Revelle (Back L-R): Shirley Hoerle. Pat Sforza. Lorna Kaier, Barbara Kogut, Virginia Wentzel, Dorothy Mercier. Marcia Buller, Nancy Morgan, Muff English and Harriette Hilliard Some of the members are sporting their blue Convention vests

when he rebuilt an old disabled Jen n y and soloed himself in 1926. He flew from beaches and open fields and later opened the first a irport in Brooklyn, which becom e Floyd Bennett Field. He was also a W W II Ferry Pilot with the Air T ransport C o m m a n d .

The Long Island C h a p te r ’s second guest was a prospective 99, Hilde Cytrvn. She had jus t re turned from Israel and described her flight in an old beat up, patched and wired Cessna 172. T h o u g h she has a license, she was considered co-pilot and not a llowed to handle the contro ls fo r quite a while at which the pilot ( military o f course) was surprised at her expertise and exclaimed, “ You really C A N fly!” She flew from the Tel Aviv Airport at $90.00 a n h our in the C-172. The pilot must be in touch with C o m m a n d , by radio , every 5 m inutes as one is constan t ly in the firing zone. A small s tray and y o u ’re over som eone else’s bo rder where you 're not supposed to be and could be fired upo n with live am m unit ion .

L o n g Is land C h a p te r m e m b e r R u th D o b re sc u a n d h e r h u s b a n d , C h a r le s , en ter ta ined noted French Avia tor A rm o n d l .o tti when he cam e to this coun try recently to have French First Day Covers cancelled. T h e C o v e r s c o m m e m o r a t e d th e 5 0 th A nniversary o f Mr. L o tt i ’s flight f rom New York to Paris. There was a great deal o f red tape to cut a n d m any organ izat ions to con tact before the final cancellation a t Jo h n F. Kennedy In terna tiona l Airport . Helping Mr. L.otti was a p leasant tu rn -a ro u n d with the French as Mr. Lotti helped R u th and Charles in 1977 when they went to Paris to get the L in d b e rg h F irs t D a y C o v e rs Cancelled there.

North CentralAll-O hio

All-Ohio 99 Doris Scott, President and Chief Executive Officer o f the In terna tiona l W o m e n ’s A i r a n d S p a c e M u s e u m an n ounced tha t co rp o ra te papers have been completed for the Aeronautica l C u ltu ra l Center. The C ente r will be ad d ed to the

M useum complex. C o n t r ib u t io n s tow ard this non-prof i t o rgan iza t ion which will recognize w o m en in av ia t ion a n d give th em a p roper place in o u r h istory m ay be sent to Doris.

All-Ohio S h a ro n Fall has u pgraded from Falcon First Officer to 727 Flight Engineer. S h a ro n ju s t com ple ted six weeks o f t ra in ing in M e m p h is a n d a t B ra n i f f ’s D a l la s S im ula to r School. Interesting to no te tha t S h a ro n has only been with Federal Express for a year, but is con tinua lly upgrad in g to better positions.

A nyone w h o sees a small , peti te, b londe flying in Sicily it is A l l -O h io ’s Bambi Biggs. Bambi is finishing her college in Sicily m ajo ring in Avia tion an d In te rna t iona l R elat ions and hopes to get a j o b flying and instruct ing in e ither single o r mult i-engine.

Not m any 99s are selected as O u ts tan d in g Federal Employee o f the year a n d also a p p ea r in the 79-80 edit ion o f Who's Who in American W omen but All-Ohio Nadine Lewis can boast o f bo th proudly .

Chicago Area

C hicago Area was well represented a t the Uli-Nines Air Derby. C o n g ra tu la t io n s a t last to Gail l .a P o o k & Diane Cozzi w ho w on the I st place t ro p h y in the speed category . These tw o flew in the 1973 Illi-Nines toge the r and have been try ing for the to p ever since. O u r o th e r t ro p h y winners were Debbie Karas w ho cam e in 2nd in speed with Pauline Mallary. Nancy H ara ld so n and her 49'/4er won 3rd in proficiency and R u th F ra n tz and her 49!4er 4th in proficiency. W orkers f rom o u r chap te r included race bo a rd m em bers Debbie Karas, M ary Panczyszyn, R uth F ran tz and Arta Henson. Also Helen Sailer was the usual chief t im er and Ju d y Suit , in charge o f the spot land ing contes t (rained ou t , un for tunate ly) , Rita A d a m s a n d N o rm a Freier. In ad d i t io n to the above co n tes tan ts an d workers , we had a to ta l o f 19 planes f rom o u r c h ap te r fo r the 10th Derby. An o u ts tan d in g t ime was had by all despite the s t ro n g a n d gusty wind which b ro u g h t

e v e r y o n e in to M a t t o o n ’s C o le C o u n t y A irport . T he race cam e off with hardly a hitch except for de te r io ra t ing weather and a b r o k e n g a s t r u c k . O u r I n t e r n a t i o n a l President, T h o n Griffith and her husband cam e all the way f rom California to be with us.

Karen Kisis is now an Air Force Nurse based at Langley A F B near W ashington, D .C. J o a n Shelson is a t tend ing Embry R iddle A eronautica l Universi ty for her A & P License.

D ean n e Brown is rebuilding a J -5 C u b at Belvedere A irport , Belvedere, IL. Everyone is welcome to s top fo r a visit.

Greater St. LouisO u r Ju n e guest speaker, 49'/5er, Jim

Board, w ho is a super flight instructor, gave us an entirely new slant on the “ Hidden Treasures in y o u r Pilot T ra in in g ”, telling us how you can use the fu n d am en ta ls o f flight train ing, i.e., the check list, in y our everyday p lanning. He really sta rted the old think tank c licking—there a re so m any things that we glean f rom ground school th a t can enrich o u r lives. Nearly all the things we need to k now in o rd e r to fly, c a n ’t help but add to o u r general knowledge and this is one o f the m ajo r reasons we should encourage ground school t ra in ing in the high schools. How m uch m ore fun would learning m ath be if it were tau g h t in con junc t ion with use o f a c o m p u te r , plotter, and sectional chart? P lann ing a cross cou n try flight would surely be m ore interesting and m ore o f a challenge to s tu d e n t s t h a n du l l , o r d in a r y m a th problem s. T h ey ’d learn to use their bra in and enjoy it! Think a b o u t it! We sure apprec ia te J im m ak ing us th ink ab o u t it!

