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Published: 03 March 2013

By Adam Rosenberg http://www.the-adam.com There are lots of reasons people fly. Some fly to get places more easily or faster. Some fly to enjoy new technology. Some fly just to leave the surface of our planet for a while. And some fly for scenery. There's a lot of scenery to be had. With much to say about fruited plains and shining seas, my own preference is purple mountain

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Published: 25 February 2013

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT MARCH, 2013 The flying weather has generally been excellent and there are a lots of aviation events happening around the state and it’s difficult deciding which ones to go to. So, in the mean time, fly safely and enjoy as many of the events as you can. We keep seeing more and more in the media about the use of UAVs in an ever expanding range of

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Published: 24 February 2013

MARCH AVIATION ACCIDENT SUMMARY by Jim Timm In this regular reporting of aviation accidents that have occurred in Arizona, we hopefully can learn from the mistakes being made and take corrective action to prevent similar accidents from occurring. In this last reporting period, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has reported five aviation accidents in Arizona. Of

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Published: 08 February 2013

Backcountry Aviation - A Shining Star for GA in Arizona A Nagging Challenge - The Case for Tuweep By Mark Spencer These two articles are in the Arizona Aviation Journal:  

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Published: 07 February 2013

Grapevine will be CLOSED in April due to: SPECIAL USE AIRSPACE TEMPORARY MILITARY OPERATIONS AREA Effective Dates: April 7 – 20, 2013. The ROOSEVELT LAKE Temporary Military Operations Area (MOA), over Roosevelt Lake in the Tonto National Forest in eastern Arizona, supports the annual Air Combat Command Exercise ANGEL THUNDER. The exercise is designed to provide Combat Search

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Published: 30 January 2013

Airplane Camping at Grapevine Airstrip (Jan 2013) By Mike Marker  Camping with our RV-4 at Grapevine Az. The Arizona Pilot’s Association (APA) and The Recreational Aviation Foundation (RAF) have negotiated approval for public use of Grapevine Airstrip at Lake Roosevelt Az. Grapevine is open to public use on the 3rd weekend (Fri, Sat, Sun) of each month only.

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Published: 30 January 2013

By: Mark Spencer Who would have imagined two years ago that the pilot community in Arizona would enjoy an award winning relationship with the U. S. Forest Service? Yet this is exactly the relationship we have built with the Tonto and the Apache Sitgreaves National Forest teams. On January 16th, I was taken by surprise as District Ranger (DR) Telles interrupted our

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Published: 29 January 2013

By Jim Timm The flying weather has been good and the lower temperatures have been great for improved engine and airplane performance along with our own. In some cases it’s been a bit too cold for some of us “desert rats”, Please remember, we are in that time of the year that care needs to be exercised when encountering snow and icing conditions. From AOPA, we just learned

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Published: 23 January 2013

Craig Albright, Cirrus N857CD @ KCHD, CFI/II Weather combined with a variety of other issues (e.g., work, medical, etc.) have resulted in cancellation of our Weekend Getaway to Palm Springs, CA this weekend. I realize that most of you have already contacted me individually but just in case you haven't gotten the word, we're postponing the trip. So, please attend to any

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Published: 08 January 2013

From Kelly L. Jardine, District Ranger, Tonto Basin Ranger District:   "Folks, we have a new nesting pair of bald eagles near Schoolhouse Point at Roosevelt Lake that we will protect under an area closure order like we have in place for the other two nest sites at the lake. The ground closure to entry is in effect December 1st thru June 30th. During that time there is