Archive for September 2025
EHSAN HAMTAEI
Day job: Medical device engineerFavorite airstrip: 6Y3 – North Fox Island, MINext adventure: 2P2 – Washington Island, WI
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Day Job: Battalion Chief / Fire Marshal with the Lexington Fire Department Favorite Airstrip: Miles Field / 3KY9 Next Adventure: Flying to Hatteras Island, NC for a surf fishing trip is next on the agenda, but the ultimate next adventure in spending a week exploring strips in the Fly Oz network in Arkansas.
Read MoreWORTH THE READ: SARAH BROWN GUEST EDITORIAL
Our many RAF supporters have such vast and varied experience, and we’re capturing some of their words of wisdom to share with you. This guest editorial is by Libby Maus, pilot and RAF Oregon Ambassador. “Ain’t nobody got time for that!” And “I am not nearly qualified enough…” were the first things I thought when I…
Read MoreRAF PHOTO CONTEST STARTS OCT 1; RUNS THROUGH END OF MONTH
October 1st is the first day of the 2025 Photo Contest! It’s time to gather your favorites from the last year of flying. From October 1-31, send us your best photos of scenic, recreational airstrips. Again this year, we are including the “RAF Mission” category, for photos we feel best illustrate people enjoying recreational aviation,…
Read MoreVOLUNTEERS ACCOMPLISH MORE THAN PLANNED AT MOUNT TOBE
“What a difference a weekend makes,” RAF Connecticut Liaison Brian Thomas said about this year’s fall work party that he’d organized at Mount Tobe Airport, N41. The weather was perfect both Saturday and Sunday, September 20-21. “The large volunteer turnout allowed us to complete far more tasks than we originally planned for,” Thomas said, adding,…
Read MorePUBLIC COMMENTS REQUESTED FOR OREGON’S BLUE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL FOREST
The US Forest Service is required to revise its 1990 Land Management Plan for the Malheur, Umatilla, and Wallowa-Whitman National Forests in Oregon, referred to as the Blue Mountains National Forests. Land Management Plans are important documents that provide specific, long-term directions for land use. Revised wording to the Blue Mountains Forest Plan may result in changes with how airstrips are accessed…
Read MoreFEATURED AIRSTRIP: MOUNT TOBE, CT (FORMERLY “WATERBURY”)
Mount Tobe, N41, is a gem of an airfield, supported by the RAF and very devoted local volunteers who raise money for maintenance during their annual Mt.Toberfest fly-in, coming up October 10-12. Thanks to RAF Connecticut Liaison Brian Thomas, two RAF grants have enabled volunteers to improve amenities at the airfield and maintain its two…
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