AIR NEWS
MARCH 2015
Chicago Area Chapter Ninety-Nines®, Inc., International Organization of
Women Pilots. www.chicagoarea99s.org
CHICAGO AREA CHAPTER 99s
MEETING AND SCAVENGER
HUNT
S u n d a y, M a r c h 2 2 , 2 0 1 5
1 0 : 3 0 a . m . C o ff e e , 11 : 0 0 H u n t / M e e t i n g
Av i a t i o n U n i v e r s e
1 3 We s t M a i n # 6
Bensenville, Illinois
L o r a Yo we l l h a s o p e n e d h e r b u s i n e s s ,
Av i a t i o n U n i v e r s e , f o r o u r m e e t i n g a n d
has planned a fun scavenger hunt
around the shop.
S p r i n g i s i n t h e a i r, s o t a k e a l o o k a t h o m e m a d e
wo o d e n p l a n t e r s a n d b i r d n e s t i n g p l a t f o r m s .
Hostess Committee:
Close, Colon,
Copping,
Cozzi,
D e e t e r,
Dodson,
D u c k wo r t h ,
Frantz,
F r e i e r,
H a l l a r,
Haraldson — Please call Lora and let her
k n o w wh a t f o o d yo u c a n b r i n g o r h o w y o u
m a y h e l p ( s e e Av i a t i o n U n i v e r s e a d o n
page 4).
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 start out with a couple of thank you's:
We had a nice turnout for our February meeting, and everyone seemed to enjoy
themselves. We were again able to get rid of some of our old possessions and
replace them with someone else's. Madeleine and Deb Karas added to the fun (and
to our coffers) by selling jewelry, scarves, purses, Arbonne products, etc. Thank
you, Madeleine, for planning the meeting.
In the past, we kept scrapbooks of Chapter activities and events, with articles and
pictures, to provide a historic record. We stopped doing that quite a few years ago,
due to the difficulty of finding volunteers with the time and desire to keep it up.
Cynthia Madsen has taken it upon herself to assemble albums with most of the
issues of Air News from the past 12 years or so. She brought them to the last 2
meetings, and they look really good. We appreciate the time and care she took in
putting these books together. (Maybe we can, in the future, collect the CAC articles
from Waypoint and the 99 News International, and similarly assemble them.)
Now for a few random thoughts:
Leslie Prellwitz is running for International Director. She is looking for feedback
from our Chapter as to what concerns we might have that we would like her to bring to
International, if she is elected. So, let her know your thoughts. You certainly have our
support, Leslie, and we'll do all that we can to help you win.
Don't forget about our campaign to rejuvenate and revitalize our Chapter. There
is more information elsewhere in Air News. We already have received several great
ideas. There will be rewards for the best one(s).
Our Nominating Committee is looking for Members who would like to be Officers
next year. If you are interested, contact Ruth Frantz, Leslie Prellwitz or Marlene Winters
(or any Officer).
Please get involved in your Chapter - volunteer to help with an event such as
Girl Scout Badge Day; host or help with a monthly meeting; contact an old or new
Member.
As we say goodbye to a cold, snowy winter (the past is history), and look forward
to warmer weather, longer days, and a return to flying (the future is a mystery), let's
enjoy each day (today's a present!).
I'LL SEE YOU AT AVIATION UNIVERSE!
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
February 15, 2015
Chicago Executive Airport, Wheeling, Illinois
Submitted by Jill Mann, Secretary
Call to order:
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Klein at 11:55 pm, following a swap meet including Arbonne Products,
handmade scarves and jewelry, and many gifts including aviation items.
Welcome/Introductions:
All were welcomed, and welcomed guests in attendance.
Secretary’s Report
Last meeting minutes, published in Air News, were approved on motion by Madeleine Monaco and seconded by Diane
Cozzi, passed as written and published.
Treasurer’s Report by Madeleine Monaco, Safety Seminar income just put in bank, not reflected on report. Santori
check for Scholarship deposited. Report filed as approved.
