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The 2017 Annual Members Meeting was a great success! Almost one hundred people made the journey to the Scottsdale Airport to learn a little more about what the APA has done over the past year, and what we will be continuing into 2018. Almost thirty people took advantage of the new webinar option and watched
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AZ Pilots Association Gives $6,000 in Scholarships
By Andrew Vogeney
As a part of our mission to support sustained GA in Arizona, the Arizona Pilots Association awarded three scholarships during our Annual Meeting. This year we are supporting three deserving high school students with a total of $6,000 toward their aviation educations!
Each of our
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VFR CROSS COUNTRY FLYING
Howard Deevers
Long cross country flights are lots of fun, IFR or VFR. Traveling for pleasure, for business, to visit family, or on a vacation, and using your airplane is what flying is all about. When weather permits, flying VFR can be even more fun. At the lower altitudes that most of us will fly, you can see much more of the
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By Mark Spencer
A beautiful thing happened last week as the new Phoenix FAA sectional has removed the circle with an X through it that occupied the sectional for the last 20+ years, replacing it with the new Grapevine Airstrip symbol! It's taken nearly five years of collaboration between the APA, the RAF, the USFS, and even national MOU
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May 2017
The following are the NTSB reports of the aviation accidents that have occurred in Arizona from late March 2017 thru late April 2017. We can use this detailed accident information to develop safety programs and briefings that will help pilots learn from the mistakes being made by others, and then take the action necessary to prevent similar
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May 2017
Is everybody out there flying? I hope so. According to the NTSB the number of aircraft accidents occurring in Arizona has been down significantly lately. I hope everyone has been out there flying as usual, but doing it more safely! Better get out there and join that fly out to breakfast group, and have some fun because summer is coming fast
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By Mark Spencer
Photos provided by Stella McCray & Tom Kvanvig
While challenged by our usual spring winds, last week’s events at 24AZ will be remembered by participating pilots and their families for some time. Pleasant Valley, A.K.A. Young International, is located on the Tonto National Forest a few miles
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Fred Gibbs
HERE WE ARE, 1/3RD OF THE WAY THROUGH 2017 AND OUR SAFETY EFFORTS ARE STILL HOLDING! WE HAVE NOW MADE IT TO MAY WITH NO MORE FATAL ACCIDENTS. LET’S HOPE JANUARY WAS JUST AN ANOMOLY, A “BLIP” IN OUR SAFETY EFFORTS.
If you all make it to the APA Annual meeting at the Scottsdale Airport Best Western on the 13th
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OH, NO! ANOTHER NEW FORM TO FILL OUT
THE ICAO FLIGHT PLAN
Howard Deevers
Yes, it is true. Starting in June, 2017 pilots will be required to use a new Flight Plan. Actually we were to begin using it in January, but that got extended. The new Flight Plan is in the ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) format, but don’t worry; it
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The Arizona Pilots Association
Annual Meeting in Scottsdale
May 13th, 10am-noon
Brunch 10:00 am ($15 per person) Meeting at 10:30am
RSVP for Brunch by May 5th to Susan Wearly 480-415-6480 or
Mary James 515-321-3022 (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
RSVP for Brunch
RSVP to watch the LIVE WEBINAR:
Starting at 10:30am
Email Don Carter
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