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Get ready for cooler weather with our men’s and women’s vests! The men’s Kuhl vests are our most popular men’s apparel. The women’s Stio vests are new, just in time for fall! We have two options – down and insulated, coming in different weights and colors. Get yours now so you’re ready as it cools…

We have good news for you. The RAF has a free Guide for the Private Airfield Owner that is available on our website! Have you considered allowing public access? The RAF is your “go-to” for help. Our Guide for the Private Airfield Owner answers all your questions, like: Should my airfield be open to the public? Should it be added to the…

Each month we highlight an airstrip with hopes that you’ll get out and enjoy these special places. Because of its legendary Southern hospitality and its own “golden rule” promising fun and fellowship, we are again featuring Triple Tree Aerodrome, SC00 in South Carolina’s Piedmont.  Triple Tree’s founders preserve its legendary history, while celebrating the next…

The number of backcountry accidents (13 in Idaho so far), a fatality, and near disaster at Smiley Creek has put all the pilot organizations on high alert this summer. The RAF has been a charter member of the AOPA – Air Safety Institute led Backcountry Safety Coalition since it began, and we are all feeling…

Herren-Bess Hollow airport, LL77 at Kamaroo Farms is as interesting a place as its name. Located near Kampsville, IL, the airfield has hiking trails, fishing ponds, and a “gold mine” for kids to explore. Exotic farm animals such as camels, kangaroos ostriches, and emus make this a family friendly destination. You can camp under an old walnut tree and soon…

Maine Ambassador Larry Greiner was awarded an RAF grant for a portion of the materials needed to build new restroom facilities at Bowman Field, B10 in Livermore Falls, Maine. A group of local volunteers, headed up by Bowman Field Flying Club President Nathan Hurd, will provide all the labor. The airport is privately owned by…

The annual work party at Schafer Meadows USFS airstrip in the Great Bear Wilderness occurred July 20. RAF Montana Liaison Scott Newpower reported that about 15 people flew in to help this year. All the while, a 27-pound foil-wrapped beef roast was slow-roasting for eight hours in wood coals in a pit the volunteers dug.…

Near 100 mph winds struck Moose Creek Airfield (1U1) in Idaho on July 24, 2024, snapping off mature pine trees at mid-level and crushing two buildings at the historic Ranger Station. The campground located on the ‘triangle’ between the two runways was buried in waist-deep debris from downed trees and limbs. The Forest Service responded…

During the RAF’s biennial educational conference in Bozeman in May, the RAF debuted its Backcountry Etiquette Team and announced its partnership with Tread Lightly!, the national organization started in 1985 by the US Forest Service to address off-road usage. The organization became a nonprofit in 1990, and since then has garnered hundreds of partners from federal…