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When you create and commit to preserving airfields, you quickly learn that grass grows, weeds encroach, and RAF volunteers must work hard keeping ahead of it all. One of our RAF friends has stepped up to help, and has set a new high for support. Peter Burwell is not only an avid airplane and helicopter pilot, enthusiastic…

An RAF grant funded improvements in conjunction with a major repaving project at New Cuyama airstrip in California, L88, and as planned, on October 13 folks gathered for a celebration. The ribbon was cut by key volunteers Steve and Nancy Sappington from the Blue Sky Center, who helped drive the project. Alex Guerrero, the craftsman of Warrior…

“Success has many fathers,” RAF Director Tim Riley says, using the proverb to point out that many people put in a lot of time and effort toward preserving Stovepipe Wells airport in Death Valley National Park.  The Park Service had planned to close the airstrip in favor of stargazing. After meetings with aviation advocates, and…

Now is the time to order your 2023 hat! 2023 will be the RAF’s 20th anniversary! Enjoy this special hat, which debuts the RAF’s anniversary logo and has the number 2023 embroidered on the side. It’s a limited edition item, so get it while it lasts. Click here to order your 2023 hat. All proceeds…

2023 will be the RAF’s 20th anniversary! Enjoy this special hat, which debuts the RAF’s anniversary logo and has the number 2023 embroidered on the side. It’s a limited edition item, so get it while it lasts. Start the celebration with us early; get your 2023 RAF hat today! To order the Featured Item, click here. If…

“Thanks to an RAF infrastructure improvement grant, California’s Lone Pine Airport now has new flushing toilets and enclosed restrooms with running water,” RAF California Liaison Katerina Barilov reported. The work was completed as part of a greater rejuvenation effort by Friends of Lone Pine, a non-profit group of local volunteers who recognized the potential of…

We can help. We continue to get excellent questions from landowners of private airfields about liability. We appreciate your interest in the RAF mission to preserve, improve, and create airfields for recreational access. To answer your questions, we provide this RAF 50 State Survey of each state’s Recreational Use Statute (RUS) as a resource for owners of private airfields.  All 50 states…

The Boy Scouts of America Transportation Air Camporee was held at Southern Illinois Airport (KMDH) September 30-Oct. 2. RAF Illinois Ambassador Dave Warner was on hand and introduced the RAF to about 150 Boy Scouts plus troop leaders, support teams, and numerous other presenters. “There was a wide range of classes and merit badge opportunities. The camporee broadened horizons for…

If you’re in the market for a new Hartzell propeller, you have two months left to take advantage of the generous $1,000 RAF supporter discount on backcountry propellers. Earlier this year, Hartzell President JJ Frigge said, “Due to overall demand in the market, we are ON for this [deal] through all of 2022!” That extension…

The RAF is pleased to be a listed charity that benefits when you shop AmazonSmile. Once you’ve designated the Recreational Aviation Foundation as your selected charity, Amazon will automatically donate a portion of your purchases to the RAF! It costs you nothing more! To date, the RAF has received $2,906 of the $422,611,733 in total donations…