We Fly: The RAF at 20 Years Into Moose Creek

We fly into a U.S. Forest Service strip in Idaho in a Kodiak 100 joining a work crew with the Recreational Aviation Foundation.

FLYING Staff

Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 10:25 AM ET

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Edited By:

Travis Tingle

One of the intersecting runways at the USFS airstrip at Moose Creek (1U1) dates back to the 1930s. [Stephen Yeates]

Key Takeaways:

The Recreational Aviation Foundation (RAF) has spent over 20 years safeguarding and maintaining crucial aviation airstrips for future use.
More than 11,000 volunteers, coordinated by the RAF, contribute to preserving these "precious resources" for the flying community.
FLYING's editor-in-chief, Julie Boatman, participated with a work crew to experience the satisfaction and camaraderie of this important effort.
The full story, including Julie Boatman's experience, will be featured in Issue 944 of FLYING magazine (December 2023/January 2024).

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The airstrips that the Recreational Aviation Foundation (RAF) has defended and nurtured over the past 20 years remain viable because an urgent message was triggered to safeguard them for the future.

They represent some of our most precious resources in aviation, and a collection of more than 11,000 volunteers coordinated by the RAF have helped maintain them and promote them to the flying community.