Greater St. Louis Ninety-Nines Newsletter

June 2012

June Ninety Nines Activity
11 am on Saturday, June 16, at the GSL Air & Space Museum on the West Ramp at St. Louis Downtown Airport.

We will be putting together two exhibits to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the disappearance of Amelia Earhart on 2 July 1937. One exhibit will be in the Museum and the other will be in the main terminal. The exhibits will remain in their locations for approximately one year.

We have received on loan many wonderful artifacts for these exhibits

1. June Tonsing is painting two pictures of Amelia Earhart at the wing of her Electra. One painting will hang in the Museum and the other in the main terminal building.
2. Libby Yunger has prepared a 6’ x 4’ school map with the routes, stops, and departure dates from each stop.
3. Jean Murry has lent a silver coin that was made for the Ninety Nines to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Amelia Earhart’s disappearance
4. Patrice Billings and Brenda Fraser have lent a framed poster of Amelia Earhart’s last flight that was presented to Patrice by the Syracuse NY Zonta, several books including a first edition copy of Last Flight and a recent reprint of The Fun of It by Amelia Earhart, several posters, an Amelia Earhart doll, and several other Amelia-related items.

If anyone has any other artifacts they would like to lend the Ninety Nines for this exhibit please contact Jean Murry at 314-469-3541 or Libby Yunger at girlpilot@sbcglobal.net or alternatively just bring them with you on Saturday.

Since our activity is on the same day as the GSL Air & Space Museum and EAA 64 Open House, hamburgers and perhaps other goodies will be available for lunch at the Museum, or bring a lunch to eat on-site. Information about the Open House is at the following sites: http://airandspacemuseum.org/news/?p=486 http://aeroexperience.blogspot.com/2012/05/eaa-64-and-greater-st-louis-air-space.html

There is good signage to the airport from Illinois Rte 3 or from Exit 15 (Mousette Lane) on I-255. The museum is on the south end of the West Ramp. If you’re coming from Rte 3 follow the airport signs. They will lead you onto Curtiss-Steinberg Dr. Turn right at the 4-way stop sign just past the railroad overpass. If you’re coming from I-255 go straight at the 4-way stop sign at Curtiss-Steinberg Drive. Follow this road around - on your left you will pass several airport businesses, the Parks College hangar, and Ideal Aviation. Turn left at Vector Dr. (the first cross street) and left again into the parking lot by the two historic brick hangars. The GSLASM is in Hangar 2 (the one with the Jetstar parked out front).

Chapter News:
Former Ninety Nine Margaret Barth has invited our Chapter to visit the Space Museum in Bonne Terre, MO. My thought was that we could meet locally at 9 am to travel to Bonne Terre as a group – perhaps rent a van or drive together in one or two cars. After visiting the Museum we could have lunch together in Bonne Terre or stop in Kimmswick at the Blue Owl for a late lunch on the way back. Please let Libby Yunger (girlpilot@sbcglobal.net) or Jean Murry (314-469-3541) know if you would be interested in going to the Space Museum and if you would be willing to drive. If there is enough interest we would plan this day trip for our normal August meeting day, Saturday, August 18.

Ninety Nines News:
The 2012 International Conference of the Ninety Nines will be held 11-15 July in Providence RI. The keynote speaker will be Lt. Col. Graham Guschol, one of the two helicopter rescue pilots who ditched at sea during the “perfect storm” or 1991. If you are planning to attend, you can register on-line at http://womenpilotsnewengland.org/conference/registration

The Ninety-Nines have a much-improved merchandise site on-line that is being maintained by Dorothy Norkus, Av8trxx@aol.com. The site can be accessed through the members section or at https://docs.google.com/View?id=dcjx2h3g_8sv44dpgd

Member News:
Amy Laws has moved to an assisted living facility Arizona to be close to her daughter. Her new address is 211 E. Bradshaw Dr., Prescott, AZ 86303.

Libby Yunger is not only a Ninety Nine and a STL Zoo docent, but also a Friend of the STL Symphony. The attached article appeared in the Spring Friends of the Symphony Donor Newsletter.

Aviation News:
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.
http://stlaviationcalendar.com/default.aspx . There is also a calendar of events on the Spirit Pilot Shop web site that is good if you’re looking for a fly-in FAA seminar: http://www.spiritpilotshop.com/Home.php