WHO WE ARE ...

The Ninety-Nines is an international organisation of women pilots promoting advancement of aviation through education, scholarships, mutual support and the shared passion for flight.

The Ambassador Chapter is THE Online Chapter of the Ninety-Nines. It is great for pilots with crazy schedules and/or pilots who live abroad. We have members from the US, Europe and other countries all over the world. Our members are women pilots who fly for major airlines, corporate jets, helicopters, who are learning to fly, who are teaching others how to fly and everyone in between.

There are geological distances between us, but that doesn’t limit us to bond and support each other. Friendships have developed over the years and many opportunities to meet fellow women pilots over the world with the same interest in and love for aviation have been created.

E-mail, a website (for members only), FaceBook Group (for members only), the Chapter will meet periodically, and meeting invitations will be sent out via email (with the time in UTC) using ZOOM video conference software, and a digital newsletter are our main means of communication.

We are an all-volunteer cadre of women pilots who serve in the Chapter Leadership. We've got a Chapter Chair, a Vice-Chair, a Secretary, and a Treasurer. Furthermore we have a Chapter Committee consisting of a Newsletter Editor, a Membership Chair, a Webmaster and an AEMSF Scholarship Chair.

Although we are a digital Chapter, all benefits as a member of The Ninety-Nines, such as applying for one of the many scholarships or participating in the PPLI program, are available.

One of the goals of the Ambassador Chapter is to help Student Pilots apply for the 99s First Wings Award. If you are a Student Pilot and are interested in the 99s First Wings Award program, or you want to help out as a mentor (e.g. for a student pilot in the First Wings Award program), our AEMSF Scholarship Chair is the person you’ll want to contact at contact@ambassador99s.org.

If you're interested in learning how you can be an active part of our Chapter and/or our Chapter Leadership or Committee, we'd love to tell you about how you might be able to volunteer a little time and make a big difference!

The Ninety-Nines has a leadership mentoring program, called the Professional Pilot Leadership Initiative, also called the PPLI. On the PPLI website you will find more information about the program, the program's promo video and the requirements to participate. Several members of the Ambassador Chapter and Ambassador Chapter Leadership are PPLI Graduates and we can be of any assistance whilst you participate.

The Chapter resides under the 99s South Central Section.

If you have any questions about The Ambassador Chapter, you can reach out to the Chapter Leadership. Please send an email to: contact@ambassador99s.org

A Word from Janet Patton

The Ambassador Chapter was informally started in September 1998 out of a personal need to give back and participate in the 99s in a different way. At the time the only chapter option was what I call traditional. A traditional chapter is one that meets in person, usually monthly.

In 1998, I was working my way up the professional pilot career path. While I wanted to participate in my traditional chapter’s meetings and activities, I was just unable to attend most of them due to being out of town (actually, mostly out of state!) due to flying.

Whenever I showed up at my traditional chapter meeting, I felt like I was given side-looks like, “where have you been” when in reality I realized I was doing a lot to promote women in aviation in my everyday and especially in my working life. I struggled with the need to participate yet not being able to do so in the confining traditional way, and this strong desire led to having the idea to create a “virtual” chapter of the 99s.

I decided to name the chapter Ambassador because of the unique position the virtual chapter is in to bridge the gap between a traditional chapter and a non-participating member, for whatever her reasons.

The chapter started with an email newsletter sent out monthly. I was in touch with several 99s who I thought might be interested in participating in a new way, and started a list. For the months of September through December 1998 this newsletter went out and was well received. I researched what I needed to start a new chapter in the 99s, and at the time it was a minimum of 7 members. To be honest, the idea of a virtual chapter was so radical that I wasn’t sure I would get 6 others to join me. I started calling and emailing those on the list and asked if they’d be interested in leaving their traditional chapter to come to my new one. I was pleasantly surprised that 11 ladies said yes, and with myself included, we became incorporated on January 1, 1999 with 12 members.

I incorporated in the South Central Section because according to the bylaws of the 99s, all chapters must be part of a section. The South Central Section is Home to the Headquarters of the 99s in Oklahoma City, OK.

The chapter has gone through various stages over the years to work best with existing and emerging technologies while trying to serve the needs of the members who live worldwide. It’s is an ever growing and vibrant chapter, and we hope will you join us here!

Helping our Chapter out

You can support our Chapter at no extra costs!

We have listed two ways that will help strengthen our cashflow and it doesn't cost you an extra penny.

Amazon Smile

Want to help make a difference while you shop at Amazon or in the Amazon app, at no extra cost to you?

Simply follow the instructions below to select "South Central Section of the Ninety-Nines Inc" as your charity and activate AmazonSmile in the app.

They'll donate a portion of your eligible mobile app purchases to us.

How it works:

1. Open the Amazon app on your phone

2. Select the main menu (=) & tap on "AmazonSmile" within Programs & Features

3. Select "South Central Section of the Ninety-Nines Inc" as your charity

4. Follow the on-screen instructions to activate AmazonSmile in the mobile app

FlipGive

FlipGive (flipgive.com) is a website that allows you to purchase either digital or physical gift cards for major stores, restaurants or travel and in return a percentage of the commission paid by the retailer to FlipGive is passed along to the chapter. You can even use your credit cards to earn rewards by using that favorite credit card to purchase the gift cards. A win, win for everyone!

There is of course an app to do this! You can download the FlipGive app or visit the website to sign up.

The code to join the chapter’s team (Ambassador 99s) is BSZWTH. And because there is an app, it is easy to buy a gift card while you’re in the store!