GippsAERO sponsors Fixed-Wing Award at ALEA

GippsAERO recently attended the ALEA (Airborne Law Enforcement Association) conference in Reno, NV. In addition to exhibiting at the conference, GippsAERO sponsored the Fixed-Wing Award.

The award celebrates the professionalism and dedication of an individual without whom many police operations would have failed or not been able to conclude while maintaining the safety of other officers and the general public. (Photo – Sgt. Troy Leckie (left) and David Wheatland GippsAERO)

The Fixed-Wing Operator of the Year Award 2012 went to Sergeant Troy Leckie of Calgary, Alberta’s Police Service Air Support Unit. Troy joined the Calgary Police Service in 1995 and has spent 17 years as a dedicated police officer.

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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.