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VALENTINE’S DAY AT THE RAF
The RAF has you in mind this Valentine’s Day. Does your spouse or partner receive our exciting RAF Outfitter Featured Item emails? The Outfitter features attractive and useful gear and clothing, perfect for the pilot or passenger in your life, in time for Valentine’s Day or any day of the year. Each purchase helps the RAF mission to preserve, improve, and create…
Read MoreRAF AT NORTHWEST AVIATION CONFERENCE IN FEBRUARY
Come say “hello” to the RAF at the upcoming Northwest Aviation Conference, taking place February 22 & 23 at the Washington State Fairgrounds in Puyallup, WA. Find RAF Chairman John McKenna, RAF President Bill McGlynn, WA State Liaisons Dave Whitelaw and Ray Ballantyne, WA Ambassador Rick LeDuc, Idaho Liaison Bruce “Sparky” Parker, and VP of Appreciation…
Read MoreRAF EVENT CALENDAR LISTS ACTIVITIES NEAR YOU
Looking for a way to participate with like-minded RAF supporters? Like to roll up your sleeves on an airfield project? The RAF makes it easy for you to learn about and plan for upcoming 2025 RAF events, work parties, and other activities. Events are added all the time, so we encourage you to make a habit…
Read MoreFEATURED AIRSTRIP: LONE PINE, CALIFORNIA
Each month we highlight an airstrip with hopes that you will get out and enjoy these special places. This month, we’re featuring Lone Pine, California. Lone Pine Airport, O26 is a great place to stage exploration of backcountry airstrips in the West, such as Panamint Springs Resort, and Death Valley National Park, including Chicken Strip in the…
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We’re looking forward to many airstrip projects in 2025. Thank you to all of our donors, volunteers, and supporters for all that you do to further the RAF Mission.
Read MoreRESTORATION, IMPROVEMENTS CONTINUE AT LONE PINE WITH ANOTHER RAF GRANT
The RAF has awarded California Liaison Katerina Barilov another grant to help fund continued improvements at California’s Lone Pine Airport. This 2025 project will continue the upgrade to the original terminal building that serves as a pilot shelter, meeting room, and kitchen for visitors. The terminal building had fallen into disrepair over several decades. The nonprofit Friends of Lone Pine Airport, (FLPA) saw its…
Read More“HOLD MY BEER AND WATCH THIS” — NOT
We’ve all heard the phrase when someone had a stupid idea and was about to act on it. As we kick off RAF 2025 it feels like a good time to work towards not being the person at either end of that tag line, joke or not. Seriously, what can we do to make 2025…
Read MoreBLACKWATER’S ANNUAL VOLUNTEER WORK PARTY
RAF Florida Liaison Bobby Capozzi reports that a total of 26 volunteers signed in for this year’s 2024 work party at Blackwater Airfield (8FD3). Workers applied a fresh coat of bright white paint to the runway tires, installed the new RAF windsock and added the new RAF support sign. The barbecue grills were serviced and volunteers mowed, weed-whacked and cut back growth in…
Read MoreDonn Castonguay
From watching a radar screen the better part of his work day, to watching out the windscreen of his 1949 Piper PA-16 Clipper, RAF Supporter Donn Castonguay is very happy to have made the transition to his place in the GA world. He and his wife Suzanne enjoy leisurely flights over the green rolling hills,…
Read MoreHARTZELL EXTENDS $1,000 SAVINGS TO RAF SUPPORTERS THROUGH 2025; BOOSTS RAF MISSION WITH EACH SALE
Our friends at Hartzell Propeller have again generously extended their popular $1,000 discount for RAF supporters on four backcountry propellers. We heartily thank Hartzell for their ongoing support, and for contributing $250 to the RAF mission for each new Hartzell prop sold due to this special offer, now through 2025! “When you have a partnership that really is a friendship, that…
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