UTAH AERONAUTICS OFFERS RAF SUPPORTERS CONFERENCE DISCOUNT
RAF Utah Liaison Wendy Lessig received a cordial invitation from Jared Esselman, Utah Director of Aeronautics for RAF supporters to take advantage of a $200 discount to attend Utah’s upcoming Aviation Conference May 9 – 11 in Provo. “I want to promote backcountry recreational flying in Utah, so I’m offering RAF members a special discount…
Read MoreRAF FEATURED IN GA NEWS
The RAF was featured in General Aviation News on February 9, 2022 for the $50,000 grant received from the US Forest Service to improve Childs Glacier.
Read MoreFEATURED AIRSTRIP: ALTON BAY, NEW HAMPSHIRE
Each month we highlight an airstrip with hopes that you will get out and enjoy these special places. The March Featured Airstrip is Alton Bay, NH, where ice landings are a tradition. “Come land on the only FAA-sanctioned Ice Runway in the Lower Forty-eight and get your Ice Wings and Ice Chip,” RAF New Hampshire Liaison…
Read MoreGUESTS GATHER TO ENJOY CALIFORNIA’S LAS TRANCAS
One of the most scenic airstrips in the west, Las Trancas, 17CL lies alongside the Pacific Coast just north of Davenport, CA. It was developed by redwood mill owners Bud and Lud McCrary. Thanks to the family’s wishes to keep the airstrip active after Bud’s passing, and a generous RAF grant and volunteer help, the…
Read MoreRay Steinmeyer
At age 77, Ray Steinmeyer has chosen an encore career that continues his passion for aviation. A career that included professional A&P/IA services, then 30 years with the power company in Maine, he now enjoys providing his expertise among pilot friends at his home field of Bowman, B10 near Livermore Falls, Maine. And his neighbors…
Read MoreNEW VAULT TOILET AT ARIZONA’S GRAND GULCH
Grand Gulch airstrip in northern Arizona’s Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument is a 3,100-ft dirt strip a short walk from the abandoned Grand Gulch Mine. Although there is a gravel road to the site, it’s many miles from pavement, and flying in is a good alternative. It offers dry camping with views of the Upper Grand…
Read MoreTONI WRIGHT
Vice President of Appreciation Toni Wright gave up milking cows for a faster-paced profession in flying.At age 53, her major career change began with a commercial rating and aerial photography for the US Soil Conservation Service. Her first part 135 job was with Exec Air in Montana flying checks across the state. “Fourteen takeoffs and…
Read MoreAVIATION ACCESS TO BE IMPROVED AT CHILDS GLACIER, ALASKA
The Recreational Aviation Foundation is pleased to announce good news for Alaskans and visitors to Alaska seeking access to a US Forest Service campground facing Childs Glacier. On January 31, RAF Alaska Liaison Al Clayton received approval from the US Forest Service for his RAF request for $50,000 to improve and expand the small airstrip…
Read MoreCINDY CROSS
Vice President of Appreciation “My introduction to aviation began in 1996 when my husband Terry took me on a backcountry flying and camping adventure in Idaho and Montana. After a flight to Death Valley over the dunes I was hooked,” Cindy Cross of San Carlos, CA says. Although Cindy is not herself a pilot, after…
Read MoreALTON BAY, NEW HAMPSHIRE FEATURED IN GA NEWS AND CONWAY DAILY SUN
The ice runway at Alton Bay, New Hampshire (B18) is now open and was featured in General Aviation News on February 22, 2022. The article is HERE. The Conway Daily Sun also published an article on recreational flying into Alton Bay on February 22. The article is HERE. Submitted on February 23, 2022.
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