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JULY BACKCOUNTRY BOUTIQUE
On Tuesday, June 9, after the long holiday weekend, we will debut our next RAF Backcountry Boutique logo item. Be sure to check out the RAF website or Facebook page on the morning of the 9th. We sell small quantities of each Backcountry Boutique item and when they’re gone, they’re gone! Thanks to all who…
Read MoreA SECOND STATE LIAISON FOR KENTUCKY – BILL MCCORMICK
Growing up in St. Joseph and Kansas City, Missouri, Bill McCormick always wanted to take flying lessons. He began his training in 1997, “but then a move, life and work got in the way,” he says. While on a fishing trip in western Alaska with his brother in 2011, each day’s flights on and off…
Read MoreJuly Event Calendar
Summer is here, and the RAF event calendar is filling up with aviation events! Clicking on any event title will take you to the RAF events calendar page with more information. We highly recommend checking back often with the calendar, as more events are being added each week. July 4-7: Fly-In at New River Gorge, West Virginia A fly-in will…
Read MoreSUCCESSFUL ASI-RAF SEMINAR SERIES CONCLUDES
The Recreational Aviation Foundation is pleased to have teamed up with AOPA’s Air Safety Institute on more than fifty of their in-person live seminars, “From Peaks to Pavement: Applying Lessons from the Backcountry”. This ambitious six-month series just concluded, with 88 separate two-hour sessions held across the country. A total of 8,526 people attended the seminars. Thirty-five key RAF…
Read MoreRAF COLLABORATES ON MCKENZIE BRIDGE AIRPORT MAINTENANCE
In Oregon recently, the RAF worked in collaboration with the Oregon Department of Aviation (ODA) to maintain McKenzie Bridge State Airport (00S), a premier backcountry airfield located in the Cascade Range. “We had an excellent turnout, everyone contributed and had a good time,” RAF Oregon Liaison Richard Mayes said of the June 1 work party. Approximately 30…
Read MoreFEATURED AIRSTRIP
Each month we highlight an airstrip that the RAF has positively impacted. We hope that you will get out and enjoy these airstrips. This month’s Featured Airstrip is Sullivan Lake in Washington. In the northeast corner of Washington State, Sullivan Lake offers the opportunity to land on either water or land. Float planes can land on the pristine…
Read MoreANNUAL "OUT WEST" RAF RYAN FIELD WEEKEND
The RAF Annual Ryan Field Weekend on June 28-30 will again feature an Out West theme. Fly or drive in and join us at the beautiful airstrip near West Glacier, Montana, 2MT1. We’ve reserved restauranteur Mike Lindemer and his food truck for Friday and Saturday dinner. If you attended the Seeley Lake Fly-in immediately after the AOPA…
Read MoreFEATURED AIRSTRIP
Each month we highlight an airstrip that the RAF has positively impacted. We hope that you will get out and enjoy these airstrips. This month’s Featured Airstrip is Reserve (T16), a public use airstrip in New Mexico. New Mexico State Liaison Ron Keller represented RAF at an initial meeting in 2017 with the Catron County…
Read MoreRAF SELECTS NEW BOARD MEMBER STEVE TAYLOR
Steve Taylor grew up in and around airplanes. He soloed a Super Cub on his 16th birthday and got his pilot’s license on his 17th. His career at Boeing included assignments as the President of Boeing Business Jets, and Chief Pilot for Commercial Airplanes, giving him the distinction of having flown on all seven continents.…
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