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The RAF and Backcountry Flying

by Bill McGlynn · English · Leisure & Travel

People of the Recreational Aviation Foundation and the initiative to save backcountry airstrips.

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New episodes
Monthly
Typical length
49 min
Latest
19 Sep 2025
Language
English

Latest episode

19 Sep 2025 · 38 min

RAF Podcast #16 with Steve Taylor

Steve has been in aviation, quite literally, all his life. He carried on his father's vocation in aviation and wound up with a career that included test flying pretty much every Boeing commercial airplane. Listen in to hear some of his stories and love for the 747-8.

Earlier episodes 15 most recent

  1. 17 Aug 2024 · 45 min

    RAF Podcast #15 with Philipp Kureck

    Philipp came to the US from Germany to build ticket time. He used the RAF Airfield Guide to fly around the Western US and learned what backcountry flying was all about. You can view Philipp's photos of his adventures at: https://www.instagram.com/philipp.kur/

  2. 1 Jul 2024 · 49 min

    Important Steps to Save Backcountry Flying: Episode 14 with Clay Simmons

    A discussion with Clay Simmons of the RAF Backcountry Etiquette Team on how to help sustain flying as an acceptable means of accessing the backcountry.

  3. 19 Jan 2024 · 55 min

    Epic Winter Trip to the Iditarod with Jeff Russell

    Many aviators have flown to Alaska, but fewer have done it in the dead of winter. Listen to Jeff describe his trip and how important painter's tape is in the trip!

  4. E12 · 7 Jul 2023 · 46 min

    Al Clayton & Childs Glacier Alaska

    Al Clayton describes growing up in Alaska and opening a new airstrip adjacent to Childs Glacier on the Copper River.

  5. S1 · E11 · 16 Dec 2021 · 1 hr 3 min

    RAF Podcast #11: Sarah Tamar and Filip Wolak fly and camp (flamp) across America

    Listen to Sarah and Filip discuss all the fun and adventure of "flamping" across America as a relief from pandemic isolation. Go to FlampAmerica.com for the photo journal of their trip.

  6. S1 · E10 · 8 Nov 2021 · 38 min

    RAF Podcast #10: Saving Goodspeed with Bill Brine

    November 8, 2021: RAF Podcast #10 with Bill Brine - RAF Director, discussing the steps involved in saving a recreational airstrip.

About The RAF and Backcountry Flying

People of the Recreational Aviation Foundation and the initiative to save backcountry airstrips.

The RAF and Backcountry Flying is a English leisure & travel podcast from Bill McGlynn. Melo plays each episode straight from the publisher's own feed — no ads added, no account needed — and remembers where you stopped, in this browser only.

Publisher
Bill McGlynn
Language
English
New episodes
Monthly
Typical length
49 min
Latest episode
19 Sep 2025
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