Emergency Procedures for the Mooney M20G Statesman

88 COLLIER, PATRICIA E. 85 52 COOPER, TRUDY 29 44 COPELAND, MARILYN 92 145 COPELAND, MARSHA E. 86 61 CRANE, MARDO 63 51 CROW, JEANINE 26 70 CROWELL, RUTH E. 118 50 CUMMINGS, WANDA 7 139 DAVIDIAN, SALLY JO 47 93 DAVIDSON, MARGARET 31 147 DAVIS, DELORES 58 18 DAVIS, MIRIAM S. 33 136 DAVIS, PATRICIA M. 137 143 deBLICQUY, LORNA 40 32 DeGARCIA, BERTHA Z. 32 149 DeHAAN, FRANCES E. 23 74 DINGMAN, SHIRLEY JEAN 39 110 DODGSON, VOLINE 96 109 DODSON, BILLIE E. 19 28 DREW, THELMA O. 120 24 DUNCAN, POLLY 34 113 DuPEROW, WINIFRED S. 81 122 EHRICH, SHARON S. 102 148 ELLSWORTH, DOLORES J. 49 10 ESPY, BETTY 83 124 ETHERIDGE, DOT 105 94 FAIRBANKS, NANCY (PAT) 14 130 FALKENBERG, CHARLENE 25 35 FALLER, BARBARA ANN 59 22 FEDOR, ANNETTE C. 106 TAR LOCKWOOD, GERTRUDE E. 128 LONG, KATHY 23 LONG, SUE 59 LOVE, RUTH 28 LOWE, ERLENE 126 LOWE, MARY A. 103 LOWE, SYLVIA E. 55 LUHTA, CAROLINE (“CONNIE”) 64 MALLARY, PAULINE 45 MARKS, TRISH 113 MAXIM, EDYTHE S. 100 MEYERS, DOROTHY M. 143 MICKELSON, THELMA E. 76 MILLER, DOROTHY R. 26 MILLER, SHIRLEY 129 MILLER, WANDA J. 49 MONTERO, LOUISE 30 MOSELEY, BETTY H. 83 MOULIN, CHRISTINE H. 104 MURRELL, BETTE 46 McAllister, dorothy f. 124 McCRAE, ISABELLE 61 McCullough, ellie 141 McELHATTON, JEANNE 129 McEWEN, PAT 37 McGEE, HELEN M. 119 McGUIRE, EMMA 3 McKAY, SAMMY 6 McNABB, BETTY W. 43 McNAMARA, KATHRYN 13 NESMITH, SHIRLEY 48 NESSELROAD, WILMA J. 109 NEWTON, LYNN 137 NICHOLSON, ALBERTA 42 NORRIS, MARY JANE 63 O’BUCK, RUTH WALLACE 146 OLESON, GENEVA 141 OLIVER, BETH 139 OLSEN, DOLORES 116 OLSON, CAROLINE 111 PARKER, CHARLOTTE, E. 130 PAYNTER, JOAN 140 PAYTON, SOPHIA M. 66 PEARSON, MARY M. 57 PETERSEN, LaNAEH 2 PETTY, JACKIE 68 PIPER, PATTY 73 POE, CHARLENE 65 POLLOCK, LORENE 111 POOL, DR. MARJORIE K. 12 POTANKO, MARJORY A. R. 66 POTTER, ILOVENE N. 37 PRICE, BEVERLY F. 115 PRUETT, RACHEL 104 RAGAZ, BEBE 29 RAGAZ, KATHY 74 RAMSAY, TONI 54 RATHE, FERN P. 5 REED, BETTY JO 144 REED, DOLORES 144 RELFE, MARY STEWART 53 REULING, NANCY S. 142 RICE, SHERRY LYNN 77 RICHARDSON, GINI 93 RINGENBERG, MARGARET 89 ROBERTS, ALICE 69 ROBERTS, JERRY B. 99 ROBERTS, PATRICIA W. 0 ROBINSON, SUE RIDDLE 73 ROEMER, PATRICIA 72 ROESCH, ELMA LEE 121 ROOKAIRD, NINA NOEL 147 TAR FEIGENBAUM, LOIS 133 FERGUSON, BONNIE C. 53 FIELDEN, LILA 56 FISHER, NANCY M. 115 FITZPATRICK, GENE 58 FITZPATRICK, KATHLEEN 150 FLETCHER, MAYBELLE 150 FLEWELLEN, IRENE 88 FRITTS, BETTY KIRK 15 FUNK II, M.W. (“WALLY”) 114 GAMMEL, JAN 22 GERHOLD, KATHLEEN B. 27 GIBSON, ETHEL 107 GILLIES, BETTY H. 98 GIVEN, JEANNE 79 GLADNEY, PATRICIA 20 GLASSON, PAULINE 0 GOSLOVICH, PAULINE 132 GRAHAM, CHARLOTTE K. 131 GREEN, FAY 57 GUDGEL, LAVERNE A. 21 GRUPENHAGEN, ESTHER 135 HACKETT, LAYNE C. 16 HADLEY, BONNIE RAE 112 HALMI, MARY ANN 118 HALSTEAD, JUANITA B. 123 HAMMER, BETTY JO 76 HARMON, CORNELIA M. 65 HASTINGS, GARNETT L. 75 HAYDU, BEE 35 HEINS, JANICE R. 75 HEINZ, INGRID 126 HENLEY, SARAH W. 117 HIGGINS, LEAH 39 HILDEBRAND, RUTH 125 HOFFMAN, CHRIS 34 HOFFMAN, MARILYN W. 60 HOLCOMB, CLARISSA (DEED) 40 HOOD, CONNIE 25 HORTMAN, YVETTE 146 HRABKO, BONNIE S. 96 HUFFMAN, CONSUELO Z. 38 HUMPHREYS, VALERIE 41 HUNTER, JAYNE T. 20 HUTCHINSON, MARGIE 6 JARISH, TRINA ADELA 101 JAYNE, MARION P. 38 JENISON, BARBARA 3 JESSEN, GENE NORA 72 JOHNSON, ELINOR 149 JOHNSON, VALERA G. 27 JONES, HAZEL HENSON 36 JONES, LORETTA 108 KEARNEY, JOSEPHINE 4 KEIL, MARY ELLEN 84 KELLEY, JANE Z. 84 KELLY, JACKIE 9 KETCHUM, SHARON KAY 122 KILBOURNE, MARY W. 116 KNOTT, ROBERTA ELEANOR 128 KONING, AMY 80 KUHNS, TONI 8 KUPPENHAN, CATHERINE J. 82 LaBAR, MARILYN J. 127 LAFFERTY, MILDRED 52 LaMAR, JANE 68 LAWS, AMY E. 1 LAWTON, PEGGY S. 101 LEE, JOSEPHINE S. 80 LEHR, SHIRLEY 42 LENNERTSON, JEAN 79 LEWIS, MARIE 99 ROSE, JEAN C. - ROSSMAN, ARLENE R. ROTH, ROSEMARY ROWE, PATRICIA L. RULLER, SANDRA L. RUSSELL, PAT SALLES, FRAN SANDERS, DOTTIE SAUR, JERE SCHAEFER, GLORIA SCHAPIRA, ELEANOR SCHERMERHORN, BETTY J. SCHIFFMANN, JEAN SCHMIDT, EULA LEE SCHLUNDT, TANNIE H. SEBELIUS, MARY GRACE SEDIVY, EVELYN M. SHAFER, LOIS SHARP, ROSE H. SHERBOW, CLEO S. SHIPLEY, MARGARET SHROPSHIRE, HELEN SILAGI, BARBARA W. SIMMONS, JANE J. SIMONS, CAROL SIMPSON, MARETTA SLOAT, RAMONIA SMITH, BETTY JO SMITH, ELOISE M. SMITH, LOUISE E. STEARS, MAISIE R. STEINBERGER, JOAN STEPHAN, CAROL LEE STEVENSON, MARY STITT, MIMI W. ST. ONGE, RUBY STOWELL, PAMELA K. STRASSBURG, WANDA TANASSY, FRANCES M. TANNER, SHIRLEY TELLEKSON, JEANINE R. THOMAS, EDITH THORNTON, TANYA TURNER, NORMA van der LINDEN, PAMELA VIAL, MARY WAGONER, ANNE WAGNER, JUDY WALTERS, CLAIRE WALTZ, DOROTHY A. WARREN, DOROTHY WEGENER, VIRGINIA WELLINGTON, MARGARET T. WELLS, JOYCE B. WELSH, BARBARA F. WENTZEL, VIRGINIA P. WHARTON, BETTY WHITE, LOUISE / WHYTE, EDNA GARDNER WILHARM, DOTTY WILKE, HELEN WILLIS, JUDY WILSON, MARGARET WILSON, PAT WINZER, CHRISTINE L. WOOD, KATHLEEN WOREL, ANITA CONLEY WORSTELL, BETTY WRIGHT,. ESTHER P. WYCHE, BILLIE JOYCE YARDLEY, VIVIAN L. YOCUM, V. LORRAINE 2 AWTAR Board of Directors.............................................................................................................. The White House — Mrs. Richard M. Nixon.................................................................................... Aircraft Inspectors/Ham Radio Operators.................................................................................... NAA Timers and Judges.................................................................................................................. President of The Ninety-Nines, Inc., Betty McNabb........................................................................ Ninety-Nines Chapters & Sections Contributing to This Race..................................................... Page 4 5 6 7 8 9 Sponsors Pictures........................................................ 10-16 Industry Contributors to the 1971 General Race Fund................................................................... 17 Invitation to the 1972 Race Start..................................................................................................... 18 Invitation to the 1972 Race Terminus............................................................................................. 19 Resume of Past Races.................................................................................................................... 20 25 Years of Safety — Dave Thomas, Pres, of Flight Safety......................................................... 21 1971 Start — Calgary, Alberta, Canada.......................................................................................... 22-23 The Route..........................................................................................................................................24-27 1971 Terminus — Baton Rouge, Louisiana.....................................................................................28-29 Honorary and Official Starters....................................................................................................... 30 Contestants — (by race number)........................................................................................... 31-36,46-77 25 Transcontinental Sky Trails (History)........................................................................................ 37-44 They Won ! ! !— Past Winners..................................................... 45 Curtain Call—1970 Winners........................................................................................................... 78 Handicaps ....................................................................................................................................... 79 Awards ............................................................................................................................................. 80 DESIGNATED AIRPORTS ON THE RACE ROUTE 1. Calgary International Airport, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Statute Miles 2. Great Falls International Airport, Great Falls, Montana.....................................................276.91 3. Billings Logan Field, Billings, Montana............................................................................... 177.54 4. Rapid City Municipal Airport, Rapid City, So. Dakota, MUST STOP..................................294.72 5. Broomfield Jeffco Airport, Denver, Colorado....................................................................... 304.98 6. McCook Municipal Airport, McCook, Nebraska..................................................................240.45 7. Lincoln Municipal Airport, Lincoln Nebraska, MUST STOP...............................................206.28 8. Spirit of St. Louis Airport, St. Louis, Missouri................................................................... 358.52 9. Adams Field, Little Rock, Arkansas, MUST STOP..............................................................285.64 10. Ryan Airport, Baton Rouge, Louisiana...................................................................................297.40 2442.44 Miles Impound Deadline.................................................................................. 1700 MST June 30, 1971 Take-Off Banquet, Palliser, Hotel, Calgary........................................................... July 3, 1971 TAKE-OFF............................................................................................... 0800 MST July 5, 1971 Deadline to Finish................................................................................. 1800 CDT July 8, 1971 Awards Banquet, White House Inn, Baton Rouge................................................. July 10, 1971 GLOSSARY AAA-Antique Airplane Ass’n. ACA-Aerobatic Club of America AFA-Air Force Ass’n. AHS-American Helicopter Society AOPA-Aircraft Owners and Pilots Ass’n. ATC-Air Traffic Control ATR-Airline Transport Rating AWNEAR-AII-Woman New England Air Race . AWTAR-AII-Woman Transcontinental Air Race CAP-Civil Air Patrol CPT-Civilian Pilot Training EAA-Experimental Aircraft Ass’n. FAA-Federal Aviation Agency FAI-Federation Aerohautique, Internationale FFA-Flying Farmers Ass’n. FIA—Flight Instructor Airplane Fil-Flight Instructor Instrument FSS-Flight Service Station GADO-General Aviation District Office lAR-lnternational Air Race ILS-lnstrument Landing System MEL-Multi-engine Land MES-Multi-engine Sea MIC-Meteorologist in Charge NAA-National Aeronautic Ass’n. NAEC-National Aerospace Education Council NAFI-National Ass’n. Flight Instructors NATA-National Aviation Trades Ass’n. NBAA-National Business Aircraft Ass’n. NIFA-National Intercollegiate Flying Ass’n. NPA-National Pilots Ass’n. PPD-Powder Puff Derby (AWTAR) PRPA-Professional Racing Pilots Ass’n. RON-Remain Over Night SEL-Single Engine Land SES-Single Engine Sea SPA-Sportsman Pilots Ass’n. SSA-Soaring Society of America TAR-Transcontinental Air Race (PPD) VFR-Visual Flight Rules WACOA-FAA’s Women’s Advisory Committee on Aviation WASP-Women’s Airforce Service Pilots WIAA-Women’s Interna’I Ass’n. of Aeronautics 3 AWTAR, Inc. Board of Directors It is a year-round job to get this Trans continental Air Race winging across the nation. The route must be set up and route surveys conducted; the 125 guide forms for the novice committees neces sary each year, as well as the race rules, must be revised and updated; all eligible aircraft must be handicapped; data- processing and personnel for tabulation of scores must be secured and organized, and official timers appointed and fully in structed; the official race program must be prepared and printed; the awards and trophies must be secured; race aircraft must be inspected at start and finish; pro motion and publicity beneficial to all race sponsors must be conducted; navigational services must be arranged. All of this must be coordinated with the NAA, FAA, Flight Safety Inspectors. Nat’l Weather Service, Ninety-Nines Chapters, Coast and Geodetic Survey, U.S. Naval Observatory, Chambers of Commerce, Flight Service Stations, State Aviation Officials, Air traf fic Control, Tower Operators, Air Explor ers, Wing Scouts, Civil Air Patrol, Ham Radio Operators, State Governors, and hundreds of individuals and other groups which complete the operation. These requisites make the routine of running a full-time office essential. All board mem bers must be Ninety-Nines. THON GRIFFITH, Vice Chairman—West Coast, is serving her 5th year on the Board and is Co-Director of the Route. She has a! com’l license with instru ment rating and owns a North American Navion. Thon has flown 2 TARs, served as Chief Judge and Timer, as chairman of the Orange County Chapter of the 99’s and on its Int’l Resolution Committee. FRAN BERA, serving her 3rd year on the Board, is uniquely qualified to assist in its administration, having won the race 7 times, placed 2nd 4 times in the 19 TARs she has flown. She has 16,750 hours, holds an ATR with SMELS, flight and instrument instructor, rotor craft and hot air balloon ratings, and is an FAA in strument examiner. She holds the world altitude record for Class C-l-D achieved in a Piper Aztec. Fran has been a 99 for 23 years, and is a member of FAA’s WACOA. BARBARA EVANS, Vice Chairman-Treasurer, is serv ing her 10th year on the Board. In ’61 and ’64 she was part of the Route Sur vey Team, has been a Ter minus Chairman, and has flown 4 TARs. She joined the 99’s in 1950 and has served as Governor of the N.Y.-N.J. Section, Int’l. Treasurer for 2 years and Int’l Secretary for 2 years and member of the Int’l Exec. Board. She attended Northwest Christian College in Oregon. Barbara has edited the official race pro gram for 9 years. BARBARA RIGGS is serv ing her 2nd year on the Board and is Ass’t Route Director. She has flown 5 TARs, and holds a com’l license with multi-engine land, single engine land and sea, instrument and helicopter ratings. She has served as Governor of the New England Section and Intern’l Vice-President and Treasurer. Her husband, John is also a pilot. KAY A. BRICK, Chairman for the 10th year, has served 21 years on the Board. She has raced in 5 TARs, holds a com’l license, SMEL and instructor ratings and 5700 hours. She was a WASP Squadron Com mander in WWII. In 1966 she received the FAA Cert, of Commendation for ex ceptional leadership of the race and her many contri butions to the development of American civil aviation. In 1967 she was honored with the Special Award from Sargent College Alumni Assn, of Boston Univ. She holds an M.A. degree in psychology from NYU and has done graduate work at Columbia. Kay has been a 99 for 30 years, is a past Int’l President, a member of ASWA and FAA’s WACOA, and is Secretary of NPA and P-47 Thunder bolt Assn. MARION ANDREWS is serv ing her 7th year on the Board. She has been a 99 for 17 years, has served as Governor N.Y.-N.J. Section, chairmanned Terminuses and flown 3 TARs. A noted artist, she has designed the official race program covers for 16 years, the First Day Cover for AE Commemora tive Stamp, the TAR 20th Anniversary cachet, and paintings of the Blue Angels for the Navy. She received her B.S. in Ed. from Mass. College of Art, and is listed in Who’s Who of American Women. DEEDO HEISE, serving her 1st year on the Board, has been a pilot since 1946. She has flown 3 TARs, won the Philadelphia C of C Race for Men and Women, flown in all 48 States plus Canada, Alaska, So. Amer ica, Central America and the Caribbean. A 99 for 25 years she is a past Int’l President. She is a regis tered Medical Technologist and joint author of several medical papers on Meteoro logic Factors in the Dis semination of Pollens and Molds. PEG DAVIDSON, Secretary, serving her 4th year on the Board, has a com’l license with instrument rating. A Registered Nurse, she holds a B.S. degree from the Univ, of Conn. She helped organize the Conn. Chap ter of the 99’s, was its 1st Chairman, is a past Gover nor of the New England Section, and was chairman of the 1970 Int’l Convention. She has flown the IAR and 6 AWNEAR races, winning in ’66 and ’67 in her Cessna 205. She is flying her first TAR this year. HELEN MENNITTO, Direc tor of Inspection, is serving her 2nd year on the Board. She has served as Judge and Inspection Chairman for several races, and holds a com’l license, SMELS, glider and instructor rat ings. A 99 for 23 years, Helen has served as Gov ernor of the NY-NJ Section. She holds a B.A. from Doug lass College in N.J. and served 4 years as commu nications officer in the Navy in WWII. 4 THE WHITE HOUSE WAS H INGTON It ia a pleaaure to have, thia opportunity to greet thoae involved tn the twenty-fcifcth Jubilee Powder Pufcfc Derby. I know and. ahare the. excitement which atl ofc you meat fceet aa thia event drawa nearer. The growth ofc intereat tn fctying which made it neceaaary fcor thia year'a Derby entranta to be limited ia moat encouraging, fcor it indicatea the broadening horizona ofc alt women. In what haa been a traditionally mate-dominated fciehd, women are increaaingty indicating not only their ability but their eagerneaa to be a part ofc the world ofc fclight. I am eonfcident that thia year’a Powder Pufcfc Derby will once again give proofc ofc the excellence ofc women pitota. White thoae ofc you who are fcortunate enough to participate in thia Derby marking a quarter century ofc women fctyera are racing to your deatination, the reat ofc ua will be inapired by thia example ofc a kill and independence. With my beat wiahea, Sincerely, Miaa Kay A. Brick Alt-Woman Tranacontinental Air Race Teterboro Airport Teterboro, New Teraey 07608 5 Official Inspectors of Aircraft “ HAM” Radio Net START Chairman Louciel Freeman Certificate of Proficiency, Aircraft Maintenance, Me chanic. Flies own Navion. TAR Inspector 4 years. Fresno 99’s. Carol Bugay Commercial License. 600 hours. Flies own Cessna 175. TAR Inspector 4 years. Fresno 99’s. Dawn Bartsch Com’l, SMELS, ATR, Fit. Inst’r, 8000 hours. Has own Aviat’n Consulting Co. Al berta 99’s. Josie Cromwell Com’l, Fit. Instructor. Flies own Cessna 180. TAR In spector 2 years. Reno Area 99’s. Dell Hinn Flown 7 TARs. Com’l, SMELS, Fit. Inst’r, Com’l Glider. 3300 hours. TAR In spector 1970. Monterey Bay 99’s. Katherine Macario Pvt. License—985 hrs. Of ficial in 4 TARs. Flies own Cessna 150. East’n Pa. 99’s. TERMINUS Mrs. Carolyn Currens, W3 GTC, is chairman of the “Ham” Radio Net for the 14th year. This is the 19th consecutive year that an amateur radio net will assist with Communications during the Powder Puff Derby. Start, finish and each en route airport will be covered by a “ham” work ing as part of a relay team. Richard High W0 HEP Denver Martha Shirley W0 ZWL Rapid City Joan Berties Com’l, Instrument, Fit. In strument Instructor. 1100 hours. TAR Inspector 4 years. Owns 1947 Stinson. Eastern Pa. 99’s. Elyse Chapman Com’l, Instrument, SMEL, 400 hours. TAR Inspector 1970. Flies own Aztec. East ern Pa. 99’s. Jim Rothrock WA7 10A Billings CALGARY Donez Booth VEG YL GREAT FALLS, MONT. Dr. Ted Espelin W7 WSW BILLINGS, MONT. Jim Rothrock WA7 IOA RAPID CITY, S.D. Martha Shirley W0 ZWL DENVER, COLO. Richard High W0 HEP Dr. Ted Espelin W7 WSW Great Falls McCOOK, NEB. Gordon Johnson K0 OEJ LINCOLN, NEB. Richard Simonson W0 CHV ST. LOUIS, MO. Richard Matheis LITTLE ROCK, ARK. Max Gavin W5 ODF BATON ROUGE, LA. Jim Kimball K5AUP 6 Official Timers and Judges Evelyn Braese :Com’l, Instru., CFI, Ground instructor, 1900 hrs. • TAR •Timer 4 years • Operator :Dyer Aero Service • Cape :Girardeau 99’s Christine Brown :Com’l/lnstrument, 625 hrs.: :TAR Terminus Timer 2 yrs.: ;Member WACOA 1967-69; ^Memphis, 99’s................ : Helen Greinke Com’l License, 2200 hrs?. Ground Instructor • TAR; Timer 4 years • Central/ Illinois 99’s •: Elizabeth Nell Rice Com’l License CFI, 375 hrs. • Flies own Tri-Motor Stinson • Worked on 3 TAR stops • Cape Girardeau 99’s Janet F. Green Judge/Chief Timer Ter minus • Com’l License, IRA, Fl I, SMEL • 1500 hours • Flies own Mooney M20F • Flown TAR • Mis sissippi 99’s Louise Thaden Com’l License, 6000 hrs. Winner 1936 Bendix Race TAR Ch. Term. Insp. 2 yrs. TAR Chief Judge, Term. 2 years • Has held altitude, solo duration and speed records • Carolinas 99’s Millie Limbaugh Private License, 150 hours TAR Chief Stop Timer 5 yrs. • Cape Girardeau 99’s OFFICIAL TIME STAMPS by SIMPLEX Beech Bonanza Flown TAR TAR 1966, 99’s Pvt. Pro- • Insp’r Chrm 1959. start Timer/Judge ’68 • Eastern Wash. Helen Kelton Chief Judge Start • License • Computer Jean Carbon Pvt. License • Flies own Margaret Gerhardt Private license • Has Flown TAR • Is Account ant Bay Cities 99’s grammer • TAR official: many times • Bay Cities: 99’s % COMPUTATIONS by OPTIMUM SYSTEMS, INC. The Start and Terminus timers shown here, plus all the en route stop timers, are official NAA representatives and are responsible to NAA for the accurate recording of times off and over the fly-by lines at all race airports. The judges are also responsible to NAA and have complete and final say on any questions of disqualifications. For the 19th consecu tive year SIMPLEX time stamps are used throughout the race route. OPTIMUM SYSTEMS, INC. are computing the scores this year. 7 Great Adventurers In the 17th and 18th centuries, brave and venturesome women travelled with their husbands across hostile oceans in small ships. In the 19th century they made dangerous journeys across vast continents into strange lands, by covered wagon. Early in the 20th century, women conquered the flying machine when it—and they—were young. And these were among the Great Adventures. But there aren’t many such adventures available any more. Modern women jet from one end of the world to the other, they are reaching toward the heights in business, literary, professional achievement. These are triumphs. They aren’t Great Adventures. The All-Woman Transcontinental Air Race is one of the last of the Great Adventures—and this year is its Silver Anniversary, its quarter-century mark. One of the wonderful things about the AWTAR—the Powder Puff Derby—is that it’s available to any woman who has the stamina, perseverance, and discipline to accept the challenge of aviation, learn to fly, and find herself a sponsor... One needn’t be young, beautiful, glamorous, an ATR pilot, even an aircraft owner—although they all help. Grandmothers race The Powder Puff, with rafts of children and grandchildren in the rooting section. Women in every walk of life love the Powder Puff and race in it once—twice—ten times. Working girls save for years to fly one race. Veteran instructors seek out young private pilots to give them a glimpse into the challenge, discipline, and rewards of the AWTAR. The race itself is one of the most remarkably organized sports events under the sun. The Race Board and Committees could give pointers to most of the management consulting firms in the country when it comes to safe-guarding participants, laying out challenging race-routes, developing a superlative race-kit, taking care of every contingency which could possibly arise before it becomes an emergent situation. The organizational details are truly staggering. There has never been a fatality in the “TAR,” although hundreds of women ranging in age from teens to seventies, covering every experience-area and hours from minimum private pilot to 20,000 + , have crossed our huge weather-breeder of a continent two dozen times—the 1971 race is the 25th. They have flown everything from Cubs to sophisticated