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Chairman: Susan Begg Vice-Chairman: Sharron Lutman Treasurer: Nicole Harris Secretary: Kathy Fox Membership Chair: Jane Tilley
Our Photo Album
April 18th (EOC) - Theory of Flight Seminar being given in Ottawa, Ontario at the Rockcliffe Flying Club. April 26 (EOC) - Lorna/Felicity DVD - National Aviation Museum presentation May 2nd - East Canada Section meeting, to be held in Kitchener. Maple Leaf Chapter will host this gathering. May 15th - deadline for nominations for The Elsie MacGill Northern Lights Award! May 25 (EOC) - Aviation video night (Sharron) June 21-24 99s Gold Cup Air Rally - headed for St. Anthony, Newfoundland. July 22-26 - International Conference to be held in Chicago IL 2009 Events Sadly in mid-March Lorna deBlicquy died. Tributes from across Canada have been made by the aviation community. The Globe and Mail printed a wonderful article about Lorna's contributions to aviation. A successful Girl Guide aviation badge program was held in February at the National Aviation Museum! Other recent events included aviation education planning sessions (Theory of Flight, Aviation Badge), and a bowling night. 2008 Events In November, our Annual General Meeting was held at Maureen's new home. On Oct. 19th, we flew to Peterborough to join 99s from First Canadian Chapter and Maple Leaf Chapter for lunch. Oct. 17th flight to Kingston to visit Felicity: It was a beautiful day..... Felicity had hip surgery only 10 short days ago. So I planned a Chapter 'get well' visit to see her and wish her all the best, in person. (Oct.17/08) Susan,Mo and Sharron flew down to Kingston in Sharron's Cherokee 140, Carol and Rod flew their Grumman, to see Felicity and her daughter Sandra. Our Ottawa contingent arrived at 14:00 hrs. after a fabulous flight. (see photos above). Sandra had flown in from Calgary to be with Mom for the Operation and initial recovery. Felicity is doing very well and loved the card which we gave to her on behalf of the Eastern Ontario Chapter 99s.
The Oct 15th Wind Tunnel Tour went very well (see pictures above).
There was a good turn out of a dozen aviation enthusiasts
represented by the 99s, Copa Flight 8 and CWIA and local flying
clubs. We started in the area where maintenance, repairs are carried
out and new parts are fabricated to suit the large variety
of prototypes that need to be tested. Prototypes ranging from
aircraft, aircraft parts, cars, trucks, helicopters parts, tall
buildings (scale models), flags, boat keels to name a few. Costs on
larger prototypes are $1000's of dollars per hour.
The wind tunnel is a horizontal closed circuit atmospheric facility
with a large test section approx. 9m wide x 9m high x 75 ft long.
We then walked through the tunnel between huge fans where the wind
is forced through. The wind is generated by a DC motor that drives
an 8-bladed fan and puts out 300psi to power the fan blades. It is
powered by an air-cooled 6.7 MW (9000 hp) . Its speed may be varied.
The maximum wind speed is about 55 m/s (180 ft/s).
Background: NRC Institute for Aerospace Research:
Low Speed Wind Tunnel at Uplands. Bldg. U-70
This facility was originally designed and built to support aircraft
research and development. It has since become an exceptionally
versatile facility, with a wide range of applications, including
aerodynamic testing of full-scale surface vehicles, wind engineering
and energy research. In recent years, the institute has focused its
research on automotive aerodynamics, both passenger and heavy-duty
vehicles.
Sept. 30th - we gathered at the Ritz Canal to catch up on some hangar flying - stories of flying in the Gold Cup Air Rally, in Alaska, and more.. Congratulations to Nicole - she recently earned her commercial pilot licence! Susan, Maureen and Sharron won the June 2008 Gold Cup Air Rally! Well done! We look forward to hearing about it and seeing the pictures at an upcoming EOC gathering.
