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Jerry Cain
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Just a quick reminder to those who have not yet voted.
The RAF is set to received a $10,000 grant from the LightSpeed Foundation if we can get enough votes from the public. Voting will close in September, so we need you to vote now.
You can vote through the RAF website at http://theraf.org/ and clickiing on the VOTE box or directly on the LightSpeed site by clicking here
http://www.lightspeedaviationfoundat...ur-Vote-Counts
You get one vote per email address, so please vote multiple email addresses if you have them. Also tell as many of your frinds as possible to vote whether they are pilots or not. Every vote counts.
The RAF is workiing hard to preserve, maintain, and create recreational backcountry airstrips across the entire nation, so we need your support.
Please vote!
Thanks.
The RAF is set to received a $10,000 grant from the LightSpeed Foundation if we can get enough votes from the public. Voting will close in September, so we need you to vote now.
You can vote through the RAF website at http://theraf.org/ and clickiing on the VOTE box or directly on the LightSpeed site by clicking here
http://www.lightspeedaviationfoundat...ur-Vote-Counts
You get one vote per email address, so please vote multiple email addresses if you have them. Also tell as many of your frinds as possible to vote whether they are pilots or not. Every vote counts.
The RAF is workiing hard to preserve, maintain, and create recreational backcountry airstrips across the entire nation, so we need your support.
Please vote!
Thanks.
Jerry Cain
Member
Okay, one last reminder. Voting ends at midnight September 16th, so if you have not yet voted, please do so and also get your friends to vote. Here's the info again in a copy of one of my emails:
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Hi everyone,
This is the first time I have sent an email to my entire contact list, so please don’t expect this to happen again. I apologize if you get multiple emails or if you are annoyed by this.
As some you may know I am very involved with The Recreational Aviation Foundation. The RAF is one of 20 finalists for the Lightspeed Aviation Foundation People’s Choice award. Winning this would mean $10,000 for the foundation. This money would be a tremendous boost for us to help preserve, maintain and build new airstrips all across America.
If you have already voted, thank you, but don’t stop there. Please pass this onto your friends and family. Voting only takes 2 minutes. One vote per email address, so if you have more than one email address, vote them all!
Just visit our website at www.theraf.org .
Click on the vote box.
Vote for the Recreational Aviation Foundation.
Fill in your name, email address, city and state and you are done! They will not spam you or send you junk emails.
Please help us today. Voting ends on Sept. 16, 2011 so there isn’t much time left.
Thanks much.
Jerry
Jerome M. Cain jcain@theraf.org
Director / Treasurer
Recreational Aviation Foundation www.theraf.org
Keeping the legacy of recreational aviation strong by preserving, maintaining and creating public use recreational and backcountry airstrips nationwide.
JOIN TEAM RAF!
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Hi everyone,
This is the first time I have sent an email to my entire contact list, so please don’t expect this to happen again. I apologize if you get multiple emails or if you are annoyed by this.
As some you may know I am very involved with The Recreational Aviation Foundation. The RAF is one of 20 finalists for the Lightspeed Aviation Foundation People’s Choice award. Winning this would mean $10,000 for the foundation. This money would be a tremendous boost for us to help preserve, maintain and build new airstrips all across America.
If you have already voted, thank you, but don’t stop there. Please pass this onto your friends and family. Voting only takes 2 minutes. One vote per email address, so if you have more than one email address, vote them all!
Just visit our website at www.theraf.org .
Click on the vote box.
Vote for the Recreational Aviation Foundation.
Fill in your name, email address, city and state and you are done! They will not spam you or send you junk emails.
Please help us today. Voting ends on Sept. 16, 2011 so there isn’t much time left.
Thanks much.
Jerry
Jerome M. Cain jcain@theraf.org
Director / Treasurer
Recreational Aviation Foundation www.theraf.org
Keeping the legacy of recreational aviation strong by preserving, maintaining and creating public use recreational and backcountry airstrips nationwide.
JOIN TEAM RAF!
Jerry Cain
Member
I posted the following to the Husky Email List without any response, so thought I would post it here just in case someone here might know John. The address in the FAA N-number registry is the one that bounced:
LA MASCUS JOHN
75 LAS RAMBLAS
SEDONA
ARIZONA
86351-9204
Do any of you know John La Mascus. He owns Super Cub N63803 and was at the Root Ranch Fly-in one year, but I don’t remember which year, at least that is what the RAF database indicates. In the recent RAF USPS mailing, his letter was returned without a forwarding address. The RAF would like to get in contact with him to get a new mailing address and email and phone if possible.
