Upcoming Dates for 2011    See below for a history of past year's events

February 27, 2011  Katana Cafe   2011 Planning Meeting 12 p.m.

 

March 5, 2011  10 am  UWO  cwiayy@hotmail.com   rsvp.  Wind tunnel tour

 

March 31, 2011  STA Aviation Club Diamond Aircraft tour

 

April 13, 2011 STA Aviation Club  Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum

 

April 23, 2011 Hanover Rustremover fly or drive in.    99s will have a display and you will receive a currency certificate for your logbook if you attend the seminar

 

April 30, 2011 STA Aviation Club  Aviation Expo Hamilton

 

May 13-14th:  East Canada Section Meeting at Delta Chelsea, Toronto. 

 

May 31  STA Aviation Club   Bombardier Canadian Air and Space Museum, Toronto

 

June 4th, 2011  Day Air Rally (we will make another attempt at holding this twice delayed event as planned by Anna and Lucy in 2010)   Jessica will get in touch with Anna to see if she is available to organize and if so, a call for volunteers will go out.

 

June 18-19th AIRSHOW  Hamilton Airport  CYHM

 

June 25-28  AIRSHOW  Great Lakes International Airshow   St. Thomas Airport

 

September 2011:   Janet has heard back from the producer of “The Rick Mercer Report” on CBC.   They are looking for events for their new season which begins in September and are interested in covering a fly-in event with the 99s to Pelee Island with a “Flour Bombing” contest.   Janet has a letter from Pelee Town Council approving the municipal airport for a tentative event and has spoken with FCC chairperson (Akky) and EOC chairperson (Susan) who both indicated they would consider a joint event.   Susan has participated in flour bombings and is willing to help organize.  We could also “christen” the compass rose and mark the deviation which is the finishing touch.   Nothing is definite but it was enthusiastically agreed to pursue this for an event in September 2011

 

November 5, 2011 Annual General Meeting

 

December 2011  Annual Christmas Brunch

 

Other dates for 99 events

 

Mar 26th - Flight Safety Seminar "Spring Pilot Refresher" - 10AM-12PM -

Brantford Airport Flying Club (downstairs)

http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/ontario/air-civil-aviation-seminars-seminars-1526.htm

 

Mar 29 - Apr 3 SUN ‘N FUN International Fly-in and EXPO at Lakeland Linder

Regional Airport, 4175 Medulla Road, Lakeland, Florida, 3811 1-

863-644-2431 www.sun-n-fun.org/FlyIn.asp

 

Apr 20th - Flight Safety Seminar ”Spring Splashdown” Chris Bullerdick, 7-

9:30PM, 4900 Yonge St, 3rd floor, free with ID.

 

Apr 23rd - COPA Annual Hanover Rust Remover, Saugeen Municipal Airport

(CPN4)

 

May 13 - 15th - East Canada Section Meeting - hosted by FCC at Delta Chelsea

Hotel in Toronto, Fri eve reception, Sat morning breakfast and

AGM, Sat afternoon activities, Sat eve dinner at Adega Restaurant,

hotel rooms are reserved. Akky Mansikka 416-488-5664

or email akkymansikka@hotmail.com.

 

May 20th - Flight Safety Seminar “Decisions, Decisions”, 7-9:30PM, Cdn

War Plane Museum, Mt. Hope Airport, Hamilton, free with ID.

 

May 26th - Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame Induction Dinner, Hamilton. MC

Jacquie Perrin! Needed: Five volunteers to staff the ticket desk

- Suzanne Wiltshire 519-758-5672 s.wiltshire@rogers.com

 

May 29th - FCC Poker Run, terminus Collingwood. details to follow.

 

July 13 -17th - 99s International Conference, Oklahoma City

 

Jul 25 - 31st- EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, Wittman Regional Airport (OSH), Oshkosh,

Wisconsin www.AirVenture.com

 

Sept 9 - 11th- Gold Cup Air Rally, Michigan - watch for more details

 

Maple Leaf Chapter Inc.

Ninety-Nines Women’s Pilot Organization

Planning Meeting Minutes   February 27, 2011

CYXU London International Airport  Katana Café

 

Meeting called to order at 12:10 P.M.

 

Present:

Karin Williamson

Anne-Marie Lapointe

Janet Chesterfield

Jessica Buscher Mahon

Marina Droogers

 

Jessica opened with greetings to all attendees and welcomed new member, Marina Droogers.

Marina is a commercial floatplane pilot and flies to lodges in Northern Ontario from May-November.  She trained in Tillsonburg and looks forward to advancing her ratings.

 

Minutes of Previous Meeting Nov. 13, 2010, Diamond Centre, London    AGM Minutes were reviewed for any outstanding issues.

 

Old Business Arising from Minutes:

 

Treasurer’s Report:    Karin asked if the financial statements had been revised in a format that is required for tax filing.   Jessica will follow up with Lucy Hinton, Treasurer, to get copies of the revised statements and to ensure the income tax return has been filed on time.

 

Nametags:  Jessica has made contact with Eva to get the archives to review any information regarding past orders for nametags.   At least four tags need to be ordered, possibly more. 

 

Recruitment brochures are available.  Jessica requested 10 brochures for circulation.  We will circulate to members.

 

PAUSE FOR LUNCH

 

New Business and Upcoming Dates for 2011

 

Sportswear:   Jessica will look into a collared white shirt to be monogrammed to add to the jacket and vest.   It was felt that women’s flywear could be a good fundraiser if we advertise on the National Website.

 

Website:    We are putting out a call to all members who have website experience to help update the www.excel.on.ca/mapleleaf or devise a new website for up-to-date events and communiqués

 

STA Aviation Club is a small club and having 99s come along gives them credibility and access to restricted areas so we encourage participation in their events (see below)

 

March 5, 2011  10 am  UWO  cwiayy@hotmail.com   rsvp.  Wind tunnel tour

 

March 31, 2011  STA Aviation Club Diamond Aircraft tour

 

April 13, 2011 STA Aviation Club  Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum

 

April 23, 2011 Hanover Rustremover fly or drive in.    99s will have a display and you will receive a currency certificate for your logbook if you attend the seminar

 

April 30, 2011 STA Aviation Club  Aviation Expo Hamilton

 

May 13-14th:  East Canada Section Meeting at Delta Chelsea, Toronto. 

 

May 31  STA Aviation Club   Bombardier Canadian Air and Space Museum, Toronto

 

June 4th, 2011  Day Air Rally (we will make another attempt at holding this twice delayed event as planned by Anna and Lucy in 2010)   Jessica will get in touch with Anna to see if she is available to organize and if so, a call for volunteers will go out.

 

June 18-19th AIRSHOW  Hamilton Airport  CYHM

 

June 25-28  AIRSHOW  Great Lakes International Airshow   St. Thomas Airport

 

September 2011:   Janet has heard back from the producer of “The Rick Mercer Report” on CBC.   They are looking for events for their new season which begins in September and are interested in covering a fly-in event with the 99s to Pelee Island with a “Flour Bombing” contest.   Janet has a letter from Pelee Town Council approving the municipal airport for a tentative event and has spoken with FCC chairperson (Akky) and EOC chairperson (Susan) who both indicated they would consider a joint event.   Susan has participated in flour bombings and is willing to help organize.  We could also “christen” the compass rose and mark the deviation which is the finishing touch.   Nothing is definite but it was enthusiastically agreed to pursue this for an event in September 2011

 

November 5, 2011 Annual General Meeting

 

December 2011  Annual Christmas Brunch

 

Adjournment:   13:30 Motion to Adjourn  Jessica, seconded Anne-Marie 

 

A Tour of Flight Service followed for those able to stay. 

