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2019 RAFE Annual Report

2019 RAFE Presidents Letter of Thanks and state of the Rutan Aircraft Flying Experience Report. I said it last year and from the way the Rutan Aircraft Flying Experience is growing I’m convinced I’ll be saying this every year: “What a GREAT YEAR!“ 2019 was one of the best years we’ve ever had, and I can’t imagine how we could top it, but it looks like 2020 is shaping up to be ever better! Each year we build upon the successes of the previous year, we have a lot to build on no

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The First RAFE Canard Base, Sport Aviation Cover Shot and Kanab!

September has been a very busy month with some really awesome things happening for the Rutan Aircraft Flying Experience. What’s been especially meaningful to me this month is RAFE was being represented by members around the country and significant RAFE events where taking place while I was totally preoccupied by racing in the 2019 National Championship Air Races in Reno, NV. This doesn’t seem to sound right as the President of RAFE would normally want to be involved in great

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RAFE 11 FLIGHT TRAINING MANUAL Rev 4-20-21

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD: Rutan Aircraft Flying Experience Training Manual is designed to provide guidance on how RAFE Pilots will be qualified and operate RAFE aircraft. SAFETY is the ultimate goal of RAFE Flight training. The PRIMARY DOCUMENT for each aircraft is its individual PILOTS OPERATING HANDBOOK and OPERATIONS LIMITATIONS. The training guidelines set forth by Burt Rutan in each model’s POH is the fundamental process with which RAFE Pilots are trained and qualified. Cl

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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 to say I couldn’t imagine things getting better, I imagine a lot of things for RAFE and as each year goes by we build upon the successes of the previous year. I will admit though, I did not imagine some of the things that we did in 2018. What a GREAT YEAR! Fleet and Organizational Growth In 2018 we grew our fleet by four airplanes, a Variez

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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.

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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 Experience, and I would like to meet you and share the vision of RAFE. See you there! #eaaairventure #oshkosh2018 #rutanaircraftflyingexperience #RutanAircraftFlyingExperience #RAFE #rafe #Oshkosh2018

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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 myself how can things get better than this? 2017 was such a year of accomplishments, how could 2018 be better? Well, it’s already started off in a way I’d never expected. More on that later while I recap 2017. We work closely with Robert Harris and his Jet Guys shop. No one gives us more support than Robert. I spend as much time there as po

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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 CozyJet is upright and on its gear again! One of the biggest upgrades is the replacement of the original gear leg with a Cozy Mk4 gear. This required a complete redesign of the gear attaching system, discarding the original extrusions built into the sidewalls of the fuselage and building the “box bullheads” for the Mk 4 gear. Another improvemen

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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 day: In keeping with the tradition Burt used to have, each day at 1pm we'll be hosting a b.s. session at the RAFE David Brown LongEZ, 365DB. We'll advise where we'll be parked when we get there. This year we're hosting two Forums! ( see below) We're planning on giving most of the Friday forum to the Jetguys to talk about the new jet! We'll

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First LongEZ to land in Cuba!

The quest to fly to Cuba started about a year ago with all the news about the United States opening up relationships with Cuba and my personal friends in the Florida Keys. With Cuba so close, why not? How to get there was the question. I queried EAA, AOPA and a few other organizations and all I could get was pointed to companies that charged a lot to fly there. Follow Rutan Aircraft Flying Experience on Facebook to read the complete story! Read the article from Keys Weekly he

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Fastsigns in Katy, TX Sponsors RAFE

Fastsigns is a nationwide franchise business that specializes in marketing and advertising materials. What most people don't know is they are each independently owned and operated. Houston is a very large town and Fastsigns are all over but I will make the effort to drive to the west side of Houston in the Katy area to the Fastsigns run by Josh Webster. Josh and his staff are big supporters of the Waller County Aviation museum and Rutan Aircraft Flying Experience. Opportuniti

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Why you’d 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. With performance numbers and construction methods never before seen in a homebuilt airplane it caused a revolution in homebuilt aircraft popularity. The demand for plans soared upward like the Varieze’s climb rate. In no time people wanted more capability so Burt designed the LongEZ and even more people got into foam and fiberglass airplane building. O

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New Ideas & Innovations

Back in the day, really cool things happened in a place called Mojave.. not so much anymore, at least to us EZ fans. Doesn't mean cool things aren't happening though. There's a new center of activity where the coolest EZs are taking to the skies. A place where new ideas and innovations for our airplanes have been quietly taking shape. It started with the CozyJet.. with ten test flights under its belt.. it just keeps getting better.. and we now call it: Mojave, Tennessee! Sta

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SUN 'N FUN 2017

Be sure to attend the RAFE FORUM: TODAY April 7th 1pm Location CFAA-10. Meet members of the RAFE team! Join RAFE April 4 - 9th, 2017 at the Sun 'n Fun Fly-in & Expo in Lakeland, FL. Event Dates, Location, & Details at Sun 'n Fun #sunnfun #RAFE #rutanaircraftflyingexperience #richardzadow #SunnFun #RutanAircraftFlyingExperience

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Madsen LongEZ 83JM Ready For Sponsor

Mike Yancey of Jet Guys in Covington TN test flies the Rutan Aircraft Flying Experience LongEZ donated by the Madsen family, 83JM. This LongEZ is ready for Sponsorship and we hope to assign it at Sun-n-Fun. Sponsors get your packets in!! #MadsenLongEZ #JimMadsenLongEZ #SponsorRAFEaircraft #RAFE #rutanaircraftflyingexperience

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The Jim Madsen LongEZ Story

2017 starts with another LongEZ donated to the Rutan Aircraft Flying Experience! Donated to us by its builder Jim Madsen from the Detroit area, it hadn't flown in several years. With help of Harry Manvel and his team, it was disassembled and temporarily stored in Harry's hangar. Later it was moved and stored at Jet Guys in Covington,Tenn. RAFE President Ryszard Zadow spent last week at EZJets and with the help of Robert Harris and Mike Yancey the Madsen LongEZ received a very

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