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RAFE David Brown LongEZ makes history again!
Almost two years ago the RAFE David Brown LongEZ made history by becoming the first LongEZ to ever land in Cuba. Today, David Brown's...


Happy Sun-n-Fun, Speed Canard Training and a major milestone for RAFE!
Sun-n-Fun is cranking up this week but I’m going to miss it because sometimes work has to come before play. We had lots of work at RAFE...


Houston-Ellington Spaceport Canard Base gets it's first RAFE aircraft!
Sunday morning I launched out of Covington TN in the RAFE David Brown LongEZ headed for a new milestone for the Rutan Aircraft Flying...


RAFE Volunteer Staff Positions
This weekend RAFE Volunteer Cameron Bunting helped reinstall the carburetor overhauled by our RAFE Sponsor Marvel- Schebler. Volunteers...


Kerosene Dreams Wing Core Hot Wiring
Work continues on getting Kerosene Dreams back in the air. This week at Jetguys the first step in the construction of the wings became an...


RAFE Annual Report 2018
2018 RAFE Presidents Letter of Thanks and state of the Rutan Aircraft Flying Experience. Looking back at 2018 it would be improper for me...


RAFE Comes to Houston!
We just signed a lease for a hangar at Houston’s Ellington Airport, correction, Ellington SPACEPORT! KEFD is one a very few facilities...


RAFE announces program with Formation Flying, Inc.
This year at OSH 2018 a small group of EZ pilots sat before the Board of Directors meeting of Formation Flying, Inc. Varieze owner Leif...


Rutan Aircraft Flying Experience Forum at OSHKOSH 2018 - see you in a week!
Mark your calendar for July 26th! Rutan Aircraft Flying Experience Forum July 26th - Thursday 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM Forum Stage 3 Learn...


Come to our Forum at Oshkosh!
This years RAFE forum at Oshkosh (AirVenture) with be on Thursday, July 26 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM Forum Stage 3. Ryszard Zadow will host...


Why you would rather have a Varieze
Over forty years ago, Burt Rutan thrilled the world of homebuilding with a unique and radical aircraft he called the Varieze.


Join Us at OSHKOSH July 23-29, 2018
Meet me at the EAA Airventure in OshKosh Wisconsin! If we haven't met yet ~ I am Ryszard Zadow, the founder of Rutan Aircraft Flying...


Why Formation Flying is important
In the last few months RAFE has been putting a lot of effort into developing our formation flying program and merging it into Formation...


Retrieving The Kennedy LongEZ
Retrieving the Kennedy Long-EZ In September 2017, Mrs. Kennedy, the widow of Dr. Martin Kennedy decided to donate his Long-EZ to Ryszard...


Polydyn Performance Coatings
Airplane engine improvements with Performance Coatings Racers, by their nature are pretty quiet about what secrets they use to give...


RAFE Annual Report 2017
Rutan Aircraft Flying Experience 2017 Annual Report Every time something new happens with the Rutan Aircraft Flying Experience I think to...


JET A CLUB November 2017
The last few weeks have been a flurry of activity in Covington. With the help of Jet A Club member and RAFE volunteer Bob Stevens the...


RENO NATIONAL AIR RACES 2017
Come join us at the Reno National Air Races, September 13 - 17 at Reno Stead Airport, Reno, NV. We are flying several Rutan Aircraft in...


RAFE OSHKOSH 2017 FORUM & RADIO SCHEDULE
Rutan Aircraft Flying Experience OSHKOSH 2017 Forum and Radio SCHEDULE If you're attending OSH 2017 please come by and say Hi. 1 pm each...


Join the RAFE JET A Club
Rutan Aircraft Flying Experience JET A Club Jet A Club was developed to support the CozyJet repair and upgrade. It’s a sponsorship anyone...
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