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RAF OUTFITTER JULY FEATURED ITEMS
To celebrate the release of the updated Airfield Guide, we created this fun collection of quality items. Order our full package of Airfield Guide products! This includes our entire Airfield Guide Collection, worth $76. It features RAF tried-and-true items we know you’ll enjoy! Order the Featured Items and shop the RAF Outfitter. If you have questions, please email contact@theraf.org or…
Read MoreWORTH THE READ: SCOTT HECK GUEST EDITORIAL
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 Scott Heck, a longtime RAF friend and supporter. It was the early 2000s when John McKenna asked me to fly into Ryan Field with him and Chuck…
Read MoreVOLUNTEERS CONTINUE IMPROVING HISTORIC WATERBURY
“Thanks to a group of thirteen volunteers, we were able to have a successful RAF work party,” Brian Thomas, RAF Connecticut Liaison reported of the June 23 gathering at the Waterbury Airport, N41. He reports that the airport owners are very appreciative of the collective efforts from the local pilot community to keep Waterbury looking…
Read MoreCALL TO ACTION: SAN RAFAEL SWELL TRAVEL MANAGEMENT PLAN
We need your help to preserve Utah’s scenic backcountry airstrips. Due to the 2017 lawsuit settlement with an environmental group, the BLM is obligated to revise 13 Travel Management Plans (TMPs) in Utah. Each requires public comment periods. RAF Utah Liaison Wendy Lessig says, “Please hang in there and keep sending your comments. Every voice counts.” Draft San Rafael Swell TMP…
Read MoreFIVE HELLS CANYON AIRSTRIPS GET ANNUAL MAINTENANCE
RAF Oregon Liaison Bill Ables reports that in May, thirty volunteers completed another successful work party on five airstrips within Hells Canyon, North America’s deepest river gorge. “This has been a long-standing Idaho Aviation Association work party, and they provide food and drinks for the volunteers,” Ables said. “Nineteen aircraft arrived at Dug Bar at…
Read MoreVOLUNTEERS COMPLETE MEADOW CREEK SEASONAL WORK
RAF Montana Liaison Scott Newpower reports that in spite of occasional rain, nine volunteers from the RAF and Montana Pilots Association flew in from as far away as Washington State, Columbus, Billings and Kremlin, Montana on Saturday, June 15 to work on Meadow Creek USFS airstrip. The turf 2,800-ft airstrip lies along the South Fork…
Read MoreAIRFIELD GUIDE SPORTS CLEANER LOOK, NEW FEATURES
We have released the improved Airfield Guide for your free use just in time to plan some fun stops on your way to Oshkosh! Along with updated software and features, users will find a completely new, cleaner look and feel. Among the new features is the ability to leave comments with photos and videos on airfields. We encourage users…
Read MoreCONCERNED ABOUT LIABILITY? VIEW OUR RUS INFORMATION
Are you interested in allowing public use of your private airstrip, but don’t know where to start? The RAF has multiple educational resources available for private airfield owners. One tool is the Recreational Use Statute (RUS) section of our website RUSs can protect landowners from liability when they allow the public to recreate on their land. Read…
Read MoreJULY FEATURED AIRSTRIP: WASHINGTON ISLAND, WISCONSIN
Each month we highlight an airstrip with hopes that you will get out and enjoy these special places. This month, we’re featuring Washington Island, Wisconsin. Why is it that airports on islands always have a special appeal? Maybe it’s because aviation serves a heightened level of utility in arriving on an island. And that island airports are often…
Read MoreRAF CODE OF CONDUCT: YOUR GUIDE IN THE BACKCOUNTRY
Have you ever read our Code of Conduct? The RAF offers recommendations to advance flight safety, professionalism, consideration, and courtesy toward the people and wildlife who share the recreational environment. This is a great tool to use out in the backcountry, and we encourage all RAF supporters to read and follow the RAF’s Code of…
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