Monday, January 28, 2019

Scholarships, scholarships, scholarships!

The Ninety-Nines Scholarship Registry is a collection of scholarships offered by individuals, organizations, Chapters or Sections which will utilitize one application and set of instructions. Applications are collected and forwarded to the appropriate parties offering the scholarships. The Ninety-Nines do not review or judge the applications.

Leesburg Career Expo Committee getting ready for the 2019 Expo already!

Our Sugarloaf chapter has participated in the Expo for several years. I’m looking forward to being a part of it again! It’s a great opportunity for young people getting started in aviation as s career or hobby. Also college scholarship opportunities!


Tuesday, January 15, 2019

Air Race Classic registration opens


Registration opened Jan. 2 for the forty-third annual Air Race Classic. The women's cross-country air race kicks off on June 18 in Jackson, Tennessee, and ends on June 21 in Well and, Ontario, Canada.


Fly Out!

We will be doing a flyout on 1/20/19 to Arnold Palmer Regional Airport (LBE) in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. 

This is a fairly easy flight from FDK over the rolling hills to the west. LBE is a towered airport with a great airport restaurant called DeNunzio's.

We will depart FDK approximately 11 a.m., planning to meet for lunch at 12:30. 

This event is open to all. Please contact us for more information.
WAI UPCOMING HAPPENINGS:  
  • AOPA/Frederick Chapter Meeting, Wednesday, January 16, 2019, 6:30pm 
    Where: You Can Fly Academy Auditorium, 411 Aviation Way, Frederick MD 21701
  • 30th annual International Women in Aviation Conference, March 14-16, 2019, Long Beach CA. Use #WAI19
For more information, visit wai.org

Wednesday, January 9, 2019

2020 Flyover of Nation's Capital Announced!

To honor the heroes who fought in the War and those on the home front who produced the tanks, ships, and aircraft that enabled the United States and its Allies to achieve victory, one of the most diverse arrays of World War II aircraft ever assembled will fly above the skies of Washington, D.C. on Friday, May 8, 2020, the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day, as part of the Arsenal of Democracy World War II Victory Capitol Flyover.