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Published: 09 April 2023

~  Arizona Airport Passport Program  ~ AZAPP   By Trent Heidtke As we head into April the Arizona Airport Passport Program (AZAPP) program has surpassed the 150 participants mark, and, we have our first person to achieve platinum level in the program. The big news this month is that back in March, Mike Haubrich was our first participant to have

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Published: 21 March 2023

  By Fred Gibbs   I am pleased to say that, as I write this during the last week of February, there are no fatal accidents to report. The new year – CY-2023 – is off to a good start. Irony of ironies, while doing a safety seminar down at Ryan Airport on January 21st, there was an accident at the airport during the program. Fortunately, no one was hurt, except for

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Published: 20 March 2023

  By Howard Deevers   Many years ago there was a TV series called SKY KING. “Skyler King” was an Arizona rancher in this series. Before TV it was also a radio drama once a week. Those of us old enough to remember SKY KING also remember the airplane he flew and the adventures that he got into every week. Kirby Grant played the part of Sky King. To many of us

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Published: 19 March 2023

By Rod Kunkel   Willcox, AZ Wine Tasting + Hiking May 26 - 29, 2023   Our first weekend getaway of 2023 to Page, AZ, sold out in record time!  So, I’ve started planning a second one.  The game plan is to spend Friday 5/26 - Monday 5/29 (Memorial Day weekend) in Willcox, AZ.    Rough itinerary: Friday 5/26 ·Everyone arrives at Cochise

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Published: 18 March 2023

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

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Published: 17 March 2023

   by Jim Timm   These pilot deviations need to be examined to determine if a common threat exists that we should address to help reduce the number of deviations that occur, and thus enhance aviation safety. In the time period from January 14 through February 9 there were twenty-seven pilot deviations recorded by the FAA SDL FSDO. These deviations were

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Published: 17 March 2023

   by Jim Timm   There were two Near Mid Air Collision incidents reported during the period from January 14, 2023 thru February 9, 2023. The details these four occurrences are as follows:   January 19, 2023 An F16 that was assigned to the 195th Squadron, TUS ANG was struck by a UAS. While there were no injuries, there was minor damage to the rear of

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Published: 16 March 2023

  Greetings, We had a fantastic time meeting hundreds of members in Buckeye at the AOPA Fly-In and Buckeye Air Fair, as well as the recent Cactus Fly-In. We were also happy to chat with dozens of out-of-state pilots who attended. We were proud to talk about the FlyAZ Passport program and we received some great feedback. We appreciate those who took the time to stop

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Published: 15 March 2023

By Chris Nugent   In this month’s Scholarship Corner article, we will continue to provide some more information on our 2023 scholarship recipients. It’s important that you hear from them directly, so I have asked each of them to provide a brief overview of themselves and their aviation career goals in their own word.   Evan Erickson For my 18th birthday

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Published: 14 March 2023

  It looks like the winter weather is in our rear-view mirror, and spring is on its way. The nights are cool and the early morning flights for the Saturday morning breakfasts are truly delightful. If it stayed this way for too long, I fear we would be overrun with more people than we would want. I hope some of you made it out to Buckeye Airport for the Buckeye Air Fair