twins; they have flown solo; there have been mother-daughter teams, sister teams, doctors, lawyers, artists, writers, nurses, editors, restaurateurs, karate experts, school teachers, mechanics and models, flight instructors and fixed base operators, congresswomen—and even a medical record librarian or two—such as your President! Some of this wonderful safety record is due to the simple fact that most women are safe pilots. Much of it is due to the meticulous safety measures developed by the AWTAR Board and its committees. As President of the Ninety Nines, International Organization of Licensed Women Pilots, I salute the AWTAR Board and the women who have flown this race so safely during the past quarter of a century— Let us continue to enjoy and support our own GREAT ADVENTURE. Betty W. McNabb President, the Ninety Nines, Inc. 8 PAT MC EWEN, 99 Ways & Means Chairman for the 1971 Powder Puff Derby Appreciation goes to Pat McEwen for spearheading the contributions from the following Sections and Chapters to the 1971 Powder Puff Derby CHAPTERS giving $5.00 or more per member: *Eastern Washington El Cajon Fresno Greater Kansas City Hudson Valley Las Vegas Long Island Los Angeles Orange County Puget Sound Reno Area San Gabriel Other Contributing Chapters and Sections: Abilene *Alabama *Alaska *AII-Ohio Aloha *Bay Cities Cape Girardeau Area Carolinas *Central Illinois *Central Pennsylvania *Colorado Connecticut Dallas Eastern New England Eastern Ontario *EI Paso Far West First Canadian Florida Goldcoast Florida Suncoast Carden State Georgia *Golden Triangle *Greater New York Greater Seattle High Sky Houston Indiana *lowa *Kansas Memphis ** Kitty Hawk **Michigan * Montana Monterey Bay Mt. Diablo *Nebraska New Mexico Oklahoma Oregon **Ottawa-Montreal Palomar Phoenix Quad Cities Redwood Empire *Sacramento San Antonio San Fernando San Joaquin Santa Barbara *Santa Clara Santa Fe Shreveport South Dakota South Louisiana Southern Oregon Southern Sierra Spanish Peaks Tennessee *Tip of Texas Top of Texas Topeka Tulsa Virginia Western New York *Western Washington Wisconsin Wichita Falls Wyoming Chapter and Individual contributions ^Individual contributions only HELEN SHROPSHIRE, 99 Ways & Means Chairman, currently raising funds for the 1972 Powder Puff Derby. 10,900 9000 8000 7000 6000 5000 14000 3000 2000 \ooo A SPECIAL SALUTE for their GIANT EFFORT in hostessing the 1971 POWDER PUFF DERBY START Alberta Chapter TERMINUS South Louisiana Chapter MUST STOPS South Dakota Chapter Nebraska Chapter Arkansas Chapter OTHER EN ROUTE STOPS Montana Chapter Colorado Chapter Greater St. Louis Chapter 9 Contestant Sponsors #108 Beverly Price, Co-pilot, and Leah Higgins, Pilot, with Sponsors Doris Doerr on left and Albert Doerr on right. #102 Dorothy Birdsong, Pilot, Charles Birdsong of Birdsong Volkswagen and Birdsong Airport, Sponsors along with Dr. A. Wayne Lafferty, and Mildred Lafferty, Co-pilot. #136 Tommy Kam, a Sponsor, with Pat Davis, Pilot. Other Sponsors: American Can Co. and Holsum Baking, Inc. #84 Piloted by Bebe Ragaz and Co-piloted by her daughter, Kathy Ragaz. Sponsor: Cannon Aviation Co., Inc. #111 Claire Walters, Co-pilot, and Shirley Tanner, Pilot, with their sponsors. Standing is Ken Clark, President of Mission Beechcraft, and kneeling are Larry Olson of Airadio Co., and George Cote of George Cote Aviation. #91 Bill Brewer of Brewer Company, a Sponsor, with Con suelo Huffman, Co-pilot, Bill Burchett of Clermont County Aviation, a Sponsor, Rosalie Burchett, Pilot, Hal Shevers, of Sporty’s Pilot Shop, and Jerry Lache of Grant Park Realtors & Community Improvement Programs, more Sponsors. 10 Contestant Sponsors #76 Emma McGuire, pilot, and Jean Schiffmann, Co-pilot, with Michael McGuire of ‘7’ Eleven Food Markets, Sponsors, along with Village Market and Fireside Markets. #19 Sisters, Amy Koning, Co-pilot, and Dorene Christen sen. Sponsor: Lois Harding and Associate. #68 Mary Vial, Co-pilot, and Alice Roberts, Pilot. Sponsor: Trane Co. #72 Billie Joyce Wyche, pilot, and Lorene Pollock, Co-pilot. Sponsor: Nolty J. Theriot, Inc. #7 Sponsor: Bob Brackett, President of Kenosha Aviation Service with Pat Clark, Pilot. Elinor Johnson is Co-pilot. Another sponsor is Kenosha, Wisconsin Chamber of Com merce. #138 Cornelia Harmon, Co-pilot and Bonnie Ferguson, Pilot. Sponsors: Harmon Electronics, Inc., Citizens Bank of War rensburg, Graham Oil Company, Swisher Mower & Machine Co., Suzanne’s. 11 Contestant Sponsors #7 Mr. Garry Levitz with Elinor Johnson, Co-pilot. Pilot is Pat Clark. Sponsors: Kenosha Aviation Service and Kenosha, Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce. #66 Dorothy Warren, Co-pilot, Walter James, and Tanya Thornton, Pilot. Sponsors: Cockrell-Riggins Co. and Sharp Electronics Corp. #149 Fran DeHaan, Pilot, and Marjie Pool, Co-pilot, with Sponsors Henry Long, Jr. of National Central Bank and Ace Paget of Benihana of Tokyo. #114 Connie Hood, Co-pilot, and Trish Marks, Pilot, with Jim Marks, Chairman of Sponsor—Fat City Cattle Co. #53 Miss June Hunt with Helen Wilke, Co-pilot, and Kathy Long, Pilot. Sponsors: HLH Aloe Vera Cosmetics and HLH Drugs Division of Hunt Oil Company. #106 Norman Isaac of Aladdin Bail Bonds, a Sponsor, Lois Bartling, Pilot, Mrs. N. Isaac of Genie Bail Bonds, another Sponsor, and Marie Lewis, Co-pilot. 12 Contestant Sponsors #125 Mary Able, Pilot, and Mary Jane Norris, Co-pilot. Sponsor: Diamonette Corp, of America. Ft* F ^Bennett [umbet.g» ItaaaacoMP^y' "SPONSORS JERRY ROBERTS W R^WDER PUFF DERBY #1 Hal Roberts, President of Volney G. Bennett Lumber Co., Sponsor for Jerry B. Roberts, Pilot. #38 Tom English of Aviation Fuel Service, a Sponsor, Joan Paynter, Pilot, and Patty Piper, Co-pilot. Other Sponsors: Irrigation Supply Co. and Atwood Crop Dusters. #0 Betty Worstell, Pilot, Shirley L. Radi, of Zero Popula tion Growth, Inc., Sponsor, and Louise Montero, Co-pilot. #86 Trina Adela Jarish, Pilot, with George Maxwell and Charles O’Reilly of Rescuair Corp., Sponsor. #45 B. E. Netherton, Jere Saur, Co-pilot, G. T. Netherton, O. A. Netherton, G. Tillman Netherton, Sarah W. Henley, Pilot. Sponsor: Netherton Co., Inc. 13 Contestant Sponsors #68 Alice Roberts, Pilot, and Mary Vial, Co-pilot. Sponsor: Ramada Inn. #148 Bonnie Hrabko, Co-pilot, Richard Hrabko of Spirit of St. Louis Airport, Sponsor, and Dolores J. Ellsworth, Pilot. #89 Charlotte Graham, Pilot. Sponsors: Rodeway Inns of America and Scottsdale Aviation. #38 Representatives of Atwood Crop Dusters, Sponsor, Joan Paynter, Pilot, and Patty Piper, Co-pilot. #100 Ellie Schapira, Co-pilot, and Bee Haydu, Pilot. Spon sors: Larry Rachlin Aviation Insurance, Instant Rent-a-Car, Kitchen Magic by Claremont, Eric Wagman and National Weather Corp. Hackettstown Tire Service. #63 Marion P. Jayne, Pilot, and Mimi W. Stitt, Co-pilot, with Harry Swan of Speed Queen, Sponsor. 14 Contestant Sponsors #29 Barbara Welsh, Pilot, Dorothy Fowler and Helen Goff representing Sponsors Tuson Innkeeper and Ranch & Resort Association, and Jayne Hunter, Co-pilot. #75 Roy E. McClain, owner of Mac’s Flying Service, spon sor for this team, with Betty McNabb, Pilot, and Shirley Nes mith, Co-pilot. #64 Marian Banks, Pilot, and Dottie Sanders, Co-pilot. Sponsors: Royal Inns of America, Inc. and Jolly King Restau rants, Inc. #131 Marci Barnet, Pilot, and Chriss Moulin, Co-pilot. Spon sors: KSLY Radio, Coastal Airlines, Inc. and Western Aero Service. Apartments that Jack Built Jack P. DeBoer Associates, Inc. #2 Pamela van der Linden, Pilot and Jean Clyde, Co-pilot, with their sponsors: Fallbrook Real Estate Co. and Forsyth Realty. #48 Eloise Smith, Co-pilot, and Maisie Stears, Pilot. Spon sor: Jack P. DeBoer Associates, Inc. 15 Contestant Sponsors #73 Anne Wagoner, Co-pilot, and Esther Wright, Pilot. Sponsor: Holiday Inn. #30 Vera T. Bartunek, Co-pilot, Evelyn M. Sedivy, Pilot. Larry C. Price, President of King’s Food Host, Inc., sponsor. #22 Annette Fedor, Pilot, and Edythe Maxim, Co-pilot. Spon sor: Masco Machine, Inc. #11 Yvette Hortman, Pilot. Sponsor: Hortman Aviation, Inc. AN EXTRAORDINARY HOTEL ON THE BEACH AT WAIKIKI presents an extraordinary team Flightsee Hawaii Island Flight Center - Rolles Air, Inc. #40 Jane Z. Kelley, Co-pilot, and Beth Oliver, Pilot. Spon sors: The Outrigger Hotel and Rolles Air, Inc. #104 Joyce Wells, Pilot, and Rose Sharp, Co-pilot. Sponsor: Spectrum Air, Inc. 16 reciation^ -------------------- is awarded to--------------------- Contributors to the GENERAL RACE FUND and those providing special services. VIRGINIA SLIMS START: ALBERTA CHAPTER OF THE NINETY-NINES, INC. CALGARY TOURIST & CONVENTION ASSOCIATION TERMINUS: SOUTH LOUISIANA CHAPTER OF THE NINETY-NINES, INC. PIPER AIRCRAFT CORPORATION CHAMPION SPARK PLUG COMPANY CESSNA AIRCRAFT COMPANY TELEDYNE CONTINENTAL MOTORS HUMBLE OIL & REFINING COMPANY BEECH AIRCRAFT CORPORATION AC SPARK PLUG DIVISION FLYING MAGAZINE GULF OIL CORPORATION AVCO LYCOMING DIVISION VOLNEY G. BENNETT LUMBER COMPANY PURITAN-ZEP RUDOLPH CHALOW, INC. SOUTHERN MARINE & AVIATION UNDERWRITERS, INC. PHOENIX, ARIZONA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MORRO BAY MOTEL ASSOCIATION SPECIAL SERVICES SIMPLEX TIME RECORDER COMPANY JEPPESEN & COMPANY ARCHWAY COOKIES, INC. AERO PUBLISHERS, INC. OPTIMUM SYSTEMS, INC. 17 Put yourself in our place... you'll love it San Mateo County is a Fiestaland ...on the San Francisco Peninsula Come Fly With Us...in '72 26th Annua! POWDER PUFF DERBY Takeoff: July7—San Carlos Airport, San Mateo County, California Landing: July 10—Robert J. Miller Airpark Tom’s River, New Jersey Everything’s Go and the welcome mat flies high. Special pre-flight events include San Francisco Bay and Night Club tours... Fashion Shows ... Banquets ... California Wine Tasting and much more. It’s all being put together for you by the Golden West Chapter of the Ninety Nines and the San Mateo County Fair & Convention Association. For more information contact Pat Appel or Toni Kuhns, Peninsula Aviation, 795 Skyway, San Carlos, California 94074. (415) 593-1448. Come Fly (and sleep) with us in Fiestaland. JOSEPH S. PORTASH DIRECTOR ROBERT J. MILLER AIRPARK TOMS RIVER, NEW JERSEY OCEAN COUNTY JACK LAMPING COORDINATOR JERRY B. ROBERTS CHAIRMAN HARRY SUSSNA FINANCE CHAIRMEN Host Chapter: GARDEN STATE NINETY NINES, INC., Headquarters: ROBERT J. MILLER AIRPARK Resume of Past Races Year Start and Terminus Total Miles Planes Entered Winners Pilot & Co-Pilot Average (Mph) Aircraft Ground Speed 1947 Palm Springs, Cal. to Tampa, Florida 2242 1 P—Carolyn West CP—Beatrice Medes Ercoupe 102.0 1948 Palm Springs, Cal. to Miami, Florida 2540 6 P—Frances Nolde Navion 148.0 1949 San Diego, Cal. to Miami, Florida 2544 16 P—Lauretta F. Savory CP—Sue Kindred Piper Clipper 121.1 1950 San Diego, Cal. to Greenville, S.C. 2460 33 P—Jean P. Rose CP—“Boots” Seymour Tay I orc raft 123.0 1951 Santa Ana, Cal. to Detroit, Mich. 2348 44 P—Claire Walters CP—Frances Bera Cessna 140 121.16 1952 Santa Ana, Cal. to Teterboro, N.J. 2355 41 P—Shirley Froyd CP—Martha Baechle Cessna 140 104.05 1953 Lawrence, Mass, to Long Beach, Cal. 2678 49 P—Frances Bera CP—Marcella Duke Stinson 165 119.37 1954 Long Beach, Cal. to Knoxville, Tenn. 1986 51 P—Ruth Deerman CP—Ruby Hayes Cessna 140 A 121.99 1955 Long Beach, Cal. to Springfield, Mass. 2787 47 P—Frances Bera CP—Edna Bower Cessna 180 175.0 1956 San Mateo, Cal. to Flint, Mich. 2366 50 P—Frances Bera CP—Edna Bower Beechcraft Bonanza E35 183.0 1957 San Mateo, Cal. to Philadelphia, Pa. 2567 49 P—Alice Roberts CP—Iris Critchell Beechcraft Bonanza C35 188.53 1958 San Diego, Cal. to Charleston, S.C. 2177 69 P—Frances Bera CP—Evelyn Kelly Beechcraft Bonanza A35 177.87 1959 Lawrence, Mass to Spokane, Wash. 