September 2011 - Newsletter

Greater St. Louis Ninety-Nines
Newsletter
September 2011

September meeting: 11:30 am Saturday, 18 September
This is our Chapter Birthday Party
Pot Luck at Jean Murry’s home
33 Oakland Hills Dr., Chesterfield MO 63017

Everyone bring a covered dish, salad, or dessert to share. If possible, please let Jean know what you plan to bring. Her phone number is 314-469-3541. Jean lives in the Four Seasons sub-division off Woods Mills Rd, just south of Olive. If you are coming north on Woods Mill turn left into the second Four Seasons entrance. Turn left at the first street (Oakland Hills), go past the golf course, and Jean’s house is the 4th house on the right hand side.

If you have any Ninety Nines logoed items that you have collected over the years and no longer need or use, bring them to the party on Saturday. We will be trading, selling or raffling these items. If we make any money, it will go to the Del Scharr Scholarship fund.

Chapter and Member News:
Sue Mathias wrote that Susan Van Matre spend the summer at the Jeppesen Academy in Colorado received her FAA Dispatcher Certificate. She also passed the FAA ATP written exam.
We want to welcome new member Vikki Cates to our Chapter. Vikki is stationed at Scott AFB. We would also like to welcome back Sarah Arnac. We were happy to see her at our September meeting. Former Chapter member Sabrina Zwego has left our area and is now a member of the Northeast Kansas Chapter.

I received an inquiry through the Ninety Nines International organization about painting a compass rose at Harrisburg-Raleigh Airport (KHSB) in south central Illinois. I wrote to the airport management stating what would be required in terms of surveying the proposed site of the compass rose and the purchase of paint for the project. I have also written to the Kentucky Blue Grass Chapter regarding their willingness to help in this project. I have not received a response from either. Would our Chapter like me to pursue this opportunity to paint another compass rose?

Ninety Nines News:
Experimental Aircraft can now be included in Chapter flying events! Effective August 16, The Ninety-Nines, Inc. is now covered for experimental aircraft in addition to factory built fixed-wing and helicopters. Coverage continues to exclude ultra-lights, military aircraft, hang gliders and aircraft with over 50 seats. Expanding our coverage should provide Chapters and Sections with better participation at their flying events. You must notify Headquarters of all flying events by completing an insurance request form and submitting a $125/day fee. Also updated, the $250 fee for a certificate of insurance at events involving children is no longer required. For a full explanation go to the Members Area on our website http://www.ninety-nines.org click on ‘Library’ and scroll down to ‘Insurance FAQs’.

Aviation Events:
There is an excellent, well-maintained web-based St. Louis Aviation calendar listing events scheduled in the Greater St. Louis area. This site also has links to the websites of the GSL Ninety Nines and other local aviation organizations. The site URL is http://stlaviationcalendar.com/default.aspx .

The EAA Ford Trimotor will be at Downtown Airport (KCPS) for rides from 9:30 am to 5:30 from Thursday through Sunday, 22-25 September. This event is sponsored by EAA Chapter 64 that is headquartered at Downtown Airport. Information can be found at https://sites.google.com/site/fordtrimotoreventstlouis/home

September 2011 - Meeting Minutes

Saturday September 17, 2011

Chapter Birthday Celebration and Meeting.

Our meeting followed a wonderful “Pot Luck luncheon” at the home of Jean Murry who provided us with a birthday cake to celebrate the birthday of our Greater St. Louis Chapter.

The meeting was called to order by Chairman, Jan Pocock at 1PM.

There were some concerns for Libby and Bob who were attending the air races and air show in Reno, Nevada.

TREASURER’S REPORT: Martha Norman reported she has collected dues for the coming year and also reported totals in our savings and checking accounts. Sue Mathias raised the question as to whether we might use some of this money on any projects or events coming up this year. Several ideas were discussed and Mary Kinnaw made the motion to investigate some of these ideas and decide later how best to make use of these funds. The motion was seconded by Vivian Waters and carried.

PROGRAM CHAIRMAN: Vice Chairman Jean Murry suggested that we alternate monthly meetings unless we have a good reason to meet during a particular month. She asked that we try skipping the October meeting and have our next meeting November 12 from 10AM to 4PM at Circle of Hope on Lindberg between Ladue and Olive. This will be a workshop to benefit heart and cancer research. Lunch will be served. The motion was made by Jean to have the November 12 date as our next meeting and this was seconded by Gussie Freese and passed.

