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AFTW November Meeting: TRACON Might Be Coming to Airspace Near You Soon

AFTW November Meeting: TRACON Might Be Coming to Airspace Near You Soon

by Ben Winton | Nov 16, 2019 | Meeting Minutes

Air Traffic Control Services might be moving from Albuqerque to Phoenix TRACON to control the airspace between PHX and TUS. In the Prescott area, reports of near collissions have decreased since TRACON took over the Northern Arizona airspace. The AFTW will be seeking...
AFTW November Meeting: TRACON Might Be Coming to Airspace Near You Soon

September AFTW Meeting Updates: Runway resurfacing, new airspaces and drones

by Ben Winton | Sep 13, 2019 | Meeting Minutes

The Sept. 11 AFTW meeting was packed with new information about airports, practice areas, training issues and safety alerts. Coolidge is still planning on resurfacing work that will cause closures of Runways 5/23 through May 2020. Check for NOTAMs frequently. KIWA...
Latest AFTW Meeting: Monsoons, Coolidge Runway Closure, Wickenburg Drop Zone

Latest AFTW Meeting: Monsoons, Coolidge Runway Closure, Wickenburg Drop Zone

by Jon Micetic | Jul 20, 2019 | Meeting Minutes, Training

There was a lot of great information at the latest AFTW meeting on July 10th. Notes from the July 10th Meeting. First, a very special thanks to Larry Hopper from the National Weather Service for presenting on the summer monsoons and the weather products used to...
Improving pilot-tower communications focus of latest AFTW meeting

Improving pilot-tower communications focus of latest AFTW meeting

by Ben Winton | Mar 13, 2019 | Meeting Minutes

Flight instructors are working with towers throughout the PHX Metro area to improve communications, and cooperation between airspace sectors. Read more about those efforts, and more, in the minutes from the March 13 AFTW meeting at the Scottsdale FSDO.  Download...
Latest AFTW Meeting Minutes: Important airport, training and regulatory changes coming

Latest AFTW Meeting Minutes: Important airport, training and regulatory changes coming

by Ben Winton | Jan 10, 2019 | Meeting Minutes, Training

Updates on time and equipment requirements for training, particularly for use of sims for IFR currency, are expected in the FAR/AIM. LOAs between the FFZ tower and flight schools are being revised. Now’s the time to provide input. And, some good news: Sightings...
Meeting minutes from Nov. 14, 2018 AFTW gathering

Meeting minutes from Nov. 14, 2018 AFTW gathering

by Ben Winton | Dec 10, 2018 | Meeting Minutes

The latest minutes are online, and contain important updates to airports, airspace and training operations throughout Arizona. Please check out the minutes now at this link.
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