Posts by Lisa Ellington
ZACH MONROE
Maine Ambassador Day job: Maine Forest Ranger Favorite airstrip: Lindbergh Field (08ME) Next adventure: Flying my Taylorcraft back to its birthplace in Alliance, Ohio
Read MoreBILL ABLES
After family, service to community is Bill Ables’ next driving thought and motivation. He was raised in Pendleton, OR and graduated from Oregon State University as a Wildlife Biologist in 1973. He always loved the idea of flying, and earned his pilot license in 1975; but was drawn to a career in public service in the…
Read MoreJOHN “JC” CARROLL
Georgia Ambassador Day job: Captain of a major airline. Favorite airstrip: I have two “favorite” airstrips. The first being the place I’m landing on right now as it’s likely a place of my choice. Next is Ryan Field. Enough said about that place as it speaks for itself. Next adventure: My next adventure is jumping in my 185 and…
Read MoreSUCCESSFUL ASI-RAF SEMINAR SERIES CONCLUDES
The Recreational Aviation Foundation is pleased to have teamed up with AOPA’s Air Safety Institute on more than fifty of their in-person live seminars, “From Peaks to Pavement: Applying Lessons from the Backcountry”. This ambitious six-month series just concluded, with 88 separate two-hour sessions held across the country. A total of 8,526 people attended the seminars. Thirty-five key RAF…
Read MoreRAF COLLABORATES ON MCKENZIE BRIDGE AIRPORT MAINTENANCE
In Oregon recently, the RAF worked in collaboration with the Oregon Department of Aviation (ODA) to maintain McKenzie Bridge State Airport (00S), a premier backcountry airfield located in the Cascade Range. “We had an excellent turnout, everyone contributed and had a good time,” RAF Oregon Liaison Richard Mayes said of the June 1 work party. Approximately 30…
Read MoreRAF IMPROVES CAMPING FACILITIES AT BOWSTRING
RAF Minnesota Liaison Kurt Pennuto reports that the May 31-June 2 Bowstring work party weekend was “a huge success.” Volunteers completed two campsites, one with four tent pads and one with five tent pads. Each site now has an RAF fire ring, a picnic table and is just a short walk to a newly constructed outhouse. They…
Read More2019 RAF GRANT PROJECTS ADD RECREATIONAL ACCESS
The RAF is primarily volunteer-driven, meaning your donations go directly toward on-the-ground projects that further the RAF mission to preserve, maintain, and create airstrips for recreational access. Volunteer RAF state liaisons identify projects, then apply for RAF funds. A grants committee – made up of State Liaisons, RAF members and an RAF Director – then reviews…
Read MoreCOMMUNITY TURNS OUT FOR WISCONSIN’S CORNUCOPIA AIRPORT
“This year’s annual Winter’s Finally Over (WFO) hangar party saw the biggest attendance we have ever had with well over two hundred people,” RAF Wisconsin Liaison Jeff Russell reports. The gathering happened on Saturday, May 18 at Morey Airport in Middleton, WI, and “was very successful and generated a lot of interest in the RAF, and $3,500 in…
Read MoreWYOMING’S MIRACLE MILE READIED BY VOLUNTEERS
RAF Wyoming Liaisons Lori Olson and Chris McAtee report on another successful spring work party at the Miracle Mile airstrip. RAF volunteers were joined by those from Casper and Cheyenne EAA Chapters and put in some solid work the weekend of April 27-28. This airstrip is located on the Miracle Mile section of the Platte River,…
Read MoreRAF GRANT HELPS FUND HELLS CANYON ACCESS DISCUSSIONS
RAF Oregon Liaison Richard Mayes received a $1,400 RAF grant to advance the RAF mission with the Hells Canyon Recreation Collaborative (HCRC). The Hells Canyon National Recreation Area encompasses 652,488 acres of backcountry hugging the borders of northeastern Oregon and western Idaho. Six primitive airstrips along the Snake River are formally recognized as public use. Richard and…
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