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M em bersh ip prob lem s, ideas, quest ions and suggestions a re still mostly w hat my mail is all ab o u t . I’ll hope to talk to m any o f you at the M em bersh ip R o u n d tab le in A lbany d u r in g C onvention in mid- July.

M any t imes it seems C h ap te r M em bersh ip C ha irm en feel th a t The Ninety-Nines H ead q u a r te rs “d o e s n ’t w a n t" new m em bers because app lica t ion form s a re re turned for add it ional in fo rm at ion instead of being processed. Until you have w orked with a com pute r , you can n o t apprec ia te th a t everyth ing must be in o rd e r and complete before try ing to hand it the in form ation .

C aro lyn Sullivan o f the M em phis C h ap te r sent me a copy of their M em bersh ip C h a i r m a n ’s Checklist which they say has eliminated h a v in g t h e i r n e w m e m b e r a p p l i c a t i o n f o r m s r e t u r n e d by H eadquar te rs . W ould you like a copy? Ask me for one and I'll be h ap p y to send it to you.

C o n t in u in g a long th a t sam e line—after a w o m an has been accepted as a Ninety-Nine, w hat then? I read the following bit o f in fo rm a t io n in a repo rt by Jay n e Schiek, N orth Centra l Section Secretary, “C harlene Fa lkenberg s ta ted th a t in her C hap te r , a new m e m b e r ’s packet is given to each new m em ber. This con ta ins a copy of the 99 Items F o r Sale (copied from the Sep tem ber issue o f The 99 N E W S), a copy o f C h a p te r m em b ers ’ names and addresses, a page w h ich e x p la in s N in e ty -N in e t e r m in o lo g y a n d th e i r C h a p t e r ’s activities. C harlene states tha t she would send a copy o f this packet to any C h ap te r C h a irm an sending her postage for same. It was also suggested that the C h ap te r ‘m ake so m e th in g ’ o f the new member. M ake her feel especially welcom e . . . invite her to jo in in all the C h a p te r activities and m ake it easy for her to d o so .” If this interests y o u , y o u ’ll f ind C h a r l e n e ’s sm i l in g face on Page 5 o f y o u r M em bersh ip D irectory ,—she is a D irector on the In terna tiona l Board.

T here you have tw o good ideas, bu t in bo th of those instances, I was writing a b o u t an incom ing m em ber. H ow do we locate potential m em bers? M any C h ap te rs send me their bulletins and 1 read them with g reat interest. I’m happy to report tha t a surpris ing nu m b er of C h ap te rs seem to be engaged in a s t rong m em bersh ip drive and are em phasiz ing keeping m em bers once we have them . M any C hapters seem to find new m em bers th ro u g h constan t ly checking a t flight schools as well as personal con tact . 1 presum e tha t m eans seeing w om en a t the a irp o r t a n d ask ing if they are N inety-N ines— if not, inviting th em to a t ten d regular C h ap te r meetings. M ost C hapte rs have potentia l N inety-N ines a t all meetings and m any conduct C h a p te r business (which does n o t require a m em bersh ip vote) at C h a p te r Board Meetings which are open to all C h ap te r m em bers and closed to all outsiders . This m akes m ore t ime at the regular meetings fo r p ro g ram s a n d informative discussions on flying.

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O N T H E C O V E R

Have you o rdered yours? T he C entra l Illinois C h a p te r is selling copies o f this p h o to to benefit the Jerr ie C o b b F o u n d a t io n . See pages 29-30 for m ore details.

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July1 July 99 Renewals Due

No Deadline 99 N E W S13-14 ’ Buckeye Air Rally

* l l t h A nnua l W orld 's Biggest Little Fly-In

14-15 ’ Detro it City Air Show Detro it City Airport

28 l l t a h 99s A n n u a l D e n s i tyA ltitude Clinic W cndover , NV

18-22 Ninety-Nines In terna t iona l C o n ­vention, A lbany, NY

22-24 ’ In terna tiona l Forest o f F r iend­ship Cerem onies Atchison, KS

August1 August 99 Renewals Due

Sep tem ber 99 N E W S Deadline 10-12 ’ Pa lms to Pines Air Race16-19 Northw est Section Meeting

Ocean Shores. WA 18 * 1 Oth A nnua l Apuepuelele18-28 ’ First W om en 's Air Derby

50th Anniversary C o m m em o ra t iv e Race

Buckeye Air Rally

The B uckeye A ir R ally will be held Ju ly 14 a t T o led o M etcalf, T o led o , O H an d is o p en to m en an d w om en. T he ra in d a te is schedu led fo r Ju ly 15. P rizes fo r th e race inc lude tro p h ies and cash . R ace k its will be a v a ilab le A pril I. T o get on e , send $3.00 to J e a n e W o lco tt, 1633 L iv M o o r C t., C o lu m b u s , O H 43227.

11th Annual World's Biggest Little Fly-InT he ev en t, sch ed u led fo r Ju ly 13-14. will

fe a tu re fo ru m s on ly on S a tu rd a y in s tru c ted by som e o f A m erica 's lead in g d e sig n e r-b u ild e rs . S u n d a y will fe a tu re a fly-in b re a k fa s t, fly-bys and a n a irsh o w . F ree h o u s in g will be g iven to th e first 50 in d iv id u a ls o r c oup les to p re ­reg ister. L ad ies ac tiv itie s a re a lso schedu led S a tu rd a y w ith the 3 R ivers Festiva l. F o r d e ta i l s , c o n ta c t : E x p e r i m e n ta l A i r c r a f t A sso c ia tio n , C h a p te r 2. S m ith F ie ld , 426 W. l.udw ig R o ad , F o rt W ayne, IN 46825, (219) 432-5244 o r (219) 747-5256. A sk fo r M arc o r Bob.

Detroit City Air ShowJu ly 14 an d 15th, 1979, th e D e tro it C ity A ir

S how will fe a tu re th e M arin e C o rp s H a rrie r,

September1-3 ’ Cleveland N a tiona l Air Races7-8 ’ Gold Rush Air Rally12-16 ’ A m e r ic a n B o n a n z a Society

A nnua l C onvention San A n ton io , TX

14-17 ’ Fairladies A nnua l Indiana Race(F .A .I .R .) Lafayette . IN

22 ’ New England Air Rally28-29 *6th A nnua l Empire S ta te 300

S a ra to g a C o u n ty Airport

October5-7 ’ M ich igan S M A L L Race5-7 S o u th Centra l Section Meeting

Hilton Inn. Wichita . KS 7 A lam eda Co. 3c-A-I.b . Airlift

H ayw ard Airport 13 * 12th A nnua l Kachina Doll

Air RallyDeer Valley A irport . Phoenix

20 ’ New Orleans 2nd AnnualP o k e r Run

G o ld en K n igh ts , D u a n e C ole , O sca r B oesch, F re n c h C o n n e c t io n A e ro b a t ic T e a m , Bill B arb er , E dd ie G reen , B ob L y jak , J o n L ynch , J im M y nn ing , D ave M cK enzie , D an C lish - m an , a n d Bill B o rde leau . F o r m o re in fo rm a ­tio n , cn ta c t: L illian S n y d e r (313) 822-8916.

International Forest of Friendship

A cerem o n y a ro u n d th e M o o n tree c e leb ra t­ing th e 10th A n n iv e rsa ry o f N eil A rm s tro n g ’s g ian t leap fo r M an k in d o n th e M o o n an d the new h o n o re e s in M em o ry L ane is schedu led fo r Ju ly 22-24, 1979 in A tch iso n , KS.

A cco m m o d a tio n s ag a in a re in a ir-c o n d i­tio n ed N eu m an H all a t B ened ic tine C ollege. R ates fo r tw o in a tw in -b ed ro o m a re $6.00 p er person .

S to p over in A tch iso n o n th e w ay h o m e fro m th e 99s 50 th A n n iv e rsa ry G o lden Ju b ilee C o n v en tio n in A lb an y , NY.

F o r re serv a tio n s , w rite to : T h e 99s C e leb ra ­tio n , P .O . Box 99s, A tch iso n , KS 66002.

Palms to Pines Air RaceE n trie s fo r th e race o pen J u n e 1st an d c lose

Ju ly 31st fo r th e 10th A n n u a l P a lm s to Pines

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N ow let's touch on the touchy subject. Are we m aking it to o difficult to become a Ninety-Nine? No, I'm not suggesting that a girl send her m oney to H eadquar te rs and receive a card in the mail because the Bylaws clearly sta te that , a m o n g o ther things, she is to be " recom m ended by vote o f the C h ap te r m em bersh ip . . . "S e e Page 282 of the Roster. Bylaws Article IV Section 2. However, my m a i l s t r o n g l y f a v o r s f o l lo w in g the In terna tiona l Bylaws and not wri ting add it ional severe restrictions into our C h a p te r Bylaws, S t a n d in g Rules or S ta n d a rd O pera t ing Procedures.

The Board w ill be most anx ious to discuss the foregoing with you at C onvention R ound tab le s and d u r in g the C o m m u n ic a ­tion Session, but as I have said before, write to m e— that 's how we learn what you want. It's your o rg a n iz a t io n — have a say in how it functions.

New RatingsEast Canada

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An Open Letter to the Friends of Jerrie Cobb and Ruth Lummis

New HorizonsBy C har lo t te Morril l

It is with great sadness th a t the San J o a q u i n Valley C h a p te r r e p o r t s the deaths of D o ro th y McAllister and Irene N e a lo n , tw o o f o u r m os t t r e a su re d members, w ho died in a plane accident in M arch with their h usbands “ M a c ” and Ivan while en rou te to Utah for a skiing holiday.

Both Dott ie and Rene exemplified the 99s ' h ighes t s t a n d a r d s . As was said du r in g the McAllis ter’s m em oria l ser­vices, "they were the best” the best of h u m an beings, the best o f friends and the best o f pilots. Each con tr ibu ted greatly to o u r lives and o u r flying organ iza t ion as well.

D o t t ie a n d R ene to o k th e i r f l ight instruction together in 1965 at the Palo Alto A irport and jo ined o u r San Jo a q u in V a l ley C h a p t e r in m id 1966. E a c h became Ins t rum ent ra ted and together they flew the Pow der Puff Derby in 1972 and 1976 placing 35th and 21st. They had p lanned to fly toge the r this year in the Air Race Classic. D ott ie had also flown the P P D in 1971 and 1975 as co-pilot with Laverne Gudgel. In 1973, D ott ie flew bo th the Palms to Pines and the Pacific Air Race. Each served in most all offices o f o u r o rgan iza t ion with to ta l c o m m i t ­ment. We miss them now an d will always, as I’m sure m any o f you will w h o read these words. We have been privileged for having touched their lives. The gifts they left each o f us are m any , but most certainly those of love, integrity and h u m o r are foremost.

Dott ie and M ac leave a son, Kirk, and Rene and Ivan, fou r daugh te rs , Linda, Kathy, Diane and Patty.

Two 49x/xors KilledThe Ninety-Nines extend deepest sym ­

pathy to Pat F r iedm an , C hicago Area, and Barbara Steen. G o lden Triangle, whose h u sb an d s were killed in two separa te accidents.

Pat F r iedm an 's 49'/ .er, R obert , died in a tragic plane crash at W aukegan Airport .

Barbara Steen lost h e r 4 9 l/6er, T om . in an au to m o b i le accident while en rou te hom e from work.

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By the t im e you read these words, Jerrie and R u th will have been deep in the A m a zo n a s jung le fo r a b o u t ten days an d in the midst o f a very difficult project.

Last m o n th , the m ain bear ing failed on the Is lander’s new engine d u r in g a flight over a ve ry r e m o te a re a o f th e ju n g le . Fo r tuna te ly , Jerrie was able to guide her disabled plane to a small jung le strip and land safely. However, the p lane is useless w ithou t a n o th e r new engine.

The tr ip back to the S ta tes to o k Jerrie and R u th eight days. T he first p a r t o f the jo u rn ey was accom plished in a du g o u t canoe. At one o f the small villages, they encountered a D C - 3 cargo p lane with a pilot Je rr ie knew. He agreed to take them p a r t o f the way back. Finally, a n o th e r m an flew th em back to F lorida. The t r ip was far f rom easy and took qu ite a toll on R u th physically.

The engine was replaced, but then they were faced with the m o n u m e n ta l task of find ing a n o th e r a irp lane to t ran sp o r t it to the rem ote jung le str ip and then replace it w i th n o n e o f the faci l i t ies n o rm a l ly assoc ia ted with m a jo r a irc raf t repairs. M ir iam Davis, a n o th e r 99 from Florida, vo lun teered the a irc raf t an d Betty Wright, yet a n o th e r 99, volunteered her help. A nd so the fo u r 99s plus the new engine launched off to w ard the head waters o f the A m azon to replace the engine. The Indians in the village will help build an assem bly table and tr ipod and help with the physical lifting, but the mechanical w ork is beyond their abilities. Je rrie estimates th a t it will take at least two weeks to com ple te the repairs.

Needless to say, this has been a m ajo r se tback for Je r r ie ’s h u m an i ta r ian w ork in

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Deja Vu and ADAP Too

Item: Airport an d A irway T rust Fund rose to $4.08 B I L L I O N a t t h e e n d o f February.

Item: “ It is interesting to note t h a t . . . the G A O (G ove rnm en t A ccoun t ing Office) has accumula ted $4 B IL L IO N in the Aviation Trust Fund on the g ro u n d s it would be infla tionary to spend it. In o th e r words, the government is saying user taxes we have already paid c a n ’t be sp e n t— but they w ant still m ore they c a n ’t sp e n d .” (Pilot News 5/79)

Item: D O T Secretary Brock A d am s asked that the $70 million in A D A P g ran ts added to the 1980 budget by the H ouse a p p r o p r i a ­tions subcom m ittee be e liminated.

Item: A $200,000 g ran t f rom the A irport and Airways T rust Fund was m ad e to the A t lan ta A i r p o r t “ fo r th e i n s ta l l a t io n o f sculptural pieces and o th e r a r t w orks in conjunction with the co n s tru c t io n o f a m ajo r a irport term inal c o m p lex .” (A ir Line Pilot. 5/79)

Item: Sen. H ow ard C a n n o n , C h a irm a n o f the Com m erce C om m it tee called the C a r te r A d m i n i s t r a t i o n p r o p o s a l t o s p e n d $8 BILLIO N from the A irport an d Airway Trust Fund , “ irresponsib le .” C a n n o n also said the A dm in is t ra t io n ’s A D A P proposa l sh o u ld be t i t led “ T h e A v ia t io n S a fe ty Reduction and Budget Balancing Act o f 1980”, because it p roposes only limited increases in safety-related spend ing while siphoning off huge a m o u n ts to cover the FAA payroll.

Sena to r C a n n o n is p ropos ing a bill to reduce the airline t icket tax f rom the cu rren t 8% to 2% with the even tual e lim ina tion o f large and m edium hub a irp o r ts f rom the A D A P program . With the lower A D A P taxes, he said, the m ajo r air lines could afford to pay increased user fees directly to the a irports e lim inating the middle m an (the f e d e ra l g o v e r n m e n t ) a n d s p e e d in g u p implementat ion o f needed im provem ents . The smaller and n o n -h u b a irp o r t needs could then be funded a t h igher levels using the 2% ticket tax an d the existing t rus t fund surplus.

C o m m e n t : S e n a to r C a n n o n in his a d d r e s s to t h e A s s o c i a t i o n o f L o c a l T ransport Airlines, f rom which the above com m ents were taken , also s ta ted , “ I feel a sense of deja v u ” in referring to the 1971 attem pt to divert millions o f t ru s t fund d o l l a r s t o c o v e r F A A o p e r a t i o n s a n d

By J o a n Kerwin

m ain tenance costs.T h a t is not the on ly FA A m achina t ion

which creates a “sense o f deja v u ” in this writer, as witness:

1. Last y e a r C o n g re s s p r o h ib i t e d the im pos it ion o f new user fees by the FA A w ithou t C ongress iona l approval . This year the F A A is a t te m p t in g to increase the 7c per gallon general av ia t ion avgas tax to a flat 10% (no t to 10c per gallon as reported last issue.)

They are also a t te m p t in g a new 6% excise tax on new general av ia t ion a irc raf t and avionics.

T h is c o lu m n las t S e p t e m b e r w a rn e d , “ L ook for a n o th e r D O T re-run o f this spec tacu lar next year, and the next an d the next, ad in f in i tu m .”

2. T h is c o lu m n last Ju ly : “ F A A has aw ard ed a $6.6 million con trac t to expand passenger an d baggage-hand l ing space at Dulles In terna t iona l A irport , W ash ing ton , D C . ”

3. This co lu m n yearly since 1976: The F A A says w e’re n o t pay ing o u r “fa ir sh a re ”.

The A ir Line Pilot (5 /79 ) q u o ted above, also included this s ta tem en t , "T he D O T and F A A a re c h a rg e d w ith d isp e n s in g th is (A irp o r t and Airway Trust) fund , which is i n t e n d e d to be u se d p r i m a r i l y ( t h e i r em phasis) to im prove the safety facilities o f the a lm ost 500 a ir carr ier a irp o r ts in this c o u n try .”

The T rust is being used primari ly for im provem en ts to the a ir carr ier a irports . Perhaps , since m ost o f the trust funds come from the tax imposed on passenger tickets, this is as it should be. However, while a t te m p t in g to assess o u r “fair sh a re ” the F A A is also reducing services slowly but surely to the general av ia t ion c om m unity , and a llowing m any o f o u r a irp o r ts to sink in to d isrepair a n d oblivion.

Witness: Due to the hard winter, the FA A is a llowing Designated Pilot E xam iners to give flight in s t ruc to r check rides, which have a lways been given by the FA A . At my local a irp o r t , this ride cost one o f my friends $100.00. (W hen the back log c lears up will they rem ove this privilege f ro m the private sector? I d o u b t it!)

W rit ten tests a re also being rem oved from the FA A auspices a n d placed in the hands o f Designated G ro u n d Instruc tors , w ho are allowed to charge $ 15-$20 per test ad m in is ­tered.

This is no t all bad. The convenience o f not having to take a d ay off f rom work to take the test with the F A A could be well worth the expense. Also, the abili ty to schedule a flight test in a sho r te r t ime fram e is definitely beneficial. BUT, where does the F A A come off with reducing services, increasing taxes a n d still sc ream ing “fair sh a re ”.

Deja vu again: This co lu m n 11/76, “The D O T cou ldn 't get the cost a llocation bill th ro u g h Congress , so they figured ou t a way fo r us to pay for the services we receive to private o rgan izat ions. T hat way we can pay twice: Once th ro u g h fuel tax and the use tax . . . a n d a g a i n t h r o u g h p a y in g p r i v a t e o rgan iza t ions fo r p roviding the service the FA A is collecting the tax to p rov ide .”

N ow for those w ho feel tha t I never have a kind w ord to say a b o u t the F A A , a kind w ord f rom a s ta te av ia t ion official: “ Lang- h o m e Bond has d one m ore for general av ia t ion th an any o ther A d m in is tra to r the F A A has ever had. He is the only one who has been able to jo in all the general avia t ion assoc ia t ions toge the r in a c o m m o n cause. T h ey a re all a g a in s t h im , b u t th ey 're to g e th e r .” vv

Attention, CFIsRichard L. Taylor, a noted avia t ion

writer, has pu t toge the r a new service, the P ilot 's A ud io U pdate . This is a unique and very in form ative tape series, which will keep subscribers up- to -da te on the la te s t c h a n g e s a n d d e v e lo p m e n ts in g e n e r a l a v i a t i o n . H e is c o n s t a n t l y searching for new voices for the series, so if y o u a re in te re s ted in b e c o m in g a c o n tr ib u to r , please write to him c / o The 99 N E W S . He will be traveling th ro u g h ­out the c o u n try most o f the su m m er with m ic ro p h o n e in h and and will be happy to pay a reco rd ing visit to those w ho are interested.

