Parts Catalog for Cessna 320 Skyknight

What is it that calls your heart from me and what do you find in the sky?" "Son, the wind might say, if the wind could speak, or the folks who love the mountain peak, The birds could tell, for they all know — or the arrow flung from the hunter's bow But they are mute, and I cannot tell you the things my plane has taught — Except that I want, until I die, weather that’s fair and a ship to fly!" Again, let me say a thousand thanks to the Executive Board, our faithful News editor, and my wonderful committee chairmen who have worked long and faithfully at their jo b assignments — and to the Governors and Chapter Chairmen — well, where can I stop? To the NINETY NINES, who are surely the grandest group of women in the world, and I LOVE BEING ONE. Prez or not, " I'll be around from now on!" Convention Quickie: part-way home, weather poor, rescued from being stranded by Indiana-Florida 99 Virginia McKee, great way to be stranded. Convention: WONDERFUL. Jean MacDonald, Shirley Allen, Edith Denny, Heather Sifton, Hilda Devereux, Lorna de Bliquey, NUMBERS o f others, did a superlative job in giving us an ex cellent, well-rounded program with time for business and time for fun. Hotel accommodations and service at the Hyatt Regency were tops — ask Susie about her sunken marble tub in the presidential suite! Transportation arrangements flawless, even to snow-ptow assistance in getting out o f the mud af ter Buttonville had six hours o f hard rain — A record number o f 49 1/2ers enjoyed an exciting program just for them, scads o f airplanes flew in; harried controllers stayed courteous, helpful, friendly — EVERYTHING cooperated except the weather and that did relent enough to let us depart Sunday on schedule. (Even if we didn't a ll get home!) And how about a polo match at the beautiful Fox Den Farms of Mike and Heather Sifton — plus airshow, barbecue, fashion show! THANK YOU, everybody involved, for another Ninety Nine job w ell done! Congratulations to the A.E. Scholarship winners — AND to the new Executive Board — may their constituents be as kind to them as they have been to me, may their incumbency be happy and productive! Women of America arise!f - v In the incomparable Beechcraft Bonanza. Power, performance and pretty as a picture. Popular, too. The Beechcraft Bonanza is recognized all over the world as the finest single engine airplane made. Rugged and sophisticated and ready to go anywhere any time. Sound like your type? Then see it at your Beechcraft Dealer. * 3 cc ch G i r c r a f t C o r p o r a t i o n Wichita, Kansas 67201 Powder P uff Derby T ailw in d s A ll the W a y That was the 26th Annual POWDER PUFF DERBY with the fastest time made on the take-off leg, San Carlos, Calif, to Winnemucoa, Nev., with plus 36 scores, and fastest of all on the homestretch from Latrobe, Pa. to Toms River, N.J., with plus 42 scores. PAT JETTON (TAR 85) and MARGE BARR, Dallas, Tex. made a plus 42.96774 on the latter, but it didn’t gain them enough to displace the top overall winners. GRANDMOTHERS with 4 grandchildren each claimed the three top spots. MARIAN BANKS (TAR 36) with co-pilot DOTTIE SANDERS of San Diego and Santee, Calif, won the big money on their 16th try with plus 31.2 score, having placed second last year. Solo pilot HELEN McGEE (TAR 89), Sonora, Calif, zoomed into second place with a plus 30.9, also in a Piper Comanche 260, only .304 behind Marian, having worked her way up in five tries from 6th and 4th places. Aerobatic solo pilot BERNA- DINE STEVENSON (TAR 81), North Holly wood, Calif, steered her 200 hp Mooney to third place on her second try. HELEN WILKE (TAR 28), Dallas and KATHY LONG, Irving, Tex. trailed Bernie by only .407. A Piper Twin-Comanche piloted by veteran racer MARION JAYNE (TAR 64) and her college daughter, PATRICIA, Palatine, III. were close behind in fifth place (as in 1971) with only .773 separating them from fourth place. Closer yet were TONI KUHNS, San Carlos & PAT APPEL, Atherton, Calif, los ing fifth place by only .1258 points. (TAR 18). The close competition continued as PAULINE GLASSON (TAR 69) with co-pilot Flying During Pregnoncy Mary F. Foley A normal pregnancy need not cause cur tailment of flying activities. Many women pilots continue to fly as long as they can fasten the restraint straps, manipulate the controls and feel well. It would be unsafe to fly if there are adverse symptoms during the pregnancy such as morning sickness, dizziness, swelling of hands and feet, high blood pressure or iron deficiency anemia. A pregnant women should not attempt to fly a long transoceanic flight, even with scheduled refueling stops. It would be ex tremely hazardous if labor should begin during a flight of this type. Aerobatics, closed-course racing and crop dusting should not be undertaken, as increased loads could be detrimental. It is also d iffi cult to make rapid motions with the stick and rudder controls with an enlarged abdo men. There should be no problems with routine pattern work or cross country, how ever. The FAA has imposed no flying restric tions on women with a normal pregnancy, hence the final decision as to pursuit of fly ing activities rests between the pilot con cerned and her obstetrician. DONNA GOLDEN, Corpus Christi, Tex. brought Pauline’s 150 hp Cessna 172 into seventh place, only .453 off 6th place. Each year Pauline flies with a new co-pilot she has taught to fly believing the race pro vides great training as well as fun. Also in the money in eighth place were SOPHIA PAYTON (TAR 27), Coraopolis, Pa., a pre vious 2nd and 5th placer, with co-pilot PAT FAIRBANKS, Cincinnati, Ohio in a Mooney Mark 21, 180 hp. In ninth place were MAR GARET MEAD (TAR 62), a two-time winner from Manhattan Beach, Calif, with LUCY MOORI BROOKS, a first-timer from Palos Verdes, Calif. In tenth slot was first-time Powder Puffer LANDON STORRS (TAR 6) of Hamden, Conn. with co-pilot TRINA JAR- ISH, Costa Mesa, Calif, who is usually in the money where air racing is concerned. On the third day of the race, 74 of the 97 planes racing crossed the finish line. Still out and farthest back at Ft. Wayne was solo pilot YVETTE HORTMAN (TAR 58), Bristol, Pa. in her sporty 150 hp American Traveler. At that time the read-out of her score was such that she could have outscored the ultimate winners who had already finished. SUSPENSE was great until she streaked across the day-glo, flag-bedecked finish line at Toms River and the computer ruled her out of the big money, but assured her a bundle on legs won, having pulled a plus 35.26 on the first leg into Winnemucca. There are some “ little old lady types who believe women should stay on terra firma and clean out their closets,” but MARGE HUDSON (TAR 83), Oklahoma City, isn’t one of them. The first GREAT GRANDMO THER to fly the POWDER PUFF DERBY in her first big race, she and co-pilot JOAN STEINBERGER, Goleta, Calif, made a creditable showing for her pilot husband, 3 children, 7 grandchildren and THE great grandchild. Mother/Daughter Team VELDA MAPEL- LI/STEPHANIE MAPELLI BEUCHAT (TAR 26) of Wheat Ridge and Broomfield, Colo., won the AWTAR Scholarship provided by the JOAN MERRIAM SMITH MEMORIAL FUND to further their aviation education. On July 7, under a high, blue sky at 9:03, Honorary Starter COL. GREGORY “ PAPPY" BOYINGTON, USMC, Ret. had flagged off the first of 97 race aircraft. Official Starter GEORGE GRIFFITH deftly dispatched the rest. Apprehension for two aircraft, one of which aborted after take-off, was relieved when minor fixing readied them for winging away only a few minutes late. Approaching the Alleghenies, 5 aircraft were forced to RON at other than desig nated stops, one for mechanical trouble, and 4 for thunderstorm avertment. Before deadline on July 10, 95 planes and 96 crews were greeted at ROBERT J. MILLER AIR PARK by Mr. HAROLD WALSH, President, Ocean Aviation, Inc. A rewarding surprise awaited him and Mr. JOSEPH PORTASH, Freeholder and Airport Manager, when FAA's Administrator The Honorable JOHN H. SHAFFER presented them with the coveted FAA AIRPORT BEAUTIFICATION AWARD. PRESENTATIONS of the well-earned tro phies, plaques and monies at the gala Awards Banquet held at Beacon Manor, Pt. Pleasant, N.J. on July 12 (chaired by Mrs. JU D Y M E LTS N E R ) w e re m ade by FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION leaders: Adm inistrator, The Honorable JOHN H. SHAFFER; Assistant Administra tor for General Aviation, Mr. JOHN L. BAKER; Director Air Traffic Services, Mr. WILLIAM FLENER; and Women's Aviation Activities, Mrs. NONA QUARLES who re ceived the first POWDER PUFF DERBY WOMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD. Mrs. DOROTHY BELLANCA, widow of the fam ous aircraft designer, GUISEPPE BEL LANCA, presented awards to the crew of TAR 11, MARGE MITCHELL, Plainview, Tex. and co-pilot HELEN HEWITT, Shreve port, La., who flew best Bellanca time in a new 300 hp Bellanca Super Viking. Other special Awards were made by Ninety-Nines Term inus o ffic ia ls and Ocean County representatives: Mr. JOSEPH PORTASH, Freeholder; Mr. JACK LAMPING, Public Relations; Mrs. MARILYN MILLER; Mrs. JERRY ROBERTS, Terminus Chairman; and Mr. HAROLD ROBERTS, President, Volney G. Bennett Lumber Co. YO U D O N ’T PUSH YOUR CAR INTO THE G A RA G E W H Y PUSH YO U R PLANE IN TO THE H A N G A R ? DO IT E A SIER . . . F A ST E R . . . S A F E R with the THERNO-MATIC H A N G A R W IN C H W rite fo r B u lle tin No. 43 BO X B 347 W IN O N A , M IN N . 