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RAF Podcast #8: Amrat Chugani
Bill chats with Amrat Chugani about his career in aviation, learning to fly in Florida, getting his tailwheel endorsement and why he’s a part of the RAF volunteers and what’s next…
Read MoreAlaine Olthafer-Lange and Andy Lange
You’ll notice a buzz of youthful activity at A&A Aviation at Platteville Municipal Airport, (KPVB) in southwest Wisconsin. The young couple Alaine Olthafer-Lange and her husband Andy Lange began with a Cherokee for instruction. They expanded into an FBO, adding another aircraft and pilot services. When the airport manager retired, they became airport managers, taking…
Read MoreRAF Podcast #7: The Ryan Field Story
John McKenna talks about Ben and Butch Ryan and the donation of their airfield to the RAF to preserve their love of aviation and the land.
Read MoreRAF Podcast #6: John Nadeau
Bill chats with John Nadeau about growing up next to an airfield in Massachusetts, finally becoming a pilot and an airfield owner which lead him to become the RAF’s knowledge leader in the Recreational Use Statutes initiative. This is a very informative podcast for anyone who owns (or knows someone who owns) an airfield and…
Read MoreRAF Podcast #5: Katie Pribyl
Bill talks to Katie about growing up on a ranch in Montana, becoming an airline pilot, a communications director for GAMA, then program director for AOPA before going full circle back to the ranch where she grew up to raise cattle and fly her 180 around the Montana backcountry.
Read MoreRAF Podcast #4: Carmine Mowbray
Bill and Carmine discuss her experiences learning to fly, volunteering for the RAF, flying to Alaska with Chuck Jarecki and the background for her book “Havoc Red” about flying bombers to Russia via Watson Lake Canada.
Read MoreRAF Podcast #3: Tim Clifford
Bill talks with Tim Clifford retired RAF VP and Board Director about learning to fly in Ohio, helping build the second story of the RAF and opening new backcountry airfields in Florida.
Read MoreRAF Podcast #2: Steve Thompson
Bill has a conversation with Steve Thompson about his learning to fly at 16 in Texas, becoming an airline pilot and finally an RAF State Liaison.
Read MoreBeginnings of the RAF
Interview with John McKenna, the Chairman of the Recreational Aviation Foundation and one of the founders. John talks about the early days of founding the RAF and figuring out how to make a difference in saving backcountry airstrips.
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