The Recreational Aviation Foundation has announced that Stef\nGoza has joined the Alaska Liaison Team. Goza started flying as a teenager in\nIowa\u2019s flatlands, where she was born and raised. She earned her pilot\ncertificate in her 20s and flew for the next few years, but like a lot of us,\nflying was set on the back burner. \u201cI returned to aviation with grit and determination\nto knock out old goals. I\u2019m a strong advocate for rusty and lapsed pilots,\u201d she\nsays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She earned high performance, complex, and tailwheel\nendorsements, and is instrument rated. She received her Single Engine Seaplane\nrating in a de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver. Her older brother, \u201cwho was a regular at\nMontana\u2019s 8U2, Schafer Meadows,\u201d interested her in backcountry flying years\nago. Prior to moving to Alaska, Stef lived out West, where she spent time\nlearning backcountry and mountain flying basics throughout Wyoming and Montana.\nA self-proclaimed mountain junkie, Stef enjoys backcountry camping, hiking,\nbackpacking and cross-country skiing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe RAF mission allows me to combine my love of aviation\nwith my passion for backcountry outdoor recreation,\u201d she says. \u201cI\u2019m excited to\nhelp support the RAF mission and projects in Alaska with my fellow state\nliaisons, ambassadors, and volunteers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Stef and her husband own two experimental Cub-type airplanes\nand a Cessna Cardinal. They live on a runway near Palmer, Alaska. She is also\nthe Chair of the Mat-Su Valley 99s Chapter. When she\u2019s not doing something\naviation-related, Stef manages a team of oncology nurses for a pharmaceutical\ncompany.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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