O F F IC IA L
P U B L IC A T IO N
OF- J^HE
IN T E R N A T IO N A L
O R G A N IZ A T IO N
OF
W OMEN
PILO TS
niE S B nE iu s
M AY 1972
Volum e 14
Number 35
President’s Column
T H E N IN E T Y -N IN E S , IN C .
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Art Director ............................................. L u cille W eeks
Production M a n a g e r.................................. Ron Oberlag
Circulation Manager .............................. Loretta Gragg
Contributing Editors
A rliene Dando
Darlene G ilm ore
Becky Thatcher
Lois Feigenbaum
V irg in ia Thom pson
Barbara Bonnett
Dottie Sanders
Edith Denny
Hazel Jones
M ona Budding
Eleanor Bailey
Ruth Thom as
Director of Advertising
Paula Reed
Contents
A W T A R W ays & M e a n s ..................... 3
C o n v e n tio n N e w s .................................. 5-7
C ro s s w o rd P u z z le .................................. 10
P o w d e r P u ff D e r b y ............................... 9
W ho W e re th e G irls th a t
F lew 60,000,000 M ile s
F or th e A A F ......................................... 4
REGULAR FEATURES
President’s C o lu m n
Inside Front
Headlines from H a zel............................................ 1
Ninety-N ine News A w a rd .................................... 3
Coming E v e n ts ........................................................ 3
Backward G la n c e .................................................... 4
Safety T ip s ................................................................. 8
Com m ittee R e p o rts................................................ 9
Chapter R eports.................................................11-28
INTERNATIONAL OFFICERS
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It w a s g r a t ify in g to d is c o v e r th a t H e r ita g e P re s s
in te n d s to m a k e g o o d its e ffo rts to G E T T H E
M A G A Z IN E IN T O T H E P O S T -O F F IC E p r o m p tly . W e
r e c e iv e d o u r c o p y o f th e m a g a z in e in a v e ry tim e ly
m a n n e r th is m o n th . A n d w e th in k th e H 's a re d o in g
a v e ry fin e jo b — H e r ita g e a n d H a z e l, th a t is.
Y o u r p r e s id e n t e x p e r ie n c e d s o m e m o re o f th e
w o n d e r f u l N in e ty N in e h o s p it a lity r e c e n tly — jo u r n ie d o u t to A r iz o n a to te a c h tw o w o r k s h o p s — 8
h o u r s to m e d ic a l r e c o r d s p e r s o n n e l fro m A riz o n a ,
U ta h , N e w M e x ic o , N e v a d a a n d C o lo r a d o — a n d a
h a lf- d a y to H e a lth A g e n c y p e r s o n n e l fro m A r iz o n a .
B e tty M c N a b b
In th e la tte r w o r k s h o p w a s B e th U s s h e r, P h o e n ix C h a p te r, w h o
g r a c io u s ly fle w m e d o w n to P h o e n ix fro m F ra n c is c o G ra n d e w h e re th e
m e e tin g s w e re h e ld , a n d th e n h o s te s s e d m e in h e r p le a s a n t a p a rtm e n t.
M illie D a w e s e n te r ta in e d in h e r h o m e fo r m e a n d th e n a g r o u p o f us
9 9 s a n d 4 9 -1 /2 e r, w e n t to C a m e l B a c k f o r d in n e r. W h a t fu n ! I w is h
e v e ry b o d y c o u ld h a v e a r o u n d o f th e p r e s id e n c y !
I c a u g h t A lic e R o b e rts in th e m id s t o f w a ll- p a p e r a n d p a in t, b u t as
u s u a l s h e lo o k e d p e r fe c tly c h a r m in g . N e x t I w a lk e d in to H a n g a r O n e in
A tla n ta to c o lle c t 2 4 C a n d s ta rt f o r h o m e , a n d th e re w e re E s th e r W rig h t
a n d V ir g in ia M c K e e o f th e G e o rg ia C h a p te r ! S o we h a d o ld h o m e w e e k
f o r a w h ile .
To o u r u tte r d e s o la tio n , n o t e n o u g h p e o p le s ig n e d u p fo r th e
A u s tr a lia n S a fa ri, s o i f y o u t h in k y o u H A V E to g e t in to u c h w ith th e
p r e s id e n t- n o - le s s d u r in g A p r il, d o n 't c a b le . I ’l l b e a t h o m e . B u t — I w o u ld
lik e to a s k y o u to u s e th e a d d re s s in th e N E W ro s te r, th e P a n a m a C ity
a d d re s s , a s th a t is w h e re w e h a v e b e e n liv in g o f f ic ia lly s in c e J u ly , a n d
th e A lb a n y a d d re s s ju s t w a n d e rs a r o u n d fo r a w h ile . In c a s e y o u r r o s te r
is n ’t h a n d y — tr y B e a c h w o o d D riv e , P a n a m a C ity , F la . 32 4 01 .
B o a r d w ill h a v e m e t b y th e tim e th is m a g a z in e re a c h e s y o u , a n d w e d id
h a v e a lo t o f th in g s to c o n s id e r w h ic h y o u a s k e d u s to t h in k a b o u t. I w ill
le t y o u k n o w n e x t m o n th w h a t c a m e o u t o f B o a r d m e e tin g .
M e a n w h ile — P L A N F O R T O R O N T O !
T h is N in e ty -N in e y e a r is n o w h a lf fin is h e d — s o le t ’s p ic k u p th e
te m p o ! K e e p o n w ith y o u r r e c r u itin g , th e m e m b e rs h ip m u s t n o t s lu m p
fr o m o n e y e a r to th e n e x t, IT M U S T G R O W .
G e t A P T ! T h is p ro v e s to th e w o r ld a t la r g e th a t th e w o m e n p ilo ts o n
th is g lo b e a re w illin g a n d a b le to s a c r ific e tim e a n d m o n e y a n d e ffo rt to
s ta y p r o f ic ie n t a n d s a fe .
H E L P O U T w h e re v e r y o u c a n — w ith W in g S c o u ts a n d D ir e c t R e lie f
F o u n d a tio n — ( W in g s fo r I n te r n a t io n a l H e a lth ) — w ith th e M e r c y flig h ts
th a t m a n y o f o u r m e m b e rs d o , s a n s fa n fa r e ; w ith C iv il A ir P a tr o l a n d
p r o je c t s s u c h js J u a n ita N e w e ll’s a c tiv itie s in A r iz o n a ’s “ G ir ls R a n c h ’ ’ —
a n d th e w a rm s u p p o r t o f N in e ty N in e s to H e le n M c G e e w h o s e m id d le
n a m e is C o u ra g e —
A n d w h e n y o u tra v e l, lo o k u p N in e ty N in e s a n d m a k e n e w fr ie n d s —
a n d t e ll u s a b o u t y o u r a d v e n tu r e s in fa r la n d s — a tte n d y o u r C H A P T E R
m e e tin g s , a tte n d y o u r S E C T IO N m e e tin g s —
S te m m in g fro m o u r a c tiv itie s w ith th e T a le n t B a n k c o m e s an in v ita tio n
to p a r t ic ip a t e in th e M a n a g e m e n t T ra in in g S e m in a rs f o r C a re e r W o m e n
s p o n s o r e d b y th e B u s in e s s a n d P r o fe s s io n a l W o m e n ’s C lu b F o u n d a tio n .
I f y o u a re in te re s te d in a tte n d in g a n y o f th e s e t o p - le v e l s e m in a rs , c o n ­
t a c t M rs . L e n o ra C ro s s , F o u n d a tio n D ir e c to r , 2 0 1 2 M a s s a c h u s e tts A ve .,
N .W ., W a s h in g to n , D .C . 2 0 0 3 6 . A N D — i f y o u h a v e th e s o r t o f q u a litie s
fo r to p - le v e l p o lic y - m a k in g a p p o in tm e n ts , F IL L IN T H E T A L E N T B A N K
Q U E S T IO N N A IR E fro m th e la s t m a g a z in e , a n d S E N D IT IN . D o n ’t h id e
y o u r lig h t u n d e r a b u s h e l.
M E A N W H IL E , th e r e 's s o m e th in g e ls e y o u s h o u ld f i l l in — th e
r e g is tr a tio n b la n k f o r IN T E R N A T IO N A L C O N V E N T IO N in T o ro n to th is
s u m m e r!
S E E Y O U IN T O R O N T O .
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REpORTS?
C O R R E C T IO N S !
Editor
Many times in the past it has been
suggested that we have a "Letters to
the Editor” colum n for our m agazine.
Ordinarily w e don't get enough d if­
ferent types of items to m ake it in­
teresting. However, w e have at long
last received some com plaints about
the News. It was so long in coming I
thought we had it made. The letter
listed several items of concern. In the
interest of placating the ladies from
the east and in the hopes that it might
answ er
so m e
o th e r
unasked
questions, I am going to devote my
column to their eight items of con­
cern.
1. Retain o u r o rig in a l co ve r and design.
When it was decided to go to advertising,
the front cover becom es part o f the
package. If som eone w ants to buy the back
cover and pay fo r the c o lo r separation on
the front cover, so be it. T his has been
discussed previously. If th is is to be a
professional m agazine then we m ust be
professional. We have not “ been stripped
of our personality, nor robbed o f o u r id e n ­
tity nor surrendered to the stereotyped . .
2. Keep 99’s on the s ta ff in a ll categories.
The only sta ff m em bers w ho are not 99's
are the Publisher, Art D irector, Production
Manager, and D irector o f A dvertising. If you
can find anyone w ho w ill w ork free in any
of these catagories, I’m sure H eritage w ill
be d e lig h ted to use them.
3. Keep the N ew sletter under the c o n tro l
o f the 99’s.
It is to ta lly under the co n tro l of the 99's.
Nothing goes in the m agazine w ith o u t the
perm ission o f the Editor. If the co n ten ts are
not sa tisfa ctory, then the board should ap ­
point a new Editor.
4. L im it ads — we o b je ct stro n g ly to the
o il co m p a n y ads, etc.
The board had set the g u id e lin es for the
a c c e p ta b ility fo r ads. T hese g e n e ra l
g u id e lin es have to do w ith a lco h o lic
b e ve ra g e s, sm o kin g p ro d u cts, s a n ita ry
goods, and unclad form s. Anything per­
ta in in g to aviation that is in good taste is
acce p ta b le . Personal experience te lls me
that airplan e s w ill not fly w ith o u t the
p ro d u cts produced by the o il com panies.
5. Be se le ctive in a cce p ting ads—
See the answ er to question 4.
6. M a il e a rlie r so that co pies are received
the firs t week o f the m onth.
The m agazine was m ailed on the th ird of
M arch. I received my copy on the 16th. As
long as we use 2nd class m ail we must
tolerate e xcessive delays. To m ail the
m agazine 1st cla ss w o u ld cost an ad­
d itio n a l $1200.00 per m onth. The m agazine
has been m ailed under 2nd class for the
last 5 years. Having ads in the m agazine
has n othing w hatever to do w ith the cost of
m ailing. We are co n tin u in g to seek some
relief from th is excessive delay.
7. Do p u t w ord lim its on reports . . .
We have tried to put w ord lim its, page
lim its, suggested g u id e lin e s etc. People
e ith e r do not read the in stru ctio n s or do not
feel that they pertain to them. The only
alte rn a tive is fo r the E ditor to attem pt to
co rre ct sp e llin g , p u n ctu a tio n , and co n ­
tin u ity. We try at all co sts to preserve the
"g is t".
8. E stablish a purpose fo r the ne w sle tter
and ta ilo r it to s u it the needs o f the 99's.
“ The purpose o f the Ninety Nines is to
provide a clo se re latio n sh ip am ong wom en
p ilo ts and to unite them in any m ovem ent
that may be fo r th e ir be n efit or for that of
Solo Cross C o u n t r y in the Cla ss ro om
The Institute of Aviation at the U niversity
of Illin o is has operated a tra in in g program
for many years. Each sem ester a large
group of student p ilo ts are required to take
a standardized solo cross co u n try as part
of th e ir cu rricu lu m . To the new student the
first cross co u n try can be a very pleasant
encounter or it can be a frustra tin g ex­
perience. In an e ffo rt to m ake th is a sm ooth
transition from the dual to the solo cross
country a p ro je ct was suggested and
developed by one of your 99 m em bers and
her husband, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kaiser
(99 C entral Illin o is Chapter).
This p ro je ct was to develop a series of
slides w ith audio presentations that w ould
let the student view what he w ould see on
his cross co u n try flig h t. They flew the
proposed route o f the cross co u n try ta kin g
p ictures of all pertinent ch e ck points.
These 35mm slides were developed and
then co rrelated w ith sim ila r lo ca tio n s on
the se ctio n al charts. The se ctio n a l ch a rt
was then photographed and another series
of 35mm slides were developed and co o r-
dinated w ith those slides taken from the
a ircra ft. A fter co m b in in g the tw o sets of
slides so that the student co u ld see the
m pa and then fo llo w up w ith the a ctual p ic ­
ture o f w hat he w o u ld see on the cross
co u n try made quite an effective teaching
aid.
Libby and Bob were not satisfied, they
wanted th is as a ta lk in g slide series, so
Bob m odified a slide synchronizer and co n ­
nected it to a sm all stereo tape recorder
w h ich was attached to the slide projector.
T his then gave a series of slides and vo ice
in s tru c tio n w h ic h g a ve p e rtin e n t in ­
form ation about the stu d e n t’s first folo
cross country.
T his unit has been incorporated into the
In stitu te 's tra in in g program and is used in
part o r w h o lly by students every semester.
The presentation in clu d e s eighty slides and
requires about three o f flig h t tim e. This
p ro je ct entaile d many hours o f w ork for
both Libby and Bob and was donated to the
Institute.
aviation in g e n e ra l.” This is from o u r co n ­
stitu tio n . One o f the ways we have of a c ­
co m p lish in g th is (hopefully) is w ith the
m agazine. In m aking the m agazine more
p rofessional it is hoped that wom en in
aviation w ill appear as being professional
and m aking m eaningful c o n trib u tio n s to
aviation. If we have fa ile d in this, we have
lost the ballgam e.
NOTE TO REPORTERS
Please rem em ber to dou ble space your
m aterial. I have been g e tting several
reports that are sin g le spaced, zeroxed
copies, and h a ndw ritten copy. This w on't
do. I do not have the tim e o r in clin a tio n to
co n tin u e redoing them . Also rem em ber that
we ca n n ot use c o lo r photos, negatives, or
n e w sp a p e r c lip p in g s . T hey ju s t w o n 't
reproduce.
NOTE TO READERS
Thanks to all of you w ho noticed that the
C ardinal RG was not retractable. This was
the co lo r separation provided and the copy
was printed as received. We seem to make
a m o n u m e n ta l g o o f on e a c h issue.
H o p e fully one day we w ill get a perfect
isue. The M arch -A p ril issue had a salute to
Ju a n ita N ew ell w ith a p ictu re of Louise
S acchi. We have been ho ld in g the Newell
story for aw h ile and som ehow the picture
got lost. We are fra n tic a lly lo o kin g for it at
h eadquarters and w ill print her picture.
Sorry Juanita. The lack o f p ictu re does not
take away from the story.
Spring has sprung — the grass has riz —
I w onder w hare my APT button izl!
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close
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among
wom en pilots and to unite
them in any m ovem ent that
may
be
for
our benefit
or for that o f aviation in
general.
Please contact O klahom a City
for the C hapter nearest You.
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O klahom a City, O klahom a 73154
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The airlines have spent millions
developing their inflight entertainment systems.
You can have ours for *270.
In tro d u cin g the N arco FM 1200 ste re o e n te r­
ta inm e n t center.
N a rc o has d e v e lo p e d th e firs t A M /F M , FM
stereo entertainm ent receiver fo r general aviation.
The FM 1200 allows you and your passengers
to enjoy concert quality FM stereo or any broad­
cast music, sports or news w hile flying.
The airline style, lightweight earphones shut
out engine and aircraft noises w hile surrounding
your head with m agnificent high fidelity sound.
The FM 1200 is certified not to interfere with
any aircraft navigation or comm unication radios.
It’s also designed not to interfere with A T C com ­
munications. An ingenious o ver-ride feature allows
navigation and comm unications audio to come in
loud and clear.
The airlines have had inflight entertainm ent for
y e a r s . N o w it’s y o u r tu rn . T h e N a rc o F M 1200
Inflight Entertainm ent Center.
To find out more about the FM 1200, circle the
reader service card num ber or send a postcard with
your name and address to: FM -1200, Narco, Ft.
W ashington, Pa. 19034. Best of all, visit your favor­
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Girl Pilot; Girl Reporter
There were three wom en reporters that w ent w ith P resident and Mrs. Nixon to China. Bar­
bara W alters and Helen Thomas were two, b u t how m any o f you are aware that the th ird
newshen was Fay G illis Wells, ch a rte r m em ber o f the Ninety-N ines. This m onth the News is
proud to salute Fay G illis Wells, ch a rte r m em ber and p re sid e n tia l news correspondent. For a
little refresher, Fay was a ch a rte r m em ber o f the N inety Nines and frien d o f Am elia Earhart.
She was the first wom an m em ber o f the C a te rp illa r Club, an unsought h o n o r that cam e when
she taught Russian wom en how to fly in 1932. It was in M oscow that she met her husband
Linton Wells. W iley Post in vite d Fay to c o -p ilo t a Los A ngeles to M oscow trip and Fay turned
it down to go w ith Linton to co ve r the Ita lo -E thio p ia n war. W ill Rogers went in her place.
Having lived and traveled a ll over the w orld, it is a rea l h o n or to know her, b u t also to have
her as a m em ber o f the N inety Nines. H erew ith is her sto ry about h e r recent visit to
China . . .
By Fay Gillis Wells
President N ixon's trip to the People's
Republic o f C hina was sensational as most
everyone saw on television. Just the fact
that the C hinese perm itted the trip to be
televised, live, was sensational. It was the
first tim e the Red Chinese o ffic ia ls had
given up co n tro l of th e ir news — and to
their w orst enem ies. But it proved to be a
plus for both sides. Peking, H angchow and
Shanghai never looked so good to the o u t­
side w orld, unrehearsed and in living color.
Sm iling, blonde Pat Nixon in her b eautiful,
red, furlined coat was a standout in the sea
of b la ck haired, people in th e ir dark blue,
padded Mao suits.
O ur hotel a ccom m odations were beyond
our w ild e st e xp ectations — a private bath
for each room and we o n ly doubled up
once, in Shanghai when my room m ate was
Barbara W alters. There were m ounds of
tangerines and bowls of d e licio u s candy in
our room s and they were replenished every
day. There was a therm os o f b o ilin g water
for the ever present tea. A covered cu p of
fragrant tea is the first th in g offered the
traveller when he lands in C hina and is the
last thing before he leaves.
The food was too m uch, literally. There
were fabulous, nine-course banquets every
night and room service 24-hours a day. plus
the constant nib b lin g on those always
available tangerines and candy.
The Revolutionary Ballet was a stunning
surprise because the C hinese have learned
ballet dancing from the Soviets only in the
past 25 y e a rs. T he th e m e s a ll are
revolutionary but their dan cin g te ch n iq u e is
exciting. They could w e ll ch a lle n g e the
Soviets on th e ir modern ballet. O f course
the Chinese ju g g le rs and tum blers have
been fam ous from tim e im m em orial. It
makes you ache just to w atch them. Every
day the w orkers and the school ch ild ren
take tim e out to do mass ca le sth etics.
As expected. President and Mrs. Nixon
did all the usual tourist th in g s — and we
follow ed, to the unbelievable Great W all,
the M ing Tombs, the Forbidden City, the
Sum mer Palace, the Pandas at the Zoo, the
Instrument Indicates
Dollars In Thousands
W est Lake in H angchow and the In d ustria l
E xh ib it in S hanghai. It w ill take years of
refle ctio n to sort it all out. but w hat re fle c ­
tions!
Next, President N ixon's State V isit to
C anada in A pril. I hope to see the
Canadian 99s w ho are w o rking on the
Angel Derby, flyin g , th is year, from O ttaw a
to Fort Lauderdale, and the Inte rn a tio n al
C onvention to be held in Toronto in July.
Hope to be in M oscow in May when
President and Mrs. Nixon m ake th e ir
h isto ric v is it to the Soviet Union.
Coming
Events
May 5, 6, 7 — M ake it w ith M em phis: Spring
Section M eeting, K entucky Dam State
Park.
May 5-7 — South C entral Section C o n ­
vention, H otel H ilton, Omaha, Nebraska.
G eorgiann Rynearson, 913 So. 68th St.,
O m aha, Nabraska 68106.
May 5-7 — AW NEAR (A ll W omen New
England A ir Race) Entry Kit: $1.00 o b ­
tained from — R egistration Chairm an
M arcia Spakoski, 65 Valley Road, G roton,
Conn. 06340.
June 24 — Poker Party, G reater W innipeg
Chapter.
July 7-10 — 26th Powder Puff Derby, San
C arlos A irport, San M ateo County, Cal. to
R obert J. M ille r A irpark, Ocean County,
N.J.
July 12-15 — Inte rn a tio n al C onvention,
R egency-H yatt House, Toronto, Canada.
August 11-12 — A ll Women “ Palms to
Pines A ir Race — Sponsored by Long
B each C h a p te r N in e ty-N in es, $1.50:
Palms to Pines A ir Race, 3200 A irport
Ave., Suite 16, Santa M onica, C alif. 90405
— C laire W alters, Chairm an — (213) 3985766.
CO NTRIBUTORS TO 1973 PPD
Total received $1415.00
llovene Potter
N. New England (In M em oriam for Jeanne
Bennett)
V irg in ia Chapter
New England Section
High Sky C hapter
M aple Leaf Chapter
M onterey Bay Chapter
Suncoast Chapter
Pauline Glasson
Shreveport C hapter
Dallas C hapter
K itty Hawk Chapter
C olorado C hapter
Central Illin o is C hapter
Spanish Peaks Chapter
A b iline C hapter
Long Beach Chapter
Reno Area Chapter
Tennessee Chapter
Los A ngeles Chapter
Redwood Empire Chapter
Santa C lara Valley Chapter
Indiana C hapter
Bay C ities C hapter
Nebraska Chapter
Sacram ento Valley C hapter
Florida G oldcoast C hapter
P hoenix C hapter
G eorgia C hapter
El C ajon Valley, Pledge
First Canadian, Pledge
W h o Were the
Girls that Flew
S i x ty - M illio n Miles
fo r the AAF?
The w orld looked b righ te r the latter part of 1940 — pleasure flying was back to stay and
o u r in co m ing President, Belle Hetzel, had just acquired new w ings — a Cessna 140.
She and her successor, Blanche Noyes, found as they visited various chapters and sec­
tions th ro u g h o u t the country fnat our m em bers were busily engaged in two main projects —
fund raising for the Am elia Earhart S ch o la rsh ip Fund and air m arking.
Teresa James flyin g the P-47 d u ring WW II
when she was a m em ber o f the WASP. If
you can help, co n ta c t her at 716 Wood St.,
Pittsburgh, Pa. 15221.
The story of the WASPS and th e ir war
co n trib u tio n s has never been told. It is a
saga of real accom plishm ent. WASP is a
synthetic word m eaning W om en's A irforce
Service Pilots. 1,074 girls were graduated
from a m ilitary accredited cadet flig h t
training school and received diplom as from
the U.S Arm y A ir Corps
G raduating groups were sent to the Air
T ransport Com mand. They flew training,
fig h ter, bomber, cargo and ta ctica l a ir­
planes. Some were utilized in to w ing aerial
g u n ne ry ta rg e ts , p ra c tic e tra g e ts for
se a rch -lig h t crew s, remote ground co n tro l
flig h t operation and engineering flights.
For over tw o years the WASPS faced the
same flyin g hazards as men Although the
girls were virtua lly assured of com m issions
som etim e, they were s till c ivilia n s upon
de activation from m ilitary service They
were the only p ilo ts deprived of all m ilitary
benefits When the Air Force becam e a
separate branch o f the service the wom en
were offered com m issions in the Reserve
We are asking for your endorsem ent and
support for enactm ent of legislation that
w ould cre d it the group the tim e they spent
in the service of th e ir country.
(See page 9 fo r p ro p o s e d p e titio n .)
j/ ja k e
AIRCRAFT
D istributor
C entral F lyin g Service, Inc.
Adams Field, L ittle Rock, Arkansas
Phone (501) 375-3245
As previously reported, the types of
m oney raising a ctivitie s for the steadily
g ro w ing sch o la rsh ip fund were varied and
some q u ite unique. In 1948, Jean Hixon
becam e the first recipien t to use th is award
($200) for e d u catio n a l rather than flig h t
training
As tim e passed, the number of a ir
m arkers also grew In fact, they really
began to dot o u r countryside and proved
many tim es th e ir value as a navigational
aid.
Besides these, there were other in ­
teresting a ctivitie s like the N ational Air
Races, usually held in Cleveland, Ohio, the
M iam i Air M aneuvers. M iam i, Florida, and
the A ll W oman A ir Shows The most
unusual was the latter sponsored by the
Florida C hapter o f Ninety-N ines, planned
by wom en for wom en. T heir purpose was to
interest the p u b lic in the accom plishm ents
of wom en p ilo ts and to make Mrs. Average
Am erican H ousew ife more air con scio u s
w h ile raising funds for the Am elia Earhart
S ch o la rsh ip Fund.
Little did they dream that the sm all T ran­
sco n tin e n ta l Race to the air show in 1947,
Palm Springs, C a lifo rnia, to Tampa, Florida,
w ould becom e the fore ru n ne r of the All
W o m a n T r a n s c o n tin e n t a l A ir R a ce
(AWTAR) know n the w orld over today.
T heir first show, M arch 15 and 16. 1947,
at Peter O. K n ig h t Airport, Tampa, Florida,
proved so su cce ssful that others follow ed.
This program in 1948 at Am elia Earhart
Field, M iam i, Florida, was typical of those
presented. It included such e xcitin g acts
and races as: parachute jum ping by Kitty
Hayes and June Reynolds; Dual Sm oke Act
and A cro b a tics, Betty Skelton and Kaddy
Landry; C lip W ing A cro b a tics and G lider
E xhibitions, Caro Baley; Jato Take-O ff and
flyin g an AT-6 Through a W all of Fire.
Kaddy Landry; Novelty Act, the Stephens
C o llege girls; and Farm er's Daughter, Vera
P re v e tte . T h e ra c e s w e re : J a q u e lin e
C ochran T ra n sco n tine n ta l Trophy Race,
Los Ageles, C a lifo rnia, to Am elia Earhart
Field, M iam i. Florida, lim ited to personal
type airplanes o f up to 250 horsepower;
Bolde Race, New York to Miami — make of
a ircra ft unlim ited ; B lanche Noyes Trophy
Race — Closed Course Race for AT-6 and
SNJ typ e a irc ra ft; 85-125 h o rse p o w e r
planes over a closed course: Betty Cars ta irs ' T ro p h y fo r
W o rld 's A e ro b a tic
W omen C h a m p io n ” ; L u cille W right Trophy
for wom an p ilo t flyin g to the Air Show from
the farthest distance (not a contestant in
Races of Derby); and the A line Rhonie
Trophy to the outstan d in g pilo t of the Show
on an a ccu m u la tive system.
This program included one of the w orld's
youngest e xh ib itio n p ilo ts — Betty Skelton,
an attractive. 100 pound wisp of a girl. She
was aw arded the International A erobatics
C ham pionship title in 1948 at the M iami Air
M aneuvers for sm ooth perform ance in her
G reat Lakes airplane. In 1949, President
B lanche Noyes reported that Betty was the
on ly e xh ib itio n and precision flyer from the
United States invited to represent the
United States and the Ninety-N ines in the
Inte rn a tio n al A ir Pageant on July 23. 1949,
in London, England, and on July 30th in
Belfast, Ireland. Her bright red and w hite
Pitt S pecial, “ L ittle S tin ke r", w eighted only
568 pounds, had a w ing span of 16'9". was
powered w ith a 90 horsepower engine with
fuel in je ctio n fo r inverted flying and had an
A erom atic propeller. A news clip p in g said
that her plane was the sm allest in the Lon­
don show and also the sm allest to ever
make the sea hop to Ireland. Betty fe lt that
her a cro b a tics were “ precision, not stunt
fly in g ". When asked if she had ever
cracke d up, she replied, "T he only accident
I ever had was in an autom o b ile ."
C a ro B a yle y, M ia m i, F lo rid a , fle w
p ro fessionally w ith W orld A ir Shows and
perform ed in a sa ilplane equally as w e ll as
she did in her c lip w ing Cub. She was one
of three Am ericans to receive m edals for
notable achievem ents in the fields of
private and sp o rtin g aviation at the 45th
G eneral C onference of the Federation
Aeronautique Internationale Hers was the
Bleriot M edal for 1951.
K addy Landry, M ia m i. F lorid a , was
described as the first wom an JATO pilot in
Florida, w inner of the A erobatics Contest in
the 1st as w ell as the Blanche Noyes
Trophy Race in the 2nd A ll Woman Air
Show. These are ju st a few of her awards.
She was fam ous for her spectacular
m aneuvers in her special b u ilt Stearman
w h ich she flew p ro fessionally all over the
co u n try w ith W orld A ir Shows.
This w ill give you an idea of the high
c a lib e r of g irls flying in these shows
Next m onth, we w ill take a further glance
into the future of our organization
Convention News
TORONTO — A M a g n ifice n t and E x citin g City, g atew ay to a great
country, has set the scene for m any u n u su a l ga the rin g s. Toronto or
"T a ra n to u " as nam ed by the Indians 300 years ago — never before
has it been host to an In te rn a tio n a l C onvention o f wom en pilo ts.
