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October, 1978

THE NINETY NINES INTERNATIONAL CO N VEN TIO N

CANBERRA AUSTRALIA

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If you w ou ld like a d d i t io n a l in f o rm a t io n o n the N in e ty -N ines o r w o u ld like to meet N ine ty -N ines in y o u r local a rea an d a t t e n d th e i r c h a p te r meetings , p lease fill ou t the fo rm be low a n d send it to N inety- N ine H e a d q u a r te r s .

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Volum e 5 Num ber 9 October 1978

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& h ts F ro m T h o n

The 1978 A nnua l C onven tion , held August 16- 19 in the city o f C a n b er ra , A us tra l ian C apito l Terr i to ry , was o u r 49th bu t the first one to be held outside the N o r th A m erican C on t inen t . As you have u n d o u b ted ly heard , it was a beautifully run an d tho ro u g h ly enjoyable four-day C onven tion . The Regis tra t ion Fee paid for lunch a n d d in n er for all fou r days! O u r hotel was the lovely Lakeside with the to w n o f C a n b e r ra and su r ro u n d in g areas p r o v i d i n g u n l i m i t e d o p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r s i g h t s e e i n g . L a y n e Glanville-W illiams, G o v e rn o r o f the Austra l ian Section o f The Ninety-Nines, also assum ed the t rem en d o u s responsibili ty of C o n v en t io n C h a irm an . Their Section has forty-nine m em bers living in an a rea the size o f the United States. Needless to say, the l io n ’s sha re o f the p re-conven tion w ork fell u p o n the shoulders o f the handfu l o f Ninety-N ines w ho also live in and a ro u n d Sydney. The A us tra l ian Ninety-N ines heaped praise upo n Layne as their o rgan izer -w ithou t-peer and gu id ing light. A udrey Williams was also highly c o m m e n d ed by the C o m m it tee m em bers since she was responsible for keeping records o n registra tions, paym ents , tickets, etc. O u r hear ty “ T h a n k Y o u ” to all w h o worked so ha rd to give us an enjoyable, u n ique and highly-successful C onvention .

T h e tw o B o a rd M e m b e rs e lected by the de le g a te s were incu m b en t C harlene Fa lk en b e rg and Barbara Goetz w ho is also the In te rna t iona l Safety E duca tion C ha irm an . We welcome them with en thusiasm .

A lthough the results o f the vo ting on the proposed am en d m en ts to the Bylaws will be exp la ined to you by y our Delegates at the fo r th co m in g C h a p te r and Section Meetings a n d will ap p e a r in the new Roster , I w ould like to m en t ion som e significant am endm en ts . Article VI, Section I was changed. It will now take seven wom en pilots to form a new C h ap te r , however, as before, when a C h ap te r d ro p s below five m em bers it will be declared inactive. Article VII, a n a d d it io n to Section I gave the M em bers-a t-Large delegate votes a t the A nnua l Meetings. T here was considerab le discussion on Article III, Section 3, D u e s— b ut the m otion was tabled. The p roposa l being voted on was to permit all m em bers o f the Ninety- Nines residing outside the U.S. to pay half dues but still con tinue to receive all mailings, the 99 N E W S and the M em bersh ip Directory. After the m otion was tabled , Lois asked me, as incom ing President, to a p p o in t an ad hoc com m ittee to s tudy and consider the issue which has com e up annually fo r m any years. The m em bers o f the com m ittee have no t yet been selected.

The great m ajor i ty o f us were o n tou rs which to o k us to various countr ies bo th p r io r to a n d af te r C onvention . T he to u r I was on visited New Z ea land where we also received unbelievably warm and en thusiast ic welcomes in the cities we visited, then Austra lia and finally the Fiji Islands. We crossed paths with several o ther to u r g roups in A uck land . M elbourne , Sydney and o f course, we all cam e toge the r in C an b e r ra for the C orroboree . Each one o f us happily an d noisily p roc la im ed the to u r we were on to be the best, bu t we had little t ime for conversa t ion as there was so m uch to see th a t we might never have an o p p o r tu n i ty to see (and p h o to g rap h ) again. T o d ay as I write, m an y 99s still have not re turned as they went on to visit ad d it iona l far aw ay places.

Did we enjoy ourselves D ow n Under? Affirmative!

OCTOBER1 October 99 Renewals Due

Deadline — November issue 99 NEWS

6-7 *Kachina Doll Air RallyPhoenix, Arizona

6-8 *Michigan Small Air RaceMidland. Michigan

6-8 *Caribbean SectionTreasure Cay. Abaco. Bahamas

7 * Empire 300Saratoga County Airport Sponsored by NY Capital District & Hudson Valley Chapters

7 *3rd Annual Riverside Air RaceSilver Jubilee Riverside. CA

8-12 16th Annual SAFE SymposiumTown & Country Hotel. San Diego. CA.

28-29 Middle F.ast SectionNew M arket. VA., Shenandoah Valley Chapter Hostess

NOVEMBERI November 99 Renewals Due

Deadline - December issue 99 NEWS

25- *The Bahamas FlyingDec. I Treasure Hunt

DECEMBER1 December 99 Renewals Due

Deadline January issue 99 NEWS

•R A C E IN F O R M A T IO N

A V A IL A B L E

M ichigan Small Air Race in fo rm a­tion m ay be ob tained by writ ing to: C a ro l B o b b , 7440 R o g e r T h o m a s D r iv e , G enessee , M ic h ig a n 48437. Race packets are $3.00 each.

Kachina Doll Air Rally in fo rm a t io n may be ob tained by c on tac t ing P a m M a r l e y , E n t r y C h a i r m a n , 17646 N o r th T a tu m Blvd., Phoen ix , A Z 85032 (602) 992-8120. Kits are free to all w h o en tered the 1977 Rally and $3.00 to all others.

If y o u ’re interestted in testing your proficiency over the 300 mile Em pire 300 course, con tac t Betty Ell iott , 27 C r u m i t i e R o a d , L o u d o n v i l l e , NY 1221 .

F o r Pacif ic Air Race in fo rm a t io n and race kit, send $3.00 to Pat Volkerts, 10535 C am in i to Banyon, S an Diego, C A 92131.

I n f o r m a t i o n o n th e 3 rd A n n u a l Riverside Air Race 400 mile ro u n d rob in may be ob tained by c on tac t ing the Riverside C h a m b e r o f C om m erce , 4261 M ain St. , Riverside, C A 92501, A t ten t io n Willie o r Becky. Race kits are $3.00.

NOTAM

Golden Jubilee C onvention — A lbany,

It’s not to o early to th ink G olden Jubilee 79, the 99s In terna tiona l C o n v en tio n at A lbany, capital o f the E m pire Sta te . If y o u r ch ap te r has items fo r sale an d you would like to have display space at C o nven tion , write to:

Jo -A n n Perko NY Capita l District C h ap te r

29 Aspinwall R oad Loudonville . NY 12211

Tell us your requ irem ents , and w e’ll do o u r best to fill them.

R e s e r v a t i o n s f o r t h e C a r i b b e a n Section Meeting may be ob ta ined by calling T reasu re Cay Hotel, toll free I- 800-432-8257 (inside F lor ida) o r I- 800-327-1584 (outside Florida). Say “99 Reservation".

The B ah am as Flying T reasu re Hunt i n f o r m a t io n m ay be o b ta in e d by writing: T he B aham as Flying T rea ­su re H u n t , 255 A l h a m b r a C irc le , Suite 275, Cora l Gables, FL 33134.

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New HorizonsNatasha Swigard

Phoenix Chapter 99 Natasha Swigardreceived her clearance to New Horizons from the C ontro lle r she t rus ted , on T h u rs ­day, August 3, 1978. Her d e p a r tu re was earlier than planned because o f cancer.

N a tash a ’s valiant spirit t h ro u g h o u t the three years o f her illness p ro m o te d b o n d s o f fr iendship and caring in the m em bersh ip of the Phoenix Chapter tha t will rem ain as a fitting m em oria l to her. Her interest in the activities o f the C h a p te r and its m em bers never faltered. The m any 99s w ho visited her often both at hom e and in the hospital were always m ade to feel tha t they were her favorite visitors.

N atasha was a winner! First , there was her victory in a tta in ing renewal o f her medical certif icate—not on w aivers—after a round o f s u r g e r y a n d t h e r a p y h a d v i r t u a l l y destroyed the vision in her r ight eye. The next thing we knew, she piloted her Cessna 182 to first place in the 1976 Kachina Doll Air Rally . N ever was a w in n e r o f the m a g n i f i c e n t G o l d w a t e r T r o p h y m o r e sincerely app lau d ed by her com pet ito rs! Her 49'/$er, Cliff, and their five children were in the cheering section.

Together, N atasha and Cliff used their plane as t ranspor t f rom the arid desert to the blue Pac if ic a t S a n D iego w h e re they pursued their second love, yachting.

N a tash a was in s t rum en t- ra ted , an d had been a 99 s ince N o v e m b e r 1972. She served the c h ap te r as repo rte r fo r the Ninety- Nine News, ed i to r o f C loud 99, public re la­t ions ch a i rm a n and c h ap te r p h o to g rap h e r , a n d sh e p a r t i c i p a t e d in m a n y s e rv ic e activities. She had tau g h t school, was a p r o f e s s i o n a l p h o t o g r a p h e r , a t a l e n t e d pa in te r a n d a super person.

Nell Behr

Nell Foster Behr, early-day pilot, died August 16, 1978 at Seattle, W ash ing ton d u r in g open heart surgery. She served as G o v e rn o r o f the S ou theas t Section un d e r Amelia E arha r t and was also a life m em ber o f the O X 5 Aviation Pioneers. She was also a m em ber o f the Pacific N orthw est Aviation Historical Fou n d a t io n .

Fred Rueckert

F red R ueckert , long time friend o f all 99s, active s u p p o r te r o f Bay Cities 99s and Ruth's 49 '/4er, lo s t h is p r o l o n g e d b a t t l e w i th leukem ia on Sep tem ber 8, 1978. There were m an y times over the years when defeat seemed inevitable but then a C hr is tm as par ty , picnic o r whatever, and there was Fred look ing the p icture o f heal th and behaving in his usual ja u n ty m anner . He will be missed but never forgotten .

C ap ta in David How ard

Capt. David H ow ard , hu sb an d o f Aloha Chapter m em ber Marijane Nelson H oward,was lost a t sea as the result o f the crash o f a seaplane he was piloting. The accident, which occurred under adverse condit ions on the open sea, also cla imed the life o f his co ­pilot, fo rm er M arine Lt. C olonel T h o m as M ooney. C apt. H ow ard was a well-known m em ber o f the avia tion c o m m u n i ty and an employee o f the Antilles Air Boats C o m ­pany, Virgin Islands, and will be greatly missed by his family and friends.

R odney Billings

We a re sad to report the dea th o f Far West C hapter P re s id e n t Vi N ix o n ’s h u s b a n d , R odney , on Ju ly 10, 1978 when his aircraft crashed near Billings, M o n ta n a d u r in g a record flight a t tem pt to set a closed course record fo r light planes. This was the same plane he used in O c tober , 1976, a 1950 Cessna 170 A, to set a stra ight-line record for light planes. He received the Louis Bleriot M e d a l f o r 1976 f r o m t h e C o u n c i l o f Federa t ion A eronau t ique In terna tiona le in R om e, Italy, and was aw arded the first “ Pilot o f the Year” aw ard from the Puget S o u n d P i lo t ’s Associa tion. «y

Safety Education

P S M P — Oh So M i s u n d e r s t o o d .............Boy, is my face red! Everyone keeps asking me what P S M P means. Is it w or th so m e ­thing or is it just more ja rg o n in the mystical a lp h a b e t s o u p o f p i lo ts . I a p o lo g iz e , I assumed everyone was famil ia r with the p rogram since i ts’ inception in the M arch ‘76 99 News.

P S M P is the Pilot Safety M ain tenance Program for safety e duca tion for the In ter­national 99s. So what is it and w ha t does it do? P S M P is your personal c o m m itm e n t to safety. The program requires you. as a pilot, to maintain your proficiency on a regular basis. As an example, the p ro g ram reauires you to do 5 each, short field - soft field takeoffs and landings every 3 m onths . This is then entered in your log book and verified by a CFI.

A n o th e r exam ple, every 6 m on ths , you are required to review your O w n er ’s M anua l and O perat ing L imita tions and en ter tha t also in your log book. In all, there are 32 items to be accomplished in a period o f one year, logged in your log boo k and verified by

By Barbara Goetz

a C F I . It is no t necessary fo r a C F I to ride with you at any time. Any new rating au to m a tica l ly qualifies you for the Pilot Safety M ain tenance P rogram . You may o b ta in the form for this p ro g ram from either y o u r Section Safety E duca tion C h a i rm a n or myself.

Now, let’s take a look at last y e a r ’s year end report and the results o f the over 50% of the chap ters tha t participated . W h at is most obvious, is th a t any c h ap te r th a t par tic i­pa ted in the P ilot S a fe ty M a in te n a n c e Pro g ra m scored very high in the s tandings.

Par t ic ipa t ion in the P S M P was rewarded with bonus points as an incentive fo r you to pa r tic ipa te in this p rogram ; however, I do not believe tha t this gives a t rue p icture o f a c h a p t e r ’s a c tu a l p a r t i c ip a t io n in safe ty p a r t i c ip a t io n . T h e re fo re , n ex t year , the points fo r the Pilot Safety M ain tenance Pro g ra m will be c h ap te r weighted, th a t is, divided by the n u m b er o f persons in the chap ter . Also, the fo rm will be revised to include m ore safety e duca tion program s. T h e p o in t v a lu e o f e ac h i tem will be

reevaluated and be based on a degree of ch ap te r par tic ipa tion and the length o f the p rogram . M any good and interesting ideas have com e from the reports you have turned in. As an exam ple , m an y chap ters are using th e i r c h a p t e r ne w s le t te r fo r th e i r sa fe ty educa tion p rogram ra the r than tak ing up valuable chap te r meeting time. Also, many chapters are including safety educa tion as an integral par t o f each fly-in. One message I received loud and clear f rom the reports that were re turned was th a t m any chap ters and sections d o not wish to com pe te for points fo r var ious reasons. However, because we are an educa tiona l, scientific, and chari table o rgan iza t ion , the c o rp o ra t io n must justify these kinds o f activities in som e way; the safety e duca tion report is a way o f doing this. Therefore , on next year ’s year end report fo rm there will be a place for you to indicate w he ther or no t you wish to have y our report entered in to the com petit ion for the trophies . W hether o r not you com pete is a decision tha t is up to each individual c h ap te r o r section. *»

Aviation Law

By Sylvia Paoli

A nyone w h o has d o n e m uch “sh o p p in g ” for insurance policies is aw are o f the m any com pan ies w ho put “e xc lus ionary” clauses in those policies. If there was any d o u b t as to their validity, a 1976 M ichigan case clarified the po in t as to m any such clauses.

