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Due to overwhelming demand, the 2024 Founder Cap is now sold out. We apologize for the inconvenience. Thank you for your support of the RAF.

Each month we highlight an airstrip with hopes that you will get out and enjoy these special places. This month, we’re featuring Tullahoma Regional in Tennessee.  The small city of Tullahoma, Tennessee can rightfully boast of its big aviation culture. Right on the field you can take in displays of vintage Beechcraft aircraft at the world renown…

A January 2, 2024 US Forest Service news release commends its partnership with the RAF for the rehabilitation of Gila National Forest’s Sacaton Airstrip. RAF New Mexico Liaison Ron Keller organized volunteers for a series of work parties that resulted in reestablishment of the long-abandoned runway, and installation of a new vault toilet there, which…

About now it’s pretty much SOP for us to reflect on our New Year’s resolutions. So, in the spirit of the season I asked Mr. Google what the top three resolutions for 2024 happened to be. The response in some varying forms were 1) Improving fitness, 48%; 2) Improving finances, 38%; 3) Improving mental health,…

Dug Bar Airstrip (OR8) lies along the Snake River in Hells Canyon National Recreation Area, managed by the USFS. Access to Dug Bar is easiest by aircraft, jet boat, “Or you can arrive there after a two-hour drive on a primitive road from the town of Imnaha, Oregon,” RAF Oregon Liaison Bill Ables says. Ables…

Naming the RAF as a full or partial beneficiary of your traditional IRA or 401k can save estate taxes, and tax on the ordinary income. You can even specify a project if you wish! Consult your tax/legacy planner, then contact us for help in considering this way to leave a legacy.   There are several other ways…

Want an easy way to sport the RAF logo in 2024? Order some decals! We offer two sizes and colors of RAF decals to fit whatever you’d like to put it on. They’re easy to apply and look great on an airplane or hangar door. To order the Featured Item, click here. If you have…

Our many RAF supporters have such vast and varied experience, and we’re capturing some of their words of wisdom to share with you. This month’s guest editorial is by Roy Evans II, the President of Utah Back Country Pilots Association. Throughout my journey in aviation, I’ve been guided by many mentors. In my adolescence, I found…

The RAF warmly welcomes Rob Aho of Michigan to the State Liaison team. Ever since attaining his tailwheel endorsement “at the turn of the century” in Helena, Montana in a club Citabria, Rob says he has been hooked on backcountry flight. He has flown many sorties into and near the Bob Marshall Wilderness with the express…