A sneak preview o f a great m en's p ro g ra m — next issue — o u r
"S teer & S tirru p s" party from la te st co m m itte e reports w ill in clu d e a
real p o lo gam e! Do you kn o w w hat " C h im o " m eans??? Y o u 'll fin d
out in Toronto this July.
Do take advantage o f the advance re g istra tio n — This issue w ill
in clu d e the last pre -reg istra tio n form s in p rin t in the 99 News. You
w ill earn the reg istra tio n c h a irm a n 's u n d yin g g ra titu d e if you m ail
EARLY.
Shirley A llen, C o-C hairm an.
Flying to the C o n v e n t i o n ?
BOTTONVILLE, o u r o ffic ia l "W e lco m e A irp o rt” is located 15
miles north-east o f dow ntow n T oronto. Detach the slip at the bottom
of the A irp o rt Form for yo u r own "A T C " k i t . . . see the second C o n ­
vention "p a c k e t” we m ail to you.
CUSTOM S: 1. You need not land at an a irpo rt rig ht at the border,
but the first place you land in C anada is w here you m ust see the
Custom s o ffice r.
2. When departing U.S.A. you M UST file a flig h t plan, m aking sure
BUTTONVILLE AIRPO RT — Loo kin g North-N ortheast.
to add “ A D C U S " at the d estination airport.
3. Free CUSTOM S service w ill be a va ilable in d a ylig h t hours at
B u tto n ville A irp o rt (KZ). No landing fee here.
4. Toronto In te rn a tio n al (YZ) o ffe rs 24 h o u r CUSTO M S service, a
sm all landing fee and all services. Free tie -d o w n s at Sky-C harter.
5. Some other enroute a irports in O ntario, London, 24 hour
Custom s, no landing fee, gas, lunch; at K ingston, W indsor, St.
C a tharine's rem em ber to “ A D C U S " and h e 'll com e o u t from town
and be w a itin g for you.
Re RENTAL AIRCRAFT from U.S.A.. P ilot m ust ca rry letter from
ow ner stating she has perm ission to fly the a irc ra ft into Canada
and w ill be departing w ith it.
CHARTS: The cu rre n t USA "D e tro it S e c tio n a l" and USA G overn­
ment C&G S Enroute Low A ltitu d e "L -1 2 ” w ill fit in w ith the k it you
receive from G illian Holden.
VFR Traffic a p p roaching Toronto is asked to co n ta ct “ Toronto
A dviso ry” — 119.3 when 25-30 m iles o u t o f “ Y Z ". State identity,
position, a ltitu d e and d estination and you w ill be given the
preferred routing.
a ll types o f o il available. Repairs from a
m ajor to a m inor are available.
Now yo u r a ircra ft is tied down and you
proceed to Custom s. Here you are asked
w here you were born, if you mave any id e n ­
tific a tio n (a driver's license w ill do), how
long you plan to be in Canada and what
you are here for. Then you are asked about
your personal luggage, “ do you have
anything to d e c la re ” i.e. liquor, cam eras,
etc. Now you are th ro u g h C ustom s and Im ­
m igration (painless w asn't it) and one of
the 99's w e lco m in g com m ittee is offering
you a ride to the Hotel in a ca r supplied by
T oronto Airways. So you c o lle c t yourself
and yo u r luggage and w alk th rough the airco n d itio ne d term inal into the b rig h t sun­
shine o f a hot July day in Toronto . . . BIENVENUE AU C AN AD A — AND THE 1972 IN ­
TERNATIO NAL CONVENTION.
F our o f o u r co m m itte e m em bers standing
w ith a C herokee. They are from le ft to rig h t:
Edith Denny, In te rn a tio n a l Liaison; Jean
M acD onald, C hairm an; Sim one Breukel,
C onvention C ostum e; and H eather Sifton,
Ways and M eans Chairm an.
Jean M acD onald, o u r hard w o rkin g c h a ir­
man sta n ding beside the e n trance to Butto n v ille ’s very m odern Term inal b uilding.
Pro file o f a C o n v e n t i o n — H o s t A i r p o r t
“ B u tto n ville Tow er this is Cessna N 1245,
five m iles southeast, VFR from A lb a n y" and
w ith that c a ll you see ahead o f you B u t­
to nville, the host a irport fo r the 1972 In­
tern a tio n a l C onvention of the Ninety-N ines,
Inc. It looks nice from the air. A w elcom e
sight after a long flig h t.
Two paved runways, w e ll m arked w ith
c o n n ectin g taxi strips. A large ramp.
You co n su lt your approach plate — run­
way 03/21, 2750' x 75'; 15/33. 2500' x 75'.
Lots of room to land just about any aircra ft.
Ah, th e re 's the T ow er on 124.8 asking you
to report dow nw ind for runw ay 03. You start
your descent and now you can see the Ter­
m inal better. A very modern te rm in a l co m ­
plete w ith a good restaurant, w e a th er ser­
vice. maps, and flig h t p la n n in g fa cilitie s.
Now you report dow nw ind fo r runway 03
and the tow er says that you are num ber
one after the Aztec turning base. There it is
. . . a pretty sight. You w onder if they are
going to the C onvention too. They land and
you turn fin a l, line up w ith the runw ay and
are cleared to land. The to w e r requests you
to change G round 121.8. G round co n tro l
clears you to the ramp. A T oronto Airw ays
representative arrives and asks you how
you w ant your a ircra ft serviced. He te lls
you that they have 8087, 100/130 gas and
R E G IS T R A T IO N FORM
1972 In te rn atio n al N inety-N ines C onvention
J u ly 12-16, 1972
T O R O N T O , O N T A R IO , C A N A D A
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Address
(S tre e t)
Also A tte n d in g C onvention
(Z ip )
_______Gov (yes/no)
Section______
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(C o u n try )
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(C ity )
Children
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(Ages Please)
Others
Departure
A rrival Date
Private plane__
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Car__________
ETA
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‘ R E G IS T R A T IO N FEE: $55 Can. funds (Includes all meals and events indicated on program)
‘ A D V A N C E D R E G IS T R A T IO N : $45 Can. funds (M ust be postm arked p rio r to June 1,
1972)
‘ F ull Registration fee fo r each person p a rticip a tin g in C onvention meals and events.
CHEQUE ENCLOSED FOR $ _______________________
Make payable in Canadian funds to :
"T H E N IN E T Y -N IN E S INC. 1972 C O N V E N T IO N "
M A IL SOON TO : S H IR L E Y M a cD O U G A L L , R E G IS T R A T IO N C H A IR M A N
P. 0 . Box No. 32, S tation " K " '
T o ro n to , 12, O ntario, Canada
(Detatch and mail separately
H Y A T T R EG EN C Y — H O T E L R E S E R V A T IO N S
A ll reservations m ust be made d ire c tly through the H ya tt Regency T o ro n to . We have booked
a block o f rooms at the special reduced rates quoted below. Early bookings w ill ensure a
superlative view o f the c ity .
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PLEASE
One
One
One
(S tre e t)
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(S ta te /P ro v in c e )
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RESERVE TH E F O LL O W IN G A C C O M M O D A T IO N S :
Single (1 bed, 1 person
$19
Double (1 bed, 2 persons)
$25
tw in (2 beds, 2 persons)
$25
A d d itio n a l persons
$ 6
SEND TO :
R E S E R V A T IO N S M A N A G E R
H Y A T T R EG EN C Y T O R O N TO
21 A V E N U E R O AD
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(Z ip )
T H E N IN E T Y -N IN E S , IN C .
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H Y A T T R EG EN C Y TO R O N TO
O N T A R IO , C A N A D A
J u ly 12-16, 1972
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FUN A IR TO U R ETA M ID -A F T E R N O O N
Registration and "M aple M oose"
H o s p ita lity — "F ly in g Flea M a rk e t"
RED CAR PET W ELCOME
(W INE & CHEESE RECEPTION)
and F.A .T. Presentations
Y O Y O D inner (Y o u 're on Y o u r Own)
Registration
Coffee Klatch — H o sp ita lity
A V IA T IO N S E M IN A R
"F ly in g Flea M a rke t"
IN T E R N A T IO N A L LUN CHEO N
Free tim e to shop, to u r o r swim
"F ly in g Flea M a rk e t"
"S T E E R & S T IR R U P S " w ith Assorted HAPPENIN G S at
FOX DEN FA R M
Registration
Coffee K latch — H o sp ita lity
CHAPTER C H A IR M E N S ' COFFEE M E E TIN G (W ith Pres.)
" F ly in g Flea M a rke t"
A M E L IA E A R H A R T LUNC HEO N
A N N U A L BUSINESS M EETIN G
" F ly in g Flea M a rke t"
Y O Y O D inner
C O N T IN E N T A L B R E A K F A S T
Registration and H o sp ita lity
A N N U A L BUSINESS M E E TIN G (C ontinued)
"F ly in g Flea M a rk e t"
G O V E R N O R S ' LUNC HEO N
(Governors and Executive Board o nly)
A N N U A L BUSINESS M E E TIN G (C ontinued if n o t com pleted)
Free tim e to shop, to u r or swim
"F ly in g Flea M a rk e t"
G R A N D RECEPTION
C A N A D IA N B A N Q U E T
F L Y -A W A Y B R E A K F A S T A N D W EATH ER B R IE F IN G
A t press tim e registration covers all items except Wednesday night, Friday night dinners and
Saturday luncheon.
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Safety Tips
Engage Brain Before Panic B u tton
W henever an airborne abnorm ality o ccu rs “ DON'T P A N IC !” You must be able to th in k and
plan properly. During an abnorm al situation, previous co n scio u s train in g (if current) should
take over subconsciously and help you react properly.
Fear is a norm al protective reaction and o ccu rs in norm al individuals. Fear progression to
panic is an abnorm al developm ent. By having a d e fin ite procedure in m ind to handle ab­
norm al situations, fear can be kept to a m inimum .
There are tw o basic rules to assist you when an abnorm al situation occurs:
1. M aintain a ircra ft control.
2. Analyze the situation and take the proper action.
M any a ircra ft a ccidents have occu re d because the p ilo t d id not fo llo w the above rules or
did not know what to do when an em ergency situation existed. We have all heard of the pilot
that had an a ccid e n t sim ply because when the d o o r popped open he paniced, or when the
airspeed in d ica to r became inoperative he th o ug h t the airplane w ould not fly.
To help you handle em ergency situations, you should develop an em ergency c h e cklist for
your aircraft. By having a c h e c k lis t you w ill not have to rely on m em ory and the overlooking
of obvious item s can be avoided.
The fo llo w in g is "foo d for th o u g h t" in a id in g you in the developm ent o f a c h e cklist for
your aircraft. It covers only the basic steps and sequence for em ergencies in sin gle-engine
aircraft.
Engine Fire During Starting
8. Starter — p u ll (if p ro p e lle r is not tu r­
ning)
1. M ixture — Full Lean
9. If engine does not start, make a forced
2. T hrottle — Open
landing (See procedure for a forced
3. C o n tin u e c r a n k in g
fo r s e v e ra l
landing)
revolutions.
Forced Landing
4. If fire continues, use the fo llo w in g
1. G lide — m aximum distance glide
procedure
speed
5. M ixture — Lean
2. S elect field
6. Fuel se le cto r — off
3. M ixture — lean
7. Ig n itio n sw itch — off
4. Fuel se le cto r — off
8. M aster sw itch — off
5. Ig n itio n sw itch — off
9. Leave a ircra ft
6 Door — unlatch
Engine Fire After Starting
7. W ing flaps — as required
1. Mixture — Full lean
8. M aster sw itch — o ff (before to u ch 2. Fuel se le cto r — off
down)
3. Ignition sw itch — off
Engine Fire During Flight
Engine Failure After Take-off
1. M ixture — lean
1. G lide — establish
2. Fuel se le cto r — off
2. M ixture — rich
3. Ig n itio n sw itch — off
3. Fuel se le cto r — on
4. G lide — establish
4. Ig n itio n sw itch — on
5. If engine does not start, make a forced
5. Select field
6 Cabin heat — off
landing, (See procedure for forced lan­
7. Cabin a ir — . off
ding).
NOTE: If engine fa ils after ta ke o ff at low
8. Upper air vents — open
9 P ilots w indow — open
altitu d e, change d irection only enough
10 Door — unlatched
to miss obstacles.
11. Flaps — as required
Partial Power Failure During Flight
12 M aster Sw itch — o ff (before to u ch1. M ixture — rich
down)
2. C arburetor heat — hot (If no ca rb u re tor
NOTE: If fire co n tin ue s, a slip may help
ice adjust back to the co ld p osition)
keep fire from the cabin area.
3. Airspeed — as required to hold altitu d e
Electrical Fire
4. Fuel S elector — Full on
1. M aster sw itch — off
5. Ignition sw itch — both
2. E le ctrica l E quipm ent — off
6. M aster sw itch — on
3. M aster sw itch — on
7. Land — at nearest a irpo rt
4. E le ctrica l Equipm ent — on one at a
NOTE: If the pow er available is not su f­
tim e
fic ie n t to m aintain level flig h t, select a
NOTE: Try to isolate e le ctrica l equipm ent
fie ld as a possible forced landing site
in w h ich the fire was o ccu rrin g and
and proceed as follows:
leave that equipm ent off.
8. Airspeed — m aximum distance g lide
Smoke and Fume Elimination
speed
1. C abin heat — off
9. Power — all available pow er u n til a
2. C abin a ir — off
safe landing is assured.
3. Upper a ir vent — open
Complete Power Failure During Flight
4. P ilots w in d o w — open
1. G lide — establish m aximum distance
Propeller Failure in Flight
g lide speed
1. Engine em ergency shutdown
2. Select field
2. Forced landing
3. M ixture — rich
Bird Strike (with structural failure)
4. C arburetor heat — hot
1.
Land as soon as p ra ctica l
5. Fuel S elector — Full on
Severe Turbulence
6. Ig n itio n sw itch — both
1. Airspeed — design m aneuvering speed
7. M aster sw itch — on
2.
3.
4.
5.
Power — as required
Flaps — up
Loose articles — secure
A ltitu d e — A change in altitude w ill
som etim es help
6. Land as soon as possible
Lost Procedure
1. C lim b to 5000 AGL or 500' below
clouds, w h ich e ve r is lower
2. Set heading in d ica to r w ith compass
3. Turn on radio
4. Tune in desired radio frequency
5. C enter needle w ith a "T o " indication
6. Proceed d ire ct to the VOR
7. If unable to proceed to the VOR, con­
tact the nearest flig h t service station
(122.6 or 123.6), tower, or approach
co n tro l on th e ir appropriate frequency
or on 121.5 me for assistance
Radio Failure Pattern
1. Fly over a irpo rt at 2000' above ground
level
2. D eterm ine active runway
3. Fly out three m iles from the airport and
descend to tra ffic pattern altitude.
4. Enter a norm al tra ffic pattern at a 45
degree angle to the dow nw ind leg.
5. Rock your w ings (day), or flash landing
lig h t (nigh t) and w atch for a light
signal from the tower.
6. Follow in stru ctio n s given to you by the
lig h t signals.
Airspeed Indicator Inoperative
1.
Land as soon as p ra ctica l
Low Oil Pressure or
High Oil Tem perature
1. T hro ttle — to recom m ended RPM
2. M ixture — rich
3. Airspeed — cruise
4. C arburetor heat — cold
5. If c o n d itio n con tin ue s land as soon as
p ra ctica l
Generator Failure
1. C heck fuse o r c irc u it breaker
2. Land as soon as p ra ctica l
Fuel Syphon
1. Land as soon as p ra ctica l
2. Do not rely on fuel guages, (they w ill
norm ally co n tin u e to read full)
One Flap Inoperative
1.
M ove operative flap to the same
position as inoperative flap
G ear Inoperative
1. Follow p rocedure in O w ner's M anual or
a ircra ft m anual
Blown Tire
1. M aintain d ire ctio n a l co n tro l w ith rud­
der and brake
2. Taxie cle a r of active runway if possible
Brake Failure
1. Use longest runway available
2. M ake short fie ld landing
3. T ouchdow n on the b e g inning o f run­
way
REMEMBER
M ost em ergencies can be avoided by
go o d p re flig h t p la n n in g and a good
p re flig h t insp e ctio n of the a ircraft.
A lth o u g h the above procedures are to be
used as a guide, you must s till use sound
judgm ent.
F re q u e n t
r e v ie w
of
E m e rg e n c y
Procedures gives you the surety that you
can handle yo u r airplane no matter what
the situ a tio n. This helps elim inate panic
and goes hand in hand w ith carefree and
e njoyable flying.
Powder Puff Derby
Reporter: Marion Andrews
If you w ant to know how tim e flies, be a
new sletter reporter. By the tim e you receive
this copy, entries w ill be open and it w ill be
only two m onths to race tim e. Requests for
entry kits are running higher than any o ther
year, w ith the exception of last year, the
25th Anniversary.
The Powder Puff Derby was honored at a
V alentine’s Day Luncheon at the W ings
Club in New York City. FAA A d m in istra to r
John H. Shaffer spoke and AW TAR C h a ir­
man, Kay B rick was presented w ith the FAA
Accident Prevention C ounselor C e rtifica te
"fo r helping prevent a ircra ft a ccid e n ts."
Kay gave a brief rundown o f th is years race
route. Many 99s and previous racers were
present, in clu d in g President Betty M cNabb.
This annual luncheon given in h o n or of
women in aviation was extra sp e cia l th is
year in th a t H erb F isher, M a ste r o f
Cerem onies, announced that the W ings
Club is now open for m em bership to
women w ho qualify.
If the people in Ocean County, N.J. did
not know about the 99s and the Powder
Puff Derby, they do now. The T erm inus
Com m ittee, o f w hich Jerry Roberts is C h a ir­
man, has been h olding m onthly luncheons
inviting the Freeholders, a irpo rt personnel,
and oth er d ig n ita rie s pertinent to the te r­
m inus. In M arch, the luncheon was held at
O cean C ounty C o llege w here President Dr.
A n d re w S. M o re la n d has m ad e th e
c o lle g e 's R CA-Spectra 70-46 e le ctro n ic
co m p u te r system available for scoring the
o ffic ia l tim es o f the fo rth co m in g race. This
w ill involve a tran sco n tin e n ta l netw ork of
a u to m a tic in p u t s ta tio n s at e a ch in ­
term ediate enroute stop.
Em bery-Riddle A e ronautical University of
D aytona Beach, Fla. w ill again be te ch n ica l
representatives to rule on safety aspects
d u ring in spection at the term inus.
AC S pa rkp lu gs has ju st been added to
the list o f sponsors fo r '72 and w ill again o f­
fer th e ir aw ards to those using AC S park­
plugs in the race.
AW TAR was a co-sponsor w ith the FAA
in three Safety C lin ics held at various
lo ca tio n s in New Jersey w hich drew 3300
p ilo ts from the surro u n d in g area. Safety
th ro u g h ed u catio n is the prime goal o f
AWTAR.
Ja ck Lam ping, T erm inus C o -ordiantor
and P u b lic Relations O ffice r o f Tims River,
N.J. is presently on a cross-co u n try tour
ca rryin g g re e tin g s from the T erm inus to the
Start. He w ill v is it 99 headquarters, meet
w ith g irls who are go in g to fly the 26th
Pow der P uff Derby, and is sch e d uled to
speak at San M ateo, Cal.
Please send clip p in g s of all Pow der Puff
Derby related events, interview s, etc. to
AWTAR Headquarters, T eterboro A irport,
Teterboro, New Jersey 07608.
Proposed P e titio n
T o Give WASPS C re dit
WOMEN'S A U X IL IA R Y SERVICE PILOT
FEDERAL SERVICE C R E D IT
WHEREAS, the WASP (Women's A u x ili­
ary Service Pilots) organized in October 1942
and active u n til 24 December 1944 served as
an integral part o f our war e ffo rt; and
WHEREAS, the members o f the WASP
were graduated from a m ilita ry accredited ca­
det flig h t training school o f six m onths dura­
tion and received diplomas fro m the U.S.
A rm y A ir Corps; and
WHEREAS, graduates o f this course were
sent to the U.S. A rm y A ir Corps Ferrying
Command or training command fo r d u ty ; and
WHEREAS, they were a uniform ed group
attached to the U.S. A rm y A ir Corps w ith an
officers' status and subject to m ilita ry disci­
pline; and
WHEREAS, the d u ty was in a flig h t capa­
c ity w ith varied m ilita ry a ircra ft and many
WASP'S were conducted through transition
training as were their male counterparts; and
WHEREAS, the other female services have
received federal service credit fo r th e ir a u x ili­
ary tim e;
NOW THEREFO RE BE IT RESO LVED
by the Reserve Officers Association o f the
United States, that legislation be adopted cre­
diting form er Women's A u x ilia ry Service Pi­
lots w ith Federal Service fo r that tim e served
during World War II thus enabling those who
accepted Reserve commissions to receive cre­
d it fo r this service toward retirem ent and
longevity benefits.
AUNTIE APT
WANT S YOU
C o n trib u te d by:
M o r ily n P . H ib n e r, Reporter
L o n g Isla n d C hapter
W h o Were the
Girls that Flew
S i x ty - M illio n Miles
Backward
for the AAF?
The w orld looked b righter the latter part of 1940 — pleasure flyin g was back to stay and
o ur in co m ing President, Belle Hetzel, had just acquired new w ings — a Cessna 140.
She and her successor, Blanche Noyes, found as they visited various chapters and sec­
tions th ro u g h o u t the country fnat our m em bers were busily engaged in tw o main projects —
fund raising for the Am elia Earhart S ch o la rsh ip Fund and air m arking.
Teresa James flyin g the P-47 d u rin g WW II
when she was a m em ber o f the WASP. If
you can help, co n ta c t her at 716 Wood St.,
Pittsburgh, Pa. 15221.
The story of the WASPS and th e ir war
co n trib u tio n s has never been told. It is a
saga of real accom plishm ent. WASP is a
synthetic word m eaning W om en’s A irforce
Service Pilots. 1,074 g irls were graduated
from a m ilita ry accredited cadet flig h t
training school and received diplom as from
the U.S. Army A ir Corps
G raduating groups were sent to the Air
T ransport C om m and They flew training,
fighter, bomber, cargo and ta ctica l a ir­
planes. Some were utilized in to w ing aerial
g u n n e ry ta rg e ts , p ra c tic e tra g e ts for
se a rch-light crew s, remote ground co n tro l
flig h t operation and engineering flights.
For over tw o years the WASPS faced the
same flying hazards as men Although the
g irls were virtua lly assured of com m issions
som etim e, they were s till civilia n s upon
d eactivation from m ilitary service They
were the only p ilo ts deprived of all m ilitary
benefits When the Air Force becam e a
separate branch of the service the wom en
were offered com m issions in the Reserve
We are asking for your endorsem ent and
support for enactm ent of le g islation that
w ould cre d it the group the tim e they spent
in the service of th e ir country.
(See page 9 fo r p ro p o s e d p e titio n .)
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j s k e
AIRCRAFT
D istributor
C entral F lying Service, Inc.
Adams Field, L ittle Rook, Arkansas
Phone (501) 375-3245
As previously reported, the types of
m oney raising a ctivitie s for the steadily
gro w ing sch o la rsh ip fund were varied and
some q u ite unique. In 1948, Jean Hixon
becam e the first recipien t to use this award
(S200) for e d u catio n a l rather than flig h t
training
As tim e passed, the number of air
m arkers also grew. In fact, they really
began to dot o u r countryside and proved
many tim es th e ir value as a navigational
aid
Besides these, there were o ther in ­
teresting a ctivitie s like the National Air
Races, usually held in Cleveland, Ohio, the
M iam i Air M aneuvers, Miami, Florida, and
the A ll W oman A ir Shows. The most
unusual was the latter sponsored by the
Florida C hapter o f Ninety-N ines, planned
by wom en for wom en. T heir purpose was to
interest the p u b lic in the accom plishm ents
of wom en p ilo ts and to m ake Mrs. Average
Am erican H ousew ife more a ir co n scio u s
w h ile raising funds for the Am elia Earhart
S ch o la rsh ip Fund
L ittle did they dream that the sm all T ran­
sco n tin e n ta l Race to the air show in 1947.
Palm Springs, C a lifornia, to Tampa, Florida,
w o u ld becom e the forerunner of the All
W o m a n T r a n s c o n tin e n ta l A ir R a ce
(AWTAR) know n the w orld over today.
T he ir first show. M arch 15 and 16, 1947,
at Peter O. K night Airport, Tampa, Florida,
proved so su cce ssful that others follow ed.
T his program in 1948 at Am elia Earhart
Field, M iam i, Florida, was typ ica l of those
presented. It included such e xcitin g acts
and races as: parachute jum ping by Kitty
Hayes and June Reynolds; Dual Sm oke Act
and A cro b a tics, Betty Skelton and Kaddy
Landry; C lip W ing A cro b a tics and G lider
E xhibitions, Caro Baley; Jato Take-O ff and
flyin g an AT-6 Through a W all of Fire,
Kaddy Landry; Novelty Act, the Stephens
College girls; and Farm er's Daughter, Vera
P re v e tte . T he ra c e s w e re : J a q u e lin e
Cochran T ra n sco n tine n ta l Trophy Race,
Los Ageles, C a lifo rnia, to Am elia Earhart
Field, M iam i, Florida, lim ited to personal
type airplanes o f up to 250 horsepower;
Bolde Race, New York to M iam i — m ake of
a ircra ft unlim ited ; Blanche Noyes Trophy
Race — C losed Course Race for AT-6 and
SNJ type a irc ra ft; 85-125 h o rse p o w e r
planes over a closed course; Betty Cars ta irs ’ T ro p h y fo r
"W orld's A e ro b a tic
W omen C h a m p io n ” ; L u cille W right Trophy
for wom an p ilo t flyin g to the A ir Show from
the farthest distance (not a contestant in
Races o f Derby); and the A line Rhonie
Trophy to the outstan d in g pilot of the Show
on an accu m u la tive system.
This program included one of the w orld's
youngest e xh ib itio n p ilo ts — Betty Skelton,
an attractive. 100 pound w isp of a girl. She
was awarded the International Aerobatics
C h am pionship title in 1948 at the Miami Air
M aneuvers for sm ooth perform ance in her
Great Lakes airplane. In 1949, President
Blanche Noyes reported that Betty was the
only e xh ib itio n and precision flyer from the
United States invited to represent the
United States and the Ninety-N ines in the
Inte rn a tio n al A ir Pageant on July 23, 1949,
in London, England, and on July 30th in
Belfast, Ireland. Her bright red and w hite
Pitt S pecial, "Little S tin ke r” , w eighted only
568 pounds, had a wing span of 16'9” . was
powered w ith a 90 horsepow er engine with
fuel in je ctio n for inverted flying and had an
A erom atic propeller. A news clip p in g said
that her plane was the sm allest in the Lon­
don show and also the sm allest to ever
make the sea hop to Ireland. Betty fe lt that
her a cro b a tics were "p re cisio n , not stunt
fly in g ” . When asked if she had ever
cracke d up, she replied, “ The o n ly accident
I ever had was in an autom o b ile ."
C a ro B a yle y, M ia m i, F lo rid a , fle w
pro fe ssio n a lly w ith W orld A ir Shows and
perform ed in a sailplane equally as w e ll as
she did in her c lip w ing Cub. She was one
of three Am ericans to receive m edals for
notable achievem ents in the fie ld s of
private and sporting aviation at the 45th
G eneral C onference of the Federation
A eronautique Inte rn a tio n ale Hers was the
Bleriot M edal for 1951.
K addy Landry, M ia m i, F lorida, was
described as the first wom an JATO pilot in
Florida, w inner of the A erobatics Contest in
the 1st as w e ll as the Blanche Noyes
Trophy Race in the 2nd A ll Woman Air
Show. These are ju st a few of her awards.
She was fam ous for her spectacular
m aneuvers in her special b u ilt Stearman
w hich she flew professionally all over the
country w ith W orld A ir Shows.
This w ill give you an idea of the high
c a lib e r of girls flying in these shows
Next m onth, we w ill take a further glance
into the future o f o u r organization
Convention News
TORONTO — A M a g n ifice n t and E x citin g City, g atew ay to a great
country, has set the scene for m any u n u su a l g atherings. Toronto o r
"T a ra n to u " as nam ed by the Indians 300 years ago — never before
has it been host to an In te rn a tio n a l C onvention o f wom en pilots.
A sneak preview o f a g reat m en's program — next issue
our
"S te e r & S tirru p s" party from latest co m m itte e reports w ill in clu d e a
real p o lo gam e! Do you know what "C h im o " m eans??? You II find
out in Toronto th is July.
Do take advantage o f the advance re g istra tio n — This issue w ill
in clu d e the last p re -reg istra tio n form s in p rin t in the 99 News. You
w ill earn the registration ch a irm a n ’s und yin g g ra titu d e if you m ail
EARLY.
S hirley Allen, C o-C hairm an.
Flying to the C o n v e n t i o n ?
BOTTONVILLE, o ur o ffic ia l "W e lco m e A irp o rt" is located 15
miles north-east o f dow ntow n Toronto. Detach the slip at the bottom
of the A irp o rt Form for yo u r own "A T C " k i t . . . see the second C on­
vention "p a c k e t" we m ail to you.
CUSTO M S: 1. You need not land at an a irpo rt rig h t at the border,
but the first place you land in C anada is w here you m ust see the
C ustom s office r.
2. When departing U.S.A. you M UST file a flig h t plan, m aking sure
SUTTO NVILLE AIRPORT — Loo kin g N orth-N ortheast.
to add “ A D C U S " at the d estination airport.
