GOING TO OSHKOSH?

Join the RAF at AirVenture again this year! You’re invited upstairs on Hartzell’s Rooftop (booth #289, just outside of Hangar B) on Tuesday, July 22 from 9-11 a.m. for coffee, the best donuts around, great views and conversation!

On Wednesday, July 23, visit the Pilot Proficiency Center for Backcountry Flying Day. Our popular backcountry flying and airfield preservation presentations are back:

Classroom 1 Sessions:
9:30am Flying Idaho’s Backcountry: Bill McGlynn
11:00am Backcountry Etiquette: Matt Foster
12:30pm Getting Started (a neophyte’s perspective): Charlie Gregoire
2:00pm Flying Idaho’s Backcountry: Bill McGlynn
3:00pm Backcountry Etiquette: Matt Foster

Classroom 2 Sessions:
9:30am How to flight plan together into and out of the country: JC Carroll
11:00am Backcountry Safety Initiative: Mike Ginter
12:30pm How to flight plan together into and out of the country: JC Carroll
2:00pm Backcountry Safety Initiative: Mike Ginter
3:00pm Getting Started (a neophyte’s perspective): Charlie Gregoire

Visit the PPC at AirVenture web link for more information, and descriptions for Backcountry Flying Day sessions are found here.

While you’re on the AirVenture campus, be sure to spend a little time in the shade by the Brown Arch and look over our growing array of engraved tiles — it’s the RAF way to express appreciation for our many hard-working volunteers.

Submitted June 23, 2025.