Archive for May 2012

Located roughly forty miles west of the Tuweep airstrip in northern Arizona is the historical Grand Gulch Mine.  History has this as the first copper mine in Arizona, and you can admire the last remaining earthen smelter in the country amongst the ruins of this wonderful site. Taking the cue from aviation historian, and APA member,…

On May 3, 2012, the governors of Minnesota and Vermont signed bills adding aviation to their respective state recreational use statutes (RUS).  These states become the 15th and 16th states to do so.  In Minnesota, Jim Hanson worked hard and long to get a bill sponsored in the House by Representative David Hancock.  The bill then…