 
- Poker Runs,
- Fly-in Breakfasts,
- Summer BarBQs, Fall Flings,
- Annual Air Rally
- Catherine Dietrich - to G.B. to fly with EasyJet
- Julielynn Wong - see article in 99 News
- Julie-Anne Pelland - moved to Montreal
- Jenny Beatty - find her article on website
- Daphne Schiff - back from Africa
- Adele Fogle - ditto
- Margaret Travers - visit from Australia
- Laureen Nelson/Boutet M.C.
- Joy Parker Blackwood AEMSF
- Canadian Aviation Expo
- International Convention
- CBAA to name a few
- A new concept - see end of this article.
2004
- Sept. 12, 2004 London, Control Tower Tour
Annual General Meetings:
- Sept. 20, 2004 FCC
- Nov. 2004 Maple Leaf
- Nov. 3-7 2004 Fall Board of Directors meeting
2005
- June 10-12 East Canada/North Central Joint Section Meeting in
Ottawa
- June 12-15 Gold Cup Air Rally (start from Ottawa)
- June 18 Forest of Friendship
- Aug. 21-26 International Conference in New Zealand.
- Vi Milstead - Order of Canada
- Lauren Boehm - lucky winner
(1929-2004 75th anniversary)
- The general meeting went smoothly under the leadership of
President Jody McCarrell.
- Some bylaws required small changes in wording to keep up with
changing times.
- Seminar topics and speakers included: Flight Standards
Flying in New Zealand by Eileen Iandola Phila; Women in Pilot Jobs
by Dr. Judy Logue; Airspace & G.A. Pilots; Women take Flight, by
Linda Scully and Linda Kastner; Pro-99s by Jenny Betty.
- AE Scholarship Award Dinner - for many of us this is the event
of the conference, without a doubt an inspiring evening, to witness
the 13 new recipients of the famous AE Award and 3 Future Women
Pilots. The evening would never be complete without the parade
of past winners and hearing their testimonies. This year there
were no Canadian section or chapter applicants.
- [submit your application to Katherine Nazarian (First Canadian
Chapter)] Deadline January 5, 2005 for next year.
- Sandra Rutledge, a Canadian living in Calgary, won a
scholarship for a CFI class IV. She applied as part of the
Ambassador Chapter (internet) which is part of the South Central
Section.
- The AEMSF is now $ 1.1 million which was achieved over the
past 63 years of investing from individual 99s donations, one-time
scholarship donations, memorial donations, corporate donations
such as UPS, and 16 perpetual scholarships. Only the
interest from the fund is used for awarding scholarships.
The fund is a combination of stocks, bonds and CDs.
- Joy Parker Blackwood, Trustee.
- Awards Presentation by President Jody McCarrell:
- The Award of Merit to Belinda Bender
- The Award of Achievement to Ardyth Williams, and
- The President's Award to Rita Adams.
- Announcements: 2005 Conference will be held in
Christchurch, New Zealand ...Aug 21-26. Save up now. It
will be fantastic!
- Special events were organized, as always, for 49 1/2s.
- Casinos everywhere and Helicopter rides from Steel Pier (yes we
did!!)
First Canadian Chapter
- Poker Run Fund raiser of the year! Congratulations to all the
winners. 62 airplanes flew in the event and 988 poker hands were
sold. Natasha Gluhushkin won the first prize. As a
result of funds raised last year, Lauren Boehm of Ontario received a
scholarship to continue her goal of becoming a commercial pilot.
- 99s set up an exhibition at the Canadian Aviation Expo held at
Oshawa Airport June 18-20, 2004 inside Hangar # 1. 13
volunteers from FCC and Maple Leaf Chapter gave the 99s valuable
exposure for Future Women Pilots
Maple Leaf Chapter
- ..had a pool and Pot Luck lunch July 11th
- August 8th they flew to Goderich to tour Skyharbour aircraft
refinishing, then lunch at the Screaming Spitfire.
- Sunday, Sept. 12th. They will be touring London Airport
Control Tower.
Eastern Ontario Chapter
- Sept. 11th Fly in to Kingston
- Sept. 15-16th planning session for Spring Section meeting
- Nov. 17th AGM
- What are some 99 members doing behind the scenes to promote the
Ninety-Nines?
- Laureen Nelson and Jill Dermott were on this year's annual
conference committee for the CBAA (Canadian Business Aviation
Association). This event occurred in Toronto, June 21st to
23rd, 2004 at the Airport Marriott Hotel. Laureen and Jill
were responsible for organizing the final event which consisted of
"RED GREEN" as the speaker and a full course, sit down dinner,
sponsored by Bombardier, Falcon Jet & 3M.
- A large 99s poser was displayed at the event, plus chocolate
treats, embossed with our 99s logo, were placed at each place
setting. Laureen & Jill put together the table centre pieces
which featured a base composed of red & Green duct tape supporting a
windsock. Laureen acted as MC for the evening and had a fun
time doing it!
- The CBAA was incorporated in 1962 to represent the interests of
the operators of business aircraft. The official purpose of
the CBAA is to act as a collective voice, enhancing the
understanding and value of Business Aviation in Canada. Safety
is the first priority of the CBAA.
- The CBAA also represents the interest of business aircraft
operators on issues including: airport operations, air traffic
services and charges, customs and tax interpretations, aircraft
operations and maintenance, aircraft certification and importation,
to name a few.
