Archive for May 2022
RAF GRANT FOR BICYCLES, IMPROVEMENTS AT CHILDS GLACIER AIRSTRIP
The Copper River washed out a highway bridge at Mile 50 on Alaska’s Copper River Highway to Cordova some five year ago, and the road has been closed ever since. RAF Alaska Liaison Al Clayton saw this as an opportunity for the RAF to cooperate in the creation and improvement of Childs Glacier Airstrip to access “a…
Read MoreGRANT JOINS FREDERICK AS MICHIGAN LIAISON
The RAF has gained a second Liaison in Michigan. General Grant joins long-time volunteer Brad Frederick in leading volunteer efforts in the state. General was not the product of an aviation family, but had always wanted to fly. He started training as an older teen in Tucson, AZ, trading work for flight time. He obtained his pilot license in…
Read MoreVOLUNTEERS COMPLETE MCKENZIE BRIDGE ANNUAL MAINTENANCE
RAF Oregon Liaison Richard Mayes reports another successful work party at McKenzie Bridge Airport (00S), in part funded with an RAF grant. “On June 4, six dedicated RAF supporters braved cool and very wet conditions to complete the spring maintenance activities,” he said. McKenzie Bridge is located within the Willamette National Forest in Central Oregon’s…
Read MoreCAVANAUGH BAY GRANT ENSURES GREEN GRASS
Cavanaugh Bay Airport, 66S lies on the shoreline of Idaho’s pristine Priest Lake. “It offers wonderful campsites and access for fishing, hiking, boating, golfing, Cavanaugh Bay Resort, and a place to celebrate campfire food,” RAF Idaho Liaison Sparky Parker says. “Camping and the views are spectacular and the airport is actively used by general aviation,”…
Read MoreGENERAL GRANT
Michigan State Liaison In Michigan, we obsess over the northern part of our state, Michigan’s Upper Peninsula in particular. It’s amazingly beautiful with beaches, rugged coastlines, waterfalls, boreal forests, bears, moose, the Pictured Rocks, Porcupine Mountains, hidden lakes with huge fish, and blue-ribbon trout streams. There are few places in the world where you can, in a…
Read MoreArnold Bronson
Arnold Bronson owned a successful high-end Scandinavian furniture store in partnership with his brother in Syracuse, NY. In 1973 he and his wife got the travel bug, rented a 31-ft motor home, loaded their three kids and dog and headed West. They traversed the western states, and connected with a friend with the Bureau of Land Management…
Read MoreMIDWEST FLYER.COM CELEBRATES OPENING OF CORNUCOPIA AIRPORT
Cornucopia Airport, located near the shores of Lake Superior, was featured in Midwest Flyer.com. Read the article here. Submitted May 31, 2022.
Read MoreLYNN MARETH
Montana Ambassador Day job: Full-time Adventure Seeker Favorite airstrip: Chamberlain Basin in Idaho Next adventure: Girls airplane camping trip to Schafer Meadows, which is located within a designated wilderness area near my home in Montana. Submitted on June 13, 2022.
Read MoreGA NEWS FEATURES 23W OPENING
General Aviation News marked the opening of Cornucopia Field Airport. Read the article HERE. Submitted June 13, 2022.
Read MoreRAF VOLUNTEERS ATTEND EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE
“RAF 2022 – The RAF Way” was a three-day educational conference held near Milwaukee May 15-17. RAF liaisons, ambassadors, and other key volunteers gathered at their own expense in Pewaukee, WI. EAA CEO Jack Pelton welcomed early arrivals at Pioneer Field, and when the educational sessions began, the group was 110 folks from as far…
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