Committee Reports:
Membership Chair Ruth Frantz is doing OK and keeping busy. Jill Feldman is co-chair, will work on welcoming new
members.
Girl Scout Badge Day Ellen O’Hara reports will be at DuPage Airport, Illinois Aviation. Members needed to volunteer
for different teaching areas, please contact her if interested in helping. Also need 99’s to volunteer at STEMapalooza 7
March.
Unfinished/Continuing Business
Safety Seminar Donna Klein put report in Air News.
New Business
Standing Rules Cynthia Madsen 1st motion and Ellen O’Hara 2nd motion to accept new rules, all approved.
NCS Spring Awards Governor’s Service Madeleine Monaco nominated, Spinning Prop Jill Mann nominated, and 49 ½
Greg Erikson nominated, Joan Kerwin 1st, and Cynthia Madsen 2nd motion, all approved.
Chapter Rejuvenation Award suggestions made: Madeleine Monaco suggested we give gift cards for best ideas.
Debbie Karas suggested we develop Facebook page. Cynthia Madsen suggested we post newsletter on website. Jill
Feldman suggested we have information tables at fly-ins and do a Toys-for-Tots Fundraiser.
Member News
New Horizons – Diane Hromek’s Father
Note from Heather (Hostert) Whitney about AE Scholarship
Leslie Prellwitz running for International Director
Mary Lindstromberg scheduled for check ride
Thank you note from Endowment Fund for donation remembering Bob Frantz and Marjorie Andersen.
Thank you to Diane Cozzi for publicity in Waypoint.
Thank you to Cynthia Madsen for contribution to all publications.
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.
Calendar
Mar 22 Chapter Meeting, Aviation Universe
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 Madeleine Monaco, Atlantic Aviation, and all who brought items for the swap meet.
Adjournment Meeting was adjourned 1:00 pm.
Air News March 2015 Page 3 
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.
ON THE CENTERLINE excerpt:
Getting ready for Munich? Early registration ends
March 31, and now is an excellent time to register for
the 2015 Ninety-Nines Annual Conference since the
exchange rate between the Euro and U.S. dollar is better
now than it has been for several years. Like gas prices, it
may go up again, so take advantage and register now
and make your other reservations for your trip. All the
details are in the January-February issue of the 99 News.
Chicago’s Aviation Emporium
13 West Main #6
Bensenville IL 60106
630-350-7913
www.aviationuniverse.us
Help Save Amelia Earheart's Birthplace Home and Museum
We have just begun a crowd funding initiative to help fund this project. Report from the Birthplace Museum to the
Ninety-Nines, Inc. Board of Directors last week - Our BIG news is we had applied for a Heritage Trust Fund Grant from the
Kansas Historical Society in the amount of $57,600, which we would have to come up with 20% or $9,600. We were notified on Valentines Day that we were one of the recipients for the amount that we had asked for. This is for new storm windows which will save $$$$ on our heating and cooling bill. To insulate the basement perimeter and the duct work under the
north porch crawl space and to tuck point the masonry foundation as needed and repair the basement window area. We are
asking all of you to help us raise our share of the Grant as this is a very worthy project and will make the AEBM that much
more energy efficient.
YOU can be a part of this effort! Go to http://gofundme.com/nkt5pk Donate today! Help us get the word out by posting to
your Facebook and Twitter accounts.
Thank you! Maureen Kenney
The Ninety-Nines, Inc. Director
Air News March 2015 Page 4 
2015 Calendar of Events and Places to Fly
(NOTE: 99s ACTIVITIES ARE IN BOLDFACE TYPE)
March 18 .. .... .....
March 21 .. .... .....
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April 11 ... .... .....
April 17-19 .... .....
April 21-26 .... .....
April 23 ... .... .....
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June 19-20 .... .....
June 21 .... .... .....
June 22-25 .... .....
July 5-10 .. .... ....
July 17-19 .... .....
August 23 . .... .....
September 12 . .....
October 18 .... .....
November 13-14 ...
November 22 .. .....
