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Published: 20 February 2025

  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

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Published: 18 February 2025

  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

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Published: 18 February 2025

  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

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Published: 16 February 2025

    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

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Published: 15 February 2025

    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

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Published: 15 February 2025

  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

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Published: 14 February 2025

  We had another great turnout for the 2024 scholarship cycle with sixty-three applications being submitted. Through your donations we were fortunate to be able to award twelve scholarships to some deserving and well-qualified applicants. In this month’s Scholarship Corner, we’ll introduce some of our 2025 scholarship recipients. 2025 Scholarship Recipients Matreiya

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Published: 14 February 2025

   by Jim Timm   These pilot deviations need to be examined to determine if a common thread exists that we should address to help reduce the number of deviations that continue to occur, and thus enhance aviation safety. In the reporting period from December 13, 2024, through January 10, 2025, there were six pilot deviations reported by the FAA SDL FSDO

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Published: 22 January 2025

  By Mike McCann APA Day Trip Coordinator   2024 was a very active year for our day trip flying.  A total of eight separate day trips were scheduled with only one cancelled due to bad weather.  Over 100 pilots and passengers and 50 aircraft collectively flew to destinations including Marble Canyon, Seligman, Mogollon Rim, and Grand Canyon.  One of

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Published: 21 January 2025

By Rod Kunkel   Our last weekend getaway of 2024 was to Palm Springs, CA.  We spent Friday afternoon at the Palm Springs Air Museum.  Saturday, we took a ride on the Palm Springs Tramway to the mountain ridge high above the city.  We had great food at both night’s dinners.  And we stayed at a very comfortable boutique hotel on a lake in La