Thanks.
LA MASCUS JOHN
75 LAS RAMBLAS
SEDONA
ARIZONA
86351-9204
Do any of you know John La Mascus. He owns Super Cub N63803 and was at the Root Ranch Fly-in one year, but I don’t remember which year, at least that is what the RAF database indicates. In the recent RAF USPS mailing, his letter was returned without a forwarding address. The RAF would like to get in contact with him to get a new mailing address and email and phone if possible.
Thanks.
Snowbirdxx
Well-Known Member
Jerry, try to find him on supercub.org. Tom
Jerry Cain
Member
Thanks, Tom. We are pursuing that.
Jerry Cain
Member
I'm not sure if this has been posted before, but if it has, it won't hurt to do it again. Please take a moment and send a letter to the BLM. Your participatioin will not only help the pilots in Colorado, but will help to further establish aviation as a principal player in BLM management planning all across the nation. The two airstrips can be seen on Google at
Roan Cliffs: 39° 36' 8.90"N 107° 54' 29.30"W
Tepee Creek: 39° 53' 48.91"N 106° 48' 50.33"W
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Colorado airstrips could go away!
Now is your chance to help the cause and be an active part of the Recreational Aviation Foundation (RAF). It will only take a few minutes of your time and a postage stamp.
The Colorado River Valley field office of the Bureau of Land Management recently released a draft Resource Management Plan (RMP) for the Colorado River Valley. It covers BLM holdings from Rifle to Vail in the northwest part of the state. RAF supporter Hap Pool of Vail, CO, just happened to see the draft plan notice and request for public comment. He immediately met with BLM staff in Silt, CO, and provided them the RAF produced "Reference Guide for Public Land Managers".
The draft RMP makes no reference to the airstrips located on BLM land within the planning area. The BLM told Hap that they had no idea that recreational aviation even existed. This planning process began in 2008 with scoping meetings, but pilots in the area did not know about it due to lack of BLM notification to the aviation community. Now the only option to gain aviation input into the planning process is to suggest specific language that addresses aviation issues. The RAF and the Colorado Pilots Association (CPA) drafted wording changes and each organization will submit comments to the BLM. The RAF comments comprise eight pages of background information and detailed wording changes to the draft RMP.
Here's what can you do to preserve the Colorado airstrips!
Please write a brief letter supporting the RAF and CPA input to the draft RMP. Written letters (even postcards) demonstrate to the BLM that recreational aviation is alive and well, it has a national interest in the outcome of the final RMP and aviation should be considered in a positive manner in any RMP. It does not matter where you live, the BLM should hear from you to demonstrate the concern of pilots nationwide. Send your comments to:
BLM CO Colorado River Valley Field Office
2300 River Frontage Road
Silt, CO 81652
Letter writing Guidelines:You don't have to live in Colorado to submit a letter. The BLM needs to know that these airstrips are of national importance.
1) Identify your subject ("CRV draft RMP comments"). The staff will then file your letter properly.
2) Identify yourself as a pilot and you want these comments filed under the topic of recreational aviation. Stress that you support the RMP language as submitted by the Recreational Aviation Foundation.
3) Write the letter in your own words, in your own writing style. Stick to a few basic bulleted points.
4) Be specific. Tell the BLM to include recreational aviation and airstrips within the final CRV RMP even though there was an inadvertent omission of airstrips in the draft RMP. Specifically mention the Roan Cliffs and Tepee Creek airstrips.
5) Cite personal experiences. Have you ever needed to land at a backcountry airstrip due to weather changes or mechanical problems? Have you flown a young or elderly or disabled person to a backcountry airstrip so that person could have a unique experience?
6) What do you like to do with your family? Airplane camp, hike, etc. If you have a photo of your family camped with your airplane at a public lands airstrip, include that.
7) Do you currently volunteer for backcountry airstrip maintenance work? If so, mention your commitment to participate in cooperative airstrip maintenance between the users and the Federal Land managers.
8) Above all, be polite. Public land managers are people, too, and deserve respectful treatment.
9) Be sure your address appears either at the top of the letter or below your signature. Ask to be placed on future mailing lists. Include your phone number.
The number of comments received by the BLM is as important as the quality. Encourage your family and friends to write a short note why they want the opportunity to fly to a recreational destination and enjoy the same experience that others enjoy, but using a different mode of transportation.
The deadline for comments is January 17, 2012. Do not wait until the last minute.
For questions, contact RAF BOD member Chuck Jarecki at:
cjarecki@theraf.org or phone 406-883-2248.
