Rio Colorado 99s

05/07/08

 

   

Welcome to the Rio Colorado 99s website!

 The Rio Colorado Chapter of the Ninety-Nines aviation club is part of an international group of female aviators rooted in the history of, and with traces back to, Amelia Earhart. We are a chapter of The Ninety-Nines, International Organization of Women Pilots. As a licensed woman pilot (current or not) you are invited to become a part of our legacy as the first and only international organization of women pilots. The Ninety-Nines are a positive force in the aviation community and we invite you to partake in all that we can offer. Please take a few moments to look around and get to know us.

Pancake Breakfast

On Saturday April 19th the Rio Colorado 99s hosted a free pancake breakfast as a thank you to all our supporters. Good weather, good food, great friends, it was a fun morning-thanks to all that came out!

Pictures from the Pancake Breakfast

Most Recent Event:

May 2 - 4 Southwest Section Meeting Palm Springs

We had a wonderful time at the Southwest Section meeting in Palm Springs the first weekend in May. Special thanks to those chapters that hosted the event and especially Tradition Aviation at Thermal (KTRM) for all that they did to make our stay very enjoyable.

We had such a good time, we've offered to help out with the International Meeting in July 2010 that will be held in Hawaii!

UPCOMING EVENT:

As most of you know, the Rio Colorado 99s enjoy any opportunity to take a flying adventure and we love to invite our fellow pilot friends to join us. This year we are going to fly over to Reno for the Reno Air Races. The trip will start on Thursday Sept 11 and we will return Monday Sept 15. We have blocked out some rooms at the Grand Sierra Resort and would love to book all of them and even get more rooms if needed. Details on the reservations are listed below. If we get enough interest, a box at the races may be worth it. Any questions, be sure to give Shannon a call, 928-230-1497

Grand Sierra Resort and Casino

2500 E Second Ave

Reno NV 89595

1-800-648-5080

15 rooms are blocked for Rio Colorado 99s at a rate of $109.00/night. Room reservations need to be made before Tues August 12, 2008 to get this rate. Contact the hotel and refer to the event name of Rio Colorado 99.

More info on air race tickets to follow

 

OTHER RECENT EVENTS

March 15th Flour Bombing and Spot Landing Contest at Needles

"Wind 270 at 18 gusting to 26" Oh no! This is the day for our flour bombing and spot landing contest! But those winds couldn't stop our 20 brave bombers from taking to the skies over the Needles airport this Saturday, each armed with a pair of bombs to be dropped into a 50 foot circle along side runway 29. What's the best strategy-out the window, or open the door? N9752J even had a high-tech bomb dropping device rigged to the tail! Our crew stood ready to rush out and measure the distance from the center of the circle to where the bomb dropped. Distances ranged from about 70 foot to over 200 feet away-our crew soon found the safest place to stand was around the bulls-eye. After circling around from the bomb drop the next challenge was a precision landing, with the wheels on, or just beyond, the line draw across the runway. Three of our pilots did that exceptionally well, touching down just 20-30 feet beyond the line. (Unfortunately, after writing down all the names and distances, my list did not make it home with me-I'll list the winners as soon as someone let's me know) Second and Third place on the bomb drop were separated by just an inch - with Richard coming in 3rd at 11 feet 0 inches, and Ken coming in 2nd at 10 feet 11 inches. The big excitement though, was when Jamie, with the last bomb of the day, dropped her bomb right onto the bulls-eye! Way to go!! And it sure surprised the measuring crew when it about dropped on our heads...

We enjoyed a lunch provided by the Regency Casino of prime rib sandwiches, potato salad and coleslaw. And after that, the awards were presented. Many thanks to Glen at Needles Airport for his help and support in hosting the event, also George Molitor and his Civil Air Patrol Cadets for directing traffic, and Jesse Johnson of Wings West for making 93E available to anyone who wanted to bomb and Jeff Carlson for flying, and Don & Tookie, who did the same with their airplane.

 

February 23, 2008 "Tea at Kim's"

We flew down to Phoenix to see Kim and have our monthly meeting. (Kim is one of our 49 1/2's with all the great ideas for decorating and centerpieces for our events.) What a wonderful time we had! Check out the lovely table and tea she served Tea at Kim's

January 26th Fourth Annual Flying Poker Run

Desert Skies Executive Air hosted our 4th Annual Flying Poker Run. Pictures of the fun here

 

December's Annual Christmas Party Fundraiser

A beautiful room overlooking the London Bridge, good food, great company and loads of mystery gifts-that makes for a fun Christmas party! Thanks to everyone that participated in the auction-because of your generosity, we will have more scholarships available to anyone interested in learning to fly or advancing their ratings.

 The Sunset Room at the London Bridge Resort was filled to capacity with our specially invited guests. We feasted on London Broil and Chicken Marsala and toasted the season. Jeff Miller, our auctioneer, piqued our interest-rattling the packages, letting us hold them, until we had to bid!

Next year, we have the Sunset Room on the same evening as the Havasu Boat Parade of Lights. You'll want to be on the guest list for sure!

Scholarships:

Scholarships - The Rio Colorado Chapter 99s is offering three different scholarships in 2008. Deadline for our next application submissions-February 1, 2008 and August 1, 2008. 

Congratulations to Danielle!

Danielle Mendes, who received our most recent Scholarship, passed her Private Pilot checkride on May 7, 2008. Congratulations, Danielle!

Joe LaPlaca, FAA examiner with Danielle

Membership - Women pilots from areas along the Colorado River are invited to join the Rio Colorado 99s chapter. Membership is open to all licensed women pilots.

 

 

Photo Album View pictures of our events, fundraisers, and Fun

Business card Exchange

Monthly Newsletter

   

 

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