55987 m NINETY-NINE NEWS - 3 F IN A L O F F IC IA L RESULTS 2 6 t h A n n u a l P o w d e r P u f f Derby San Mateo, California to Toms River, New Jersey July 7-10, 1972 2616.03 Statute Miles (C o m pute d by Ocean C o u n ty College Science C entre) P L A C E P IL O T ; C O -P IL O T 1 B a n ks, M a ria n E ( T A R 0 3 6 ) San D ie g o , C a lifo r n ia S anders, D o t tie S a ntee, C a lifo r n ia 2 M cG ee , H e le n M ( T A R 0 8 9 ) S o n o ra , C a lifo rn ia S te v e n s o n , B e rn a d in e ( T A R 0 8 1 ) N o r t h H o lly w o o d , C a lifo r n ia 4 W ilk e , H e le n ( T A R 0 2 8 ) D allas, T e xa s L o n g , K a th y Irv in g , T e xa s 5 J a y n e , M a rio n P. ( T A R 0 6 4 ) P a la tin e , I llin o is J a yne , P a tric ia P a la tin e , I llin o is 6 K u h n s , T o n i ( T A R 0 1 8 ) San C a rlo s , C a lifo r n ia A p p e l, Pat A th e r to n , C a lifo r n ia 7 G la sson, P a u lin e ( T A R 0 6 9 ) C o rp u s C h r is ti, T e xa s G o ld e n , D o n n a C o rp u s C h r is ti, T e xa s 8 P a y to n , S o p h ia M . ( T A R 0 2 7 ) C o ra o p o lis , P e n n s y lv a n ia F a irb a n k s , Pat C in c in n a ti, O h io 9 M e ad, M a rg a re t ( T A R 0 6 2 ) M a n h a tta n B e a ch , C a lifo r n ia B ro o k s , L u c y M o D ri P alos V e rde s, C a lifo r n ia 1 0 S to rrs , L a n d o n ( T A R 0 0 6 ) H a m d e n , C o n n e c tic u t J a ris h , T rin a C o sta M esa, C a lifo rn ia 11 G a m m e ll, Jan ( T A R 0 6 6 ) D e n v e r, C o lo ra d o P o tte r, llo v e n e S e a ttle , W a s h in g to n 12 N a u m a n n , Peggy ( T A R 0 1 7 ) W est C a ld w e ll, N e w Jersey B a rlia , B e tty O a k la n d , N e w Je rsey 13 B u rk e , M a ria n ( T A R 0 5 2 ) San A n to n ia , T e xa s H ild e b ra n d , R u th H o u s to n , T e xa s 14 M a p a lli, V e ld a , K in g ( T A R 0 2 6 ) W h e a t R id g e , C o lo ra d o B e u c h a t, S te p h a n ie , M a p e lli B r o o m f ie ld , C o lo ra d o 15 W ag on e r, V ir g in ia “ G in n y ” S a nta R osa, C a lifo rn ia C a rlin , Ja nne S a nta R osa, C a lifo r n ia 16. H o rtm a n , Y v e tte ( T A R 0 5 8 ) B ris to l, P e n n s y lv a n ia 1 7. V a sques, T e r r y ( T A R 0 6 1 ) San D ie g o , C a lifo r n ia L a m b e rt, B e tty San D ie g o , C a lifo r n ia 1 8. H a ls te a d , J u a n ita ( T A R 0 5 3 ) M o n tg o m e ry , A la b a m a P eters, B o n n ie M . S e lm a , A la b a m a 1 9. C a rp e n te r, M a d in e ( T A R 0 2 3 ) N e w p o rt B e ach, C a lifo rn ia B u rn s , J ile l C o ro n a D el M a r, C a lifo rn ia 2 0 . L u h ta , C a ro lin e N . ( T A R 0 7 4 ) P a in e s v ille , O h io C o llie r, P a tric ia B e llv ille , O h io S P O N S O R R o y a l In n s O f A m e ric a , In c . J o lly K in g R e s ta u ra n ts M o to r H o te ls — A lw a y s T re a te d L ik e A K in g T h e D a ily U n io n D e m o c ra t T h e M o th e r L o d e Press S o n o ra , C a lifo r n ia H L H C o s m e tic D iv . H u n t O il C o m p a n y D a lla s, T e xa s T h e R ig h t T e n n is C lu b S c h a u m b u rg , Illin o is V illa H o te l, San M a te o , C a lif. B a y s id e O il C o ., San C a ro ls , C a lif. F o r w in A e rb K -S A v io n ic s T h e A i r R acers C lin ic D a v id S to rrs C ro s s ro a d s T ra v e l O a k P a rk , Illin o is F a ir fie ld A e r o C lu b C a ld w e ll, N .J . J im B y e rs A v ia t io n C a ld w e ll, N .J . T e x b e rr y C o m p a n y B u rk e A v ia t io n M o d e rn A e r o , In c . M a p e lli B ro th e rs C o. D e n v e r, C o lo . D iv is io n o f M o n f o r t o f C o lo ra d o N a rc o A v io n ic s F t. W a s n in g to n , P enna. N a v ig a tio n a l E q u ip m e n t H o r tm a n A v ia t io n , In c . A m e r. A v ia t io n T o p D e a le r In s tr u c tio n Sales R e n ta l 3 M A i r p o r t B r is to l, Pa. E m p ire R e a lty In v e s t In L a n d In d u s tr ia l a n d C o m m e rc ia l San D ie g o , C a lifo r n ia V a n it y F a ir, In c . R e a d in g , Pa. P A T C O A i r T r a f f ic C o n tr o lle r s A i r C a lifo r n ia N e w p o rt B e a ch , C A Iif. C o n c o rd A ir p a r k , O h io C o llie r A e r o P ro d u c ts R u p p In d u s trie s A IR P L A N E P ip e r C o m a n c h e P A 2 4 H o rs e p o w e r 2 6 0 H a n d ic a p 176 P ip e r C o m a n c h e P A 2 4 H o rs e p o w e r 2 6 0 H a n d ic a p 178 M o o n e y M 2 0 F H o rs e p o w e r 2 0 0 H a n d ic a p 158 P ip e r C o m a n c h e P A 24 H o rs e p o w e r 2 6 0 H a n d ic a p 1 7 6 P ip e r C o m a n c h e P A 3 9 T w in H o rs e p o w e r 3 2 0 H a n d ic a p 186 P ip e r C o m a n c h e P A 24 H o rs e p o w e r 2 6 0 H a n d ic a p 176 Cessna 172 K H o rs e p o w e r 1 5 0 H a n d ic a p 1 1 9 M o o n e y M a rk 2 1 M 2 0 C H o rs e p o w e r 1 8 0 H a n d ic a p 152 P ip e r C o m a n c h e P A 2 4 H o rs e p o w e r 2 6 0 H a n d ic a p 1 7 6 P ip e r C o m a n c h e P A 2 4 H o rs e p o w e r 2 6 0 H a n d ic a p 178 P ip e r C o m a n c h e P A 2 4 H o rs e p o w e r 2 6 0 H a n d ic a p 1 7 8 P ip e r C h e ro k e e P A 2 8 H o rs e p o w e r 1 8 0 H a n d ic a p 133 P ip e r C o m a n c h e P A 2 4 H o rs e p o w e r 2 6 0 H a n d ic a p 1 7 6 P ip e r C o m a n c h e P A 2 4 H o rs e p o w e r 2 6 0 H a n d ic a p 178 P ip e r P A 2 4 C o m m a n c h e H o rs e p o w e r 2 6 0 H a n d ic a p 176 A m e ric a n T ra v e le r A A 5 H o rs e p o w e r 1 50 H a n d ic a p 1 2 0 P ip e r C o m a n c h e P A 2 4 H o rs e p o w e r 2 6 0 H a n d ic a p 1 7 6 P ip e r C o m a n c h e P A 3 0 T w in H o rs e p o w e r 3 2 0 H a n d ic a p 186 P ip e r C o m a n c h e P A 2 4 C H o rs e p o w e r 2 6 0 H a n d ic a p 1 7 9 P ip e r C o m a n c h e P A 2 8 H o rs e p o w e r 1 8 0 H a n d ic a p 1 3 3 A V M P H 2 0 7 .2 0 5 7 3 2 0 8 .9 0 1 7 3 1 8 7 .6 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 .1 9 2 2 3 2 1 4 .4 1 8 9 2 2 0 4 .2 9 3 1 0 1 4 6 .8 3 9 6 5 1 7 8 .7 3 4 6 6 2 0 2 .6 4 9 0 2 2 0 4 .2 3 9 9 4 2 0 3 .8 5 0 9 0 1 5 8 .2 5 9 5 2 2 0 1 .1 2 5 6 3 2 0 2 .9 9 8 4 6 2 0 0 .9 8 3 9 9 1 4 4 .7 9 8 7 0 2 0 0 .3 2 5 6 1 2 1 0 .1 9 3 2 3 2 0 3 .0 2 9 1 0 1 5 6 .9 7 2 2 6 S C O R E 3 1 .2 0 5 7 3 3 0 .9 0 1 7 3 2 9 .6 0 0 0 0 2 9 .1 9 2 2 3 2 8 .4 1 8 9 2 2 8 .2 9 3 1 0 2 7 .8 3 9 6 5 2 6 .7 3 4 6 6 2 6 .6 4 9 0 2 2 6 .2 3 9 9 4 2 5 .8 5 0 9 0 2 5 .2 5 9 5 2 2 5 .1 2 5 6 3 2 4 .9 9 8 4 6 2 4 .9 8 3 9 9 2 4 .7 9 8 7 0 2 4 .3 2 5 6 1 2 4 .1 9 2 2 3 2 4 .0 2 9 1 0 2 3 .9 7 2 2 6 AW TAR SPECIAL AWARDS H IG H E S T S C O R E b y a C R E W W H O S E C O M B IN E D T I M E IS 7 0 0 H O U R S o r L E S S : T A R 2 6 V e ld a K in g M a p e lli + 2 4 .9 9 8 4 6 S te p h a n ie B e a u c h a t H IG H E S T S C O R E t o r a P IL O T F L Y I N G S O L O : T A R 8 9 H e le n M . M cG e e + 3 0 .9 0 1 7 3 H IG H E S T S C O R E b y a C R E W F L Y I N G T H E A W T A R F O R T H E F IR S T T I M E : T A R 2 6 V e ld a K in g M a p e lli + 2 4 .9 9 8 4 6 S te p h a n ie B e a u c h a t H IG H E S T S C O R E o f a C R E W F L Y I N G A W T A R f r o m a C O U N T R Y O T H E R T H A N U .S . T A R 1 0 0 L o r n a d e B lic q u y + 2 0 .8 9 1 1 6 B e tty J a ne S c h e rm e rh o rn H IG H E S T S C O R E b y a M O T H E R /D A U G H T E R T E A M : T A R 6 4 M a rio n P. J a y n e $ 2 8 .4 1 8 9 2 P a tric ia J a y n e D A I L Y O V E R A L L T O P S C O R E F O R F I R S T , S E C O N D , A N D T H I R D D A Y O F R A C E : 1st D a y : T A R 8 1 B e rn a d in e S te v e n s o n 2 n d D a y : T A R 8 1 B e rn a d in e S te v e n s o n 3 rd D a y : T A R 3 6 M a ria n E. B a n ks H IG H E S T S C O R E O F E N T R Y P IL O T IN G A P L A N E P O W E R E D B Y A T E L E D Y N E C O N T IN E N T A L E N G IN E : T A R 5 E d it h ( M ic k ) T h o m a s + 2 3 .6 8 9 6 8 H IG H E S T S C O R E IN E A C H C L A S S O F A I R C R A F T , O R W H IC H T H E R E A R E A T L E A S T T H R E E IN C O M P E T IT IO N : 1 4 5 -1 6 5 H P — T A R 6 9 — P a u lin e G la sso n , D o n n a G o ld e n 1 6 6 -1 9 9 H P — T A R 27 — S o p h ia M . P a y to n , N a n c y F a irb a n k s 2 0 0 -2 3 9 H P — T A R 81 — B e rn a d in e S te v e n s o n 2 4 0 -2 8 4 H P — T A R 3 6 — M a ria n B a n ks, D o t t ie S a nders 2 8 5 -4 5 0 H P — T A R 6 4 — M a rio n P. J a y n e , P a tric ia J a y n e + 2 7 .8 3 9 6 5 + 2 6 .7 3 4 6 6 + 2 9 .6 0 0 0 0 + 3 1 .2 0 5 7 3 + 2 8 .4 1 8 9 2 A C S P A R K P L U G A W A R D S : F IR S T P L A C E — T A R 3 6 M a ria n E. B a n ks C H A M P IO N S P A R K P L U G A W A R D S : S E C O N D P L A C E — T A R 8 9 T H I R D P L A C E — T A R 81 F O U R T H P L A C E — T A R 2 8 F I F T H P L A C E — T A R 6 4 B E L L A N C A A W A R D T A R 11 M arge M itc h e ll H e le n H e w it t H e le n M cG e e B e rn a d in e S te v e n s io n H e le n W ilk e M a rio n P. J a y n e + 2 3 .1 5 1 0 6 All hand mikes look pretty much alike but one. Meet the one. Leg l i Leg 2: Leg 3 : Leg 4 : Leg 5 : L eg 6 : Leg 7 : Leg 8 : Leg 9 : San C a rlo s t o W in n e m u c c a San C a rlo s t o O gde n W in n e m u c c a t o R o c k S p rin g s O g d e n t o S c o tts b lu ff S c o t t s b lu f f t o S io u x C it y S c o t t s b lu f f t o M o lin e S io u x C it y t o F o r t W a yn e M o lin e t o L a tro b e F o r t W a y n e t o T o m s R iv e r LEG P R IZ ES 1 s t — T A R 81 2 n d - T A R 5 8 1 s t — T A R 89 2 n d - T A R 6 9 L eg 1 0 : L a t r o b e t o T o m s R iv e r B e rn a d in e S te v e n s o n Y v e tte H o r tm a n H e le n M . M cG e e P a u lin e G la sson D o n n a G o ld e n 1 s t — T A R 81 B e rn a d in e S te v e n s o n 2nC| — T A R 1 0 4 P a u lin e M . G o s lo v ic h 1st — T A R 17 Peggy N a u m a n n B e tty B a rlia 2 n d — T A R 5 8 Y v e tte H o r tm a n 3 rd — T A R 6 3 V a le ra G . J o h n s o n 1 s t — T A R 17 2 n d — 3 rd — T A R 5 8 T A R 6 9 1st — T A R 6 9 2 n d 3 rd - - T A R 58 T A R 2 6 1st — T A R 6 9 2 n d 3 rd - - T A R 81 T A R 27 Peggy N a u m a n n B e tty B a rlia Y v e tte H o r tm a n P a u lin e G la sso n D o n n a G o ld e n P a u lin e G la sson D o n n a G o ld e n Y v e tte H o r tm a n V e ld a K in g M a p e lli S te p h a n ie B e a u c h a t P a u lin e G la sson D o n n a G o ld e n B e rn a d in e S te v e n s o n S o p h ia M . P a y to n P a t F a irb a n k s 1st — T A R 3 6 M a ria n E . B a n k s D o t t ie S a n de rs T A R 8 9 H e le n M cG e e 2 n d - 1st — 2 n d - 3 rd - T A R 2 7 S o p h ia M . P a y to n Pat F a irb a n k s T A R 1 0 3 M a r y M . P e e rso n m J a n ic e L . F re e T A R 7 4 C a ro lin e N . L u g ta , P a tric ia C o llie r 1 s t — T A R 85 P at K . J e tto n M a rg e D . B a rr 2 n d — T A R 1 0 3 M a ry M . Pearson J a n ic e L . F re e 3 r d — T A R 4 3 G in i R ic h a rd s o n 3 6 .6 0 2 4 5 3 5 .2 6 0 4 4 3 2 .6 0 1 9 7 3 2 .1 0 7 7 8 3 2 .2 8 2 7 5 2 8 .9 6 6 0 7 2 9 .0 0 7 3 9 2 0 .1 7 9 8 7 1 9 .7 7 8 1 8 2 8 .4 9 3 9 0 2 6 .7 7 5 6 0 2 6 .1 0 4 6 2 2 7 .1 8 2 5 3 2 7 .0 1 5 1 0 2 6 .8 9 7 3 9 3 1 .0 7 6 9 9 3 0 .3 3 0 6 0 2 9 .9 5 2 5 5 3 0 .9 9 4 7 0 3 0 .9 8 3 2 6 3 2 .6 4 5 8 8 3 2 .6 4 5 8 8 2 9 .9 1 4 3 4 4 2 .9 6 7 7 4 4 2 .3 3 6 2 4 4 1 .3 8 0 6 9 S C R A T C H E D : 1, 1 3, 2 2 , 7 2 , 8 4 , 8 8 , 95 R O N U n d e s ig n a te d A ir p o r t : 4 1 , 7 0 , 9 4 , 9 9 , 1 02 Gone are the days when communications equipment was designed exclusively with a man in mind! Telex Communications, recognizing the growing importance of women in aviation . . . as private and corporate pilots, in aircraft sales, and even as FAA GADO inspectors . . . has designed a new, slimline mike, perfect for a woman’s hand. (We’d call it ladylike if so many men didn’t like it too.) More than slim and shapely, the Telex 100TRA is convenient. It has no back or front. Simply talk into the end. Then drop into the hanger bracket. (No fumbling for a clip.) With its black and brown walnut trimmed case, the 100TRA adds up to the most attractive, functional, noise-cancelling, solid-state mike you can buy. See it at leading flight centers everywhere. P R O D U C T S O F S O U N D R E S E A R C H TELEXC O M M U N I C A T I O N S O I V I S I O N 9600 A ld ric h Avenue South Marjorie Gray-The Guinea Pig WASP o t ^ o v -'f l t ®EMOS? REPORTS? C O R R EC T IO N S! Editor We have just returned from a 2465 mile camping trip in a self-contained motor- home. I