3. Free CUSTOM S service w ill be a va ilable in d a ylig h t hours at
B u tto n ville A irp o rt (KZ). No landing fee here.
4. Toronto In te rn a tio n al (YZ) offers 24 h o u r CUSTO M S service, a
sm all landing fee and all services. Free tie -d o w n s at Sky-C harter.
5. Some o ther enroute a irports in O ntario, London, 24 hour
Custom s, no landing fee, gas, lunch; at K ingston, W indsor, St.
C atharine's rem em ber to "A D C U S " and h e 'll com e out from town
and be w a itin g fo r you.
Re RENTAL AIRCRAFT from U.S.A.: P ilot m ust ca rry letter from
ow ner stating she has perm ission to fly the a irc ra ft into Canada
and w ill be departing w ith it.
CHARTS: The cu rre n t USA “ D etroit S e c tio n a l" and USA G overn­
ment C&G S Enroute Low A ltitu d e “ L-12” w ill fit in w ith the k it you
receive from G illia n Holden.
VFR Traffic ap p roaching Toronto is asked to co n ta ct "T oronto
A d viso ry" — 119.3 when 25-30 m iles o u t of “ Y Z ". State identity,
position, a ltitu d e and destination and you w ill be given the
preferred routing.
Profile o f a C o n v e n t i o n — H o s t A i r p o r t
“ B u tto n ville Tower this is Cessna N 1245,
five m iles southeast, VFR from A lb a n y" and
w ith that c a ll you see ahead o f you B u t­
to nville, the host a irpo rt fo r the 1972 In ­
tern a tio n a l C onvention of the Ninety-N ines,
Inc. It looks nice from the air. A w elcom e
sight after a long flig h t.
Two paved runways, w e ll m arked w ith
co n n ectin g taxi strips. A large ramp.
You co n su lt your approach p late — run ­
way 03/21, 2750' x 75’; 15/33, 2500' x 75'.
Lots o f room to land just about any aircraft.
Ah, there's the T ow er on 124.8 asking you
to report dow nw ind for runw ay 03. You start
your descent and now you can see the T er­
m inal better. A very m odern te rm in a l co m ­
plete w ith a good restaurant, w e a th er se r­
vice, maps, and flig h t p lanning fa cilitie s.
Now you report dow nw ind for runway 03
and the to w e r says that you are num ber
one after the Aztec turning base. There it is
. . . a pretty sight. You w o n d e r if they are
going to the Convention too. They land and
you turn final, line up w ith the runway and
are cleared to land. The tow er requests you
to change G round 121.8. G round co n tro l
clears you to the ramp. A T oronto Airw ays
representative arrives and asks you how
you w ant your a ircra ft serviced. He te lls
you that they have 80/37, 100/130 gas and
all types o f o il available. Repairs from a
m ajor to a m inor are available.
Now your a ircra ft is tied down and you
proceed to Custom s. Here you are asked
w here you were born, if you mave any id e n ­
tific a tio n (a driver's license w ill do), how
long you plan to be in C anada and what
you are here for. Then you are asked about
yo u r personal lu ggage, "d o you have
anything to d e c la re ” i.e. liquor, cam eras,
etc. Now you are through Custom s and Im­
m igration (painless w asn't it) and one of
the 99's w e lco m in g com m ittee is offering
you a ride to the Hotel in a car supplied by
Toronto Airw ays. So you c o lle c t yourself
and your luggage and w alk th rough the airco n d itio n e d term inal into the b rig h t sun­
shine o f a hot Ju ly day in Toronto . . . BIENVENUE AU C AN AD A — AND THE 1972 IN ­
TERNATIO NAL CONVENTION.
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Four o f o u r co m m itte e m em bers standing
w ith a C herokee. They are from left to rig h t:
Edith Denny, In te rn a tio n a l Liaison; Jean
M acD onald, C hairm an; Sim one Breukel,
C onvention C ostum e; and H eather Sifton,
Ways and M eans Chairm an.
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Jean M acD onald, o u r hard w o rkin g c h a ir­
man sta n ding beside the entrance to Butto n ville 's very m odern Term inal b uilding.
R E G IS T R A T IO N FORM
1972 In te rn a tio n a l Ninety-N ines C onvention
Ju ly 12-16, 1972
T O R O N T O , O N T A R IO , C A N A D A
Name
AddreSS
(S tre e t)
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Chapter__________ Chairman (yes/no)
Also A tte n d in g C onvention
(S ta te /P ro v in c e )
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Section-------------------------------- Gov (yes/no)
4 9 1/2 e r________________
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(Ages Please)______________________
O th e rs _________________________ - ——---------------------------------A rriva l Date ______________
D e p a rtu re
Private plane_
A irlin e /c h a rte r.
Car__________
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‘ R E G IS T R A T IO N FEE: $55 Can. funds (Includes all meals and events indicated on program)
‘ A D V A N C E D R E G IS T R A T IO N : $45 Can. funds (Must be postm arked p rio r to June 1,
1972)
‘ Full Registration fee fo r each person p articip a tin g in C onvention meals and events.
CHEQUE ENCLOSED FOR $ --------------------------------------Make payable in Canadian funds to :
“ TH E N IN E T Y -N IN E S INC. 1972 C O N V E N T IO N "
M A IL SOON TO : S H IR L E Y M a cD O U G A LL, R E G IS T R A T IO N C H A IR M A N
P. 0 . Box No. 32, S tation “ K " '
T o ro n to , 12, O ntario, Canada
(Detatch and mail separately
H Y A T T REG ENC Y — H O T E L R E S E R V A T IO N S
A ll reservations must be made d ire c tly through the H ya tt Regency T o ro n to . We have booked
a block o f room s at the special reduced rates quoted below. Early bookings w ill ensure a
superlative view o f the c ity .
Name
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PLEASE
One
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(C ity )
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RESERVE TH E F O L LO W IN G A C C O M M O D A T IO N S :
Single (1 bed, 1 person
$19
Double (1 bed, 2 persons)
$25
tw in (2 beds, 2 persons)
$25
A d d itio n a l persons
$ 6
SEND TO :
R E S E R V A T IO N S M A N A G E R
H Y A T T R EG EN C Y T O R O N TO
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TO R O N T O , 180, O N T A R IO , C A N A D A
( Z ip )
TH E N IN E T Y -N IN E S , IN C .
43R D IN T E R N A T IO N A L C O N V E N T IO N
H Y A T T R EG EN C Y TO R O N TO
O N T A R IO , C A N A D A
J u ly 12-16, 1972
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Y O Y O D inner (Y o u 're on Y o u r Own)
Registration
Coffee K latch — H o sp ita lity
A V IA T IO N SE M IN A R
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IN T E R N A T IO N A L LUNCHEO N
Free tim e to shop, to u r or swim
" F ly in g Flea M a rke t"
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C offee K latch — H o sp ita lity
C HAPTER C H A IR M E N S ' COFFEE M E E TIN G (W ith Pres.)
" F ly in g Flea M a rke t"
A M E L IA E A R H A R T LUNCH EO N
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Y O Y O D inner
C O N T IN E N T A L B R E A K F A S T
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A N N U A L BUSINESS M E E TIN G (C ontinued)
" F ly in g Flea M a rk e t"
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A N N U A L BUSINESS M E E TIN G (C ontinued if n o t com pleted)
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" F ly in g Flea M a rk e t"
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W h o Were the
Girls that Flew
S i x ty - M illio n Miles
fo r the AAF?
The w orld looked b righ te r the latter part of 1940 — pleasure flying was back to stay and
o u r in co m ing President, Belle Hetzel, had just acquired new wings — a Cessna 140,
She and her successor, Blanche Noyes, found as they visited various chapters and sec­
tions th ro u g h o u t the co u n try fnat o u r m em bers were busily engaged in two main projects —
fund raising for the Am elia Earhart S ch o la rsh ip Fund and air m arking.
Teresa James Hying the P-47 d u ring WW II
when she was a m em ber o f the WASP. If
you can help, c o n ta ct her at 716 Wood St.,
Pittsburgh, Pa. 15221.
The story of the WASPS and th e ir war
co n trib u tio n s has never been told It is a
saga of real accom plishm ent. WASP is a
synthetic w ord m eaning W om en's A irforce
Service Pilots. 1,074 girls were graduated
from a m ilitary accredited cadet flight
training school and received diplom as from
the U.S. Army A ir Corps
G raduating groups were sent to the Air
T ransport Com mand They flew training,
fighter, bomber, cargo and ta ctica l a ir­
planes, Some were utilized in to w ing aerial
g u n n e ry ta rg e ts , p ra c tic e tra g e ts for
se a rch -lig h t crew s, remote ground co n tro l
flig h t operation and engineering flights.
For over tw o years the WASPS faced the
same flying hazards as men Although the
g irls were virtua lly assured of com m issions
som etim e, they were s till c ivilia n s upon
d e activation from m ilitary service They
were the only p ilo ts deprived of all m ilitary
benefits When the Air Force becam e a
separate branch of the service the wom en
were offered com m issions in the Reserve
We are asking for your endorsem ent and
support for enactm ent of le gislation that
w ould cre d it the group the tim e they spent
in the service of th e ir country.
(See page 9 fo r p ro p o s e d p e titio n .)
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AIRCRAFT
D istributor.
C entral F lyin g Service, Inc.
Adams Field, L ittle Rock, Arkansas
Phone (501) 375-3245
As previously reported, the types of
m oney raising a ctivitie s for the steadily
gro w ing sch o la rsh ip fund were varied and
some quite unique. In 1948, Jean Hixon
becam e the first recipien t to use this award
($200) for e d u catio n a l rather than flig h t
training
As tim e passed, the number of air
m arkers also grew In fact, they really
began to dot our countryside and proved
many tim es th e ir value as a navigational
aid.
Besides these, there were other in ­
teresting a ctivitie s like the N ational Air
Races, usually held in Cleveland, Ohio, the
M iami A ir M aneuvers, Miami, Florida, and
the A ll W oman A ir Shows. The most
unusual was the latter sponsored by the
Florida C hapter o f Ninety-N ines, planned
by wom en for wom en. T heir purpose was to
interest the pu b lic in the accom plishm ents
of wom en p ilo ts and to make Mrs Average
Am erican H ousew ife m ore air co nscious
w h ile raising funds for the Am elia Earhart
S ch o la rsh ip Fund
L ittle did they dream that the sm all T ran­
sco n tin e n ta l Race to the a ir show in 1947,
Palm Springs, C a lifo rnia, to Tampa, Florida,
w ould becom e the forerunner of the All
W o m a n T r a n s c o n tin e n t a l A ir R a ce
(AWTAR) know n the w o rld over today.
T heir first show, M arch 15 and 16, 1947,
at Peter O. K n ig h t Airport, Tampa, Florida,
proved so su cce ssful that others follow ed.
This program in 1948 at Am elia Earhart
Field. M iam i, Florida, was typ ica l of those
presented. It in clu d e d such e xciting acts
and races as: parachute jum ping by Kitty
Hayes and June Reynolds; Dual Sm oke Act
and A cro b a tics, Betty Skelton and Kaddy
Landry; C lip W ing A cro b a tics and G lider
E xhibitions, Caro Baley; Jato Take-O ff and
flyin g an AT-6 T hrough a W all of Fire,
Kaddy Landry; Novelty Act, the Stephens
C o llege girls; and Farm er's Daughter, Vera
P re v e tte . T he ra c e s w e re : J a q u e lin e
Cochran T ra n sco n tine n ta l Trophy Race,
Los Ageles, C a lifo rnia, to Am elia Earhart
Field, M iam i, Florida, lim ited to personal
type airplanes of up to 250 horsepower;
Bolde Race, New York to M iam i — m ake of
a ircra ft unlim ited ; B lanche Noyes Trophy
Race — Closed Course Race for AT-6 and
SNJ type a irc ra ft; 85-125 h o rse p o w e r
planes over a closed course: Betty Cars ta irs ' T ro p h y fo r
W o rld s A e ro b a tic
W omen C h a m p io n "; L u cille W right Trophy
for wom an p ilo t flyin g to the Air Show from
the farthest distance (not a contestant in
Races of Derby); and the A line Rhonie
Trophy to the outstanding p ilo t of the Show
on an a ccu m u la tive system.
This program included one of the w orld's
youngest e xh ib itio n p ilo ts — Betty Skelton,
an attractive, 100 pound w isp of a girl. She
was awarded the International Aerobatics
C ham pionship title in 1948 at the M iam i Air
M aneuvers for sm ooth perform ance in her
Great Lakes airplane. In 1949, President
Blanche Noyes reported that Betty was the
only e xh ib itio n and precision flyer from the
United States invited to represent the
United States and the N inety-N ines in the
In ternational A ir Pageant on July 23, 1949,
in London, England, and on July 30th in
Belfast, Ireland. Her b righ t red and w hite
Pitt S pecial, "L ittle S tin ke r", w eighted only
568 pounds, had a w ing span of 16'9 ", was
powered w ith a 90 horsepower engine with
fuel in je ctio n for inverted flying and had an
A erom atic propeller. A news clip p in g said
that her plane was the sm allest in the Lon­
don show and also the sm allest to ever
make the sea hop to Ireland. Betty fe lt that
her acro b a tics were “ p recision, not stunt
fly in g ". When asked if she had ever
cracke d up, she replied, “ The only accident
I ever had was in an au tom o b ile .”
C a ro B a yle y, M ia m i, F lo rid a , fle w
p ro fessionally w ith W orld A ir Shows and
perform ed in a sailplane equally as w e ll as
she did in her c lip wing Cub. She was one
of three Am ericans to receive m edals for
notable achievem ents in the fields of
private and sp o rtin g aviation at the 45th
G eneral C onference of the Federation
A eronautique In ternationale Hers was the
Bleriot M edal for 1951.
Kaddy Landry. M ia m i. F lorida, was
described as the first wom an JATO pilot in
Florida, w in n e r of the A erobatics Contest in
the 1st as w e ll as the Blanche Noyes
T rophy Race in the 2nd A ll Woman Air
Show. These are ju st a few of her awards.
She was fam ous fo r her spectacular
m aneuvers in her special b u ilt Stearman
w hich she flew professionally all over the
co u n try w ith W orld A ir Shows.
This w ill give you an idea of the high
c a lib e r of g irls flying in these shows
Next m onth, we w ill take a further glance
into the future of our organization
Convention News
TORONTO — A M a g n ifice n t and E xcitin g City, g atew ay to a great
country, has set the scene fo r m any u n u sua l g atherings. Toronto or
"T a ra n to u " as nam ed by the Indians 300 years ago — never before
has it been host to an In te rn a tio n a l C o nvention o f wom en pilots.
A sneak preview o f a g reat m en's program — next issue — ou r
"S teer & S tirru p s " party from latest co m m itte e reports w ill in clu d e a
real p o lo gam e! Do you kn o w w hat "C h im o " m eans??? Y o u 'll fin d
out in Toronto th is July.
Do take advantage o f the advance re g istra tio n — This issue w ill
include the last p re -reg istra tio n form s in p rin t in the 99 News. You
w ill earn the registration c h a irm a n 's und yin g g ra titu d e if you m ail
EARLY.
Shirley A llen, C o-C hairm an.
Flying to the C o n v e n t i o n ?
BOTTONVILLE, o u r o ffic ia l "W e lco m e A irp o rt" is located 15
miles north-east o f dow ntow n Toronto. Detach the slip at the bottom
of the A irp o rt Form for your own “ A T C " k i t . . . see the second C o n ­
vention "p a c k e t" we m ail to you.
CUSTO M S: 1. You need not land at an a irp o rt rig ht at the border,
but the first place you land in C anada is w here you m ust see the
Custom s o ffice r.
2. When departing U.S.A. you MUST file a flig h t plan, m aking sure
BUTTON VILLE AIRPORT — Loo kin g North-N ortheast.
to add “ A D C U S " at the d estination airport.
3. Free CUSTOM S service w ill be a va ilable in d a ylig h t hours at
B u tto n ville A irp o rt (KZ). No landing fee here.
4. Toronto In te rn a tio n al (YZ) offers 24 h o u r CUSTOM S service, a
sm all landing fee and all services. Free tie -d o w n s at Sky-C harter.
5. Some o ther enroute airpo rts in O ntario, London, 24 hour
Custom s, no landing fee, gas, lunch; at K ingston, W indsor, St.
C atharine's rem em ber to "A D C U S ” and h e ’ll com e o u t from town
and be w a itin g for you.
Re RENTAL AIRCRAFT from U.S.A.: P ilot m ust ca rry letter from
ow ner stating she has perm ission to fly the a ircra ft into Canada
and w ill be departing w ith it.
CHARTS: The cu rre n t USA "Detroit S e c tio n a l" and USA G overn­
ment C&G S Enroute Low A ltitu d e “ L-12” w ill fit in w ith the k it you
receive from G illian Holden.
VFR Traffic ap p ro a ch in g Toronto is asked to co n ta ct “ Toronto
A dviso ry” — 119.3 when 25-30 m iles out o f “ Y Z ". State identity,
position, a ltitu d e and d estination and you w ill be given the
preferred routing.
Profile o f a C o n v e n t i o n — H o s t A i r p o r t
"B u tto n v ille Tow er this is Cessna N 1245,
five m iles southeast, VFR from A lb a n y" and
w ith that ca ll you see ahead o f you B u t­
to nville, the host a irport for the 1972 In­
ternational C onvention o f the Ninety-N ines,
Inc. It looks nice from the air. A w elcom e
sight after a long flig h t.
Two paved runways, w e ll m arked w ith
co n n ectin g taxi strips A large ramp.
You co n su lt your approach plate — run ­
way 03/21, 2750' x 75’; 15/33, 2500' x 75’.
Lots of room to land just about any aircraft.
Ah, th e re 's the T ow er on 124.8 asking you
to report dow nw ind for runway 03. You start
your descent and now you can see the T er­
m inal better. A very modern te rm in a l co m ­
plete w ith a good restaurant, w eather se r­
vice. maps, and flig h t p lanning fa cilitie s.
Now you report dow nw ind for runw ay 03
and the tow er says that you are num ber
one after the Aztec turning base. There it is
. . . a pretty sight. You w onder if they are
going to the Convention too. They land and
you turn final, line up with the runway and
are cleared to land. The tow er requests you
to change G round 121.8. G round co n tro l
clears you to the ramp. A Toronto Airw ays
representative arrives and asks you how
you w ant your a ircra ft serviced. He te lls
you that they have 80,87, 100,130 gas and
all types o f o il available. Repairs from a
m ajor to a m inor are available.
Now yo u r a ircra ft is tied down and you
proceed to Custom s. Here you are asked
w here you were born, if you mave any id e n ­
tific a tio n (a d rive r’s license w ill do), how
long you plan to be in Canada and what
you are here for. Then you are asked about
yo u r personal luggage, "d o you have
anything to d e c la re " i.e. liquor, cameras,
etc. Now you are th rough C ustom s and Im­
m ig ra tio n (painless w a sn ’t it) and one of
the 99's w e lco m in g com m ittee is offering
you a ride to the Hotel in a ca r supplied by
Toronto Airways. So you c o lle c t yourself
and your luggage and w alk th rough the airco n d itio n e d term inal into the b rig h t sun­
shine o f a hot July day in Toronto . . . BIENVENUE AU CAN AD A — AND THE 1972 IN­
TERNATIO NAL CONVENTION.
W ELCOM E TO
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Four o f o u r co m m itte e m em bers standing
w ith a C herokee. They are from le ft to rig h t:
Edith Denny, In te rn a tio n a l Liaison; Jean
M acD onald, C hairm an; Sim one Breukel,
C onvention C ostum e; and H eather Sifton,
Ways and M eans Chairm an.
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man sta n ding beside the e ntrance to Butto n v ille ’s very m odern Term inal building.
R E G IS T R A T IO N FORM
1972 In te rn atio n al Ninety-N ines C onvention
Ju ly 12-16, 1972
T O R O N T O , O N T A R IO , C A N A D A
Name
Address
(S tre e t)
Also A tte n d in g C onvention
(C o u n try )
(S ta te /P ro v in c e )
(C ity )
4 9 1/2 e r__
(Z ip )
_______ Gov (yes/no)
Section______
Chairman (yes/no)
Chapter.
Children
(Ages Please)
Others
Departure
A rriva l Date
Private plane__
A irlin e /c h a rte r.
Car__________
ETA
If arriving on scheduled airlines give F it No. ---------------------------
‘ R E G IS T R A T IO N FEE: $55 Can. funds (Includes all meals and events indicated on program)
♦A D V A N C E D R E G IS T R A T IO N : $45 Can. funds (M ust be postm arked p rio r to June 1,
1972)
♦ F u ll Registration fee fo r each person p a rticip a tin g in C onvention meals and events.
CHEQUE ENCLOSED FOR $ --------------------------------------Make payable in Canadian funds to :
"T H E N IN E T Y -N IN E S INC. 1972 C O N V E N T IO N "
M A IL SOON TO : S H IR L E Y M a cD O U G A LL, R E G IS T R A T IO N C H A IR M A N
P. 0 . Box No. 32, S tation " K " '
T o ro n to , 12, O ntario, Canada
(Detatch and mail separately
H Y A T T REG ENCY — H O T E L R E S E R V A T IO N S
A ll reservations must be made d ire c tly through the H ya tt Regency T o ro n to . We have booked
a block o f room s at the special reduced rates quoted below. Early bookings w ill ensure a
superlative view o f the c ity .
Name------------------------------------------------------ — —-------------------------------------------------------------------------(S tre e t)
PLEASE
One
One
One
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(C o u n tr y )
RESERVE TH E F O LLO W IN G A C C O M M O D A T IO N S :
Single (1 bed, 1 person
$19
Double (1 bed, 2 persons)
$25
tw in (2 beds, 2 persons)
$25
A d d itio n a l persons
$ 6
SEND TO :
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H Y A T T REG EN C Y TO R O N TO
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T H E N IN E T Y -N IN E S , IN C .
43R D IN T E R N A T IO N A L C O N V E N T IO N
H Y A T T R EG EN C Y TO R O N TO
O N T A R IO , C A N A D A
J u ly 12-16, 1972
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FUN A IR TO U R E T A M ID -A F T E R N O O N
Registration and "M aple M oose"
H o s p ita lity — " F ly in g Flea M a rke t"
RED C ARPET W ELCOME
(W INE & CHEESE RECEPTION)
and F .A .T. Presentations
Y O Y O D inner (Y ou're on Y o u r Own)
Registration
Coffee K latch — H osp ita lity
A V IA T IO N S E M IN A R
"F ly in g Flea M a rke t"
IN T E R N A T IO N A L LUNCH EO N
Free tim e to shop, to u r o r swim
" F ly in g Flea M a rk e t"
"S T E E R & S T IR R U P S " w ith Assorted HAPPENIN G S at
FOX DEN FA R M
Registration
C offee K latch — H o sp ita lity
C HAPTER C H A IR M E N S ' C OFFEE M E E TIN G (W ith Pres.)
" F ly in g Flea M a rke t"
A M E L IA E A R H A R T LUNCH EO N
A N N U A L BUSINESS M EETIN G
" F ly in g Flea M a rk e t"
Y O Y O D inner
C O N T IN E N T A L B R E A K F A S T
Registration and H o sp ita lity
A N N U A L BUSINESS M E E T IN G (C ontinued)
" F ly in g Flea M a rke t"
G O V E R N O R S ' LUNCHEO N
(Governors and Executive Board o nly)
A N N U A L BUSINESS M E E TIN G (Continued if n o t com pleted)
Free tim e to shop, to u r or swim
" F ly in g Flea M a rke t"
G R A N D RECEPTION
C A N A D IA N B A N Q U E T
F L Y -A W A Y B R E A K F A S T A N D W EATH ER B R IE F IN G
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Safety Tips
Engage Brain Before Panic B u tton
W henever an airborne abnorm ality o ccu rs “ DON'T P A N IC !" You must be able to th in k and
plan properly. D uring an abnorm al situation, previous co n scio u s train in g (if current) should
take over su b consciously and help you react properly.
Fear is a norm al protective reaction and o ccu rs in norm al individuals. Fear progression to
panic is an abnorm al developm ent. By having a d e fin ite procedure in m ind to handle ab­
norm al situations, fear can be kept to a m inim um .
There are tw o basic rules to assist you when an abnorm al situation occurs:
1. M aintain a ircra ft control.
2. Analyze the situation and take the proper action.
M any a ircra ft a ccidents have occured because the pilo t did not fo llo w the above rules or
did not know what to do when an em ergency situation existed. We have all heard of the pilot
that had an a c cid e n t sim ply because when the door popped open he paniced, or when the
airspeed in d ica to r became inoperative he th o u g h t the airplane w ould not fly.
To help you handle em ergency situations, you should develop an em ergency c h e cklist for
your a ircraft. By having a c h e c k lis t you w ill not have to rely on m em ory and the overlooking
of obvious item s can be avoided.
The fo llo w in g is "foo d for th o u g h t" in a iding you in the developm ent of a c h e cklist for
your aircraft. It covers on ly the basic steps and sequence for em ergencies in single-engine
aircraft.
8. Starter — pull (if propeller is not tu r­
Engine Fire During Starting
ning)
1. M ixture — Full Lean
9. If en g in e does not start, make a forced
2. T hrottle — Open
landing (See procedure for a forced
3. C o n tin u e c r a n k in g f o r s e v e ra l
landing)
revolutions.
Forced Landing
4. If fire continues, use the fo llo w in g
1. G lide — m axim um distance g lide
procedure
speed
5. M ixture — Lean
2. S elect field
6. Fuel se le cto r — off
3. M ixture — lean
7. Ig n itio n sw itch — off
4. Fuel se le cto r — off
8. M aster sw itch — off
5. Ig n itio n sw itch — off
9. Leave a ircra ft
6. Door — unlatch
Engine Fire After Starting
7. W ing flaps — as required
1. M ixture — Full lean
8. M aster sw itch — o ff (before to u c h ­
2. Fuel se le cto r — off
dow n)
3. Ig n itio n sw itch — off
Engine Fire During Flight
Engine Failure After Take-off
1. M ixture — lean
1. G lide — establish
2. Fuel se le cto r — off
2. M ixture — rich
3. Ig n itio n sw itch — o ff
3. Fuel se le cto r — on
4. G lide — establish
4. Ig n itio n sw itch — on
5. S elect fie ld
5. If engine does not start, m ake a forced
6. Cabin heat — off
landing, (See procedure for forced lan­
7. Cabin a ir — . off
ding).
8. Upper air vents — open
NOTE: If en g in e fa ils after ta ke off at low
9. P ilots w in d o w — open
a ltitude, change d irection only enough
10. Door — unlatched
to m iss obstacles.
11. Flaps — as required
Partial Power Failure During Flight
12 M aster S w itch — o ff (before to u c h ­
1. M ixture — rich
down)
2. C arburetor heat — hot (If no ca rb u re tor
NOTE: If fire continues, a slip may help
ice adjust back to the co ld position)
keep fire from the cabin area.
3. Airspeed — as required to hold altitu d e
Electrical Fire
4. Fuel S elector — Full on
1. M aster sw itch — off
5. Ignition sw itch — both
2. E le ctrica l E quipm ent — off
6. M aster sw itch — on
3. M aster sw itch — on
7. Land — at nearest airport
4. E le ctrica l Equipm ent — on one at a
NOTE: If the pow er available is not su f­
fic ie n t to m aintain level flig h t, select a
tim e
NOTE: Try to isolate e le ctrica l equipm ent
fie ld as a possible forced landing site
in w h ich the fire was o ccu rrin g and
and proceed as follows:
leave that equipm ent off.
8. Airspeed — m aximum distance g lide
Smoke and Fume Elimination
speed
1. C abin heat — off
9. Power -— all available pow er u n til a
2. C abin a ir — off
safe landing is assured.
3. U pper a ir vent — open
Complete Power Failure During Flight
4. P ilots w in d o w — open
1. G lide — establish m aximum distance
Propeller Failure in Flight
glide speed
1. Engine em ergency shutdown
2. S elect field
2. Forced landing
3. M ixture — rich
Bird Strike (with structural failure)
4. C arburetor heat — hot
1.
Land as soon as p ractical
5. Fuel S elector — Full on
Severe Turbulence
6. Ig n itio n sw itch — both
1. Airspeed — design m aneuvering speed
7. M aster sw itch — on
2.
3.
4.
5.
Power — as required
Flaps — up
Loose articles — secure
A ltitu d e — A change in altitude w ill
som etim es help
6. Land as soon as possible
Lost Procedure
1. C lim b to 5000 AGL or 500' below
clouds, w h ichever is lower
2. Set heading in d ica to r with compass
3. Turn on radio
4. Tune in desired radio frequency
5. C enter needle w ith a "T o ” indication
6. Proceed d irect to the VOR
7. If unable to proceed to the VOR, con­
ta ct the nearest flig h t service station
(122.6 or 123.6), tow er, or approach
co n tro l on th e ir appropriate frequency
or on 121.5 me for assistance
Radio Failure Pattern
1. Fly over a irpo rt at 2000' above ground
level
2. Determ ine active runway
3. Fly out three miles from the airport and
descend to tra ffic pattern altitude.
4. Enter a norm al tra ffic pattern at a 45
degree angle to the downw ind leg.
5. Rock your w in g s (day), or flash landing
lig h t (night) and w atch for a light
signal from the tower.
6. Follow instru ctio n s given to you by the
lig h t signals.