December 13 .. .....
July 6-10, 2016 ....
July, 2017 .... .....
2018 .. .... .... .....
South Suburban Chapter IPA annual safety seminar, Lansing IL Municipal Airport (KIGQ)
EAA Breakfast, Mt. Hawley Auxiliary Airport, Peoria IL (3MY)
Chicago Area Chapter meeting, Aviation Universe, Bensenville IL (see front page)
EAA breakfast, Peoria IL (309-696-1428)
Chicago Area Chapter meeting/Girl Scout Prep Day, Illinois Aviation, DuPage Airport (KDPA)
North Central Section meeting, Dublin OH
Sun ‘N Fun, Lakeland FL
WASP luncheon at Sun ‘N Fun, Lakeland FL
Girl Scout Badge Day, DuPage Airport (KDPA)
Illinois Aviation Hall of Fame dinner, Rockford IL
Fulton County Flying Club Annual Fly-in, Canton IL Ingersoll Airport (KCTK)
EAA Annual Pancake Breakfast, Lansing IL Municipal Airport (KIGQ)
International Forest of Friendship, Atchison KS
Chicago Area Chapter meeting, Schaumburg IL Regional Airport (06C) Fly-in breakfast
Air Race Classic
99s International Conference, Munich, Germany
Ford Trimotor visit/rides at Lansing IL Municipal Airport (KIGQ)
Chicago Area Chapter meeting, Kenosha WI Airport (KENW) Joint meeting with Wisconsin 99s
Chicago Area Chapter meeting, Lansing IL Municipal Airport (KIGQ) and Fetching Market
Chicago Area Chapter meeting, Waukegan IL Airport (KUGN), museum tour
Biennial Flight Instructor Refresher Clinic, Parke Hotel and Conference Center, Bloomington IL
Chicago Area Chapter meeting, location TBD
Chicago Area Chapter holiday party, location TBD
99s International Conference, Ottawa, Canada
99s International Conference, San Antonio, Texas
99s International Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
For information on flying events in your area, check out www.socialflight.com
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
ONE-DAY OSH BUS TRIP PLANNED
FREE SAFETY SEMINARS
After the Crash: Surviving an Aircraft Accident
AOPA Air Safety Institute Series
7:00—9:00 p.m.
March 23 —Crowne Plaza Chicago-Northbrook IL
March 24 —Hilton Lisle/Naperville, Lisle IL
March 25 —Hilton Garden Inn, Rockford IL
HELP US REJUVEN ATE OUR
CH APTER
A possible EAA Chapter 260 bus trip to AirVenture,
Saturday July 25, 2015. The cost of the proposed 2015
trip would be about $55.00 per person which would be a
round-trip in a motor coach type bus (admission to
AirVenture not included). It would depart Lansing
Municipal Airport early and return late on the same day.
This trip will happen if enough interest is expressed.
Contact Steve Sikorski for further information:
[email protected]
I f yo u h a ve a n y i d e a s o n h o w we c a n
attract and retain new members and
m a k e t h e c h a p t e r m o r e r e l e va n t f o r
e ve r yo n e , p l e a s e s u b m i t t h e m t o a n y o f
the Board members (see page 2).
(Thanks to Wayne Babiak and the SSIPA newsletter)
W e wi l l a wa r d g i f t c a r d s t o t h o se wh o
h a ve t h e b e s t i d e a s .
Air News March 2015 Page 5 
99 News Advertising Needed
99s, we need y our help. We are making a concentrated effort to increase advertising in the
99 News to make it more cost effective and to reduce the costs incurred with our return to 6
issues a year.
Each of you either knows of a business that could benefit from advertising to our 7,000 print
readers, our many thousands of internet readers, or knows someone who has a business that
could benefit from the exposure.
We need each of you to forward contact info for any and all of your favorite businesses to
[email protected]. Or ask those businesses to contact me. We will work with
them to grow their business. Aviation businesses are especially appropriate, but ads for
watchmakers, jewelers, clothing retailers, cars, food, tools, travel, books, anything a 99 might
buy and use are welcome, too. We especially would like ads for recruiting companies with
positions available, aircraft and parts, along with upholstery, paint shops, avionics, etc. If you
like the company, please share them with us.