In Ju ly , we had a fun p icn ic /sw im party as guests o f Stevie I.ipnick and Gloria Cash. Plans fo rm ula ted for o u r hostessing of the 50th C o m m em o ra t iv e Air Race s top at Pa rks Bi-State A irport , August 22-24. Betty Board, R u th Lake, and Jo A n n e Sab o will serve as timers, with help f rom others . W e’re look ing fo rw ard to m eeting and greeting som e 60 a irp lanes, before they go o n to win the race! (Well, one o f them will!) Also in August, w e’ll ga the r at Sunset C o u n t ry Club as guests o f Loret ta Slavick on the 25th, for o u r Insta lla tion Luncheon. O u r new officers will be: G loria Cash, C h a irm an ; Elizabeth J o rd a n , Vice C h a irm an ; A udry Casper, Secretary ; a n d Chris St. Onge, Treasurer.

B u sy c h a p t e r p l a n s i n c l u d e T e x W ickenhauser in the llli-Nines Derby; Val J o h n s o n and Nelda Lee w ho “fin ished” the Air Race Classic, against unbelievable W X odds; Am y and Jack I.aws flew to Albany for 50th C onvention ; d i t to Val, Dottie H aup t , a n d Irene Rawlings; Virginia Kunkel and Barb W ilper went jo y riding in the C u r t i s s R o b i n , t h a n k s t o A1 L o w e , M cD onne l l C orp . Chief Pilot, w ho was d em o n s tra t in g the ship a t St. Charles A irport . Virginia tells us they had a really good tu rn o u t fo r the R ob in display, which was so m ew h a t delayed, due to weather.

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Present for Lake Erie's second "Meeting of the Minds" were (L-R) Benice Barris. Helen Keidel, Pat Stark, Rose Ray, Helen Sammon, Edy Maxim, Margaret Juhasz. (Front) Dodie Jewett. Bev Demko, Marie Eaves and Joan Hrubec Not pictured is Annette Fedor,

KentuckyD ia n e S ta f fo rd a n d Dee M cC u l lem

departed Ju n e 4th fo r the Hughes Airwest Air Race Classic, A sendoff was given in their h o n o r in F ran k fo r t on Ju n e 3rd. Shelley C ohen , Navigator , was aw arded the honor o f Kentucky Colonel presented by her 49'/$er, Hugh, w ho is the President of the Kentucky Aviation Association.

I.ake ErieO ur Ju n e meeting was held at Meadville,

P A , w i th M a r g a r e t W e l l i n g t o n a n d husband . Jo h n , as hostess and host. Because of IFR weather, all the way, two planes were unable to land and had to tu rn back to Cleve­land. O u r meeting and luncheon was held at a re s tau ran t near the a irport .

Lake Erie C h ap te r met a t Po rtage C oun ty Airport , in Ju ly with tw enty-four m em bers and guests. R uth Sittler flew in with three of her s tuden ts while M argare t Ju h a sz supplied cookies and aeroba tic rides in a S tea rm an for all. L unch was served a f te rw ards at the C o u n try Club.

Terri Ewart. Lake Erie Chapter, was certainly popular at the Portgage County Airport meeting. She was giving Stearman ridesl

Cleveland has a first, “flying nurse .” Bernice Barris, and son, Charles, w ho will soon have his degree in science, have s tarted their own A m bulance business. They meet patients being tran sp o r ted by a ir f rom one city to ano ther . Bernice is a founding m em ber o f Phi Theta K appa , Nationa l H onor Society at C C C East.

Lake M ichiganC h a p te r m em ber, Natalie Kreeger, is a

m e m b e r o f T h e A v i a t i o n / A e r o S p a c e E du ca tio n C ouncil o f M ichigan which has been m eeting m on th ly since Novem ber ,1978. The m ain th rus t is to m otiva te and establish a v ia t io n /a e ro space e d u ca tio n in pr im ary a n d secondary schools, colleges and un iv ers i t ie s in M ich ig an . In M ay the Council com ple ted the goals a n d objectives o f A v ia t io n /A e ro space educa tion .

The Council flew to Cleveland, Tuesday, Ju n e 26th to visit the N a tiona l Air and Space A dm in is tra t ion Space Center. T w o planes piloted by M ary C reason and Alex Pogerski flew the entire 9 -m em ber council there.

W isconsinThe Ju ly m eeting o f the Wisconsin

C h a p te r o f 99s was held in O shkosh at the hom e o f m em ber, Joyce D onner . P lans for the E A A C onven tion were finalized and the p ro c lam a t io n by o u r G o v e rn o r Lee Dreyfus was read, m ak ing the week July 15 th rough 21, 1979, “ W om en in Aviation W eek ." Also at this meeting one o f o u r very active m e m b e rs , J e r r i M a r t in a n n o u n c e d her engagem ent to m em ber Joyce D o n n e r ’s so n , Ray D o n n e r III. On W ednesday, Ju ly 18th, 14 m em bers o f o u r c h ap te r flew to M ad ison fo r a luncheon an d then had permiss ion to fly over the S ta te Capito l , six planes took pa r t in this event in h o n o r o f W o m en in Aviation Week.

NorthwestFar West

M ary K ochanek , C F I , a t te n d ed a flight ins t ruc tor refresher course in Seattle in July.

D o ro th y Hall has suitcase and “will t rave l” now th a t her son , Jo h n , is em ployed as a flight engineer with the Flying Tiger Line and is also an in s t ruc to r which is a real “ p lus” when one needs som e ex tra dua l time.

M ary Cole an d h usband . Ray, spent tw o weeks traveling to Utah, O k la h o m a and C alifornia visiting and sightseeing.

The Ju ly meeting was held at the hom e o f

C h a irm an M ary Cole at D iam ond Point to discuss plans for the upcom ing Sectional meeting to be held a t Ocean Shores in August. Ju an i ta M orr ison and Ju an i ta L oftus of the Rainier C h ap te r which is co ­hosting the Sectional flew in fo r lunch in o rder to c oo rd ina te ideas.

Vi N ixon has ob ta ined add it ional credits du r ing the past year tow ard her t each e r’s certif icate as well as teaching full time.

Greater SeattleJu n e 13th found m em bers o f Greater

Seatt le C h ap te r meeting at A u b u rn Flight Center at the A u b u rn Airport .

P h y l l i s B a e r t o o k h e r r e t r a c t a b l e co m m e rc ia l d u a l f ro m fellow c h a p te r m e m b e r a n d “ F l i g h t c r a f t ’s p r e t t i e s t instructor, C aro l Cansdale , and received her Com m erc ia l License on May 25th. Phyllis also m anaged to blow a tire on her race plane for the Hughes Airwest Air Race Classic, thereby shu tt ing dow n the short runw ay at Boeing Field while p roper repairs were made.

Bern Schwenn is w ork ing as an instructor a t U.S. In terna tional Universi ty a t San Diego and received her M ulti-Engine Rating in a P iper Geronim o.

