SAFETY WORK AT CORNUCOPIA CONTINUES

Five inches of new snow didn’t deter a hardy group of 11 RAF volunteers who traveled to the northernmost village in Wisconsin in mid December to cut trees and remove brush at the Cornucopia airfield, WI23. “The snowstorm the previous week didn’t appear to impede the skid steer or the volunteers,” RAF Director Jeff Russell…

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BLACKWATER, FLORIDA READIED FOR SEASON

After nearly two years, RAF Florida Liaison Bobby Capozzi decided it was time to gather his team of “Gettin’ it Done” RAF volunteers to refresh Blackwater, 8FD3. The group endured a light drizzle, but two aircraft flew in and camped. RAF Alabama Liaison Dan Barnhill and his parents joined the group. “All planned projects were completed,” Capozzi…

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VOLUNTEERS MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AT CREIGHTON ISLAND

In preparation for a December 3-5 Creighton Island fly-in, Georgia Ambassador Eric Davis reported, “We had great weather and a solid showing by our Creighton Island diehards,” in mid-November. Davis was joined by RAF Georgia Liaison Kevin Barry and Ambassador Lou Furlong for a work party at this privately-owned coastal island airfield. The team mowed…

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RAF FEATURED IN NATIONAL PUBLICATIONS

The RAF has been featured recently in publicity geared to national audiences. The RAF website added a link “In The Press” where these stories are re-published. Our friends at GA News published an update here on the RAF’s work party at Two Hearted airfield, 6Y5 on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, where RAF Michigan Liaison has been organizing reclamation and improvements.…

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RAF’S MCGLYNN FEATURED ON BETWEEN TWO WINGS

A recent ForeFlight® Between Two Wings episode features Recreational Aviation Foundation President Bill McGlynn against a backdrop of his favorite recreational airstrip, Moose Creek, Idaho, 1U1. “It’s fifty miles from the nearest lightbulb,” Bill says, as one reason he enjoys camping there. During his interview with ForeFlight’s Emily Norman, Bill explains that Moose Creek is one of…

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RAF COMMENDED IN SPORTY’S TAILWHEEL COURSE

Sporty’s Tailwheel Checkout Course is out, and the RAF appreciates that its final segment shares the RAF mission, and the importance of preserving recreational and backcountry airstrips. Some of the RAF’s accomplishments are shown, while the narrator points out that there is probably a recreational airfield within an hour of your home. There is an illustration of…

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FLAMPING ACROSS AMERICA PODCAST

RAF President Bill McGlynn caught up with RAF New York Ambassador Sarah Tamar and photographer Filip Wolak for this delightful RAF podcast #11. The pair tells Bill all about their month-long flight across America in their 1973 Cessna 172. They call their adventure “Flamping,” a combination of flying and camping.  “It took me ten seconds to…

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JEREMY LEZIN

California Ambassador Day Job:  Having fun. Fully retired after three careers. I bounce between bicycling, flying, photography and playing guitar. Next Adventure:  Back to the NW this June, unless we have yet another pandemic.   Favorite Strip: Tough to choose, between Las Trancas and the Monterey Bay Academy. Both are on the coast, spectacular and…

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LOU FURLONG

Georgia Ambassador Day Job: Retired FedEx pilot, aviation career mentor, and exercising my C-180 throughout the lower 48. Favorite Airstrip: I have two: Creighton Island, Georgia and Cavanaugh Bay (66s), Idaho. And of course, any strips in the Missouri Breaks, Montana! Next Adventure: Work parties at any of the RAF Airstrips in the Southeast U.S.…

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BRUCE “SPARKY” PARKER

Idaho State Liaison “I have, and always will, champion preservation and access to backcountry airstrips as a user and volunteer. It is such an important part of my life,” Bruce “Sparky” Parker says.  His passion for flying the Idaho backcountry began early, as his father was a pilot for the US Forest Service, based in…

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