Airspeed Indicator Inoperative
1. Land as soon as p ra ctica l
Low Oil Pressure or
High Oil Tem perature
1. T hro ttle — to recom m ended RPM
2. M ixture — rich
3. Airspeed — cruise
4. C a rbu re to r heat — cold
5. If c o n d itio n con tin ue s land as soon as
p ra ctica l
G enerator Failure
1. C heck fuse or c irc u it breaker
2. Land as soon as pra ctica l
Fuel Syphon
1. Land as soon as p ra ctica l
2. Do not rely on fuel guages, (they w ill
n orm ally co n tin u e to read full)
One Flap Inoperative
1. M ove operative flap to the same
p o sitio n as inoperative flap
G ear Inoperative
1. Follow procedure in O wner's M anual or
a ircra ft m anual
Blown Tire
1. M aintain d ire ctio n a l co n tro l w ith rud­
der and brake
2. Taxie cle a r of active runway if possible
Brake Failure
1. Use longest runway available
2. M ake short fie ld landing
3. T ouchdow n on the b e ginning of run­
way
REMEMBER
M ost em ergencies can be avoided by
g ood p re flig h t p la n n in g and a good
p re flig h t insp e ctio n of the aircraft.
A lth o u g h the above procedures are to be
used as a guide, you must still use sound
judgm ent.
F re q u e n t
re v ie w
of
E m e rg e n c y
Procedures gives you the surety that you
can handle yo u r airplane no matter what
the situ a tio n. This helps e lim inate panic
and goes hand in hand w ith carefree and
e njoyable flying.
Powder Puff Derby
Reporter: Marion Andrews
If you want to know how tim e flies, be a
new sletter reporter. By the tim e you receive
this copy, entries w ill be open and it w ill be
only two m onths to race tim e. Requests for
entry kits are running h igher than any other
year, w ith the exception o f last year, the
25th Anniversary.
The Powder P uff Derby was honored at a
Valentine's Day Luncheon at the W ings
Club in New York City. FAA A d m in istra to r
John H. Shaffer spoke and AW TAR C h a ir­
man, Kay B rick was presented w ith the FAA
Accident Prevention C ounselor C e rtifica te
“ for helping prevent a ircra ft a ccid e n ts.”
Kay gave a brief rundown o f th is years race
route. Many 99s and previous racers were
present, in clu d in g President Betty M cNabb.
This annual luncheon given in h o n or of
women in aviation was extra special th is
year in th a t H erb Fisher, M a ste r o f
Cerem onies, announced that the W ings
Club is now open for m em bership to
women who qualify.
If the people in Ocean C ounty, N.J. did
not know about the 99s and the Powder
Puff Derby, they do now. The Term inus
Com m ittee, of w hich Jerry Roberts is C h a ir­
man, has been h olding m on th ly luncheons
inviting the Freeholders, a irpo rt personnel.
and oth er d ig n ita rie s p ertinent to the te r­
m inus. In M arch, the luncheon was held at
Ocean C ounty C o llege w here President Dr.
A n d re w S. M o re la n d has m ade th e
c o lle g e s R C A -S pectra 70-46 e le ctro n ic
co m p u te r system available for scoring the
o ffic ia l tim es of the forth co m in g race. This
w ill involve a tran sco n tin e n ta l netw ork of
a u to m a tic in p u t s ta tio n s at each in ­
term ediate enroute stop.
E m bery-Riddle A e ronautical U niversity of
Daytona Beach. Fla. w ill again be te ch n ica l
representatives to rule on safety aspects
d u ring in spection at the term inus.
AC S p a rkplugs has just been added to
the list of sponsors for '72 and w ill again o f­
fer th e ir awards to those using AC S park­
plugs in the race.
AW TAR was a co-sponsor w ith the FAA
in three Safety C lin ics held at various
lo ca tio n s in New Jersey w h ich drew 3300
p ilo ts from the surro u n d in g area. Safety
th rough e d ucation is the prim e goal o f
AWTAR.
Ja ck Lam ping, Term inus C o-ordiantor
and P ublic Relations O ffice r o f Tim s River,
N.J. is presently on a cross-co u n try tour
carrying gre e tin g s from the Term inus to the
Start. He w ill v is it 99 headquarters, meet
w ith g irls who are go in g to fly the 26th
Pow der P uff Derby, and is sch e d uled to
speak at San M ateo, Cal.
Please send clip p in g s o f all Powder Puff
Derby related events, interview s, etc. to
AWTAR Headquarters, T eterboro A irport,
Teterboro, New Jersey 07608.
Proposed P e titio n
To Give WASPS C redit
WOMEN’S A U X IL IA R Y SE RVICE PILOT
FEDERAL SERVICE C R E D IT
W H E R E A S , th e WASP (W om en's A u x ili­
ary Service P ilo ts) organized in O c to b e r 1942
and active u n til 2 4 D ecem ber 1 9 4 4 served as
an integral p a rt o f o u r w ar e ff o r t; and
W H E R E A S , th e members o f th e WASP
were graduated fro m a m ilita r y acc re d ite d ca­
de t flig h t tra in in g school o f six m o n th s d u ra ­
tio n and received diplo m as fro m th e U.S.
A rm y A ir C orps; and
W H E R E A S , graduates o f th is course were
sent to th e U.S. A rm y A ir C orps F e rry in g
C om m and o r tra in in g com m and fo r d u ty ; and
W H E R E A S , th e y w ere a u n ifo rm e d g roup
attached to th e U.S. A rm y A ir Corps w ith an
o ffic e rs ' status and subject to m ilita r y d is c i­
pline ; and
W H E R E A S , th e d u ty was in a flig h t capa­
c ity w ith varied m ilita r y a irc ra ft an d m any
WASP'S were c on ducte d th ro u g h tra n s itio n
tra in in g as w ere th e ir male c o u n te rp a rts ; and
W H E R E A S , th e o th e r fem ale services have
received federal service c re d it fo r th e ir a u x ili­
ary tim e ;
NOW T H E R E F O R E BE IT R E S O L V E D
b y th e Reserve O ffice rs A sso c ia tio n o f th e
U n ite d States, th a t legisla tion be a d o p te d cre­
d itin g fo rm e r W om en's A u x ilia ry Service Pi­
lots w ith Federal Service fo r th a t tim e served
d u ring W orld War II thus en abling those w h o
accepted Reserve com m issions t o receive cre­
d it fo r th is service to w a rd re tire m e n t and
long evity be nefits.
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7 — See 7 across
8 — Line on w eather map
9 — See 21 across
10 — For exam ple (Abbr)
11 — Radio equipm ent
12 — V e rtica l axis movem ent
14 — Part o f face
15 — Suffix
16 — Viet Nam holiday
17 — River (N eth)
19 — Pronoun
23 — Weather w ord
29 — C austic
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50 — Telegraph m oney order
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52 —
54 — Went
57 — Decay
58 — M acaw
59 — C o n ju n ctio n
61 — B oodle
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79 — C o n tro ve rsia l airplane
80 — E stim ated tim e o f arrival
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83 — South Am erican city
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86 — N ic k e l (Abbr)
89 — Boob tube
90
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49 — See 1 across
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60 — Sad
62 — H ence
66 — Praying figure
67 — R ig h t side (A bbr)
68 — E xclam ation
69 — R aid
71 — Part o f TACAN
72 — E xclam ation
73 — C a lciu m (A bbr)
74 — G round speed (Abbr)
75 — G reek Letter
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87
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So im portant, in fact, that we w ant tw o co p ie s o f yo u r clip p in g s for the Scrapbook. Yes,
tWo — one for the In ternational P re sid e n t’s book and one for the scrapbook w hich w ill find
its way into the M USEUM. Dig out those articles you are hoarding — d o n 't be vain — share
them w ith the rest o f the history-m aking 99s. O rigina l c lip p in g s are preferred but xerox
co pies are a ccepted. M ail to Ruth W. Thom as, 4217 Roaming Road, Knoxville, Tennessee
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NEW Y O R K — NEW JERSEY
HUDSON VALLEY CHAPTER
G ertrude Felsen, Reporter
The M arch m eeting was held at Page A ir­
ways, Albany A irport, The program was
devoted to m edical facts fo r pilots. Mr.
Allen D orw in, FAA A ccid e n t Prevention
S p e c ia lis t s h o w e d a new FAA film .
“ M edical Facts for P ilots." F ollow ing the
film, Dr. W illiam M ille r held a d iscu ssio n of
the e ffe cts of m edicines, a lco h o l and
tobacco on the human body. He also
discussed blood c irc u la tio n d u ring an e x­
tended flig h t referring to the "P a n ty G irdle
Syndrom e” . He touched many interesting
bases, in clu d in g the e ffe cts of ta kin g
aspirin. The spatial diso rien ta tio n ch a ir was
used to dem onstrate fu n c tio n in g o f the
se m i-circu la r ca nals of the ear. Next the
group toured the co n tro l tow er and IFR
room.
In May, we w ill be hostessing, in c o ­
operation w ith the C entral New York P ilot's
A ssociation, the first racing stop fo r the
Angel Derby in Syracuse. M in nie Osteyee
is Stop C hairm an. Doris M iller. Shirley
Dingm an and Elaine R oehrig w ill act as
tim ers and the rest of us w ill be hostesses
dispensing refreshm ents, gifts, directio n s,
etc. We are pu tting all o f o u r e n ergies into
m aking th is a m em orable stop for the co n ­
testants.
O ur e n e rg e tic A ir-M arking Chairm an,
Elaine Roehrig has already lined up three
airports for us to paint as soon as the
w eather is favorable.
The enthusiasm for the ta lk that M ickey
Duncan and yo u r reporter do on “ W omen
in A v ia tio n " continues, and we have rece n ­
tly presented it to the Kingston Lions Club
and the students at U lster C ounty C om ­
m unity College.
NEW YORK
CAPITAL DISTRICT CHAPTER
Sally Downes, Reporter
On May 6, 1972, The C a p ita l D istrict
Chapter w ill hostess the New York-N ew
Jersey Spring S ectional M eeting. The
m eeting and luncheon w ill be held at the
beautiful and histo ric Gideon Putnam Hotel
in Saratoga Springs, New York. For Satur­
day evening we are planning a 99's N ig h t at
fam ous Saratoga Raceway w ith the feature
race of the evening dedicated to the 99’s —
and one of our m em bers w ill present the
trophy to the vic to rio u s horse in the w in ­
ners' c irc le ! For g o lf en thu sia sts and 491,2ers who attend, there is a ch a m p io n sh ip
18 hole g o lf course rig ht on the grounds of
the hotel. We look forw ard to w e lco m in g
and m eeting all o f you w ho are able to a t­
tend.
Father V icto r S choenberger, D ire ctor of
the Franciscan M ission House in Ren­
sselaer, N. Y., was the speaker at our
March m eeting. Father V icto r designed,
built, and flie s his own plane, aptly called
Chapter Reports
the “ E c le c tic .” He had just returned from a
trip to A frica and brought some b eautiful
slides o f the people and the way they live
w hich he showed and explained to us.
Father V icto r is the U.S. representative for
M ission M edic-A ir, w h ich operates in Zam ­
bia, and he w ill have the invocation at our
S e ctio n a l m eeting.
LONG ISLAND CHAPTER
Marilyn P. Hibner, Reporter
Flying and R elated A ctivitie s:
The w eek of February 14th, N icole
Radecki and 49-1/2er Bob flew a Cessna
172 from Islip -M a cA rth u r Airport, Long
Island, to Ja ckso n ville , Florida. T his was
N ic o le ’s first extended cross-country; and
she lite rally “ got her feet w e t," being
grounded for three days during the trip due
to bad w eather and rain. W eather ca u g ht
her on the return trip, also, resulting in a
choppy ride w ith 60 MPH headw inds. She
sum m er her trip us as “ a w o n d e rfu l and
rew arding e xp e rie n ce ." N ic o le ’s trip to
Florida b rings the to ta l to six fo r Long
Island C hapter m em bers flying to Florida
over the w in te r m onths. Maybe we can be
m ore organized next year and make the trip
at the same tim e for a grand w in te r fly-in !
M cIntyre A viation, FBO and Cessna
Dealer at Islip -M a cA rth u r Airport, Long
Island, held th e ir annual "O pen H ouse" on
M arch 18th, w hich was an all-day a ffa ir of
d is p la y in g th e f a c ilitie s , a ir c ra ft and
general aviation exposure for the flyin g and
n o n-flying p u b lic. Am ong those on hand
from o u r ch a p te r to assist them w ith the
tasks of the day, were; Jane D uggan,
M adeline LaCarrubba, Ellie M cC u llo u gh ,
and N icole Radecki.
Honesty DOES Pay:
For those who know, personally, our
m em ber E llie M cC u llo u gh , you can w e ll
understand the great loss she suffered
when her p o cke tb o o k was snatched from
her rece n tly in a sh o p ping ce n ter in Bay
Shore, Long Island. For those o f you w ho
do n 't know her, I m ight explain, she can
readily be recognized by her horse-drawn
"p o c k e tb o o k ", w hich, when taken th rough
a Port o f Entry C ustom s co u n te r causes a
three-day delay to wade th rough the
photographs, m akeup, aviation m agazines
and trivia , ye ste rd a y’s lunch, sunflow er
seeds for the afternoon snack, notes and
notes and notes, her g reat-grandm other's
diaper pins, a cracke d knob from a
C herokee th ro ttle . . . and God o n ly know s
w h a t’s under the to p layer of item s! A ll I
can say is. the teen-aged guys who “ lifte d "
her p o cke tb o o k m ust be hospitalized at
this very m om ent fo r a ccu te dou ble her­
nias! But, there's a happy ending fo r E llie's
dilem a . . . three first-g rad e rs from the
B rook Avenue S c h o o l in Bay Shore
discovered various item s along the road to
school the next day w h ich they turned in to
school o ffic ia ls and the item s were found to
be co n te n ts from E llie 's p ocketbook. The
school custodian to o k the children back to
the scene of th e ir d iscoveries and found
more, u n til, fin a lly, all o f the co n ten ts (ex­
ce p t a ctu al cash) were recovered. As a
result, these three first-g rad e rs and the
custodian are being rew arded by Ellie in
the form of an airplane ride fo r each of
them, w h ich w ill p robably be the most
satisfying rew ard they co u ld ever w ant!
WESTERN NEW YORK CHAPTER
Peg Pieper, Reporter
As usual B uffalo w eather has prevented
m ost of W.N.Y. 99er's from doing w hat we
like m ost — Flying . . . O ur M arch m eeting
was very w e ll attended even th o ug h the
roads w ere icy. The fo llo w in g m em bers
were present: Arlene Bray, Ethel Fedders,
Donna Joss, Diane M udd, Terri Pirrung,
Peg Pieper, Kathy P otoczak, Jean Valvo,
Jean VanBuren
Arlene Bray to ld us how to m ake Pink
Squirrels. If any one w o u ld like the recipe
w rite to Arlene and she w ill be happy to
give it to you.
Jane VanBuren is back under the hood
again w o rkin g tow ards her instrum ent
rating. Jane flew to Syracuse. N Y. and Erie,
Pa. She said it seemed w o n d e rfu l to be in
the a ir again.
Terri P irrung has been doing some flying
for business and reports that th in g s are
beg in ning to p ick up as far as in stru ctin g
goes.
Kathy P otoczak and yours truly w ent to
A lbion and presented our program on the
1971 A ngel Derby to the Know lesville
Flying C lub. Betty W alker is chairm an of
the clu b and I have never seen a more e n ­
th u sia stic g ro u p o f pilots. We had the
pleasure o f seeing Freddie Roach at this
m eeting. We are all so happy to know that
she now has her license. C o n gratulations,
Freddie!
We are a ll lo o kin g forw ard to o u r next
m eeting in Elm ira on A p ril 15th. U n til then
happy flyin g to a ll! Since th is w ill be my last
new sletter, I w ould like to say that I have
enjoyed being the W.N.Y. reporter and
w o rkin g w ith Hazel and her sta ff has been
a pleasure.
Middle East
DELEW ARE — M A R Y LA N D
P E N N S Y L V A N IA — V I R G I N I A
W EST V IR G IN IA
CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA CHAPTER
Joanne Blair, Reporter
We had a very nice to u r o f WFBG-TV
Studio in A ltoona for our M arch 11, 1972
m eeting. Eleanor S tillis ' 49-1 /2er John is
G eneral M anager of the station. There were
10 m em bers and 2 prospective members
present. A fter o u r m eeting and tour we had
a nice luncheon at the Blairm ont C ountry
Club. O ur thanks to Eleanor and John for
arranging o u r March meeting.
O ur penny a pound is scheduled for May
14. 1972 w ith a rain date of May 21. 1972 at
C apital C ity in H arrisburg. Pa.
EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA CHAPTER
Kate M acario, Reporter
To bring you up to date The M orning of
Jan. 15th found our Chapter attending a
lecture on Zen and the C u lt o f Tea-ism at
the Phila. M useum of Art. From there we
drove the short distance to the Franklin
M otor Inn for a lunch interspersed w ith a
m eeting. Afterw ards a sm all group returned
to the Museum for a guided tour. We have
Jane Squires to thank for m aking this
d e lig h tfu l day possible Present were 18
members and guests, one of whom was
Blenda Hildbrand, attending her first 99
fu n ction ; since then Blenda took her flig h t
test for her Private at Shannon A irport
(D ow ningtow n). Edwina Hansen received
her a p p lica tio n at th is m eeting. She invited
us to fly into th e ir private strip bear Boyertown (on N.Y. Sectional) w hich has two run­
ways. one 2100 ft. and the other 1800 ft.
Judy DeM arco, w ho recently replaced their
Stinson w ith a Bonanza, and Joan Zaharfy.
told us of th e ir plans for the "A n g e l Derby";
they expect to fly a C herokee 140 in it.
O ur February a ctivity was a dinner, w ith a
Safety C lin ic co n d ucte d by D ick W ashburn,
an A c c id e n t Prevention S pecialist who
gave an inform ative talk and showed p e r­
tin e n t film s on a ccid e n ts and human fa c­
tors on safety. Tw enty-one m em bers a t­
tended, plus an equal num ber of guests.
Anne Shields did a great job arranging this
program for us. How lucky we were that the
snow w h ich had been forcasted did n 't
begin 'til early the next m orning, ending
that night w ith an accu m u la tio n o f 14 in ­
ches. Rem em ber that w eekend?
M arch the 9th, Alice M eisenheim er and
Ann Shields drove to A tla n tic C ity to accept
for Louise Sacchi, who was delayed on a
ferrying trip, tw o awards: one, the N.A.A.
ce rtific a te for the New York to London light
plane speed record, presented by Lynn
Probst, FAA C hief of N. Phila. GADO, and
the second, the FAI C e rtificate for the same
record, presented by Jules DeCrescenzo,
FAA C h ie f M a in te n a n c e In s p e c to r of
Teeterboro GADO. A large crow d attended
this Safety Sem inar in N.J., in clu d in g
Eleanor Sm ith and Jane and B ill Squires
who flew down. (Eighteen-year-old Bill
Squires Jr. passed his flig h t test for Private
last week, m uch to his parent's delight.)
D ottie and Bud M ille r to o k o ff in a 707 for
a w e e k's vacation in H awaii . . . G inny and
Joe M errion flew out to Ada, M ich ig an for
an AMWAY convention . . . Elyse Chapman
ready to "ta k e o ff" in the Aztec after being
stuck at her desk for the last three m onths
Helen Z ub ro w 's new address: 2028
Locust St.. Phila. 19103; phone: 732-3939
. . . Error in M em bership D irectory has C on­
nie W olf "In a c tiv e "; C onnie is very much
Active and flyin g . . . Spring S ectional
M eeting w ill be in H untington, W. Va. on
A pril 29th . . . O ur Penny-A-Pound w ill be at
the Central B ucks A irport on Saturday. May
13th (Rain date. Sunday) . . . O ur C hapter
deeply regrets the sudden death of J. Story
Sm ith, fo under of W ings Field, a dean of
aviation in the Phila. area, and a friend of
the Ninety-N ines.
m eeting in Kentucky. June m eeting is
sch e d u le d fo r W a lke r C o u n ty a irpo rt.
Jasper, h o p efu lly for runway m arking. Y'all
jo in us.
A L A B A M A — F L O R ID A — G E O R G IA
M IS S IS S IP P I — N O R T H C A R O L IN A
S O U T H C A R O L IN A — T E N N E S S E E
ALABAMA CHAPTER
Jaye Hudgins, Reporter
M arch 5 m eeting was at Reilly AAF base
by special perm ission of Ft. M cC lellan o f­
ficia ld o m . A good crow d attended. FSS
gentlem en provided the program w ith an
FAA film on re co g n itio n o f developing to r­
n a d o s y s te m s a n d p r o c e d u r e s fo r
avoidance, c o n c lu d in g w ith an inform ative
q u estion and answ er period. We w elcom e
M a rie C a ra stro , p re vio u sly m em ber-atlarge, back into A labam a cha p te r and three
new m em bers. Vivian C annon, m agazine
e d ito r of the M ontgom ery Advertiser, was a
w o rkin g visito r, ta kin g pictures of Claudia
C onn, o u r chairm an, and M iriam Pullens,
both o f Hazel Green. C laudia and M iriam
are serving as tim ers for the Angel Derby
id e n t if ic a t i o n fly b y a t M o n tg o m e r y .
A labam a has another A ngel entry: Sunny
Turner, of Luverne, is flyin g co -p ilo t with
D ottie Birdsong, o f Florida Suncoast. W ith
Ju a n ita H alstead, Sue Robinson, and Mary
Relfe also in the race, it seems that
A labam a g irls are going to give some co m ­
p etition.
We are also de lig h ted to report that w ith
the help o f Keren M ich ae ls' 49-1 /2er,
Law rence. A labam a had a part in the W ings
for DRF. Esther W right of G eorgia chapter,
b rought a plane-load of m edical supplies
into Alexander City; Lawrence M ich ae ls
flew the supplies to G reenwood, M iss.; then
Peg M cC o rm ick flew them on to Louisiana.
A p ril m eeting, to stu ff goody bags, in
M ontgom ery: we w ill m iss Juanita and Foy
Halstead who w ill be flyin g to O ttawa. In
May, if we d o n 't see you in the A ngel
Derby, we hope to see you at the Section
L e ft to r ig h t: S ue R o b in s o n , K e re n
M ichaels, A lexander City: M iriam Pullen
and C la udia Conn, H azel Green.
S ta n d in g : Claudia Conn, Ala Ch. and
M iria n Pullen o f H azel Green, stu ffin g ditty
bags fo r A n g e l Derby co n testa n ts who stop
in M ontgom ery.
CAROLINAS CHAPTER
PS Reporter
W ell, we fin a lly did it. We beat o u r way
o u t o f the w in te r doldrum s. Last Saturday,
M arch 11th, three airplanes of us unloaded
Ruby G u in n 's (one of our C hapter FBS's)
o ffic e o f 700 pounds of those m edical sup­
plies. We also drank all her coffee and ate
her co o kie s. Anyway, Nancy W renn in a
M usketeer, Nancy Duncan and Nita Hudman in a Bonanza, Evelyn Hyman and PS in
a B onanza converged on G reenville, S.C.
When we left, so did the m edicine, almost
a ll o f it, fo r H untsville, Alabam a. It's on the
way to you, C a lifo rnia. The last few boxes
are destined to ride w ith Barbara O 'C onnor
in her Bonanza. She w o u ld 've been with us
but had to make a flyin g am bulance trip in­
stead. It’s 800 pounds in all and our first
trip. Now, th a t's the way to break up the
no n -flyin g , d u ll w inter, rig ht? We also voted
$50 as a d onation for NIFA, o u r usual stan­
d a rd o f $2 p e r m e m b e r. S e c tio n
n o m in a tio n s and voting in a new member
to o k up the rest of the tim e.
But w atch out! W e're alive and well
again. A ctio n is on the agenda, some we
can p rint and some we ca n 't. So there, ye
ed. You were doing too w ell w ith o u t us.
(W e've now com e fu ll c irc le — tim e for me
to get o u t of th is ch a ir — w elcom e home
anyway — Glad your aboard— Ed)
G EO RG IA CHAPTER
Judy Hall, Reporter
The G eorgia C hapter held a Safety C linic
on February 20th at M acon, G eorgia's Air
N ational G uard A rm ory w ith FAA Accident
Prevention S p e cia list, Herb Schaaf leading.
The fifty-o d d persons in attendance, in­
clu d in g 6 G eorgia Ninety-N ines and 3 North
G eorgia Ninety-N ines & various 49-1/2ers,
review ed several G eorgia A irports by slides
and found num erous hazards there. Then,
a fter a film on Hypoxia and Vertigo, we
were given a chance to experience in­
duced ve rtig o w ith the help of a revolving
vertigo-chair.
A ttending: Byron & Alyce Strong, Esther
W right, C arolyn Kennedy, Joe & Judy
Toman, Harold & Betty M cN abb, and Judy,
Jerry & Cindy Hall from G eorgia Chapter.
Prior to the Safety C lin ic , we were all
proud to see ou r Esther W right presented
w ith a c e rtific a te nam ing her A ccid e n t
Prevention C ounselor for the Thom asville,
G eorgia area.
Our d inner at the airport restaurant in ­
cluded a short business m eeting. Business
included: discussion of upcom ing ele ctio n
of S ectional O fficers, the D irect Relief
Fund, AWTAR co n trib u tio n o f $25.00 from
G eorgia C hapter, and airm arking in M etter,
Ga. in M arch. We also decided to begin
meeting on second Sunday o f m onth in
June. The G eorgia C hapter plans to join
w ith Herb Schaaf, A ccid e n t Prevention
Specialist, and the North G eorgia C hapter
in surveying G eorgia A irp o rts for possible
safety hazards in the very near future.
FLORIDA G O LD C O A ST CHAPTER
Eloise Ruby, Reporter
The Florida G oldcoast C hapter “ fin a le e "
held a fly-in m eeting on Saturday, February
19, 1972 at Key W est Inte rn a tio n al Airport.
Guests attending were Lois Eig and
M arian Keys.
New Business: M argaret B la ckw e ld e r
subm itted her resignation as S ecretary
w hich was accepted w ith regret. Peggy
Borek was appointed to act as Corresonding S ecretary fo r the rem ainder o f the
term and Helen M ennitto to act as R ecor­
ding Secretary for the same tim e. R ecom ­
m endations for the Southeast Section o f­
ficers were discussed and prepared for
subm ittal. Anne Ross was asked to be
custodian o f the Scrap Book. The C hapter
voted to donate $25 each to the Angel
Derby, AWTAR, Inc.. A .E .S cholarshipF und,
M useum Fund and $10 to NIFA.
A nnouncem ents: R em inder to a ll mem­
bers to becom e APT. M ariam Davis repor­
ted flyin g tw enty-nine p o unds of m edical
supplies to Fort M eyers as pa rt o f the
D irect R elief Fund project.
Mrs. Frances S argent who won the Florida
A ir P ilots A sso cia tio n 's a n n ua l aw ard for
"O u ts ta n d in g C o n trib u tio n to G e n e ra l
A v ia tio n " is e qually at home in the a ir or
the classroom .
Inte re stin g C h a p ter M em bers: Mrs. Fran­
ces S ergent was chosen by the Florida A ir
Pilots A sso cia tio n board "in reco g n itio n of
service to students, her co n trib u tio n as an
aviation au tho r and instrum ent in stru cto r
fo r her leadership in local, state and
national flyin g organizations.
Mrs. S argent was lured into aviation by
interest in the w artim e Women A ir Service
P ilots (WASP) and once even towed targets
for W orld W ar II a n tia ircra ft gunners. Mrs.
S argent now teaches m eteorology, air tra n ­
sportation, radio aids and co m m u n ica tio n s
fo r the M iam i-D ade Ju n io r C ollege-S outh
cam pus' aerospace program .
M rs. S argent also serves as a fa cu lty ad­
viso r fo r the s c h o o l’s flyin g team w h ich a t­
tended the na tio na l in te rco lle g ia te fin a ls in
San Jose, C a lifo rnia.
FLORIDA SUN CO AST CHAPTER
Betty Hood, Reporter
The S uncoast C hapter met at Ft.
Myers, Forida M arch 8. Two new m em bers
were b rought into o u r group, Sue Rayburn
from Sarasota and Robley Geddes. Both
these gals are instructors. Another one of
ou r m em bers has received her instrum ent
rating, M ary Lou Shapiro from Sarasota.
Judy Larkin received her C om m ercial and
w ould have p robably received her In ­
strum ent but the day before she was
scheduled fo r her ride a tw ister destroyed
th e ir home in Hidden Rivers and also the
plane she was to ride. We all feel that Judy
has had her share of bad luck and do hope
that soon as all is straightened out she can
go ahead and get her instrum ent rating.
D ottie Birdsong has been very busy g e t­
ting help from everyone to stop the TV
towers from g o in g up in the Florida area.
These tow ers are destined to rise above
1300 feet AG L and we all plan to vo ice o u r
o b je ctio n in hopes to stop some o f them.
W ings for IHA was discussed and one of
o u r 99 w ill be ta kin g a shipm ent d ire ct to
C a lifo rn ia in the latter part of M arch —
M ary Lou Shapiro and her husband Ed w ill
be w in g in g th e ir way to the West Coast and
probably using th e ir new instrum ent rating.
Karen M einjohans b rought a case of vineripened tom atoes from the gals to help
them selves and w e all w ent home after
lunch w ith o u r bags o f tom atoes.
FLORIDA SPACEPORT CHAPTER
Barbara W. Ellis, Reporter
In vita tio n s are co m ing in from the
N a tio n a l A e ro n a u tic s and S p a ce a d ­
m in istra tio n to the m em bers of o u r ch a p te r
to view the A p o llo 16 launching, scheduled
for Sunday, A p ril 16. Nineteen m em bers
s ig n e d up b e fo re th e d e a d lin e a nd
hop efu lly; all w ill be able to attend. Betty
K n ig h t has added to the excitem ent of the
occa sio n by in vitin g us to spend Saturday
n ight at her “ p o le -h o u se ” near the St.