If you would like m ore in fo rm a t ion on the P i lo t ’s A ud io U pda te , refer to the ad in the Ju n e issue o f The 99 N E W S.

Section Meetings

Alice Hammond, Ninety-Nines past President, and Claire Angelini. Governor of the NY-NJ S ection , were among those a ttend ing the Section meeting in Rome, NY.

New York-New JerseyThe Centra l N Y C h ap te r o f the 99s hosted

the annual Section meeting of the New York-N ew Jersey Section at the Holiday Inn in Rom e, New York, on M ay 18-20, 1979. A p prox im ate ly 60 m em bers a ttended . J o h n Piersma, luncheon speaker, presented a slide show on an tique aircraft . A Flying Safety sem inar was given by Elaine Roehrig. All bu t one c h ap te r was represented at this meeting.

H udson Valley C h a p te r won the G over­nors A P T Plaque. 100% of their m em bers are A P T a n d Centra l New York was second.

Final plans for o u r 50th Golden Jubilee were comple ted by In te rna t iona l C h a irm an Betty Elliott. Nine chap ters participated , and all are anx ious ly look ing fo rw ard to hostessing this great event.

North Central

Diane Cozzi. NC Section's Air Age Education Chairman, holds helium-filled balloons ready to be launched.

(L-R:) Board of Directors member Charlene Falkenberg, NC Section Governor Marilynn Miller, and Joan Kerwin were among those attending the North Central Section Chairman s Meeting in Quincy. IL. April 7th.

Bonnie Lewis prepares for her presentation "What to do when you don’t know what to do."

NC Section Governor Marilynn Miller, back­ground, was one of the participants at the Mini- Air Age Education Workshop forming clouds.

SoutheastNew Orleans 99s a t tend ing the Southeast

Section m eeting in Asheville, N C were Ju d y M aggiore, Ede B randon , Gloria Burlette, Pa t Besselman, Estelle C offm an , N orm a Reeves, Patsy Z urangue a n d 49'/$er Lowell Reeves. The excitem ent o f m o u n ta in flying a n d land ing a t a high a lt i tude a irp o r t was eagerly an tic ipa ted by the flatlanders. W hat a beautiful sight o u r cou try is f rom the air, the Sm o k y M o u n ta in s look so deceptively soft in various shades o f green.

The Blue Ridge C h a p te r and their 49>/$ers w orked very hard a n d ju s t c o u ld n ’t have been be tte r hosts. The welcom ing com m ittee with their smiles and bags o f goodies to stuff a flight bag. Smiling faces in the hospitali ty r o o m dispensing good cheer, p ro m o tin g lots o f h an g ar flying and New Orleans out to fulfill the ole C ajun trad i t ion to “ Pass a good t im e!” New Orleans b rough t M ard i Gras to the Section m eeting in their p ro m o tio n a l bid fo r th e 1983 I n t e r n a t io n a l C o n v e n t io n . Dressed in M ard i G ras costumes and to the lively tunes o f Dixie Land Jazz they threw beads, bags o f tr inke ts and m enus from our fam o u s res tau ran ts to the surprised and delighted audience.

A t r ip to the fabu lous Biltmore Castle was enjoyed by all and then a delicious steak d in n e r on the estate a t Deer Park where our h i-stepping 491/ier Lowell Reeves wore his shoes o u t clogging! A van full o f fun loving 99s t r y in g to n a v ig a t e a f t e r d a r k th e unfam ilia r Asheville back to the Inn and so m uch laughter and jokes we could have stayed lost! On d e p ar tu re day m any thanks to F S S personnel com ing to the closing breakfast and briefing us o n the a p p ro a c h ­ing front. W hen the w eather report fo r N.O. was 300’ ceiling, heavy rain and a to rn a d o on the field, we m ade the wise decision to relax and spent the night in Eufaula, A L a t the beautiful new super park resort . Next day it was Ju d y M agg io re ’s 1FR skill tak ing us hom e. com Pg 9

Judith Maggiore receives one of the many nice gifts given

South Central Southwest

New Orleans 99s. Ede Brandon. Judy Maggiore. Gloria Burlette. Pat Besselman Norma Reeves and Estelle Coftman on the beautiful grounds of Grove Inn. Ashville. NC

International Vice-President Janet Green speak­ing at the Southeast Section Meeting

The finer points of hot air balloon construction were explained by Wildflower Chapter member Jo M cCarrell during the Air Age Education Workshop at the SC Section meeting.

Oklahoma Chapter's Poochie Rotzinger tried her hand at "flying" a piece of Air Age Education equipment

By Verna West and Stella I.eis

One o f the best ever Southw est Spring Section Meetings was held M ay 4-5-6 at W o n d er Valley “ D u d e ” R anch , Sanger, CA, hosted by Sa n ta C lara Valley with the welcome help o f the F resno Chapter .

Jack ie Petty, Nancy Rogers, P a t Roberts , Pa t Rowe a n d Verna West arrived W ednes­day a n d Vera Arno ld and R u th Theriault arrived on T hursday to set up for regis tra­t io n , h o sp i t a l i ty , p a r k in g fo r R V ’s, a i r ­planes, etc. T he resort is nearly 200 miles f rom hom e base for the San ta C lara Valley C h a p t e r , w h ic h c r e a t e d s o m e u n i q u e prob lem s in p lann ing a n d staffing. With the h e lp o f a c o u r te o u s r e so r t s t a f f a n d a beneficent w eather m an som ewhere , every­th ing was in o rd e r on time.

Friday m o rn in g W o n d er Valley was a b e e h iv e o f a c t i v i t y — a i r p l a n e s a r r i v i n g (S a c ra m en to Valley’s T helm a Drew, in her M ooney , was first), cam pers arriving, tents being set up. Pat Roberts , call ing fo r th skills developed d u r in g a su m m er at Sun River, O R , was on Unicom, backed by a ranch n e i g h b o r , R a y M c C l u r e . D es S t u a r t - A lexander drove in f rom her geologist 's field w ork to direct p a rk in g o f a irp lanes , leaving af te r d in n er Sa tu rd ay to re tu rn to work.

Jack ie Petty was the t r a n sp o r ta t io n co ­o rd in a to r , responsible for those w h o chose to land at Fresno. She and Pa t G ladney m ade several “fe rry” tr ips by a irp lane whilq Lynn Ahrens, Penny Becker and Kathy M c N a m a ra (F resno) m ade the tr ips by car.

One hundred and e ighty five Ninety-Nines an d guests in blue jeans , cow boy ha ts and boots were ready to enjoy a fun weekend.

F r i d a y n i g h t ’s b a r b e c u e d i n n e r w as followed by hayrides; then N o rm a Futter- m an (Los Angeles) a n d her guitar , backed up by a fiddle, ha rm on icas , guitars and assor ted ins trum ents (?) led a great session o f hill-billy songs by the bonfire, re treat ing to

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These little sunflowers are actually Kansas Chapter members issuing a graphic invitation to South Central Section members to attend the fall SC Section meeting to be held in Wichita, KS.

New Orleans members throw Mardi Gras favors to 99s attending the meeting

the lounge where Sylvia Paoli (Fu l le r ton) on the p iano jo ined the party.

After a huge randh b reakfast on Sa tu rday , with the Section meeting ou t o f the way, Willy G a rd n e r and Stella Leis dem o n s tra ted a great A ir Age E duca tion project a n d had m any people m ak ing and flying kites m ade from plastic ga rbage bags! The guests were i n v i t e d to t o s s w a t e r - f i l l e d b a l l o o n s , c o m p e t e in t a b l e t e n n i s , v o l le y b a l l , horseshoes, ride horseback o r in the pony cart. Peg Ewert soloed on one o f H arry W est’s windsurfers. There were canoes and sa i l b o a t s a n d k id s f i s h in g ; f i e ld s o f w i ld f low ers , b u l l f ro g s a t n ig h t (a n d an occasional scream f rom a peacock). We were trea ted to an aeroba tic show by Julie Ames (Golden West) in her T-34 and Dick Collins in his Swift. Julie is a W estern Airlines Co- Pilot.

The day ended with a ranch style d in n er (if you call f laming Crepes Suzette ranch style) with prizes given for winners and losers o f all the games. C an you believe th a t we then had a s q u a r e d a n c e th a t la s ted u n t i l a f te r midnight?

M uch o f the g ro u n d w o rk tha t m ade this event a success was d one by Phyllis Pierce and her com m ittee before she moved to Oregon. J o a n Enyeart, C h ap te r C h a irm a n to o k o v e r th e r e sp o n s ib i l i ty a ss is ted by A ndrea Nassimbene and Verna West. It is a lw ays d if f icu l t to list th o se w h o he lp without leaving out names, but a m o n g those to w hom th an k s are due is Peg Moseley w ho gathered items for the "goodie bags”, Hanes B u r k a r t a n d E v e ly n L u n d s t r o m w h o gathered up prizes; Alice G ard n e r w h o m ade badges for everyone and Je an n ie Collins w ho si lkscreened the San ta C lara Valley logo on shirts an d signs.

In the b a ckground , no t a lways a p p a re n t to guests, the serious business of adm in is te r ing this large Section goes on. F o r G o v e rn o r M arg o Sm ith , O range C ou n ty , it p rovided the o p p o r tu n i ty to meet personally with her B oard o f D ire c to r s an d the e x p a n d e d advisory board . The C h ap te r C h a irm e n s ’ meeting has become a valuable fo ru m for exchanges o f ideas a n d for com m u n ica t in g with m em bers Section-wide.

F o r m any of us w ho have par tic ipa ted in n um erous Section meetings, there is a sense o f sa t i s f a c t io n in w a tc h in g off icers a n d delegates evidence their increasing skills by focusing on im p o r tan t issues, no t getting “h u n g -u p ” on trivia, listening to a varie ty o f v iewpoints and then m aking a decision.

There were m em bers o f o u r In terna tiona l W om en Pilots c o m m u n i ty f rom C h a r te r M e m b e r B e tty Gillies, to I n t e r n a t io n a l P re s id e n t , T h o n G r i f f i th , to the y o u n g w om en with their b ran d new licenses; there were w om en airline pilots, c h a r te r pilots, flight instructors and ra th e r a lot o f us who fly “ju s t fo r the fun o f i t”, and really look fo rw ard to these twice a year oppor tun it ies to get together with old friends a n d to m ake new ones.

Members intent on Governor Margo Smith's comments at the business meeting are (L-R:) Mayetta Behringe, Patty Sherwood, Jeanne McElhatton, Pat Gladney. Thon Griffith, Del Hinn and Jinny Collins. Del managed to get in a little knitting as she was listening.

Julie Ames (L) gave an aerobatic performance during lunch in her T -34 "Wally". Eldris Shogren rode along as her passenger, but for some reason, was unable to eat lunch! Julie also found time to attend the business meeting with (second from L-R) Julie Hobar, Eldris Shogren, Fran Grant. Janie Postlethwaite, Rae Gilmore. Cheryl Cassity and Joan Cassity.

The business meeting was conducted at an outdoor session with Governor Margo Smith, standing, presiding. At the officers' table, Treasurer Carol Clarke and Joan Paynter, Secretary, wait their turn.

Kite-making was a popular activity at the Section Meeting.

Willy Gardner and Stella Leis test their Air Age Education project “ kites" which they made from plastic garbage bags. Windsurfer and canoes are in the background.

S h rev ep o rt Gets a New Home

By Helen W ray

S h r e v e p o r t C h a p t e r h a s a c q u i r e d a headquarte rs trailer located on the grounds of the Shreveport D o w n to w n Airport . I t ’s beautiful, with cherry w ood paneling and a mortgage.

W e’re w ork ing m adly to take care of tha t last item. Three ru m m ag e sales, “ Half-a- Fa tted-C alf” raffle, a Nine ty-N ine cut glass window raffle, etc. W e’re a lm os t solvent now.

W hat a great feeling to have a place for m eetings , s c r a p b o o k s , t r o p h ie s , l ib ra ry .

g ro u n d school m ateria l , files, etc.The S hreveport A irp o r t A u thor i ty gave

us perm iss ion to pu t the trailer on the a irp o r t last year fo r a nom ina l yearly fee because we h a d m a d e so m a n y c o n t r i b u t i o n s t o Sh reveport av ia t ion projects th rough the years.

We are p ro u d o f o u r new headquar te rs , and we cordia lly invite you to s top by fo r a cup o f coffee. Look in y our roste r and call one o f us to meet you there. Y’all come!

10/ 21/77 Mobile, AlabamaBy Sandi Melvin Pierce

A breath aw ay f rom sundow n My wheels caress the ground .Air heavy with calmness My engine ’s idle the only sound.

C oncrete stretches before me.It feels like grass tonight.Blue lights guide and beckon. H an g ar b ound , I tax i in to night.

1 created a day o f pressure.Miles to cover. Schedules to keep. At dusk those things d o n ’t m atter . I’ve put tha t day to sleep.

I sav o r my m o m e n t o f sp lendor. Subm erged in a dream -like state. M y craft and 1 flow on together Welded as perfect soul mates.

Shreveport Chapter Ninety-Nines pose happily in front of their new headquarters trailer on Shreveport Downtown Airport. (Front row:) Martha Christy, Betty John Tuminello, Helen Hewitt. Kay Carpenter, Barbara Ringold, and Helen Wray. (Back row:) Nell Jobe, Evelyn Snow, Mary Walton, Eileen Anderson, Elaine Potter, Becky Netherton, Mary Jo Voss. Mary L'Herisson, Dottie Ports, Janet Ducote and Joan Carroll. We are sorry that all members could not be present for this happy event. Mary Friday, our licensed lady plumber, has done a great deal of work. We are learning a lot about insurance, plumbing, electricity, and all the other things involved in owning something.

99*’ A uthors and th e ir BooksBy M a rd o Crane

F o r m ost, it is enough jus t to experience the great adven tu re o f personal flying. But there are o thers w ho have an overw helm ­ing urge to share their th o u g h ts ab o u t avia t ion with a nyone who will l is ten—and often these w om en do it with a book . It is not easy to put d o w n on paper w ords tha t pilots will want to read. It takes hours of r e s e a r c h , c o n c e n t r a t i o n , w r i t i n g a n d rewriting before this precious brain-child is born . And then, it is p ro b ab ly not going to be easy to sell. Why? There are several reasons— lack o f ad eq u a te p ro m o tio n by the publisher; o r lack o f loyal backing by f r i e n d s , a v i a t i o n b u f f s , o r a v i a t i o n organizations.

Because 1 feel so s trongly th a t w e—each one of u s—should buy a b ook by a 99 when it is published, 1 am listing the books, prices, and publisher da ta . P lease—YO U take it f rom there!

Mardo Crane (L). shown here with Willy Gardner, is a past chairm an and now membership chairman for the Santa Clara Valley Chapter. This is Mardo's chapter and has backed her in an author's most difficult job—that of selling her books.

Line-Check for that famous altitude record flight by Louise Thaden in December, 1928.

Viola Gentry writes of the early days of flying in her book "Hangar Flying". She belongs to the Florida Goldcoast Chapter, and is one of our honored charter members.

Sally Buegeleisen. whose book about famous Max Conrad sold out very fast, is a member of the Florida Suncoast Chapter

Joan Cassity, Golden West Chapter, author of a new novel which will excite the aviation buffs, “Flight Plan: Aquarius."

A u th o rBuegeleisen, Sally Cassity , J o a n C rane, M a rd o

Edd lem an , Jo

Gentry , Viola

Scott , Sheila S h am b u rg er , Page

T haden , Louise

O ut o f Print books:

TitleInto the Wind ( R a n d o m House) ($6.95)Flight Plan: Aquarius (Ashley Books, Inc.) ($7.95) Ladies! Rev Up Your Engines! ( d ’Angelo) ($5.50)(only 80 copies left)Cows on the Runway ($4.95—quiz a u th o r .M ay be ou t o f print)Hangar Flying (wri te 4 Sa n ta Fe Rd., Chelm sford ,M A 01824)Barefoot in the S ky (M acM illan ) ($7.95)Tracks Across the S ky (L ipp inco tt) ($4.95)Classic Monoplanes (C row n ($2.45) (P ap e rb ack ) Command the Horizon (A.S. Barnes)Aces <6 Planes o f W W I (C rown)Sum m on the Stars (A.S. Barnes)The Curtis Hawks (Wolverine Press; Paperback - Crown) (Write Page for any later titles).High, Wide and Frightened (Air Facts Press) ($7.95) (The C a ro lin a ’s C h ap te r is selling au tographed copies) Bird, N ancy—Born To Fly, Crane, M a rd o —Fly-Down o f the Wasp: Miller, R o b in —Flying Nurse.

Louisiana A ir Tour

Jo Eddleman (L) and Sheila Scott laugh over the problems of being authors and selling their books. Jo is a member of the Washington, D C. Chapter; Sheila belongs to the British Section.

By M ary J o Voss

The Shreveport C h a p te r with Jane t Du- cote as C h a i rm a n for the event, spent six m o n th s ready ing itself and the to w n fo r the Louis iana Air T o u r , which was to arrive here on April 20 a t high noon . Considerab le effort went in to this. M a r th a Chris ty m ade her in fam ous red rag roses fo r each of the 35 pilots. T h a t ’s getting to be t rad i t io n with o u r c h ap te r now th a t Shreveport is the rose capital o f the world. Red rags, however, are becom ing m ore an d m ore expensive, so we are going to s tart p icking them up off the h ig h w ay . J e r e S a u r sp e n t severa l d ays "b u g g in ” roses f rom everyone she knew and som e th a t she d id n ’t. These were placed in each o f the reserved hotel ro o m s in vases th a t were acqu ired the sam e way as were the roses. We had a cafish re s tau ran t open at n o o n ju s t fo r this event. We had a guitarist fo r the occasion to a cc o m p a n y songs we had written fo r a singalong, crawfish races, and even the m a y o r ’s assistant cam e ou t to welcome the flight. So what happened? Did you read a b o u t the f lood in Louis iana? The m o n so o n hit . . . bu t good . O ne couple f rom Ft. W o rth , 99 H enrie t ta Pence and her h u sb a n d w ho were jo in ing the to u r here, was the only plane able to get in, and they were stuck fo r 2 days before they could leave. But the c h a p te r , a n d 49'/2ers tu r n e d o u t as scheduled and enjoyed the p lanned festivi­ties. So, all was not lost. We had hosted this event a couple years before, a n d had a great t ime, and were really look ing forw ard to it.

F ra n Salles o f Baton R ouge and her h u sb a n d , Emile, are the to u r organizers and w ork ed one year ge tting th ings together. 1 u nd e rs tan d the to u r had to spend most o f the t ime in New Orleans. C a n ’t th ink of a be tte r place to be w eathered in. Rising to the occasion, F ran m ad e it a success. To refresh y o u r m em ory , F ra n flew the P P D several years ago with a m o n k ey for a co-pilot. She can cope, believe me. Better luck next year.Help!

