The Katahdin Wings Chapter of the 99s meets monthly at various locations in Southern Maine. Meetings are the first Wednesday of each month from 6 to 8pm, plus occasional fly-to Saturday meeings.

Established in 1929 by 99 women pilots, the members of The Ninety-Nines, Inc., International Organization of Women Pilots, are represented in all areas of aviation today - and, to quote Amelia, fly “for the fun of it!”

The Katahdin Wings are the Maine/New Hampshire chapter of The 99s. It is also one of three chapters that make up the New England Section, which includes the Eastern New England Chapter and the Connecticut Chapter. The 99s are about flying and friendship. It is a great support group for a unique portion of the pilot population where a special camaraderie exists. There is a special energy with other women who are all inspired by the love of flying. It also celebrates the history of women's involvement in aviation.

The chapter provides various missions to be involved in: service projects like painting compass roses or airmaking at airports, presenting aviation classes and outreach to students from elementary through high school and presenting and hosting aviation safety seminars and fun flying events like flying treasure hunts and poker runs. Some of these events are a source of fundraising that go toward scholarships that range from providing financial aid to students interested in the local summer Ace Camps, to donations to the organization's Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarship among others. The Lightspeed Foundation has supported The 99s and the Amelia Earhart Scholarship with $10,000 in grants to date. The 99s are in the running for another $5,000 grant this year. Lightspeed produced a wonderful video highlighting The 99s and the scholarship

New Member Carol Vavra earned her wings on January 8, 2012!

Member Mary Build (2nd from the right) and her crew at Western Maine Aviation have just celebrated their first year in business. She reports, "we just finished our first year with over 400 hours of flight instruction in the 172 and I'm now researching the possibility of a college or university getting involved with a PR project to further develop the maintenance department."<

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Scholarships are available from New England 99s:
Click HERE for more details

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Honoring WASP Betty Brown

On September 21, 2011, Mary Build and Lori Plourd flew to Lebanon NH to meet with Betty for a picnic lunch and to surprise her with the eagle’s head cane. Betty was delighted and enjoyed special attention from the FBO’s staff and mechanics. The cane is a tribute to Betty’s service as WASP, and bears her name, and a carved rendition of the Congressional Gold Medal that was presented to the WASP in March 2010. A press release was sent to area newspapers describing the event - this grabbed the interest of the local paper "The Valley News" who interviewed Betty for the Nov. 20, 2011 Sunday issue. Click here for the full story PDF download.

For More Information

Chapter Chair (interim): Lori Plourd (piperpilot2003@yahoo.com) and
Vice Chair (interim): Jenny Jorgensen (shoalcove@comcast.net)
Membership: Lori Plourd (piperpilot2003@yahoo.com)

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