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Published: 14 October 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 August 13, 2025, through September 11, 2025, there were eighteen pilot deviations reported by the FAA SDL FSDO

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Published: 20 September 2025

  by Jim Timm   The following are the reports of aviation accidents, and incidents that have occurred in Arizona from mid-July through mid-August. 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 September 2025

  by Mike McCann   September Day Trip: Show Low, AZ – KSOW Saturday, September 20, 2025 Trip Detail Recap: ·KSOW Arrival time: 7:45 – 8:15am (please stagger arrival times) ·Breakfast at the airport (see flyer below) ·See aircraft parking information (see below) ·KSOW is an AZ Passport destination Our September Day Trip will be to Show Low, AZ where

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Published: 17 September 2025

   by Jim Timm   There were Two Near Mid-Air Collision incidents reported during the reporting period from July 11, 2025, through August 12, 2025.   DATE: July 14, 2025 LOCATION: Casa Grande Airport (CGZ) A Cessna 172 was on a practice instrument approach to Casa Grande Airport, and a T6 military trainer was in the pattern at Casa Grande. The T6

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Published: 16 September 2025

  Greetings, If you have been keeping up with the aviation press over the last few months, you’ll know that it’s been a busy summer with regard to aviation-related legislation, proposed rulemaking by the FAA/DOT and proposed changes to Special Use Airspace (SUA) and Military Operating Areas (MOAs) in Arizona. Here’s a high-level summary: ·Pilot and Aircraft Privacy

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Published: 15 September 2025

    The Saturday morning breakfast fights usually start out pretty good, but getting back later in the morning can get a bit tense because things are starting to heat up and can get a bit bumpy. It’s all supposed to be fun, and usually it is. So, with that in mind, let’s get out there and go flying. The big announcement that has been made is that the MOSIAC

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Published: 15 September 2025

  By Howard Deevers   M O N stands for: Minimum Operating Network. Pilots will find this MON inside a shaded box, on the Low En Route Charts at airports that are considered Minimum Operating Network airports and VOR's. This system was instituted by the FAA in 2016. No big announcement was made about it that I can remember. With more and more pilots going to GPS

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Published: 14 September 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 July 11, 2025, through August 12, 2025, there were thirty-one pilot deviations reported by the FAA SDL FSDO

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Published: 20 August 2025

by Will Worthington (APA Member)   As a follow up to last month’s article regarding LightHawk Conservation Flying, Will Worthington put together some information with examples of the projects LightHawk volunteers have supported here in Arizona.   Border Wall Construction Plans are quickly moving forward to build 27 miles of new border wall in the San Rafael

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Published: 20 August 2025

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