AIR NEWS
APRIL 2015
Chicago Area Chapter Ninety-Nines®, Inc., International Organization of
Women Pilots. www.chicagoarea99s.org
CHICAGO AREA CHAPTER 99s
MEETING AND GIRL SCOUT
PREP DAY
A p r i l 11 , 2 0 1 5
12:30 p.m.
I l l i n o i s Av i a t i o n A c a d e m y
3 2W 7 5 1 To we r R o a d
West Chicago, Illinois
N O TAM !
P a g e 6 i s i n t e n t i o n al l y
left blank. It contained
t h e o f f i c i a l b a ll o t f o r
e l e c t i o n o f c h a p t er
o f f i c e r s . I f yo u b e l i e ve
y o u s h o u l d h a ve
r e c e i v e d a b a l l o t,
please contact any of
the officers listed on
page 2.
T h i s i s t h e d a y we h e l p p re p a r e m a t e ri a l s f o r n e x t m o n t h ’ s G i r l S c o u t
B a d g e D a y. P l e a s e b r i n g a p a i r o f s c i s s o r s i f yo u wa n t t o h e l p c u t
o u t n a m e b a d g e s . W e wi l l m e e t i n t h e s e c o n d- f l o o r c l a s s ro o m a t t h e
r e a r o f t h e I A A h a n g a r ; t h e e n t r a n c e i s v i a o u t d o o r s t a i r s o n th e
s o u t h e a s t s i d e o f t h e b u i l d i n g wh e r e we h a v e m e t p r e v i o u s l y. P a s s
IAA and turn into the next drive to park in that area east of their
building.
H o s te s s i s E l l e n O’ H a r a , G i r l S c o u t D a y c h a i r .
FLY
TO T
EVEN HIS
T!
DRIVING DIRE CTIONS
DuPage Airport (KDPA)
ELEVATION:
759’
CHGO APPCH:
133.5
ATIS
132.075
TOWER:
120.9
GROUND:
121.8
41º 91’N
088º 25’W
F R OM N OR TH : I - 90 to s o u th o n Ro u t e 59 a bo u t 9 m i l es ;
w e s t o n H w y 64 ( N o r th A v e ) f o r 2 1 / 2 m i les ; s o u th on
K au tz R d ( w es t s i de o f Ph eas an t Ru n Re s o rt af te r a i r po rt ) ;
n ex t le ft i s T o w e r R o a d .
F R OM S OU TH : I- 88 to n o rth 3 m i les o n Ro u t e 59 ; wes t on
H w y 38 fo r 3 m i les to n o rth o n Kau t z R o a d (a ft e r t ra in
c r o s s in g ) ; 2 m il es to To we r Ro ad an d IAA o n eas t s i de ,
n o r th o f ru n wa y .
WHO’S WHO
Chair
Donna Klein
822 Chestnut Lane
Darien IL 60561
Home: 630-794-0400
Cell: 630-674-1200
[email protected]
Vice Chair
Joan Kerwin
Phone: 630-665-0312
Cell: 630-750-0642
[email protected]
Secretary
Jill Mann
1117 N. Britton Road
Union Grove WI 53182
Home: 262-878-9203
Cell: 262-989-6406
[email protected]
Treasurer
Madeleine Monaco
46 S Stonington Dr
Palatine IL 60074
Cell: 847-431-1847
[email protected]
Air News Editorial
Assistant
Mary Ann Pintor
Deadline for
submission is the 25th
day of each month
Cynthia Madsen, Editor
441 Elm Street
Frankfort IL 60423-1103
Home: 815-469-2631
[email protected]
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THE FLIGHT LINE
Donna Klein, chairman
I'd like to welcome these new Members who have joined our Chapter in the
past few months: Mary Linstromberg, Karyn Wojcik, Kristina Bouzios, Larisa
Kano, Cristina Salgado, Daniela Padron, Leslie Treppa and Ashley Koenig.
We are so happy to have you with us, and we hope to meet you soon and
welcome you in person. You should be receiving the Chapter newsletter, Air
News. Also, please visit our Chapter website, www.chicagoarea99s.org, for
more information about us. Chapter Members will be contacting you to
welcome you and invite you to upcoming events and meetings.