Johns River. It prom ises to be a great
w eek-end.
O ur M arch m eeting was held at Falcon
A v ia tio n in O rla n d o w ith 16 p re se n t.
D orothy Ligon (M ich ig a n C hapter) fle w in
from Mt. Dora in s b e a utifu l (aren't they all)
Aero C om m ander. Prospective m em ber
Betty Dodds flew a ll the way from Ft.
Lauderdale to attend o u r m eeting. G round
In s tru c to r, D e b b ie Kane a tte nd e d her
s e c o n d m e e tin g a n d e v e ry o n e w a s
d e lig h ted to have Jerry Snyder back with
us again. A happy surprise when Mary
Jo ehrendt arrived, a few m inutes late, w ith
brand new Private P ilot Kirsten N icholson.
She was lite ra lly g lo w in g ! Bea G riffin, from
Eustis was accepted as a new m em ber and
her im pressive acco m p lish m e n ts include
d iving and aerobatics.
N ostalgia: It seems one young lady,
flyin g o u t of M elbourne, was having some
d iffic u lty
w ith the en g in e w h ile taxiing.
Hubby ca lle d her on Unicom and advised
her to blow the plugs out. The young lady
did ju st that — she shut down the engine —
opened the co w lin g — and g e n tly BLEW on
each spark plug.
M EM PHIS CHAPTER
Cook, Holden, Reporters
The First A nnual M em phis Area Pilot
C o n tro lle r Forum was held at M em phis
State U niversity on February 28th. M em phis
99’s atte nd in g were G ladys Estes, Jenny
Cook, Dot W ilson, C arolina Bell, Toy H icks,
N etta Holden and Jane S croggins.
O ur APT m em bers for the year so far are
June Pentecost, Toy H icks, Dot W ilson,
Jenny Cook, Netta Holden, G ladys Estes
and Betty Rockw ood. T im e's running short,
le t’s m ake it 100 per cent.
V irg in ia P ro c to r b ro u g h t h e r W ings
S couts from W ynne, Arkansas to M em phis
In te rn a tio n a l A irp o rt to u rin g the FAA
fa cilitie s.
W elcom e to o u r new m em bers — C indy
S chultz, Fern M ann and Pat Kellett.
C o n g ra tu la tio n s to B ecky Haywood on
her m ulti-e n g in e rating.
T hings are beg in ning to shape up fo r o u r
S outheast Spring S e ctio n a l w hich w ill be
held at K e n tu cky Dam State Park, G ilbertsvi He. Kentucky, on M ay 5, 6, and 7.
B ro ch u re s and re g is tra tio n in fo rm a tio n
have been m ailed. Please m ake reser­
vations early. We a ll are lo o kin g forw ard to
seeing each and every one of you and
yours in May.
M ISSISSIPPI CHAPTER
W anda Garson, Reporter
O ur Chairm an Peggy M cC o rm ick has
been busy d elivering m edical supplies. She
received 425 lbs. in 31 cartons from Dr.
M ich ae ls for Karen M. of A lexander City,
A labam a. It took tw o loads to get it to Little
Rock w here Cary Hunt and Ruth G ray w ill
g et it out west.
We w ill be interested in hearing o f Janet
G reen’s trip to M exico last week-end.
NORTH G EO RG IA CHAPTER
Peggy Husby, Reporter
On Sunday M arch 12th the North G eorgia
C hapter met for a luncheon. We had as our
special guest Cy Beers. Cy gave us some
fine points on what m akes a great chapter.
On March 14th we had o u r business
m eeting at Pauline M allary's home. Pauline
instructed us in the A ccid e n t Prevention
Program .
Pauline M allary and M avis Cheek su r­
veyed 3 airpo rts w ith the FAA learning the
procedure for surveying a irports for the A c ­
c id e n t Prevention Program . Pauline and
Mavis w ill now act as in stru cto rs for the
o th e r m em bers of the chapter.
TENNESSEE CHAPTER
Ruth W. Thomas, Reporter
Fifty — a half o f a hundred — th a t's our
m em bership! Fran Pickens of Nashville, an
eager, e n th u sia stic 99 is responsible for the
interest created in her area. New members
are: B etty C annon, Elena D ra ug h o n ,
Elizabeth Burrows, and N atalie Terry are
from N ashville and Glenda Sue Brackens is
from S evierville. Ladies, you are just in tim e
for the Poker Run on May 21st — fun and a
carousel loaded w ith prizes.
D eadline for nom inations for the A nnual
Award given to a Tennessean for his/her
prom otion of general aviation was March
15. The Aw ards C om m ittee never names
the w in n e r u n til June so w ild guesses are
in order.
The ch a p te r nom inated Bee Reid for Vice
G overnor of the Southeast Section. This
w ill be her second term.
A irc ra ft N99RT, N99LM, and N99PR
belong to Ruth Thomas, Lady M cReynolds,
and Peggy Roberts respectively.
The February m eeting in T ri-C itie s was
attended by Rachel Pruitt, Irene Flew ellen,
Bee Reid and Sarah Duke o f C hattanooga;
Fran D avis, Donna B o w e r and Lady
M cReynolds of K noxville; M arilyn Cone of
Oak Ridge; and Betty W icke r and Jane
H ilbert of Johnson City. An old 1932
N ew sletter lists Jane Dulaney as a new
m em ber — th a t’s o u r Jane H ilb e rt! Ooops,
Genie O ’K elley flew a student to the
m eeting.
Donna Bower has passed her C om ­
m ercial w ritten.
T V c o v e r a g e : F ra n D a v is , H e le n
Vreeland, and Ruth Thom as greeted and
presented an o rc h id to Diahn W illiam s, TV
a ctress and singer, in Knoxville fo r the
March of Dimes Telethon.
A U D IO ,'V IS U A L S a ro u n d T en n e sse e :
Edna Davis do in g a "S how and T e ll” about
her trip to H aw aii last m onth; Sara Gose ex­
p la ining that her new house was not ready
yet and the postm an was returning all m ail
addressed there. (She d id n 't get her last
Tennessee News bulletin.); the pile of
prizes donated for the Poker Run; M arie
H urley w earing her gag flig h t suit — the
one w ith a ll the patch po cke ts and the
w ords "S m oky M tn ’s Sexiest In stru cto r"
across the back; Lady M cReynolds poking
those w ho have not taken th e ir APT test
yet; and Ruth Thom as bem oaning the fact
she has Chorus C om petition in Dayton,
Ohio the w eekend of the Section M eeting
in Mem phis.
A p ril m eeting w ill be the second Satur­
day — note that second!
Hold the presses — Barbara H ershiser of
C o o ke ville is o u r newest member.
North
Central
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ALL OHIO CHAPTER
Isla Haas, Reporter
We have a few vacations to report this
month. Barbara and Bob Baron flew th e ir
210 to the Bahamas.
Nancy and D ick M ills flyin g th e ir Baron
to the V irgin Islands and Bahamas.
Ruth and M e rrill Leve flew th e ir 182
S kyland from C leveland to Ft. Lauderdale
in 5 hrs. and 10 min. Then on to Jam aica.
Carol and Frank Ferris flew to Florida.
New planes: Leah and Scho S chofield —
n e w e r T w in C o m a n c h e . M a x in e and
G eorge S teiger — Cessna 150.
CAPE GIRARDEAU AREA CHAPTER
Nadine Heuer, Reporter
O ur February m eeting in Cape Girardeau
was attended by Nel Rice, chairm an,
Nadine Heuer, M illie Lim baugh, Sue Burfo rd , G e n e W illia m s , Evelyn B ra e se ,
C harm iane Freeman, and one prospective
p ilot, Kathy Rice. Charm iane Freeman of
Dyersburg received her M aster's degree in
aerospace ed u catio n from M iddle Ten­
nessee State U niversity at M urfreesboro in
January. She is a co m m e rcia l p ilo t with
three hundred and seventy-five hours. Her
flig h t instructor, Evelyn Braese, gave her
both of her ratings. She was named P ilot of
the Year.
C harm iane Freeman
CENTRAL ILLINOIS CHAPTER
Jayne Schiek, Reporter
A CAVU day b rought forth a record num ­
ber o f m em bers fo r o u r M arch m eeting in
Peoria at Byerly Aviation. Tw enty-one mem­
bers, e ig h t 49-1/2ers and e ig h t guests
assem bled for o u r business m eeting, a
w o n d e rfu l p o tlu ck luncheon, and a visit to
the Peoria Tower. A warm w elcom e to new
m em bers M ary K oerner and Linda G arlock.
G uests were C onnie Evans, a student p ilo t
from Peoria, and Rita Echhart, a Peoria
student pilot. Flying in from V illa Park were
Jean In g le and her husband. Jean is a
prospective m em ber fo r the C h ica g o Area
C h a p ter and is g e ttin g in needed hours for
her co m m e rcia l and in stru m e n t ratin g s by
flyin g to 99 ch a p te r m eetings. We hope to
see her at our next m eeting, too! Several
m em bers o f the C h ica g o Area C hapter flew
in in tim e fo r lunch and an llli-N in e s A ir
Derby Race C om m ittee meeting.
Leah W arren was back from Florida for a
short visit. She returned w ith Jeanie
M cLa u g h lin and caravan. Jeanie, who is a
flig h t in stru cto r for Byerly Aviation, was
flyin g to Florida w ith an instrum ent student,
in an Arrow. Leah reports having attended
one 99 m eeting in Florida. Marge and Jim
Tyson flew in bring in g along Ruth Teel and
her h u sb an d Bob fo r R uth's second
m eeting w ith us.
Deed H olcom b said that on February 20th
she and Max flew to D anville from Sparta to
p a rticip a te in the Snow bird G olf Tour­
nam ent at H arrison Park.
Barbara Jenison attended an Illin o is Ad­
visory Board m eeting last m onth at w hich
the problem s of private airpo rts in Illinois
w ere discussed. We w ould appreciate any
info rm a tio n that our m em bers can give her
about th is problem .
Libby and Bob Kaiser attended the
Soaring S ociety of A m erica Sym posium at
M organtow n W est V irg in ia . They were
w eathered in for an extra day because of
snow. In early M arch Libby and Bob did a
p ro je ct for the U niversity of Illin o is Institute
of A viation. T he ir B e e ch ’s port wing was
taped w ith yarn tell-tales. A fter th is they did
a norm al ta ke off, short fie ld take off, stalls
and landings. A ll o f th is was photographed
on S uper 8 c o lo r m ovie film and this project
w ill be used fo r a te a ching aid.
Arlene Johnson reports that Spike went
to DuPage and bought a skeleton of a
Navion . . . no instrum ents, No No. . . . no
engine — but it w ill be an airplane again
soon, she says. Jeanne Morse ju st com ­
pleted the FAA ground school course at
P rinceton H igh School. During the 6 weeks
of the course a ll phases o f aeronautics
were d iscussed — even to com m ercial jet
travel. Jean h ig h ly recom m ends th is course
to all who are able to avail them selves of it
w hen it is in th e ir area.
C o n g ra tu la tio n s to Norma Newbery who
is the new Illin o is Flying Farm er Queen.
CHICAG O AREA CHAPTER
Sandy Klock, Reporter
Travels — travels! Dorothy W hite flew co­
p ilo t from Key W est to Dry T ortugas over
the C hristm as holidays.
H elen Bam m esberger and student pilot
daughter, Sue, flew down to M ountain
Home, A rk. fo r 6 days, VFR all the way.
Eva W hite and 49-1/2er Harold flew
a m o n g th e H a w a iia n Is la n d s d u rin g
February.
EAAers Sandy K lo ck and M adeleine
Kim otek fle w up to O shkosh, Wise, to
ch e ck out the site o f the annual EAA fly-in
co n ve ntio n — found W ittm an Field (except
the runways) blanketed w ith snow instead
of a irplanes!
M arch 11th m arked another successful
“ lu n c h -in " up to Gen. M itch e ll Field,
M ilw aukee, th a nks again to Mary Stroh. 21
C h ica g o Area gals w inged th e ir way North
on a S p rin g -like day and had a great time.
Jeanine T ellekson was another of our
gals w ho attended a M argaret Mead racing
clin ic , th is one in M ich ig a n at the home of
Sammy M cKay. She says it was a truly w on­
de rfu l w eekend, b u t the w e a th er was so
c o ld she flew to M iam i afterw ards to thaw
o u t fo r a co u p le of w eeks! M eanwhile,
Jea n in e and C harlene Falkenberg drew No.
8 fo r the A n g e l Derby.
Kay H ailey and Sherry O'Keefe were
present when Gov. O gilvie proclaim ed May
to be "A v ia tio n M o n th " in Illin o is. O ur llliNines A ir D erby w ill be M ay 19th-21st.
Nita Fineman is happy over passing her
C om m erical w ritten.
O ur new APT m em bers are Diane Z eln ick
and Ju lia Konger.
W elcom e to new m em bers Cheryl Hook,
Fran Dis, and re-instated Lari M cC o rkle !
Bye to Linda Gosney, who has tra n ­
sferred to C olorado C hapter; and we miss
Mary M cK illip , w h o has jo in e d Eastern New
England C hapter.
Planning ahead — W e'll be hostessing
North Central S ectional th is fall, and as a
teaser, I’ll te ll you that S ectional Chairm an
Gail W enk is c a llin g it “ Everything You've
Always W anted to Know A bout Flying, But
Were A fraid to A sk!"
GREATER KANSAS CITY CHAPTER
Lois Willy, Acting Reporter
O ur M arch m eeting was held in the home
of N inety-N ine B illie Bordner. We w elcom e
three new m em bers — Kathy O 'C onnor,
Karen Ballow e and Betty Jo Hoff.
Our hats o ff to M arge Engelm ann, Ways
and M eans Chairm an, fo r all her w ork in
m aking o u r c h a p te r's Las Vegas Party a
fun-packed evening and w ith a good profit,
too.
Have you ever w ondered w h a t it w ould
be like to have an engine (your only
e n gine) q u it w h ile o ve r th e M is s o u ri
Ozarks? B illie Bordner, husband C harles
and frien d s e xperienced this a few days
ago. Furtunately, w ith c o o l calm th in kin g ,
the problem w as discovered and a safe lan­
ding was made at the nearest airport.
Rosamond O live r and Lois W illy each
flew a m em ber o f the Audubon S ociety
along the M issouri River from Kansas C ity
to St. Joseph, M issouri, and from Kansas
C ity to Lexington, M issouri, in search o f the
Am erican Bald Eagle. Last year several
were seen but th is year n o t one was
sighted. Is th is another in d ica tio n of the
co n d itid n of our environm ent? R osam ond's
flig h t included pictu re ta kin g of p o llu tio n
s o u rc e s . The o th e r f lig h t in tro d u c e d
general aviation to its passenger w h o was
amazed and th rille d by a sin g le en g in e a ir­
craft.
O ur reporter, Frances D unfield, is still in
Europe.
G reater Kansas C ity C h a p ter 99s have
designed the gum m ed stam p to help
prom ote interest in the AW TAR as w e ll
as wom en in aviation.
By using these stamps, you too, w ill be
supporting the Pow der P uff Derby.
Send $1.00 for each sheet desired to
ALEAH COMBS, 4726 S kyline Drive,
Shawnee M ission, Kansas 66205.
Proceeds w ill go
~ ----to the AWTAR fund. ! . ^ NINETY“ NmES^ , 5
£UFF DERBY ER00RSER
INDIANA CHAPTER
Cari Downes, Reporter
We welcom ed 4 new m em bers into o u r
chapter fo r January, which m akes us o n ly 3
m em bers away from ce le b ra tin g reaching
99 m em bers. Anne B lack, who is the AE
Sch o la rsh ip Chairm an for the North Central
S ection and also in o u r Indiana C hapter
reported at o u r last m eeting that the S e c­
tion has subm itted 18 a p p lica tio ns fo r the
AE S ch o la rsh ip w h ich cam e from 9 o f the
14 ch a p te rs in o u r S ection.
M any m em bers are givin g th e ir tim e and
energy to get th in g s in fu ll swing for the
planning o f the AWTAR fly-by in July in Fort
W ayne and also the Indiana F.A.I.R. race
w h ich w ill be Septem ber 16, 1972 in Fort
Wayne, Ind. T his w ill be at Smith Field,
w hich has less co m m e rcia l flig h t tra ffic
than the oth er a irpo rt at Fort Wayne.
Anyone w ishing to fly Indiana's F.A.I.R.
should w atch for the announcem ent o f kits
soon; we hope they w ill be available in
April.
M argaret R ingenberg received her 25
year pin at o u r January m eeting. M argaret
is rated C om m ercial, Instrum ent. F lig h t,In ­
strum ent F ight Instructor, SMEL, and has
over 12,000 hours. She has flow n 14 Powder
Puff races, and is a form er WASP and is
now em ployed as a flig h t instructor. She is
a m em ber o f AOPA, NAA, NPA, WASP,
PATCO and 99 s.
Also Betty N icolas was awarded her 25
year pin the same m eeting. Betty started
flyin g in 1943. She was a WASP u n til 1944
when they dea ctivate d . In 1947 Betty came
to In d ia n a p o lis as a secretary and Sky
w rite r fo r an a u tom obile co. She spent
several years as a fie ld representative for
th e In d ia n a A e ro n a u tic s C o m m is s io n .
Am ong her oth er accom plishm ents, she
also served as a co -p ilo t in a sm all a ir lines
for a w h ile . Betty is now the m anager for
the w ord p rocessing division w ith C ollegeU niversity Corp.
Sophia Payton was aw arded her 25 year
pin at o u r February m eeting. Soph is rated
Com m ercial, SELS, C om m ercial G lider,
1620 plus hours. S ophia has flo w n 7
Powder Puff races, pla cin g 2nd once. W hile
she lists herself as housew ife, she spends
much of her tim e flyin g local and na tio na l
a ir races. She has been w in n e r in several of
them. She is a m em ber o f AOPA and 99 s.
We voted in a n other new m em ber at o u r
February m eeting, Ja ckie Kerker. We also
gave 2 m em bers APT pins. We have te n ­
ta tive ly scheduled several airm arkings.
D orothy W enz, the Executive D ire ctor of
A viation A sso cia tio n o f Ind. Inc. was at our
last m eeting in In d ia na p o lis to te ll us
som ething about the orga n iza tio n . They are
a fa irly new association, about 8 m onths,
and they hope to bring to g e th e r in the state
of Indiana all avia tio n oriented groups and
in d ivid u a ls fo r the purpose o f num bers.
O nly w ith a un ifie d vo ice backed by great
num bers w ill the needs o f aviation in In­
diana be served. They w ill have a program
to make the general p u b lic more aware of
the needs o f aviation, also they w ill
represent us at the state and federal level.
They w ill have a program o f inform ation
and aid to co m m unities endeavoring to
a cquire o r im prove th e ir aviation fa cilitie s.
We en co ura g e all Indiana 99’s to jo in in
th is g ro u p of aviation m inded poeple and
back them.
A cco rd in g to Anne B lack, Airm arking
C hairm an, we have plans to airm ark areas
in the Southern part of o u r State. There are
also plans to do the same at several sites
along the N orthern Indiana T oll Road. In
addition, w ith the help o f o u r State
A e ro n a u tic s C o m m issio n and D ire c to r
Esther Berner, also a good 99, we now have
access to several 5-gal. cans of surplus
yellow paint w hich we plan to get and store
in a non-freezable location.
There is good news to report to frien d s of
J ill M cC o rm ick. A fter m ajor knee surgery
last fa ll she has made e xce lle n t progress,
and w ith a one-sem em ster leave of ab­
sence in between she is now back on the
fu ll- tim e te a c h in g s ta ff as A s s is ta n t
Professor in Purdue U n ive rsity’s S chool of
Aviation T echnology.
At o u r recent m eeting in In d ia na p o lis
there was a record attendance of members,
guests and 49-1,Sers, to hear first hand in ­
form ation and to to u r the In d ia na p o lis Air
T ra ffic C ontrol Center.
IOW A CHAPTER
Marcia Grismore, Reporter
K irksvilie , M issouri, was the place o f our
last m eeting w ith many guests present from
that area. As o u r program Jeanne B edinger
gave a history o f the AW TAR — m ost in­
teresting and tim ely since we are deep in
preparations fo r the Sioux C ity fly-by in
July.
O ur c h a p te r h a p p ily w e lco m e s N ita
Hoyle, Krrksville, Mo., a form er m em ber of
the Spokane, Wash., ch a p te r; Janet Puget,
M arshalltow n, Iowa, a new 99; and Erma
A uxter o f K irksville , M o „ a new 66.
N otice: O ur Ways and M eans Chairman
is now M ary Lou W right, W evster, Iowa,
52355. F light bags and 99's postcards are
available from her.
O ur ch a p te r has started having a m onthly
news letter w ritten (w o nderfully, I m ight
add) by Linda A rnold. It provides all mem­
bers w ith the latest info rm a tio n on o u r ac­
tivitie s, new m em bers, m eeting notices, etc.
And, to help us all get better acquainted
w ith each other, Linda is in clu d in g a short
biography w ith em phasis on flyin g ac­
tivitie s on one o r tw o m em bers each month.
It is a grand idea and I am sure everyone
enjoys it.
As I am sure o ther areas are d oing, our
state is w e ll into a program of safety
m eetings and p ilo t e d u ca tio n a l clin ic s . Last
w eek in Des M oines there was te rrific a t­
tendance — seats for 350 and people stan­
ding! Let's all p a rticip a te in these program s
and c o n sie n tio u sly try to make flyin g as
safe as it should be.
Racers; plan to stop in Sioux C ity in
Ju ly!! G ood leg prizes are being w orked on
and a g ift for every racer who stops.
M ICHIG AN CHAPTER
Gloria Wildbur, Reporter
Spring is ge tting clo se r and o u r m em ­
b ership is increasing. The b e a utifu l warm
days bring out the best in a p ilot. We are
h a p p y to w e lc o m e L o is D ru m , Jan
T ka ch ick, and Florence Bournazos into the
chapter.
The speakers bureau is busy spreading
'the w o rd ’. Jacque Debes and Bonnie Krentle r spoke to the M ich ig an OX5 C lub at
M aule Field in Jackson. They even wrote a
new song fo r the g ro u p ca lle d — w hat else
— “ The OX5 S o n g ".
Kathleen G erhold spoke at the Owosso
Zonta C lub. She talked about the Am elia
Earhart S ch o la rsh ip and her experience as
a c o -p ilo t in the Powder Puff Derby.
Suzanne C rook also spoke to a Zonta Club.
She spoke to the H ighland Park Club about
Am elia Earhart and the C om m em orative
Brunch that is held each year in her
memory.
At our February m eeting we discussed
diffe re n t m oney m aking p rojects. We would
like to do some a ir m arking th is summ er or,
perhaps have an air lift.
Eloise Sm ith, chairm an o f the APT
program , to ld us business was slow.
D orothy Nolan is now APT, but there is not
a long line behind her. Eloise is hoping
nice w eather w ill bring better business.
Kalam azoo w ill be the sight for the M idWest A viation C onference. It w ill be on the
cam pus of W estern M ich ig an University,
June 23 and 24. R egistration w ill be starting
at 1 o 'c lo c k on the 23rd. Guest speaker w ill
be Mr. John Shaffer, A d m in istra to r of the
Federal A viation Agency. Also present w ill
be Mr. John Baker, Assistant A d m in istra to r
of the FAA, and the President of North
Am erican R ockw ell.
The co n fere n ce offers a chance to get
to g eth e r w ith others in aviation and discuss
current ideas and issues.
QUAD CITY AREA CHAPTER
Ellen J. Thiel, Reporter
O ur gals took to the a ir fo r the M arch
m eeting at M om m outh, Illin o is. Carolyn
Pobanz flew G igi Katz, Jean M osher and
Karen Davidson down. Sharon Ehrich had
Mary Ann Eiff, M arilyn Smizer, and Linda
G arlock as her passengers Von A lte r flew
in, w ith 49-1 /2er, Charlie, in the rig ht seat,
and Ellen Thiel flew in, w ith 49-1,2er, Bob,
in the right seat, and Jo Ann W alker and
Jeannette Long as passengers. Phyliss and
Gene W olley are in the co rp o ra tio n that
took over the running of M onm outh airport,
and if Saturday was an exam ple of the type
of service they offer, M onm outh is a “ muststo p " on my list from now on.
The traveling Norm oyles are at it again.
This tim e to Texas for a week. Norma and
Roger Sm ith spent a long w eekend in
Florida. From Iowa to Florida — 5-1 ,t2 hours
— in a C essna Skyhaw k. W hat a ta ilw in d
that was. Ellen T h ie l’s 49-1,2er, Bob, flew
her and Jo Ann W alker to Peoria for an llliNine A ir Derby Race Board m eeting. Von
A lte r was flyin g left seat in a Yankee the
o th er day.
A w ord of ca u tio n. We've had three bad
a ccid e n ts in o u r area the past m onth. A
M usketeer on its nose beside Davenport's
runway 20, a com bination o f Cross wind
and Ice. No injuries, but a m ighty shaken
up p ilot. A case of leaving a plane unat­
tended w ith the engine running, w h ile
going back into the hanger. T hat's a "N o N o” . T his resulted in the plane trave lin g
over a hundred feet, before veering off, and
chew ing the w ing off another plane, w hich
was just being loaded for a tw o week
vacation. Again, no injuries. And a plane
crashing d u ring a severe thunderstorm ,
k illin g a ll three occu p an ts aboard. No o ffi­
cia l report a va ilable on cause yet. Rem em ­
ber gals, get APT. D on't becom e a statistic.
O ur C hapter is very interested in helping
fly the D rugs for M ercy M ission. Mary Ann
Eiff is w ritin g letters to find out who to co n ­
tact. She also has a DC-3 lined up to fly all
of the paint we need to us from O klahom a
City. Sounds like a busy summer.
W ISCONSIN CHAPTER
Toney, Reporter
H o ste ss M a rlyn D o n a g a n p ro v id e d
som ething new for the March m eeting at
M orey A irp o rt, M id d le to n — a flig h t
“ ralla ye". W ith poor v is ib ility o n ly four
planes p a rticip a te d , but was such fun that
another “ ra lla ye ” w ill be flow n in April.
Q uite a num ber o f student and new private
p ilo ts were there so we should have some
good p rospects for 99 m em berships.
A lth o u g h we d id n ’t have too m uch snow
th is w inter, M arilyn Ritzman was able to do
a little flyin g on skis. W e're de lig h ted she
has been chosen by the W isconsin Flying
Farmers to becom e th e ir Queen fo r 1972-73.
She w ill receive her crow n at the June co n ­
vention at Don Q Inn, Dodgeville. As o ffic ia l
hostess o f WFF, M a rilyn ’s pretty blue
Luscom be w ill no d o u bt be seen frequently
along the skyw ays th is year.
R am ona H u e b n er c o n tin u e s to se ll
aviation to the general public by giving
ta lks on the su b je ct to lo ca l groups and
clubs.
So
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A R K A N S A S — C O L O R A D O — L O U IS IA N A
K A N S A S — N E B R A S K A — N E W M E X IC O
O K LA H O M A — TEXAS
ARKANSAS CHAPTER
Cary Hunt, Reporter
M em bers M arge Nielson, Ft. Sm ith, Ark.
and C ary Hunt, L ittle Rock, attended
M argaret M ea d s’ Speed Racing Course in
Dallas M arch 1st and 2nd.
Beverly Harp, Ruth Gray and Cary Hunt
flew M ed ica l supplies to Redbird, Dallas,
Texas on M arch 14th and were met by
Helen W ilke who treated us to lunch.
O ur ca re e r gals, Kay Newth and Carol
W alters en jo y flyin g to Pine B luff for b re a k­
fast before th e ir w ork day starts.
Beverly Harp and son m ade a trip on The
Border Star dow n the M usissippi River to
New O rleans fo r an e xc itin g holiday.
Last m inute preparations are under way
fo r A rkansas' 99's p a rticip a tio n on Sunday,
M arch 26th, d e d ica tio n cerem ony o f the
new A dam s F ield T erm in al h o n o rin g
Congressm an W ilb u r D. M ills.
CHAPARRAL CHAPTER
Joan Rundel, Reporter
W hen the N avy’s sp e ctacu la r precision
flyin g T hu n d e rb ird s roar th e ir F-4s into o u r
a ir as featured a ttra ctio n o f the fund raising
airshow sponsored by the United Fund
C am paign on M arch 25 at the Las C ruces
M u n icip a l A irport, they and a ll the other
" fly -in s " w ill be sure “ th is is the p la c e " by
the g leam ing new w h ite airm arking on run ­
way 8-26. We ran o u t of tim e and paint to
add the Las to C ruces but feel o u r va lia n t
e ffo rts to get out early enough to beat the
spring w in d s and get CRUCES on w ill be
appreciated.
A irm a rkin g chairm an Marge Blue presen­
ted paint spattered 99s Hank H allinan, Kay
Bond, C onnie Rose, Lela C arw ardine, Julia
Carver, herself and me w ith airm arking
pins. C o n nie's 49-172er, Howard, deserves a
big th a n ks fo r prevailing upon the El Paso
E le ctric Com pany to donate the paint.
C onnie is busy now org a n izin g and
assigning jobs to m em bers and spouses for
a fly-in breakfast w hich the Chaparral gals
are having in co n ju n ctio n w ith the airshow.