S an ta C lara Valley celebrates their 25th ann iversary in July. We are trying to bring o u r h istory s c rap b o o k s up to date . We would apprec ia te any p h o to ­g raphs o r clippings tha t per ta in to us. We will be h o ld in g o u r ann iversary l u n c h e o n in c o n j u n c t i o n w i th t h e d ra w in g fo r the Pac if ic A ir R ace , August 18. We would like to hear f rom any fo rm er m em bers o f the C hapter . Bring us up to da te on w hat they are doing. C on tac t Nancy R odgers , P A R Luncheon C h a irm an , o r Pat Davis o r Verna West, Anniversary C om m ittee .

Chapter NotamA tten t ion , C h a p te r C ha irm en and

M em bersh ip C ha irm en All app lica t ions sent to H e a d q u a r ­

ters m us t have the C h a p te r and Section nam e filled in before we can process them . Failure to provide this in fo rm a­t ion will result in delayed m em bership .

*More Info Cont.A ir R ace. T he race fro m S a n ta M on ica to Ind ep en d en ce . O R . will be 816 s ta tu te miles w ith fly-bys a t M erced a n d K lam ath Falls . R O N a t R ed Bluff. E n try fee is $55 an d the race k it is $2.50. w hich is a v a ilab le fro m C la ire W alters F ligh t A cadem y . 3200 A irp o r t A ve., S a n ta M o n ica . C A 90405.

10th Annual ApuepueleleT his 10th A n n u a l w o m en -o n ly race will be

held A ugust 18th a n d is sp o n so red by the A loha C h a p te r 99s. S pecial p lans a re u n d er w ay th is year to m ake the A puepuele le an espec ia lly m em o ra b le e ven t. R en ta l p lanes a re a v a ilab le from several FB O s a t th e H o n o lu lu a irp o r t a n d . o f c o u rse , th e re a re sea ts to be sh a red in p lanes being p ilo ted by local w om en p ilo ts fo r an y v a ca tio n e rs w h o m igh t w ish to inc lude th e in te ris lan d race on th e ir ag en d a . F o r in fo rm a tio n : S u e H illm an . C h a irm a n , A p u e p u e le le '79 . 2251 R o u n d T o p D r., H o n o lu lu . HI 96822.

First Women’s Air Derby Commemorative Race

L ouise T h a d e n , w in n e r in th e F irst W o m en ’s A ir D erby , re p o rts th a t M ae H aizlip , M ary V on M ach , B lanche N oyes an d herself a re th e on ly rem a in in g c o n te s ta n ts o f the o rig in a l 19 w h o flew th e de rb y . If an y o n e can adv ise All W o m en ’s In te rn a tio n a l A ir R ace, Inc. o f M ae H aizlip 's c u rre n t a d d re ss it w ou ld be very m u ch ap p re c ia ted .

D ates: Im p o u n d D ead lin e (S a n ta M onica), A u g u st 18; T ak eo ff. A u g u st 21; F in ish (C leve land ). A u g u st 25; A w ard s, A ugust 28. R o u te : S an ta M o n ica , P a lm S prings, Y um a, P h o e n ix , D o u g las, El P aso . P ecos, M id lan d , A bilene , F o r t W o rth , T u lsa , W ich ita , K ansas C ity , E ast S t. L ou is, T e rre H au te , C in c in n a ti, C o lu m b u s a n d C leveland . E n tries: O pen Ju n e I, 1979 an d close Ju ly I, 1979. Prizes: $10,000 to first five p laces, $5,000 to th e w inner.

Cleveland National Air RacesT h e C le v e la n d N a tio n a l A ir S h o w w ill

c e leb ra te the 50 th A n n iv e rsary w ith sp ec ta c u ­la r d is p la y s a n d f ly in g d e m o n s t r a t io n s a t B urke L a k e fro n t A irp o rt in th e d o w n to w n a rea over L a b o r D ay w eekend . S ep tem b e r 1 ,2 an d 3.

T his y e a r’s show will inc lude a special race to c o m m e m o ra te th e W o m en ’s A ir D erby in c lu d in g th e o r ig in a l ro u te , a n d d a te s , re tra c in g the 1929 c o u rse , 2700 m iles from S a n ta M o n ica to C leveland . A n o p en -to -a ll p ro fic iency race fo r to p speed w ith sm all p la n e s , it w ill be e n te re d b y a t le a s t 50 p a rtic ip a n ts .

A dvance tick e ts an d show in fo rm a tio n can be o b ta in e d by calling (216) 781-0747 o r w ritin g th e C leveland N a tio n a l A ir Show , B u rk e L a k e f ro n t A irp o r t , C le v e la n d . O H 44114.

Gold Rush Air RallyS an F e rn a n d o V alley C h a p te r 9 9 s ' G old

R u sh A ir R ally is sp o n so re d by C ac tu s Pete C a s in o o f J a c k p o t , N V , a n d th e N u g g e t C as in o o f F a llo n , NV. T he ra lly will be held S ep te m b e r 7 an d 8, 1979 d e p a r tin g V an N uys, C A , to R O N th e 1st n ig h t in F a llo n , NV. T he te rm in a tio n c o n te s t will be o n the 8th a t J a c k p o t, NV. E n tries a re o pen to b o th m en a n d w om en w ith a n en try fee o f $35.00. F irst p rize a p p ro x im a te ly $1500.00. T ro p h ie s will

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Page Shamburger, a most prolific author, is a member of the Carolina's Chapter.

Pictured above at the September, 1978 Colorado Springs Reunion, hosted by the Air Force Academy, are the then Board and Newsletter Editor of Order of Fifinella (Women Airforce Service Pilots of WWII organization). (Seated L. to R :) Sara Hayden*, Vice President; Leoti Deaton who was second in command to Jacqueline Cochran responsible for the WASP trainees during their flight schooling in Houston and Sw eetw ater, Texas; Bee Haydu*. P resident; (S tanding :) Betty N ich o la s ', Secretary/Treasurer; Betty Cross, Newsletter Editor; Marty Wyall*. Historian 'Members of The Ninety-Nines, Inc.

WASP V ictoryRecently the first H o n o rab le Discharges

f o r t h e W A S P s c o m m e n c e d b e in g d istr ibuted by the Air Force. S en a to r Barry Goldwater , C ongressw om en Lindy Boggs and M argare t Heckler, Col. Bruce Arno ld (the son o f Gen, “ H a p " A rno ld ) with his Mil itarization C om m it tee , to nam e a very few, the m any volunteers w ho ga thered i n f o r m a t i o n , s o l i c i t e d s i g n a t u r e s o n

petit ions, d o n a ted funds a n d the m any of you w ho wro te letters for W A S P s to be recognized as ve terans as well as those p ictured above , were responsib le for the successful o u tco m e o f this venture . Their recognition as veterans o f W W II had been signed in to law N ovem ber , 1977 by President C a r te r a f te r hav ing been passed in the Sena te and House earlier th a t year. »*

*More Info Cont.be p re s e n te d to 1st th ro u g h 10th p lace. W inners o f 1st p lace nam es will be eng raved o n th e five fo o t p e rp e tu a l t ro p h y to be on pub lic d isp lay a t S k y T rails R es ta u ra n t on V an N uys A irp o rt. T he ra lly will c o v er a d is tan ce o f a p p ro x im a te ly 700 m iles and will be a p ro fic iency , tre a su re h u n t co n te st. Kits a v a ilab le a t S1.50.

F o r f u r th e r in fo r m a t io n w rite L a u a n a D avis, 6201 S h o u p Ave. l ln i t 66, W ood land H ills. C A , 91367, (213) 999-1161 o r 931-6321.

Fairladies Annual Indiana RaceT his a n n u a l F A IR race will inc lude b o th

m en a n d w o m e n p i lo ts , w ith a c o -p ilo t req u ired . It is s tr ic tly a p ro fic iency even t and will fe a tu re a field o f no m o re th a n 60 general a v ia tio n a irc ra f t, to ch allenge a closed race co u rse o f a p p ro x im a te ly 200 n a u tic a l m iles.

F o r m o re in f o r m a io n , c o n ta c t : M rs . M inerva M ah o n ey . P .O . Box 321, N oblesville. IN 46060.

New England Air RallyF o r in fo rm a tio n on the N ew E n g land A ir

R ally w hich will be held a t M an c h este r, N H , c o n ta c t D iane N o rto n . 23 M idd le D u n stab le R d .. N ash u a , N H 03060.

*6th Annual Empire State 300T h e E m p ire S ta te 30 0 is a 30 0 m ile

p ro fic iency race. T he even t will be held a t the S a ra to g a C o u n ty A irp o rt. R eg is tra tio n w ill be F rid ay , S ep te m b e r 28th , w ith th e race on S a tu rd a y . T h e ra in d a te will be S u n d ay , S ep te m b e r 30th. F o r race k its , c o n ta c t: Betty E llio tt, 27 C ru m itie R o ad , L o u d o n v ille , NY 12211. T he event is sp o n so re d by th e N Y C D C h ap te r . R affle tick e ts a re now on sale fo r a set o f 16 foil a irc ra ft p ic tu res , th e p ro ceed s to go to th e race. F o r raffle tick e ts , co n tac t: H a rrie t B regm an , 56 G ro v e A ve., A lb an y , N Y , 12208.

Kachina Doll Air RallyG et ready fo r i t— here it com es! T he 12th

A n n u a l K ach in a D oll A ir R ally — O c to b er 13, 1979, sp o n so red by P h o en ix C h ap te r . P h o e ­n ix D eer V alley A irp o r t is th e p lace. R ally C h a irm a n R enee D o w so n a n d C o -C h a irm a n Po lly M um ey have been busy , busy since last O c to b e r w ith p lan s to m ak e th is one th e best ever. T he p ro fic iency a ir ra lly flow n o v er a 300 n au tic a l m ile co u rse is o pen to c u rre n t licensed p i lo ts — m en a n d w o m e n , m ix o r m a tc h . D o u b le s a r e e n c o u r a g e d . S o lo s a r e n o t re c o m m en d ed . W hy? B ecause th e co u rse m ust be p lo tted e n ro u te fro m c h a r ts h a n d ed to the p ilo t w ith th e s ta r t-y o u r-en g in e signal, and fro m clues sp o tte d a t th e ch ec k p o in ts e n ro u te .

L ast y e a r’s R ally p ilo ts will h ave a lread y received free k its. All o th e rs send $3 to R u th O lso n , 7232 E. Villa W ay. S co ttsd a le , A Z 85287. D o it T O D A Y .

New Orleans Poker RunN ew O rlean s 99s’ S econd A n n u a l P o k e r

R u n will be held o n O c to b e r 20, 1979 w ith a ra in d a te o f O c to b e r 27. T h e P o k e r R u n will co n c lu d e w ith a sp o t la n d in g co n te s t and sp ag h e tti d in n e r. Prizes w ill be g iven fo r the best p o k e r h a n d a n d tro p h ie s will be given in th e sp o t an d in g co n test. T h e en try fee o fS 10 .00 c o v e rs th e r u n , s p o t la n d in g a n d s p a g h e t t i d in n e r . T o e n te r , c o n ta c t : R u n C h a irm a n , P a t B esselm an . 10109 H yde Place, R iver R idge, LA 70123. » '

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10th A nnual Illi*Nines A ir Derby

The sixty-two entries in the T en th A nnua l llli-Nines Air D erby fought tu rbu lence and high winds to arrive a t M a t to o n , Illinois, Coles C o u n ty A irpor t before the im pound deadline. All m ade it safely, bu t the planes coming from the n o r th had s t ro n g tailwinds seldom experienced in Illinois, while Lois Fe igenbaum , past President o f The Ninety- Nines, did no t believe her Aztec could go so slow as she fought the headw inds com ing from the sou th to M a tto o n .

S a t u r d a y m o r n in g d a w n e d c lea r , a l ­though c louds were forecast to roll in f rom the west du r ing the day. The planes in the proficiency ca tegory were soon fueled and the word went ou t th a t the race was to begin.

T hon Griffith , In te rna t iona l President of The Ninety-Nines and the h o n o ra ry starter , flagged off Race No. 1, Field M orey o f Middleton, WI in a Cessna 310. Field always makes an ou ts tan d in g takeoff , which thrills all the watchers. At 30 second intervals, the remaining co n tes tan ts were flagged off by Neil Pobanz , o f Moline, IL, w h o has been a very special friend to the D erby since 1971.

All planes re tu rned in t im e an d m uch fun and fellowship was had in the Hospitali ty R o o m , w hich was m a n n e d by B a rb a ra G ross , o f the In d ia n a D u n e s C h a p te r . Barbara put Perle Mesta to sham e, as the “hostess with the m os tes t” .

Awards were presented at the b a n q u e t on S a tu r d a y n ig h t , w i th C h a r le y A l te r as

By C harlene Fa lkenberg

M a s te r o f C e re m o n ie s . C h a r le y a lso o f Moline, IL is a n o th e r o f the very special f r i e n d s t o t h e D e r b y . M a r y W a te r s , C h a irm an , o f Chill icothe, IL presented the 10 Year History Book o f the lll i-Nines Air Derby, which will be t reasured by all.

Sun d ay m orn ing , the w eather m an still looked with favor on the pilots and all flew hom e in beautiful clear, sunny skies, with fond m em ories o f the weekend and looking forw ard to next M em oria l D ay and the llli- Nines Air Derby.

Illi-Nlnes Race ResultsPlace Pilot Co-Pilot Plane Handicap Score1st G ail L a p o o k

C h icago , ILD iane C ozzi B u rb an k . IL

W arrio r PA 28 128145

145.99340 + 17.99350

2nd P au lin e M allary C ollege P a rk , G A

D ebbie K aras B arring ton . IL

B eechcraft C23 125 142.92090 + 17.92090

3rd Field M orey M idd le ton . WI

L ouise C om stock M ad ison , WI

C essna 310 206 223.59690 + 17.59690

4th M arilynn M iller R eyno ldsbu rg , O H

R o b ert M iller R eyno ldsbu rg , O H

P iper PA 28 132 147.84760 + 15.84760

1stR ookie

T an y a C u n n in g h am M ad iso n , WI

C aro lin e M orey C essna R I82 M idd le ton , WI

Proficiency

165 178.92210+13.9220

1st B everly P rice M id lan d , M I

D o u g las Price M id lan d . M I

P ip e r PA 28R 19.4140

19.4140.06250

+99.977702nd B ruce A llen

M t. P le a sa n t, M lEdie A llen M t. P le a sa n t, M l

P ip e r PA 32 26.5138

26.6138.26930

+99.713753rd N ancy H a ra ld so n

B arrin g to n . ILW ayne H a ra ld so n B arrin g to n , IL

P ip e r C h ero k ee 27.1138

26.9138.31200

+99.517954th

1stR ook ie

R o b ert W. F ra n tz R oselle , IL

B ruce A llen

R u th F ran tz P ip e r P A 28R R oselle , IL

E die A llen (See 2nd place above)

19.0130

18.8129.76260

+99.38240

1979 Jim H icklin M emorial A ir Race

The San F e rn a n d o Valley C h a p te r o f the Ninety-Nines have d one it again! They held their 2nd successful race in less th a n three months. How did they d o it? W ith a lot o f hard w ork ing people w ho spen t m o n th s preparing fo r the race and spent a whole weekend m ak ing sure tha t everyth ing went smoothly.

The race was held April 21, 1979. All the 51 planes racing arrived by F r iday night for im pound , inspection, pre-race briefing, and a little socializing. On Sa tu rd ay , the w eather was beau tifu l— not a c loud in the sky. The course, which had been a secret up until Friday a f te rnoon , was challenging, a n d even some very experienced racers had a hard time finding all the a irports . After the race was over, all the con tes tan ts a t ten d ed a hangar par ty for a hot dog, som e beer, and so m e t a l l - t a l e s w a p p i n g . T h e A w a r d s

By Misti Vreeland

Banquet was held S a tu rd ay night a n d when the winners were a n n o u n ce d , they were as follows:

The J im Hicklin M em oria l Air Race is open to men only. It is held in h o n o r o f J im Hicklin w ho flew a helicopter fo r K M P C ’s

Traffic Watch. The monies raised by this race are d o n a ted to the J im Hicklin Jr. E d u c a t i o n F u n d a n d th e J i m H ic k l in M em oria l Air Race Scholarsh ip Fund . It is held in Bullhead City, Arizona, on the banks o f the C o lo rad o River. »*

1 Stanley P a rk e r Bellanca 7G C B C + 17.86052 George Y o u n g /B o b M acLach lan Cessna 150 + 16.59323 Bill F e n im o re / J a c k Gageby Cessna 152 + 15.92144 Ray S c h u t te /C a r l Schutte C essna 172 + 15.62185 Carl G r o n h a g e n / J o e Ellena C essna 152 + 15.08716 R ichard G reen b la t t /B il l Hirsch Cessna 172 + 14.65107 Lou T o ta n s /M ik e Coligny Cessna 182 + 14.44368 Jo h n B lac k /J im T urner Cessna 152 + 14.17229 J im K u n k le /J im Kunkle PA-18 + 13.2858

10 K urt Kohler 'A l len T ak an o u s ian Cessna 172 + 13.1448

The Okie Derby

The 'Ramp Rats' made sure each plane was in order and the tanks were topped off.

How d o you con d u c t an a ir race? Last w in te r the O k l a h o m a C h a p te r m e m b e rs w eren’t quite sure, bu t th a t certain ly was no excuse no t to have one! Besides, W ays and M eans C h a irm a n Phyllis H ow ard had jus t re turned from com p e t in g in a proficiency race in Arkansas , a n d she had an inside track on the s i tuation. She was convinced th a t not o n l y c o u l d we p u t o n a s u c c c e s s f u l p ro f ic ien cy race , e x p e r ie n c e d o r n o t , it would be fun a n d it would even fa tten up the t reasury a little bit. She was confiden t, we found ou t later, because she had found an “ e x p e r t " t h a t w o u ld t a k e c a r e o f th e technicali ties for us g reenhorns . So, af te r lis tening to Phy l’s enthusiast ic p resen ta tion , the general consensus was “ W hy not?!" and we decided to indeed have an a ir race.

One o f the largest areas o f concern was w hat to nam e the race. W hat cou ld be m ore na tura l than “Okie D e rb y ”? So, th a t was settled. The race was scheduled fo r S a tu r ­d ay A pri l 28 th , w ith i m p o u n d m e n t o n Friday, April 27th. Phyl, meanwhile, called h e r “ e x p e r t ” , K a y N e w t h , w h o is a professional race c o o rd in a to r f rom Little Rock, A R , and plans began in earnest. 49!^ers were drafted in to the “ R am p R a t ” sq u a d ro n so fast th a t they had assignm ents before m any could even say “ Okie D erb y ” !

Since the race was to be sanctioned by the N a t i o n a l R a ce P i lo t s A s s o c i a t i o n o f Am erica, it had to co n fo rm to very strict requirements. The course , which rem ained a secret until the night before briefing, would take the pilots on a three-legged course orig inat ing an d te rm ina t ing at N o r m a n ’s Westheimer Field. W ayne C ox o f Aero Flite, Inc., agreed to host the race and provide fuel, t ie-downs an d briefing room s for the contestants . Planes were limited to single and twin-engine a ircraft m an u fa c ­tured after Ja n u a ry , 1946.