Lora Yowell treated us to a treasure hunt for our March meeting. (Leslie
Prellwitz won.) Her pilot shop, Aviation Universe, in Bensenville has a nice
diversity of merchandise. Stop in at her store when you have a chance; her
website is www.aviationuniverse.us. Thank you, Lora.
Please visit our website, www.chicagoarea99s.org, mentioned above. It is
filled with all kinds of information about the Organization and the Chicago Area
Chapter. Ellen Herring has done a great job of maintaining it. She has moved
to Arizona and will no longer be our webmaster as of the end of this year. We
miss you, Ellen, and appreciate all you have done for us. This is an excellent
opportunity for someone to step in and take over and learn something new
(plus it will look good on your resume).
Our Girl Scout Prep and Badge Days are coming up, and we always need a lot
of help with these events. Contact Ellen O'Hara or any Board Member if you
are available. Thursday, May 14th is the Illinois Hall of Fame Dinner in
Rockford. CAC Member, Bev Greenhill, who passed away last year, will be
inducted. More information is on page 4.
Enclosed in Air News is a ballot for the election of officers for the 2015-2017
term. The Nominating Committee has worked very hard to fill the slate, and
we thank them for their effort. We also thank those who have agreed to run for
the next term. Please take the time to return the ballot; even though none of
the offices are being contested, it is nice to know that you support the
nominees (or your write-in nominee) and the work of the Nominating
Committee.
VOTE EARLY - BUT NOT OFTEN!!
DID YOU KNOW…
You can find more photos and great information on the
C h a p t e r ’ s w e b s i t e ? www.chicagoarea99s.org
Opinions expressed in this newsletter are those of the authors and shall not be construed to represent the policies or
opinions of the Ninety-Nines, Inc.
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CHICAGO AREA CHAPTER 99s MEETING MINUTES
March 22, 2015
Bensenville, Illinois
Submitted by Jill Mann, Secretary
Call to order:
The meeting, held at Aviation Universe, was called to order by Chairman Klein at 11:15 a.m.
Welcome/Introductions: All were welcomed, and welcomed guests in attendance.
Secretary’s Report: Last meeting minutes, published in Air News, were approved as written and published.
Treasurer’s Report: by Madeleine Monaco, report filed as approved. All members should consider selling
tables to appropriate new contacts for the safety seminar.
Committee Reports:
Membership Chair Jill Feldman is co-chair, keep contacting new members. Donna Klein emailed 8 new
members.
Nominating Committee Leslie Prellwitz for vice-chair, Madeleine Monaco for treasurer, Jill Feldman for
secretary nominations accepted. Still looking for a Chairman.
Girl Scout Badge Day Ellen O’Hara reports will be at DuPage Airport, Illinois Aviation. Additional members
needed to volunteer for different teaching areas, please contact her if interested in helping with Navigation,
Preflight, or Aerodynamics.
Airmarking Monmouth is having Annual runway cleanup day on May 16, if anyone is interested in going to work
on airmarking, let Ellen O’Hara know.
Unfinished/Continuing Business
Spring Awards Gov Award deferred until next year.
Chapter Rejuvenation Award One person has submitted many ideas, and is in the lead for award.
New Business
International Brochure Ad CAC Chapter will place ad in International Conference Brochure ¼ page for $130.
Rita Adams made 1st motion, and Ellen O’Hara 2nd, all approved. Madeleine Monaco will send logo.
Chapter Webmaster Ellen Herring will put Air News on website minus personal contact information. She is
moving, and will need replacement to take over updates.
AE Birthplace Challenge to save Amelia Earhart’s home. A grant from the Kansas Historical Society will match
funds raised. $500 will be donated from the Chicago Area Chapter on 1st motion from Joan Kerwin, 2nd motion
from Ellen O’Hara, all approved.
Member News
Mary Linstromberg scheduled for check ride.
Ruth Frantz broke sternum in car accident.
Section Meeting – Ellen O’Hara, Madeleine Monaco, Rita Adams, Donna Klein, and Joan Kerwin plan to attend.
