Copperstate Regional Fly-In Takes Off in Casa Grande

The 37th Copperstate Regional Fly-In is under way today through October 24 at Casa Grande Airport, Arizona. See all types of recreational aviation – homebuilts, powered parachutes, ultralights, light-sport

aircraft, certificated, classic, vintage, and of course, warbirds. Aviation forums will run throughout the event, including two each day – on affordable flying and sport pilot/light-sport aircraft – by EAA’s Ron Wagner, manager of field operations. EAA is sponsor of the fly-in’s forum programs as well as aircraft judging awards. Exhibitors’ area is open on Friday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. and Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. See more coverage in the upcoming Arizona Focus section of the November/December issue of the State Aviation Journal.

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Kim Stevens

Kim Stevens is the publisher of State Aviation Journal, which he founded in 2009. A longtime commercial-rated pilot, he was introduced to state aviation in 1992 as Director of the Nebraska Department of Aeronautics, later serving as Deputy Division Director for the Arizona Department of Transportation's Aeronautics Division. From 2013 to 2018, he was Director of Communications and Operations for the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) in Washington, D.C. Relocating to North Carolina, Kim worked for the Raleigh-Durham International Airport for two years and now concentrates solely on the Journal. Prior to his aviation career, Kim spent a decade in the newspaper and magazine business.