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The Ninety-Nines Inc

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The 99s offer camaraderie, scholarships, mentorship, and leadership for female pilots. We are pilots who fly for airlines, industry, government; pilots who teach and pilots who fly for pleasure. We are women who love to fly. www.ninety-nines.org

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The Ninety-Nines Inc @theninetyninesinc.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
The legacy of the 1929 “Powder Puff Derby” lives on! The annual Air Race Classic crossed the finish line in Washington state. Congratulations to Lauren Scott, Las Vegas Chapter on first place! All five top-placing medal teams had members of The Ninety-Nines members! #AirRaceClassic #99s #LVC99s
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The Ninety-Nines Inc @theninetyninesinc.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
“Don’t let the fear of falling keep you from flying.” ✈️✈️✈️ Female pilots aren’t just breaking through clouds—they’re breaking barriers. The sky was never the limit—it’s just the beginning. 👩‍✈️💪
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The Ninety-Nines Inc @theninetyninesinc.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
The ballad of William McRae, a song about a Spitfire Pilot who flew and fought over the Normandy beaches, by Dave Hadfield. Dave Hadfield is a pilot of Spitfire, Hurricane, Mustang, Lysander, B-777, 767, A330, plus a few dozen other warbird, vintage and airline aircraft. youtu.be/gEDhsTh5Jms?...
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(High Flight) Requiem For A Pilot
YouTube video by dave hadfield
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The Ninety-Nines Inc @theninetyninesinc.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Air Canada is hiring type-rated or #nontyperated First Officers on various aircraft to be based in Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg or Vancouver. Visit AviationNetwork.com to apply. Photo Credit: Boeing #AirCanada #Montreal #Toronto #Winnipeg #Vancouver #Canada #Boeing787 #Dreamliner #LongRange
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The Ninety-Nines Inc @theninetyninesinc.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Nicole Malachowski, US Air Force combat veteran. Many have found their professional records and career milestones scrubbed from government websites and social media after a presidential executive order requiring the removal of 'DEI-related' content.
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U.S. Air Force: Lt Col Nicole Malachowski | Nicole Malachowski | 232 comments
Since more articles & posts about my military career continue to be 404'd (#PageNotFound), I thought I'd share one a friend recently reminded me of. If you… | 232 comments on LinkedIn
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The Ninety-Nines Inc @theninetyninesinc.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
In 2010, the Women Air Force Service Pilots (WASP) were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, a prestigious award that recognized their invaluable service during World War II. Their legacy continues to inspire the next generation of female pilots. 🇺🇸 #WASP #ninetyninesinc
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The Ninety-Nines Inc @theninetyninesinc.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
A new 3D tour of the Ninety-Nines’ Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum. This historic museum celebrates Amelia Earhart, pioneering aviator and founder of The Ninety-Nines, supporting female pilots since 1929. maps.app.goo.gl/GGxCfp8jXPtB... #AviationHistory #AmeliaEarhart #NinetyNines
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The Ninety-Nines Inc @theninetyninesinc.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
March is Women in Aviation Month! Our mission is to empower and support female pilots through mentoring, education, and scholarships, helping them advance in their aviation careers. Join The Ninety-Nines—you’ll make lifelong friends and reach your goals faster!
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The Ninety-Nines Inc @theninetyninesinc.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Jeanne Holm was the first woman to be promoted to Brig Gen in the USAF. In the 1960s and 70s she was a strong advocate for opening more roles to women in the military, including pilot training and combat. She retired as a 2-star.
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The Ninety-Nines Inc @theninetyninesinc.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
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The Ninety-Nines Inc @theninetyninesinc.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
The airplane doesn’t know your gender!
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The Ninety-Nines Inc @theninetyninesinc.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Dr. Mae Jemison’s groundbreaking journey as the first African American woman in space was not a gift—it was the result of years of hard work, intellect, and perseverance. When she launched aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1992, she didn’t just break barriers—she redefined what is possible.
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The Ninety-Nines Inc @theninetyninesinc.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
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Hometown Heroes - Ninety-Nines
A group of female pilots is looking for increase its numbers.
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The Ninety-Nines Inc @theninetyninesinc.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
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Local women's aviation group, the Ninety-Nines, help scouts earn aviation badge
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) - This weekend local Boy and Girl Scouts from ages six to 17 earned their aviation badges with help from the Ninety-Nines
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The Ninety-Nines Inc @theninetyninesinc.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Looking forward to this movie. Eileen Collins, a member with The Ninety-Nines, is a remarkable woman, who inspired many to achieve their goals, and continues today to motivate and inspire young women to look up to endless possibilities.
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Spacewoman: trailblazing astronaut Eileen Collins makes for a compelling and thoughtful documentary subject – Physics World
Andrew Glester reviews the film Spacewoman directed by Hannah Berryman
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The Ninety-Nines Inc @theninetyninesinc.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
On Feb 1, members of the Ninety-Nines sent birthday greetings to Wally Funk. The Fort Worth 99s Chapter went to visit her to celebrate. #skiesmagazine just ran this release. If you don't know Wally Funk, it is worth reading the article. skiesmag.com/press-releas...
