Arizona Pilots Association
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General Aviation in Arizona

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Read more: August 2024 President’s Report
    The Arizona summer has certainly lived up to its reputation this year with some especially hot and uncomfortable weather. However, I managed to get a brief reprieve during my trip to Oshkosh where the temperatures were substantially cooler. Overall, it was a great show as always, and I was pleased to see several fellow APA members during the week. In addition
Read more: July 2024 President’s Report
    As you may recall, we completed the election for the APA Board of Directors at the Annual Meeting in May. All BOD positions are filled by volunteers for three year terms which are staggered to ensure board continuity. Here’s a summary of the APA elected officers, directors, and committee members for 2024 – 2025. Officers President - Chris Nugent Vice
Read more: June 2024 President’s Report
    As Jim Timm notes in his Executive Director’s report, summer is upon us with temperatures already in the triple digits. Although the warm weather doesn’t bring flying to a halt, it does shift our perspective in terms of when and where we fly with very early morning departures being the norm. It should also bring the issues associated with high temperatures and
Read more: June 2024 Executive Director's Report
    Well, summer seems to be coming rapidly upon us, and the outdoor fly in breakfasts have come to an end. Now is the time to concentrate on the higher elevation venues along with the usual airports that have a restaurant on them. No matter where we go now, there are always a bunch of bugs to clean off after the flight. Thats just part of the summer season, so no
Read more: July 2024 Executive Director's Report
    Summer is certainly here, and it appears the monsoon season has also started. It would appear that most of the bugs have also gone into hiding. The breakfast flight on Saturday seemed to be rather bug free. Good thing, because it was too darn hot to spend much time scrubbing them off. Getting up for a dawn takeoff doesn’t seem to help a whole lot to beat the
Read more: Parachute Jumping in Arizona
  By Howard Deevers   There is little doubt that Parachute Jumping in Southern Arizona is a popular sport. Parachute Jumping is also called “Skydiving.” Skydive Arizona located at Eloy, AZ is probably the most busy jumping operator in the state, if not the whole U S. If you have ever seen a TV commercial with skydiving as a part of the commercial, it was probably

 


 



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“The backcountry success of reopening airstrips in Arizona which the APA has accomplished through volunteer efforts is unsurpassed.”

Brian Schober
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