Several local 99s attended the E. Canada Section gathering in Montreal during the weekend of June 13-15. They also departed St-Hubert airport as part of the 2008 Gold Cup Air Rally. In May, local 99s gathering at an Italian restaurant in Ottawa to hangar fly and plan for summer flying and activities. On April 5th, 2008, about 25 Girl Guides (ages 9 to 11) learned lots about aviation - in fact, they learned enough to qualify for their Aviation Badges. Chief coordinator Kathy Fox delivered an informative one-hour presentation covering the Badge's essential material. Museum staff then gave the girls an one-hour tour of the Museum. The girls then heard personal stories about flying from private pilot Dorothy Berthelet and retired military pilot Dee Brasseur. Numerous other 99s attended, helping to welcome and marshall the girls. See our photo album for pictures. We plan to offer this Aviation Badge program regularly (annually or every 6 months). Prior to this event, several meetings have taken place to plan and prepare for first Aviation Badge event. Thanks, Kathy for organizing this aerospace educational event! 2007 Events In December, Carol and Rod welcomed us to their party room for our annual Christmas potluck and gift exchange! Thanks, Carol! We had a 99 visitor who is attending university here in Ottawa. Good food, company and conversation... what more could one want? On November 10th, we gathered at the Rockcliffe Flying Club for our annual business meeting. After enjoying pizza and chocolate chip cookies, we settled down to look at the past year's activities and finances, and to plan out the upcoming year. We had a good exchange of ideas for meetings and fundraising opportunities - more to follow. Thanks everyone for your suggestions and for taking on activities for the 2008 year. [See picture in our photo gallery, above] In September, Susan, Mo and Sharron organized and flew in the successful 2007 Gold Cup Air Rally, flying between Leamington, Ontario and Boulder Colorado. The terminus for this event was the 2007 International Convention of the 99s. The Canadian contingent made a vivid impression on the other conference attendees! Dorothy was elected as an International Trustee of the Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarship Fund. In August we "manned" a 99s booth at the National Aviation Museum as part of the 2007 Classic Air Rally displays. We offered part of our display area to the CWIA group, and got to share ideas, etc. with them. Susan flew to Oshkosh again this year. In July, Kathy Fox was awarded COPA's prestigious President's Award in Moncton. ]Kathy retired from her VP Operations role at Nav Canada at the end of June. She now works part-time at the CTSB. May 31st - the local CWIA and our Chapter enjoyed a BBQ together at Rockcliffe CYRO. In May, during the Wings Dinner, Kathy Fox was awarded the Rockcliffe Flying Club's President's Award for her numerous contributions. In April, Susan hosted a business meeting during which we enjoyed munchies, wine and a Patty Wagstaff video. We even took the opportunity to work on our question to regain current per TC rules. In February, we had a movie night at Susan's. In January, we gathered at Jane's new downtown condo to view the taping of Lorna's and Felicity's presentation. Sunday December 10th - Mo hosted our annual Christmas potluck and gift exchange. Amazingly almost everyone brought "hot" foods - yummy! We enjoyed lots of laughs and chats about flying. November 30th - Carol Thomas organized an informative tour of the NRC Flight Research Hangar. Nov. 23th - Sharron hosted our annual general meeting at her house. We enjoyed snacks and refreshments while reviewing the past year and planning for the upcoming year. Sunday, October 12th - Looking back at Precision Flying in Canada - presentation by Dee Brasseur, Kathy Fox and Dorothy Berthelet about their experiences in precision flying (including 3 World Championships). To be held at the Aviation Museum at 7 PM. All are welcome. June 3-4 We flew/drove to Saint John New Brunswick Section meeting, and enjoyed meeting other East Canada Section and New England Section members. September - Susan and Sharron flew in the 2006 Gold Cup Air Rally - in fact, they placed 2nd overall! Excellent! Summer - numerous flying trips by Chapter members. June - Susan, Mo and Dorothy attended the East Canada Section meeting in Saint John, NB, meeting fellow 99s from the Mid-Atlantic Section. One of the highlights featured a festive evening at a private lake, enjoying lobster and good companionship. May - we watched "Wanaka Air show", a spectacularly filmed video. Susan hosted the evening, and we spent time by the pool. April 4-10 - Sun 'n Fun in Lakeland Florida. Susan flew there. March 22nd - "Pilot retrospectives" evening - Lorna and Felicity shared their wealth of flying experiences at the Canada Aviation Museum, from 7 to 9 PM Thursday, January 26, 2006 - Get-together at Carolyn Stewart's to see aviation video titled '16 Right-The Romance of Flight'. It is 72 min. She says it is an interesting documentary (not a love story), awesome footage, historical aircraft, women pilots, very good...
Fly 99 Girls in '99 Project (A joint project between the Chapter and the National Aviation Museum) Everyone involved in this project was thrilled with its success. Want to view pictures/story? |
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