The San Diego Chapter Ninety-Nines congratulate Borrego Valley 99s Chapter member Kelly McCague who has won this years $1,000 Dottie Sanders memorial flight scholarship. Kelly is an Anza Borrego State Park Ranger who flies a Husky Aviat as part of her patrol. She plans to use the award to finish her Commercial Pilot certificate.
"I patrol rugged terrain in the deserts and mountains, focusing on the park resources (equipped with telemetry equipment for tracking bighorn sheep, mountain lions, and deer; wildfire damage; and flood damage), law enforcement (illegal hunters; burned and abandoned vehicles; illegal off road activity; firearms calls; camping violators; assist CHP in pursuits; work with San Diego Sheriff officers with various calls; work with Border Patrol and Customs with illegal immigration and smuggling, search and rescue, and in medical situations. The rewards in saving lives are enormous and gratifying. I can’t think of anything better than protecting our resources and possibly saving a life and doing all that from the air!"