M onica Mygatt has been busy towing gliders at E phra ta , W ashington.

Ju n e Blackburn and Ju d y Plocher flew do w n to C ottage Grove, O regon for a weekend where they had a great time, perfect weather, w arm pool, and super golfing. Had to s top in Eugene for gas on their re tu rn as there was none in C ottage Grove.

Van A dderson has been w ork ing with P N A H F on ou treach aviation educa tion p rogram s in various schools. The latest was on w om en in avia t ion , encourag ing student interest in careers in avia tion a n d informing them on 99s. Very well received by students as well as school personnel.

IntermountainJe a n Davis flew to F o r t Collins, C o lo rad o

in Ju n e to congra tu la te her daughter , D eb o rah , upo n receiving her D o c to ra te in W ild l i f e B io lo g y a t C o l o r a d o S t a te University. Head winds made her t r ip home qu ite slow.

Fern Lake flew Search and Rescue for two days in Idaho looking for a downed helicopter with S en a to r Blackbird and three o th e r passengers.

Barb Thisted had her biennial flight check in M ay an d then it was off comm erc ial ly to San Diego to see her 99 daugh te r , D ana , g rad u a te from the Universi ty o f San Diego. F rom there it was by a Cessna 402 to Babia de Los Angeles, Baja, C a li fo rn ia /M e x ic o to a new re so r t— Villa V it ta—which was built to cater to flyers.

Peggy M ayo to o k her biennial also in M ay and then took the news reporte r who interviewed her for an article on the Hughes Airwest Air Race Classic, in which she partic ipa ted , to San d p o in t , Idaho, Sequim, W ashing ton and back to Pasco. W hat a way to get a story! com pg 32

ArkansasA rkansas Ninety-Nines have been busy

with such activit ies as registering the C F I s a t the an n u a l flight ins tructor refresher clinic in Hot Springs, d o n a t in g a t rophy to the horse races and a ttend ing them while in Hot Springs. The A rkansas Aero Club Race or iginated in Hot Springs, and was chaired by Kay Newth. Five o f o u r A rkansas m em bers did right well to say the least. Emm y Hall flying her Baron placed second and took the best 99 t rophy; Beverly Harp placed th ird flying a Mooney; Camilia Sm ith and Pat Hyde placed fifth in Camilia 's tu rb o 210 tak ing the best Cessna award ; prospective m em ber, Chanelle H am placed eighth flying a twin C om anche; Paula Jo h n s o n flying her Bellanca m ade up the top ten with C harlene tak ing the best Bellanca award .

Arkansas entry in the A .W .I .A .R . will be Pat Hyde and Edna G. Whyte flying a C o m an c h e 400.

Delta Airlines celebrated their b ir thday Friday, Ju n e 29th, at the Cam elo t Hotel. Five A rkansas Ninety-Nines a tt i red in Delta hostess un iforms assisted in the festivities in Little Rock.

The Heber Springs fish fry is getting to be an annual thing a n d is again hosted by Em m y Hall this August. Our new slate o f officers will be presented, an election held and officers installed.

Coastal Bend

T h e C o a s ta l Bend 99s h ad a very wonderful surprise at their Ju n e 16th m ee ting . T he G id d in g s , T ex as A i rp o r t C om m iss ion had d o n a ted $300.00 to their chapter . This was in apprec ia t ion o f all the m any trips and m uch w ork tha t the m em bers o f the chap te r had d one to get all their a i rm ark in g done. Also at this meeting, plans for the All N ations Day Fly-In at W h ar to n , T exas were completed.

Mercedes C rab tree and her d augh te r , M argare t , flew to F lor ida to pick up a new Cherokee . They went to the Piper factory at Vero Beach, Florida. Due to the inclement w eather on the way back, they had to s top a t G ulfport , Mississippi and Baton Rouge. L o u i s i a n a , w h e r e t h e y m e t f o r m e r classmates o f M a rg a re t ’s w h o had gone in to the av ia t ion field. M argare t is a s tudent, due to g raduate , f rom the school at R uston , Louisiana. She is m ajo r ing in the Aviation field.

It is indeed a privilege for the C oasta l Bend C h a p te r to have within its ranks an a r t i s t—o u r ow n Ju n e N or th . She does some very beautiful w ork and it is super to call on her for a poster a n d see her tu rn it ou t in such a short t ime as she did at the Ju n e 16th meeting.

Golden TriangleWe had a sw im /cove red dish pa r ty at

Loret ta S a n to s ’ house. Everyone had a great time. F o r en te r ta inm en t , we watched slides

from Spr ing Sectional held in Arl ington. TX in May.

On August 21st, 1979. Golden Triangle will install the new officers for the upcom ing year. We will be hon o red by H a /e l Jones, o u r In te rna tiona l T reasurer , to install the new officers.

Shreveport

Helen Wray and Eileen A nde rson a t t e n d ­ed the 99s’ In te rna tiona l C o nven tion in Albany. They found out you need four mem bers to go to In te rna tiona l if you are going to m an a bo o th and a ttend meetings too . We were selling o u r C o m p ass Rose plans, em bro idered wings, and chances on a stained glass w indow m ad e by 49 '^e r Ray Christy . This was w on by D ott ie Hughes f rom Arling ton , TX.

Eileen A nderson flew her family to Alexandria , MN for the Bellanca Fly-In on Ju ly 4th. She also to o k her husband and a n o th e r couple (their first flight) to Ohio, only they got weathered in in Evansville. IN. They encoun tered squalls f rom “ Bob" and d id n ’t m ake it to Ohio.

M ary J o Voss a n d h usband Bennie flew to Austin , T X and landed at Bergstrom AFB, where M ary J o m ade her first P .A .R . A pproach . She th inks she did quite well ‘consider ing’, which brings a slight smile to the face o f Bennie, her ins tructor , whatever tha t means.

Spanish PeaksA nn F rink has been elected C h a irm a n o f

the Span ish Peaks C h ap te r , and S h a ro n R o u s h w a s s e le c te d a s M e m b e r s h i p C h a irm a n at the Ju n e meeting.

Dale Alyea, Jo a n 's 49'/4er. received the A erospace E d u ca to r o f the Year Award from C h a p te r 129, Air Force Associa tion, on Ju n e 15. Dale has been teach ing avia t ion classes a t Pitts Middle School (a ided by 99s materials) fo r 18 years. An active pilot. Dale is one o f the 99s’ biggest suppor te rs . O ur c o ngra tu la t ions to him.

Anne C o ur tr igh t an d 49!Aer C laiborne have t rad ed their Piper A rro w in fo r a new Piper D a k o ta —an d they’ve been flying all over! (The p lane gets in to “C lay ’s” f ish in’ holes better, we hear!)