2470 66 P—Aileen Saunders CP—Jerelyn Cassell Cessna 172 127.2 I960 Torrance, Cal. to Wilmington, Del. 2509 85 P—Aileen Saunders CP—June Douglas Cessna 172 136.0 1961 San Diego, Cal. to Atlantic City, N.J. 2709 101 P—Frances Bera Beechcraft Bonanza E35 182.2 1962 Oakland, Cal. to Wilmington, Del. 2546 54 P—Frances Bera CP—Edna Bower Beechcraft Bonanza F35 196.41 1963 Bakersfield, Cal. to Atlantic City, N.J. 2460 47 P—Virginia Britt CP—Lee Winfield Piper Cherokee 180 158.8 1964 Fresno, Cal. to Atlantic City, N.J. 2573 61 P—Mary Ann Noah CP—Mary Aikins Piper Cherokee 160 130.17 1965 El Cajon, Cal. to Chattanooga, Tenn. 2407 79 P—Mary Ann Noah CP—Mary Aikins Piper Cherokee 160 144.2 1966 Seattle, Wash, to Clearwater, Fla. 2876 91 P—Bernice Steadman CP—Mary Clark Piper Comanche 260 208.37 1967 Atlantic City, N.J. to Torrance, Cal. 2497 76 P—Judy Wagner Beechcraft Bonanza K35 200.24 1968 Van Nuys, Cal. to Savannah, Ga. 2469 81 P—Margaret Mead CP—Billie Herrin Bellanca Cruisemaster 174.46 1969 San Diego, Cal. to Wash. D.C. 2515 95 P—Mara Culp Piper Comanche 260 210.39 1970 Monterey, Cal. to Bristol, Pa. 2760 98 P—Margaret Mead CP—Susan Oliver Piper Comanche 260 202.10 20 25 Years of Safety Total dedication to flight safety is the hallmark of the All-Woman Transcontinental Air Races. The outstanding safety record in these races has won the respect and admira tion of all of us who fly and has made the Powder Puff Derby a positive influence on the acceptance of aviation as a part of the American way of life. We in the Flight Safety Foundation salute those gallant gals who, while flying the equivalent of some 150 times around the world in competition, placed safety, sportsman ship, fair play and the fun of flying ahead of winning. Powder Puff Derbies have proven that a grand assortment of housewives, secretaries, actresses, lawyers, doctors and other professional women as well as those who are professional pilots can fly all types of general aviation aircraft precisely and safely while enjoying the thrill of competition. I was thrilled to be a part of the audience that leapt to its feet to cheer and honor Joan Steinberger at the 1969 Awards Banquet when it was told that she sacrificed any chance to win because of her concern for the safety of a competitor. Her willingness to circle for twenty minutes to serve as a communications relay to help another attests to the total dedication to safety of the contestants. All who participate in contests with people of this character are winners. Flight safety comes from knowing the limitations of the airplane and the pilot and operating within those limitations. It also comes from passing onto others information gained from experience. Our role at the Flight Safety Foundation (which, incidentally, has two Ninety-Nines on its staff) is to help pilots operate within limitations and to learn from the experience of others. Come to think of it, that’s what the Powder Puff Derby is all about! Good luck and best wishes for another quarter of a century of safe and fun-filled competition. PRESIDENT FLIGHT SAFETY FOUNDATION 21 WELCOME TO CALGARY “Sunshine City of the Foothills” Headquarters for Race Start THE PALLISER HOTEL, Calgary Photo Credits: Foto-Bull Studio, Red Deer, Alberta. 1971 POWDER PUFF DERBY START COMMITTEE Left to right standing: Helen Bailey, Publicity Chairman; Jean nine Sprague, Inspection Chairman; Anola Laing, Operations Chairman; Helen Low, Registration Committee; Elaine Wright, Program Sales Chairman; Gwen Conroy, Airport Reception; Doreen Wright, Alberta 99’s Chairman. Left to right sitting: Sue Batterbury, Banff Trip Chairman; Linda Kohlruss, Transporta tion Chairman; Eleanor Bailey, Start Chairman; Reta Sinclair, Start Co-Chairman and Registration Chairman; Marg Hunziker, Youth Support Chairman; Trudy Armstrong, Social Co-Chairman. Missing: Mildred Beamish, Impound Chairman; Marg Ross, So cial Chairman. START PROGRAM OF EVENTS JUNE 25, FRIDAY Early arrivals most welcome JUNE 26, SATURDAY 2 day bus tour to Jasper (bus leaves at 8:30) JUNE 27, SUNDAY Inspections commence. Afternoon swim and relax at Scenic Acres. JUNE 28, MONDAY Inspections of race aircraft. 7:30 p.m. Wine and Cheese Party JUNE 29, TUESDAY Inspections of race aircraft. Tours to Herit age Park starting 10:30 a.m. 7:30 p.m. Informal evening and reception. JUNE 30, WEDNESDAY Inspections of race aircraft. 8:00 a.m. Break fast at the Husky Tower. 5:00 p.m. Busses leave for Barbeque and Western Evening. JULY 1, THURSDAY 8:30 a.m. Busses leave for all day trip to Banff. JULY 2, FRIDAY Inspections of race aircraft. 8:00 a.m. Break fast at the Husky Tower. 8:00 p.m. Invitational Patron Reception. JULY 3, SATURDAY 9:00 a.m. Briefings for contestants. 6:00 p.m. Cocktails and Take-Off Banquet. JULY 4, SUNDAY 9:00 a.m. Briefing for contestants. 12:30 p.m. Luncheon for all contestants and workers. JULY 5, MONDAY 6:00 a.m. Take-Off Breakfast. 7:15 a.m. Transportation to Airport. 7:45 a.m. Start Ceremonies. Calgary Lions Club Youth Band, Blessing of the race fleet, Ribbon cutting. 8:15 a.m. Official Start of 1971 Powder Puff Derby. 22 THE CALGARY STORY Calgary was founded in 1875. A contingent of “Mounties” set up an outpost where the Bow and Elbow Rivers join, and named it for a Gaelic word meaning “clear running water.” Ranchers, having discovered the climate, water and grasses of the Calgary area virtual magic for raising superb beef, had already moved in from the over-grazed ranges below the border. With the railroad, there was not only a flood of “homesteaders” who found the fertile area east and south of Calgary ideal for good farming, but such natural indus tries as meat packing and flour mills were established so quickly, the little settlement of Calgary was granted a city charter in 1893. When, in 1914, oil was discovered almost at the city limits, another dimension of the economy was added to ranching and agriculture. And then, as word spread on the fabulous Rocky Mountain playground in Cal gary’s backyard, tourism began to show its many benefits. Today, the population of Calgary exceeds 385,000. As can be expected, more light and heavy industry has moved in to the city. The overall result is that the little Mounted Police Fort of 1875 has grown to become not only Canada’s fastest growing centre, but a unique city where the citizens show fierce determination to hold to the warm and gracious tradi tions of the neighborly west. In an area renowned for ranching, rodeos and rangeland atmosphere, cowboy hats and western attire are a common place sight on Calgary streets. The big white cowboy hat has long been recognized, near and far, as the official symbol of a Calgarian. At conven tions, sporting events, western functions and most of all during the Stampede, you’ll find the big white hat as a pre dominant part of the scene. Worn by most everyone, the Calgary white hat is symbolic of western hospitality, pride in community and heritage, and is a true part of the living west. Come and see for yourself why Calgary, affectionately known across the nation as “The Cowtown,” is truly the living west. Photo Credits: Roska Photography, Calgary. Calgary’s Night Skyline. SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR FRIENDS AND SPONSORS AC Spark Plugs Alberta Air Cadet League, Southern Zone Alberta Government Travel Bureau Al Scott Amateur Radio Club Andres Wines (Alberta) Ltd. Avis Transport of Canada Ltd. Benson & Hedges Canada Ltd. Calgary Chamber of Commerce Calgary Exhibition and Stampede Calgary Goodwill Ambassadors Calgary Lions Club Youth Band Calgary Tourist and Convention Association Canadian Customs Canadian Government Travel Bureau Canadian Western Natural Gas Company Limited Cessna Aircraft Company— Winnipeg Zone Champion Spark Plugs Coca-Cola Ltd. Crosswind Aero Club Doug Stephens Eastern Ontario Ninety Nines Eaton’s of Canada Esso Avitat (Jet Air) Executive Aviation Center— Boyd & Fielder Gulf Products General Inspection Services Ltd. Husky Tower International Association of Holiday Inns Joe Hutton Ken Paget Lactona Products Mardo Crane Ministry of Transport, Government of Canada Molson Brewery Alberta Ltd. Monterey Bay Ninety Nines Noreen Shook Palliser Hotel Province of Alberta Ray Monvoisin—Inglewood Golf Course Redcliff Greenhouses Ltd. Rodeway Inns of America Shrine Mounted Patrol Southwest Aviation Limited Time Airways Ltd. United Farmers of Alberta United States Consul General Virginia Slims W. A. McBean & Associates Ltd. West Manitoba 99’s and our many, many Patrons. 23 The Route It is not an early flight of migratory birds that you see flying through the skies heading south from CALGARY. It is 150 planes piloted by the POWDER PUFF DERBY racers, eagerly heading for Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The race is open to all qualified women pilots flying stock model, fixed-wing, single or multi-engine aircraft, 145 to 600 h.p. Only daylight flying in VFR (contact) weather, as defined by the Federal Aviation Administration is permitted. Winners are determined on a handicap basis, “par” speeds having been established based on manufacturer’s data, test flights and previous performance for each make and model of aircraft. Winners cannot be known until all planes have crossed the finish line. Calgary’s Airport Manager is Bill Watts, Tower Chief is Gordon Grant, MIC is Rod Holbrock, FSS is Joe McAreavy, and MOT In spector is George Manyk. Specially appointed by FAA to the Start is Andrew J. Prokop, Chairman Gen’l Aviation Ops. Br., and John P. Riviere, Fit. Ops. Specialist, both of Washington, D.C. Also appointed is Clay Feldhausen, Ops. Spec., Rocky Mtn. Region and Lee Mills, Maintenance Spec./Chief, Helena, Montana GADO. Leaving Calgary and our friendly Canadian neighbors, the planes will head for GREAT FALLS, MONTANA, where each one must fly by the timing line. One half of the planes will land here to go through customs. This airport is near the Minute man complex, an intercontinental ballistic missile system. It is an easy drive to the magnificent recreation areas in Lewis and Clark and Jefferson Nat’l Forests and Glacier Nat’l Park. The Airport Manager is Tom H. Palmer, Tower Chief is Bud Maje rus, FSS Chief is Lee C. Ward and MIC is John W. Hamilton. Committee: Joan Orley, General Chairman; Jo Anne Wal den, Publicity; Laulette Hansen, Operations; Dottie Payne, Transportation and Accommodations. Timers: Juanita Newell, Melba Beard, Elsie Childs 24 The other half of the planes will land at LOGAN FIELD in BILLINGS, MONTANA, where they will meet customs men. Billings is the largest city in a 500 mile radius and is the heart of the Midland Empire. The present day economy is agricul ture, particularly livestock. The airport is just north of the city with an elevation of 3606 ft. Airport Manager is Robert Scar borough, Tower Chief is Thomas Lane, FSS Chief is Wm. F. Gilson, MIC is Lloyd Heavner and FAA is Tom Walenta. Timers: Lygie Hagan; Minnie Boyd; Ann Hafer Committee: Juli Peden; Judy McCrum, Stop Chairman; Ann Hafer; Betty Nunn; Inza Riedesel; Dorothy Craig—not pic tured: Judy Buchanan, Lois Dudik. All the planes must land at RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA. This is the first time the Powder Puff Derby has stopped in this state so the fliers, if they have any spare time, could visit the giant sculpture by Gutzun Borglum of the four Presidents carved from the mountain side. The Badlands are just a short motor trip away and geologists have found fossils that tell of a strange climate and history. Airport Manager is Glenn Bur dine, Tower Chief is Peter P. Meier, FSS Chief is James W. Dunfee, Weather is C. R. Sauer, and FAA is