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

Mark your calendar for July 26th! Rutan Aircraft Flying Experience Forum July 26th - Thursday 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM Forum Stage 3 Learn about how RAFE helps keep the airplanes built by you, your family member, or your friend flying, and help promote and preserve Burt Rutan's legacy homebuilt designs. Meet the latest Sponsors and Owners who have joined RAFE and are now flying their airplanes - like Bob Stevens. Hear Bob tell about how he got involved in RAFE, finally got to achi

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