Everything progressed beautifully . . . until the day before the race. Everyth ing was in o rd e r . T he t r o p h ie s w e re re ad y , the h o sp i ta l i ty r o o m was o v e r f lo w in g w ith culinary delights, the b a n q u e t a r ran g em en ts were finalized, the par t ic ipan ts were com ing f ro m fa r a n d wide ( l i te ra l ly ! )— a n d the weather started to fall in. Panic!!!This couldn't he happening!! T he sky was overcast and the ceiling low V F R with scattered showers. The ex tended forecast w asn ’t encourag ing either. But, the racers, optim ists that they were, cam e anyway. By deadline, seventeen planes were im p o u n d ed and despite the weather, there were no d am pened spirits.

S a tu rd ay m orn ing , the zero h o u r arrived C A V U . CA V I!— u n b e lie v a b le !!! T h e r e w asn ’t even any wind, som e th in g o f a m inor miracle for O k lah o m a . The fearless forecast

By M arilyn Ratz laff

was w rong . . . at least for a few hours. The racers d ep ar ted N o rm a n b o u n d for D uran t , in s o u t h e a s t O k l a h o m a , t h e n o v e r to Eufau la , the land o f lakes in the east centra l p a r t o f the s ta te , a n d f inal ly back to N o r m a n ’s m o re centra l locale. And then, in the e te rnal t rad i t io n of “perfect t im ing”, the last p lane re tu rned to the roost and the rains c am e . All d a y a n d all n ig h t long. But abso lu te ly n o b o d y cared . We had d one it! F irst- t imers and all, we had conducted a small , bu t highly successful race and it was jus t like Phyl had prom ised. We had all had

a w onderfu l t ime, the race, which went like c lockw ork , was history and the rem ainder of the activit ies were indoors anyway, so we could even celebrate the rain. And celebrate we did! The banquet was a feast deluxe, the speakers were am using , the doorpr izes were o u ts tan d in g an d there was nearly a t rophy for everyone. O n top o f tha t , it was a beautiful day Su n d a y for the flight home. The entire event c o u ld n ’t have been better.

H ow d o you conduct an a ir race? W e’ll be m ore than h ap p y to tell you, because more t h an likely, w e’re going to be do ing it again!

Race Coordinator Kay Newth, center, explains the rules of the race while Race Chairman Phyllis Howard (L). Nancy Smith and her 49'/?er. Dick, look on

Co-pilot duties were easier tor some than they were for others. It wasn't too bad for Nancy Smith, who co-piloted for Jan Million in their Cessna 182, 99NJ, but it was another story entirely for Ruth lummis, who serves as Jerrie Cobb's co-pilot in the Islander. N12JC.

Last minute checks were the order of the day. Jerrie Cobb, center, checks the route, while Flo Andros (L), one of Jerrie's former flight students, and Nema Masonhall watch.

Nema Masonhall and 49’/2er, Mase, ready the poker cards. One card was given to each participant at each checkpoint and the hands were played at the banquet for prizes. Okie Derby Results

1st PlacePilot & C o-P ilo t Ed M orris &

2nd Place Pilot & C o-P ilo t

3rd Place Pilot & C o-P ilo t

4th PlacePilot & C o-P ilo t

Best 99 Pilot

Best O klahom a Pilot

Best Scoring FAA Pilot

Best Tim e Estim ate

Best Fuel Estim ate

N R P Trophy

Best Scoring Beech

Best Scoring Piper

Best Scoring Cessna

Best Scoring M ooney

P ilot w ith Least H ours

Pilot Traveling F arthest

Tail End Teddie

Ann Catlin

D r. Oglesby & daugh ter

Betty Jo H am m er Robin Sm ith

Phyl & Bob Howard

Betty Jo H am m er

Betty J o H am m er

Phyl H oward

Dick Hall

Ed M orris

Ed M orris

Elaine Perry

Betty Jo H am m er

Phyl H oward

Ed M orris

Larry Ju lian

Jerrie C obb

Russell Hayes

This was the only 'uniformed' crew on the field. Jerrie Cobb, who was flying her 10-place Brittain- Norman Islander, invited a few friends along to share the fun. She had also found a big sale on shirts for some of her Indian friends in the Amazonas. Since they were all alike, they made excellent crew shirts, so the passengers and pilots alike donned shirts for the race Afterward, all were returned to resume their trip to the Amazonas. Posing by the tail of the Islander are (L-R.) Susie Sewell, Nema Masonhall, Jerrie Cobb, Flo Andros, 99 NEWS editor Marilyn Ratzlaff and Ruth Lummis.

Race Chairman Phyllis Howard holds the bucket for Host Wayne Cox to draw door prize winners Nancy Smith and Oklahoma Chapter Chairman Gwen Crawford found the results amusing.

Elaine Perry shows off her trophy for Best Scoring Beech

“I own this flight school, so I want my trainers up in the sky * teaching my students to fly, not on the ground waiting for repairs. The 152 is reliability my students and I can both bank on.”

m « a The 152 is the m ost I popular tra in e r in the

w orld for m any reasons. Ask any flight school operator. The 152 isn ’t ju s t an airplane. I t is the tra in e r by w hich o thers are judged. I t’s a flying classroom as well as a profit center.

Designed for student pilots, built for the flight school.

Start w ith th e design.. .the high w ing provides m axim um lift and offers g reater stability in flight and better ground visibility on takeoff and landing.

The m odern tubular steel Land-O-Matic gear is virtually indestructible and m aintenance- free. Both very im portan t benefits for th e student pilot.

Students a re going to make m istakes. That’s w hen the good handling characteristics of the responsive 152 keep m any students from becoming discouraged. I t’s engineered to take-off quickly, be stable in flight and land smoothly. The 360° Omni-Vision gives the studen t a clear p icture of w hat’s happening in front, back, below, left and right.

price to its h igh resale value. Cessna designed the 152 so you can put m oney in your pocket — n o t in your trainer. No w onder FBO’s know th a t w hen it comes to proven reliability, Cessna m eans business.Built for performance.

Perform ance is critical w hen it comes to judging a trainer. The 152 takes off in 725 feet, clears a flfiy- foot obstacle in 1340 feet, climbs a t 715 feet p e r m inute, cruises a t 107 knots (123 m ph), h as a service ceiling of 14,700 feet, h as a range of 415 nautical m iles w ith a useful load of 574 pounds

In o ther words, th e 152 takes off faster th a n any o ther trainer, gets up to altitude faster th a n any other trainer, flies m uch h igher th an any other tra iner, and h as the lowest stall speed of any tra in e r — all critical points for student pilots.

Talk to any student — w hen it comes to m aking flying a thrill, Cessna m eans business.The bottom line.

The 152 is the m ost proven tra in e r in the world. And it comes backed by th e Cessna system w hich includes th e largest financing p rog ram in th e w orld and the s trongest w a rran ty in general aviation.

M easure th e 152 against any o ther tra in e r’s purchase price, operating costs, perform ance, economy, m aintenance schedules, resale, financing and w arranty. L earn for yourself.. .at Cessna, we m ean business.

And the 152 is th e easiest tra in e r in the w orld to land. I t h as the lowest stall speed — 14% lower th a n its nearest competitor. This m eans slower approach speeds, sho rter landings, g reater safety.

Its nosewheel offers positive, yet cushioned control for excellent ground m aneuverability and it always touches down in line w ith the nose of the plane, regardless of rudder position. Unlike the nosewheels of som e other tra iners.

Now move to the construction. Everything about the 182 is solid dependability.

The Cessna avionics, the P ara-Iift flaps, the gravity feed fuel system, the structu re itse lf—all solid.

The 152 h as one of th e lowest direct operating costs of any tra in e r — costs th a t a re proven. The 152 110- horsepow er engine h as a TBO of 2000 ho u rs and operates on 100 octane fuel and produces outstanding fuel efficiency. There a re few oil and filter changes between TBO’s. M aintenance costs are low. Parts a re readily available w orldw ide.. .there’s no long w aiting period. And, repairs a re easily made because of the design simplicity. The 152 is solid value — from purchase

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For more information ^ regarding the 152, L f R S S d Sor to arrange for a W w y y l l Odemonstration, see your Cessna dealer, or complete th is coupon and send it to:152, Cessna Aircraft Company, Dept. N, Wichita, Kansas 67201 U.SA

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Congratulations

Mardo Crane Receives B arnsto rm ers T rophy

By Yvonne Koepke

Mardo Crane accepts the 1979 'Barnstormers' Trophy which was presented by Lee R. Embry, President of the Antelope Valley Aero Museum, The award, was presented to Mardo during the banquet at the 9th Annual Barnstormers' Reunion.

on “ W om en with Silver W in g s ,"a history of the W A F S /W A S P . She was the ed ito r of “The 99 N E W S ” m agazine for fou r years and was a co lum nist fo r the “ Aviation News B eacon” fo r five years. She also w orked diligently in saving the O x n a rd -C am ar il lo A irpor t and the San Luis Obispo A irport from closing. M ard o holds a bachelor o f arts degree f rom U C L A in physical educa tion and psychology and a m as te r o f arts degree from C o lu m b ia University, NY. M a rd o has been a m em b er o f the Ninety-Nines since 1945.

As a ho lder o f the th ird B arnsto rm er T rophy , M a rd o jo ins a s ta r-s tudded lineup. In I9 7 7 , t h e t r o p h y w as a w a r d e d to Lawrence A. “ P a t ” Hyland. Culver City, discoverer o f radar . M ac Stanley of Los Angeles, chief test pilot o f the N o r th ro p “Flying W ing,” received it last year.

NOT AMAs a direct result o f the N ine ty-N ines 'A ir Age E duca tion W o rk sh o p last su m m er in N o rm an , OK , Ninety-Nines a re working w ith S o u th e r n I l linois U n ive rs i ty at C a rb o n d a le , to present the First Annual Insti tu te o f Aerospace Education . The course, which is sponsored by the College of E duca tion an d School of Technical Careers in co o p era t io n with the Division of C on t inu ing E duca tion , will be held Ju ly 22-28, 1979. Insti tute participants may even elect to take the course fo r two semester hours o f g rad u a te credit. Watch fo r m ore on this project.

On S a tu rd ay evening, April 21, a t the Antelope Valley Inn C onven tion C ente r at Lancaster, C A, M ard o C rane was honored by the Ante lope Valley Aero M useum and received the 1979 B a r n s to r m e r T ro p h y d u r i n g th e 9 t h A n n u a l B a r n s t o r m e r s ’ R e u n io n . M o re t h a n 500 p eo p le f ro m t h r o u g h o u t the a v ia t io n a n d a e ro s p a c e industry a ttended the event.

T h e t r o p h y is a w a r d e d a n n u a l l y to persons who have m ade m ajo r con tr ibu t ions to av ia t io n /ae ro sp a ce but have received little recognition.

The Hi-Desert C h a p te r was selected to choose this individual and Shirley Williams, Vice C ha irm an of the Hi-Desert C hap te r , was appo in ted by the m useum to be their p ro g ram chairm an . M a rd o C rane , San ta C lara Valley C hap te r , was chosen by the Hi- Desert C h ap te r to receive this honor .

The them e of the p ro g ram was “ W om en in Aviation". The invocation was given by Yvonne Koepke. Hi-Desert C h ap te r C h a ir ­man, using o u r In terna t iona l Ninety-Nines Prayer. Betty W h ar to n o f the San Diego C hap te r , was the Mistress o f Cerem onies fo r the evening and did an o u ts tan d in g job . During the p ro g ram , Betty read a letter f rom o u r In terna tiona l President, T h o n Griff ith, sending best wishes and regrets th a t she could not a ttend because the N ine ty-N ines’ In t e r n a t io n a l B oard o f D ire c to r s were meeting tha t sam e day in O k la h o m a City.

Betty in troduced eight fo rm er W A S P s and each m ade a few com m ents . Bobbi. T ro u t , a C h a r te r M em ber o f the Ninety- N in es w as i n t r o d u c e d as w a s C h a r t e r M ember. Melba Beard, now o f the Phoenix C hapte r . The highlight o f the evening came when M ard o Crane was in troduced and re ce iv e d th e t r o p h y . M a r d o h o l d s a C o m m e rc ia l p i lo t ’s license, w ith m u lt i - engine rating, and has logged m ore than2.000 hours in the air . She was a W A S P during World W ar 11. W hen the W A S P s were d isbanded , she enlisted in the U.S. Air Force, later retiring as a first l ieutenant. Later M ard o founded the Pow der Puff Derby and served as its c h a irm an f rom 1947 until 1952. She flew in fou r Pow der Puff Derbys. M ard o has a u th o re d two' b o o k sv “ Fly D ow n of the W asps” and “ Ladies, Rev Up Y our E n g in es ,"an d currently is work ing

Congratulations

Women P ilo ts HonoredBy C a the r ine C oyne

Some o f the w o r ld ’s greatest w om en pilots of all time were honored recently by the 0 X 5 Aviation Pioneers a t the P ro u d Bird in Los A nge les . T h e p r o g r a m w as M C ’d by President o f the 0 X 5 , R alph M ajo rs and V ic e - P re s id e n t A b b y H a d d a w a y , b o t h aviation pioneers in their right.

Many Ninety-Nines were h o n o red at the luncheon . H e a d in g th e list o f h o n o re e s present were Melba Beard o f Scottsdale , AZ, who is a flight in s t ruc to r a n d a C h a r te r M ember o f the Ninety Nines, Inc. Ms. Beard flew in the w o m e n ’s air reserve an d m any National Air Races.

Claire Walters, a flight in s t ruc to r and P res iden t o f th e C la i re W a l te r s F l igh t Academy, Inc. at Sa n ta M onica was also honored. She is a past w inner o f the Pow der Puff Derby (A W T A R ) in 1951, has been a m em ber of the N inety-N ines fo r m ore than 34 years with over 33,000 logged hours to her credit. She was one o f the first w om en to fly solo across the Pacific, an d has flown all over the world. Ms. W alters is the C h a irm an of the Pa lms C h a p te r Ninety-N ines and also C ha irm an o f the Palms to Pines Air Race. Claire W alters is a co -fo u n d e r of the race which is now in its ten th successful year, scheduled to depar t f rom Sa n ta M onica on August 10. Ms. W alters is a lso the curren t start C h a irm an o f the Air Race Classic.

Youngest o f the honorees was Elizabeth Dinan. also a flight in s t ru c to r a t the Claire Walters Flight Academ y, Inc. A m em ber of the San Fe rn a n d o C h ap te r , she is know n for her a ir racing and has flown in m any Pow der Puff Derbys, In terna tiona l Angel Derbys and m any local races such as the Pa lms to Pines Air Race, the Pacific Air Race and the Valley Air Derby.

Elizabeth has devoted m uch time to the Wing Scouts and is well kno w n for her efforts with this g roup . She has been a winner o f the W o m a n Pilot of the Year Award from the San F e rn a n d o C h ap te r and the Southwest Section Ninety-Nines. Mrs. Dinan is a recent winner o f the Amelia Earhart Mem oria l Scho larsh ip which she used to advance her multi-engine training.

0X5 Honoree Elizabeth Dinan, pictured here with 49'/?er Don, won the 0X5 table decoration.

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Clermont County Airport Batavia. Ohio 45103

Phone: (513) 732-2411Claire Walters, another 0X5 Honoree, during her pioneer days.

Marie M cM il lan , Las Vegas Valley C h ap te r , set a new W o r ld ’s R ecord on the A nniversary o f the W right Bro­thers. She flew a Beech B onanza over a recognized course C - l -c G ro u p 1, from Fresno , C A to Las Vegas, N V in I hour, 27 minutes, 5 seconds at a speed of 180.52 M P H . She flew over the highest p o i n t in t h e c o n t i n e n t a l U S , M t. M c K in ley (14 ,495 ') a n d th e lowest, O wens Lake in D eath Valley (-221').

Marie McMillan

Ju n e Bonesteel, Whirly-Girl #193, has been nam ed “ Arizona Flight Ins truc tor o f the Y ear” by the Federal Aviation Safety C om m ittee .

A Bachelor o f Science g ra d u a te of the A rizona S ta te University, Ju n e holds ratings for Air T ran sp o r t Pilot, C F I I , In s t ruc to r Airplanes, C F I Helicopter, A ircraft & Pow erp lan t and Inspector Aircraft . She has been an FA A Gold Seal Ins t ruc to r since 1968. Ju n e is Chief Pilot fo r the Air T ran sp o r t Pilot School at T a y l o r A v i a t i o n ( f o r m e r l y S a g u a r o Aviation . Inc.) in Phoenix . While Ju n e instructs on a Bell 47-G helicopter, as A rizona Flight Ins t ruc to r fo r 1978, she h a s b e e n a c c e p t e d a t t h e H u g h e s Helicopter Service School in Culver City, C A f o r th re e w eeks t r a in in g on the Hughes 269A helicopter beginning July 5, 1979.

June Bonesteel

Western Canadian

Activitiesand

Projects

East CanadaThe Eastern O n ta r io C h ap te r m anned a

99 B o o t h a t t h e S p o r t s m a n F a i r a t Lansdow ne Park , O t taw a Civic Centre , in con junc tion with the Experim en ta l Aircraft Association. The EAA had a "real live a irc raf t" on display am id all the cam pers , boa ts etc., so the bo o th really a t t rac ted a tten tion . O u r side o f the b o o th was staffed by 99s du r ing open hours f rom W ednesday, F e b r u a r y 21, 16:00 h o u r s t o S u n d a y , Feb rua ry 25, 19:00. It was good exposure for o u r o rgan iza t ion a n d we agreed to a t tem p t it again next year.

Eastern O n ta r io C h ap te r also is o rgan iz ­ing rides for the Little Sisters and their Big Sister c o m p an io n s fo r a Big Sister Fly Day ou t o f Rockcliffe Airport .

T h r o u g h h o w l in g w in d s a n d b l in d in g snow s torm s cam e over 600 people to a ttend the th ird an n u a l series o f safety sem inars presented by the First C an ad ian C hapte r . With its them e “ The Joys of Flying Safe ly”, the six evenings com prised topics on “To

Rent o r T o O w n ”; “ M ain tenance for Pilots an d O w ners" presented by c h ap te r m em ber L o is A p p e r l e y , P r e s i d e n t o f A v i a t i o n Sem inars Co.; “ Keep C urren t" ; “ W eather to Fly”; “ Ins t rum en ts for the V F R Pilo t”; a n d a panel discussion on the fu tu re of general av ia t ion in C a n ad a with two 99s on the p a n e l , Lo is A p p e r le y , P re s id e n t o f the O n ta r io Avia tion C ouncil and B.J. Scher- m e r h o r n . G o v e r n o r o f th e E as t C a n a d a Section. Also on the panel were Russ Beach, President o f C a n ad ian Pilots and Owners Associa t ion , Je a n Beaubien, Project M a n a ­ger fo r C a n a d a ’s Genera l Aviation Policy Review Project a n d Wil liam Paris, E xecu­tive D irector o f the Royal C an ad ian Flying Clubs Associa tion.

Highly th o u g h t o f an d successful, the sem inars will be repea ted again next year with topics aris ing o u t o f co m m en ts on survey sheets han d ed in by participants . Sem inars C h a irm a n , M ary W arne r-Sm ith , has indicated tha t the facilities at Buttonville A irp o r t have been excellent p rov id ing am ple meeting space a n d parking.

A G um ba ll C a r Rally is being sponsored by the British C o lu m b ia C h a p te r as a fu n d ­rais ing event.

The B.C. 99s o pera ted a b o o th at the B re n tw o o d M all d u r in g the w eek- long Aviation A eroshow Exhibit ion in V ancou­ver, as a m eans o f in form ing the public of the 99s and their activities.