R obert J. Kinnavy, a c o rp o ra te executive in Chicago, was insured u n d e r a g ro u p accident policy in the a m o u n t o f $50,000 for a c c id e n ta l d e a th . Mr. K in n a v y lived in Benton H arbor , M ichigan a n d c o m m u ted to work each day in his pe rsonally-owned Piper Cherokee. His wife d ro v e h im to the a irp o r t in Benton H arb o r , a n d he kep t a car a t Sky H a rb o r a irp o r t in Chicago.

On N ovem ber 13, 1969, Mr. K innavy took his usual flight to work , left the office a ro u n d 4:30 p.m. and was never seen alive again. O n D ecem ber 6, 1969, his body washed up on a Lake M ichigan beach. The m ed ica l e x a m in e r s d e te r m in e d th a t his dea th was caused by external-v io lent m eans, a n d t h a t his in ju r ies were o f th e type frequently found in a irc raf t fatalities.

No one actually saw his p lane t ak e off, but it was noted tha t between 5:30 a n d 6:30 p.m. on th a t evening his car was pa rked at the Sky H a rb o r a irp o r t a n d his plane was gone. Further , the National W ea ther Service had received a request for w eather in fo rm a t ion f rom a person on the g round w ho identified himself as the pilot o f K innavy’s C herokee.

T h e S o u th Bend a i r p o r t a lso r e p o r te d r ece iv ing a call f ro m th e p i lo t o f the C h e r o k e e t h a t n ig h t , r e q u e s t in g lan d in g c learance. However, no fu r th e r c o n tac t was m ade.

T h e in s u r e r r e fu sed to pay , d e n y in g c o v e r a g e u n d e r th e p o l i c y , a n d M rs . Kinnavy sued. The specific language o f the g ro u p insurance policy sta ted:

IV. Exclusions: This co n trac t does not cover dea th , in jury o r d isab lem ent:

(d) while engaged in o r tak ing part in aeronau tic s a n d / o r av ia t ion o f any descrip t ion o r resulting f rom being in any a ircraft except while a passenger in an a ircraft previously tried, tested an d approved .

Plaintiff a rgued th a t the word "passenger” was sy n o n y m o u s with “o c c u p a n t”, a n d tha t , therefore , dea th benefits would be aw arded to an yone killed in an a irc raf t prov ided the plane was “tr ied, tested a n d a p p r o v e d ”.

The cour t d isagreed, saying there was no a m b ig u i ty in the m e a n in g o f the w o rd “passenger” when read in con tex t with the entire exclusionary clause. If an o p e ra to r o f a private a ircraft is a “passenger” there would be no need for a n exception to the e x c l u s i o n a r y c la u s e . I f t h e p l a i n t i f f ’s i n t e r p r e t a t i o n w as u s e d , t h e l a n g u a g e “except while a passenger in an a irc ra f t” could have been replaced by the single word

“n o t”, caus ing the exclus ionary clause to read “while engaged in o r tak ing part in aeronau tic s a n d / o r av ia t ion o f any descrip­t ion o r resulting from being in any aircraft not previously tried, tested an d a p p ro v e d ”.

H aving m ade this dis t inct ion based on the actual w ord ing o f the clause in the policy itself, the cour t then went on to spend some t im e discussing w hat the "o rd in a ry and p o p u la r m ean in g ” o f the language in the c l a u s e a n d t h e w o r d “ p a s s e n g e r " in pa r t icu la r would be, conclud ing th a t the o r d i n a r y m a n w o u ld t e n d to d r a w a d is t inc t ion between pilots w ho ope ra te and persons w ho are carried in airplanes.

O n e o f t h e ju s t ic e s , in a c o n c u r r in g o p in io n , ba sed his d ec is io n on slightly d ifferent g rounds , a t tem pting to explain a w a y th e g e n e r a l ru le t h a t i n s u r a n c e c o n trac ts a re to be strict ly c onstrued against the insurer if there is any ambiguity . He q u o ted the Legislative a u th o r i ty in Illinois which gave insurers the right to m ake certain l im ita t ions in their life insurance policies, and indicated that the pa r ticu la r lim itation in this policy was well within th a t provision o f th e law.

If y o u h ave life a n d h e a l th /a c c id e n t policies, and have not checked in to such possible exclusions, no w would be a good t ime to d o so, before you o r your family find yourse lf in the position o f Mrs. Kinnavy.

**

Air Race Classic Ltd.T he H ughes Airwest Air Race Classic a n n o u n ces $20,000 prize m oney fo r 1979. It looks

like 1979 will be a b a n n e r year for the longest w o m e n ’s cross c oun try speed a ir race, celebrat ing 50 years o f w o m e n ’s a ir racing an d the co n tin u in g su p p o r t and encouragem en t f rom H ughes Airwest. It was an unpreceden ted event in 1978 when they suppor ted o u r Genera l Avia tion event with en thus iasm a n d en couragem en t. The race route will be an n o u n ce d shortly. Pat J e t to n f rom C arro l l to n , T exas has replaced M arion Jay n e o f Palatine, Illinois as board m em ber. All the bo a rd m em bers o f the Hughes Airwest Air Race Classic a re eager to give their t ime a n d will c o n d u c t race clinics th ro u g h o u t the country . Fo r fu r ther in fo rm a t io n regarding m em bersh ip o r se tting up the race clinic please contact:

H ughes Airwest Air Race Classic, Ltd.2386 P a lo m a r A irpor t R oad Building 2 C ar lsbad , C A 92008 (714) 438-5179

NIFA

Regional SAFECONSN IF A gets s tarted again in fall when the

schoo l y e a r begins. A v ia t io n in te re s ted students learn a b o u t N I F A an d form their flying clubs. They s tudy the N I F A Red Book of Rules and select a flying team to send to their Regional S A F E C O N .

Hosting the Regional S A F E C O N is an extra team effort tha t takes a lot o f planning. Universi t ies a n d co lleges t a k in g o n th e project this year are:

R E G IO N I & 3 W estm in is te r C o l­lege, Tooele Valley A irpo r t , Salt Lake City, Utah , Oct. 14 R E G IO N 2 Arizona S ta te Univer­sity, T em pe, Arizona R E G I O N 4 U n iv e r s i ty o f T e x a s , Austin, TexasR E G IO N 5 St. C loud S ta te Univer­sity, St. C loud . M inneso ta R E G IO N 6 Centra l Missouri S ta te Univ., W arrensburg , Mo.R E G I O N 8 U nive rs i ty o f I l l ino is , M a t t o o n - C o l e s A i r p o r t , U r b a n a , Illinois. O c tober 27-28 R E G I O N 9 F l o r i d a I n s t i t u t e o f Technology, M e lbourne, Fla.R E G IO N 10 Ohio University , A th ­ens. Ohio

R E G IO N 11 Mercer C o u n ty C o m ­m unity College, T ren to n , N .J . , Oct.21

Twenty-five winning team s will com e out o f the Regional com pet i t ion , they go to the Final Safecon at M o n ro e , L ouis iana on April 26-28, 1979.

D ates a re no t finalized. They will be a n n o u n ce d when they becom e available.

T h an k you.Ninety-N ines su p p o r t played an im p o r t ­

an t p a r t in help ing N IF A in the past years. O u r service and gifts to N IF A enhances the w h o l e c o l l e g i a t e a v i a t i o n S A F E C O N program .

T h e N a t i o n a l I n t e r c o l l e g i a t e F ly in g Associa t ion has 501 to (c)(3) s ta tus now and y our next d o n a t io n check should be m ade payable to: N IF A , please mail early,

to: Pauline Gilkison131 W alker Ave.C la ren d o n Hills. 1L 60514

Y o u r c o n t i n u e d s u p p o r t is g r e a t ly apprec ia ted .

Sincerely,

Polly Gilkison99s N IF A Fu n d Rais ing

NOT AMFL A S H ! T he news is jus t out! Phoenix

Chapter 's Janice Skiliar Gillis has been a c c e p te d in t h e U .S . A i r F o r c e P i l o t Training Program . She will be one o f four women in a class beginning Sep tem b er 21 at Williams Air Force Base, near P hoenix . The Air Force is adm it t ing tw enty w o m en to its flight p rogram each year, selecting ten from the R O T C program s, an d ten f rom the ranks of women on active duty . Jan ice has been in the Air Force for almost two years, w ork ing in a irc ra f t m a in ten a n ce . B efore J a n ic e entered the service, she divulged th a t she had r e q u e s t e d t h e a s s i g n m e n t t o a i r c r a f t m aintenance, figuring tha t it would place her in a good position for a t ta in ing her goal - - a c c e p t a n c e in to t h e f l ig h t t r a i n i n g program . It was and she did.

Jan ice has been a 99 since O c to b er 1976, hav ing ob ta in ed her Private License in a tai ldragger. M o s t o f her 225 h o u rs in a C i tabr ia . She has been w ork ing on her com m erc ia l and ins t rum en t ra tings, bu t it a p p ea rs th a t she will n ow have a change in b o t h i n s t r u c t o r a n d m a c h i n e ! J a n i c e ’s 49!^er, Jo h n , is also in the Air Force and s ta tioned at Wil liams AFB.

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Other Aviation Scholarships

Beech Aircraft Foundation Scholarship — S750

A w a r d e d o n th e b a s i s o f a c a d e m i c a c h ie v e m e n t in a v ia t io n e d u c a t io n an d potentia l service to the av ia t ion industry , to be used by the recipient to fu r ther her flight t r a i n i n g e x p e r i e n c e s . W r i t e t o B eech Aircraft , W ichita , KS for m ore details .

I977 w inner was V onne Bourgois, a ju n io r a t the University o f N o r th D ako ta .

Zonta International, 59 E. Van Buren St., C hicago, IL 60605

A m elia E a r h a r t F e l lo w sh ip A w a r d — $4,000— m ade to w om en for advanced study and research in aerospace rela ted sciences and engineering and su p p o r ted by m ore th an 700 c lu b s—service o rgan izat ions o f e x e c u t i v e w o m e n in b u s in e s s a n d th e professions.

I977 aw ard to Anne Essleburne, Ohio S ta te Universi ty. P h D d isser ta t ion deals with flight tra in ing and safety. Anne is C FI , FA A ex am in e r and A& P. 5000 C F I hours o u t o f 6000 hrs.

W hlrly-GirlsT w o $3000 grants annually , one USA, one

n o n -U S A , for p r im ary o r a dvanced helicop­te r t r a in in g . A p p l ic a n t s m u s t be p i lo ts . C o n tac t : Je a n Ross H o w ard , Exec. Direc­to r , T he Whirly-Girls , 1725 DeSales Street NW , Suite 700, W ashing ton , D.C. 20036.

MOVING?

Let the 99s know you are moving. O ne report o f address change takes care o f all mailings from International Headquarters , including the 99 N E W S. Let us know 6 weeks in advance to avo id delays and fo rw ard ing .

Send to: T he 99sP .O . Box 59965 O k la h o m a City , OK 73159

In ternational Forest of Friendship

By Jerry B. Roberts, 99 C om m ittee Chairman

W hen you th ink o f a forest, you m ore than l ik e ly v i s u a l i z e l a r g e , f u l l - l e a f e d t r e e s growing high and close together. T hink , then , if you will, a b o u t a young, very young, fo res t—o u r own In terna t iona l Forest o f Fr iendship. The trees a re a b o u t seven feet high, shy o f girth and spaced wide apart .

There was a p a rad e on Sa tu rd ay , Ju ly 22 m ark ing the beginning o f the reded ica t ion ce re m o n ie s . T h e A tc h is o n sc h o o l b a n d provided the music a n d the Boy an d Girl Scouts o f America carried the flags o f each state , terr i to ry a n d c o u n try represen ted by 99s. The C o lo r G u a rd was o f the U.S. Navy Each flag was placed in its s tand next to the tree it sy m b o l iz e d . It is a n im p ress iv e display. Dignitaries were in a t tendance from all over the country . Pa r t icu lar ly no tab le was the large, enthusiastic con tingen t f rom California! The children o f A tch ison have been co n tr ibu t ing to the Forest since its beginning, and co n tin u e to pa r tic ipa te in its m ain tenance and g ro w th as they grow.

It is a 99 Project, and we have developed M em ory Lane as a most interesting walk displaying the names o f those w ho have been hon o red by friends o r family o r c o r p o ra ­tions o r 99s as p ro m o te rs a n d c o n tr ib u to rs to Genera l Aviation. W hat a wonderfu l tribute!

The terra in of the A tch ison area is just lovely. Its rolling hills clarify its beautiful crystal a tm osphere , a peculiarity a p p rec i ­ated and especially noted by one w ho is accustom ed to hazy sm og and lives where 5- miles visability is considered a good day. It has been a wet su m m er in A tch ison and the hills were a deep, luxurious green.

This was my first visit to the Forest site. I was on hand for the 1973 F ly-A w ay when we carried little token P o n d e ro sa pines to the sta te capitals and exchanged th em for t iny state trees. It has been proven th a t the trees must be sta rted and n u r tu red in the climate in which they will grow in o rd e r to prosper. T ran sp lan ted trees jus t could not survive. Kansas S ta te University, Fores try E x te n ­sion Service, represented by J a m es Geisler and Jam es N ighsw onger have used their expertise to good advantage . The C ity o f A t c h i s o n p r o v i d e d J o h n E. S m i t h as T reasu re r a n d Joseph M. C a rr ig an has acted as C h a i r m a n w o r k in g c losely w i th F ay Wells, Founder . Paul All ingham , Publisher

o f the A tchison G lobe, has volunteered m any, m any hours c o o rd in a t in g m ateria l a n d p r o v i d i n g e x c e l l e n t c o v e r a g e a n d publicity . A lot has h ap p en ed these last five years, no t the least o f which the 99s m ad e the F o r e s t a n I n t e r n a t i o n a l C o m m i t t e e a t C o n v en tio n in Philade lphia in 1976.

1 arrived in Atchison the m o rn in g o f Ju ly 22 to be w arm ly greeted by B a rb ara R uhnke , T o p ek a C h ap te r , and D o ro th y G ardner , Z o n t i a n , while R iver Bend A v ia t io n a t Amelia E a rh a r t A irport to o k care o f my plane. 1 was whisked to o u r h ead q u a r te rs at N ew m an Hall, Benedictine College. The a c c o m m o d a t io n s were lovely and incredibly reaso n a b le — $6.00 per person. After d r o p ­ping off the luggage a n d freshening up a bit, we headed stra ight to Lake W arn o ck and the Forest . Fo r ty acres is devoted to the Forest site, and there is a large cam psite by the Lake. Everyth ing is spread ou t a n d it gives y o u a m a rv e lo u s feel ing o f f r e e d o m in openness.

It was good to see old friends in the persons o f Nancy Hopkins , Alice an d J o h n H a m m o n d , Betty Gillies, Kay Brick, Irene W i r t s c h a f t e r , L o is F e i g e n b a u m , T h o n Griffi th, Valerie J o h n s o n , ju s t to nam e a few. **

An Atchison Girl Scout by the New Mexico flag pole.