Let's show that the aviation community all across America is interested in this plan by overwhelming the BLM with positive aviation comments.
Recreational Aviation Foundation
1711 West College Street
Bozeman, MT 59715-4913
United States
406-582-1RAF (406-582-1723)
theraf.org
Roan Cliffs: 39° 36' 8.90"N 107° 54' 29.30"W
Tepee Creek: 39° 53' 48.91"N 106° 48' 50.33"W
**************
Colorado airstrips could go away!
Now is your chance to help the cause and be an active part of the Recreational Aviation Foundation (RAF). It will only take a few minutes of your time and a postage stamp.
The Colorado River Valley field office of the Bureau of Land Management recently released a draft Resource Management Plan (RMP) for the Colorado River Valley. It covers BLM holdings from Rifle to Vail in the northwest part of the state. RAF supporter Hap Pool of Vail, CO, just happened to see the draft plan notice and request for public comment. He immediately met with BLM staff in Silt, CO, and provided them the RAF produced "Reference Guide for Public Land Managers".
The draft RMP makes no reference to the airstrips located on BLM land within the planning area. The BLM told Hap that they had no idea that recreational aviation even existed. This planning process began in 2008 with scoping meetings, but pilots in the area did not know about it due to lack of BLM notification to the aviation community. Now the only option to gain aviation input into the planning process is to suggest specific language that addresses aviation issues. The RAF and the Colorado Pilots Association (CPA) drafted wording changes and each organization will submit comments to the BLM. The RAF comments comprise eight pages of background information and detailed wording changes to the draft RMP.
Here's what can you do to preserve the Colorado airstrips!
Please write a brief letter supporting the RAF and CPA input to the draft RMP. Written letters (even postcards) demonstrate to the BLM that recreational aviation is alive and well, it has a national interest in the outcome of the final RMP and aviation should be considered in a positive manner in any RMP. It does not matter where you live, the BLM should hear from you to demonstrate the concern of pilots nationwide. Send your comments to:
BLM CO Colorado River Valley Field Office
2300 River Frontage Road
Silt, CO 81652
Letter writing Guidelines:You don't have to live in Colorado to submit a letter. The BLM needs to know that these airstrips are of national importance.
1) Identify your subject ("CRV draft RMP comments"). The staff will then file your letter properly.
2) Identify yourself as a pilot and you want these comments filed under the topic of recreational aviation. Stress that you support the RMP language as submitted by the Recreational Aviation Foundation.
3) Write the letter in your own words, in your own writing style. Stick to a few basic bulleted points.
4) Be specific. Tell the BLM to include recreational aviation and airstrips within the final CRV RMP even though there was an inadvertent omission of airstrips in the draft RMP. Specifically mention the Roan Cliffs and Tepee Creek airstrips.
5) Cite personal experiences. Have you ever needed to land at a backcountry airstrip due to weather changes or mechanical problems? Have you flown a young or elderly or disabled person to a backcountry airstrip so that person could have a unique experience?
6) What do you like to do with your family? Airplane camp, hike, etc. If you have a photo of your family camped with your airplane at a public lands airstrip, include that.
7) Do you currently volunteer for backcountry airstrip maintenance work? If so, mention your commitment to participate in cooperative airstrip maintenance between the users and the Federal Land managers.
8) Above all, be polite. Public land managers are people, too, and deserve respectful treatment.
9) Be sure your address appears either at the top of the letter or below your signature. Ask to be placed on future mailing lists. Include your phone number.
The number of comments received by the BLM is as important as the quality. Encourage your family and friends to write a short note why they want the opportunity to fly to a recreational destination and enjoy the same experience that others enjoy, but using a different mode of transportation.
The deadline for comments is January 17, 2012. Do not wait until the last minute.
For questions, contact RAF BOD member Chuck Jarecki at:
cjarecki@theraf.org or phone 406-883-2248.
Let's show that the aviation community all across America is interested in this plan by overwhelming the BLM with positive aviation comments.
Recreational Aviation Foundation
1711 West College Street
Bozeman, MT 59715-4913
United States
406-582-1RAF (406-582-1723)
theraf.org
Jerry Cain
Member
The following email has gone out to all current RAF members, but in case some of you didn’t get it, I have copied it here:
RAF 2012 Founder Caps
It’s that time of year again for the annual RAF Founder Cap fund raiser. Donate $100 or more to get your individually-numbered Founder Cap and be entered to WIN a Garmin Aera 500 Series GPS. As in previous years, this year’s cap will be embroidered with the RAF logo on the front, your personalized cap number and year on the side, and the words "Recreational Aviation Foundation" on the back.
