Posts by Kodi
JEROME MORRISON “JERRY” CAIN
Director Emeritus Thoughts After Retirement When I raised my hand at the Montana Pilots Association’s (MPA) Board of Directors retreat in Bozeman in September of 2003, I had no idea what I was getting myself into! I had been following the MPA’s Recreational Airstrip Committee for several years and watching them try to raise money.…
Read MoreALAN METZLER
Director Emeritus Alan’s business acumen and impressive experience on professional boards qualified him for a RAF board position. But he demonstrated his sleeves-rolled-up dedication to its mission when he flew from his home in Pennsylvania to Ryan Field for a work party. Raised in Pennsylvania, Alan began flying for his diversified forest products business in 1994. His…
Read MoreSTEVE JOHNSON
Director Emeritus Steve “SJ” Johnson came to aviation from an unusual direction. Fear of flying on commercial airliners led him to confront the fear and start taking flying lessons in 1997. A rocky start – including an accident as a low-time pilot – fueled his determination to learn all he could about flying. Now a…
Read MoreMONTANA’S MEADOW CREEK MOWED; BEAR BOXES ADDED
The Meadow Creek airstrip (0S1) work party in late July had 19 folks show up, including Paul Johns and Vicki Pauli from Australia. We installed two bear boxes, mowed the runway and parking area. A big thank you to Paul for what Australians call “whippersnipping” the parking area and the runway cones. Both windsocks were replaced, and we cleaned…
Read MoreNEW OREGON AIRSTRIP IS MORE THAN WORLD-CLASS FISHERY
Wild Billy Lake is located on 1,100 acres of private land in south-central Oregon. The property sits on a mesa above the Sycan and Sprague river valleys at 4,500-ft elevation. With no signs of civilization, you have a feeling that you are completely alone with nature. The lake is over 200 acres in size and…
Read MoreJAKE PETERSON
Product Photography Volunteer Jake has spent his whole life in photography. Having grown up in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California, Jake found a love of the outdoor world at a young age. In 2006 Jake came up to Bozeman, MT to attend classes at MSU, but like so many other people after four years…
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Wisconsin Ambassador
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Montana and Texas Ambassador Day job: Estate and business succession planning Favorite airstrip: Ryan Field. There are friends from around the the world at the fire hub after sunset, coffee at sunrise at the barn, and great backcountry flying minutes away! Next adventure: Big Bend, Texas, San Juan’s and Pacific NW A veteran of the US Air Force, after…
Read MoreMIKE HERGENRATHER
Texas Ambassador Day job: I had one once. It got in the way of my personal life. Favorite airstrip: Johnson Creek, ID Next adventure: Taking my recently purchased Cessna TU-206 packed full of camping gear and grandchildren and heading into the mountains.
Read MoreJEFF FAUGHT
North Dakota Ambassador
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