Minnesota 99s

We are the Minnesota Chapter of the Ninety Nines, International Organization of Women Pilots.

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Please join me in a HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to Evelyn Canfield, who earned her Flight Instructor Instrument (CFII) today at University of North Dakota!

She has been cruising through her ratings up there.  We are so happy for you Evelyn and are all giving you applause and thumbs up!

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Please join me in a HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to Marcy Drescher for earning her Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award yesterday!  This award is given to a pilot who has actively and safely flown for 50 years!  Think about that!  That is a long time, and a huge and rare accomplishment!

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Please join me in a HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to PingPing He!  The conditions were finally right, the plane working, no Canadian smoke!  PingPing did her first solo yesterday in the Piper Warrior at North Star Flyers at KANE!!

Congratulations, PingPing!  Awesome accomplishment!

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Please join me in congratulating Susan Bailey Schmidt for a huge accomplishment in her career!  Susan completed her operating experience and will fly her first trip this week as a captain on the A350 for Delta!!  

Congratulations and safe flights!

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Thank you to Ping Ping He, Ellen Quist, Anna Sowieja, Marcy Drescher, Lisa Karan, Brenda Hanson, Patti Sandusky, Kim Marcell, Andrea Wildenberg, Jennifer Lewis, and Becky Juarez!  We had a ton of fun visiting with each other and with those who stopped by the booth at GMAG!

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Please mark your calendars for March 15, 10:30 AM for our quarterly meeting.  Location to be  determined.  

We will be announcing our Chapter scholarship winners, discussing upcoming elections, and upcoming events.  More information to follow!

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Sunday, February 23 at 4:30 pm, Heather McNevin will talk to us (via Zoom) about services available from ATC and how to use them.  Please email Heather with your questions, so she can make a list and include those in her presentation. [email protected]

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2024 Tree of Hope!

We had a record number of 99s volunteering this year.  In addition there were many volunteers from clubs, EAA chapters, churches, and other volunteer organizations.

Thanks all!

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Brenda Frye from Iowa and Brenda Hanson from Minnesota hosted a successful Tea & Trivia event. Attendees answered tea and aviation questions and learned more about each other. Cheryl Daml, Patti Sandusky, Lisa Karan, and Laura Pham also attended from the Minnesota 99s.

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Congrats to Victoria Delshire on earning her Instrument rating on May 30!!!

Thursday, May 30 was my instrument check ride in KUBE. I did it having 21 knot 90° crosswinds in the Cirrus SR20 and passed and hand flew most of it!

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Join me in congratulating Evelyn Canfield!  She passed her Commercial checkride on Friday!!!  Evelyn is attending the University of North Dakota in the aviation program!  

We are so proud of you Evelyn, and so happy for you! 

Well Done!!  
Look at the smile on her face!

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MN 99s attended Princeton Build a Plane! We got to sit in the S2, learned about the history of Flight Expo, and Build a Plane. We got to talk to the kids involved in the program, and we had a chance to rivet and drill.

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Companion Flyer Course on Saturday, February 3rd at Atlantic Avation at ANE from 8 am-1:00 pm. We still have room if any of you are interested in attending or volunteering!

The fee for this course is $70 per pair. Please register no later than January 31st.

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Join in congratulating Brenda Hanson!!!  She earned her Commercial Pilot license today!!! She has worked so hard and it's finally paid off!   We are all so happy for you, Brenda!  What a big accomplishment!

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Tree of Hope went very well yesterday!  We had a record number of donations, had tons of help! There were about 6 or 7 planes that flew in from FCM, ANE, MKT, and Caledonia (CHU).  

Appreciate your willingness to help out!

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Becky Juarez deserves a HUGE CONGRATULATIONS!  On August 13, she got her seaplane rating!   It looks like it was a beautiful summer day!

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Air marking in Albert Lea, MN - KAEL

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Here's Carmen....all finished with her Undergraduate Pilot Training (UPT).  Carmen passed her checkride today in the T1 (multi engine jet) and has completed her UPT.  She goes to survival training in Washington and then...Next step is the C-130 starting June 7 in Little Rock!

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Great time at the Commemorative Air Force museum at Fleming Field!