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Top Ten Reasons for
Being a 99
By Captain Karen Kahn
- Experience: Some mistakenly
think this is a social organization for older women pilots
- but it is so very much more! Get to know the players,
and you'll find that 99s are experienced pilots from all
areas of aviation, with histories and achievements that
young pilots have only dreamt of. From jet airliners, helicopters,
space shuttles, and business jets, to tail-draggers, air
racing, soaring, aerobatics, and ballooning - you name it
and there's a 99 doing it.
- Networking: We are
more than 6000 women pilots worldwide, many of whom are
doing or have done exactly what you hope to do in the future.
We are eager to share our knowledge and experience with
you, so contact us and we'll be happy to help you fly your
dreams. Each of us can remember another 99 who helped us
accomplish our goals and Pay it Forward is the name of the
game.
- Education: The Ninety-Nines
sponsor many large and small educational programs, from
a few members discussing a specific flying topic at a chapter
meeting, to sponsoring public aviation safety meetings and
conferences.
- Friendship: Want to
make friends in your new flying vocation or avocation? Meet
women who share your interests by joining The Ninety-Nines.
We're looking for you, too, and you'll find the new friendships
to be very rewarding and enduring.
- Scholarships: From chapter awards and Future Women Pilot Awards
for beginning pilots to the Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarships
for advanced pilot training and aviation education, The
Ninety-Nines have a scholarship that can help you achieve
your goals in aviation.
- Understanding: Many
of us have been through the same trials and tribulations
when learning to fly or achieving advanced ratings. We have
figured out ways around the obstacles and can help you with
good ideas to get you moving forward. Share your concerns,
ask for help, and take advantage of our knowledge and sympathetic
ear.
- Recognition: Your
victories and achievements, large and small, will get the
recognition they deserve from your peer group. No reason
to try to be one of the guys when you can shine as one of
the gals.
- Encouragement: This
natural part of women sharing with women is particularly
useful since we fly in what is still mostly a man's world.
Find your female role models and mentors here in The Ninety-Nines.
- Career Tips: Pilot-specific
information, realistic solutions, mentoring, and career
networking are just a few of the tangible rewards you'll
find in your interactions with 99s in your local chapter
and with other professional pilots throughout our organization.
- Acceptance: Being
a 99s member guarantees your acceptance, regardless of your
experience level. Chapters exist worldwide and you'll find
the welcome mat is always out, wherever you may land. The
Ninety-Nines are the Good Old Girls network we've all been
hoping to create, here and now.
Join
The Ninety-Nines today!
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Minnesota Chapter 99s