have bites, scratches, cuts, bruises, contusions and abrasions to prove it. For years, the guys in my office have said “ try it - you 'll like it!" as they went camping while I was content to do such mundane things as fly the derby. Well I tried it and now if you w ill pass the alka-seltzer. We did spend three days in Scottsbluff timing the race as it came through and were happy to see some 51 o f the race planes. Since Scotts bluff was not a must flyby' or a 'must stop,’ think we did w ell getting that many to stay with us for a while. We had an open air ply wood box atop the terminal building and the view of the bluffs, the racers and every thing was just great. We had a neat tarp that we used for when it rained (and it did!). Dottie Adcock and Paulie Perry really did a job and we had a lot o f fun with them. They arranged for us to park the motorhome on the airport and we used it to provide icetea, coffee, or surcrease where required. Timing is great, camping is a lot o f “togetherness," but nothing beats actually racing and I really missed it. Next month we w ill announce who the new editor is. I have retired from this post after almost four years in this chair. As I told them at convention, I would like to see my dining room table again. It has served as my office for loe these many years. Please watch so that you w ill know where to send the September 20th copy. Sectional meetings w ill be coming up in the fall. I hope a ll of you w ill try to attend your section meeting. You miss a lot of being a Ninety Nine when you don’t get in volved . . . So get involved . . . get APT . . . fly safely. L A ST FLIGHT Ruby Rogers, Dallas Redbird . . . ft ft: illness. ft: Myrtle W right, Redwood Empire . . . :g f t illness. >ft Jane Van Buren, W estern New York f t . . . auto accident. “ I was a Guinea Pig WASP in 1942," says Marjorie Gray, "and 29 years later I’m as excited about Air Force aviation as ever.” Lt. Colonel Gray, who recently retired from the U.S.A.F. Reserve and was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal, says, “ It’s been a long love affair and I’m sorry that my active Air Force participation is over." For the last three years, Colonel Gray has been assigned to the 9015 Air Reserve Squadron, New York City. It all began for her in October 1942 when she reported, with 26 other women pilots, to Houston, Texas for military flight training in the first class of Women's Air Force Ser vice Pilots, (WASP). In April of 1943 she re ceived her silver wings as a rated military pilot at Ellington Field, Texas. “ We were the Guinea Pig class," says Colonel Gray, "and none of us had less than 200 pilot hours and a commercial flight certificate when we started. As the program developed, Colonel Jacqueline Cochran, our commander-in-chief, couldn't find more women pilots with that much ex perience. “ Eventually candidates with as little as 35 flying hours were accepted for the pro gram. “ We received primary, basic and ad vanced flight training similar to that given aviation cadets except that we were not trained for combat. “ After graduation in 1943, I was assigned to the 2nd Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, at Newcastle Army Air Base, Delaware. On my first mission I flew a Fair child PT19 from the factory at Hagerstown, Maryland, to a primary flight school at Fort Stockton, Texas. “ It was an open cockpit job and my face became painfully burned from the sun and wind. As our flight of five WASP-piloted planes neared Fort Stockton, we tried to tighten up our formation to impress the stu dent pilots in training there." Colonel Gray flew 19 different types of military aircraft during WW II including the B-25 medium bomber and the C-47 trans port or “ Gooney Bird." “ Sometimes our ferrying missions were delayed for days waiting for weather to im prove. Not all the planes had an instrument capability in those days.” On December 20, 1944, the WASPS were disbanded by an act of congress as the war in Europe had ended and there were many returning male pilots available for domestic duty. It was an unhappy time for the 25- month old WASP organization. "The war was still on in the Far East and we felt fool ish going home," says Colonel Gray. "We were afraid that our friends would think that we had been drummed out of the service. POWDER PUFF DERBY MAP CHARMS WHILE TH EY L A ST POW DER BLUE EN A M EL WITH WHITE ’72 R O U T E. $3 .0 0 AWTAR, INC. T e te r b o ro A irp o rt, N ew Jersey 0 7 6 0 8 Marjorie M. Gray, Long Island Ninety Nine receiving the Meritorious Service Medal upon her retirement from USAF Reserves. By then I had logged 750 military flying hours.” Colonel Gray first soloed in 1938 in a small 4-cylinder Taylorcraft. She obtained a commercial certificate with a land and sea rating and was working as an air traffic controller at La Guardia Airport when WW II broke out. After the war, she operated the Marjorie M. Gray Flight Service at the Teterboro, N.J. Airport, where she taught hundreds of people to fly. She has logged over 3,000 hours in sin gle and multi-engine aircraft. She is presently technical editor for PRD Electronics Corporation. Coming Events August 11-12 — All Women “ Palms to Pines Air Race" — Sponsored by Long Beach Chapter Ninety-Nines, $1.50; Palms to Pines Air Race, 3200 Airport Ave., Suite 16, Santa Monica, Calif. 90405 — Claire Walters, Chairman — (213) 398- 5766. September 8-9 — Southeast Sectional, Disney World, Florida. September 1 6 — Annual Proficiency Derby, Marilyn Holeman, 38B Cary Road, Hunt sville, Alabama 35810. September 15-17 — Southwest Fall Sec tional, Asilomar, Pacific Grove, Calif., Monterey Bay, hostess. September 22-24 — South Central Sec tional, Dallas, Texas. October 14 — Pacific Air Race, Dottie San ders, 10027 Prospect Ave., Santee, Calif. October 17-19 — Fifth Flight Instructor Clinic, Miramar Hotel, Santa Monica, Calif., Lynne D. Opper, 10865 Pickford Way, Culver City, Calif. 90230. O ctober 20-22 — North Central Fall Sec tion, Wheeling, Illinois. S S n e u i s a w a r d F. Chris Brown is a member of the Mem phis chapter o f the Ninety Nines. She owns a m uch-loved, tenderly-cared-for 1964 model Cessna 172. She has a commercial license and instrument rating. She once flew the Powder Puff Derby and had herpes simplex to prove it. She has served as assistant terminus time in the last three races. She has served on the Woman’s Ad visory Committee (1967-1970). She learned to fly, because as a kid she dreamed about it. These things do not separate her from the rest o f the Ninety Nines who do all o f the above to some degree or another. What does separate Chris from the rest and make her kind a special is that she is Dr. F. Chris Brown, Associate Professor o f Bio chemistry, Department of Biochemistry, Re search Associate Department o f Psychiatry, University of Tennessee M edical School, Memphis, Tennessee. She has ju st had a book published, called "H allucinogenic Drugs" a part of the American Lecture Ser ies. Here is a description by Dr. Brown of what she is doing. At the present time, we are working on three different problems, all of which are directed toward a better understanding of brain chemistry. One of the projects, which is financially supported by the US Public Health Service, has the cryptic title of “ C ystath ion ine m etabolism in b ra in ." Essentially it is concerned with some types of inheritable mental retardation. The other two deal with more familiar subjects, "The biochemistry of Parkinson’s Disease,” and “ The mechanism of action of ampheta mines.” The number and depth of studies which can be done in man are limited, and since the work requires a detail examination of tissue chemistry, most of it is done with rat or monkey brain. People often ask, "S peci fically, just what do you do?" It's sorta like trying to explain Hinduism to an Eskimo us ing a Swahili dialect. The simplest unsatis fying answer is that we study enzymes, compounds, and the interaction of these in the various systems necessary to maintain a vital organ or organism. Our laboratory is a part of the Brain Re search Inst. The latter is housed in the Ten nessee Psychiatric Hospital and is adminis tered by the University of Tennessee M edi cal School for the State Dept, of Mental Health. There are two other major programs at the BRI: one has to do with the chemical basis for memory, very controversial but in teresting. Another is concerned with the so-called “ second messenger.” It has no thing to do with the return of Christ (in spite of the enthusiasm of its disciples) but pro bably is as important as the better known DNA. In addition to general secretarial help, animal caretakers, and other supporting personnel, our part of the BRI research ef fort is supported by two full time techni cians, and usually one or two students. Re cently, we received funds to add a post doctoral fellow to the group. Publications In addition to the book, I have published about 25 articles describing original re search. These have appeared in national and international scientific journals or periodicals. Except for three or four, which were done during a post-doctoral at M.D. Anderson in Houston, all of these were done under my direction alone — no colla borators. Teamwork usually accelerates the pace of work and I like the stimulation of working with others, but when I came to the University of Tennessee, I was the sole occupant of a new laboratory. By the time new personnel appeared, I was firmly rooted. I do work some with students, how ever. On the average, I review about five to six manuscripts a year for various journals around the world. The articles are evalu ated mostly for competence and signifi cance. I do an occasional book review. During each year, I attend about two or three professional meetings. At some of these I present papers, but often I go to Chris Brown visit and exchange ideas. Teaching Mostly I do research, however, I spend a part of each year teaching freshman medi cal students. We have a so-called Confer ence system and I work with groups o ' about 15-20 students. I may have a lectu Continued on page 10 GET THE ANSWERS HERESHO ULD THE ELT HAVE AN E X T ER N AL M O D U LA TIO N REQUIRED BY TSO C9 THERE IN AN A N T E N N A R W ITH C O A X IA L CABLE? REQUIRED BY TSO C91? CHANGED? □ A T W HAT RECEIVED BY SEARCH A1 CONS OF PORTABLE VS SIGN AL? □ I C U R R EN TLY NEW TSO? □ IF A L L LOCA TSO THEN A R E N 'T TH E Y A SHOULD THE ELT HAVE A M O D U LA TIO N REQ UIRED B THERE IN AN A N T E N N A RE WITH C O A X IA L CABLE? □ W REQ UIRED BY TSO C91? □ HO1 CHANGED? □ A T W H AT D ISTAi RECEIVED BY SEARCH A IR C R ^ CONS OF PORTABLE VS F IX E D i SIGN AL? □ I C U R R E N TLY HAVE NEW TSO? □ IF A L L LOCATORS SEND FOR YOUR COPY TO D A Y ! 