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MOOSE CREEK, ID FENCE, OUTHOUSE PROJECT COMPLETED FOR USFS
In cooperation with the US Forest Service, the RAF organized volunteers beginning in late 2023 to remove and replace 3,000 feet of deteriorating jackleg fence around the historic Moose Creek Ranger Station. Again this October, volunteers from the RAF, Idaho Aviation Association, (IAA) and the Selway Bitterroot Frank Church Foundation cooperated with the Forest Service…
Read MoreEARNING PERSPECTIVE
Put simply, perspective is the way an individual or a group of individuals see the world. That view is generally shaped from their personal points of view as seen through a gathering of one’s life experiences. And our perspectives are the basis of our decision-making. If there is a trap, it would be that your…
Read MoreLET’S BE CAREFUL OUT THERE
The number of backcountry accidents (13 in Idaho so far), a fatality, and near disaster at Smiley Creek has put all the pilot organizations on high alert this summer. The RAF has been a charter member of the AOPA – Air Safety Institute led Backcountry Safety Coalition since it began, and we are all feeling…
Read MoreRAF Podcast #14: Important Steps to Save Backcountry Flying
For RAF Podcast #14, Bill McGlynn sits down for a discussion with Clay Simmons of the RAF Backcountry Etiquette Team on how to help sustain flying as an acceptable means of accessing the backcountry.
Read MoreA LITTLE NUDGE IS BETTER THAN A BIG SHOVE
When I think about how the RAF functions, the methods of the life insurance salesperson surface now and then. What’s that got to do with a little nudge? In my professional life, politely providing useful information got me and my client to a desired positive outcome. How do you help someone see a new point…
Read MoreRAF Podcast #13: Epic Winter Trip to the Iditarod with Jeff Russell
Many aviators have flown to Alaska, but fewer have done it in the dead of winter. Listen to Jeff describe his trip and teach us why painter’s tape is so important!
Read MoreRAF Podcast #12: Al Clayton & Childs Glacier
After an extended hiatus, the RAF Podcast is back! In Episode #12, RAF Liaison Al Clayton describes growing up in Alaska and opening a new airstrip adjacent to Childs Glacier on the Copper River.
Read MoreRAF Podcast #11: Sarah Tamar and Filip Wolak
Listen to Sarah and Filip discuss all the fun and adventure of “flamping” across America as a relief from pandemic isolation. Go to Flamp Across America for the photo journal of their trip.
Read MoreRAF Podcast #10: Saving Goodspeed
Bill talks to RAF Director Bill Brine, discussing the steps involved in saving a recreational airstrip.
Read MoreRAF Podcast #9: Richard McSpadden
This is a great discussion about “Spad’s” 20 year career in the Air Force, including leading the Thunderbirds, transitioning to General Aviation and civilian life and now his third career as the Director of the Air Safety Institute and the joint initiative between the ASI and the RAF to reduce accidents in the backcountry.
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