Really….we need your help!
Madeleine Monaco Advertising Manager, 99 News
SAFETY SEMINARS IN OUR AREA
"Annual SSIPA Safety Seminar - Propeller Care and
Maintenance and Critical Decision Making"
Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at 18:15
Chicago Business Air Hangar
3259 Glenwood-Lansing Rd
Lansing, IL 60438
Description:
1. Propeller Care and Maintenance - Sean O'Keefe of
Aircraft Propeller Service will discuss proper propeller
maintenance and overhaul procedures.
2. Al Waterloo of SimpleFlight will address Critical
Decision Making which emphasizes analyzing risk factors
and exercising good judgment during a flight.
The sponsor for this seminar is: DuPage FSDO
FAASTeam
The FAA Safety Team (FAASTeam) is committed to
providing equal access to this meeting/event for all
participants. If you need alternative formats or services
because of a disability, please communicate your request
as soon as possible with the person in the 'Contact
Information' area of the meeting/event notice. Note that
two weeks is usually required to arrange services.
The following credit(s) are available for the WINGS/
AMT Programs:
Basic Knowledge 3 - 1 Credit
Advanced Knowledge 2 - 1 Credit
Air News March 2015 Page 6 
"Operations at Towered and Non-Towered airports"
Thursday, March 19, 2015 at 19:00
Illinois Aviation Museum
130 Clow International Pkwy
Bolingbrook, IL 60490
Description:
A review of procedures and best practices at both
towered/non-towered airports for collision avoidance,
avoiding runway incursions, proper communications,
and emergencies.
The sponsor for this seminar is: Illinois FAASTeam
The FAA Safety Team (FAASTeam) is committed to
providing equal access to this meeting/event for all
participants. If you need alternative formats or services
because of a disability, please communicate your
request as soon as possible with the person in the
'Contact Information' area of the meeting/event notice.
Note that two weeks is usually required to arrange
services.
The following credit(s) are available for the WINGS/
AMT Programs:
Basic Knowledge 3 - 1 Credit
PHOTO GALLERY
February 15, 2015
Chapter Meeting
Swap Meet and
Sale
Atlantic Aviation
Chicago Executive
Airport
Below, Chapter Chair Donna Klein
(right) after pinning new member
Jill Feldman.
FAAST Blast — Week of Feb 23 – Mar 01, 2015
News Update
Changes Coming to the Flight Service Program
Recognizing a shift in users’ preferences for automated services, the FAA is changing its Flight Service
operation to make it more efficient and reduce costs. The agency will continue to maintain the highest level of safety
and none of these changes will affect core flight service safety functions such as search and rescue, emergency
services, weather observation, NOTAM entry and dissemination, or pilot weather reports. Pilots are steadily shifting to
automated and web-based tools to obtain services and Flight Service is already using this type of technology to
eliminate underutilized and redundant services and reduce expenses. The FAA will phase in the changes to ease the
transition for users.
For more information, including a Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) section, or to send comments, questions,
and suggestions, please visit: http://www.faa.gov/go/flightservice.
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AIRAIR
NEWS
NEWS
Cynthia Madsen, Editor
441 Elm Street
Frankfort IL 60423-1103
Address Service Requested
IN THIS ISSUE:
Item
Page
March Meeting ... ........ .........1
Who’s Who ......... ........ .........2
The Flight Line ... ........ .........2
Meeting Minutes . ........ .........3
Advertisers ......... ........ .........4
Help AE Birthplace ...... .........4
Calendar of Events ..... .........5
99s Webinars ..... ........ .........5
Osh Bus Trip ...... ........ .........5
Help Your Chapter ...... .........5
99 News Advertising ... .........6
Safety Seminars . ........ .........6
Photo Gallery ..... ........ .........7
FAASteam news ........ .........7
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