C. A. Martineau. Committee: Top row: Olive Jacobs, Asst. Timer; Dorothy Lee, Operations Chairman; Lenette Macy, Publicity chair man. Center row: Wanda Busfield, Hospitality Chairman; Adeline Hamilton, Program Sales; Lois Saxton, Stop Chair man. Bottom row: Elizabeth Magnusson, Transportation/ Housing Chairman; Wilma Jacobson, Amateur Radio Opera tions Chairman Timers: Mabe! G. Blakely; Fran Gustavson; Pat Henning JEFFCO AIRPORT at DENVER, where Al M. Harry is manager and good friend to the Powder Puffers, is the next designated airport and offers an unparalleled view of the majestic Rockies. It is located between Mile High City of Denver and the university city of Boulder. Its altitude is 5655 ft. Colorado has 2000 lakes, 13,000 miles of trout streams and 10 million acres of national forest and Denver will be a magnificent site for the 1976 Olympics. The Tower Chief is Dave Poling, the FSS Chief is Arvid E. Hess, MIC is Marshall F. Grace and FAA is Clifford A. Elbe. Committee: Helen Choun, Chairman; Ruth Baxter, Co- Chairman; Helen Maxim, alternate timer. Timers: Marilyn Nordstrom; Karen Harris; Pat Luther 25 It will be difficult to leave this beautiful area but fly on south they must and the planes are now heading for McCOOK, NEBRASKA, which is the largest town in the southwestern part of the state, where they have four large lakes and pheas ant without number. Corn, wheat and sorghum are some of their main products. It is the sight of Massacre Monument, the last great Indian battle fought on American soil. Airport Manager is Lanford Jorgensen and Steven Fleck is FSS. Committee: Paulie Perry, Head Timer; Marion Larmon, Stop Chairman; Leah Snart, Timer The planes are now about center of the U.S. (north to south) as they approach the Must Stop of LINCOLN, NEBRASKA. The airport is a vast complex of all-plane, all-weather runways and is served by United and Frontier Airlines. Rail facilities and truck lines converge on this very busy area, it is under standable why this is such a fast growing community. Airport Manager is Rolland Harr, Tower Chief is Ray Stephens, FSS Chief is Jerome Francis, MIC is Gordon Lippert and FAA is Melvin Wood. Timer: Eugenia (Deedo) Heise, Doris Langher (not shown) Committee: Shirley Amen, Operations Chairman; Rosemary Harvey, Publicity; Heidi Underwood, Co-Chairman; Martha Purdy, 2nd Timer; Evelyn Sedivy, Chairman; Judy West brook, Program Sales ST. LOUIS, the Gateway to the West, should be easy to find once the pilots spot the beautiful Gateway Arch. It is the home of the St. Louis Cardinals. The “Show Me” State did show the world when it financed Charles Lindbergh in his famous flight in the Spirit of St. Louis. The airport has been named for that spectacular event. Dick Hrabko is Airport Manager and Tower Chief, Billy Templeton is FSS, George Brancato is the MIC, and Larry Sims is FAA. Committee: Sylvia Bloom; Sue Matheis; John Balsiger; Joan Lamb, Chairman; Jean Lennertson, Co-Chairman Timers: Janice Kuechenmeister; Jo Anna Kinnison; Loretta Slavick 26 The racers are getting closer to their destination when they approach the Must Stop of Adams Field in LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, made famous by “Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend.” The lady pilots, however, would prefer the “friend ship” of a good, strong tail wind. They would even sell their diamonds. The airport lies south-east of the town and has an elevation of 257 ft. Little Rock is a large city and is the State Capital. Just a short drive away are many resorts featuring all the great outdoor sports. The Airport Manager is Bob Crisp, the Tower Chief is George Hunsaker, FSS is Troy Cleaver, MIC is Robert Reinhold, and FAA is Byron Staley. Committee: Ruth Gray, Chairman; Kay Newth, Publicity. Not shown is Ramonia Sloat, Co-Chairman. Timers: Jo Ann Reindl; Fay Glenn; Theda Beningfield (not shown). As the Bayous of Louisiana begin to show up beneath the wings, RYAN AIRPORT in BATON ROUGE should not be too far away. Col. E. C. Chapelle is the Airport Manager, Wilson B. Stewart the Tower Chief, Harold Chadwick the FSS Chief, Bill Frank the MIC and Olin Haley the FAA. It is on this leg from Little Rock to Baton Rouge that the planes will make that final push, everyone sitting light on the seat to cross the finish line seconds ahead of other racers—for it is by seconds that win ners are made. Yes, these babies have come a long way!!! Committee: Inset: Ginger Edwins, Social Events; Gloria Holmes, Operations. Jeep: Janie Kimball, Transportation; Eleanor Lowry, Inspection; Fran Salles and Cherie, Con testant; Marian Baltzer, Registration; June Kern, Impound; Dee Comeaux, Publicity; Pat Ward, Terminus Chairman. Front: Dolly Baughman, Youth Support; Yvonne Fort, Pub licity and Hotel; Molly Stockwell, Terminus Co-Chairman 27 Powder Puff Derby Terminus Committee Baton Rouge, Louisiana Pat Ward Chairman Molly Stockwell Co-Chairman Hotel Registration June Kern Impound Chairman Gloria Holmes Operations Chairman Polly Baughman Youth Support Dee Comeaux Publicity Co-Chairman Janie Kimball Transportation Chairman Yvonne Fort Program Sales Publicity Co-Chairman Marian Baltzer Guest Events Ginger Edwins Social Events Chairman Eleanor Lowry Assistant Inspection Chairman Fran Salles Termunus Photographer DAILY EVENTS SCHEDULE Tuesday, July 6 First arrival reception Press Club Cocktail Party Wednesday, July 7 Historical Walking Tour Cocktail Party Camelot Club pheasant dinner Seaplane Instruction Begin Thursday, July 8 Derby Duffer Golf Tournament Humble Oil Refinery Tour Feliciana Plantation Tour Jambalaya Friday, July 9 De-Briefing Breakfast Governor’s Coffee Cajun Festival (Fais Do Do) Saturday, July 10 Choice of two River Road Tours or Tour of the campus of La. State Univ. Awards Banquet SOUTH LOUISIANA’S SALUTE TO THE KREWE OF PUFF MARDI GRAS BALL Sunday, July 11 Fly-Away Breakfast and Weather Report 28 DERBY’S OFFICIAL GREETER Baton Rouge’s Official Greeter for this Silver Anniversary Race is Dr. Hypolite T. Landry, Jr., pictured with his beloved Bonanza “Hello World” in which he flew solo around the world in May 1969, when he had been a pilot only 4 and one-half years. He established 14 NAA-FAI Speed Records in his 23-day globe circling flight, averaging 176.6 MPH covering 23,700 miles. Dr. Landry, a bachelor, native Baton Rougean, and General Practioner of medicine, who has been flying for 7 years has 1800 hours SMEL, in struments. He is founder, past president and Chair man of the Board of the Baton Rouge Aircraft Pilots Association and is Chairman of the Greater Baton Rouge Airport District. THE WHITE HOUSE INN FOODTOWN ETHICAL PHARMACIES CHARLES FRANK FORT MENZIE TILE COMPANY MORAN PLYMOUTH AMERICAN BANK AND TRUST FIDELITY NATIONAL BANK GOUDCHAUX’S DEPARTMENT STORE LOUISIANA AIRCRAFT LOUISIANA NATIONAL BANK I.H. RUBENSTEIN’S DEPARTMENT STORE BARNARD AND BURK, CONSULTING ENGINEERS CITY NATIONAL BANK MR. W. J. OLIVER SEARS FORETICH-ZIMMER AVIS RENT CAR CAPITAL BANK AND TRUST CRIFASI BROTHERS ONE - STOP MARKET MR. CHESTER DRIGGERS D. H. HOLMES DEPARTMENT STORE MR. LOUIS LANDRY ORENE MUSE — THE REGISTER LOUISIANA GLASS WORKS PATTERSON REDMOND EQUIPMENT COMPANY READY PORTION MEATS MRS. J. H. RYAN SOUTHERN CAMERA MILTON J. WOMACK, CONTRACTOR ASTRO AVIATION DOUG BAKER ENTERPRISES BATON ROUGE AIRCRAFT HAIR FLYING SERVICE JACK SABINS RESTAURANT AND LOUNGE UNION NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY DeFRANCES MARBLE AND TILE ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS ALTRUSA CLUB OF BATON ROUGE DANIELL BATTERIES MR. C. ‘GUS’ KINCHEN PLANK ROAD CLEANERS ZONTA INTERNATIONAL SPECIAL THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE AND INTEREST. Gov. and Mrs. John J. McKeithen, Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce Staff; Woody Dumas; Mayor; Gene Worley; S. J. Montelbano; Dave Pearce; Bill Morris; John Kenaley; Vic Ehr; Charles Stoma; State Times; Morning Advocate; WJBO Radio; WAFB—TV: Joe Foretich; Col. E. E. Chappelle; Mr. W. E. Stewart, Sheriff Bryan Clemmons; Darling Stucios; Garig Warehouse; Mr. Peter Paul Fuchs; Amateur Radio Club; Louisiana Tourist Commission; Louisiana National Guard; U. S. Army Reserve 4157th School; LSU Angel Flight; Southern University Jazz Band; J. B. Kling; Cajun Story Teller; Gonzales Jambalaya Festival; Bayou Pidgen Jaycees; Ronnie Merrill, florist; Louisiana Art Guild; Pepsi Cola, Coca Cola; Baton Rouge Aircraft Pilots Association, Winnebago Motor Homes. Youth Groups: The Air Scouts; The Dey Clubs of Catholic High, Woodlawn and Broadmoor High School; Civil Air Patrol of Baton Rouge and Cadets; and East Baton Rouge Junior Deputies. 29 HONORARY STARTER FOR THE 1971 RACE John Hixon Shaffer, Honorary Starter for the 1971 Race, is serving as the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Adminis tration, Department of Transportation, during one of the most dynamic periods in aviation history. With his background and experience as an officer of one of America’s largest diversified corporations, jet pilot and aeronautical engineer, he has a com prehensive understanding of the many problems facing aviation and the leadership capability to direct the efforts to solve them. He played a key role in the drive for the most comprehensive aviation legislation ever enacted into Federal Law—The Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970. Under his leadership, the FAA has taken prompt action to implement the new programs authorized by the Act. George P. Griffith, Costa Mesa, California, an avid pilot and Executive Vice President of Griffith Com pany, contractors, is our Official Starter. He organ izes his crew and briefs the racers on the intrica cies of Take-off. He was also our Official Starter in 1970 from Monterey, California. Captain Thomas Williams, age 86, wifi start the race off by flying an antique aircraft. He is Canada’s oldest licensed active pilot. During World War I he shot down 13 enemy aircraft. He now owns a Fleet Bi-plane and does aerobatics in it. 1970 POWDER PUFF DERBY—MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA to BRISTOL, PENNSYLVANIA WINNERS: Pilot: MARGARET MEAD (L) (also winner 1968). Co-Pilot: SUSAN OLIVER (R) Receiving Trophies from FRANK KINGSTON SMITH, President, National Trades Asso ciation (L), and John H. SHAFFER, FAA Administrator (R) 30 Contestants #0 PILOT (R): BETTY WORSTELL, Moraga, California RATINGS: Commercial, SEL, 400 hours CO-PILOT (L): LOUISE MONTERO, Petaluma, California RATINGS: Private, SEL, 180 hours AIRPLANE: Cessna Cardinal 177 A 180 h.p. SPONSOR: Zero Population Growth, Inc., Los Altos, California Looking for TAR Zero on the take-off line? Look back ’twixt 26 and 27 where their number was actually drawn. The sponsor of this plane is the reason for the unusual designation. Zero plane is piloted by Betty who has been flying 8 years and this is her fourth TAR. Her husband, Richard, is a pilot and they have five children. Betty is teaching their 12-year-old son to fly. Memberships: AOPA, Redwood Empire Chapter—99’s. Louise is flying in her third TAR. She is a hostess-cashier for her husband, Mel, at his restaurant, Sonoma Joe’s. They have three children. Memberships: Redwood Empire Chapter—99’s. #1 PILOT: JERRY B. ROBERTS, Haddon Heights, New Jersey RATINGS: Commercial, Instrument, SEL, 891 hours AIRPLANE: Cessna P206 285 h.p. SPONSOR: V. G. Bennett Lumber Company, Camden, New Jersey Jerry, first down the runway in this exciting 25th Powder Puff Derby, is fly ing solo in her third TAR. Flying lessons were a Christmas present from her pilot husband, Hal, president of her sponsoring firm where Jerry works as executive secretary and P.R. They have