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Published: 17 November 2025

   by Jim Timm   There were Two Near Mid Air Collision incidents reported during the reporting period from September 12, 2025, through October 2, 2025.   DATE: September 5, 2025 LOCATION: Prescott Airport (PRC) Shortly after entering the Prescott Class Delta Airspace the transponder of a Cessna 182 failed, and while the Cessna was on a straight in to

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Published: 16 November 2025

  Welcome to the November 2025 APA Newsletter! The flying season has finally arrived in Arizona, the weather has been awesome, and I know a lot of folks are getting their airplanes out of the hangar to enjoy it. We had our first Grapevine Camping weekend last month and everyone had great time as always. We are planning to do something a little different for the November

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Published: 15 November 2025

    The Saturday morning fights have been outstanding with the cooler temperatures that have been encountered. In fact, generally it hasn’t been too bad for the entire day. I don’t think I’ve been flying at a lower AGL lately, but I have noticed a slight up tick in the number of insects I’ve accumulated on the windshield and wings. I guess I shouldn’t complain

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Published: 15 November 2025

  By Howard Deevers   Fifty Two does not sound like a big number. There are 52 weeks in a year. What is significant about this? There are about 52 General Aviation fuel related accidents per year in the U S. That is one per week! Doing research on fuel-related accidents, I find that this has not changed over the last 10 years. Some years it may be a few more, or

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Published: 14 November 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 September 12, 2025, through October 2, 2025, there were twelve pilot deviations reported by the FAA SDL FSDO

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Published: 20 October 2025

  by Jim Timm   The following are the reports of aviation accidents, and incidents that have occurred in Arizona from August through September. 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

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Published: 17 October 2025

   by Jim Timm   There was a Near Mid Air Collision incident reported during the reporting period from August 13, 2025, through September 11, 2025.   DATE: August 9, 2025 LOCATION: Goodyear Airport (GYR) A Van’s RV-7 was departing and was given a left downwind departure, and a Diamond Aircraft was on the downwind to the same RWY. The RV-7 took off

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Published: 16 October 2025

  Welcome to the October 2025 APA Newsletter! As we have reported over the past several months, there is a lot going on in both commercial and general aviation related to legislation and proposed rulemaking including proposed changes in Military Operating Areas (MOAs) in the West and the expansion of operating privileges for Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS). All these

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Published: 15 October 2025

    The Saturday morning breakfast fights have generally been very good, but the last one was a bit concerning because of a few rain showers in the area. It wasn’t really much of a problem, and besides, we needed the rain! It’s all for fun as it usually is. So, with that in mind, let’s get out there and go flying for any reason at all. A group of us flew into Casa

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Published: 15 October 2025

  By Howard Deevers   I believe that all pilots remember that first solo flight. The moment that the instructor endorsed your logbook for your solo flight, gave you some brief instructions, and got out of the plane to watch you on your first solo was an exhilarating moment. It is as exciting for the instructor as it is for the student. It marks a point in time