City of Sierra Vista, SVMA News Letter 

-Young Eagles!!  28 January, 0800 @ the SVMA terminal building.  (Sorry, no pancakes.) Contact the usual EAA 776 suspects if you want to volunteer or fly.  See Contact SVAA page for an email link.

-Start of the fly-in season:  Cactus Antique fly-in.  2-3 March @ Casa Grande, AZ (KCGZ).   Flyer.

-Annual Bluegrass on the River (and Fly-in) @ Lake Havasu City, 2-4 March

-From the APA News Letter.   Please see the APA web site HERE for details:

Back Country Fly-Ins for 2011 / 2012

dates may change. If you are interested in helping coordinate any of these events, please contact Tommy

Thomason or the contact person(s) listed with each event.

We are also trying to ‘rate’ the various destinations according to runway conditions.

Level 1 – non paved, occasionally maintained, 50+ feet wide, more than 3000 feet long, firm surface,

may have high density altitude.

Level 2 – non paved, not regularly maintained, narrow (less than 50 feet), usually at least 3000 feet long,

firm surface, may have some ruts or wash outs, high density altitude.

Level 3 – non paved, not maintained, narrow, short (typically less than 2000 feet), rough, soft or sandy,

ruts, wash outs, obstacles (rocks, bushes, trees, cactus, etc).

January 14, 2012 – Alamo Lake. Level 1, Contact - Nancy Benscoter, or Bernie Gross. Lunch at the

restaurant

February, 11, 2012 – Pleasant Valley (P48) Lake Pleasant. Level 1. Contact Bernie Gross, or Tommy

Thomason. Back Country forums to include short and soft field techniques, survival, mountain flying,

etc.

April 14, 2012 – Superior, AZ (E81) Level 1. Contact Joe Monks or Tommy Thomason. Fly-out lunch

to Kerny, campout, history lesson from town mayor.

May 12, 2012 – Grapevine, Level 1 We are still working on this one but have high hopes we will get

authorization to have the fly-in, picnic, camping, fishing, etc.  **APA Planning to repair this strip is underway. Volunteers are needed.  Please contact Bob Carter at Bob Carter @ APAfor information.**

FAA to Require Reregistration of all GA Aircraft

Aircraft re-registration requirement.  Thanks to Jon N. for reformatting this requirement to make it clearer.

     -Re-registration <<click here  |   FAA "Clarification" here.

**Aircraft registered in JUNE of any year must be reregistered by the end of October 2011**