RAF OUTFITTER NOVEMBER FEATURED ITEMS
Featured RAF Vest Collection These Men’s Kuhl vests and Women’s Stio vests are built to keep you warm as the weather gets colder! Perfect for your next fall fly-in or work party, these vests add both comfort and style to any outfit. Each vest features the RAF logo embroidered on the chest, showcasing your support…
Read MoreDOUBLE YOUR DONATION WITH AN EMPLOYER MATCH
Does your employer have a matching gift program? It’s worth checking. Many companies will match employees’ donations to recognized nonprofits, doubling the amount of a gift. Some even match employees’ volunteer time, doubling the effect of their efforts. We encourage you to explore this way of stretching your donation farther, leveraging your valuable time and dollars. Examples of employers who offer this matching program are Microsoft,…
Read MorePAUL KOSUBINSKY
Paul Kosubinsky’s logbook tells the story of his true love affair with flight – from the J-3 Cub to the Boeing 747. Though he’s flown many different airplanes, “My heart has always remained in the Cub,” he says. Paul has stepped up to take on the role of RAF Virginia Liaison and will team up…
Read MoreRAF WELCOMES PAUL KOSUBINSKY AS SECOND VIRGINIA LIAISON
Paul Kosubinsky’s logbook tells the story of his true love affair with flight – from the J-3 Cub to the Boeing 747. Though he’s flown many different airplanes, “My heart has always remained in the Cub,” he says. Paul has stepped up to take on the role of RAF Virginia Liaison and will team up…
Read MoreTRUE RAF SPIRIT BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER
It’s that time of year when most of us start receiving messages about the upcoming holiday season, beginning with Thanksgiving. I don’t want to miss this chance to wish each of you a happy turkey day gathering. And gathering people together is the clear hallmark of the season. Something I might suggest is to invite…
Read MoreWORTH THE READ: MATHIEU LABS GUEST EDITORIAL
Our many RAF supporters have such vast and varied experience, and we’re capturing some of their words of wisdom to share with you. This guest editorial is by Mathieu Labs, a pilot, and RAF Vice President of Appreciation. A Life in Flight – From My First Ride to Giving Back: My aviation story really started before…
Read MoreRAF LEANS IN ON USFS PROJECTS IN IDAHO
RAF President Bill McGlynn has worked for years with the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest, advocating for a way to ensure the ongoing preservation and maintenance of seven airstrips on the Forest. Moose Creek, within the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness; Shearer along the Selway River; Dixie USFS with access to the Gospel Hump Wilderness; Orogrande along Crooked Creek; Wilson…
Read MoreRAF AND UBCP FACILITATE WEATHER STATIONS ON BLM AIRSTRIPS
RAF Utah Liaison Wendy Lessig has played a key role in helping the Utah DOT Aeronautics Division obtain BLM authorization to place portable weather stations at eleven backcountry airstrips across Utah on BLM-managed lands. “Actual weather conditions at remote backcountry airstrips are often quite different from local airport weather reports, which might be many miles away,” Lessig pointed…
Read MoreTRIGGER GAP VOLUNTEERS ENJOY HARD WORK AND FRIENDSHIPS
“Perfect October Ozark weather welcomed about twenty volunteers who descended, literally, on Trigger Gap Airfield for a weekend work party,” RAF Arkansas Liaison Harper Goodwin reports. Some drove in, and about 15 airplanes arrived with volunteers, their gloves, tools, chainsaws, and tents on Saturday, October 11. The crew hung two new RAF windsocks, stained the…
Read MoreRYAN FIELD, 2MT1, CLOSED TEMPORARILY
Ryan Field, 2MT1, is CLOSED Temporarily. See the gravel and bare areas on the Ryan Field runway in this October photo? We are closing the runway now to begin our plan to recover the bare areas with soil and new grass. “We are going to give it our best shot starting the week of October…
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