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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

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Published: 15 July 2022

  It’s definitely summer and the Monsoon season is upon us. There isn’t much we can do about it except get up when it’s still dark and get an early start before it gets too hot, and get home again before the afternoon Monsoon winds start to pick up. So, let’s go flying, but make it early! I’m certain there are many of us that will be going to the EAA AirVenture event at

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Published: 15 July 2022

  By Howard Deevers   One of the greatest thrills of learning to fly is that first solo flight. All of us remember our first solo; our instructor just signed our logbook for solo, and now we are on our own. The emotion is high, and the apprehension is even higher. For the first time our safety net, the instructor, is not there. It is an event that we never

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Published: 14 July 2022

  By Fred Gibbs   We are now 6 months into 2022 with five fatal accidents here in Arizona since the beginning of the year, with seven fatalities. There was also one fatal accident over in California involving an Arizona-based pilot and aircraft. It appears that the current numbers are tending to mirror the average rate over the past many years I have been tracking

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Published: 18 June 2022

  by Jim Timm   The following are the reports of aviation accidents and incidents that have occurred in Arizona from April through late May. 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 take the action necessary to prevent

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Published: 18 June 2022

   by Jim Timm   These pilot deviations need to be examined to determine if a common occurrence exists that should be addressed to help reduce the number of deviations that occur and enhance aviation safety. In the period from April 15 through May 12 there were nineteen pilot deviations recorded by the FAA SDL FSDO. These deviations were committed by

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Published: 16 June 2022

  Greetings, We've just completed the election for our Board of Directors for this year. Stefanie Spencer, Chris Nugent, and Mike Andresen were re-elected to the board and Trent Heidtke was elected to the board for the first time. We thank you for your participation in the election and I personally thank each of the serving directors for the leadership of your APA. As

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Published: 15 June 2022

  Summer is here, it’s hot, and the bugs are out in force. This reporting period has ended with some pretty windy weekends. I think it has been the first time in my flying career that, even after I noted the wind was blowing a bit while getting ready to go, when I got to the run-up area it did seem to be a bit brisk out, but when I got the ATIS information, I discovered

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Published: 15 June 2022

  By Barbara Harper and Howard Deevers   The Airman Certification Standards (ACS) are what we are required to teach for a prospective pilot to pass a check ride for Private Pilot and other ratings. The ACS and the FAR part 61 are very specific about the tasks that must be mastered to pass a check ride: Take offs, landings, maneuvers, emergency procedures, stalls

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Published: 14 June 2022

  By Fred Gibbs   We are now 5 months into 2022 with only two fatal accidents here in Arizona since the beginning of the year, and these having only two fatalities. I certainly hope we can keep that safety record going. The first accident was the Van’s RV-7A that crashed under unknown circumstances near the Triangle Airpark (AZ50), White Hills, Mohave County