Earl Adam. TWA pilot, Fay Wells, General Chairman, Jerry Roberts. 99 Chairman Forest Committee and John E. Smith, Treasurer of the Forest of Friendship

The cerem ony was w arm , friendly and i m p r e s s iv e — g r a t i f y i n g ly w e l l - a t t e n d e d . There was even a lem onade stand th a t was well pa tron ized by thirs ty visitors.

Luncheon for ab o u t 150 followed the cerem ony back at Benedictine College. It was se rved buffet style a n d t h a t gave everyone a good o p p o r tu n ity to mingle. Highlight o f the luncheon was a brief talk by e a c h C h a p t e r M e m b e r o f th e 99s in a t tendance. The H onorab le Edna Sutlief, Vice M ayor o f Atchison, presented each 99 with a certif icate of H o n o ra ry Citizenship o f the City o f Atchison. They were accep ted by 65 o f us.

T hat a f te rnoon Pau l and W inny Alling- ham received us in their hom e; b ir thp lace o f Amelia Earhart . It was fun to c limb the stairs holding the banis te r Amelia slid d o w n as a little girl, and to s tand on th a t b a n k o f the Missouri River to look d o w n a t the caves hidden in the brush where she and her sister, Muriel, frolicked, teasing the boys. B arbara R uhm ke said the story is to ld th a t the boys had an exclusive all -male c lub using a cave as a clubhouse. Amelia and Muriel m anaged to coax a goa t dow n the e m b a n k m e n t in to the boys’ cave. Those boys had one very difficult t ime gett ing it ou t and never did find out how they had go t ten it there.

We visited the library, M uchn ic Historical M u seu m w h ere th e re was a d i sp la y o f n o tab le , p r i z e w in n in g p h o to s t a k e n by women o f w om en of p rom inence in all fields; f rom queens to dust-bowl victims to rivitors in W orld W ar II. A tch ison is u n iq u e fo r its varied architec tura l hom e-s ty l ing a n d most appreciative o f this heritage. I lost c oun t o f the num ber o f homes federally designated “ Historic Sites ."

On the strictly social-side we are grateful to C orky and Joe C a rr ig an for host ing a fabulous steak coo k -o u t S a tu rd ay evening. The setting was p icturesque and the salad was served in a cave while the po ta to es were cooking in a huge c a ld ron nex t to the grill

ch arcoal ing the steaks tw enty a t a time.T h e /e is a n o th e r p r o m o te r o f the Forest

I ’d like you to meet, a n d a b o u t w h o m you shalal be hea r in g from t im e to time. He is Earl A dam , T W A pilot and Fore s te r w ho has vo lun tee red his leisure h o u rs car ing for the y o u n g trees. He is en th ra l led with the projec t and the acco m p lish m en t o f g ro w ­ing trees f rom so m an y e n v iro n m en ts in Kansas.

A large b o o k is being com piled th a t will c o n ta in a brief b iog rap h y a n d p ic tures o f each h o n o ree in M em o ry Lane. It will be a va luable bit o f 99 m em orab i l ia and will be o n d isp lay when the Visitors’ C en te r is com ple ted .

I had hoped tha t by actual ly seeing the

The Atchison Boy Scouts take a minute to adjust the Arkansas (lag.

Forest , I would be able to convey a better p ic ture to you. I really can 't . You m ust see the whole p icture fo r yourse lf to really u n d e rs tan d and apprec ia te the m agn i tude of the projec t a n d ho w m uch has a lready been accom plished . T he Amelia E a rh a r t A irport is a beautifu l field capab ly run by River Bend Aviation . If you travel by cam per , you will w ant to s tay right by the Forest site. The facilities a re perfect.

W e ’ll keep you aw are o f add it ions to M em o ry Lane, the progress o f the trees and the needs o f the Forest as they arise. In the m eantim e, th a n k you fo r y o u r interest and p lea se keep th e re su m es fo r the b o o k coming, sp o n so r you choice o f an honoree in M em o ry Lane a n d do stop in to visit. *t

Nancy Tier Hopkins and Teddy Kenyon were among the Forest visitors

Val Johnson. Lois Feigenbaum, John and Alice Hammond pause for a moment during the celebration. Fay Gillis Wells seated by her marker.

October, 1978 9

Air Age EducationBy Betty Jo Ault

The c o m m u n i ty definitely needs w hat o u r Ninety-N ine chap ters and sections have to offer in the field of avia tion. W hether it be a school en r ichm ent p ro g ram , a slide presen­t a t i o n a n d sp e a k in g e n g a g e m e n t , o r a

teachers w ork sh o p , the need is there. There is the need for good resource people , where a school o r an interested civic g ro u p can tu rn t o f o r h e lp a n d g u i d a n c e , i d e a s a n d materials . In July, these ideas and m any m any m ateria ls were pu t in to o u r hands via the Ninety-N ines Air Age W o rk sh o p held in

O k la h o m a . Now with these tools o u r j o b is ju s t beginning and it is a big one where every 99 c h ap te r a n d section, has to be actively involved. Only with com ple te coopera tion , can we m ak e our goal successful . . . to in form and enrich the c o m m u n i ty and help m ake th em bette r aero -m in d ed citizens.

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Spotlight

A S p eak er’s Bureau — M aryland C hapter

Hints For Your Own Speakers BureauThe M aryland Chapter has been actively involved in developing p ro g ram s to p ro m o te Air Age E duca tion and Safety to the general p u b l i c , a n d to s t i m u l a t e i n t e r e s t a n d accep tance of general av ia t ion , as well as to dispel the m any m isconcep tions which need to be corrected in o rd e r to achieve positive accep tance of w hat av ia t ion a n d w om en in av ia t ion have to offer. Five years ago, seeing the need in their c o m m u n ity . Joan Bates and D o n n a H . S u w a ll f o r m u l a t e d a s l id e presenta tion to a cc o m p a n y the ir speak ing engagements . F ro m these hu m b le begin­n ings , th e M aryland C hapter h as no w d es ig n ed severa l d i f fe re n t p r o g r a m s fo r v a r i o u s s i t u a t i o n s . “ W h a t Is G e n e r a l Aviation?” is a slide p resen ta tion . T he slides and in fo rm at ion were ga thered from several sources such as N B A A , G A M A , and m any state a n d federal agencies. But the use o f slides f rom the local area , definitely adds interest to the p rog ram . O th e r p rogram s, “ W om en in A v ia t ion— Yesterday & T o d a y ”, and a short “ History o f the N ine ty-N ines”, were designed to c o m plim en t each o th e r in the “ who are we?” d e p a r tm e n t and “w hat could a w o m an possibly do with an a irp lane?” syndrom e. This in fo rm a t io n seems to fill the gap o f just plain lack o f in fo rm a t ion and overcom es the associated d isbe lie fs . As p a r t o f th e i r a u d io -v i su a l e qu ipm en t, the M ary lan d girls bring with them a flight s im ula tor . I t ’s use has a d d ed a n ew d i m e n s i o n to t h e i r p r e s e n t a t i o n s . A lthough this might involve a slight cost, the sm all c h a rg e c a n be p assed o n to the pa r tic ipan ts w ho a re so eager to get a chance “to fly” the s im ula tor . Because o f their successes, M ary land C h a p te r has received severa l a w a rd s i n c lu d in g “ T h e A v ia t io n Certif icate o f M er i t” presented by G A M A .

Topics“ H o w a n d w hat m ad e us learn to fly?"“ O u r Flying E xperiences”"C a ree rs”“ W o m en in A v ia t io n ”“ History o f the 99’s”“ W h a t ’s is G enera l A v ia t io n ”

Speak ToLions a n d Kiwanis clubs, etc. Flying clubs Girl and Boy Scouts School classes (help assist teacher in p resen ta t ion o f aerospace subjects) The C h a m b e r o f C o m m e rc e will help supply n am es o f o rgan iza t ions where speakers m igh t be needed.

Program Length20 m inutes to 1 h o u r

PublicityA nn o u n ce in a rea new spapers Send in fo rm a t io n to a rea schools, libraries, and civic groups.The best co n tac ts a re personal ones.

A udio-Visuals Slides

F o r m u l a t e y o u r o w n s l id e presentation: E ither you can take y o u r ow n slides o r buy f rom available sources as the S m i th s o n ia n , F A A , o r have duplica ted those o f o th e r c h a p ­ters. In any case, d o include some slides tak en in the local area. Th is will help ho ld in te r­est.

Films“ P u t Wings o n Y our C aree r” “T he Wind is R igh t”“ Flying M ach ines”“ Kites to C a p s u l e s ’’— ab o v e F A A Film Library “T o Fly”— Air a n d Space M u ­seum, C o n o co Oil “ Fly the Gentle Breeze” (bal­loon ing )— R aven Industries “ W h y ”—Jep p e sen / Sanderson

H a n d ou tsD it to sheets o r those available f ro m FAA.

Sim ulatorBring one to use, change if necessary.

PreparationHow large is th e g roup?Is the room large enough?Is the ro o m d a rk e n ough to show slides o r film?Bring your ow n pro jec tor or m ak e sure one is available.Is there a p ro jec tion screen and table?Bring an ex tension cord Know y our topic

(Ed. Note: Each m on th in an effort to encourage m ore 99 chapters to fu rther A ir Age Education. The 99 N E W S will he exploring new ideas and mater­ial. as well as sharing experiences o f other chapters. I f yo u r chapter has been successful with any area o f A ir A ge Education, please share it with us.)

FACT SHEETPertaining to the Applications for The 99s’ Amelia Earhart Memorial

Scholarships

The Amelia E arh a r t M em oria l Scho larsh ip app lica t ion fo rm is m ade a p a r t o f this 99 N E W S . Any Ninety-N ine wishing to app ly fo r the scholarship is invited to read it tho rough ly . T he criteria fo r a c and ida te include the following:

• have been a 99 in good s tand ing for the tw o previous years p r io r to da te o f app lica t ion• hold a curren t medical certif icate an d biennial• have a m in im um o f 200 h o u rs p i lo t - in -co m m an d since receiving her private license• have need of the a w ard f inancia lly• have the su p p o r t o f her c h ap te r• have letter of reco m m e n d a t io n signed by the c h ap te r A.E. ch a i rm a n fo r c hap ter• must agree to com ple te the course a n d / o r t ra in ing within two years• subm it a separa te app lica t ion for each ra ting o r educa tiona l goal for which she is app ly ing

The app licat ion consists o f app lica t ion fo rm , experience record, eligibility fo rm an d letter o f r e co m m e n d a t io n from the chap ter . Five copies of each o f these must be notarized . O ne head a n d shoulders , black and white glossy p h o to o f the app lican t (at least 2% X 2'/*) must accom pany each copy o f the app licat ion .

The c hap te r A.E. C h a irm a n will ascer ta in tha t the m e m b e r ’s app lica t ion is com ple te a n d con ta in s all s ta tem en ts pe rm it ted by her chapter . Each c hap te r is a llowed one app lican t fo r every 30 m em bers o f m a jo r p o r t ion thereof. Regardless o f size each c h ap te r is a llowed a t least one applicant. If there a re m ore app lican ts th a n the q u o ta for her chap ter , the ch a i rm a n will select a co m m ittee to assist her in screening the applications. This will be com p o sed o f tw o o r th ree 99s o r o ther m em bers o f the local av ia t ion c o m m u n i ty w h o would have a non-biased interest in fu r ther ing avia t ion . This co m m ittee will screen the candida tes using the fo llowing criteria:' • w hat has the app lican t a lready accom plished?v • how m uch does she need the a w ard f inancially?J • how well will she use it to advance her career?) • how wide a field in av ia t ion will this benefit?

• how long has she been a 99 and how active is she? k • is she worthy o f the aw ard?

The chap te r A.E. C h a irm a n will mail her q u o ta (o r less) o f the app lican ts o f the section A.E. C h a irm a n to be p o s tm ark ed no later than January 15th. the Section G o v e rn o r will have in form ed each c h ap te r o f the nam e an d address o f the section A.E. C h a irm a n in advance o f this date.

The section A.E. C h a irm a n will select a co m m ittee (similar to th a t described fo r the local chap ter ) a n d screen the app lica t ions subm itted by the chapters using the criteria listed above. Each section m ay subm it one app lica t ion fo r each 200 m em bers o f the section o r a m ajor portion thereo f to the C h a irm a n o f the B oard o f T rustees o f the A. E. M em oria l Scho larsh ip F u n d to be p o s tm ark ed no later th an February 15th. The section A.E. C h a i rm a n will notify those cand ida tes not included in the q u o ta subm itted to the Board.

A section which does no t have a c h ap te r m ay itself subm it at least one app lica t ion regardless o f size.

1979 Application FormAmelia Earhart Memorial Career Scholarship Amelia Earhart Memorial Research Scholar

(Cross out one)

N a m e ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A irm an ’s C ertificate #_

A dd ress_______________________________________________________________________________________________ _________ _______________

C h a p te r____________________________________________________________________________ Section_____________________________________

Age_______________ S ing le________________________ M arried H usband's Name

M inor C h ild ren_____________________ages other dependen ts___________________

Private rating rec’d P ilot in com m and hours since Pvt_________________________

C ertificate & ratings now h e ld ____________________________________________________________________

Scholarship w ould be used fo r the com p le tion o f * __________________________________________________________________

Reasons fo r app ly ing (Proposed use of rating, opportun ities available. Be com plete! Use add itiona l sheet if necessary)

Present position and em ployer

Previous e m p lo ym e n t_________

Husband's position and em p loye r______________________________

* Applican ts fo r Research Scho lar grants may e lim inate this answer since the essence of the statem ent w ill be reflected in the Formal Proposal o r she may choose to provide a thum bna il sketch of the response if she chooses.

EXPERIENCECROSS COUNTRY: L ist five (5) fligh ts in excess o f 300 m iles from hom e base.

Instructing: (year, place, approx. hours o r dura tion o f job)

O ther aeronautica l experience or tra in ing , inc lud ing fo rm er ratings:

Hours in S ing le-engine non-re trac tab le___________________________________________ retractable

M ulti-eng ine___________________________________________

ELIGIBILITY FORM(To be used by all ap licants fo r Career Scho larsh ips and by app licants fo r Research Scholar grants if the g ran t is to be used in connection w ith an advanced degree or on a "m a tch ing funds" contract.)

School from which course of ins truc tion requested in th is app lica tion w ould be obtained (if not an accred ited school, then the name of the

qualified instructor.)

(Name ol school or qualified Instructor)

(Address of school or instructor)

The fo llow ing statement is to be com ple ted by a responsib le o ffic ia l o f the school (or qua lified ins truc to r) who w ould give the instruction . Approxim ate cost of ins truc tion , f lig h t ------------------------------------------------------ g round sch o o l.Approxim ate cost of ins truc tion fo r em ployee g round school _ _ _ _ _Approxim ate hours o f in s truc tion --------------------------------—------------------------------- — s

have^xam ined^he credentia ls (certifica tes, logs, transcrip ts , etc.) o f ---------------------------------------- and find her to be e lig ib le and deemed fu lly

qualified to accom plish the course e n tit le d ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (tuii name of course)

I hereby ce rtify all in fo rm ation stated above is true and correct.

