Archive for March 2020
RAF GRANTS FUNDS FOR RAGER CREEK AIRSTRIP SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS
RAF Oregon Liaison Richard Mayes has taken on another project. He would like to see the primitive airstrip at the Rager Creek Ranger Station in the Ochoco National Forest included in the Airfield Guide. But first, a number of safety improvements need to be completed. “The airstrip is very remote, located in the Central Oregon high-desert,…
Read MoreBILL ABLES
Oregon Ambassador Day job: Retired Oregon State Police Fish & Wildlife Officer (Backcountry Game Warden) Favorite airstrips: Shearer & Red’s Horse Ranch Next adventure: Heading north to the Arctic Circle
Read MoreRAY BALLANTYNE
Washington State Liaison Ray Ballantyne was born into an aviator family as his father was a WWII CG-4A Combat Glider pilot who met his mother at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, TX while she was training to be a WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilot). Ray earned his pilot’s license before he got his driver’s license. “I…
Read MoreFAA TO ADD WEATHER CAMERAS IN COLORADO
Pilots flying over the Colorado Rockies will appreciate that the FAA is expanding its highly successful weather camera safety program in cooperation with the State of Colorado Division of Aeronautics. Beginning this spring, cameras will be added to 13 Automated Weather Observing Systems (AWOS) in mountainous areas to help VFR pilots. The official FAA announcement states: These…
Read MoreKIM CAPOZZI
Vice President of Appreciation Kim Capozzi has been actively involved with the RAF for years along with husband Bobby Capozzi, RAF’s Florida State Liaison.
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