SAMANTHA INGUANZO
Florida Ambassador Day job: Data Visualization Analyst Favorite airstrip: River Ranch (2RR) Next adventure: Kailua-Kona (KOA)
Read MoreRAF OUTFITTER – YOUR ONLINE GEAR SHOP
If you’ve enjoyed browsing through our useful RAF aviation products and colorful logo-wear at a past event, you’ll really enjoy the convenience of shopping online at the RAF Outfitter. With our secure checkout, log in often, as new products are being added all the time! (Click “Read more” to access our website and the RAF Outfitter). Each item has been…
Read MoreFEATURED AIRSTRIP: NEHALEM BAY
Each month we highlight an airstrip where the RAF has had involvement. We hope that you will get out and enjoy these airstrips. This month’s Featured Airstrip is Nehalem Bay State Airport in Oregon. Set between the ocean and a bay, Nehalem Bay State is located along the Oregon Coast just 86 miles west of Portland. Situated…
Read MoreYEAR-END DONATIONS BOOST THE RAF MISSION
We wish to heartily thank everyone who responded to our once-a-year appeal to help fund our mission to preserve, improve, and create new airstrips for recreational access. Your response to our 2020 campaign is greatly appreciated. As a primarily volunteer-driven organization, your funds go toward the RAF’s grant program and mission-related projects, resulting in real,…
Read MoreBILL STEINMETZ
Indiana State Liaison Bill grew up in a flying family. He graduated in 1979 from Purdue University in Indiana with a degree in Professional Pilot Technology. “I was teaching and flying Part 135 in what was then a horrible aviation job market,” he says. Eventually becoming engaged full time in a family construction business, Bill…
Read MorePLEASE WELCOME RAF’S NEW INDIANA LIAISON BILL STEINMETZ
Bill Steinmetz grew up in a flying family. He graduated in 1979 from Purdue University in Indiana with a degree in Professional Pilot Technology. “I was teaching and flying Part 135,” he says. Eventually becoming engaged full time in a family construction business, Bill flew a club Bonanza and a Cherokee Six to projects around…
Read MoreAOPA STATE ADVOCACY TEAM AND RAF KEY VOLUNTEERS MEET VIRTUALLY
Mike Ginter, Vice President of AOPA’s Airports and State Advocacy anchored an RAF “Fire Hub Chat” session with State Liaisons, Ambassadors and the RAF Board on February 16. AOPA organizes its US membership into seven multi-state regions in order to focus on specific issues. (Only the Alaska region is comprised of a single state.) All…
Read MoreLIGHTSPEED SURVIVAL SERIES
Our good friends at Lightspeed Aviation have put together a survival preparedness series. We wanted to share it with you because safety is of the utmost importance in our flying. Check out their survival gear contest and their informative news posts. This month’s newsletter highlights the importance of aviation survival preparedness with three stories from…
Read MoreAlaine Olthafer-Lange and Andy Lange
You’ll notice a buzz of youthful activity at A&A Aviation at Platteville Municipal Airport, (KPVB) in southwest Wisconsin. The young couple Alaine Olthafer-Lange and her husband Andy Lange began with a Cherokee for instruction. They expanded into an FBO, adding another aircraft and pilot services. When the airport manager retired, they became airport managers, taking…
Read MoreJOHN MCKENNA SOCIAL FLIGHT LIVE PRESENTATION
A recording is now available for RAF Chairman John McKenna’s one hour webinar that took place on SocialFlight Live Tuesday, Feb. 9. McKenna was the featured guest for the show “Back Country Flying with the RAF.” One the show, McKenna describes the RAF mission, and some of the places where the RAF has had an…
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