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Since a handicapping system is used to give all airplanes an equal chance and put the emphasis on navigation skill and airmanship, how come Pipers seem to be the consistent favorites among these knowl edgeable pilots? The answer might have a lot to do with the fact that Piper airplanes are as fast as a dvertised...and then some. Or the fact that they get to cruising altitude fast. Or the fact that in rough air, Pipers are so stable they don’t lose much speed bouncing around. It’s no wonder we like women who fly ... not only because so many of them fly P ip e rs...b u t because so many of them fly so well. There’s a message in here fo r you men, too, if you're interested in airplanes with exceptionally honest performance, reliability and value per dollar. Piper perform ance matches the pro m ise ...a nd then some. PIPERPiper A ircra ft C orporation, Lock Haven, Pa. 17745 7) Member of GAMA P reparing C o p y fo r The 99 N e w s 1. Type your copy and be sure it is double spaced. 2. 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She has been a 99 since 1946, and is a commercial pilot with 700 hours. Recipient of the 1946 Amelia Earhart award and NATA Aviation Management Award, Susie has 27 years in aviation accounting and business operation, with 15 years on the management level and is an officer of an F.B.O. as well as president of her own Aviation Insurance Company. Her service to the 99's include numerous committees on chapter and sectional level, chairman of the international headquarters committee, insurance representative, and convention chairman in 1963. Offices held include, all chapter offices, section secretary, and executive board for three years, in ternational treasurer two years, and vice- president for two years. C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s ! Elizabeth (Susie) Sewell on being elected PR ESID EN T M a y t h e 9 9 ’s h a v e a p r o s p e r o u s y e a r u n d e r y o u r l e a d e r s h i p . CATLIN AVIATION CO M PA N Y W ill Rogers W orld A irp ort - W iley Post Airport Oklahoma City, Oklahoma im a rro n . Box 368 E l R e n o , O k l a h o m a 73036 KERR AVIATION Wiley Post A irp o rt 7 8 9 -4 0 2 0 O k la h o m a C ity , O k lah o m a T h e O k l a h o m a C h a p t e r o f t h e NINETY-NINES, INC. O KLAHO M A AIRCRAFT SALES, INC. Cimarron A irp o rt, Oklahoma City 405/354-5341 Backward dance . '■ By Virginia Thompson Ever changing — the vital life line of a growing organization such as ours. With the air marking program firmly established during the leadership of Blanche Noyes and her predecessors, incoming President, Kay Brick, stressed two important phases of her program — Air Age Education and Flight Activity. She especially wanted the molders of our youth — our teachers — made more air conscious and our own girls, better prepared — no less than 200 solo flying hours for each Ninety-Nine. Martha Lundy, Chairman, Las Vegas Chapter was the first to report that all of their members had over 200 hours. She pointed out that there is a big difference between licensed and qualified pilots. Nineteen fifty-one turned out to be a really flying year — air races of all sorts, contests, aerial games, air tours, air shows, lots of cross country flying, educational flights and just plain fun flying. On the serious side was the desire to get our girls in a state of readiness if called upon by Civil Air Defense. Their program was also considered in the planning of the 5th Transcontinental Air Race. As Betty Gillies wrote after their February 27, 1951, meeting, “ Due to world conditions, it is not thought advisable this year to publicize the Transcontinental Air Race as we have in the past, nor to arrange entertainment along the route. The mission is, in a sense, a Training Mission', accomplishing this training by demanding the best in navi gation and the complete understanding of aircraft, range, fuel consumption, power settings, optimum altitudes, use of radio, etc. Efforts w ill not be made to seek per sonal publicity for the participants, not for the aircraft, but rather for the training value of the race and the possible use of women thus trained in case of emergency. Enter tainment w ill be kept to a minimum thus ac c e n tu a tin g th e se rio u sn e ss o f th is operation, which we w ill call "Operation TAR". Claire Walters and Frances Bera won the coveted first place trophies of the 5th TAR from Santa Ana, California to Detroit, Michigan, with an average ground speed of 121.16 miles per hour over a dis tance of 2,348 miles in a Cessna 140. WHAT DOES G O ON BEHIN D T H E SCEN ES in th e F am o u s POW DER P U F F D ER B Y ?? YOU WILL E N JO Y LADItSI R[V UP YOUR m i m t L A D I E S ! R E V UP YOU R E N G I N E S ! O rd e r fr o m A W T A R H d q trs , T e re rb o ro A ir p o r t , N .J . 0 7 6 0 8 . I f a u to g ra p h e d c o p y d e sire d , w r it e a u t h o r a t P .O . B o x 4 7 7 C u p e rtin o , Ca 9 5 0 1 4 . E n c lo . $ 3 .2 0 in f u ll. R e m e m b e r—a u t h o r ’ s 15% goes t o A W T A R . In q u ir e a b o u t sp e cia l c h a p te r g ro u p p ric e . Winner of the 3rd Annual All-W oman’s In ternational Race, Orlando, Florida to Wind sor, Ontario, August 19-21, 1951, was Mar garet Carson, Rockcliffe Park, Ontario, Canada, with Betty McCanse as co-pilot in a Stinson Station Wagon. Caro Baley won third place in the acro batic contest during the annual Miami Air Show on January 4, 1951, besides setting a new altitude record in her Piper Super Cub. Besides racing, the girls worked to educate others to the great need and joys of flying as well as up-dating their own members. The Colorado girls gave talks to wom en’s organizations throughout the state with the purpose of selling aviation to non-flyers. The three year old Iowa Chapter was one of the first to take the initiative in the Air Age Education Program. Working through the Iowa Aeronautics Commission, they planned joint programs for the Ninety- Nines, school officials and teachers. Their continued work in this field earned them the Women's Association of Aeronautics (WIAA) award for having the most con structive Air Age Program during the year. This award was presented at our 22nd an nual convention at Mackinac Island in Michigan. One hundred and fifty members repre senting tw enty-six states enjoyed the beauty of this historic island. Two very significant changes were the results of this convention. First, the delegates voted over whelmingly to discontinue our affiliation with the National Aeronautics Association, and to establish our business office and headquarters elsewhere. The other dealt with the raising of dues to $6.00 per year. Many heaved a sigh of relief when The Ninety-Nines as well as The All Woman's Transcontinental Air Race became incor porated (lim iting personal liability) in 1950, the latter on September 5th thereby becoming a separate organization from the Ninety-Nines. Our membership of 1,200 was ever broadening in scope. During the year the Canadian Section became the first foreign section in our history. When Kay Brick pre sented the Canadian Section Charter, she said, "I felt that we were returning to them a "spark” generated there over thirty years ago. During World War I, Amelia Earhart trained under the Canadian Red Cross and served as a VAD at Spadina Hospital, On tario. She often visited Armour Heights Flying Field. She says in her book, Twenty Hours and Forty Minutes that “ those mon ths in Toronto roused my interest in flying but I didn't realize it at the time.” Upon her return to the United States she started her own flight training, the results of which have been such an inspiration to women the world over. The friendliness of our Canadian Ninety- Nines — the beauty of Ottawa in autumn dress — the warm receptions accorded us w ill be memorable." Later, one of their members, Marjorie Laws was appointed chairman of a new special committee, International Women Pilots Liaison Committee of Ninety-Nines to contact women pilots in other countries. At home six chapters were presented their charters during the fiscal year 1950- 51: Utah, Armistice Day 1950; San Joaquin Valley, Jan. 28, 1951; Kansas, March 31, 1951; Humboldt, Tucson, and Lethbridge, the latter the first in the Canadian Section. However, no dates were given for the latter three. Air marking and funds for the Amelia Ear hart Scholarship continued to progress. Virginia Ashelford of Ohio won the Blanche Noyes Air Marking Trophy for 1950 given by the Civil Aeronautics Administration and Jean Swartwood of Pennsylvania, the A.E. Scholarship for a multi-engine rating. Of in terest was how some of the money was raised for the latter. San Diego Chapter sold "Practice Problems for Pilot Certifi cates” by Betty Lambert; Florida held All- Woman Air Show; and New England had a dance, sold 99 matches, compass earrings and jams and jellies from wild fruits and berries from the New England woods to name but a few of the contributers. It was really a busy year. I would like to close President Brick's six consecutive years in Ninety-Nine office with one of her thoughts, “ Those who made headlines in the past may not be making them today, but they are the steps upon which the Ninety- Nines is built. To be strong, any organi zation must REVERE ITS TRADITION, SERVE NOBLY in the present and those following cannot fail the future!" Source: 99 News Letters 1951 Convention Minutes 99 News Award Continued or two on various subjects but usually on biochemical pharmacology (drugs!). Professional Societies American Society of Biological Chemists, American Association for Advancement of Science, Am erican Chemical Society, American Society of Neurochemistry, New York Academy of Science and Society for Neuroscience. Honors Society of Sigma Xi (President of the Medical Units Chapter); lota Sigma Pi (Inactive) and Sigma Delta Epsilon (Inac tive). Others Zonta Club of Memphis, AOPA, Memphis Soaring Society, YWCA, and of course the Ninety-Nines (a helluva lot of dues). “ U n i t y I n A v i a t i o n " T h e m e of M i d w e s t e r n A v i a t i o n C o n f e r e n c e The Third Annual Midwestern Aviation Conference was sponsored by the Aviation Advisory Council of Michigan (Michigan Chapter Ninety-Nines is a member of the Council), on June 23rd and 24th at Western M ic h ig a n U n iv e rs ity in K a la m a z o o , Michigan. Leading figures in aviation flew in from Long Beach, Calif., Boston, Mass., Washington, D.C., and all parts of Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Ohio, and Michigan to participate in the Conference. Ninety-Nines was represented on the Conference Committees with Eloise Smith serving as local arrangements chairman, Lillian Snyder as program chairman, and Marge Hatfield as publicity chairman. The Conference was successfully laun ched with the Reception on Friday evening. Person-to-person communication abound ed as those