International Meeting – Joan Kerwin, Rita Adams, Ellen O’Hara, and Ellen Herring plan to attend.
Announcements
Santori Scholarships two winners were announced, congratulations and thanks to the scholarship committee
members, Cynthia Madsen, Madeleine Monaco, and Ruth Frantz.
Calendar
April 11 Chapter Meeting/Girl Scout Prep Day, Illinois Aviation, DuPage Airport.
April 17-19 NCS Spring Section Meeting, Columbus Ohio
May 9 Girl Scout Badge Day, DuPage Airport
May 14 Illinois Aviation Hall of Fame Dinner, Rockford
June 21 Chapter Meeting/Father’s Day Fly-In Breakfast, Schaumberg Airport
Thank you Lora Yowell and Aviation Universe for hosting the meeting.
Adjournment Meeting was adjourned 12:37 pm.
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GET IN SHAPE
If you do not have a
chapter name badge
in the shape of your
state, now is the time
to order one. Send a
check in the amount
of $16 made payable
to the Chicago Area
Chapter 99s and mail
to Rita Adams, 484
Banyan Tree Lane,
Buffalo
Grove,
IL
60089 or contact Rita
by email at:
PAULA
PILOT
60189
Badge above is in the shape of Illinois.
Please indicate your state and whether you
want a pin or magnet backing.
[email protected]
NOW ALSO AVAILABLE WITH MAGNETIC
BACKING! Allow three weeks for delivery.
H E L P U S R E J U V E N AT E O U R
C H AP T E R
I f y o u h av e a n y i d e as o n ho w w e c a n
a t t r a c t a n d r et a i n n e w m em b e r s a n d
m a k e t h e c h a pt e r m o r e r el e v a nt f o r
e v er y o n e , p l e a s e s u b m it t h e m t o a n y o f
the Board members (see page 2).
W e w i l l a w a r d g if t c a r d s t o t h o s e w h o
h a v e t h e b e s t i d e as .
Chicago’s Aviation Emporium
13 West Main #6
Bensenville IL 60106
630-350-7913
www.aviationuniverse.us
ILLINOIS AVIATION HALL OF FAME
Our longtime chapter member Beverlee Greenhill, who passed on to New Horizons last year, will
be inducted into the Illinois Aviation Hall of Fame (“IAHOF”). A number of chapter members and
others who knew Bev are planning to attend the IAHOF banquet.
When:
Thursday, May 14, 2015
6:00 p.m. cash bar, 7:00 p.m. dinner
Where:
Radisson Hotel & Conference Center
200 South Bell School Road
Rockford, Illinois 61108
815-226-2100
Call hotel directly for $99 room rate
Cutoff date for rate is 4/28/15
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To purchase a banquet ticket, make $50 check payable to
“Illinois Aviation Hall of Fame” before May 9, 2015 and
mail to Tom Cleveland (below). Your ticket may be
picked up at the registration desk that afternoon.
