Austin Hill Country Ninety-Nines
Flying the Texas Hill Country since 1964
About Us
THE NINETY-NINES, INC.®, is an international organization of licensed women pilots from 44 countries - we currently have thousands of members throughout the world. We are a non-profit, charitable membership corporation holding 501(c)(3) U.S. tax status. Our International Headquarters is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Although there are other female pilot organizations in various states and nations, virtually all women of achievement in aviation have been or are members of The Ninety-Nines.
Today, Ninety-Nines are professional pilots for airlines, industry and government; we are pilots who teach and pilots who fly for pleasure; we are pilots who are technicians and mechanics. But first and foremost, we are women who love to fly!
The Austin Hill Country Chapter of the Ninety-Nines (originally named, Austin Chapter) was formed on August 22nd, 1964 by 15 female pilots in the Austin, TX area. Our group has participated in the Ninety-Nines tradition of airmarking at airports in the local area, partnered with local Girl Scouts and EAA chapters to teach and mentor youth, and so much more to promote the love of flight.
Today, Ninety-Nines are professional pilots for airlines, industry and government; we are pilots who teach and pilots who fly for pleasure; we are pilots who are technicians and mechanics. But first and foremost, we are women who love to fly!
The Austin Hill Country Chapter of the Ninety-Nines (originally named, Austin Chapter) was formed on August 22nd, 1964 by 15 female pilots in the Austin, TX area. Our group has participated in the Ninety-Nines tradition of airmarking at airports in the local area, partnered with local Girl Scouts and EAA chapters to teach and mentor youth, and so much more to promote the love of flight.
Officers
Sarah Wendt
Chapter Chair & Newsletter Editor
Desiree "Dez" Staffeldt
Vice Chairman
Tam Nguyen
Secretary
Michelle Kopplow
Treasurer
Lisa Halvorson
Membership Chair
Nicole Cunningham
Aviation & Aerospace Education Chair
Spirit of the WASP Aviation Scholarship
Spirit of the WASP Aviation Scholarship Application Form
Please download and read the application completely. After you have finished filling out the form and collected all your required documents, please follow the submission instructions carefully. The application window will be open from February 24, 2025, to April 30, 2025.
Events
An annual tradition in May. We honor the WASP by placing U.S. flags and flowers at their local resting places. We will be teaming up with WAI for this event.
More details to come
More details to come
In this meeting we will cover general business including the initial planning for our exciting HalloWing event, in October!
Bring your friends, a kite, snacks and beverages. Stop by anytime during the festival. We will enjoy a relaxing day of flying kites and picnicking together with our aviation friends at the Austin ABC Kite Festival (Free Admission) https://abckitefest.org/
Time to get your team together for another fun filled evening of testing your aviation knowledge! We will be set-up on the upstairs patio at Easy Tiger on South Lamar.
The Lake Charles Chapter is hosting the spring South Central Section meeting at the Doubletree Hotel in Sulphur, Louisiana, March 28-30, 2025. The theme “Lake Charles Aviation, for Freedom and Beyond” will highlight the historical importance of aviation during WWI of Gerstner Field and the Strategic Air Command at Chennault Field during the Cold War. Beyond freedom will be addressed by the banquet speaker.
99s will be volunteering at the Bluebonnet Airshow! Helping to staff the ticket booth and the 99s information booth. We also need members to sign up to make items for the bake sale at our info booth (“read more” for the link.)
KTPL Airport will be hosting a fly-in food truck lunch in support of Women of Aviation Week.
Zonta Club of Fredericksburg will dedicate a plaque in honor of WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilots) in the Memorial Courtyard of the National Museum of the Pacific War. The 99s will announce the 2025 Austin Hill Country chapter scholarship at the ceremony.
Local 99s support LASA High School's Culture Fest by offering a handful of speakers to present about women's impact on aviation.
We will hold the January 99s business meeting and tour of the CAF CenTex hangar and museum. During the tour we will get a static tour inside the B-25 and they have a C-47 Simulator available (10 minutes for $20!) Bring some cash!
We will be delivering the cookies from the previous evening's cookie swap to the local Air Traffic Control towers.