 

Other dates for 99 events

 

Mar 26th - Flight Safety Seminar "Spring Pilot Refresher" - 10AM-12PM -

Brantford Airport Flying Club (downstairs)

http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/ontario/air-civil-aviation-seminars-seminars-1526.htm

 

Mar 29 - Apr 3 SUN ‘N FUN International Fly-in and EXPO at Lakeland Linder

Regional Airport, 4175 Medulla Road, Lakeland, Florida, 3811 1-

863-644-2431 www.sun-n-fun.org/FlyIn.asp

 

Apr 20th - Flight Safety Seminar ”Spring Splashdown” Chris Bullerdick, 7-

9:30PM, 4900 Yonge St, 3rd floor, free with ID.

 

Apr 23rd - COPA Annual Hanover Rust Remover, Saugeen Municipal Airport

(CPN4)

 

May 13 - 15th - East Canada Section Meeting - hosted by FCC at Delta Chelsea

Hotel in Toronto, Fri eve reception, Sat morning breakfast and

AGM, Sat afternoon activities, Sat eve dinner at Adega Restaurant,

hotel rooms are reserved. Akky Mansikka 416-488-5664

or email akkymansikka@hotmail.com.

 

May 20th - Flight Safety Seminar “Decisions, Decisions”, 7-9:30PM, Cdn

War Plane Museum, Mt. Hope Airport, Hamilton, free with ID.

 

May 26th - Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame Induction Dinner, Hamilton. MC

Jacquie Perrin! Needed: Five volunteers to staff the ticket desk

- Suzanne Wiltshire 519-758-5672 s.wiltshire@rogers.com

 

May 29th - FCC Poker Run, terminus Collingwood. details to follow.

 

July 13 -17th - 99s International Conference, Oklahoma City

 

Jul 25 - 31st- EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, Wittman Regional Airport (OSH), Oshkosh,

Wisconsin www.AirVenture.com

 

Sept 9 - 11th- Gold Cup Air Rally, Michigan - watch for more details

 

Maple Leaf Chapter Inc.

Ninety-Nines Women’s Pilot Organization

Annual General Meeting Minutes   November 13, 2010

CYXU London International Airport  Katana Café

 

 

Meeting called to order at 12:30 P.M.

 

Greetings to all Attendees:

 

Karin Williamson

Peggy Smith

Jocelyn Lecluse

Janet Chesterfield

Jessica Buscher Mahan

 

Minutes of Previous Meeting Nov. 21, 2009, Diamond Centre, London    Minutes had been circulated by email, were reviewed and a motion to accept made by Jocelyn, 2nded by Jessica carried.

 

Treasurer’s Report:  The report supplied by our Treasurer was reviewed and it was noted the report was not in proper format for tax filing and there were some outstanding amounts.   A question arose as to the Canadian Harvard Outstanding $100 and it was noted that the income from sportswear, filing fee and insurance for air rally should be entered as outstanding amounts as of October 31st to properly reflect our financial position adjusted to $822.47.

Janet made a motion that we not issue any donations for 2010 since we did not have income other than the $55.00 for sportswear. 2nd by Karin, carried.

A motion to accept the financial position as adjusted with outstanding amounts and subject to reformatting with a net position at year end of $822.47 was made by Jocelyn, 2nd Jessica, carried.

 

Membership Report:   Janet gave the membership report showing we have 24 members with two new members in 2010 (Welcome….Katie Gammie and Anne-Marie LaPointe).   We are doing well compared to other chapters since we are have grown over the past couple years.   Recruitment brochures are available and we will circulate to airports and members.  We would like to see each member mentor a new woman pilot in 2011.

                                                                                                                                               

Old Business:

 

Report on last year’s events.

Jos and Janet participated in the Gold Cup Air Rally to Brandon, Manitoba.

 

MLC members flew to Ottawa to attend the 99s East Canada Section Meeting in June.  Jocelyn is serving as ECS Secretary.

 

We were happy to host the Air Marking on Pelee Island and would like to thank Eva for donating half the paint and Janet for the other half and the cost of the surveyor.  Also, we are greatful to Sheny Ham for her leadership and FCC for the hardware and supplies.   The womanpower for the project was a joint effort by three chapters, EOC, FCC and MLC.  We would still like to seal the Shasta Rose and place the magnetic variation on the work of art early in 2011.   This was a very rewarding team effort and we thank everyone who participated.

