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Each month we highlight an airstrip with hopes that you will get out and enjoy these special places. This month’s Featured Airstrip is Las Trancas in California. “It’s hard to put into words how beautiful Las Trancas airstrip is,” RAF President Bill McGlynn says. The strip north of Monterey Bay provides pilots an opportunity to…

RAF Alaska Liaison Jeff DeFreest and his wife Kari – who serves as an RAF VP of Appreciation – have the privilege of accessing many of Southeast Alaska’s US Forest Service lakefront cabins available for rent. They are enthusiastic about promoting and preserving the experience for others who wish to visit the Alaskan wilderness and…

The official word from the FAA is that Red Pine airport located within The Nature Conservancy’s Saint John River Forest in northern Maine now has an FAA identifier. RAF Maine Liaison Andy Rowe and the Nature Conservancy were notified on January 31 by the FAA that, “Your airport has been created and assigned airport ID:…

The RAF invites you to meet some interesting people who all share a love for what we do — getting out and enjoying recreational aviation. View our volunteers here. Or open our website, theraf.org, click on the first dropdown menu, “About”, and click “People”.  You’ll meet our State Liaisons, Ambassadors, Vice Presidents of Appreciation, Directors, and key volunteers, all…

“A collection of first class, fascinating and all around wonderful people,” wrote Patty Bunce in her thank you note following this year’s annual RAF face to face board meeting at HQ in Bozeman. Patty is the spouse of RAF Director Pete Bunce, and she was referring to the time and effort involved in creating a…

RAF Wisconsin Director Jeff Russell tells of his epic winter flight to Alaska to watch the legendary Iditarod sled dog race in this new RAF podcast #12. Hosted by RAF President Bill McGlynn, it may just inspire you to plan a similar journey – or then again, you may prefer to enjoy this amazing story…

Our friends at Hartzell Propeller are continuing to offer a $1,000 discount for RAF supporters on four backcountry propellers. In addition, Hartzell is contributing $250 to the RAF mission for each new Hartzell prop sold due to this special offer through 2024! “We love this partnership. It’s a real benefit to current RAF supporters, and a welcome incentive to becoming an RAF supporter,”…

A gross of things is 144, and the RAF is the proud gathering of well over a “gross” of Key Volunteers – 147 as of now – plus many more dedicated work party and event volunteers who have devoted hours of effort. We think being this much over gross is a very good thing. For our February…

RAF Ohio Liaison Christine Mortine used an RAF grant in 2020 to initiate improvements at this airport near Caldwell, Ohio. It is a desirable recreational destination that provides walking access to Noble County’s Wolf Run State Park campground. Pilots can tie down and follow a wooded trail to the lake. The outhouse was improved, and…