S ig n e d -------------------------------- — --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

T i t le ------------------------------ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

D a te ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(If application is fo r m ore than one course copies of th is fo rm , duly signed, are required fo r each course.)

TO BE NOTARIZEDBe it known that I am a m em ber in good standing of THE NINETY

NINES, INC. tha t I have been a m em ber fo r the 2 previous years p rio r to the date of th is app lica tion, that I have logged 200 hours or more as a p ilo t in com m and since receiving m y private p ilo t ce rtifica te and that if I receive the AM ELIA EARHART M EM O RIAL CAREER SCHOLARSHIP o r the AM ELIA EARHART M EM O RIAL RESEARCH SCHOLAR GRANT (cross out inappropria te title ) I w ill com ple te the course o f in s tru c tio n , e d u ca tio n o r research fo r w h ich th is application is subm itted w ith in 2 years and I understand it is to be used on ly fo r the purpose /o r rating fo r w h ich I am app ly ing . I fu rthe r agree to retain my m em bership in THE NINETY NINES, INC. during this time and to keep in com m unica tion w ith the Board of Trustees of the AM ELIA EARHART SCH OLARSHIP TRUST FUND and in form them, at least quarterly, o f my progress.

I attest to the fact that my app lica tion reflects an honest appraisal of my ab ility to com plete the ra ting /educa tiona l goa l/research goal requested in th is app lica tion.

I H E R E B Y C E R T IF Y T H A T A L L IN F O R M A T IO N IN T H IS AP PLIC ATIO N IS TRUE AND CORRECT:

Signed-----------------------------------------

Subscribed and sworn to me before th is day o f -------------19------------

NOTARY PUBLIC

My C om m ission exp ires— ---------------------------------------------------------------

The fo llow ing is to be com ple ted by the CHAPTER A.E. CHAIRMANI have examined all pages of th is app lica tion and any substantia ting credentia ls I have deemed necessary and I find them to be true and in order. I

recommend th is app licant w ith no reservations. A le tter o f recom m endation from the chapte r chairm an accom panies th is app lica tion.

Date:_

Chapter A.E. Chairm an.

If Chapter Chairman is the app licant, the next responsib le chapter o ffice r w ill w rite the le tter o f recom m endation.

Five copies of th is app lica tion must be subm itted to the Section A.E. C hairm an postm arked no later than JANUARY 15th. A black and white glossy head and shoulders pho to at least 2V. x 2% m ust be attached to each copy. Five copies o f the le tte r o f recom m endation from the Chapter Chairman must also accom pany th is app lica tion.

The 1978 International Convention

C a n b e rra A u s t r a l ia

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Fair d in k u m m ates, we had a bloody b o n z e r c o r r o b o r e e in C a n b e r r a ! ! ! W e became familiar with term s such as ‘g a la h ’; ‘f u r - f e e ’; ‘c r o o k ’; ‘t a k e a w a y s ’; ‘s h o u t a r o u n d ’; and ‘top tab le ’. Forever more, Flazel Jones will be known as ’azel. an d we even got used to cars coming at us on the w ro n g side o f the road.

The Australian N inety-N ines were t re ­m endous hostesses to o u r 1978 A nnua l In terna tiona l C onvention . C an b erra , A us­tralia 's na tional C apita l , was a city packed

full o f interest for everyone, and Lakeside In te rna t iona l Hotel had lovely a c c o m m o d a ­t ions. We ate , and we ate , a n d we ate! We were tru ly wined and dined.

A welcom e lunch on W ednesday began the festivities. Guest speaker was Dr. J o h n Colvin , C o n su l tan t O p h th a lm o lo g is t to the New S o u th Wales Section o f the Royal Flying D o c to r Service. We hard ly had time to digest the delicious food until it was time for d inner , which was followed by Mr. J u s t i c e B lac k b u rn , C h ie f J u s t i c e o f the

S u p rem e C o u r t of the Aus tra l ian Capita l Terr i tory . Jus tic B lackburn spoke on the history o f the A.C.T. and C anberra .

The G o v e rn o rs ’ Breakfast was a ttended by Barbara Cannon, British Section; Doris Jacobson , M iddle Fast Section; Mary Neil, South Central Section; Verna W est, and M argo Sm ith, Southw est Section; Marilyn M iller. N orth C entral Section ; H arriet F u lle r , N ew F n g la n d S e c tio n ; C arole Cham bers, Carribbean Section; Ali Sharp, Northwest Section; Betty Jane Schermer-

norn, hast t. anaaa ivection, as wen as in te r ­national Officers, Lois Feigenbaum , Thon Griffith, Janet Green, H azel Jones, and B o a rd M e m b e r s , R u th D o b r e sc u , P at M cEwen, Charlene Falkenberg, and Bar­bara G oetz. T h e c o n v e r s a t io n c en te re d a round renewal p rocedures an d requ ire ­ments for m em bership . Betty M cN abb, past In ternational President, has been a ppo in ted as m em bersh ip c h a irm an for In te rna tiona l, and it was suggested th a t all prob lem s, suggestions, and ideas be fo rw arded to her. She will no t be concerned with the keeping of the records o f m em bersh ip , bu t to the problems o f ge tting and keeping members. She will answer, so write to her.

All 99s were invited to an in form al c h a i r ­m an ’s coffee a f te r which we all m oved to the

Session. Again m uch discussion was held on membership and dues with m uch m isu n d er­standing being cleared up. Thon Griffith, incoming In terna tional President, exp la ined the new m ethod o f inform ing the chap ters o f m em ber’s renewals which we believe will be successful.

A special slide p resen ta tion on the History of the Ninety-Nines was show n by Eloise Smith with the aid o f M aisie Stears. This excellent presenta tion was put toge the r by E loise a n d M ary C rea so n w ith S a lly Buegeleisen, d ia lo g u e a n d Susan O liver narrating. This will be available for the Chapters and in fo rm at ion will be fo r th ­coming in the 99 News. An In terna t iona l Luncheon followed which led us to the first business session o f the 1978 convention .

It is expected that each 99 at the c o n v en ­tion will bring back to her C h a p te r m ore detailed information of the C o m m Session. Since our first C o m m Session in C o eu r D ’Alene, Idaho, this a long with the R ou n d

Table Discussions have becom e the two most p o p u la r i tems d u r in g the convention .

The business meeting, un d e r the c h a i r ­m ansh ip o f President Lois Feigenbaum , was fast and to the point. A nd , this was a c c o m ­plished w ithou t o u r p a r l iam en ta r ian , Alyce Baker. We are sorry to rep o rt th a t Alyce was rushed to the hospital with w hat tu rn ed ou t to be p n eu m o n ia and was on the m end when we left C anberra .

The usual ag enda was followed. After in tro d u c in g her officers and b o a rd m em -

1. Sightseeing attractions included such things as this chief's house at Rotorua.2. The Forest of Friendship Group also got an opportun ity to get toge the r during the convention.3 Heather Vickers, Australian American Assoc., Jill Davis, Australian American Assoc., Thelma Cull, Sacramento Valley and Ruth Gay. Long Beach at the Australian American Association luncheon in Melbourne.4 Birdseye view of Canberra, Australia, the Convention site5. Lady Casey, Australian 99, and Anesia Machado, Brazil 99 typify the international flavor of the Convention.6 New Zealand Air Women's Association members Sue Nichols, who is also of the Canterbury Aero Club, and Pam Collings, a member of the Australia 99 Section and aerobatic pilot, were among those attending the Aero Club reception in Rotorua

bers, President Lois Feigenbaum gave her l a s t m e s s a g e as p r e s i d e n t w h ic h w a s followed by a s tand ing ovation . We all agree Lois has given us a great two years. The report o f the Bylaws C o m m it tee was given with the fo l lowing results: I. Article IV, Section 3, P a ra g ra p h B, C lassif ication (dele­tion): D E F E A T E D . 2. Article IV, Section 7, Renewal o f M em bersh ip , (new parag raph): D E F E A T E D . 3. A r t ic le VI, S e c t io n 1, C h a p te r F o rm a t io n o r Division, (change): C A R R I E D . 4. Article VII, Section I, M e m ­b ers’ Voting Privileges and R epresen ta t ion (new parag raph) : C A R R I E D . 5. Article X, Section I, Elections (addit ion): C A R R I E D . 6. Article X, Section I, E lections (deletion):

C A R R I E D . 7. A r t ic le X I I I , S e c t io n 1, Trustees (change): C A R R I E D . 8. Article III, section 3, Dues, (addition): T A B L E D . 8A. Article XV, Section I, Publica t ions ( a d d i t io n s ) : T A B L E D . T h e N o m in a t in g C om m it tee R eport and the Am elia E arh a r t Scholarship winners will receive space in a n o th e r section of the 99 News. 1 will report th a t the newly elected Board o f D irectors are Charlene Falkenberg and Barbara Goetz w ho will each serve tw o years.

An invita tion to the 1979 In terna t iona l C onven tion was given by Ruth D obrescu. The site is Albany, New York, Ju ly 18-22, 1979. This will be o u r 50th A nniversary and a gala t ime is being p lanned by the host S ec t io n . O u r 50 th A n n iv e r s a ry H is to ry Book will be ready in 1979 and the p lanned flight o f the sister ship o f the twin Lockheed Electra flown by Amelia E arh a r t will ad d to

A Roll Call was held at this luncheon and hopefully this cus tom will be con tinued . A lm o s t e v e ry o n e in th e r o o m h a d an o p p o r tu n i ty to be honored . Space d o e sn ’t allow m ore details so if you w eren ’t there be sure an d quiz som eone w ho was.

The highlight of the entire conven t ion was the Insta lla tion Banquet on Sa tu rd ay night. At the “ to p tab le” were all your officers for the nex t two years. O u tgo ing President Lois presided at the instal lat ion ceremony. She

once again expressed her personal thanks a n d apprec ia t ion , an d on behalf o f the N in e ty -N in e s , o u r t h a n k s to the en ti re Australian Section o f the Ninety-Nines, the A us tra l ian G ov e rn m en t and the City of C an b e r ra fo r the generosity a n d kindness in p e rm it ting us to hold o u r In te rna tiona l C o n ­ven tion in C anberra . She spoke for all the visiting Ninety-N ines when she rem arked , “ We have enjoyed y o u r hospitali ty and are overw helm ed a t the m any things we have

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seen in y our wonderful c o u n try .”A deserved s tand ing ovation followed and

we all a re p ro u d to have had Lois guide us du r ing the past two years a n d look forward to receiving the benefits o f her experience in the fu ture . A beautiful gavel was presented to T h o n Griffith, o u r new In terna tiona l President. Blue carna tions were presented to each officer and board member'. We became very ser ious as we listened to the im por tan t responsibili ty expected o f each o f us. Each o f us a re a w are o f th em a n d will w o rk to the best o f o u r ability for o u r o rgan iza t ion , the Ninety-Nines. Gene Nora Jesson , T reasurer

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5 . 'm . - . M ,__________The business m eeting was ad jo u rn e d on

T h u rsd ay a f te rn o o n to the sa t is fac tion o f all, leaving us Friday a free d ay to enjoy thebeautiful coun try we were visiting.

T h u rsd ay evening af te r a n o th e r d inner where we again a te to o m uch , o u r guest speaker was C ap ta in C. G. F o x , Flight O p e r a t i o n s D e v e lo p m e n t M a n a g e r w ith Q an tas whose subject was the M icro-W aveLanding Sys tem — W hat it is—a n d what it m eans to the pilot. The Amelia E arh a r t Scholarsh ip winners were h o n o red a t a luncheon on Friday. We were delighted to have the Perm anen t T rustee Alice H a m ­m ond with us.

We were in troduced to a “T u ck e r L u n c h ” which tickled o u r pala tes a t S a tu rd ay noon .

9 m r n M - j m 1 0 1K J 1. Joan Campbell, New Zealand Air Woman's

Assoc., Jim Beauchamp, Aero Club Pres., Roto­rua, NZ, Lois Feigenbaum and Ena Monk, Australia 992. Boarding planes for the next tour stop3. Aero Club Reception, Rotorua, New Zealand 4 Verna West, SW Gov., Ena Monk, Australian 99, Thelma Cull, SW Vice Gov. elect, and Margo Smith, SW Gov. elect5. Waiting for the plane in Rotorua are Barbara Goetz, Hazel Jones, Thelma Cull, Pat Roberts, Lois Feibenbaum and Ruth Gay6. Lois Feibenbaum, Joan Thompson and Hazel Jones at the Canberra Airport7. Leah Higgins and Lois Broyles in the Control Tower at Christchurch, NZ.8 Yvonne Loader, NZ AWA and glider pilot talks with visiting 99s in Christchurch.9. Sentiments of the "Dirty Dozen" while waiting for their luggage to arrive10 Jim Beauchamp, Aero Club President, Rotorua

and Esmee W illiams, Board M em ber were installed in absentia.

Pat M cEwen, past In terna tiona l Presi­dent and Board M ember, was also presented with a carna tion . Even th ough she leaves the b o a rd as a n official m e m b e r , we look forward to the benefits o f her experience in the future.

C ongra tu la t ions go o u t to all o u r new officers and bo a rd members. Ruth D ob -r p c r n p c n p r i a l l v w p l f n m p c t h p ' n p u i L 'i r l n n

the b lo ck ’, Barbara G oetz— for n o w — R uth can give up the title o f “g o p h e r”. Also the runners -up , Joan Kerwin, Van Adderson, and Betty W harton, need not try to fade into the b a ckground . We plan to use every ounce o f their expertise.

Layne G lan v ille-W illiam s, C h a i r m a n , with the help o f Marjory Johnson , Joan T h o m p so n , R osem ary C olm an a n d the m a n y o t h e r A u s t r a l i a n 99s a r e t o be c o m m en d ed for all their h a rd w ork which

1 A.E. Luncheon2. Credential Registration - Pat Roberts. Thelma Cull and Patti Sherwood.3. Fran Grant, Golden West, with Joy Warren, Pres. Australian Zonta Clubs.4 Australian 99 Margaret Kentley welcomes Thon Griffith and Lois Feigenbaum to the International Convention at the Canberra Airport. 5. Nancy Gibson. Pres. Australian American Assoc., Alice Hammond. Lady Casey and Thon Griffith.6-7. Relaxing between sessions.8. Alice Hammond and Linda Hollowell.9. Anesia Machada. Brazilian 99. Thon Griffith and Irene Worschafter

We ba thed in m u d ba ths in R o to ru a , gazed a t the ice-capped m o u n ta in s on the flight f rom R o to ru a to C hr is tchurch , via W averly and Nelson in New Zealand . We s to o d in awe at the war m em oria l in Mel­b o u rn e an d visited with the Aussie police in their un ifo rm s and t rad i t iona l hats . There was quite a run a t the surp lus stores.

