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Published: 15 August 2024

  by Jim Timm   The following are the reports of aviation accidents, and incidents that have occurred in Arizona from mid-June through mid-July. We hope to use the following detailed accident information to develop safety programs, briefings, and posters/flyers that would help pilots learn from the mistakes being made by others and be able to take the necessary

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Published: 14 August 2024

   by Jim Timm   It is important to examine pilot deviations to determine if a common thread exists that we can address to help reduce the number of deviations and enhance aviation safety. Because we didn’t have a BOD meeting in July, as just about everyone went to the EAA AirVenture fly-in at Oshkosh, this report will be much abbreviated in the details

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Published: 16 July 2024

    As you may recall, we completed the election for the APA Board of Directors at the Annual Meeting in May. All BOD positions are filled by volunteers for three year terms which are staggered to ensure board continuity. Here’s a summary of the APA elected officers, directors, and committee members for 2024 – 2025. Officers President - Chris Nugent Vice

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Published: 15 July 2024

    Summer is certainly here, and it appears the monsoon season has also started. It would appear that most of the bugs have also gone into hiding. The breakfast flight on Saturday seemed to be rather bug free. Good thing, because it was too darn hot to spend much time scrubbing them off. Getting up for a dawn takeoff doesn’t seem to help a whole lot to beat the

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Published: 15 July 2024

  By Howard Deevers   If you have been flying long enough, you have probably given rides to friends or relatives. As new pilots, we were eager to show off our new skills. For some of the rides that I have given over the years, it was their first time in an aircraft of any kind. For first time riders, I always check to see if they have a problem with motion

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Published: 15 July 2024

  by Jim Timm   The following are the reports of aviation accidents, and incidents that have occurred in Arizona from mid-May through June. We hope to use the following detailed accident information to develop safety programs, briefings, and posters/flyers that would help pilots learn from the mistakes being made by others and be able to take the necessary action

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Published: 14 July 2024

   by Jim Timm   These pilot deviations need to be examined to determine if a common thread exists that we should address to help reduce the number of deviations that continue to occur, and thus enhance aviation safety. In the reporting period from May 10, 2024, through June 13, 2024, there were thirty pilot deviations reported by the FAA SDL FSDO. These

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Published: 16 June 2024

    As Jim Timm notes in his Executive Director’s report, summer is upon us with temperatures already in the triple digits. Although the warm weather doesn’t bring flying to a halt, it does shift our perspective in terms of when and where we fly with very early morning departures being the norm. It should also bring the issues associated with high temperatures and

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Published: 15 June 2024

    Well, summer seems to be coming rapidly upon us, and the outdoor fly in breakfasts have come to an end. Now is the time to concentrate on the higher elevation venues along with the usual airports that have a restaurant on them. No matter where we go now, there are always a bunch of bugs to clean off after the flight. Thats just part of the summer season, so no

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Published: 15 June 2024

  By Howard Deevers   There is little doubt that Parachute Jumping in Southern Arizona is a popular sport. Parachute Jumping is also called “Skydiving.” Skydive Arizona located at Eloy, AZ is probably the most busy jumping operator in the state, if not the whole U S. If you have ever seen a TV commercial with skydiving as a part of the commercial, it was probably