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Published: 16 February 2026

  Welcome to the February 2026 edition of the APA Approach! I wanted to start this month’s President’s Report with an update on the Falcon Field landing fee proposal. As you know, the city pushed out the original February 9, 2026, date for the city council vote by 45 – 60 days to “allow sufficient time to process and potentially incorporate public feedback into staff

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Published: 15 February 2026

    The breakfast fights on Saturday morning have been rather good, except that some of those flights have been a bit cool at the start or at civil dawn, but in general, the temperature has been good for the entire day. We can revel in that we can enjoy being outside all day, so let’s take advantage of it and go flying. I’m certain you know that APA is spending

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Published: 16 January 2026

  Welcome to the January 2026 edition of the APA Approach! Happy New Year and I hope everyone had a safe and happy holiday season. It’s been a busy start to the New Year, and I wanted to provide you with a brief update on the proposal to implement landing fees at Falcon Field in Mesa. APA, AOPA and the Aviation Safety Advisory Group of Arizona (ASAG) will be asking the

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Published: 15 January 2026

    The Saturday morning breakfast fights have been great with the cooler temperatures prevailing. In fact, generally it has been good for the entire day. At least it hasn’t gotten too cold in the early morning to be uncomfortable, and we are finally into that enjoyable part of the year when we can comfortably be outside all day, so let’s go flying. Well, it

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Published: 16 December 2025

  Welcome to the December 2025 APA Newsletter! You'll notice on this month's cover page that we have rebranded the newsletter as the "APA Approach". Our Executive Director, Jim Timm, suggested this change to recognize the long history of the APA and revert back to the original 1978 title of our monthly newsletter. As Jim tells the story, the newsletter was put

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Published: 15 December 2025

    The Saturday morning fights have been great with the cooler temperatures prevailing. In fact, generally it has been good for the entire day. Also, I’ve noticed there haven’t been as many bugs on the windshield or wings. I guess I’ve been a bit lucky. Finally, we are into the enjoyable part of the year when we can be outside without getting overheated. So, let’s

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Published: 16 November 2025

  Welcome to the November 2025 APA Newsletter! The flying season has finally arrived in Arizona, the weather has been awesome, and I know a lot of folks are getting their airplanes out of the hangar to enjoy it. We had our first Grapevine Camping weekend last month and everyone had great time as always. We are planning to do something a little different for the November

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Published: 15 November 2025

    The Saturday morning fights have been outstanding with the cooler temperatures that have been encountered. In fact, generally it hasn’t been too bad for the entire day. I don’t think I’ve been flying at a lower AGL lately, but I have noticed a slight up tick in the number of insects I’ve accumulated on the windshield and wings. I guess I shouldn’t complain

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Published: 16 October 2025

  Welcome to the October 2025 APA Newsletter! As we have reported over the past several months, there is a lot going on in both commercial and general aviation related to legislation and proposed rulemaking including proposed changes in Military Operating Areas (MOAs) in the West and the expansion of operating privileges for Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS). All these

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Published: 15 October 2025

    The Saturday morning breakfast fights have generally been very good, but the last one was a bit concerning because of a few rain showers in the area. It wasn’t really much of a problem, and besides, we needed the rain! It’s all for fun as it usually is. So, with that in mind, let’s get out there and go flying for any reason at all. A group of us flew into Casa