Airport Fly-In & Open HouseSaturday, Nov. 2 2013 Have your kids become "Young Eagles" at the Sierra Vista Municipal Airport.Children, ages 8 through 17, can take their first exciting airplane flight - FREE!Flights from 7:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.Breakfast from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m.Aircraft Displays · Military Static Displays · Great BreakfastDon't let the kids have all the...  Read more...Sierra Vista Fly-In and Open House on Saturday, November 2nd

By Jim Timm OCTOBER 2013 Fall is rapidly approaching and and hopefully cooler flying weather. We are beginning to see an increase in the number of flying events taking place and our winter flying snowbirds should also be returning shortly. Fly safe and I hope to see you at some of the upcoming events. In reviewing the accident reports over an extended period of time, you...  Read more...October 2013 Executive Director's Report

By Jim Timm OCTOBER 2013 In reviewing these aviation accidents that have occurred in Arizona, we all need to learn from the mistakes being made and take the necessary action to prevent similar accidents from occurring. During this last reporting period, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) records reported seven accidents that occurred within the state of...  Read more...Accident Summary - October 2013

Upcoming Airspace ChangesFred Gibbs Well, here it is the end of September already – where did the summer go? Monsoon season up here in Flagstaff practically washed July and August away; the rainfall amounts were at record levels. Sure did slow down flying. But as a result of that, and the Monsoon season in the valley, the accident rate was very, very low, with NO fatalities...  Read more...Upcoming Airspace Changes

Rich Finkle has produced thisinformative and entertaining video on backcountry etiquette:View on YouTube All of us have been somewhere, sometime when someone does something that makes you want to throttle them. You know what I’m talking about. My goal is to be sure that we have captured the major things all of us should be thinking about to make our backcountry travels...  Read more...Backcountry Etiquette Video by Rich Finkle

Since 1971, the COPPERSTATE Fly-In & Aviation Expo has been a great place to see a diverse blend of aircraft in action, attend informative workshops and check out the latest, greatest aviation products. In its 41st year, this year’s fly-in — scheduled for Thurs., Oct. 24, 2013 - Sat., Oct. 26, 2013 at the Casa Grande Municipal Airport in Casa Grande, Ariz. —...  Read more...Mark your calendars for Copperstate 2013 on Oct 24th-26th!

By Jim Timm SEPTEMBER 2013 The flying still isn’t much fun in this hot weather we have been having. While I was at the EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, I was pleasantly surprised to run into many of you there also. I think we all agreed, that the weather this year was the best we have ever seen for many years. Cool and no rain or strong winds. I wish we could have brought some...  Read more...September 2013 Executive Director's Report

By Jim Timm SEPTEMBER 2013 In this regular reporting of aviation accidents that have occurred in Arizona, we need to learn from the mistakes being made and take the necessary action to prevent similar accidents from occurring. During this last reporting period, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) records reported three accidents that occurred within the state of...  Read more...Accident Summary - September 2013

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Casa Grande Municipal to Operate As Non-Towered Airport during COPPERSTATE Fly-In (CASA GRANDE, ARIZ., Aug. 20, 2013) — Each October, pilots arriving for the COPPERSTATE Fly-In at the Casa Grande Municipal Airport in Casa Grande, Ariz., have been greeted by an enthusiastic crew of FAA air traffic controllers, drawn from facilities throughout the...  Read more...Casa Grande Municipal to Operate As Non-Towered Airport during COPPERSTATE Fly-In

From the Flight Deck - August 2013 Roy Evans II For a few moments, let’s take a ride back in time to our flight training days. Let’s say this is our first solo cross-country, and here we are a few days prior to takeoff. Kitchen table cleared off, sectional chart laid flat, we begin the time-honored tradition of penciling in our true course, measuring distances between...  Read more...From the Flight Deck - August 2013