Thanks to all of you that attended our Annual Meeting on May 11th in Scottsdale. We had a great turnout and it was great to get together with our members to share all the work APA is doing to ensure you are represented at the legislative level, preserving our backcountry strips, and supporting the next generation of Arizona aviation professionals.
In addition to committee updates from the Board of Directors, we had the opportunity to meet some of our 2023 scholarship recipients and learn about their progress towards achieving their aviation careers goals. We also had the opportunity to learn about upcoming improvements to our very popular FlyAZ Passport program and get an update on Day Trips and Weekend Getaways.
The highlight of the morning was the keynote presentation from Randy Brooks titled “Life Lessons from Flying.” Randy is a very accomplished aviator and very experienced instructor specializing in Upset Prevention and Recovery Training (UPRT). It was a great presentation and certainly gave us a different perspective on risk and the need to continually improve our flying skills.
I’d like to thank Brian and Michelle Schober for arranging the excellent venue at Highlands Church and handling many of the logistics, including the critical coffee and donuts! Last but certainly not least, I’d like to thank our corporate sponsors Volare Hangars and Sirius XM, and the many donors for the excellent door prizes, Partner 91, Serpentine Design, and SunFoil!
As you know, APA is an all-volunteer organization and the Board of Directors and committee chairs put in a lot of hard work on our many initiatives to support general aviation in Arizona. However, we would not be successful without the commitment and support of our membership – thank you!
Fly Safe!
Chris