 

2010 saw many fly-in lunches attended by MLC to various airports including London, Goderich, Edenvale, St. Thomas, Pelee Island, Sarnia and Peterborough.

 

Nametags:   We have to check with Eva to see about nametags that were ordered in 2010 since no amount was noted on the Treasurer’s report.

 

Scrapbook:  A zip drive with digital pictures was given to Karin Williamson for her review to select new interesting pictures for a scrapbook update.

 

Sportswear:   We net $55 from jacket sales.  After discussion it was decided to raise the price of the jackets to $60 and vests $50 and to charge $12 for shipping and handling if the jackets were mailed.  If picked up at Pelee there is no additional charge. 

 

Air Education:

Jocelyn addressed Future Pilots at the Brantford Flying Club as a woman pilot and Member of the 99s.

Janet has set up an air education station at the Pelee Island Airport complete with Air Bears Colouring Corner, Theory of Flight Plaque, Information on Careers in Aviation as well as historical information on the 99s with Aviation Woman Heroes.  Janet also donated a video to the Pelee Island Public School.

Jessica has been very active with her Aviation Club and thanked MLC for their donation from 2009.  She has a slideshow of their events.  The aviation club participated in many events over the past year including a Flying Toy Tournament, Flour Bombing, Combat Flight Simulator.  They also toured a Local Flight School, the Diamond Aircraft Factory, Canadian Warplane Museum, CDN Jet museum Tour and CDN Aerospace Museum as well as attended the Aviation Expo.

 

New Business:  Upcoming Dates for 2011

 

Early 2011   Planning Meeting to be scheduled for year’s events.

 

June 4th, 2011  Day Air Rally (we will make another attempt at holding this twice delayed event as planned by Anna and Lucy in 2010)

 

August 2011  Fly-in to Pelee Island

 

November 5, 2011 Annual General Meeting

 

December 2011  Annual Christmas Brunch

 

We will try to have all interested members host a meeting at their local airport.  All ideas are welcome.

 

Janet initiated a discussion about having informal planning discussions during the off season through a medium such as Facebook or Skype on the computer.  It was agreed that the Annual General Meeting is our formal business meeting and will take place as usual in person but the social media idea will be explored for interaction amongst members, especially during bad weather and cancelled fly-ins.

 

Ratification of 2011 Executive

 

We would like to thank the outgoing executive Eva Adams, Chairperson and Kim Adams, Recording Secretary as they have completed their 2nd year on the executive.

 

New Executive for 2011

 

Jessica Buscher Mahon:   Chairperson                                    1st Year of 2 year term

Anna Stromenberg:  Vice Chairperson                                    2nd Year of 2 Year Term

Lucy Hinton:  Treasurer                                                           2nd Year of 2 Year term

Janet Chesterfield, Membership/Recording Secretary            2nd Year of 2 year term

Peggy Smith, Amelia Earhart Scholarship                              1st Year of 2 Year Term

 

Presentations:    We need to get our Outstanding Woman Pilot Plaque back so that we can re establish the award for 2011

 

Amelia Earhart Scholarship Opportunities:   MLC has not had any applicants for 2011

 

50/50 Draw   $5 was donated by the members

 

Adjournment:   14:50 Motion to Adjourn

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2009 in Review
 
The annual East Canada Section meeting and 40th Anniversary celebration of Maple Leaf Chapte took place May 1st to May 3rd at the beautiful St. Jacobs Country Inn.   Major Micky Colton, Hercules pilot was our guest speaker.  36 women pilots attended the event.
 
We are putting ideas together to host another day air rally.  Time and place are open for discussion.  Please give us your thoughts.

 

Late January:  Met to discuss the upcoming East Canada Section Meeting at Pat Crockers condo building.

 

February 23rd, 2009 is the Centennial of the first flight in Canada - Some members attended Wing 427 at London Airport's celebration.

