Arizona Pilots Association
Preserving
Promoting
Protecting

General Aviation in Arizona

Advocating the common interests of Arizona's general aviation community at the local and state level.

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The Voice of General Aviation in Arizona!

Scholarships

Scholarships are given each year to help fill the financial need of students pursuing aviation related educational opportunities at accredited colleges.

Backcountry

Safety briefing pamphlets, map, and videos for the backcountry airstrips in Arizona that the APA and volunteers have worked to reopen and currently maintain.

Airparks

Information regarding properties and contacts in a listing of the airparks located in Arizona, with special articles detailing the ins-and-outs of many of them.

Passport App

Win awards and stay proficient by visiting Arizona’s public-use airstrips and airports, as well as many airport restaurants and aviation themed museums in our #FLYAZ Passport App.

Safety

The APA provides safety seminars around the state, as well as articles on various safety topics each month. We also have available for download GAJSC safety presentations.

Calendar

The APA maintains a comprehensive calendar of many aviation events around Arizona, as well as our monthly Grapevine BBQ and special getaways. Find out what's happening.

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Latest News Articles

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.   lighthawk conservation flying arizona project update jaime rojo Border Wall Construction Plans are quickly moving forward to build 27 miles of new border wall in the San Rafael
  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
  By Leanne Tawoda   Hi AZ Pilots, Hope you are having a great summer.  It is August, and soon we will be starting Grapevine fly ins in October.  I am looking forward to a great season of flying, camping, and Arizona night skies. This year, I will continue with Saturday night movies.  Please send me an email if you have any suggestions for a movie
  by Mike McCann   Mark your calendar & RSVP today:       Combined Day Trip/Weekend Getaway Monument Valley Airport/Goulding’s Lodge – UT25 Day Trip participants – Saturday Oct 4, 2025 Weekend Getaway participants – Fri/Sun Oct 3-5, 2025 Greetings fellow APA members…. this month I’m very excited to share our plans for the upcoming combined
   by Jim Timm   There was a Near Mid Air Collision incident reported during the reporting period from June 13, 2025 through July 10, 2025.   DATE: July 1, 2025 LOCATION: Near Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport (PHX) About 6.5 NM west of Sky Harbor an Embraer air carrier on a visual approach to the runway reported a NMAC with a small white quad copter at
By Paul Wiley   The FAA definition of Loss of Control - Inflight (LOC-I) is the “unintended departure from controlled flight”.  LOC-I accidents are by far the most common category of accident as shown in the chart below from the US NTSB.  LOC-I accidents account for almost half of all fatal General Aviation (GA) accidents. It has often been said that

 


 



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“The backcountry success of reopening airstrips in Arizona which the APA has accomplished through volunteer efforts is unsurpassed.”

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