" M o u n ta in Fly ing” a n d “ Surviva l” are the topics o f an avia t ion safety sem inar spon­sored by the B.C. C h a p te r M ay 29th.

G u e s t s p e a k e r s w ere Des Price, the R e g io n a l A v i a t i o n S a f e ty O f f i c e r fo r T ran sp o r t C a n ad a , and Willy Floyd who owns P ro A ir survival schools.

S tu d e n t s a t P i t t M e a d o w E lem en ta ry S chool were to hear a p resen ta tion by two B.C. 99s. G re tchen M a th eso n and Judy Elliot, on the h is tory o f w om en in aviation and fo r o p p or tun it ie s in avia tion.

B.C. 99s will pa r t ic ipa te in the Pacific Flying C lu b ’s a n n u a l Sa l tspr ing Island Fly- in Ju n e 10, selling fresh sa lm on and 99 t- shirts and sun-visors.

N a d in e C o o p e r , o f th e S a sk a tc h e w a nC h a p te r spoke to m em bers o f the Z on ta C lub of Q R at their Amelia E arh a r t night.

Nadine also represented the 99s at the m eeting of C an ad ian Ow ners and Pilots Associa tion du r ing their studies on the task force studies on general av ia t ion in Canada .

T h re e m e m b e rs o f th e S a sk a tc h e w a n C h ap te r , J u n e Mills, M arg M eckleborg and

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Notice to 99/IFF Members

T here will be a Tea a t Ninety-Nine H e a d q u a r t e r s S u n d a y , A u g u s t 5th, f ro m 2-5 p.m. to h o n o r 99/ In te rn a tio n ­al Flying F a rm er members. A short meeting will be called to o rd e r at 3 p.m. to in troduce those a ttending. Those a rriv ing at Will Rogers W orld Airport , O k la h o m a City, on S u n d ay a f te rnoon p r i o r t o t h e T e a will be m et by O k la h o m a C h a p te r m em bers at Catl in Aviation and tran sp o r ted to the main t e rm in a l G a te 40, w here a H os tess R o o m wil be established to offer cold d r inks and greetings. Arlene W alkup. Lucille Pregler and Marge H u d so n will be serving in the Hostess R o o m part of the time. Hostesses fo r the Tea a re past In te rna tiona l President Broneta Evans a n d her lo n g - t im e c o -p i lo t , Velma W oodw ard .

All w o m e n p i lo ts a re inv ited to a t tend the Tea.

B J Schermerhorn. Governor of the East Canada Section (second from left) and Lois Apperley Presi­dent of the Ontario Aviation Council (right) participated in a panel discussion on "The Future of Gen­eral Aviation in Canada

Canada's first woman M inistry of Transport Inspector, Lorna De-Blicquy. a member of the Eastern O ntario C hapter, was one of the attendees at the All-Canada meeting Lorna lives in Ottawa and has an extensive background in general aviation as a pilot and an instructor

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First Canadian's Marion Orr is featured in the 99 collection on women pilots at the Western Canada Aviation Museum Marion is standing before the display which describes her war-time flying duties as well as her present flying career. She was a delegate to the All-Canada meeting in Winnipeg

Rosella Bjornson, the first woman to be hired as a scheduled jet airline pilot in Canada and a member of the Greater Winnipeg Chapter, is also featured in the 99 collection at the Western Canada Aviation Museum which was pre­viewed during the 99 A ll-Canada meeting. Rosella still flies for Transair, who hired her six years ago She is standing beside the display featuring her career in the air.

Carol Phelps provided the camera necessary to capture the rest of the crew airmarking Lakeside Airport. (L-R:) June Murphy, Marcia Spakoski, Laurie Reeves and Lenore Whittle.

Laurie Reeves and Carol Phelps flew over Lakeside Airport, Griswold, CT, and the partially finished "29" in an effort to capture the other three of the work force in action filling in the numbers

L ynn Shaw organized a w ork ing weekend en t i t le d “ U n d e r s t a n d Y o u r E n g in e ” for interested pilots. In fo rm at io n on vectors a n d glide were also included.

E astern C a n ad a .T h e c o l le c t io n is h o u se d in the new

W estern C a n ad a Aviation M useum , with the assistance of W innipeg 99s.

Alberta C h ap te r 's Nancy R and , w ho is the Aerospace E duca tion C h a irm a n for W est­ern C an ad ian Section , presented an ed u ca ­tiona l w o rk sh o p a t the All C a n ad a meeting in W innipeg April 28-30.

S h e h a s c o m p i l e d a h a n d b o o k on Aerospace E duca tion fo r W estern C an ad ian 99s to use in launch ing ed uca tiona l projects.

Rosella B jornson , o f the G rea te r W inni­peg C h a p te r is 99 representat ive to the T ran sp o r t C a n ad a Task Force on the future o f g e n e ra l a v ia t io n in C a n a d a , a n d is compil ing a report based on in fo rm at ion discussed a t the A ll -C anada meeting in Winnipeg.

A 99 collection on w om en pilots who pioneered in C a n a d a was pre-viewed during the A l l -C anada meeting in W innipeg. The initial research was d one by the late D o ro th y Renwick , an d funded by the 99 chapters in

Shirley R ender is now the m useum co­o rd in a to r fo r the 99s. She has put ou t a plea fo r help in t rack ing d o w n in fo rm at ion on C a n a d a ’s early w o m en pilots. If anyone know s the w hereabou ts o f these w om en, o r has clippings tucked aw ay in their attic, please write to her at Box 99, S ta tion C, Winnipeg.

New EnglandLakeside A irport in Griswold, C onnect i ­

cu t w as recen tly a i r m a r k e d u p o n s h o r t notice. Having only one runway, 11 and 29, we th o u g h t a few o f the m em bers in the S o u th eas te rn pa r t o f the state could steal som e t ime off f rom w ork and get the jo b done . Bright a n d early on M ay 22, two

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airp lanes carried a work crew o f five, to the tiny strip. Connecticut C h a p te r C h a irm an M arcia S pakosk i , Secretary Carol Phelps, T r e a s u r e r J u n e M u r p h y , a n d U n i t e d Airlines Pilot Laurie Reeves w ho was hom e a t the t ime due to the strike. Also on hand, was a student pilot and prospective m em ber

Joe Smith accepts a spot landing award plaque from contest Chairman Mary Helfrick.

Rollers in hand (L-R:) Jimmy McGough. Ada Friedmaq. Patty Barone. Sandy Woods, Norma Hampson, and Helen Lowe take a break from their airmarking duty. Mary Matthews is not shown because she took the picture.

Lenore Whittle .We had been assured tha t paint was on

hand , but upo n o u r arrival, the owner had fo rgo t ten to get the m uch needed supplies. D ism ayed, we said,“ Look , five of us have taken time off f ro m work , and we have it all d ra w n out, so can you go and get som e?” Incidentally , Traffic Zone pain t is available a t Agw ay Stores an d tha t 's w hat he got us. A nyhow , back to the h u m o ro u s par t , we were discussing how m uch pa in t to get and Laurie Reeves exp la ined we were p lann ing to pain t the runw ay n um bers 20’ high with a 3 ’ stroke. “ A 3 ' s troke??” the owner asked. “ Oh yes," Laurie said, “ After all, Kennedy has a 6 ' s t ro k e .” The o w n e r ’s m o u th hung o pen an d his eyes widened in awe as he asked, ““y o u d id K ennedy?”

New York-New JerseyTo refill the till af te r co n tr ibu t ing to the

G olden Jub ilee expense fund , the G arden S ta te C h a p te r held a S po t Landing C ontes t a t M ar lb o ro A irpor t , NJ, in April. Entr ies included a S te a rm an , f lown by D om in ic Del Rosso a n d an Aztec, flown by S tan Elkins, bo th o f M ar lb o ro A irport . There was a contest b o th m o rn in g and a f te rn o o n , each with a winner. The till-filling venture was a success, and fun!

H u d so n Valley C h ap te r held their M ay meeting at W u r tsb o ro A irpo r t where they a ir m arked the runways. Seven m em bers m an n ed the rollers an d partic ipa ted in the project. A delicious lunch was p rovided by a irp o r t owners and a good time was had by all.

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T h e L o n g I s l a n d C h a p t e r h a s j u s t com ple ted a very successful Poker R un which is becom ing an an n u a l event on Long Island and th ro u g h o u t Connecticu t . This year was the biggest yet. A ppro x im ate ly 70 a irp lanes registered with m ore than 200 po k e r hands being played. Most planes m ade the first s top o f their extremely windy and b o uncy 4 h o u r ride a t D anbury , C L where R u th D obrescu and her d a u g h te r were overwhelm ed. A dd it iona l poker sheets had to be con tinuously run off by Xerox until the final regis trants sta rted an h o u r a f te r post-t ime. Prizes were given ou t on t ime at Northfield Avia tion , B rookhaven A i r p o r t , LI by LI C h a i r m a n M a d e l in e l .a C a r ru b b a . Ela ine Devino, who besides ru nn ing the show d o n a ted her FB O spot for the o c c a s io n , a n d o u r s a n d w ic h -m a k e r , Caro l R ich a rd . T h an k s to all the hard w orkers at all the a irpo r ts , including M ae Sm ith , Ellen Gilmore, and two gals who c h o se th e i r a i r p o r t to w o rk a t fo r its c o n v e n ie n t r e s t a u r a n t , P a t B izosso an d R onnie Minnig .

A m o n th ly newsletter “ News for 66’s” is being written by Long Island C h ap te r News R epor te r Pa t Rockwell . It will be written an d sent ou t once a m o n th a n d will include the next 66 m eeting da te and any activities

66s might like to a ttend including the cutting and glueing sessions for ban q u e t center­pieces being m ade fo r the In ternational C onven tion a t A lbany, New York. Extra evenings have been set aside for the chap ter to meet ju s t to cut and glue the 80 table centerpieces needed. It is under the very capab le d irec tion o f LI 99 Carol R u b m an .

We hope to involve o u r 66s in most of our projects for their o w n enjoym ent and to e x p an d their knowledge of the 99s so that when their time com es and they pass tha t all im p o r ta n t check ride, they will be ready to becom e a com ple te part o f this in ternat ional o rgan izat ion .

North CentralThe sky o f M ichigan was filled with

airc raf t pilo ted by 99s o f the N or th Centra l C h a p t e r a s th e y w in g e d t h e i r w ay to M i d l a n d f o r a w e e k e n d o f m e e t in g s , e d u c a t i o n a n d fu n . A l l - O h i o C h a p t e r C h a irm a n M arc ia G reenham held a meeting fo r the c h ap te r and invited the Lake Erie C h a p te r t o j o i n us. A b o u t 20 w o m e n crow ded in to M arc ia ’s ro o m fo r a very brief meeting.

T hree m ajo r projects d o m in a te the m onth o f Ju ly for the A ll-Ohio C hapter . The 50th ann iversa ry o f Por t C o lu m b u s on the 7th w ith A l l -O h io D ee B o r ro w s c h a i r in g a h an g ar dance in Executive Je ts ’ hanger. Ohio m em bers will tend bars and take tickets.

The very next weekend comes the 4th A nnua l Buckeye Air Rally. Being held at Toledo M etcalf A irport , To ledo , Ohio on the 13th, 14th and 15th o f Ju ly . The R a llyan ed uca tiona l type o f event concen tra t ing on safety, pilo tage a n d naviga t ion is open to all l icensed pilots.

T h e n e x t w eek h a s tw o i m p o r t a n t occassions. The D ay ton Air Fair which is chaired by Vi Blowers. The Fa ir has been ex p an d e d to four days this year. Also the 5 0 th A n n iv e r s a ry o f the 99s w ith the conven t ion in A lbany begins with most Ohio m em bers a ttend ing . Som e m em bers have consen ted to remain behind and work the Fa ir so o thers m ay go to In ternational.

N .A .T .A . C o nven tion in St. Louis was served by hostesses f rom the Greater St. Louis C h a p te r w ho all say it was such a fun t im e for them . This is one vo lun teer project th a t is highly recom m ended , due to all the lovely flyin’ folk you meet, the fabulous meals p rovided fo r o u r services, and in teres ting speakers like M aureen O ’Hara Blair. Also, when the Missouri Pilots held their an n u a l conven t ion in St. Louis at the S h e ra to n W estport , Sue M atheis delighted the a ttendees with her speech “ Y our W omen in A v ia t io n ” tha t was very serious a bou t w om en flying, bu t a t the same time, laced with h u m o ro u s episodes f rom the trials of a w o m a n learning to fly!

The first part o f Ju ly will be given over to assisting the E .A.A., Missouri Pilots, and

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Dominic Del Rosso in his Stearman was one of the entrants in the Garden State Spot Landing Contest

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Lake Erie hostesses Helen Sammon (L) and Pat Stark (R) pose with special guests Warren Weisent Jr and Jerrie Mock

Flight Instructors Ass’n. with the display a t several St. Louis area a irp o r ts o f the Curt is Robin a irp lane th a t has been restored by E.A.A. This will c o m m e m o ra te the 50th Anniversary o f the record e n d u ran ce flight made July 6, 1929, f rom L am ber t Field. 420 h o u r s l a t e r , t h e y l a n d e d a f t e r h a v in g exceeded the record by in-flight refueling. We are all very pleased a n d p ro u d to be a part o f this celebration.

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A Mini Air Age E duca tion W o rk sh o p was p resen ted at the N o r th C e n t r a l S p r in g Section meeting in M id land , MI, on M ay 19, 1979, by D ia n e C o zz i , B a r b a r a G ro ss , Bonnie Lewis, and C harlene Fa lkenberg . Diane is a m em b er o f the Chicage Area Chapter and the o thers a re m em bers o f the I n d ia n a D u n e s C h a p t e r . B a r b a r a , t h e winner o f the N o r th C entra l scholarsh ip to the w orkshop in O K C last Ju ly presented this w orkshop as the first o f two, which all winners are m an d a ted to do.

More than 50 were in a t ten d an ce in spite of tours being scheduled a t the same time. Charlene popped the b u t to n s on her blouse she was so p ro u d o f B arbara and Bonnie who are fairly new 99s. The w orkshop presented jus t a few o f the m any, m any projects you can becom e involved in when you enter the world o f Air Age Education .

All who a t tended a n d p ro u d ly accepted their certificates left with m uch en thus iasm for continuing with o u r purpose . “T o en g a g e in s tr ic t ly e d u c a t io n a l , a n d / o r sc ien tif ic activities and purposes, and par ticu lar ly to p r o m o te a e r o n a u t i c a l s c ie n c e by su c h means.”

A successful Aviation Clinic was held at Aurora Airport . Th ir ty m em bers o f the C h ic a g o A re a C h a p t e r h e lp e d C l in ic Chairman & C o -C h a irm an . M ar io n Servos and Jo a n Kerwin and L unch C ha irm an , Nancy H ara ldson be hostess to 150 area pilots. Ellen O 'H ara , J o a n Kerwin, Jean Ingle & 49'/ jer Je r ry Servos gave lectures a lo n g w i th F A A p e r s o n n e l a n d a r e a m a in ten a n ce spec ia l is t . C o u r se s on all phases of a irc raf t m ain tenance , c o m p u te r problems, rad io c o m m u n ica t io n s , weather and m any o th e r topics were given f rom 9:00 to 4:00 PM . There were movies f rom the FAA and A O P A . A grand d ay was had by all and everyone is look ing fo rw ard to next year.

Since Chicago Area is celebra t ing their 45th ann iversary this year, m an y o f the members will be given certif icates for 5th, 10th, 15th & 20 years o f service to the 99s. S a n d y K lo c k is c e l e b r a t i n g h e r 10th anniversary a long with M ar io n Ja y n e & 5 years fo r B a rb a ra V a n - A n r o o y . L o u ise K okesh h as m a rk e d 20 y e a rs & G ean Burson, Nita F inem an & Helen Sailer are having their 25th year. A special recognition goes to Esther Noffke for 30 years in the Chicago Area Chapter . C ong ra tu la t io n s , ladies.

The an n u a l Achievement A w ards contest was held this year at O 'H are Hil ton in the Kitty H aw k room . T ota l Points: 1st Barb S i l a g i , 2nd E d n a H i r s c h , 3 rd D e a n n e B r o w n . C h a p t e r A c t iv i t i e s : 1st P o l ly G i lk is o n , 2nd D ia n n e C o z z i , 3rd J o a n Kerwin. Ratings: 1st E dna Hirsch , 2nd Barb Silagi, 3rd P a t Collins. Flying: 1st Barbi Silagi, 2nd Edla Hirsch , 3rd D ean n e Brown. E dna Hirsch is a new m em ber and received this aw ard . N o rm a Freier won the Service A w ard & J o a n Kerwin w on this y e a r ’s C h a p te r Scho larsh ip o f $500 to use to w ard a new rating. C o n g ra tu la t io n s to all o f you.

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F lo r ida G ulf S tream m em bers Virginia Britt . C h a irm a n o f the Angel Derby, and Rebecca M o u h o t , Lake E r ie ’s, bo th o f Ft. L auderdale , FL„ a long with Bernice Barris, T e r m in u s C h a i r m a n , recen t ly m et with M ay o r Kucinich, Cleveland, w ho Officially a n n o u n c e d the C lev e lan d N a t io n a l Air Show , and tha t the Lake Erie C h a p te r 99s will host the te rm inus o f this historic flight of the First W o m e n ’s Air Race. The race received public ity since the m eeting was televised.

An extensive p ro g ram has been p lanned. The Race a rriva l on August 25th will s ta rt a week long activity o f the 50th A nniversary of the Cleveland Air Races th a t te rm inate . L ab o r D ay 1979.

On a S u n d a y in M ay, a t the C uyah o g a C o u n ty A irpo rt , Lake Erie C h a p te r was extremely fo r tu n a te to view som e e x t r a o r ­d in a ry films, show n & na rra ted by W arren W eiant J r . , a pi lot of som e 50 years, o f N ew ark , O H . As all pilots can apprec ia te , the ceiling was 100’, p reventing o u r 99s f rom flying Mr. W eiant to Cleveland.

We were also priviledged to have Jerrie M ock , the first w o m a n to fly a ro u n d the w o r ld in h e r II y e a r old C e ssn a 180,

a cc o m p a n y Mr. W eiant, by car, to a ttend th is H is to r ic M ee ting . T h e p u b l ic was invited to review four reels o f film, da t ing from 1927 th ro u g h 1938, o f Air Races, L indbergh; Amelia E arhar t; the opening o f the dirigible hanger in A k ro n , Col. Udett; Blanche and Dewey Noyes and m any o ther fam o u s avia tors .

Mr. W eiant is 80 years young, no t only is an avid pilot, bu t is now driving his 1914 Rolls Royce in an A ntique A u tom obile Rally, f rom Key West, FL to Nova Scota. This Rally is similiar to o u r Air Races, as they have to R O N a t a certain day & time. Je rr ie a n d Mr. W eiant were taken to lunch by o u r Hostesses Helen S a m m o n & Pat S ta rk .

At the conclusion o f the meeting, the new elected Officers were presented; C ha irm an : Pat S ta rk . Vice C ha irm an : M arie Eaves, Secretary: D ebra Calvin. T reasurer: Rose Ray.

NorthwestT err i S lo a n , P u g e t S o u n d C h a p te r ,

spoke on her role as a flight in s tu rc to r for teacher pa r tic ipan ts in a one day Aerospace Associa tion. It was the teach e rs ’ state-wide p r o f e s s i o n a l d a y , a n d T e r r i a d d r e s s e d t e a c h e r s f ro m t h r o u g h o u t the s t a te o f W ashington.

