VISIT 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.
Read MoreRAF GRANT HELPS BUILD ST. IGNATIUS PAVILION
RAF Montana Liaison and Montana Pilots Association past president Scott Newpower has been awarded an RAF grant to help fund a 16×24-ft pavilion at St. Ignatius airport, 52S. Based on the design used at the West Yellowstone airport campground with a fire pit inside, it will be located near the existing pilot lobby where there…
Read MoreSECOND RAF GRANT FOR CAVANAUGH BAY
GA News reports a second RAF grant to fund improvments at Cavanaugh Bay Airport (66S), near Priest Lake, Idaho. Read the March 18 article HERE.
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…
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