Jean Murry reported the EAA of St. Louis is sponsoring The Golden Age of Aviation, September 23-25 at St. Louis Downtown Airport, Cahokia IL. They plan to have a real 1929 Ford Tri-Motor Airplane there and will offer 15 minute rides for $70. This aircraft is owned by the Experimental Aircraft Association in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. In addition the Greater St. Louis Air and Space Museum will have some activities. We will have some 99 volunteers along with Women With Wings also helping. There will also be a car show and a Tent Swing Dance under the Stars with a full “Kebab Dinner” and a cash bar. There will be a $10.00 donation for the Swing Dance and dinner.

Susan Van Matre has completed her dispatcher course in Colorado and inquired about possibly applying for our scholarship to complete her ATP cross country training. After some discussion everyone agreed we would be proud to consider her application along with others if she decides to do so.

CHRISTMAS PARTY: Jean reported they are considering several restaurants for the party and it will be announced later.

Since there was no further business, Jan asked for the motion to adjourn. Mary Kinnaw made the motion to adjourn and it was seconded by Susan Van Matre and passed.

The meeting adjourned at 1:45PM.


Respectfully Submitted,

Mary Kinnaw for Libby Yunger, Secretary

August 2011 - Newsletter

Greater St. Louis Ninety-Nines
Newsletter
August 2011
August meeting: 11 am Saturday, 13 August

Business meeting at the Wings of Hope Hangar at Spirit of St. Louis Airport with lunch to follow at a restaurant in the Chesterfield Valley (Red Lobster????)
Please bring your ideas for programs for the 2011-2012 year.

Chapter and Member News:
Our September meeting will be our annual Chapter Birthday Party on Saturday, 17 September at Jean Murry’s home. This is often a pot luck luncheon. If you have Ninety Nine logo-ed items like jewelry, clothing or bags that you no longer use or need, please bring them to the Party – we hope to auction, sell, or raffle the items to benefit the Del Scharr Memorial Scholarship Fund.

July was a busy month for the Ninety Nines. Delia Greer, Jean Murry, and Jan Pocock attended the Ninety Nines International Conference in Oklahoma City 14-16 July. They arrived on Thursday in time for the final tour of the renovated Ninety Nines headquarters and museum. Unfortunately, it turned out to be a whirlwind tour since the building closed 15 min after they arrived! The business meeting was mercifully brief with little controversy. The steak served at the banquet was excellent. There appeared to be fewer European members present than in previous years. OK City, like the rest of the Midwest, was hot, hot, hot! Jan toured the Cowboy Museum, bought a cowboy hat, then left it in the hotel lobby when they all returned home on Sunday. Fortunately the hat was still at the hotel Sunday evening, and they shipped it back to her. She promises to wear it to the August meeting.

On 28 July, there was a memorial service at the Masonic Cemetery in Nashville, IL for Mary Hagner Guthrie, WASP 44-4. Kate Garrison and Vivian Waters from the Greater St. Louis Ninety Nines, and Eve Cascella, LaVonne Deck, and Sarah Washington from the Women with Wings Chapter of the Women in Aviation attended the ceremony. Mary Guthrie died in 1981, but did not receive the military funeral, to which she was entitled, at her burial. Although only three or four family members and friends, a handful of local veterans and the five women pilots were in attendance, the ceremony was quite moving. There was an Air Force Honor Guard in attendance, complete with flag ceremony, rifle volleys, and taps played on a solitary bugle. Mary’s son Bruce Guthrie was presented the American flag. Kate Garrison read the poem Celestial Flight, that has become a tradition at WASP funerals. I have appended a page of photos from the ceremony to the newsletter. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkJzMEHgJc0 is a link to a very moving video featuring the poem Celestial Flight, and http://thesouthern.com/news/local/article_115aeb24-b998-11e0-b342-001cc4c002e0.html is a link to the newspaper article about the memorial service.

