Chicago Area Chapter Ninety-Nines

International Organization of Women Pilots

99s Mission Statement
Promote

world fellowship through flight
Provide

world networking and scholarship opportunities for women and aviation education in the community
Preserve

the unique history of women in aviation



 

Aviation Resources

 
 
 

Chicagoland Weather Information:

 

 

Access local & regional radar images, local satellite, & marine forecast

Chicago & Illinois Weather Page

NOAA-National Weather Service Forecast Office, Chicago, Illinois

 

Flight Planning:

AOPA’s Real Time Flight Planner- Free Download

DUAT Flight Planning FAQ’s

Duats.com- for Weather Briefings, Flight Restrictions, Notams, and More....

 

Federal Aviation Regulations:

Search Current Federal Aviation Regulations

 
 

Airport Web Sites – Chicagoland

Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD)

Chicago/Aurora Municipal Airport (ARR)

Chicago/Du Page Airport (DPA)

Chicago/Midway International Airport (MDW)

Chicago/Waukegan Regional Airport (KUGN)

Gary/Chicago Airport (GYY)

Howell-New Lenox Airport (1C2)

Joliet Regional Airport (KJOT)

Lake in the Hills Airport (3CK)

Lansing Municipal Airport (KIGQ)

Lewis University Airport (Chicago/Romeoville- LOT)

Palwaukee Municipal Airport (PWK)

Poplar Grove Airport (C77)

Schaumburg Regional Airport (06C)

 

Aviation Schools:

 

Delta Connection Academy

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Find FAA approved flight and AMT schools by category and location

Find flight schools by location at Just Flight Schools

Flight Safety International

Gateway Technical College-Aviation Center

Lewis University

Mesa Air Group

Purdue University

Search this comprehensive list of academies, universities, flight schools and FBOs

South Suburban College

University of Illinois Institute of Aviation

 

Aviation and Space Education:

Beginner’s Guide to Aerodynamics

Centennial of Flight Commission

Chicago Centennial of Flight Commission

Department of Transportation’s Education Page

EAA Aviation Foundation-Program for Students

General Aviation – Is it safe? How does it work?

How to Build a Paper Jet

Ideas for integrating the women of NASA into your curriculum

Introductory Flight Lesson for $49 -Stop Dreaming, Start Flying!

NASA Teacher’s Lounge

NASA: Aerospace Technology Enterprise

NASA’s Home Page

NASA’s M2K4 Roaming the Red Planet

The K-8 Aeronautics Internet Textbook

Wright Brothers Invention Process

 

How to Become a Pilot:

Learn to Fly - Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association

The FAA's Rules for Becoming a Pilot

 

In Search of/ or for Flight Instructors

FAR Part 61: Certification: Pilots, Flight Instructors, & Ground Instructors

Find an Ultralight Instructor

For Helicopter Flight Instructors

National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI) Directory

The Flight Instructor’s Home Page

 

Of Interest to Women:

Biographies of Women in Aviation History

Australian Women Pilots’ Association

British Women Pilots’ Association

First Women Pilots to Be Trained for Civil Flights in China

International Society of Women Airline Pilots

Reviews of Books on Women Pilots

Soviet Women Pilots

The Women in Aviation Resource Center

Women Air Force Service Pilots of WWII

Women in Aviation, International

Women in Aviation, International—Windy City Chapter

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Last Update:February, 2008