two sons and one daughter. Memberships: DAR, Garden State Chapter—99’s, Vice Governor NY-NJ Section 99’s, 99 International Air Marking Chairman. #2 PILOT (L): PAMELA van der LINDEN, Fallbrook, California RATINGS: Commercial Instrument, SEL, 940 hours CO-PILOT (R): JEAN CLYDE, Santa Rosa, California RATINGS: Private, SEL, 204 hours AIRPLANE: Bellanca Super Viking 17-31 290 h.p. SPONSORS: Fallbrook Real Estate Co.; Forsyth Realty, Santa Rosa, California This mother-daughter team is piloted by Pamela flying her fourth TAR. She is owner of Fallbrook Real Estate. Her husband, Victor, sons Ian and Allan and son-in-law Peter are all pilots. Memberships: AOPA, Natl. & Calif. Ass’n Real Estate Brokers, Natl. Institute Farm and Land Brokers, Natl. Real Estate Fliers Ass’n., Palomar Chapter—99’s. Jean is flying her second TAR as co-pilot for her mother as they did in 1970. Jean and her pilot husband, Peter, have two children. Memberships: AOPA, Sonoma Co. Airman’s Ass’n. #3 PILOT (R): RAMONIA SLOAT, Ft. Smith, Arkansas RATINGS: Commercial, SEL, 500 hours CO-PILOT (L): CHARLENE POE, Ft. Smith, Arkansas RATINGS: Private, SEL, 137 hours AIRPLANE: Piper Comanche PA 24 260 h.p. This is the third TAR for Ramonia who learned to fly with her family in “case of pilot failure.” Her husband, Dr. H. C. Sloat is a pilot and they have two children and one grandchild. Memberships: WNAA, Arkansas Chapter—99’s. Charlene is flying her second TAR and learned to fly after her pilot hus band, Dr. McDonald Poe, Jr. bought an airplane. Charlene is a former R.N. Memberships: WNAA, Arkansas Chapter—99’s. 31 Contestants______________________________________ #4 PILOT (L): IRENE FLEWELLEN, Hixson, Tennessee RATINGS: Commercial, SEL, 573 hours CO-PILOT (R): RACHEL PRUETT, Hixson, Tennessee RATINGS: Private, 55 hours AIRPLANE: Cessna Skylane 182 H 230 h.p. SPONSOR: Dallas Bay Skypark, Hixson, Tennessee This is the second TAR for Irene, her first being back in 1954. The time in between was spent taking care of her four children, serving as secretary treasurer and line boy for Dallas Bay Skypark, run by her pilot husband, John. They also have three grandchildren. Memberships: CAP, U.S.C.G. Aux Flo 6-6, Tennessee Chapter—99’s. Rachel is flying in her first TAR. She is a new pilot and works in an execu tive capacity at Pruett’s Food Town. Her pilot husband, A. Clyde, is president of this food chain. They have one son. Memberships: U.S.C.G. Aux Flo 6-6. #5 PILOT (L): LOUISE WHITE, Asheville, North Carolina RATINGS: Commercial, SEL, 874 hours CO-PILOT (R): MELBA BRANTLEY, Greensboro, North Carolina RATINGS: Private, SEL, 125 hours AIRPLANE: Mooney Chaparral M20F 200 h.p. SPONSOR: Olson Aircraft Protection, Morris Plains, New Jersey Louise is flying her third TAR. Her husband, Neal, is a pilot but doesn’t get much chance to get the plane from Louise who uses it for her many aviation activities in North Carolina. To quote “He doesn’t mind the plane payments but the $200 a month gas bill is killing him.” They have two children. Member ships: AOPA, CAP, EAA, NPA, WNC Pilots Ass’n., PCA, N.C. Aero Club, Arkan sas Chapter—99’s. Melba is flying her first TAR. Prior to her current interest in flying she was a recipient of awards in fencing, bowling, sports car racing, cooking, etc. She is active in the Red Cross. She and her husband, Charles, have one daughter. Memberships: AOPA, CAP, GCPA, N.C. Aero Club, Arkansas Chapter—99’s. #7 #6 PILOT (R): BETTY JO SMITH, Phoenix, Arizona RATINGS: Commercial, Instrument, SMEL, 704 hours CO-PILOT (L): LANAEH PETERSEN, Phoenix, Arizona. . RATINGS: Private, SEL, 175 hours AIRPLANE: Mooney Chaparral M20E, 200 h.p. SPONSORS: Phoenix Aviation, Inc.; Allen & Ray, Arizona This is the first TAR for Betty Jo, who works as a bookkeeper at Smith and Green Corp. Her husband, Allen, is a pilot and they have one son and two grandchildren. Memberships: AOPA, NPA, Phoenix Chapter—99’s. LaNaeh is also flying her first TAR and she works as a secretary at Ai re search Mfg. Co. She has one daughter. Memberships: Phoenix Chapter—99’s. PILOT (L): PAT CLARK, Calumet City, Illinois RATINGS: Private, Instrument, SMEL, 1000 hours CO-PILOT (R): ELINOR JOHNSON, Dallas, Texas RATINGS: Commercial, Instrument, Flight/lnstrument Flight Instructor, SEL, Ground Instructor, 1015 hours AIRPLANE: Mooney Chaparral M20E 200 h.p. SPONSORS: Kenosha Aviation Service, Wisconsin; Gary Levitz, Dallas, Texas This is the second TAR for Pat, her first TAR was as co-pilot. Her father has been a pilot since 1928. Her husband, F. L. Clark, is a pilot and they have three children, two pilot sons-in-law and two grandchildren. Her hobby is col lecting barbed wire. Memberships: AOPA FFA, NAC, Am. Bonanza Soc., Texas State Aviation, Chicago Suburban Aviation, Chicago Area Chapter—99’s. This is the first TAR for Elinor. She was too busy raising four children, tak ing care of pilot husband, Rowland, and doing free-lance flight instruction to take time off to race. However, she will be away racing while her first grandchild is due. Memberships: Aero Sorority, Dallas Chapter—99’s. 32 Contestants #8 PILOT (L): LILA FIELDEN, Salt Lake City, Utah RATINGS: Commercial, Instrument, Flight/lnstrument Flight Instructor, SMEL, 550 hours CO-PILOT (R): NANCY S. REULING, Salt Lake City, Utah RATINGS: Commercial, Instrument, Flight/lnstrument Flight Instructor, SMEL, Private Glider, Ground Instructor, 2600 hours AIRPLANE: Cessna Skylane 182 K 230 h.p. Lila is flying her first TAR. She has been a pilot since 1965 and her avoca tion became her vocation when she trained as an Air Traffic Control Specialist. She “flies 24 hours a day.” Memberships: AOPA, CAP, Utah Chapter—99’s. Nancy is flying her second TAR, the last time in 1965. She is self-employed as a flight instructor. She is both an enthusiastic instructor and charter pilot talking up flying to her passengers. For her, “flying is a passion.” She has two sons. Memberships: CAP, Utah Soaring Society, Utah Pilots Ass’n., Utah Chap ter—99’s. #9 PILOT (R): TONI RAMSAY, Nipawin, Sask., Canada RATINGS: Commercial, Flight Instructor, SELS, 1200 hours CO-PILOT (L): SUE BATTERBURY, Calgary, Alta., Canada RATINGS: Private, SEL, 120 hours AIRPLANE: Cessna Skylane 182 230 h.p. SPONSOR: Calgary Flying Club, Canada Toni is flying her first TAR. Part time instructing gave way to full time work for Toni. She operates a one-woman flight school and does charter work on floats and skiis. Her other interests are wilderness camping and the general outdoors. She has two children. Memberships: Canadian AOPA. Sue is also flying her first TAR. She flies for pleasure and works as a pro grammer for Chevron Standard Ltd. Memberships: Calgary Flying Club, Alberta Chapter—99’s. #10 PILOT (L): FRANCES COLLINS, Midland, Texas RATINGS: Commercial Instrument SEL, 452 hours CO-PILOT (R): BETTY ESPY, Midland, Texas RATINGS: Commercial, SEL, 265 hours AIRPLANE: Beechcraft Bonanza 35 B 33 225 h.p. This is the second TAR for Frances who is a bookkeeper and pilot for Animal Clinic operated by her pilot husband, Dr. C. C. Collins. Both Frances and her husband learned to fly at the same time. They have four children and three grandchildren. Memberships: AOPA, FFA, NPA, Natl. Aerospace Ed. Comm., Safety Counselor FAA, High Sky Chapter—99’s. Betty is flying her first TAR. Betty and her husband, C. L. Espy, learned to fly at the same time. They have two children and one grandchild. This team also flew the 1971 IAR. Memberships: AOPA, High Sky Chapter—99’s. #11 PILOT: YVETTE HORTMAN, Bristol, Pennsylvania RATINGS: ATR, Flight/lnstrument Flight Instructor, SMEL, Ground Instructor, 1400 hours AIRPLANE: Piper Cherokee PA 28 180 h.p. SPONSOR: Hortman Aviation, Inc., Bristol, Pennsylvania Yvette is flying her fourth TAR solo. A former flight stewardess with TWA and Colonial Airlines, she is now involved with the operation of Hortman Avia tion with her TWA pilot husband, Norman. She obtained her ATR rating while 7 months pregnant . . . nothing stops 99’s from getting ratings. This arrival made a total of three children. She maintains her French citizenship. Memberships: AOPA, NAA, NATA, Zonta, Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter—99’s. 33 Contestants_________________________ #12 PILOT (L): DOROTHY A. WALTZ, El Toro, California RATINGS: Commercial, Instrument, SEL, Commercial Glider, 530 hours CO-PILOT (R): M. W. “WALLY” FUNK II, Hermosa Beach, California RATINGS: ATR, Commercial, Flight/lnstrument Flight Instructor, SMELS, Jet time, Commercial Glider, Ground Instructor, 10,000 hrs. AIRPLANE: Piper Comanche PA 24 260 h.p. Dorothy, flying her first TAR, got her inspiration to fly watching the ’67 Powder Puff Derby Terminus in Torrance. She obtained her commercial license and 40 hours aerobatic time within one year and then on to her dream of flying this race. Her husband, Kenneth, is not a pilot but will take time off from work to care for their five children. Memberships: AOPA, NAA, Long Beach Chap ter—99’s. Wally, flying her first TAR, is outstanding in the aviation field, and is cur rently employed as a General Aviation Operation Inspector for the FAA. A gradu ate of Stephens College, she has gone through the three phases of Space Train ing and was the fourth woman to be accepted in this program. Space prohibits listing all her accomplishments. She toured Europe, the Mid-East and Africa in a VW Camper. Memberships: AFA (Honorary), NAA, SSA, Calif. Aero Space Educ. Ass’n., Long Beach Chapter—99’s. PILOT (R): LOUISE E. SMITH, St. Petersburg, Florida RATINGS: Commercial, Instrument, SMEL, 604 hours CO-PILOT (L): ETHEL GIBSON, St. Petersburg, Florida RATINGS: Private, SEL, 409 hours AIRPLANE: Cessna Skylane 182 230 h.p. SPONSORS: Dr. Morcie L. Smith; Walter A. Gibson; Friends, St. Petersburg, Florida This is the first TAR for Louise who is a secretary for her pilot-dentist hus band, Dr. Morcie L. Smith. They have two children and one grandchild. Member ships: AOPA, FFA, Fla. Grasshoppers; St. Petersburg Aviation Ass’n., Pinellas County Dental Aux., Suncoast Chapter—99’s. Ethel is flying her third TAR and is a “pleasure” pilot. She works as an R.N. for a surgeon. Her husband, Walter, is a pilot and they have one son. Member ships: AOPA, FFA, NAA, Fla. Grasshoppers, ANA, FNA, Suncoast Chapter—99’s. #14 PILOT (L): JOSEPHINE S. LEE, Saginaw, Michigan RATINGS: Commercial, Instrument, Flight Instructor, SMEL, Ground Instructor, 475 hours CO-PILOT (R): KATHLEEN B. GERHOLD, Corunna, Michigan RATINGS: Private SEL, Ground Instructor, 150 hours AIRPLANE: Beechcraft Bonanza S35 285 h.p. SPONSOR: Lee Iron Works, Saginaw, Michigan Josephine is flying her first TAR. She is a part time flight instructor and flies for both business and pleasure with her pilot husband, Charles. They have four children. She is Chairman of the ’71 Michigan SMALL Race and is a Deputy Sheriff with the Saginaw Sheriff Aero Patrol. Memberships: Michigan Chapter— 99’s. This is the first TAR for Kathleen. She plans to fly two races as co-pilot and then race as pilot in command. She has a Link Instructor rating and she works for the Natl. Aviation Program as a staff assistant for the Flint Board of Edu cation. Her husband, Jack, is not a pilot but joins their three sons and brand new daughter as a rooting section. Memberships: CAP, Flint Aviatrix Ass’n., Michigan Chapter—99’s. #15 PILOT (R): PAULINE MALLARY, College Park, Georgia RATINGS: Commercial, Instrument, Flight Instructor, SELS, 2332 hours CO-PILOT (L): BETTY JO HAMMER, Enid, Oklahoma RATINGS: Private, SEL, 125 hours AIRPLANE: Beechcraft Musketeer A23-19 150 h.p. This will be Pauline’s fourth TAR. Her previous races were as co-pilot. Her Eastern