See website
www.canadian99s.org for more chapter news.
Above, Maple Leaf Fly in - Brantford - July '04
Above, Joy Parker Blackwood (First Canadian Chapter), Trustee of
the Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarship Fund
Above, Winners Gold Cup Air Rally 2004 Molly and Sue Kime
99s from Canada, Brazil, India & New Zealand at the 2004
Convention in Atlantic City, N.J.
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by Daphne Schiff
Flying in Africa is an adventure of a different kind.
Whether you are delivering medicines, school supplies, dictionaries
or just on a safari. It's another world. Expect the
unexpected.
First, remember Africa is in the southern hemisphere so the
temperatures weather wise will be opposite to those you're
experiencing here. Over the Sahara, the contrast between day
and night is quite exaggerated. Sleeping bags are a must.
Next, you will likely fly VFR in South Africa so that the herds
of elephants, wilde beasties, impala or stately groups of giraffes
can be seen easily. When talking to ATC here, you will speak
in English. In North West Africa, the animals are long gone,
so you will fly VFR, but a little higher to avoid the sandstorms
which obscure visibility. Here the language will be French.
Position reports, since ATC control is quite disperse, must be
given very precisely. You start with your I.D., type and where
you are coming from and going to. Then you must give your
flight level, estimate to the next few IFR boundaries and ETA, fuel
on board, the crew, and again your I.D. All this, even after
you filed a flight plan or perhaps even received a weather briefing,
if you're lucky.
Note, at a few busy airports, for arrivals and departures, G.A.
traffic may be shouldered aside by ATC, if there is a conflict with
airline traffic. At tiny airports, such as those used by
safari lodges - no Unicom or adio transmission exists.
How about navigational aids? There aren't many. VORs
exist but may or may not be operating while NDBs are not online.
Travel over roads, which are mere muddied, ruts may take 10 hours by
land compared to two in the air. And so, nearly everyone
travels by air. Consequently, little grass or gravel strips
may be dotted over the landscape. Your map has a polka dot
appearance. These little runways may be tucked into vegetation
between hills or on the edge of rivers and be almost invisible.
Here is where at least one GPS per aircraft is essential.
Following the exact co-ordinates, you may indeed find the airport
you are looking for even when almost on final. Hopefully no
animals have adopted it; otherwise a go-around becomes "de rigueur".
It's a challenging but quite rewarding when you reach a small
village near your airport. Here, happy people greet you, and
though they don't ask, are delighted with whatever you brought them.
Your arrival is an occasion; they invariably celebrate with dancing
and music. It's a celebration for you too.
[Thank you, Daphne, for sharing the recent trip you and Adele
Fogle took to Africa.]
 (An exciting
new project)
We are going to
develop and print a 2004 East Canada Section Yearbook this year.
This will be done by you, for you, for posterity
to cherish on a coffee table, on a book shelf, in a library; anywhere
people are interested in women pilots of today, plus a little history
of the past.
The
Ninety-Nines Org. is 75 years old, a short time in the realm of the
age of our mother Earth. Canadian women have been members for over 50
years. Few history books have been written about women pilots.
Canadian women pilots have good stories to tell, let’s hear them. How
many times have you referred to an old high school book for memories
of the past? We can not expect to produce a yearbook every calendar
year, but we must start this year!
Please
WRITE YOUR OWN STORY in
“word” or “word perfect” (computer document) (200 – 250 words), an
autobiography relating to flying, i.e. include ratings, your most
memorable flight, best or worst experience, “what I learned about
flying from this experience”, your career, other than flying i.e.
homemaker or dentist and why you began to fly.
A
Yearbook would not be complete without a PHOTO
either recent or one you have that you particularly like. Please
include a good quality snapshot (4 x 6 can be used.)
Digital
photos should be taken at the camera’s highest resolution. Many
cameras take photos at a default of 72 dpi. This resolution may look
great on your computer but will be fuzzy in print. Manually set your
camera resolution to “FINE” or “BEST QUALITY” (check your manual for
specific settings) If you are scanning a photo, the setting should be
300 dpi and at the approximate size the photo will appear in the book.
Please
do not insert your photo into a text document, if you email, send the
photo as a separate attachment, or for regular mail, copy the photo
files onto a disk or CD. If possible send text document as an
attachment by email, if not possible send typed text to Margo.
Send
information to:
Margo McCutcheon,
Governor, ECS 99s,
c/o 202-33 Jackes
Ave., Toronto, Ont.
M4T 1E2
Email:
margo@mcyork.com
Ph: 416 962 8633
Fax: 416 962 7960
DEADLINE:
November 1, 2004
Please
encourage each other to participate. We want everyone to be recorded
in this All Canadian venture.
Development of 99s in Canada, with historical background will form
part of the year book including special events, such as Conventions.
If you
have skills or related interests helpful for this project such as
soliciting, advertising, doing layout etc Give Margo a call. We seek
all the help we can get.
We have
138 members of 99s in the East Canada Section and 61 in the West
Canada Section. Because there has been so much enthusiasm regarding
the yearbook in East Canada, we want West Canada to join us in making
this an All Canada type of yearbook. The exact title or name will be
decided at a later date. We want to have the book completed by May
2005.
To
avoid the Christmas rush please write your stories now, mail or
email them as an attachment to Margo.
Thank
you from the 99s yearbook committee, in advance,
MARGO
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