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Published: 18 September 2023

  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

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Published: 20 August 2023

  By Howard Deevers   A “newly minted” pilot called me for some information recently. The pilot had purchased an RV6A in Florida after passing his checkride in Florida. He had flown the plane and was proficient in it. He flew it from Florida to Tucson, with appropriate stops. I flew with the pilot in that plane and was pleased with his performance being so new a

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Published: 15 August 2023

By Chris Nugent   It’s hard to believe that 2023 has gone so quickly, but we’re quickly approaching another APA scholarship application cycle. The deadline for applications is 31 October 2023 and we encourage all students pursuing aviation careers to apply. The Scholarship Committee will be starting our communication and outreach sessions in the late August

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Published: 20 July 2023

  By Howard Deevers   As we all know, early into our aviation training, our instructor introduced us to stalls. So often I have been asked, “What happens when the engine stalls?” Of course, that opens up a discussion on what a “stall” really is. Naturally, the new student, or just interested person, is equating the airplane with a car. Now we need to explain that

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Published: 20 June 2023

  By Howard Deevers   Houston, Texas seemed to be an odd place for the location of the main control center for the US Space Program. But it had, and still has, all of the things that NASA was looking for in the early days of the US Space Program: Over 1000 acres of affordable land, close to a major sea port, mostly a mild climate, good air transport airports, and

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Published: 15 June 2023

By Chris Nugent   In this month’s Scholarship Corner article, we will wrap up our introduction of the 2023 scholarship recipients. It’s hard to believe that it’s June already and we’re fast approaching another APA Scholarship cycle!   Benjamin O’Hara Hayworth Eventually, I hope to become a Wildlife Manager with Arizona Game and Fish. I feel that Arizona

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Published: 13 June 2023

By Chris Nugent   Some of you may have noticed a NOTAM for Superior Municipal Airport (E81) indicating that the airport was closed for glider training operations. It turns out that Fairfax O’Riley and the team at Aerial Engagement in Scottsdale have formed a sister company, Superior Soaring, to bring glider operations to E81. While the objective is to bring a

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Published: 20 May 2023

  By Howard Deevers   When working to earn your Pilot Certificate, emergency procedures are a required part of your training. We all remember our instructors bringing the throttle to idle and telling us that our engine has failed. Now the drill begins. The instructor explains the sequence of events to follow: squawk 7700, use 121.5, find a place to land

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Published: 10 May 2023

By Paul Wiley   To be considered as a TAA the aircraft must have: ·Autopilot ·Moving Map Display ·IFR Capable RNAV (GPS) Navigation Note that to be a TAA does not necessarily require a “glass cockpit.” Typically, a glass cockpit uses Attitude Heading Reference System (AHRS), Air Data Computer, and GPS along with other sensors and all this data is then

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Published: 20 April 2023

  By Howard Deevers   … this is not an obituary, this is a remembrance   Barbara was born in San Diego and was involved in aviation long before coming to Arizona in 1974.  I did not arrive in Arizona until 1999.  Barbara and I first met while we both served on the Board of Directors for the Arizona Pilots Association.  Board meetings were