Airlines pilot husband, Pete, will take time off to mind their 9-month-old daughter while Pauline flies ’cross the nation. Memberships: AOPA, Atlanta Flying Rebels, North Georgia Chapter—99’s. Betty Jo is flying her first TAR. Her son taught her to fly. Her pilot husband, Ray, and daughter are rooting for this team and will recruit two grandchildren to help them. 34 Contestants #16 PILOT: ELLIE McCULLOUGH, Bay Shore, New York RATINGS: Commercial, Instrument, SEL, Glider Solo, 1400 hours AIRPLANE: Mooney MC 20 180 h.p. SPONSORS: Tom Mitchell-Poughkeepsie Air Service, Inc.; Mrs. Anna Dietrich, Rocky Point, New York Ellie is flying her eighth TAR. She is employed as a secretary at Grumman Aircraft and is a bridal consultant at Gertz Department Store. She has made 16 jumps and her membership list will show her time as very active in flying circles. Memberships: AOPA, Long Island Aviation Council, Grumman Flying Club, Long Island Sky Divers, L. I. Early Flyers, Long Island Chapter—99’s. #17 PILOT (L): RUTH C. BUSS, Chappaqua, New York RATINGS: Commercial, Instrument, SEL, Private Glider, 2650 hours CO-PILOT (R): BARBARA BROTHERTON, Limehouse, Ontario, Canada RATINGS: Private, Instrument, SEL, 550 hours AIRPLANE: Piper Cherokee PA 28 D 180 h.p. This will be the fifth TAR for Ruth. Her first flight was in “pre-historic times” and there was a 40 year hiatus to her being airborne as a pilot. She loved it so much her husband, Elliott, learned to fly to be a “pinch hitter.” They fly cross country to visit with their three children and five grandchildren. Memberships: AOPA, N.Y. Pilots, Greater New York Chapter—99’s. Barbara is flying her third TAR. She married an air force pilot, Thomas, and learned to fly in self defense after recovering and re-upholstering old aircraft. The two sons are also pilots. An ex-New Jerseyite, Barbara was active in re establishing the Canadian Ninety-Nines. Memberships: Gullph Airforce, 1st Canadian Chapter—99’s. #18 PILOT (L): JUANITA B. HALSTEAD, Montgomery, Alabama RATINGS: Private, Instrument, SMEL, 1250 hours CO-PILOT (R): MIRIAM'S. DAVIS, Miami, Florida RATINGS: Commercial, Instrument, SMEL, 1150 hours AIRPLANE: Piper Twin Comanche PA 30 320 h.p. SPONSOR: Monroeville Aviation, Inc., Alabama Juanita is flying her third TAR. Her husband, C. Foy Halstead, is a pilot and an enthusiastic rooter for this team along with their five married daughters, sons-in-law and ten grandchildren. Memberships: NAA, Business and Profes sional Women, Alabama Chapter—99’s. This is the sixth TAR for Miriam. She is research-corporate secretary and pilot for Sub-Tropical Testing Service. Her husband, C. Hubbard Davis, is a pilot. Memberships: AOPA, NAA, Fla. Air Pilots Ass’n., Fla. Aero Club, Florida Goldcoast Chapter—99’s. #19 PILOT (L): DORENE CHRISTENSEN, Santa Ana, California RATINGS: Private, Instrument, SEL, 393 hours CO-PILOT (R): AMY KONING, Las Vegas, Nevada RATINGS: Private, Instrument, SEL, 585 hours AIRPLANE: Piper Comanche PA 24 260 h.p. SPONSOR: Lois Harding and Associate, Orange, California This sister team is piloted by Dorene flying her first TAR. She and her dentist husband, Dr. Duayne Christensen, got their pilot’s licenses on the same day. The family—mother, dad and three children—make many pleasure trips up and down the entire West Coast. Dorene is an R.N. Memberships: AOPA, Orange County Chapter—99’s. Amy, the other half of the sister team, is flying her first TAR. Her flying has taken her through 30 states, both coasts of Canada and the Bahamas. Her hus band, Conrad, is a pilot and they have two children. Memberships: AOPA. 35 Contestants______________________________________ #20 PILOT (L): MARY M. PEARSON, Escondido, California RATINGS: FAA Examiner, Commercial, Instrument, Flight Instructor, SELS, Ground Instructor, 8500 hours CO-PILOT (R): WANDA J. MILLER, Hemet, California RATINGS: Private, SEL, 570 hours AIRPLANE: Piper Arrow PA28R 200 h.p. SPONSOR: Omni Aviation Mgrs., Van Nuys, California Mary is flying her sixth TAR. She learned to fly while in college. She and her husband, Bradford, are co-owners of Flight Trails where Mary is chief pilot and conducts the flight school. They have one son. Memberships: Palomar Chapter—99’s. This is the second TAR for Wanda who was Co-Chairman of the ’69 Powder Puff Derby start in San Diego. She is employed as an R.N. for a dermatologist. Her husband, Dean, an ex-military pilot, was an instigator in Wanda’s learning to fly. Memberships: Palomar Chapter—99’s. #21 PILOT (R): LAVERNE A. GUDGEL, Chowchilla, California RATINGS: Commercial, Instrument, SEL, 930 hours CO-PILOT (L): DOROTHY F. McALLISTER, Portola Valley, California RATINGS: Private, SEL, 350 hours AIRPLANE: Piper Comanche PA 24 260 h.p. SPONSOR: Gudgel’s Aero-Ag Service, Chowchilla, California Laverne is flying her fourth TAR. She was taught to fly by her husband, Robert, and their two sons were also dad’s students. They now have Private licenses. Laverne is co-owner, bookkeeper and part-time pilot for her sponsor ing firm. Memberships: AOPA, Chowchilla Pilots Ass’n., San Joaquin Valley Chapter—99’s. Dorothy is flying her first TAR. Her flight instructor husband, Eugene, helped her to get her Private license and is giving her instruction towards her instrument rating. Flying is a family affair to the ski areas with son, Kirk. Mem berships: AOPA, San Joaquin Valley Chapter—99’s. #22 PILOT (L): ANNETTE C. FEDOR, Cleveland, Ohio RATINGS: Commercial, SEL, 300 hours CO-PILOT (R): EDYTHE S. MAXIM, North Olmsted, Ohio RATINGS: Commercial, Instrument, SEL, 719 hours AIRPLANE: Beechcraft Bonanza A 36 285 h.p. SPONSOR: Masco Machine, Inc., St. Clair, Ohio Annette is flying her first TAR. After her husband, John, earned his ticket Annette decided to learn navigation and then to learn how to land and found herself hooked on flying. With their three children they have made many cross country trips. Her ambition was to fly the Powder Puff Derby and here she is. Memberships: All-Ohio Chapter—99’s. Edythe, flying in her first TAR, learned to fly “just in case” pilot husband, John, might need some help. That first lesson did it. She is secretary, which entails some flying, for Aircraft Service, Inc. She has been a co-pilot in Angel Derbies, FAIR and SMALL races. Memberships: NAA, NPA, All-Ohio Chapter— 99’s. #23 PILOT (L): ARLENE R. ROSSMAN, Moraga, California RATINGS: Commercial, Instrument, SEL, Ground Instructor, 475 hours CO-PILOT (R): SHARON KAY KETCHUM, Concord, California RATINGS: Private, SEL, 80 hours AIRPLANE: Beechcraft Debonair C33A 285 h.p. SPONSORS: McDonald’s Hamburgers, San Palbo/Walnut Creek; Ketchum Displays, Concord/Santa Clara, California Arlene is flying her first TAR and has been a pilot for just two years. Her husband, Edwin, has a Private license and is also a glider pilot. They have two small sons. Her husband is owner of McDonald’s, one of the team’s sponsors. Memberships: AOPA, Mt. Diablo Chapter—99’s. Sharon is also flying her first TAR. She has been a pilot for just one year. Her pilot husband, Gerald, is owner of Ketchum Displays, co-sponsor of this team. They have a daughter, two, and a son of four months. Memberships: AOPA, Mt. Diablo Chapter—99’s. 36 * Transcontinental W* Sky T rails by Kay A. Brick “THOUGH THEY NOT BE GODDESSES —THEY FLY’’ Paul E. Garber Smithsonian Institution The National Air Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Wash ington, D.C. so revered their accomplishments that the POWDER PUFF DERBY TROPHY, symbol of women’s continuing flight achievements over wind and weather in keen aerial competition, on which the Powder Puff Derby winner’s name is inscribed each year, is exhibited within its walls. The annual All-Woman Transcontinental Air Race, flown in early July, and best known by its trademark as the POWDER PUFF DERBY, is the longest and largest speed air race for women in the world. To be eligible to fly this air classic as first pilot, a woman must hold a commercial pilot’s license or a private license plus an instrument and/or instructor rating ... co-pilots mini mum of a private license. Eligible aircraft, single and multi-engine, must lie between 145 horsepower and 450 horsepower, extended to 600 horsepower for the 25th JUBILEE race. All are handicapped for fair competition. A route is laid out between two cities which have bid for and won the start and terminus of the race in cooperation with their local Ninety-Nine Chapters. The Ninety-Nines, Inc., an International Organization of more than 4000 licensed women pilots founded in 1929 with Amelia Earhart its first President, endorses this race. Designated stops along the route permit racers to refuel, wait out weather which is not VFR (visual flight rules), and to RON (remain over night) since only sun-up to sundown flying is permitted. Qualified timers, approved by the National Aeronautic Association under whose sanction the race is run, clock the contestants in and out of designated airports so that time on the ground is not counted in the scoring. While the race is conducted under the Sporting Code of the world body, the Federation Aeronautic Internationale, the 9 women Board of Directors of the All-Woman Transcontinental Air Race, Inc. annually re-evaluate and revise the specific Rules under which the race is run. With this 25th Anniversary Race, the Derby has cov ered 3,264,783 race miles (more than 135 times around the world at the Equator) with approximately 2300 entries welcomed by 41 states and 153 different cities ... El Paso, Texas as many as 9 times. Harbinger of the now famous Powder Puff Derby was the first “race” in 1947 from Palm Springs, California to Tampa, Florida. The Florida Chapter of The Ninety- Nines, laden with eager post-war WASPS, created the Florida All-Woman Air Show and invited races to termi nate in Tampa as part of the show. Further details failed to be disseminated but California Ninety-Nines rallied to the point of having two entries—Dianna Bixby in her military A-26 bomber and Caroline West with her little Ercoupe. Weather prevented the start from Clover Field, Santa Monica as originally planned. “Sun-up and five-ish on a nippy desert Palm Springs morning,” as Mardo Crane, pioneer Chairman, recalls, she, Dee Thurmond, Irma “Babe” Story and Helen Hooper Moore enthusiasti cally directed Carolyn with co-pilot Bea Medes to the starting line to await Dianna. After great delay the “timers” waved the Ercoupe off for its 21 hours 45 minute flight to Tampa. It was all “honor system” for time and no authorized stops. Not until they reached Tampa did they discover that Dianna had never started due to engine trouble. In that they “raced against their own advertised air speed, this ‘Amelia Earhart Memorial Race’ could be called a contest,” relates Mardo, “and the possibility of an annual all-women transcontinental light plane race was now more than just an exciting idea.” In 1948, with permission of the Florida Chapter, Mardo’s committee set about organizing the second race into Miami, site of the 2nd Florida All-Woman Air 37 J Show. Basic rules were drawn up for the 6 planes that entered. . . . Planes up to 300 horsepower; daylight fly- Amy Otis Earhart Mother of Amelia greets winner Fran Nolde ing only, minimum of a private pilot’s license with 25 hours in type of plane flown; co-pilots to be female; still the “honor sys tem” for timing “verified” to the racer by tower operators. Fog warnings diverted the race start once again to Palm Springs. Now the need for money as serted itself—phone calls, wires, travel, publicity and most im portant, prize money. Jacqueline Cochran rallied to the need and the 1948 and 1949 races were called the “Jacqueline