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Published: 15 May 2026

  I have really enjoyed the breakfast fights on Saturday mornings, and the weather has been generally pretty good. The temperatures have been reasonable, even though I’m the last one home about 11:00 am. Falcon Field is scheduled to implement their new fee structure soon and start charging landing fees. It looks like Gateway Airport (IWA) is going to jump on the

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Published: 15 May 2026

  By Howard Deevers   “Everyone talks about weather, but no one does anything about it.”  I remember hearing that statement even as a kid, but who can do anything about the weather?  We really can't change the weather; we can only live with it.  I did not know that I would be required to know so much about weather to become a pilot.  As

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Published: 14 May 2026

  In this month’s Scholarship Corner, we will continue to our 2026 scholarship recipients. We had the pleasure of meeting with some of our recent scholarship recipients at the Buckeye Air Fair and I am happy to report that they are working hard and making great progress. It’s always encouraging to see how the APA Scholarship program helps these students achieve their

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Published: 14 May 2026

   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 March 15 through April 9 there were seven deviations reported by the FAA SDL FSDO. These deviations were

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Published: 12 May 2026

  by Mike McCann   May Day Trip:  Saturday May 30, 2026 Seligman, Arizona (P23) Arrival time at P23: 8:00 - 8:15am     Hi everyone,  for our May Day Trip we’ll be returning to a favorite high country destination enjoyed by so many pilots….Seligman, AZ.  If you haven’t been to Seligman, it is truly like visiting the old days in

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Published: 20 April 2026

  By Mike McCann APA Day Trip Coordinator   Our first combined – Day trip / weekend Grapevine meet-up was a big success. Perfect weather was a big change from last Fall’s original event date when we had to scrub the breakfast due to rain and winds. We had 22 Day trip participants bringing 10 aircraft and coming from as far away as California to join APA’s

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Published: 20 April 2026

  by Jim Timm   The following are the reports of aviation accidents that have occurred in Arizona from Late February through March. 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 to

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Published: 17 April 2026

  By Leanne Tawoda Coordinator, Grapevine Fly In   Greetings AZ Backcountry Pilots, The March Grapevine Fly-In was the second to last for the season. The final weekend for the season will be April 17-19. As Chris mentioned in the President’s Report, we had a great weekend combining the usual backcountry camping with a Day Trip event on Saturday. It was a great

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Published: 16 April 2026

  Welcome to the April 2026 edition of the APA Approach! Thanks to everyone who joined us for our first combined Day Trip and Camping Weekend at Grapevine Airstrip. Although the weather was unseasonably warm, even for Arizona, we had a great turnout. Leanne Tawoda and Mike McCann served a great breakfast for the Day Trip crew, and we enjoyed our usual potluck dinner and

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Published: 15 April 2026

  The breakfast fights on Saturday morning have been excellent with relatively good weather for flying. In general, the temperatures has been a bit warmer than normal, and let’s hope it doesn’t get much warmer too soon. We all know what’s to come as the months move closer to summer. Anyway, while the weather is still good, let’s get out and go flying. I suspect that