We became one big family as we traveled together. We know w ho was a p t to be the last one on the bus, a n d w ho would be w a n ­der ing up and d o w n the aisles, w he ther on the bus o r the airplane. Never has the c a p ­tains on the comm ercia l airlines had so

1 Rotorua was one ot the stops tor visiting 99s2. There's always lime for a little tension relief between meetings3. This group was involved in plans for the International Forest of Friendship.4 Lois Feigenbaum. Joan Campbell. NZ AWA, Charlene Falkenburg and Hazel Jones, who is modeling her newly acquired winter gear.

5. Members of the "Dirty Dozen ".6. After hours levity

m any backseat pilots. We had o u r ups and d ow ns , literally. N oth ing s topped us, even if we had to con tinue in a wheelchair. The 99s a re an independent bunch, but they can c o o p e r a t e a l s o . T h e r e is a f e e l in g o f c o m rad esh ip a m o n g this g ro u p th a t is hard to find otherwise.

We met in person Barbara Cannon from England, renewed our friendship with Kim from Korea and met her lovely guests. Once aga in we were honored to have Anesia M achado f rom Brazil a t tend , as well as each a n d every 99 from each a n d every cou n try th a t was represented.

We saw sheep, sheep, sheep, fed k a n g a ­roos and petted koalas. We learned a lot and feel we shared our knowledge in return.

Each person a t tend ing the convention , w he ther f rom the United Sta tes or overseas had to go h o m e with their chest bursting with pride to be a m em ber o f the In terna­t ional O rgan iza t ion o f W om en Pilots, The N inety-N ines, Inc. There were 286 registered o f which 125 were U.S.A. 99s. We will a lways rem em b er Gwen Caldwell leading us in song at the conclusion o f the Installation Banquet and the jo in ing o f hands as we sang Auld Lang Syne. T h an k s again to our hostesses for giving us so m any m emories to b ring back and share. •*

was realized in the success o f the convention . We left Australia with the ringing voice o f hospitali ty f rom Nancy Bird W alton in o u r ears. We are trem endous ly honored to have had lunch with 84 year old Lady Casey, p a tro n o f the Austra l ian A m erican W o ­m en ’s Associa tion.

Pam Collin, Ena M onk, and the o ther New Zealand pilots a re friends now, not names. The party a t R o to ru a A ero C lub is never to be forgotten. Pam thril led us with her experiences par tic ipa ting in the A e ro ­batic C ham pionsh ips in Russia in 1976 while we visited a t her p a ren t ’s h o m e in C hris t ­church. We visited the city o f A uckland where the “ Dirty D o zen " was form ed. Hazel Jones is the h o n o ra ry m em ber ro u n d in g out the m em bersh ip to 12. We traveled by bus f rom A uckland to R o to ru a where we saw how beautiful the New Z ea land countrys ide is. The M aori culture fascinated us. We were thrilled by the sight o f the beautiful cities seen from the a ir with their red tile roofs. We visited beaches tha t rem inded us o f 'h e shorelines in o u r ow n United States.

Brendan Tour August 29, 1978

B ut n o w i t ’s tim e to leave fo r hom e A nd say th a n k s to J e a n fro m all F o r w o rk to m ak e it a ll so go o d B eyond d u ty ’s callA nd th a n k s fo r all th o se frien d sh ip s m ade T h a t w e’ll tre a su re fo rever W hen all th e lovely m o m en ts fade T h e ties will n e rv e r sever.

Written by Mrs. Lillie Danek. Indiana 99 while on Moorea

T o Jea n , o u r fearless leader T h ro u g h S o u th P ac ific isles H erd ing fo rty peop le C an soon tu rn o ff th e sm iles. W here’s th a t la st ticket?W ho has left a bag?T uesday th e re w ere e ighty-six N ow n ine ty w ith red tag.

Safely o u t o f A u ck lan d T o R o to ru a we sped M aori c o n ce rt, th e rm a l sp rings W arm pool a n d th en to bed.C o ck ta ils w ith th e a e ro c lu b All w an ted to fly p ilo t P lanes a re scarce , th e re ’s th e ru b O nly Jea n co u ld d o it.F o r th e rest, vo lcan o es In th e C essna lu re T o fly o v e r o n e th a t ’s active We settled fo r th e to u r .

T hen cam e M t. C o o k W ith b re a th ta k in g view C risp a n d cold fo r hik ing:W hen C h ris t C h u rc h w as fogged , in lieu T a sm a n ’s ski p lanes w ere to o u r liking.

Q u e en s to w n ’s cab le cars w ere fun We m an ag ed so m e sh o p p in g on th e run Cold b u s - b ad b rak e s - a b rid g e to o soon W ith p re a ch e r we collided P oor m a n w as held up till p ast n o o n His serm o n su re ly b ligh ted .A lpine peaks we fo u n dAll the w ay to M ilfo rd S o u n dSeals w ere s leep ing on rocky sh o reN ear c a ta ra c ts w hich from o v e rh a n g in g ro c k d opour.

N ow to A u stra lia b rave 9 9 ’s T o prevail a t o u r co n v en tio n We m anaged to get o u r business d o n e W ithou t u n d u e c o n ten tio n .F rom fly ing D o c to r C olvin We learned a b o u t convergence T hen C a n b e rra h is to ry . M L S .W ide bod ied je ts convergen t.Flying over A n ta rc tic a O h W h at a d re a m th a t is.A nd b an q u e ts w ith c am ellians we saw M om en tos we c o u ld n ’t miss.Such h o sp ita lity - Such fr ien d sh ip p ro ffered R esponded w ith ideas A nd c o o p e ra tio n offered .

O n a ir N ew Z e a lan d we tak e a w ingA fte r g a s tro n o m ic to u r well w eighted Bags check ed , sheepsk ins an d ev ery th in g T a h iti b o u n d an d satedW ith d in n e rs tw a in and " J u l ia ’’ D ep lan ed , we are e la ted .F ina lly A ir P o ly n esian a rrives T akes all b u t tw eleve to B ora W here c o ttag es on beach aw ait S w im m ing , o u trig g e rs an d m ore.B efore lunch gasp in g from th e heat Jea n n ie b o u g h t a parcu W e all th o u g h t it w as neat A nd w an ted to buy o n e too .

T h e u n sp o iled lan d ; th e co ra l sand T h e co m b e rs lap p in g sho re O r w as it m ovie c o m p a n y ’s p ro p -d riv e n fan A s th ey m ake “ H u rric a n e ” once m ore?

A gain we leave - T a h iti lastB efore we h o m ew ard goA n o th e r lu x u rio u s h o te l - w e’ll h ave to fastto lose w eigh t w e’ve p u t on soT h a t T a h itia n feast in e ar th -o v e n bakedA nd d a n ce rs w ild ly sh ak in gA nd one last ra id on th e s to re we m akeW hile is land to u r is w aiting .

O v er w a te r c o b a lt b lue an d a q u a W e sail to b eau tifu l M o o rea W hick is one b ig c ra te r - W here we find p a re u c lo th P in e ap p le , c ro to n and b ougainv illa T he saw -to o th ed h ills o f B ali-hai C h ris ten ed by th e m ovie crew B ring to o u r h e a r ts a sigh I t’s such a b eau tifu l view.

Relax after labors on Heron IsleBlue w a ter, co ra l sandW hy c o u ld n 't th o se h e lico p ters all a t onceT ra n s p o rt o u r little b and?N ow th o se left beh ind In h o t a irp o r t have w aited .W hile som e h ave w alked th e B arrie r R eef T he rest a rriv e b e la ted .Jo y s o f sn o rk e lin g , glass b o tto m e d b o a ts S o o n e rase th e c a rp in g Je a n goes o u t to view the s ta rs A nd o th e rw ise a -la rk in g .

A t S y n d ey all go th e ir s ep a ra te w ays T he R ock , B o tan n ic G a rd en T o o p e ra ho u se , N O R M A to see J o a n S u th e rla n d and Elkin.

D id ev ery o n e buy opals?If no t here , a t M elb o u rn e H u rry , end o u r sh o p p in g now H ave we so m eth in g fo r each friend?Seeing K o a las an d K an g aro o s C ru ise H a w k sb u ry R iverT o o so o n o u r A u stra lia s tay will end - Is it g o o d b y fo rever?

A B ackw ard G lance

Lady Mary S. H eath

Lady M ary Heath was one o f the three pilots outside the U S A w ho m ade The Ninety-Nines o f In terna tiona l s ta tus f rom its b e g inn ing . S h e was b o r n S o p h ie M a ry Pierce Evans in C oun ty Limerick, Ireland in 1896.

In an interesting letter f rom her in August o f 1936, she reported: "I s ta r ted flying at The L ondon A eroplane C lub in 1924, where I took bo th my “ A" and “ B”, o r C om m erc ia l licenses. I was the first w o m a n in the world to get a “ B” af te r the war. I still have it. 1 have by my log-book 2,670 hours and 76 types of different a irc raf t and gliders, including one, two and three-engined aircraft . I am now M anag ing Director o f D ublin Air Ferries, Ltd., Dublin (C. A. R. Williams was the Flying M an ag er at th a t time). 1 have fou r m achines under me: three t ra in ing Gypsy M oths, a larger Fox M o th , for passengers, as well as an Aeronca which I fly on all my business, which has un d e r it the D ublin A ero Club. T he C lub has issued tw o-th irds o f all the licenses issued in Ireland in the past year. The best machines I have flown in my life are the S tea rm an , the New S ta n d a rd , the M o th and the F o k k e r three-engined. I flew for nearly 70,000 miles as second pi lot with the K LM before com ing to the S ta tes in 1928. (She acquired p i lot’s license #5333).

“ 1 never held the C ape T o w n — L o n d o n record , but my flight in 1928 was the first solo flight ever made by any h u m a n being, m an or w o m an , f rom any overseas C olony o r D o m in io n to England. As for flying, 1 h a te in s t ru c t in g bu t love lo n g d i s ta n c e flying. Racing is to my m ind the most exciting and interesting. 1 have 143 cups and medals for i t.”

It was reported M ary was the first w o m a n to receive an avia tion m echan ic ’s license f rom the Dept, o f C om m erce . The license was issued her in Feb ru a ry o f 1929. While in this C o u n try , she edited a co lu m n “ W o m e n ’s Activities” in the m agazine Avialion. She a lso had a three year tenu re as President of the W o m e n ’s In terna tiona l Associa t ion o f A eronautics in the late '20s.

Charles P lanck 's W omen With Wings give Lady Heath the following credits:M ay 17, 1928 — in Avro Avian, comple tes

solo flight from C ape T ow n to L o n d o n , 8,000 miles, begun Feb. 12th.

Ju ly 28. 1928 — flying as second pilot for Royal Dutch Airlines, between A m ste r ­d a m a n d L o n d o n , b e co m es th e firs t w o m a n pilot in air passenger service.

Mary S. Heath in her Avro Avian at Los Angeles after a zigzag flight across the country. Marvel Crosson, San Diego flier, in the front cockpit - summer of 1929

Lady Mary Heath on arrival at LeBourget. Paris in 1928 enroute to London, during the African flight from Cape Town.

bright, 1 w a sn ’t drunk . W hy I w a sn ’t even cheery. It was jus t a m ean dir ty old tr ick .”

Even at the time o f Lady H e a th ’s dea th in M ay, 1939, f rom injuries suffered when she fell d o w n the stairs o f a L o n d o n double-deck street car , the press d id no t relent and went o u t o f its way to review her m atr im onia l t rack record . Maj. E ll iott L ynn was 7 6 at the t im e o f their m arr iage , and Sir J a m es Heath was 72 when they m arried in 1927. In c on tra s t , G. A. R. Williams was 33 when they m arried .

At the early age o f 43, the spec tacu lar and f lam b o y an t career o f Lady Heath was over.

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C om piled by Glenn Buffington

Amelia E arha r t b ough t H e a th ’s Avian af te r her pa r tic ipa tion in the “ F r ie n d sh ip ” flight across the A tlan tic in the su m m er o f 1928.

I recall a letter addressed to Bobbi T rou t in which Lady H eath advoca ted carry ing a m echanic a long with the 1929 W o m e n ’s Air D e r b y e n t r i e s . H o w e v e r , t h e m a j o r i t y preferred flying solo, so H eath did not enter the com pet i t ion . She d id go to the term inus a t Cleveland and pa r tic ipa ted in one o f the 50-mile pylon races—flying a G rea t Lakes, she placed th ird behind P hoebe Omlie and Jessie (C hubby) Keith-Miller. M ary also flew a glider in exh ib i t ion and then she and Irwin Kirk, a Cleveland m echanic , were involved in a near-fa ta l acc ident when their p lane plunged th ro u g h the ro o f o f the Mill’s C o m p a n y on C leve land’s east side. She was h o sp i ta l i z e d fo r sev e ra l m o n th s be fo re recovery.

Being in the limelight had its d isa d v an ­tages a n d a nu m b er o f t imes the subject did " c o m b a t” with the press. Som etim es the reporte rs went out o f the ir way to be d e ro g a ­tory. An April ’31 headline f rom W indsor, Ont. , read: “ Lady M ary H ea th jailed as d ru n k , fails to a p p e a r ”. M ary re ta lia ted with fu r ther headlines of her own, “ Lady M ary says she c a n ’t get ‘lo o p e d ’ on two glasses o f beer” an d was fu r th e r q u o ted " H o n o r

Lady Heath by her Avro Avian, with the then Maj Carl Spatz who had commanded the Army Air Corps "Question Mark" endurance flight -1929

Air Traffic C ontroller Training for th e USAF

By Janet Green

Gee W hi: *** !!! ??? First, awe; second, exclam ations; th ird , ques t ions . . . . from v is i t ing M iss iss ipp i 99s a n d th e i r gues t viewing the only-one-in-the-world c o m p u te r c o n t r o l l e d , r e a l i s t i c , V F R a i r t r a f f i c c o n t r o l l e r t r a in in g s im u la to r lo ca ted on Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, MS. This multi-million do l la r m arvel is referred to by Mr. C larence H am il ton an d Col. M arv in Smith, o u r hosts, as the "G ee W hiz .” It is newly opera t iona l and was in accep tance test opera t ion by personnel o f the d e s ig n er / - builder, the AAI Corp. o f Cockneysville, MD.

The task o f annually t ra in ing a p p r o x i ­mately 1500 U S A F and allied n a t io n s ’ a ir traffic con tro l lers falls to the Air Traffic C on tro l B ranch 3380th Technical T ra in ing G roup a t Keesler AFB. S im ula t ion o f the a irport t raffic env ironm en t had previously b een c o n d u c t e d by p e r s o n n e l w a l k in g a round a table m ade with a runw ay layout, hand carry ing a irp lanes o r m oving them abou t at end end o f a stick. N o t m uch realism there!