S h a n n o n C rouse and 49|/$er Richard took a flying tr ip to Disneyland, California, in July.

SoutheastFlorida G ulf Stream

Gulf S tream m em bers alighted at N a n ’s aerie a n d elected a bright new slate o f offices, as follows; C h a irm a n , Alexis M ontague; V ic e C h a i r m a n , D i a n n e J o h n s t o n ; R e c o r d i n g S e c r e t a r y G i n n y O r o s z , C o r re sp o n d in g Secretary , Penny G om ez and T reasu re r B arbara C o ch ran . Following the m eeting we all enjoyed A n n W alk er ’s p resen ta tion on the Noise A t ten u a t io n s tudy for F o r t L auderda le In te rna t iona l A irport .

Betty D odds and M arilyn Burch report th a t Safe Air T axi is now a b ona fide, recertified mini-air l ine u n d e r the new Part

Betty Dodds with Safe Air Taxi's Cessna

135 regs!B arbara C ochran , af te r bu rn ing much

midnight oil, has earned her M as te r ’s degree in education .

Florida PanhandleFlorida Pan h an d le C h ap te r members

have been keeping busy flying and p lanning fu ture activities. Dr, Harrie tt H o ag flew her C-172. 737FK solo to Kentucky to visit her sister. She depar ts the area this m o n th for San A n to n io an d Brooks Medical Center for t ra in ing to be an Air Force flight surgeon. Joyce Fester will depar t here in Ju ly to spend tw o years in C hapel Hill, NC work ing on a M a s te r ’s degree in public health. She recently flew a C-310 up there to search for an ap a r tm e n t . On the way up, she took along the Eglin Aero Club chief pi lot and helped h im retrieve a club Beech Sierra which and made a forced landing in a cornfield. She and N an France will pilot a C-152 in the Rose Rallye in Thomasville , G A on Ju ly 7th. Billie Hilton w ho was T erm inus C ha irm an for last year’s Hughes Airwest Air Race Classic is flying comm erc ial ly to this y ear’s te rm inus to present a t rophy to the winner on behalf o f the Ft. W alton Beach C h am b er o f C om m erce. O u r August meeting will be a safety meeting presented by Russel Best, Accident P revention C ounse lor, at the home o f F ran Biele. F ran and 49'/$er, Tony, recently m oved in to their lovely 5300 sq. ft. w a te r f ron t house tha t they built with their ow n fo u r hands!

Kitty HawkJoyce M u n fo rd has been reappoin ted to a

th ree year term with the Wilson Municipal A irport Advisory C om m iss ion. This will be the second term for her.

Lorrie a n d Diane Tunnel in troduced several Girl Scouts to the world o f aviation at the Rocky M o u n t A irport . T he girls p a r ­ticularly enjoyed the a ir rides.

M em phisChris Brown, D o ra D u n a v a n ta n d Gladys

Estes, a t long last, experienced their first ba l loon ride this sum m er. T h o u g h the little trial ba lloon indicated tha t winds were great, once a i rb o rn e they all became becalmed.

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After much m aneuvering from one a lt i tude to ano the r , becalmed and over a b r ia r patch , they finally landed. They walked the balloon out to the street nearby an d , with 200 helpers from the n e ighborhood , the ba l loon was deflated, ch am p ag n e poured and quaffed. Chase "crew " included S a n d ra N or ton , Joyce and David Meier. They really h a d n ’t intended to “chase” all tha t t im e.but the winds were non-exis tent and they were never able to “chase" to a poin t where passengers could be sw apped. They p lan to get their ride in the near future. David Broyles was chief pilot (D avid 's was the H are ba lloon in the balloonfest). A helper was overheard to say tha t tha t was the most exciting th ing to have happened in the n e ighborhood since he moved there (13 years ago!) C on t inu ing with ba lloons, C aro lyn Sullivan helped a 6th g rader with his term paper on balloons. He got an A!

New M em phis officers are: M ary Ellen Parks, C ha irm an ; Jan ice M oore , Vice C ha irm an ; M ary Alice Olinger, Secretary; Sandra N or ton , Treasurer.

M iddle TennesseeThe Middle Tennessee C h a p te r held a fly-

in in Po r t land . Tennessee on Ju ly I, 1979. M id -T en n ’s two C F l ’s. Cheri T ay lo r and W anda H ooper , were available fo r anyone wishing to im prove their proficiency. R osem ary Wright w on the spo t- land ing contest in her beloved Cessna 150. Guests included F A A inspector, Lonnie T h u rs to n , w ho judged the spot landing contest , family and friends o f the 99s, and o th e r local pilot friends. O ther 99s pa r tic ipa ting were Carol O ’Hare, Sandy Sparks, C aro lyn C o lu m b o , Julie C hap leau and Pat Stiltz, prospective member.

New OrleansNew O rlean s’ Ju ly meeting was an old

fashioned picnic at the Mississippi hom e o f Glorice Wills. Glorice has a beautiful 3000’ grass str ip right outside her f ron t d o o r a n d it was jus t great to watch the w om en fly in. J u d y M a g g i o r e , E d e B r a n d o n , P a t Besselman a n d Glorice Wills en ter ta ined 99s

from Austra l ia w ho stopped to enjoy o u r S o u th e rn hospita l i ty on their way to the In terna tiona l C o n v en tio n in A lbany, NY. T h e lm a Pye, Bud Brown an d B arbara Collins a re active m em bers o f the Austra l ian 99s a n d A u s t r a l i a n W o m e n P i lo t s O rganiza tion . B arbara is f rom the m id ­no r th o f So u th Austra l ia and the Collins family raises som e o f the worlds finest M err ino sheep. T h e lm a ’s fa rm is in the so u th /e a s t o f S o u th Austra l ia and her family has catt le interest in no r th e rn Austra lia . The g ro u p tou red the French Q u a r te r a n d L ake fron t a irp o r t facilities. T hey really loved the food and especially the J A Z Z o f New Orleans!

New O r le an ’s 99s Gloria Burlette, Ede B r a n d o n , J u d i t h M a g g io re a n d Pa t Besselman par tic ipa ted in an Air a n d Space Exhibit sponsored by N A S A s M ichoud Facil ity at Lake Fores t Plaza S h o pp ing C enter . New Orleans 99s a re su p p o r t in g E AA C h a p te r 261 in their drive to o b ta in a w o r k s h o p / c l u b h o u s e o n th e a i r p o r t g rounds . L akefron t A irpor t is a busy place and 99s and E A A su p p o r t each others projects to the benefit o f both.