Pauling H all and M ilton made a mercy
flig h t to Tucson in February fo r the Direct
Relief Fund. Hank, too, transported 325
pounds.
A w e e k's trip ju st for fun was just com ­
pleted by president Hank Hallinan and her
Jim and Kay Bond and C al to C uliacan,
M azatlan, Puerto V allarto, and Guadalajara
in the B ond’s C herokee Arrow. One of the
many h ig h lig h ts was brave Kay's parachute
ride, being tow ed a lo ft by a speed boat.
COASTAL BEND CHAPTER
Peggy Zapalac, Reporter
The Coastal Bend C hapter held their
January m eeting at B arth's Restaurant in
Kenedy, Texas. We were honored to have
Mary Able, V ice G overnor of the South
C entral S ection as our guest speaker. Mary
discussed "W om en, A viation and How the
T w o C o rre s p o n d ." M ayo r H ensley of
Kenedy extended a warm w elcom e to all
and Mr. Reed Kennedy, D irector of the
K e n e d y C h a m b e r o f C o m m e rc e also
w elcom ed the group and presented each
one w ith a loaf o f Mrs. B arth's homemade
bread.
We w elcom e Elizabeth M orris as our
newest 99 member. Eliz has just recently
received her private licenses. She and 491,2er, C harlie m anage the Karnes County
A irport.
We were also happy to have members
from the San A n tonio and Houston chap­
ters to meet w ith us.
The M arch m eeting w ill be held in V ic­
to ria and a Poker Run is scheduled for April
beg in ning in Yoakum .
Preston Parson, Kenedy's A irp o rt Chair­
m an; Jesse Hensley, M ayor o f Kenedy;
M ary A ble, Vice G overnor o f the South
C e n tra l S e ctio n ; Vet Kiker, Chairm an o f the
C o astal B end C hapter; E lizabeth Morris,
C oastal B end's new est 99.
CO LORADO CHAPTER
Mary Rothlauf, Reporter
Some o f o u r m em bers have volunteered
to fly fo r “ P artners", a program of guidance
and co m p a n io n sh ip fo r ch ild ren who are
w ards of the State. The program aimed to
add new dim ensions to the children's
lim ited horizons. Flying in a com m ercial
plane is out of the reach of them and flyin g
in a private plane is out of this world. The
ladies are ta kin g them o u t of this world.
Eulalia N ichols, o u r vice chairm an, has
lined up 10 ladies w h o have volunteered
their services.
Ruth Baxter and Barb G riffin, whose o n ly
reward for th e ir efforts is h elping young
flying hopefuls are w o rkin g like Trojans to
make a success of the South C entral S ec­
tional NIFA meet. It's hosted th is year by
the Denver C hapter of A lpha Eta Rho.
There w ill be between 250-300 co n testa n ts
converging on Denver fo r the meet at
A ra p a ho e C o u n ty A irp o rt A p ril 15th.
Colorado 99 s w ill have a disp la y and some
of us w ill be h elping w ith the activitie s.
Thanks to M argaret D w elle and Judy
Springman o f o u r very active Aerospace
Education and Flying Safety Com m ittees,
we've been fortunate to be in clu d e d in a
number of very interesting and inform ative
exercises. On February 27-28 we were in­
vited to attend the Flying Safety C lin ic
sponsored by the Rocky M ountain Region
CAP. Jean Ferrell arranged th is for us and
six of o u r m em bers attended c lin ic s on
medical aspects o f flyin g and several
aspects of VFR flyin g , such as w ake tu r­
b u le n c e , a c c id e n t p r e v e n tio n
and
autom ated radar systems fo r VFR p ilo ts
using Stapleton Airport.
Jean Ferrell again was o u r hostess for a
tour of United A ir Lines training fa cility. We
were given a very com prehensive to u r of
the sim ulator fa c ilitie s . We also saw the
safety train in g fa c ilitie s . It isn 't till one sees
the com prehensive safety and em ergency
exercises that a ll a irline personnel must
master that one realizes just how high on
the list is passenger safety and com fort.
Thanks to a very kn o w le d g ea b le hostess
and the generous interest of United.
99er D oris Langher, who is also w ith the
United sim u la to r train in g program , has
recently been appointed to the advisory
c o u n c il of C o lo rad o CAP.
DALLAS CHAPTER
Betty Hundley, Reporter
The FAA Sem inar on V acation Flying was
held on M arch 11 and was co-sponsored by
Dallas 99 s. Those attending from o u r ch a p ­
ter were: Bev Taylor, Dorothy W arren,
Hazel Corry, Sue Andrews, Sandra Sim ­
m ons, M arge Barr, and Betty Hundley. Of
p a rticu la r interest was the coverage on
m ountain flyin g and island hopping. Helen
Wray and Kathy Caston (Shreveport C h a p ­
ter) and Pat M cEwen (Kansas C hapter)
spoke on sp e cia l to p ics. Roys Jones did
the honors on island hopping.
M argaret Mead co n d ucte d a Powder Puff
Race C lin ic here in M arch. Those b enefittin g from it were: D orothy W arren, Sandra
Sim m ons, E linor Johnson and Marge Barr.
R om ona U p fie ld hosted o u r M arch
m ee tin g w h ic h in clu d e d D a llas Aero
S o ro rity m em bers and fem ale guests to
hear Jean Adam s, co lu m n ist for The D allas
M orning News, speak on an exce lle n t to p ic
— W om en! R efreshm ents and a short
business m eeting co n clu d ed the evening.
DALLAS REDBIRDS CHAPTER
Lil Tafel, Reporter
Pat Jetton, Hazel Jones and Kathy Long
attended the R acing Sem inar given by
M argaret Mead here in D allas M arch 1 and
Frances C o llins, M arilyn Crogen, Doris
Shren, M ary Frances S e id l and Patsy
Schoer.
2.
Helen W ilke flew drugs o u t to M idland,
Texas.
Kathy Long has sold her plane to
H eritage Press. Never underestim ate the
pow er o f advertising.
Helen W ilke and husband Ed spent four
g lo ro u s days in the Bahamas.
Helen W ilke and Dot W arren (Dallas
Three Chapters represented here liste n in g
w ith ra p t atte ntio n to M argaret M ead: Sue
M addox (G olden Triangle), E lin o r Johnson
(D allas) and M ary A ble (Houston).
M argaret M ead's R acing Sem inar h e ld
recently in Dallas. 1st Row (le ft to rig h t):
Brenda S trickle r, E lino r Johnson, Cary
Hunt, Pat Jetton. 2nd Row: Helen Lan­
ca ste r, Sue M addox, M ary A ble, Dot
Warren, H azel Jones, Sandra Simmons,
M argaret Mead. M arguerite Nielson, and
Marge Barr.
C hapter) licke d 8,000 lables for a m ailing
for the recent vacation sem inar . . . Results
— FULL HOUSE!
Pat Jetton hosted Pat M cEwen when she
cam e down to speak to the seminar.
The Redbird C h a p ter w ishes to thank Pat
M cEwen and Helen W ray (Shreveport) for
co m ing to D allas to p a rticip a te in th is out­
standing seminar. Also a spe cia l th a nks to
Roys Jones fo r his speech on "Isla n d Hop­
p in g ".
EL PASO CHAPTER
Deloris Dyvad, Reporter
M orey Olm stead,
M arilyn Crogen.
V irg in ia
Edwards
and
Mary O lm stead and her 49-1/2er Noel
flew in th e ir Cessna to C orpus C hristi for a
Ham Radio convention.
M arilyn Cragin and her 49-1;2er George
flew more m edical supplies in th e ir Cessna
127.
Louise Cross and her 49-1,^ e r Ralph flew
to M ississippi.
The M arch m eeting was a Fly-in Brunch
at A lam ogordo, N.M. for the 99's and th e ir
husbands. Ramona Duncan — 99 p ilo t and
m a n a g e r o f th e D e s e rt A ire M o te l
restaurant furnished transportation to her
m otel.
Hester Oakes, w ith D eloris Dyvad as c o ­
pilo t flew her Cessna 175 around the local
area to keep current. Later in M arch Hester
w ith D eloris flew the C h ie f Park Ranger
over the W hite Sands M onum ent and area
for an aerial observation.
Some m ore of o u r m em bers are m aking
th e ir re s e rv a tio n s to a tte n d th e In ­
tern a tio n a l C onvention in Toronto.
FORT WORTH CHAPTER
Carolyn M errithew, Reporter
Spring days lure our p ilo ts to the skies
th is m onth. Diane Coon got ch e cke d out by
her husband, Roger, in a Cessna 210, then
flew to Norman, O klahom a, and Lake
Murray, O klahom a the next Sunday. They
have just returned from a trip to F lorida in
this plane. Roger has plans to b uild a Bede5 for w h ic h he has just placed his order.
M alena Richardson has been ge tting
current.
Barbara M cEachern is another who has
becom e APT and has rece n tly checked out
in a Piper Arrow and Cessna 182.
We have plans afoot for a Tim e-D istance
Rally in June. Dora S trother is helping to
plan th is event.
O ur m ajor undertaking this m onth is to
sponsor an FAA Safety Sem inar for the Fort
W orth area.
G O LDEN TRIANGLE CHAPTER
Vivian (Penny) White, Reporter
O ur m otto is "C om e Grow w ith Us.”
Prospective m em bers are Terri and Jerri
Lindsey from Denton, Denise M artin from
Dallas, M arge Bently from Grand Prairie,
M arti D illey from Aubrey and Jo M cC arrell.
It was fun being hostess at the G eneral
Aviation M eeting at the C ity H all in
A rlington w ith guest speakers from FAA
C harles Davis and Ham G owin b riefin g on
how the R egional A irport tra ffic w ill a ffect
lo c a l a re a f ly in g , a n d
n e w p ilo t
requirem ents. Bob Baughn, d ire c to r of
A rlin g to n review ed A rlin g to n and G rand
P ra irie tra ffic p a ttern s. O u r ch a irm a n ,
Brenda S trickle r, gave an e xp la n atio n of
the N inety Nines. It was d iffic u lt to get
around w ith a packed house but we met
student pilots: Dorothy M oxley, Jo M iller,
Jean Lemm on, M ildred Sm ith and C hris
Teeper. M em bers Sue M a d d o ck, Pat
Chester, Helen Lancaster, Roz Kay, Linda
Hooker, Ellen VandeVenter, C arol Callen
and Penny W hite served refreshm ents.
Com e fly w ith us. For the holidays Penny
W hite flew to O rlando, San Juan, P R. and
W ashington; Ruby G ersch to A m a rillo ; Pat
C hester to C olorado Springs. Hellen W ells
and 49-1/2er flew to W aco w ith a sm all TV
in the baggage com partm ent of her Cessna
150, w atched D allas Cowboys-49ers playoff
game at W aco a irport w here a few other
fans were gathered. Sue M addock and
Brenda S trickle r flew to H olland on a four
day to u r of Am sterdam and surrounding
area. Benda and Ellen flew to Lake Texoma
for lunch w h ile Carol Callan and Linda
H ooker ch e cke d over G ranbury Lake for
future flyin g a ctivitie s. Watch o u t for
p ro p e lle rs when d e p la ning !
HIGH SKY CHAPTER
Frances Collins Reporter
Our C hapter has been a busy one the
past few m onths, January 30, saw us as
sponsors for a safety sem inar at Ozonia,
w ith th irty-five in attendance.
Our February m eeting was held in San
A ngelo and were happy to have three
visitors. Final plans were made fo r o u r first
poker run. It w ill be held A pril 22, for in ­
form ation co n ta ct any m em ber of High Sky.
M arch 14, 15, 16 we sponsored a three
n ig h t safety sem inar conducted by GADO
out of Lubbock. It was w e ll attended by
p ilo ts from fo u r surrounding towns.
Pat H o e lscher and Frances C o llin s have
been flyin g m edical supplies for DRF, w ill
m ake th e ir th ird flig h t to El Paso th is week.
CAP Lt. Frances C o llin s recently par­
ticip a te d in a statew ide c iv il defense p ra c­
tic e alert.
HO USTO N CHAPTER
M. E. Oliver, Reporter
Add tw o notches to o u r airm arking belt, for
Sealy and B e llville , w ith others in the o f­
fing. C olum bus is next. Not Christopher.
The series of flig h t safety sem inars
presented by Houston 99 s and FAA-GADO
in clu d e d the one at David Wayne Hooks
M em orial A irp o rt near T om ball on March
first w ith over one hundred p ilo ts in a t­
tendance, and the next scheduled fo r A pril
fifth at M ontgom ery C ounty C ourthouse in
Conroe.
Featured speaker at o u r M arch m eeting,
in tro d u ce d by M ary Able, was Ken Brum ­
fie ld , U.S. Treasury, Custom s Division. He
gave an e n lig h te n in g program on the
c u rr e n t p ro b le m s o f d o p e -s m u g g lin g
across the border by a ircraft, asking the
co o p era tio n o f all p ilo ts and a irpo rt per­
sonnel in reporting su sp icio u s p ilo ts or
planes. H is fig u re s on the m arijuana and
herion tra ffic were sh o ckin g .
Houston has enjoyed visits from several
99 s th is past m onth. M arilyn H ibner of
Long Island, N.Y., not o n ly visited but par­
ticip a te d in a irm a rkin g B ellville. And from
ski-heaven, Aspen, C olorado, cam e Betty
Pfister.
Three o f o u r local gals, m em bers o f C ivil
A ir Patrol, are preparing to p a rticip a te in
th e
annual
Texas
W in g
C iv il
Defense,'Search and Rescue exercises.
Trudy C ooper flie s to T yler w ith 13th G roup
HQ o ffice rs, w h ile Linda Turk and M. E.
O liver head for G eorgetow n.
N in e ty -N in e N ew s E d ito r H azel and
spouse Roys Jones hosted M ary A ble fo r
lobster d in n e r a fte r M ary flew Hazel to
Shreveport w here they jo in e d the Shreve­
port and A rkansas ch a p te rs fo r lu n ch and
jo in t m eeting.
F lig h t p la n s file d a nd c le a ra n c e s
received for newest cha p te r m em bers Sally
G lu c k m a n , D ia n e B o yd , and R e g in a
VanCleave.
Next issue we ll report on a to u r of
E llin gto n AFB, sp o t-la n d in g contest co m ­
bined w ith APT ch eckrides, and joining
A ustin and Coastal Bend 99 s airm arking
C olum bus, Texas.
P.S. — Nearly Forgot — Last month your
reporter ta u gh t a tw o-day “ ca p su le " course
in M e te o ro lo g y , e m p h a sis on a viation
w eather, to the 8th grade Earth Science
classes at W illis Jr. High. If yo u ’ve never
ta u gh t 8th graders, it’s rew arding. Try it!
Y o u 'll like it!
KANSAS CHAPTER
Edna Paulson, Reporter
The K ansas C h a p te r had the rare
p rivile g e of being asked to to u r the Missile
Bases in and around W ichita, Kansas. This
was a very inform ative tour, and enjoyed by
35 99’s and th e ir 49-1 /2ers.
O ur lovely G overnor M arilyn Copeland
and her husband John have been in
C h ica g o . M arilyn has been very busy w ith
99 News — keeping everyone inform ed on
th in g s happening now and in the future.
O ur chairm an C h a rlotte Parker has been
h elping to fly the Derby, Kansas High
S ch o o l's aerospace class. There are 17
m em bers in th is class — C ha rlotte has
done th is both 1st and 2nd semesters.
Several o f o u r gals have been w orking on
new ratings. Beverly Peters has passed her
C om m ercial w ritten and Ja ckie Luke has
passed her Instrum ent written.
Mary DePew and Jean W oodard have
been very active w ith the W ing Scouts, they
have assum ed this leadership and are
doing a fine job.
Eleanor and M erle K nott are on a flying
trip to M e xico and C alifornia.
We have sent o u t invita tio n s to 11
p r o s p e c t iv e m e m b e rs . T h e W ic h ita
H isto rica l S ociety has asked the 99's to put
on a fashion show for them . It w ill be w ith
old aviation attire.
The Kansas C hapter w ill celebrate their
“ 21st” birthday on the 11th of March, we
are e xp e cting a big crow d to participate —
m ore about this at next w riting.
Pat and Owen M cEwen are back from
th e ir trip w ith the Flying Farmers, to Central
A m erica. Owen had to leave Pat in Costa
Rica to attend a m eeting in Phoenix,
Arizona. Pat then flew up the coast of
M exico solo and over to P hoenix to meet
Owen — sounds like a great trip. Pat also
flew to D allas to speak at the “ Vacation
Safety S e m in a r" held March 11th. She
spoke on Flying to M exico.
NEBRASKA CHAPTER
Mary Conley, Reporter
O ur ch a p te r is going to be very busy in
the m onths to com e. A Fly-in Poker Party is
scheduled fo r A p ril 22 w ith the rain date
being A p ril 23. The a irports involved w ill be
M illa rd , C olum bus, L incoln, Crete and
Beatrice. It w ill begin at 9:00 a.m. and end
at 4:00 p.m. There w ill be lots of prizes and
the lu cky one who gets first prize w ill
receive $50.00 and second prize w ill be
$25.00. The w in n e rs w ill be notified by mail.
We are also w o rkin g on the Nebraska Air
Race w h ich w ill be held A ugust 25, 26 and
27. T his year it w ill be a p ro ficie n c y race
w h ich w ill be a se cre t route (u n til the day of
the race). Lots of prize money is in store
and for the lucky first place winner there
w ill be a four-day skiin g vacation as well.
The g irls at S co ttsb lu ff are doing a fan­
ta stic jo b in g e tting ready for the Powder
Puff Derby stop in July. You w ill be able to
spot the TAR o ffic ia ls by the b righ t red ban­
danas they w ill be wearing.
Jan Heins has been appointed chairm an
of the In ternational Health A ctivitie s C om ­
mittee of the N ebraska State M edical
Auxiliary. Jan flew the first 300 pounds of
supplies for “ W ings for DRF" a co u p le of
weeks ago from Lincoln to Denver.
The Ninety-N ine Achievem ent Award, fo r­
merly Pilot of the Year Award, is w ell
organized by Diane Bartels. Every month
there are bonus points given in our C hatter
Frequency. The m onth of A pril bonus was a
com pleted APT form.
At o u r M arch m eeting in Grand Island we
welcom ed a new member, Pat Nelson.
C ongratulations are to be given to tw o of
our members. Vera Bartunek and Evelun
Sedivy received th e ir in stru cto rs ratings.
At the S ectional m eeting, w hich w ill be
held in Om aha May 5, 6 and 7. the
Nebraska chapter w ill be se lling chances
on a b eautiful N inety-N ine blue poncho.
Each chance w ill cost a dollar.
For treasure boosting a steak fry is being
planned for the th ird weekend in May. It w ill
be held at the A ir National Guard in L in ­
coln.
Keep your eyes posted on the ca lendar
of events for o u r Nebraska A ir Race entry
kits address. Also, com e fly w ith us in the
Poker Party. W rite M imi H aworth for any
details. Happy Flying!
OMAHA AREA CHAPTER
Georgiann Rynearson, Reporter
Many thanks to Al M ilana, Safety D ire ctor
in the Nebraska Aeronautics Departm ent
for arranging such an interesting aviation
education c lin ic in Omaha in February.
Over 400 people attended the tw o-evening
sessions. T hose o f o u r c h a p te r who
registered everyone and served refresh­
ments during the break were Betty Jarvis,
Rosemary B lo ck, L u cille Uleman, Verdayne
Menze, Inez Socker, Lavonne Tripp, Shirley
R isk, B a rb a ra K re jc i a nd G e o rg ia n n
Rynearson.
We w elcom e tw o new m em bers to o u r
chapter, Cheri Smetana, who recently
received her private p ilo t license, and Jan
M unkres of W eeping W ater, w h o tra n s­
ferred from the Nebraska Chapter.
Barbara Krejci arranged w ith N orth C en­
tral A irlines to charter a DC-9 for a flyin g
c o c k ta il party. T icke ts were sold to 100
people, a fu ll load, for a 50 m inute flig h t
over Omaha w h ile the party was in
progress. B u rtis and D e ll A u fe n ka m p ,
C laudine and Ed Kean, Betty and Bob Ja r­
vis, L u cille Ulem an, Rosemary and Max
B lock, Verdayne and Dick M enze, Barbara
Krejci, Shirley and Curt Risk and Lavonne
and B ill T rip from o u r chapter attended th is
happy hour in the sky.
Helen and John Ehrlich, Rosemary and
Max B lock and Jan and Neal M unkres par­
ticip a te d in the CAP Search in the C o lum ­
bus area fo r a downed plane.
C laudine and Ed Kean and Burtis and
Del Aufenkam p added a few more hours to
their log books by flying both the Nebraska
and O klahom a Flying Farm ers' co n ve n ­
tions.
O ur M arch m eeting was at L u cille
Ulem an's home w ith Betty and C onnie J a r­
vis assisting her. The h ig h lig h t of the
evening was a letter from Frank Kingston
Sm ith reafirm ing his plans to be the
s p e a k e r at o u r c o n v e n tio n b a n q u e t.
Besides the hostesses, m em bers present
were Inez Socker, Verdayne Menze, Helen
E hrlich, Lavonne Tripp, G eorgiann Rynear­
son, Shirley Risk and Barbara K rejci. We
were happy to have five Sixty-Sixes com e,
too.
The Iowa ch a p te r of N inety-N ines invited
the N ebraska and O m aha Area C hapter
m em bers and th e ir husbands to partake of
a d e licio u s steak d inner w ith them and
th e ir 49-1 /2ers at the Oak H ills C ountry
Club near the M illa rd A irport. We always
enjoy v isitin g w ith m em bers of other ch a p ­
ters and e xch a ng in g ideas. Omaha Area
m em bers atte nd in g were L u cille Uleman,
Betty and Bob Jarvis, Helen and John
Ehrlich, Verdayne M enze, Jan and Neal
M unkres and G eorgiann and Bill Rynear­
son.
PIKES PEAK CHAPTER
Marion Hein, Reporter
O ur M arch m eeting held at the home of
Hannah Duncan was w e ll attended, w ith
many plans in the m aking for spring flying
a ctivitie s. We were d e lig h ted that Ruth
Chapm an and pro sp e ctive m em ber Joey
M ehos flew th e ir Cessna 180 from Salida,
C olorado, to be present. The Salida a ir port
is at an a ltitu d e o f 7,487 ft. located in a high
valley, surrounded by m ountains ranging
over 14,000 ft. Ruth and Joey a n ticip a te en ­
te rin g the 1972 Powder P uff Derby. They
volunteered to p icku p some m edical sup­
plies at Santa Fe, New M exico, for relay to
P hoenix, Arizona, in co n n ectio n w ith the
D ire c t R e lie f F o u n d a tio n “ d ru g r u n "
program .
We want to co n g ra tu la te Hannah Duncan
fo r rece iving the FAI Soaring Badge for the
altitu d e leg o f the g o ld badge for a 13,000
ft. gain to 28,600 ft. MSL in Pikes Peak
Wave, in a S chw eizer 126D from the Black
Forest G lideport, C olorado Springs.
We are happy to w elcom e new m em ber
M arggy Keith to o u r ch a p te r and hope she
and Arlene Feldman are su cce ssful in
securing a sponsor so they can fly in the
1972 Angel Derby.
We m issed Lucy S hattuck at the m eeting
and hope she w ill be fu lly recovered from
surgery and able to jo in us at o u r A pril
m eeting at the home of Arlene Feldman.
M arge Potanko announced that the Pikes
Peak C hapter of N inety-N ines has been in ­
vited to p a rticip a te in the AOPA Sem inar
fo r M ountain Flying to be held at the
H oliday Inn, C olorado Springs, May 4th
th rough 7th.
Shirley M arshall and Janie Oesch have
been busy p u rchasing supplies for the Aero
Space kits being used in the D istrict 20
S chool. By fa ll th is program should be fu lly
activated w ith many oth er school d istricts
a cce p ting the program . We are planning
another pennies-a-pound day to provide
necessary fu n ds fo r this im portant program .
Happy flyin g !
SAN ANTONIO CHAPTER
Marian Burke, Reporter
The San A n to n io C h a p ter is anxious to
do th e ir first “ A irm a rkin g Job” . G ood
w eather has been ordered for Saturday
M arch 18 and everyone plans to meet at
Llano at 9 a.m. w ith brushes, box lunches
and p a in t. Any e x p e rie n ce d “ 99 A ir­
m a rk e d ” flyin g th rough . . . Stop by . . . we
may need your help . . . o r at least your ad­
vise!
W hat are we do in g besides "A irm a rkin g
p la n s " . . . ? Everyone is lo o kin g at Air
Race rules! A ir R a cin ’ tim e is alm ost here!
. . . we hope some o f o u r ch a p te r members
can fly in a portion of some of the 99 races!
T ill next tim e . . . STAY APT!
SHREVEPORT CHAPTER
Evelyn Snow, Reporter
O ur February m eeting was held at the
D o w n to w n
A ir p o r t R e s ta u r a n t a n d
enlivened by the presence o f M ary Able,
V ice G overnor o f the S outh C e n tra l Sec­
tion; Hazel Jones, N inety Nine News Editor;
and fo u r m em bers of the A rkansas Chapter,
Chairm an Beverly Harp, Cary Hunt, Kay
Newth and Carolyn Pugh. Safety was the
m ajor to p ic of the day.
Helen Hew itt, o u r APT C hairm an, took
tim e out from in stru ctin g and ge tting our
m em bers APT, to pass the A irline Transport
Pilot W ritten Exam w ith flyin g colors. Helen
and 49-1/2er, W hitey. fle w to New O rleans
to celebrate.
O ur Chairm an, Helen Wray, was invited
to speak on Density A ltitude at the March
11th Safety Sem inar in Dallas. She and 491/2er, Charley, flew to Dallas for the
Sem inar, then on to Austin and back to
Shreveport.
O ur new "L en d in g L ib ra ry" w ith Martha
C hristy in charge, is g iving m em bers an op ­
p o rtu n ity to read both ed u catio n a l and en­
jo ya b le aviation-oriented materials.
Ann King, A irm arking Chairm an, reports
the Hart A irp o rt in Many, La. is o u r next
target.
Saying good-bye to o u r Vice G overnor and
N inety Nine News Editor. From left to right
— M ary W heelock, Vice G overnor Mary
Abie, News E d ito r H azel Jones, Chairm an
Helen Wray.
TRI-STATE CHAPTER
Nancy Teel, Reporter
O ur Fenruary m eeting was a trip to the
M iam i, O klahom a a irport to attend a safety
sem inar held by TUL GADO, w ith the able
help of o u r APT C hairm an Ann Perry. Is this
really the o n ly way to get her to a m eeting?
Tri-State C h a p te r’s sem inar, com plete
w ith Barany chair, was held in JLN on 2
M arch, w ith alm ost 100 attending. Door
prize of a 1972 Sky Prints Atlas donated by
Larry Burian of that com pany pleased a
local flyin g physician.
Another FAA sem inar scheduled for 24
M ay has been shot down due FAA's belt
tig h te n in g . I d o n 't object to governm ental
econom y, except when it affe cts a pet
project of m ine like aviation safety. Then I
w onder if there aren't other places less vital
that U ncle Sam could scrim p.
This reporter w ould like to see the gear
retracted on the RG Cardinal featured on
the Jan-Feb 99 N e w s * How about that?
M arch m eeting is a fly-in to lola, Ks More
next month.
and Hom er H arris have plans for a home
there. M akes for a good m eeting site!
O ur chapter helped on plans for the Jerry
W ildm an Birthday Banquet, held in Por­
tland February 26, hosted and attended by
several hundred p ilo ts o f this area, and
presided at the reservation table. We were
de lig h ted to visit again w ith Max Conrad
who was o u r honor guest at Northwest S ec­
tion C onvention last September.
Betty Prakken, Jo-N eal Harris and D oro­
thy M ercer ed e ristra tio n at the jfa a k flig h t
in stru cto rs' refresher c lin ic in Portland
February 23.
* 1. Remove necessary bolts. 2. Open trap door. 3. Litt
gear into cockpit. 4 Reserve for next section where they
can be presented to the editor. —Ed.
Northwest
A L A S K A — ID A H O — M O N T A N A
NO RTH DAKO TA — OREGON
SOUTH D A K O TA
W A S H IN G T O N — W Y O M IN G
C h e ckin g o u t in the Link Trainer at Mt.
H ood C om m unity C o llege is Lee Wrenn at
the co n tro ls, w ith Jo -N ea l Harris, L illian
Lewis, Vera A rn o ld and Mary Calvert, a ll
trying to co -p ilot.
ALASKA CHAPTER
Dorothy Q. McCulloch, Reporter
The M arch m eeting was held at the
M cC u llo ch home w ith eleven m em bers and
tw o guests. M ary Anna Foster form erly of
Kenai and Laverne Storms. Ruth O Buck
FAA In sp ecto r entertained by show ing an
FAA film "W e a th e r to F ly" plus tw o short
ed u catio n a l film s, "C h a rlie ” and an actual
Hand P ropping accident. M uch . interest
was shown in the O rganizing for 1973 S e c­
tio n a l C om m ittee.
The Pinch H itte r Course w ill be held
M arch 24th and 25th at Anchorage C om ­
m unity C ollege. Chairm en of Com m ittees
a re
B la n c h e
K ra g e r
—
C o lle g e
a r r a n g e m e n ts , t e a c h in g , lu n c h a n d
speakers. Nita W ood — M aterials, Kathy
Stadem — P u b licity, Ann W ilb u r— Posters,
and Dorothy M cC u llo ch — Registration.
W ith the days getting longer more gals
are flyin g out into the w ilderness ta kin g
th e ir skis to ski cross c o u n try and ice
fishing is very good at th is time.
