by AFTW Website | Sep 13, 2018 | Practice Areas, Safety, Training
New procedures to help pilots more safely and efficiently practice Instrument approaches at Stanfield and Casa Grande Municipal Airport have been released by the AFTW. The document spells out dimensions of the so-called Stack, where pilots practice Instrument holds...
by Jon Micetic | Apr 23, 2018 | Casa Grande Instrument Approach Procedures, Practice Areas, Safety, Training
AFTW has some very exciting news! We have released our beta version of the AFTW reporting points in a ForeFlight GPS overlay format. Come check it out and download it today! Download the GPS overlay, instructions, and charts for all Arizona practice areas...
by Jon Micetic | Mar 21, 2018 | Practice Areas, Safety, Teaching Tips, Training
AFTW has released a letter addressing concerns about low-flying aircraft in the Northeast Practice Area. Please take some time to read this letter and do your part to be a good neighbor to those living around us. AFTW Low Flying Aircraft...
by Ben Winton | Mar 15, 2018 | ATC Communications
As of March 15, the Cottonwood Airport AWOS is no longer broadcast on 122.7. The AWOS will now be continuously broadcast over 119.925. This has been a goal of the Cottonwood Airport Commissions for some time in order to free up radio time and increase safety at the...
by Jon Micetic | Feb 27, 2018 | 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 21-29. All gliders will be using Coolidge CTAF frequency. Please see the two PDFs below for more details Description and...
by Ben Winton | Jan 17, 2018 | Discussion Topics, Flight Scenarios
If you are cleared by PHX Approach Control to conduct a practice instrument approach into an airport within Class D airspace, can you do so without establishing 2-way communications with the tower? In the PHX area, some pilots recently have turned away from the Class...
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East Valley airspace hazards
Practice Instrument Approach Procedures at Casa Grande
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