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Published: 14 December 2022

  It looks like winter weather is here, and so far the mornings have been a bit crisp, but the flying has been great. It’s a good excuse to make a flight to get that $100 lunch or breakfast. I hope I’ll be seeing one of you at breakfast sometime soon.    MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS   FAA The FAA has continued to receive field reports of cracked cylinders on

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Published: 16 November 2022

  Greetings, Jim Timm and Fred Gibbs write columns in this newsletter each month detailing GA accidents in Arizona. How great would it be if neither had to write anything at all? That would mean we all flew safely, made safe decisions, and we calculated risks accurately. In my time with APA, we haven’t had a month like that. Fuel starvation and controlled flight into

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Published: 14 November 2022

  Well, fall weather has finally arrived. The days are noticeably shorter, but fortunately, the daytime temperatures have finally become very comfortable for flying. We need to get out there and enjoy it! I’ll look forward to seeing you at the airport or at the Saturday morning fly-in breakfasts. While taking a break over a morning cup of coffee, there was some

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Published: 16 October 2022

  Greetings, It was wonderful to see many familiar faces in person during our Annual Membership Meeting. Though the "annual" part was on hold during Covid, the support we received this year was excellent. Lou Amadee from the East Valley Institute of Technology showed off the incredible new facility at their Power Road Campus where youth can study to become an A&P

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Published: 14 October 2022

  It looks like fall weather is knocking on our door. Thank Goodness. This summer weather was wearing a bit thin, but I guess I should look at the positive side. If we didn’t have these warm summers, we most certainly would be overrun with an excessive number of people. It’s getting bad enough as it is. Each month an aviation Accident/Incident report is generated to

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Published: 16 September 2022

  Greetings, The past couple of years brought lots of uncertainty and precautions to us. We're excited to announce that we'll be holding our Annual Membership Meeting on September 24th from 9-11am at the new EVIT aviation building hangar at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport (IWA). This is a fantastic new air-conditioned venue and we thank EVIT for hosting us. We have a

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Published: 15 September 2022

  Well, the hot weather is still with us, and it’s even a tad warm at dawn. It also seems to warm up only too quickly. I sure got spoiled with the cool morning temperatures at AirVenture Oshkosh, even though the visit was short lived. It will be good when things start to cool down again. I guess that should start to happen in late September. So, until then, I guess I’ll

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Published: 16 August 2022

  Greetings, I've rambled about the weather via this forum from time to time, especially during the summer heat. Usually, I discuss how heat affects density altitude and makes us consider longer runways, or how I long for cooler weather. Something we often don't consider is how the heat affects our navigation. As our iPads often sit in direct sunlight in the

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Published: 15 August 2022

  This month’s report is being written at the annual EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and the low 80’s temps are really great. It’s a bit hard to accept the fact that the aviation community here is operating in full force while we in Southern Arizona are in a partial hibernation because of the heat. I guess I’ll just enjoy it all while I can, and wish you could join

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Published: 16 July 2022

  Greetings, Arizona's pilot population is as varied as our weather and geography. From student pilots training here from around the globe, to private pilots living here to take advantage of 300+ flying days per year, to airline pilots based at one of the nation's busiest commercial airports, to military pilots from across the state, our pilot demographics cover it