STEF GOZA JOINS ALASKA LIAISON TEAM
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 to knock out…
Read MoreFEATURED AIRSTRIP: LAKEWOOD LODGE, WISCONSIN
Each month we highlight an airstrip with hopes that you will get out and enjoy these special places. The September Featured Airstrip is Lakewood Lodge Airport in Wisconsin. Bob and Judy Gillette’s Lakewood Lodge Airport, 14WS checks a lot of recreation boxes. Originally a resort back in the 30s-40s, its historic namesake lodge burned, but the…
Read MoreRAF CELEBRATES WITH EAA AT OSH; HONORS VOLUNTEERS
The RAF kicked off AirVenture week on Monday, July 25 with Wisconsin Liaison Amanda Levin and Indiana Liaison Bill Steinmetz sharing “The RAF Way” with a captivated audience; Tuesday morning, RAF volunteers served donuts and coffee atop Hartzell’s rooftop booth again this year. “New and longtime RAF friends gathered to share flying stories, talk about the…
Read MoreGA NEWS ANNOUNCES REOPENING OF TWO HEARTED AIRSTRIP
Michigan’s Two Hearted Airstrip was featured in General Aviation News on August 22. Read the article HERE. Submitted on August 23, 2022.
Read MoreHARTZELL PROPELLER COMMENDS RAF MISSION
The backcountry mission of the RAF is featured in Hartzell Propeller’s Leading Edge Magazine, online at hartzellleadingedge.com. Read the article HERE. Submitted on August 3, 2022.
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 MoreMAINE GRASS AIRSTRIP REPORTED SAVED FROM DEVELOPMENT
Maine State Liaisons Steve Mason and Andy Rowe, along with New Hampshire State Liaison Rene Robillard and New Hampshire and Massachusetts State Liaison John Meade were involved in efforts to save the Charles A. Chase Memorial Field in Dover Foxcroft (44B) from possible closure. Read the story in The Piscataquis Observer HERE. Submitted on August…
Read MoreGA NEWS REPORTS COLLABORATION TO SAVE OREGON AIRSTRIP
General Aviation News reports on the partnership between the RAF and the USFS to save Silver Lake Airstrip. Read the article HERE. Submitted on August 8, 2022.
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…
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