RAF Goals

The RAF will use tax-deductible donations to:
· Provide more participation with governmental agencies controlling rural and backcountry airstrips to preserve and protect public access.
· Improve and maintain existing rural and backcountry airstrips.
· Acquire or lease land to construct additional general aviation airstrips.
· Educate the public on the benefits of rural and backcountry airstrips.
· Promote Air safety through support of flight training seminars.

A Call to Action: Missouri Breaks Airstrips

A Cessna 180 at the west end of the Cow Creek airstrip in the Breaks.

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Worth The Effort
The Upper Missouri River Breaks

An article by RAF Board Member Mike Sidders and reprinted from a recent article in Pilot Getaways Magazine http://www.pilotgetaways.com/

With a quick radio call to Salt Lake Center to confirm the status of the Hayes Military Operations Area, Chuck Jarecki banks his Cessna 180 northeast and crosses the Missouri river toward one of his favorite recreational airstrips – Cow Creek. Passing at mid-field to check for animals and confirm the wind direction, Jarecki makes a tight right-hand pattern followed by a gentle landing to the west.

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The Tuweep airstrip in Arizona has been CLOSED

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Updated 17FEB06