in attendance mixed and min gled with the celebrity guests. The Keynote address was delivered by F. Lee Bailey, famed defense lawyer, pilot, and President of Enstrom H elicopter Corporation. Dynamic speaker that he is, Mr. Bailey could make the dullest subject interesting. Given the theme, "U nity in Aviation” , he took off into orbit. He noted that the “ in dividu alistic qu alities that motivate a person toward aviation defy unity." However, before he had finished — he warned that aviation must present a united front for survival. He told the pilots, “ You are being attacked for making too much noise, too much pollution and ser ving no useful purpose” . "W hen you become AWARE of this — you w ill get together and you w ill find that you are com posed of the strongest backbone in America, today; because ladies and gentle men — if the country were an airplane, it would surely crash." On Saturday morning, the program began at 9:30 with opening remarks of wel come by James D. Ramsey, Director, M ichi gan Aeronautics Commission. The theme of the opening session was "New Developments in Aviation." The panel featured: W illiam M. Flener, Director, Air Traffic Service, FAA; Stanley R. Mohler, M.D., Chief, Aerom edical Applications Division, Office of Aviation Medicine, FAA; W illard L. "P e te " Pederson, Program Specialist, Safety Coordination Division, Office of General Aviation, FAA; Robert Snider, Meteorologist in Charge, Weather Forecast Service, N.O.A.A.; and L.B. Young, Vice President, Aerospace Marketing, The Bendix Corporation and representative of General Aviation Manufacturers Asso ciation. Moderator for the panel was Joseph R. Novello, M.D., University of Michigan. Each of the members of the panel pre sented a synopsis of what was new in their respective area of aviation. Mr. Flener spoke about new proposed regulations in Air Traffic Control. Dr. Mohler spoke about Continued on next page Virginia Britt 99's V ic e -P re s id e n t Virginia Britt, the new vice-president of the 99's, is a member of the Florida Gold Coast chapter, of the southeast section. She has been a 99 since 1958, and is a commercial pilot with 1230 hours. Mrs. Britt has served as president of the Florida Womens Pilots and is a member of the FAA's Women's Ad visory Committee On Aviation. She was the winner of AWTAR in 1963, flown many races, and served as chairman of the AWIAR for six years, has served as com pany pilot and flown European air tours. Her service to the 99's includes numerous chapter and section committees and on the international level; air race study com mittee, and flying activity committee. She has held all chapter offices, has been sec tion governor, and has held the post of in< ternational treasurer. C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s ! Virginia Britt on being elected V IC E -PR E SID E N T The Florida Gol dcoast Chapter o f the NINETY-NINES, INC. RED AIRC RAFT SERVICE, INC. I n t e r n a t i o n a l A ir p o r t F o r t L a u d e r d a l e , F l o r i d a SUNNY SOUTH AIRC RAFT SERVICE, INC. F o r t L a u d e r d a l e /H o lly w o o d I n t ’l. A ir p o r t F o r t L a u d e r d a l e , F l o r i d a PIER 66 F o r t L a u d e r d a l e , F l o r i d a “ U n i t y i n A v i a t i o n " new research in accident investigation and announced results of research with a new medication that can be used by pilots to ease time-zone fatigue. Mr. Pederson reviewed the many proposals now pending regarding changes in FAA regulations that will especially affect the general aviation pilot. Mr. Snider reviewed the services available to pilots by the Weather Service and offered suggestions on how pilots might better utilize weather forecasting. Mr. Young summarized new aviation equipment that w ill become available to the general aviation pilot in the near future and told of the GAMA's Safe Pilot Program. A lively discussion with the audience followed the short presentations by each of the panel members. A.G. "H eim ie” Heimerdinger, Chief Engi neering Test Pilot, Douglas Aircraft Com pany, who had presented film programs of the DC10 on Friday afternoon, was Master of Ceremonies at the luncheon. Bonnie Krentler, a young talented Michigan 99, en tertained during lunch with her guitar and songs. One of the songs, "Turtle on the Ftunway", was dedicated to Bill Flener, who thoroughly enjoyed the good-natured rib bing of ATC. The chorus of “ Turtle on the Runway": "Glory, Glory, what a helluva way to fly But that's the way it is today up in Bill Flener's skies. Glory, Glory, with such problems to en-dure For the average Private Pilot, w ho’s not in- stru-ment secure!" John L. Baker, Assistant Administrator for General Aviation, FAA, was the principal luncheon speaker. He followed his usual practice of writing his speech while having lunch. As always, an articulate spokesman for aviation; his message was a mandate to all involved in aviation: "Educate the non flying public and the decisionmakers as to the true significance of general aviation; because these are the people, who ultimately control aviation’s future in terms F. Lee Bailey, Eloise Smith, local arrange ments chairman, and John Ellis III, chair man, AVCOM. of building new airports and keeping and im proving existing fa c ilitie s ." A very special umbrella was presented to Mr. Baker by the Michigan Chapter Ninety- Nines for the “ rainy days” he says he en counters everywhere he goes. True to form, it was raining when he landed in Kala mazoo. The afternoon session — "Eliminating the Squabbles in the Skies" — was moderated by Harold Kimball, Michigan Wing 0X5 Club of America. The session featured: John L. Baker, Hollis H. McKeag, Manager, Aviation & Travel, The Dow Chemical Company; Paul Poberezny, Presi dent, Experimental Aircraft Association; Captain Robert G. Rubens, Vice President, Air Line Pilots Association; Frank Kingston Smith, President, National Aviation Trades Association; and Charles Spence, Vice President, Public Relations, Aircraft Own ers & Pilots Association. As each of the panelists spoke, it became increasingly clear that, even with their divergent areas of interest in the aviation spectrum, they had little to “ squab ble" about among themselves. As Charles Spence put it, "We have enough troubles facing all aviation. We should pick our targets and “ squabble” with the people op posing all aviation." Frank Kingston Smith expressed alarm at the rapidly diminishing number of general aviation airports due to increasing land values and urged public ownership of the airports. Hollis McKeag discussed the “ Industrial Aircraft's Role in Aviation” , and its contribution and effect on the nation's economy. Captain Rubens commented on the hijacking of the airliners and he blamed the press for giving away some of the pilots’ tools to hinder the hijacker. Paul Poberezny spoke out for sport aviation — saying “ We need a more usable product. One gets so little out of an airplane for the investment". Mr. Baker pre faced his remarks with: "We don’t mean for this to sound like a love feast up here; but we can't find much to disagree about." He said the name general aviation, is an “ alba tross hung around our necks" because such diversity is included in the term. He pointed out that "Sport flying is a unique set apart, making almost no demands on the system.” Each of the participants in the Con ference had a message and delivered it well. It appeared that "U nity in Aviation" is much closer than the Conference Com mittee had recognized. What a change from the First Midwestern Conference in 1970 when the TCAs were first being dis cussed! N I F A N e w s By Fran Sargent, Chairman Many of the 99’s during this past year have contributed their time, money, and in terest in activities connected with the National Intercollegiate Flying Association. As NIFA Chairman for the 99's I have had the privilege of sharing with you through the 99 News a few of your many efforts. I have also had the opportunity to tell you a little of the students ways of participating. This month, to broaden your view of NIFA, I would like to tell you some ways other segments of the aviation community helps these college flying teams. The General Aviation Manufacturing Association, through an annual grant, helps offset the expenses for the first place team in each regional meet. They do this by dividing $1500.00 among the regions. The regions that are geographically farther from the National Air Meet location are given $200.00. The closer regions are allowed $150 to $100. This serves as a tremendous help to the teams not only money wise but motivation wise too. The GAMA also con tributes $1500.00 to help the host team in expenses associated with the meet and thereby reducing registration fee for visiting teams. The fuel companies have been most generous in supplying free fuel for the Air Meet flying usually about 1000 gallons. This again softens the expenses of the activities for the students. Another neat idea was initiated this year by Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, AOPA, who gave, to each school that paid their $10.00 annual membership dues, a scholarship in the form of a Certificate to any AOPA Pilot Clinic. The team could give it to a deserving member of their club, raffle it off, use it as a prize for the regional WINNERS 1972 POWDER PUFF DERBY TOP ROW (left to right): TAR No. 6, Co-Pilot Trina Jarish, Pilot Landon Storrs; TAR No. 62, Co-Pilot Lucy Moori Brooks, Pilot-Margaret Mead: TAR No. 27, Co-Pilot Pat Fairbanks, Pilot Sophia Payton: TAR No. 69 Co-Pilot Donna Golden, Pilot Pauline Glasson: TAR No. 18, Pilot- Toni Kuhns, Co-Pilot Pat Appel. FRONT ROW: TAR No. 64, Co-Pilot Patricia Jayne, Pilot Marion Jayne: TAR No. 28 Co-Pilot Kathy Long, Pilot Helen Wilke: TAR No. 81, Pilot Berni Stevenson: TAR No. 89, Pilot Helen McGee: and TAR No. 36, Co-Pilot Dottie Sanders, Pilot Marian Banks (First Place). meets or any way they decided. A number of the airlines as well as in dividual manufacturers furnish beautiful trophies for the first place winners. These are coveted prizes and received with great excitement and respect. Many companies help by sending static displays to the Nation Meet or expert representatives for contributing to Seminar discussions or aerial displays such as Bob Hoover from N orth A m e rica n R o c k w e ll o r G ates “ Display of Lights" plane. Dedicated FAA personnel, local and state officials, and aviation buffs all con tribute by donating their time to judging and operations. Local fixed-base operators are often most generous and cooperative in donating facilities and rooms. Another group that helps are people and companies all over the country that buy ad vertising for the program that is prepared for the National Air Meet. Part of the money is kept by the soliciting team and part goes to the host team who edits