Anne Mongiovi and Libby Yunger attended EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh WI, but we missed seeing each other in all the hustle and bustle. At AirVenture the Women in Aviation were
celebrating 100 years of American women in aviation. Although other American women had flown prior to 1911, the first American woman to receive a pilot license was Harriet Quimby on 1 August 1911. Watch the interview with WAI head Peggy Chabrian at http://www.aopa.org/oshkosh/2011/news/110729womenventure-creates-sea-of-green.html?WT.mc_id=110805epilot&WT.mc_sect=gan

Patrice Mullins has returned to her maiden name, Patrice Billings. According to her web site (http://www.patricebillings.com/about.asp) she is currently working on a novel inspired by her work as a police officer, helicopter pilot and sniper/precision marksman. The best news of all is that she has returned to the Ninety Nines. Her e-mail address remains mooncopter@gmail.com and her phone number is 636-398-6705.

Ninety Nines News:
Jan Pocock has information about and an application blank for a new $1000 scholarship that is being offered annually by the Chicago Area Ninety Nines. The deadline for application this year is 1 September. Further information can be obtained directly from Jan Pocock at 636-394-5734 of you can write to her at 224 New Ballwin Rd, Ballwin, MO 63021. Jan does not have e-mail.

Job Opportunities:
Cathy Babis informed us that the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (that used to be the mapping agency) of the Dept. of Defense in St. Louis has an opening for a GEOINT Analyst (Aero Intel). This is a permanent position. Additional information can be found at http://jobview.usajobs.gov/getjob.aspx?JobID=101283525&aid=102267879-5811&WT.mc_n=125 . The application period runs from 1 August 2011 through 12 August 2011. Cathy works at the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency and may be able to give you further information. Her e-mail address is flyngrl@gmail.com

Aviation Events:
There is an excellent, well-maintained web-based St. Louis Aviation calendar listing events scheduled in the Greater St. Louis area. This site also has links to the websites of the GSL Ninety Nines and other local aviation organizations. The site URL is http://stlaviationcalendar.com/default.aspx .

Zeppelin rides on the Airship Ventures airship Eureka will be available at Downtown Airport (KCPS) from 9:30 am to 5:30 pm Tuesday through Saturday, 16-20 August. For additional information see http://www.airshipventures.com/about.

The EAA Ford Trimotor will be at Downtown Airport (KCPS) for rides from 9:30 am to 5:30 from Thursday through Sunday, 22-25 September. This event is sponsored by EAA Chapter 64 that is headquartered at Downtown Airport. Information can be found at https://sites.google.com/site/fordtrimotoreventstlouis/home

June 2011 - Newsletter

Greater St. Louis Ninety-Nines
Newsletter
June 2011

June meeting: Noon on Sunday, 19 June 2011 - lunch
1:30 (approximate) - meeting
Creve Coeur Airport

Creve Coeur airport has a barbecue every Sunday. The cost is $6 and includes the choice of one of two hot meats and a variety of hot and cold side dishes. The meeting will follow lunch.
If you are coming by auto, Creve Coeur Airport has become much easier to find. Take I-64 or
I-70 to I-270. If you’re coming from I-70 go south on I-270 and if you’re coming from I-64, go north on I-270. Go west on the Page Avenue Extension (M0-364). Exit at Maryland Hts. Expressway (second exit). Go right at the bottom of the ramp. Turn left at the second stoplight (the first light is River Valley Dr. the second light is Creve Coeur Mill Rd); the road ends in the airport.

Chapter News:
Fifteen members and guests attended the Installation Luncheon. The room as a little cozy, but that made for easy conversation during lunch. The food at Cardwell’s was excellent. Perhaps we’ll go there again sometime – hint, hint!

At the Installation luncheon, Ruth Bohnert asked when we were going to do another compass rose. I had previously talked with some of the Directors of the GSL Air & Space Museum about putting a rose on the ramp by the Museum. Since the airport would need to do prep work such as surveying the site and, if possible, purchasing the paint the project would need to be authorized by Bob McDaniel, the airport director, prior to making any plans. This summer we will also need to wash and polish Nikki Calpan’s Meyers OTW that the Museum owns. However, these projects will need to be placed on hold until we know more about the integrity of Hangar 2 that houses the Museum. Two weeks ago, the parapet on the SW corner of Hangar 2 fell and a large crack developed in the adjacent wall. The architects have said that the building can continue to be occupied but people should stay out of the building during heavy rain or high winds. A determination of the fate of the building should be forthcoming in the next few months.

