RAF Releases Guide For Private Airfield Owners
Driven by the demand for more information about private airfields, the Recreational Aviation Foundation (RAF) has compiled Guide for the Private Airfield Owner. The Guide states that private airfields are invaluable, especially as pressure increases on public lands to restrict aviation access to many of our nation’s special places.
Driven by the demand for more information about private airfields, the Recreational Aviation Foundation (RAF) has compiled Guide for the Private Airfield Owner. The Guide states that private airfields are invaluable, especially as pressure increases on public lands to restrict aviation access to many of our nation's special places. There are few guarantees that our favorite recreational destinations will remain accessible by small aircraft in perpetuity. The RAF recognizes private airfields are a resource to tap for increasing aviation access to recreation.
"Preserving private use airfields is a primary mission for us here in the East," said John Nadeau, former RAF Massachusetts Liaison. He owns Old Acton Airfield in Maine (02ME), and took the lead in drafting the document, which has gained the endorsement of AOPA. The Guide includes discussion of positive reasons to register for inclusion on FAA charts; and legal, liability and legacy concerns.
The RAF has long been established as the "go-to" group for answers regarding recreational aviation on public lands, in part due to the RAF Land Manager's Guide and Advocate's Guide. "We expect that we may now be seen as the 'go-to' organization regarding private airfield support with this new Guide," Nadeau said, adding, "It will be RAF folks who show up at an airfield with rakes, shovels and pulaskis when word goes out that an airfield owner needs physical help." The document is available online or printed copies may be requested from the RAF for $6.95 to cover postage.
The Recreational Aviation Foundation is a public 501(c)3 nonprofit organization formed in 2003 to preserve, maintain and create airstrips for recreational access. Its headquarters are 1711 W. College St., Bozeman, MT 59715, www.TheRAF.org