COLUMBIA CASCADE CHAPTER
Dorothy M ercer, Reporter
For o u r February 12 m eeting we visited
M o u n t H o o d C o m m u n ity C o lle g e in
G re s h a m , O re g o n . M r. M ilt O g d e n ,
professor of th e ir Aviation and Air T raffic
C ontrol departm ent, detailed for us the
many e xce lle n t courses offered in flyin g
and related business subjects, as w e ll as
ATC train in g , and our seven gals each
made a " flig h t" in the Link trainer. There
was no report o f any crashes!
In May we hope to have a good group to
fly to S pokane for a visit to the h ig h -a ltitu d e
cham ber at F airchild A ir Force Base.
Betty and G ordon Prakken are now
hangared in th e ir new home on Dietz A ir­
park at Canby, O regon. Barbara and Fred
Daufel live on the same strip, and Jo-N eal
EASTERN IDAHO CHAPTER
Elaine Partridge, Reporter
G ood flyin g w eather has fin a lly reached
Idaho and most Eastern Idaho Ninety-N ines
have taken the o p p ortu n ity to brush up
th e ir flyin g techniques.
Isaac and Ann M cD o ug a ll have gotten
tired of ch o o sin g between ta kin g th e ir
ch ild ren o r luggage w ith them on trips and
have tra d e d th e ir C o m m a n ch e fo r a
C herokee six.
The Eastern Idaho March m eeting is
planned for the 18th at the home o f Glen
and Diane Jex in B la ckfo o t, Idaho.
EASTERN W ASHING TON CHAPTER
Helen Shanewise, Reporter
Felts Field Cafe was again the scene of
action fo r th irte e n 99’s th is past month.
M illie S h in n , Leona H e b e rlin g , Lyg ie
Hagan, Fern Lake. Ora Rae M erk. Katie
Bannister, C arol Jorstad, Gayle Heaton,
Kay Peterson, Rowene Easter, G inny H ar­
p e r, A lb e r t a
A n d e r s o n a n d H e le n
Shanew ise spent many hours stu ffin g and
a d d re s s in g e n v e lo p e s c o n ta in in g in ­
form ation on the Safety Sem inar to be held
in S pokane in A pril. This three day sym ­
posium w ill in clu d e a p in ch -h itte r course,
in s tru m e n t re fre s h e r c o u rs e , s u rv iv a l
sch o o l course, VFR and IFR p ro ficie n cy
rid es, a c h a n c e to go th ro u g h the
P h ysio lo g ica l T raining and A ltitu d e C ham ­
ber at F airch ild A ir Force Base, plus many
e xce lle n t speakers, one of whom w ill be
o u r own 99 s e ditor, Hazel M cK e n d rick
Jones.
Irene Anrode, Helen Shanewise, M illie
Shinn, Katie Bannister, Audry Im m ler and
M axine Lang are the m ost recent graduates
of the F airch ild S urvival School.
M illie and S h irl Shinn have ju st returned
from a ski va ca tio n in Banff, Canada. Lygie
and C o rnie Hagan are now in C olorado a t­
tending a m edical m eeting and enjoying
some skiin g in th e ir free tim e. Helen and
Bob Shanewise are taking o ff for San Fran­
cisco and Stanford U niversity to visit their
son and then on to Seattle to vis it their
d a u gh te r and her husband.
GREATER SEATTLE CHAPTER
Thora-Dee M organ, Reporter
C lear and sunny skies b rought out 7
planes w ith 15 gals to Bellingham fo r the 99
M arch m eeting.
We are busy g e tting geared up for a trip
to the Nut Tree on May 19, 20 and 21 for
another "sun b re a k". The w hole Northwest
Section is invited. Please co n tact Fran
Bryant, 29508 179th P l„ SE „ Kent, Wash,
98031 for reservations as they must be
made 2 w eeks in advance.
M a r ly n
H ughes,
fo rm e r
E a s te rn
W ashington C hapter has moved to Lake
Stevens and is transferring to our Chapter.
T his reporter is m oving to Kona, Hawaii, is
looking forw ard to m eeting the 99s in the
A loha C hapter.
O ur best w ishes to Carmen Hogan, now
Mrs. C e cil Bledsoe, but are sorry for their
le a vin g , th e y e x p e c t to be liv in g in
Southern Idaho in a co u p le of months.
Ilovene P otter is now se llin g for Piper at
Sattle F lig ht Service, Inc. on Boeing Field.
Fran Bryant and 49-1 H er Ken flew their
Bonanza South spending a n ight at Lake
Tahoe, then on to Las Vegas for fuel before
flyin g the rim of the Grand Canyon.
I am APT fo r ’72, How about you?
C h e ckin g c o n tro ls on her plane is ViceC hairm an Betty Denny (le ft) w ith ViceG overnor Van Adderson (rig h t) before
leaving fo r the 99 m eeting in Bellingham .
IDAHO CHAPTER
Helen Higby, Reporter
Since th is reporter has been out-of-state
to u rin g m ost o f th is w inter, o u r report goes
back to our Novem ber 6 m eeting which
was held in Jerom e, Idaho. It was a huge
success w ith Jack Van De Riet, Accident
Prevention S p e cia list for GADO presenting
tw o film s, one o f them being “ W eather to
F ly", and dem onstrating the V ertigo Chair
(his "S p a cia l S p in n e r").
The Idaho 99’s sponsored a P ilot Seminar
on January 21,1972 on the M ed ica l Factors
of F light. This program was given by a team
from the C ivil Aero M ed ica l Institute
(CAM I) of the FAA Academ y of O klahom a
City.
Plans fo r a g ig a n tic statew ide Idaho Air
Fair are now underway. The Idaho 99 s are
going to sponsor a dance on May 20 in
con ju n ction w ith the fair. The A ir Fair is
being held at Boise M un icipa l A irp o rt and
the Idaho P ilots A ssociation in co o r­
dinating the a ffa ir in c o n ju n c tio n w ith the
International 99's, CAP, EAA, AAA, In ­
ternational Flying Farmers, A ir National
Guard, Army N ational Guard and the Alpha
Eta Rho C olle g ia te Flying Fraternity. The
event is scheduled May 20-21.
Joy W aite to u re d W rig h t P atterson
Museum at Dayton, Ohio. She flew on a
M ilitary a ircra ft from M ountain Hom e A ir
Force Base. Joy has also been flyin g on
some Search and Rescue m issions.
W hile in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, I
visited w ith the C entral Pennsylvania C h a p ­
ter Chairm an, Ruth "R o n n ie " Johnson of
M ill Hall and Lockhaven, Pa. The trip in ­
cluded a to u r of P iper A ircra ft Factory and
a grand to u r of the w hole area around. 491/2er Glenn and I returned from Penn­
sylvania in a new Navaho that he w ill fly for
Idaho Power Com pany.
PUGET SO UND CHAPTER
Betty Curran, Reporter
O ur M arch m eeting was held at the
Arlington Airport. M archine Dexter rounded
up Dan M arshall who gave a very in ­
form ative talk on survival procedures. Dan
is w ith the Explorer Search and Rescue
Unit — Bothell Area. He brought exam ples
of m aterials and gave m ethods of th e ir use
including dem onstrations. Lorna K ringle is
visiting her husband in Japan for his R & R
from Vietnam . T he ir three boys were taken
out of school for the trip and the education
it w ill give them. M ildred Pearson is
traveling through Israel, Egypt and the M id­
dle East. M argaret Pearson is looking
great, lost a few pounds and can now carry
more useful load in her airplane. M argaret
is looking for the rig ht m om ent to take off
for som ewhere e xcitin g . Dicey M ille r is
back in the flying business again and she
seems quite excited about her new job. O ur
April m eeting w ill be a jo in t m eeting with
the Seattle C hapter.
WILLAMETTE VALLEY CHAPTER
Jan Amundson, Reporter
We were de lig h ted to have a special
guest at o u r February m eeting in Albany.
Max C onrad was again able to attend o u r
meeting and since he has fu lfille d all of our
local requirem ents for m em bership, we
elected him to an honorary m em bership in
our chapter. D uring o u r m eeting we viewed
the m ovie "To Save A L ife " and then drew
out some real life experiences from our
guest, in answer to our many questions.
Betty Starker was not at o u r m eeting as
she and Bruce are scuba diving in New
Zealand, and Bonnie and Brad Bradford are
sunning in M exico for a m onth. Lou and
Moel W icks have recently returned from a
business trip to H onduras and Dori and B ill
Lohr have again com pleted a m edical visit
to the Indians of M id-M exico. That sounds
like food for several m eetings in the next
months. Sally H aevernick says they are
planning a return trip to A frica this Spring
to round out the travels of the W illam ette
Valley 99's. M ercedes A ltizer stayed in the
country but brought home a prize. She
went to Texas to p ick up a M ooney and in ­
structo r Evelyn R ackleff went w ith her to
help get it home and to share in the Texas
H ospitality. The rest of us are skiin g , flying
w hen possible and w a itin g for Spring. We
are happy to report a new member, Verda
G iustina of Eugene.
A R I Z O N A — C A L IF O R N IA
H A W A II — N E V A D A — U T A H
ALAMEDA CO U N TY CHAPTER
Petrine Lockhart, Reporter
Juanda B ig e lo w has passed the w ritten
fo r her co m m e rcia l rating and is hard at
w ork learning to execute the m aneuvers
necessary to pass the flig h t test.
Beverly Davis and 49-1,2er Don are en­
jo yin g th e ir fo ld in g b icycles. The bicycles
w eigh th irty-fo u r pounds each and easily fit
into th e ir Cessna 170. Last week they flew
to H ealdsburg a irpo rt and rode the five
m iles into tow n and back for lunch. They
plan to take th e ir b icycle s on a flying trip to
A laska in June and are trying to get in
shape.
Ruth M a g ill is ge tting around pretty w e ll
a fter foot surgery. She has invited the
ch a p te r to fly to C olum bia on a Saturday
m orning, and those who can stay w ill be
treated to an ove rn ig h t stay at her cabin
and a visit to Calaveras Big Trees. Sounds
like fun. W e're lo o kin g forw ard to it.
Jane Je n n in gs is hard at w ork on the
H ayward-Las Vegas A ir Race to be held the
first of June. O ur C hapter always helps w ith
reg istra tio n , ground transportation, etc. as
w e ll as usually having a co u p le entrants in
the race.
O ur g irls are going in te lle ctu a l on us! We
have attendance problem s at our m eetings
due to the classes these gals are taking.
Aside from the flyin g variety classes, we
have g irls ta kin g philosophy, chem istry,
and Spanish! I guess 99s are never
satisfied to just sit w ith o u t trying to
broaden th e ir horizons.
ALOHA CHAPTER
Dot Read, Reporter
Aloha. Aloha C hapter's Dee Keaveny
(Ruby to many o f you) is just back from a
m onth's stay in Tonga and it sounds like
she loves Tonga alm ost as m uch as H awaii.
Dee stayed w ith a Tongan fam ily, rather
than in a hotel, and really got to know the
people. She had a lengthy afternoon w ith
the Q ueen, and w ent to the palace for New
Year's Eve. w here she met the King and
Prime M inister. The Queen has invited her
back in Novem ber for a big party to
c e le b ra te th e P rin c e s s ' 21st b irth d a y.
S ounds like a fairy tale, doesn't it? Dee's
many new Tongan friends loaded her up
w ith tapa, lauhala, and be a utifu l sea shells.
She is back here now. but she is already
lo o kin g forw ard to a return trip to Tonga.
Beth O live r has abandoned the M in ­
n eapolis w eather to return to Honolulu.
Nancy B uckelew , who has moved to San
Rafael so that Al can go to law school,
w rite s that som eone drove a ca r in to their
house.
Lorette T irker, in New M exico for Ja ck's
S abbatical, has sold an a rticle to Flying
m agazine.
Lots o f ratin g s com ing up; seems In­
s tru m e n t is the b ig one rig h t now.
RoseM arie Burket and D orothy Kelsey are
w o rkin g on that one.
That is the news from Haw aii. Drop over
and fly w ith us sometim e.
BAY CITIES CHAPTER
Kathy M arquardt, Reporter
O ur M arch M eeting was o u r 40th An­
niversary Banquet held in Palo Alto. We
were fortunate to have C aptain Elgen Long
as o u r Guest speaker. He to ld us about his
Crossroads F light w hich to o k him solo
around the w orld via both poles and the
equator. Seventy chapter m em bers and
friends were on hand for the m om entous
occa sio n . U nfortunately none o f o u r four
active ch a rte r m em bers were able to at­
tend.
As we are proud of our accom plishm ents
over the past 40 years I w ould like to direct
th is news report to te ll you about them.
Between the fo unding of the Parent
o rganization o f the N inety-N ines in 1929
and 1932 wom en p ilo ts in the states of
C a lifo rnia, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona, were
listed as m em bers of the Southw estern
S ection. As it was hard to get to g eth e r with
ease it was decided to form chapters w ith in
the se ctio n . Bay C ities C hapter was C har­
tered on M arch 2, 1932. (Los Angeles C hap­
ter also about that tim e.) There were nine
C harter m em bers, four of whom are still
listed in the roster. Lillia n Anderson, of
M inn.; Rita Hart, of San Rafael; P h yllis Penfie ld (N ational C harter M em ber) of Santa
M aria; and Ruth R ueckert, o f San Fran­
cisco . O thers were: Dr. Janet Briggs, Afton
Lewis G iacom ini, M arian Trace Johnson,
Thyra M errill M cLean who are no longer
99 s. Lucy Brown, kille d in June 1932, was
the o ther ch a rte r member.
Ruth R ueckert was the first Chairm an,
w ith Afton Lewis G iacom ini as SecretaryTreasurer. O ur "te rrito ry " was No. C a lifo r­
nia, N orthern Nevada, and Utah. If a woman
p ilo t lived in o u r te rrito ry o u r C hapter would
have a "w in g in g p a rty” to her tow n o r city,
meet w ith her and interest her in jo in in g
99's.
During the tim e of W orld War II. when
flying was forbidden on the coast, many of
ou r m em bers were WASP's. The two sec­
tion chapters were dorm ant. Helen Klton, of
Bay C ities, was G overnor from Septem ber
1942-August 1945. Ruth W akeman and M ar­
jo rie Fauth held o u r C hapter together as o f­
fice rs during the same period. These are
the o n ly wom en to held th e ir o ffice s three
co n se cutive years.
Over the years our rosters have shown
over 200 wom en p ilo ts having been m em ­
bers. We have had tw o form er m em bers as
Inte rn a tio n al President, four have been
Section G overnors, Marj Fauth was In­
te rn a tio n a l Treasurer and a trustee of the
AE S cholarship Trust Fund. Fourteen Cahpters have been chartered and drawn mem­
bers from our o rig in a l Bay C ities Chapter.
Am ong o u r cu rre n t m em bers is Ruth
Rueckert, still w o rkin g hard for 99's. She
has been Past G overnor of the Section and
International Historian. Tw enty-five of the
history books she has made up have been
put into the Sm ithsonian. M any of o u r m em ­
bers have held Section offices. We have
cu rre n tly among our members a h e lico p ter
rating, ATR, m ulti-engines. Instructors, In­
strum ents, C om m ercials and Privates.
In 1956 and again in 1957 the chapter
hostessed the take -o ff of the Powder Puff
Derby from San Carlos A irport and in 1962
from O akland Airport. Many of our mem­
bers have flow n the AWTAR, and other
races. Am ong o u r other activitie s over the
years are: a ir-m a rk in g : P enny-a-pound
a irlifts ; hostesses for aircraft show ings, and
airport de d ica tion s; sponsored W ing Scout
G roups; have had speakers on radio, and
television, and before service clubs. We
have hostessed the Southw est Section
m eetings four tim es and have always had a
delegate at each m eeting. We have seldom
failed to have a delegate at International
C onventions.
As we begin o u r second forty years we
hope to co n tin u e the fine record of o u r past
and present m em bers and further wom en in
aviation. Happy flying to all of you from all
of us in Bay C ities Chapter.
Kathy M arquardt, (Chairm an) M arie Long,
Capt. Elgen Long, Jean Tinsley at 40th A n ­
niversary D in n e r fo r Bay Cities Chapter.
COACHELLA VALLEY CHAPTER
Jean Patane, Reporter
Have been pretty adept at holding up the
rear so w ill make an attem pt to catch up on
o u r activities.
February was a fun m eeting at Three
C orners (Cal-N ev-Ari) A irport. W arm ing up
a ctivitie s in clu d e d games of skill (one arm
bandits). Alm ost had 100 per ce n t a t­
tendance. Pat Polen received her In­
strum ent Rating, and is o n ly nineteen years
old. Pat and her sister Rita who is tw entyone also have m ulti-e n g in e and in stru cto r
ratings. We are m ighty proud of o u r "k id s .”
They are in stru ctin g at Twenty-Nine Palms
A irport.
O ur M arch M eeting was also a Fly-In to
G iant Rock, another interesting place
G iant Rock is w here they hold Flying
S aucer co n ve ntio n s or m eetings etc. And
d u ring W orld W ar II, the story goes, a G er­
man spy lived under this huge rock and
w hen he th o ug h t he was going to be ca p ­
tured he blew up his dom icile. D idn't move
the rock but you can still see black smears
on the bottom o f the rock, w hich is the
c e ilin g of the dug-out. Discussed plans for
another Poker Run Fly-In to Bermuda
Dunes for O ctober. Chairm an Rosella Kibbee co n d ucte d the m eeting and in at­
tendance were: Rita and Pat Polen and one
of th e ir students Florence Lindley and
guest Sue W oods; Jeanne Scott and guests
LaNeah M artin and Jean Lund o f the
P hoenix C hapter who were in the desert for
the w eekend; Bettye and George Manley,
G arnett and Lou S tockton, Lorraine Jacob
and son Je ff who flew over from Yuma,
C lara and Leonard Combs, Jean Patane,
Roy Kibbee, Belden C hrist, Ted Parks and
Barbara and Bill M urray of Kernville who
spend th e ir w eekends at th e ir place in
Y ucca Valley. Barbara is one o f o u r new
m em bers and ju st added a CFI to her
c o lle c tio n of ratings. Our other new mem­
ber is Sheela Ratan who is a brand new
pilot.
A few weeks back I joined Rosella Kib­
bee, at th e ir home o ff the Runway at Ber­
muda Dunes, to w elcom e m em bers of the
Phoenix C hapter flyin g in m edical supplies
for D irect R elief Foundation. The two
planes b rought 800 pounds destined for
Santa Barbara. M illie Dawe in her Cessna
182 w ith M illie M ille r and 49-1 /2er B ill Blatt
in his Cessna 320. The sixteen cartons
were stored in the Kibbee living room until
the Sunday the 99's from Santa Barbara
flew dow n to p ick them up. In the meantime
49-1 /2er V icto r Vander Linden flew over
from F allbrook w ith another 100 pounds.
Flying down from Santa Barbara in six
planes were: Pat Rowe, V irg in ia Moser,
M ary Lewis and daughter Nina, Erma and
John C hristian, Diane Dee, Rachael Cowin,
Mary P ickett, Janet Shelby, Joan Steinberg,
D ella Abernathy, and Shirley and John Sendrak. M ore boxes of m edical supplies are at
the Kibbee s w a itin g to be a irlifted to Santa
Barbara and the headquarters o f Direct
Relief Foundation.
Betty and B ill K euchle arrived in their
Bonanza for a three week visit. They
arrived too late for Betty to attend our
February m eeting and had to leave for the
return flig h t to M ilw aukee the day before
o u r M arch m eeting.
(Le ft to R ig h t) D ella Abernathy, Janet
Shelby, Jean Patane, Erma C hristian and
kn e e lin g V irg in ia Moser, at Bermuda Dunes
pre p a rin g to load the planes for the last leg
o f the a irlift to the Santa Barbara headquar­
ters o f D ire ct R e lie f Foundation fo r p ro ­
cessing.
Capt. Elgen Long and the P iper N avajo in
w hich he made his cross roads flig h t.
During p a rt o f the flig h t he trie d to retrace
som e o f the path o f A m elia E arhart’s last
flig h t. He to ld o f flig h t at Bay C ities Chapter
40th A nniversary Banquet.
G OLDEN WEST CHAPTER
Wilma Bennett, Reporter
Sorry w e've missed so many newsletters.
We are w o rkin g on the Powder Puff Start.
O ur ballgam e w ith the SF.Giants got rained
out. Life has been rather h ectic. We did get
to appear in a pre-gam e on C hannel 3
Sacram ento in o u r uniform s for a practice
session. An autograph party w ith the SF
G iants kept us from losing money.
A ll com m ittees are busy on PPD as
follow s:
Start C h a irm a n ................................ Toni .Kuns
C o -C h a irm a n ............................ Pat Appel
O p e ra tio n s................................ W ilm a Bennett
Im p o u n d ............................................ Fran Grant
In sp e ctio n s............................ Barbara LaPoint
Hotel A c c o m m o d a tio n s...........Joan Hansen
H o s p ita lity .......................................Jane Baker
P u b lic ity .............................. Jeanne Abramson
R e c e p tio n ...................................Honey Cowan
Banquet & Take-O ff
B re a k fa s t..................Vivian H arshbarger
A tentative schedule of events in clu d e In­
p o u n d O pen 0900, 6-30-72; Im p o u n d
Deadline 1700, 7-3-72; Reception 1930, 7-372; Bay C ruise 1900, 7-4-72; P ilot Briefing
0900 W ednesday and Thursday; Banquet
Wendesday e vening; Take-O ff Friday, July
7, 1972.
Vivian H arshbarger flew w ith Rose Sharp,
Bay C ities in a 172 to Castle A ir Force Base
with oth er 99's from Sacto and Fresno.
They landed at M erced and w atched a B52
sim ila to r and a ctu al refuel.
LAS VEG AS VALLEY CHAPTER
M arie McMillan, Reporter
January, February and M arch are w o n ­
derful m onths for flyin g in the Desert Area!
CAVU alm ost every day. We just d o n 't have
enough hours in the day to take care of
business and get in all the flyin g we desire.
I c o u ld n 't resist the urge — took tim e out
and flew over to Death V alley to visit Fur­
nace C reek Ranch and Stovepipe W ells.
Warm, sunny and beautiful, so the next day,
I flew my little bird to Overton and Echo
Bay (on Lake Mead) to search fo r a nice
close strip for a fly-in. We 99 gals in Las
Vegas w elcom e visits from o u r Sister
99er s. Give us a c a ll when you arrive!
W elcom e to o u r new m em bers, Carole
Vilardo and Betty Slater. Betty Slater is a
transfer from P hoenix Chapter. Carole
V ilardo is from New York and has opened a
m a rv e lo u s little sh o p “ T he F a sh io n
G a lle ry” . She is also a m em ber o f the C ivil
Air Patrol.
Our ex-chairm an, Norma G underson, and
her 49-1 /2er, Ed. are leisurely shopping for
a new airplane, so they can be on the wing
again.
Treasurer, Liz H eller, is traveling every
week. Reported a great trip to San Simeon
and H earst’s C astle in C a lifo rnia. She has
been p ilo tin g for KORK Sky W atch again.
Honey Pyes, o u r H appy-go-lucky gal, is
flyin g th rough the air. W e're trying to c o n ­
vin ce her that she needs a plane.
U niversity student, Flo M endenhall, is
presently co n d u ctin g her first G round
School class at o u r new A irp o rt in Las
Vegas, Sky Harbor. She has 18 students.
She is helping Prof. Rodney G riffin of the
University of Nevada to prepare w eather
maps fo r KORK-TV C hannel 3. She also
reports some g lid e r tim e about w h ich she is
very e n thusiastic.
Chairm an, M arilyn Andrews, has made
arrangem ents w ith the AOPA for Las Vegas
99's to C o-sponsor AOPA c lin ic s here.
Ruth H illm an and her 49-1 /2er, Ben (my
expert 210 instructor), are m anaging Sky
R ider’s Inn and M otel at H ughes North Las
Vegas E xecutive A ir Term inal. They w ill
ce rta in ly w elcom e visitin g 99 s. Nice pool
on the a irport grounds for a c o o l swim
when you fly-in during the summ er. Ruth
reports visitin g 99s from the N orthwest
Area, Spokane, Portland and also Canada.
Several m em bers are p lanning to attend
the Southw est S e ctio n 's Sem i-annual C o n ­
vention “ Southland S afari” in O range
C ounty in A pril. W e 'll be there with bells on.
See you at the N ew porter Inn!
LONG BEACH CHAPTER
Dorothy W altz, Reporter
We have three new 99s. Just having
received th e ir private p ilo ts rating are: Mary
Jean Pyatt, M arilyn T w itch e ll and A ngela
M asson. W elcom e!
G eorgia Lam bert and Emma M cG uire are
busy g e tting ready th e ir Cessna 182 for the
Angel Derby. Have fun!
W ally Funk who jum ped o u t of an a ir­
plane and into a h o sp ital bed m aking her
second p a rachute jum p has been keeping
herself busy in the hospital m aking m odel
airplanes. Glad to report that after a month
in the h o sp ital she is out and back to w ork
at least part tim e.
For race kits fo r the Palm s to Pines A ir
Race A ugust 11-12, send $1.50 to C laire
W alters, 3200 A irp o rt Ave., Suite 16, Santa
M onica, C a lifo rn ia 90405.
Karen Sherman and Jean Schiffm ann put
th e ir m inds to g eth e r to run C huck S m ith ’s
grand op e ning o f Southw est Skyways
Cessna P ilot Center. Jean, who w ill be g e t­
tin g her in stru cto rs rating w ill teach an e x­
c itin g new in te g ra te d F lig h t T ra in in g
System, spent the w eekend giving dem on­
stration rides, HILE Karen tried to keep the
o ffice in sane order. Seems B ill Juerth was
in his “ D irty Old M ay” costum e and playing
p a rticu la r a ttention to the Cessna Repre­
sentative who is the “ W om en’s A erobatic
C o m p e tito r", Joyce Case, a 99 from the
W ich ita Chapter.
M argaret Mead is c o n tin u in g to fly all
over the co u n try givin g her race clin ic s .
She is also preparing to fly the Angel
Derby.
Susan G reenw ald got her Instrum ent
rating. We are glad to hear she is now
w o rkin g on her C om m ercial.
O ur new APT m em bers are M argaret G ib ­
son, Jean S hiffm ann, and Jane Vaughn.
Com e on girls, let's all get APT.
LOS ANGELES CHAPTER
Jo Ann Steiert, Reporter
Hey, we re really sorry to lose o u r Flying
A c t iv it ie s c o m m itte e w o m a n , G e o rg e
(Diane) Sloane. However there are mixed
fe e lin g s about it, because th e ir m ove was
o ccassioned by Dan's ge tting a job w ith
S w ift A irlines, and we can only be happy
fo r him.
Anna Baca is ta kin g over as Flying a c­
tiv itie s from Diane, and from her first trip a f­
ter assum ing o ffice , she has a fa ir idea of
w hat to expect. When the w eather goes
bad at Santa M onica, it's generally below
IFR m inim um s.
The a ctivity in question, in this case was
a to u r o f the a ircra ft carrier, T iconderoga,
in San Diego harbor. Your reporter, and o u r
99 sch o la rsh ip student, H o lly Baird, made it
to M ontgom ery Ct. in San Diego, but a
q u ick co n su lta tio n w ith the weatherm an
decided in favor o f a q u ick return trip, and
by-passing the T iconderoga. The tw elve
o thers that did m ake the T iconderoga
reported a very interesting tour. Also praise
for the C oronado Hotel.
C onnie Lehman ca lle d to report she and
her husband, Arno, had just returned from a
tw o week vacation in M exico. T he ir flyin g
was done by private plane, but in th is case,
no less than a Dehavilland Jet 125. C onnie
was still there in spirit, at least, as she kept
saying “ S i!" to every question.
D orothy Pepin, D oris R obertson, Rachel
Bonzon and S ally LaForge flew to M ulege,
Baja C a lifo rn ia for W a sh in g to n ’s Birthday
w eekend.
T hat stunned look on V irg in ia Showers
face is the result of three days of ground
sch o o l fo llo w e d by two days o f tests, In­
strum ent and co m m e rcia l w ritten s. She
rem inded me that I h adn't taken my co m ­
m ercial test. W hich I d id one fo g g y a f­
ternoon. So now we are both dow n to the
flig h t w ork.
O ur forty-year m ark is being observed
w ith a ch a p te r birthday party at the Fox and
H ounds Restaurant in Santa M on ica on
M arch 25th. We w elcom e oth er 99's.
PALOMAR CHAPTER
Wanda Miller, Reporter
M em bers and guests met for o u r March
m eeting in Sunny Palm Springs. T his tim e
of year is great flyin g w eather in our lovely
desert area.
Esther W h itt kept us all on the edge of
o u r seats as she related she and Lou's (491,12er) forced landing near B orrego after
losing a valve in th e ir TriPacer.
We are so proud o f o u r own M ary Pear­
sons' acce p ta n ce to run for Treasurer for
the Southw est S ection. M ary was o u r first
C h a irm a n a n d h a s h e ld C o m m itte e
C hairm anships for Aero-Space E ducation,
N om inating and M em bership.
O ur annual P ilot's Poker Party w ill be
held May 21st w ith Esther W hitt and Betty
Kitchen as co-chairm en.
Some of o u r m em bers are part-ow ners in
a co n d im in iu m in Kino Bay, M exico and a
w arm w elcom e to all of o u r flyin g friends to
com e jo in us for a d e lig h tfu l jaunt south of
the border. Anyone interested may contact
Pam van der Linden for more inform ation.
HAST A LA VISTA!
