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Published: 15 January 2024

  By Howard Deevers   When we hear the phrase “Day Care Center,” we immediately have an image of some place, such as a children's Day Care Center, or even a Day Care Center for elderly adults. Many of us have experienced these with our kids, or even our elderly parents. Don't equate a Day Care Center with a Nursing Home or even and Assisted Living Facility. And

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Published: 15 January 2024

  by Jim Timm   The following are the reports of aviation accidents and incidents that occurred in Arizona from mid-November through mid-December. We hope to use the following detailed accident information to develop safety programs, briefings, and posters/flyers to help pilots learn from the mistakes being made by others and be able to take the necessary action

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Published: 14 January 2024

Greetings, We had another great turnout for the 2023 APA Scholarship cycle with forty-one applications submitted. While most of the applicants are seeking careers as professional pilots, we are now consistently seeing applications from students pursuing careers in aviation maintenance and air traffic control. This is encouraging, but from what I read we have a lot of ground

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Published: 14 January 2024

   by Jim Timm   These pilot deviations need to be examined to determine if a common threat exists that we should address to help reduce the number of deviations that continue to occur, and thus enhance aviation safety. In the reporting period from November 11 through December 15 there were thirty-four pilot deviations reported by the FAA SDL FSDO

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Published: 17 December 2023

  by Mike McCann APA Day-Trip Coordinator   12/2/23 - Marble Canyon, AZ On Saturday, December 2 we had a wonderful day trip to Marble Canyon, AZ.  Perfect weather existed along the entire route, and aircraft came from numerous directions including southern Utah, Lake Havasu, and multiple Phoenix area airports.  In total, 10 aircraft and 15 pilots and

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Published: 16 December 2023

Greetings, It’s hard to believe that 2023 is coming to a close and the new year will be here before we know it. The winter flying weather has been stellar lately, and let’s hope it continues for the foreseeable future. Before we finish out this year, the APA team will be busy again this month closing out the 2023 Scholarship cycle. We had another good turnout this year with

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Published: 15 December 2023

    Lately, Saturday mornings have been great for flying out for the weekend breakfasts, except for one Saturday when the weather was a bit questionable, and a number opted to go to the local IHOP instead of flying. The flying conditions are just what we have been waiting for during the past long, hot summer. So now let’s get out there and go flying! I’m sure you

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Published: 15 December 2023

  By Howard Deevers   Our introduction to aviation can come from many different sources. Some of us grew up in aviation families, where a parent, grandparent, or other relative was already involved in aviation in some manner as a private pilot, airline pilot, mechanic, or even military-related flying. Others gain an interest in aviation by simply looking at

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Published: 15 December 2023

  by Jim Timm   The following are the reports of aviation accidents and incidents that have occurred in Arizona from mid-October through November. 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

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Published: 14 December 2023

   by Jim Timm   These pilot deviations need to be examined to determine if a common threat exists that we should address to help reduce the number of deviations that occur, and thus enhance aviation safety. In the reporting period from October 13 through November 10 there were thirty-five pilot deviations reported by the FAA SDL FSDO