Ninety Nines News:
The Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum is having a drawing on 16 July 2011 for two (2) nights lodging for two (2) people at the historic Glick Mansion (Tuck U Inn B&B) in Atchison KS. For more information about the B&B see www.glickmansion.com. Tickets for the drawing are $5 each or 6 for $25 and are available from Nelda Lee. Checks should be made payable to AEBM. If you would like to purchase raffle tickets, Nelda’s address is 418 Mayfair Drive, Ballwin, MO 63011.

14-16 July 2011 are the dates for this year’s Ninety Nines International Annual Meeting and Conference in Oklahoma City. The registration form is now available online. Go to https://tpires.com/99s/index.htm to register. More information is available in the Jan/Feb/Mar issue of the 99 News. Delia Greer, Jean Murry, and Jan Pocock will be representing our Chapter at the convention.

Member News:
Nelda Lee invites us to attend one of the U City Summer Band concerts that will be held on Tuesday evenings beginning at 6:30 pm by The Market Pub on Delmar Ave in the U City Loop between Kingsland Ave. and Leland Ave. The concert selections are:

June 14 - Another Op'nin..........That's Entertainment, Canterbury Chorale, Overture for Winds, Twentiana, Marching Along Waterman, Air for Band, Prelude for Band, Music Man

June 21 - Featuring the Woodwinds............Tocatarantella, Persuasions, Trestle Bend, Clarinet Candy, Delmar Garden March, Saxophonia, The Girl with the Flaxon Hair, Flight of the Flutes, Big Band Signatures

June 28 - Anniversary of the Civil War............An American Fanfare, American Civil War Fantasy, Americans We, Kentucky 1800, Washington Grays March, Celebration of Spirituals, With Malice Towards None, Armed Forces Salute, Stars & Stripes (I may be out of town and miss this one but please go if this time works for you.)

July 12 - Trombone and the Low Brass Section.........Them Basses, Tuba Tiger Rag, Rhosymedre, Travelogue, Holiday for Trombones, Postcard from the Heartlands, Deep Purple, Lassus Trombones, Z's Blues

July 19 - Featuring Percussion & French Horns..........Klaxon March, Lustspiel Overture, Serenade for a Picket Fence, The People, Flying, Sandpaper Ballet, The 4 Horsemen, Sing Sing Sing, Broadway's Classic

July 26 - Lorenzo Trujillo and the Trumpet Section...........Semper Fidelis, Nottingham Celebration, Jazz A Ma Tazz, Virgin De La Macarena, Buglers Holiday, Eagle Squadron March, Trumpeters Lullaby, Napoli, Z's Blues

Aviation Events:
St. Charles Flying Service is hosting it’s annual Open House and Airport Day on Saturday, 18 June from 10 am to 4 pm at Hangar 6 on the North Ramp at St. Charles County Airport aka Smartt Field (KSET). They will have a pot luck barbecue, spot landing and bomb drop competitions. The CAF will sell tickets for a noon flight around the area in the B-25. Jim Tecu will be there selling and signing copies of his new book (historical fiction), Voices of the Wright Brothers. There will be fly-in fuel discounts and fuel and airplane rental discounts for pilots taking part in the competitions. For information on Airport Day 2011, please contact SCFS at 636-946-6066, dave@stcharlesflyingservice.com or at the SCFS web site http://www.stcharlesflyingservice.com . Competition registration begins at 10am. For competition pre-registration, please contact Nick Loftus at nick-loftus@hotmail.com.

May 2011 - Newsletter

Greater St. Louis Ninety-Nines

Newsletter

May 2011

Installation Luncheon: 11:30 am on Saturday, 21 May 2011
Cardwell’s Restaurant at Plaza Frontenac

Plaza Frontenac is on the southwest corner of Clayton Rd and Lindbergh Blvd. If you are coming from I-64, get off at the Lindbergh Blvd exit and turn south. The restaurant’s address is 94 Frontenac Plaza. Let Susan Van Matre know as soon as possible if you plan to attend. Her contact information is 618-604-0001 or slvanmatre@gmail.com .

