Arizona Pilot's Association - Your Voice for General Aviation in Arizona!

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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.

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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 Jim Timm The following are the reports of aviation accidents and incidents that have occurred in Arizona from December through January. We hope to use the following detailed accident/incident information to develop safety programs, briefings, and posters/flyers that would help pilots learn from the mistakes being made by others, and be able to take the

By Mike McCann APA Day Trip Coordinator Tombstone (P29) Arrival time: 8:30 – 9:00am RSVP Hotlink link for website https://forms.gle/icqb2ioJhyq7wyzy9 Greetings everyone! For our second day trip in 2025, we’ll be doing something very different. Last month we headed west to Lake Havasu. This month, we’ll be heading south to Tombstone, AZ. Not many

By Mike McCann APA Day Trip Coordinator January’s APA Day trip to Lake Havasu was a great success. 37 pilots and passengers made the flight and enjoyed great weather (both perfect temperatures and CALM winds!). APA members came from all parts of Arizona to meet up for a great lunch at the Hanger 24 restaurant. We also had several pilots from the Phoenix

Greetings, The start of the new year is a busy time for APA and this year has been no exception. We recently attended the Arizona Aviation Safety Advisory Group’s (ASAG) 51st Annual Awards Banquet and were honored to present the Ruth Reinhold Award for Aviation Safety to Belinda Burnett, Director of Aviation Programs at Cochise College in Douglas, Arizona

I hope all is going well for you so far this year. The days have been cool and the aircraft performance has been excellent in this nice cool air, and most certainly, the pilot performance should also be much improved. Except for a bit of wind at times, the flying weather has been generally great. I still can’t believe the length of this last hot summer. It

By Howard Deevers If you have been flying for more than two weeks, you have already heard the expression that most aviation accidents are caused by “PILOT ERROR.” If you already have your Private Pilots Certificate, you have probably read an NTSB report about an aviation accident, that concluded that the cause of the accident was “Pilot Error.” Yes, we are

Upcoming Events

Sat Mar 29 @ 9:15AM
Day Trip to Yuma

Sat Apr 05 @ 7:00AM
Above & Beyond USA Fly Day for Challenged Kids at Deer Valley

Tue Apr 08 @ 6:00PM
Monthly BOD Meeting

Fri Apr 11
Grapevine Monthly Camping Weekend

Fri Apr 25
Weekend Getaway to Cottonwood, AZ

Sat May 10 @ 9:00AM
Annual Members Meeting

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