RAF OUTFITTER FEBRUARY FEATURED ITEM

It’s that time of year! Our beanies are back, with two new patterns!

These beanies will keep your noggin plenty warm on cold days. It’s a fantastic beanie to wear for cold-weather activities like snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, and (of course!) flying. Lined in Polartec fleece and fits snugly, one size fits all.

To order the Featured Item, click here.

If you have questions, please email contact@theraf.org or call 406-582-1723.

Your RAF Outfitter purchase is greatly appreciated, and furthers the mission to preserve, improve, and create airstrips for recreational access.

You can support the RAF mission all year by shopping at the RAF Outfitter online store. Products are being added regularly and items are thoughtfully selected for durability and suitability for pilots, by pilots.

We welcome photos of supporters using RAF gear! Please send your images to ewhite@theraf.org, and let us know if we have permission to post them on social media or our website.

ROB KEANE

February 24, 2026

FLORIDA AMBASADOR

HOWIE BOHL

February 24, 2026

CALIFORNIA AMBASSADOR

RAF AWARDS GRANT FOR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF HCRC

February 24, 2026

Oregon RAF Liaison Bill Ables has been awarded a $5,000 RAF grant to retain RAF membership in and support the Hells Canyon Recreation Collaborative (HCRC) for the next five years. The HCRC was organized in 2016 at the request of Idaho’s Congressional Delegation as a framework for the various recreational user groups to collaborate with the US Forest Service within the 652,488-acre Hells Canyon National Recreation Area. Ables, a past Director and current member of the group, explained that HCRC membership is a cross-section of user groups from both the private and commercial sectors, including river rafters and jet boaters, backpackers, horse packers, aviators, and governmental management agencies. Providing ongoing support ensures continued aviation representation. The rugged Snake River canyon region hugs the borders of northeastern Oregon and western Idaho, and includes nine backcountry airstrips within the Recreational Area. All are maintained by volunteer aviation groups in collaboration with the USFS: Cache Creek, Salmon Bar, Dug Bar, Temperance Creek, Pittsburg Landing, Sluice Creek, Lord Flat, Memaloose, and Big Bar. “Our support of HCRC, combined with the other involved aviation groups, ensures ongoing maintenance and improvements at each of these nine airstrips. It benefits general aviation by preserving access to enjoy the beauty of the Hells Canyon area, which directly speaks to the Mission of the RAF,” Ables said. For more information on Dug Bar, Cache Creek, Big Bar, and Memaloose, see the Airfield Guide . Pittsburg Landing, Sluice Creek, Temperance Creek, and Salmon Bar are not listed in the Airfield Guide at this time. Submitted February 24, 2026