T h e t e a c h e r p a r t i c i p a n t s t o u r e d th e Boeing 747 plant , visited a regional Skills C ente r and met fo r d in n er while speakers f rom different par ts o f the av ia t ion industry e x p la in e d th e i r j o b s a n d o p p o r tu n i t i e s available for s tudents in the future. The p a r t i c ip a n t s p a r t i c u la r ly e n jo y e d T e r r i ’s stories o f app ly ing fo r work with several o f the airlines. O ther Puget S o u n d C h ap te r m e m b e rs h e lped w ith the p r o g r a m a n d dinner.

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To celebrate Connie Earsley's new Private ticket and official chapter membership, the Lubbock Chapter held a “W elcome-ln” Party for Connie. Helping Connie (L) celebrate were Angela Boren, Delores Key and Theresa Ware,

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Terri Sloan, Puget Sound Chapter, addresses teachers at a state-wide conference on career education held in Everett, WA

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W yom ing 99s pi loted s tuden ts o f the W yoming School fo r the D eaf in C asper on May 17 at the conclusion o f their Aerospace E d u c a t i o n i n d o c t r i n a t i o n . H a l f o f t h e studen ts tou red the Flight Service S ta tion , A irpor t Traffic C o n t ro l Tower, N a tiona l W eather Service, fixed base o p e ra t io n and rad io facility, while ha lf received a flight over the city, which p inpoin ted their school, a n d v ice v e r s a . T h e 99s e n jo y e d th e excursion as much as the s tuden ts did.

South CentralThe C oasta l Bend C h a p te r again held

their meeting in Giddings, T X and m ade it a work ing meeting by a irm ark in g the runway. This m ade 3 different a irm ark ings fo r the

Golden Triangle Helen Hill and Mary Wheelock visited a third grade class and explained the effects of weather and wind before the students released their balloons.

G i d d i n g s A i r p o r t . We p u t i n s t r u m e n t a p p ro a c h stripes a n d n u m b ers on each end o f the runway; then put the center stripe on; an d to to p it off wrote the nam e o f the center o f the runway.

These report ing for m easuring , bending, stoop ing , and pa in t roller pushing were; J u n e N o r t h a n d d a u g h t e r C a m i l l e o f Victoria, M ercedes C rab tree o f Victoria, Peggy Walicek of Smithville , La Nell Easley and son M ike o f W h ar to n , Vel M o rg a n and 49'/$er “ S p eck ” o f El C a m p o , and Katherine C a raw ay an d 49!4er A.J. o f Yoakum .

The C oasta l Bend 99s, T he W h ar to n C h a m b e r o f C o m m e r c e , T h e P h y s ic a l T herap is ts and A pollo Avia tion also of W h ar to n sponsored a safety sem inar at W h ar to n Ju n io r College, W h ar to n , TX. F A A Air Accident P reven tion Specialis t, Carl E d m o n d so n gave a n interesting talk on i n s t r u m e n t f ly ing s u p p le m e m te d by tw o films. Then R ica rdo Alfara , a n air traffic con tro l le r at H o u s to n H o b b y A irport gave us som e exam ples a n d plane n u m b ers of p rob lem s th a t they and pilots ru n in to a t a busy a irpo r t . After finishing one accoun t of a pilot w ho had prob lem s, he was greeted by a T h an k You f rom the audience.

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Shreveport C h a p te r hosted a n open house a t the D o w n to w n A irpo r t as par t o f the ‘H o l id a y in D ix i e ’ fest iv i t ies held here annually . Evelyn Snow , M ary L 'Herisson , C o r in n e S t r i c k l a n d , M a ry W a l to n , D o t Lindsey, L inda Brossette, J a n e t D uco te , M a r th a Chris ty , Joyce Wilkins, M ar jo r ie H ardcas t le , Jack ie W orley , o u r new m em ber Nell Jo b e , and a prospective m em b er Marie Sonn ie r pitched in to help m ake things run sm ooth ly . L inda Brossette m ade graphics fo r tou rs to the tower, FS S , etc. Her talents

keep surpr is ing us.

Span ish Peaks C h a p te r m em bers held an i m p r o m p t u “ e m e rg e n c y m e e t in g ” a t the Pueblo A irport in late May. Occasion was the news m ed ia ’s willingness to publicize the 50 th A n n iv e r sa ry o f the N in e ty -N in es . M em bers were all over a n d inside a b rand- new Piper, having lots o f fun. And the p h o to g rap h e r likes a irp lanes, too.

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San A n to n io 99s have been busy touring. First they to o k a to u r o f the New Flight S im u la to r Facil ity fo r the T-37 & T-38, R a n d o lp h Air Force Base, April 9, 1979. T hose a t te n d in g included: P a m C rane & 49>/$er. Jack ie Kirby & 49'/$er, B arbara Fau lk , Sally Staley and Ceils Hegranes. Then they to u red the Physiology Train ing an d C h a m b e r Flight a t School o f Aerospace Medicine, Brooks A F B on April 28, 1979. T hose a t ten d in g were: Alice Foeh , Laura R ichter , B a rb ara Faul , M ary Schwende- m a n , L a V ern e A ld r ich (guest a n d her h u s b a n d R o b e r t ) A n n L o w e l l , A u s t in C h a p te r m e m b e r V irg in ia M a t t i z a , her d a u g h te r a n d son, guests Page Winfield ( i n s t r u c t o r a t F i e s t a F l ig h t S c h o o l a t In terna tiona l Airport) , and M ary Foley, a Reserve Colonel on du ty f rom the Carolinas C hap te r . T he train ing and “c h am b er ride" was cond u c ted by M ajo r Williams and his crew.

San A n to n io 's L au ra R ichter , Virginia Spikes, Alice Fo eh , Ceils Hegranes, Rugh Nichols, B a rb ara Fau lk an d M ary Ann Greer m anned a “99" bo o th at the Randolph Air Force Base “ Air F iesta" on 12 M ay 79, selling dash p laques and 99 coloring books.

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SouthwestAlameda C o un ty C h a p te r ’s 3c -a-pound

Airlift was an overwhelm ing success thanks to all the volunteers w ho helped an d flew, to the good w eather th a t held over the weekend and to the public w ho tu rned o u t in d roves at Hayward Airport on M a rch 25. W ea the r c o n d i t i o n s w e re p e r fe c t a n d t h e w in d s t ra ig h t d o w n th e ru n w a y . So , g reased landings were the t r a d e m a rk o f the day. W ith o u t e x c e p t io n , all p a s se n g e rs were delighted and asked to be advised o f the next scheduled airlift. U nfo r tuna te ly , we had to turn m any away as there was a 2 h o u r wait later in the day. F ro m all o f this suppor t , o u r chap ter m anaged to raise close to $700, and we will be in excellent posi t ion to suppor t our c h a p te r ’s var ious Air Age Education p ro jec ts . Seve ra l p e o p le in th e a v ia t io n sector gave their su p p o r t in flying time and p u b l ic i ty . A1 H o u le a n d J i m R o b e r t s ( H a y w a r d A i r w a y s F ly in g C l u b ) e a c h volunteered to fly an h o u r and actual ly flew much m ore to help a cc o m m o d a te the riders. A v ia t io n T r a i n i n g , H a y w a r d A i r w a y s Flying C lub and Executive Air (who were also having the g ran d open ing tha t day) helped with publicity. C h a p te r m em bers , the i r h u s b a n d s , fam il ie s a n d f r ie n d s all enjoyed the day and this o p p o r tu n i ty to provide positive general avia t ion activities to the local com m unity . It seems from the popularity o f this event and the b o o th we sponsor a t the Livermore Air Show th a t the general public still has a keen interest in all types o f aviation.

In ou r c h ap te r ’s c o n tinu ing su p p o r t o f Air Age E ducation , we again pa r tic ipa ted in Frances Gibson 's av ia t ion class activity. May 20th was bright and c lear th o u g h windy w h en F r a n c i s , J e a n S t r o o b a n t , L in d a Anderson and H ayw ard School District employee D o n Bacon to o k off with eight s tudents f rom H ayw ard 's T ennyson High.

The tr ip to S o u th C o u n ty A irport in San M ar t in was shor t but the som ew hat bum py a i r a n d tes ty c ro s sw in d re q u ir e d so m e c o n cen tra t io n on landing. After d in ing at the f am o u s Flying Lady R es tau ra n t su r­rounded by a beau tifu l 18-hole golf course in the foothills o f this ru ral c o m m u n ity , a tou r of the nearby Avia tion a n d A utom obile M useum com ple ted the day. This a irpo r t which is s i tuated only 23 miles sou theas t of San Jo se offers accessibil ity to this re s tau ­rant a n d recreat ion a rea co m p lex by on ly a te lephone call f rom the a i rp o r t fo r the c a r ’s s ta tion wagon. The day we visited all bu t a few tie d ow ns were full. The y oung m an who drove the s ta t ion wagon in to which we stuffed 13 adu lts said he had pu t over 200 miles on the ca r m ak in g tr ips to the a irp o r t t h a t d ay between 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m., and the d is tance is on ly 4 miles to the res tauran t. We were all intrigued by the severa l h u n d r e d large sca le m o d e l s o f fam o u s a irc raf t th a t m ade a hanging collage f rom the re s tau ran t ceiling.

Passengers climb eagerly into Sarah Pearl's plane Sarah, who is a new candidate for chapter membership, has acquired over 200 hours and most of her ratings in less than 6 months timet

A lam eda C o un ty C h a p te r is p lann ing to use som e o f o u r project m oney to help sp o n so r a b ranch o f the National In tercol­legiate Flying Associa t ion at nearby O hlone C o llege . T h e i r A v ia t io n D e p a r t m e n t is headed by Jack ie Waide w ho is also an FA A ex am in er and o u r newest m em ber-to-be . Ohlone N1FA will be one o f 13 college g r o u p s in C a l i fo rn ia , a n d t h r o u g h o u r assistance they may be able to par tic ipa te in nex t y e a r ’s spring meet. As pa r t o f this endeavor , Je a n S t ro o b a n t . C h ap te r C h a ir ­m an , has been nam ed to be on the Air T r a n s p o r t a t i o n T e c h n o l o g y A d v i s o r y C o m m it tee a t Ohlone.

On July 7th, o u r c h ap te r is ga ther ing for th e G r e a t G o l d e n W es t F u n d R a i s e r Spaghett i Feed and Swim Festival at Pat F o r b e s ’ house . T o m a k e o u r T r e a s u r e r ecstatic, w e l l d o n a te $5 per person to help her ba lance the budget. E veryone’s bringing pilot friends for a real su m m er b lowout. I t ’s a great way to share wonderfu l “ h angar tales, shop talk, flying adven tu res , etc. and m ake m oney, too.

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A lthough it required two sessions the Las Vegas Valley C h a p te r m anaged to comple te the a irm ark in g o f N or th Las Vegas Air T erm inal one m inute before official sunset M ay 19th, ru nn ing ou t o f pa in t an d daylight at ju s t a b o u t the same time. Those a t tend ing th a t second session were t rea ted to a “T ow er T o u r " where the ha rd -w orkers were able to ad m ire their a r tw o rk from aloft.

Plans for Las Vegas Valley’s first Flying C o m p an io n S em in a r a re also well un d e r­way. S c h e d u le d fo r O c to b e r 5 -7th the sem inar is sure to be a com ple te success as it is the first to be held in the Las Vegas area and has full c o m m u n i ty support .

Orange C o un ty C h a p te r ’s biggest Flying C o m p a n io n Sem inar yet! This one was different in m any ways. Due to the off-field l o c a t io n , t r a n s p o r t a t i o n had to be c o ­o rd in a ted to the a irp o r t fo r the pre-flight. More c h ap te r m em bers pa r tic ipa ted , m ore s im ula tors were needed, m ore help from local FBOs, a n d best o f all More Interested P eople! Now it’s on to new ventures! A Flight Ins t ruc to r Revalidat ion Clinic will be sponsored by the c h ap te r on Ju n e 29, 30 & Ju ly 1, 1979.

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C oopera t ive effort between Phoen ix and El C a jon C hap te rs p roduced a w hopping 9960 square feet o f a irm ark e d runw ay at M o n te zu m a A irport in A r izo n a ’s beautiful Verde Valley. It a lso p roduced a double p o r t io n o f fun and fr iendship for the h a rd ­w ork ing crews. Three p lane loads cam e from El C a jon , bearing El C a jon C h a irm a n Cay H a tch and 49>/4er George, Vice C h a irm an

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The line of people waiting to ride makes Connie Sanders (R) express the mood of the monitors on the ground. Jean Stroobant (L) and her daughter, Jan, are preparing for the next passengers out.

Connie Davis and 49'/4er W innard . Air­m ark ing C h a irm an Peg Batters with new 49'/4er Jack and a toy poodle. I.eah I.iersch, Vi C h am b ers and 49'/2er Larry and the c o ­owners o f the C h a m b e rs ’ Cessna 182, and Lynn C ou l tha rd . The Phoen ix crew consis t­ed o f C h a irm a n Jud i C arns , Vice C h a irm a n Pat M o re lan d . T reasu re r Polley M um ey , A irm ark ing C h a irm a n C aro lyn C h a rd , Pat Stover, Sandi A nson and A n n Newcom be. It was an overnight for bo th groups. The w eather was near to perfect, the project was successful, the people were great, an d the fun was— FU N. W hat m ore could one ask from a weekend?

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San Gabriel Valley C h a p te r has decided to present a $100 Scho larsh ip to a deserving Aviation E xplore r Scout . This a w ard will be presented in F eb ru a ry 1980 for w ork d one du r ing year 1979.

Jo a n and Ed W inter were hosts to sixteen of o u r g ro u p at their cab in in Big Bear w h t n we did the a irm ark ing . This a i rm ark in g m ’> a weekend project with t ime ou t Sa tu rd ay night for d inner “on the t o w n ” at R in a r d o ’s. We comple ted the pa in t ing Su n d ay m orn ing p r i o r t o a lo v e ly b r u n c h . O u r l a t e s t a irm ark in g was C h ino Airport .

A n o th e r successful project was o u r 3c per pound airlift at Cable A irport . It is a lways a joy to take som eone up for the very first t ime in a small aircraft . C ha irpe rson for this event was Karen H ancock , recent transferee f rom Tucson 99s.

Po m o n a Valley Pilots Associa t ion held their an n u a l Air Fair a t Cable A irpor t in which San Gabriel Valley 99s par tic ipa ted , bo th in helping with the airlift and in m ain ta in ing a boo th , passing ou t in fo rm a ­tion on 99s as to W ho. W hat and W here we a r e . J o a n W in t e r f lew th e p a r a c h u t e jum pers .

Sherry Salveson is San Gabriel Valley’sSection Meeting C h a irm a n for the Fall Section Meeting, which we are co-hosting with Fu ller ton C hapter . Of course, we are all busy prepar ing for this big event com in g in Sep tem ber and we hope to see all of you 99s f rom the Southw est at o u r meeting.

O n their regular meeting day T h u rsd ay , May 10th, the San Luis O b ispo C ou ity C h ap te r 99s with fou r a ircraft a n d th ir teen m e m b e r s w in g e d t h e i r w a y to S a n t a Barbara . They rode the city bus in to tow n and visited El Paseo “The Street in S p a in ”, - picturesque shopp ing a rcade reminiscent ol old Spain built in and a ro u n d the ad o b e hom e (1827) o f the historic De la G uerra family. Enrou te Nancy Stacy picked up M a rd o C rane at the Sa’nta M aria a irp o r t who was hosted by the c h ap te r on this fly­out.

San ta Clara m em bers com bined their m onth ly “ Fly-In” with a Direct Relief F o u n d a t io n f l ight to S a n ta B a rb a ra

choosing for lunch e ither L om poc o r So lvang (San ta Inc/) . Pa t R oberts , Jack ie Petty , Pa t R ow e in Pat R o w e ’s C om anche; Nancy Rogers and two non-pilo t friends; Pat Davis and Hanes Burkart; in Pat 's C o m an c h e all op ted for lunch at Solvang. Peg F.wett left her D F supplies at San ta Inez and flew on to meet Evelyn L u n d s tro m and Jean ine Ccccio who flew direct to Lom poc in Jean ine 's Cessna 182. J o a n S te inberger ( S a n t a B a r b a r a C h a p t e r a n d D R F C o o rd in a to r ) flew her plane back to San ta Inez to pick up supplies left by others, including Del H inn , M on te rey Chapter .

Verna West served as one ol the three m em b er panel to select a consu lting firm to draw up a new M aster Plan for the San ta C lara C o u n ty A irport system. Eleven firms subm itted bids, five were chosen to ap p ea r in person before the panel. The final selection was Hodges & S hu t t from San ta Rosa.

M aye tta Behringer is C h a irm an o f the th ird “ Flying C o m p an io n Sem inar to be held J u n e 1st and 2nd a t San .lose S ta te University A eronau t ics D epar tm en t . These sem inars a re very well received in the c om m unity , with people requesting to be advised when we expect to put on the next one!

The Air Age E duca tion C om m it tee o f the San ta R osa C h a p te r has been very busy this spring d is t r ibu t ing av ia t ion curricu lum in fo rm at ion and av ia t ion co lor ing books to all school distric ts within S o n o m a C ounty . These booklets will be kept on file by the curricu lum resource co o rd in a to rs in each school district. A cover letter was enclosed with this m ateria l exp la in ing the pu rpose of the 99s and listing nam es and phone n u m b ers o f the Air Age C om m it tee m em bers w ho were available to go out to a school upon request to give a p ro g ram on som e aspect o f avia t ion . T o da te , th e c h a p te r has been able to a cc o m m o d a te and fill all requests with vo lun tee r speakers from the chap te r itself.

The following Sa n ta Rosa 99s have par tic ipa ted in this p rogram : B arbaraB e n s o n , H o l l y B r o a d d u s , P a u l i n e Goslovitch , Nancy H ur t , Sherry Knight, Lil lyann l .eland. D a n a M ay N eu m an n , Bea R am u , J o a n n R obbins , A nn T unnev . and Carol Valette.

On M ay 8th. Carol Valette and Sherry Knight presented a p ro g ram to all 250 first, second, and th ird g raders at Yulupa School in San ta Rosa. C aro l and Sherry wore their “racing j ac k e ts" and talked ab o u t their experiences racing toge the r as a team over the past three years. T he children were to ta l ly fascinated with the p resen ta tion which included a skit and a hom e movie.

San ta R osa C h a p te r sold a lot o f hot dogs, soft d r inks , coffee and d o u g h n u ts at the Nation Air O pen House. T h an k s to Gail l.ee Bartle tt and all the gals w ho helped, the event was a big success, not only moneywise and a t tendancew isc . but even weatherwise.

G eneral Inform ation

East CanadaT h o s e w h o a t t e n d e d r e p o r t a very

successful jo in t East C a n ad a and Western C a n ad ian Section meeting. East C an ad a ap p ro v ed the draft o f the new A P T form. D o ro th y D rew is p repar ing a cam era copy fo r the p r in te r . Fe l ic i ty M c K e n d r y will d is t r ibu te th em A S A P . The aligning of the A P T year with the Safety E duca tion year Ju n e 1 — M ay 31 was also approved . East C a n a d a S e c t i o n M e e t in g will be h e ld Sep tem b er 22-23 in St. Jovite , Quebec.

