by AFTW Website | Jun 16, 2020 | Practice Areas, Safety, Training
The airspace around the Stanfield VOR (TFD) and Casa Grande Airport (KCGZ) is extremely congested with training aircraft. This is primarily due to the fact that the ILS approach to runway 5 at CGZ is one of the only precision approaches available to the many flight...
by Ben Winton | Sep 18, 2019 | Discussion Topics, Practice Areas, Safety, Training
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base is trying to raise pilot awareness of their operations and Mid-Air Collision Avoidance (MACA) in southern Arizona. Davis-Monthan’s 355th Wing is flying high-speed, aerobatic fighter training missions with multiple aircraft in all...
by Jon Micetic | Mar 25, 2019 | Practice Areas, Safety, Training
Just because it’s legal, doesn’t make it safe. Luke Air Force Base is trying to raise pilot awareness of their operations and Mid-Air Collision Avoidance (MACA) in the Gladden and Bagdad MOAs. Luke is flying high-speed, aerobatic fighter training missions...
by Ben Winton | Mar 19, 2019 | Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Arrival & Departure Procedures LOA, Safety
PDF version of the KIWA Arrival and Departure Procedures LOA. KIWA – Local Flight School VFR Arrival & Departure Procedures Allegiant Air KIWA Arrivals and Departures (click each image to download the PDF)
by Jon Micetic | Mar 14, 2019 | Practice Areas, Training
The Air Force will be conducting extensive glider training in the vicinity of the Coolidge airport in March. The specific dates will be March 17-29. All gliders will be using Coolidge CTAF frequency. Expect gliders and support vehicles to be parked on runway 17...
by Jon Micetic | Feb 20, 2019 | Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Arrival & Departure Procedures LOA, Training
Allegiant Airlines will begin using a new RNAV Visual approach procedures into the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Aiport (IWA) starting February 28th. They have provided a copy of this approach procedure to AFTW to distribute to flight schools. RNAV Visual Rwy 30L (PDF)...
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