Jerry oummeral uses her Cessna 150 to keep speaking engagements in her campaign for political office in her county.

99s and 49'/?ers at the July 4th m eeting/picnic included Gary and Carolyn Fisher. Gloria and Ronnie Burlette, John Maggiore (behind post), Glorie and Charlie Wills. Judy Maggiore, Louis and Ede Brandon.

Orange County Pilots of the Year (L-R) Eleanor Todd, Barbara Ward and Lyn Newton show off their trophies at the POY Banquet June 7th

PalmsThe Palms C h a p te r ’s May meeting was

celebrated at 99 Lillian C a m d e n ’s Surf View Cafe at the San ta M onica Pier. Cool ocean breezes wafted th ro u g h the d o o rs and the su r f washed against the sandy beach as Lillian and her 49'/$er, C onrad , treated the c hap te r to a su m p tu o u s fish d inner tha t was far beyond their expecta tions . Following d inner , c h ap te r m em bers surprised Lillian with a b i r thday cake and a chorus o f “ Happy B irthday." The rem ainder o f the evening, m em bers pored over their b rand new 99 History books excitedly getting au tog raphs , m aking this occasion even more mem orable .

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M t. ShastaIn Sep tem ber, the Mt. Shasta C h ap te r

was finally able to a irm ark Weed Airport . O ur previous a t tem p t failed due to strong winds. We also put on an a irport breakfast a t R e d d i n g M u n i c i p a l A i r p o r t in con junc tion with the FB O open house and had m any com plim ents . It was a great success. We are very proud to receive the A P T trophy for small chapters . Mt. Shasta C h a p te r will be t im ing the Pa lms to Pine race a t Red Bluff in August. Regret to say tha t none o f us are flying in the race.

O r a n g e C o u n tyThe O range C o u n ty C h ap te r held their

Pilot o f the Year Banquet Ju n e 7th at the So u th Sh o re Yacht Cluh in Newport Beach. It was interesting to note tha t first place winner, B arbara W ard and third place Lyn Newton are co-owners of 8443M (Mike) a Cessna I82 and chalked up all their hour points on it. Second place Eleanor T o d d also used Mike. M i k e i s h o p i n g f o r a ’P la n e o f th e Year’ award.

Marie Chris tensen, Southwest Section M em bersh ip C h a irm an will be sorely missed by O.C. 99s now tha t she has m oved to Kansas. She has been a political activist for General Aviation in Orange C ounty .

We are all proud o f Diane H ixson, hired by United Airlines and now in tra in ing at their facilities in Denver, C o lo rado . She will be a Flight Engineer on 727s and based in Chicago.

Gathered around their APT trophy are Mt. Shasta Chapter members and their newly elected officers (L-R) Bobbie Morris, Vice-Chairman; Donnelda Hendrickson, Secretary; Barbara Boot; Jane La Mar; Ellie Mueller, Chairman: Nancy Ragsdale, Treasurer; Ginger Strange. Seated. Donna Taylor and Hazel Eckert, our great helper

At Crenshaw High S choo l’s 4th Annual Aw ards Banquet in Los Angeles, s tudents and their families, decked out in their finest c l o t h e s , h e a r d P a t r i c k M u r p h y , adm inistra t ive dean, a n n o u n ce a d o n a t io n from Claire Walters o f a lm ost $1,000 in d u a l flights to studen ts o f the schoo l’s Aviation Club. M urphy , head o f the c lub which encourages s tudents to improve themselves s c h o l a s t i c a l l y , i n t r o d u c e d 99 N i n a L au g h b au m who, in representing Claire, presented cert ificates to 12 s tudents , one female a m o n g them. This reporte r was also present.

“ I am very proud of the young people here,” said Carl Betts, s tudent council president a n d banquet activities chairm an. “You see a side o f C renshaw th a t d o e sn ’t m a k e t h e h e a d l i n e s . T h e r o l e o f t ea ch e r /s tu d en t is a crucial one. And we have to set an ex am p le ."

And t h a t ’s what Claire W alters is doing. Setting an exam ple . Because by encourag ing s tudents scholastically th ro u g h avia t ion , it a lso be tte r prepares them for advanced e duca tion , for a career, and fo r life itself.

PhoenixRenee Dow son, Phoenix C hap te r , to o k a

few days off f rom her responsibili ties as C h a irm a n o f the Kachina Doll Air Rally (It flies in October!) , as well as her duties with a large Phoenix ho m e cons truc t ion com p an y , to win a b a l l ro o m dan c in g con test in F lorida , a n d to earn her Single Engine

Claire Walters (L) couldn't help smiling at Lillian C am den 's su rp rise at the b irthday cake presented to her by Palms Chapter members.

Seaplane R a ting in Detroit . There are no two ways ab o u t it—99s are mobile!

O n the in ternat ional scene, Phoenix C h a p te r ’s Pat Stover is spending a m onth in F rance, and Eloise T aylor and 49(Aer Jim d a sh e d o f f to R o m e fo r a R o ta ry In te rna t iona l luncheon. Eloise met lovely Italian 99 F io ren /a D e ’Bernardi, who is C ap ta in o f a Russian YA C 40 C o m m u te r Jet . F iorenza promised to try to come to A rizona for a sight-seeing to u r in the T ay lo r ’s plane. Then, o f course, there’s Bruni Bradley, w ho leads a double life, hop p in g back and forth between Stut tgart , G e r m a n y , w h i c h is o p e r a t i o n a l h ead q u a r te rs for 49'/4er Ken. a Pan -A m 747 C ap ta in , and Phoenix, where they m aintain a h o m e in Litchfield Park. D augh ter Bruni. J r . has entered the United States Naval A cadem y at Annapolis , M aryland. More on th a t later.

Sand i Haag designed the winning entry in Phoenix C h a p te r ’s logo contest. Fifteen entries were subm itted , all good, but S a n d i ’s won the vote. A sa reward, Sandi will receive free “one o f everything the logo is used o n .”

G u i d i n g th e b u r s t i n g - a t - t h e - s e a m s m em bersh ip o f the Phoenix C h ap te r for the com ing years will be Jud i C a m s , re-elected C h a irm an ; C arolyn C hard and Sandi Haag. Vice C h a irm an ; Polly Mumey, Treasurer; A nn Newcombe, Recording Secretary; C a r o l e T o m l i n s o n . C o r r e s p o n d i n g S e c r e t a r y ; a n d C a t h y N i c h o l a i s e n , M em bersh ip C ha irm an .