Mr. Tom Cleveland
Illinois Aviation Hall of Fame
c/o DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport
3232 Pleasant Street
DeKalb, IL 60115
2015 Calendar of Events and Places to Fly
(NOTE: 99s ACTIVITIES ARE IN BOLDFACE TYPE)
April 4 .... .... ..... EAA breakfast, Peoria IL (309-696-1428)
April 11 ... .... ..... Chicago Area Chapter meeting/Girl Scout Prep Day, Illinois Aviation, DuPage Airport (KDPA)
April 11 ... .... ..... S.J. Wittman Birthday Fly-in Breakfast, Oshkosh WI
April 13 ... .... ..... Instrument Ground School, Bolingbrook IL 630-759-1555
April 16 ... .... ..... IMC Clubs Chicago Executive Airport, Wheeling IL (KPWK)
April 17-19 .... ..... North Central Section meeting, Dublin OH
April 18 ... .... ..... EAA Breakfast, Mt. Hawley, Peoria IL 309-696-1428
April 21-26 .... ..... Sun ‘N Fun, Lakeland FL
April 23 ... .... ..... WASP luncheon at Sun ‘N Fun, Lakeland FL
May 9 . .... .... ..... Girl Scout Badge Day, DuPage Airport (KDPA)
May 14 .... .... ..... Illinois Aviation Hall of Fame dinner, Rockford IL
May 17 .... .... ..... Fulton County Flying Club Annual Fly-in, Canton IL Ingersoll Airport (KCTK)
June 14 .... .... ..... EAA Annual Pancake Breakfast, Lansing IL Municipal Airport (KIGQ)
June 19-20 .... ..... International Forest of Friendship, Atchison KS
June 21 .... .... ..... Chicago Area Chapter meeting, Schaumburg IL Regional Airport (06C) Fly-in breakfast
June 22-25 .... ..... Air Race Classic
July 5-10 .. .... .... 99s International Conference, Munich, Germany
July 17-19 .... ..... Ford Trimotor visit/rides at Lansing IL Municipal Airport (KIGQ)
July 20-26 .... ..... EAA Air Venture, Oshkosh WI
August 23 . .... ..... Chicago Area Chapter meeting, Kenosha WI Airport (KENW) Joint meeting with Wisconsin 99s
September 12 . ..... Chicago Area Chapter meeting, Lansing IL Municipal Airport (KIGQ) and Fetching Market
September 25-27... North Central Section meeting hosted by the Minnesota Chapter
October 18 .... ..... Chicago Area Chapter meeting, Waukegan IL Airport (KUGN), museum tour
November 6-7 . ..... 99s International Board meeting, Oklahoma City OK
November 13-14 ... Biennial Flight Instructor Refresher Clinic, Parke Hotel and Conference Center, Bloomington IL
November 22 .. ..... Chicago Area Chapter meeting, location TBD
December 13 .. ..... Chicago Area Chapter holiday party, location TBD
March 4-5, 2016 ... 99s International Board meeting, Oklahoma City OK
July 6-10, 2016 .... 99s International Conference, Ottawa, Canada
July, 2017 .... ..... 99s International Conference, San Antonio, Texas
2018 .. .... .... ..... 99s International Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F o r i n f o rm a t i o n o n fl y i ng e v e n t s i n y o u r a r e a , c h ec k o u t w w w . s o c i al f l i gh t . c o m
2015 WEBINAR SCHEDULE
To sign up:
www.ninety-nines.org/index.cfm/
webinars.htm
April 13
—ForeFlight: IFR and
Advanced Applications
June 15
—Grow Your Career with
PPLI
August 10 —Flight to Success: Be the
Captain of Your Life
October 19 —Setting Up a Chapter
Website
December 7 —Fundraising Ideas for
Chapters
AIRMARKING
E l l e n O’ H a r a
H e lp ! P a in t e r s n e ed ed ! W e h av e b e en a s k e d t o p l ac e a n e w
c o m p a s s r o s e on t h e M on m o u t h A i r p o rt t o r ep l a c e t h e on e
o r ig i n a l ly d on e b y t h e C e n t ra l I l l in oi s Ch ap t er y e ar s ag o wh i c h
h a s n o w b e en r e su rf a c e d . T h e ir lo c a l E A A c h ap t e r m e et s on
S at u r d a y , M a y 1 6 f or t h e ir a n n u al a irp o rt c le a n u p d a y an d
p i c n i c , so h e lp e r s w i l l b e t h e re i n ad d i t io n t o p o s s ib l e
( e x p e ri e n c ed ) I o w a Ch ap t e r m em b e rs wh o m ay h e lp u s. I w ou ld
l i k e t o g o o u t on F r id ay an d st ay o v e r n ig h t . Th i s d at e d ep e n d s
u p o n t h e i r g e t t in g t h e s u r v ey or an d p a in t . A n y d ay or d ay s y ou
c a n h e lp a r e a p p r e c i at ed ! C on t a c t E l l e n O ' H ar a 63 0 5 3 0 0 9 03
o r o h a r a 99 @ m ac . c o m an d l et ' s t a l k !
