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Published: 09 November 2022

~  Arizona Airport Passport Program  ~ AZAPP   By Trent Heidtke Welcome to the November edition of AZAPP Corner where we update you on the latest and greatest happenings regarding the Arizona Passport Program. The month of October has seen an uptick in the number of people beginning the program.  Now that we have 50 signs up at airports

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Published: 09 October 2022

~  Arizona Airport Passport Program  ~ AZAPP   By Trent Heidtke Inquiring minds probably want to know what the status of the Arizona Airport Passport Program (AZAPP) heading into October is.  Well, in short, we made good progress in the month of September.  The great news is that as we write this column, there are 44 signs in the hands of

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Published: 10 September 2022

   By Paul Wiley   This article is for General Aviation pilots flying under FAR Part 91.  It is intended to cover important highlights and to summarize the basic operations and common procedures recommended by the FAA (and others) when using Electronic Flight Bags (EFB).  The goal of this article is to promote the safe and efficient use of EFBs

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Published: 09 September 2022

~  Arizona Airport Passport Program  ~ AZAPP   By Trent Heidtke In last month’s APA newsletter we introduced our Arizona Passport program. We hope it will incentivize pilots to fly to all of Arizona’s 56 public use airports, aviation themed museums, and on-site airport restaurants. So, where are we heading into September you ask? Well, a couple

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Published: 08 September 2022

  Photos by Vern Lassiter    There was a mini fly-in up at Young to assess the situation and plan for the new wind sock installation. Looks like the project is coming together nicely and we should have a new wind sock soon! There was a mini fly-in up at Young to assess the situation and plan for the new wind sock installation. Looks like the project is

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Published: 09 August 2022

~  Arizona Airport Passport Program  ~ Almost Ready To Go Live!   By Trent Heidtke After more than a year of planning, preparation, app development, and hard work, we are close to launching an Arizona Passport program that will incentivize pilots to fly to all of Arizona’s 56 public use airports, visit aviation themed museums, and dine at on-site

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Published: 08 June 2022

   By Paul Wiley   This article discusses the concept of Accelerate Stop (and briefly the associated Accelerate Go) for pilots flying single engine land airplanes under FAR part 91 General and Operating Flight Rules. The concept of Accelerate Stop/Accelerate Go is usually thought of as applicable only to multi-engine airplanes; normally, a pilot is

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Published: 08 April 2022

    By Paul Wiley This article discusses a very recent “incident” that occurred at Prescott (PRC) Regional airport on Sunday, April 3, 2022, while practicing instrument approach procedures. The incident was a runway incursion and could have resulted in a collision on the ground at high speed. Before getting into the details of this incident, let me first say

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Published: 09 December 2021

    By Mark Weiss Since its first event in 1973, Copperstate Fly-In has been bringing together aviation enthusiasts not only from the Valley of the Sun and the state of Arizona but also from across the United States. A few have even attended from overseas. Everyone in the aviation community has heard of EAA Airventure. Many pilots and enthusiasts make the

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Published: 08 December 2021

    By Paul Wiley This article discusses FAA minimums for airplane pilots flying under FAR part 91 General and Operating Flight Rules.  It also provides a general discussion of some of these minimums as well as recommendations for developing a personal minimums checklist.  The purpose of having a personal minimums checklist is to facilitate good