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Improvements planned at Barrows Field in Virginia

By General Aviation News Staff · March 17, 2021 ·

The Recreational Aviation Foundation (RAF) has approved a grant to make improvements to Barrows Field (VA04) in Fincastle, Virginia.

Barrows Field is home to R&B Aircraft and Bob Barrows, designer of the Bearhawk line of aircraft.

According to RAF’s Virginia Liaison Alan White, plans include establishing a camping and picnic area along the river, repairing the outhouse, clearing encroaching limbs, and installing a RAF windsock.

He also expects to clear a new riverwalk trail that has been surveyed, and mark other trails and the shooting range. 
 
“This will serve pilots of the entire Mid-Atlantic Region,” he says. “Bearhawk aircraft hosts an annual fly-in/camp-out that draws Bearhawk airplanes from across the nation and Canada.”

The Bearhawk 5.

“There are very few airstrips along the east coast that are catering to the airplane camper,” White says. “Owner Bob Barrows would love to see this become a destination facility and has included it in the Airfield Guide.”

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