FIVE HELLS CANYON AIRSTRIPS GET ANNUAL MAINTENANCE
RAF Oregon Liaison Bill Ables reports that in May, thirty volunteers completed another successful work party on five airstrips within Hells Canyon, North America’s deepest river gorge. “This has been a long-standing Idaho Aviation Association work party, and they provide food and drinks for the volunteers,” Ables said. “Nineteen aircraft arrived at Dug Bar at…
Read MoreVOLUNTEERS COMPLETE MEADOW CREEK SEASONAL WORK
RAF Montana Liaison Scott Newpower reports that in spite of occasional rain, nine volunteers from the RAF and Montana Pilots Association flew in from as far away as Washington State, Columbus, Billings and Kremlin, Montana on Saturday, June 15 to work on Meadow Creek USFS airstrip. The turf 2,800-ft airstrip lies along the South Fork…
Read MoreAIRFIELD GUIDE SPORTS CLEANER LOOK, NEW FEATURES
We have released the improved Airfield Guide for your free use just in time to plan some fun stops on your way to Oshkosh! Along with updated software and features, users will find a completely new, cleaner look and feel. Among the new features is the ability to leave comments with photos and videos on airfields. We encourage users…
Read MoreCONCERNED ABOUT LIABILITY? VIEW OUR RUS INFORMATION
Are you interested in allowing public use of your private airstrip, but don’t know where to start? The RAF has multiple educational resources available for private airfield owners. One tool is the Recreational Use Statute (RUS) section of our website RUSs can protect landowners from liability when they allow the public to recreate on their land. Read…
Read MoreJULY FEATURED AIRSTRIP: WASHINGTON ISLAND, WISCONSIN
Each month we highlight an airstrip with hopes that you will get out and enjoy these special places. This month, we’re featuring Washington Island, Wisconsin. Why is it that airports on islands always have a special appeal? Maybe it’s because aviation serves a heightened level of utility in arriving on an island. And that island airports are often…
Read MoreRAF CODE OF CONDUCT: YOUR GUIDE IN THE BACKCOUNTRY
Have you ever read our Code of Conduct? The RAF offers recommendations to advance flight safety, professionalism, consideration, and courtesy toward the people and wildlife who share the recreational environment. This is a great tool to use out in the backcountry, and we encourage all RAF supporters to read and follow the RAF’s Code of…
Read MoreRAF GRANT FUNDS SOLAR WEATHER STATION TESTING AT CHICKEN STRIP
Chicken Strip in Death Valley National Park’s remote Saline Valley is a gravel airstrip within a short hike of the Saline hot springs grouping. RAF California Liaison Katerina Barilov was concerned that the closest weather currently available comes from Tonopah, NV, 82 nm away. In the interest of providing pilots accurate information to make better-informed…
Read MoreFEATURED AIRSTRIPS: MISSOURI BREAKS
The Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument spans 149 miles of the Upper Missouri River “Breaks” country, a label adapted from the Lewis and Clark journals. They called the precipitous elevations “broken land,” as it was the most challenging terrain the Corps of Discovery encountered on their epic journey from St. Louis to the Pacific. The Monument includes six backcountry airstrips…
Read MoreSIMUVATION’S RAF-BRANDED REDBIRD MAKES BOZEMAN STOP
Redbird co-founder Charlie Gregoire was a featured speaker at the RAF’s biennial Education Conference May 16-19 in Bozeman, MT. His collaborator Michael Leek of Simuvation, brought an industry-leading mobile flight training studio, complete with the RAF-branded Redbird MX2, a single occupant, fully immersive, motion simulator. Leek, the founder of Simuvation, generously welcomed all conference attendees to experience…
Read MorePILOTS MOBILIZE TO PRESERVE ACCESS TO UTAH’S BACKCOUNTRY AIRSTRIPS
A plan drafted by the Bureau of Land Management proposes restricting access to 16 airstrips in Bears Ears National Monument. Read the AOPA report HERE.
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