the programs. Finally the individual schools, faculty, and staff burn the "m idnight o il” to support the many plans and arrangements that must be made for housing and feeding such a large group converging on their campus and airport. I’m sure the list could be continued in definitely, but this is enough to give you an idea of the scope of this project. I think it reflects how anyone associated with aviation reminisces a little of his own early flying and enjoys the idea of helping others have that same opportunity. Each one realizes the tremendous cost now for students and is happy to help soften the ex penses so it is not completely out of reach to new students in aviation. Last but certainly not least, is actually the one individual who has done more to coordinate and synthesize all these far- flung interests into a smooth working ac tivity, Professor Harold Wood of Parks College of Aeronautical Technology, a branch of St. Louis University. This man has dedicated tremendous efforts and un measurable energies to NIFA. He along with the University Aviation Association, an organization of college professors in Aviation Education, and the Advisory Board Members for NIFA provide the stable con tinuity that this ever-changing group of students must have. Since this report w ill appear in the Sep tember Issue of 99 News as you begin to get back on schedule from Summer, I hope it w ill remind you that you play an important part in this total project and many chapters are including it as a part of their budget planning as they start setting goals for their chapter for the chapter year. As soon as the Regional Host teams are announced, we w ill try to tell the Chapter nearby so you will have an opportunity to work with the group. If you do help, don't forget to tell the NIFA Chairman so we can keep a record. A number of chapters have already sent a check for the trust fund or to help an in dividual team. If you haven't done so, will you put it high on your agenda for attention at your next meeting. (Please funnel checks to me or whoever is new NIFA chairman.) M a r y Nees A b l e 99's Secretary Mary Nees Able, the new secretary of the 99’s, is a member of the Houston Chapter of the South Central Section. She has been a 99 since 1962, and is an airline transport pilot with 4,000 hours. She is presently an aviation safety counselor for the FAA, has earned the chapter achievement award three times, flown numerous races, in cluding 4 AWTARs. Mary instructs, flies charter and air taxis for an FBO. Her ser vice to the 99's includes numerous chapter and section com m ittees, international public relations chairman, and air marking committee chairman. Offices held include chapter chairman and treasurer, section secretary and vice-governor. 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Our SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) is available and most workable. It is recommended that each Chapter and Section APT Chairman be designated immediately for the coming year so ALL of their names w ill be available for the officer listing in the roster. It was very useful for those who were able to get it in this year. When the current APT form was printed you w ill note it does say in part, "It is not unlikely that some type of requirement or regulation might specify all airmen be tested or checked as often as they are examined for a medical, or show proof of current abilities. This could be forthcoming from the FAA and it is for this reason we have proposed that all members of the Ninety-Nines have an annual check ride in at least one or all of their respective ratings.” On March 23, 1972, the FAA came forth with a 22 page notice of a proposed rule making (14 CFR Part 61) regarding Cer tification of Pilots and Flight Instructors. To sum it up: Pilot Requirements: higher standards and mandatory proficiency checks for private pilots are called for because the FAA feels that the private pilot is poorly in structed, rusty, and unable to cope with the demands of a busy complex traffic en vironment. Proficiency: the pilot in command must complete a flight review at least once every two years (except airline pilots and others who qualify under certain categories). To carry passengers the pilot must log a minimum of 24 hours in a given year or be subject to a flight review or proficiency check. Instrument rated pilots w ill need six hours of actual or simulated time including six approaches, within a 6-month period or undergo a simulator check. Instruction: Instructors must hold a Com mercial or ATR rating, a ground and in strument rating, be 18 years of age, read, write and speak English. They w ill be required to have 25 hours of Pilot-in- Command time in class and category. Helicopter and Multi-engine instructors w ill be required to have at least 5 hours as PIC in the type craft in which instruction is to be given. O perational O verall: Commercial pilots w ill have to have an instrument rating, and applicants for a commercial license w ill have to have a minimum of 250 total flight hours (current commercial pilots without an instrument rating w ill be restricted to a 50- min flight while transporting passengers or goods for fire). Minimum total time for an instrument rating w ill be 250 hours, with flight tests expanded to include instrument Continued on page 17 Lois F iegenbaum 99's Treasurer Lois Fiegenbaum, the new treasurer of the 99’s, is a mem ber of the Cape Giraurdeau Area Chapter of the north central section. She has been a 99 since 1963, and is an airline trans port pilot with 2,150 hours. Recipient of the Chapter Pilot of the Year Award, and Southern Illinois Institute Area Ap preciation Award, she has served as a corporation pilot, has flown two AWTARs, and has lectured often on aviation. She has just been appointed to the Women's Advisory Council On Aviation and her service to the 99's include numerous chap ter committees, international NIFA chairman for two years, tellers committee four years, headquarters chairman for three years. Offices held include chapter treasurer and chapter chairman. Congratulations! Lois Feigenbaum on being elected T R E A SU R E R TurcoCOMPANY The Cape Girardeau Area Chapter o f the NINETY-NINES, INC. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AIRPORT 618/457-2161 Carbondale-Murphysboro, III. AIR ILLINOIS Carbondale, Illin o is Museum Report ANNUAL REPORT Board of Trustees The International Women’s Air and Space Museum The Ninety-Nines, Inc. It probably seems to all of us that each project is presented to us in crisis or at a point of no return. The tendency is to scoff at such terms and go on about our business as usual, assuming that it will all work out whether we act now or not. Certainly our Museum is not in crisis, nor is it at a point of no return, however, the Museum has arrived at a point in its journey where a choice of direction is required and that choice w ill be crucial in determining the role we play in the future. The alternatives we have before us can be simply stated: Should we continue a course of collecting small exhibits capable of being stored within the limited facilities now available with the un derstanding that displays will be limited to the Offices of the Ninety- Nines? Such a course dictates a continued use of volunteer help with assistance rendered when available by professional advisors Or should we go forward with our original concept of a living, vibrant, and exciting Museum permanently housed in its own building and with the capacity to exhibit all manner of materials including individual aircraft. I am sure the desire of the Board is clear. We want to press on with the building of an outstanding Museum that w ill reflect the leadership women have displayed in the History of Aviation. We simply do not believe those who say that such a project cannot be achieved. We believe this great organization has enough pride in itself to fully support these goals. We have decided to ask the membership for financial support to begin the planning and site determination as well as the necessary funds for retention of pro fessional staff. We believe that demon stration of support from a vast majority of the Ninety-Nines w ill enable us to obtain public subscription of the additional funds necessary for completion of construction and permanent funding of the Museum on its own merits. There should be no mistake about the ef fect of this request. We do not seriously question that the Museum w ill eventually develop regardless of whether or not the support of our organization is realized at this time. The need for such a Museum is so great and the accomplishments of our predecessors so tremendous that the job w ill be done eventually. What we are saying now is: there is no need to wait. With the minimal support of only one hundred dollars either paid now or pledged over a five year period from each of the members, we w ill have the funds to do more than begin. We can insure completion of the necessary architectural work and we can negotiate a permanent site for our Museum. With this financial support from our mem bership, we can challenge the Site Com munity to contribute land and personnel. Arkansas' Best in Avionics — RAD AIR - NARCO - KING - B EN D IX - BONZER Arkansas' Best in A utopilots — M ITC H ELL - B EN D IX - ARC/CESSNA - PIPER C e s s n a ^ ^ A VIO N IC S D IV IS IO N 375-9891 “Complete Sales Service & Installation o f All New & Used Electronic Systems’’ Call Avionics Mgr.: A rt Krablin Electronics Spec.: Rick Billings Al Wright. For Emergencies Call: 562-1694 562-3605 We can challenge the Aviation Community to match or assist in the raising of funds for the perpetuation of the Museum. We are a nonprofit Trust operating within provisions of the Revenue Code that make gifts to the Trust Tax deductible. With the demonstra tion to the public of overwhelming support by our own membership, we can mount a formal fund raising campaign that should provide sizeable amounts for future de velopment. Assistance from the public w ill not be forthcoming unless we do more than ini tiate the project. We must be willing to sub stantially fund the Museum before we can expect help. What will our Museum be when all this comes to pass? We see it first as an in spiration to young women of every nation on this globe, demonstrating as no other Museum can, that women have participated and have led in the early development of aviation. That women have laid their lives on the line in spite of the strictures of a society geared only to men as dare-devils. We see it as a great center for teaching the young about all phases of flight. Along with its teaching role, we see the Museum as a center for research into the roles of women in Space and Flight. We see our Museum as a series of ex citing displays dramatizing the exploits of our