Chapter News:
April 16 turned out to be a very cold, blustery day – not good for washing an airplane. However those of us who attended got to meet one of our newer members, Nina Rossini. Nina is a professional chef from Springfield, IL where she has run the kitchen of the Governor’s Mansion for the past 4-5 governors. She is also very active in the Springfield Civil Air Patrol. Those of us who were not scared off by the weather revamped the Women in Aviatrion exhibit at the museum. We will reschedule the airplane wash for a warmer, sunnier Saturday.

We received the following note from Nelda Lee: Regretfully I will miss the luncheon as I will be in Alabama at the farm. I have not been since mid April and the Tuscaloosa tornado came near and has left us some clean up work. My brother and sister will be there also so we will clean up downed trees and check for damage. Tuscaloosa is 40 miles from the farm and many of my relatives lost their homes or had significant damage. Tuscaloosa is where I was taken in 2007 when I had the heart attack.....my mom was in Tuscaloosa when she died....we buy our cars there.....our doctors are there.............it is our town so we hope to help with recovery when we go down. I look forward to seeing you all another time. Have a good installation. Tell everyone hi for me.

Ninety Nines News:
The Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum is having a drawing on 16 July 2011 for two (2) nights lodging for two (2) people at the historic Glick Mansion (Tuck U Inn B&B) in Atchison KS. For more information about the B&B see www.glickmansion.com. Tickets for the drawing are $5 each or 6 for $25. Checks should be made payable to AEBM. If you would like to purchase tickets please contact Nelda Lee at 636-391-6882 or nelda.k.lee@boeing.com Nelda’s mailing address is 418 Mayfair Drive, Ballwin, MO 63011.

14-16 July 2011 are the dates for this year’s Ninety Nines International Annual Meeting and Conference in Oklahoma City. The registration form is now available online. Go to https://tpires.com/99s/index.htm to register. More information is available in the Jan/Feb/Mar issue of the 99 News. The early bird registration period ends on April 1. Until then the registration cost for all events is $299. Lodging at the Oklahoma City Marriott costs $130/night for a standard double room. Delia Greer, Jean Murry, and Jan Pocock will be representing our Chapter. Look at the International Officer candidates and proposed by-laws changes in the March 99 News and let Delia, Jean or Jan know how you would like them to vote!

April 2011 - Newsletter

Greater St. Louis Ninety-Nines
Newsletter
April 2011
April meeting: Saturday, 16 April 2011
Noon: Meet at the Greater St. Louis Air & Space Museum
Hangar 2, St. Louis Downtown Airport (KCPS)

Dinner at Olivers afterward for anyone interested

We will be washing Nikki Caplan’s Meyers OTW bi-plane that is on exhibit at the Museum. It is dope on fabric so we will not need to wax or polish it, but it is really very dirty and greatly in need of a bath. Everyone who comes, please wear old clothes and bring a couple of buckets, sponges and rags – bug sponges and brushes would probably also be helpful. It is supposed to be cool (high around 50) and there is concern about getting water into the wings and fuselage so we will probably just wash and rinse the plane by hand inside the hangar. The museum does have a long hose we can use if we can get the doors open to move the airplane outside. I will buy Woolite (that’s what the Museum people recommended that we use) and Bob will bring Turtle Wax to clean and wax the metal parts. Husbands, children, friends, neighbors, etc are welcome to join us.

Chapter News:
The exhibit at the World Trade Center in Clayton in which Vivian Waters was to have her photographs displayed has been cancelled. However her pieces are still on exhibit in a gallery show at the Poor Souls Gallery, 2701 14th St. in Old North St. Louis from 11 March to 26 May (http://www.meetup.com/Poor-Souls-Society/), and she will have a “one gal show” at the Third Degree Glass Factory, 5200 Delmar Blvd., from 14 April to 17 May. Vivian has invited us all to attend the Third Friday Open House at the Third Degree Glass Factory on Friday, 15 April at 6 pm. It will be a free evening of entertainment featuring fire, hot glass, great art, and cool music. It sounds like it will be well worth the effort to get out to U City for the evening.
(http://www.thirddegreeglassfactory.com/Gallery/tabid/59/Default.aspx)

Sherry LeMaster and her husband are relocating to Lexington, KY in April where she can be closer to her parents. She and her husband both have jobs as Financial Advisors there. We will miss you, Sherry, but good luck to both of you!

