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Published: 15 June 2025

  By Howard Deevers   It is totally amazing how many things we can do with our cellphones and other devices with an app. Of course, you need to have that app installed in your device and know how to use it. Everything from grocery shopping to paying your bills has an app. ForeFlight is on my iPads, but not on my cell phone. Just recently ForeFlight sent a message

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Published: 14 June 2025

   by Jim Timm   These pilot deviations need to be examined to determine if a common thread 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 April 11, 2025, through May 16, 2025 there were twenty-four pilot deviations reported by the FAA SDL FSDO. These

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Published: 20 May 2025

  by Jim Timm   The following are the reports of aviation accidents and incidents that have occurred in Arizona from March through April. We hope to use the following detailed accident/incident 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: 16 May 2025

    Greetings, Thanks to all of you that attended the April Grapevine camping weekend. Our Grapevine coordinator, Leanne Tawoda, reported that we had great turnout and weather for the event. Unfortunately, the warm weather is just around the corner, and this will be our last event for the season. We’ll pick back up in October and look forward to seeing you in the

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Published: 15 May 2025

    So far, we have been having pretty good flying weather, although sometimes it’s been a bit windy, but nothing like what pilots have to contend with much of the time in other parts of the country. So why don’t we just go flying and enjoy what we have! While we have been complaining about landing fees being accessed from information that is being taken from our

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Published: 15 May 2025

  By Howard Deevers   Can you fly an airplane with no radio, no lights, no ADS-B, into Class B airspace? A former student called to ask that question. He was looking to buy a Champ that never had an electrical system and wanted to know if he could fly into Chandler from Ryan airport. The quick and modern day answer is no. While Chandler is not IN Class B

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Published: 15 May 2025

A dry winter in southern Arizona and New Mexico has increased the wildfire danger earlier than normal. I am sending out Wildfire Avoidance materials to alert aviators about the possibility of encountering firefighting aircraft at wildfires throughout southern Arizona. The materials have been updated with new information. If you would post the attached documents on your

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Published: 14 May 2025

  In this month’s Scholarship Corner, we will continue to introduce our 2024 scholarship recipients. We had the pleasure of meeting with some of our recent scholarship recipients recently to get an update on their journey towards their aviation careers. I am happy to report that they are working hard and making great progress. It’s always encouraging to see how the APA

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Published: 14 May 2025

   by Jim Timm   These pilot deviations need to be examined to determine if a common thread 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 March 14, 2025, through April 10, 2025, there were 19 pilot deviations reported by the FAA SDL FSDO. These

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Published: 21 April 2025

By Andy Durbin   Most Arizona pilots will have heard that the floors of some MOAs will be, or have been, lowered to the surface.  Did you know that fast jets are also operating down to the surface outside of charted MOAs?  I didn't until I was walking around at Buzzard Roost after landing there earlier this year. For those that don't know Buzzard Roost, it's a