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March Meeting
The March meeting of the Chicago Area Chapter was held at "Aviation
Universe", in Bensenville, IL, a wonderful aviation/pilot shop owned by CAC
Member, Lora Yowell. She hosted a brunch, followed by our monthly
business meeting, followed by a "Treasure Hunt". Members and 49½'s
searched the store for answers to clues such as: "Where are the WASPs
hiding?"; "What aircraft were the Tuskegee Airmen famous for flying?";
"Where is one of the founding members of the 99s hiding?"; "What vintage
airline recently started flights again out of Miami?"; etc. The winner was
Leslie Prellwitz who was awarded a "treasure" from the shop. Visit the
website at www.aviationuniverse.us
Angel Flight
On Friday, March 20th, my son, Wayne, and I did an Angel Flight. We
departed from Clow Airport in Bolingbrook, IL at 6:00 am and headed east
to Pontiac, MI to pick up 5 year old Adalyn and her parents. She has had
many eye surgeries, and was heading back home to Topeka, KS. Our
segment of the trip carried them to Peoria, IL, where another Angel Flight
pilot met them and flew them home. Our little passenger thoroughly
enjoyed the flight, but was disappointed that it was so smooth (for her, the
bumpier, the better). After returning to our home airport, it occurred to us
that sometimes an angel is flying with us on an Angel Flight.
… Donna Klein
From ON THE CENTERLINE…
Aviation flights. During the Spring Board of Directors Meeting in Oklahoma
City, the Board voted to extend the policy of waiving insurance for this year’s
participation in events introducing flight to others. The following are the
guidelines provided regarding waiving 99s event insurance costs [see On The
Centerline for a list of guidelines]. All other events can be provided insurance
at the rate of $125 per day.
NEWS OF NOTE…
Chapter member Congresswoman
Tammy Duckworth just announced
she is running to represent Illinois in
the U.S. Senate ... Leslie Prellwitz is
Member Question: Do the same rules apply for tax-deductible expense running for a seat on the
when our 99s Conferences are in a foreign country like Munich as they do for International Board of Directors …
99s Conferences in the U.S.?
Donna and Wayne Klein ran into
Marie and Peter Spear at O’Hare
Answer: As a delegate from your U.S. Chapter or Section to this summer’s Airport … Jill Mann passed her
99s Conference in Munich, you may claim certain expenses when filing your written for CFI-A and FOI … Mary
Internal Revenue Service forms. Other countries may have different rules and Lou Erikson reports that the Lake
regulations. Keep track of your expenses (get receipts) and seek advice from Lawn airport is usable but a little
your accountant or tax preparer. Pick up your delegate slip from the Door r o u g h ; s h e a l s o fl ew t o
Sentries at the conclusion of the Annual Business Meeting on Thursday, July Bloomington for breakfast on
9th to prove that you attended the ABM as a delegate.
Sunday … Cynthia and Ralph
Madsen helped out at the South
Thanks for the smiles you gave to Headquarters. We want to thank all
Suburban Chapter IPA safety
the members who chose The Ninety-Nines, Inc. as recipients of Amazon’s
seminar at Lansing Municipal
Smiles Awards. Laura Ohrenberg, HQ Manager, reported that we received a
Airport March 18; Lora Yowell had
check for $350.75 for this last year. Amazon’s Smiles Program gives ½% of
purchases when you sign up. If you need any more information on how to a table there for her business,
sign up and choose The Ninety-Nines as your favorite charity, check with Aviation Universe.
Laura.
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Frankfort IL 60423-1103
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IN THIS ISSUE:
Item
Page
April Meeting ...... ........ ........ 1
Who’s Who ........ ........ ........ 2
The Flight Line ... ........ ........ 2
Meeting Minutes ........ ........ 3
Advertisers ........ ........ ........ 4
Help Your Chapter ...... ........ 4
IL Aviation Hall of Fame ....... 4
Calendar of Events ..... ........ 5
99s Webinars ..... ........ ........ 5
Airmarking ........ ........ ........ 5
Chapter Ballot .... ........ ........ 6
Safety Seminars ........ ........ 6
March Meeting ... ........ ........ 7
Angel Flight ........ ........ ........ 7
News of Note ..... ........ ........ 7
From On The Centerline ...... 7
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