The first recipient o f the Phoenix C h a p t e r ’s “ O n c e - in -a -W h i le W e-T h in k - Y ou-D eserve -lt" Scholarsh ip was June Bonesteel. A r izo n a ’s FA A Flight Instructor o f the Year. The aw ard was m ade to help Ju n e defray expenses o f her a t tendance at t h e H u g h e s H e l i c o p t e r M o d e l 269 m ain tenance course. Ju n e is one o f only tw o w om en in A rizona to hold the IA (Inspector Aircraft) ra ting, in a d d it ion to an ATP. C F I I , Rotary-he licop ter and A irfram e and Pow erp lan t ratings. Phoenix C h ap te r is p roud to have a part in J u n e ’s achievements and her c o n tr ibu t ions to the safety o f general av ia t ion bo th in the cockpit and under the engine cowling.

R edw ood EmpireThe R edw ood Empire C h ap te r was given

a p laque by the FA A for conduct ing (with the Mt. D iab lo C hapte r) 5 very successful Flying C o m p an io n Seminars.

Lt. W endy Hood and 49!/jer T im made their T-38 cross-countries to Travis AFB where W en d y ’s m other, Jane t Allbeck, watched from the tower as they landed and took off. W hat a thrill for a flying m other to see her d a u g h te r roll a T-38 on a m ax im um c limb with burners!

Erm a C h an ce was given permission to land at Fo r t R ucker for a visit with her daugh te r , Debbie, who is s ta tioned there, when she (E rm a) was b r in g in g a 152 to Napa from the factory a t Wichita. Erm a also took her A T C e x a m —a busy lady.

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(L-R) Tomas Martinez, Mark Beard and Jimmy Harris are three ol the twelve recipients awarded certificates by Claire Walters for free dual flying time at the Crenshaw High School Awards Banquet in Los Angeles

Dick R ooka ird , Nina 's 4 9 l/ ;er , got part of the younger genera tion off in the right direction. He took a s im ula to r to Jeanne G ib so n ’s first grade class and gave each student a check-out. (“S tu d e n t” in this case, m e a n s t h i r t y - t h r e e 6 - y e a r - o ! d s , o n e p r i n c i p a l , a n d o n e 7 4 - y e a r - o l d g ran d m o th er . ) After the s im u la to r came d ow n for the last time, all went to the a irport where they had the o p p o r tu n ity to sit a t the contro ls o f the R o o k a i rd ’s 172. F ran G auger spent a few hours at Siskiyou C oun ty Airport on a C A P assignment. She was assisting the National G uard train tower controllers.

R e n o A e ra

Sheryl Jones has jus t celebrated her first ann iversary with N arco Avionics as Western Regional Manager. She con tinues to fly a ro u n d the seven western states, no r thern Mexico, and western C anada . She also placed 3rd in the H ayw ard M in i-D erby flying a Narco Avionic’s P iper Arrow.

Sacram ento ValleyTwo $300 scholarships were aw arded to

tw o d ese rv in g y o u n g lad ies by the Sac ram en to Valley C h a p te r at their annual W om an Pilot o f the Year and Installation of Officers banquet , Ju n e 27, 1979.

Patric ia Trusler is presently w ork ing on her C om m erc ia l Ins t rum ent ra ting and wants to eventually achieve her A T P rating and fly for an airline. Laura L inkoos is comple ting w ork on her A & P rating and Private p i lo t ’s license.

Barbara Goetz was chosen W om en Pilot of the Year a n d D o ro th y Huntley was given the c h ap te r ’s service award . New officers for the 1979-80 year are: Marci Roberts , C hairm an; Lois Erickson, Vice C ha irm an ; Jeannet te Fowler. R ecord ing Secretary; Jean Turner , C o o re sp o n d in g Secretary; and C orky Cronin , Treasurer.

San Luis Obispo CountySan Luis Obispo C o u n ty C h a p te r 99s did

not hold a regular m onth ly meeting in Ju ly o r August. However, next years officers

have been elected and they are; C h a irm an , Pat Kam m : Vice-Chairm an. Shirley Moore; Secretary. Su zan n e S k ee te rs :an d Treasurer , Madi Gates.

Santa BarbaraJu n e was V IP m on th for the San ta

B arbara C hap te r . T h o n Griffith. M argo Sm ith , Raili A ronen , F innish 99 G overnor , and C lay ton Jones all hon o red us with their visits.

T h o n a n d M argo flew to San ta B arbara to take Raili to lunch at the a irport . Raili was very pleased and apprec ia t ive tha t they bo th took time from their busy schedules to meet her. a n d enjoyed visiting with them.

While Raili and her son M a rk k u were in Sa n ta B arbara , o u r c h ap te r meeting was held a t the h o m e o f their hosts, J o h n and Erm a Chris tian . O u r c h a irm an 's son. C lay ton Jones , bo rn April 23rd. was our guest a t his first 99 meeting, and C ont inen ta l Airlines pilot and San ta B arbara C h ap te r m em b er Karen K a h n ’s schedule permit ted her to a ttend.

T ine Kater was a n o th e r welcome m ember. Tine has had an unbelievably difficult year. Her d a u g h te r suffered a fall last year that kept her hospitalized for m any m o n th s and received injuries f rom which everyone but Tine and her 49 '/ ier d o u b ted she could recover.

Rachel Cowin. while a t tend ing a Rock Art C o nven tion in Utah, had an o p p o r tu n i ty to fly with Wesley Holden o f the Arizona Highways magazine. Rachel flew right seat in his 172 while he to o k pictures.

The Spring Sectional Meeting in W onder Valley was t rem en d o u s and tho rough ly enjoyed by Lynne Barber. J o h n and Erm a Chris t ian , Je a n and T om Coyle. Polly and J a y Guidi, C onn ie H ow er ton and J o a n S teinberger. Rachel Cowin a n d M arion Fickett represented o u r c h a p te r at the Tuscon Treasure H u n t tha t weekend. Lynne Barber, Rachel Cowin. M ar ion Fickett, Beth H ow ar, Shy Sm ith and J o a n Ste in­b e rg e r h ave been “ c o v e r in g ” C a l i fo rn ia , i n c l u d i n g a t t e n d i n g f ly - in s in P o r t e r ­

ville, Merced, C o lu m b ia and Lake Tahoe . J o h n an d E rm a C hris t ian were able to show their houseguests, Raili and M a rk k u , some o f C a l i fo rn ia 's b e au t i fu l scenery a r o u n d San ta B arbara and du r ing a t r ip to C o lu m ­bia in their Bonanza.

Santa Clara ValleyM ardo C rane , founder of the Pow der

Puff D erby and long-term m em ber o f Santa C lara Valley C hap te r , was recently invited to speak a t the San Luis Obispo C h a m b e r o f C om m erce. M ard o is now living at N ipoma.

