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Published: 15 June 2023

By Chris Nugent   In this month’s Scholarship Corner article, we will wrap up our introduction of the 2023 scholarship recipients. It’s hard to believe that it’s June already and we’re fast approaching another APA Scholarship cycle!   Benjamin O’Hara Hayworth Eventually, I hope to become a Wildlife Manager with Arizona Game and Fish. I feel that Arizona

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Published: 14 June 2023

  Well, the full swing of spring is here, and it’s almost summer with its really high temps. So far, flying out for the Saturday morning breakfast has been great with cool smooth flights going. However, coming home, if we are a bit slow getting under way, the return flight can get a bit bumpy, even if the temps aren’t too bad. It seems that most aviation activities have

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Published: 13 June 2023

By Chris Nugent   Some of you may have noticed a NOTAM for Superior Municipal Airport (E81) indicating that the airport was closed for glider training operations. It turns out that Fairfax O’Riley and the team at Aerial Engagement in Scottsdale have formed a sister company, Superior Soaring, to bring glider operations to E81. While the objective is to bring a

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Published: 12 June 2023

  By Fred Gibbs   Just to be clear, the opinions and statements made within my articles are strictly mine and may not necessarily reflect any policy or position of the Arizona Pilots Association.   AVOIDING ELT FALSE ALERTS Did you know that Emergency locator transmitters (ELTs) cause over 8,000 false alerts each year in the United States? Yup, that is

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Published: 21 May 2023

  By Fred Gibbs   As of my last query on April 27th into the NTSB database, there have still been NO fatal accidents in Arizona since January 1st of this year. That is a great statistic, finishing out the 1st quarter of 2023 with no fatal accidents, and we entered the 2nd quarter still accident free!! Furthermore, the NTSB database only shows 7 other accidents, 6

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Published: 20 May 2023

  By Howard Deevers   When working to earn your Pilot Certificate, emergency procedures are a required part of your training. We all remember our instructors bringing the throttle to idle and telling us that our engine has failed. Now the drill begins. The instructor explains the sequence of events to follow: squawk 7700, use 121.5, find a place to land

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Published: 19 May 2023

By Rod Kunkel   Sprucedale Guest Ranch Alpine, AZ September 6 - 9, 2023   This will not be your typical weekend getaway.  We are headed to the Sprucedale Guest Ranch in the heart of the White Mountains in eastern AZ.  A couple of our members recently visited the ranch, establishing a relationship that made this event possible.  This will be a

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Published: 18 May 2023

  by Jim Timm   The following are the reports of aviation accidents and incidents that occurred in Arizona from mid-March through April. We hope you use the following detailed accident information to learn from the mistakes being made by others and take the necessary action to prevent similar occurrences. In this reporting period the number of accidents were up

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Published: 17 May 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 report from March 10 through April 13 there were thirty-one pilot deviations reported by the FAA SDL FSDO. These deviations were committed by

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Published: 16 May 2023

  Greetings, I'll keep it brief this month because our annual membership meeting is only a few days away. On May 13th, we'll be meeting at 7350 E Evans Rd, Hangar E-110 near the Scottsdale Airport at 10 am. Come out and hear what your APA has been up to, learn about some opportunities and initiatives, and get plugged in. Our board is a dedicated group of pilots who love