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Advocating the common interests of Arizona's general aviation community at the local and state level.

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The Voice of General Aviation in Arizona!

Scholarships

Scholarships are given each year to help fill the financial need of students pursuing aviation related educational opportunities at accredited colleges.

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Backcountry

Safety briefing pamphlets, map, and videos for the backcountry airstrips in Arizona that the APA and volunteers have worked to reopen and currently maintain.

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Airparks

Information regarding properties and contacts in a listing of the airparks located in Arizona, with special articles detailing the ins-and-outs of many of them.

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Passport App

Win awards and stay proficient by visiting Arizona’s public-use airstrips and airports, as well as many airport restaurants and aviation themed museums in our #FLYAZ Passport App.

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Safety

The APA provides safety seminars around the state, as well as articles on various safety topics each month. We also have available for download GAJSC safety presentations.

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Calendar

The APA maintains a comprehensive calendar of many aviation events around Arizona, as well as our monthly Grapevine BBQ and special getaways. Find out what's happening.

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Latest News Articles

By Fred Gibbs OOHRAH!! We are still doing a really great job of flying safe! Here we are, entering our 9th month, with only one fatal accident on record. If you want to read the NTSB report about that accident, see my GAARMS article in last month’s (August) newsletter. Yes, we still have our share of fender-benders, AKA incidents, but not big-time accidents

By Howard Deevers A pilot at Ryan Airport, just west of Tucson, decided to retire from flying and sold his airplane. That resulted in cleaning out the hangar. It took a while, but eventually he was giving away some of his collectable items. One of the most interesting items was a copy of FLYING MAGAZINE from June 1946. I had subscriptions to FLYING off and on

Read more: A Little Bit of History

by Jim Timm The following are the reports of aviation accidents and incidents that have occurred in Arizona from mid-July through August. We hope to use the following detailed accident information to develop safety programs, briefings, and posters/flyers to help pilots learn from the mistakes being made by others take the necessary action to prevent them from

by Jim Timm These pilot deviations need to be examined to determine if a common threat exists that we should address to help reduce the number of deviations that occur, and thus enhance aviation safety. In the reporting period from July 14 through August 10 there were ten pilot deviations reported by the FAA SDL FSDO office. These

Read more: September 2023 President’s Report

Greetings, Although it’s still hot here in Arizona, we’re starting to see some faint signs of the coming fall flying season with marginally cooler temperatures and a little rain. As you may have read in last month’s newsletter and perhaps on our Facebook page, APA is gearing up for the fall season starting with a Backcountry fly-in at Pleasant Valley (24AZ) at the end of

I thought we were supposed to be on the downside of summer, with the super-hot days in the rear view mirror, but that doesn’t seem to be the case at all! As I’m writing this for the September APA newsletter, the temp. outside is 117°. These are near peak summer temperatures. Even if you get up extra early to beat the heat it doesn’t work because by the time you

Upcoming Events

Wed Oct 04 @ 4:00PM
Pilot/Controller Forum - Phoenix-Mesa Gateway (KIWA) ATCT Tower - FAA Fall 2023

Sat Oct 07 @ 7:00AM
AZ Poker Run For Paws

Tue Oct 10 @ 6:00PM
Monthly BOD Meeting

Tue Oct 10 @ 6:30PM
Spiral Dive Prevention and Pattern Safety Tips at Glendale

Fri Oct 13
Grapevine Monthly Camping Weekend

Sat Oct 14 @ 9:00AM
Safford Air Fair

Sat Oct 21 @10:00AM
Payson Aerofair

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