PHO ENIX CHAPTER
Beth Ussher, Reporter
P ro p e r M icro p h o n e p ro c e d u re s were
re a listicly dem onstrated by Jessie Wimm ers at o u r M arch C hapter m eeting in
Nancy C rase's home. Jessie, by the way,
w ent to West Palm Beach, Florida in
January to teach at the AOPA flig h t c lin ic .
C arol B orgerding has passed the 1st step
(Fundam entals o f T eaching) in the tests to
teach Basic G raduate S chool. T alking o f
tests — Nancy Crase and Beth Ussher
passed th e ir instrum ent w rittens. They are
now racing each oth er to the pra ctica l.
Nan France arranged for m em bers o f the
P hoenix C hapter to log tim e in three F-4
sim u la to rs at Luke A ir Force Base. Other
events on the Flying Calendar:
March 19 — CAP open house
April 7-9 — Spring Southw est Sectional,
Los Angeles
April 9 — Desert Sportsm an Pilots
A sso cia tio n A ir Show — M esa's Falcon
Field.
April 16 — Phoenix A irlift at Deer Valley
A irport.
May 5-7 — Tucson Treasure Hunt
May 23 — Coffee for "A W A R E " (All
W ives Are Really Experts) — for non-flying
w ives o f pilots. W ill in clu d e ta lk on survival,
speech on safety and a fashion show.
Mary and G eorge Vial flew to San Fran­
c isco in February — Pat Lam bart, Rick and
th e ir tw o ch ild ren spent a m onth in their
Cessna 170 v is itin g C h ica g o , D e tro it,
Omaha and C olorado Springs — Gwyn
Dare hopped over to Loma Linda, C a lifo r­
nia in Bev Perim an's Cessna 172 to p ick up
G w yn's tw o daughters.
O ur most noted vis ito r of the m onth was
B e tty M c N a b b — o u r In te r n a tio n a l
President. She had been three days in Casa
Grande te a ch in g at a m edical records
w orkshop. Beth Ussher flew her to Phoenix
from Casa G rande and then the tw o of
them joined several other 99’s and th e ir
husbands for c o c k ta ils at M illie Dawe's
home and a fish fry at the fabulous
C am elback Inn. W hat a pleasure for a ll of
us to meet such a vivacious, gracious, and
in sp iratio n a l wom an as “ our B e tty"!
REDW OOD EMPIRE CHAPTER
Anita Worel, Reporter
We held our February d inner m eeting at
Jo n se y’s Steak House at Napa A irport.
R egular m em bers attending were Betty
W orsted. Ja n e t A llb e c k , O live A g ro n ,
L o u is e R a m s e y , P at S to u ffe r , N in a
Rookiard, Lynne Ahrens, M yrtle W right and
Anita W orel New pilot Fran G auger was
voted in as a new m em ber. We were
pleased to greet Nancy B uckelew who is
tran sfe rrin g from the Aloha Chapter. Also
attending the d in n e r were Rich W orsted,
Harold G auger and Jack W orell.
M yrtle W right is our latest m em ber to
co m p le te her APT. We sent $17 to the
Helen M cG ee Fund and $50 to AWTAR.
O ur new p o licy of flying fo r fun on S un­
days and having o u r m eetings on W ed­
nesday nites is w o rkin g w ell. Seven a ircra ft
flew to Red B lu ff for lunch at the nice
restaurant at the airport, Nina R ookaird and
49-1/2er D ick in th e ir 172, Betty W orsted
and her sons Kris and Randy in a C ardinal,
Pat S tauffer in her Skylane, Olive Agron
w ith pro sp e ctive m em ber student pilo t
Esther Harri in a Cessna 150, Janet A llbe ck
in her B e lla n c a , p ro s p e ctive m em ber
student p ilo t Jean Gibson, in a Cessna 150
and A nita W orel w ith 49-1 /2er Jack in th e ir
Bonanza. On the return flig h t Esther Harri
flew the 150 w h ile Jean Gibson flew with
O live Agron.
Nina Rookaird took 8 of her high sch o o l
aeronautics class students th ro u g h the
Ames Research C enter at Naval A ir Station,
M offet Field.
Janet A llb e ck has sold her beloved
w hite, orange and hot pink Bonanza and
everywhere the new ow ner goes he is
asked "W h e re is J a n e t? " Janet is e njoying
the perform ance of her new Bellanca.
Louise Ramsey has purchased her first a ir­
plane, a Cessna Skyhaw k, and has alm ost
com pleted updating it for IFR.
RENO AREA CHAPTER
Hazel Hohn, Reporter
O ur M arch M eeting was held in Aviation
Services Inc. G round S chool B u ild in g at
Reno In te rn a tio n al Airport. This w ill be our
regular m eeting place now We had a guest
from Carson C ity, Beverly M artin, Beverly
got her Private on the 9th of M arch, and her
husband Dr. W. J. M artin is also a pilot.
D uring a short business m eeting we
discussed plans for the TAR stop and fly-by
at W innem ucca, for w hich we are receiving
e xce lle n t co -operation and enthusiasm
from the people o f that city. Art A n g lin and
Jim T ittle of the Reno Tow er Radar Service,
and Stage II Radar Service. After learning
of the co m p lica tio n s of flyin g in the Los
A ngeles area, we all appreciate the sim ple
life we enjoy in the skies around Reno Acport.
A letter from Faye Stewart told about the
good life in H awaii that she and Pete e n ­
joyed recently, thanks to Faye buying the
Folded W ings w in ning raffle tic k e t from
Elaine Brown. The Stew arts have bought a
new ranch w hich is “ 10 m iles out of C arlin,
Nevada, on the road to Eureka in Pine
V alley, 28 m iles from E lko .” Faye sez to dip
your w ing if you fly over, and they plan to
have a strip on the ranch eventually. The
C ita b ria is s till in the shop at Fallon Airport,
w here Gus G ustavson is recovering the
wings.
SAN DIEGO CHAPTER
Pat Osmon, Reporter
C hapter m em bers B obbie Adams, Phyllis
Blum, M arian Banks, Lynn Briggs. Ruth
Ebey, M arie Lewis, M argaret Moody, and
Betty W harton turned out in th e ir grubbies
February 12 to repaint ohe airm arking on
M ontgom ery Field, San Diego. Since no
m easuring had to be done, the w o rk only
to o k three hours, w ith the city supplying
the paint and a irpo rt em ployees prim ing the
w o rkers w ith soft d rinks to keep th e ir
strength up.
C hairm an Pat Osm on, a CAP major,
arranged a trip to M iram ar Naval A ir Station
for a group of CAP m em bers, who saw a
film on sp atial d iso rien ta tio n and had th e ir
que stion s about it jnsw ered by a m em ber of
the A viation P h ysio lo g ica l T raining Unit.
M argaret M oody announced that the
fam ily was go in g som ewhere over the long
w eekend “ even if we have to rent an a ir­
p la n e !" The M oody Bonanza was crashed
as it stood in its ch o cks by a runaway a ir­
plane that had been hand-propped nearby
w ith no one at the co n tro ls. We th o ug h t
that was supposed to be covered in Lesson
One.
Plans proceed apace for the 1972 version
of the P a cific A ir Race, w ith Lois Bartling
and D ottie Sanders (El Cajon C hapter) as
chairm en. The probable route w ill be from
San D iego to po rte rville to San Jose. Prizes
w ill be awarded for the first ten places, but
leg prizes w ill be o m itted this year.
San D iego C hapter a irm a rkin g M ontgom ery
Field.
SAN FERNANDO VALLEY
CHAPTER
G erry Vickers, Reporter
C oralee T ucker, m em bership chairm an,
pinned another m em ber at our last meeting.
Her name is D olores Pines, and we offer
her a very warm welcom e.
O ur ch a p te r has been invited to par­
tic ip a te in an “ A viation W e e k" program at
the Fashion Square in Sherman Oaks, in
June. Some of the g irls w ill m odel fashion
outfits, w h ile others w ill be stationed
th ro u g h o u t the m all by planes and/or
booths to answ er questions regarding
a viation.
At a recent m eeting, the cha p te r voted to
co n tin u e o u r W ing S cout and CAP A ir
E ducation Program in w hich we offer flight
and ground in stru ctio n to a lim ited number
of young people. It is g e n era lly felt that this
d ire ct approach has been most m eaningful.
O ur annual awards banquet is planned
for M arch 18 at The A lpine Haus in San Fer­
n a n d o . E ve ryo n e , h o p e fu lly , is busy
to ta llin g up her po in ts for the wom an pilot
of the year awards.
The next m on th ly fly-in is planned for
March 14 at B orrego Valley.
SAN GABRIEL VALLEY CHAPTER
M arie A. Hight, Reporter
M arion M arriott m ade arrangem ents for
o u r C hapter's A nnual D inner at the Old
H icko ry Inn in G lendora. O ur m em bers and
the 49-1,12er who attended had a lovely
evening.
Je a n G illin g w a te r s in tro d u c e d th e
speaker for the evening, Mrs. B. J. Grimes,
an e x-a irlin e hostess. "B . J ." showed slides
of Am erican A irlin e s ’ advancem ent in type
aircraft, and o f scenery at th e ir added stops
enroute to Australia.
SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CHAPTER
Dorothy McAllister, Reporter
LAST FLIGHT
M argaret Andrews, Life M em ber and
past C hairm an o f o u r Chapter, died on
February 28th after a long illness.
W o rkin g on In stru m e n t ra tin g s are
S am m y M e rc e r, a tte n d in g In s tru m e n t
G round S chool, and D ottie M cA lliste r, who
has passed her w ritten and is presently
s tru g g lin g w ith h olding patterns and shortcou p le d clearances.
Laverne G udgel is back to charter duties
w ith flig h ts to Im perial C ounty; Las Vegas,
Nevada; and O range County. She flew Bob
and one of th e ir em ployees to Phoenix
w here they RONed, in te n ding to fly on to
Dallas, Texas, the next day to a N ational
A erial A p p lica to rs C onvention, The weather
d id n ’t co o p era te , tho ug h , and Laverne
returned the D ebonair to C h o w ch illa as
Bob and Herb went on via airliner.
O ne o f the rare sunny days in February
found Jean M urray w in g in g her way to
M ariposa, reporting that the “ w o rld is get­
ting green and sp ring tim e is com ing once
a g a in ." M arie M cD w ell found summ ery 96
degree tem peratures in Bullhead City,
Arizona, w here she Bonanzaed to visit her
p a r e n ts . M a r ie 's
4 9 -1 /2 e r A la n
is
th re a te n in g to hire a p u b lic relations
agency to handle M arie's p u b licity — she
found that the soon-to-be-opened freeway
in the Valley made an exce lle n t spot for an
em ergency landing, and becam e Gustine's
local ce le b rity!
Im perial C ounty was the destination for a
w eekend flig h t for Charlene and Bob Kirk,
w ith a sid e -trip into M exico. At this writing
Helen and Harvey M cGee are Com ancheing to C olorado. Then on to points east,
with Helen show ing sudden interest in
S cottsbluff. Fort Wayne and Tom 's River.
February's m eeting in S to ckto n , hosted
by Lee Roesch, and M arch's in C h o w ch illa
at Laverne's home were h ig h lig h te d by
plans for a rum m age sale, and by hearing
details from Fresno C hapter's V o line Dod­
son and Kathy M uller of the A ll-M en's Air
Race, for w hich C h o w ch illa is to be a fly ­
by.
The w eather fin a lly cooperated fo r our
third attem pt at a fly-in to Solvang, except
for a hefty cross-w ind at the Santa Inez A ir­
port. Refiguring w e ight and balance to a c­
com m odate baggage com partm ents fille d
with goodies on the return trip were p ilo ts
Laverne G u d ge l, S h irle y M ille r, Rene
Nealon, Helen M cG ee, M arie M cD ow ell,
Rose Hijos, Barbara Glantz. and D ottie
M cAllister, a ll w ith a fu ll com plem ent of
passengers, who also should have been
reweighed for the return trip.
M arch brought our C hapter's Anniversary
celebration w ith sixty of us gathering in
Newman for a banquet.
SAN LUIS OBISPO
CO UN TY CHAPTER
Wanda Ewing, Reporter
Invitation to all 99 members: Plan a
vacation or w eekend cross-country trip to
our b e autiful San Luis O bispo airport
located on the sce n ic co a stlin e m idway
between Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Points of interest include C a lifo rn ia State
Polytechnic C ollege, M adonna Inn, Pismo
Beach clam m ing, and Hearst castle.
Flying events scheduled for the SLO 99's:
1) A cceptance o f an invitation from the
Santa Barbara cha p te r to fly down w ith
them to Edwards A ir Force Base for an
educational tour.
2) P articipation in A p ril 28 CCAA m eeting
at the H oliday Inn, Santa Maria.
3) Hostesses at the May 5 na tio na l Ryan
fly-in at the Paso Robles a irpo rt (25 to 40
Ryans expected).
4) SLO 99's have a standing, open in ­
vitation to p a rticip a te w ith the SLO Pilots
Association in th e ir activitie s; for exam ple
— March 26 is the second annual Poker
Run chairm anned byB ob and M arci Barnet,
and A p ril 16 is the second annual p ilo t up ­
dating program w ith courtesy ch e ck flig h ts
— your chance to get APT at no cost!
C onnie Brown and Kathy Sherman are
very e ffe ctively raising m oney for 99
projects via c o o kie sales at the airports.
Dianna Slone is our w elcom e newest
member as a transfer from the Los Angeles
chapter; her husband is a pilo t w ith Sw ift
Aire Lines w hich serves our ce n tra l coast
area.
Betty W arren has learned to fly a ta ildragger and is now w orking on aerobatics.
Barbara G afner from Paso Robles to Las
Vegas. Nevada to meet her 350-mile cro ss­
country requirem ent for her com m ercial
license; also has soloed in aerobatics via
new C itaubra.
Em ily and B ill Cletsoway to Aspen.
Colorado for a week o f skiing.
Vel and Bard Kreider to Death Valley and
San Diego.
Jane Snow and Carol H a lle tt — each to
Monterey.
SANTA BARBARA CHAPTER
Virginia Moser, Reporter
The Santa Barbara chapter spent a quiet
m onth th is M arch w here flyin g is c o n ­
cerned, due to several fo g gy weekends.
M eeting a p air o f g irls who did get to fly
in w ith D irect R elief Supplies from the
Salinas area one day was lots of fun. Ex­
pe ctin g five or six planes, we were all out in
force. Since a ll but one were weathered in
at th e ir home airports, we ended up with
more greeters than greetees.
A flig h t to Fullerton to p ick up supplies
was made by Joan Steinberger. Johnny
co a ts and bandages for lepers, that had
been made by the wom en o f the Fullerton
Ebell.
Erma C hristian is p ra cticin g her crossw ind landings in a n ticip a tion o f a trip to
b eautiful Sedona in Arizona. And Shirley
and Ted Sendrak enjoyed a lovely flig h t
and lunch at Apple Valley Airport.
C hairm an Pat Rowe and her son, Dan,
have been ta kin g turns w ith 49-1 /2er Henry,
com m uting by a ir to O akland. Henry (Dr.
H enry Rowe) has been sta tio n e d at
O a k la n d C e n te r as R e g io n a l F lig h t
S urgeon w ith the FAA.
At o u r last ch a p te r m eeting, an expert on
a ircra ft and p ilo t insurance po licie s spoke.
SANTA CLARA VALLEY CHAPTER
Betty Hicks, Reporter
The d a ffo d ils are b loom ing in Am ador
County, D irect R elief Foundation and the
F ly in g
S a m a rita n s
need
a ir b o r n e
assistance, aerospace e ducation is c a llin g
us on 121.5, the 1972 AWTAR start is im ­
m inent, and endangered a irports are crying
to be saved! Santa C lara Valley C hapter is
not w ith o u t projects.
There's a h ill north of the tow n of
Volcano, near an a irpo rt va riou sly called
W estover or Am ador County, in the Sierra
Nevada fo o th ills. The h ill is called D affodil,
for reasons w hich were be a utifu lly obvious
to ch a p te rite s who flew over it March 19,
enroute to the m onthly fly-in. D a ffo dilw a tch in g was fo llo w e d by an o p tio na l p ic ­
n ic lunch at the airport, or lunch in the
tow ns o f Jackson or S utter's Camp . . . To
date. SCV C hapter has airlifted 10,000
pounds — th a t's five tons! — of m edicines
and m edical supplies to D irect Relief Foun­
d a tio n 's headquarters in Santa Barbara.
Another DRF flig h t was just taking off as
th is report was m ailed, and still another
was slated for A pril 22. C hapter members
going to Santa Barbara for whatever
reasons also are ca rryin g packages of
varying sizes to DRF's storeroom . . . Sole
airplane to get to SBA on a recent DRF
flig h t was, iro n ica lly, a Cessna 150 flo w n by
Ann G eoffrion. Pat Roberts' Aztec turned
up w ith a re ca lcitra n t a ttitude in d ica to r on
that very IFR day, and our VFR types were
lo g ica lly grounded, so o ff w ith her 80
pounds of supplies w ent intrepid Ann in her
C150-slash-nothing, into the w ild gray yon­
d e r. H e r d u a l n a v c o m fu n c t io n in g
fa u ltle ssly (w hat else w ould one e xpect of a
90-channel Cessna Navcom and a 12-yearold M ark 2?) Ann was VFR-on-top m ost of
the n ear-three-hour flig h t. A lo ca lize r ap­
proach into Santa Barbara and it was
another load delivered on schedule for
DRF!
RN Pat Roberts was last seen w arm ing
up the w eig h t-a n d -ba la n ce co m p u te r of her
Aztec, in preparation for flyin g co -p ilo t
W illy G ardner and fo u r d o ctors to a Flying
Sam aritan c lin ic in M exicali . . . W illy and
Verna W est were the first a rrivals at a
recent fly-in to San Andreas A irport. The
Calaveras C ounty a irstrip is am ong the
“endangered sp e cie s." Channel 12 TV was
on the scene for the story. Verna and W illy
were fo llo w e d by Evelyn Lundstrom . Pat
Roberts, A drienne Parker. Ja ckie Petty and
Charlene Taylor. They were also met by
reporters from the local weekly, along with
local high school representatives, who
received a huge stack of charts, com puters
and o ther surplus aviation supplies in ­
tended to m otivate the m athem atical in ­
terest o f Calaceras H ig h 's unm otivated . . .
The ch a p te r's new sletter “ The W ind S o ck,"
fin a lly ran out o f luck. O ur third-hand
n e w sg a th e rin g system , d e stin e d fo r a
breakdow n, fin a lly did it. It was Mary Ann
Penson and 49-1,2 e r Bob, not Lynn Belgum
and D ick, who made the abortive attem pt to
Cham p th e ir way to the February fly-in at
Solvang. Mary Ann had been appointed the
tem porary fly-in chairm an, made it all the
way to the v ic in ity of Hearst's Ranch when
the decision to return to King C ity for fuel
was made. Then it was too late to take the
lig h tle ss Cham p to Solvang and back again
to San Jose . . . W om en's A irlin e T ransport
Association president Irene Leverton has
been flyin g snow surveys o u t o f Colum bia.
"They put stakes on the m ost inaccessible
places for us to go by at 90 MPH and full
flaps in the Skylane — in the deepest
possible g o rg e s," reports wide-eyed Irene,
no stranger to flyin g the Sierras . . Helpers
of C a lifo rn ia 's e co lo g y are Jeanne and
Dave M cE lhatton. who co n trib u te d $25 to
the state's p o llu tio n struggle, in turn for
w h ich they received th e ir auto license plate
em blazoned w ith 99-QB . . . It was a long
w a it for zero-zero D elta and Mayetta
Behringer. The B e hringer's aging 180, until
only rece n tly even w ith o u t a VOR receiver,
responded h e ro ica lly to M ayetta's coaxing
and, e ith e r because of zero-zero-D elta or in
spite o f it, M ayetta won her instrum ent
rating on M arch 19.
TUCSON CHAPTER
Ginny Cook, Reporter
Last chance . . . Final c a ll . . Get your
TUCSON T R E A S U R E H U N T -
M A Y 5, 6 & 7
$ 1 ,0 0 0 IN CASH
E N T R Y FEE
and trophies
$ 2 0 .0 0
BED 'N G RUB complete $ 2 5.00
FU N * F IL L E D * F IE S T A * * FOR * F R U G A L * F L Y E R S
Virginia Edwards, 28 39 E. Blacklidge, Tucson, A z. 8 5 7 1 6
she is ta kin g flying lessons at Hudgins and
ge tting prepared by D ick Leary fo r her
co m m e rcia l ticke t. She is helping us
w e lco m e p ilo ts at the FAA A via tio n
Sem inar in A p ril on A ircra ft M aintenance
and P re -fligh t procedures to be held at the
U of A.
entry in . . . Tucson's Treasure Hunt is
going to be the biggest . . . fu n -fille d fiesta
for frug a l flyers . . . that you co u ld im agine.
Cash, trophies, prizes, gas awards, ding-bat
trophies, g o o fy g im m icks, costum es, old
cars, entertainm ent, c o m p e titio n , frie n d ­
ship, a fu ll paid up 3-day w eek-end for
$25.00 each plus a low, low entry fee of
$20.00 for your plane. By the tim e you read
this, there w ill probably only be a co u p le fo
slots left . . . so phone . . . V irg in ia Ed­
wards, 602-32 5 -2 0 4 8 to find out if there is
a spot left for you.
G uess w ho's num ber 1 entry in the
Hunt??? None other than our past gover­
nor, A lberta N icholson! It's a c in ch num ber
2 w ill have to try harder, she's Dee Olson.
Am ong the first ten early birds to enter
w e re : S h irle y T a n n e r, M ary P a in te r,
Rosemarie S choening, Elaine Brady, Pat
Roberts, and Evelyn Lundstrom .
Norma W ilcox, ch ie f flig h t in stru cto r for
Norm a's F light School at Ryan Field, is
s p o n s o r in g
a u n iq u e c o n t e s t . A ll
h o u s e w if e 's
w ho
ta k e
a
$ 5 .00
fam ilia riza tio n ride and who if they w in w ill
go on to private, are e lig ib le in a draw ing to
be held on A p ril 16th, 1972 d u ring the e x­
perim ental A ircra ft Show, w here Norma w ill
award the course, resulting in a Solo C er­
tific a te . Norma is now com m uting to
Nogales, Az. tw ice a week to accom m odate
several students living there.
Alm ost a dozen DRF shipm ents of drugs
have been received and relayed to PHX, by
V irg in ia Edwards, Lorraine Yocum and
Patsy Brooks. In case you haven't heard
the pet name for the B ro o k’s Beech Baron,
it's “ Baron G rin n it" . . . Travels include,
Judy and Jim Preble flying to San D iego for
the reunion of the Marana Pilots, and to
Denver to vis it th e ir son. Jayne and Bill
Hunter to Trinidad, and Lum and V irg in ia
Edwards to San Diego, also for the Marana
Reunion.
W elcom e to Judith Andrew s from the
Aloha Chapter. Here visitin g her parents,
FIRST CANADIAN CHAPTER
Shirley Allen, Reporter
At least one Runway was active at Simcoe A irp o rt last w eek — about a dozen
mem bers o f the local Flying Club held a
skating party on 06, Ja ckie Frampton repor­
ted . . . Barbara Brotherton had her leg cast
rem oved the day before she and Tom left
for the Baham as in th e ir Com m anche . . .
Daphne S c h iff also s p o rtin g a cast,
acquired w h ile skiing in Aspen, Colorado
(hope we can get back to flying soon — it's
m uch safer!) . . . Among those who have
left the slopes for warm er clim es — Ann
M cLean to Hawaii and now recuperating in
Florida, J u lia Trent and 49-1 ,2er John
ta kin g a w e ll deserved break in M exico
now that the fin a l episodes of “ J a ln a " have
been film ed . . . Heather, M ike Sifton and
boys heading for Barbados during the w in ­
ter school vacation . . . Edith and W ally
Denny fin a lly got to Arizona . , . News from
m em ber-at-large W endy Sm ith — enthused
a bout g lid e r flyin g to 4500 ft. in A ustralia on
her second attem pt — Wendy w ill be co m ­
pleting her round the w o rld trip via Europe
in a year's tim e . . . New C hapter on our
East C o a s t? ? ? E d ith D enny on an
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C O NNECTICUT CHAPTER
Connie MacLeish, Reporter
At a recent m eeting hostessed by Mary
S cribner, we were treated to a slide presen­
tation o f "O ld T im e r” aviation post cards
presented by Mrs. Alphea D riscoll of W ind­
sor, C o n n e cticu t, and her husband.
Business discussion p rim arily concerned
the AW NEAR (A ll W oman New England Air
Race) to be held May 5, 6, 7, at Windham
A irport, W indham , C on n e cticut, and spon­
sored by the C o n n e cticut chapter. Deadline
for entry is A p ril 20,1972, and entry k it of $1
may be obtained from the Registration
Chairm an, M arcia S pakoski, 65 Valley
Road, G roton, C o n n e cticu t 06340.
Mary S cribner recently attended the
Arkansas' Best in A vionics —
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e m ergency trip in SKY to pick a stranded
W ally at St. John's, N.B. on a Maritim e
Scout Tour, during the A ir Strike — con­
tacted two new m em bers in M oncton and
H alifax . . . P ostscript to the story — the Az­
tec ran into fierce headw inds returning to
M ontreal — trueing out at a spectacular 88
kts . . .
H eadlines in the local rag — "Boy-Friend
Jum ps Out Of Plane — A fraid of F ly in g " . .
W ell, we w on 't m ention any names, but a
certain FCC m em ber was on her way into
G uelph A irp o rt “ Meet the B u n ch " with
d a ughter and friend — He bailed out at
5000 ft. and arrived fo r lunch before they
did!!
We hate to adm it it, but sometim es we
just a re n 't as sharp on the radio as we
w ould like to be . . . An ATC "C o m ­
m un ica tio n s W o rksho p " has been set up
w ith th is in m ind . . . A second Session has
been scheduled fo r late A p ril . . . M argaret
M arland reports keen interest in this
program , even the News Reporters stayed
to the very end of the presentations . . .
W orthy o f co n sid e ra tio n as a Chapter
project?
C o n g ra tu la tio n s to Lois Apperley on g e t­
tin g her C om m ercial License — Josh
Rogers, C arole's 49-1 /2er, his H elicopter
tic k e t . . . o u r G ail Stanfield is aim ing to fly
that pink tra ffic h e lico p ter for CKEY this
year.
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Federal A viation A dm inistration sym posium
on area navigation at the W ashington
Hilton in W ashington, D.C. John Shaeffer
gave the opening address and speakers in ­
cluded W illiam Flener, James Rudolph,
G overnor Reed and Astronaut M cD avitt.
Mary, w ho has lately becom e a licensed
realtor, found her flying experience to be of
value when a transaction requiring an im ­
m e d ia te s ig n a tu re w as c o n s u m m a te d
because o f her a b ility to locate the clie n t
some 200 m iles distant, obtain his signature
and return w ith in a matter of hours, by
plane, of course.
A long week end in Florida was enjoyed
by Evelyn Kropp who flew down in her
Arrow w ith her son and Jerry G ardiner.
They landed at Herndon A irp o rt in O rlando
and, in spite of very co ld weather, (w hich
Flying
must have kept the crow ds away) had a
great tim e to u rin g Disney W orld.
M arcia S pakoski, w o rkin g w ith John
G ra h a m , F .A .A . A c c id e n t P re v e n tio n
S p e cia list, presented a n other "M o vie N ight
for P ilo ts " at T ru m bu ll A irport, G roton, C on­
n e cticu t, and in tro d u ce d the vertigo chair.
EASTERN NEW ENGLAND CHAPTER
Lucille Flynn, Reporter
M illie Dorem us and M arie Lepore had
just returned from the Virgin Islands,
G eorgia Pappas was in Greece, B illie
D ow ning on her way to Texas, Ripley M ille r
was at the M argaret Mead Race C lin ic, so
we w e ren 't too sure w hat the attendance
w ould be at o u r C hapter m eeting on March
11, at W orcester A irport. The day was so
lovely, th o ug h , many of the 23 who came
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flew in and enjoyed the new London
Towers restaurant on the field.
Hank S zeflinski, C h ie f of the W orcester
C ontrol Tower, showed us an FAA film on
the im portance of filin g a VFR flig h t plan
and the help and reassurance a DF steer
can be to a disoriented p ilo t or one caught
in adverse co n d itio ns.
Our guests, June Kelly, Susanne Brooks.
Nan Foulke, A lice Foeh, and Mary Guy
jo in e d us as we form ed sm all groups to
visit the C o n tro l Tower. We observed the
D appler D irection Finder in action. Carol
Stites and Sandi Silverbush e specially en­
joyed the action when th e ir husbands
cooperated and approached the fie ld on
p ra ctice DF steers.
Eveline C ooney from the Hudson Valley
C hapter, gave us a pleasant surprise when
she stopped at DRH and joined us for
lunch.
C ora C lark, our APT Ch., is busy plan­
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schedule, she ll w elcom e her co-chairm an
Sue Linsley's e ffo rts to get everyone APT
by June 1st. Those o f us who have earned
the little b uttons w ill be e lig ib le fo r prizes
from both o u r ch a p te r chairm an, Virginia
Bonesteel and o u r Section G overnor, Fran
Porter.
Again th is year, we voted to support the
Powder P uff Derby, AE S ch o la rsh ip Fund
and the NIFA (N ational Inte rco lle g ia te
Flying A ctivitie s). W ith Spring Sectional,
AW NEAR, co-sponsoring an FAA Country
Fair, and an A irm arking date com ing up. we
expect a very busy spring indeed!
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