Safety P resen tat ions were show n during Eastern O n ta r io ’s M arch meeting. These tw o au d io visuals a re available for the asking: “ Living With Wing T ip Vort ices” and “Tim e In Y our T a n k s ”. We did our April business over a supper meeting to enable us to a t tend a talk on Flight Service S ta t ions form erly called A erad io Sta tions, being given a t the O ttaw a Flying Club. Two poin ts especially noted: Please phone or present y our flight p lan in person . . air file only when the above is not available. Collect calls to close flight plans are accepted. The M ay m eeting was postponed to May 28 when R on J o h n s o n o f the O n ta r io D e p a r t ­m ent o f the Env ironm en t showed pictures taken on a Skyw atch flight in April in the O t taw a area . M ore details on use o f the cam era will be given.

Virginia C u n n in g h am reports tha t since they have m oved to N o r th Bay they have acquired C -F C H L . This m ay m ake it easier to keep in touch!

Western CanadianT en airc raf t and 25 99s flew over the

m o u n ta in s to C ra n b ro o k B.C. for a jo in t meeting o f the A lberta and In te rm o u n ta in C h ap te rs M ay 12th.

C r a n b r o o k is s i tu a te d in the R ocky M o u n ta in T rench , a b o u t 40 miles no r th of the C a n a d a — U.S.A . border.R o b e r ta Tay lor , a m em ber of the Alberta 99 C hap te r , w h o lives in C ra n b ro o k , hosted the

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meeting.There are no o ther 99s in the Rocky

M ounta in Trench at this t ime, but R o b e r ta hopes to be able to s tart a c h ap te r as soon as there are enough licensed w om en pilots in the area.

A special guest was Jean D a le -Jo h n so n , also a m em ber o f the A lber ta 99s, w h o lives 200 miles west o f C ra n b ro o k a t Cast legar B.C., nestled in between the M onashee and Selkirk m o u n ta in ranges.

The 99s and two 49!^ers in a t ten d an ce were given a slide p resen ta tion and talk by Liz W ebster o f the In te rm o u n ta in C hap te r , and her sister R o b e r ta T ay lo r o f C ra n b ro o k .

Their p resen ta tion described their bush flying experiences in N o r thw es tern O n ta r io when they worked fo r their fa ther 's char te r airline, flying seaplanes and ski-planes in sparsely settled areas.

Following the slide p resen ta t ion an aw ard was m ade to the past C h a irm a n o f the Alberta C h ap te r , on behalf o f the c h ap te r members.

Past Alberta Chapter Chairman Anola Laing (R) was presented an award by Nancy Rand on behalf of all the Alberta Chapter members during the joint meeting of the Alberta and Intermoun­tain Chapters held in Cranbrook, BC, May 12th. The award recognized Anola for her efforts in building the Alberta Chapter membership from 8 to 31 in the past three years.

A n o la L a in g w as reco g n ize d fo r her e ffo r ts to bu i ld the A lb e r ta C h a p te r ' s m em bership over the past three years.

In presenting the a w ard . Nancy R a n d of Lethbridge said th a t A n o la Laing had done more than a nyone else to build the A lber ta 99 m em bersh ip f rom 8 to 31, a n d to get women pilots in A lberta and sou theas te rn B.C. interested in participating .

There being no 99 c h ap te r in the B. C. in te r io r reg io n , L a in g h a d e n c o u r a g e d women pilots f rom tha t a rea to jo in the Alberta C h a p te r to keep in touch with 99 activities a n d to meet o ther w om en pilots.

Nancy R an d said the newsletter edited by

Anola had con tr ib u ted significantly to the success o f the chapter .

New York-New JerseyM aro ly n Wilson and Elaine R oehr ig will

be en ter ing the co m m e m o ra t iv e A W IA R A u g u s t 18-26. T h e C e n t r a l New Y ork C h a p te r is p lann ing their 3rd a n n u a l fly-in breakfast fo r Ju ly I a t K a m p ’s A irpor t in Durham vil le , NY. They are p lann ing for the I n t e r n a t i o n a l C o n v e n t i o n a n d G o l d e n Jubilee Ju ly 17-20 in A lbany, New York. The Centra l New York C h a p te r m em bers are hostesses fo r the 49!/iers Hospita li ty R o o m a n d h ave m a n y in te re s t in g a n d exciting events planned.

T h e new C e n t r a l N ew Y o rk C h a p te r officers fo r the co m in g year are: C h a irm a n - Shirley Luding ton ; Vice C h a irm a n - Millie M u rray ; C o rre sp o n d in g Secretary - Joyce Revelle; R ecord ing Secretary - D o ro th y Mercier; T reasu re r - L o rn a Kaier; M em b er­ship - M arc ia Buller.

T h e F in g e r L ak e s C h a p te r h a s been delving in to the s t ra tosphere . In February , August Kreuger, fo rm erly a meteorologist with United Airlines, spoke to us on weather in te rp re ta t ion and a g o / n o go decision. His tips on ho w to in te rpret the in fo rm at ion assem bled by the w e a th e rm a n were gra tefu l­ly received by o u r m embers.

In April, H o w ard H u n te r spoke to us on gliding with pa r t icu la r em phasis on th e r ­mals, how to find an d utilize them . He ended his talk with time-lapse p h o to g rap h y of c louds im p o r ta n t to gliders in m o u n ta in o u s terr i to ry , especially the lent icular a n d ro to r clouds. Of spec tacu la r b eau ty was the time- lapse p h o to g rap h y o f g ro u n d fog.

George A nn G arm s and her husband , Mickey, a re presently en joy ing a flight to S o u th A m erica in their Cessna Skylane. The latest posta l describes their thril l in landing a t La Paz, the w o r ld ’s highest a i rp o r t at 13,400 feet, acco rd ing to George Ann.

L ong Is land m em ber Nicole R adeck i has recently been p ro m o ted to Chief Pilot of M cIn tyre Avia tion , a leading FB O on Long Island.

Once aga in Long Island C h a p te r m em ber M ae S m ith has headed west by com m ercia l air liner. U pon reaching L ong Beach, CA, she got in to u ch with Je a n S ch iffm an, 99 and in s t ruc to r ou t o f Southw est Skyways from T o rran ce A irport , CA. It was a bright and c lear day for th a t a rea and M ae learned a b o u t their com plica ted T C A and noise ab a tem e n t p rog ram . Som e m em bers o f the L ong Island C h a p te r were given a lesson in this in tr icate p rocedure upo n her return. M ae found out, m uch to her surprise upon co m ple t ion o f her check ride, th a t Je a n is an F A A E x am in er and M ae had earned her F A A Safety Pin. M any th an k s f rom M ae to the Long Beach C h a p te r a re conveyed here.

H a rr ie t B regm an, m em b er o f the N Y C D C h ap te r , recently went into pa r tn e rsh ip on a 1958 C o m an c h e 250 b o u g h t in F o r t W orth a n d flown hom e to the A lbany area.

M e m b e rs o f the N Y C D C h a p te r 99s a t t e n d in g the N Y — N J S p r in g Sec tion M eeting in R om e, NY, M ay 19 were: Betty Ell iott , 1979 C o n v en tio n C h a irm a n , R u th Green, Peg Weiss, M ary Wolfe, Suzanne P o l s i n e l l o , H a r r i e t B r e g m a n , J o - A n n Perko , and M ary Scher.

W estern New York C h a p t e r m e m b e r s Pat H e rm an a n d D o ro th y H ake w e re p a r t o f a flying c lub tha t flew to N orfolk , Virginia and were given a personal to u r o f the aircraft carrier , SS Independence.

The Western New York C h a p te r installed officers at its M ay Meeting. The officers are: C h a irm a n , D o ro th y H ake; Vice C h a irm an , C hris Hohensee; Treasurer , Shirley Ha vice; Secretary, Ev S tanek ; M em bersh ip , Lois S h r i v e r ; H i s t o r i a n , C e il K e n n y ; N ew s R eporte r , Virginia H ake; Aerospace Ed.. D iane Senneff.

North CentralPo r t C o lu m b u s is fast becom ing fam ous

as the a irp o r t to have well know n people p a ss in g t h r o u g h . V ic e -C h a i rm a n J e a n e W olco tt met O k la h o m a C h a p te r m em ber C am S to m b erg on her way back to Law ton af te r a t ten d in g a week sem in a r in C incin­nati . As Jeane waited for C am , R obert Redford , w ho is do in g a movie in Ohio, walked by a couple of t imes with very few people recognizing him. Virginia Britt and Rebecca M o u h o t o f the F lo r ida G ulf Coast C h a p te r s topped to talk with Angel Derby officials a b o u t the s top at Bolton Field in August. At Lane Aviation . Je r r ie C o b b ’s, Islander was seen si tting at t ie-down. Jerrie had burned ou t som e bearings on the left m ain when landing a t C o lum bus . Jerrie s tayed with All-Ohio Bonnie Miller. Then B onnie a n d S a c r a m e n t o Valley m e m b e r R u th L um m is acco m p an ied Jerr ie on to New York City to see her accept the Bishop Wright Aw ard , nam ed after the fa the r o f the Wright Brothers. The three then flew on to Flor ida to help Jerrie get ready for her next t r ip to the A m azon .

F e d e ra l E x p re s s is t r a in in g A l l -O h io S h a ro n Fall for the position o f Third Officer on their 727s. This was good news to S ha ron b u t the best news was th a t Federal Express w as a l s o t r a n s f e r r i n g S h a r o n b a c k to C in c in n a t i . Fa l l is e x p e c te d in the fall (ahem!).

C e n t r a l I l l i n o i s N i n e ty - N in e s h a d a surprise visit by Jerrie C o b b and R uth L um m is at their M ay 6 meeting at Coles C o u n ty A irport , M a t toon .

After spending the weekend with long­t im e f r ien d , B a r b a r a J e n i s o n , w h o a lso invited M ary W aters , B a rb ara Brusseau, Sue Sm ith a n d new 66 M arth a Alwardt in fo r a long gabfest, they all flew from Paris, IL to M T O in J e r r ie ’s Islander to spend som e t ime with the entire C hapter .

The m eeting helped renew the en thus iasm to help Jerr ie C o b b in her efforts with the Ind ians o f the A m azon . Barbara has taken

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on the task o f being collection point for c l o t h i n g a n d sh o e s (n o m a t t e r w h a t condit ion , as it is a m at te r o f survival, not pride, fo r these struggling Indians). These will then be sent to F lorida, where Jerr ie will pick them up and transfer on to the jungle.

Greater St. I .ouis m em bers were treated to a really super T.V. interview by St. Louis’ K S D T .V .’s J o h n Auble on the M ay 21st. 6:30 P .M . news. Val J o h n s o n and co-pilot Nelda Lee described their p lans to fly the H u g h es A irw es t Air R a ce Classic . Mr. Auble and the cam era crew met Val and Nelda at Weiss a irpo r t , shot pictures o f her landing and taxiing to pa rk ing ram p ( thank goodness tha t was a good one!) and they had a nice chat with Mr. Auble a b o u t the race. He had some still pho tos m ade an d Val is to call him with progress reports du r ing the race. He plans to use the phone reports “live", with the still p h o to s as background . Looks like we will finally get som e up-da ted race coverage in St. Louis , which until now, has been p oor , at best.

G r e a t e r S t . L o u i s ’ F ly in g A c t iv i t ie s C h a irm an , Bev Zirkel reports th a t the WX finally coopera ted for o u r M ay 9th flight to lunch bunch, so she picked up Jo A n n e O ’R ourke and a n o th e r lady friend from Alton, tooled off to S . l .U . C a rbondale , only to discover they were the only attendees! Says they had a super t ime, anyway! ST L did have fou r a irp lanes fly to M id land , MI fo r the N or th Centra l Section meeting. R u th and Al Schueler flew their plane, as did Alice

a n d J o h n Ja c k so n , Liz, and Rich J o rd a n , a n d Val J o h n s o n w ith co -p i lo ts D o t t ie H a u p t and Nelda Lee. Amy Laws and Ja n Pocock took the m ore haza rd o u s rou te - c o m m e rc ia l a ir l ines ! W hile it to o k o u r buddies a p p ro x im ate ly 3'A hours to fly their own single engine equ ipm en t to MBS, Amy and J a n were all day getting there via jet aircraft!! They were e legantly treated to a ride back to D e tro it in M earl and Bill F r a m e ’s b e a u t i f u l l y e q u i p p e d C e s s n a C ard ina l , so it w a sn ’t all bad fo r them . Also, everybody had a super t ime at the section meeting, th an k s to the hostessing of the M ichigan C h ap te r . Then , on May 22nd, three a irp lanes and 12 ladies flew to Cape G ira rdeau to try ou t a new res tau ran t called “ D i s c o R e s t a u r a n t ” . O n e o f t h e l a d y passengers , R u th Lake, reports the place is fabulous! She said it was such fun an d so great to Val J o h n s o n , M ary Lowe, and J o A n n e Sab o to fill their a irp lanes, giving some o f o u r “g ro u n d e d " ladies a chance to go a long! You can sure tell th a t Spring has Sprung!

The In d ian a D unes were hosts to the Ind iana C h ap te r a t the M ay meeting held in P lym outh . IN. Ole m an w eather has played havoc with every meeting this year and he tried again. Sa tu rd ay m orn ing dawned with rain and low ceilings. However, no s to rm s o r t u r b u le n c e — so we fo o led h im ! E leven planes flew in e ither on instrum ents o r by flying low. Th ir ty -fou r persons enjoyed a d e l i c io u s m e a l a t t h e B a l lo o n W u r k s

R e s t a u r a n t n e a r the a i r p o r t , a n d then d roo led over the beautiful slides show n by C harlene Falkenberg o f her t r ip to Australia

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Chris Murdock, IN Dunes Activities Chairman, had planned a spot landing contest for the meeting, but was shot down by the weather again. Eleven planes flew in for the event in spite of the rain Flying wasn't too bad, but there was no way she could keep the line on the runway, so each plane that landed was declared a winner. Chris left the meeting with an arm full of Air Age Education materials to distribute to local schools.

Central Illinois Chapter is also selling copies of this photo taken after the May 6 meeting to mqmbers for $5 each, with all proceeds going to the Jerrie Cobb Foundation. Another project with profits going to the Foundation is waiting in the wings to be finalized at the next meeting. See center-fold article in the December, 1978, 99 NEWS for further details on the Jerrie Cobb Foundation.

Idaho 99s flew fo Baker, OR for a meeting on the airport lawn. The person in charge of the weather was congratulated for performing above and beyond the call. Northwest Section Governor, Louise Wicks, who was the special guest of honor, accepts a cup of coffee from her co-pilot, Noel "Pappy" Wicks. Idaho Chapter's borders now push into eastern Oregon and include members from Baker, Ontario, Burns and Bend. This fly-in brought out six prospective members. Since then two of them have decided to join the Idaho Chapter.

last sum m er.The Spot Landing C ontes t was canceled

due to a wet runway, but Chris M u rd o ck , Activities C ha irm an , will be ready to hold it a t a n o th e r d a te . It was a full d a y o f enjoyment, fellowship and en te r ta inm en t . A n d —as we flew tow ard h o m e “ole so l” came burst ing th ro u g h the c louds showing biuc skies at the end o f a perfect day.

L ak e Erie C h a p t e r ’s F ly in g A ct iv i ty C hairm an , Kathy Eisner, again p lanned a day at Port Clin ton, OH . M ar ie Eaves flew in from Greenville, PA and Bea Axelrod flew in from Lost N ations to C uyah o g a County A irport . Seven o f us piled in to two planes and had a p leasant lunch and av ia t ion talk.

A no ther fly-in fo r Kathy was 1FR to Luray Caverns in Virginia. There is no end to Kathy's planning. M ore and m o re are taking an interest in these fabu lous trips.

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Lake Erie Chapter Chairman Margaret Juhasz oresents newest chapter member Dorothy 3ozman with her membership pin.

NorthwestJill R icha rdson and Debbie L indem an,

N o r t h w e s t S e c t i o n M e m b e r s - a t - L a r g e , o b t a in e d th e i r F l igh t E n g in e e r R a t in g T u rb o Je t (B727) in Decem ber, 1978 and g ra d u a ted from University of W ashing ton in M arch , 1979. Both Jill and Debbie, w ho are cousins, now have flying jo b s at Brackett Field, La Verne, C A and looking fo rw ard to Airline flying as Flight Officers.

The Id a h o C h a p te r has fou r new m em ­bers; D o n n a H o p k in s o f E m m ett , ID; Sherrie Fischer of Bend, O R ; B arbara Jones of O n ta r io , OR ; B a rb ara M u rra y o f Baker, O R ( t ransferred her m em bersh ip to Idaho from Coachella Valley C hap te r )

The Ju n e m eeting o f the W yom ing 99s will be held in con junc t ion with the Hughes Airwest Air Race Classic a t the fly-by in Sher idan on Ju n e 16-19 when W yom ing 99s will serve as timers.

South CentralGolden Triangle would like to th an k each

a n d everyone o f you th a t a t tended the S p r in g S e c t io n a l f o r m a k in g it a g rea t success. Golden Triangle par tic ipa ted in the M ini-Aerospace W o rk sh o p and Luncheon sp o n s o r e d by Z o n ta C lu b o f D a l la s I h o n o r in g Amelia E arhart . W hat a great time we had as well as learning new things. At o u r M ay meeting, we voted in o u r new officers fo r the upco m in g year. C o n g ra tu la t io n s to L ore t ta S an to s on receiving her college degree. Also, we welcome Jo d ie Campbell the newest a dd it ion to o u r C hapte r .

N e b ra s k a ’s Evelyn Sedivy, In te rna tiona l Aerospace E duca tion C h a irm a n , very ably represented the 99s a t the Nationa l Congress

o f Aerospace E d u ca to n in A t lan ta on April 5-7 and a t the N a tiona l A v ia t io n /S p a ce E duca tion C onven tion in W ashing ton , D.C. on April 18-21.

N ebraska 99s were p ro u d to read the p o e t ry o f o n e o f o u r e n th u s ia s t i c new m e m b e r s , C a t h e r i n e ( C a y ) H u t t o n o f Norfolk in the M ay issue o f 99 N E W S. C a y ’s poetry a d d s som e class to the Nebraska C h a p te r ’s newsletter.

N o r m a V a n d e r g r i f f r e p o r t e d o n th e O k la h o m a 99s’ C ita t ion from the G ove rnor of O k la h o m a in April. She accepted the aw ard and gave a speech to bo th the Senate and House on “ Pioneer W om en in Avia­t io n ”, which earned her a s tand ing ovation .

O k la h o m a C hap te r 's M ary H ar in g a did it again. She won the 99s Achievement Award a t the N I F A finals in M o n ro e , LA. M ary and O S U ’s Flying Aggies b rough t back the G rove r Loening T ro p h y to Stillwater.

The O k la h o m a C h ap te r had a 99 display at the T inker A F B Open H o u se— 104,000 people a ttended.

O u r O k la h o m a C h ap te r m eeting a t Enid, b rough t back m em ories fo r so m e —tw o o f the fou r w om en jet pilot trainees at Vance A FB , gave us a most interesting insight into the world o f becom ing a jet pilot fo r the Air Force.

M ary A nn Greer, SA C h a p te r presented a p ro g ram to the Secretaries Associa tion on the subject o f “ Aviation and the W o m a n ’s Role”, a t the M ay meeting.