Sue Mathias will miss the airplane wash on Saturday. She is going to Hannibal with her book club. “Gonna stay in a haunted mansion, visit a cemetery under the Full Moon, dine at Lulubelle's on the Mississippi – wearing purple boas and lush red wax lips - to blend in with the history.” Now, doesn’t that sound like great fun!

Ninety Nines News:
The Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum is having a drawing on 16 July 2011 for two (2) nights lodging for two (2) people at the historic Glick Mansion (Tuck U Inn B&B) in Atchison KS. For more information about the B&B see www.glickmansion.com. Tickets for the drawing are $5 each or 6 for $25. Checks should be made payable to AEBM. If you would like to purchase tickets please contact Nelda Lee at 636-391-6882 or nelda.k.lee@boeing.com Nelda’s mailing address is 418 Mayfair Drive, Ballwin, MO 63011.

14-16 July 2011 are the dates for this year’s Ninety Nines International Annual Meeting and Conference in Oklahoma City. The registration form is now available online. Go to https://tpires.com/99s/index.htm to register. More information is available in the Jan/Feb/Mar issue of the 99 News. The early bird registration period ends on April 1. Until then the registration cost for all events is $299. Lodging at the Oklahoma City Marriott costs $130/night for a standard double room. Delia Greer, Jean Murry, and Jan Pocock will be representing our Chapter. Look at the International Officer candidates in the most recent 99 News and let Delia, Jean or Jan know how you would like them to vote!

St. Louis Aviation Calendar
There is an excellent, well-maintained web-based St. Louis Aviation calendar listing events scheduled in the Greater St. Louis area. This site also has links to the websites of the GSL Ninety Nines and other local aviation organizations. The site URL is http://stlaviationcalendar.com/default.aspx .

March 2011 - Newsletter

Greater St. Louis Ninety-Nines
Newsletter
March 2011

March meeting: Saturday, 19 March 2011
11 am – Lunch at Red Lobster Restaurant in the Chesterfield Valley (exit I-64 at Boone’s Crossing)
12:30 pm – Meeting at the Wings of Hope Hangar

Please bring photographs and scrapbooks of chapter activities to share at the meeting.

NOTE that the GIRL SCOUT AVIATION PROGRAM previously scheduled for March has been CANCELLED. As of the end of February only four Girl Scouts has registered for this program.

Future Events:
Our April meeting will be held at the St. Louis Air & Space Museum in hangar 2 at St. Louis Downtown Airport on Saturday, 16 April. We will plan to meet at the Museum at 11 am. Several projects have been discussed on which our group could work, from developing an exhibit for the Museum highlighting the achievements or local women in aviation, to cleaning and polishing Nikki Caplan’s 1941 Meyers OTW biplane.

14-16 July 2011 are the dates for this year’s Ninety Nines International Annual Meeting and Conference in Oklahoma City. The registration form is now available online. Go to https://tpires.com/99s/index.htm to register. More information is available in the Jan/Feb/Mar issue of the 99 News. The early bird registration period ends on April 1. Until then the registration cost for all events is $299. Lodging at the Oklahoma City Marriott costs $130/night for a standard double room.

Chapter News:
Congratulations Nelda! This Newsletter includes the Boeing News Now story about Nelda Lee receiving the 2010 Katherine and Marjorie Stinson Trophy at the Women In Aviation Conference in Reno last month. We also have pictures of Nelda performing with the WAI jazz band. Way to go, Nelda!

Vivian Waters is having another very busy Spring. Her photographs will be at several Art St. Louis off-site displays and at two gallery shows. She will have pieces at the St. Lois Development Corp, 1015 Locust St., 12th Floor, from 11 February until 8 April, at Fleishman-Hillard, 200 N. Broadway, from 15 April to 10 June, and at the World Trade Center, 121 S. Meramec Ave., Suite 1111, from 24 June to 19 August. See http://www.artstlouis.org/offsiteartists.html for more information. The Gallery shows are at the Poor Souls Gallery, 2701 14th St. in Old North St. Louis (http://www.meetup.com/Poor-Souls-Society/) from 11 March to 26 May and at the Third Degree Glass Factory, 5200 Delmar Blvd., from 14 April to 17 May (http://www.thirddegreeglassfactory.com/Gallery/tabid/59/Default.aspx)

