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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: 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: 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: 12 March 2026

  by Mike McCann   March Day Trip:                          Grapevine Airstrip – 88AZ Saturday, March 21, 2026   Trip Detail Recap: ·This is a combined Day Trip / APA monthly Grapevine backcountry campout. ·88AZ Arrival time: 8:15

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Published: 19 February 2026

By Rod Kunkel   The weekend of January 30 - February 1 was our first weekend getaway of 2026.  Most of us flew into Bermuda Dunes airport (KUDD), about 10 miles SE of Palm Springs.  A few of us drove … More on that later.  Despite warnings from some APA members and the FBO that parking can be very limited during the winter months, there was plenty of

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Published: 17 February 2026

By Jim Hefner     It was a beautiful day to fly to Lake Havasu for the APA fly-in lunch at Hangar 24 on Saturday.  It was very busy when I arrived around 10:30 am.  There was a Cirrus formation flying training program and several other group events taking place.  There were 4 flights of 2 and one flight of 4 Cirrus's coming into the pattern

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Published: 12 February 2026

  by Mike McCann   Day Trip: Nogales, AZ – KOLS February 21, 2026 KOLS Arrival time:                                        8:30 – 9:00am Group

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Published: 20 January 2026

  By Mike McCann APA Day Trip Coordinator   Marana, AZ (KAVQ) Something new for 2026 will be the occasional “pop-up” day trip or breakfast flight for our APA members. What’s a pop-up day trip you ask? Well, normally we organize day trips 4-6 weeks in advance and send out invitations 2-3 weeks ahead of the event, but there are also occasions when a short notice

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Published: 10 January 2026

  By Mike McCann  APA Day Trip Coordinator   KHII Arrival time: 10:30 – 11:00am Restaurant opens at 11:00am Greetings everyone! For our first day trip in 2026, we’ll be heading back to Lake Havasu. Last January, we kicked off our 2025 Day Trips with a lunch flight to Lake Havasu. It was a great success, with pilots coming from 3 states and over 30 people