Purchase a 2012 Founder Cap and enter the raffle to win the Garmin Aera 500 Series GPS. Go to http://theraf.org/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=4 to purchase your chance to win or call me at 406-570-5398 to reserve your lucky number. Please keep in mind this is your ticket to the raffle not your membership renewal.
If you have purchased a cap in the past please let me know if you want to keep your same number. Caps are going fast.
The drawing is at noon on Sat. March 3, 2012.
Good luck!
Tricia McKenna
If you got a cap last year and want the same number, be sure to click on the link above and indicate your desired cap number ASAP, otherwise you will get the next available cap number. This year there are 150 caps and they are going fast.
Thanks for your support of the RAF.
Jer
Jerome M. Cain jcain@theraf.org
Director Emeritus
Recreational Aviation Foundation www.theraf.org
Keeping the legacy of recreational aviation strong by preserving, maintaining and creating public use recreational and backcountry airstrips nationwide.
JOIN TEAM RAF!
RAF 2012 Founder Caps
It’s that time of year again for the annual RAF Founder Cap fund raiser. Donate $100 or more to get your individually-numbered Founder Cap and be entered to WIN a Garmin Aera 500 Series GPS. As in previous years, this year’s cap will be embroidered with the RAF logo on the front, your personalized cap number and year on the side, and the words "Recreational Aviation Foundation" on the back.
Purchase a 2012 Founder Cap and enter the raffle to win the Garmin Aera 500 Series GPS. Go to http://theraf.org/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=4 to purchase your chance to win or call me at 406-570-5398 to reserve your lucky number. Please keep in mind this is your ticket to the raffle not your membership renewal.
If you have purchased a cap in the past please let me know if you want to keep your same number. Caps are going fast.
The drawing is at noon on Sat. March 3, 2012.
Good luck!
Tricia McKenna
If you got a cap last year and want the same number, be sure to click on the link above and indicate your desired cap number ASAP, otherwise you will get the next available cap number. This year there are 150 caps and they are going fast.
Thanks for your support of the RAF.
Jer
Jerome M. Cain jcain@theraf.org
Director Emeritus
Recreational Aviation Foundation www.theraf.org
Keeping the legacy of recreational aviation strong by preserving, maintaining and creating public use recreational and backcountry airstrips nationwide.
JOIN TEAM RAF!
Jerry Cain
Member
I think I posted a request for your votes earlier this year, but this a reminder for those of you that haven't yet voted and for those new to the Forum since. The RAF has been very successful in its mission to preserve, maintain, and create recreational and backcountry airstrips all across the nation during the past ten years since its creation and could use your support now to win this $10,000 grant. Click on the link in the flyer copied below and vote however many email addresses you may have and get your frends to vote also. THANKS!!!
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Greetings friends of the RAF, backcountry pilots and aviation fanatics! The Recreational Aviation Foundation is asking you for your vote for the RAF in the Lightspeed Aviation Foundation Pilot’s Choice Award competition.
It will take you less than a minute to vote and all you need is an email address. It could mean up to $10,000 for the RAF. You will not receive junk emails from Lightspeed or the RAF because of this process.
To vote click on the link below, this will take you to the Lightspeed voting site. Press Vote Now, fill in your information, then click on submit.
Thank you and a special thank you to the Lightspeed Aviation Foundation for their continued support of general aviation
Vote RAF
After you have voted please pass this email along to friends and family.
Remember, your vote does count and we need each and every one of you.
Vote now:
http://www.lightspeedaviationfounda...alists/Recreational-Aviation-Foundation?v=lci
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Greetings friends of the RAF, backcountry pilots and aviation fanatics! The Recreational Aviation Foundation is asking you for your vote for the RAF in the Lightspeed Aviation Foundation Pilot’s Choice Award competition.
It will take you less than a minute to vote and all you need is an email address. It could mean up to $10,000 for the RAF. You will not receive junk emails from Lightspeed or the RAF because of this process.
To vote click on the link below, this will take you to the Lightspeed voting site. Press Vote Now, fill in your information, then click on submit.
Thank you and a special thank you to the Lightspeed Aviation Foundation for their continued support of general aviation
Vote RAF
After you have voted please pass this email along to friends and family.
Remember, your vote does count and we need each and every one of you.
Vote now:
http://www.lightspeedaviationfounda...alists/Recreational-Aviation-Foundation?v=lci
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Jerry Cain
Member
Thanks for your vote.