Welcome!
Cactus Fly-In is the premier event for antique airplanes in Arizona. Come check out a host of unique aircraft, learn something new during forum presentations, and mingle with folks who enjoy history and the machines that flew us to the present!
News:
Thank You!
Thanks for making the 59th Cactus Fly-In another great one! The award winners are now listed. Please check back soon for photos.
See you again next year!
2017 Schedule Of Events
| Friday, March 3, 2017 | |
| Displays | |
| 7:00 am -10:00 am | Hot breakfast catered by Casa Grande Masonic Lodge |
| 8:00 am – 5:00 pm | Classic and Modern airplanes on the ramp US Navy BB-39 USS Arizona Scale Model Battleship, courtesy Wanda Sartain US Army AH-1 Cobra Helicopter; rides available Sunday US Army Half-Track, courtesy Chuck Millar 1929 Model A Ford Phillips Fuel Truck Antique Automobile TBD courtesy Alan Travis, Automobile Evangelist |
| 9:30 am - 2:30 am | Casa Grande Elementary School visits |
| 5:00 – 7:00 pm | Italian dinner in terminal catered by Casa Grande Masonic Lodge |
| Saturday, March 4, 2017 | |
| 7:00 am-10:00 am | Hot breakfast catered by Casa Grande Masonic Lodge |
| Airplane Judging | |
| 9:00 am - 2:00 pm | Airplane Judging registration by 1:00 pm required |
| Displays | |
| 8:00 am – 5:00 pm | Classic and Modern airplanes on the ramp US Navy BB-39 USS Arizona Scale Model Battleship, courtesy Wanda Sartain US Army AH-1 Cobra Helicopter; rides available Sunday only US Army Half-Track, courtesy Chuck Millar 1929 Model A Ford Phillips Fuel Truck Antique Automobile TBD courtesy Alan Travis, Automobile Evangelist Stearman formation fly-over 12:00 noon courtesy Terry Emig |
| 12:00 pm -1:00 pm, 2:00 pm -3:00 pm | US Coast Guard Auxiliary band on patio |
| Forums | |
| 9:00 am - 10:30 am | APA - RAF - New Mexico Pilots Back Country Forum Larry Filener, Dave Hanann, Dave Daunteman |
| 11:00 am -12:30 pm | AOPA ADS-B Requirements for Classic and Antique airplanes Melissa McCaffrey |
| 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm | 3rd. Class medical reform Dr John Raniola, Senior AME. |
| 3:00 pm - 4:30pm | Colo. Pilots Aviation Report, 1956 UA-TWA Grand Canyon Crash facts Mike McComb Aviation Archaeologist, FAA Accident Investigator Casa Grande Firefighters training facility; Golf Cart rides to/from from terminal patio |
| Awards Banquet | |
| 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Saxophone music by Richard Smith, Gilbert AZ and Sioux Falls, SD |
| 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm | In terminal, $20.00, Pulled pork/beef catered by Foxtrot Cafe |
| Speaker Bob Funk, 2015 Cactus State Grand Champion Funk | |