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VOLUNTEERS WORK TO IMPROVE GRAVELLY VALLEY
Nine volunteers, including RAF California Ambassadors Alan Cossitt and Jason Brand, flew and drove into Gravelly Valley airstrip, 1Q5, in the Mendocino National Forest over the October 19 weekend to install a new windsock and paint the runway threshold markers to make them more visible. District Ranger Frank Aebly and Forestry Technician Mark Sampson represented…
Read MoreRAF INKS COST SHARE AGREEMENT FOR USFS SOUTHWEST REGION
The RAF is pleased to announce the signing of a new five-year Cost Share Agreement with the US Forest Service. Similar to the existing agreement on the Gila National Forest, this contract covers the Southwestern Region, primarily in Arizona and New Mexico. Initial focus will be on the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, including Arizona’s Double Circle…
Read MoreRUNWAY PLOWING WORK AT SCHAFER MEADOWS
In recent weeks, RAF Montana Liaison and Montana Pilots Association Past President Scott Newpower helped coordinate the delivery of equipment to Schafer Meadows USFS airstrip in time for this fall’s plowing project. The plan to shift the runway surface laterally within the clearing is underway, so the current runway surface can recover from use. Schafer Meadows lies…
Read MoreCONSIDERING YEAR-END CHARITABLE GIVING?
As year-end nears, like many people, you may be considering your charitable contributions. If you wish to include the RAF, we are standing by to help. You can even specify an RAF project if you wish. The RAF is fortunate to have a deep bench of professional financial planning talent with several planned giving ideas…
Read MoreUSEFUL SAFETY RESOURCES JUST A CLICK AWAY ON RAF WEBSITE
The RAF is passionate about advancing flight safety, consideration, and courtesy toward the people and wildlife who share the recreational environment. Our website includes concise and relevant educational resources, drawn from experience. We invite you to go to Education & Safety where you’ll find our Safety Briefing Guide, created in partnership with AOPA’s Air Safety Institute – GA’s…
Read MoreNOVEMBER FEATURED AIRSTRIP: RAINELLE, WEST VIRGINIA
Each month we highlight an airstrip with hopes that you will get out and enjoy these special places. This month, we’re featuring Rainelle, West Virginia. Rainelle, (WV30) is a privately owned 3,300-ft turf airfield where visitors are invited to land, hike, and camp in a peaceful mountaintop setting with an amazing view. You’ll enjoy the new restrooms…
Read MoreTOOL ROLLS BACK IN STOCK
The Tool Rolls in the RAF Outfitter are back in stock! Order yours today – they are an excellent item for early Christmas shopping!
Read MoreJeff and Patti Plantz
Some hundred years after the event at Kitty Hawk, two Wisconsin brothers calling themselves the “Wrong Brothers” built their own ultralight, and like Wilbur and Orville, attempted to teach themselves to fly. At least the more recent sibling duo had the advantage of a book on flying techniques. “We’re still here,” says Jeff Plantz, one…
Read MoreVOLUNTEERS CONTINUE IMPROVING CALIFORNIA’S LONE PINE AIRPORT
Volunteers gathered at California’s Lone Pine Death Valley Airport, O26 September 14-15 to paint the airport’s terminal building. RAF California Liaison Katerina Barilov and RAF Nevada Ambassador Mike Bradford joined folks from Friends of Lone Pine Airport (FLPA), the non-profit group of local volunteers who recognize the airport’s historic past, and its importance to the community. In…
Read MoreRAF GRANT FUNDS PATTERSON ISLAND LIMB REMOVAL
Another Spanish moss-draped oak-lined Georgia island airfield is being reclaimed from its fast-growing subtropical environment. Owners of Patterson Island airfield, G21 have already invested a huge effort reclaiming this overgrown 2,000-foot long runway that hadn’t been used in over a decade, “and have made it look like a fairway,” RAF Georgia Liaison Kevin Barry reports.…
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