Archive for April 2015

Each spring, the RAF “Order of the Orange” assembles in Lakeland, Florida for the Sun ‘n Fun fly-in.  Our mission at the springtime event is to reconnect with members, educate others about the RAF mission, and provide both entertaining and educational symposiums.  It is a week of fun and comradery to take us out of the…

Recreational Aviation Foundation (RAF) President John McKenna and Public Lands Liaison Mark Spencer of Arizona testified on March 18 before the U.S. House Department of Interior Appropriations Committee. Their goal was to request funding for the ongoing maintenance of airstrips on public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and U.S. Forest Service (USFS). Their prepared documents and…