KEVIN RUDISILL
West Virginia Ambassador Day Job: C-17 Pilot West Virginia Air National Guard Favorite Strip: High Rock, MD Next Adventure: Somewhere in Montana and Idaho
Read MoreENJOY AIRPORT IMPROVEMENTS AT THE HAVANA (9I0) STARGAZING PARTY
The improvements continue at Illinois’ Havana Regional Airport, 9I0. RAF Illinois Liaison Mike Purpura worked with the local airport authority, and local EAA Chapter 1420, and with leverage from an RAF grant, made this multi-year effort possible. In addition to the new four-season men and womens’ shower/restroom facility, a patio seating area and RAF fire…
Read MoreCALL TO ACTION: WAKULLA COUNTY AIRPORT, FLORIDA
On Monday September 19, 2022 Wakulla County Commissioners are expected to effectively close the Wakulla County airport by terminating the Airport license. This will result in the loss of Wakulla’s only public use airport. Once it’s closed it’s lost forever, a loss to Florida and all pilots who enjoy flying to this Florida airfield near Panacea, FL with nearby Gulf fishing, boating,…
Read MoreUTAH BACKCOUNTRY STRIPS CALL TO ACTION – DEADLINE IS SEPT. 27
The BLM has begun the Public Scoping process to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Resource Management Plan (RMP) for Utah’s Grand Staircase – Escalante National Monument (GSENM). The BLM scoping process is to gather topics that the public thinks should be considered in the EIS and RMP. Your help is needed to encourage the…
Read MoreTERRY CROSS
California Ambassador Day Job: General Counsel for North America operations of a global semiconductor company. Favorite Airstrip: How can you ask that question?! I am constantly dreaming of every airstrip in the Frank Church Wilderness! Next Adventure: My next flying adventure is a return trip to Alaska for one month just flying and fishing with my wife…
Read MoreHEAR THE GLACIER GROAN AT CHILDS GLACIER CAMPGROUND
RAF Alaska Liaison Al Clayton provided an update on the work that has been accomplished at the airstrip and campground near Childs Glacier, where Clayton says, “You can see the glistening face of Childs Glacier and hear it. It’s always moving and you can hear popping, groaning, and booms like cannon fire. Of course, a highlight…
Read MoreSTEF GOZA
Alaska State Liaison New Alaska Liaison Stef Goza started flying as a teenager in Iowa’s flatlands, where she was born and raised. She earned her pilot certificate in her 20s and flew for the next few years, but like a lot of us, flying was set on the back burner. “I returned to aviation with grit and determination…
Read MoreUSFS, NMPA AND RAF ADD FEATURES AT NEGRITO
RAF New Mexico Liaison Ron Keller reports that volunteers from New Mexico Pilots Association, the RAF, and three US Forest Service Reserve District employees completed work at Negrito airstrip, 0NM7 in the Gila National Forest in mid July. “Rainy weather chased us out a day early, but the work was mostly finished,” Keller said. The…
Read MoreIMPROVEMENTS, WEBCAMS IN EAGLE CAP WILDERNESS
Two popular backcountry airfields, Minam Lodge (7OR0); and adjacent Red’s Horse Ranch (68D) are located within the Eagle Cap Wilderness, that totals over 360,000 acres in northeast Oregon’s Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. Ancestors of the Nez Perce Tribe first occupied the region in 1,400 A.D. followed by Cayuse, Shoshone and Bannock peoples. The Wilderness Act of…
Read MoreMICHIGAN’S TWO HEARTED REOPENS AFTER REHABILITATION
RAF Michigan Liaisons Brad Frederick and General Grant announce that Two Hearted airfield, 6Y5 on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula was recently inspected by the state and reopened. “Cones are back out and it is mowed. We want to be sure people understand that the grass is delicate for the time being and that small tires are…
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