 

May 2nd, 2009 was the 40th Anniversary of the chapter which was celebrated at the ECS Meeting in St. Jacobs.

 

May 23rd, First Canadian Chapter Poker Run

 

June 21-23:  Gold Cup Air Rally, Rockcliffe CYRO to St. Anthony, Newfoundland CYAV,  Four MLC participated, Eva Adams, Anna Stromenberg and Jocelyn Lecluse and Janet Chesterfield

 

July 22-25  99’s International Conference, Chicago

 

July and August:  fly-in to Leamington and Pelee Island

 

Labour Day Weekend:  Gliding with the Air Cadets

 

November 2, 2009 - 80th anniversary of the Ninety-Nines

 

November 7:  AGM Diamond Flight Centre, London

 

Various flyin lunches at St. Thomas, Peterborough, Edenvale, Brantford, Hamilton were enjoyed by members 

 

2008 Dates In review

December 7/08   Annual Christmas Brunch, Ramada Inn, London, ON

The AGM, Nov 15th was a great success this year.  Thanks to Diamond Flight Centre for the use of their meeting facilities.  Congratulations to Marie Spence for receiving the GSA, Governors Service Award.   Janet once again ran a great meeting.  
 

Also, introduced was Jessica Buscher Mahon, from Parkhill, who recently completed her private pilot licence at Crosswind Aviation at the London airport. She is a teacher at a London high school, where she is also in charge of an aviation club.   Welcome, Jessica!       

Synopsis of minutes of the meeting follow.....
Last fly-in was to Sarnia on Oct 31st.  Janet, Jocelyn, Anna and Eva flew in along with some friends.  The recent weather has kept us from our impromptu lunches lately.  Hoping for better soon. 

October 15/08:   Fly-in to Peterborough for lunch  11:30 a.m.  A great success with 99s attending from Maple Leaf, First Canadian and Eastern Ontario Chapters.

Sept. 17 Goderich CYGD Fly-in Lunch   Jos, Eva, Anna and Janet along with 3 friends were able to fly to Goderich for a get-together.  On the way back from the Park House Restaurant, we enjoyed a brisk walk along the lakefront and across the old railway trestle.   With fall in the air, the view over the river,along the parkland was breathtaking.   A a great place to fly!

Sunday  August 30,2008  Thank you Anna Stromenberg and Lucy Hinton for arranging a great day of gliding at Chatham airport on Labour Day weekend.   This is something everyone should try.   Eva, Kim and Janet were able to take advantage of the Striker 3 Squadron’s invitation! 

August 26/08 Sportys' Pilot Shop www.sportys.com in Cincinnati was another successful fly-in for August.   Janet is using her new planemover, Jos, her handheld radio and Anne Starret is no doubt looking fashionable in her aviator sunglasses!  THX to Betty Huck for driving us around in her convertible and treating us to a Cincinnati Skyline lunch.   Later, Jos and Anne enjoyed a relaxing island sunset and the documentary "Flygirls" on Pelee.   We hope to meet up with our US contigent again soon. 

Sunday, August 10th   Last Pelee Island Breakfast Fly-in  8:30 – 11:30  Thanks to those who came out to the 3 fly-in breakfasts on Pelee Island.   A total of $340 was sold in raffle tickets of which 1/2 goes to our MLC chapter and the other 1/2 to Pelee Airport Improvement fund.  Congratulations to Pierre Richard, winner of the Stearman Ride,  Perry Burford, winner of the flight jacket and Fred Simpson of the gas.  ALSO thanks to Denis Schryer, Excel Realty and Leamington Airport for donating the prizes. 

August 6-9, 2008 Anchorage Alaska USA  International Conference.   ECS Governor, Laureen Nelson Boutet is planning to brief us on the new changes from the business meeting.

