In December, Carol and Rod welcomed us to their party room for our annual Christmas potluck and gift exchange!  Thanks, Carol!  We had a 99 visitor who is attending university here in Ottawa.  Good food, company and conversation... what more could one want?

On November 10th, we gathered at the Rockcliffe Flying Club for our annual business meeting.  After enjoying pizza and chocolate chip cookies, we settled down to look at the past year's activities and finances, and to plan out the upcoming year.  We had a good exchange of ideas for meetings and fundraising opportunities - more to follow.  Thanks everyone for your suggestions and for taking on activities for the 2008 year. [See picture in our photo gallery, above]

In September, Susan, Mo and Sharron organized and flew in the successful 2007 Gold Cup Air Rally, flying between Leamington, Ontario and Boulder Colorado.  The terminus for this event was the 2007 International Convention of the 99s.  The Canadian contingent made a vivid impression on the other conference attendees!  Dorothy was elected as an International Trustee of the Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarship Fund.

In August we "manned" a 99s booth at the National Aviation Museum as part of the 2007 Classic Air Rally displays.  We offered part of our display area to the CWIA group, and got to share ideas, etc. with them.

Susan flew to Oshkosh again this year.

In July, Kathy Fox was awarded COPA's prestigious President's Award in Moncton.  ]Kathy retired from her VP Operations role at Nav Canada at the end of June.  She now works part-time at the CTSB. 

May 31st - the local CWIA and our Chapter enjoyed a BBQ together at Rockcliffe CYRO.

In May, during the Wings Dinner, Kathy Fox was awarded the Rockcliffe Flying Club's President's Award for her numerous contributions. 

In April, Susan hosted a business meeting during which we enjoyed munchies, wine and a Patty Wagstaff video.  We even took the opportunity to work on our question to regain current per TC rules. 

In February, we had a movie night at Susan's.

In January, we gathered at Jane's new downtown condo to view the taping of Lorna's and Felicity's presentation. 

2006 Events

Sunday December 10th - Mo hosted our annual Christmas potluck and gift exchange.  Amazingly almost everyone brought "hot" foods - yummy!  We enjoyed lots of laughs and chats about flying. 

November 30th - Carol Thomas organized an informative tour of the NRC Flight Research Hangar. 

Nov. 23th - Sharron hosted our annual general meeting at her house.  We enjoyed snacks and refreshments while reviewing the past year and planning for the upcoming year.

Sunday, October 12th - Looking back at Precision Flying in Canada - presentation by Dee Brasseur, Kathy Fox and Dorothy Berthelet about their experiences in precision flying (including 3 World Championships).  To be held at the Aviation Museum at 7 PM.  All are welcome. June 3-4 We flew/drove to Saint John New Brunswick Section meeting, and enjoyed meeting other East Canada Section and New England Section members.

September - Susan and Sharron flew in the 2006 Gold Cup Air Rally - in fact, they placed 2nd overall!  Excellent!

Summer - numerous flying trips by Chapter members.

June - Susan, Mo and Dorothy attended the East Canada Section meeting in Saint John, NB, meeting fellow 99s from the Mid-Atlantic Section.  One of the highlights featured a festive evening at a private lake, enjoying lobster and good companionship. 

May - we watched "Wanaka Air show", a spectacularly filmed video.  Susan hosted the evening, and we spent time by the pool.

April 4-10 - Sun 'n Fun in Lakeland Florida.  Susan flew there. 

March 22nd - "Pilot retrospectives" evening - Lorna and Felicity shared  their wealth of flying experiences at the Canada Aviation Museum, from 7 to 9 PM

Thursday, January 26, 2006 - Get-together at Carolyn Stewart's to see aviation video titled '16 Right-The Romance of Flight'. It is 72 min. She says it is an interesting documentary (not a love story), awesome footage, historical aircraft, women pilots, very good...