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Celebrating aviation trailblazer Wally Funk - Skies Mag
On Feb. 1, 2025, Wally Funk, the first female FAA Flight Inspector, first female Air Safety Investigator at NTSB, instructor for thousands of students, and one of the Mercury 13, turned 86.
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Paul Guinnessy @paulguinnessy.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Ida Van Smith was an aviation pioneer who learned to fly at age 50 and founded more than 20 flight clubs for underprivileged children across the United States in the 1970s. Now her great granddaughter Toni Paylor is following in her footsteps by getting a degree in aviation engineering at UMd.
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A Legacy of Flight
Aerospace Engineering Student Follows in Footsteps of Great-Grandmother, Black Female Aviation Pioneer
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The Ninety-Nines Inc @theninetyninesinc.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
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Iris Cummings Critchell, Olympian and aviator, dies at 104
Iris Cummings Critchell, the last surviving U.S. Olympian who competed in Hitler’s 1936 Games and later joined the fight to defeat him, has died at 104. Sunday TODAY’s Willie Geist pays tribute to her...
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The Ninety-Nines Inc @theninetyninesinc.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Long time 99s member, Iris, will be missed by all. She led an incredible life, and ours was enriched because of her! www.nytimes.com/2025/01/29/s...
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Iris Cummings Critchell, 104, Dies; Olympic Swimmer Turned Aviator (Gift Article)
The last survivor of the American team that competed in Hitler’s 1936 Games in Berlin, she went on to become a wartime pilot and an aeronautics instructor.
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The Ninety-Nines Inc @theninetyninesinc.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
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The Ninety-Nines Inc @theninetyninesinc.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
All 99s and Friends of the Ninety-Nines receive $100 off the Lightspeed Delta Zulu. With any Zulu 3 or Lightspeed Delta Zulu purchased through our link, 10% of your sales will go to support the Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarship Fund. Go to go.lightspeedaviation.com/ninety-nines to learn more.
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The Ninety-Nines Inc @theninetyninesinc.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
Welcome 99s member 18 yr old Santine. Multi-IFR, Float rating, working on her CPL. Passionate about every step off her journey as a pilot since her initial intro flight.
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The Ninety-Nines Inc @theninetyninesinc.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
🌟 Big congratulations to Lilly, the Daytona 99s chapter’s newest First Wings scholarship recipient! Lilly is with her instructor, Sooji Oh, a previous First Wings scholarship recipient and now a CFI at DeLand Aviation. The 99s scholarships help aspiring female pilots fund pilot training.
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The Ninety-Nines Inc @theninetyninesinc.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
I am Sydney Swartz and I am a member of the Wisconsin 99s. Yesterday, I got my instrument rating!
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The Ninety-Nines Inc @theninetyninesinc.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Congratulations to 99s member Kathy Fox, on being appointed as an Honorary Colonel of 412 Transport Squadron, RCAF. For more information about the role of an honorary colonel, please see www.canada.ca/en/air-force...
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The Ninety-Nines Inc @theninetyninesinc.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Helicopter pilots representing from India, Nepal, Germany, and U.S. at India 99s Conclave. #whirlygirls #ninetyninesinc #womenpilots #womeninaviation #helichicks #helopilots #helopilotsdoitbetter #helopilotsrule
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The Ninety-Nines Inc @theninetyninesinc.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Spectacular week in exotic India with the 99s at the India Section Conclave!
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The Ninety-Nines Inc @theninetyninesinc.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
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The Ninety-Nines Inc @theninetyninesinc.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
More pics from 99s India Conclave. Over 100 members from around the world met for a week of meetings, travel around India and a visit to Bhutan.
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The Ninety-Nines Inc @theninetyninesinc.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Last weeks India Section 99s Aviation Conclave celebrating women pilots. India has the highest percentage of female airline pilots at 16%. In comparison, the US has about 5%. @theninetyninesinc
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The Ninety-Nines Inc @theninetyninesinc.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Ruth Elder carried private pilot certificate P675, and was known as the "Miss America of Aviation". In 1929, after the first All- Women Transcontinental Air Race, Ruth helped establish the Ninety-Nines as a Charter Member.