A C o nven tion P lann ing (Vail - 1980) meeting was held a t the hom e o f J o h n and M ary A nn Greer on M ay 19, I9 7 9 an d m any projects a re underw ay for the San A n to n io C h a p te r ’s pa r t in this exciting upcom ing event.

April is over and SH V feels as though an e lephan t jus t stepped off o u r loot. In add it ion to the Louis iana Air T our , open house at S H V D o w n to w n A irport for the an n u a l Holiday in Dixie, moving a t railer to t h e D o w n t o w n A i r p o r t f o r o u r new h e a d q u a r t e r s , ( w h ic h is a n o t h e r s t o r y a ltoge ther) we also served fo u r days as su p p o r t staff for the N IF A S A F E C O N event held in M o n ro e , Louis iana which is 110 miles f rom Shreveport .

S H V Becky N e th e r to n , 49'/$er Wally, a long with fo rm er 99 Sa rah Henley and her h u s b a n d , G e o rg e , flew a 210 d o w n to D u ran g o , Mexico fo r a weekend o f fun and frolic. O n land ing a t L aredo on her re tu rn Becky went directly to the F B O without passing C us tom s a n d nearly went directly to jail. C u s to m s reacted with th rea t o f fine, and Becky c h arm in g person th a t she is, pleaded ignorance, and the incident was forgiven. Using her new Ins t rum en t ra ting she was able to log actual time com ing home.

Gloria H odel , overcom ing m ajo r surgery and going to work full t ime, received her C om m erc ia l ra ting this m onth .

Helen W ray has been ap po in ted to serve on the L ouis iana S ta te Aerospace E duca­t ion Council .

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recently flew to San Anton io . C ircu m n av i­gating T s to rm s on her re tu rn caused her to be late fo r work , bu t she ju s t called her office on the radio, and told them to pu t her on annual leave. Easy for Kay, she w orks at the SH V FSS.

Eileen A nderson flew her m inister f rom SH V, in her Bellanca. This being his first flight, he felt the need to consult with his “ E m ploye r”. After receiving His blessing and reassuring his worried wife, they took off on a safe flight fo r a new a n d happy experience.

S p a n i s h P e a k s C h a p t e r e le c t e d n ew off icers a t the M ay m ee t in g . S h a n n o n C ro u se was ree lec ted C h a i r m a n . O th e r officers are C hris Berry, Vice C h a irm an ; Ann Frink , Air Age E ducation ; J o a n Alyea, Secretary-Treasurer; G er t rude H o w ard , Air M arking; B arbara Pea rso n , A irpo r t Beauti­fication; M ary Lou M illbern , A.E. C h a ir ­man; Jo a n Alyea, Safety , Flying Activities a n d News R e p o r te r ; B a r b a r a P e a r s o n , M em bersh ip C h a irm an ; M ary Lou Mill­bern , M oney Making; and A n n C our tr igh t , Historian.

Ann C our tr igh t and 49'Aer a re the proud possessers o f a new Piper D ako ta .

S p a n i s h P e a k s C h a p t e r h a s a new member. S h a ro n R o u sh received her license in Decem ber, 1978; her 49!4er, Bill, is a ch irop rac to r . S h a ro n a n d Bill have two children.

J o a n Alyea and 4914er Dale were the subject of an “ in-depth in terv iew" in the Pueblo new spaper (it did get pre tty deep!). The interview detailed a b o u t ha lf o f the things they are involved in.

Span ish Peaks m em bers no m in a ted by Pueblo C h ap te r One, C o lo rad o Pi lo ts’ Assn. to run for a second term are J o a n Alyea, President; and S h a n n o n C rouse , Secretary.

Wichita Falls C hap te r 's Spring Safety Sem inar was cancelled due to the April 10th to rn a d o in W ichita Falls and the su r r o u n d ­ing area. Som e o f o u r Ninety-N ines suffered tragic losses. Betty C o x lost a g ran d so n (her hom e was dam aged to o )— Sue Stilley and Sa rah “C o r ty ” S u t to n lost their homes. Dr. E leanor Irvine also had extensive d am a g e to her home. L ou Ellen Fos te r is to resume C h a i r m a n s h i p o f o u r N i n e ty - N in e s in C o r ty ’s place this year. But, everyone is com ing back “st rong and fa s t” !

SoutheastThe M ay m eeting of the New O rleans 99s

was held on D au p h in Island, AL. S tuden t p i lo t Evie H o p k in s o f D a u p h i n Is land invited Ju d y M aggiore , Ede B ran d o n , Pa t Besselman, Glorice Wills and Je rry Sum - meral to lunch a t the S u r f Club. Anytime New Orleans can tu rn a meeting in to a flying t r ip they do!

Tennessee 99s flew in to the M orr is tow n A irpor t the first S a tu rd ay in M ay for a m onth ly meeting, a regular m o n th ly meeting though t three o f its members. Their first su rp r i se c a m e w h en I n t e r n a t io n a l Vice

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The New Orleans Chapter and the South Louisiana 99s teamed up for the Baton Rouge Airshow. (L) Fran Salles, New Orleans Chapter with Eleanor Lowry and her plane. Both are on the staff of the Baton Rouge Pilots' Association. Eleanor gave 5$ per pound rides in conjunction with the Airshow.

Attending the May 20th South Louisiana election of officers meeting held at Baton Rouge Airport, were (L-R:) Gloria Holmes, Vice Chairman and CFI, Charter Pilot; Angie Franklin, Membership Chairman; Carol Keefer; Eleanor Lowry, A.E. Chairman; Sandra Rice, Scrapbook Chairman and Chairman of the Board' Polly Baughman. Secretary-Treasurer and J. Mary French, Chairman

The Tennessee Chapter honored three with Life Memberships in the Ninety- Llewellen, Chapter Chairman; Janet Green, International Vice President; and Honorees Jane Hilbert, Ruth Thomas and Evelyn Johnson.

President J a n e t Green flew in f rom Ocean Springs, MS. Their second surprise was to hear Irene Flewellen, C h a p te r C h a irm a n , call for Ja n e Hilbert , Evelyn Jo h n s o n , and R u th T h o m a s to com e forw ard to receive Life m em bersh ip in the Ninety-Nines.

Jane H ilbert was cited as the chap ter 's avia tion pioneer. She has been flying since 1930, first jo ined the Ninety-N ines in 1932 and is a c h a r te r m em ber o f the chapter .

Evelyn Jo h n so n , m an ag er o f the M o rr i s ­town Airport with m ore th an 35,000 hours o f f ly ing logged , was h o n o r e d fo r her con tinu ing efforts to w ard c h ap te r m e m b e r ­ship growth. She has been m em bersh ip cha irm an since 1967.

R uth T h o m as , retired school l ibrarian and char te r m em b er o f the chap ter , was paid tr ibute for her c o n tr ib u t io n s to Aerospace Education for children th ro u g h Aerospace W orkshops for Tennessee teachers since 1953.

Sou th Louis iana 99s met Sunday , M ay 20, for their regular m onth ly meeting which was held in con junc tion with the Baton Rouge Aircraft Pilots A ssoc ia t ion ’s annual a i r s h o w . M e m b e r s M a r y F r e n c h a n d Eleanor Lowry assisted. M ary served as treasurer and E leanor gave nickle per p ound rides in her G rum m an .

Angie F rank lin was accepted as a transfer m em ber f rom the O k la h o m a C hap te r . Carol Keefer, also from O k lah o m a , was accepted as a prospective m em ber with s tuden t pilot status.

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Bigelow, J o a n Enos, Jean S t ro o b a n t and Frances Gibson took a leisurely drive dow n 1-5 in F rances’ m o to r hom e (a courageous thing to do in this t ime o f short gas supply) to W o n d er Valley, scene o f the Southw est S e c t io n ’s sp r in g sec t io n a l m ee t in g . T he activities a t this un ique d ude ranch m ade this " the funnes t” sectional o f all. In add it ion the flying aeroba tic s o f Ju l ie A m es (a pi lot for Hughes Airwest) an d the 99s w ho landed there left the o p e ra to r o f the ranch am azed with the com m en t, “ D am n. These w om en can fly!”. The three J ’s and Frances climbed in the m o to r hom e on Sun d ay a f te r a n o th e r delicious meal, and drove h o m e vowing to do this kind o f th ing again.

O ur c hap ter has purchased a copy o f the History o f the Ninety-Nines. Inc. to present to o u r public l ibrary in H ayw ard . This will be done on an auspic ious da te in the near future.

Golden W est’s D o n n a Vasco and Geri Wiecks took “ Rookie o f the Y ear” h onors for the best score fo r first-time pa r tic ipan ts in the Hayward-Las Vegas Air Race in May.

O ur very own Julie Ames was ho n o red as one o f four prest igious w om en in av ia t ion to pu t on a sym posium a t N o r th ru p School of Technology in Los Angeles recently. Julie spoke on her career as a com m ercia l airline pilot; Bobbi T rou t told stories o f when she first soloed (in a Jen n y ) and when she flew

the first w o m e n ’s a ir derby; Wally Funk spoke as a m em b er o f the N T S B ’s Accident Investigation Board; and R h ea Sed d o n who is a c and ida te a s t ro n a u t fo r the space shuttle gave som e interesting insights in the future.

Ju l ie ’s been busy flying too . She flew in the F resno 400 Air Race, which is a speed race with planes hand icap p ed accord ing to type. Ju lie cam e in 4th place and had the h ighest team score o f all the w om en in the race!

Las Vegas Valley m em bers Bonnie Jam es ,N o r th Las Vegas Air Term inal M anager , and B a rb ara M a c D o n a ld were the only Las V e g as e n t r y in th e r e c e n t H a y w a r d - B a k e r s f i e ld - L a s V e g as P r o f i c i e n c y A ir Race, se tting ou t fo r H ayw ard the day before the race in a b ran d new T u rb o 182 RG loaned to them by Hughes Aircraft Sales. An unscheduled land ing was neces­sary in F resno due to a hydraulic failure and within two hours Hughes had d ispa tched a n o th e r a ircraft , this one a new T u rb o C en tu r io n piloted by ace a irc raf t sa lesman, T om Pickard . A quick ind o c tr in a t io n into the world o f a ir racing for T o m , and the team was off the following m o rn in g en rou te to Bakersfield and Las Vegas flying race # 7 1 and est im ating time and fuel strictly from the Cessna m anual . With th a t kind o f an unwelcom e hand icap , the g ro u p m anaged to finish 21st a rriv ing #2 in Las Vegas in t ime to greet the o th e r racers. Hughes Aviation hosted the open bar a t the a i r p o r t ’s Skyrider R estau ran t , a welcome sight for all the tired an d thirs ty pilots a n d co-pilots.

M onte rey Bay would like to th a n k the San ta C lara Valley C h a p te r fo r a most delightful Spring Sectional. Seven m em bers enjoyed a lovely weekend at W o n d er Valley. Som e were able to drive R V ’s, in spite o f the gas shortage, to park in the grass a longside the a irp lanes. D o n 't know which was the most enjoyable? M ak ing o u r own kites and fly ing th e m , h a y r id e s , h o r se sh o e s , p ing pong, volley ball, sw imming, fishing and w atch ing Julie Ames, a H ughes Airwest pilot f rom G olden West, do in g A erobatics in a shiny silver a n d blue T-34. We a re certain o u r 49'/$ers equally enjoyed it.

O u r M ay meeting was a po tluck hosted by Sally and J im P lu m m e r in their gorgeous M onte rey hom e on one o f the m ost beautiful spring evenings ever. Fourteen m em b ers and their 49'/2ers a ttended . H arr ie t and Bill Brin p rovided slides o f building the VariEze and their in teres ting fly ing-cam ping experiences w i t h i t . W h a t h a r d w o r k , b u t w h a t reward ing excitem ent and fun-fun.

M em bers par tic ipa ting in the night flight to jo in the S a c ram en to C h a p te r fo r their meeting were Geneva and D o u g C ranfo rd , Ju n e and W arren Knapp , Shirley and Ron Ram sey with their guests Bobbie and W.O. Garin . Bobbie has her Pr iva te now, so we hope she will jo in o u r C hapter .

T here were tw enty-one pa r tic ipan ts in the Race Clinic which featured Helen McGee. Everyone felt they received som e very good tips.

Helen Shro p sh ire reviewed a new book

"Those W onderful W omen in Their Flying M achines" by Sally Van W agenen Keil, R aw son , W ade Publishers, 316 pp. $10.95. She highly recom m ends it.

T h a t overn igh t t r ip to C o lum bia tu rned in to a Sky Trail fly-in at Borrego Valley. F lex ib le m e a n s f lying! O ra n g e C o u n ty C h a p te r is ready to switch, th e re ’s usually som e good w eather som ewhere! “ Pilot o f the Y ear” A w ards will have been given by the t ime this gets in to print. This is an occasion o f great suspense and lots o f fun, not to m ention a super d inner party. I t ’s hard to believe, bu t this also m arks the end o f our year. S o —on to the next.

Ring the bells! Blow the horns! Phoenix has a winning team ! N o b o d y was m ore surprised than Pilot P a t M o re lan d when N avigators C athy Nicholaison and Carole Tom linson guided her to First Place in the T ucson T reasure Hunt. Believe it o r n o t — this is the first t ime in its h istory th a t an A r izona team has won th a t event. The t ro p h y an d p laque are beautiful. Sharp Pilot. S h a rp Navigators. C ongra tu la t ions!

San Gabriel Valley 99s have been flying whenever possible. We have been to Santa Rosa fo r wine tas ting a lo n g with glider lessons as pa r t o f the package.

Several planes flew to Bullhead City on the C o lo rad o River where we rented a large houseboa t fo r the weekend and ju s t cruised up the river and relaxed. A few tried their hand at fishing, but that d id n ’t prove to be the way to go, so the ba r-b -que on board cam e in h an d y S a tu rd ay night fo r the steak fry.

We a t tended the an n u a l D ate Festival in Indio. We flew to Berm uda D unes for b runch and traveled by c a r to the Date Festival, which featured camel and ostrich races, horse show, exhibi ts and a carnival.

The big event for M ay is a fly-in to F rog T ow n for the an n u a l F rog Ju m p in g Contes t, where one may bring their ow n frog o r rent one. G o o d luck to all!

Beverly M ah o n ey and D o ro th y Barden will fly to C o lo rad o Springs, with T raude G om ez and her Aviation Scouts, fo r the first Nationa l Explorer Fly-In at the Air Force Academ y M ay 31-June 3, 1979. This sounds like an exciting way to see the Air Force Academ y. Have a good flight!

T hree m em bers a t ten d Section meeting from the San Luis O bispo C o u n ty C hapter . Emily C letsoway a lo n g with J o a n Steinber- ger f rom S a n ta B a rb ara C h ap te r bicycled their way to W o n d e r Valley, the Southwest Section m eeting site, f rom San Luis Obispo (198 miles). Grace M cC hesney , with their supply vehicle (Travel-All) followed with their tent and o th e r necessities. Nancy Stacy a n d hu sb an d “S tacy ” with their 6 year old son arrived in their cam per . It was their son w h o stole the show when he walked into the middle o f the meeting with a beautiful string o f fish.

The bicyclers to o k the easy way hom e in the “ Travel-A ll .”

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T o c o n tin u e ru n n in g th e sam e ad in th e nex t issue, send p ay m en t to H e ad q u a rte rs by the a d v e r tis in g c lo s in g , o r s e n d p a y m e n t fo r severa l issues a t o n e tim e.

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Barnick, Willy G ard n er , J o a n Enyeart and Verna West flew to Lancaster , C A, S a tu r ­day, April 21 to see M a rd o C rane honored at the Annual B arns to rm ers banquet a ttended by 500 p e o p le a n d s p o n s o r e d by th e Antelope Valley Aero M useum . M a rd o was presented with the “ B arnstorm ers T ro p h y ” in recognition o f her w ork and th ough t in m aking avia t ion the great industry it is to d a y .” M ardo , the th ird recipient, is the founde r o f the Pow der Puff Derby; she participated in the D erby and did consider­able survey w ork for it for m any years. She also was a W o m a n ’s Airforce Service Pilot (W A S P ) du r ing W orld W ar II, and later an a u th o r in the field o f avia tion.

The p rogram , which included a sa lu te to w o m e n in a v ia t io n was c o o r d in a te d by S h i r l e y W i l l i a m s . ( H i - D e s e r t C h a p t e r ) . B e t ty W h a r t o n , ( S a n D ie g o C h a p t e r ) , served as mistress o f ceremonies. Verna W e s t , i m m e d i a t e p a s t G o v e r n o r S .W . Section spoke briefly on the role o f the In terna tiona l W om en Pilots in avia tion.

Several San ta C lara m em bers partici­pated in the Fresno 400 Air Race. Jack ie Petty cam e hom e with a t ro p h y for the “ Best Score, Pilot S o lo ”, she placed 11th overall. G inny and Bob Collins placed 8th. Nancy and Ed R ogers , placed! (Not last!)

O n M arch 2, 1979, Sherry Knight o f the S a n t a R o s a 99s sa t b e f o r e a F e d e r a l Recognition Board in S ac ram en to , Cali­fornia, where she received an a p p o in tm en t as W a r r a n t O f f i c e r in th e C a l i f o r n i a N a t i o n a l G u a r d . S h e r r y r e c e iv e d th e a p p o in t m e n t ba sed o n h e r f ixed w ing qualif ications and civilian av ia t ion exper i ­ence. She will a ttend the U.S. Arm y R o tary Wing Qualif ication Course at Ft. Rucker, A labam a later this year, and upo n successful com ple t ion o f the course , will becom e the f i r s t w o m a n a v i a t o r in th e C a l i f o r n i a National G uard . Sherry is a m em ber o f Co. A, 40th AVN BN, S tock ton , CA.

Th an k s to Ginny Wegener and L ynn Cary of the Sa n ta Rosa C h ap te r for the in fo rm a ­tive A D F clinic at the last meeting. We can all use a refresher once in awhile. San ta Rosa

C h a p te r ’s M ay meeting featu red a film presented by P G & E on pow er lines. It was a very worthwhile film and stressed causes of power line and a ircraft conflict . Needless to say , p o w e r line a l t i tu d e s s h o u l d n ’t be a irp lane a ltitudes.

Sa n ta R osa C h a p te r ’s newest m em ber, Debbie Ditch , is currently w ork ing on her In s t ru m en t /C o m m erc ia l . W elcome to the clan, Debbie!

B usy U t a h m e m b e r s i n c lu d e C a r o l R ay b u rn , w ho is a t ten d in g a course in O k la h o m a City to ob ta in her Lear rating, R u th Kendrick , w ho passed her Ins t rum ent written exam , and W ilm a Nichols, w ho has been on a sailing tr ip off British H onduras . Ju lie Pftle a n d Carol C larke a ttended the R o ck y M o u n t a in A e r o b a t i c C o n te s t in L o n g m o n t , C o lo rad o . Julie b ro u g h t hom e a th ird place t rophy . She flew her Pitts in In term edia te Category . T he c h ap te r also a irm ark ed H u n t in g to n A irport . Jerrie Cobb and Ruth Lummis

the jung le in a lm ost every regard , especially in the areas o f t ime and m oney. It is a lmost incom prehensib le to us, bu t m any of these people look to Jerrie for their very survival, i f there has ever been a t ime for friends and su p p o r te rs to com e th ro u g h and be counted , this is it. I urge you to take a few m inutes out o f y our schedule and show th a t you care. Even a small co n tr ibu t ion will d o m ore than you can ever imagine.

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