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Published: 20 January 2014

3rd Annual - P48 Pleasant Valley (Turf) Fly-In Saturday February 22nd8:30 am – noon CTAF 122.9 Right traffic runways 14, 23R, 5C, and 5R - 9 am - Accuracy Landing Practice &Duck Drop - 10 am – Mountain Flying Lecture - Discount Glider Rides - Tethered Hot Air Balloon - Static Airplane Display - 11 am – Fly-out to Wayside Restaurant near Alamo Lake for lunch - Noon – CJ6

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Published: 07 January 2014

Back to Basics Safety and Education Program Decision Making - Takeoff Distance and Landing Rollout Saturday, January 11, 2014 at 9:00AM Pleasant Valley/Turf Airport (P48) Please come out this Saturday and participate in a Second Saturday Back to Basics Safety and Education program. Back to Basics will take place every Second Saturday throughout 2014 and will focus on a

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Published: 03 December 2013

Please RSVP to Warren: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Assuming that the weather will be great for our December Breakfast Club event toMesquite, NV on the 14th, I am asking how many folks are planning on participating in that event.  I don’t normally ask for a head count on our events but I need to let the Wolf Creek Golf Resort know how much transportation will be needed

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Published: 12 November 2013

APA SOCIAL HOUR October 29, 2013   25 pilots and spouses of the Arizona Pilots Association held their first Social Hour on October 29th at K O’Donnell’s Bar & Grille in Scottsdale. This was the first of what we hope will become a quarterly meet and greet event for our organization. The focus was to come together in a social setting and get “away from the

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Published: 27 October 2013

APA SOCIAL HOUR  October 29, 2013 at 6pm  Please join your fellow pilots and their spouses for the Arizona Pilots Association Social Hour. This event will mark the first of what we hope will become a quarterly meet and greet event for our organization. The focus of this occasion is to come together in a social setting in order to become better acquainted away from

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Published: 23 January 2013

Craig Albright, Cirrus N857CD @ KCHD, CFI/II Weather combined with a variety of other issues (e.g., work, medical, etc.) have resulted in cancellation of our Weekend Getaway to Palm Springs, CA this weekend. I realize that most of you have already contacted me individually but just in case you haven't gotten the word, we're postponing the trip. So, please attend to any

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Published: 25 December 2012

Weekend Getaway: November Debrief & the January Outlook by Craig Albright, Cirrus N857CD @ KCHD, CFI/II Back from Carlsbad, NM It’s nearly Christmas and the weekend of November 24-25 seems like ages ago! That weekend was our first out-of-state, overnight Weekend Getaway. On Saturday, four aircraft carrying 11 souls left the Valley, heading to Carlsbad, NM, intent on

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Published: 10 November 2012

Weekend Getaway Flights: Carlsbad Caverns National Park (in Carlsbad, NM)   by Craig Albright, Cirrus N857CD @ KCHD, CFI/II       Our next Weekend Getaway: Carlsbad Caverns National Park on Nov. 24-25      Yes, this is really a 2-day trip… time to stretch our legs a bit! And, it really is on the weekend following

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Published: 14 September 2012

Hi, everyone! Based on the responses I received from last month's APA newsletter, it appears that folks would like to fly down to Tombstone, AZ in October.  So, after a little investigation at my end, here's a rough itinerary: Arrive:  Saturday, 10/20 by 9:00 AM (1600Z).  Flying from Chandler, my home 'drome, one possible route would be KCHD - P29.  That's only 132

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Published: 14 August 2012

Weekend Getaway Flights:   October 20-21, 2012 ~ You decide!   by Craig Albright, Cirrus N857CD @ KCHD, CFI/II   October’s Weekend Getaway:  The Great Unknown – You decide!!  Alright, the hellish heat of summer will be only a memory.  By October 20-21, things should have cooled off somewhat; it’s time to spread our wings once