August 2/08  Flyin Wiarton for Eileen Vollick Day.   (1st CDN Women Pilot) on the 100th anniversary of her birth.  The terminal building was dedicated and named after Canada’s first licensed female pilot. It will also be the debut of the one-of-a-kind Eileen Vollick commemorative stamps.   A fitting tribute for Eileen who paved the way for all women flying today in Canada.  Although Susan Begg and I tried to attend this event on the way home from OSH we had to do a 180 at Sarnia because of Thunderstorms.   

July 28-August 3, Oshkosh WI:   EAA AirVenture 2008.  Susan Begg (Eastern Ontario Chapter and I were able to enjoy camping under the wing on the Oshkosh field with Wendy Gluhushkin and her family.  We took part in the Women in Aviation celebration and had our picture taken with somewhere between 400-500 women pilots.  We are the back row on the right waving.   The Raptor was my favourite airplane and Julie Clark my favourite pilot.   Amazing!  If you go next year be sure to attend International Night.

Friday July 25th Muskoka  Thanks to cottager Ninety-Nine, Mary Woodall, who offered her van for Maple Leaf Chapter members when we flew into Muskoka.   Eva, Kim, Janet, Karin (Ken) and Mary enjoyed lunch with ECS Governor, Laureen Nelson-Boutet at the Gravenhurst marina where we watched a floatplane doing circuits.   Jocelyn joined the group and lingered for a boat ride with Mary.    It was another picture perfect flying day around the beautiful lakes. 

July 11-13th COPA Convention, St. Thomas:    MLC was able to put together a self-serve 99s recruitment display at the COPA registration desk.   THX to COPA for their support of the Ninety-Nines.  Thanks also to Marie for rounding up the promotional material from our membership secretary.    CYQS was a great place to hold such an event with an efficient shuttle from the parking area although the weather was convective...again. 

July 6th, Pelee Island Fly-in     Great to see 99s, Suzanne Wiltshire, Mollie (Jeff) Richards in their matching Cessnas and Bonnie (Jerry) Rempel flying out to the alluring island on a perfect blue sky day.  55 planes registered for the day. 

June 15-18th Gold Cup Air Rally    The rally experience is one that you will never forget.    COPA’s September issue and the next Ninety-Nine news will publish the story.  Congrats to Gold Cup winners Susan Begg, Maureen Egan and Sharron Lutman of Ottawa!   This year’s event included travel into Vermont, New York and Quebec. 

June 13-14th East Canada Section Meeting, Montreal:   THX to all of Montreal Chapter, especially Alice Redahl, for a well run meeting.  Your warm hospitality was much appreciated.   Hotel St. Paul, in downtown Montreal, was a great place to experience city life.    Transport Canada’s investigation report of Swiss Air at Peggy’s Cove was interesting.   The gavel was passed to Laureen Nelsen-Boutet, our new governor.   Thanks to Anne Starret for her years of past service as governor ECS.

May 25th, Pelee Fly-in    62 planes enjoyed breakfast.  MLC sold raffle tickets for a ride in the Stearman

May 5, 2008:  Burlington Airpark  Monday proved another great flying day for Jocelyn, Eva, Kim, Anna and Janet to drop in on MLC Pauline Haig and little Helen, now nine months old.  Helen was interested to see the aviatrixes at her dining room table where Mom Pauline served up a delicious lunch.  THX for a delightful time.   We hope Helen likes her summer outfit with bandana and limegreen sunglasses. The Airpark is conveniently located to the GTA, has no landing fees and has a great price on fuel at their self serve.  Also, new member Anna had a chance to meet up with Marie Spence (still in a foot cast) at the Highgate Airstrip while she was waiting for her air taxi GAGV.  Marie is looking well and looks forward to seeing us soon.  The Highgate airstrip is in great shape as always for landing.

Great News!  MLC Anna Stromenberg, who recently aced her PPL written has been accepted as winner of the Amelia Earhart Future Women Pilot Scholarship.   She received $1,500 toward the completion of her training as PPL.  Thank You to the Ninety-Nines!

