November 2023 - Page 2 of 2 - Recreational Aviation Foundation

RAF GRANT FUNDS OBSERVATION AREA FENCING AT TRIGGER GAP AIRFIELD

RAF Arkansas Liaison Harper Goodwin used an RAF grant and the help of Arkansas Liaison Dave Powell and a host of volunteers to build fencing for an observation area at Trigger Gap airfield, 17A. “Sixteen faithful volunteers were on hand for a full day of hard work on November 18. With the good turnout and…

ROB AHO

Ever since attaining his tailwheel endorsement “at the turn of the century” in Helena, Montana in a club Citabria, Rob Aho says he has been hooked on backcountry flight. He has flown many sorties into and near the Bob Marshall Wilderness with the express purpose of camping and fly fishing. As an environmental remediation engineer working…

WOULDA, SHOULDA, COULDA

When you look over your shoulder at your last twenty years, it’s not so hard to find some Woulda, Shoulda, Coulda’s. As they say, “Hindsight is 20/20.” Looking back on the RAF with the closing of our twentieth year, it is a time of reflection. But we find very few Woulda, Shoulda, Coulda’s. From our…

FRANK BORMAN, UNPARALLELED FRIEND OF AVIATION

If you were fortunate, you’d have had the chance to meet Frank Borman out at a small airport. Maybe he’d just landed after a bird’s eye view of his ranch near Bighorn, Montana with his son Fred. Frank’s fascination with aviation never wavered, and after his stellar career as an astronaut and airline executive, he…

VOLUNTEER AIRLIFT SUPPORTS MOOSE CREEK RANGER STATION

The following is a press release announced by the U.S. Forest Service Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest Public Affairs Officer. Recreational Aviation Foundation President Bill McGlynn “considers getting to fly into Moose Creek a real privilege” as do many of his fellow aviation enthusiasts. So, when he learned that there was a volunteer opportunity that he…

SAVE THE DATE – TRADITIONAL FISH BOIL AT WASHINGTON ISLAND, WISCONSIN

Washington Island airport, 2P2 is special for a lot of reasons, one of which is that for the last 70 years, the local Lions Club has hosted an annual Whitefish Boil. The well-loved event draws scores of airplanes to land on what RAF Director Jeff Russell calls, “its two generous turf runways that are always in remarkable shape.” Both are a bit over 2,200 feet…

DECEMBER FEATURED AIRSTRIP: SACATON, NEW MEXICO

Each month we highlight an airstrip with hopes that you will get out and enjoy these special places. This month, we’re featuring Sacaton, New Mexico. There are plenty of reasons to enjoy recreating at Sacaton Airstrip, NM16 near Buckhorn, New Mexico. The runway lies on a “finger mesa” along the Gila Wilderness, America’s first federally designated wilderness. “It will…