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Published: 12 May 2016

Cottonwood Winery Tour Getaway - April 23 Who knew of all the wineries in the Cottonwood - Verde Valley region? A full day of world class Zip lining, Silverton train ride, and more. A sizable group of APA Pilots and co-pilots made their way to Cottonwood on a beautiful Saturday morning, shuttled to the hotel, then shuttled to three wineries in the Verde

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Published: 12 May 2016

Grapevine - Roosevelt Lake April 15-17 More good food and beautiful weather at a favorite spot of APA members Kit Murphy and Brad Lawrence hosted the monthly event which is held every the third weekend. Mike Andresen was present assisting the hosts with traffic control. The winds in the valley were atypically high, which deterred several pilots from

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Published: 12 May 2016

April's APA Happy Hour at Harold's by Mary James and Susan Wearly   Our Spring Social at Harold’s Corral in Cave Creek on Thursday, April 28th was loaded with fun, food, and lots of stories! We hosted sixty-eight pilots, spouses, aviation enthusiasts, and honored military people. Guests came from all over the Valley and even from Tucson. It was wonderful to

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Published: 12 May 2016

April Phoenix 99s Ak-Chin Regional Airport Camp-Out by Karen Hausteen, PHX 99s member The Phoenix 99s and Ak-Chin Regional Airport hosted the 2nd Annual Spot Landing Contest and Camp Out the weekend of April 8, 9, and 10, 2016. Several RVs arrived on Friday afternoon to enjoy camping on the airport grounds, the beautiful weather, and watching airplanes and then

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Published: 05 May 2016

Getaway Flight to Durango, CO — May 28 Something different for this APA Getaway Flight. A venue that is indisputably awesome in the mountains of Colorado. This zip line excursion is for all ages. No running, flying or any athletic ability required. We fly into Durango-La Plata County Airport (KDRO) Saturday morning May 28, pick up a rental car, and drive to the train

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Published: 17 March 2016

Guaymas APA Getaway Flight Report By Brad Lawrence After much anticipation and anxiety by the members preparing to fly to Guaymas on Feb 5, the trip turned out to be much easier and smoother than expected. We all managed to navigate the CBP’s eAPIS and the Mexican multi-entry permit process. Flights to Mexico are riddled with nearly the same amount of unknowns as is

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Published: 07 March 2016

   Verde Valley Wine Tour April 23rd, 2016 Pines Motel res 928-634-9975   The Front Country Fly-in to the Verde Valley is coming up soon!   Due to schedule changes a few rooms have become available again at The Pines Motel, but will only be held for the Arizona Pilots Association until March 23rd. Call 928-634-9975 now to reserve your room! This

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Published: 19 February 2016

  Join the APA at the 58th Annual Cactus Fly In  Casa Grande Airport   Fly in or Drive in - We look forward to seeing you there!    2016 Forums Presented by the Arizona Pilots Association Friday, March 4, 2016 Dave Dunteman - Back to Basics Saturday, March 5, 2016 Tommy Thomason - AZ Backcountry Flying Contact Tommy

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Published: 08 February 2016

  Come enjoy breakfast at the Wayside Inn on Alamo Lake Saturday, February 13, 2016 9:30am The Wayside Inn is a small trailer park with a great little restaurant in the desert about 5 miles east of Alamo Lake. Alamo Lake airstrip is not on the sectional chart. GPS coordinates are 34°14'49.2"N 113°29'13.2"W Here is a link to SkyVectorHere is a link to Google

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Published: 11 January 2016

APA Getaway Fly-in to Guaymas, Mexico February 5-7 (NEW DATE) By Brad Lawrence We already have over a dozen airplanes signed up for the fly-in to Guaymas and more are coming. This should be a very smooth operation and a lot of fun especially for the first timers experiencing Mexico. As you read in the Dec 2015 APA Newsletter, the long term items for preparation were the