Ryan Field is ready to welcome pilots flying in during the 2025 season. Please review the following items before you make your trip this year: We look forward to seeing you at Ryan Field! Submitted June 4, 2025

Chesaning, Michigan, 50G is a popular airfield for many in central Michigan. Both its turf runways are over 2,000 feet in length. It’s just a half mile from town, and camping is permitted. The airfield provides access to the nearby Shiawassee River, and hosts an ever popular ‘ice cream Tuesdays’ event in the summer season. RAF Michigan Liaison…

Ryan Field, 2MT1 has been prepared for this year’s flying season thanks to RAF volunteers, directed by RAF’s volunteer Ryan Field Operations Manager, Dave Schuler. Water is on in the pilot shelter, firewood is stocked, the restrooms in the barn are available, and the turf runway is mowed. Visitors will enjoy the new multi-purpose kiosk…

The RAF Sources Products Locally Across the US — Meet One of Our Many VendorsSal Corio of SlideDown fast and easy tie downs, Warwick, Rhode Island There’s no one who better personifies the term “Yankee ingenuity” than Sal Corio, founder of the Rhode Island company that makes the patented “SlideDown” fast and easy tie-downs. The RAF discovered this slick pilot-tested…

HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A TURTLE SMILE? What an odd question! Last summer we asked: ”How did the turtle get on top of the fence post?” For those who remember, read on. For those who don’t know, click here. Here’s an example of an RAF airstrip with a “smiling turtle.”   RYAN FIELD, MONTANA By now,…

The RAF is pleased to announce that Robert Miller of Lexington, KY has assumed Liaison duties for his native and beloved West Virginia. You can’t miss Robert’s big smile as he steps out of his beautiful yellow and white Cessna 185, N185WV. Robert has flown all over the country, and his contributions to the RAF over…

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Still don’t have a pair of RAF SlideDowns? It’s time to upgrade! Show off your RAF support—even when you’re not in the cockpit—with stylish SlideDowns for your aircraft. SlideDown tie downs are extremely simple to use. There is no need to tie knots when securing your airplane, and unlike ratchets that tend to jam, there are…

RAF Utah Liaison and Utah Back Country Pilots (UBCP) board member Wendy Lessig has announced that Rustler Canyon airstrip near Bears Ears National Monument is the newest backcountry airstrip to be added to the aeronautical chart, and will appear as 09UT on the Denver Sectional and ForeFlight in June. The RAF assisted UBCP in the…

The RAF is pleased to announce that its Backcountry Etiquette Team (BET) is rolling out its initial messaging to the GA flying public. We’ve partnered with AOPA, Tread Lightly, and state pilot organizations on this initiative to raise awareness on the importance of respecting the backcountry to preserve access to these special places.  The RAF…