Posts by Kodi

RAF Southeast Alaska Liaison Jeff DeFreest  has concerns that some of the 140 US Forest Service cabins in the vast Tongass National Forest are in jeopardy of closure. These cabins are open for public use at very affordable fees, but perceived lack of usage has caused the Forest Service to re-consider continuing to preserve them. “These cabins are a true treasure in…

Each month we highlight an airstrip where the RAF has had involvement. We hope that you will get out and enjoy these airstrips. This month’s Featured Airstrip is Bowstring (9Y0) in Minnesota. Enjoy autumn’s changing colors at this beautiful airfield in the heart of Chippewa National Forest. Airfield campsites feature tent pads, RAF fire rings, firewood, picnic tables, and an outhouse…

This month’s Featured Item is the RAF bath towel. Our bath towels are a necessity for your next camping trip! They’re plush, yet lightweight, and your RAF pride will show when you’re hanging your towel out to dry! To order the Featured Item, click here. If you have questions, please contact Tricia: contact@theraf.org or 406-570-5398.  Thank you for your support…

RAF orange was very visible on campus all week beginning Monday, July 26 during AirVenture 2021. Key RAF volunteers and supporters spread throughout the event grounds and underwing camping area to share the mission. RAF Utah Liaison Wendy Lessig said, “It was a humongous attendance at OSH this year. I wore my RAF ponytail hat the whole time, and…

Each month we highlight an airstrip where the RAF has had involvement. We hope that you will get out and enjoy these airstrips. This month’s Featured Airstrip is Goodspeed Airport, (42B), one of the country’s most distinctive airports. It lies beside the historic Connecticut River in East Haddam, CT. It has a 2,120-ft paved runway, and its 4,500-ft seaplane base is…

Marcy Field, (1I1) is a 2,390 turf airfield near Keene, NY in the Adirondack Mountains, and has been awarded a second RAF grant to enhance safety. Locals have expressed concern about the potential for planes hitting cars or pedestrians on the runway. “This seems to be an issue especially on Sunday when the farm market…

Beginning with Friday evening’s locally-caught whitefish dinner, the Solstice weekend Fly-in at Cornucopia Airport (WI23) was a great success, RAF Director Jeff Russell and Wisconsin Liaison Trever Otto reported. Hosted by the Cornucopia Club and the Cornucopia Business Association, more than thirty airplanes showed up at the 2,000-ft turf airfield and, “there were smiles all…

Now through the end of 2022, Hartzell Propeller is offering RAF members a $1,000 discount on four propeller models designed for backcountry use. In addition, Hartzell is making a $250 contribution to the RAF mission for every member who buys a new Hartzell prop during this special offer. The RAF’s friends at Hartzell Propeller are…

A lifelong resident of Greenville County, South Carolina, Chris Sullivan started flying in 1991 largely inspired by his Uncle John who had been a Marine Corps fighter pilot in the Pacific theater, and later flew a Mooney for business. Chris explains that back in the early sixties, Greenville was still a sleepy little Southern town.…

The bars, brothels and hospital, school, and gymnasium are long gone in what was formerly the bustling town of McCarthy, Alaska, at the foot of the Wrangell mountains adjacent to the Kennecott mine, but its history is intact. And now, just across a footbridge, a series of “wayside” panels commemorate the many miners who lost their lives in the dangerous…