Upcoming Meeting
Northwest 99s Fall Section Meeting
Dates: October 3-5, 2025
Location: Butte, Montana--Copper King Convention Center, Ascend Hotel Collection, 0.3 miles from KBTM. The hotel's conference discount ends September 3.
Registration: Early Registration by July 31, Regular Registration August 1-September 30 -- The registration form is available in the Member Resources area. All travel and payment information is on the two-page form.
Schedule:
Friday, October 3, 2025
- Morning and Early Afternoon: On your own tours to see Our Lady of the Rockies, Butte Archives, World Museum of Mining, and Headframe Spirits
- Mid Afternoon: Keynote: CarolAnn Garratt: Earthrounder, an expert on solo, single-engine flight around the world, and author of Upon Silver Wings book trilogy
- Evening: Social at Copper King Hotel where you'll find out about Amelia Earhart's connection with Cody, Wyoming
Saturday, October 4, 2025
- Morning - Annual business meeting for all members
- Luncheon
- Afternoon Seminars/Training:
- FAAST Forest Fire TFRs- What goes into the making of them
- Taking photos from your plane- Ever wonder how to take the perfect shot?
- Air Race Classic- Meet Air Race Classic pilots and volunteers from the NW Section in a combined presentation and panel Q&A
- Air Marking- Join us for a fashion show while learning the ins and outs of Air Marking
- Evening - Closing Awards Banquet
Sunday,October 5, 2025
- Catch up on any of the highly recommended on-your-own tours you missed with your new made friends.
Other Local Activities: While in Butte, visit the World Museum of Mining at the Orphan Girl Mine or the Mineral Museum at Montana Tech, stroll through the brick lined streets of Hell Roarin’ Gulch, enjoy the Nation's Largest National Historic District, take a trolley tour, enjoy Headframe Spirts, and if you’re Irish, you can even research your heritage.
Past meetings
2025 Spring Board Meeting
The 2025 Spring Board Meeting was held at Bergstrom Aircraft at the Tri-Cities Airport (KPSC) on Saturday, April 26, 2025. The meeting minutes are available in the Member Resources area.
On Friday, April 25, section members gathered at Airfield Estates Winery in Prosser, WA, for wine tasting and a tour of the winery. Later in the evening, we met for dinner at the Grizzly Bar & Grill at the Red Lion Pasco Airport. Saturday was a full day, beginning with the morning board of directors' meeting, then lunch with an excellent presentation on aircraft maintenance by Ian Goben, Bergstrom Aircraft's Director of Maintenance. In the afternoon, section members toured the Pasco Aviation Museum and walked and biked along the Columbia River before meeting for dinner at Tip's Thai House. We gathered once more on Sunday for the final event of the weekend--"I Fly for Pie!"--at Governor Beth Chapple's home at Desert Aire Regional Airport (M94).
2024 Annual Section Meeting
The Northwest Section annual business meeting and conference on September 13 and 14, 2024, was a great success. The setting in downtown Olympia, Washington, was an ideal location for exploring the Washington State Capitol Building, the waterfront, and other local interests. On Friday, many of the Ninety Nines and their guests enjoyed wine tasting at Walter Dacon Wines before embarking on a chilly but beautiful boat tour through the south Puget Sound presented by the Squaxin Indian Nation.
Saturday morning, over 30 Ninety-Nines attended the annual business meeting in person with others participating online. After the meeting, the Mt. Tahoma chair, Kristyn Blocher, introduced us to her fascinating work as an investigator for the NTSB as the lunch keynote speaker. In the afternoon we toured Airlift Northwest's facility at the Olympia Airport. A helicopter pilot and a nurse were happy to answer our many, many questions and gave us a close look at their Airbus H-135 helicopter during a break in the afternoon rain shower.
Saturday evening's banquet at the Olympia Air Museum finished with the annual awards ceremony. The Greater Seattle and Intermountain Chapters received the Hot Pavement Award for airmarking. The Idaho Chapter received the Aviation and Space Education Award as the chapter that made the most contributions to Aerospace Education during the year. Sandra Phenning won the Spinning Prop Award as the pilot who has logged the most noncommercial flight time in the last year. Diane and Stephen Lambert won the Behind the Clouds Award for contributions to the success of local Ninety-Nines. Theresa White won the Governor’s Award for her contributions to aviation and the Northwest Section.
2024 Spring Board Meeting
Vice Governor Theresa White arranged a fun tour of Bellingham International (KBLI) airport’s Customs and Border Protection and aircraft rescue/ firefighting (ARFF) operations after our Spring Board of Directors meeting on April 13. Some of us, including the International 99s Director Janet Patton, later went for a walk and to dinner at Anthony’s Hearthfire on the waterfront. Please see the Members Area for the meeting packet, treasurer's report, and proposed 2024-25 budget.
2023 Location and Activities
The Central Oregon High Desert chapter hosted the Northwest Section annual business meeting and conference September 21-24 in Madras, Oregon (S33). The event started with a Thursday evening meet and greet. On Friday, we enjoyed a talk by Mike Kloch of Specialized Aero on upset prevention and recovery, a lunch, and a tour of Epic Aircraft in Bend, followed by a BBQ dinner and movie night at Erickson Aircraft Collection in Madras. Saturday started with the annual business meeting, then lunch with keynote speaker Cecilia Aragon, and finally the awards banquet. The event finished up with a pancake breakfast at the Madras airport on Sunday.
