by General Aviation News Staff | Jul 5, 2022 | airport, Aviation News, backcountry flying, General Aviation, News, Recreational Aviation Foundation, The Nature Conservancy
RAF volunteers have worked to return the airstrip to a safe condition for backcountry use. Read More
by Jamie Beckett | Jun 28, 2022 | #Aircraft, airport, Aviation News, faa, flying, General Aviation, Opinion, Pilots, Politics for Pilots
In my granddad’s day, an airport hot spot was a bar or a diner close to the field where pilots, mechanics, line service personnel, and aviation enthusiasts could gather for a cold one at the end of the day. Today, that designation refers to a point on the airport...
by General Aviation News Staff | May 19, 2022 | #Aircraft, airport, Airports, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, News, Pilots, Recreational Aviation Foundation
Volunteers arrived in 16 airplanes from Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Minnesota to work on the six airstrips in the Hells Canyon National Recreational Area. Projects included mowing, weed eating, installing new windsocks, and trimming back blackberry bushes. Read...
by Ben Sclair | Apr 24, 2022 | 20220526, airport, Aviation News, General Aviation, Opinion, Touch & Go
Pilots and the aircraft they fly are a diverse group. Some prefer concrete as far as the eye can see. Others see a few hundred feet of turf as ideal. Read...
by Ben Sclair | Apr 21, 2022 | 20220512, airport, Aviation News, General Aviation, Opinion, Touch & Go
I’ve never been to East Hampton. But I have been to a few resort towns. Balancing what makes a place a resort (atmosphere) with what keeps a place a resort (money) will never be easy. Read...
by Ben Sclair | Feb 2, 2022 | airport, Aviation News, General Aviation, Opinion, Touch & Go
Makes me think, the more things change, the more they stay the same. Read More
