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Friendly Reminders

1. Members, please remember the 40th Pasadena Doo Dah Parade is Sunday Nov. 19th. at 9:30AM. Come out and join us for good fun and great memories. Support the SFV99s by participating in the parade. For more information, please contact Anne Marie.

2. Please note, Kim Chan (our fundraising chair) needs your feedback about the fundraising events and ideas. She needs to get an idea of what members are interested in. Possible dates, times, and locations of events. Please contact Kim at [email protected].

AUX TANKNEWSLETTER FOR THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY CHAPTER OF THE

NINETY-NINES INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF WOMEN PILOTS

THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY CHAPTER OF THE

NINETY-NINES FOUNDED ON FEBRUARY 1, 1952

BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHAIRMAN ALISA LILEY

VICE CHAIRMAN MAUREEN KENNEY

TREASURER NINA YATES

CORRESPONDING SECRETARY STEPHANIE VIVED

RECORDING SECRETARY KIMBERLY CHAN

AUX TANK EDITOR STEPHANIE VIVED

AUX TANK CO-EDITORS JENNA LOHNEIS, CRIS LOGA

OUR MISSION The Ninety-Nines is the international organization of women pilots that promotes the advancement of a v i a t i o n t h ro u g h e d u c a t i o n , scholarships, and mutual support while honoring our unique history and sharing our passion for flight, and to quote the 99s first elected president Amelia Earhart “TO FLY FOR THE FUN OF IT.” Originally established in 1929 by 99 women pilots, the members of the Ninety-Nines, Inc. are now represented in every area of aviation today.

SFV 99s P.O. Box 7142

Van Nuys, CA 91409 www.sfv99s.org

NINETY-NINES SAN FERNANDO VALLEY NOVEMBER 2017

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Helllooo Ladies...

Autumn is upon us... The weather is cooling down and we are enjoying

the cool fall breeze and a nice extra hour of sleep. 😁 👍

This month we are changing up our chapter meetings a bit. We want to open up the chapter meeting for speakers, discussions, activities, and more fun ways for everyone to get together and share their aviation stories and activities. Come join us! We will be touching upon the important chapter business briefly at the beginning of our chapter meetings & at our board meetings.

For important chapter business discussions, join us at our monthly board meetings. Dates, times, and locations will be on the website calendar & on our Facebook page. All members are welcome.

We also have our annual Doo Dah Parade coming up this month on Sun, Nov 19th! Anne Marie has opened her hangar (WHP) for a second plane making party on Sun, Nov 12th (11am-4pm). Come make or spruce up your planes & join us for this hilariously fun parade. We will be dressing in our best Amelia Earhart attire, too! Come join our parade or bring family & friends to check it out!

The Doo Dah Parade is a great social and chapter fundraising event. So, please make a donation to participating member or on our website! ANY & ALL donations are welcome.

As the season of giving thanks approaches, we want to let you know that we appreciate the wonderful opportunities/times that we share together with all of you - laughing, singing, flying, telling great aviation stories, etc. You are all amazing women pilots. Thank you for being a part of the San Fernando Valley 99s!

Hope you & your family & friends have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Happy flying,

Alisa Liley (ah.lee.sah) SFV 99s Chair

FROM THE CHAIRMAN


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Nov. 6, 2017 (Mon. 7PM)Chapter business meeting, Airtel Hotel, Earhart Room @

VNY

Nov. 9-11, 2017 (Thur. - Sat.)Havasu 600 Air Race

Nov. 19, 2017 (Sun. 9:30AM)DOO DAH Parade

Dec. 2, 2017 (Sat. 9:30AM)Cookies To The Tower @ Vista Aviation (WHP)

Dec. 4, 2017 (Mon. 7PM)Chapter business meeting, Airtel Hotel, Earhart Room @

VNY

Dec. 16, 2017 Holiday Party (Location TBD)

Jan. 8, 2018 (Mon. 7PM)Chapter business meeting, Airtel Hotel, Earhart Room @

VNY

Feb. 5, 2017 (Mon. 7PM)Chapter business meeting, Airtel Hotel, Earhart Room @

VNY

Note: January meeting will be held on Jan. 8, 2018 instead of the 1st due to the holiday.