F o u r m em bers o f the Santa Clara Valley C h ap te r jo ined the S ac ram en to Valley C h a p te r at their an n u a l luncheon at the Nut Tree. They were Faye Kirk, Willy G ardner . M arion Barnick. and Pat Rowe.

The First Annual A O P A B aham as Fly- In was a highlight o f a recent trip by Connie Gould o f San ta C lara Valley C hapter . The Fly-In was very well organized and a great success, reports C onnie, with lots of sw imming, snorkeling, sailing, barbecue parties and o ther activities as well as the thrill o f flying over the beautiful Baham ian waters. The flying was nothing com p ared to flying a 172 V F R from San Francisco to F lor ida in p o o r weather accord ing to Connie.

L om poc. California, where vast fields of flowers are g row n commercially for their seeds, was the scene o f a recent fly-in for nine S a n ta C la ra Valley m em b ers . S h e r ry A nderson . Jean Blake. M arion Barnick, Jean ine Ceccio, Barbara Dawson. Peggy and Jo h n Ewert. Willy G ard n er and Evelyn L.undstrom enjoyed the sight of gorgeous strips o f co lor displayed by poppies, asters, sweet peas and stock.

Santa RosaThe 5c a pound moneyraiser held at the

S o n o m a C oun ty Airport by the San ta Rosa C h a p te r was a big success even though we had to wait for the weather m an to coopera te . Bob and Barbara Benson a re the p roud new paren ts o f a 1975 Beech Baron. N6660S. Ju s t in time for Barbara to use her new rating. C ongra tu la tions!

Southern SierraOn M ay 19, 1979, the meeting was held at

the Tulare . CA, Golf and C o u n t ry Club. M em bers in a t tendance were Bert Coe. Sally Gillespie, and Sara A rm strong. F o u r guests a lso a t t e n d e d , in c lu d in g M a r y Beth Villalobos, M aureen M ahoney , and Luella Lowther. M aureen and Luella added their m em berships to the chapter . The election m ade the decision th a t the officers chosen on April 7th would remain in their positions th ro u g h the rem ainder o f this year.

The S o u th e rn Sierra C h ap te r will be meeting at Portervil le on the.Third S a tu rday o f each m o n th , unless the g roup decides to hold o th e r meetings o r special events. The first special event will be a fly ou t to Freddie 's a t M e a d o w ’s Field, in Bakersfield, C A, fo r brunch , at 10:00 a.m. on Ju n e 16th,1979.

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Santa Barbara's VIP visitors included (L-R) Margo Smith, Governor SW Section, Thon Griffith, International President, and Raili Aronen. Finnish Section Governor. With them is Erma Christian, Santa Barbara Chapter

We invite m em bers or potential m em bers o f the 99s to a ttend any o r all o f our meetings.

Tucson

Tucson C h ap te r installed new officers and honored those ou tgo ing on Bastille Day d uring an o u td o o r d inner a n d splash party held at the hom e o f Barbara and Jo h n Welsh. Lee Unger is now C ha irm an , aided by Barbara Harper. Vice-Chairman: Ju d y Preble. Secretary, l .cra Gates. T reasurer, and Mary Beth Fogg is M-a-L.

l .orra ine and 49'/ jer Ray Newhouse are going to build a new hom e at Cholla A irpa rk , just ousidc o f T ucson , and are s ta r ting opera t ions first with a 2-plane h angar to house their Bonanza and the Travelaire ,Ray is going to reassemble.

Wyn Hayward and 49 '^e r Ja so n are winging their A-36 to O shkosh for the EAA C onvention and are especially interested this year because Ja so n is building an Eagle in their garage.

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V A R G A A I R C R A F T D E A L E R

All m e ta l , m i l i t a r y s t i c k - g r i p , d u a l con tro ls , 22,000 ft usable ceiling, 1450 F P M climb, Cruises 525 miles at 135 M P H with a to p speed o f 148 T akeoff over a 50 ft. obstacle in just 440 ft. and land in 450 . . . Lycoming 150 H P Engine . . . fly it with c anopy open a n d experience the open cockpit excitement o f flying . . . YES . . . this is Y O U R A IR P L A N E !

Joyce Hibbard Bay Cities 99s

“ R eady to Serve 99s A n y w h ere— A nytim e!”

UtahMary Schockey, 49'/$er D on , C aro l

R ayburn , Je a n C offm an, and Carol Clarke a ttended the In te rna tiona l C onven tion in Albany.

Nancy Reuling has been a ppo in ted the first Written Test E x am in er in Utah.

Meg Streeter has been flying a D C 6 for Fo re s t F ire S u p p r e s s io n in A r iz o n a . Meanwhile, Kathleen Henzke, vaca tioned in Hawaii and Julie J a c o b so n flew to her West Yellowstone su m m er home. Carol C larke judged Aerobatic contests a t Council Bluffs. Iowa and O ttaw a, Kansas. She is President o f the new Utah C h ap te r o f the In terna tiona l Aerobatic Club. Wilma Nichols is Secretary.

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M ilestones of Flight Cover #81T he M ilestones o f F ligh t C o v er # 8 1 will c o m m e m o ra te th e 50 th A n n iv e rsary o f th e e s tab lish m en t

o f th e N ine ty -N ines Inc ., th e In te rn a tio n a l O rg a n iz a tio n o f W om en P ilo ts. T h e covers will be cance lled o n N o v em b er 2, 1979.

Y ou m ay o rd e r th ese covers by filling in th e in fo rm a tio n below a n d rem ittin g a check o r m oney o rd e r m ad e p ay ab le to th e S m ith so n ia n In s titu tio n . P lease d o n o t m ail cash . P lease enclose a s tam p ed se lf-ad d ressed en v elope. T h e covers a re $1.25 each (p lease inc lude an a d d itio n a l 35c if the covers a re to be sen t by a irm a il overseas). T h e re is a lim it o f five covers p e r cu sto m er. D elivery tim e is th re e to fo u r w eeks a f te r th e c an c e lla tio n d a te .

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Specia lly e m b o ssed M ilestones o f F lig h t A lbum s a re a v a ilab le a t $14.00 each fo r o u r co llecto rs. W e re q u est th a t th e a lb u m s n o t be sen t to a P o s t O ffice B ox n u m b er, a n d th a t you a llow th ree w eeks fo r delivery .

