Archive for March 2025

RAF Director Jeff Russell was honored with AOPA’s 2025 Laurence P. Sharples Award at their annual Hoover awards reception on March 19 in the historic Terminal A Lobby at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. AOPA Chairman Darren Pleasance introduced Russell, saying, “This is AOPA’s most important award, named after AOPA’s first chairman, and recognizes someone…

Our friends at Hartzell Propeller have just announced their new Carbon Voyager propeller, and that RAF supporters can take advantage of Hartzell’s popular $1,000 discount on its purchase through 2025. This generous discount offer has been extended for the fifth consecutive year and includes the Pathfinder, Trailblazer, and Voyager propeller. As an additional benefit, for each discounted propeller…

Are you coming to Lakeland this week for Sun ’n Fun’s Aerospace Expo? Join your RAF friends in the Aviat booth, MD-031B. You can’t miss the beautiful RAF-branded Husky out front! We’ll be there all week, and RAF Chairman John McKenna will present a forum with Aviat Husky on Wednesday at 9 am at the Bush…

The RAF was invited to participate in this year’s AviCom event March 13-14 at legendary Triple Tree Aerodrome in Woodruff, SC. RAF South Carolina Liaison Chris Sullivan, RAF Director Emeritus Todd Simmons and his son Clay, a member of the RAF’s Backcountry Etiquette Team, attended the event to introduce the RAF to the group of…

Have you noticed our Featured Supporter articles in our mid-month emails? We feature an RAF supporter each month to showcase the rich backgrounds and talents of those who help the RAF achieve our mission. You can find all of our Featured Supporter articles on our website, under the News tab.

The Ryan Fly In is scheduled for June 27-29, 2025 at Ryan Field, Montana. Be looking in our April 15 email for the registration link. Space is limited, so please be sure to register early! Drive-in camping is permitted for the fly in on a first-come, first-served basis. We have very limited space, so please…