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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
 
 
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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
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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!
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Scholarships:
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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.
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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.
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