predecessors with the capacity to enrich the lives of all who pass through its doors. And we see our Museum as a living memorial to those who have gone on before, who by their actions have given us our chance to participate in this glorious thing called Flying. This Memorial w ill be a center for pulling together the vast amount of information and material now available so that current achievements and those of our winged sisters as yet unborn will be documented and appropriately honored. Let us not allow our hearts and minds to reject this cause because of its magnitude, the time is now, the choice is ours, and we can do it. Respectfully submitted, Bernice T. Steadman Chairman of the Board APT Program Continued from page 15 approaches to public minimums using VOR, ADF and ILS letdowns. Private Pilots will have to have at least 20 hours of flight instruction, including 3 hours of cross country and night flying, with night flying to include 10 take-offs and landings, while 20 hours solo w ill include 1 hour of night flying, 15 hours of cross country and 3 solo take-offs and landings at an airport with a control tower. (Deadline for comments to FAA on the proposal is July 21.) We are pleased to report favorable com ments from the Administrator Jack Shaffer regarding our Proficiency Program, as well as those from Harold J. Holmes, Aviation Safety Consultant for the National Safety A v i a t i o n E d u c a t i o n By Helen Wray, Chairman Have you ever thought about the fact that the initials AE are the beginning letters of the name of our beloved Amelia Earhart and the beginning letters of Aerospace Education? When you stop to think about it, you realize that Amelia Earhart is Aerospace Education Ninety-Nine Style. We cannot all fly the oceans but we can do some specific things to help inform the world that aviation and the air age are here to stay. The following suggestions have been tried and have been very successful. 1. Ask your airport manager if he would like for you to bring your magazines (any that you do not want to keep) to the airport lobby for the use and pleasure of visitors. Our chapter did this and the manager stam ped each magazine with the words “ Com pliments of SHV Chapter Ninety-Nines.” Try this — you’ll like it! 2. See that each school in your area sub scribes to at least two aviation magazines. Get a diversified selection of magazines from your chapter first and inform your selves of contents so you can take samples with you. C o u n cil who reported Howard Pyle, President of the NSC found our going program very valuable for their work with the FAA for the development of a National effort of development along these lines. Last year in the convention report we an nounced the Executive Board approval of a gold pin/or charm for those 99's who have been APT for three consecutive years or more. The designs and prices are at headquarters but the price, and the new FAA rulings to be set forth have held things up momentarily. Also, reported in last years report was the vote of the executive board to change the word "T est" to training as we were stressing annual check rides and training not an examination or test that would remove ones license. There has been some question on this paraphrase and may be open for voting for the new APT forms. To date, as reported last year, we do not have any insurance company who will lower the premium with an APT certificate per se. NOTICE August 31st is the deadline for the 1971 - 1972 APT flights. All reports must be re turned complete for the year with the signed APT forms by October first. Remem ber we do have to prepare the year to go on file with the list located at headquarters. Anesia Pinheiro Machado — "S horty" to all Ninety Nines — cuts the cake at the recep tion in the Club de Aeronautica, Rio de Janeiro, given by the Air Minister o f Brazil to celebrate her 50 years of active flying. From left to right: Air Minister Lt. Brigadier J. Campos Araripe Macedo, Air Marshal H. Cunha Machado and Senora Araripe, wife of the Minister. (7 April 1972) The 10th annual Amelia Earhart Award is being presented to Mrs. Lauretta Foy. Mrs. Foy is the only woman member o f President Nixon's Advisory Committee on Aviation. She is a chief pilot for Southland Helicopters, Long Beach, California, has logged over 10,000 flying hours and has won several women’s air races. According to Joseph A. Rivkin, Vice-President o f Baltimore Luggage Company, "W e are extremely pleased to present the 10th Annual Amelia Earhart Award to Mrs. Foy. Her lifelong devotion to air travel and aviation make her a worthy recipient." Shown making the presentation to Mrs. Foy are left, Mr. Joseph A. Rivkin, Vice-President of the Baltimore Luggage Company, sponsors o f the award, and right, Mr. Crocker Snow, Chairman o f the Commission. AE Scholarship Applications The Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholar ship application form is made a part of this newsletter. Any Ninety-Nine wishing to apply for the scholarship is invited to read it thoroughly. The criteria for a can didate include the following: — have a sincere desire to further woman's place in aviation — have been a 99 in good standing for two years prior to date of application — hold a current medical certificate — have a minimum of 200 hours pilot-in- command since receiving her private license — have the support of her chapter since her chapter chairman must recommend her — must agree to complete the course and or training within two years. The application consists o f Application form, Experience record, Eligibility form and letter of recommendation from the chapter chairman. Five copies of each of these must be submitted to her chapter Amelia Earhart Chairman, only one of which must be notarized. One head and shoulders photo of applicant at least 2- 1/4 x 2-1/4 must accompany application. The chapter A.E. chairman will ascertain that the member’s application is com plete and that all statements in it are true. She w ill determine the number of ap plicants permitted from her chapter. Each chapter is allowed one application for every 20 members or major fraction thereof. Regardless of size each chapter is allowed at least one applicant. If there are more applicants than the quota for her chapter she w ill select a committee to assist her in screening the ap plications. This w ill be composed of two or three 99's or other members of the local aviation community who would have a non-biased interest in furthering aviation. This committee w ill screen the candidates using the following criteria: — What has the applicant already ac complished? — How much does she need the Award financially? — How well w ill she use it to advance her career? — How wide a field in aviation w ill this benefit? — Is she worthy of the Award? — Will she be a good investment? — How long has she been a Ninety-Nine and how active has she been in its af fairs? Chapter A.E. chairman w ill mail her quota, or less, of the applicants to the Section Amelia Earhart Memorial Scho larship Chairman to be postmarked no later than January 15. The Section Gover nor w ill have informed each chapter of the name and address of the Section A.E. chairmen well in advance of this date. The section A.E. Scholarship chairman w ill in turn select a committee (similar to that described for the local chapter) and screen the applications to meet her 1973 APPLICATIO N FORM A M E L IA EAR H AR T M E M O R IA L SCHOLARSHIP (UP TO $900.00) T his scho la rship is made possible th ro u g h th e desires o f T H E N IN E T Y -N IN E S , IN C . to develop th e ta le n ts o f w o m e n in th e fie ld s o f a v ia tio n and aerospace. The m onies m a kin g th is scholarship possible are d ra w n p a rtly fro m inte rest on th e tru s t fu n d and p a rtly fro m annual do n a tio n s by chapters, sections, in d iv id u a ls and special in te re st groups w ith in th e N IN E T Y -N IN E S , IN C . Name Airman's Certificate No ------------------- (A s i t a pp e a rs o n A ir m a n R a tin g ) Address Chapter Age Single Married Minor Children Ages ------- Private Rating Rec'd --------------- M o. Y r. Ratings Now Held ----------------- Scholarship Would Be Used T o w a rd ------------------------------------------------ ------ Reasons For Applying (Proposed use o f rating, opportunities available, etc.) Husband’s Name --------------------------- Other Dependents ______________ Pilot in Command since Private Rating 99 Since --------------------------------------- - M o n th Y e a r Present Position and Employer Previous Employment Husband's Position and Employer E X P E R I E N C E CROSS C O U N T R Y : ( If y o u r p ilo t in c o m m a n d tim e exceeds 500 hours, describe c ro s s c o u n try in general. I f less tha n 5 0 0 hours, give de tails.) In s tru c tio n (Y ear, place, a p p ro x . hours o r d u ra tio n o f jo b ) O th e r A e ro n a u tica l E xperience o r T ra in in g , In c lu d in g F o rm e r Ratings: Hours in V a rio u s Types o f A irc ra ft: (give details) (N u m b e r o f F lig h t H o u rs o r S e m e s te r H o u rs ) Be it kn o w n th a t I am a m e m ber in good stan ding o f N IN E T Y -N IN E S , IN C ., th a t I have been a m e m ber fo r 2 f u ll years p r io r to th e date o f th is a p p lic a tio n , th a t I have logged 200 hours or m ore as a p ilo t-in -c o m m a n d since receiving m y p riva te c e rtific a te and th a t if I receive the A M E L IA E A R H A R T M E M O R IA L S C H O L A R S H IP I w ill c o m p le te th e course o f in s tru c tio n fo r w h ic h th is a p p lic a tio n is s u b m itte d w ith in 2 years and I un derstand it is to be used o n ly fo r the p u rp o se /o r ra tin g fo r w h ic h I am a p p ly in g and I fu rth e r agree to re ta in m y m e m bership in TH E N IN E T Y -N IN E S , IN C . d u rin g th is tim e and to keep in c o m m u n ic a tio n w ith th e Board o f Trustees o f th e A M E L IA E A R H A R T S C H O L A R S H IP T R U S T F U N D and to in fo rm th e m , a t least qu a rte r ly , o f m y progress. 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 A P P L IC A T IO N IS T R U E A N D C O R R E C T : S ig n e d : ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- Subscribed and sw o rn to b e fo re me th is day o f ------------------------------------------------- 1 9 --------------- N o ta ry P ublic M y C om m ission e x p ir e s .