KEVIN JOHNSON
Oregon Ambassador Day job: Property management Favorite strip: Flying M Ranch, OR. Until my first trip to Ryan Field Next adventure: I’d like to go to northern Wisconsin and down to the Ozarks
Read MoreWORTH THE READ: FINLEY TAYLOR 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 month’s guest editorial is by Finley Taylor, an 18 year old commercial pilot and a good friend of the RAF. My earliest memories of flying with the RAF are in the back…
Read MoreUSFS/RAF CONSTRUCTIVE ANNUAL PROJECT REVIEW – ALASKA TO GET 25 MORE USFS CABINS IN REGION 10
The RAF was very pleased with results of the annual online review with the US Forest Service Regions on March 14, hosted by Scott Haas, USFS Recreation, Heritage, and Volunteer Resources director. RAF President Bill McGlynn, and RAF Director Tim Riley and a dozen State Liaisons represented the RAF during the 90-minute meeting. “Tim and I…
Read MoreVISIT REDBIRD AND THE RAF AT SUN ‘N FUN!
We can’t wait to see you at Sun ‘n Fun! Stop by the Redbird Flight Simulations Booth (NE-051, NE-052) anytime throughout the week to visit with RAF volunteers and check out the special RAF-branded Redbird simulator. We’re so excited for you to see it in person! We’d like to thank Redbird Flight Simulations for creating…
Read MoreANNUAL RYAN FIELD FLY-IN JUNE 28-30, 2024!
Again this year, the Ryan Field Fly-In takes place among the blooming beargrass at the base of Strawberry Mountain near Glacier Park, Montana. We’ll send you the registration link April 15. Registration will be capped due to space limitations, so don’t wait to register. Back by popular demand, Lindy’s Food Truck will provide dinners for…
Read MoreVOLUNTEERS TEND NEW SHADE TREES AT TRIGGER GAP
“The morning of March 23 was cold . . . well okay, Arkansas cold . . . 37 degrees and 20 mile an hour winds at the top of Trigger Gap Airfield,” RAF Arkansas Liaison Harper Goodwin reported. The airfield, 17A was built in 2016 on Arkansas’ Pension Mountain through the generosity of The Nature…
Read MoreRAF AT AIRVENTURE 2024
We’ll be at Airventure again this July, and are looking for volunteers to serve coffee and Manderfield’s gourmet donuts during our traditional Tuesday morning gathering on Hartzell’s Rooftop, July 23, from 9am-11am. Enjoy sharing the love of aviation with folks from all over the country during this popular standing-room only event! Again this year, we…
Read MoreFEATURED AIRSTRIP: SPIRAL JETTY, UTAH
Each month we highlight an airstrip with hopes that you will get out and enjoy these special places. This month’s Featured Airstrip is Spiral Jetty in Utah, where you can experience 70s land art. Utah Back County Pilots volunteers kicked off their springtime airstrip clean-up efforts with the 2,000-ft long dirt Spiral Jetty airstrip. “The…
Read MoreGA NEWS REPORTS NEW IDENTIFIER FOR REOPENED RED PINE
An abandoned airstrip in The Nature Conservancy’s Saint John River Forest in northern Maine was improved for recreational use with help from the RAF. The rehabbed Red Pine Grove Airport now has a new FAA identifier. Read the story HERE.
Read MoreMAINE’S RED PINE GROVE SPORTS NEW FAA IDENTIFIER
Red Pine Grove Airport in northern Maine, now identified as 82ME, marks a milestone for aviation enthusiasts with its reopening within The Nature Conservancy’s Saint John River Forest. Read the BNN Breaking article HERE.
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