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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

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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: 12 April 2026

  by Mike McCann   Trip Detail Recap: ·P33 Arrival time: 8:45 - 9:15am (please stagger arrival times) ·Breakfast will be served by the local EAA Chapter. Cost = donations accepted ·P33 is an AZ Passport destination     Our April Day Trip will be a return to a recent favorite destination among our APA members as we head to Cochise County

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Published: 20 March 2026

  By Mike McCann APA Day Trip Coordinator   February’s Day Trip to Nogales, Arizona turned out to be a wonder day to fly.  Cool temperatures and calm winds made for a great flight for all who attended.  Twenty-two APA members and 12 aircraft rendezvoused at KOLS for their annual Open House. Lots of local vendors and governmental agencies had

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Published: 20 March 2026

  by Jim Timm   The following are the reports of aviation accidents that have occurred in Arizona from end of January through February. The Accident Report will be limited because of the unexpected, and sudden passing of Craig Tompkins of the FAA SDL FSDO. As a result, there will not be a Pilot Deviation, nor NMAC Report.  We hope to use the following