Posts by Lisa Ellington
GA NEWS ANNOUNCES REOPENING OF TWO HEARTED AIRSTRIP
Michigan’s Two Hearted Airstrip was featured in General Aviation News on August 22. Read the article HERE. Submitted on August 23, 2022.
Read MoreHARTZELL PROPELLER COMMENDS RAF MISSION
The backcountry mission of the RAF is featured in Hartzell Propeller’s Leading Edge Magazine, online at hartzellleadingedge.com. Read the article HERE. Submitted on August 3, 2022.
Read MoreSTEF GOZA
Alaska State Liaison New Alaska Liaison Stef Goza started flying as a teenager in Iowa’s flatlands, where she was born and raised. She earned her pilot certificate in her 20s and flew for the next few years, but like a lot of us, flying was set on the back burner. “I returned to aviation with grit and determination…
Read MoreMAINE GRASS AIRSTRIP REPORTED SAVED FROM DEVELOPMENT
Maine State Liaisons Steve Mason and Andy Rowe, along with New Hampshire State Liaison Rene Robillard and New Hampshire and Massachusetts State Liaison John Meade were involved in efforts to save the Charles A. Chase Memorial Field in Dover Foxcroft (44B) from possible closure. Read the story in The Piscataquis Observer HERE. Submitted on August…
Read MoreGA NEWS REPORTS COLLABORATION TO SAVE OREGON AIRSTRIP
General Aviation News reports on the partnership between the RAF and the USFS to save Silver Lake Airstrip. Read the article HERE. Submitted on August 8, 2022.
Read MoreUSFS, NMPA AND RAF ADD FEATURES AT NEGRITO
RAF New Mexico Liaison Ron Keller reports that volunteers from New Mexico Pilots Association, the RAF, and three US Forest Service Reserve District employees completed work at Negrito airstrip, 0NM7 in the Gila National Forest in mid July. “Rainy weather chased us out a day early, but the work was mostly finished,” Keller said. The…
Read MoreRAF COLLABORATION WITH USFS PRESERVES SILVER LAKE
RAF Oregon Liaison Richard Mayes reported that continued collaboration in Oregon between the RAF and the US Forest Service has resulted in the preservation of Silver Lake airfield, 45S. “The Silver Lake Ranger District team recently mowed and re-established its edge markings and the 3,000 foot long runway is currently in excellent condition and ready…
Read MoreSULLIVAN LAKE ANNUAL CLEANUP AND POTLUCK
“Enough work has been completed in past years that this year was pretty light,” RAF Washington State Liaison Dave Whitelaw said of the tasks scheduled at Sullivan Lake state airport, 09S. A group of about a dozen volunteers arrived early on the July 15-17 weekend and joined Washington State DOT Airport Manager Paul Wolf on…
Read MoreGA NEWS REPORTS REOPENING OF MAINE AIRFIELD
Management by the RAF of the recreational use of remote Red Pine airfield was reported by General Aviation News. Read the article HERE. Submitted July 6, 2022.
Read MoreMark Scott
“Mark is a great enthusiast of recreational flying,” RAF Connecticut Liaison Drew Lyons says of retired aeronautical engineer Mark Scott of Bethany, CT. After 37 years with Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation in its aircraft design and rotor R&D department, Mark now focuses on flying and being president of his EAA chapter and a flying club. A pilot…
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