Nominees and award winners will be recognized for Arizona's General Aviation Awards for Flight Instructor (CFI), Maintenance Technician (AMT), FAASTeam Representative (REP) of the Year, Arizona Air Traffic Communicator of the Year, Arizona Airport Safety Award of the Year, and the Arizona Pilots Association's (APA)  Ruth Reinhold Award. The winners for CFI, AMT and REP go on to compete for regional and national recognition.

Dynamic Keynote Speaker Richard A. Lee, with 24,000 hours in 60 types of aircraft, a Viet Nam Veteran, Arizona 1996 Flight Instructor of the Year, honored 20 year Designated Pilot Examiner, and lots more, will share with us his experience at Super Bowl XXX 1996 landing on the 50 yard line to pick up Diana Ross, the star of the Halftime Show at Sun Devil Stadium!

Please welcome and encourage aviation safety advocates and their guests to attend this eye-opening presentation on aeronautical decision-making!

Hilton Phoenix Airport  2435 S 47th St, Phoenix, AZ 85034
Near Hohokam Expressway (also known as Arizona State Route 143 / SR 143) and East University Drive, then north on S 47th St.

For those flying in, please make prior arrangements for your aircraft and with transport companies for rides to and from the event.

This event has a fee, please see https://aviation-safety-advisory-group-of-arizona-inc.square.site/

The Banquet concludes at 9 p.m.  All times Arizona  (GMT-7)
Social Hour and Silent Auction begin at 5:00 p.m.  Doors open for seating at 6:00 p.m.

THERE IS A FEE FOR THIS EVENT Tickets are available in advance and Will Call at the door.
Limited seating available. To be guaranteed a seat please purchase tickets in advance.
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Preferred Method, go to WWW.ASAGAZ.ORG and click on More on the upper right then click Donate.

To donate door prizes please contact Jim Anderson at 623-694-7742 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.gmail

The ASAG would like to thank the FAA's Scottsdale Flight Standards District Office (FSDO's)  Ken Nettles, Office Manager; Frank Waterhouse, Assistant Office Manager; Ernest R. Copeland, FAA Safety Team Program Manager (Airworthiness); and Craig Tompkins, FAA Safety Team Program Manager (Operations) for their support of this and numerous aviation safety events and products.

For WINGS credit, register here & sign in on the WINGS registration sheet at the door. You can also get WINGS credit if you write your faasafety.gov name & email on the registration sheet at the door.

ASAG thanks Arizona Pilots Association (APA), the Voice of General Aviation in Arizona, for their support of this event and innumerable contributions to aviation safety. A special thanks to James Timm, Executive Director, and Chris Nugent, President.

Many thanks to  Richard A. Lee, our Keynote Speaker!

ASAG President: Cary B. Grant, National FAASTeam Representative of the Year         
Vice President: Richard A. Lee
Treasurer: James Anderson     
Secretary: James D. Price

Banquet flyer https://www.faasafety.gov/files/events/WP/WP07/2024/WP07134264/1_ASAG-Banquet-Flyer7_2025.pdf