Ninety Nines News:
The Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum is having a drawing on 16 July 2011 for two (2) nights lodging for two (2) people at the historic Glick Mansion (Tuck U Inn B&B) in Atchison KS. For more information about the B&B see http://www.glickmansion.com/. Tickets for the drawing are $5 each or 6 for $25. Checks should be made payable to AEBM. If you would like to purchase tickets please contact Nelda Lee at 636-391-6882 or nelda.k.lee@boeing.com Nelda’s mailing address is 418 Mayfair Drive, Ballwin, MO 63011.

St. Louis Aviation Calendar
There is an excellent, well-maintained web-based St. Louis Aviation calendar listing events scheduled in the Greater St. Louis area. This site also has links to the websites of the GSL Ninety Nines and other local aviation organizations. The site URL is http://stlaviationcalendar.com/default.aspx.

WAI Jazz Band


Nelda Lee and the Stinson Trophy

February 2011 - Newsletter

Greater St. Louis Ninety-Nines
Newsletter
February 2011

February meeting: Pot Luck Luncheon and planning session for the March Girl Scout Aviation Event
noon-2 pm Saturday, 12 February 2011
Wings of Hope Hangar at Spirit of St. Louis Airport
(KSUS)

Please bring your favorite wintertime goodies for everyone to share at our pot luck luncheon. Following lunch, we will plan the aviation event for the Girl Scouts that is scheduled for the morning of Saturday, 19 March, at the Wings of Hope hangar. The event would begin with a brief welcome and outline of the morning’s events, after which the girls would break up into 3-4 smaller groups and rotate through 3-4 learning stations. Some suggested stations include:

• Investigation of the cockpit and flight surfaces of an actual aircraft – discuss flight instruments and how the flight controls change the configuration of the aircraft to allow it to ascend, descend, and turn.
• Flying the flight simulators
• Walkie talkies for radio communications
• Navigation – sectional charts
• MATS and the role of a flight nurse
• Careers in aviation
• Tour of the control tower

Please bring your ideas and what you would like to do at the event. If you will be unable to attend the meeting on Saturday but wish to help at the event, please contact me at girlpilot@sbcglobal.net or 314-725-0428.

Note that when I originally committed our Chapter to sponsor this event for the Girl Scouts I was told to expect an enrollment of 20-40 girls. However, as of last week, no Scouts had registered. This may be due to poor communication by the Girl Scout Council. When I polled our members over the weekend, most of the responses I received indicated a desire to move forward with planning the Girl Scout aviation event as originally scheduled in March. I will send additional syllabus information to the Girl Scout Council following our meeting on Saturday and ask that it be distributed to the troop leaders. Further I have told the Council that if fewer than 12 girls are registered by 26 February, we will cancel the event.

Chapter News:
Web Master Needed: The Chapter needs a volunteer to oversee our web site. This post requires no more than 1-2 hrs per month. You would be responsible for adding announcements, minutes and newsletters to the web site and deleting old information from the site. Please contact Jean Murry or Susan Van Matre if you are interested in helping out the Chapter.

Congratulations Nelda! The National Aeronautics Association announced that Chapter member Nelda Lee has been selected to receive the Katherine and Marjorie Stinson Award for her outstanding contributions to aviation as a role model and pioneer female aerospace test engineer. I have attached a revised announcement of the award that summarizes Nelda’s many activities and achievements in aviation. Nelda will be presented the Stinson Trophy at the International Women in Aviation Conference in Reno, NV on 26 February. Please join me in congratulating Nelda on this well-deserved honor.

Ninety Nines News:
The Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum is having a drawing on 16 July 2011 for two (2) nights lodging for two (2) people at the historic Glick Mansion (Tuck U Inn B&B) in Atchison KS. For more information about the B&B see http://www.glickmansion.com/. Tickets for the drawing are $5 each or 6 for $25. Checks should be made payable to AEBM. If you would like to purchase tickets please contact Nelda Lee at 636-391-6882 or nelda.k.lee@boeing.com Nelda’s mailing address is 418 Mayfair Drive, Ballwin, MO 63011.