Inside the quiet, d a rkened “ Gee W h iz” cab the feel ing o f rea l i ty is g r ip p in g . A rrangem ent of in s t rum en ta t ion and three- contro l ler position layout is identical to s tandard configura tion used th ro u g h o u t the military. Look ing forward from the 180 windows the trainee sees a semi-circular screen on which various a irc raf t a re m oving ahout over intersecting runways. F ro m the ap ro n at the tower base, t ax iways lead to the properly m arked thresholds . T o the right are hangars , to the left a city and low hills ap p ea r on the horizon. This is C a n y o n AFB, the p h a n to m lo ca t io n a lw ay s used fo r training. The selected view m ay he C A V U , foggy o r ra iny with a specified visibility at which a ircraft a p p ea r o r d isap p ea r from view. It m ay be night t ime when over 1.000 fiber optics lights can be tu rned up f rom the tower for a p p ro ac h lighting, runw ay and blue tax iw ay lights. An a l te rna t ing green and white heacon ro ta tes on a tow er nearby. The lights o f the city com e on. Realism extends to the presence o f g ro u n d vehicles, the ro a r o f an F4 as it arrives on the ram p and shuts dow n while a T34 a p p ro ach es slowlv and is being quickly o ve r taken by an FI4.

To unders tand how this m arvel is ac ­complished, we walk out o f the d a rkened cab into the heavily air c o nd it ioned and lighted area tha t is built inside a hanger to house the s im ula to r in a con tro l led e n v iro n ­

ment. T he spell is b roken! This is a R ube G o ld b e rg look ing device som e th ree stories tall. At the g ro u n d level a re six “p i lo t” co m p u te r posi t ions fo r the crew w ho receive ins tructions f rom the trainees, respond by voice as a pilot and key in to the c o m p u te r console such p re -p ro g ram m ed m aneuvers as missed a p p ro a c h or a lm os t any type o f ap p ro ac h , d e p a r tu re o r emergencies . Above the c ab in the th ird level is a tow er o f sixteen p ro jec tors ro ta t in g busily and som ew hat noisi ly in a 180° arc. At the base a re fou r p ro jec tors fo r the back-grounds. As m an y as 12 a irc raf t and four g ro u n d vehicles may move a b o u t sim ultaneously . T he pro jec tors o pera te 450 frames at 60 fram es per second so tha t the a ircraft travel quite sm oo th ly ab o u t the screen. Each p ro jec tor holds 24 rolls o f slide str ips and while one side is in use the o th e r reloads.

F o r m a l t r a in in g o f c o n t r o l l e r s c o m ­menced in 1942 when the Civil A eronaut ics A dm in is tra t ion began t ra in ing schools at each o f its seven regions fo r C A A personnel , as well as Arm y, Navy, and s tu d en ts o f allied governm ents . The first courses were moved to Keesler AFB , M S f rom Scott A FB , IL in 1949 and were located in a h a n g a r with o p e n - to p c lassrooms. Class room s are now in C o d y Hall. After the v icarious session with the V F R s im ula tor , we tou red the class­ro o m s and IF R R A P C O N tra in ing room.

The r a d a r scopes would seem to be part o f an A R T C C and a l though efficiently practical they lack the visual d ra m a o f the V FR s im u la to r . W ith th is c o m p le te t r a in in g facility, Keesler will p robab ly be used by all branches o f the service in the future. We are interested to hear tha t f rom virtually no w om en con tro l le r trainees in I960, their num bers now comprise a b o u t 32%.

L unch at the Officers ' C lub was a cc o m ­panied by service tales and h an g ar flying of the highest order, a welcome relief f rom the tens ion o f the tra in ing room s. 9 ,

99s Lt. C aro lyn Fisher and Janet G reen operating the IFR RAPCON simulator at Keesler AFB

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Esme Williams

Esme was b o rn in a little to w n called D u m fr ie s , S c o t la n d a n d left th e re fo r C a n ad a in 1954. It was du r ing this period in C a n ad a tha t she met her h usband , Jo h n , and s u b s e q u e n t ly g o t invo lved in th e i r o w n business of m achine design and m a n u fa c tu r ­ing m achines used in the ru b b e r an d plastics industries. The previous business experience from the age o f 18 as c o rp o ra te secre tary to various engineering a n d related o rg an iza ­t io n s p ro v e d very usefu l to h e r in her position as d i rec to r and c o m p a n y secretary of their business.

Flying was the farthest th ing f rom her mind until her h usband decided to t ak e it up as a m eans o f relieving som e o f the pressures of business. Esme is the first to ad m it th a t this fad o f her h usband bo th horrif ied and scared her because she felt she w ould be put in the position o f doing likewise. Her fear o f flying was very real, as no d o u b t m any m em b e rs will a d m i t to . T h e in ev i tab le happened in the middle o f 1965 when she was persuaded to m ake an a p p o in tm e n t for her first lesson. A m ore intrepid s tu d en t one could not wish to meet but, th ro u g h sheer d e te r m in a t io n a n d , a f te r an a b se n c e o f nearly one year, she became the p ro u d possessor o f her private pi lot license at B u t to n v i l l e , O n t a r i o , C a n a d a . In t h e meantim e, her husband had bought their first p lan e— a Carl Millard m odified 180 h.p. Apache , which was flown for m any happy ho u rs th ro u g h o u t C a n ad a , United States and Mexico.

It was d u r in g this t ime th a t Esme became acqua in ted a n d involved with o th e r female flying c o m p a n io n s and it was at th a t poin t and time it was decided to reactivate the C an ad ian Section o f the Ninety-Nines. Ju s t prior to that t ime Esme jo ined the Ninety- Nines and at the reactivation she was First C an ad ian C h a p te r Secretary. T w o years later she progressed to the office o f C h a p te r C h a irm an and. in the m ean t im e had headed various c h ap te r and section comm ittees. A n o th e r two years later she was elected as East C a n ad a Section Secretary.

A bout this t ime the favorite A pache “C F - OH K", was regretfully t rad ed in on an Aztec “C F - R X T ”, a n o th e r Carl Millard Nyack conversion. It was on this a ircraft that she received her M .O.T. multi-engine ra ting from check ride pilot Ja c k Austin. In the meantime, husband J o h n had received his C lass O n e I n s t r u m e n t R a t in g a n d the horizons opened up.

T im e w as m o v in g sw if t ly a lo n g , th e business had becom e very successful having na t iona l and in te rna t ional recognition , plus lots o f feelers f rom prospective buyers for the c o m p an y . It was decided if this was a p p a r e n t l y a p o s s ib i l i t y , t h e y s h o u l d consider a “ plane with ro u n d the world , high a lt i tude an d long range capabili ty" . T h e re ­fore, the faithful Aztec was t rad ed fo r a b r a n d s p a n k in g new E x ec u t iv e T u r b o - c h a rg e d S k y k n ig h t (C e ssn a 3 2 0 F ) “ C F - E J W ”. This p lane was equ ipped with some very sophis t ica ted equ ip m en t a n d was the first privately owned plane with w eather

Esme Williams

r a d a r in C a n ad a . Serious travel was then p ro g ram m ed .

The first long t r ip was the whole o f S o u th Am erica (all th ir teen countries) , a p p ro x i ­m ately 25,000 miles and a d u ra t io n o f fou r m on ths . She crossed the A ndes sixteen times and flew extensively th ro u g h the A m azon basin, land ing a t rem ote jung le a irp o r ts such as Iqu itos in Peru and Leticia in C o lo m b ia , but her biggest thrill was land ing a t the h ighest a irp o r t in the world. La Paz. in Boliv ia w i th a n e le v a t io n o f 13,400 ft. Pe rhaps an indica tion o f her abil i ty to plan a n d o r g a n iz e w as th a t ev ery h o te l was b o oked an d permission to land on specific days a t each a irp o r t was all received well in

advance and the schedule was faithfully adhered to th ro u g h o u t the 25,000 mile trip, a r r iv in g b a ck in T o r o n to on schedule . S hor t ly a f te r this t r ip they sold their business and moved to the Baham as, jus t as Esme was finishing her term as East C a n a d a Section Secretary.

Twelve years have now gone by since Esme became a m em ber o f the Ninety-Nines an d every year she had held office, e ither at chap ter , section o r in te rna t iona l level. She has served on the In te rna tiona l Board of D irectors twice and is curren t ly a m em ber of t h e B o a r d o f D i r e c t o r s , I n t e r n a t i o n a l M em b ersh ip C h a irm an (outside the U.S.A.) and Retir ing G o v e rn o r o f the C ar ibbean Section. She is the first C a r ib b ean Section G o v e rn o r and was in fact ins t rum enta l in helping to fo rm this relatively new section. It is an indica tion o f her ded icat ion to the Ninety-Nines.

As In terna t iona l M em bersh ip C ha irm an , she has to deal with m any inquir ies and prob lem s from o u r many m em bers outside the U.S.A. and , since her re ti rem ent from business in 1971, devotes all her t ime to flying, travelling and the Ninety-Nines. The well travelled and beloved Cessna 320 has seen over 56 different countr ies (the flags o f each c oun try em blazon the vertical stabili­zer), plus fou r transa t lan t ic crossings, one crossing from the Azores to T orbay , C a n ad a which to o k 8 hrs. 36 mins.

Out r all the fly ingshe has done , with and without her husb an d , pe rh ap s the proudest day o f her flying experience was the day when she switched to Prestwick C on tro l and s t a r t e d a n I n s t r u m e n t let d o w n in to Prestwick Airport , Sco tland , her m other country . T he landing lights were on as the faithful Cessna slipped th ro u g h the scud on final and she found , to her am azem en t , tha t a con tingen t o f ab o u t four hu n d red Scots were waving and cheering on the v is itors’ viewing balcony. She later learned tha t a n u m b er o f V H F radios were do t ted am ongs t the c rowd an d her family and friends had been listening to her receiving the ap p ro ac h an d land ing clearances.

This would be hard to top , but on the second tr ip across to Sco tland from the B aham as , permiss ion had been received to land a t a disused W orld W ar T w o R.A .F . a irp o r t , namely Heathhall A irport , D u m ­fries, Sco t land . This a irp o r t is virtually a t the fron t d o o r o f her b ro th e r ’s farm and her m o th e r and fa th e r’s house. *»

Safety Education

By Barbara Goetz

New York - New Jersey — Best in 1977-78

The results are in! M y c o n g ra tu la t io n s to the winners. C o m p lim en ts—accolades to the chap ters th a t to o k the t ime to fill out the report . Som e o f th em were beautifu l, especially Alaska,

Austin , Shreveport , F lo r ida Go ld C o as t and Delaware. My “crew" voted the Delaware C h a p te r repo rt the most organized and concise.

Here a re the results:

S ec tio n% C h a p te r R ep o rtin g

T o ta lS e c tio nP o in ts

Best C h a p te r in S ec tio n

C h a p te r Sect. Level P o in ts

% S ec tio n P a r tic ip a ­

tio n in P S M P

1. C ar ib b e an 100% 340 N /A N /A 0%2. N Y -N J 80% 215.89 L o n g Is land 82.28 2.6%3. E. C an a d a 80%: 150.953 F irs t C an a d ia n 74.26 0%4. N o rth W est 44% 134.59 A lask a 58.24 4 .2%5. M idd le East 63% 123.145 M ary lan d 36.57 1.4%6. S. C en tra l 49% 106.08 S h rev e p o rt 38.86 2.4%7. N ew E ng land 50% 85.34 N. N ew E n g lan d 11.5 2.8%8. N o rth C ent. 31.5% 75.85 A ll O h io 37.50 1.43%9. S o u th W est 40% 71.99 S a c ra m e n to 11.79 .4%

10. S o u th East 25% 68.59 F la . G o ld C o as t 47.41 3.1%II . W . C an a d a 75% 59.23 S a sk a tc h e w a n 37.50 0%

The C a r ib b ean Section has the most section level points. However, there are no c hap ters in th a t section and it hardly seems fair to expect o ther sections to co m p e te with them. They are in a class by themselves. Because o f this, recognition will be given the C a r ib b ean Section in the class aw ard s as follows:1. Sections under 50 m em bers — C ar ib b ean2. Sections 50-150 m em bers —- Eastern C a n ad a3. Sections 150-300 m em bers — New Y ork-N ew Jersey4. Sections 300-700 m em bers N o r th West5. Sections 700 m em bers and up — S o u th Centra l The Ninety-Nine T ro p h y for Best Section — N.Y.-N.J .G A M A T ro p h y for Best C h a p te r in the w inn ing section — Long IslandThe Ninety-Nine T ro p h y for the best individual c h ap te r results are as follows:

C H A P T E R % P A R T I­L E V E L C IP A T IO N

C H A P T E R # M E M B E R S P O IN T S IN P S M P

1. S h rev e p o rt 26 1282.49 50%2. A laska 47 1048.40 25.5%3. L o n g Island 38 822.89 26%4. F lo r id a G o ld C oast 34 758.62 35%5. All O h io 116 712.59 11.2%6. W illam ette V alley 46 543.04 6.5%7. S a c ra m e n to V alley 75 495.53 5.3%8. S a n ta C la ra V alley 94 422.00 0%9. M ary lan d 37 402.30 0%

10. F irs t C a n a d ia n 46 371.30 0%II . O ran g e C o. 54 370.46 0%12. C en tra l N .Y . 20 368.25 0%13. R ain ier 10 350.00 0%14. F a r W est 16 347.81 0%15. S an A n to n io 23 345.87 17.39%16. C a r ib b e an 17 340.00 0%17. T u lsa 32 336.09 0%18. D e law are 10 331.50 0%19. In d ia n a D unes 37 320.13 0%20. C h a p a rra l 16 318.13 0%21. N. N ew E n g land 27 295.37 14.8%22. S an D iego 52 270.38 0%23. F lo r id a S p a c e p o r t 41 258.00 4.8%24. H u d so n V alley 17 255.88 0%25. C e n tra l P en n 27 252.23 11.1%26. Im p e ria l S o -L o 8 235.00 0%

C H A P T E R % P A R T I- L E V E L C IP A T IO N

C H A P T E R « M E M B P O IN T S IN P S M P

27. T o p e k a II 231.81 18.18%28. F resn o 12 204.17 16.6%29. N iag ara T rilliu m 16 195.00 0%30. El P aso 32 190.00 0%31. A loha 35 187.42 0%32. A ustin 12 186.25 0%33. U tah 41 185.24 0%34. G re a te r N .Y . 43 176.86 4 .6%35. S p an ish P eaks 9 170.00 0%36. S a sk a tch ew an 13 151.92 0%37. F in g e r L akes 23 149.99 4 .3%38. S an L uis O b isp o 15 141.84 0%39. G a rd e n S ta te 28 140.78 0%40. S o . M d. 6 133.00 0%41. S an F e rn a n d o 67 132.69 0%42. St. L ou is 62 132.42 0%43. W . N ew Y ork 28 129.46 7%44. H a m p to n R o ad s 27 129.45 3.7%45. G re a te r S ea ttle 29 118.45 0%46. In d ian a 72 115.56 0%47. New Y ork 17 114.99 0%

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T he resu lts fo r best o f m e m b e rsh ip class are:

M em b e rsh ip W in n erT o ta l

P o in ts

0-15 R ain ie r C h a p te r 35016-30 S h re v e p o rt C h ap te r 1282.4930-45 L ong Island 822.8946-70 A laska 1048.4071 up A ll O h io 712.59

ST A T IST IC S TO T H IN K ABO UTNotice the n u m b ers listed above, especially the percentages concern ing the Pilot Safety M ain tenance P ro g ra m (P S M P ) . Seventeen chap ters pa r tic ipa ted in this p ro g ram (10.4%), tha t a m o u n ts to 2% of the m em bersh ip o f the par tic ipa ting sections. We need to reappra ise this p ro g ram , I welcome y o u r input. Please let me know if you want to continue. T he p ro g ram was init iated in 1976 (see Page 12 - M arch 1976, Ninety-Nines News) a n d so far, has no t enjoyed com ple te acceptance. Either the m em bers d o not u n d e rs tan d w hat it is all a b o u t o r you ju s t d o no t w ant to do it. Please tell me which it is so I’ll know how to procede next year.

