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RICK LEDUC
Day job: Depends on the day! Favorite airstrips: Stehekin Next adventure: Moose Creek in October! Although it’ll be hard to top the last few months; eclipse trip to TX, Alaska, Oshkosh
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Day job: Flight Nurse Favorite airstrip: Fireweed, AK Next adventure: Flying around the Tordrillos
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Day job: Airline Pilot Favorite airstrip: Moose Creek Next adventure: A flight out to Middlegate, Nevada for lunch
Read MoreCALL TO ACTION: BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT – WE NEED YOUR HELP TO PRESERVE 18 OF UTAH’S SCENIC BACKCOUNTRY AIRSTRIPS
The BLM has progressed in the process of revising its Resource Management Plan (RMP) for the Bears Ears National Monument (BENM) and invites public comments to guide their final decision. The BLM is proposing that aircraft only be allowed to take off and land at the Bluff Airport and the Fry Canyon Airstrip. By placing…
Read MoreRYAN FIELD 2024 REGISTRATION OPENS
This year’s RAF Ryan Field Fly-In takes place June 28-30 among the blooming beargrass near Glacier Park, Montana. Registration is free, but required for planning. Click here to register. Due to space limits, registration will be capped, so don’t wait. The Ryan Field Safety Briefing is required prior to flying in. Text “A” to 406-223-8069 for current conditions from…
Read MoreCAMARADERIE, PROJECTS COMPLETED AT GILLETTE’S ANNUAL FLY-IN
Beautiful fall weather greeted attendees of Bob and Judy Gillette’s annual fly-in and picnic at their home airstrip, Lakewood Lodge (14WS) in northern Wisconsin. The four-day event is an annual gathering of local EAA chapter 631 and RAF friends. This year, RAF supporters attended from as far away as Oklahoma and Florida. Bob and Judy, along with the help…
Read MoreHENDERSON FIELD IMPROVED; STARGAZING PARTY PLANNED
A June 2023 RAF grant to improve privately-owned Henderson Field, 95IL near Golconda Illinois, included a new RAF windsock, an RAF fire ring, and treating and smoothing the turf runway with a vibrating roller. This was partially matched with in-kind donations and volunteer labor. “Thanks to terrific weather and help from visiting pilots David Butler and Chris Erkmann, everything…
Read MoreBLM INCLUDES AVIATION, SEEKS FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENT ON GRAND STAIRCASE-ESCALANTE DRAFT EIS
“Pilots’ comments on Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument (GSENM) during last year’s Call-To-Action were successful,” RAF Utah Liaison Wendy Lessig reports. “Aviation is specifically mentioned in Chapter 3 of the draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for each of the four management alternatives the BLM is considering. Thank you for your efforts to comment,” she added.…
Read MoreTWO HEARTED CELEBRATES SUCCESSFUL RE-OPENING; REWARDS ROCKHOUNDS
On August 26, a celebration was held at Two Hearted (6Y5) in Michigan to acknowledge the airfield’s reopening, and to thank everyone involved for their help. Volunteers’ efforts were appreciated and Richard and Kathy Robinson of Rainbow Lodge were acknowledged for their kind hospitality. “If not for them, this could not have happened. We cannot…
Read MoreTEXAS ADDS A LIAISON, JOHN CYRIER
Texas native John Cyrier became enamored with aviation at age 11, when his older brother flew him to a local airshow in a J3 Cub. He received his private pilot license shortly after graduating from Texas A&M University where he was in the Air Force ROTC and the Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band. John currently owns…
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