14-16 July 2011 are the dates for this year’s Ninety Nines International Annual Meeting and Conference in Oklahoma City. The registration form is now available online. Go to https://tpires.com/99s/index.htm to register. More information is available in the Jan/Feb/Mar issue of the 99 News. The early bird registration period ends on April 1. Until then the registration cost for all events is $299. Lodging at the Oklahoma City Marriott costs $130/night for a standard double room.

St. Louis Aviation Calendar
There is an excellent, well-maintained web-based St. Louis Aviation calendar listing events scheduled in the Greater St. Louis area. This site also has links to the websites of the GSL Ninety Nines and other local aviation organizations. The site URL is http://stlaviationcalendar.com/default.aspx .

Janurary 2011 - Newsletter

Greater St. Louis Ninety-Nines

Newsletter

January 2011

December meeting: Midwest Aviation Conference and Trade Show (MACTS)
9 am-2 pm
Saturday, 15 January 2011
Approximately 2 pm – Chapter meeting

Maryland Heights Centre
2344 McKelvey Rd
Maryland Hts., MO 63043

The MACTS combines the Super Safety Seminar and the Flight Instructor Revalidation Clinic and is sponsored jointly by the FAA and the Greater St. Louis Flight Instructors Association. This year we will have an informational table and will be raffling goodie basket(s) as a fund raiser. There are programs for the general aviation community on both Saturday, 15 January and Sunday, 16 January. However, we will only be manning our table on Saturday.

Speaker Schedule for the Saturday Super Safety Seminar:
0900 a.m. - Aircraft Operational Limitations - Jeff Edwards CFI, DPE, President AvSafe
1000 a.m. - Safety Trends in General Aviation - FAA/DPE Panel Representative from St. Louis FSDO and local DPE's
1100 a.m. - State of the Industry – Rod Hightower, President of the Experimental Aircraft Association0
100 p.m. - Risk Management / Risk Intervention Strategies - Erik Lindberg, pilot and grandson of Charles LindbergFor additional information see http://www.faasafety.gov/SPANS/event_details.aspx?eid=36044
This site also provides a map to the Maryland Heights Centre.

Chapter News:

Web Master Needed: The Chapter needs a volunteer to oversee our web site. This position requires no more than 1-2 hrs per month. You would be responsible for adding announcements, minutes and newsletters to the web site and deleting old information from the site. Please contact Jean Murry or Susan Van Matre if you are interested in helping out the Chapter.

New Address for Vivian Waters: Vivian’s new address is 4908 Greenberg Dr., St Peters, MO 63304. Her cell phone number stays the same: 314 603 5612.

Future Chapter Events:

February Hangar Party and Planning for the Girl Scout Event: Our February meeting will be a pot luck hangar party with a purpose at the Wings of Hope hangar at Spirit of St. Louis Airport from noon to 2 pm. The purpose of the hangar party will be to plan our Girl Scout event in March. Please plan to attend and bring your friends who are interested in helping us in March.

Girl Scout Event: Our chapter will be hosting a program for the Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri on Saturday, 19 March from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm at Wings of Hope. There will between 20-40 girls in grades 6-12 (ages 11-18). Please reserve this date for the Girl Scout program, since we will need everyone’s commitment to do this properly.

Other Aviation:-Related Events:
Sunday, 9 January 2011: Patrice Mullins will be the featured speaker at 11 am at the University of Missouri Extension Center, 260 Brown Rd., St. Peters, MO 63376. Her topic is “Begin with the Destination in Mind”, which is featured in her recently published book The Seven Points of Impact. A flyer with ordering information for the book is included with this Newsletter.

Saturday, 15 January 2011: Zonta Amelia Earhart Luncheon at 11 am at the Doubletree Hotel, 16625 Swingley Ridge Rd. in Chesterfield. The cost is $28. Patrice Mullins will be one of the speakers at this event and selections from Wings of Their Own, a documentary of women in aviation from Kitty Hawk to Cape Canaveral, will be shown. A flyer for this event is also attached to this Newsletter.

St. Louis Aviation Calendar
There is an excellent, well-maintained web-based St. Louis Aviation calendar listing events scheduled in the Greater St. Louis area. This site also has links to the websites of the GSL Ninety Nines and other local aviation organizations. The site URL is http://stlaviationcalendar.com/default.aspx .