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- Years ago, I used to fly a little Varga Kachina that was based at WHP. One time, when I arrived at the tie-down after the airplane had been sitting for a couple of weeks, there actually was a bird’s nest under the cowling and between a couple of the cylinders. Fortunately, the Varga has a cowling you can open up like a Piper (not like a Cessna), and so I was able to easily find and remove the nest. I felt really sorry for the birds, though, because there were a couple of eggs in it. By Claudia Ferguson

- A single cricket that jumped out at me from under the cowling while checking the oil. I wasn't expecting it and flung oil all over myself. By Jenna Lohneis

- Well, it wasn't really weird but once when I was flying traffic watch on the early 6am shift, I walked out on the ramp at 5:20am and the plane just didn't look right from a distance. I saw that the front strut was metal to metal with no gap. It was a no-go situation until we could get it serviced and inflated. By Anne Marie

- In the late '70s my late husband, Mal, and I used to fly Grummans out of Alpha Aviation at Van Nuys Airport. One time we were pre-flighting a Tiger to fly off to lunch somewhere. Lo and behold, the elevator wouldn't move, nor would the rudder. We found the tail cone jammed up into the bottom of the rudder and blocking the elevator movement, too. Apparently the previous renter did a "tail" landing, jamming the whole tail section and didn't bother to tell the FBO when they returned. Needless to say, we didn't go flying in that airplane that day!! Lessons learned - DON'T land too nose-high in a Grumman (or any non-tailwheel airplane)! DO be honest and responsible if you happen to damage an airplane, and report any damage!!!! DO carry renters insurance if you rent airplanes, in case something happens!!! DO your post-flight check of the airplane, especially if you had a difficult landing, hit something, or heard a horrible scraping noise while landing or taxiing! By Ceci Stratford

- A birds nest on the engine. By Jeanne Fenimore

- Once when I checked fuel, there was a black substance in the fuel. I had to drain probably a half gallon before it was clean. To this day I have no idea what was in the fuel or how it got there. It wasn't water, or if it was water it was very dirty. Something weird to check for - black widow spiders, they can nest around your tires. Know what the black widow web looks like and watch for it. By Bertie

- This definitely doesn't count as "weird," but it was pretty awesome nonetheless. I had been texting fellow 99 Sarah Weiss earlier during the day (back in May) about seeing her at WHP before one of my flights, but I just missed her. As I did my preflight and walked around the plane, I found this stuck in the left wing:

It was so sweet of Sarah and put a big smile on my face. Our pilot community is just awesome and amazingly supportive - great preflight surprise! By Kimberly Chan

WE ASKED, YOU ANSWERED

WHAT’S THE WEIRDEST THING YOU’VE FOUND DURING A PREFLIGHT CHECK?


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11/03 Christina Merrick

11/06 Jan Wood

11/12 Julieann Sikora

11/17 Nora Feddal

11/30 Kathryn Arnote

11/1989 Kathy Smither

11/2003 Anne Marie Radel


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CONGRATUATIONS TO LISA FUSANO

ON RECEIVING HER INSTRUMENT RATING!

Hey Ladies!

The holiday season is creeping up on us and it’s time again for “COOKIES TO THE TOWER”!

This R E A L L Y fun San Fernando Valley 99s event will be held on Saturday, December 2nd from 9:30 am until 12:30 pm at Whiteman Airport Admin Building (Vista) 2nd floor, 10000 Airpark Way in Pacoima.

Cookies to the Tower is an event where everyone in our chapter brings 5 dozen homemade cookies or treats to fill up small and large Christmas boxes with cookies and deliver them to our favorite towers & FBO’s. Some will fly and some will drive the boxes to their destination (the cookies can be delivered on a different day as needed). It's fun to deliver the cookies in groups of 2 or more! There will be coffee & tea in the morning along with tastings of the broken cookies (yes, bring them!). For lunch we will be having StoneFire Grill. The cost is $20. The menu will be BBQ Tri-Tip, Lemon Garlic Chicken, two varieties of salad, grilled veggies, mashed potatoes and bread sticks. Y U M M Y ! ! !

We will also play "Dirty Santa" so bring a gift of $10 OR MORE value. We will each draw a number and pick gifts accordingly with the next number being able to steal the gift or get an unopened one (second steal locks the gift from being stolen again).

Sign up sheet will be available at the November 6 Chapter Meeting or you can respond by email to Lisa Fusano, and I will sign you up.

