Ambassadors Archives - Recreational Aviation Foundation

HAVA HAJDAR

Michigan Ambassador Day Job: Assistant manager at our family restaurant, New Boston Coney & Grill. It’s because of the pilots that stumbled into our restaurant that I saw a future for myself in aviation. We’re closest to DTW, check us out sometime! // Student at Skywalker Flying. Favorite Airstrip: North Fox Island (6Y3) – Fun fact: If you…

ROSS WILKE

Day job: Area Manager – Ferguson Plumbing/HVACFavorite airstrip: Lakewood LodgeNext adventure: Idaho

RICK LEDUC

Day job: Depends on the day! Favorite airstrips: Stehekin Next adventure: Moose Creek in October! Although it’ll be hard to top the last few months; eclipse trip to TX, Alaska, Oshkosh

BRI NORBY

Day job: Flight Nurse Favorite airstrip: Fireweed, AK Next adventure: Flying around the Tordrillos

JOHN KARAM

Day job: Airline Pilot Favorite airstrip: Moose Creek Next adventure: A flight out to Middlegate, Nevada for lunch

DAN CAPOSELLA

Connecticut Ambassador

BARRY PORTER

Day job: Slowly retiring from my Wind Tunnel Test Engineer job Favorite airstrips: Las Trancas, CA – Ryan Field, MT – Stehekin, WA, Nokai Dome, UT Next adventure: Heading north for the Ryan Field Fly-in

Mike Bradford

Nevada Ambassador Day job: Retired business owner/CPA.Next adventure: This summer flying cross country with three friends to First Flight (FFA)-Kill Devil Hills/Kitty Hawk. Then to Dayton-Wright Brothers home and USAF Museum. Then to Oshkosh for Airventure and on to Ryan Field where I am hosting during August.

MIKE BRADFORD

Day job: Retired business owner/CPA. Next adventure: This summer flying cross country with three friends to First Flight (FFA)-Kill Devil Hills/Kitty Hawk. Then to Dayton-Wright Brothers home and USAF Museum. Then to Oshkosh for Airventure and on to Ryan Field where I am hosting during August. Favorite airstrip: Wherever my plane is tied down. If…

MICHAEL TOUCHSTONE

Day job: Retired Engineer that spends his days outside and happy! Favorite airstrip: West Yellowstone, MT. Clean, nice staff, best courtesy car, loaner bicycles, and they have their own campground.Next adventure: Fly into Ryan Field.