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The Airfield Guide is a highly valuable resource for pilots, as it contains a wealth of information about airfields with recreational opportunities. It offers a variety of features and capabilities that make trip planning especially easy and effective. One highlight is the “Filter” feature on the Airfield Guide Map, which allows pilots to customize airfield…

On August 23, RAF Pennsylvania/West Virginia Liaison Chip Vignolini and Pennsylvania Liaison Andy Turner organized a successful work party at Clarion County Airport, KAXQ in Pennsylvania. Eight volunteers, including New York Liaison Doug Turnbull and Turner’s two sons accomplished multiple tasks. They built a firewood shelter and filled it with split campfire wood, cleaned the…

October 1st is the first day of the 2025 Photo Contest! It’s time to gather your favorites from the last year of flying. From October 1-31, send us your best photos of scenic, recreational airstrips. Again this year, we are including the “RAF Mission” category, for photos we feel best illustrate people enjoying recreational aviation,…

The RAF Outfitter is proud to offer eqpd tote bags, manufactured in Twisp, Washington, in remote Okanogan county. With roots in New England, eqpd founder Jonathan Baker used his degree from Rhode Island School of Design, his internship at Patagonia, and brought his passion and knowledge out West. “I wanted to create a manufacturing environment…

Do you know someone who enjoys handwriting and putting together personal notes or letters? We are always interested in chatting with potential volunteers to join our fabulous Vice Presidents of Appreciation team! RAF VPs send handwritten thank you notes to every RAF donor. They often receive “thank yous” from donors in response to their thank you…

An RAF grant helped fund the recent work party to renovate Black Bear Lake cabin, a remote USFS fly-in public use cabin in southeast Alaska’s Tongass National Forest. RAF Michigan/Alaska Ambassador Rob Aho initially applied for the RAF grant, and funds for the project were also provided by the National Forest Foundation, the US Forest…

Pilot Ken “Cowboy” Winiarski owns Cowboys Air Ranch, 84ME in Maine’s “Sunrise” Washington County — the easternmost point where the sun first rises on the nation. The airfield and camping facilities are open for public use, but the runway, at 1,500 feet long, was not suitable for a wide range of GA use. To make…

Again this year, the RAF was highly visible and active throughout AirVenture week at Oshkosh July 21-27. Beginning Monday morning at Daher’s press conference, the RAF awarded Daher CEO Nicolas Chabbert with its prestigious Golden Pulaski for his commitment to the RAF mission. “We were proud to present him with this well-deserved award,” RAF President…

Volunteers flew to Alaska’s Peavine airstrip in Wrangell-St. Elias National Preserve on July 12. They removed brush and completed airstrip maintenance on the gravel runway. “Thirteen airplanes and twenty-one volunteers were on site,” RAF Alaska Liaison Stef Goza reported. “Volunteers came from a variety of groups including RAF supporters, EAA Chapter 42, and Pioneers of Alaska members,” she added.…