2022 Location and Activities
After a Friday welcome dinner cruise on Lake Coeur D'Alene or alternative wine tasting and dinner at CdA Cellars in Coeur D'Alene, the annual business meeting and Awards Luncheon was held on September 17, 2022, at Historic Flight Museum, Felts Field, Spokane, Washington (KSFF). After lunch came a Wings presentation by Amy Hoover and the closing of the Silent Auction. Local 99s provided transportation. The event ended with an optional dinner at Twiggs across from the Oxford Suites; the other hotel was the Hampton Inn & Suites, Hampton Inn & Suites Coeur d' Alene. See the Coeur D'Alene pamphlet for ideas on what to do when you are next in the area!
2021 Location and Activities
The annual business meeting was hosted jointly by the Mid-Columbia Chapter of the Northwest Section and the Southwest Section of the 99s during September 9-12 at the South Point Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada. The recommended airport was Vegas/Henderson (KHND).
2020
On September 12, 2020, 10 a.m. Pacific Time, the annual meeting was held virtually via Zoom. Please log in to the Members Area on this website to review the meeting documents in PDF form (reports, etc.).
2019 Location and Activities
August 22-25, 2019! The Mid-Columbia, Cascade, and Crater Lake Flyers chapters were our hosts at the Red Lion Hanford House.
2018 Location and Activities
The Eastern Idaho and Idaho chapters hosted the Northwest Section annual business meeting and conference on September 13-15 at the Hilton Garden Inn, Idaho Falls, ID, on the Snake River. Conference activities included a Wings program by Patty Mitchell, seminars on situational awareness, Angel Flight, and "Learn to Fly Fish," and a dinner with Gene Nora Jessen as keynote speaker. A raffle gave participants a chance to win airplane rides, including in a Beechcraft Staggerwing, and a beautiful quilt, among other prizes.
2017 Location and Activities
Oregon Pines and Columbia Cascade chapters hosted "Converge on the Gorge" on September 14-17, at McMenamin's Edgefield Resort, at the mouth of the Columbia River Gorge. Activities included a WINGS seminar on "Flying in the Gorge" and a drive along the scenic Columbia Gorge Highway (constructed 1916), past Multnomah Falls on our way to Western Antique Aeroplane and Automobile Museum (WAAAM). At WAAAM Judy Newman, the Director and fellow 99, treated us to a presentation and tour.
2016 Location and Activities
Greater Seattle, Mt. Tahoma, and Western Washington chapters hosted the Fall 2016 "Soar the Sound" meeting at the Hilton Garden Inn, Mukilteo, and Paine Field, Everett, Washington. After the Saturday morning business meeting at the hotel, participants walked over for the Future of Flight Aviation Center and Boeing Tour, followed by a reception and banquet with a guest speaker. Other tours and seminars provided further entertainment and enlightenment.
2015 Location and Activities
The Intermountain Chapter welcomed us to the great Northwest city of Spokane, Washington. It was "Plane Fun!": arts and entertainment, restaurants, wineries, golf, shopping, and outdoor fun, all within walking distance or via shuttle from the Red Lion Hotel at the Park. Felts Field (KSFF) supported our fly-gal guests with waived tie-down fees, and Western Aviation offered some really nice fuel discounts. Alaska Airlines provided a 5% discount.
Previous meetings
For photos of our fall meetings during 2011-13, please see our Google Album Archive.
Meeting Rotation Schedule
| Hosting Chapter(s) | Year and Location | |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern Idaho Idaho |
2003: McCall, ID | |
| Greater Seattle | 2004: Port Angeles, WA | |
| Intermountain | 2005: Spokane, WA | |
| Mid-Columbia Central Oregon Crater Lake Flyers |
2006: Ashland, OR | |
| Devils Tower Montana North Dakota South Dakota Wyoming |
2007: Gillette, WY | |
| Alaska Cook Inlet Mat-Su Valley Midnight Sun |
2008: Anchorage, AK | |
| Columbia Cascade Oregon Pines |
2009: Vancouver, WA | |
| Eastern Idaho Idaho |
2010: Boise, ID | |
| Greater Seattle | 2011: Vancouver, BC | |
| Mid-Columbia Central Oregon Crater Lake Flyers |
2012: Walla Walla, WA | |
| Montana | 2013: Bozeman, MT | |
| Alaska Cook Inlet Mat-Su Valley Midnight Sun |
2014: Fairbanks, AK | |
| Intermountain | 2015: Spokane, WA | |
| Greater Seattle Mount Tahoma Western Washington |
2016: Everett, WA | |
| Columbia Cascade Oregon Pines |
2017: Troutdale, OR | |
| Eastern Idaho Idaho |
2018: Idaho Falls, ID | |
| Mid-Columbia Cascade Crater Lake Flyers |
2019: Richland, WA | |
| Montana Wyoming Big Sky |
2020: Virtual | |
| Joint meeting with the Southwest Section |
2021: Las Vegas, NV | |
| Intermountain | 2022: Coeur D'Alene/Spokane | |
| Central OR High Desert | 2023: Madras, OR | |
| Greater Seattle, Western Washington, Mt. Tahoma | 2024 | International 99s meeting, Vancouver, BC, Canada, July 3-7 |
| Montana, Big Sky, Wyoming, Alaska chapters | 2025 | |
| Intermountain, Idaho, Eastern Idaho | 2026 | |
| Greater Seattle, Western Washington, Mt. Tahoma | 2027 | |
| Mid-Columbia, Central Oregon High Desert, Crater Lake Flyers | 2028 | |
| Oregon Pines and Columbia Cascade | 2029: Albany, OR | |
| Montana, Big Sky, Wyoming, Alaska chapters | 2030 | |
| Intermountain, Idaho, Eastern Idaho | 2031 | |
| Oregon Pines and Columbia Cascade | 2032 | |
| Greater Seattle, Western Washington, Mt. Tahoma | 2033 |
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