If you have a preferred delivery facility, just put that down on the sign up sheet or let me know. If you would like to participate on our committee (we need some volunteers!) please email, text or call me.

Looking forward to the fun!

Lisa Fusano & the Cookies to the Tower Committee 818 640-9850


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SFV 99s CHAPTER MEETING NOV. 6, 2017

Alisa presenting an award to AnnelieAlisa presenting an award to Lisa

Special Guest Speaker John Young BUR Air Traffic Controller

Jeanne informing us of the new electronic voting

Photography by Lilian Darling Holt


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Due to supersonic heating of the airframe at Mach 2, the Concorde’s airframe stretched by 6-10 inches on every

flight.

1. Regulations concerning the operational control of a flight refer to

A) The specific duties of any required crew member. B) Exercising authority over initiating, conducting, or terminating a flight. C) Exercising the privileges of pilot in command of an aircraft.

2. Notification to the NTSB is required when there has been substantial damage which

A) Adversely affects aircraft performance. B) Causes small punctured holes in the skin or fabric. C) Results in more than $25,000 for repairs to the aircraft.

3. Aspect ratio of a wing is defined as the ratio of the

A) Wingspan to the wing root. B) Wingspan to the mean chord. C) Square of the chord to the wingspan.

CHECK YOUR ANSWERS ON THE LAST PAGE


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PANELIST BIOS:

TAMARA BARLETTE (Lt. Col. US AIR FORCE) Tamara Barlette is an active duty Lt Colonel in the USAF. She has flown the T-37 Tweet, A-10 Warthog, MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper. She is currently an instructor pilot in the T-38 Talon, the Air Force’s primary trainer for the fighter/bomber aircraft track. She has more than 3000 total flight hours and over 1500 hours of combat support time in both Iraq and Afghanistan supporting and protecting our troops on the ground.

KAREN FINE BRASCH (Cdr. ret. US NAVY) Retired US Navy Commander and helicopter pilot. She flew SH-60/HH-60 Seahawks on Search and Rescue missions around the world, and instructed USMC flight students in UH-1N Huey. She was the first female pilot in her Search and Rescue/ Anti-Submarine Warfare squadron, as well as among the first co-ed crew aboard the USS Nimitz (the second battle group ever to deploy with women).

LISA H. DOLAN (Cdr. ret. US NAVY) Lisa H. Dolan is a retired United States Navy Commander and helicopter pilot. She was a qualified HH-46 Sea Knight pilot, test pilot, flight instructor pilot, and instrument check pilot flying Search and Rescue and Logistics missions around the world. In addition, she completed a joint, special operations tour ashore in the Persian Gulf Region.

MAURA GEORGE (Lt. Col. US ARMY and US AIR FORCE) Lt Colonel Maura George is a former US Army pilot and an active duty USAF Lt Col flight instructor at the United States Air Force Academy, CO. She has served over seven years in the Army flying UH-1 Huey and the UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters and has deployed to the Middle East twice; including a combat tour as a Medical Evacuation (MEDEVAC) pilot in Iraq flying wounded off of the battlefield. In 2004, Maura transitioned from the Army to fly C-130 Hercules airplanes in the Air Force Reserves.

JACQUELYNE NICHOLS (Capt. US Marine Corps) Active duty USMC pilot. She recently transitioned to fixed wing aircraft making her the first female Marine Corps pilot to fly the UC-35D. Previously she completed two combat mission deployments as a CH-53E helicopter pilot assigned to HMH-466. She first deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom 14.1 where she earned the Air Medal with Strike/Flight numeral 3.

WASP BIOS:

BEVERLY BEESEMYER - 44-W-6 Born in Hollywood and raised in Beverly Hills, Beverly attended the University of Southern California before going to art school. She took a leave of absence to pay her way through flying school in order to gain acceptance into the Women Airforce Service Pilot training program at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. During her years of service, Beesemyer’s missions included training male pilots to use machine guns to attack enemy aircraft. After the WASPs were disbanded, Beesemyer continued to fly and became a flying instructor at the Monrovia Airport. EDNA DAVIS 43-W-5 Edna Davis’ many accomplishments include being the first woman to solo pilot the twin engine Martin B-26 Marauder, the hardest WWII bomber to fly. Davis was inspired to fly as a child by her father, who had an open cockpit plane. She later attended UC Berkeley, enrolling in the school’s Civil Air Patrol program and finishing her degree early. After her training at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas she was transferred to Dodge City, where she met her husband Jack. She and her husband moved to Manhattan Beach and opened a travel agency that organized group tours to Africa. On her trips around the world, Davis has visited almost 200 different countries. SHIRLEY CHASE KRUSE 44-W-6 Shirley Chase Kruse was not yet twenty-one when a pilot friend from New York told her about the WASP program. She had loved flying her whole life and was already enrolled in flying lessons when she was accepted. Although the training was intense, Shirley loved it. After the WASP were disbanded, she went back to civilian life, and got a job proofreading technical manuals at an airport in New Jersey. After years fighting to get a job that wasn’t administrative, Kruse spent time focusing on her family. She was thrilled that years later the WASPs’ many accomplishments were finally recognized. ALYCE ROHRER 44-W-4 Growing up in Cedar City, Utah, Alyce Rohrer always wanted to fly. So much so, that she earned her pilot’s license before the age of fifteen, and then subsequently lied about her age to join the WASP at age eighteen (women had to be 21 to enroll). Her age proved to be her biggest challenge, as she found herself sometimes struggling to keep up with the women who were all college graduates. However, it also became her biggest motivator, and she went on to become a test pilot for Army training aircraft at Perrin Field in Texas. MILLIE YOUNG 44-W-10 It was love at first sight when Millicent Peterson Young saw her first airplane at age six. She began taking flying lessons as soon as she was old enough, and several years later, tricked her parents, and boarded a bus to join the WASP. She was in the last class of WASP pilots, serving in 1944. After the war, she rented planes for fun and liked to scare her boyfriends by taking them up in the air. Her husband, also a pilot, passed away and she raised their five children on her own. Although she doesn’t fly solo anymore due to her eyesight, she recently went up in a beloved Steerman with another pilot a few weeks ago in Kansas City.

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Unicom Congestion - Yackety Yack!

Around the Los Angeles central area, there are not all that many airports that are magenta on the VFR charts. Compton is a notable exception. As you get farther out, then you find Cable, Catalina, Corona, Santa Paula, Big Bear, French Valley, Rosamond, San Bernardino, Fla-Bob, Oceanside, Redlands, Fallbrook, etc. When you venture off to fly in other regions, most of the airports are uncontrolled (or “non-tower” as the FAA now likes to say) so it's always a good idea to think about Unicom procedures. By the way, when the tower closes at a controlled airport, you'll find yourself using the CTAF (Common Traffic Advisory Frequency), which works the same as Unicom.

The FARs DO NOT REQUIRE that you use the Unicom frequency at a non-tower field. You can go in NORDO if you want (and some of the folks at SZP with those antique

airplanes do just that!). However, for SAFETY'S sake, it's always a good idea to use everything you've got, including your radio, to help you make a safe transition into or out of an uncontrolled airport. With a little common sense and attention to what's going on, you should have no problems, even if the pattern is busy.

One of the problems with Unicom frequencies is that they are usually shared with other airports in the area, despite the efforts of the FAA to keep them far apart. Catalina and Corona share 122.7. Over near the east part of the LA area, Banning, Fla-Bob, Elsinore and French Valley ALL use 122.8, which can lead to certain amounts of clutter and confusion if pilots aren’t using the name of the airport in their transmissions - especially on good-weather weekends. If you hear somebody announce that they’re “entering downwind” with no mention of the airport name, there’s no knowing whether they’re at the same airport that you are. To help others know where you are, include the airport name at the start AND end of your radio transmission. E.g. "Corona traffic, Cardinal 147 downwind midfield, landing 25, Corona." Including the name of the airport at each end will help other pilots who may miss part of your broadcast.

Another downside of Unicoms being shared between airports (though this can occur at an airport with its own frequency on a busy day), is that if everybody in the pattern(s) tries to announce every leg of the pattern, it becomes virtually impossible to get a word in edgewise. Likewise, when people get “chatty” and include non-essential information. In a highly cluttered frequency situation, if it isn’t necessary, don’t say it! Keeping your messages brief and accurate will cut down on confusion and clutter.