------------------------------------------------------------- — ------------------ - E L IG IB IL IT Y FORM School fro m w h ic h course o f in s tru c tio n requested in th is a p p lic a tio n w o u ld be o b ta in e d (if n o t an accredited scho ol, th e n th e name o f an a ccredited in s tru c to r.) (Nam e o f school) (Address o f school) The fo llo w in g sta te m e n t is to be co m p le te d b y a responsible o ffic ia l o f the school o r c e rtifie d in s tru c to r w h o w o u ld give in s tru c tio n ) sta tin g th a t yo u are e lig ib le and q u a lifie d fo r th e tra in in g ap p lie d fo r . A p p ro x im a te Cost o f In s tru c tio n . A p p ro x im a te D u ra tio n o f C o u rs e -------------------- I have exa m ined th e cre dentia ls (c e rtifica te s, logs, tra n scrip ts, etc.) o f -------------------------------------------- _________________________________________________________ and fin d her to be fu lly q u a lifie d to (Nam e o f a p p lic a n t) begin in s tru c tio n fo r th e ra tin g o r course e n title d --------------------------------------------------------------------------- (F u ll name o f course) The cost q u o te d above is standard fo r th is school. S ig n e d : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ T itle : ___________________________________________________ D ate: _______________________ ( I f a p p lic a tio n is fo r m ore tha n one course copies o f th is fo rm , d u ly signed, are re quire d fo r each course) The fo llo w in g is to be co m p le te d b y th e cha pter A m e lia E arh art M e m oria l S cholarship C hairm an. " I have e xa m ined all three pages o f th is a p p lic a tio n and any s u b sta n tia tin g credentials I have deem ed necessary and I fin d th e m to be tru e and in ord e r. I re com m end th is a p p lic a n t w ith no reservations. A le tte r o f re co m m e n d a tio n fro m th e C hap ter C hairm an accom panies th is a p p li c a tio n ." (C hapter A . E. S cholarship C hairm an ) (Date) If th e C hap ter C hairm an is th e a p p lic a n t th e n th e n e x t responsible cha pter o ffic e r w ill w rite th e le tte r o f re co m m e n d a tio n Five copies o f th is a p p lic a tio n m ust be s u b m itte d to th e S ection A m elia E arh art M e m oria l S cholarship C hairm an , p o stm arked on o r b e fo re January 15. A black and w h ite head and sh o u l ders p h o to g ra p h at least 2V4 x 2Vi m u st be attached . Five copies o f th e le tte r o f re co m m e n d a tio n fro m cha pter ch a irm an m ust all accom pany th is a p p lic a tio n . AF Scholarship Continued quota. Each Section A.E. chairman may submit one applicant for each 100 members of the section or a major fraction thereof. The section A.E. chairman w ill then submit the section’s quota of applications to the chairman of the Board of Trustees of the A.E. Memorial Scholarship Fund to be post marked no later than February 15. The sec tion A.E. chairman w ill notify those can didates not included in the quota submitted to the Board. AW TAR-99 Ways and Means Instrument Indicates Dollars in Thousands CONTRIBUTORS TO 1973 PPD llovene Potter; N. New England (In memoriam for Jeanne Bennett); Virginia Chapter; New England Section; High Sky Chapter; Maple Leaf Chapter; Monterey Bay Chapter; Suncoast Chapter; Pauline Glasson; Shreveport Chapter; Dallas Chap ter; Kitty Hawk Chapter; Colorado Chapter; Central Illinois Chapter; Spanish Peaks Chapter; Abiline Chapter; Long Beach Chapter; Reno Area Chapter; Tennessee Chapter; Los Angeles Chapter; Redwood Empire Chapter; Santa Clara Valley Chap ter; Indiana Chapter; Bay Cities Chapter; Nebraska Chapter; Sacramento Valley C hapter; F lorida G oldcoast C hapter; Phoenix Chapter; Georgia Chapter; El Cajon Valley, Pledge; First Canadian, Pledge; Puget Sound Chapter; Kansas Chapter; W ichita Falls Chapter; Cap Girar- You can now buy Ninety-Nine book mat ches at lower prices. 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Box 534 Pacific Grove, Calif. 93950 N O TAM : Ninety Nine Book Matches WIN ANEW $30,000 AIRPLANES $ w e $ SPONSORED BY THE General Aviation Manufacturers Association in support of the FAA Accident Prevention Program Pilots are the only people who can really improve safety in general aviation. You know that. The FAA knows it and we do, too. That’s why GAMA, the General Aviation M anufacturers Association, has launched its Safe Pilot Program to support the FAA Accident Prevention Program. We believe in the FAA strategy of improving pilot skills and knowledge through voluntary educational sem inars and clinics. GAMA’s goal is to make more seminars and clinics available and to attract more participants. As an extra incentive for attending these safety sessions—w hich might just save your life —w e’ll give you a chance to win some great prizes. Pilots who attend an FAA Pilot Educational Seminar or C linic are eligible for the GAMA Safe Pilot Sweepstakes. First prize is your choice of any one of a variety of well-equipped airplanes manufactured by GAMA member companies, with a retail value of up to $30,000. Second prize is a $1,000 retail gift certificate redeemable at any participating Safe Pilot Program FBO. One hundred third-prize winners w ill each receive a weather band radio. N on-pilots who attend qualified seminars or clinics are eligible to win up to $1,500 tuition toward a private pilot rating including fligh t time, instructor fees and ground school costs purchased through any partici pating Safe Pilot Program FBO. The GAMA Safe Pilot Sweepstakes closes May 31,1973, but there’s no time lim it on safety. Smart pilots keep safety in mind all the tim e because they know that Safety Is No Accident. For details, see your FBO or FAA A ccident Prevention Specialist, or w rite to GAMA Safe Pilot Program, 1025 C onnecticut Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036. V o id w h e re ve r p ro h ib ite d by law . A il F e d e ra l, sta te and lo c a l re g u la tio n s ap p ly. F i v e Receive A m e l i a E a r h a r t S c h o l a r s h i p s TORONTO, ONT. (July 14) — Five women pilots received flight scholarships today during the annual meeting of The Ninety- Nines, Inc., an international organization of more than 4,000 women pilots, meeting here this week. All of the women w ill use their awards of $900 each for additional flight ratings to advance their aviation careers. Four of the five already have their flight instructor ratings and w ill use the scholar ships to obtain instrument, multi-engine or airline transport ratings. Winners of the awards were annoucned by Jean Pearson, of Grosse Pointe, Mich., chairman of the organization’s Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarship Fund Board of Trustees. The fund was established by The Ninety- Nines in 1941 in memory of aviation pioneer Am elia Earhart, who served as the organization's first president when it was formed by 99 women pilots in 1929. The winners, who received inscribed Amelia Earhart Medals from Ninety-Nines president Betty W. McNabb, of Albany, Ga., were: Anne Esselburne, of Columbus, O.; Karen L.W. Harris, of Denver, Colo.; Ruth Jefford, of Anchorage, Alaska; Connie Jones, of Oklahoma City, Okla.; and Jean Schiffmann, of Palos Verdes Estates, Calif Miss Esselburne, who has her master’s degree in special education from the University of Ohio and whose hobby is needlepoint, crewel and embroidery, is chief pilot of the Columbus Flying Service and has been a full time flight instructor since 1966. She w ill use her scholarship for multi-engine and airline transport ratings. Mrs. Harris, a Phi Beta Kappa graduate cum laude from the University of Colorado and now stud ying fo r a degree in engineering, is a mathematics teacher who works part time as a flight instructor. She w ill use her scholarship to obtain m ulti- engine and instrument flight instructor ratings. Mrs. Jefford, owner and sole operator of International Air Taxi at the Anchorage In ternational Airport, has had a contract to fly the mail from Anchorage to Skwenta, Alaska, once a week for the past 10 years. An instructor with more than 5,000 hours of flight time, Mrs. Jefford was employed part time from 1959 to 1963 as a violinist for the Robert Shaw Chorale Orchestra. She will use her scholarship to obtain an instrument rating to be better prepared to cope with the sometimes unpredictable and often treacherous Alaskan weather. Mrs. Jones, m other of two young daughters, earned her commercial license and milti-engine rating within 16 months of her first flying lesson and had her certified flight instructor rating soon thereafter. For merly a corporation pilot for a construction company, she is now employed as a bookkeeper and assistant accountant. Mrs. Jones, who has rebuilt several planes and done some aircraft engine work under the supervision of her aviation shop foreman husband, w ill use her award to obtain an in strument rating. Mrs. Schiffmann, mother of four sons, spent several years as a Civil Aeronautics Administration employee in such diverse fields as airways communications operator, weather observor and certified air traffic controller. Her husband is a general aviation operations specialist with the Federal Aviation Administration in Los Angeles. Mrs. Schiffmann, holder of a com mercial p ilot’s license, is working on her in structor’s rating now and w ill use her award to obtain an instrument rating. Southeast Sectional May 5-6-7, 1972 Dotty Birdsong, Reporter The Southeast Section of the Ninety- Nines met at Kentucky Dam State Park for their Spring Meeting May 5, 6, and 7, 1972 and was hosted by the Memphis Chapter who did a tremendous job. The Friday fly-in found many girls and some husbands getting plenty of exercise on the golf course so I joined them. When we returned to the motel later we learned Mary Jane Law and Dottie Shaw had a cow pasture landing at Live Oaks, Florida with a blown engine. These girls were on their way to the Angel Derby as I was. A mechanic installed their new engine in twenty-four hours and although they could not attend our Section Meeting they were in the race and did very well for which we all were thankful. The Officer-Chapter Chairman breakfast meeting started off Saturday schedule followed by the business meeting. Gover nor Cy Beers opened the meeting with an introduction of our own International President, Betty McNabb, visitors Sue Clark of Long Beach Chapter and Esther Zelnick from Ohio who has recently left the Kitty Hawk Chapter. Betty spoke on Safety Counceling and said FAA would accept APT pilot checks for the required check rides to come. Virginia Proctor and Pauline Mallary spoke on the projects their chap ters were doing in this program. The main discussion of the meeting was Southeast Section hosting the 1974 In ternational Convention. Jean Voyles and Pauline Mallary are Chairman and Co- Chairman. Esther Wright and Miriam Davis are in charge of finances. Letters of com mendation were sent to the Executive Board members for the new format of the news letter as requested by the girls. The Fall Section Meeting will be hosted by the Spaceport Chapter September 8, 9 and 10 at Disney World, Orlando. North Central I L L I N O I S — I N D I A N A — IO W A K E N T U C K Y — M IC H IG A N — M IN N E S