Browsing: Backcountry

The Jim Richmond Backcountry Aviation Foundation has purchased 136 acres of property surrounded by a national forest in Plumas County, California, where the organization plans to…

The Jim Richmond Backcountry Aviation Foundation is expanding recreational access in the Sierra Nevada with the purchase of Meadow View Peak property. According to the JRBAF,…

Following a new Environmental Assessment (EA) from the Bureau of Land Management reviewing 10 backcountry airstrips in Utah, the Recreational Aviation Foundation is calling on local…

The Recreational Aviation Foundation (RAF) is urging pilots to submit comments supporting continued recreational access to 10 backcountry airstrips in southeastern Utah. The Bureau of Land…

The Recreational Aviation Foundation (RAF) continues to celebrate successes across the country as the organization recently added another reopened airstrip to its “Expanding the Map” initiative. …

As part of its Expanding the Map initiative, the Recreational Aviation Foundation (RAF) has announced the new Fly Rocky Top airstrip network, a collection of well-developed…

I’m going to get some flak for saying this, but after flying in Montana and Idaho, I realized that the backcountry flying in our Great Lakes…

The Idaho Aviation Association’s annual Sulphur Creek Breakfast once again brought together pilots from across the region for a memorable morning of flying, fellowship, and backcountry…

Backcountry piston aircraft like the Cessna 180 are some of the strongest-holding piston values on the market, with their own dedicated fanbase. One of the reasons…

Saturday morning at 2:30 a.m., I woke my dogs from their slumber, loaded them and our belongings into the car, and hit the open road. “Road?…