Rio Colorado 99s

10/15/09

 

   

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 40th Annual Palms to Pines Air Race

Recent Events:

WOO-HOO!! RACE 5 FINISHES 5TH IN THE 40TH ANNUAL PALMS TO PINES AIR RACE, TAKING HOME A FINE TROPHY AND SOME CASH MONEY!

                                                            

40th Annual Palms to Pines Air Race Aug 14-16th:

The Annual Palms to Pines Air Race for women starts from Santa Monica Airport on Friday morning at 9am, and will end at Bend Airport, Oregon before the 12:00 noon deadline on the following day. The two enroute timed fly-bys are at Merced Airport and at Red Bluff Municipal Airport. Redmond Airport is also a timed fly-by. Everyone will remain overnight at Red Bluff. Flying will be done only during daylight hours and in good weather.

Watch for details here as Tookie, Shannon and Pam fly in the 40th annual Palms to Pines Air Race from Santa Monica CA to Bend Oregon. Click here for the website to see details of the race, and here for a GPS track of our race plane! Videos of our flight on YouTube here

Thursday morning, August 13th, Tookie, Shannon and Pam leaving Lake Havasu for Santa Monica

Click here for Details from Thursday

Friday morning group shot, Shannon flying Merced to Red Bluff leg, antique car club gives us ride to hotel

click here Details from Friday

Mount Shasta, passing up another racer, Dene-1st place winner (and spreader of rumors) with Pam, 5th place

click here Details from Saturday

Mount Shasta, out the right window now, on our way home; Reno Stead airport where Reno Air Race is held

click here Details from Sunday

You Tube video

Catalina Fly Out Saturday July 18th

Mmmm...Buffalo Burgers and cool temperatures-a great combination!

 

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.

Archives May 2009 Reno Air Races, Pancake Breakfast, London Bridge Days parade with trophy!

Archives July 2009  Don, Shannon and Pam honored at the International Forest of Friendship, Big Bear Fly-out, Painting the compass rose at HII

Business card Exchange

YouTube.com

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

UPCOMING EVENTS:

August 31st  Board meeting, times, location, details coming soon...

September monthly mtg Sat Sept 12 We'll be flying down to Jan Riley's airpark for a breakfast meeting and plan our events for next year. Also meet with her airport group to discuss airmarking for their field.

Treasure Hunt in the Sky The Tucson 99s chapter presents their annual Treasure Hunt in the sky! Check out their website "tucson99s.org" to preregister for this event.

 

 


Scholarships:

Scholarships - The Rio Colorado Chapter 99s is offering three different scholarships in 2008. Deadline for our next application submissions-February 1, 2009 and August 1, 2009. 

Scholarship Winners

 

 

 

   
   

 

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