|
Recent Events:
August Monthly Meeting:
August 9th was our monthly meeting, held at the SugarBrook
Bakery in Lake Havasu. We had 14 members and guests, along with
Pam Ashley from the Today's News Herald, interviewing us for a
newspaper article. We presented Lark with the 'Big Check'
acknowledging her receipt of our latest scholarship. Breakfast
was delicious! We recommend Sugarbrook Bakery heartily!
.JPG)
Congratulations
to Lark Schmitt!
Welcoming to our ranks, another woman
pilot! Lark passed her Private Pilot check ride on August 1st.
Congratulations!
Congratulations
to Dianne Tobin!
Our very own Future Woman Pilot Dianne Tobin soled her Piper
on July 31, 2008
July
Monthly Meeting:
Nineteen of us gathered at The Grill at Laughlin Ranch this
past Saturday for our monthly meeting. Tookie was our featured
speaker and gave us the details of her experiences racing in the
Air Race Classic this month. She and June placed in the
April Monthly Meeting-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!
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
 |
RioColorado 99s in the news!
Today's News Herald featured our chapter in the Sunday paper
UPCOMING EVENTS:
September Monthly Meeting:
Meeting scheduled for the 2nd Saturday of the month-Sept
13th. For those not going to Reno, we will fly to Kingman
Airport Cafe for a breakfast meeting. Plan to be at breakfast by
9am. Are you flying up? Do you have an extra seat? Contact
Priscilla to
coordinate.
September's Fly Out:
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.
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.
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.
|
