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Barbara Harper, ATP CFII MEI LRJet
Sometimes the beacons are not always in the same location for a given type of aircraft. There is no standardized pattern or regulation relating to the flash patterns, it simply depends on what type of flasher module is used. Boeing seems to synchronize the beacons so that the top and bottom flash
Read more: The Rotating Beacon, A Safety Implement of Sorts
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JUNE, 2013
I hope everyone is able to enjoy the cool early morning flying weather. Summer is rapidly approaching. On Saturday May 18 we had the 2013 APA Annual membership meeting and we couldn’t have asked for finer weather for those that elected to fly in. Everyone had a good time and it was good to see some of you again. We had the annual directors election and
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by Jim Timm
In this regular reporting of aviation accidents that have occurred in Arizona, we need to learn from the mistakes being made and take corrective action to prevent similar accidents from occurring.
In this last reporting period, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) had issued reports on seven aviation accidents in Arizona
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Fred Gibbs
By the time you read this, you may have already attended our May annual meeting at Chandler Aviation and heard the latest update on GAARMS. But what you may not know is that right after the annual meeting, the Arizona Aircraft Accident Review Group (affectionately called the AZ AARG) held their meeting over in
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Roy Evans II
“What kind of man would live where there is no danger? I don't believe in taking foolish chances. But nothing can be accomplished by not taking a chance at all.” This was said while Charles Lindbergh was discussing his plans to cross the Atlantic, I was thinking about his quote the other day holding short of 25R in PHX. On this
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BY JIM TIMM
I trust everyone is getting out there and taking advantage of the good flying weather. I fear it won’t last long enough, so lets go flying and take advantage of it while we still have it with us. But please fly safe!
Be sure to put Saturday May 18 On your calendar for the Annual APA Membership Meeting. This years meeting will be held at
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by Jim Timm
In this regular reporting of aviation accidents that have occurred in Arizona, we should try to learn from the mistakes being made and take corrective action to prevent similar accidents from occurring.
In this last reporting period, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) reported two aviation accidents in Arizona. Of these
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So mark your calendar and watch for the FAASAFETY.GOV Notice for Saturday morning, March 23rd, starting at 8:30AM over at the ASU Williams-Gateway campus in Picacho Hall 150. Seating for 150 folks, and we'd like you to fill up every seat, because it is important you be part of the solution to the fatal accident rate, not part of the
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There are lots of reasons people fly.
Some fly to get places more easily or faster.
Some fly to enjoy new technology.
Some fly just to leave the surface of our planet for a while.
And some fly for scenery.
There's a lot of scenery to be had.
With much to say about fruited plains and shining seas,
my own preference is purple mountain
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT
MARCH, 2013
The flying weather has generally been excellent and there are a lots of aviation events happening around the state and it’s difficult deciding which ones to go to. So, in the mean time, fly safely and enjoy as many of the events as you can.
We keep seeing more and more in the media about the use of UAVs in an ever expanding range of
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