Nanchang and Yak off the wing of the Lancair - from Dana at the Red Star Formation Clinic in April(see article below)
The mission of The Ninety-Nines is to promote the advancement of aviation through education, scholarships, and mutual support while honoring their unique history and shared passion for flight.
Letter from the Chair
By Dana Davis
April showers bring May flowers… or perhaps January, February, March atmospheric rivers bring April Super Blooms! The poor flying weather has yielded to some beautiful spring flying. I hope you have had a chance to get in the air and view the beautiful wildflowers from the above. Every time I go up, there is something new and different to see.
April has been a busy month for airplane related activities. Janice and I started the month with a Bonanzas & Cherokees to Osh formation clinic in Visalia(seephotos below); the scholarship committee awarded the spring scholarship(seearticle below); our bright, young, Cal Poly aerospace engineering students, Zoë, Olivia, and Jordyn, organized and presented the workshop: Aerodynamics of Flight which doubled as a spring fundraiser(seearticle below); I took Tim(my husband), on a four airport weekend jaunt to return some airplane related snow chains(ask him about it when you see him); and I accompanied my brother to a Red Star Pilots Association(RPA) formation clinic in Porterville(RPA is a group started by warbird pilots, but they now include a lot of newer, agile aircraft like RVs and Lancairs, also, see article below). We will finish the month strong, supporting the Cal Poly Mustang Flying Club with a 99s booth, and pilots flying Cal Poly students at their April 30th Airport Day.
Saturday, April 29th will be our Southwest Section Spring Meeting. We will meet at ACI Jet to attend the virtual meeting together.
Officer Elections
It's time to elect officers to serve the SLO 99s for 2023-2024. If you are interested in an office or if you would like more information about any of the roles, or to assist an officer, please reach out to Dana Davis or Susan Steeb. We are also looking for someone to help with fly-outs, and a new editor for this newsletter, the“Slipstream”.
We would love to have co-officers or Assistant officers in each position to help with succession planning. Please reach out for more information.
Job Descriptions
Chair: The Chapter Chair shall be Chairman of the Board, shall preside at all Chapter meetings, shall carry out the collective wishes of the membership, be their spokesperson on matters of Chapter Policy, and shall have the responsibilities and duties as set forth in the Standing Rules.
Vice Chair: The Vice Chair shall assist the Chapter Chair in the performance of her duties, shall preside at the Chapter meetings in the absence, resignation or removal from office of the Chapter Chair, and shall have the responsibilities and duties as set forth in the Standing Rules.
Treasurer: The Treasurer shall be responsible for all monies and shall make a complete report at each meeting of the receipts and expenditures. She shall present a budget at the May meeting of the Chapter for approval by the membership. She shall further have the responsibilities and duties as set forth in the Standing Rule, including filing all required state and federal tax documents in a timely fashion to maintain tax exempt status.
Secretary: The Secretary shall be responsible for the accurate and timely account of all transactions of the Chapter meetings and shall assist the Chapter Chair in the performance of her duties, and shall have the responsibilities and duties as set forth in the Standing Rules.
Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarship Chair: The Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarship Chapter Chairman is responsible for promoting and keeping chapters up to date on deadlines and requirement for local Scholarships and the AE Scholarships. The Chairman is responsible for receiving and reviewing scholarship applications and selecting qualified applications to the AEMSF Section Committee for review.
Our next meeting will be on Wednesday, May 3, at ACI Jet in the upstairs Board Room. Join us at 5:30 for social time, and 6:00 for the meeting[there will also be a remote option via Google Meet, see below, the ed.].
Lots of exciting flight activities abound all around us. I look forward to seeing you at the airport,
Dana
At our last meeting, we asked, what airport is on your bucket list. Here are the responses. What would you add?
Sedona
Cayman Islands
Catalina
somewhere in Alaska
San Felipe(Baja, Mexico, whales)
Truckee
Vandenberg
anywhere beyond the central coast
Mackinac Island, Michigan
Taos, NM
Oshkosh
Congratulations to Lauren Beeler on her first solo! We’re proud of your progress towards your long term goal to earn your pilot license.
Letter from the Chair
SLO 99s Monthly Meeting