Brantford Airport, May 1st Jocelyn took part in a day event from 9am to 3:15 pm, when over 100 grade seven students from schools in the Brantford area came to the Brantford Airport to learn about planes and airports. We had a power point presentation and then the students went outside to experience sitting in a plane. It was  cold and at times rainy, but they were not discouraged. Many expressed a keen interest and asked many questions. It was a long but very enjoyable day for all who participated.  THX Jos for fulfilling the 99s mandate on education.

April 29th Pelee Island:   Thanks for the support ladies!  Janet was happy to see Eva, Jocelyn and Sue on the Pelee airfield.   The gals took a look at "The White House" and enjoyed another great lunch at the Anchor Inn.   We hope to enjoy many great times over the summer on serene Pelee.

April 27th, Hanover.  MLC Peggy, Jocelyn, Eva, Bonnie, Janet, Karin and 49 1/2 Ken attended the Hanover (Saugeen) Airport's Transport Canada Safety Seminar.  Over 100 planes flew in on a beautiful April morning to hear talks on the new ELTs, Survival, Human Factors, Transport Canada Services, etc.   As always Hanover airport provided a tasty lunch and we had a chance to network with some potential new members.  On the way home, Janet and Bonnie dropped into Centralia to meet with gliding instructor (and winner of the 99s New Woman Pilot Award 2008) Anna Stromenberg who was busy with her many student cadets.  Keep soaring Anna!

April 1, 2008  Fly-in to Brantford CYFD to finalize plans for the GCAR 2008.  Eva will be the rally secretary, collecting registration forms.  Insurance application is filled out and route has been finalized.  Eva/Sue/Karin/Kim/Jos and Janet

February 17, 2008 Windsor Flying Club, EAA:   30 aviators enjoyed the informative talk by COPA Director Harold Fry.  Subjects included the attributes of SPOT Satellite Tracking Device, an amazing tool for aviators and landlovers.  Unfortunately NAV Canada will not allow the use of this device in place of the new ELT due in 2009.  www.findmespot.com   The Platinum Triangle Poker Run will be held from Aug.17-23rd with great prizes. Terminus Kincardine Airport.   Also, Mr. Frye invited everyone to the dedication of the Wiarton Airport Terminal in honour of Eileen Vollick, the first CDN woman pilot.  Festivities to place on Aug. 2/08.   THX to Windsor Flying Club for the hospitality!   F.Y.I.  Windsor is looking for a new C.F.I.

January 19, 2008  St. Thomas MLC Planning Session    Jocelyn, Karin, Lucy, Marie, Janet met to plan and firm up dates for 2008.   Thanks Dale Arndt from St. Thomas Airport for arranging the meeting room.  It was good to see Sue Kime busy flying.

  • MLC is excited to marshall the GCAR southbound stateside on June 8th out of St. Hubert, P.Q. (departing after ECS Meeting with Montreal Chapter) Terminus scheduled for June 11th Mont Tremblant, P.Q.  If any of you speak French we could use the help arranging the accommodations, etc.  Let JC know mailto:jchester@wincom.net

  • Scholarship applications are due to MLC on Feb. 29th for Future Women Pilot $2,000.US.  Apply at www.ninety-nines.org

  • Let’s put together a booth for the COPA convention in St. Thomas. July 11- 13, St. Thomas,ON: COPA Convention, watch for details at www.copanational.org

  • Lucy is arranging for 10 glides.  We look forward to working with Striker 3 Air Cadets this spring.

  • Pat’s article in the 99 News is great PR for MLC.  Janet is going to write a story on the Spence Family and submit for publication.   Let us know of your flying stories.  I hear Mollie and Jeff may have a tale from their tandem flight out west.

  • Membership packages will be put together to send to all women pilots in our area.  150 brochures and 25 extra copies of the last 99 news are ordered to be left in airport lobbies. The Ninety-Nine mandate is to “promote”.   

  • Marie won the 50/50 draw.

  • MLC NEXT MEETING:  April 26th:  Fly-in to Pelee Island 12 p.m. April 26th, 2008.  We have a vehicle at the airport.  Meeting will be at “White House”.  Potluck.   491/2s welcome!

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