The handsome trophy won by Tucson Chapter 99s for highest percentage ot APTness in the SW Section is presented by proud chapter members to Tucson Airport officials The trophy will be on d isp lay at TUS In te rn a tio n a l's E xecu tive Term ina l (L-R s tand ing) M ary Beth Fogg Worman. Richard Peterson. Manager of Airport Facilities. Emmett Malloy. Flight Superintendent and Wyn Hayward Kneeling are Lee Unger, Chapter Chairman and Marie Forte

Hit the Trail to Vail

Gore Creek— Vail Mountain in the background

By Joan Alyea

C o n v e n t io n 1979— th e m o s t fa b u lo u s Golden Anniversary C o n v en tio n tha t ever could have been! W hat m em ories we have o f i t— the airshow a t R hinebeck, the races, the lovely ways o u r c h a r t e r m e m b e rs were h o n o re d —it’s never to be fo rgo tten , a very special part o f o u r history! But now y o u ’re sitting a ro u n d o n a crisp S ep tem ber day, try ing to fend off the end-o f-sum m er blahs. Back to work, back to school, a n d , even th o u g h fall flying weather is the greatest, when it comes to blahs, y o u ’ve got 'em!

Have we got the cure fo r you! S tar t p lanning for Vail 1980. Vail 1980 is a different convention . T o celebrate the 50th Anniversary o f S o u th Centra l Section, w e’ve a im ed a t a re la x e d , ca su a l a tm o s p h e r e guaran teed to send you back h o m e rested, happy, with an equally fabu lous set o f m emories o f C o lo rado : everyth ing from poolside socials to luncheon high on a m o u n ta in — from hot a ir ba lloon flights to a real western cookou t!

D on ' t jus t plan to "hit the trail to Vail” and convention; p lan a d ream vacation for every m em ber o f y our family while y o u ’re at it. There a re h u n d red s o f ways to have western fun while y o u ’re in C o lo rad o , and in the area of a few hu n d red square miles!

Som e people call Vail ( fam ous as one o f the w o r ld ’s to p ski resorts) the "D isney land of the Rockies”—and su m m er is even better! We adm it th a t the sight o f lush grass and ram p an t wildflowers covering the ski slopes will get to the trad i t iona l snow bunnies; however, there are com pensa tions!

S ta r t a t V a i l /L ionshead , where C o n v en ­t ion H eadquarte rs is located, a n d enjoy o u ts tand ing exam ples o f C o lo rad o m o u n ­tain a rchitecture , and the unusual shops tha t abound . N earby is the gondo la s ta tion , and you can take a ride up the m oun ta ins ide on the e lectronica l ly-m onitored gondolas , from which one can see alm ost forever. Y o u ’ll view an unparal le led vista o f the na tura l beauty o f the C o lo rad o m o u n ta in s which the residents of Vail Valley have preserved. Eagles Nest, w here th e A m elia E a r h a r t L uncheon will be held is at the to p o f the gondola ride.

Everything in Vail is within easy walking distance; a p leasant stroll a lo n g crystal c lear G ore Creek an d across the covered bridge will bring you to the o ther ha lf o f Vail— Vail Village. If y o u ’d ra the r ride, a free shu tt lebus will t ak e you there, too.

Vail Village resembles a q u a in t E uropean alpine village; between conven t ion sessions, y o u ’ll find quite interesting little shops filled with everything f rom ski gear a n d ba th ing suits to the w orks o f ta lented C o lo rad o artists and E sk im o carvings. Allow plenty o f browsing time!

In c lu d e a s to p a t the C o l o r a d o Ski

M useum a n d the Ski Hall o f Fam e and learn a b o u t the nearly 150 year h is tory o f skiing in C o lo rado .

Y o u ’ll n o t go h u ngry in Vail; the over 70 r e s t a u r a n t s o ffer e v e ry th in g f ro m h a u te cuis ine to ou t-of-th is-w orld h am burge rs to fill in the gaps between C o n v en tio n coffees, luncheons a n d co o k o u ts . Nightlife covers everyth ing from western pubs to ragtime p iano to disco.

Vail’s casual a t t i tude provides chances to t ry new th ings an d indulge old interests in a new setting. Sum m ervail boas ts tw o golf courses, including an 18-hole PG A course s i tuated between m o u n ta in s , s tream s and m eadows. Y o u ’ll have to b lam e the scenery for those missed putts! W e’ve p lanned a 491^er golf to u rn a m e n t to put those golf courses to good use!

Over 50 tennis courts , m any o f them m u n i c i p a l , a w a i t p o l i s h e d ( o r n o t - s o - polished) back h an d s . Private and group lessons will he lp o n the p o l ish in g , a n d special Young P eop le ’s Tennis Clinics a re a n o th e r choice. W e ’ll be using som e o f these excellent cour ts fo r the Ninety-N ines tennis to u rn am en t .

After golf and tennis games, splash in one o f the sw im m ing pools , an d when y o u ’ve recovered, rent a bicycle a n d cycle th ro u g h Vail’s miles o f tree-lined trails.

If y o u ’re loa the to use y o u r o w n muscle-

power, rent a ho rse—and enjoy everything f rom h o u r j au n ts to pack tr ips into cool, green back-country .

If you are a dven tu rous , t ak e a jeep tou r th ro u g h historic C o lo rad o m oun ta ins , o r try a raft o r kyak tr ip on the C o lo rad o River.

T ake y o u r family on a backpack ing to u r over R ocky M o u n ta in trails. An added p lus—o ptiona l high school o r college credit can be ob ta ined th ro u g h C o lo rad o M o u n ­tain College at Leadvil le*—just for having fun!

D o n ’t forget your fishing po le—some of the best R ocky M o u n ta in fishing spots are located in the s tream s a n d lakes in the Vail area. In a later article, we’ll clue you in on l ic e n se r e q u i r e m e n t s a n d c a m p g r o u n d locations.

Blahs gone? Great! Keep a -p lan n in '— th ere ’s a lot m ore o f C o lo rad o to tell you a b o u t —and w e’ll meet you on the trail to Vail, J u ly 23-27, 1980— o n th e w ay to another fabu lous convention!•N o te : T he Vail B ackpacker p rog ram is fully a pproved as a credit p rogram th ro u g h C o lo rad o M o u n ta in College, which is fully accredited by the N o r th Centra l Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. High school credit can be a rranged by request. C o n tac t The Vail Backpacker, P.O. Box 1082, Vail, C o lo r a d o , 81657, fo r m o re in fo rm a t io n on a r rang ing credit. »»

A Special Invitation To A ll Ninety-NinesAnd Friends o f The N inety -N ines

50 th Anniversary of the First Meeting of The Ninety>Nines

Friday, November 2, 1979

San Diego Aerospace Historical Center, Balboa Park, San Diego

Museum Tour and No-Host Cocktails, 0:00 pm

Banquet Dinner and Program, 7:30 pm

Special Recognition of Charter Members

Recognition of Contributors to the Women in Aviation Exhibit (Ju st cleared for t akeo f f )