Sedona 99s
About

Our Chapter

The Sedona 99s is a chapter of The Ninety-Nines, International Organization of Women Pilots, for women pilots and student pilots in northern Arizona.

Current Officers

  • President: Lori Parker
  • Vice President: Debbie Schwallie
  • Treasurer: Brenda Gay
  • Secretary: Sharrilyn Honacki

What we do

  • Presentations — guest presenters sharing knowledge and experiences
  • Education — supporting student pilots
  • Fly-ins — other chapters and friends fly in for lunch
  • Fundraising for scholarships
  • Service — compiling a history of Sedona-area women pilots
  • Social events — getting together for fun!

Chapter History

The chapter was chartered in August 1988 as the Sedona Red Rockettes and incorporated as an Arizona nonprofit in early 1990. It was founded by Sedona pilot Barbara Vickers, who earned her private pilot certificate and instrument rating in 1988–89, raced in the 1996 Air Race Classic (placing seventh), and was the first woman named Pilot of the Year by Civil Air Patrol Squadron 205. Over the years, members have airmarked local airports, hosted fly-ins, raised money for student pilot scholarships, published the Sedona Skyline newsletter, and worked on a history of Sedona-area women pilots. Today the chapter goes by Sedona 99s.

About The Ninety-Nines

The Ninety-Nines was founded on November 2, 1929, at Curtiss Field on Long Island, New York, when 99 of the 117 licensed women pilots in the United States joined to support one another and advance aviation. Amelia Earhart was elected its first president in 1931. Today it has thousands of members in more than 40 countries. It offers scholarships, runs aviation education and safety programs, promotes world fellowship through flight, and preserves the history of women in aviation, including at its headquarters and Museum of Women Pilots in Oklahoma City. Visit The Ninety-Nines.

Pilots of the 1929 Women's National Air Derby
Pilots of the 1929 Women’s Air Derby, several of whom became charter members of The Ninety-Nines months later (including Amelia Earhart, Louise Thaden, Pancho Barnes and Bobbi Trout). Photo: unknown photographer, 1929, San Diego Air & Space Museum Archives, no known copyright restrictions, via Wikimedia Commons.

Learn more: The Ninety-Nines · Southwest Section (Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah)