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Published: 15 April 2026

  By Howard Deevers   In Pittsburgh, spring training meant that your team was going somewhere else. The Pittsburgh Pirates do spring training in Bradenton, Florida, right on Tampa Bay. Other northern teams have other locations, but they all travel for spring training. Here in Arizona, we are already in the desirable area for spring training. The western teams

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Published: 14 April 2026

  We had another great turnout for last year’s scholarship cycle with forty-three applications being submitted. Through your donations we were fortunate to be able to award ten scholarships to some deserving and well-qualified applicants. In this month’s Scholarship Corner, we’ll introduce some of our 2026 scholarship recipients.   2026 Scholarship

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Published: 16 March 2026

By Paul Wiley   Background: This article addresses the subject of pilots flying inadvertently from VFR conditions into Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC). This is commonly referred to as: “VFR into IMC”.  Although VFR into IMC is a rather small percentage of overall accidents, it is the number 1 cause of weather-related fatal accidents.  A

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Published: 15 March 2026

  By Howard Deevers   Not everyone wants to build their own airplane.  But enough pilots  DO want to build their own airplane that a whole culture exists around that idea.  It is called the EAA;  Experimental Aircraft Association.  It is so large that they have their own convention each year in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, now named

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Published: 15 February 2026

  By Howard Deevers   Have you ever done something wrong and wondered, “How did I make that mistake?” Another word to use here is “habit.” We get into a habit of doing the same things over and over. How many times have we driven out to the street and turned right? Then, on a day that we planned to go left, we turned right anyway. Oh, well, I will just have to make

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Published: 14 February 2026

  We had another great turnout for the 2025 scholarship cycle with forty-three applications received. As was the case last year, the overall quality of the scholarship applications was impressive. In past years, the career objectives for many of the applicants focused on becoming professional aviators. However, we are seeing an increase in students pursuing careers in

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Published: 15 January 2026

  By Howard Deevers   If you look at the amount of flying from Tucson to Phoenix, and other airports in Arizona, you might think that there are a lot of flying clubs in Arizona. I get calls from pilots that are looking to join a flying club. Newly certificated pilots that just received their Private Pilots Certificate, but can’t afford to own an airplane, so they

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Published: 15 December 2025

  By Howard Deevers   Everyone knows the Mississippi River, the longe and most important waterway in the United States. I was born in Cape Girardeau, right on the banks of the Mississippi River in southeast Missouri, and most of my growing up and educational days were in eastern Iowa also on the banks of that river. Thus, I have a natural fascination for that

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Published: 15 November 2025

  By Howard Deevers   Fifty Two does not sound like a big number. There are 52 weeks in a year. What is significant about this? There are about 52 General Aviation fuel related accidents per year in the U S. That is one per week! Doing research on fuel-related accidents, I find that this has not changed over the last 10 years. Some years it may be a few more, or

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Published: 15 October 2025

  By Howard Deevers   I believe that all pilots remember that first solo flight. The moment that the instructor endorsed your logbook for your solo flight, gave you some brief instructions, and got out of the plane to watch you on your first solo was an exhilarating moment. It is as exciting for the instructor as it is for the student. It marks a point in time