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The Ninety-Nines Inc @theninetyninesinc.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
HAPPY HOLIDAY FROM THE NINETY-NINES & LIGHTSPEED ZULU 3 HOLIDAY SAVINGS $100 USD off instant on Zulu 3 ANR headsets. PLUS, Lightspeed will donate 10% of all sales through our portal, to the AE Scholarship Fund. Link to purchase: go.lightspeedaviation.com/ninety-nines
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The Ninety-Nines Partnership Benefits
Learn more about the Lightspeed benefits you can get as a member of the Ninety-Nines
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The Ninety-Nines Inc @theninetyninesinc.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Congrats to Shaley on earning her tailwheel endorsement! ✈️ Shaley is now working toward certifications in IRA, CSEL, CFI, CFII, CMEL, and MEI! 🌟 Her journey is a true blend of passion, mentorship, and hard work. The sky’s the limit! 🚀 All Women-All Pilots-The 99s! Join Today www.ninety-nines.org
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The Ninety-Nines Inc @theninetyninesinc.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
At only 26 years old, Cochran set a new speed record for this route, beating Howard Hughes's previous best time by eight minutes. Photos: DeSeversky bids Jackie Cochran good luck before she attempts to set a new speed record. NY-Miami in a Seversky 1XP
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The Ninety-Nines Inc @theninetyninesinc.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
December 3, 1937, aviation pioneer Jackie Cochran made history by flying a Seversky SEV-S1 from Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn, New York, to Miami, Florida. She completed the flight in just 4 hours, 12 minutes, and 27.2 seconds, averaging an impressive speed of 278.13 miles per hour.
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The Ninety-Nines Inc @theninetyninesinc.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
"The Ninety-Nines didn't just help fund my pilot's license - their sisterhood taught me to soar. Every woman who mentored me was once a scared student pilot too. Now I get to be that guide for others." - Sarah Help write another aviator's story, #GivingTuesday at www.ninety-nines.org/donation.htm
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Donation (The Ninety-Nines, Inc.)
The Ninety-Nines, Inc, International Organization of Women Pilots is a non-profit organization established in 1929 and still going strong today.
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The Ninety-Nines Inc @theninetyninesinc.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Congratulations to our newest Private Pilot Vanessa!! Nothing like finishing your rating in sub-zero temps!! We get it done up here in Fairbanks!!
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The Ninety-Nines Inc @theninetyninesinc.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
"Girls can't fly!" These dismissive words from her father only fueled Lola Reid Allin's determination. She went on to shatter glass ceilings, becoming Canada's first female Twin Otter pilot - an achievement now celebrated at the Canadian Bush Museum. Talk about proving the doubters wrong! 🛩️
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“Don’t be Silly! Girls Can’t Fly”
YouTube video by TVO Today
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The Ninety-Nines Inc @theninetyninesinc.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Are you a member with a new accomplishment? Be sure to DM us to be featured! Not a member, but want to be? Apply online at www.ninety-nines.org and find a chapter today!
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The Ninety-Nines Inc @theninetyninesinc.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
MEMBER ACHIEVEMENT! 🙌🏼 Taylor is officially a Multi Engine Instructor, CFI-Instrument, Instrument Ground Instructor, & has successfully completed ATP’s airline career pilot program! She is now on the road to 1500!✈️ Congrats Taylor! #ninetynines #aviation #aviationlovers #aviationgeek
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The Ninety-Nines Inc @theninetyninesinc.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Almost perfect. 10/10 for vertical. And 9/10 for alignment. Canadian Judge: 19/20.
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The Ninety-Nines Inc @theninetyninesinc.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
A fav pic of myself and our son, when he still fit in the baggage area. He now is a 767 Captain and won’t fit — so we sold the Decathalon.
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The Ninety-Nines Inc @theninetyninesinc.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
I recognize that mustache!!! Too many of him to share!
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The Ninety-Nines Inc @theninetyninesinc.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
We’ve got you pointed in the right direction now! Welcome to the KY Bluegrass 99s Hindio Garad! Enjoy your weekend!
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The Ninety-Nines Inc @theninetyninesinc.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Here is what I had strutting around today in my backyard.
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The Ninety-Nines Inc @theninetyninesinc.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Have a good Thanksgiving with family and friends. Hope those flying have sunny skies and the wind at your back. Enjoy Annie checking out a new plane.
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The Ninety-Nines Inc @theninetyninesinc.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
#Pilot_glynis congratulations on receiving an 99s Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarship, and your medallion! #womenpilots #aviationscholarships #aemsf #the99s #theninetynines
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The Ninety-Nines Inc @theninetyninesinc.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Here are two more airports with 99s members painting a compass rose. Four pilots in the middle of the compass rose first coat at 0W3. Three pilots getting the inside ‘99s’ laid out, at KMTN. Share photos of your airport’s 99s compass rose!
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The Ninety-Nines Inc @theninetyninesinc.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
youtu.be/n5xnWbrXH_0 ART FROM THE AIR with Margot Cheel, award-winning photographer, pilot, and arts educator. See the world from a unique perspective. What better way to showcase what’s below than from a view above. It can reveal beauty or fragility; change or connection.
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Art From The Air
YouTube video by The Ninety-Nines, Inc.
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The Ninety-Nines Inc @theninetyninesinc.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
From dreaming of flying as a child to becoming the world’s first armless pilot, Jessica Cox defies expectations every day. Now, designing a modified Vans RV for pilots like her, showing the world nothing is impossible. ✈️ alumni.arizona.edu/arizona-maga... 🔗
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To the Horizon
As a toddler, Jessica Cox ’05 dreamed of flying. Today, the University of Arizona graduate, born without arms, is a celebrity pilot who has been invited to 29 countries to talk about her journey.
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