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The 99s is a womens' pilot organization founded in 1929. It is called the 99s for the 99 charter members. Amelia Earhart was elected as the first president. Spook --- John Gocha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What the heck is a 99? > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "ght" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 12:38 PM > Subject: [COUPERS-FLYIN] OFF TOPIC : Seneca ride > > > > ----[Please read > http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following > any > > advice in this forum.]---- > > > > > > I'm going to try to send this again. I don't think > it > > got through last time. > > > > > > > > Hi Folks, > > > > I was most fortunate to be able to join 4 other > 99s > > and the owner/pilot of a beautiful Piper Seneca > last > > Saturday. > > > > We had a glorious but too short trip from our > foggy > > northern CA coast to the hot, dry CA Central > Valley. > > It's only a short hop over the mountains. It is > > always > > a temperature and humidity shock for me. Redding > was > > 85-90 F and very dry. We just left the foggy coast > at > > 45-50 F and humid. Pilot had to do an IFR > departure. > > Fog layer was thin. We were out of it at 1200' > AGL. > > > > We were met at Redding Muni by several 99s. We > > enjoyed > > lunch with them at the airport and then we were > > chauffered to Redding's new Sundial Bridge and > park. > > The Sacramento River runs through Redding and > > evidently the fishing is not too bad for those > > interested. While I was watching, a couple of > > fishermen in a boat on the river caught quite a > large > > sized fish. Rainbow trout. Yum! The trail system > that > > Redding is developing is quite nice. Redding has > done > > a wonderful job in opening up river access and > public > > recreation. Now if it only wasn't so damn hot > there! > > > > I was happy to get back into the air conditioned > > Seneca and head for our nice cool coast. > > > > I have never been in a twin before, so it was a > > special treat for me. Comfy seats, although I > could > > do > > with a bit more leg room. And so quiet in the > cabin > > that we passengers could talk to each other > without > > headsets and in a normal voice. That was a > surprise > > to > > me. But then, like I said, I have never been in a > > twin, let alone such a deluxe one, so I didn't > know > > what to expect. > > > > I would have liked to have been in the right seat, > > but > > it was more appropriate for the one other person > who > > is instrument rated to be there, just in case. > > > > It has been far too long since I've been able to > fly > > in any capacity so I am delighted for the > > opportunity. > > > > Cheers, > > Spook > > > > > > > > > ============================================================================== > > To leave this forum go to: > http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm > > > > ============================================================================== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm
