Santa Rosa 99s

10/15/2026

Looks like fun!!

T-3 days!!! We can’t wait!!! ♠️♥️♣️♦️✈️

10/14/2026

Trailblazer and friend ✈️

Norah O’Neill would have turned 77 in August. At 23, she finished a ski-clothes modeling shoot on North America’s tallest mountain and rode in the cockpit on the flight back to Talkeetna, Alaska. That flight changed her life. She decided to stay in Alaska and learn to fly, whatever it took.

She took a night-shift job at a bar in Kodiak and lived in a furnace room. She worked through the night, slept a few hours, then took flying lessons during the day. Every cent she earned went to flight school.

Later, a flight school owner hired her as an instructor, partly because he thought a woman instructor would bring in more male students.

Not everyone wanted her there. False rumors spread that she had slept with her boss, male pilots called her “an accident waiting to happen,” and a chief pilot refused to fly with her to give the required FAA tests because she was a woman. Her boss gave her the tests, and she passed.

She went on to fly charters, mail and cargo in Alaska, and she was the first woman pilot hired by Alaska Central Air. When she interviewed with Flying Tigers, a major cargo airline, the men hiring her asked whether her menstrual cycle would make her miss work, she later said. She became the first woman pilot in the airline’s history.

Some of the male pilots she flew with made it clear they didn’t want a woman in the cockpit. She kept flying. She was the first woman in the world to fly the DC-8 jet, and magazines in Asia featured her as the first woman airline pilot to land in Japan, Korea, Hong Kong and the Philippines.

Flying Tigers mostly hauled cargo, but it also flew passenger charters. 7 years after she started flying lessons, she became the first woman in the world to fly passengers on a Boeing 747. The Museum of Flight in Seattle, which now holds her logbooks and her Flying Tigers captain’s uniform, credits her with that first.

She logged 22,000 hours without an accident, helped found the International Society of Women Airline Pilots and wrote a memoir called Flying Tigress. In retirement, she spoke at schools, hoping girls who dreamed of flying would take the chance.

She passed away at 68, with her children by her side.

10/13/2026

Something new at KSTS

10/01/2026

Join the fun with the Santa Rosa 99s Poker Night.
Tickets still avialable.
Bring your friends, you can play, or join the fun for dinner and our silent auction and support the Santa Rosa 99s Scholoarhsip fund.

https://www.santarosa99s.org/pokernight2026/

Hope to see you there.

09/06/2026

It's right around the corner! September 19th!! All aircraft are spoken for and remaining spots are limited. Register quickly! Hope to see everyone out there!!!

08/21/2026

Come join us!

08/14/2026

✈️ OPEN COCKPIT SATURDAY — OPEN HOUSE EDITION! ✈️

This Saturday, August 15, we’re going BIG at the Pacific Coast Air Museum!

For this special Open House Edition, we’re going to open up AS MANY AIRCRAFT AS WE CAN!

🛩️ Climb aboard historic aircraft
📸 Get some incredible photos
👨‍✈️ Talk with our passionate museum volunteers
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Bring the whole family
✈️ Experience aviation history UP CLOSE!

There’s nothing quite like standing next to one of these aircraft — until you get the chance to look inside one!

📅 Saturday, August 15
⏰ 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
📍 Pacific Coast Air Museum — Sonoma County Airport

Come spend the day surrounded by aviation history and see how many cockpits you can explore!

HISTORY YOU CAN TOUCH.
AN ADVENTURE YOU’LL REMEMBER.

07/03/2026

It's that time a year... the Santa Rosa 99s scholarship application is out. Apply today.


SANTA ROSA NINETY-NINES
Aviation Scholarship

Purpose: To provide funding to be used for a specific rating or certification to further the recipient’s pursuit of a career in aviation.

Award Amount: $5,000

Eligibility: Any women at least 17 years of age, holding at minimum a current private license, a current medical, and a current flight review. Must reside within 150 miles of the Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport, be eligible for the rating being applied for (i.e. number of flight hours required, rating required, medical required) and have completed any written requirements for the rating before funds are dispersed.

Application Due: August 15, 2026

For additional applications see our website at www.santarosa99s.org/scholarship

07/01/2026

This is a fun race!

07/01/2026

Join the fun!

🌭✈️ HOT DOG THURSDAY IS BACK! ✈️🌭

Looking for a great lunch with a side of aviation history? Join us at the Pacific Coast Air Museum on Thursday, July 2, from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM!

For just $10, you'll get:
🌭 Hot Dog
🥔 Chips
🥤 Drink

🍦 Ice cream is just $2!

Bring the whole family and enjoy lunch amongst historic aircraft while relaxing in the shade of the Butler Hangar. Plus, guest aircraft will be on display, making this the perfect outing for aviation enthusiasts of all ages.

Whether you're taking a lunch break, meeting friends, or introducing the kids to aviation history, Hot Dog Thursday is a fun, affordable way to spend your afternoon.

📅 Thursday, July 2
🕦 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM
📍 Pacific Coast Air Museum

Come hungry... leave inspired! We can't wait to see you at the museum! ✈️🌭