Support Team

Marketing Coordinator As a Montana native, Taylin truly enjoys all the great outdoors has to offer, and has been eager to gain new experiences. Whether enjoying the state’s wide expanse of hiking trails, lakes, and rivers; hiking around Mendenhall Glacier in Alaska; or sailing around Kauai’s Na’Pali coast, Taylin relates to RAF supporters who enjoy…

Tech Volunteer Steve was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio just an hour from the birthplace of aviation. He fell in love with airplanes at an early age and has been flying ever since. That passion grew exponentially when he landed off-airport in a tailwheel airplane for the first time and discovered the world of backcountry aviation.…

National RUS Liaison The high, lonesome sound of a passing plane is one of Rick’s earliest memories. He became a practitioner of the aviation arts on earning his private license in 1977, followed soon after by various other tickets. Instrument flying and soaring have been highlights. He’s owned his Bonanza since 1993. Professionally, Rick has spent “far too…

While Edie is not a pilot, she has somehow managed to surround herself with them. A college boyfriend took her on her first date in a Cessna 150. Her brother earned his private pilot’s license in his teens just for fun but loved it so much he made aviation a lifelong career. Edie met her…

Leo Cunningham is a Multi-Engine Instructor living in Bozeman, MT. He is originally from Washington where he fell in love with flying and all things aviation. Since moving to Montana, he has found himself outside camping, fishing and hiking more than ever. Being able to volunteer with the RAF combines his passion for aviation and…

Peyton Arndt is a true outdoors enthusiast with roots deeply embedded in the woods and lakes of Wisconsin. From a young age, the outdoors has been a constant in her life. She developed a passion for active pursuits and never backed down from a new adventure. Hunting, fishing, hiking, snowmobiling, wakeboarding, scuba diving – she…

Christopher Jolly was introduced to aviation the day following his arrival into this world. His father was participating in a remote control sailplane competition and brought him to the flying field that day. He eventually grew up and also competed in remote control sailplane competitions, ultimately qualifying to represent the U.S. junior team and placing…

Gabriel learned to fly in the mountains around Missoula, MT while attending college. He quickly found that his passion for public lands meshed well with the access that flying provided, and started exploring Montana’s backcountry airstrips. Most of his flying these days is professional instead of recreational, but he does his absolute best to explore the…

National RUS Liaison After ten years of flying pavement to pavement around New England, John Nadeau and his wife Ann Marie acquired property near his family vacation home in Maine. An abandoned airfield laid in the backwoods that he and friends reclaimed over a summer, and John landed on a grass runway for the first time on…