T h an k you for y our co m m en ts on this year’s report form . Next year you can p lan on a revised po in t system. O th e r areas will be included such as C A P search pa r tic ipa tion , written exam inat ion , and w ork with yo u th groups.

One very large p rob lem with this year’s rep o rt was the d is t inc t ion between Safety E duca tion and Aerospace Education . We gave po in ts only if the event was specific to Safety Education . Several chap ters sponsored a ir races, o thers had fly-in picnics, etc. Each project was evaluated as to the a m o u n t o f suppor t ing in fo rm a t ion prov ided tha t verified the Safety E duca tion content.

Also, next year, the report fo rm s will be mailed to each chap ter before Decem ber . M aybe we can get 100% partic ipa tion instead of 46'/$%. We can sure try! *»

“95 Percen t Boredom ... and 5 Percent T e rro r”

Central Illinois Chapter Ninety-Nine, Jean McLaughlin, shares 49'/2er Mac's fo u r year dream o f crossing the N orth A tlantic Ocean. They were accom panied by Vietnam War helicopter pilot, Jim Schulte and his wife, Joe.

At d a y b r e a k , J u n e 2 0 th , t h e g r o u p boarded the M c L augh l in ’s 1962 Beechcraft Travel Air a n d headed n o n -s to p for O ttaw a. O n ta r io , C anada .

F ro m O ttaw a to Schefferville, Quebec, C a n a d a a n d th e n to F r o b i s c h e r Bay , Northwest Territories, C a n ad a , where they “ began seeing icebergs”.

F ro m Frobischer Bay the g ro u p winged to S ondre s t ron , G reen land , crossed the ice cap to Reykjavik, Iceland, a n d arrived at their d est ina t ion o f Prestwick, Sco t land , at one a .m ., Ju n e 22nd.

They left the a ircraft at Prestwick and drove by car th ro u g h England to visit several a ir bases. Then they reversed the trip.

It was on the re tu rn flight th a t t roub le d e v e lo p e d , p ro v id in g the “ five p e rce n t t e r ro r” .

Leaving Sco tland , the flight was sm ooth . T hey flew to Reykjavik as p lanned and spent two days seeing Ireland.

F ro m there they departed for Narsars- suag, G reen land , a flight which norm ally

By Marjorie A. H ughes

t a k e s a b o u t f ive h o u r s . A p p r o a c h i n g Narsarssuag , however, dense ice fog had moved in and closed the land ing strip. With no visual ap p ro ac h , they were unable to land.

They were forced to veer n o r th for a 380- nautical mile flight to S o n d re s ts ro n , M ac a n d J im a t the con tro ls and Je a n a n d J o e in the tw o rear seats o f the f ive-passenger plane, which had been converted to a four- passenger.

The ex tra space beh ind Je a n a n d Joe , c on ta ined eight 10-gallon plastic cans. This fuel proved to be a most va luable passenger.

As the ice fog th ickened , static electricity began build ing up a lo n g the p lan e ’s 37-foot w ingspan and a long the 25-foot cabin. The static d ischarged the plane 's A D F , m ak ing their nav iga tion “by guess a n d by g o sh ”. J im was at the con tro ls a n d was the ‘a u to p i lo t ’.

W ith a pay load o f 4,200 pou n d s the plane had a m a x im u m en d u ran c e range o f seven a n d one-ha lf hours.

Je a n a n d J o e were the refuelers, by using a special se tup th a t plugged in to the aircraft cigarette lighter, and p u m p ed fuel into the wing tanks.

After seven hours and fifteen minutes flight, the plane safely tou ch ed d o w n at Sondres t ron . Jean said it was a m a z in g — after five hours of flight w i thou t the A D F , we were right on target.

“W e still had plenty o f fuel,” M ac said of the ordeal. “ But if we h ad n ' t had the extra , w e’d have been on the fum es .”

A ny tr ips o f a similar n a tu re in the offing? “C hances a re ,” M ac said. “ O n the way hom e we th o u g h t w e’d never d o it again. But, we p ro b ab ly will.” "N o t next week, th o u g h ," Je a n said. »v

A Note from Je rr le

Dearest Fam ily & Friends.

Gee, i t ’s great to have a simple a irp lane th a t d o e sn ’t require all the m ain tenance and upkeep the Bird d id —a n d can land in half the d istance!

You should see som e o f the Indian tribal strips w e’ve been in to — 3 0 0 meters long su r­rou n d ed by I 5 - - 2 0 0 ' trees on all sides— like land ing th ro u g h a tu n n e l—a very short tunnel!

But the Islander can h and le it f ine—and still carry 2 2 0 0 lbs. in and out. She has seats fo r 10. but we've had up to 14 Indians in h e r — th ey d o n ’t m in d be in g c r o w d e d - know ing tha t every 15 m inutes flying equals days paddling a d u g o u t c a n o e — or weeks by foot slashing th ro u g h the thick jungle.

The past few weeks w e’ve been flying in the V au p e ’s area o f the upper A m a zo n head w a ters— serving tribes 1 h av en ’t visited for several years. Gee, are they g lad to see us again! A nd I them!

W hat a jo y it is to see w hat G o d has w rough t in their villages! C h acra s (p lan t ing

fields) growing well, and happy , healthier people living with hope fo r the first t im e— it really m akes my heart glad to see happy, h e a l th y I n d i a n s — a n d to k n o w G o d is e x p r e s s i n g H is lo v e f o r t h e s e p e o p le s th r o u g h u s — a n d y o u all a re the m ain channel o f G o d ’s love, for w ithout your love, prayers and suppor t . 1 could d o nothing.

M a y H is r i c h e s t b l e s s in g s be y o u r s a lw ays— with deep g ra ti tude from all your A m a zo n a s f r iends—a n d m uch love,

Jerrie

Editors note:Contributions to Jerrie and her

plane m ay be sent to:The Jerrie Cobb Foundation 2299 Riverside R. R. nM o o re Haven, Flor ida 33471

Jean McLaughlin and 49V?er Mac pose with their most valuable passengers—eight 10-gallon plastic gas cans

Western Canadian

General InformationAbout 99s and their Activities

The Saskatchewan Chapter held their 6th an n u a l P o k e r R un which again was a big success. Tw enty-one a ircraft took part and over 200 P o k e r hands were played. They arrived a t their term inus, H um bolt , for lunch a n d prizes. T he First Prize o f $100 was won by David C o o p e r o f Regina. Only one w o m a n flew the Poker Run this year, Kay C o o k of Birch Hills, who w on a p i lo t ’s knee board fo r her efforts.

Middle EastThe Delaware Chapter also held a

Penn ies -A -Po u n d Day for the benefit o f the M ary land W ing o f the Civil Air Patrol.

The Delaware Chapter m em bers served refreshm ents at several avionics clinics held a t S u m m it A irport , M iddletown, DE. These e d u c a t io n a l m ee t in g s w ere o p e n to th e public at no charge.

Sou th Centra l Africa 99s have been very energetic in their par tic ipa tion o f the av ia ­tion scene a n d two years ago char te red an aircraft to take local flying enthusiasts dow n to S o u th Africa for the “ Air A fr ica In te rna t iona l” opening o f Lanseria A ir­port near Jo h an n esb u rg . (Story in “ 99 N E W S ” with p h o to o f Sheila Scott w ho graced the Air Show .)

The second A ir Show prom ises to be even be tte r and the 99s here a re char te r ing a Boeing 727 to take as m any as possible dow n to A v ia t io n ’s Shop W indow .

All the com m ittee o f the R hodesian Flame Lily C h a p te r will be d o n n in g their navy/w hite u n ifo rm s to escort the passen­gers and the m any m em bers o f this fast growing Section.

O u r recen t “ R o u n d - R h o d e s i a - R a l ly ” included fo u r team s o f N ine ty -N ines , in c lu d in g C h a p t e r C h a i r m a n B a r b a r a T h o m p so n and your hum ble scribe; Val B arbour cam e in fou rth in a field o f sixty planes a n d was to p o f all the w om en , which won her a lovely silver t rophy .

East CanadaThe Eastern Ontario Chapter o f the 99s

gave the Big and Little Sisters, an o rg an iza ­tion sitTlilar to the Big Brothers , qu ite a lift when they arranged for a flight for a b o u t 90 individuals over Ottaw a. A local TV s ta tion covered the event thereby achieving m uch needed publicity o f the Big Sisters. Several had never been a irbo rne before and it was greatly enjoyed by all. After a hot d o g lunch, the group viewed the na tiona l aeronau tica l collection on the o th e r side o f Rockcliffe Airport.

A couple o f weeks later, eight m em bers o f the chapter , one 49'/$er and a visitor applied

fresh pain t to the n um bers and th resho ld on Rockcliffe A irpor t before daylight an d the p a in t ra n o u t . R ockcl i f fe F ly in g C lu b provided the pa in t and Suzanne Frogley, incom ing C h a irm a n , organized the o p e ra ­tion.

Mary MacMillan, right, and a Big Sister wait in front of Mary's plane for more passengers during Rockliffe Flying Club's "Big & Little Sister Fly Day"

(L-R) Donna Powell. Darlene Wolf, Bob Collins, avionics sales engineer from Cessna Aircraft Co.. Anne Gussemeyer and Jan Churchill paused for this picture at the Cessna Instrument Clinic held at Summit Airpark. Middletown, DE. where the 99s served refreshments to pilots attending the clinic.

New EnglandIt was a perfect flying day when 99s from

the fou r New England Section C hapte rs arrived at Silver Ranch A irport , Jaffrey, New H am pshire , for lunch and a “Trinke ts and T reasu res" sale. They enjoyed a picnic- style lunch and a social h o u r followed by an auc t ion to raise m oney for the 99 M useum in D ay ton , Ohio. C h a r te r M em ber Nancy Tier served as auctioneer for the m any items d o n a ted by members. Proceeds from the auc t ion to ta led $128.50.

New York-New JerseyA two-night safety clinic sponsored by the

Long Island 99s and the FA A was a ttended by over 450 pilots. Six courses, directed by C F I Safety C ounse lors , were presented and a certif icate of merit was presented to all those who a t tended all o f the sessions. The L ong Island 99s also celebrated General Aviation Week with a static display at the W alt W h itm an Mall. They also had displays

Dorothy Drew, Hildegarde Henderson, Marilou Comerford, Mary MacMillan. Sue Chapman. Virginia Cunningham and Gerda Ruckerbauer examine the sashes Dorothy made to identify 99 members at the "Big & Little Sister Fly Day".

at B rookhaven A irport and at Long Island's M a c A r th u r Airport .

T h r o u g h the c o m b in e d e f fo r t s o f the G ard en S ta te and Palisades C hap te rs , The Ninety-Nines, Inc. were represented at the New Jersey T ran sp o r ta t io n Exposi t ion , Inc. held at the Nationa l Aviation Facili ties E xperim enta l C en te r (N A F E C ) , A tlantic City, P o m o n a A irport , August 16-20, 1978.

Inside a geodesic dom e, the Ninety-Nines presented a static disp lay o f Po w d er Puff Derby m em orabil ia , w ith racer posters an d a New Je r s e y m ap p in p o in t in g e ac h 9 9 ’s member. Sno o p y bags an d Amelia E arhart philatelic pendant cha rm s were displayed a n d sold . M e m b e rs h ip b ro c h u re s were d is tr ibuted to interested w om en pilots.

The T R A N S F A I R 7 8 prov ided a fa b u ­lous static display o f the newest in a irp lanes including the Harrier, mili tary helicopters, jets and the w or ld ’s largest a ircraft , the C-5 Galaxy t ransport. The largest flying air show in the U. S. A. featu red the U. S. Air Force T hunderb irds , ae ro b a tic s tars Bob H oover in the Shrike A e ro -C o m m a n d e r , Art Scholl in his C h ip m u n k , Jo e Hughes, The Red Devils, The U. S. A rm y ’s Golden K n ig h t s P a r a c h u t e T e a m , t h e F r e n c h M u n d ry T eam -plus the mili tary Harr ie r d e m o n s tra t in g it’s vertical lift-off, hovering, and horizontal m aneuvering capabilities. The a ir show term inated with hot a ir ba lloon races and experim ental a ircraft fly-bys.

Millie Murray, Vice Chairman of the Central New York Chapter was recently named to fill a vacancy on the Mexico (NY) Village Board of Trustees She is also a 2Lt in the Civil Air Patrol.

North Central

The Greater St. Louis Chapter com bined their installation o f officer’s luncheon with an exciting guest speaker in the person o f Jo se f Seidel. He cam e a rm ed with the latest color slides being sent back to ear th from o u r f a r f lu n g sp a c e e x p lo r e r s a n d the practical knowledge o f being an engineer in the space p ro g ram a t M cD onne l l-D oug las . M r. S e id e l , a G e r m a n - b o r n e n g in e e r , presented a most interesting and th o u g h t- p rovoking program on A m erica ’s role in the space program.

A ll-O h io m e m b e r R o s a lie B u rch ettdelighted y o u n g c hurch c am pers in a un ique way. She rented a Cessna 172 (an o therwise P iper dealer) and proceeded to d ro p candy to the cam pers supervised by her counse lo r son. Bill. After the last pass and all the candy had been picked up, the youngsters fo rm ed a “th a n k y o u ” on the ground .

The M ichigan Chapter has d o n a ted a scholarsh ip to the M ichigan W ing o f the C iv i l A i r P a t r o l . T h e s c h o l a r s h i p is designated to be used by a female C A P cadet in the Learn to Fly p ro g ram and will take her to the solo point.

Jan Russell, C h a irm an , Mary C reason of the M ichigan A eronaut ics C om m iss ion and Chris W inzer of the F A A and all Lake M ichigan Chapter, scheduled an Air Age E duca tion W o rk sh o p which was an all day event S a tu rd ay , Sept. 9. The F A A , G A M A , N A S A as well as the M A C to o k part. The sess ions c o v e re d s c h o o l ’s needs , a i r p o r t s im ula t ion , paper a irc raf t cons truc t ion and careers.

The Second A nnua l G rea t Lakes Treasure H un t is being spon so red by the Greater D etroit Area C h a p te r 99s an d is scheduled fo r N o v em b er 4th. The event is a test of p i lo t ’s abil i ty to navigate accurate ly , observe g ro u n d objects by clues and a chance to sha rp en flying skills.