Austin 99s and WAI are celebrating the holidays together! The meal will be potluck style, we will have a cookie swap, and a toy drive!
Celebrate the Ninety-Nines 95th Anniversary with the Highland Lakes CAF Squadron. Open to the Public - Static Aircraft Displays - Learn the paths to become a pilot!
Test your aviation knowledge with categories like aviation history, aircraft identification, FAA regulations, meteorology, aviation inspired pop culture, and more!
We will be painting a compass rose to airmark Kerrville Airport.
The Houston Chapter is excited to invite you to 'Space City' for their 'Out of This World' Fall 2024 South Central Section Meeting. Home of NASA and the astronaut training program, the location in League City offers the opportunity to easily visit the NASA facility.
Save the date for the 10th Annual Girls in Aviation Day on September 21, 2024! Hosted by Women in Aviation (WAI) Austin chapter.
Test your aviation knowledge with categories like aviation history, aircraft identification, FAA regulations, meteorology, aviation inspired pop culture, and more!
Fly in or drive for a tour of the Pioneer Flight Museum at the Kingsbury Aerodrome. After the tour, we will drive (or fly) to lunch in Lockhart. Plan to enjoy some BBQ at Terry Blacks (900 N Colorado St, Lockhart, TX 78644). If you plan on flying email austinhillcountry99s@gmail.com
Don't let the high of EAA AirVenture wear off after you return to Austin. Come out to Aviation Trivia Night at Sour Duck Market. Share your OSH stories with those of us who didn't go this year. Sour Duck Market has a tasty food and beverage menu, so come hungry and thirsty!
At 10 AM we will enjoy brunch in the T82 terminal building conference room, including chilled wine/mimosas/mocktails. Then, at 10:30 AM we will enjoy Angel Flight South Central speaking about their organization followed by a business meeting.
RSVP ONLY! Email austinhillcountry99s@gmail.com
Test your aviation knowledge with categories like aviation history, aircraft identification, FAA regulations, meteorology, aviation inspired pop culture, and more!
Hosted by the San Antonio 99s. Fly or volunteer for their May Poker Run.
Tickets are for sale until April 16th or until sold out for the WASP Celebration Brunch & The Rendezvous Dinner. Tickets are non-refundable and cancellations will be considered a donation.
A few 99s are planning on attending Aviators Breakfast at Georgetown Airport hosted by Cutter Aviation.
The South Central Section is invited to charming Atchison, Kansas for the Spring 2024 Section meeting!
Virtual AND In-Person Business Meeting.
99s booth cancelled due to weather.
Hangout and mingle with local aviators. Test your knowledge with aviation trivia!
Business meeting - Come prior to our meeting to the EAA 1088 Meeting
Cookie delivery day to KGTU, KEDC, KAUS, and KHYI
Attendees will celebrate the holidays and participate in our cookie swap to create cookie variety boxes to deliver to local air traffic control towers.
2023 International 99s Conference will be held in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in October.
Ninety-Nines South Central Section Meeting Fall 2023 in Forth Worth, Texas
Girls in Aviation Day is an annual event organized by Women in Aviation International (WAI) Chapters around the world to educate and empower young women interested in aviation and aerospace.
Chapter business meeting
CAF & Devil Dog Presentation with lunch to follow.
Newsletters
Suggested Reading
Inspirational Films
Filmed live on Broadway, the Tony Award winning musical tells the remarkable true story of 38 flights grounded in a small Canadian town on September 11, 2001. As the locals host these "come from aways," they come together and find hope.
Read MoreSkydancers explores the developing world of women in Aerobatics. It presents some of the world's best female pilots during The 27th World Aerobatics Championships (WAC), Texas.
Read MoreAfter rigorous testing in 1961, a small group of skilled female pilots are asked to step aside when only men are selected for spaceflight.
Read More'Beyond the Powder' is a documentary film that follows the 2014 Air Race Classic racers as they make their way across the country, while telling the story of the original race of 1929, also known as the Powder Puff Derby.
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Chapter Documents
Contact Us
- 4300 Amelia Earhart Lane, Oklahoma City, OK
- Ninety-Nines Headquarters
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