Posts by Lisa Ellington

Signature Flight Support hosted the meeting in their facility at Denver International Airport.  We would like to thank Signature for their support and generosity. All board members were present including vice-president-elect Reade Genzlinger, secretary/treasurer Tim Clifford and board members Rol Murrow, Pete Bunce, Steve Johnson and Alan Metzler. Colorado liaison Patrick Romano attended as well.…

Surprised?  So am I.  Over ten years ago, six individuals sat around a campfire and concluded that something needed to be done to save recreational and backcountry airstrips as well as the unique opportunities they provide. This month marks our ten year anniversary since the RAF officially incorporated.  Our surprise comes from the fact that…

Sisemore’s event is wildly popular, seeing 60 or more airplanes from as far away as California, New York, and many states in between. One look at the strip and you can see why it draws such a crowd. Sisemore added, “Because Arkansas had already passed their pro-aviation bill, we had to move the event across…

The Recreational Aviation Foundation is pleased to announce that it placed third in the 2013 Lightspeed Aviation Foundation Pilot’s Choice Grant program. The Division 1, third place award of $6,000 will be used toward furthering the RAF mission and we would like to thank everyone at  Lightspeed for their continued commitment to aviation. Thank you all for voting for…

The newspaper story begins with how the couple met after Ben ejected from his mid-air damaged P-38 near the Panama Canal in World War II. Butchie was an Army nurse at work on board the hospital ship that treated him. Ben and Butchie, now aged 90 and 91 respectively, have a lot more fascinating history, and the…

The RAF showed up in Washington, DC in force during the first week of November to particpate in a National Academy of Science (NAS) Transportation synthesis study on threats to the preservation of backcountry airstrips on federal lands.  RAF State Liaisons Steve Durtschi of Utah, and Mark Spencer of Arizona were joined by RAF President John McKenna and Montana Liaison Ron…

One correct answer is: “Flying into Mineral Canyon airstrip in Utah”. That is what the Recreational Aviation Foundation’s newest volunteer state liaison, Tom Haefeli thinks. Tom is from Del Norte, Colorado, and joins current state liaison Patrick Romano in working for the RAF mission of preserving and creating public use airstrips. Tom hopped in the…

The NBAA show in Las Vegas was an interesting event for the RAF. While the focus of the show was surely aimed at the upper end “go fast” crowd, the RAF did very well there. Not the typical pilot that shows up and wants to know about which grass airstrip to land on, but rather those that…

On Thursday October 3, RAF Director Tim Clifford and Maryland Liaison Craig McCullough were invited to participate in a US Congressional round table discussion regarding general aviation’s impact on small business in America.  Joining the RAF on the panel were new AOPA president Mark Baker, GAMA president Pete Bunce, NBAA’s Ed Bolen and executives from other major aviation organizations.   These industry leaders were…

In what could only be described as an incredible success, we’ve gone from “don’t touch that building” from the Apache Sitgreaves National Forest, to “Let us help you put up your sign!” We had 8 aircraft, 17 people, including 2 FS personnel, 3 local ranch hands from up the road, one of which recalled his…