by Ben Sclair | Jul 21, 2025 | #Aircraft, Aviation News, backcountry flying, flying, General Aviation, Opinion, Pilots, Recreational Aviation Foundation, Touch & Go
Recreational Aviation Foundation Chairman has a way with words. So when he asked members to share their backcountry wisdom they stepped up. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Jun 30, 2025 | #Aircraft, airport, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, News, Pilots, Recreational Aviation Foundation
Volunteers recently pitched in to clear trees that were threatening the two turf runways at Howard Nixon Memorial Airport (50G) in Chesaning, Michigan. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Jun 12, 2025 | #Aircraft, 20250703, Alaska, Aviation News, backcountry flying, Briefings, flying, General Aviation, News, Pilots, Recreational Aviation Foundation
Crews will repair the front porch, outhouse, chimney system, entryway, and rear window. They will brush out around the cabin and stairs, install an RAF fire ring and a fire extinguisher. If time permits, they will reconstruct trails using lakeshore on-site gravel and...
by General Aviation News Staff | May 28, 2025 | #Aircraft, 20250619, Airports, Aviation News, Briefings, flying, General Aviation, News, Pilots, Recreational Aviation Foundation
Volunteers from the Recreational Aviation Foundation (RAF) have met several times at North Fox Island Airfield (6Y3) in Michigan to help clean up the airfield after an early spring ice storm downed several hundred trees, many along the turf runway. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Nov 13, 2023 | #Aircraft, Aviation News, backcountry flying, flying, General Aviation, Photo of the Day, Pilots, Recreational Aviation Foundation
Glenn Brasch, the man behind AirportCourtesyCars.com, submitted this photo with a note: “A beautiful Cessna 180 owned by Joe McDonough sits near two newly completed cabins at Ryan Field (2MT1) in Montana. A total of four cabins are available for use for...
by General Aviation News Staff | Oct 24, 2023 | #Aircraft, Airshows & Fly-Ins, Aviation News, Feature, flying, General Aviation, Pilots, Recreational Aviation Foundation
While the four-day event is typically an annual gathering of EAA Chapter 631 and friends from the Recreational Aviation Foundation, many of those attending found time to help out with some projects on the airfield. Read...
