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Published: 14 May 2023

  Well, spring must definitely be here because the bugs certainly are. As I mentioned last month, when I get back from the Saturday morning breakfast flight, I really have to scrub the airplane down. I don’t know what your present flying experience is like, but perhaps you fly much higher and farther and don’t encounter the pests like I do, but you have to takeoff and

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Published: 12 May 2023

By Rod Kunkel   Our first weekend getaway of 2023 is behind us! Seventeen of us spent a few days in Page. The weather was beautiful with sunny skies and temperatures in the 70s each day! Everyone arrived at Classic Aviation Friday morning. After a quick lunch at the Gone West restaurant we headed off for a tour of Lower Antelope Canyon. We all stared at spectacular and

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Published: 12 May 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.   ENGINE FAILURES A couple of years ago, the General Aviation Joint Steering Committee, the FAA, airframe manufacturers, user groups, associations and other

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Published: 10 May 2023

By Paul Wiley   To be considered as a TAA the aircraft must have: ·Autopilot ·Moving Map Display ·IFR Capable RNAV (GPS) Navigation Note that to be a TAA does not necessarily require a “glass cockpit.” Typically, a glass cockpit uses Attitude Heading Reference System (AHRS), Air Data Computer, and GPS along with other sensors and all this data is then

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Published: 21 April 2023

  By Fred Gibbs   As of my last query on March 27th into the NTSB database, there have been NO fatal accidents in Arizona since January 1st of this year. That is a great statistic, and one worth stating loudly! Hopefully we will finish out the 1st quarter of 2023 with no fatal accidents. Now, Mother Nature has not been very nice to us the past month or so, not

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Published: 20 April 2023

  By Howard Deevers   … this is not an obituary, this is a remembrance   Barbara was born in San Diego and was involved in aviation long before coming to Arizona in 1974.  I did not arrive in Arizona until 1999.  Barbara and I first met while we both served on the Board of Directors for the Arizona Pilots Association.  Board meetings were

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Published: 18 April 2023

  by Jim Timm   The following are the reports of aviation accidents and incidents that occurred in Arizona from mid-February through March. 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 take the necessary action to prevent them

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Published: 17 April 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 time period from February 10 through March 9 there were eight pilot deviations recorded by the FAA SDL FSDO. These deviations were committed

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Published: 16 April 2023

  Greetings, Our annual membership meeting is about a month away. Mark your calendars for Saturday, May 13. The meeting will be held at a private hangar at the Scottsdale Airport. The hangar is located at 7350 E Evans Rd. We have some exciting topics to share with the membership and we look forward to meeting you in person. As an added bonus, we have some

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Published: 15 April 2023

By Chris Nugent   As you probably saw in last month’s newsletter, the APA team had a great time talking with our members at the recent AOPA Fly-In/Buckeye Air Fair and the Cactus Fly-In. I also had the pleasure of meeting with some of our recent scholarship recipients to get an update on their journey towards their aviation careers. I’m happy to report that they