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Scholarships

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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 Jim Timm The following are the reports of aviation accidents/incidents that have occurred in Arizona from mid-April through mid-May. We hope to use the following detailed accident 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 action

president report june 2026 annual meeting speaker

Thanks to all of you who attended our Annual Meeting on May 16th in Scottsdale. We had a great turnout, and it was great to get together with our members to share all the work APA is doing to ensure you are represented at the legislative level, preserving our backcountry strips, and supporting the next generation of Arizona aviation professionals. In addition to

Read more: June 2026 President’s Report

The breakfast fights on Saturday morning have generally been pretty good. The temperatures have been reasonable, but things are heating up. This is a reminder that summer is rapidly approaching, and I’m still the last one home at about 11:00 am. Mesa Falcon Field has implemented their new fee schedule, and the landing fee part of the new schedule is on a temporary

By Howard Deevers It seems that we talk a lot about density altitude in Arizona, and we should. It is important to remember a few things about density altitude for your own safety. Anyone that flies in Arizona has been exposed to the effects of density altitude. You can't see it, feel it, or hear it, but you have to know that it exists. Every AWOS at non

In this month’s Scholarship Corner, we’ll wrap up our introductions of the 2025 scholarship recipients. We had the pleasure of meeting some of our scholarship recipients at the annual meeting, and it was great to meet them in person and get an update on their journey towards their aviation careers. It’s always encouraging to see how the APA Scholarship program helps

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 10 through May 14 there were nineteen deviations reported by the FAA SDL FSDO. These deviations were

Upcoming Events

Tue Jul 14 @ 4:00PM
Pilot/Controller Forum - Glendale Airport (KGEU) ATCT Tower

Tue Jul 14 @ 6:00PM
Monthly BOD Meeting

Thu Jul 16 @12:00PM
Pilot/Controller Forum - Scottsdale Airport (KSDL) ATCT Tower

Sat Aug 22 @ 7:00AM
Mystic Bluffs Fly-in

Tue Aug 25 @ 6:00PM
EAA 228 Chapter Meeting

Sun Oct 11
Fly Out To Bar 10 Ranch - 1Z1 Grand Canyon

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