The Michigan Chapter is deep in a project to sell the Aerospace Education board to the FBOs of primary airports in the state. This also helps to further the chapters' efforts to encourage safety education . The board is held by C hapter C hairm an June P a ilthorp and Bill Lyons, manager IFC Aviation.

Aerospace Engineer. Josef Seidel is surrounded by 1978-79 officers of the Greater St Louis C hapter. (L-R ) V irg in ia Kunkel, outgo ing Chairman; Liz Jordan, Secretary elect; Gloria Cash, V. Chairman elect; Mr Seidel; Audrey Casper. Treasurer elect; Ruth Schueler, Chair­man elect; and Del Scharr, first Chairman and installing officer.

G ordy Am undson, M anager of T echn ica l Training for North Central Airlines, put the Minnesota Chapter through its paces with three training sessions called "Shape-Up for Spring " He had us doing mental gymnastics and at times we had trouble with our rights and lefts. As a "Thank You" to Gordy, we decided to settle it once and for all and present him with permanent proof ..a port and starboard jacket which he models.

NorthwestThe “ Ahrens R e trea t” in the Laramie

Peak area near W hea tland was the scene o f the recent meeting of the W yom ing C h a p ­ter. A bent S tinson propeller is par t o f the living ro o m decor o f the rustic cabin. M em ­bers voted to protest the p roposed F A A cer­tificate fee increase. T he agenda fo r the next six m on ths was set a n d a to u r o f a rem ote fire lo okou t s ta tion concluded the meeting.

Elsie M acD ougall, Far West Chapter, delegate, and d a u g h te r Christie , a ttended the In terna tional C o n v en t io n in C anberra , Australia . Inasm uch as their luggage was lost fo r a b o u t a week, they were m em bers of the “ Dirty D o z en ” with o thers in the same predicam ent.

Alaska 99s held their first Poker R u n the end o f Ju ly . All went well, w eather included. Tw o troph ies were aw arded . The one for fastest tack time went to Lou Fenn in her Cessna 180. Judy H oltm an, a new 99, flew her Cessna 150 and cam e hom e with the prize for d raw ing the best poker hand on the run. Betsy Nobm ann and 49'/2er Bob should have received a b o o b y for d raw ing the longest a n d most bor ing rou te to fly in their 172. T h ey w ent f ro m M err i l l F ie ld in A nchorage to T alkee tna and back tw o times with the final dest ina t ion being Big Lake where all the poker run pa r tic ipan ts met at Lou Kenn’s cabin on the lake for lunch.

The Anchorage and C ook Inlet C hap te r 99s a t te m p ted top rendezvous at Seldovia f o r a w e e k - e n d f ly - in a n d o v e r - n i g h t cam ping get together. Joy and Vern Craig Hew a Cessna 172 dow n at 5 a.m. and were able to land on the 2600 foot strip with little p roblem . Those w ho followed later (about 11 a.m.) , namely Edith and Carl M iller in a C herokee W arr io r , Judi Brown and Joe Holden in J o e ’s Cessna 180, Ruby and George Pappas in their Widgeon, and Judy

and Bill H oltm an ran in to som e pre tty squirrelly surface winds. F o r those w ho managed to land, there was a n a d v en tu re ­some ride in a heavy w o o d en skiff to the o ther side o f the bay to a small w ooden cab in , tw o m in u s t ides w h ich su p p l ied excellent c lam digging, and hillsides full o f sa lmon and b lueberries fo r the berry pickers. Judy Johnson on the C ook Inlet C h a p te r was most cordia l to all flyers an d excited to have the o p p o r tu n i ty to talk with som e o ther wom en pilots since she is the only w o m a n pilot in the tow n o f Seldovia. T he winds were even worse on our day o f d e p a r tu re but fo r tunate ly all depar tu res were relatively uneventful.

As fall approaches , the Idaho 99s m ade their final su m m er flight to a fam o u s w inter resort area. A ntic ipa ting late August as the o f f - s e a s o n , we w e re a s t o u n d e d a t t h e bustling activity at the Sun Valley area a irport at Hailey. Flying in f rom the west takes one over Id a h o ’s rugged S aw to o th M o u n ta in ran g e a n d keeps a n a i r c ra f t engine run n in g in au to m a tic ro u g h for ab o u t 100 miles. However, a p p ro ac h in g the Sun Valley a rea f ro m the so u th keeps o n e happily over a valley f loor a n d only a little uncom fortab le as the valley walls n a r ro w at Hailey. There , the a irp o r t facilities a re great. The runw ay is long and wide, the traffic is polite, and the service we received c o u ld n ’t have been better. The unicorn serves very com peten tly as the mix o f traffic includes biz je ts , c o m m e rc ia l c a r r ie r s , g l ide rs a n d a melange o f general avia t ion a irc raf t from b a c k -c o u n t ry C u b s to tw in -e n g in e c ity - slickers

A walk to tow n found us a r e s tau ran t for lunch and a n o th e r rem arkab le c rush o f people. We c o u ld n ’t believe this was a winter resort area! It was not so busy you 'd want to avoid the area. O n the co n tra ry , it had an active healthy a tm oshpere , and the m o u n ­tain scenery and the friendly hospital i ty are likely to be found nowhere but in the West. It’s jus t th a t no one seemed to realize this was the "off-season”.

I now hope we find a chance to com e back when the m o u n ta in s are snow-covered . I am sure the scenery is b reath tak ing . If you visit dur ing the ski season, be p repared for the h o l id a y h u s t l e , b u t d o n ' t e x p e c t th e sum m er's off-season to have the sidewalks rolled up either. You will find fine a irp o r t fac i l i t ie s a n d c o u r t e o u s s e r v i c e a n d a friendly “ welcom e” to Sun Valley, Idaho.

South CentralNebraska 99s flew to O k la h o m a C ity fo r a

marvelous to u r o f the 99 H ead q u a r te rs Building. Oklahom a C h ap te r m em bers Jan M illio n a n d N an cy S m ith w e re m o s t gracious hostesses for the to u r and lunch.

A no ther project o f the Nebraska 99s is to provide rides from the L incoln Airport to the football s tad ium for people w ho fly in for University o f Nebraska footbal l games again this fall. If you p lan to fly in for a game, look for a Nebraska 99 in the lobby o f the Genera l Aviation Building.

Sue Burleigh, a South Louisiana 99, is the first female executive pilot for the State of Louisiana, On call 24 hours a day, Sue flies the governor and other top state executives to appointments throughout the South She has four planes at her disposal; two Aero Commanders, a Cessna 402 and a Beechcraft King Air

m ind-boggling n u m b er o f functions besides its w eathe r ra d a r feature.

V irg in ia B ritt h a s i n c o r p o r a t e d h e r M o o n ey a n d her char te r business under the n am e “ Diversified Aviation Services, Inc .” She flies ch a r te r in the state o f F lor ida and s u r ro u n d in g states, and does single-engine cargo service to the B aham as. F o r passenger c h a r te r to the B aham as , she flies Safe Air T a x i ’s Seneca II. Safe Air Taxi , Inc. is the all-99s ch a r te r service o u t o f F o r t L au d e r­dale, headed by Betty D od ds and Marilyn B urch, all o f th e F lorida G ulfstream C hapter .

SouthwestM t. D iablo C h a p te r m em b ers are still

p lugging a lo n g this sum m er. S o far, c h ap te r activities include a night in s t rum en t g round school taugh t by Jan Cole a t a m e m b e r ’s house and m an y a ir trips fo r several m em ­bers an d their families.

A lthough the R eno Area C h a p te r m em ­bers are sorry to lose Cheryl Jones, they are h ap p y to report th a t she has a great new jo b as W estern Regional M a n ag er fo r Narco, the only w o m a n in A dm inis tra t ion . She’ll con tin u e her flying as she will have an a irp lane with her job .

Alam eda C h a p te r m em bers have had a busy s u m m er m an n in g air race s tops, t im ing races a n d selling goodies at the Livermore Air Show.

T h e i r last m ee t in g f e a tu re d sp e a k e r , K aren Wessel, w ho is a jo u rn e y m a n air traffic con tro l le r at O ak lan d Center. She presented a film, “ No R o o m for E r ro r”, which describes a no rm al day in the life o f a cen ter contro l ler . M em bers found it very in teres ting and informative.

This m o n th ’s repo rt jus t has to be ab o u t the g ro u p o f Orange County 99s tha t flew to the Amelia E arha r t Airport a t Atchison, Kansas to enjoy the celebrat ion a t the Forest o f F r i e n d s h i p h o n o r i n g , a m o n g o t h e r n o ta b le s , o u r o w n Thon G riffith . F o u r a irp lanes m ade the trip, and everyone did seem impressed th a t so m any o f us had come so far. It was a terriffic experience including dod g in g th u n d ers to rm s a n d som e practical 1FR work. N one o f us would have missed it for anything.

The Sacram ento Valley 99s are w ork ing enthusiastically tow ard the found ing o f the Silver Wings Aviation M useum located just outside S a c ram en to at M a th er Air Force Base. Involved in this a m bit ious project besides th e 99s, a re S a c r a m e n t o Valley P i lo ts A s so c ia t io n , the local c h a p t e r o f E AA, the U S A F a n d m any o th e r people active in avia tion.

Miriam Burcham , 99 and Design C h a ir ­m an for the entire m useum , assisted in ap p ro p r ia t in g a large section to the 99s in o r d e r t h a t t h e y m a y c o v e r fu l ly th e i n v o lv e m en t o f w o m e n f ro m N o r th e rn Califo rn ia in the field o f avia tion. This section is divided into six fields o f interest: history, w om en in the military, commercial , medical, educa tion and private aviation.

The public ded icat ion for the m useum was tenta tively set fo r Sep tem ber 23rd.

The most recent flying activity fo r the O klahom a C h a p te r was a to u r- lu n ch eo n in M uskogee . C h a p te r m em bers were m et a t the a irp o r t by a vintage W hite bus, which to o k th em to the J a m es C. Leake M useum of an t iq u e and classic au tom obiles . C a n you imagine a pure G erm an Silver bo d y on a l im ousine, o r a n o th e r o f pure c o p p e r a n d a n o th e r o f wood? They were all there , plus replicas o f W W I fighter planes.

S e v e r a l m e m b e r s o f t h e O k la h o m a C h a p t e r h a v e b e e n h e lp i n g w i th t h e p roo fread ing o f the materia l fo r the 99s 50th A nniversary Book. Som e were volunteers , som e were draftees a n d o thers ju s t got talked in to helping out.

Joan A lyea, Spanish Peaks Safety and F ly in g A c t iv i t ie s C h a i r m a n , a t t e n d e d a p lann ing com m ittee luncheon to p repare for t h e 1978 P e n n y - a - P o u n d E a s t e r S e a ls Benefit. This is the first year P ueb lo Ninety- Nines have been asked to be involved in p lann ing this co m m u n i ty event.

S p an ish P eaks C h a p te r m e m b e rs a n d spouses also held a “ F ly -O u t” to Salida A i r p o r t ’s a n n u a l f ly - in b r e a k f a s t a n d a irshow.

H elen H ew itt of the Shreveport C h a p te r has received the h o n o r of being chosen to be i n c lu d ed in “ W h o ’s W h o o f A m e r ic a n W o m en for 1978”.

H ouston C h a p te r 99s installed their new officers a t a d in n er held a t the M em oria l Drive C o u n t ry C lub. The speaker fo r the affa ir was Pete C am pbell o f the F A A who gave an in te res t ing and in form ative ta lk on a ir safety.

The Florida Gulfstream C h a p te r held its Ju n e m eeting on the 17th at the Avionics D iv is io n o f the B end ix C o r p o r a t i o n a t E x ec u t iv e A i r p o r t in F o r t L a u d e r d a le . B e n d ix p r o v i d e d r e f r e s h m e n t s f o r t h e m em bers and guests as well as a slide show a b o u t the new Bendix avionics. Of p a r t icu ­lar interest was the new co lor rad a r , the Bendix C o lorv is ion System, which does a

Members of Palomar Chapter and Kay Brick inspect the proposed tie-down area for the Men's Air Race at Fallbrook Airport. (L-R) Ginny Boylls, Evelyn Ashton. Betty Kitchin, Esther Whitt, Mary Mulhollem. Ruth Dilg. Pam VanderLinden anc guest, Kay Brick

M em bers o f the A loha C h a p te r assisted the local F A A - F S D O by m an n in g the desks and phones for a Survival Sem inar held r e c e n t ly . M a n y o f o u r lo c a l 99s a n d prospective 99s a t ten d ed the very informal meeting.

M any flyers look for so lu t ions to the p rob lem s o f t r a n sp o r ta t io n upo n arrival at their destination . Palom ar C h a p te r ’s Lois W hitledge and Cathey M edling and 49!4ers so lved th e i r s by d i s c o v e r in g a w ay to d ism antle bicycles to take along. They have enjoyed fly ing-bike-back-packing tr ips to Bryce C an y o n and C a ta l ina Island, and are looking forward to m ore such flying and c am ping adventures.

Barbara and Mike Shores and Brad and Mary Pearson, Palom ar C h ap te r , flew to Ennis. M o n tan a , and liked w hat they saw -- ended up by Shores buying a ranch in the area.

C h a rlo tte K e lle y -W o lfe , a P h o e n ixC h a p te r 99 a n d W h ir ly -G ir l , f ired the en thus iasm of Phoenix C h a p te r m em bers at their recent meeting when she described the p rep ara t io n s of the United S ta tes team for the T h ird W orld H e l ic o p te r C h a m p i o n ­ships, at Vitebsk, U S SR . C h a r lo t te was a m em ber an d co o rd in a to r fo r the U.S. team, which was com posed o f bo th military and c iv i l i a n m en a n d w o m e n p i lo t s . S h e described the events in the co m p e t i t io n and th e r i g o r s o f p r a c t i c e t o p e r f e c t th e maneuvers . Team m em bers , friends, the helicopter industry and interested avia t ion enthusiasts provided the funds fo r the U.S e n t r y ; f o r u n l ik e t h e o t h e r c o u n t r i e s partic ipa ting , no governm ent funds were used. The military pilots were par tic ipa ting as individuals on leave from active duty . The com pet i t ion is now history, and we know tha t on the eve of the event, the U.S military pilots were w ithd raw n by o rd e r o f the U.S. a d m i n i s t r a t i o n in p r o t e s t o f R u s s i a ’s p ro se c u t io n o f d iss id en ts . T h e c iv i l ian m e m b e r s , s t u n n e d by th e p r e c i p i t o u s w i thdraw al o f their colleagues, proceeded to adm irab ly represent the United S ta tes in the com petit ion , placing second to U S S R ’s first place. West G e rm an y con tes tan ts placed third. **

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Those attending the Alameda Heritage Days parade in Oakland, CA were welcomed by a gigantic banner, which was the project of the Bay Cities 99s. The c ity of Oakland is in the background

Beverly Haid and Sue Hillman display the trophy they won for the annual Apuepuelele proficiency contest The trophy, sponsored by Hawaiian Air, is awarded annually to the contest winners. The contest is a project of the Aloha Chapter 99s

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