Cochran All-Woman Trophy Race.” About this time the “honor system” of timing was challenged and “time clocks at check-in airports” were suggested. Locating and setting these up created the “Trail Blazing” by race officials. This has become an even more vital early task as the race has grown and is now sequeled by 1 or 2 Route Surveys of the designated stops prior to the race. Sur veyors meet with airport officials, fixed base operators, Ninety-Nines, NAA Timers, Tower Con- Running the log trollers, Flight Service Stations, FAA Safety Inspectors, Weather Bureaus and Chambers of Commerce to assure that all is in readi ness for the racers insuring safe and smooth operations. In 1950, the “Ninety-Nines Transcontinental Air Race” drew 33 entries. The purse was provided by Odessa, Texas and Mrs. O. A. Beech. NAA sanction which ap proves rules and timers and guarantees the prize monies was obtained for the first time. Enthusiasm at designated stops was whipped to a peak, but officials failed to realize they were too close together and one stop, where armfuls of long-stemmed roses among other goodies awaited the contestants, was overflown by all. In spite of “tightened inspections” before and after this race, unjust complaints of illegal aircraft alterations threatened the very continuance of the race. Late in 1950 the race became “The All-Woman Trans continental Air Race, Inc.” a non-profit corporation with Mardo Crane a 4 member Board of Directors . . . Chairman, Mardo Crane, Betty Gillies, Ethel Sheehy and Arlene Davis. Overlapping duties between the National Race Com mittee, which heretofore had been planning the race, and the AWTAR Board were smoothed out. Today the 9 woman Board, who must be Ninety-Nines, liken the assembling of the race to putting a very intricate puzzle together. It is a year-round job to keep the race winging across the nation. The route must be set, surveyed; rules revised; data-proces- sing and personnel for tabulation of scores must be secured; funds raised; official timers appointed and instructed; the official race program must be prepared and printed; awards and trophies must be secured; air planes test flown and handicaps assigned; race aircraft must be inspected at start and finish; promotion and publicity beneficial to all race sponsors must be con ducted; navigational services must be arranged. All of this must be coordinated with the NAA, FAA, FCC, U.S. Weather Bureau, Coast and Geodetic Survey, Flight Service Stations, Air Traffic Control, Tower Operations, Chambers of Commerce, State Aviation Officials, Ninety- Nines Chapters, Air Explorers, Wing Scouts, Civil Air Patrol, Ham Radio Operators, State Governors, and hundreds of individuals and other volunteer groups such 38 as Zonta, which complete the operation. These requisites make the routine of running a full-time office essential. Basic duties for all phases are contained in annually revised SOP’s (Standard Operating Procedures) involv ing some 150 forms for the novice committees working on the race each year. Each Board member has areas of total responsibility. These areas phlange out into the capable hands of the network of hundreds of Ninety- Nines working directly on the race each year. In 1951 and 1952, during the Korean War, the race operated as a training mission, “Operation TAR”—the objective to “provide stimulation as a refresher course in cross-country flying for women whose services as pilots might once again be needed by their country.” The race was opened to all women pilots, not just Ninety-Nines; it was considered “a race” if at least one entrant finished and qualified within the time extension limit; racers could check with the Civil Aeronautics Administration (now F.A.A.) to determine if their ships were eligible. Award money was given by aircraft com panies for specific placement. As early as 1950 the “look alike” trend in dress started. The hardy, daring lot in flying (zoot) suits and helmets of the 1929 era gave way to the fashion conscious women pilots of today, with that touch of efficient glamour of which non-flyers are unaware. Many teams have complete wardrobes of matched outfits specially designed for the race. Attractive, light weight and indi cating a team effort, some feature their sponsor’s product on pocket, sleeve or purse. Girls appear with ingenious outfits of aluminum or peopled fabric, or with the flower of their beloved state dominating their dress, or a pilot emerging from the cockpit may be a “tiger” whose pedigree indicates an oil company or make of car —but not liquor, for those and gambling sponsorships have always been dis allowed. The first mother-daughter teams to race were Ruth Rueckert and daughter, Marsha, age 6 in 1951, and Betty Gillies with college daughter, Pat, who had a private license with 200 hours. Subsequently, any “passenger” under 16 was ruled out as not contributing to a racing endeavor. Today, only pilots may participate making the youngest possible entrant age 17. Seven mother-daughter teams flew the race in 1966 and six will be on the starting line in July 1971, indicative that air age education begins at home. In 1952 the Simplex Time Recorder Company first provided standard time stamps, heart beats of the race, at all race stops, and has continued this vital service for 19 years. Logos with “Powder Puff Derby”, race loca tion and time appear in the punched logs. The race adopted knots and nautical miles as the standard meas urements as used by the International Civil Aviation Organization, but by popular request in 1968 returned to “miles per hour” and “statute miles.” Handicapping, formerly based on manufacturers advertised cruising speed, now involved a new method, based on perform ance figures for each make and model of stock aircraft supplied by the manufacturer. Later, flight testing of all eligible aircraft was inaugurated and coordinated with the manufacturer’s specifications, consideration being given for speed fairings but no longer for range, weight playing an offsetting factor. From these figures a “Par Speed” is assigned each make and model. The winner is that aircraft which averages the highest ground speed in relation to its “par speed.” About this time an Awards or General Race Fund was created since aircraft industry backing was insuffi cient for the rapidly growing race. Special category awards were added to the top five winners such as Novice and Best of Class. Gradually present policies evolved: that awards be given based on achievement only; that they be given only in the name of a company or organization; that banquet presentations be made only in the name of companies who contribute to the General Race Fund without which the race could not continue. Following the 1952 race, Betty H. Gillies succeeded Mardo Crane JF as Chairman and for 9 years 1 lavished her talents and devotion W “Wr to its growth. Kay A. Brick on the East Coast continued as Vice- .. Chairman. The 1st place Powder & Puff Derby Trophy with the names \ of the winners inscribed thereon, W donated by the San Diego Chapter Betty H. Gillies of The Ninety-Nines, rotated into Smithsonian. The rules now called for two-way radio communication and FAI Sporting Licenses. Pilot require- 39 merits jumped to require a minimum of 100 hours solo including 25 hours cross-country time. Gone from the scene were the Fairchild 24, Luscombe, Stinson, Swift, Navion—new beauties were the Beechcraft Bonanza, Cessna 180 and Piper Tri-Pacer. Soon after the race was organized, a 10 year age limit was placed on eligible aircraft. This eliminated the WW II weary military type and those with so many modifications that fair handi capping became impossible. During start inspection, the CAA discovered aircraft from many parts of the country in careless condition . . . AD’s not compiled with, papers out of order, insurance invalid. This ultimately brought about the present rigid standards, a periodic inspection within 100 hours and 3 months, which provides a greater measure of safety for all. It was in 1953 that another special service was made available to the race ... that of a communications coast- to-coast net by members of the Amateur Radio Relay League headed by Viola Grossman. In 1958 Carolyn Currens assumed the job of planning the net consisting of Amateur Radio Clubs along the routes which relay messages for racers and officials, and have added a few stars in their crowns for locating aircraft parts dur ing emergencies. In 1954 Jeppesen & Co. began its continuing service of preparing special Avigation Kits for all crews, and the Flying Tiger Line began carrying the racers’ lug gage giving the Powder Puffers a lighter, safer flight and enabling them to appear at their prettiest at all social functions. Each year the race rules mirror sharply the basic trends in general aviation development and the AWTAR has often been referred to as the “sounding board of general aviation.” A more recent rule requires the use of oxygen following the discovery by officials that racers were taking advantage of bright skies and brisk tail winds as high as 20,000 feet, and upon survey that 100% of light planes manufactured in the last few years have service ceilings above 10,000 feet. Barbara London By 1956 the “Showcase for General Aviation” had outgrown the private home and an office on Long Beach International Airport, California was set up with Barbara London as Executive Secretary. Indicative of the growth of the All-Woman Transcontinental Air Race and the nationwide (now international) interest it created, the work load continued to mount. Kay A. Brick In 1961, when the burden of responsibility shifted from Chairman Betty H. Gillies to Kay A. Brick, the race head quarters moved to Teterboro Air port, Teterboro, N.J. After entries reached 85, mak ing rapid manual calculations dif ficult, data-processing firms . . . UNIVAC, IBM, HONEYWELL . . . entered the picture enabling offi cials to provide daily results to an eager press. By 1961 rules were tightened to prevent racers from hanging spectacularly out of the aircraft doors onto the struts as the planes rolled up to the time clocks. A record number of entries, 101, taxed facilities and personnel, and was accompanied by rising costs of operation. A major decision had to be reached by the Board of Directors as to method of limiting entries. The simple solution of placing a ceiling was highly im practical since as many as 25 enter on the last allowable entry date, having spent months in developing a sponsor ship. Capacity to handle large numbers at the clocks and for overnight also contributed to the decision to upgrade the requirements for entry, instead . . . until 1971. Many organizations, the Ninety-Nines among them, were be ginning to seek “voluntary upgrading” by pilots in view of faster aircraft and more complex radio and traffic procedures. Repercussions were volatile. However, more than a sole objective, that of cutting entries down the next year, was accomplished as pilots sought ad vanced instruction with fervor. Entrance in the Powder Puff Derby became a recommendation of competence in itself. Mr. Najeeb Halaby, then FAA Administrator, wrote “You are to be applauded for your careful man agement and sensible rules of your previous races, but your new rule this year that pilots must hold commercial certificates, or private certificates with instructor and/ or instrument ratings is a real safety advance. You are wise to let your beginner pilots, with private tickets, serve as co-pilots and build time and experience.” The Powder Puff Derby had grown up. While some women race almost yearly . . . some as 40 many as 14 times ... for the challenge, th