After you announce your position, pay attention to what is being said by others on the frequency. I've written about situational awareness before and it's always worth reminding yourself to keep track of what's going on with the others on the same frequency. It is tempting sometimes to shut out the clutter, especially when pilots are "stepping on" each other with all their broadcasts. At an airport with an operating tower, the controller can give you a lot of help, but at a non-tower field, you are on your own to keep track of what's going on. Keep your head on a swivel and keep looking for the plane whose pilot hasn’t been able to announce his/her position and suddenly pops up turning base just when you do.

Fly Safely!

Claudia Ferguson, Safety Chairman San Fernando Valley 99s © CK Ferguson 2017


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SFV99s Committee Updates

Treasury By Nina Yates

Member Annual Donations:

Nora Feddal Ruth Logan Doris Minter Sarah Weiss

Website By Pam Distaso

Updates since last mtg:

- calendars (Google & list on front page) - meeting minutes - members roster - Board Members (Committee Chairs needs updating; hasn’t been updated in a few years)

Come join us for another very exciting and interesting meeting December 4th. Randy Bresnik will be sharing a presentation about his son’s Space Shuttle flight to the International Space Station! And all connected with the 99s. Randy Bresnik’s dad Albert was

recruited by Earhart in 1932 to be her only authorized photographer. Albert was also a speaker at 99s chapter meetings. Randy’s son is rekindling the family connection and as part of his personal cargo, he took Amelia Earhart's scarf flying to Space and one of his grandfather's pictures. "We are flying Amelia Earhart's favorite scarf that she unfortunately did not take with her on her final mission.../...If nothing else, some part of Amelia will have finished her around-the-world trip..." revealed the STS-129 astronaut during an interview with collectSPACE . "Fortunately, she also decided not to take her photographer with her otherwise I might not be here today." The scarf flew over 220 times around the world with Randy, and is back at the Museum of Women Pilots in Oklahoma City as part of a display dedicated to his grandfather’s photographs. By Nora Feddal

COME JION THE FUN! SFV99s CHAPTER MEETING

DEC. 4, 2017

By-Laws By Jeanne Fenimore

A few of you mentioned that you did not receive the notice to register to vote in the International Elections.

Below is the link to do that.You do need to log in with your password.

https://www.ninety-nines.org/latest-news-99s-go-to-electronic-voting-for-the-2018-election-88.htm


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The Cat and Duck Method of instrument flight. Place a live cat on the cockpit floor. Because a cat always remains upright, it can be used in lieu of the needle and ball. Merely watch to see which way the cat leans to determine if a wing is low, and if so, which one. The duck is used for the instrument approach and landing. Because of the fact that any sensible duck will refuse to fly under instrument conditions, it is only necessary to hurl your duck out of the plane and follow it to the ground. There are some limitations you need to be made aware of: 1. Get a wide-awake cat. Most cats do not want to stand up at all. It may be necessary to carry a large dog in the cockpit to keep the cat at attention.2. Make sure your cat is clean. Dirty cats will spend all their time washing. Trying to follow a washing cat usually results in a tight snap roll followed by an inverted spin. 3. Use old cats only. Young cats have nine lives, but old, used-up cats with one life left have just as much to lose as you do and will be more dependable. 4. Beware of cowardly ducks. If the duck discovers that you are using the cat to stay upright, it will refuse to leave without the cat. Ducks are no better in IFR conditions than you are.5. Be sure that the duck has good eyesight. Nearsighted ducks sometimes fail to realize that they are on the gauges and go flogging off into the nearest hill. Very nearsighted ducks will not realize they have been thrown out and will descend to the ground in a sitting position. This maneuver is difficult to follow in an airplane. 6. Use land-loving ducks. It is very discouraging to break out and find yourself on final for a rice paddy, particularly if there are duck hunters around. Duck hunters suffer from temporary insanity while sitting in freezing weather in the blinds and will shoot at anything that flies.7. Choose your duck carefully. It is easy to confuse ducks with geese because many water birds look alike. While they are very competent instrument flyers, geese seldom want to go in the same direction as you. If your duck heads off for Canada or Mexico, you may be sure that you have been given the goose.

By Bertie

THIS MAY BE OF USE TO SOME WHO ARE WORKING ON IFR

1. B) Exercising authority over initiating, conducting, or terminating a flight.

2. A) Adversely affects aircraft performance.

3. B) Wingspan to the mean chord.


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